When she reached Zhao Honghui, she smiled mischievously and handed him a package as well.

Zhao Honghui chuckled as he accepted the cigarette and stuffed it into his pocket. "Use these two cartloads of bricks for now. If we need more, we'll ask the brigade leader for permission."

"Okay," Xie Yuyao replied. "Would you like to eat together?"

"No, there's plenty of time in the future." Zhao Honghui gazed at her meaningfully, his eyes gleaming with a deep light.

Xie Yuyao's cheeks flushed red, and she looked defiantly at the black hole that drew her in, saying haughtily, "That's hard to say."

In this situation, Zhao Honghui's fingers twitched, and a longing arose in his heart, as if he wanted to hold the person in front of him in his arms.

"Brother, let's go back too!"

The voice brought Zhao Honghui back to his senses. He coughed lightly, his hand loosely clenched at the corner of his mouth, and said, "Then I'll head back now."

Xie Yuyao nodded and watched them leave.

When it was completely dark, the other members of the educated youth team returned. They all looked like wilted eggplants, and their spirits were very low.

In the following days, the other educated youth and community members worked tirelessly day and night, finally visiting all the planned units in the vicinity.

Their hard work paid off, and they brought back a lot of orders.

They all lost several pounds, but their energy levels were much higher.

Jiang Yan stood out the most. Like a victorious general, she raised her head proudly and looked down at Xie Yuyao and the other woman.

She was able to earn money through her own efforts and considered herself superior to the two of them.

This pride vanished completely when he saw the firewood burning in stark contrast to the two stoves in the main room.