It was the middle of the night, and both of them were holding flashlights, shining them on the dirt road beneath their feet, one step deep and one step shallow.

The village party secretary couldn't help but ask: "Brother, do you think Lao Laizi will listen to you?"

The village chief sneered, "How is that possible? I came here today to remind him. Leave this sentence here so that it won't affect our village's evaluation as advanced. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, don't blame me for being merciless."

He didn't want to get involved at first, but society is developing rapidly now. He heard from his relatives in the county government that the county town will develop towards the north of the city, and several villages close to the county town will definitely be demolished if it is three to five years earlier or seventy to eighty years later.

When the demolition takes place, as the village chief, he will have to make some money, at least 300,000 or 400,000 yuan. In the meantime, no one should interfere with his position as the village chief.

Anyone who interferes with his becoming the village chief is like someone trying to steal his property worth three or four hundred thousand yuan, which is just a pity.

The village party secretary looked at the village head and nodded: "Okay."

He was promoted to the position of village party secretary by the village chief. The village chief has the final say over the leaders of the village, so he doesn't care.

It was getting late, so Li Yutong did not go back to the county town. She was also thinking about the old Lai Zi.

This person is not a good person. Calling him a beast is an insult to beasts.

I don’t know if he has killed anyone yet.

Li Yutong had something on her mind, so she went to a small restaurant the next day. Looking at her grandmother Chen Xiaoying busying around, she shook her head in her heart but couldn't say anything.

Her grandmother has been a decent person all her life and has never come into contact with such a cruel and ruthless person. She was afraid that her grandmother would be scared.

She picked up the rag and wiped the table.

"Classmate Shen is here. Have you eaten? Would you like some noodles or dumplings?" Chen Xiaoying was making dumplings. When she looked up, she saw her granddaughter's classmate Shen Jiaze coming.

Shen Jiaze spotted Li Yutong in the room and said, "Eat dumplings, 30 with carrot flesh."

"Okay, you sit down. Xiaoyu, pour some water for your classmate." Chen Xiaoying said, and went to make dumplings for Shen Jiaze herself.

Shen Jiaze sat down in front of the table that Li Yutong was cleaning: "Are you worried about something?"

Li Yutong poured him a glass of water, not knowing what to say. After thinking for a while, she asked, "Do you know anyone in the police station?"

“The very, very reliable kind.”

Shen Jiaze listened attentively, his deep dark eyes flashed with deep thought: "I'll go back and ask first."

From what he said, it seems like there is one, and if not, we can probably find one that does.

Li Yutong said: "Then I will wait for your news."

After that, he asked Shen Jiaze: "Have you decided which school to apply to?"

Shen Jiaze said, "I plan to study abroad."

Li Yutong was a little confused: "Going abroad? What to study?"

Shen Jiaze smiled and said, "I can't tell you. You will know later."

After a while, the dumplings came up.

Shen Jiaze was concentrating on eating, and Li Yutong was peeling garlic beside him. She couldn't help but watch Shen Jiaze eating. He was very gentle and didn't like to talk while eating. He was very focused.

Chen Xiaoying looked at the two people at the dinner table and thought, they shouldn’t be dating, right?

The two are still young.

The most important thing is that Shen Jiaze's family is obviously wealthy and he is not a local. She doesn't want her granddaughter to marry far away at all.

A girl from her village married and moved to a place far away while working. She didn't come back for several years. Her mother couldn't see her for the last time when she was about to die, and she was still on the plane at that time.

There was also her disappointing youngest daughter, Li Hongxia, who also went out to work and married a man from Yunnan Province on her own initiative. She didn't even know about the marriage and thought she was missing. It was only after they had a child that she was called.

She took her eldest son Li Hongwei to see it. They took a train, a bus, and then a tricycle. The tricycle dropped them off at an intersection, and then they walked into the mountains with their bags. It was a twenty-mile walk, all relying on their own legs.

At that time, she thought that she had never walked such a long way in her life. Moreover, in the middle of the night, she saw her son-in-law packing up in a mountain cave and said: Let's sleep here tonight and continue walking at dawn.

Why? Because the mountain road is hard to see when it gets dark, and I’m afraid I’ll get lost and end up deep in the mountains.

She huddled in a sheltered mountain den, shedding tears for half the night...

Chen Xiaoying's eyes became moist and she realized that her thoughts had drifted away. She quickly blinked her eyes and held back the tears while no one was paying attention.

In this life, my youngest daughter Li Hongxia must never marry into a family like that. It’s really a remote and poor place.

The eldest granddaughter Li Yutong cannot marry into a family that is too rich. She is a girl from a village family and will definitely be looked down upon. She will suffer everywhere after marriage. What's the point?

"It's good to go abroad. Knowing yourself and your enemy will help you win every battle." Li Yutong said: "Learn other people's knowledge, then return to China to develop and serve the motherland."

Shen Jiaze also nodded: "Yes, we should make the best use of our strengths to overcome our weaknesses. Now many foreign technologies are blocked from our country. I will go out and try them out, and I will come back later."

Shen Jiaze spoke in a more steady manner, and Li Yutong found that she sometimes even forgot that he was only eighteen years old.

"See you tomorrow."

Shen Jiaze took out the money he had prepared for the meal.

"Okay, see you tomorrow." Li Yutong took it.

This was Shen Jiaze's insistence. He said seriously, if you don't charge for the meal, I will not think the meal is tasty.

After Shen Jiaze left, Chen Xiaoying immediately went over and whispered to Li Yutong: "Xiaoyu, tell me, do you like Shen Jiaze?"

Li Yutong looked at her grandmother and said, "Grandma, what did I do wrong to make you feel this way?"

When she looked at Shen Jiaze, she saw the eyes of an outstanding boy. Could it be that she was misunderstood?

Chen Xiaoying said hurriedly, "No, I just think that a boy from a rich family like Shen Jiaze would definitely not like a girl from a poor family like us. His parents must be attracted to rich people like them, or girls from intellectual families. You must not be confused."

Li Yutong couldn't help but laugh: "Grandma, I know."

"Besides, I may not get married yet."

Chen Xiaoying was dumbfounded: "What are you talking about?"

Is it possible not to get married?

Although I lived to be 88 years old, as a woman I still have to get married.

Li Yutong smiled. Her grandmother was from an older generation and had six or seven children in her lifetime. It was difficult for her to change her old mindset.

She also didn't know how suffocating her marriage was in her previous life.

She was not trying to marry above her station. She only asked for a dowry of more than 30,000 yuan, and also gave a full set of home appliances: a washing machine, a TV, a refrigerator, a central air conditioner, a water heater, a full set of furniture, etc. Her salary was even half more than her husband's.

However, in this marriage where both men and women contribute equally, she still became the oppressed party after marriage.

Before marriage, she had made it clear to the man that housework should be shared. You have a job and I have a job. We can't just go home and lie on the sofa and check my phone after a busy day at work while I have to wash the vegetables, cook, clear the table of dishes, wash the chopsticks, and then put the children to sleep.

Moreover, the salaries of both parties are transparent and are saved together, so if anything happens, the two can discuss it together.

He agreed nicely: "Baby, I married you so that you can enjoy a good life. I will spend all my money on you. If I don't spend it on you, who will I spend it on?"

It was made clear, but after marriage, the true colors were revealed.