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"Nanqing, I heard that the educated youth camp has large communal sleeping quarters. Can we sleep together then?"

While chatting with Nan Qing, Su Yuyu held Nan Qing's small hands with both of them, and even secretly touched her smooth skin a couple of times.

Ahhhh, I knew it! She knew it, she knew it, Nan Qing's little hands must be so smooth and soft.

Su Yuyu secretly swallowed. She could clearly hear her own heartbeat, which was pounding faster and faster.

She swore that she simply thought Nan Qing was really beautiful, that every inch of her was captivating, that was all!

Slurp~

Ah~ how did she grow up like this? If she were my daughter, I would hide her at home every day and not let anyone see her.

Nan Qing was well aware of Su Yuyu's subtle actions, but she loved cute and adorable girls like this, so she smiled slightly at Su Yuyu and spoke gently in her soft, sweet voice:

"Okay, we'll see how it goes."

He Monian was afraid that Nan Qing would feel uncomfortable, so he didn't drive fast. A gentle breeze caressed Nan Qing's playful hair, and her soft, sweet voice drifted into He Monian's heart, who had been eavesdropping all along.

Listening to their conversation, He Monian's sharp eyebrows furrowed slightly as he recalled the accommodation situation of the educated youth camp.

The men shared one room and the women shared another. He remembered that there were already four women in their Xiangyang brigade, and six men.

That won't do. How can such a delicate girl be squeezed into a room with so many people?

Moreover, the male educated youth's houses were just across the street!

This is absolutely unacceptable!!!

Before meeting Nan Qing, he had only planned to follow their commander's instructions and take extra care of her in her work. He wasn't used to greeting female comrades, so he hadn't thought about these things.

But things are different now. How could Nan Qing, who is so delicate and beautiful and was raised with such care and pampering by their leader, live in such a rough place?

Yes, if the commander finds out, he'll definitely kick me.

That's right. In order to avoid being kicked by the commander, I should arrange for Comrade Nanqing to stay at his house and take good care of him. He should also eat well every day. That way, he can live up to his old commander's expectations!

Having thought things through, He Monian immediately felt relieved.

But then she started thinking about what she should buy for her own home. Nanqing looked at how white and fluffy it was, and she couldn't use an old quilt for her. She had to buy a new, well-made cotton quilt.

By the way, Lin Guofu in our team is getting married next month. I think I was bragging to him a few days ago that I had just made two new cotton quilts. I'll go buy one from him first, since he's not getting married until next month, so there's no rush.

We also need to make a dressing table, the kind that young ladies in the city use. It should be called a dressing table, but his family doesn't even have a mirror. This won't do. We need to go back and find Carpenter Tan to have one made urgently.

By the way, it seems that the women use different things for washing their hair, taking a bath, and washing clothes than the men do. I'll have to come back to the city later and go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy all of these.

I also need to buy meat; I can't let the woman just eat whatever she wants with me.

He Monian had a serious face, and anyone who didn't know better would think he was driving very seriously, but in fact, most of his mind was secretly calculating what he needed to buy.

Fortunately, he didn't usually need the money, and he had saved all his previous allowances; he remembered there was a very thick stack of them.

Perfect timing! Use it all to buy food and supplies. We absolutely cannot let the commander's daughter suffer in his house!

Xiangyang Brigade is one of the wealthier brigades in Jiangcheng, and it's less than half an hour away by tractor from Jiangcheng.

So, while Su Yuyu kept taking advantage of Nan Qing, and He Monian was constantly calculating what to buy, the four big characters "Xiangyang Brigade" slowly appeared in everyone's eyes.

At this moment, Captain Xu also turned his head to look at Nan Qing and the other two on the tractor and said:

"The brigade will be here soon. We'll go straight to the educated youth center."

"But there shouldn't be anyone at the educated youth center right now; they've all gone to the fields to earn work points."

As the only boy among the three, Zhou Zilang was the first to greet Captain Xu. After stopping in front of the educated youth center, he also enthusiastically and proactively helped Su Yuyu and Nan Qing with their luggage.

However, before Nan Qing could even touch it, He Monian quickly turned around and grabbed one of his luggage in each hand.

The two enormous leather suitcases seemed to weigh nothing in his hands; he could even lift them with one hand while raising his arm high in front of Nan Qing, indicating that she should hold onto them before getting out of the car.

Nan Qing was wearing a little dress and a pair of low-heeled leather shoes. The tractor was indeed quite high, making it inconvenient to get on and off. So, she didn't stand on ceremony when she saw the arm in front of her. She gently placed her small hand on the strong forearm and carefully got off the tractor.

After getting off the tractor, she quickly took her small hand off his arm, smiled faintly at He Monian, thanked him, and then turned to look at the educated youth in front of her.

But Nan Qing didn't notice that just by being lightly touched by him, He Monian's upright face was flushed with a blush.

It even seemed to be spreading to his neck. He Monian was indeed a little dazed at this moment. He could no longer feel his arms, and his legs felt like they were walking on cotton. It was a really unreal feeling.

Comrade Nanqing's hands... are so soft and warm, they feel even softer than a big white steamed bun.

The moment her hand touched his arm, he seemed to smell a faint floral fragrance, a very pleasant scent, the best he had ever smelled.

As He Monian watched Nan Qing's retreating figure, his dark, bright eyes suddenly became somewhat deep.

He stepped forward, stood close to Nan Qing, and turned slightly to face her, saying:

“Comrade Nanqing, when your uncle called, he told me to take good care of you. The conditions at the educated youth center aren’t very good, so you should stay at my place.”

“My place is spacious, and the houses are newly built brick houses this year, so it’s quite comfortable to live in.”

Yes, although the commander didn't say it like that, wasn't that what he meant by telling him to take good care of his daughter? His understanding was absolutely correct.

He knew their commander's thoughts perfectly.

Nan Qing looked at He Monian, then at the educated youth dormitory in front of her. She had just heard that the women shared a room and the men shared a room. Now, including her and Su Yuyu, there were six female educated youths in the dormitory, which meant that six people shared a room and slept on a large communal bed.

Nan Qing, who was already somewhat depressed about the life ahead, nodded in agreement with He Monian without much hesitation after hearing what he said.

Moreover, the current policies are not as strict as before. Educated youth can choose to live in the educated youth settlement or pay their own way to stay with the villagers in the team.

Many educated youths, feeling hopeless about returning to the city and finding no other way to make a living, settled down in the team with a partner, hoping to improve their lives.

After deciding to stay at He Monian's house, Nan Qing went to Captain Xu to discuss the matter. Captain Xu had no objection to it, as he had already heard from Monian that a relative's daughter was coming to their brigade as an educated youth.

Moreover, this girl is so beautiful, it would indeed be more suitable for her to stay at Mo Nian's house. So, with Su Yuyu looking at him with reluctance, Nan Qing left the educated youth center with He Mo Nian and headed towards his home.