Gao Xiaolan was furious when she saw Gao Qiang leaving because of village matters.
Everything else is more important than me, so I can go out now.
When he gets old, don't blame her for not taking him seriously.
That Party Secretary Lin is really something. Everyone has no blankets or cotton-padded coats, what's the use of finding Jiang Ning?
How can she conjure it up?
When Lin Fugui arrived at Lin Chen's courtyard, he was quickly surrounded by the commune members.
Many middle-aged women came early in the morning, saying they wanted to make cotton-padded jackets. They had brought out all the cotton they had stored at home, hoping that Wang Xiufen would make one as soon as possible.
Making a cotton-padded jacket isn't easy either. You have to roll the cotton and fabric together. At most, you can only make one a day, and that's only for a skilled person like her.
"Secretary Lin, you have to think of something! People in the next village are freezing to death. If it keeps getting this cold, people in our village will die too!"
“That’s right, it’s never been this cold before. We don’t even have enough quilts at home. Why don’t you ask the commune for some cotton on behalf of the brigade?”
Everyone was talking at once, which annoyed Lin Fugui.
"Alright, that's why I came to ask Jiang Zhiqing for a solution!"
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent and turned their eyes to Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning pointed to herself and said, "Secretary Lin, what can I do? At most, we can only make a few cotton-padded coats."
Party Secretary Lin sat down and slowly said:
“A few cotton-padded coats probably won’t be enough! Didn’t you get an order from a textile factory last time? They must have cotton in their factory. Why don’t you go and run an order for everyone?”
So that's the reason.
Everyone thought this was a good idea and agreed.
Jiang Ning frowned: "For the last order, we were fortunate to have a friend's help. She's just an accountant, so I'm afraid she won't be able to get the cotton."
After hearing this, Party Secretary Lin insisted that she make the trip.
"Let Lin Chen accompany you. We'll set off this afternoon and stay at a guesthouse tonight. I'll give you a letter of introduction."
"If it weren't for this dire situation, I wouldn't have asked."
Jiang Ning reluctantly agreed, but she made her own request:
"If I can buy cotton, the commune members must pay for it and will be given a cotton wadding coupon. The price per pound will be one cent more than the purchase price."
Lin Fugui thought to himself that he really couldn't let Jiang Ning work for nothing, so he readily agreed.
After lunch, he found an oxcart and urged the two to set off quickly.
Lin Chen was worried that Jiang Ning would be cold, so he moved two quilts to the truck. The two of them wore as many clothes as they could and set off, huddled together in the truck bed.
Along the way, the north wind howled in his ears, and Lin Chen held Jiang Ning in his arms, not letting her feel a bit of the wind.
Even so, the two were still freezing when they arrived in the county town.
"No, let's go to the guesthouse first."
Lin Chen touched her cold little face, his eyes filled with heartache.
Jiang Ning grinned: "It's okay, my face isn't afraid of the cold. Let's stay at the guesthouse for now and go find Song Jia first thing tomorrow morning."
The oxcart stopped in front of a guesthouse. Lin Chen helped her off the cart and told her to wait aside while he took the letter of introduction to the cashier to check in.
Two rooms were booked, one for the coachman. Lin Chen told him to wait at the guesthouse and that he would look for him when he returned.
He then led Jiang Ning to 201.
With the Lunar New Year approaching, the guesthouse was nearly empty.
After the two entered the room, they placed the blankets they had brought on the bed.
Lin Chen checked the windows to make sure they were sealed before going downstairs to get the stove.
In this cold weather, without a stove to warm myself, I definitely won't sleep well at night.
After he finished doing all that, he let Jiang Ning take off her hat and scarf all at once.
I've never been so fully armed before; I'm so grateful to my older brothers for sending me things.
The two huddled together by the fire and began to warm themselves.
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The capital city.
Jiang Rou rushed home after get off work and started rummaging through drawers and cabinets looking for a scarf.
This weather is so cold, she almost froze into an icicle.
Moreover, upon receiving the letter from Chayuan Village, her heart sank even further.
The letter was written by a man named Lin Tao who claimed to be Ma Huijuan's husband. He said that Ma Huijuan was being persecuted by Jiang Ning and sent to a brick factory for labor reform, and that he was there to inform Jiang Ning of the situation.
Lin Tao actually told her that Jiang Ning had received several packages sent from the capital.
She went back to look for the scarf, but couldn't find it anywhere. She then realized that the scarf had probably been sent to Jiang Ning.
She angrily confronted her father, Jiang Jianguo, demanding to know why he had secretly sent things to Jiang Ning behind her back.
Jiang Jianguo looked completely bewildered: "Rou Rou, what are you talking about? I was furious about what Ningning did, how could I possibly send her anything!"
She then asked her mother, Xu Aiping, if she had sent it secretly.
Xu Aiping quickly shook her head, "Rou Rou, we promised you we wouldn't interfere with Ning Ning anymore, and we definitely won't. Don't be angry, Mom will go to the department store right away to buy you a scarf."
She quickly put on her clothes, grabbed her bag, and rushed into the snow.
Although Jiang Rou wasn't her biological daughter, she treated her even better than her own daughter, and always granted her every request.
But she still put on a dramatic show with her father and stormed out of the house.
After leaving home, she wandered aimlessly down the street, lamenting that she was a pitiful little thing that no one cared about.
She is clearly Jiang Jianguo's biological daughter, but because she is afraid of being pointed at and gossiped about, she can only be referred to as his adopted daughter.
Every time she heard her father deliberately explaining things to others, her heart ached as if it were being stabbed with needles.
She's the daughter of the steel mill manager, okay? Why do the steel mill workers look at her with disdain?
From childhood, they only played with Jiang Ning, and excluded her from everything else.
Taking over Xu Aiping's job was perfectly reasonable, yet some unpleasant voices kept reminding her that the job should have been given to Jiang Ning.
That's bullshit!
She has the right not to go to the countryside!
If Jiang Ning has anyone to blame, it's her own bad temper, which angered Jiang Jianguo.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have had to go to the countryside.
As he was pondering this, his forehead bumped against a fleshy wall.
She looked up and saw that it was her high school classmate, Wang Wei.
Wang Wei was a handsome man who had once pursued her.
However, at that time, his parents were sent to the countryside to live in a cowshed, and he severed ties with his parents and moved to his uncle's house.
He bought her delicious food, carried her bag every day, helped her with her homework, and fawned over her in every way.
Ultimately, she didn't accept his advances because of his parents' social standing.
He was furious and demanded that she return everything he had given him, adding that he would definitely get revenge on her later.
However, they never met again.
Jiang Rou thought he would scold her coldly, but to her surprise, Wang Wei just smiled indulgently and, as usual, ruffled her hair.
"Just like before, I like to think while walking."
Seeing Jiang Rou's puzzled expression, he continued:
"Old classmate, it's been so long! Can I treat you to a meal?"
Seeing his sincere smile, Jiang Rou blushed and nodded, "Yes, let's go eat roast duck."
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