After saying that, he handed Zhou Yuting her lunchbox, but Zhou Yuting didn't take it. She was disgusted by the way Zhao Meilan ate earlier.

She no longer wanted the lunchbox; "I don't want it anymore."

Zhao Meilan hadn't expected such a good thing, so she said without batting an eye, "Yuting, you're so kind. Having you along the way has been my good fortune."

Judging from this, it seems they've latched onto Zhou Yuting. Su Li didn't want to get involved, but she had just eaten Zhou Yuting's braised pork.

Zhou Yuting

"Um?"

"Don't be overly kind to just anyone, or someone might sell you out."

In truth, Zhou Yuting was already somewhat regretting engaging with Zhao Meilan. Although she was naive, she wasn't stupid. She knew she was being taken advantage of, but she just didn't know how to refuse.

Zhao Meilan had just found a long-term meal ticket, and upon hearing Su Li's words, she knew that Su Li was going to ruin her plans.

He immediately quit; "Hey comrade, who are you cursing? Yuting is just kind. These days, people stop others from doing good deeds. Aren't they afraid of being struck by lightning?"

"You deserve to be struck by lightning, your whole family deserves to be struck by lightning."

Zhou Yuting couldn't stand this. Su Li had helped her before, and she wouldn't allow anyone to say a bad word about her, so she immediately retorted.

"Yuting, what are you saying?"

I told you to stay away from us from now on.

Seeing that the young lady had finally said a few harsh words, Su Li thought to herself that she wasn't completely stupid after all.

"Comrade Zhao, that's enough about taking advantage of others. Nobody's a fool."

"Exactly, I'm not stupid."

Hearing Su Li's words, Zhou Yuting quickly chimed in.

Su Li; "......."

Their conversation drew curious glances from those around them. Seeing this, Zhao Meilan knew she wouldn't get away with it and remained silent. There was plenty of time; she had plenty of ways to deal with Zhou Yuting.

Thinking of this, she glared at Su Li.

Zhang Fan's family wasn't well-off either; for lunch, he ate a dry biscuit and bought a vegetable soup on the train.

He had actually heard their conversation, but this time he didn't dare to say anything.

He lost his seat when he spoke up in the morning, and Zhao Meilan promised to give it to him slowly. But she kept saying that she hadn't recovered yet and stubbornly refused to get up. As a grown man, he couldn't very well lay a hand on her.

If I say something wrong again, I might not even get a pancake.

The train journey took three days and one night, and Zhang Fan stood for two full days. His legs and feet ached so much that they felt like they didn't belong to him anymore. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he disregarded his embarrassment and simply sat down in the aisle.

On the morning of the fourth day, he arrived at Lijiatun. When he got off the bus, his legs were so weak that he almost fell. He vowed never to get involved in other people's affairs again.

After Su Li got off the bus, she heard someone shouting not far ahead, "Educated youth from Lijiatun, gather here!"

"The educated youth from Xiahewan, gather here."

Su Li followed the sound, with Zhou Yuting following closely behind.

"Su Li?"

She was stopped by someone before she even reached the meeting point.

"Is it really you? You bitch, was it you who signed me up for the rural assignment?"

"Comrade, how dare you speak like that? How can you swear?" Zhou Yuting followed behind Su Li, unable to bear anyone insulting Su Li.

Although she wasn't very bright, she knew that Su Li was a very nice person.

Su Li never expected to run into the female lead here.

She shook off Su Jiaojiao's hand and sneered, "Don't try to pin this on me. I bet it's because your good father can't afford to raise you anymore that he signed you up for this!"

"Dad wouldn't do that, it must be you, you bitch, give me back my rural allowance."

As she spoke, she reached out her hand to Su Li. Although there was no evidence, she was almost certain that Su Li had done it.

She even suspected that she was behind the missing money and other items in the house.

Thinking of the three hundred yuan she had painstakingly saved, and her beautiful clothes and shoes, her heart bled.

A few nights ago, when the neighborhood committee came to tell her not to forget to go to the countryside the next day, she was completely shocked.

She shouted angrily, "Comrade, are you mistaken? I didn't register."

"Your name is Su Jiaojiao, right? You also have an older sister, Su Li, right? This is where you two registered together."

“It wasn’t me who reported it. It must have been Su Li. She reported it without my permission. I had no idea. Comrade, could you please make an exception? I’m not in good health, so it’s not suitable for me to go to the countryside.”

The people at the neighborhood office have seen it all; they've had plenty of people unknowingly signed up by their families to go to the countryside. If she were to make exceptions for everyone, who would want to go? So she said in a businesslike manner, "Once someone's name is registered, they have to go, no matter the reason. If you really have a health problem, then get a full medical checkup, and whether you go or not will be determined according to national regulations."

Seeing that she couldn't persuade the people from the neighborhood committee, Su Jiaojiao became so anxious that she cried.

Su Guoqiang felt sorry for her, and Su Mu was also a little angry with Su Li.

Why can't she see Jiaojiao doing well? It's so rare for Jiaojiao to be able to go to work at the textile factory tomorrow.

She actually dared to sign up Jiaojiao for the rural service program; he can forget about ever acknowledging her again.

The street office staff handed Su Jiaojiao a train ticket, telling her to take the train early the next morning to Lijiatun in the northeast. She then swayed away, having said what she needed to say. She didn't believe the girl would dare not go; there were punishments for shirking rural responsibilities.

Su Guoqiang knew that there was no point in saying anything now, as there was nothing left in the house.

He ran to a nearby colleague's house and borrowed eighty yuan, then rushed to the black market to buy Su Jiaojiao some simple quilts, cotton clothes, and food for thirty yuan.

He packed up the belongings and the remaining money and handed them to the sobbing Su Jiaojiao; “Jiaojiao! Going to the countryside is inevitable. Take these things with you. It’s cold there, so I’ve prepared cotton clothes and quilts for you. Here’s fifty yuan. Use it for now. I’ll send you more money and tickets when I get my salary.”

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