Chapter 43 sent her down to the most arduous Northwest.
Aunt Liu opened the door, and then a gasp of surprise came from inside.
"Why don't you all talk this out? Why are you forcing your way in?" Aunt Liu exclaimed in alarm.
She was genuinely frightened, and she was also trying to warn the people inside.
Hearing the commotion, Xia Jianyong immediately frowned and asked, "What happened?"
A glint flashed in Xia Yuhuan's eyes: So, is the show she's been waiting for finally here?
Before they could put down their chopsticks and go to check the situation, several men rushed into the house with aggressive manners and hurried steps.
"Who are you people? How dare you trespass on private property! I'll call the police and have you arrested!" Xia Jianyong said angrily as he saw people forcing their way in.
He was already furious with Xia Yuhuan, and now he was even angrier.
“We are staff members of the educated youth office. If you have the guts, then report it. If you don’t report it, we will! The police should arrest all the scum like you who try to evade the rural policy by using tricks,” one of the women said angrily.
Upon hearing this, Xia Jianyong's anger immediately subsided.
He glanced at Xia Zhuyu subconsciously: Could it be that he came to see her?
Xia Zhuyu looked flustered, fearing that she would be arrested and sent to the countryside.
She held Li Rouyue's hand, looking completely helpless.
Xia Yuhuan's eyes sparkled as she watched this scene, her eyes full of smiles.
She had submitted the report, eagerly anticipating the spectacle, and now that she had witnessed something truly exciting, she couldn't be happier.
"Comrade, isn't there some misunderstanding? We didn't try to evade going to the countryside." Xia Jianyong didn't dare to delay and quickly got up to offer a cigarette to the man in the lead.
Feng Taiping reached out and brushed Xia Jianyong's hand away, saying calmly, "Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, we'll know once we clear things up. I'm asking you, are you named Xia Jianyong? Do you have a daughter named Xia Zhuyu?"
"Xia Zhuyu is eighteen years old this year. She has no schooling or job, so she meets the requirements for going to the countryside, right?"
Xia Jianyong's heart skipped a beat when he saw how ruthless the man was.
He replied with a forced smile, "Yes, I am Xia Jianyong. My daughter, Xia Zhuyu, was indeed supposed to go to the countryside soon, but unfortunately her mother fell seriously ill. She took half a month off to stay at home and take care of her mother. The educated youth office knows about this."
"Yes, the educated youth office did register this matter, but we received a report saying that your wife is not sick and that your daughter stayed to take care of her mother is a lie. Is that true?" Feng Taiping asked.
Upon hearing that someone had reported it, Xia Jianyong was instantly enraged. Who the hell did this?
He glanced at Xia Yuhuan subconsciously: Could it be her doing?
Xia Yuhuan showed no sign of guilt whatsoever; instead, she watched with great interest, as if waiting to see a good show.
Her carefree attitude doesn't seem like something she would do.
Xia Jianyong didn't have time to think further and could only smile apologetically, "Nothing of the sort, it's all a misunderstanding..."
“How could there be a misunderstanding? I see your wife sitting there perfectly fine. She looks healthy and doesn’t appear sick at all,” Wang Aimei said, pointing at Li Rouyue.
"You're still lying at this point? Humph, we're not blind. Don't think you can fool us!"
Li Rouyue: "..."
The incident happened so suddenly that she didn't have time to avoid people or pretend to be sick; she was caught red-handed.
Being sick is no longer a valid excuse.
Xia Jianyong also realized that Li Rouyue's expression couldn't lie at all.
He had no choice but to move closer to Feng Taiping and whisper in his ear, "I'm good friends with your Director Wang, he knows about this. Why don't I give him a call and have him tell you?"
Upon hearing this, a glint of shrewdness flashed in Feng Taiping's eyes, and he pressed on, "You know our Director Wang? He knows about this? He helped you with the illegal operations?"
Xia Jianyong sensed something was wrong when he heard this.
But he just wanted to resolve the matter as quickly as possible, so he said, "Yes, I know your Director Wang, and he knows about this too..."
Feng Taiping took two steps back, staring at him and said, "So you admit that you bribed our Director Wang to help you violate regulations and grant Xia Zhuyu a half-month leave?"
Xia Jianyong wasn't really stupid; he was just too eager to resolve the matter, which affected his mindset.
Hearing Feng Taiping's words and seeing his expression, he immediately realized that something was wrong.
He immediately said, "Don't talk nonsense. I have never bribed Director Wang. I just know him."
“My wife did fall ill because she was worried about my daughter going to the countryside. She looked quite serious at the time. My daughter was worried, so she took leave to stay and take care of her.”
"It's because she took such good care of my wife that she recovered so quickly."
“Even if you don’t come today, my daughter is planning to pack her things in the next couple of days and come to the educated youth office to report for duty and prepare to go to the countryside. How could she possibly avoid going to the countryside?” Xia Jianyong said.
He spoke so eloquently that no one could find fault with him.
Seeing how flawlessly he spoke, Feng Taiping became furious and cursed inwardly: "Pah, you old fox, shameless, you talk a good game."
He knew that his reaction was too direct, which made Xia Jianyong see through his ruse and deny the matter directly. He was both angry and furious.
But since Xia Jianyong had already said that, and he wasn't from any law enforcement agency, he could only let it go.
"Really? Then there's no need to pack. Let Xia Zhuyu come with us. There's a train to the countryside this afternoon, so she can go with it," Feng Taiping said.
"No, I don't want to, Dad, I don't want to..." Go to the countryside...
Xia Zhuyu's remaining two words, "going to the countryside," were silenced by Xia Jianyong's fierce glare.
That murderous gaze, so fierce it chilled Xia Zhuyu to the bone, and she dared not say another word.
Xia Jianyong smiled and said, "Going to the countryside is no problem, but could you give us two days to pack our things and leave in a couple of days?"
“No, who knows if you’re going to use this as an excuse to help your daughter avoid going to the countryside?” Wang Aimei said immediately.
Xia Jianyong was secretly annoyed, and his face turned cold: "It's only been two days, what way could I possibly find to help her avoid going to the countryside? Comrade, you're making baseless accusations, I can sue you."
"Then go ahead and sue me! Who's afraid of you! Anyone who doesn't sue is a bastard!" Wang Aimei acted like she didn't care at all, like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water.
"Why isn't there a way to escape? What if you find her someone to marry in the next couple of days, then she won't have to go to the countryside?"
Xia Jianyong: "..."
The other party's words were so assertive that they blocked all of Xia Jianyong's escape routes, leaving him feeling unable to refute them and at a loss for what to do.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Li Rouyue took the initiative to lead Xia Zhuyu forward and asked softly, "May I ask where my daughter has been assigned to work in the countryside?"
"Given that Xia Zhuyu was suspected of evading the rural work assignment, the organization decided to send her to the countryside in the Northwest," Feng Taiping said.
"The Great Northwest?" Upon hearing this, Li Rouyue swayed and almost fainted.
"Old Xia..." she couldn't help but call out to Xia Jianyong.
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