Tsushi on the other side

When Lin Sisi found Gu Mingzhou, she sniffled and told him about her family situation.

"Brother Mingzhou, our house has been burgled. They stole all our valuables. Lin Qingyan also secretly sold the house, and we'll soon be evicted and homeless. Brother Mingzhou, you're the only one I can rely on now. Could you lend me some money to help us out of this dire situation?"

Gu Mingzhou didn't refuse: "I'll lend you two hundred, that should be enough for you for a while."

"Thank you, Mingzhou, you're so kind." Lin Sisi suddenly felt like she had found true love.

"Also, Brother Mingzhou, I don't know who signed my brother and me up for the rural assignment. The comrades from the educated youth office have already come to our house to inform us that we've been assigned to the countryside, and the place is the coldest part of Northeast China, Heilongjiang Province. Brother Mingzhou, the winters there are too cold, we don't want to go. Could you ask your parents to think of a way to cancel our assignments?"

Gu Mingzhou was now in a dilemma: "My parents aren't in charge of the educated youth affairs department, so I'm afraid they can't arrange for you not to go to the countryside."

"Could you please change our rural assignment location? I really don't want to go to such a far and cold place as Heilongjiang Province. Find me a place that's closer and has better conditions."

Gu Mingzhou thought for a moment, "It's not easy to arrange for two people, but it should be manageable for you alone. However, I will try my best to arrange for you and your brother to be together so that you can look after each other."

"Okay, just me is fine too."

"Every man for himself" is a proverb, and if she could only choose one person, she would definitely prioritize herself.

"Where do you want to go to work in the countryside?" Gu Mingzhou asked her.

"Where...where am I going?"

Lin Sisi couldn't answer for a moment. She had never thought about going to the countryside and didn't know which place was better.

Gu Mingzhou suddenly asked, "Where is your sister being sent to the countryside?"

He didn't know why he suddenly thought of Lin Qingyan, but he just asked her the question.

Perhaps it was because he had seen another side of Lin Qingyan these past few days that he changed his opinion of her. When he talked to Lin Sisi about the issue of going to the countryside, he couldn't help but think of her.

Lin Sisi had no idea what he was thinking. "She's in Fengshi, Jilin Province in Northeast China. The specific county, commune, and brigade were assigned by the educated youth office. The comrades in the educated youth office wouldn't tell us. Even my mother doesn't know, so I know even less..."

“I’ll ask my parents to inquire about it. If it’s possible, you two can go to her place too. I heard that there’s no shortage of food there, and the climate is better than in Heilongjiang Province. As for the cold winter, you can just stay indoors and hibernate. Your sister is so weak, but she can handle it, so you and Guanghui will be fine too. Like in Heilongjiang Province, there’s a lot of rest time throughout the year there, so it won’t be too tiring.”

Lin Sisi didn't expect the Northeast to be so nice. Her mother had only said that the winters in the Northeast were extremely cold, with ice and snow everywhere, and that Lin Qingyan was weak and wouldn't survive long there.

That's fine. This time, it's very likely that Lin Qingyan signed her up. She can go there and take revenge on Lin Qingyan.

"Okay, I'll follow your arrangements." She looked at Gu Mingzhou with admiration: "After I go there, can you come visit me when you have time?"

Gu Mingzhou nodded: "You're my boyfriend, I'll visit you whenever I have the chance."

But another figure vaguely appeared in his mind.

He frowned slightly. How could he let his mind wander like that?

No matter what Lin Qingyan becomes, as Lin Sisi's boyfriend now, he must be responsible for Lin Sisi to the end and cannot be fickle.

"Mingzhou, you're so kind."

Lin Sisi sighed again.

When she got home, she only gave Fang Huilan fifty yuan.

"Mingzhou only gave me this much."

Fang Huilan took the money and was about to use it to buy some food on the black market when someone else came to her door before she even left.

She could tell from their appearance that they were all people who were on good terms with Lin Heping.

Fang Huilan was like a frightened bird; she became afraid as soon as she saw the person who came to her house today. Nothing good ever came from anyone who came to their house today.

These people are definitely not here to offer condolences; they're here to collect debts.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she wanted to escape. She ignored the people and tried to walk out, but someone grabbed her arm.

"Fang Huilan, your family's Heping borrowed two hundred yuan from us a couple of days ago. Now that he's in jail, you have to pay us back the money."

“He Ping owes our family 150,000, Fang Huilan, you have to pay it back for him.”

"He borrowed three hundred from our family; my husband and I had saved up that money for a long time."

“We all have IOUs written by Lin Heping for our family’s 230s.”

...

Fang Huilan was so overwhelmed by what she heard that she wished she could faint right then and there.

However, she did just that live, rolling her eyes and collapsing to the ground.

Some people, fearing she was faking it, deliberately stepped on her leg, but it didn't work. Fang Huilan remained motionless in the same position as when she fainted, showing no signs of waking up.

These people also thought that Fang Huilan had really fainted from fright. They couldn't do anything about Fang Huilan, so they took the IOU and demanded it from Lin Sisi and Lin Guanghui, saying, "You are his children, and you have a responsibility to help him repay the loan."

Lin Guanghui said nonchalantly, "My dad owes you money, you can ask him for it. We don't have any money, we don't care."

“No, your dad is in jail, so you have to pay for it. You grew up eating and drinking your dad's food, so it's only right that you pay off his debts.”

Lin Guanghui wanted to escape quickly, so he scratched his head and said, "Okay, I'll go out and borrow money to pay you back right now. Let me through."

Several people made way for him, and he quickly took off running, leaving a message for them: "It's Lin Heping who owes you, not me. I don't care."

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