In the agricultural reclamation corps far to the north, Zhang Yunxiao received a phone call from home.
Over the phone, his mother, Wang Sujuan, told him to focus on his work at the farm and not to worry about home.
They also said they would be moving soon and would notify him when they changed their address.
Zhang Yunxiao vaguely sensed something was wrong and asked into the phone, "Mom, has something happened at home?"
"It's nothing, nothing at all," Wang Sujuan denied outright.
Zhang Yunxiao said, "Mom, if you don't say anything, I'll ask for leave and go back right now."
A sob suddenly came from the other end of the phone. Zhang Yunxiao gripped the phone tightly: "Mom, don't cry. Tell me what's wrong, and I'll help you figure it out."
Fifteen minutes later, Zhang Yunxiao hung up the phone and went to the regimental headquarters to ask for leave to visit her family.
The regimental leadership disagreed, saying that it was against regulations for him to ask for leave after only two months of service.
However, that night, Zhang Yunxiao's roommates discovered that she was missing and immediately reported it to the regimental headquarters.
The leadership took the matter very seriously and immediately dispatched people with hunting dogs to conduct a large-scale search, but they found no one, and the search of the station also yielded no results.
News gradually spread throughout the military corps that Zhang Yunxiao had wandered into the mountains and been eaten by wild animals.
When Chu Xuanxuan learned of this news, she was completely stunned.
Didn't she transmigrate into a book?
Zhang Yunxiao is the male lead. He hasn't even been won over by her yet, so how did he die?
No, Zhang Yunxiao is definitely not dead!
She didn't believe it!
Chu Xuanxuan immediately called Bincheng. The call was connected, and Yu Xiuchun answered the phone.
"Mom, do you have any news about Zhang Yunxiao?" Chu Xuanxuan asked impatiently.
"You're asking about the Zhang family's kid? Aren't you both on the farm? Why are you asking me about him?"
Yu Xiuchun asked casually, not caring about the answer, but happily shared the good news with her daughter: "Xuanxuan, do you know what happened to Director Zhang? He was taken away by the government! From now on, you don't need to fawn over that Zhang boy anymore; now it's his turn to fawn over you..."
Chu Xuanxuan's mind went blank for a moment. She interrupted Yu Xiuchun's rambling: "How could Director Zhang have gotten into trouble?"
Factory Director Zhang is the male protagonist's father and his powerful backer. He shouldn't have gotten into trouble. There's no mention of this in the book.
How would I know?
On the other end of the phone, Yu Xiuchun hesitated somewhat.
"Mom, tell me the truth, is this related to you?!" Chu Xuanxuan yelled into the phone.
"Why are you yelling at me? I'm doing this for you. The Zhang family looks down on our family, just because they have a factory director. I put up a big-character poster about him, hoping to get him suspended for a few days. Who knew that a whole bunch of big-character posters would follow, and the government people would come into the factory and take him away. I think it's good that they took him away. If he hadn't left, your dad wouldn't have had a chance to become a group leader, let alone be elected to the factory's revolutionary committee..."
Chu Xuanxuan couldn't take it anymore and yelled into the microphone, "You all don't understand anything! You've ruined my life!"
"You heartless brat... Hey, hey..."
The phone was already busy. In the reception room, Yu Xiuchun angrily hung up the phone. When she turned around, she was startled by the unshaven man behind her: "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
The man stroked his beard and sneered, "Aunt Yu doesn't recognize me?"
Yu Xiuchun's eyes widened immediately: "Zhang Yunxiao, it's you? Why did you come back?"
"How would I know if I didn't come back? It was you who put up the big-character poster about my dad." Zhang Yunxiao sneered.
"It's not like I put it up by myself, why are you looking for me?" Yu Xiuchun retorted, sticking out her neck.
"Don't worry, I'll find them one by one." Zhang Yunxiao said this with a gloomy face, then turned and left.
Yu Xiuchun breathed a sigh of relief, then snorted. The Zhang family boy was like a grasshopper in autumn; she didn't need to be afraid of him!
When she got home, Yu Xiuchun told Chu Hongjun about it as a joke.
Chu Hongjun didn't pay much attention and brought up another matter: "The Zhang family has collapsed, and Xuanxuan doesn't need to stay on the farm anymore. I will find a way to transfer her back to Bincheng soon and find a good family for her to marry into. It will also be of some help to our family."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiuchun immediately understood: "Have you already found a husband for Xuanxuan? How much dowry are they willing to offer?"
Chu Hongjun glared at his wife with disgust: "All you care about is the bride price, you don't understand politics at all!"
"So what if all I care about is the bride price? What family doesn't ask for a bride price when they marry off their daughter? Who am I asking for a bride price for? Isn't it for our son to get married? Chu Hongjun, let me tell you, don't bring your political nonsense into the family!"
"I'm too lazy to argue with an ignorant woman like you. I'm going to sleep in the dorm tonight!" Chu Hongjun said, slamming the door as he left.
"Sleep in the dormitory? I think you've gone to sleep with a demon!" Yu Xiuchun cursed angrily, smashing the enamel mug in her hand. Unfortunately, the enamel mug was sturdy, and only a little paint was chipped off.
Neither the Chu couple noticed that a figure was hiding in a dark corner of the tenement building, and the person quickly caught up with Chu Hongjun.
The cotton mill changed its leadership. Although production did not stop, efficiency decreased significantly and the number of defective products increased. However, this did not affect the wages of ordinary workers.
Therefore, life in the family compound seemed to remain unchanged.
However, a week later, several families returned home from get off work to find a large poster in their homes, which clearly recorded a family member's violation of rules or regulations, or a secret matter in the family.
The families' faces all changed, becoming fearful and uneasy. They wanted to find out who wrote the big-character poster, but unfortunately, they had no clues at all.
The next day, they received a letter demanding that they exonerate Director Zhang.
But those big-character posters that brought down Director Zhang were fabricated by these few companies. If they were to try to exonerate Director Zhang, they would be sending themselves to jail!
Nobody wants to go!
But those big-character posters that appeared in their homes were like a giant hand choking them.
Between two evils, they chose the lesser one. After a night of agonizing waiting, each family sent one person to the government to admit their mistake and confess that they had deliberately slandered Director Zhang out of jealousy or because of some private matter.
Only the Yu family did not go, because Chu Hongjun wanted Yu Xiuchun to take the blame for fabricating the story. But in fact, Yu Xiuchun posted the big-character poster at her husband's instigation and instruction.
The big-character poster thrown into the house said that Chu Hongjun had an affair with a female worker in the factory, and the time and place matched perfectly.
Yu Xiuchun had only suspected it at first, but now that it had been confirmed, she was so angry she was almost going crazy: "You bastard, you want me to take the blame for you? Bah! Today I'm going to tear off your mask and let everyone in the factory see what kind of person you are!"
After saying that, she grabbed the big-character poster and walked out, but Chu Hongjun grabbed her hair and slammed her against the wall.
"You shameless hussy, don't forget, you were the one who cheated on me first, and you even stole my brother-in-law! Who's more shameless between us?!"
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