Su Mengmeng went to the brigade leader and registered. He knew that his chances were slim. The village was unlikely to give the spot to an educated youth, especially since he had only been an educated youth for half a year.
However, he has no regrets once he has tried his best, and the outcome is beyond his control.
A day later, the results came out, and Su Mengmeng was indeed not selected.
Zhuang Zhimeng, Jiang Yanxia, and even An Qingbai all came to comfort Su Mengmeng, worried that he might do something rash, but he acted as if nothing had happened.
He even told them, "Don't make such a fuss, I'm fine. Besides, wasn't this outcome expected?"
Jiang Yanxia asked again, "Meng-ge'er, are you really alright?"
"Do I look like someone who's so easily upset? It's no big deal. Eat and drink as usual, don't let things bother you. That's a golden rule!"
Seeing that he didn't seem to be in any trouble, Zhuang Zhimeng teased Su Mengmeng, "If Meng-ge'er didn't get selected this time, he can try applying again next time. Who knows, he might just get lucky and be selected!"
"Boss!" Su Mengmeng was speechless when she heard Zhuang Zhimeng's words. Was this supposed to be comforting?
Seeing that he was about to get angry, Zhuang Zhimeng kindly let him off the hook, "Alright, alright, I won't say anything more!"
An Qingbai supported Zhuang Zhimeng's words, "I think Zhizhi is right. Mengmeng should sign up again next time. There will definitely be more than one chance to learn to drive a tractor!"
Jiang Yanxia also said, "Listen to what Zhimeng and Brother An said, try signing up again next time, maybe you'll succeed!"
Hearing encouragement from his boss, Brother An, and Xiazi, Su Mengmeng felt empowered and immediately said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. If there's another chance to learn how to drive a tractor next time, I'll sign up again!"
Zhuang Zhimeng and the other two applauded for him to show their support.
The four of them put the matter aside and stopped paying attention to it. Unexpectedly, the opportunity for Su Mengmeng to learn how to drive a tractor came unexpectedly.
An Qingbai went to learn how to drive a tractor and returned suddenly after a few days, bringing Su Mengmeng good news: he could go learn to drive a tractor.
It turns out that the person who went to study with An Qingbai was not good enough; he wasn't quick-witted and couldn't learn.
Their instructor liked An Qingbai quite a bit, and the instructor mentioned in a casual conversation that he was thinking of replacing him.
An Qingbai recommended Su Mengmeng to his master, telling him that Su Mengmeng was a sent-down youth who really wanted to learn how to drive a tractor.
The master then observed the villagers who had gone with An Qingbai for two more days and found that they really couldn't do it; they just couldn't learn it no matter what.
The master decided to change the person and agreed to An Qingbai's recommendation to let Su Mengmeng give it a try.
Su Mengmeng couldn't believe the news An Qingbai brought back, and kept asking him, "Brother An, is it true? Can I go learn to drive a tractor?"
An Qingbai gave him a definite answer: "Really!"
Su Mengmeng was so excited she almost jumped up. "Haha, that's great! Thank you, Brother An!"
An Qingbai shook his head and chuckled at his excitement, thinking to himself, "He said he was fine, but he's so happy to hear that he can learn to drive a tractor!"
Zhuang Zhimeng was also happy for Su Mengmeng, "Congratulations, Meng-ge'er, your wish has finally come true!"
Jiang Yanxia teased Su Mengmeng: "Meng-ge'er, are you happy now? Unlike a few days ago when you were smiling so fakely and insisting that you were fine?"
Su Mengmeng wasn't angry when she heard Jiang Yanxia's words. "Xiazi, that's enough! Don't expose people's weaknesses! I'm in a good mood, so I won't hold it against you!"
"Zhimeng, look at Meng-ge'er's arrogant attitude!"
"Alright, you two, always bickering! It's rare for Meng-ge to be this happy, let him enjoy it!"
Seeing that her boss was backing her up, Su Mengmeng immediately became smug, "That's right, look at the boss, and then look at you, always pouring cold water on me!"
Jiang Yanxia retorted, "When did I discourage you? I was clearly encouraging you, okay?" She even made a face at Su Mengmeng, "Hehehe!"
"Boss, look at Xiazi!"
Zhuang Zhimeng winked at An Qingbai, then said to Su Mengmeng and Jiang Yanxia, "Qingbai and I have something to discuss in the courtyard. You two keep arguing!"
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai immediately pretended to have something urgent to say and left the house, leaving Su Mengmeng and Jiang Yanxia staring at each other.
"Meng-ge'er, it's all your fault for driving Zhimeng and Brother An away! They must be fed up with you and left to avoid seeing you!"
"I haven't even mentioned that you're the one who drove the boss and Brother An away! They must have thought you were too childish and didn't want to deal with you, so they left!"
"Who are you calling childish? You're the childish one, the most childish! Your whole family is childish!"
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai were talking in the courtyard and could hear Jiang Yanxia and Su Mengmeng bickering.
The two exchanged a glance, both sensing something amiss, their eyes gleaming with gossip. But since the parties involved hadn't said anything, they couldn't comment either.
An Qingbai held Zhuang Zhimeng's hand, and Zhuang Zhimeng held his hand back and spoke to him.
"Brother Qingbai, when are you leaving?"
"Just go back first thing tomorrow morning!"
How's your study going these past few days?
"I feel I've learned quite well, and my instructor even praised me for it!"
"If you complete your training, will you be able to get a tractor for our brigade?"
"Our instructor said that if we learn to drive and repair tractors, the commune will approve a tractor for the brigade!"
"Uncle Baogen would be very happy if he could get approval for a tractor!"
"Yeah, Uncle Baogen used to be very envious of some brigades that had tractors. In our brigade, we couldn't even get a chance to learn how to drive a tractor!"
"Then keep up the good work, try your best to learn how to drive and repair tractors, I'm waiting for your good news and Meng Ge'er's!"
An Qingbai patted Zhuang Zhimeng's head and said, "Don't worry, we will work hard and not let you down!"
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