"Why!"
Yu Jiu was indeed unhappy. He was the team leader, and it would be too easy for him to issue her a permit to leave the house as well!
“I can give you a certificate, but if we both disappear together and aren’t in the team, the team members will definitely guess where we went together. That won’t be good for your reputation. Haven’t you always wanted to keep your distance from me and not let people gossip about you?”
Xu Zijiang helplessly shrugged, using the words Yu Jiu had said earlier to shut her up.
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But in order to make money, she suddenly felt that her reputation, whether good or bad, didn't seem so important anymore. Besides, everyone in the team was quite nice, and very few people would gossip about her. Basically, everyone was very kind to her, except for a few exceptions.
"I'm not afraid. Let everyone say what they want. Just give me a certificate. I want to go with you!"
"How about this, we'll say you came home with me to meet my parents. That would be a more legitimate reason, right? You can set a wedding date in the next couple of days, and then we can say you went to my parents' house to propose to me. Wouldn't that be better?"
Everyone on the team is so nice, they definitely won't say anything, and my reputation won't be ruined!
Yu Jiu was really going all out to go along, wrapping her arms around Xu Zijiang's neck and acting all cute. She pouted and pushed Xu Zijiang back and forth.
Xu Zi was secretly delighted, but he had to pretend to be serious. He frowned and pretended to be in a difficult position.
"That won't work either. Even though everyone won't misunderstand, I'm still going to prepare your betrothal gifts. If you go with me, will it count as your preparation or mine? Besides, there won't be any surprises. You'll already know what I want to buy for you."
"It's nothing, nothing is more exciting than my liking for it. Will you take me with you?"
When Yu Jiu realized that her coquettishness was useless, she immediately crossed her arms and glanced at him sideways, giving off a feeling that she was about to throw a tantrum if he didn't agree.
Seeing this, Xu Zijiang pulled the person into his arms and chuckled.
"I'll take you wherever you want to go. I was just kidding. But it does require breaking the rules to get you a certificate. So, how about you bribe me, hmm?"
He kissed Yu Jiu's cheek, his rough hand resting on her waist. He was implying something, and Yu Jiu understood perfectly well. However, Yu Jiu still rejected his underhanded tactics. She gracefully and aloofly broke free from Xu Zijiang and stood up.
"Oh dear, I suddenly don't want to go anymore. I think being alone is quite nice. I really enjoy living in the educated youth settlement. I get along well with Sister Rainbow, and we talk every day. There's also Li Nannan, who loves to cause trouble. It's quite lively, and there's no shortage of fun."
"How about I postpone the wedding, Captain? What do you think?"
She tilted her head, her smiling eyes sparkling as she looked at Xu Zijiang, exceptionally beautiful.
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Xu Zi was terrified!
"No way, we have to get married right away! If you want to go, I'll definitely take you. I'll write a marriage certificate for us right away, and I plan to go the day after tomorrow. Is that a good time, honey?"
He immediately changed his tune and eagerly reached out to take Yu Jiu's hand.
Hmph, I think you can't tell the difference between the king and the queen, daring to make demands of me!
Yu Jiu remained haughty for five seconds before slowly nodding.
"Okay, going the day after tomorrow isn't out of the question."
Phew, I'm relieved, my wife is safe!
Xu Zi wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief. After he settled things with the team in the next couple of days, they could leave, and the trip would probably last about two weeks.
"Is there anything I need to bring?"
Yu Jiu pondered what he could bring over to sell. He figured it was all about buying and selling, taking things from one place to another to sell, and then bringing those things back to sell here. It was all about exchange, and it was a very profitable business.
"No need. We don't have anything to take over to sell. I would have collected some mountain products beforehand, since people in big cities like to eat mountain products and they can fetch higher prices. But we're in a hurry to leave now, so we won't have time to collect them."
Xu Zi shook his head and told Yu Jiu how he used to do it.
In fact, Xu Zijiang doesn't often leave the province. He's been back for several years and has only been back once, where he made a big profit. He usually just does small-scale business here, buying goods and reselling them. He doesn't make much money, only a few dozen yuan a month.
But he was single and had enough to live on, so he was too lazy to bother with so many other things.
Things are different now. Now he has a wife and children, so of course he wants as much money as possible. So Xu Zijiang is thinking that, apart from this trip, he should go once or twice a year, earning a thousand or eight hundred each time, in order to make sure his wife and children can live a worry-free life!
"OK."
At times like these, it's best for Yu Jiu to be obedient and never cause trouble if he doesn't understand something!
Xu Zi will be away for quite some time, so he needs to make arrangements for the team. He found an acting captain to take charge, and Gouzi will assist him.
Dog was so happy to be the vice-captain again. He stood tall and proud, asking with a mix of smugness and curiosity.
"Captain, where are you going? You've been gone for so long."
"Meeting the parents: I want to marry my wife, so can't I meet her family?"
Xu Zijiang feigned indifference but was actually showing off.
The dog didn't realize he was showing off; it was just shocked.
“You’re from a very, very far place, Captain, you even made a special trip to her house? I’ve never seen other female educated youths in our team get married, and the grooms had to come to their homes to meet their parents. Just the train tickets alone must have cost a lot!”
"Is my wife one of those other female educated youths? Am I one of those other people? Other people are other people, we are us. I'm happy to go, so what? You have a problem with that?"
Xu Zi glanced at him sideways, his eyes narrowed slightly.
"No objection, no objection, of course I have no objection! How could I dare to have an objection!"
The dog shook its head frantically.
"Captain, will Yu Zhiqing go back with you too?"
"Isn't that obvious? If she doesn't take me back, how am I supposed to find my way? Even if I find the right place, how will people know if I'm telling the truth or not? Won't they just chase me out with a broom?"
Xu Zijiang retorted speechlessly. Why was Gouzi's brain not working at this crucial moment? Although their trip wasn't actually to visit Yu Jiu's parents. In fact, Xu Zijiang did have that plan. Since they were already out, it wouldn't hurt to make a trip there, so Yu Jiu wouldn't miss home.
Unexpectedly, Yu Jiu refused, but she didn't elaborate, only saying that she didn't have a good relationship with her family, which was why she had gone to the countryside and didn't want to go home again. Xu Zi immediately imagined that Yu Jiu and Li Zhaodi were living the same kind of life, and felt extremely sorry for her, secretly vowing to treat her well for the rest of his life.
I want her family to regret treating her badly!
"That's true. Then you'll have half a month to get along well with Yu Zhiqing, hehehe."
The dog's smile was lewd. After all, who else could be openly with their partner like him? Everyone else would secretly hold hands behind everyone's back. But the team leader was different; he could even take Yu Zhiqing on a long trip!
"Your laugh is disgusting. If you want a girlfriend, go find one yourself. Don't come here and annoy me!"
Xu Zijiang, his face dark, kicked the dog in the butt.
The dog rubbed its own butt and ran off laughing. Little did it know that its beloved captain would actually find it a wife someday!
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