The next day, Chen Qiangwei and Wang Xiaomai went to work as usual.

Widow Zhou came over when she saw Chen Qiangwei. "Chen Zhiqing, I heard you took a leave yesterday and went to the city?"

Chen Qiangwei nodded. "Yes, Auntie wants me to help carry something? Unfortunately, I'm already back. Maybe next time."

Widow Zhou felt bitter. "The captain is so unfair. Why can't we ask for leave, but it's so easy for the educated youth to ask for leave?"

After saying that, he moved closer to Chen Qiangwei and said, "Chen Zhiqing, you didn't give the captain a gift to bribe him, did you?"

Chen Qiangwei smashed the hoe, nearly hitting Widow Zhou's foot. She screamed in fright, "Chen Zhiqing, be careful. This is not a joke."

Chen Qiangwei said seriously, "Aunt Zhou, you have to be responsible for what you say. What do you mean by bribing the team leader? The entire Huaihua Brigade knows what kind of person the team leader is. The people have sharp eyes, and you can't slander them with just a few words."

Even if she gave a gift, she couldn't admit it. Besides, that wasn't a bribe, it was a thank you to the captain for his care for her.

Widow Zhou was so frightened that she looked around. "Chen Zhiqing, please speak more quietly. I just said it casually."

Chen Qiangwei, "What are you afraid of? I'm a decent person. Besides, the brigade has a rule that educated youth can ask for leave if they have something reasonable. Why do you become so filthy when it comes to your aunt?

Auntie, your Zhou Dabao has never worked a single day. Why don’t you say that the team leader is unfair? In my opinion, your Zhou Dabao should be tied up to work.

I have something to do and need a day off, and you are here talking nonsense. Your Dabao just eats and sleeps every day and doesn't do any work.

Don't tell me he does housework at home. I see what he does most at home is lie in bed like a maggot.

No, I must ask Aunt Jinhua and the team leader to judge the matter. People should be fair and just.

Why do we educated youth have to go to work every day, while some people can enjoy themselves at home every day, and even the landlords and rich people are not as comfortable as them? "

Widow Zhou's face turned black, white, red and green. She didn't expect Chen Qiangwei to be so tough. If the label of landlord was really put on her head, how could she live a good life?

Look, her precious son had to put on a smile even when she called him a maggot. She quickly stopped him, saying, "No, no, Chen Zhiqing, don't try to get involved with a country old woman like me. Look at my stinky mouth. I deserve a beating! I deserve a beating!"

Widow Zhou quickly slapped herself in the face, fearing that Chen Qiangwei would really call Gu Aiguo over. Gu Aiguo already had a grudge against them and their son. If she called them over, would they still have a chance of survival?

The people around her also felt relieved after hearing what Chen Qiangwei said. It was what she deserved! She had to sell her daughter to support her son.

Thinking of Chen Qiangwei's description of Zhou Dabao, it's really apt. Isn't he just like a maggot?

Zhao Zhaodi shuddered when she saw how resolute Chen Qiangwei was. She muttered to Liang Xiaoman, "I don't think your idea is a good one. Chen Zhiqing is too aggressive."

The whole family cherishes her so much, if she really enters her house, what will she have to do? She has finally become a mother-in-law after all the hard work, and she still wants to show off her power as a mother-in-law.

Liang Xiaoman cursed inwardly for being short-sighted, "Mom, you have long hair but short knowledge. Don't just look at Chen Zhiqing's hot temper, you have to look at her assets and the connections behind her.

Do you still want my third brother to eat commercial grain? Besides, women are all the same after they get married. Don’t they obey their husband’s family in everything? "

Zhao Zhaodi was dazzled by the words "commercial grain" and nodded. "Yes, by then I'll be a worker's mother, and half a consumer of commercial grain. I'll have a good talk with your third brother tonight and ask him to work harder."

Liang Xiaoman was anxious. Liang Mantang, that coward, acted like a wimp when he mentioned Gu Anyang. He told him that it would definitely fail.

"Mom, look at how passionate Third Brother is about Chen Zhiqing. There's no other female comrade in the entire brigade who can be as passionate about her as he is. He can handle it without you saying anything.

Now we are mainly worried that Chen Zhiqing will look down on Third Brother, so we have to help Third Brother."

Zhao Zhaodi was unhappy. "What's wrong with my family being so full of people? There's no other young man as good as him in the whole brigade. She's an outsider and she's not happy about it. Why is she not happy?"

Liang Xiaoman: ...In your eyes, even his farts smell good.

Mrs. Liang Dasao and Mrs. Liang Ersao rolled their eyes in unison. There was no one else in the whole team who looked so ugly.

Although the two of them looked down on their mother-in-law and sister-in-law for plotting against a female educated youth, they were happy to see Chen Zhiqing's family background come to them, thinking that if she married into their family, they would at least be able to get a share of the profits.

Anyway, they didn't do anything, so it has nothing to do with them if something happens;

If it succeeds, they will also share in the benefits, so it is not wrong to turn a blind eye.

The mother and daughter who were chatting animatedly and the sister-in-law who was daydreaming did not notice that there were two little kids listening attentively at the bottom of the field.

The terrain where Zhao Zhaodi and the others were was relatively high, and the two little kids were at the bottom of the ridge. They didn't notice them at all unless they deliberately stretched their heads to look.

After work, when most people had left, the two little kids stood up, brushed the dirt off their butts, and ran away happily.

Zhou Dabao approached Wang Xiaomai with a playful smile and said, "Wang Zhiqing, the farm tools are so heavy, let me help you carry them."

Wang Xiaomai switched the shovel to his other hand. "No need. Compared to plowing the land, this is nothing."

Zhou Dabao looked at Wang Xiaomai pitifully. "My mother said you've been in our brigade since you were so young. You must be exhausted during this period."

Wang Xiaomai looked at Zhou Dabao strangely. "If someone shows kindness without any reason, he's either a traitor or a thief. Comrade Zhou Dabao, you're not harboring any shameful thoughts, are you?"

Wang Xiaomai, who grew up in the countryside, was not as shy as other educated youth. Just a few words would make them cover their faces and run away crying.

Zhou Dabao's face, as red as a steamed bun, froze. "How could that be? I just can't bear to see your tiny body bearing such great pressure. The strain is on you, and the pain is on me."

Wang Xiaomai suppressed her nausea and said, "Really? It seems the rumors about you in the brigade are not credible at all. I didn't expect you to be such a helpful and conscious person."

It was the first time Zhou Dabao was praised like this. He felt a little overwhelmed and thought a gust of wind could blow him away.

"Comrade Zhou Dabao, since you're so helpful, why don't you help me with my work this afternoon? I'll stay home and lie down for you. I heard it's boring to lie at home all day."

Zhou Dabao was like a chicken with its neck pinched, unable to speak, staring at Wang Xiaomai in amazement as he spoke.

"Wang Zhiqing, I..."

"Comrade Zhou Dabao, please stop talking. I understand. One afternoon isn't enough, right? It's no big deal. Just help me with the work tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow."

After saying that, he left without waiting for Zhou Dabao to react, complaining about his bad luck as he walked. He said that he didn't check the almanac before going out today, and he actually ran into such a person.