Chapter 146 Cleaning the Youth Point
As soon as he got off work, Gu Yuehuai packed up and rushed back.
She was eager to know whether the news was coming as she wished.
Dalaozi Production Brigade, Breeding Department.
The brigade was very lively today. As soon as the members got off work, they came to the breeding area. Some of them were still holding their bowls, looking curiously at the haggard-looking secretary Wang Fu standing on the rostrum.
It’s strange to say, but during this period of time, several cadres in the brigade have lost weight visibly, and look a bit creepy.
Wang Fu raised his hand: "Everyone, be quiet."
When Gu Yuehuai arrived, he happened to hear Wang Fu talking. After the scene quieted down, he said, "Today, Comrade Lin, the secretary of the Youth League Committee of the commune, said that in a few days, our Qing'an County will welcome many educated youth and college students from all over the country. When the assignment is ready, some people will come to our brigade to join the team. However, the educated youth site in the team has been abandoned for so long, it is not clean. Let's unite and clean it up! Don't let the college students come and laugh at our brigade!"
Wang Fu's words were passionate, but the members looked at each other and were not very enthusiastic.
Gu Yuehuai bit her red lips lightly, her hands hanging by her side trembling slightly, and her heart was filled with excitement and churning emotions.
Her guess turned out to be correct. When the educated youth went to the countryside, Yan Shaoyu would definitely be assigned to the Dalaozi Production Brigade, just like in his previous life. She had imagined many scenes of their meeting again, but now that they were about to meet, she felt a little nervous.
She didn't know whether Yan Shaoyu would still like her in this life, she didn't know whether he would believe the lies she had to make up, and she didn't know whether he would be willing for her to get close to him in this life.
Wang Fu talked about some more things about the educated youth going to the countryside, and then waved his hand and asked everyone to disperse.
He has been worrying about food these days so much that most of his hair has turned white. He goes to the commune almost every day, hoping to ask his superiors for advice. Unfortunately, the superiors also have to hand over their tasks and have no time to supervise them.
He didn't dare to think about what would happen if the brigade couldn't provide MLZL grain when work points were exchanged for MLZL grain at the end of the year.
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Gu Yuehuai returned home, but his mood had not yet calmed down.
She went into the room, carrying a basket full of unprocessed cotton, and turned to go outside. Gu Zhifeng called out to her a few times, but she just said, "You guys cook first, I'll be back soon!"
"This child." Gu Zhifeng shook his head.
Gu Yuehuai carried cotton to the brigade's cotton mill. On weekdays, the cotton harvested by the brigade would be processed here. Some members' cotton grown privately could also be brought here for cotton spinning, but they had to pay an extra labor fee.
"Wow, so many, Comrade Xiao Gu, your family must have planted a lot of cotton this year." The woman who was playing with the quilt in the cotton mill came forward to look at her backpack and couldn't help but exclaimed.
Gu Yuehuai smiled and said, "Aunt, my family didn't plant any cotton this year. All the cotton was sent by my relatives."
The brigade is so small that it is easy to see what each family planted. The risk is too great, so it is better to blame it on a fictitious relative. After all, everyone knows that her family has relatives in the county town.
The woman clicked her tongue enviously, and Gu Yuehuai gave her one dollar as labor fee and asked her to blow the cotton out as quickly as possible.
It was one dollar, not more or less, but as the year was coming to an end, it was still an income, so the woman readily agreed.
"Your cotton is of very good quality." The woman looked at the cotton she had poured out. It was large and snow-white. The cotton yield was obviously higher than the cotton grown by the brigade.
Gu Yuehuai didn't answer, and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Auntie."
"It's okay." The woman waved her hand and started processing the cotton efficiently.
Gu Yuehuai breathed a sigh of relief, left the cotton mill and returned home.
On the way, she met Chen Yuesheng and Li Chaoying who were entangled with each other. The former had a gloomy face and was as black as the bottom of a pot, while the latter was crying with tear marks all over her face, as if she had suffered some great injustice.
Gu Yuehuai was in a daze for a moment. She had been going out early and coming back late during this period and almost forgot about Chen Yuesheng.
