Tang Yue hadn't expected this. Lu Anjie continued, "That would have been fine, but the brigade leader thought that if all else failed, the whole village could build a row of mud-brick houses. But the land for these houses just won't be approved."

When asked, they immediately said that the educated youth sent to the countryside were there to help develop rural areas. Living in new houses wasn't an order from higher authorities at all. So they only came to you because they had no other choice.

Tang Yue remembered that Lu Anjie used to be a quiet person, but she didn't expect him to be so talkative when he got angry. Li Qingyang just smiled and said, "It's nothing, these are all minor matters. Yueyue, you don't need to listen to your Uncle Lu's nonsense."

Before Lu Anjie could retort, the group had already arrived at Tang Yue's courtyard gate. Lin Cuicui was strolling around with Xixi in her arms when she suddenly saw Li Qingyang and Lu Anjie, and was initially hesitant to recognize them, "Huh? This?"

Old Li came over from the backyard and was delighted to see the two of them. "Oh, Qingyang, Anjie, what brings you here? Come in, come in and sit down."

The two men came in and sat down at the table in the courtyard. "Uncle Li, you're in really great health!"

Old Li laughed and nodded, "That's right. We eat and drink well every day, and there's not much work to do. I've never had such a good life before."

Lin Cuicui placed Xixi in Old Li's arms and quickly went to pour some water. "You guys sit down first, I'll go get some water."

Lin Cuicui brought out the water, and Tang Yue said, "Mom, go and cook something for Uncle Li and Uncle Lu."

"Oh, no need."

"No, no need."

Lin Cuicui laughed heartily, "Why are you being so polite with me? You've come all this way, you must have set off a long time ago. Wait here, I'll go cook, it'll be ready in a bit."

The group chatted in the courtyard before Tang Yue went inside. The two had come all the way from the village, bringing so many things; she needed to pack some return gifts.

There were plenty of things in the space, so Tang Yue picked and chose a lot of fabrics, small items for storing things, and food for the children. Tang Yue tore off the packaging and took out quite a lot of things.

These things had no labels, so it was impossible to tell where they were bought. Two bags were purchased. Lin Cuicui heard a noise inside and came to check. "What are you doing, girl?"

"Mom, I'm packing some things for Uncle Li and Uncle Lu."

Lin Cuicui came over to take a look. "Hmm, these things of yours have no provenance, so you'd better keep a close eye on them. Your Aunt Miao and Aunt Ding have helped us a lot, so please give them some extra."

Tang Yue...

"Mom, this is already quite a lot. If it's too much, people will think our family has suddenly become rich."

Lin Cuicui looked smug. "Hmph! You know what, Mom feels like our family is super rich right now."

Tang Yue smiled helplessly. As she went out, she overheard Li Qingyang say, "Yes, several educated youths are quite concerned about your family. They come to me every few days to ask about your family's situation..."