While He Wan was in a daze, the phone next to her rang. The staff member gestured with his eyes: "It should be yours, answer it."
He Wan quickly stood up and picked up the phone: "Hello, is this Uncle Gu? This is He Wan."
A deep voice, tinged with concern, came from the other end of the phone: "Xiao Wan, this is Uncle Gu. What's wrong? Has something happened?"
"Uncle Gu, it's a long story, but I'll keep it short. I'm currently in Lizhuang Village, Hongqi Commune, Heilongjiang Province, as a sent-down youth... Uncle Gu, I came in a hurry, and my house is still vacant. I don't think it's good for it to remain vacant, so I'd like to trouble you to help me rent it out, preferably to a government-owned property."
She also has my martyr's certificate, and she tricked me into thinking she could collect my pension every month.
"Xiao Wan, what happened? Why did you go to the countryside?" Gu Yan heard He Wan's words, but he didn't blame her. Instead, he felt guilty. It was because they, the uncles, were too negligent. They hadn't considered that the child was still young, and with so much compensation money and such a big house, someone must have their eyes on it.
"Uncle Gu, I was tricked into coming here by my classmate. Her family lives near my house and she had her eye on my house. She tricked me into signing up for the rural program. Later, I realized that I was already in the countryside."
"Uncle Gu, she still has my house key. Can you help me?"
"Xiao Wan, don't worry, Uncle Gu will take care of this for you. What's the name of that family?"
"Her surname is Zhang. Her father's name is Zhang Huaisheng, and he works in a textile factory. Her name is Zhang Qiaoqiao. When I came, I gave her the key for safekeeping."
“Okay, Uncle Gu, go over there tomorrow. I’ll ask around about your situation and see if you can be transferred back.”
"No need, Uncle Gu. I've just arrived in the countryside and can't just leave like that. I've already troubled you with the house issue. I can't let you make a mistake on this matter. Wherever we are, it's all for the sake of national development. I'm doing quite well here. There's no scheming from neighbors. The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, and there's plenty of food. I won't go hungry."
“Xiao Wan, you’ve only graduated from junior high school. How can a thirteen or fourteen-year-old do farm work?”
“My parents’ monthly pension is enough to support me. I was planning to ask the brigade leader to arrange an easy job for me. It’s just that when I came down here, there was a rush and I didn’t have time to transfer the connections here.”
"Xiao Wan, since you're willing to stay there, let's leave it at that for now. If you ever want to come back, be sure to call Uncle Gu, and he'll make arrangements for you. Also, your parents' pension."
I'll make a trip for you tomorrow to change the address to the county where you're going to work in the countryside. From now on, you can go directly to the county to collect your payments each month. As for the house, I'll write to you when everything is arranged.”
"Okay, thank you for your help, Uncle."
After hanging up the phone, I checked the time and it had taken more than two minutes.
"Three yuan and two mao".
"How many?"
"What are you bluffing about? It's only three dollars and two cents."
He Wan knew that phone bills were expensive at this time, but she really didn't know they would be this expensive. Two minutes would cost more than three yuan. Luckily, she didn't eat at the state-run restaurant at noon, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to afford the phone bill.
Seeing the staff member's impatient scolding, I quickly took out my money. At this point, the waiter might actually hit me.
Sigh, think of her future as a top student and successful person, when did she ever live so cautiously?
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