Chapter 53: I am not talented, but I am...
The midday sun was quite intense. It wasn't time to start work yet, but the shade under the trees was full of people. Many soldiers stood on the side, like tall poplars. They refused all offers of water or edible tomatoes and cucumbers from the villagers.
Only after Zhou Congsheng arrived and gave the order did they find a place to rest.
Shen Yuzhu and Qiao Wangshu arrived later. The two of them carried a sand jar and placed it next to Zhou Congsheng and his group of soldiers. Song Biao hurried over to greet them.
"Thank you, sister-in-law, you've worked hard."
"Of course, since your Captain Zhou has already paid, you can drink without worry."
Shen Yuzhu spoke quite loudly, and both the resting soldiers and the villagers under the shade of the trees heard her and naturally knew that the two jars were specially prepared for the soldiers.
"Come here, come here. This is mung bean soup and herbal tea that our team leader asked the educated youth comrades to help make. The bowls and spoons are right here. Drink whatever you want."
The soldiers were delighted. They saluted Zhou Congsheng and the other female educated youth, including Shen Yuzhu, before running over to get some water.
Shen Yuzhu handed the water bottle she was carrying on her shoulder to Zhou Congsheng.
"Drink up, it was specially prepared for you."
Zhou Congsheng's eyes blinked instantly, and Shen Yuzhu's lips twitched slightly. She seemed to have just seen a little person flying around happily in this man's eyes.
When Shen Yuzhu and the others carried the sand jar over, Qiao Nianyu and Yu Manman's eyes never left Shen Yuzhu. She was just too dazzling, and it was impossible not to notice her.
I thought that even if she had taken a liking to Zhou Congsheng, she wouldn't dare to make any advances in broad daylight, but I never expected her to actually dare!
She was so focused on watching that she lost her balance and fell onto Yu Manman. Yu Manman followed her gaze and saw Zhou Congsheng take the water bottle from the pretty female educated youth and take a sip.
"This, Captain Zhou has gone too far."
Qiao Nianyu's face was covered in injuries, and Yu Manman couldn't bear to see her like this. She stood up abruptly and pulled her towards the two of them.
"Manman, Manman, wait a minute, don't go over there."
"Why shouldn't you go? From Beijing to Heilongjiang Province, and now to Xiangyang Production Team in Ningyang County, your eyes have been on Zhou Congsheng the whole way. How could a grown man not know anything? Since he knew, why didn't he respond to you? Instead, he accepted the water and words of a female educated youth he had just met. He's clearly taking advantage of your soft nature."
Qiao Nianyu's lips moved, but she still shook her head.
"Don't go. Didn't that female educated youth just say that Zhou Congsheng paid for the herbal tea and mung bean soup? He probably left a pot for him."
Yu Manman stamped her foot in frustration. What's wrong with this girl's brain? How come she still can't understand?
"You, you're going to drive me crazy! Can't you see that the female educated youth is deliberately seducing him? She's an educated youth sent to the countryside, doing farm work every day. She finally met such an outstanding man, so of course she'll cling to him. Nianyu, if you don't keep a close eye on him now, Zhou Congsheng might run away. Nianyu, are you really willing to accept that?"
Qiao Nianyu turned her head sharply and looked at the two people chatting and laughing over there. Her heart ached slightly, just as Yu Manman had said.
How could she be content if such an outstanding man didn't belong to her?
No, she couldn't accept it. She, Qiao Nianyu, was the beloved granddaughter of Professor Qiao from Beijing Agricultural University. Her family background and education were far superior to that of the educated youth sent to the countryside. Why should she give up the man she had her eye on?
Seeing that her eyes were gradually becoming firm, Yu Manman grabbed her hand and pulled her towards Zhou Congsheng.
Qiao Wangshu was talking to Lin Wanwan and Liang Manxiu not far away. When she saw Qiao Nianyu being dragged over aggressively, she almost instinctively took a step back. It was clear that when they looked at Shen Yuzhu, her pupils shrank slightly, and she was stunned for almost a second before quickly walking up to Shen Yuzhu.
Liang Manxiu and Lin Wanwan followed closely behind. Wang Liping, who was resting with her eyes closed under the shade of a tree, felt a breeze pass by. She squinted slightly, saw that there were so many people surrounding Shen Yuzhu, breathed a sigh of relief, patted her bottom, and walked over.
Zhang Shujuan and Wang Yanhong winked at the others, signaling them to turn around and watch the spectacle.
"Captain Zhou, what are you doing? When you're on a mission, you should be by the side of our researchers at the Agricultural Research Institute at all times, not standing here accepting the advances of pretty educated youth."
"Manman, don't be like this, we're all women..."
"I don't care what you say, you're just too soft-hearted. Even at this point, you're still thinking about her because she's a woman. If she had any self-respect, she wouldn't be so clingy to Captain Zhou."
After Yu Manman finished speaking, she looked Shen Yuzhu up and down and continued, "Hehehe... Nianyu, open your eyes and look. Some people are really cunning. They flirt with other people's men as soon as they meet, acting all seductive. I wonder how many people they've seduced in this countryside. But don't worry, so many people are watching. Everyone's eyes are sharp and they know who is the best match for whom. Captain Zhou will definitely not be fooled. You two are a match made in heaven."
Everyone: "!!!"
"........"
What is this woman saying? Why did she suddenly run over and act crazy?
Qiao Nianyu blushed deeply. She always expressed her feelings for Zhou Congsheng in a very subtle way, believing that girls should be more reserved and that Zhou Congsheng would pursue her once he knew her feelings.
But now that Yu Manman had said it so bluntly, she was so ashamed that she couldn't lift her head and dared not look Zhou Congsheng in the eye.
"Comrade Yu, did you eat pig brains for lunch? What nonsense are you spouting? What a match made in heaven? I have a fiancée, and I haven't even exchanged more than two words with Comrade Qiao. When you start slandering soldiers, I hope you can bear the consequences."
Yu Manman and Qiao Nianyu froze, looking at Zhou Congsheng in disbelief.
"What?"
"No, fiancée?"
Shen Yuzhu patted her chest gently, and looked at the two people with an approving smile on her face, "It is indeed me."
The two of them looked even more interesting now. Thinking about what Yu Manman had just said, their breathing became rapid.
"Hahaha... After all this fuss, aren't you just insulting yourself?"
"They even called Shen, the educated youth, a vixen, for seducing other people's men. But Captain Zhou came to our production team a long time ago. Who among us doesn't know that he's Shen's fiancé!"
"That's right, everyone in our educated youth area knows this. How could they have the nerve to come over and say such things? Hey, look at these two girls, their faces are as red as monkey bottoms."
"Hahahaha... How funny! They said that young couple was all lovey-dovey, but it turns out she's got her eye on Captain Zhou, hahaha..."
...
Zhou Congsheng frowned and had them taken to Professor Yao. He recounted in detail what had just happened, and the old man told them to go back to the county town.
Shen Yuzhu tilted her head and exchanged a glance with Qiao Nianyu, who was walking and looking back. She raised an eyebrow at her slightly.
"Zhuzhu, if you're angry, take it out on me. Just don't get sick from getting angry."
"Why are you so angry? She just called me a vixen! You can't be a vixen without some looks. They're probably just jealous of me!"
Zhou Congsheng: "........."
From this perspective, it's not without reason!
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