Chapter 25 Love arises without warning, and deepens with time.
After a short nap, Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan went to find Secretary Zhu, feeling refreshed.
Unlike the leisurely life of the young couple, Zhu Shengli's family is currently in a state of utter chaos.
After an hour or two of heated debate, Zhu and Zhou finally reached a consensus.
The Zhu family gave the Zhou family 200 yuan in compensation, and Zhou Zhaodi aborted the child within three days.
Xiang Hong said, "I'll give you 100 yuan first, and I'll give you the remaining 100 yuan after Zhou Zhaodi gets rid of the child."
Zhou Erniu and Zhou Xiaojun remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Wang Guihua wasn't so easy to talk to. She said, "Give me 180 first. You can come with me to take Sanya to the health center tomorrow. We'll give you the remaining 20 when we get back tomorrow. You also need to pay for the surgery."
Zhu Shengli said, "No, what would it look like if my wife went with me? Would it be announcing to the whole commune that this child belongs to the Zhu family?"
Xiang Hong also said, "Wang Guihua, don't be greedy. At worst, let your daughter give birth. After the blood test, the baby will be from the Zhu family. We'll raise the child, but we don't want the mother."
Fearing that things would end up being a complete mess, Wang Guihua said, "Then at least give us 230 together. We still need surgery. Is the surgery fee free? After the surgery, will we not need to pay for eggs and brown sugar? Will we not need coupons?"
Zhu Shengli was too lazy to argue with them and made a final decision: "I'll give you 150 now, and after Zhou Zhaodi aborts the child tomorrow, I'll give you another 80."
Wang Guihua knew she had reached her limit, so she decided to stop while she was ahead: "Okay!"
Xiang Hong took out 150 yuan and threw it hard at Wang Guihua, saying, "Everyone, please go back!"
Holding the 150 yuan, Wang Guihua, like a victorious rooster, led her husband, daughter, and son home triumphantly.
No sooner had he left than Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan arrived.
Zhu Shengli was using a stick to discipline Zhu Xiaoyu.
"If I don't break your legs today, I'm not a Zhu! Let's see if you still dare to run around flirting with other women!"
Zhu Xiaoyu was beaten and screamed. Xiang Hong had suffered a major hemorrhage today and was furious. She didn't care about her son and thought it would be good for his father to teach him a lesson.
Gu Yiye looked at it for a while and said, "Secretary Zhu, I have something to discuss with you."
Zhu Shengli turned around and saw that it was the veterans and educated youth from the brigade, so he stopped and asked, "What's the matter?"
Gu Yiye said, "We've noticed that the weather this year is unusual and there's a possibility of drought in the future, so we thought we'd talk to the Party Secretary about whether we could plant some drought-resistant wheat."
Zhu Shengli was already furious when he discovered that the female educated youth was Lin Shanshan, who had accompanied Zhou Zhaodi that day, which made him even angrier.
If it weren't for these educated youths getting involved, he and Xiang Hong could have gotten rid of Zhou Zhaodi's child without anyone knowing.
How could things have turned out like this, where we've lost both face and substance, and even had to lose 230 yuan?
230 yuan, that's a huge sum of money these days.
If it weren't for the fact that he could usually skim some extra money off the brigade...
Without a second thought, Zhu Shengli flatly refused, sarcastically remarking, "Are you Zhuge Liang or Jiang Ziya? Can you observe the night sky and predict droughts?"
"Stop playing house here. It's the lean season, and all the villagers are counting on this rice harvest to have enough to eat!"
Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan knew this was the outcome and were not surprised at all. Before Zhu Shengli could kick them out, they said, "We won't disturb Secretary Zhu in resolving his family matters," and left.
Gu Yiye said, "Then we can only implement the second plan."
Lin Shanshan wasn't disappointed and said, "Okay, but do you know where I can buy wheat seeds?"
Gu Yiye thought for a moment and said, "It might only be available on the black market."
Lin Shanshan said, "Then let's go to the black market tomorrow. I've never been there in either of my lives."
I had a vague sense of anticipation, wanting to see what the black market was really like.
Gu Yiye said, "Okay, but you have to stick close to me tomorrow and don't get lost."
Lin Shanshan laughed and said, "Okay, I'm not someone who doesn't know what's good for me. So, who should we ask for a letter of introduction? We probably can't get one from Secretary Zhu."
Gu Yiye said, "Let's go find Director Liu; he can also drive it."
The two then went to Director Liu to obtain a letter of introduction.
After completing the letter of introduction, Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan split up. Gu Yiye went to find the brothers in the militia camp and asked them to help with land reclamation in a couple of days.
Lin Shanshan went back to the educated youth settlement and told Chen Meili and Zeng Huihuang about it, asking them to prepare for land reclamation.
In the evening, Gu Yiye picked up Lin Shanshan to have dinner. Zeng Huihuang and Chen Meili felt embarrassed to freeload every meal, so they just made something simple to eat at the educated youth settlement.
Fang Duoduo is still nowhere to be seen today, and she didn't come home last night either.
After having dinner, Lin Shanshan chatted with Gu Yiye for a while before returning. Gu Yiye could tell that Lin Shanshan had not yet fully given herself to him, body and soul.
The first time was out of necessity. Although Gu Yiye also wants to be intimate with his wife now, he doesn't want to force himself.
After arriving at the educated youth settlement, Gu Yiye said, "Shanshan, get some rest. The county town is a bit far. I'll pick you up at 6 a.m. tomorrow."
Lin Shanshan nodded: "Okay, Brother Gu, you should get some rest too."
Gu Yiye walked over, opened his arms, hugged Lin Shanshan, and said, "Goodnight, my little girl."
Warm breaths surrounded her ears, and Lin Shanshan's heart pounded wildly.
My heart is out of control, secretly succumbing to temptation.
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