Xu Zijiang still had the mind to joke.
The idea of having everyone in the team join forces to plead for Xu Zijiang was Yu Jiu's, and she was the one who went door-to-door to mobilize everyone to help. Although Xu Zijiang was very kind to everyone and managed the team very well, even if everyone was just worrying blindly, they wouldn't have the idea to take the initiative to plead for him.
So it was Yu Jiu who brought them together. As for those few with ill intentions who wanted to bring Xu Zijiang down, none of them succeeded. The majority of people supported Xu Zijiang.
"Don't talk nonsense. Be careful with your words in the future. Hurry up, you haven't written your self-criticism yet. It's 10,000 words long."
Yu Jiu urged, saying that she was currently keeping Xu Zijiang in solitary confinement, and she couldn't bear to see him alone at home reflecting on his actions.
However, she really brought up a sore spot. Xu Zijiang rubbed his temples and said painfully.
"Maybe I should just quit being the team leader. A 10,000-word self-criticism? Who can write that? 10,000 words!"
He emphasized that it was clear how much harm this 10,000-word self-criticism had caused him, more severe than any punishment.
"Alright, take your time writing. Didn't they give you a week? Hurry up and write, you can still finish it. Just reflect deeply on your behavior. The people above probably won't take it too seriously and make you rewrite it after you've finished."
Rewriting? Xu Zijiang felt a wave of dizziness. If he had to rewrite it after finishing the first part, it would be 20,000 words long. He might as well just die.
Xu Zijiang suddenly felt utterly hopeless and hugged Yu Jiu, pouting and acting coquettishly.
"Honey, why don't you help me write it? You're so capable, you're a cultured person, you'll definitely be able to write it. Please help me, I really can't write it."
He rested his large head on Yu Jiu's shoulder, rubbing it against her. His stiff, short hair tickled Yu Jiu's neck, and his deep, husky voice was incredibly captivating.
"I can only help you write part of it. How about this, you write the beginning first, and you also need to write the ending. As for the middle, I'll help you write a little bit, okay? You need to start writing first."
If I were to write it for you directly, it would be easy for the telltale signs, right? After all, our thoughts and the tone of our voices are different.
Yu Jiu patted the dog's head and coaxed it patiently.
"Alright."
It was better than writing ten thousand words himself, and Xu Zijiang instantly perked up. However, he quickly lost his nerve, starting only two hundred words before giving up.
"Why waste so much words? Something that can be explained in two hundred words is written in ten thousand words. I really don't understand what the higher-ups are thinking."
Xu Zi threw down his pen, complaining that he looked exactly like a complete academic failure, which Yu Jiu found amusing.
"Two hundred words is a summary, not a self-reflection. After all, such a big thing has happened, so it's normal for you to write ten thousand words to reflect on your actions. The higher-ups just want to temper your temper."
"Listen to me, write a little more. You write two thousand at the beginning, two thousand at the end, and I'll make up the six thousand in the middle for you, okay?"
Yu Jiu coaxed her gently.
"Two thousand, I've already racked my brains and scratched my head trying to write two hundred, let alone two thousand. Hey, come here, let me hug you for a while, I'll think about it slowly."
Xu Zi pulled Yu Jiu onto his lap and took the opportunity to hug her tightly. It was unclear whether he genuinely needed to think or was simply taking advantage of Yu Jiu.
However, Yu Jiu indulged him, letting him hug her whenever he wanted. She nestled obediently in Xu Zijiang's arms, as quiet and beautiful as a porcelain doll.
Whenever Xu Zijiang got frustrated while writing and wanted to lose his temper and throw his pen, Yu Jiu would kiss his eyebrows or lips to signal him to calm down.
The two spent two days in the room working on it, and Xu Zijiang had only managed to write a thousand words, half of the two thousand words needed.
"Cousin, how about I write it for you? I know how to write."
Lin Zheng probably couldn't stand it anymore. After hesitating for two days, he finally mustered up the courage to speak to Xu Zijiang.
"No need, your cousin's wife will write it for me."
Xu Zijiang was beaming with pride and started bragging about his wife again. Writing self-criticisms was no longer torture for him; it was pure enjoyment.
Yu Jiu would consider his feelings. If he was unhappy, she would kiss him and snuggle in his arms all day. He could hold his sweet and soft wife every day. He didn't have to work or patrol. He could stay with his wife every day. Life was so wonderful.
This cunning man.
Lin Zheng pursed his lips, unable to think of any rebuttal. They were engaged, and it was only natural for his cousin's wife to help his cousin write a self-criticism. What right did he, an outsider, have to interfere?
So he nodded and went out again.
The house being built for them is already taking shape. Xu Zi will be confined and unable to leave the house, so he can only go and check on it himself and communicate his thoughts with the owners as soon as possible.
Seven days can feel both long and short. Xu Zijiang spent three days struggling to write the first two thousand words, while Yu Jiu had already started writing the middle part. Since there were so many words, no one would read it carefully, and it wouldn't matter if there were slight gaps in the connection.
While Yu Jiu was writing the middle part, he had Xu Zi write the last two thousand words. With the couple working together, they were able to produce a ten-thousand-word self-criticism in seven days.
Moreover, Xu Zijiang's handwriting was messy, and Yu Jiu imitated it without any instruction. When the two reports were put together, it was almost impossible to tell the difference. At most, it was just that he was tired of writing and his handwriting was a little distorted.
The day Xu Zi was to hand in his report officially ended his confinement. After he came out, he was a hero again.
"Chen Yuan was discharged from the hospital a couple of days ago and has already gone home."
Xu Zi brought back good news, and another piece of news that was neither good nor bad.
"Li Nannan's family is said to be on their way, probably still unwilling to give up and wanting to defend her. So Li Nannan hasn't been sentenced yet, but she's still in police custody and won't be released for the time being."
"She almost stabbed Chen Yuan to death. No matter how long it takes, she'll definitely go to jail."
Yu Jiu doesn't need to worry about Li Nannan causing trouble again in the short term, but she doesn't know if her parents and older brother will cause trouble again now that they're here, so she should be on guard.
“She’s definitely going to jail; there’s no escaping it given her situation.”
Xu Zijiang was just saying it casually; he didn't really care about Li Nannan's matter. If he was worried, he should be worried that this mentally ill person would become even more psychologically disturbed after being released from prison and do more harmful things.
Unexpectedly, Li Nannan's parents seemed to have only come to see her briefly, without any intention of defending her or causing trouble for Xu Zijiang and Yu Jiu. They really just took a look and then went back, as if they had truly and completely given up on their daughter.
After Li Nannan's parents returned home, her sentence came out quickly: five years in prison for intentional assault, and she was also ordered to pay Chen Yuan 80 yuan in medical and nutritional expenses.
Most importantly, she will be sent back after she gets out and will no longer stay here as an educated youth. This is the most welcome news.
"Those two unlucky things are gone! That's great, we have to celebrate!"
Xu Zijiang was refreshed and in high spirits. He came up with another brilliant idea to reward himself and Yu Jiu.
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