Tong Jianxin said, "The Party Secretary's family is too difficult to deal with. We can't afford to offend them, nor can we be too high-ranking to associate with them. I'll go to the brigade leader's house to borrow from them."

"OK."

Tong Jianxin went to borrow a bicycle. Shen Ruyi brought hot water for Du Yinan to drink. Du Yinan drank a lot of water, sweated, and felt a little better.

Once Tong Jianxin borrowed the car, another problem arose: who would take Du Yinan to the hospital?

Du Yinan forced herself to get off the kang (a heated brick bed) and staggered to the car.

"Tong Zhiqing, thank you for your trouble."

This means he should take him to the county hospital.

Tong Jianxin glanced at Shen Ruyi subconsciously and noticed the resentment in her eyes.

Tong Jianxin suddenly remembered Fang Zhiyuan and called out to him, "Fang Zhiyuan, the brigade leader said he needs to see me this afternoon. I can't take Du Zhiyuan to the hospital, so you should take her instead."

Fang Zhiyuan didn't want to do such tiring and dangerous work either.

If something happens to someone on the way, it will not only be troublesome, but they may also have to bear responsibility.

But what reason could he give to refuse?

Before he could think of a solution, Shen Ruyi said, "Fang Zhiqing, we've always seen you care about Du Zhiqing. You wouldn't abandon him at this crucial moment, would you? Fang Zhiqing, we all think you're a good comrade, and we believe you genuinely want to help Du Zhiqing, right?"

Fang Zhiyuan was being praised too highly by Shen Ruyi. If he were to refuse with some lame excuses, the other educated youth would definitely see through his act, causing them to resent him and distance themselves from him. It would be bad if they collectively targeted him.

Fang Zhiyuan gritted his teeth: "Fine, I'll take her there."

Du Yinan was feeling dizzy and disoriented. All she wanted to do was get to the hospital as soon as possible. Who took her was no longer important.

Tong Jianxin said, "Fang Zhiqing, don't worry, I will ask the brigade leader for leave for you and also convey your glorious deeds of helping others to him."

"Thanks."

Shen Ruyi helped Du Yinan into the car, and Fang Zhiyuan got on. As soon as they got off, Du Yinan had to hold onto Fang Zhiyuan's waist because she was swaying. Fang Zhiyuan didn't mind: "Du Zhiqing, if you can't hold on, you can hold onto me or even lean on me. Just don't fall off."

Lin Yinan gave a soft "hmm".

After they left, Tong Jianxin breathed a sigh of relief.

The educated youth quickly ate their meal and then went to work in the fields.

By the time Du Yinan's fever subsided and she left the hospital, it was already getting dark.

Fang Zhiyuan drove her along the bumpy dirt road, afraid of falling off the vehicle, while Du Yinan held tightly to his waist with both hands.

The road was flanked by tall sorghum fields, and since it was almost completely dark and there were no pedestrians on the road, Fang Zhiyuan stopped the car.

"Fang Zhiqing, why aren't you leaving?"

Fang Zhiyuan licked his lips: "Du Zhiqing, I've been so good to you, you should repay me."

"Fang Zhiqing, what do you mean? Didn't I let you take advantage of me?"

"not enough."

He looked at the sorghum field next to him and said, "Du Zhiqing, now that it's just the two of us, why don't we go to the sorghum field?"

Du Yinan was frightened. She liked Tong Jianxin, not Fang Zhiyuan, and she couldn't give her innocence to Fang Zhiyuan.

Fang Zhiyuan said, "If you don't want to, I won't force you. There's no village or shop in sight here. If I leave you here, and you run into some thugs, they won't be kind to you."

Du Yinan instinctively covered her chest: "Fang Zhiqing, except for that, I can do whatever you want, is that alright?"

Fang Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Okay."

They went into the sorghum field together and pushed the cart in as well.

Half an hour later, Fang Zhiyuan finally pulled up his pants. "Du Zhiqing, I didn't mean to, I really couldn't control myself."

Du Yinan was on the verge of tears; who would have thought Fang Zhiyuan would be such a beast?

"Fang Zhiqing, I hope this will only happen once, and no one is allowed to tell anyone about this."

"Okay, I promise you."

They didn't return to the educated youth settlement until it was completely dark. Du Yinan was already sick, and she behaved herself when she got back, so no one made any wild guesses.

Luo Jingyan thought that Aunt Hu would not mention introducing her to a potential partner again, but to her surprise, Aunt Hu came running over again the very next day as soon as she started work.

"Girl, I brought my third son with me today. Take a look, you're sure to like him."

Luo Jingyan wanted to see what kind of monsters and demons she could introduce to her.

She turned her head and saw a young man standing not far away. The man looked to be in his twenties, about 1.7 meters tall, with dark skin and features that were not particularly handsome, even a bit ugly.

She hadn't been thinking about finding a partner in the first place, and besides, the man's appearance was truly indescribable.

At that moment, she subconsciously compared this person to someone else.

Compared to Brother Xue, this person is worlds apart.

It has to be said that Luo Jingyan is quite attracted to Xue Yanchen's looks. Although he has some health problems, Luo Jingyan is a modern person and is not bound by so many traditional concepts. If their love is strong enough and they trust each other enough, they can consider a sexless marriage and not have children. If she weren't currently not looking for a partner, she might actively pursue Xue Yanchen.

Luo Jingyan glanced at him and then looked away. Aunt Hu quickly followed up, asking, "How is he? Isn't my third son handsome?"

"Auntie, I don't want to say anything unpleasant," Luo Jingyan replied coldly, looking down as she plucked corn.

"What do you mean?"

"That's right, even if I didn't have a boyfriend, I wouldn't be interested in him, do you understand?"

Aunt Hu's face immediately darkened. "Tell me, what's wrong with my third son? Isn't he as good as your boyfriend?"

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