After Song Yitao's funeral, Deng Zhilan went to work in the propaganda team again, but now Song Yitao was no longer with her, so Secretary Yu picked female comrades from the team to work with her.

When the office door was opened, it turned out to be Li Zhenzhen and Sun Fangfang!

Yu Lianzhou spoke first, "Xiao Deng, you will be pregnant in a few months, and you will definitely need to take maternity leave. If you take a break, someone will have to take your place."

"Plus, Comrade Song has passed away. Fortunately, these two female educated youth have good writing skills. I have also examined them. I will leave them to you to take care of them."

"Next, the Xi Society will hold a Mid-Autumn Festival party. Our team will send people to participate in the Xi cultural performance. You will be responsible for writing the activity plan and performance script for our team."

Secretary Yu explained the work tasks clearly and turned to leave the office. Only Deng Zhilan, Li Zhenzhen and Sun Fangfang were left in the room.

Li Zhenzhen and Sun Fangfang naturally lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Deng Zhilan openly. After all, they used to be Zhu Qinghan's lackeys.

"Comrade Deng, we will be colleagues from now on. Please take care of me."

"Yes, Comrade Deng, Zhenzhen and I will definitely do our best to help you complete the mission of the propaganda team."

Deng Zhilan looked at the two people in front of her, sneered in her heart, but nodded calmly.

"It's only a few months until the Mid-Autumn Festival. Let's do our respective jobs and complete our respective tasks."

Li Zhenzhen and Sun Fangfang looked at each other and nodded quickly.

Then thinking about their current situation, Zhu Qinghan was completely captured by the law enforcement team and taken to the police station.

Being sent to labor reform was a foregone conclusion. There were four people living in a dormitory at a youth education center, and two of them were sent to labor reform.

Li Zhenzhen now regrets so much!

I hated myself for being so blind and believing Zhu Qinghan, this bastard who was full of lies.

She had the money from selling the magic tofu, so she and Sun Fangfang thought of a way out.

He personally bought a radio and gave it to Secretary Yu, and donated some money to the propaganda team. Only then did he get the opportunity to intern in the team.

Secretary Yu informed them that if their performance at the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala was successful and they received commendations from the leaders, they would be able to stay in the propaganda team, become official members, and receive monthly allowances.

In order to complete this task, it is necessary to have a good relationship with Deng Zhilan.

"Comrade Xiao Deng, I'm sorry for what happened earlier. We didn't know her well enough, but Zhu Qinghan and we are just roommates. If she did something wrong, it's her business. I hope you won't implicate us."

When Sun Fangfang heard this, she also echoed Li Zhenzhen, "Yes, yes, Comrade Deng, we have had conflicts with Zhu Qinghan for a long time. Before, the brigade sent people to repair the dam, but she stopped me and didn't let me go. But Zhenzhen went, and she also helped your husband catch the spies."

Deng Zhilan was almost amused by the two people in front of her.

But she could also understand that people tend to seek benefits and avoid harm. If Zhu Qinghan's ship sank, they couldn't die with it, so they had to climb onto a new ship.

"Well, in that case, let's cooperate well in the future."

Over the next two days, the three of them got to work.

Deng Zhilan discovered that Li Zhenzhen and Sun Fangfang were quite capable and not complete idiots. The creative ideas they came up with from time to time also gave her new insights.

If we ignore Zhu Qinghan, she and Li Zhenzhen and Sun Fangfang don't have any deep hatred, and they can still get along on the surface.

However, just when they were busy planning the program, Yu Lianzhou suddenly sent a message saying that the theme of the evening party had been greatly changed and it was necessary to highlight the spirit of "educated youth taking root in the countryside and working hard."

This made the three of them feel very troubled, as the previous planning and scripts mostly revolved around traditional Mid-Autumn Festival elements, which did not quite fit in with the new theme.

Li Zhenzhen and Sun Fangfang were a little panicked and turned their eyes to Deng Zhilan.

