Sun Lilan: "That's true."
Jiang Anxia: What can I say? I can only smile.
After waiting for another half hour without seeing Tian Wenjia return, Grandpa Li became a little annoyed.
"Where did that female educated youth go? Didn't she say when she was going back? She still hasn't come?"
Su Qianxue opened her mouth, thinking for a moment about what to say, "Something important must have kept you waiting, sir. Let's wait a little longer!"
Grandpa Li snorted softly, not replying to Su Qianxue.
The others all seemed unwilling to pay any attention to Su Qianxue.
Seeing this, Jiang Anxia silently took a step back and did not get involved.
The people in their brigade had always considered the arrival of educated youth as something indifferent.
If they come, it just means a few more city folks who can't do the work; if they don't come, they can do the work well on their own.
Su Qianxue bit her lower lip, feeling a little embarrassed.
She had never been treated like this before in her life; country bumpkins really are a bunch of brutes.
"Qianxue, it's alright, this has nothing to do with you; they'll probably wait a little longer." Ai Guiping comforted Su Qianxue when she saw that she looked unwell.
These words made Su Qianxue's expression even worse.
"Alright, it seems I was meddling." No matter how unhappy she was, Su Qianxue could only suppress it and pretend to be gentle and kind.
“You meant well.” Ai Guiping didn’t notice anything amiss and continued to take care of Su Qianxue’s feelings.
"Mmm." Su Qianxue gave a soft "Mmm" and then fell silent.
Seeing that there was no more gossip to be had, Jiang Anxia looked away out of boredom.
Sigh~ When is he coming back? It's been so long.
"Wait five more minutes, or we're going back," Grandpa Li said impatiently.
I've been waiting for almost an hour, and I'm getting restless.
The crucial point is that he also mentioned the time the oxcart would return, yet this person still acted like this, as if he really thought they were too afraid to leave.
Sure enough, they waited for a while longer, and when Tian Wenjia still hadn't returned, Grandpa Li called everyone to get on the oxcart; they were going back.
"Grandpa, Jiajia hasn't come back yet?" Su Qianxue asked again at this moment.
"You can wait if you want," Grandpa Li said in a bad tone.
We've been waiting for so long; if we keep waiting, he'll be gone by the time we get there.
Upon hearing this, several women nearby immediately got onto the oxcart.
If it weren't for that young educated youth, they would have been working at home long ago. Isn't this just wasting their time?
Sun Lilan also took Jiang Anxia's hand and sat on the oxcart.
"Comrade Jiang, Captain Jiang said that the educated youth are under your jurisdiction." Seeing that no one was willing to wait any longer, Su Qianxue's gaze fell on Jiang Anxia.
“Su Qianxue, the brigade leader told Xia to take care of you, but he didn’t mention these things. Don’t say whatever comes to mind.” Before Jiang Anxia could even speak, Sun Lilan retorted to Su Qianxue.
“Su Zhiqing, I think you should be very clear about this matter. It has nothing to do with me. Grandpa Li made it very clear when we were going back, and Tian Zhiqing should have heard it. Besides, my dad told me to take care of you. If you have problems that you can't solve, you can come to me. It's not like you know the time and keep making people wait.” After saying so much in one breath, Jiang Anxia paused for a moment.
"This...is Tian Zhiqing's own problem, isn't it?" Jiang Anxia looked intently at Su Qianxue.
How does this person's brain work? How can they bring this up to her?
"I...I just don't know what to do." Su Qianxue lowered her head, concealing the thoughts in her eyes.
It seems that Jiang Anxia is no pushover!
She did this today to gain a good reputation among these middle-aged women, but it backfired unexpectedly.
"Su, are you leaving or not? If not, we're leaving." Old Li rolled his eyes.
This girl is too cunning; you can see right through her.
"You guys go! I'll wait for Jiajia instead! It's not good to leave her alone." Since things had come to this, Su Qianxue had no choice but to stay and wait for Tian Wenjia.
At least it won't be too bad.
"Alright." Grandpa Li raised his whip and struck the ox, which then slowly began to walk.
Su Qianxue stood there and watched helplessly as the group of people rode away in the oxcart.
Her eyes stared at their retreating figures as if they were poisoned.
It's okay, just this once.
Ai Guiping rode along in the oxcart.
She naturally knew who was in the wrong.
At first, she really thought Su Qianxue was a gentle and kind person, but now it seems that she misjudged her.
She should stay away from her from now on.
Su Qianxue was unaware that her affected behavior actually allowed Ai Guiping to see her true colors.
"If it weren't for that young educated youth, I'd be feeding chickens right now. Isn't that a waste of my time?" Liu Ercui's tone was full of dissatisfaction.
“That’s right, that Su Zhiqing isn’t sensible either,” a middle-aged woman in black echoed Liu Ercui’s words.
Hearing all this, Ai Guiping quietly made herself less noticeable.
These middle-aged women are not to be trifled with; if you do, you'll become a local celebrity, and she doesn't want to be famous.
Jiang Anxia also sat quietly in the corner; the power of an older woman should not be underestimated.
When they are needed, they are a free intelligence network; when they are not needed, they all avoid us.
She should just listen quietly and not get involved.
Just because Jiang Anxia isn't involved doesn't mean they won't contact her.
"Hey~ Xia girl, you're almost seventeen, right?" Liu Ercui changed the subject and turned her attention to Jiang Anxia.
Hearing someone call her name, Jiang Anxia immediately sounded the alarm, "Yes, what's wrong, Auntie?"
"Has your mother arranged a marriage for you? If not, there's a young man in my hometown village. He's tall, fair-skinned, and a full-time employee at the steel factory." When Liu Ercui saw Jiang Anxia, she remembered that a few days ago when Jiang Anxia went back to her parents' home, she met her good friend from before she got married, who asked her to help her youngest son find a good girl.
Now that I see Jiang Anxia, my mind immediately becomes active.
"No need, Auntie, I'm not in a hurry," Jiang Anxia said indifferently.
In the original owner's memory, Liu Ercui was the brigade's big mouth, who would tell everyone anything as if she was afraid others wouldn't know.
"Oh my! You're still young? I was even younger than you when I married your uncle!" Liu Ercui pouted.
She's already seventeen, which is still young. When she married her husband, he was a year younger than her.
“Auntie, times have changed, and things are different now than before.” Jiang Anxia stared coldly at Liu Ercui.
She made her rejection so obvious, yet this person still acts like this.
“Cui! I’m curious which family you’re talking about is from your hometown village. I’ll go and ask around sometime. There’s a capable girl in my hometown village.” Sun Lilan interrupted Liu Ercui.
"This... it's the family I'm on good terms with, called Liu Jianshe." Liu Ercui smiled obsequiously.
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