Looking at Liu Wan, whose eyes were filled with tears and whose face showed reluctance, she sighed. After all, she was her daughter. She said, "I didn't bring much money this time. I'll leave you 20 yuan when I leave."
Liu Wan looked at her mother with a sensible expression and said, "Mom, we don't have much savings to begin with, so you can keep this 20 yuan for yourself."
Liu Wan's mother stroked Liu Wan's hair, smoothing out some of her messy strands, and patted her shoulder, saying, "Da Ya, you've grown up. You even know how to be filial to your mother now. Since you have this intention, I will accept your kindness."
When Liu Wan heard her mother's words, she almost lost her composure. She was just being polite, how did it become so natural?
Liu Wan's mother wanted to stay at the educated youth compound for one night. Liu Wan found Wang Lin, the person in charge of the compound, and discussed it with him. Wang Lin agreed when he learned that Liu Wan's mother was only staying there for one night.
Fortunately, it's not winter yet, and the autumn harvest is almost over. All that's left is to dry the grain in the threshing ground.
The next morning, after the team leader assigned the work, Tan Jian offered to take over Liu Wan's work. So Liu Wan asked the team leader for leave to take her mother to the county to catch the bus.
As the train pulled away from the platform, Liu Wan's eyes darkened. She had really suffered a huge loss this time. Her mother's main mission was to plead with her uncle's family through Liu Yuan, but she hadn't expected that Tan Jian's unexpected turn of events would thwart her mother's plans and give her a difficult task instead.
Liu Yuan is ignoring me now, how can I win her back?
While she was lost in thought, her eyes suddenly fell on a familiar figure. Qian Mao? What was he doing here? She then looked at the sign next to the gate: Shangzhi County Transportation Team.
A transport team, driving? Could it be that he wasn't made the county party secretary's secretary anymore, but instead was put to drive a transport team?
Watching him sit in the passenger seat, watching the experienced driver drive around the yard in circles, her thoughts raced.
The county party secretary's secretary is alright, but the transport team's drivers make even more money. How come Qian Mao is so lucky? If I could marry him, I wouldn't have to work so hard. But Tan Jian is an obstacle!
Especially after Tan Jian touched her face in the educated youth compound, and thinking about how he had pervertedly held NK's hand and touched her face, she now wanted to wash her face. She quickly walked to the supply and marketing cooperative not far away, bought a bar of soap, and planned to go back and wash her face properly.
Qian Duoduo watched Liu Yuan sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) recounting the wonderful show she had missed, gesturing as she spoke. Qian Duoduo felt a pang of unease. "Tell me," she thought, "why didn't I come here to eat with Sister Niaoniao and the others? Why did I go home to cook for my dad? I missed such a great show. What a mistake, what a mistake!"
Feng Niaoniao said with a smile, "When Liu Wan's mother saw Yun Yi, her eyes lit up for a moment, otherwise, she wouldn't have said a few words to her."
Yun Yi, who was sitting in the outer room tending the fire, couldn't hide the tenderness in his eyes when he heard Feng Niaoniao's words. His charming fox eyes curved into crescents. Ah, how could he not like such a girl? Following her here, he didn't seem to have so much resentment anymore.
Moreover, the little girl has made friends and seems to have become much more cheerful. In particular, she has learned a few dishes from Qian Duoduo, unlike before when, although she could cook a few home-style dishes, they were limited to scrambled eggs with tomatoes and smashed cucumbers.
I have grown a lot here. I used to be a gentleman who kept my distance from the kitchen. But now, I'm in the kitchen boiling water for people and serving a few young girls.
Feng Niaoniao and Yun Yi received letters from home at the same time. They looked at each other, their eyes filled with excitement.
Feng Niao Niao whispered, "Brother Yi, you've made it through!"
Yun Yi nodded and excitedly hugged Feng Niaoniao into his arms: "Niaoniao, we must both work hard."
Lu personally led a group of people to pick up the Lu family members who were living in the cowshed. Lu Lang shook hands with Qian Sheng and the old Party Secretary one by one. Lu Lang said, "Old Party Secretary, Brigade Leader, thank you for taking care of us all these years. If it weren't for you, we might be living a life many times worse than we are now."
Qian Sheng immediately said, "Old man, we are here because of the circumstances."
Lu Lang interrupted Qian Sheng with a smile: "Captain, we understand all of this. We're leaving now. If you need anything in the future, just ask General Lu."
Lu Jiang glanced at his secretary Qian Mao, then at Qian Sheng, and finally nodded before getting into the car with Lu Lang.
Watching the three cars drive away, Qian Sheng sighed and said, "They're gone, they're all gone. I heard that not only our village, but also the cowsheds in other villages are empty. It's good that they can leave."
The old Party Secretary smiled and said, "Now that everyone's gone, when will the people in the educated youth compound leave?"
Qian Sheng shook his head: "I don't know either, I just hope nothing unexpected happens."
The old Party Secretary nodded. That was true. Recently, the people in the educated youth compound had been relatively quiet. Even if there were occasional minor conflicts, they rarely came to their attention. Most importantly, the educated youth had divided into factions and were not interfering with each other, which was quite good.
However, this peace did not last long. On October 21, the People's Daily published a front-page headline article titled "Major Reforms to College Admissions," announcing the resumption of the college entrance examination and the selection of talents for university admission through a unified examination and merit-based admission.
This news spread like wildfire, instantly giving hope and a glimmer of light to countless young people struggling in confusion and distress. They picked up their books again in the fields, factories, ranches, and mines, as the era of changing one's destiny through fair competition had finally arrived.
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