"Are you going to pick up my dad from the hospital? He's probably already furious, so please bear with him. Come over for dinner tonight."
After saying this shyly, Su Xiaoxiao turned and went back into the house.
Lin Mo was left standing there, grinning foolishly.
This is the sweet, clingy feeling of being in a relationship—a sweet, clingy feeling that's also accompanied by a certain distance and a tug-of-war.
...
In the county town, Xu Zhenting and his three companions, who had been wandering around all night, looked utterly dejected after just one night.
Xu Zhenting thought about how Lin Mo was living a more and more comfortable life in the village, while he himself was...
He was furious.
They were leaning against the wall, next to the Revolutionary Committee compound.
They were waiting for Xu Zhenting's uncle, Liu Ming.
Liu Ming has also been very busy these days, not because of work, but because—
With so many fish confiscated, we need to hurry and sell them.
He never expected that such a poor village in such a cold and desolate place could catch so many fish, and each one of them was a big fish weighing three or four pounds.
After several days of sneaky tinkering, wow, he caught nearly five thousand catties of fish and made a fortune in one go!
Three thousand!
He sold it to the state-run fish farm for six cents a pound.
After finishing his work, he immediately went to the entrance of the Revolutionary Committee to see his nephew.
After pulling Xu Zhenting aside, before Xu Zhenting could even speak, Liu Ming blurted out:
“Zhenting, you should go back to Laoshu Village.”
"This is the money I made from the fish that were confiscated last time."
As he spoke, he took out ten stacks of ten-yuan bills and handed them to Xu Zhenting, totaling a thousand yuan.
In a moment of bewilderment, Xu Zhenting suddenly understood what his uncle meant—
Laoshu Village is engaging in corrupt practices and seeking personal gain.
Should we... do it too?
Suddenly, the blockage in my brain was cleared.
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