Chen Yong muttered a few words to himself and then calmly lined up for food, planning to sneak a peek at what was wrong with Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao later.

Xiao Yuheng sprinted to the office, picked up the phone, and dialed the number with practiced ease.

In the office of a factory in Hongqi Commune, a beautiful woman in her forties was engrossed in her work, with various documents and papers piled up on her desk.

Hearing the phone ring, the beautiful woman didn't even look up before reaching out to pick it up and put it to her ear.

"Hello, Finance Department."

The next second, the voice from the receiver made the beautiful woman immediately stop what she was doing, and a smile appeared on her serious face.

"Hey~ My son, who disappeared for three months, finally decided to call? Is he alright, no missing parts?"

Hearing his mother's teasing voice, Xiao Yuheng helplessly rubbed his forehead. His mother always managed to say things that sounded like she wanted to punch him, even though they were meant to be caring.

"No, it's perfectly intact. You can check it if you don't believe me."

Hearing that her son was alright, the beautiful woman was finally relieved, but she still couldn't hold back her words.

"Why are you calling the factory when it's neither a holiday nor a festival? Is there something you want to tell your mother?"

Although it was a question, she was already 80% sure that if she hadn't had something to do, she would have waited until she got home from get off work to call.

Thinking about his mother's personality, Xiao Yuheng suddenly felt that the call was a bit abrupt. It wouldn't be good if his mother misunderstood something.

"No, it's nothing. It's just a son calling to check on his mother."

The beautiful woman rolled her eyes; she didn't believe a single word of what she said. "Are you going to tell me or not? If you don't, I'll have your dad come and ask you."

Let his dad ask? What's the difference between that and telling his mom directly? Anyway, his parents have never kept any secrets from each other.

There's a reason why he hasn't found a partner yet. His parents have maintained the same affectionate relationship they had when they were young for so many years, which makes him envious. At the same time, he wants to find someone with whom he can open up to each other, rather than just someone to live with.

"It's nothing serious."

"Fine, forget it then. Wait in the office after get off work to answer your dad's call. Looks like I'm not worthy to speak directly with Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao."

Here it comes again, here it comes again, those chilling words are back.

"I'll tell you, I just want my uncle to shine a light on me."

Taking care of someone?

The middle-aged woman's eyes lit up slightly, sensing something unusual, and she began to subtly probe for information.

"Are you asking your uncle to look after someone? Who? Male or female? How old?"

If it's a woman, is marriage possible?

Of course, she didn't ask that question directly, otherwise she was afraid her unworthy son would hang up the phone.

"Gu An'an, just tell your uncle your name."

Gu An'an, it sounds like a girl's name.

Her smile widened. Could it be that her son was experiencing his first crush? Otherwise, why would he call back at this hour?

"You asked your uncle to look after them, but you should at least explain why."

Why?

Xiao Yuheng recalled the two times they met, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up, but his mouth remained as hard as a rock. "I encountered some trouble on this mission, and she helped me a lot."

Even though it's a very serious statement, mothers can always sense something is off from these few words.

"Sent-down youth?"

Xiao Yuheng responded softly, "Just ask your uncle to keep an eye on things so they don't get bullied. You don't need to do anything else."

Xiao's mother pursed her lips, already protecting him.

"Okay, I'll definitely pass this on to you. Go to work now."

Knowing she wouldn't get anything useful from her son, Xiao's mother decisively ended the call, picked up her bag, and walked out.

"Sister Wang, where are you going? Aren't you working overtime today?"

Aunt Xiao waved her hand, "Something came up at home, I have to go back now."

Working overtime? Overtime is nothing compared to taking care of my daughter-in-law.

Xiao Ma got on her bicycle and headed towards Xiao Wang Village, but before she even left the commune, she saw her older brother driving a tractor "putt-putt" toward her.

"Brother, I happen to have something to ask you."

Xiao Ma's gaze swept over Gu An'an and the others one by one. Hmm, these two are pretty. This one won't do, too petty. I think I've seen these two before. They should be old educated youth. They're definitely not the young girl my son was talking about.

The village chief saw his younger sister stop the car immediately and waved to Gu An'an and her group, "You can get off here first. Meet here at 11 o'clock sharp to go back. Don't be late."

"Okay, thank you for your help, village chief."

Besides Zhang Zhaodi, all the other new educated youth came. Lin Qingqing saw that Qin Xue was pestering Xie Yuan to come to the commune, so she was worried and also pulled Li Yumei along. The group looked quite impressive.

"Little sister, what's wrong with you today?"

Seeing his younger sister staring intently at the educated youth, Village Chief Wang knew that his sister was definitely holding something back.

Startled by his shout, Xiao's mother finally came to her senses. "Brother, a female educated youth named Gu An'an has come to the village?"

Village Chief Wang was surprised. "You knew as soon as they arrived? What? Has the steel mill expanded into a new business again?"

Xiao's mother rolled her eyes. Her eldest brother was quite serious outside, but he seemed to have suddenly become witty and knew how to tease people when he was with his family.

Was Gu An'an among those people just now?

Seeing that she was genuinely angry, Village Chief Wang straightened his clothes and nodded, "Yes."

"Which one? Is it the one wearing the military overcoat?"

That girl, both in appearance and speech, was exactly to my aesthetic liking. If not, the one next to her would also be fine; she had a round face and looked innocent.

The others wouldn't do. They're either too weak or have shifty eyes, and their schemes are probably more numerous than the coal briquettes burning in the house. If you married one, it would be a constant palace intrigue, which she doesn't have the time for. Besides, they're not as pretty as the first two.

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