Li Chaoying tugged at Chen Yuesheng's sleeve tightly: "I haven't had sex for several days. If you don't marry me, how can I face people? It would be better to die in front of your door!"
Chen Yuesheng tugged at his sleeves: "You! There is nothing between you and me, don't even think about slandering me!"
Hearing this, Li Chaoying shouted at the top of his lungs, "How could it be that there was no evidence? How could it be that there was no evidence? Liu Er'er saw it all! There are witnesses. If you want to clear yourself of any responsibility, I wonder if you can still keep your title as team leader!"
Having said that, Li Chaoying turned around and ran towards the breeding area.
Chen Yuesheng hurried to chase after him, but when he turned around he saw Gu Yuehuai. He couldn't help but breathe a little slower, and while dodging his gaze he did not forget to hold Li Chaoying and said in a low voice, "Alright, stop yelling!"
Li Chaoying also saw Gu Yuehuai. After hearing what Chen Yuesheng said, she suddenly sneered, her voice even louder: "Not making a fuss? Why shouldn't I make a fuss? Chen Yuesheng is being a hooligan and he's not willing to take responsibility!"
Chen Yuesheng was so angry at these words that his face turned red and he almost didn't dare to look up at Gu Yuehuai.
As the sky gradually darkened, Gu Yuehuai was too lazy to watch the show. She didn't care about the progress of Chen Yuesheng and Li Chaoying at all. After all, she was the one who added fuel to the fire and would not let Chen Yuesheng have an easy time.
She carried the basket on her back and walked away without looking back.
Li Chaoying looked at her almost indifferent back and laughed: "Chen Yuesheng, you want to win back Gu Yuehuai with all your heart, but you see, she doesn't even want to look at you. What's wrong with me? I have your baby in my belly."
Chen Yuesheng also withdrew his gaze from Gu Yuehuai at this time, and the veins in his neck throbbed: "Shut up!"
Li Chaoying's face was filled with jealousy and envy: "I won't! You like Gu Yuehuai, but she has long looked down on you! Gu Yuehuai is now the most beautiful female comrade in our area. She is educated, can draw, and now works at the Masses Daily. She is good in every way. Whoever marries her will worship her like a bodhisattva."
"Chen Yuesheng, you are blind. You didn't want to see the bright side of Gu Yuehuai, but liked Tian Jing instead."
"It's too late to regret now, too late!"
——“Snap.”
A crisp slap was heard and Li Chaoying staggered.
She didn't throw a tantrum, but just covered her swollen cheek, glared at Chen Yuesheng, and spat fiercely: "Chen Yuesheng, if you don't marry me, we will die together, and no one will get any good!"
The Chen family is well off and lives a comfortable life. Chen Yuesheng is handsome and promising. This is a good marriage that she never dared to think of. If she does not seize this opportunity, she will still have to live a life worse than pork in the future. She must give it a try!
Chen Yuesheng stared at Li Chaoying, who had a mad look on his face, with a gloomy gaze for a long time without saying a word.
On the other side, Gu Yuehuai returned home and Gu Tinghuai had already cooked some vegetables and rice porridge.
Gu Zhifeng helped to take down the backpack and asked, "Nannan, where have you been?"
Gu Yuehuai helped Gu Tinghuai scoop porridge and said very naturally: "I bought some unprocessed cotton seed materials from the commune and sent them to the cotton mill for fluffing, so that everyone in our family can have a new coat for the New Year."
Gu Zhifeng took a deep breath and said with a distressed look on her face, "A new coat for everyone? How much money would that cost? No, no, just make one for your daughter. We are grown men, why would we need new clothes?"
Gu Yuehuai ignored him, looked at the popcorn in the pot, and said, "Brother, come back tomorrow at noon to mix some leavened dough for me, and I'll steam some steamed buns tonight. We drink rice porridge and eat vegetables every day, and everyone has to lose two pounds."
Gu Tinghuai smiled and nodded: "With Nannan, our family is getting better and better off."
Gu Yuehuai raised the corner of his lips and said, "We are just getting started. We have a long way to go."
She will do everything in her power to make life good for everyone she loves.
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