Xu Ningyan and Gu Zhiyuan looked at each other, both with expressions that were hard to put into words.
Xu Ningyan, in particular, should have realized long ago that as the female lead, she should have the so-called female lead halo.
Xu Zhenzhu failed to return the lost money and was unable to get a job from Li Jianguo, so fate compensated her by giving her another job through the Lu family.
However, it's still different from the plot in the book. If Xu Zhenzhu had a job without relying on the Lu family, she would naturally stand taller and have more confidence.
Now, I only got this job because of the Lu family's connections, so I will definitely be inferior to the Lu family in the future.
Right now, she and Lu Kai are deeply in love, so everything is wonderful.
Who knows what the future holds!
Moreover, according to the original plot of the book, Li Jianguo arranged for Xu Zhenzhu to work at the county department store, which was much more respectable than the Red Star Commune Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
As for the tractor quota, both Xu Ningyan and Gu Zhiyuan realized that Lu Xing was just making empty promises.
Only Xu's family didn't understand. They thought it was a sure thing. They were showing off now, but if they couldn't buy the tractor in the future, how much would they be embarrassed?
However, I definitely need to listen to the gossip these past few days.
After all, Xu Ningyan knew both the brigade leader and the branch secretary, as well as the people in the Unity Brigade.
They're not exactly bad, but they certainly have their share of selfish motives.
Putting aside the tractor, even if Xu Zhenzhu went to work at the supply and marketing cooperative, many people would try to curry favor with her.
After all, they were still hoping that Xu Zhenzhu would reserve some in-demand items.
The captain and his team will consider things more carefully. Xu Zhenzhu and Lu Kai are dating, and Lu Kai's parents have come to visit, but they haven't expressed any disapproval.
As expected, they got married and settled down.
With the Lu family as their backer, Xu Jia and Xu Zhenzhu could act with impunity in the Tuanjie Brigade.
At the very least, with a tractor towing ahead, the brigade leader and the party secretary couldn't afford to offend the Xu family; they might even have to appease them.
Given the character of the Xu family members, they become arrogant once they gain power and will definitely try to trip them up.
That's really annoying!
Although Gu Zhiyuan didn't have much contact with the Xu family, he could tell what kind of people the Xu family were from those few unpleasant conflicts.
Gu Zhiyuan was well aware of the character and conduct of the brigade leader and the branch secretary.
He couldn't help but sigh, "I'm afraid you're going to be implicated by me again!"
Since Xu Ningyan's job was not secured, everyone believed it was because of Gu Zhiyuan, a point he couldn't refute.
Indeed, Xu Ningyan was implicated because of her own actions.
Thinking about it this way, Gu Zhiyuan's expression fell a little. Although he was confident and certain that he would make up for it by giving Xu Ningyan more and better things in the future and would not let her suffer anymore.
But gossip and pointing fingers were unavoidable in this group.
Especially regarding the upcoming rice planting, he was thinking that if things went smoothly with Sun Zhou and Li Jianguo and they could get the work done before the planting started, Xu Ningyan wouldn't have to work in the fields.
Now that the Xu family has made such a fuss, it might be difficult for the brigade leader to assign Xu Ningyan any easy tasks when it comes to transplanting rice seedlings.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Zhiyuan said, "I'll go to the commune later to inquire about your job."
Xu Ningyan shook her head: "The more critical the moment, the better we need to stay calm! There are countless eyes watching us right now!"
"Don't worry, although the brigade leader and the party secretary are a bit timid, there are advantages to being timid. Although I haven't been assigned a job yet, I haven't received any definite news that it's fallen through, so they won't go too far! As for you, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get you to slack off and be assigned an easier job."
Gu Zhiyuan felt a surge of warmth in his heart. He hadn't expected Xu Ningyan to still care about him at this time: "My injuries have almost healed, so don't worry about me!"
Xu Ningyan thought for a moment and comforted him: "I can figure out the Xu family's little tricks even with my toes. They just want to show off in front of me again and annoy us! Let them show off! What's the big deal?"
"Am I not strong enough, or not skilled enough? Why would I be afraid of them? The brigade leader and the village secretary aren't shameless enough to help them bully me! What do I have to worry about or be afraid of? At most, I just find them annoying!"
"Besides, the more smug they are now, the more embarrassing it will be if they can't get their hands on the tractor later. You don't know Xu Zhenzhu's character. She usually pretends to be gentle and kind in the brigade. Now that she has a powerful backer, everyone is begging her for help. She doesn't even realize she's offended anyone with her personality!"
"Even if there are shameless people who would try to curry favor with her for a little something, not everyone is willing to go to such lengths! Which of those aunties and grandmas in the brigade is easy to mess with? They've done plenty of things like getting something for nothing and then gossiping behind her back! Xu Zhenzhu doesn't treat everyone equally, so there will be no shortage of people talking about her behind her back."
"Moreover, I trust Uncle Jianguo. If it really doesn't work out, he will send me a message! It will just take a few more days."
"I'd like to see what everyone's reaction will be if I get the job and find out that the brigade will have to rely on me to get quotas so that the brigade can make money!"
"I'll take this opportunity to see what's going on in the team. As for those who are only interested in following the Xu family and currying favor with Xu Zhenzhu, I won't involve them in making money. I'm very petty!"
At this point, Xu Ningyan chuckled, looking forward to it.
She's not a spineless coward who turns the other cheek after being slapped on the left, nor is she a gentleman who believes in revenge even after ten years.
She's a complete vindictive and petty person!
Even if the brigade leader and the party secretary showed favoritism towards the Xu family, she would still hold a grudge.
She still remembered what Director Zhang of the commune said: if the brigade couldn't do it, wouldn't the commune have more and more options?
Seeing that Xu Ningyan was completely unaffected and instead made sly and harsh remarks, Gu Zhiyuan couldn't help but smirk.
Her appearance doesn't make her seem cunning or petty at all; on the contrary, she's so cute that you just want to pinch her cheeks.
Thinking this way, he did just that.
After ruffling Xu Ningyan's hair into a mess, Liu Hulan's hair, Xu Ningyan felt instantly relieved.
I was thinking to myself, this girl's hair seems smoother than before. I remember seeing a bright red and green hair clip in her hair last time, it must have looked pretty good.
Next time, he'll have to buy the little girl a few hair clips, one red and one green, and two sets of clothes.
Otherwise, if she goes to work without a couple of decent outfits, she'll probably be looked down upon in the county town.
Gu Zhiyuan's thoughts drifted away as he pondered them.
I tried hard to recall the girls I saw in Beijing, their everyday clothes, and how my childhood friends talked about their sisters, how troublesome they were, how they had to buy this and that, and what those things were again.
Xu Ningyan, with her hair in a mess, glared resentfully at Gu Zhiyuan.
The guy seems really interested in messing up her hair into a bird's nest lately. Seriously, he's a girl, okay? Does a bird's nest look good?
Seeing the big boss deep in thought, Xu Ningyan gritted her teeth and swallowed her resentment.
Oh well, just as there were people in ancient times who dressed up in colorful clothes to entertain their parents, there's now her ruffling hair to please the boss. There's nothing shameful about it!
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