Chapter 313 The County Leaders Really Think Highly of Me
Zhang Jingping's eyes widened in disbelief. Her face changed and she stood up: "Mom, how could you do this to me? If you hadn't forced me, how could I have married that loser Lu Xiangdong..."
After hearing what her daughter said, Song Hongyun could hardly hide the disappointment in her eyes.
"If Lu Xiangdong is trash, then what are you?"
Zhang Jingping opened her mouth, but didn't know how to refute her mother's words.
Song Hongyun looked at her deeply, shook his head in disappointment and left.
"mom?"
Song Hongyun rode his bicycle without even turning his head, and his figure gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.
Zhang Jingping wiped her eye sockets, looking aggrieved, which made Zhang Guifang sigh frequently.
Li Caiyun glanced at Zhang Jingping, and she took Zhang Guifang's arm: "Mom, let's go into the house!"
Zhang Jingping stood alone in the yard, as if she had been forgotten by the world.
She looked at the wheat drying in the yard, and couldn't help feeling lonely and helpless.
Breakfast was served, but no one called her in to eat.
The adults and children of the Li family each sat in their own seats and ate quietly, as if Zhang Jingping did not exist.
This feeling of being excluded and ignored made Zhang Jingping feel very sad. She stood silently in the yard, with a hint of loss in her eyes.
She didn't say hello to the Li family and left quietly.
Zhou Kexin kept an eye on Zhang Jingping. When she saw her leave, the girl said slyly at the dinner table, "Mom, she's gone."
Li Caiyun looked at her mother. Zhang Guifang tightened her grip on the chopsticks, but she did nothing.
“Let’s eat!”
This sentence was said by Li Caiyun.
Zhou Kexin said "oh" and stretched her neck to look outside a few more times.
After dinner, Li Caiyun went to work. Zhou Yong told the two brothers Li Jingchu and Li Jingen to turn the wheat grains frequently at home so that the wheat could be dried faster.
The two brothers agreed to the deal, and Zhou Yong changed his clothes and rode his bicycle to the township government for a meeting.
Every time Zhou Yong went to the village for a meeting, he always felt drowsy. He didn’t sleep well last night, and his eyelids started to droop not long after he sat down.
Xu Jianmin enthusiastically conveyed the instructions of his superiors to everyone, while Zhou Yong was exhausted and kept dozing off.
Xu Jianmin saw the whole scene. He frowned slightly and continued his speech.
After a while, Xu Jianmin called Zhou Yong to his office.
"What's wrong with you? Didn't you sleep last night?"
Zhou Yong chuckled: "I went to bed at around ten o'clock and woke up at around three o'clock."
Xu Jianmin frowned: "Get up so early to work?"
Zhou Yong did not explain, but continued with Xu Jianmin's words: "Now is the wheat harvest season, we have to get up early and go to the fields to harvest wheat..."
Xu Jianmin pursed his lips and asked: "Have you finished harvesting the wheat?"
After chatting with his fellow apprentices for a while, Xu Jianmin got back to the topic.
The content of this meeting mainly focuses on the economy, and each village needs to find ways to increase villagers' income.
Huaixi Village is an economic benchmark village in Qingmu County. Even if no new projects are added, it will be enough for the surrounding villages to catch up for another 10 to 20 years.
However, the county leaders have high hopes for Zhou Yong, expecting him to help villagers achieve a leapfrog growth in their living income.
Zhou Yong rubbed his face and said, "The county leaders really think highly of me!"
Xu Jianmin responded with a smile: "With great ability comes great responsibility, so you must not let down the trust that the county leaders have placed in you."
Zhou Yong pursed his lips and replied listlessly: "I know."
Xu Jianmin caught a glimpse of his nonchalant demeanor and knocked on the desk: "Can you hold your attitude in check, kid?"
Zhou Yong lazily replied: "Yes!"
Xu Jianmin didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Get lost!"
Zhou Yong stood up: "Brother, I'm going back."
Xu Jianmin responded, and Zhou Yong rode his bicycle away from the township government.
Instead of going home immediately, he went to the vegetable market.
Zhou Yong bought some meat and a few watermelons.
After getting home and putting down his things, Zhou Yong took a sickle and went to Sun Qing's house to help harvest wheat.
For several days Zhou Yong was busy working between helping out and going to work, and it was not until the end of July that he had some free time.
Originally, Zhou Yong planned to travel with his whole family, but because of Cao Lai and Li Dan's blind date, the trip had to be temporarily put on hold.
The two children fell in love with each other, so the marriage was decided. The first betrothal gift was paid in mid-August. Cao Biao's family wanted to get married at the end of the year, so Li Hongjun and his wife agreed.
After Zhou Yong finished taking care of Cao Lai and Li Dan's affairs, he took his whole family out for a trip.
The family went to a beautiful coastal city with clear water, soft sand and warm sunshine.
The whole family strolled on the beach, admiring the sea view, listening to the sound of waves hitting the shore, and feeling the sea breeze on their faces.
Zhou Yong took the children to play in the sand, swim and play in the water, and fully enjoyed the fun of the coastal city.
In addition to the beach, Zhou Yong also took his family to visit some local attractions and museums to learn about the local history and culture.
They tasted local delicacies, tried fresh seafood and various special snacks, which not only broadened the children's horizons, but also broadened the horizons of Li Baotian, Zhang Guifang and Li Caiyun.
Happy times are always short. After a week of traveling, the family set out on their journey home.
As soon as they got home, Li Hongjun arrived.
"Zhou Yong, you're finally back."
Zhou Yong frowned: "What happened in the village?"
Li Hongjun sighed: "Everything is fine in the village, it's Caixia's family that has an accident."
Li Caiyun hurriedly asked what happened, and Li Hongjun slowly recounted the whole story.
Li Caixia's son was successfully admitted to university. When the Wu family learned the good news, Wu Jun shamelessly proposed to take the child back to their home.
Naturally, the child did not want to go back to the Wu family and had an argument with Wu Jun.
The argument between father and son became more and more tense, and Wu Jun used violence against the child, which caused Li Caixia's strong dissatisfaction and anger.
Losing control of her emotions, Li Caixia picked up a kitchen knife and injured Wu Jun.
Now Wu Jun is still lying in the hospital. He gave Li Caixia two choices: either she took the child back to Wu's house and continued to live with him, or she would ruin the future of his eldest son.
Zhou Yong frowned: "Is Wu Jun seriously injured?"
Li Hongjun pursed his lips: "The injury is not light."
Li Caixia was so furious at the time that she wanted to kill Wu Jun to vent her anger, so she would not hold back.
Wu Jun suffered varying degrees of cuts on his limbs, with the worst injury being on his back, which required more than seventy stitches.
Li Hongjun approached Director Geng. He originally thought that with the intervention of Director Geng, the two sides could reach a private settlement, but Wu Jun firmly refused to settle the matter privately.
This left Director Geng helpless, and Li Hongjun extremely anxious, but could not find a solution no matter how hard he tried.
Li Caiyun gnashed her teeth and cursed, "Wu Jun, you damned bastard, why didn't he die for a good man!"
Zhang Guifang took over and echoed the conversation. Li Baotian looked at the mother and daughter and said, "Okay, put your things together and stop making trouble here."
They just got home and their belongings are piled up in the living room!
Li Caiyun responded, and the five children started to get busy. Zhang Guifang was also busy. She slowly took the couple's clothes back to the room and sorted them out.
Zhou Yong took a look at the situation in the living room and thought it was a bit noisy, so he called Li Baotian and Li Hongjun and prepared to go to the yard to talk.
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