With everyone's encouragement day by day, Zhang Cuicao gradually calmed down.
Continuing to participate in the arts and culture performance was at everyone's insistence, and she was pushed by several people to participate.
However, participating in such large-scale events can really heal a person's wounds. Zhang Cuicao was noticeably more cheerful today. Well, perhaps Shen Guoqing also played a role.
And today, the educated youth team from the farm also won an award.
They came in first, and Shen Guoqing's team came in third.
Moreover, everyone who participated received half a jin of grain coupons as a subsidy from the educated youth office.
Moreover, the top three winners received an extra half-jin of grain coupons.
Everyone was overjoyed.
We're going to the city for a competition in about two weeks, and when we come back, everyone's been discussing what kind of prizes we'll get.
"Old Yun, I also took some time today to make a deal with Song Lao Er."
"You actually dared to participate in a competition? That's incredibly bold."
“We went there in the morning, but the educated youth office wasn’t ready yet, so they told us to wait and that it would start in the afternoon. Since we had some time to look around, I went to find Song Lao Er.”
"When we get back, Mr. Bai and I will help you stock up on some more."
He Wan didn't object, nodding and saying, "Now that I have your Mr. Bai, things are much more convenient."
The two chatted until very late. The next morning, He Wan notified several men in the front and back yards that she and Zhang Cuicao would treat them to dinner that evening to thank them for their help and care that day.
Zhang Cuicao was about to ask the brigade leader for leave early in the morning to go to the commune to buy some meat, but He Wan stopped her: "I have five catties of pork and two chickens here. If you want to eat fish, we can buy two more from the pond. There's no need to buy vegetables, we have plenty in our vegetable garden."
"Oh, you bought so much! That's enough to set up two tables. But I can't let you pay for everything. How much is the meat? Let's split the cost."
"Just give me two yuan."
"That's not enough."
"That's enough, that's enough."
Two chickens alone would cost a lot of money, but He Wan insisted on charging her only two yuan. Zhang Cuicao didn't hesitate, and they used vegetables from her own garden.
At lunchtime, the two of them even asked the team leader for half a day off.
Li Weidong saw this and found He Wan, saying, "Why did you take the day off? I was thinking of bringing you some snacks this afternoon."
"I'm going to treat the people from the educated youth settlement to dinner this afternoon to thank them."
Li Weidong understood why, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Zhang Zhiqing has helped me a lot, so I should thank him properly. And you, can I come over tonight?"
He Wan frowned slightly: "This is a get-together for us educated youth."
"Can I bring some things? How about bringing some alcohol?"
"The alcohol... isn't some cheap liquor."
"It must be good wine. You forgot about the procurement by the city's state-run restaurants? I went there a couple of days ago and found that person. He's a minister. I was so happy after the deal was finalized that I specially bought this wine."
"Minister...?"
"Oh, what's this? You're a high-ranking official?"
"It's a big deal. You closed it?"
"The deal is done. They said they'll come to buy it at the beginning of next month. I've already told the captain, but he's busy with Zhang Lemin's matter right now and doesn't have time to deal with it, so I've handed it over to the deputy captain."
The deputy captain then told me to hand this matter over to Uncle Li.
"Tsk tsk, thank goodness I ran into you that day. Look at Zhang Lemin, isn't he pathetic?"
He Wan quickly glanced around, and seeing no one was around, she turned and glared at him: "Don't talk about this. Have your family told you what to do?"
"How can I not tell? This concerns my future marriage prospects, so I'll definitely keep it a closely guarded secret."
He Wan thought for a moment and then said, "You'd better not bring the alcohol. Drinking can lead to trouble. How about you get a few bottles of soda instead?"
Li Weidong scratched his head awkwardly: "Soda? It's quite expensive."
"Tsk, it's just a few cents, and he's supposed to be the village bully, but he has no guts at all."
"Okay, okay, I'll buy it."
"By the way, call me 'sister' from now on."
"Tsk, I'm several years older than you, aren't you afraid of shortening your lifespan?"
"You can't go back on your word, can you? I helped you find out who was behind this the other day, and I even fought with her. And what have you done? You've been too cowardly to even settle scores with Chen Qing yet."
He's not even as good as Zhang Cuicao; she slapped Chen Qing the very next day, and they argued for quite a while.
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