Chapter 202 Li Aiyun takes the initiative to strike up a conversation

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Xie Yun never dreamed that there would be a day when she would travel with Li Aiyun.

It was February 6, 1973, the fourth day of the first lunar month. Early in the morning, Xie Yun and a few others went to work at the commune, chatting and laughing as usual.

The work team initially consisted of only Zhao Hongxia and Zhang Ruifeng, and later Xie Yun was added, and later Wang Qingli and Xie Shen were added.

Xie Shen was a freshman at the commune's high school and went with them every day. It was winter break, so Xie Shen didn't have to attend classes, but he wanted to learn from the experts, so he went along.

Influenced by Xie Yun's example, Xie Shen has studied and worked very hard in recent years. He hopes to become an outstanding person like his sister.

With his grades, he could have gone to a county high school, where the quality of education was much better than at the commune high school. However, Xie Shen discussed it with his family and, after considering various factors, decided to continue attending the commune high school.

First, it was because the Gaokao exams weren't back on track. Second, he had strong self-study skills and self-discipline, and with countless excellent teachers around him, the slightly under-qualified faculty at the commune high school wasn't a problem for him. Third, of course, he couldn't leave behind his pigs, chickens, rabbits, and private plot. Xie Shen even gave up boarding school for his animals and opted for a day trip. While it was a bit of hard work, the rewards were substantial.

Xie Yun actually has a bicycle, which she keeps in her office. She rides it for errands and other things, but she doesn't ride it to and from work, so she can walk with everyone. It feels a bit like she's just trying to make ends meet.

However, she is very happy that they can get together with each other, laugh and chat every day, and exercise at the same time.

It was expected that another person would be added to the team in the near future. Xie Yun had already received news that He Zeshan would be promoted soon. Once he left, Secretary Li and Director Zhong would definitely be transferred to the county to work with Xie Yun. This great situation in Qushui County was created by everyone together. Secretary Li and Director Zhong understood the situation best, so they were the most suitable people to transfer.

On the other hand, Taoyuan Commune will select someone from Liushutun Brigade to take over the positions of Secretary Li and Director Zhong. It is not certain who it will be at the moment, but Xie Yun feels that Yan Guixiang is the most likely candidate.

It’s not that Zhang Guangzong is incompetent, but that Director Yan is more motivated than him.

On the morning of February 6th, everyone gathered at the village entrance and set off for the commune. Not long after they'd gone a short distance, Li Aiyun caught up with them and greeted them enthusiastically: "Xie girls, Binbin, Qingli, Hongxia, are you all going to work together? I really envy you! We have such outstanding and capable women like you in Liushu Village. Who wouldn't give us a thumbs-up?"

Everyone:"……"

Is there something wrong? Are we familiar with each other?

Zhang Ruifeng looked puzzled and asked, "Do we know each other? Who are you?"

Xie Yun and Zhao Hongxia couldn't help but let out a "Puff".

Wang Qingli was even more disrespectful and laughed out loud.

Li Aiyun cursed in her heart. No wonder Xie Mumu was so tough and spoke so harshly. It turned out that he took after his mother.

She didn't believe that Zhang Ruifeng didn't recognize her. She could only say that she did it on purpose!

However, she came here with a mission today, so even if she suffered such humiliation at the beginning, she endured it.

Li Aiyun smiled and said, "Xie family sister, what you said is true. We are from the same team, how can we not recognize each other?"

Zhang Ruifeng laughed and said, "There are so many people in the brigade, I really don't know them all. I don't know you, and you don't know me. You're really interesting. You don't even know my last name, and you keep calling me sister. Who is your sister? My last name isn't even Xie."

Xie Yun said, "Yes, Auntie, who are you? I haven't seen you before."

Wang Qingli said, "Why haven't you seen her before? Have you forgotten? Isn't this the Zheng family? She promised the five beauties to her third son before they even got married, but she treated them like maids. She has feudal and backward ideas and still thinks she is an old lady from the old society. That's the Zheng family lady.

Her daughter, what's her name? Let me think, right, Zheng Lanping, I've seen her before. She was at the county department store, hanging on her third brother's arm and acting like a spoiled child, asking him to spend all his money on her and not on his future wife at all. She thought spending money on his wife was a waste, and that spending money on her, her younger sister, was the right thing to do. That Zheng Lanping."

Zhao Hongxia and Xie Yun both made expressions of sudden realization, "So it was her."

Xie Yun said, "Now that you mention it, it reminds me of the time when the five beauties broke off their engagement. I went to watch. Wow, that scene was something you wouldn't see for years."

Zhao Hongxia said: "No, didn't we see them again two years ago? It was also at her house."

Wang Qingli said, "I remember that too. It's no surprise that their family was in such a mess. The whole family didn't even treat their daughter-in-law as a human being. But she's changed a lot, like she's aged ten years. I almost didn't recognize her."

A few people chattered and exposed the Zheng family's past, and stabbed Li Aiyun in the process.

Normally they wouldn't be so ruthless. They are all adults who have seen the outside world and know the complexity of human nature and the cruelty of society. They always smile when they meet people and say nice things. They won't easily fall out with others.

They treated Li Aiyun this way because they had witnessed the Zheng family's affairs before and had no good impression of her. Furthermore, after hearing Xie Shen's story about his encounter with Zheng Lanping at the supply and marketing cooperative, they concluded that Li Aiyun approached them today with ulterior motives. They did not want to be Zheng Lanping's stepping stone, so they spoke harshly from the outset.

I hope Li Aiyun will give up when he sees the difficulty.

However, they all underestimated Li Aiyun's thick skin and endurance. Perhaps, they also underestimated her love for Zheng Lanping. To them, Li Aiyun was a top-notch person, but to Zheng Lanping, Li Aiyun was a good mother.

Li Aiyun felt like vomiting blood, and her expression was embarrassed, but she still pulled the corner of her mouth firmly and said, "That was all in the past. At that time, I was still old-fashioned and hadn't changed my mind. Lan Ping was still young at that time, only in her teens. My mother and I did something inappropriate, which made everyone laugh at us and also offended the Xu family.

We have recognized our mistakes and have corrected them. The Chairman has said that making mistakes is not a terrible thing; as long as we correct them, we are good comrades. My mother and I did not do well before, but you can't just kill us with one blow and not give us a chance to correct them.

This flexible attitude is truly impressive.

Xie Yun recalled the line from the skit, "If you make a mistake, correct it. If you make a mistake, correct it again. If you make a mistake again, correct it again. If you make a mistake again, correct it again. It's a thousand times of tempering..."

Li Aiyun continued, "We were selfish and did bully Wu Mei, but that wasn't a heinous crime. Who doesn't have selfish motives? Besides, the harm Wu Mei suffered was just one day of work at my house. It's not a big deal, right? Who doesn't work at home? She works all day at home. It's true that I asked her to do it, but she also wanted to show off in front of her parents-in-law and sisters-in-law. If she had said she didn't want to do it directly, how could I have forced her to do it?"

Xie Yun and the others were almost stunned by her shamelessness. Isn't this just victim blaming?