Xu Ningyan went back to her room to pack her luggage. She had a space where all her valuable and necessary items were kept, and she could use them whenever she needed them.
However, to avoid suspicion, I packed a small package containing two sets of clothes, wrapped together, and tied an enamel mug to the outside. That was enough.
Gu Zhiyuan sorted out the tickets and money inside the room, but he wasn't very satisfied.
When I visited the commune last time, I heard that a new type of white shirt made of "Dacron" had recently arrived in the county town. It is durable and very fashionable.
He had been thinking of buying one for Xu Ningyan for a long time, but he didn't have enough fabric coupons.
Ordinary clothes cost one foot of cloth ration coupons, and one foot of cloth cost one foot of cloth, but a Dacron shirt cost half the price.
He was still short of cloth coupons.
He also prepared food coupons, candy coupons, soap coupons, and anything else that might be useful for Xu Ningyan.
I also prepared twenty yuan.
He estimated that Xu Ningyan would not accept his money and tickets. Living under the same roof, he had roughly figured out Xu Ningyan's temperament.
She never shortchanged him on any amount of money, and she also accepted the meat and eggs he bought on a regular basis. Of course, every few days she would try to get some wild game from his lackeys in return.
But Xu Ningyan would never touch anything else.
I keep a record of my daily expenses and give him a detailed account at the end of the month. All expenses are clearly written down.
Gu Zhiyuan told her that there was no need to be so clear about the distinction. The two of them were now living together as husband and wife, and apart from daily expenses, he could afford to pay for any things Xu Ningyan bought for herself.
However, contrary to her previous efforts to build a good relationship with him, Xu Ningyan calmly and rationally refused.
She said she couldn't become dependent on him. Even if Gu Zhiyuan was good to her now, she would still have to live her own life in the future. She couldn't really rely on Gu Zhiyuan for the rest of her life.
Gu Zhiyuan blurted out, "So what if he's going to rely on me for the rest of his life? It's not like I can't afford to support him."
Xu Ningyan smiled and said that when Gu Zhiyuan finds someone he likes and they get married, they should avoid each other since they are currently in a fake marriage.
Otherwise, wouldn't that just cause trouble for Gu Zhiyuan's future wife?
When Gu Zhiyuan heard this, he seemed to think of something, and his expression immediately turned cold. He never mentioned it again.
At this moment, looking at the receipts and money he had sorted out, he felt inexplicably irritable.
In the end, he stuffed the money and tickets back into his hands and lay on the bed in a sullen mood for a while.
Hearing the sounds Xu Ningyan made outside, she figured he was cooking, so she hurriedly came out to help him.
Because he was leaving the next day, Xu Ningyan simply made some extra pancakes and instructed Gu Zhiyuan to take the new wheat harvested today to the mill next to the brigade headquarters and grind it all into flour when he had some free time.
They haven't tidied up their allotted plot of land yet, but they did plant a few pumpkins and cucumbers behind the house.
Now the vines have spread and grown, producing tender pumpkins and cucumbers.
If he didn't want to deal with the people in the brigade, there were plenty of pumpkins and cucumbers for him to eat.
She also told him to take good care of the lackey and to pay attention to his own health, pointing out where all the food in the house was kept.
Gu Zhiyuan was always a man of few words and disliked noisy people. If it were anyone else, he would have found them long ago annoying.
But seeing Xu Ningyan's worried expression that she would starve to death, she slightly curled her lips and agreed.
As they were talking, the brigade leader and the party secretary finished distributing the grain, whispered to each other for a while, and then came over.
Her attitude was much better than the previous two days. She started by saying that Xu Ningyan had been wronged these past two days, and then she complained about how difficult the Unity Brigade was, basically playing the victim.
The brigade leader and the village secretary are playing the victim.
The Xu family.
Xu Zhenzhu was throwing a tantrum in her room. The books on the table, the jars containing wildflowers, and other items had all been swept onto the floor, leaving a mess.
She's lying on the bed crying.
Outside, Miao Cuihua slapped her thigh and cursed, cursing the county leaders for being blind, cursing the brigade leader and the party secretary for being opportunistic, and cursing Xu Siya for being a bad person who was always annoying.
After scolding her for a while, he went in to coax Xu Zhenzhu.
Xu Zhenzhu felt incredibly humiliated today. Everyone had been flattering and fawning over her, and she was secretly pleased with herself. Even if Xu Siya had stolen an opportunity, as long as Lu Kai was on her side, work, money, and status would all be within her grasp.
In her past life, everyone depended on Siya for survival, and everyone fawned over her. She was the undisputed leader in the Xu family, and no one dared to disobey her.
But in this lifetime, Xu Zhenzhu is the one who calls the shots in the Xu family.
Everyone had to watch her mood and flatter her. When she was in a good mood, she would give a little bit of money to the Xu family through her fingers, which was enough for them to live a life of luxury.
Especially after hearing that Xu Zhenzhu's job had fallen through, and seeing Xu Siya's arrogant attitude, she felt a tightness in her chest.
The implied intention to take more fine grains provoked the two nieces-in-law to jump out and threaten the brigade leader and the party secretary, threatening to assign Xu Siya and her husband the heaviest work.
She refused to believe that Xu Siya could remain arrogant for long after doing the heaviest work every day and losing her job.
I never expected that even after all this, Xu Siya would still be so stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat.
Then, the arrival of Secretary He from the commune dealt her another blow.
The people in the Unity Brigade didn't know the benefits of that purchasing agent, but she did.
With the title of purchasing agent, those shallow-minded people in the Unity Brigade will no longer fawn over her; they'll probably just suck up to Xu Siya.
Not to mention the Unity Brigade, even the commune would probably side with that bitch Xu Siya!
Damn it! Why does that bitch Xu Siya always ruin my plans?! Did she discover something?
If Xu Siya rises to power in the future, won't she be trampled down?
No! Absolutely not!
Xu Zhenzhu bit the corner of the blanket, thinking fiercely.
The Xu family members all lowered their heads, looking like wilted eggplants.
No one expected that their glory would last only two days before they were overshadowed by Xu Siya again.
This fourth girl is just incompatible with the Xu family!
What should they do in the future?
The room was filled only with Miao Cuihua's cursing and Xu Zhenzhu's sobbing...
After a while, Zhao Guilan cautiously asked, "Then, should we be more polite to Siya in the future? I've seen through Siya; she holds grudges very well! Will she make things difficult for us in the future?"
One sentence, and the whole family fell silent.
Xu Jinlai glared at Zhao Guilan. She really had no sense of propriety. Asking this question at a time like this was practically courting death.
As expected, Miao Cuihua's pent-up anger was directed at Zhao Guilan: "Well, you treacherous slut! You see that brat Siya is doing well, so you want to get close to her? Bah! You should take a good look at yourself in the mirror. You think you're worthy?"
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