Chapter 163 False Information
Miya felt a little embarrassed by Jiang Yan's praise. Actually, compared to her, Miya felt that Jiang Yan was more impressive. She always seemed full of enthusiasm, while she sometimes felt breathless and tired. Thinking of this, Miya felt a little ashamed: "It's nothing, you're still more impressive."
"Are we just praising each other?" Jiang Yan said with a smile. The two looked at each other and laughed together.
After laughing, Jiang Yan sighed: "Although the production team has this quota, I think it's highly unlikely that it will be given to us. It's simply impossible."
They've just arrived and have no competitive advantage whatsoever.
Besides, Jiang Yan heard that Xiao Taohong was also a high school student. If they really had to choose, the production team would definitely choose their own team. How could they possibly let outsiders like them have the chance?
“That’s true.” Miya also immediately deflated: “Even if we die, it would be great if we could fight for this spot.”
"Yes, it's okay to have sweet dreams."
Miya snorted: "I don't even have the chance to dream about that."
Jiang Yan became curious: "Why?"
"My grades are bad."
Jiang Yan choked for a moment, then pretended she hadn't said anything: "Let's go, let's continue working. If we don't finish today's tasks, we'll have to continue tonight. Ah, I wonder when I'll be able to get back to the city."
“Even if you have connections, it’s impossible for you to return to the city for the time being.” Mi Ya wasn’t jealous of Jiang Yan and the others who got in through connections at all. It was their parents’ ability that made them successful; otherwise, she wouldn’t have such a good relationship with Jiang Yan.
"Yes, sigh, it's tough." Jiang Yan sighed and finally got to work.
When Little Peach Blossom returned from town, she was laden with bags and packages, carrying all sorts of things—food, drinks, toys, and more. The villagers around her greeted her with smiles, knowing that Little Peach Blossom must have gone to the supply and marketing cooperative, otherwise she wouldn't have come back with so many bags.
Jiang Yan, exhausted and on the verge of rolling her eyes: ...
She watched with envy as Xiao Taohua ostentatiously passed by them, carrying large and small bags.
I'm starting to lose my composure.
After everyone left, she finally couldn't help but ask, "Sister Zhu Zhu, can we also ask for leave to go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy more things?" Heaven knows that these days she can only eat coarse grains every day. In the past, she could at least eat some sweets and pastries at home, but there was none of that here.
It wasn't that they didn't have money or tickets to buy them, but rather that Sister Zhu Zhu said, "Wealth should not be flaunted."
However, seeing Xiao Taohua carrying so many bags and packages, Jiang Yan felt a pang of envy.
I'm so hungry!
Zhu Zhu glanced at her but didn't say anything.
Okay, Jiang Yan understood, and couldn't help but wail, "Why can that little peach blossom flower do it, but we can't? Sister Zhu Zhu, look, that little peach blossom flower bought so many, and the people in this production team didn't show any envy or jealousy. Maybe it's like that in Xiaolin Village, so we can do it too, Sister Zhu Zhu~"
Zhu Zhu sighed, "Let's see." Despite Jiang Yan's persistent insistence, Zhu Zhu finally relented, but still wanted to consider it further.
“Okay, let’s take another look.” Jiang Yan suddenly perked up: “Little Peach Blossom just bought some rare items, like malted milk powder and pastries. Sister Zhu Zhu, did you see them? We’ve never seen many of those things in the city. I didn’t expect Xiaolin Village to be so wealthy. The people in this production team are really something. They bought good things and swaggered down the street, and people even greeted them when they saw them.”
Jiang Yan was genuinely envious. In the city, people would hide their purchases of nice things, afraid that someone might be too jealous and report them, which would implicate her family. She never expected to be so free in Xiaolin Village.
Zhu Zhu also felt that this was more free than in the city, so she nodded, but said, "Hurry up and get to work, otherwise you'll have to continue tonight."
Jiang Yan: ...
Fine, even if she envied her, she still had to keep working hard. But she quickly started thinking about it. She would take a day off in a couple of days to go shopping in town. She wanted to eat something sweet and would check what coupons she had.
Little Peach Blossom returned home in a flamboyant manner, completely unaware that she had given some educated youth incorrect information. So, when Little Peach Blossom reappeared around the educated youth settlement, all she heard was gossip from the surrounding villagers.
"Hey, I never expected the new educated youth to be so rich this year. You guys didn't see it, but the way they carried all those big bags and small bags was impressive. They were carrying valuable things, and they didn't even bother to wrap them properly. They just swaggered around like that, and a lot of people saw them."
"These young people are really something, aren't they afraid of being targeted?"
"I was still too young, but it's true that I had money and tickets. I just remember which family I went to the educated youth point to exchange for tickets."
"Can I exchange the ticket?"
"That's right. Those educated youth came from big cities. We don't have many of the tickets here, so we exchange as many as we can."
"Hehe, I'll go change too."
"Let's go together."
As they talked, they actually walked over, and the educated youth were surrounded by layers upon layers of people who greeted them warmly. Of course, after greeting them, they asked if they could exchange tickets. Some were even more shameless and directly said that they saw what the educated youth had bought and wanted to try it. Well, they were justifying their freeloading.
Jiang Yan and others: ...
Jiang Yan looked at the enthusiastic crowd surrounding her with a bit of confusion, then turned to Zhu Zhu for help, but Zhu Zhu was also one of the people surrounded.
The scene quickly spiraled out of control. Jiang Yan's snacks, which she had brought with her to work, were stolen by someone in the chaos, leaving her pockets empty.
She regretted it. She should have listened to Sister Zhu back then. No matter what she bought or how much it was, she should have covered it up a bit. No, she shouldn't have bought it at all!
Waaah, why is it that when Little Peach Blossom bought so much, nothing happened? Everyone just greeted her warmly, and it seemed so harmonious. But when it was their turn, everything was different.
Is such double standards really acceptable?
Jiang Yan was on the verge of tears. She tried to break free from the crowd, but after taking only a small step, she was pulled back. Mi Ya tried to push through the crowd to rescue her, but she was also held back by the crowd: "Hey, Comrade Mi Ya, do you have any extra tickets? I'll trade with you!"
Similarly, Miya also got caught up in it.
Qin Jiajia, Jiang Shang, Zheng Yu: ...
They stood outside the crowd, too afraid to go up or walk.
Jiang Shang pursed his lips: "I'm going to find the captain. Qin Jiajia, don't rush up there." After saying that, he turned around with his long legs to go find someone.
However, he didn't need to look for it; as soon as he turned around, he saw that familiar figure walking towards him in the distance.
When Lin Tiangen learned yesterday that the educated youth had taken leave to buy a lot of things, his heart sank. But because something came up, he forgot to tell them. He didn't expect this to happen as soon as he started work today. When he came over, his expression was not good.
On the one hand, it was because the educated youth didn't know how to behave; they just swaggered back after buying things. Even if it was a little dark, they shouldn't have caused such a scene while packing their belongings. On the other hand, it was also because the villagers in their own team were so unreserved—what kind of nonsense was this!
(End of this chapter)
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