Before he could even speak, Sun Yongnian slapped Zhao Dahua: "You stinking woman, why don't you apologize to Xia Zhiqing right now? Are you mute?"
Despite Zhao Dahua's reluctance, she still apologized to Xia Anyan, admitted her mistake, and made a promise.
However, the emotions in her eyes had already revealed her true thoughts, but Xia Anyan didn't care. At least on the surface, Zhao Dahua wouldn't dare to cause her any more trouble. As for behind the scenes, she had other ways to teach her a lesson.
After everything was over, Xia Anyan pushed her bicycle and prepared to leave.
Zhou Chuan glanced at her, then followed her.
After walking a short distance, Zhou Chuan tentatively asked, "Xia Zhiqing, this bicycle..."
Xia Anyan turned to look at him, and the moment their eyes met, Zhou Chuan could clearly feel his heart beating very fast, even somewhat out of his control.
He couldn't explain what was going on, but he knew it was definitely because of Xia Anyan.
He pursed his lips, unsure of what to do next, while Xia Anyan smiled at him: "Captain, you probably already know my identity, right?"
Zhou Chuan didn't know what to say for a moment.
Xia Anyan smiled, unconcerned: "We can't choose where we're born, and none of us are exceptions. But the choice I can make is to completely sever ties with them."
As she spoke, she took out a newspaper, which she had bought at the post office that day.
When she made the phone call, she saw the notice of severing ties published in the newspaper and bought it immediately.
Zhou Chuan could read, and looking at what was written on it, he felt a pang of pain in his heart.
The newspaper article explained why Xia Anyan had severed ties with Xia Zhengyuan's family. He couldn't imagine what that young girl had gone through back then.
Zhou Chuan is not a sentimental person. Over the past twenty years, at least fifty or a hundred women have tried to get close to him. Not only his own brigade, but also those from neighboring brigades and his relatives' families have all had their eyes on him.
He refused them all.
His family is also worried because he doesn't want to get married.
The moment he met Xia Anyan, he suddenly realized that lesbians could also be delicate and gentle, speaking softly and sweetly.
Even when they speak their local dialect from Heilongjiang Province, it's in a soft and gentle tone.
Now that he knew so much about Xia Anyan, Zhou Chuan's heart stirred uncontrollably.
“Xia Zhiqing, you…”
“Captain,” Xia Anyan called out to him, looking into his eyes, “Captain, to be honest, I don’t have that much strength. Even if I work in the brigade, I probably won’t earn many work points.”
Zhou Chuan frowned, wondering what she wanted to do.
Could it be that they want him to pull strings and arrange an easier job for them?
"Captain, what I really wanted to say was that I'm planning to go to the county town to find a job, even if it's just a temporary one."
Zhou Chuan frowned, somewhat irritated.
He knew he shouldn't have these emotions, but he just couldn't control them.
"Xia, you should know that you came to our brigade to do construction work. Now you want to go to work in the county town. Isn't that a bit illegal?"
Xia Anyan stared at Zhou Chuan for a while, feeling that his words were somewhat unpleasant.
Some of them were also quite aggressive.
She did come here to build, but she didn't sell the property here, so she has to work in the countryside.
Besides, her household registration was directly transferred to the brigade, so it's not unreasonable for her to say that she belongs to the brigade.
If that's the case, why can't she?
“Captain, I think you may have misunderstood. The leaders of the educated youth office told me before that after we went to the countryside, our household registration was registered in the brigade, and we would be members of the brigade from then on. So I am no different from the members of our brigade. The only difference is that I come from a different background than you, and I don’t have any parents or relatives around me.”
"So, I want to ask, since everyone in the brigade can become a worker, why can't I? Is it because I'm a female educated youth, or is it because of something else?"
Zhou Chuan couldn't answer, and he didn't know how to answer.
Xia Anyan got a little angry, pushed her bicycle and left, leaving Zhou Chuan there.
Aunt Zhou was cooking at home when she saw Xia Anyan return. She greeted her with a smile, "Xia Zhiqing, you're back."
"Oh, this bicycle, is it newly bought? Our brigade only has one bicycle at the brigade headquarters. It's only used by Da Chuan or the Party Secretary when they need to go to the county for business."
Aunt Zhou's eyes showed only envy, not jealousy or any other emotion.
Xia Anyan still enjoys chatting with Aunt Zhou; at least for now, she's happy.
"Auntie, this is second-hand. I found some parts at a junkyard and had someone assemble it for me. Look here, the paint was freshly sprayed on."
Xia Anyan pointed to the car seat, where the original color was clearly visible. It was a bit yellowish, but because it had been a long time, it looked a bit dark and dirty.
But this place is underground, and most people can't see it. Xia Er didn't get a good look when she was working on it, but Xia Anyan was able to use it to explain things to people.
As the two chatted, Aunt Zhou's eyes remained fixed on the bicycle, unable to look away.
This is what Zhou Chuan saw when he returned.
He frowned instinctively: "What are you talking about?"
Xia Anyan didn't want to talk to him, so she didn't say anything. Instead, Aunt Zhou pulled Zhou Chuan aside and talked about Xia Anyan's bicycle.
Zhou Chuan pursed his lips and didn't say anything, but his eyes were always fixed on Xia Anyan.
"Hey you little rascal, did you hear what I just told you? I think this bicycle is pretty good, how about we buy one for the family?"
Aunt Zhou rubbed her hands together, looking somewhat eager to try.
She gets anxious whenever she thinks about her son being so old and still not married.
If the family had a bicycle, perhaps more girls would be interested in her son, and maybe some working-class families in the county would be willing to marry him.
"Oh, Mom, doesn't the brigade have one? Besides, we don't usually need it. Xia, the educated youth, is buying a bicycle to go to work in the county factory. What use would it be for us?"
Zhou Chuan's words left Aunt Zhou speechless.
"What? You just said that Xia, the educated youth, is going to do something?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Xia Anyan's face.
Good heavens! This young educated youth, Xia, is so amazing! She's already... going to work in a factory in the county?
Xia Anyan glanced at Zhou Chuan, feeling that she couldn't quite understand this man.
What exactly does he mean?
At this moment, Aunt Zhou also came to her senses, looking at her son and then at Xia Zhiqing.
Oh dear, could it be...?
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