Li Aihua never expected that her casual remark would make Han Xiaoyu's heart leap again.
He glanced at Xu Yan, unsure if Xu Yan would reveal what had happened between them.
The more he thought about it, the more he regretted going to the Xu family to propose marriage. If he hadn't been so soft-hearted, he wouldn't have gotten into so much trouble!
The Party Secretary went to the city for training these past few days and isn't in the village. His family members didn't come today either, so they probably don't know about this yet. But this can't be kept secret forever; they'll find out sooner or later.
At that time...
"Don't panic, don't panic," Han Xiaoyu kept telling himself while pursing his lips and trying to think of a solution.
Song Guangming originally wanted to tell them to pay back the money within a month, but seeing Ye Wei's attitude, he had no choice but to change his mind. "Three months, I'll give you three months. If you haven't paid back the money to Xiao Xu after three months, I'll personally send you to the farm."
After saying that, he directed Zhou Jingjing, Qin Li, and another female educated youth, Wang Wenwen, to help Ye Wei to her dormitory.
"When Dr. Qian arrives, we'll take a look at her too," Song Guangming said, frowning.
What kind of nonsense is this?
Having lived for so many years, he had seen everything, but he had never seen anything so vicious. They took away all the things that the parents sent, leaving the recipient starving to the point of being skin and bones.
This young educated youth, Xu, is too soft-hearted and can't hold onto things.
She was probably spoiled at home growing up.
Song Guangming also has a daughter. Although the conditions in the countryside are limited, she has been pampered since childhood. The thought that she might be bullied like this young educated youth Xu and remain silent makes Song Guangming feel sad.
No, daughters should be raised to be a little spoiled, otherwise they'll be too easily bullied.
Thinking this, his gaze toward Xu Yan softened even more.
Xu Yan: "..."
For some reason, the captain's expression was a bit strange.
Before she could analyze Song Guangming's emotions, Song Guangming looked at her and said, "If they bully you again in the future, just speak up, and the brigade will stand up for you."
Xu Yan: "..."
However, she wasn't ungrateful, and immediately smiled at Song Guangming, "Thank you, Captain."
The people around were still chattering, all wanting to know exactly how much the educated youth settlement owed Xu Yan.
"Alright, stop wasting time here. We're already more than an hour late for work," Song Guangming said, glancing at the watch his son had bought for him.
"Hey, Captain, how much money did they take from Xiao Xu, the educated youth?" Granny Zhang asked, standing in front of Song Guangming.
"Yes, Captain, you still haven't told us how much stuff they took from Xiao Xu, the educated youth. What exactly was written in that letter?"
Song Guangming didn't answer them. He picked up the shovel and snakeskin bag from the ground, frowned, and said, "If you're not in the field within ten minutes, you'll lose two work points."
As soon as these words were spoken, no one dared to ask any more questions and quickly packed up their things to head to the fields.
But they kept talking about it.
“You are the same,” Song Guangming said, looking at Han Xiaoyu.
Surprisingly, Han Xiaoyu didn't say a word in defense. He turned around, went to the yard to get his weeding tools, and headed to the field. Seeing him like this, the other educated youths quickly grabbed their things and followed him.
The male educated youth who had gone looking for Liang Qian earlier had wandered around for a long time before finally finding her. He thought Liang Qian had run out and cried, but unexpectedly, she was hiding under a tree and secretly eating snacks.
The male educated youth were furious.
But faced with the pastries... I still couldn't resist eating that bag of pastries with Liang Qian.
I don't know if I'll have the chance to eat this again, so I'll eat as much as I can while I can.
After the two finished eating outside, the male educated youth told them about Xie Zhuo coming to the educated youth settlement to provoke them, Xu Yan wanting to take back her package, and even complaining to the brigade leader.
Liang Qian reacted like a firecracker that had been lit; she wiped her mouth and ran towards the educated youth settlement.
They happened to run into Han Xiaoyu and his group carrying their things to the fields.
“Brother Xiao Yu,” Liang Qian looked at Han Xiao Yu, then at the expressions of the others. Although she hadn’t asked about the results yet, she was already feeling a little uneasy. “I heard…”
Han Xiaoyu ignored her nonsense and walked past her.
The others only glanced at her before following Han Xiaoyu away.
Only Wu Shi glared at her fiercely as he passed by, his voice spitting fire, "It's all your fault!"
Liang Qian wanted to pull Xu Yan aside and ask him more questions, but when she met the captain's gaze, she didn't ask.
She had always been afraid of Song Guangming, and she was the educated youth he disliked the most. So, faced with Song Guangming's cold face, she didn't dare to provoke him. She could only take her hoe and quickly follow the educated youth to ask them about the situation.
The once bustling entrance to the educated youth settlement was suddenly deserted, with only five people remaining; it was eerily quiet.
Seeing that Xie Zhuo was still standing there without moving, Song Guangming glared at him and said, "What, you don't want your work points anymore?"
Xie Zhuo's expression immediately changed, and he moved the hand he was covering his stomach up a little. "Captain, they kicked me so badly! I have to wait for Doctor Qian to come and take a look. If it's really an internal injury, I'll have to ask those educated youths for medical expenses."
Actually, he had wanted to bring this up before, but he was so engrossed in watching the spectacle that he forgot.
Song Guangming was amused by his actions and words, "You kid, others may not know you, but do you think I don't? Hurry up and pack your things and get to work."
“Really, Uncle Guangming,” Captain Xie Zhuo stopped calling him that and started calling him “Uncle” directly. “I really did. They kicked me really hard just now. I’ll probably have to stay home and lie down for a couple of days to recover.”
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