"No, I don't want to! I don't want to go! I belong to the Beitang team, you can't just dump me anywhere else!!!"
Li Nannan panicked and struggled desperately to break free from Captain Xitang and Gouzi's grasp.
"It's too late. I've given you too many chances, but you didn't cherish them."
Yu Jiu showed no pity for Li Nannan and watched helplessly as Captain Xitang and Gouzi took her away.
Not long after, Zhang Yan arrived carrying her small bundle. She didn't have much stuff; Gouzi helped carry a bucket, and that was all she had. The first thing she did upon arriving was share with Yu Jiu how Captain Xitang had handled Li Nannan's situation.
"The captain specially cleared out a small room and locked Li Nannan and Chen Yuan together, saying that they would live together from now on, and that the two of them would have to supervise each other. If one of them caused trouble, the other would also be punished."
If he tries to escape, it will be even worse; the punishment will be much heavier. Chen Yuan was kicked by you guys, so he's probably impotent. Locking him up with Li Nannan won't hurt. Li Nannan was still defiant and dared to curse Captain Lin, so Captain Lin immediately sent his wife to teach Li Nannan a lesson.
I don't know how I disciplined her, but I heard her scream in pain, and that put her in her place.
Zhang Yan sighed, "What Li Nannan did was truly despicable; nobody sympathizes with her."
"It's better if you can't show off; at least you'll still have your life."
Yu Jiu said coldly that her patience with Li Nannan had reached its limit. If Li Nannan continued to act recklessly, she really wouldn't be able to control herself and would kill her. That would be bad for everyone.
"Never mind her. As long as she doesn't come here to cause trouble, she can do whatever she wants in Xitang Team. Come on, I'll take you to choose a bed. Besides Li Nannan's bed, there are other empty beds. See which one you want to sleep in."
Yu Jiu gestured for Xu Zi to attend to his own business, while she took Zhang Yan to the educated youth settlement. Yu Caihong already knew that Xu Zi had sent Li Nannan away and replaced her with a female educated youth from the next team. She was initially quite happy, thinking that without one mentally unstable person, the educated youth settlement should be calmer.
But seeing Yu Jiu and Zhang Yan holding hands and looking very affectionate, she became a little jealous. While Zhang Yan was tidying up the bed, she secretly pulled Yu Jiu outside and pitifully questioned her.
Between the two of us, who are you closer to?
Yu Caihong loves chatting and gossiping with Yu Jiu. What if Yu Jiu starts ignoring her and plays hard to get with Zhang Yan? It would be better to switch Li Nannan back. The two of them would be united against a common enemy and would have more in common to talk about!
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Yu Jiu was also surprised that this was the first question Yu Caihong would ask her.
"Aren't you being childish? Maybe the three of us could get along? I think you and Zhang Yan would definitely get along well too. You're both good friends, so don't compare yourselves."
Yu Jiu patted her shoulder and coaxed her gently, conveying a sense of impartiality that she liked both her parents equally.
Yu Caihong wasn't very satisfied, but she also knew that Yu Jiu and Zhang Yan had met on the bus, but they were on different teams. In fact, she had spent more time with Yu Jiu, and their feelings for each other were definitely deeper!
Yu Caihong regained her confidence and began to care about the matter of Li Nannan and Zhang Yan switching places.
"So Li Nannan really got transferred to the team next door? Didn't they say last time that even the Party Secretary couldn't be transferred? The team leader just secretly swapped teams with the Xitang team leader. Will the Party Secretary agree to that?"
"It's alright. Li Nannan has just moved there. Her file and household registration are still in our team. They haven't changed anything. They just exchanged people privately. Actually, the secretary won't care. It's just that there's a bit of risk involved. If something happens to Li Nannan in the Xitang team, Xu Zijiang will still be held responsible."
Yu Jiu shook his head and explained.
However, the two teams are close to each other, and the captain of Xitang is a capable and sensible person, so Xu Zijiang entrusted the man to him, believing that he would not cause any major trouble for Xu Zijiang to bear.
"So that's how it is, no wonder."
Yu Caihong suddenly realized, and she wondered how the replacement had gone so smoothly this time.
However, as long as they could be transferred, that would be fine. The people at the educated youth settlement were all exhausted by Li Nannan, so when Zhang Yan arrived, everyone welcomed her warmly, fearing that she wouldn't be used to staying there and that they would have to transfer Li Nannan back.
The replacement was settled. When Xu Zi went to ask Wen Hongjuan about the wedding date she had calculated for him and Yu Jiu, he also told Zhou Chunrong about it, and Zhou Chunrong did not object.
“Since you’ve all discussed it, then let’s do it this way. But you have to be careful not to go too far. No matter how annoying or unreasonable she is, you can’t make any mistakes that violate your principles or go too far with her. After all, she’s an educated youth.”
Zhou Chunrong gave him a reminder.
"I know, Captain Lin wouldn't joke about his future."
Xu Zi quickly brushed this matter aside and then focused all his attention on choosing a wedding date for himself and Yu Jiu.
"Based on your birth dates and times, there are three most auspicious days for you recently: October 18th, December 30th, and March 6th of next year."
"You can choose a wedding date first, and then have a simple engagement ceremony. Since neither of your parents are here, you can skip the engagement step or do it in a simple way. The main thing is to choose a good wedding date and get everything ready."
Wen Hongjuan took out a small notebook and pointed to the date that Xu Zi had carefully calculated for her.
Although feudal superstitions are not allowed now, choosing an auspicious date for a wedding is absolutely essential, as is building a house. Construction doesn't start casually; it's a habit ingrained in everyone's bones, and no amount of prohibition will change that.
"Then I'll definitely choose October 18th, it's closer!"
After hearing this, Xu Zijiang immediately made his choice. He didn't want to stay a second longer and wanted to marry the young educated youth right away and live a life of comfort with his wife, children, and a warm bed.
Wen Hongjuan rolled her eyes at him teasingly.
"Ultimately, the woman should choose the date. She should choose whichever one she likes. This is to respect her wishes, not for you to pick! Take it back and ask Yu Jiu. If she thinks one is better, then she can choose that one."
"You absolutely mustn't be too domineering, kid."
"She must be just as eager as I am."
Xu Zijiang sat with his legs crossed, looking quite pleased with himself. It was August, and he would be getting married in two more months. Actually, he felt that this date was too late, but he had to give everyone some time to accept it, so as not to cause gossip about the two of them, which would be bad for the young educated youth.
"If we're getting married in October, what's a good date for the engagement? Would a few days later be okay?"
Xu Zijiang didn't understand these things, so he could only patiently ask the experienced Wen Hongjuan.
If a man can't be your fiancé yet, then you can at least have him as your fiancé!
"We don't need to set the engagement date too high. A week from now, August 28th, is a good day. If you want to choose this time to get engaged, that's fine too. Your brother Zhou and I will go together to act as the groom's parents and personally go with you to propose to Yu Jiu. That will make it official."
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