"Oh dear, you knew that too? We were furious back then, but we didn't cause you any trouble, did we?"

Guo Lili felt embarrassed, because at that time she felt that separating the family was the only way out for Suti.

"Of course not, I should thank you, otherwise I don't know if we could have separated this time."

Suti's original intention was to divide the family property, and he had been guiding everyone to think about dividing the family property.

She was just surprised that Guo Lili and Wu Xiulan were the first to react, and she was very grateful to them.

"That's good. I'm glad it helped. Oh, and we brought you some brown sugar. You must take good care of yourself."

As they talked, the two women took out a bag of brown sugar from their baskets. They thought of the brown sugar because Suti had lost so much blood.

"..."

Suti was taken aback. It wasn't her period, so did the two of them want her to replenish her blood?

“I’m very happy that you came to see me. I don’t need these things. My family will send me more things in a couple of days.”

Suti originally wanted to say that she had brown sugar, but then she remembered that the Wei family had taken away everything that seemed valuable to outsiders.

Brown sugar was a rare commodity at the time, and if she said she still had some, she would be exposed; she could only say that her family had sent her some.

Anyway, back in the educated youth settlement, everyone knew each other's family circumstances.

“We know you don’t need anything, but this is our token of appreciation. Are we still good friends?” Guo Lili stuffed the things into Su Ti’s arms.

They weren't short of brown sugar either, and I originally wanted to give them malted milk powder, but the last can of malted milk powder had already been opened and a little bit had been consumed.

Sending only half seems inappropriate, but I'm thinking brown sugar will do. I'll buy more when I go to the commune next time I have a holiday.

"Of course we're friends. Okay, I'll take the brown sugar. Come visit me if you're ever bored."

"I plan to read more of my old books in my spare time. If I have the opportunity to return to the city in the future, educated people will definitely be more sought after."

Suti couldn't directly remind them to read more, so she could only study with them while she studied, since there was still plenty of time.

Even if it's just a gradual process, they've absorbed quite a bit over the past two or three years. It's just unknown how much longer they can stay here.

Thinking back to her past life, because they often spoke ill of Su Nianyou in front of her, and the final outcome...

Su Nianyou has never even managed to bring down Guo Lili in this lifetime, so she probably doesn't have time to think about Guo Lili and Wu Xiulan anymore.

She hoped they could return to the city smoothly, and that in two or three years, they could choose to take the college entrance examination or choose other paths.

“Great! Anyway, now that you’re living closer to the educated youth settlement, it’ll be easier for us to meet up.”

Wu Xiulan felt that this place was great now, and the annoying Su Nianyou was no longer there.

The two chatted with Suti for a while, and only got up and left when they saw Wei Baichuan.

"Do I look scary?" Wei Baichuan knew that the two women were also educated youth, and he also knew that his wife had a good relationship with them.

I was just about to give them a polite smile when they suddenly ran away. Was he really that scary?

“It’s because they’re not familiar with you.” Su Ti laughed as she looked at Wei Baichuan’s bewildered expression.

Guo Lili and the others were frightened by what happened to the Wei family, and they felt very uncomfortable around Wei Baichuan.

I'm afraid that I might say something that would put Suti in a difficult position and then leave under the pretext of having to work.

"I asked the old Party Secretary for leave, and no one from the Wei family left the house today." Normally, you should ask the brigade leader for leave requests.

The current team leader and members are not satisfied with this arrangement, so today's work schedule was arranged by the old Party Secretary and several sub-team leaders.

"They're too ashamed to show their faces. They're probably still wondering how the commune will handle things." Su Ti knew that as long as the commune didn't remove Wei Changgen from his position, the Wei family would be back on their feet in no time.

The people in the brigade are going to waver again, since no one wants to offend the brigade leader as much as they do.

"Wife, the old Party Secretary said he'll go to the commune to check things out later." Wei Baichuan certainly didn't want the Wei family to rise again.

If you were to ask who in the brigade shared the same idea as them, it would definitely be the old Party Secretary's family. Only when Wei Changgen was no longer the brigade leader could they get their hands on the money.

Otherwise, if a higher-ranking official were to exert absolute pressure, and Wei Changgen were to use a few tricks to make things difficult for the old Party Secretary's family, they would be helpless.

"Don't worry, the Wei family won't recover this time." Su Ti wasn't confident in the old Party Secretary, but in the people in the educated youth office.

They had already offended Wei Changgen, and they were afraid that he would cause them trouble during the handover of educated youth.

Now that we've offended them, and have a legitimate reason, we'll definitely bring them down.

"Wife, you rest first. I'll go fix the stove and then build the courtyard wall higher. I've found a few people to help."

"You should rest in the room for a while, otherwise people will get suspicious if they see you." Wei Baichuan only had one day off and still had a lot of work to do.

He called a few of his close friends from the brigade to help him. His wife looked so energetic; she was bound to give him away.

"Alright, then tell your brothers that I'll invite them all to my house for dinner once I'm feeling better." Su Ti knew that Wei Baichuan was a man of few words but loyal to his friends.

Compared to the cunning and sly Wei Baidao, Wei Baichuan had a better relationship with many of the young men in the brigade.

However, Huang Cuifen was a difficult person to get along with when she was in the Wei family.

Few people went to his house to look for him. Now that he has moved out and is living on his own, many people are happy for him.

Suti watched from inside the house as several men outside worked busily. She couldn't go out, so she thought for a moment and took out the clothes she had half-finished last time.

As the weather gets colder, she plans to make two new outfits for Wei Baichuan, as well as a winter coat, since his old clothes are all too worn out to hold together.

Not to mention his winter coat; the cotton inside must have been there for ages, it's stiff and hard. I don't know how he's managed all these years.

Suti was busy inside, while Wei Baichuan and the others were tidying up outside. The lively scene here contrasted sharply with the Wei family's situation.

"Father, are we just going to wait like this?" Wei Baidao didn't know what his father was waiting for.

He was too ashamed to go out. He had thought he would be starting work soon, and his father would be in charge of all the work points.

No matter what happens in the future, his father is still the brigade leader, and they will eventually have to discuss it with him.

He would first lower his attitude towards a few people in the brigade who he could talk to, and at worst, he would offer them some benefits behind their backs.

Let them persuade the team members. If the team members don't agree to change the team leader when the commune comes, then the higher-ups can't force the issue.

But to his surprise, no one came looking for them. It was already past the time for them to start work, and he originally wanted to ask his father to go out and check.

His father said to wait, and almost an hour passed.

"Baide, go out and take a look." Wei Changgen was also unsure, still holding the work points book in his hand.