Li Weidong said angrily, "We also went to his house and met Duan Lao Er. As soon as he saw us, he wanted to take us away and wouldn't let us leave."
"Hmph, who do you think I am? In the end, I was clever enough to say I was a police officer from a certain police station, investigating homeless people."
He Wan asked, "Didn't they check your ID or anything?"
Wang Xiaorong laughed and said, "What documents do they need? They don't even realize that. We just took advantage of their moment of fear to escape."
Zhang Deping said, "Her sister is quite clever. She borrowed a bicycle from somewhere and chased after us for a long time."
"She caught up with us?"
"No, I shook them off."
Li Zhengdao said, "We also asked the village head, and what he said was similar to what Duan Xiaoxi said."
He Wan sighed, "Women who encounter parents like these are powerless to resist, and many of them lead tragic lives."
It takes a lot of courage for someone like her to run away like that.
Since we've come across this, we should help if we can. I'll talk to Aunt Juhua tomorrow and see if anyone's willing to help.
Since Zhang Deping had saved her, he quickly nodded in agreement, saying, "If anyone is willing, I'm willing to give her five yuan as a dowry. I... I've saved up some money this year, but not much. Consider it a small token of my appreciation."
Wang Xiaorong smiled and said, "If he really marries out from our side, we will still give him some tokens of our appreciation."
Li Erniu chuckled and said, "I think Comrade Duan is quite good. I'll talk to my mother about it when we get back."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Weidong retorted sharply, "There's no way your mother would agree."
Li Erniu retorted, "How could I disagree? She's happy to do anything I like."
"Tch, I'll bet you."
"Let's gamble."
"I bet you how's that woolen thermal underwear your mom made for you the other day?"
"That won't work."
"You're stingy. If you can't afford to gamble, just say so."
"Who can't afford to gamble?"
He Wan watched as Li Weidong and the others left the educated youth compound amidst their commotion.
Zhang Deping said, "He Zhiqing, it's not appropriate for Comrade Duan to stay at your place all the time. Let her move to the women's dormitory in the front yard tomorrow. I saved her, and I can't keep troubling you."
Although He Wan was happy to help Duan Xiaoxi, she didn't really like living in the same house all the time, as it was too inconvenient for her.
So they agreed.
Then he turned around and glanced at Zhang Yao beside him.
Zhang Yao, with her neck stiff, was about to speak.
But Li Liqun stopped him, smiling and saying, "The girls' dormitory is so big, it's better than being crammed on a small kang. Since he's alright, let Comrade Duan move in."
Li Chunsheng, arms crossed and smiling, walked over to Zhang Yao and the others and said, "With Captain Wang gone, Zhang Zhiqing, it feels like things are about to change in the front yard."
"You're a veteran of the educated youth movement; some people don't understand, so you should teach them properly."
Upon hearing this, Li Liqun shouted, "What do you mean by that?"
"The gist is, you're stupid, you have to ask one more question."
"you..."
"Calm down, Liqun, what are you doing? Li Zhiqing, Zhang Zhiqing, we didn't mean anything by it. We hadn't seen this situation before yesterday, so we went a bit too far. Just consider it our mistake. You are all seniors. We've just arrived here and there's still a lot we don't understand. If there's anything wrong, don't hesitate to tell us. We will definitely learn from your experience."
He Wan raised an eyebrow at Zhang Zhiqiang, thinking to herself that this man was quite eloquent.
The room was full of comrades. Zhang Deping offered a few words of advice, and the situation calmed down.
After this incident, Zhang Zhiqiang and Li Liqun finally understood.
These former educated youths are very united, kind-hearted, and generous. They would even give five yuan to someone they didn't expect in return.
They wouldn't dare to have any other ideas.
They originally wanted to integrate into their community, but Zhang Yao started bringing up the old educated youth issues as soon as she arrived.
Now everyone in the village knows that those three new educated youths are too troublesome, and as a result, they're not very friendly towards them.
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