This matter could not be kept from Bai Jiaojiao, as she was not as devoted to the cause as Zheng Xu.
She wants to do more good deeds in her life, but she will never be a sucker.
She didn't react last time, so Li Lide took her for a fool and bullied her again and again. Now she can't blame Li Lide for abandoning her and leaving him to clean up the mess himself.
Zheng Xu was worried that Bai Jiaojiao would be angry, but when he saw that Bai Jiaojiao was still concerned about the pigs' growth as usual, he breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he couldn't bear it.
“The village chief is doing a terrible job; this should have been your achievement.”
Zheng Xu was the brigade leader, and all the certificates of merit issued by the commune came through him. Li Lide also received the title of outstanding village cadre.
When he went to deliver the award certificate to Li Lide, Li Lide also said that he wanted to apply for a pilot site for the village, hoping to get more information out of him.
Zheng Xu simply picked up his leg and walked away, too lazy to waste words with him.
When Bai Jiaojiao heard Zheng Xu say this, she smiled and said, "Captain, what's with all this talk about merit? You're not doing this for merit."
Zheng Xu hadn't expected Bai Jiaojiao to have this kind of awareness: "Right now, your mind is all on raising pigs, so I think you shouldn't do any more work in the fields. You can just come and check on the pigs and give them some guidance. I'll even give you seven work points, okay?"
There's no reason to let someone who's doing what's best for the village suffer. Zheng Xu isn't an inflexible, rigid brigade leader; he can make decisions on this kind of thing, and no one can criticize him.
Bai Jiaojiao never expected such a pleasant surprise.
She was a little worried that when Zheng Xu sought revenge on Li Lide in the future, he might regret pitying her today.
"Thank you, Captain. I can manage."
"You child, are you trying to do both? It's not easy for Shen Heng to do two jobs at once."
"Really, it's not necessary." If Bai Jiaojiao wanted to trick Li Lide, she had to be prepared to back out at any time. If she really took on this job and became a well-known pig farmer, then Li Lide would have the right to hold her accountable.
She would never do something like that.
Seeing her insistence, Zheng Xu had no choice but to give up: "The villagers have discerning eyes. You have done a good job, and everyone will definitely support you."
Bai Jiaojiao smiled and agreed.
Li Shuxian had run into Bai Shiqing several times in the past few days, but Bai Shiqing's attitude towards him had been indifferent, and he didn't know why.
They had clearly become familiar with each other in the previous two days.
"Hey, Bai Shiqing, what did I do to offend you?"
Li Shuxian couldn't help himself, and when he saw Bai Shiqing again, he grabbed her and asked her.
"Why did you offend me?" Bai Shiqing asked, bewildered.
"Then why don't you talk to me? Didn't you say you were going to repay my kindness? Now you walk away so fast when you see me, you could scratch my face with a hair." Li Shuxian even felt aggrieved.
"Brother, I'm talking to you right now."
Bai Shiqing was unhappy. How could Li Shuxian possibly talk to her? He was already engaged to someone else, how could he be chatting and laughing with other young women?
"No, what did I do wrong?"
Li Shuxian kept pestering her, and Bai Shiqing wanted to explain things to him, but she felt that if she revealed the reason, she would look like she was jealous.
Besides, what good would it do to say it out loud? They've already come to her door; this marriage proposal is definitely not going to happen to her.
Thinking about marriage made Bai Shiqing feel a little annoyed. Although her older brother and sister-in-law didn't say anything, she knew they were asking around for potential partners for her.
"There's nothing wrong with it. I'll never forget your kindness to me, and I'll definitely repay it. I have something to do, let's talk again next time!"
Bai Shiqing shook off Li Shuxian and left. Li Shuxian followed for a couple of steps, but found it pointless and felt a sudden sense of frustration.
He didn't mean to blackmail or seek repayment, so why did Bai Shiqing suddenly become like this?
Li Shuxian returned home looking dejected. His mother, seeing him, grumbled, "Why are you making that long face again? I haven't even given you a hard time yet."
"Mom, what did I do wrong again?" Why does everyone seem to dislike him?
"What's wrong? Tell me what's wrong?"
Furious, Li's mother put down the chicken feeder, wiped her hands clean, and asked Li Shuxian face to face, "Are you planning to be a bachelor for the rest of your life?"
Li Shuxian was the eldest son, and by all accounts, if he didn't arrange a marriage, all his younger brothers would have to wait.
Li's mother hated herself for having given birth to four blockheads. Other young people would go out and date when they were seventeen or eighteen, but all four of them in her family were stupid.
Yesterday, the third brother made a fool of himself in the production team. He said he wanted to have a contest with a young girl to see who could fart the loudest. He and the fourth brother then demonstrated their series of farts in the team, one after the other, which made everyone laugh.
Who would want such an eye-catching bag!
Li's mother sighed. Her sons had always been obedient and trouble-free since they were young, but now that they were of marriageable age, she had to make up for all the worries she hadn't had before.
"What's wrong with being single? Whether you're single or not, you'll still die in the end, right?" Li Shuxian was feeling depressed. He didn't want to be asked to marry in the first place, and now he didn't even want to deal with it.
"You brat, what are you saying?"
Li's mother slapped Li Shuxian: "You don't want a wife, but your younger brother still needs to find one! I heard you're getting quite close to that girl Shiqing. You like her? She seems to be half a year older than you, but not that much older. Plus, her family is all good. That girl is capable and pretty. If you like her, I'll go and talk to her for you!"
Upon hearing Bai Shiqing's name, Li Shuxian felt a surge of emotion, but then he thought of Bai Shiqing's indifferent attitude towards him earlier that day: "Forget it, she's so arrogant, why would she be interested in me?"
"She's so arrogant, she can't even look at people properly. Look at that Zhu Shengping, what kind of trash is he?"
Li's mother still harbored resentment towards Zhu Shengping for beating Li Shuxian.
Hearing Li Shuxian's refusal, Li's mother continued, "I think the one from Huangjiazhuang is quite good. You left that day and didn't come back, and the girl didn't say anything. Later, Meijuan came to tell me that she really likes you. What do you think?"
Li Shuxian barely remembers Huang Yingying anymore.
Seeing that Li Shuxian remained silent, Li's mother began to praise Huang Yingying: "Although that girl looks a bit thin, look at Meijuan when she first came to our village, she was also pale and thin. She'll get better with some rest. That child is quiet and gentle. If you bring her home, you two can have her say in your life."
Li's mother listed Huang Yingying's good points to Li Shuxian. She didn't care that Huang Yingying's family was poor. After all, the Li family didn't rely on their daughter-in-law's family for financial support. As long as she was a good girl, she was willing to accept her.
Li Shuxian was annoyed by his mother's words: "You decide, whatever you think is good is good!"
After saying that, he waved his hand and went inside.
Seeing his state, Li's mother didn't want to say anything to him. She turned around, fed the chickens, and went to the Chen family to discuss with Huang Meijuan the possibility of Li Shuxian going to Huangjiazhuang to see Huang Yingying one more time.
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