Educated Youth Settlement

The educated youth were also going to work, but Lin Sisi was a little upset about the relationship between Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting.

Lu Zhengting was helping Lin Qingyan with chores and delivering things to her, treating her much better than Gu Mingzhou did.

Lin Qingyan seemed very polite to him; if they were in a relationship, they wouldn't be so distant.

Are they actually dating?

As soon as they arrived outside the educated youth settlement, she stopped Lin Qingyan: "Qingyan, I have a question for you. Are you dating that comrade who came to the educated youth settlement today?"

Lin Qingyan didn't really need to say too much to Lin Sisi, because she was afraid that Lin Sisi would misunderstand her relationship with Lu Zhengting and ruin Lu Zhengting's reputation.

"We are not in an object relationship."

"Then why would he send you something?"

"Because I helped him, he thanked me."

"What kind of help?"

Seeing that she was going on and on, Lin Qingyan didn't want to keep talking to her, so she simply stopped and said, "You can guess for yourself."

"What kind of help is he offering? He wants to help you with chores and keeps bringing you things?"

Lin Sisi kept asking questions, but Lin Qingyan had already quickened her pace and left.

After learning about their relationship, Lin Sisi seemed less jealous of Lin Qingyan.

At least they are not in a romantic relationship.

She said that it was impossible for Lin Qingyan to find a better partner than she did.

Lin Qingyan carried a basket on her back to the foot of the mountain and continued to gather pig feed.

Gu Mingzhou was preparing to hunt wild animals, but he didn't have any hunting tools yet. Those pheasants and rabbits were very quick, and he probably wouldn't be able to catch them with just his two legs and two hands.

He suddenly realized that he had no tools, but Lu Zhengting did. Otherwise, how could Lu Zhengting have hunted pheasants and doves?

He first went to the brigade leader's house, but no one was home, and all the doors were tightly locked.

He went to the field again, and soon saw Lu Zhengting.

"Old Lu, where are the tools you used for hunting today? Can I borrow them?"

Lu Zhengting casually pulled a slingshot from his pocket and handed it to Gu Mingzhou: "This is what you'll use. You can take it."

"This is it?"

Gu Mingzhou had never hunted before and did not believe that he could catch prey with just a slingshot.

"Then what else do you think you need?" Lu Zhengting retorted, then said, "Old Gu, you came from the army, and everyone else uses slingshots to hunt. Can't you do it?"

"I can do it, who says I can't?"

He reached out and took the slingshot from Lu Zhengting's hand, and even pulled on the rubber band on the slingshot a couple of times.

If Lu Zhengting can use this thing to hunt prey, so can he.

"Thanks, Lao Lu."

He took his slingshot and left, heading up the mountain.

As he passed the foot of the mountain, he saw Lin Qingyan again. Since he had something to say to Lin Qingyan, he went over to her.

"Lin, the educated youth."

Lin Qingyan felt somewhat annoyed when she saw it was him.

"Comrade Gu, if you're just passing through, I can't stop you from staying here, but don't talk to me. I have nothing to say to you."

"Comrade Lin, I'm not here to bother you. I want to tell you something, something very important, something that even concerns your entire future. After all, we've known each other for a while, and I can't just stand by and watch you sink deeper and deeper into this quagmire. I want to pull you out."

Lin Qingyan found him very strange and gave him a look as if he were crazy.

"Comrade Gu, what exactly do you want to say? Please tell me quickly."

"I want to tell you that Lu Zhengting is a person who has ulterior motives for getting close to you. I hope you can stay away from him and not give him the chance to deceive you."

Lin Qingyan retorted irritably, "I think Comrade Lu is a very nice person."

"He seems nice on the surface, but that's just on the surface. I was in the same unit as him, I know him better than you do. He's only nice on the surface, just to deceive you. It seems he's almost achieved his goal, and you really think he's a good person."

Lin Qingyan really wanted to tell him: If you're mentally ill, go get it treated.

“Comrade Gu, I’m not a child anymore. I can tell who’s good and who’s bad. Comrade Lu is a good person, I’m not wrong about him. But you’re talking badly about people behind their backs. You should know who has more problems, you or Comrade Lu.”

“Qingyan, you’re already being misled by him by speaking up for him. You’re really blinded by your own involvement. I hope you can stay far away from him so you can see his true colors. He has ill intentions towards you.”

"I think you're the one with ill intentions. Comrade Lu is more upright than you, I'm not mistaken, he's much better than you. I advise you to use this time to reflect on yourself, instead of always talking badly about others behind their backs. You keep saying bad things about Comrade Lu, has he offended you in some way that you have to keep slandering him?"

"He didn't offend me. I'm telling you this simply for your own good."

"I don't care if you say it for my own good. You'd better talk to Lin Sisi about that. I'm going to mow the lawn, so don't talk to me anymore."

Gu Mingzhou clenched his fists angrily. Lin Qingyan trusted Lu Zhengting so much.

Since Lin Qingyan didn't believe him, there was nothing he could do.

"Qingyan, I hope you can carefully consider what I've told you, and make a decision to stay away from Lu Zhengting as soon as possible after you've thought it through. Otherwise, I'm really afraid you'll regret it later."

"I won't regret it."

Gu Mingzhou sighed. Unable to persuade Lin Qingyan, he turned and left.

When she realizes she has been deceived by Lu Zhengting, she will be able to see clearly what kind of person he really is.

Along the way, he kept thinking about how Lin Qingyan protected Lu Zhengting. By the time he reached the mountain, he was filled with resentment.

He searched the mountain for a long time before finally spotting the pheasant. He quickly took out the slingshot Lu Zhengting had given him, put some small stones in his pocket, and carefully aimed it at the pheasant, which was about ten meters away.

For a fleeting moment, he even mistook the pheasant for Lu Zhengting, gripping the leather pouch tightly and pulling the rubber band.

After aiming, it shot out in a flash.

But the pheasant reacted quickly, and his bullet missed. Startled, the pheasant flapped its wings and flew away, disappearing from sight in no time.

Frustrated, he tugged at the slingshot's rubber band, only to have it bounce back and hit his hand. Annoyed, he threw the slingshot to the ground.

Lu Zhengting's things only help Lu Zhengting and don't listen to him at all.

After a while, he picked up the slingshot and continued searching for prey.

By evening, the educated youth had all returned to their settlement after finishing their work in the fields. Lin Sisi hoped that Gu Mingzhou would bring back some wild game, but he didn't return, so she felt a little uneasy.

Is it because they hunted too many wild animals and it's hard to bring them back, or does Brother Mingzhou want to hunt even more? Should she go up the mountain to check and meet up with Gu Mingzhou?

She was about to ask Lin Guanghui to go with her, but before she could call him, Shen Man came over.

"Sisi, didn't we say we'd be having wild game tonight? Why isn't your boyfriend back yet?"