Zhou Chuan, his face dark, took Xia Anyan away.
The two of them each rode a bicycle back to the brigade, neither of them speaking.
Zhou Chuan hesitated several times, but seeing Xia Anyan's gaze, he still couldn't bring himself to ask.
Even though he knew that this was the nature of their relationship, he still didn't intend to give up.
"Xia, can you tell me about your relationship with Comrade Gu?" Zhou Chuan asked boldly, though he was actually feeling a little uncomfortable.
Xia Anyan suddenly turned to look at him: "Captain, I feel like something's off about you. It seems like this is your first time meeting Comrade Gu, but why do I feel like you're looking at him a little..."
Yes, I just don't like the look of it.
Zhou Chuan stared at Gu Shen with intense hostility.
She didn't believe there was any conflict between the two.
Although Gu Shen works in Dong Province, this is his first time in Hei Province, and it's because of her. So where have these two met before?
Zhou Chuan remained silent.
He was momentarily at a loss for words.
“Captain, I know you might be worried about me, thinking I might be deceived, but Comrade Gu Shen isn't an outsider, and he wouldn't do such a thing. You should..."
Before Xia Anyan could finish speaking, Zhou Chuan interrupted her sharply: "Xia, now that you've come to our village, I should be responsible for you. Besides, no matter who he is, if he wants to take someone away from our brigade, shouldn't he get my permission first and discuss it with me?"
"What does he want from this trip? Why didn't he go through me, the brigade leader, first before communicating with you? Does he not respect me? Or does he have some ulterior motives towards our commune and brigade?"
Xia Anyan stared at him, feeling that Zhou Chuan seemed a little off.
Zhou Chuan realized that he had been a little too excited and that his words had aroused Xia Anyan's suspicion. He hesitated about how to explain, but he didn't have the chance.
“Captain, I had no prior contact with Comrade Gu. It was only today that I encountered trouble at the supply and marketing cooperative, and he helped me, which is why we recognized each other.”
"Actually, to be honest, he didn't do anything wrong. He just came to see me and didn't want to do anything to our brigade."
Zhou Chuan was getting angry again.
On what grounds?
Why is Xia Anyan so good to Gu Shen? She speaks well of him, and even...
They've clearly never met before, and they don't seem to know each other very well!
“Xia, the educated youth,” Zhou Chuan couldn’t help but look up and meet Xia Anyan’s eyes, “Are you really going to marry Comrade Gu?”
Xia Anyan was also taken aback by the question.
What is it?
Xia Anyan frowned: "Captain, whether or not we should get married is something I should consider. I don't think I need to report to you all the time, right?"
Zhou Chuan was speechless.
No matter what, he is the captain, can't we ask him?
He gave his reasons, and Xia Anyan looked at him as if he were some strange creature.
"Captain, your idea is not quite right!"
"You want to do things for the team members, which is a good thing, but sometimes you don't need to work so hard. You are the team leader, responsible for production, not for the team members' livelihood."
"You're still young, you should think more about yourself," Xia Anyan said, giving him a thumbs-up before quickly riding away.
Zhou Chuan's face was indescribable.
We didn't say another word on the way home, and that's how we got home.
Aunt Zhou was delighted to see the two of them return together: "Oh my, Xia Zhiqing, you and Da Chuan met on the road? What a coincidence!"
"It's fortunate you met Da Chuan. It's getting dark, and it would have been so dangerous for a woman like you to come back alone." Aunt Zhou said with a smile, completely unconcerned about Zhou Chuan's increasingly dark face.
Xia Anyan smiled, greeted Aunt Zhou, told her that they wouldn't be eating together that night, and then went back to her room.
Zhou Chuan was left behind, his heart filled with melancholy.
Aunt Zhou was a little annoyed to see that he was distracted.
"You brat, why didn't you seize the opportunity to have a good chat with Xia Zhiqing and build a relationship this time you came back? I don't think you're that close to Xia Zhiqing. You should try harder!"
Aunt Zhou kept rambling on and on, but Zhou Chuan didn't listen to a word she said.
His mind is now filled with thoughts of Xia Anyan and Gu Shen.
I just confirmed my feelings, and now...
"Mother." Zhou Chuan's voice was a little hoarse. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.
"Hey, what's wrong? I've said so much, you should give me some response. How far have you and Xia Zhiqing gotten?"
"Mother, do you remember that my sister from my maternal family is engaged?"
Aunt Zhou couldn't understand why he mentioned his good-for-nothing niece.
She was young, the perfect age for school, but she refused to go and wanted to stay home to get married.
Her brother and sister-in-law were also brainless; they actually agreed to it.
That girl was already engaged at the age of fourteen. Just thinking about it makes me feel... sigh!
"Yes, why did you suddenly think of this?"
Zhou Chuan didn't answer, but continued to ask, "Tell me, if other men in the brigade liked my cousin, would my uncle and aunt agree? Would my cousin agree?"
Aunt Zhou's face fell, and her mood was visibly bad.
"Your cousin is one of the prettiest girls in the brigade, but once people know she's engaged, they don't dare to go near her."
"If someone really disregards your cousin's reputation and goes after her, then he doesn't truly like her; he's doing it on purpose!"
Aunt Zhou cursed and swore, even thinking about the consequences of her niece's reputation being ruined.
After she finished cursing, she realized that Zhou Chuan had already left.
During dinner, he seemed absent-minded, and when others spoke to him, he only gave half-hearted replies.
The Zhou family members looked at each other, completely baffled.
After dinner, Aunt Zhou tried to pull him aside to ask some questions, but Zhou Chuan had already gone back to his room, making himself seem very busy, and she couldn't stop him at all.
Aunt Zhou looked at her husband, then at Uncle Zhou: "What do you think is wrong with Da Chuan? He's been acting strange ever since he came back today. Could it be... that something happened?"
Uncle Zhou took a puff of his pipe and waved his hand: "Sister-in-law, you're overthinking it. My nephew manages the whole brigade by himself, he has a lot to do, it's not like ours. Alright, don't worry about it anymore, hurry up and get ready, you still have to work in the fields tomorrow."
"This educated youth Xia just arrived and doesn't know how to do any work. If you don't take her with you, she'll be bullied to death."
Aunt Zhou immediately smiled and said, "Yes, yes, I'm going to bed now. Tomorrow I'll personally take care of Xia Zhiqing. I can't let her be bullied."
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