However, building drainage ditches is not something that anyone can do easily; it involves a lot of specialized knowledge.
A group of people in the factory area were talking at once, saying they wanted to do this and that, and some even said they wanted to lay tiles, which made Lu Yuan curse them out. This was supposed to be a water channel, not a public toilet!
However, after asking around, they realized that while Lu Yuan's idea was good, the questions of how and where to repair it were beyond the expertise of those without professional knowledge. Everyone has their own area of expertise, and they needed to find some reliable people.
Finding the right people was another problem, so the focus shifted from how to repair the drainage ditch to who to design it.
Deng Yuanyuan, who had barely spoken, cautiously raised her hand and said, "I used to study in the university town of Qingshui City. There was a professor in our school who was in civil engineering. I think he won an award in design, but I don't know what kind of award it was!"
As soon as Deng Yuanyuan said that, everyone immediately had a new idea.
"Great! Do you know where he lives? Why don't we go to his house and find him?"
"Are you stupid?! Yuanyuan is studying nursing, how could she possibly know a professor of civil engineering!" Song Heng said, giving Sun Zhe a shove.
Lu Yuan looked at Deng Yuanyuan with hopeful eyes and said, "Don't you know any classmates in the civil engineering department?"
Deng Yuanyuan thought for a moment and then nodded, a blush appearing on her face.
“There is one, I used to have a friend who was in the civil engineering department! He should have the professor’s contact information.”
"Great! Let's go contact him right away!" Song Heng asked impatiently.
The reason everyone is so eager to contact this professor right now is because Lu Yuan said that as soon as the drainage ditch is built, he will provide everyone with two meals a day, and even cured meat.
Who could resist that? Everyone was so eager to sell everything in their house that could sprout, so when they heard Lu Yuan say there was meat to eat, who wouldn't be overjoyed?
Urged on by everyone, Deng Yuanyuan took out her phone, found a contact in her phone book, and dialed a number.
Everyone listened quietly, and then a weak voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Yuanyuan, you actually remember me! I have some rat meat here, be my girlfriend!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned. It turned out that he was someone's suitor. They never expected that after so long, he would still have rat meat left behind. It was truly strange. What interested everyone the most was that this guy actually asked if he could have Deng Yuanyuan as his girlfriend. It seemed to be true love. This made Deng Yuanyuan blush deeply.
"Ahem, Zhou Tong, let's talk about this later. I... I have something I need your help with! Are you still in Qingshui City?"
"Yes, yes, yes! I'm in Qingshui City. Do you want to come? Where are you? I'll come pick you up right now!"
Deng Yuanyuan was unsure how to answer, so she turned to look at everyone.
Lu Yuan nodded to her, indicating that she could go.
So Deng Yuanyuan continued, "Okay, but you don't need to pick me up, I'll go by myself."
Finally, the other party told Deng Yuanyuan his address and repeatedly told her to wait for Deng Yuanyuan before hanging up.
Deng Yuanyuan looked at everyone awkwardly, pointed to her phone, and said, "He... he's just a senior from my school, we really have no relation whatsoever!"
When he said that, Lu Yuan immediately realized how naive this girl was. Her words implied a relationship, which was like trying to hide something obvious.
Meanwhile, Song Heng secretly sized up the girl, his eyes almost lighting up.
Seeing this, Lu Yuan nudged his shoulder and said, "Don't even think about it, she's already taken!"
"No way! This matchstick girl isn't my type!"
Song Heng quickly stated that he was not interested in her.
After some discussion, it was decided that Lu Yuan, along with Sun Zhe and Du Heng, would accompany Deng Yuanyuan to Qingshui City to find Zhou Tong.
This time, Lu Yuan told his family about the matter, but they still seemed reluctant to let him go. It was indeed inappropriate to risk a trip to the city just to repair this useless drainage ditch. Fortunately, Lu Yuan managed to persuade his family with his reason and emotion. However, Xiao Shan said that she wanted to go with him.
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan could only nod, but his car could only seat five people, so if Xiao Shan wanted to go, one of them would have to leave.
So Lu Yuan called Sun Zhe and the other two to ask who was willing to withdraw. However, the other two did not speak, but Du Heng spoke up.
"I have to go this time! No one can stop me!"
"Wow! Du Heng, didn't you say you'd never go to Qingshui City again? Why are you so keen on it this time?" Sun Zhe asked jokingly.
"Deng Yuanyuan is the only girl here who knows first aid, so of course I have to protect her!"
"Heh! You little rascal, have you fallen for her?"
"Don't talk nonsense! I already said, I'm not interested in that matchstick girl! I just want to do something for the people of District Three!"
Ultimately, Sun Zhe stated that he chose to withdraw in order not to interfere with his brother's love life.
So the next morning, Lu Yuan drove his car, which he hadn't driven in a long time, out of the house.
When they opened the door, they were both surprised to see that only Deng Yuanyuan was standing in front of the house.
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