"Come on, Ruan Ruan, quickly give me the basket. Don't worry, I'll be here from now on, and I'll never let you do any heavy work."
Gu Changfeng eagerly accepted the basket.
"Let's go back."
Ruan Qiushui handed the basket to Gu Changfeng and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she put some supplies inside the basket the moment she saw Gu Changfeng; otherwise, it would have been hard to say what would have happened if he had found it was empty.
"Ruan Ruan, next time I'm not with you, don't buy so much stuff, it hurts my heart."
With my wife's small frame, how much grain can she carry? I hope she doesn't strain her shoulders and back.
"knew."
They've only just started dating, and he's already starting to control them.
The two rode their bicycles, chatting and laughing all the way, until they arrived at the entrance of the brigade.
"Oh, Ruan Zhiqing is back! What good things did you buy in town?"
Old Mrs. Wang, with her slanted, triangular eyes, looked him up and down.
"none of your business."
Gu Changfeng rode in front of Ruan Qiushui, blocking Old Lady Wang's greedy gaze.
"Changfeng, why did you come back with Ruan girl?"
Wu Guihua noticed that the two were acting strangely intimately and couldn't help but overthink it.
“I was dating Ruan Zhiqing, so of course we came back together.”
Gu Changfeng straightened his chest, feeling extremely proud.
"Oh, this is great news!"
Wu Guihua slapped her thigh, quickly stood up, and walked out.
She had to tell Xie Xiuying the good news as soon as possible.
"Changfeng, are you really dating Ruan Qiushui?"
"How did you manage to win Ruan Qiushui's heart?"
“Ruan Zhiqing is quite capable, you have to treat her well.”
The aunties had a new topic of conversation and gathered around, chattering away.
"Gu Changfeng, I was wondering why you looked down on my Qiaohui. So you wanted to marry a sent-down youth?"
"Look at your own behavior now. A wounded and discharged soldier, you're not afraid of people suffering hardship and poverty, so you just pack up and run away."
"If you ask me, it's better to be down-to-earth. The girls in our brigade are more than good enough for you, so don't think about climbing the social ladder."
Old Mrs. Wang always thought that someone like Gu Changfeng was incredibly lucky to have married her Qiaohui. Who would have thought he would end up marrying a sent-down youth?
Her daughter, Qiaohui, is just a country bumpkin; how can she compare?
Is it really impossible to have that three turns and one sound and two hundred yuan?
"Aunt Wang, you're trying to sell your own daughter, aren't you?"
Hearing Old Lady Wang belittle Gu Changfeng like that, Ruan Qiushui was furious.
"Auntie, don't you even look at yourself? And what kind of person is your daughter? If we marry your daughter, your family will probably suck us dry."
"This marriage isn't a one-sided charity. If you want to sell your daughter, go find a buyer elsewhere."
"Relationships are about mutual consent. Gu Changfeng isn't blind. To reject a good match like me and marry someone like your ugly daughter, he must be out of his mind."
Ruan Qiushui's mouth agape in anger, leaving Old Lady Wang speechless.
"Good, well said."
Xie Xiuying ran over and saw Ruan Qiushui defending the third son and angrily confronting Old Lady Wang, displaying her own unique style.
It's true what they say, birds of a feather flock together.
"Old hag Wang, you haven't learned your lesson from the beating you received last time, have you? You still dare to try and force your daughter into my house. Believe me or not, I'll bring some people to beat you up and ruin your reputation. Let's see how you'll earn your bride price then."
"Also, this girl Ruan is now my third son's girlfriend, and I cherish her dearly. If I hear anything unpleasant coming from your mouth, I'll come knocking on your door just the same."
If you anger her, she's capable of anything.
"Xie Xiuying, don't think you can act like a bully just because you're the brigade leader. Who's afraid of you?"
Old Mrs. Wang mustered her courage and retorted, then hurried home.
"Ruan girl, come over for dinner tonight."
Now that she's dating the third brother, she can come over for dinner in a perfectly legitimate way, right?
"good."
Ruan Qiushui readily nodded, thinking about what she should bring when she visited.
"Then Auntie will go home and make arrangements. Third brother, you accompany Ruan girl around for a while."
Xie Xiuying hurried home.
It's not just about cooking; it's Ruan Yatou's first official visit, so the house needs to be tidied up.
"Let's go, I'll take you back to the educated youth camp."
The two pushed their bicycles and walked slowly forward.
Along the way, Gu Changfeng met many neighbors and greeted them all very warmly.
"You're back? I heard you two started dating?"
Chen Fenglan had heard the news long ago, so she came to the door to wait for her.
Sure enough, the two not only got closer, but also exuded the saccharine scent of romance.
"Sister Chen, let me formally introduce you. This is my boyfriend, Gu Changfeng."
Ruan Qiushui glanced at Gu Changfeng with a smile and readily agreed.
"Hello Chen Zhiqing, I am Ruan Ruan's boyfriend."
Gu Changfeng flashed a bright white smile as he looked back, his laughter unrestrained.
"Alright, alright, who wants to see you two showing off your love?"
Knowing I was just asking for trouble, I decided to go back inside and rest.
After saying goodbye to Gu Changfeng, Ruan Qiushui parked her bicycle, carried her basket, and went into the house.
"How's it going, Ruan Zhiqing?"
Before she even stepped inside, Ruan Qiushui was stopped by Gu Xianjin again.
As soon as Gu Xianjin heard that Ruan Qiushui had returned, he put down his work and came over.
At this stage, nothing is more important than the health clinic.
"Uncle, I've received my medical license."
Ruan Qiushui gave Gu Xianjin the answer he had been hoping for.
"Very good."
Gu Xianjin said it three times in a row, wishing he could broadcast it to the whole brigade immediately.
"I've also cleared out a clinic for you. It's just two rooms next to the brigade office. You can start working tomorrow."
Those two rooms were built by the former residents of the brigade. Later, the residents moved to other places with their children, and the houses were sold to the brigade.
"There's something else I need to tell you beforehand. Our brigade isn't well-off, so you'll have to go up the mountain to dig up the medicinal herbs yourself."
"But don't worry, you can still charge a small fee when you get medicine for the brigade."
We can't let people work for nothing just because they have ten work points.
"Okay, I understand."
Ruan Qiushui nodded; there was a lot of room for maneuver in this situation.
"Then Uncle will be leaving now."
He had to go back and tell the whole village the good news.
"Sister Chen, look what I brought back!"
Ruan Qiushui waved the braised pork she had packed in front of Chen Fenglan's nose.
You passed the exam!
Chen Fenglan sat up, her mouth watering at the smell of meat.
"Come on, let's celebrate properly."
As she spoke, she reached for her food bag, thinking of cooking a nice meal for Ruan Qiushui.
"I told you before, if I pass the exam, I'll treat you to a nice meal. I'll provide the food and meat, and you can contribute your cooking skills, okay?"
Since we're going to invite everyone, let's all invite each other.
Of course, this "everyone" does not include Duan Zhiyu and Qin Qiaoqiao.
Because in Ruan Qiushui's eyes, they were not human and could not be categorized as part of the community.
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