"Is that really how it is?!" Su Ruyi was stunned.

Although Su Ruyi had doubts when she first met Fifth Sister-in-law Ding Xiuling in her previous life—Fifth Sister-in-law was as tall as a black iron tower, and her arms were thicker than Fifth Brother's legs, how could Fifth Brother have fallen for her? But she never thought of it that way!

Poor fifth brother...

Su Ruyi thought this to herself, but pretended to be relaxed and said:

"I'm going. That Ding Xiuling, I doubt she'll dare bully Fifth Brother anymore. Maybe I can even rescue Fifth Brother from the jaws of death!"

"Why won't you listen to advice... You're just a young girl..."

Su Tong clutched his chest.

"Fourth Brother, what's wrong?"

Su Ruyi became frightened. "Fourth Brother, don't be angry! I was just joking. Actually... I had no choice but to sign up for the rural service program. Third Brother was rummaging through drawers and cabinets that day, looking for the household registration book, so he could sign you, me, and my eldest sister up for the rural service program—I overheard him talking to himself about this plan."

Su Tong took a few breaths before his expression calmed down.

He looked at Su Ruyi, his eyes slightly moist:

"So you did this for me?"

Su Ruyi nodded, then shook her head:

"I signed up my eldest sister, my third brother, and myself!"

After hearing this, Su Tong pondered for a moment:

"You were afraid I wouldn't agree, so you specially got me a job? Ruyi, no way... Come on, let's hurry to the educated youth office and find Officer Zheng to see if we can change the location! Ding Xiuling's family has a lot of influence in Dingjiatun. The eldest and third brothers can't be relied on, and your fifth brother can't protect you either! That place is a den of dragons and tigers! You absolutely can't go there!"

As Su Tong spoke, he began to change his shoes.

"No, Fourth Brother, it's too late to change, and I won't get hurt! I'm very strong! If you don't believe me, let's arm wrestle!" Su Ruyi laughed, tilting her head back.

Suddenly, a thought struck her—maybe that marrow-cleansing soup could cure her fourth brother's heart disease?

Isn't "cleansing the meridians and washing the marrow" simply a way to change one's constitution?

Thinking of this, Su Ruyi's heart suddenly burned with excitement—she had to try it as soon as possible!

Su Tong looked at her helplessly, sat down at the table, and stretched out his hand:

"Just like when we were kids—if you can't persuade me, we'll go to the educated youth office and change our location! Don't worry, Ruyi, Fourth Brother saved some money writing articles for the newspaper, and our family knows Officer Zheng. We can give her some money and get her to change locations; it should be possible!"

"If I win, Fourth Brother, you can just leave this matter alone, okay?"

Su Ruyi also extended her hand.

"Tch! You defeated opponent! Come on!" Su Tong laughed.

Three seconds later, Su Tong looked at his arm that had been knocked down, rolled up his sleeves, and said, "Again! I was careless just now! You ambushed me!"

Three seconds later, Su Tong's arm was knocked down again.

The reason for the three-second delay was that Su Ruyi was intentionally giving her fourth brother some face.

"Again!"

Seven times in a row, Su Tong's arm was knocked down, but Su Ruyi only used one percent of her strength.

Su Tong's brows suddenly furrowed, and his expression changed: "Could it be... that my illness has worsened again?"

Seeing Su Tong start to have wild thoughts, Su Ruyi quickly ran to him and said, "Fourth Brother, your strength hasn't decreased, it's my strength that has increased!"

"Really?" Su Tong asked doubtfully.

“Of course! I’ve grown up! And I work every day, so I’m bound to get stronger!” Su Ruyi said, puffing out her arms to show off her almost invisible muscles.

"Wait, what's this?" Su Tong pointed at Su Ruyi's right hand, which she was about to put down.

The red mole in the palm of his hand, though small, was very noticeable.

"It's just a mole that recently grew out!" Su Ruyi pretended to be nonchalant and quickly changed the subject: "Fourth Brother, you lost the arm wrestling match, so you can't interfere in my affairs anymore!"

"Wait a minute!" Su Tong said, taking out a large dictionary that hadn't been touched in eight hundred years from his bookshelf. He first wiped off the dust, then turned the pages upside down and shook it.

One after another, large ten-yuan bills fell out and soon covered the entire desk.

Su Ruyi's eyes widened: "Fourth Brother, you..."

Su Tong was a little smug: "Your fourth brother isn't all useless! Over the years, I've submitted articles to newspapers and saved up a considerable sum of money from the royalties!"

"But after Mom found out about your royalties, didn't she make you pay ten yuan a month for food? And she even made you pay two years' worth of money back in one go, two hundred and forty yuan!" Su Ruyi asked doubtfully, "Is there anything left?"

"Your fourth brother has several regular columns now, and the editors he knows keep introducing new colleagues to me. He has so many articles to write! Your fourth brother is definitely not short of money!"

Su Tong nodded and smiled: "After paying for Mom's meals, I still have over three hundred yuan left! It's all for you. Take it with you when you go to the countryside. Having money on you will give you confidence. But be sure to keep the money safe, put it in several places, and—remember not to flaunt your wealth!"

Su Ruyi's tears welled up again: "Fourth Brother, I have money! I've been saving all the spare change you give me!"

Su Tong said, "That's just a few dollars. Everything costs money when you're out there. Ruyi, you've never been out before, so you don't know. Listen to your fourth brother. Your fourth brother won't harm you!"

Su Ruyi suddenly had an idea: "Fourth Brother, speaking of making money, there's an accounting exam at the machinery factory tomorrow. They're hiring two people. Let's take the exam together."

Su Tong's eyes lit up: "Where did you get this information?"

Su Ruyi: "I overheard what the two women who went to take the exam today said!"

Su Tong thought about it again: "If it's true, that's a rare opportunity! I just don't know if this job is easy to sell?"

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