Chapter 22 Refusal
However, to everyone's surprise, Su Xiangwan actually refused Ding Yaping: "Thank you for the invitation, Director Ding, but I have decided to go to the countryside with my husband to become educated youth."
"Xiang Wan." Gu Yanxiao was taken aback, then anxiously tried to persuade her.
Not only that, Gu's father, Gu's mother, and even Gu Yanfei looked at her with disapproval.
This is a job at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs! It's much better than being a sent-down youth in the countryside.
Why did Su Xiangwan refuse?
"Comrade Su, would you like to reconsider? I can offer you a formal position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Ding Yaping was instantly dumbfounded.
He actually got rejected?
"Thank you for your appreciation, Director Ding. However, I just got married to my husband. If I go to work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I will have to separate from him, and I can't bear to be separated from him."
Su Xiangwan gently tugged at Gu Yanxiao's sleeve, her voice soft and sweet: "In my heart, nothing is more important than our family being together in harmony, so I can only disappoint Director Ding's kindness!"
When Gu Yanxiao heard Su Xiangwan say that, his cold and aloof expression softened instantly, and even his usually resolute face was flushed with a blush.
After all, hearing his wife's words, which were almost a confession, in front of so many people made this introverted and meticulous person feel embarrassed.
At that moment, the only thing he could think of doing for his wife was to take her hand.
He stood beside his wife with a protective posture, his expression solemn as if he were guarding his faith.
Although Mr. and Mrs. Gu wanted their daughter-in-law to stay away from suffering in the countryside with them, they still wanted to help her.
But hearing her say that, he could only look at the young couple with relief, and secretly decided that he would never wrong his daughter-in-law in the future. Such a good daughter-in-law was not too much to cherish.
Even Gu Yanfei, who still harbored some resentment towards Su Xiangwan for what happened before, looked at her with a grateful expression at this moment.
So, Su Xiangwan has such deep feelings for her brother!
So it seems that her previous dramatic and disruptive behavior at home was probably because she had just married into their strict and dull family.
After all, Su Xiangwan, as a capitalist's daughter who is fluent in foreign languages and can draw, must have had a very colorful and interesting life in Shanghai.
Su Xiangwan had no idea that she simply wanted to follow the Gu family to the countryside and live a leisurely life.
After all, she already has enough money in her current space to live comfortably for several lifetimes, so why should she humiliate herself by working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which, in the current situation, is arguably the most humiliating place?
However, the Gu family members automatically brainwashed themselves into believing that Su Xiangwan was sacrificing her future for Gu Yanxiao.
So much so that later on, they all looked at her with guilt, trying their best to make up for it, almost spoiling her into a parasite who did nothing but eat, drink, poop, pee, and sleep.
Even though Su Xiangwan has repeatedly rejected Ding Yaping, he is clearly unwilling to let go of such a rare talent as her.
During the rest of the trip, whenever he had the chance, he would tell her about all the benefits of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, such as the respectable job, the various welfare benefits, and the stable income.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried to persuade her, Su Xiangwan remained unmoved.
Later on, she would even hide in a small room, close the door, and refuse to accept Ding Yaping's brainwashing.
Fortunately, the new translator arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs arrived in the afternoon.
Ding Yaping was busy coordinating, finally relieving Su Xiangwan's ears.
"Su, will I ever see you again?"
Despite having a new translator, Vivian still preferred to stay close to Su Xiangwan.
Upon learning that she had reached her destination and was about to get off the bus, the sentimental blonde woman's eyes welled up with tears.
Ding Yaping, who appeared out of nowhere, suddenly handed over a note.
He snorted and said, "This is my office phone number. If you change your mind, you can call me. My promise still stands."
Seeing his disappointed look, Su Xiangwan accepted the note with some embarrassment and thanked him.
She then took out the address that Gu's father had just written for her and handed it to Ding Yaping and Vivian, saying, "This is our address in the countryside, called Bakushu Village. You can keep in touch with us when you have time."
"That's great! Su, I'll definitely come to see you when I have time. You're the first good friend I made in this country." Vivian happily showed off the address in her hand to Anthony, who just looked at her affectionately before nodding goodbye to Su Xiangwan.
"Why!"
Ding Yaping watched Su Xiangwan and Gu Yanxiao leave hand in hand. Despite the crowded conditions, Su Xiangwan, protected by Gu Yanxiao, was not affected by the throng.
His expression softened a bit.
Gu Yanxiao, who could make the exceptionally talented and beautiful Su Xiangwan willing to give up such a promising future in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to stay with her, must indeed possess extraordinary qualities.
It's just a pity...
After the Gu family left the train station, they looked around and found the people who were there to take them to Bakushu Village.
A middle-aged man with dark skin was sitting on an oxcart, smoking a pipe.
Because it took some time for the Gu family to say goodbye to Vivian and the others, some other educated youth had already gathered by the oxcart.
Those educated youths had clearly come from hard-seat trains, and they all looked listless and dispirited.
One of the girls, around seventeen or eighteen years old, was pale and swaying precariously, as if she were about to faint at any moment.
Seeing that the Gu family had put their luggage on the oxcart, one of the women, with braids, pulled a man up to greet them: "Are you also going to Bakushu Village for rural work? My name is Xia Yi, and this is my boyfriend, Zheng Haiyang."
Then, pointing to the frail girl, he said, "Her name is Liu Xian. We were both sent-down youths to Bakushu Village."
Su Xiangwan nodded lightly: "Hello, my name is Su Xiangwan, these are my parents-in-law, this is my husband Gu Yanxiao, and this is my sister Gu Yanfei."
"It's fate that we'll all be sent-down youth in Bakushu Village in the future." Xia Yi smiled warmly. "I didn't see you all on the train earlier."
Generally speaking, those who are sent to the countryside in the same place will try to be assigned to the same carriage.
With the outstanding looks and demeanor of this family, anyone who has seen them will never forget them.
Su Xiangwan's eyes flickered, and she smiled faintly: "Perhaps it's because we just happened to be assigned to another carriage!"
"Oh? That's really unfortunate, otherwise we could have traveled together." Xia Yi's expression changed slightly, but she still smiled innocently.
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