Chapter 44 Instantly becomes a scumbag father, wishing he could pack up and send him away immediately.
Xia Jianyong reached out to support Li Rouyue and gently shook his head at her, signaling her not to act impulsively.
He had just mentioned Lao Wang when the other party not only showed no respect but also seemed intent on confirming Lao Wang's embezzlement and bribery.
He felt that Old Wang had most likely gotten into trouble.
In situations like these, the best course of action is for them to say nothing and do nothing.
Li Rouyue understood Xia Jianyong's expression.
Feeling powerless and resentful, she could only feign resentment and say, "Comrade, life in the Northwest is too harsh. Look at my daughter, she can't lift a finger. Sending her there would kill her."
"Comrade, I beg you, could you please help my daughter change her assignment to a different rural area? I'm begging you."
As Li Rouyue spoke, she was about to kneel down in front of the two people from the educated youth office, as if she wanted to ask them to agree to change locations.
Wang Aimei said sternly, "Comrade, the place where Comrade Xia Zhuyu is sent to the countryside has already been decided by the higher authorities. Even if you kneel down to us, we can't change it. I advise you not to do this useless work."
Xia Jianyong, who was standing to the side, also helped Li Rouyue.
"Why are you kneeling before them? They can't change anything."
Li Rouyue looked at the two men with tears in her eyes, "Comrades, I understand that your work is not easy. If the location of the trip to the countryside really cannot be changed, could you please be accommodating and give us two days to prepare some things she needs for the trip?"
“The conditions there are harsh. If we are not well prepared, I’m afraid that this child will collapse before he even has a chance to contribute to the construction of our country. That would cause trouble for the local comrades. What do you two think?”
Li Rouyue's words caused Feng Taiping and Wang Aimei to exchange a glance.
Then Feng Taiping said, "Okay, then we'll agree to your request. We'll give you two days to prepare your things. Bring what you can, and buy what you can't bring and send it over as soon as possible. By the way, this is Xia Zhuyu's address in the countryside."
Feng Taiping took out a notebook from his bag and handed it to the two of them.
"Okay, thank you, Comrade. Old Xia, quickly, quickly write down the address," Li Rouyue said hurriedly.
Xia Jianyong responded and took out a pen and paper to copy down the address.
Xia Zhuyu was almost scared out of her wits.
She was naturally unwilling to go to the Northwest.
But she also knew that she couldn't make a scene at a time like this; the more she made a scene, the worse it would be, and she might even lose the two days her mother had worked so hard to get.
So, unusually, she was sensible and didn't cause any trouble.
Her lips, which she was biting so hard, were almost bitten through.
Xia Yuhuan watched this farce unfold with amusement as she ate her meal.
Seeing the scumbag get tortured is so entertaining!
Feng Taiping put away the notebook and said to Xia Jianyong indifferently, "I'll give you two more days to purchase daily necessities. We'll come to pick you up in two days. If anything goes wrong this time, I'll have to report the problem to your workplace."
“Yes, that’s right. Don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you’re a staff officer. Sending educated youth to the countryside is a policy set by the leaders above. If you dare not comply or pretend to comply but actually do it, we will report you to your work unit. Don’t blame us if you lose your job!” Wang Aimei said.
Xia Jianyong's face turned red with anger.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, I will never do that."
He's at a crucial moment for promotion, and he absolutely can't afford to give anyone a handle to use against him. So he'll never let the people from the educated youth office go to the army to cause him trouble.
Xia Zhuyu must go to the countryside, she absolutely must go to the countryside!
In an instant, Xia Jianyong went from a good father who wanted to protect his daughter to a scumbag father who couldn't wait to get rid of Xia Zhuyu.
In fact, if Li Rouyue hadn't already secured two days, he could have packed Xia Zhuyu up and had the educated youth office staff take her away right now.
After the people from the educated youth office left, Xia Zhuyu finally couldn't hold back her panic and burst into tears.
She cried and sobbed, "Dad, Mom, what do we do now? Do I really have to go to the countryside? Or to such a harsh place as the Northwest? Waaah, I don't want to, I don't want to go there, I'll die, Mom, I really will die."
While crying, Xia Zhuyu clearly expressed her unwillingness to go to the countryside.
Xia Yuhuan smiled and said, "Look at what you're saying, little sister. It's such a good thing that educated youth went to the countryside to help build up the rural areas. It benefits the country and the people. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a policy."
"How come it sounds like something that could kill you when it comes from your sister?"
Xia Zhuyu looked at her resentfully: "It's not you who's going to the countryside, so of course you're acting like it's none of your business."
Xia Yuhuan sighed with regret: "If I had a chance, I would be willing to contribute to the construction of our country. Unfortunately, the country doesn't value me, so I can only stay in the Chi family and be a parasite."
Xia Zhuyu was furious at Xia Yuhuan's nonchalant attitude.
She glared at Xia Yuhuan fiercely, wishing she could devour her.
Xia Yuhuan's wide, toothy grin made Xia Jianyong furious.
"You've eaten your fill, so hurry back to the Chi family. We're busy with your sister's rural assignment and don't have time to entertain you," Xia Jianyong said through gritted teeth.
Xia Yuhuan shrugged: "Okay, then I won't bother you anymore, I'll be going now."
Since she'd already seen the excitement, there was no point in her staying any longer.
On the day Xia Zhuyu leaves, she will come back to see Xia Zhuyu's pathetic state as she is taken away like a drowning dog.
She would never miss any opportunity to see the Xia family make a fool of themselves!
Xia Yuhuan left nimbly, and the three members of the Xia family were finally able to sit together and discuss Xia Zhuyu's trip to the countryside without any burden.
Xia Zhuyu naturally refused to go to the countryside, crying and making a fuss: "Dad clearly said before that even if I couldn't get married and couldn't stay in the capital, he would find a way to send me to the outskirts of the capital. But now, he wants me to go to the Northwest."
"You broke your promise, you..."
"Shut up!" Xia Jianyong snapped.
"I did say I would try my best to send you to a post outside the capital, but the situation is different now. What can I do?"
"If you hadn't thought about all that, you could have just honestly been sent down to the outskirts of the capital, and there wouldn't have been any problem."
"You insisted on doing this, trying to stay in Beijing by marrying Chi Zhenghao. Now things have blown up, the educated youth office knows, and they won't let you take any shortcuts. What can I do?" Xia Jianyong roared.
Xia Zhuyu was too scared to utter a sound after being yelled at, but she couldn't help but secretly retort in her heart: He himself had been very supportive of her being set up with Chi Zhenghao, but now that something has gone wrong, he's blaming her instead.
"Old Xia, why don't you try to find out the details of this matter from Old Wang?" Li Rouyue said after a moment of silence.
Xia Jianyong agreed and went to his study to make a phone call.
Not long after, Xia Jianyong came out with a dark face and said, "Old Wang is under investigation and can't do anything for the time being. The Chi family has probably gotten involved in this matter."
"Forget about staying or being sent to the outskirts of Beijing. It's impossible. Hurry up and buy things to prepare for going to the Northwest."
Upon hearing this, Li Rouyue and Xia Zhuyu felt as if the sky had fallen.
Xia Zhuyu, in particular, could no longer hold back her sobs and burst into tears.
This time, it wasn't an act to achieve a goal; I genuinely couldn't hold back my tears.
The Great Northwest, that wretched place, if she went there, wouldn't she suffer to death there?
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