Seeing several people glaring at her angrily, Deng Xiuxiu snorted, "How dare you glare at me? With your character, are you worthy of being a military spouse? If you really marry an officer, it will probably bring shame to the army and Xiaohe Village."

She stood up and looked at them, saying, "You decide for yourselves whether you want these two places or not. If not, I can give them to other teams."

The four people didn't dare to say a word.

Huang Xiuhong said rather humiliatedly, "We can't beat you, so we go."

"It's not that you can't beat me, it's that what you did before left a bad impression on the commune. Otherwise, why do other teams have more quotas, but our team has fewer? To put it bluntly, you just don't know anything." Deng Xiuxiu took out a notebook with a gloomy face and handed each person a piece of paper and a pen. "Now you start voting. Each person writes two names. The one with the most votes can go."

Several people held papers and pens with mixed feelings, and for a moment they were in a state of confusion.

Deng Xiuxiu knew very well that the quota issue would cause suspicion among the educated youth, but there was nothing she could do about it because the commune had this requirement. Otherwise, there would be so many people, and it was impossible to bring everyone along.

The quota is limited so that each team can screen first to avoid selecting all kinds of people.

Deng Xiuxiu said that she didn't like any of the four educated youth in their village. They usually stick together and have driven away several of them, forcing them to marry in the countryside. It was a big deal at first, but it was not resolved in the end. In short, it left a bad impression on the commune.

Deng Xiuxiu had to persuade her to get these two places, otherwise it would be shameful for her as the director of the women's department.

If someone didn't have to go, she wouldn't have brought these two places.

It was just that Song Nanting was an accident. Deng Xiuxiu liked this girl the first time she saw her. She looked different from the others. She had to give this opportunity to Song Nanting.

Fortunately, he was already at odds with the others, so it didn't matter. With such looks and character, it would be very easy to have a successful blind date, and he would just leave when the time came, and he wouldn't have to worry about these educated youths with hidden agendas.

Song Nanting watched like an outsider.

She knew that this would offend other people, but she didn't care. If no one wanted her to have an easy life, why should she care about others?

The most important thing is to get the opportunity to meet Lu Jianan on a blind date.

The four female educated youth wrote their names in a veiled manner.

Deng Xiuxiu took it and looked at it, her face fell, and she threw it back, "Write it again. I asked you to write two, not just your own name. Write it again, write three in total this time."

The four people were so embarrassed by Deng Xiuxiu's scolding that their faces broke.

Because they all wrote their own names, but no one else's.

No wonder Deng Xiuxiu got angry.

After the vote was re-voted, Huang Xiuhong felt relieved when she saw her name on the list. "Thank you, everyone."

The other spot was filled by a quiet female educated youth named Liu Rong, who also smiled.

Deng Xiuxiu said, "If we don't have the chance this time, there will be another time. We will organize it again next time."

But it is not certain when.

Han Fangju and another female educated youth who were not selected looked extremely embarrassed. Deng Xiuxiu's words did not comfort them at all. They stood up angrily, covered their mouths and ran out crying.

Deng Xiuxiu ignored them and just said, "The second day of next month is the blind date. Before that, you'd better keep quiet and don't let me hear that anything bad has happened. Otherwise, your place can be given to you or revoked at any time."

After glancing at Song Nanting, Deng Xiuxiu looked at Huang Xiuhong unkindly, "You are the female team leader, don't exclude others again. What you did before left a very bad impression on the commune. Originally, there were no two places. I got them after I made a promise with the cadres of the commune. If you dare to embarrass me, not only will I not give you any blind date opportunities in the future, I will also prevent you from getting the chance to return to the city."

Song Nanting looked at the serious Deng Xiuxiu and felt that Deng Xiuxiu was probably more than just a women's director, otherwise these educated youth would not be so honest.

Huang Xiuhong smiled, as if these words were not spoken by her, "Okay, I understand, Director. Don't worry, we will love each other."

After sending Deng Xiuxiu away, Huang Xiuhong reached out to hold Song Nanting's hand. When Song Nanting dodged, she was not angry and said with a smile, "Song Zhiqing, we all live in the same courtyard and can both go on blind dates. If you need any help in the future, just ask."

She glanced meaningfully at the two who were not chosen, and said with a smile, "Maybe we can live in the same compound as neighbors in the future."

Song Nanting nodded, "Okay."

Then he turned and went back into the house.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. It is indeed true. None of the four people is easy to deal with. No wonder Deng Xiuxiu is unhappy and has nothing good to say.

However, the two who were not selected probably will not give up and will at least cause trouble.

Song Nanting is not afraid of trouble, but she doesn't want to take the initiative to cause trouble. After all, it's less than a month, and they might not have any contact again after that.

In the evening, Song Nanting went out and came to Yang Guilan's house. She gave Yang Guilan the half pound of brown sugar she had promised, and also took a handful of milk candy and gave it to Yang Guilan's little daughter.

Yang Guilan smiled and said sincerely, "Song Zhiqing, why don't you stay and have dinner with us?"

Song Nanting shook her head. "Thank you, but no thanks. I'll just go back and eat."

When she returned to the youth cadre center, people in other rooms were already eating. Song Nanting put firewood on the kang and started cooking.

There were a lot of good things in her space, including a lot of nutritional supplements. Her health wasn't very good at the moment, so she wasn't stingy and made herself a cup of protein powder.

I continued to cook the corn grits, but simply put a piece of bacon in it. I steamed it, cut it into pieces, and mixed it with the rice. Then I took an egg from the space and boiled it in water. That was how I ate it.

There is no way to cook any dishes for the time being. Northeastern dishes are rare in the winter. Although she has some in the kitchen, it is not easy to take them out directly, so she has to find a way to get rid of them.

While they were eating, Huang Xiuhong came over with a bowl of rice and said, "Song Zhiqing is eating."

Song Nanting nodded but didn't open the door. "What's the matter?"

Huang Xiuhong glanced at the bowl on the table and said, "Come over and eat with you."

Song Nanting shook her head. "No, I'm not used to eating with other people."

Huang Xiuhong couldn't even get through the door. She looked unhappy. After thinking for a while, she said, "Maybe we can be neighbors in the future. Wouldn't it be good to get to know each other in advance?"

Hearing this, Song Nanting smiled and said, "You even believe what you said, but I don't. Sorry."

After saying that, he pulled the curtain on the door.