The Party Secretary's face darkened: "What do you think? Your eldest son's wife has no sense of propriety; it might be the talk of the whole brigade by now—"
Without thinking twice, he grabbed the team leader and rushed to the field.
Xu Ningyan shook her head and walked slowly behind.
I entertained Li Jianguo and Director Zhang for most of the day. Although I didn't do much work, I felt extremely tired, both mentally and physically.
Back in my own little courtyard, I felt completely at ease.
Gu Zhiyuan was inside when he heard the noise and came out. "Have you sent them away?"
Xu Ningyan nodded: "That's right, I'm exhausted!"
As he spoke, he rubbed his arms and legs as he entered the house.
Gu Zhiyuan followed him to the door but didn't go in. He only reminded him, "Hang that banner inside as soon as possible, and put up the certificate of merit too!"
Xu Ningyan understood that these were two protective charms; with these two things, even if the Revolutionary Committee came, they wouldn't dare to touch her easily.
However, there were no nails or glue, so it couldn't be taken out of the space in front of Gu Zhiyuan.
Gu Zhiyuan came up with a solution, instructing Xu Ningyan to find a small piece of wood, drive it into the earthen wall, and hang the banner there.
As for the award certificate, I'll just make some porridge with flour when I cook dinner tonight.
After hanging up the banner, Xu Ningyan finally had the energy to pack the two large bags and two envelopes.
He took out the items, including a can of malted milk powder, a bag of calcium milk biscuits, and a bag of White Rabbit milk candy, and pushed them in front of Gu Zhiyuan: "Everyone who sees this gets a share!"
Gu Zhiyuan smiled. These things were all too sweet and cloying, which he had never liked.
Moreover, it's clear that Xu Ningyan needs these things more than the other two.
So she pushed it back: "I don't like these sweet things, you keep them for yourself! Section Chief Li brought these especially for you! Don't let his kindness go to waste."
Seeing that Gu Zhiyuan genuinely didn't want it, Xu Ningyan didn't refuse.
Looking at the envelopes in front of her, Xu Ningyan first opened the one given by the commune. It was light and flimsy, and inside was a 100-yuan note.
The Red Star Commune wasn't wealthy to begin with, so offering a ten-yuan reward was already quite generous.
Not to mention that enamel mug with the word "reward" on it; if you take this with you when you go out, everyone will look at you with more respect.
Then, opening the envelope Li Jianguo had given me, I saw it bulging and spilled out a stack of receipts, including three 10,000-yuan bills, onto the table.
The money was fine, but Xu Ningyan and Gu Zhiyuan sorted out the receipts.
There were grain coupons, cloth coupons, snack coupons, industrial coupons, oil coupons, industrial coupons, soap coupons, meat coupons...
Almost everything you need for daily life is in there.
There were two tickets that Gu Zhiyuan had never seen before. He picked them up out of curiosity and took a look. Even the usually composed Gu Zhiyuan couldn't help but choke on his own saliva. His ears turned so red they were almost bleeding. He quickly withdrew his hand.
Xu Ningyan turned her head and saw menstrual pad tickets and toilet paper tickets!
She was completely devastated. "Are there really tickets like this in the world?"
Then she saw Gu Zhiyuan looking awkwardly at the sky and the ground, but refusing to look at her.
I couldn't help but grind my teeth. Comrade Li Jianguo, the tickets you prepared are so complete and thoughtful!
Li Jianguo, who was riding his bicycle, couldn't help but sneeze, and muttered to himself, "Is my wife nagging me?"
If he knew that Xu Ningyan was nagging him over a ticket, he would probably cry foul.
How could he know there was another one inside? This ticket was collected by the purchasing department.
Knowing that Xu Ningyan was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl and the only female colleague in the purchasing department, they slipped in those two tickets.
It was a kind gesture, thinking of the girl from the countryside. Other things aside, this thing was basically impossible to buy without a ticket. Since she had some extra, she just gave some to Xu Ningyan.
Li Jianguo glanced at it briefly and stuffed it into the envelope, so naturally he didn't know anything about it.
This was the first time Xu Ningyan had seen Gu Zhiyuan look so uncomfortable, and she immediately felt less awkward herself.
He slowly collected all the receipts and put them into an envelope.
He moved the money and the nutritional supplements back into his room and put them in the cupboard.
When he came out again, Gu Zhiyuan had composed himself and was once again the same person who would remain calm even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him.
Clearing his throat, Gu Zhiyuan decided to have a serious talk with Xu Ningyan.
Although he was deeply moved by what she had said to Li Jianguo earlier, he was also worried that this girl would throw herself into something for the sake of a little favor and give up everything. That was too immature of her!
This time, she met someone like him who didn't have any ulterior motives and was even able to protect her.
What if she encounters something like this again, and that person has ulterior motives? What will she do then?
The thought that Xu Ningyan was just as kind to others made Gu Zhiyuan feel uneasy.
He needs to teach Xu Ningyan a lesson: she shouldn't trust others so easily, especially men!
“Ah Ning, although I am grateful for your trust in me, I still have to criticize you for what you said in front of Section Chief Li today! If someone with ulterior motives had saved you, would you have gone to such lengths to protect and help them?”
Gu Zhiyuan's face was frosty.
Without even thinking, Xu Ningyan blurted out, "Of course not! I only trust you!"
Gu Zhiyuan: "..."
He swallowed back all the words of instruction he had in his heart.
After a long pause, he coughed and said, "What he said is true, Brother Gu won't harm you, but you can't listen to everything he says, you know? You have to have your own ideas!"
Xu Ningyan blinked. "Boss, if you flatten that upturned corner of your mouth before you say that, it will be more believable."
Knowing that these words were probably flattery of the big boss, she smiled and nodded obediently: "I've thought about it. I'll listen to Brother Gu on important matters! Brother Gu is older than me, knows more than me, and is more thoughtful than me. Listening to Brother Gu is definitely the right thing to do! For minor matters, I'll listen to myself!"
He was so obedient on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking that, for a lazy fish like him who wanted to latch onto a rich guy, nothing mattered except life and death.
Gu Zhiyuan pressed his tongue against the roof of his mouth, barely suppressing the urge to ruffle Xu Ningyan's hair. His eyes darkened instantly: This girl is too obedient! How can she be so obedient? So obedient that it makes my heart itch! I wish I could go up and stroke her hair a couple of times to relieve the itch on my fingertips.
However, he quickly regained his composure, lowered his eyelids, and when he looked up again, his eyes were calm and still.
Although Xu Ningyan didn't know Gu Zhiyuan very well, she could sense that he seemed to be in a pleasant mood at the moment.
He knew that his words had pleased the big shot.
Very good, she knows how to please the big boss! The big boss likes people to flatter him and show loyalty!
Coincidentally, this is her specialty!
Could her relationship with the big boss be considered a kind of complementarity in another sense?
That night, Xu Ningyan woke up laughing several times from her dreams. Since transmigrating, the indescribable pressure that had been vaguely weighing on her head had finally dissipated by more than half.
It seems that I have gained some control over my own destiny and future.
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