Deng Zhilan took a deep breath and said calmly: "Don't panic, let's adjust our thinking."

So, the three of them started a new round of brainstorming.

Li Zhenzhen suggested adding scenes of the educated youth working in the fields, while Sun Fangfang suggested incorporating some stories of the educated youth overcoming difficulties.

Deng Zhilan combined their ideas and quickly wrote down a new framework on paper.

After several days and nights of hard work, the new plan and script were finally completed.

They handed it to Secretary Yu, who smiled with satisfaction after reading it and praised them, "You did a good job this time. Prepare the program according to this!"

The three of them smiled at each other. The previous estrangement seemed to have dissipated a lot in this cooperation. They were more determined to devote themselves to the rehearsal and preparation of the subsequent programs.

…

Shi Hui took Liu Fen and boarded the train to Heilongjiang Province. Along the way, he was extremely excited.

He just hated that time couldn't go faster. He wanted to fly to the Eastern Brigade immediately to see the person in his heart.

"Aunt Fenn, did you have any children before you married my dad?"

"I heard from my dad that you remarried. Where is that child now? Have you ever thought about going to see her again?"

Relying on the memories of his previous life, Shi Hui knew that Liu Fen would always be a scar in Deng Zhilan's heart.

Deng Zhilan abandoned her when she was very young, and after remarrying into the Shi family, she never went to Guangdong Province again.

Even though he found Liu Fen later, Deng Zhilan was already dead by then.

Liu Fen's expression instantly became very unnatural, her eyes were somewhat evasive, and she was silent for a long time before she slowly spoke:

"I have a daughter. I had no choice but to send her to Guangdong Province. After so many years, I don't know how she is doing."

Shi Hui looked at Liu Fen with mixed feelings. He wanted Liu Fen and Deng Zhilan to recognize each other, but he was afraid that Deng Zhilan still hated Liu Fen.

"Aunt Fenn, I think you should go see her. After so many years, maybe she doesn't blame you anymore."

Liu Fen's eyes reddened and she nodded slightly.

The train was still speeding on the rails, the scenery outside the window kept receding, and Shi Hui's thoughts drifted far away.

He seemed to have seen Deng Zhilan. He was wondering what the scene would be like when he and Liu Fen met Deng Zhilan. Would they hug each other and cry, or look at each other coldly? Shi Hui's heart was full of anticipation and worry.

…

The train finally arrived in Heilongjiang Province, where the Dongfeng Brigade was located.

Shi Hui took Liu Fen out of the car and rushed to the brigade, asking for directions along the way.

At this time, Deng Zhilan was busy rehearsing the propaganda team's program. She was sitting under the locust tree at the entrance of the village and had no idea that Shi Hui and Liu Fen had arrived.

Liu Fen was puzzled, wondering how she got to the countryside. Wasn't her niece Zhu Qinghan sent to a labor camp in the village, but now she was in the production team?

"Let's go to the Dongfeng Brigade first to understand the situation. Why don't we go to the prison to visit Qinghan? She must be getting anxious waiting."

Liu Fen asked Shi Hui.

However, the man looked at the nearby rural brigade and his blood boiled.

Look at this Zhu Qinghan, who the hell is this? Even if she is his biological cousin, she is just a convenience for him to take on this trip.

The purpose of the above is——

He came to see Deng Zhilan!!

Shi Hui perfunctorily replied to Liu Fen, "Aunt Fen, we have to understand what happened so that we can solve Qinghan's problem. Once we are fully prepared, we can go to the Xishe to see her."

Liu Fen nodded. The call was from Zhu Qinghan asking her for help, saying that he had committed a serious crime and was thrown into prison.

But what exactly is the big deal?

Zhu Qinghan just said to ask someone to go and inquire, and that it was not clear over the phone, and then hung up.

"That's fine. After all, she is an educated youth from the Dongfeng Brigade. People around her should know what she did wrong."