Several months ago, on his way back to the educated youth compound after work, he overheard some villagers mentioning that Accountant Song's daughter was pregnant with twins.
To be honest, at that moment, I felt a dull ache in my heart.
Chen Dongze knew that there was no possibility between him and Song Lan, but he couldn't help but hold onto a sliver of hope, thinking that as long as Song Lan was not doing well, he might have a chance to rekindle their relationship.
Unexpectedly, the girl he liked was suddenly rumored to be pregnant, and without a doubt, Chen Dongze's last hope was shattered.
Disappointment, sadness and other complex emotions overwhelmed him. At this moment, he noticed that Zheng Qiuwen, the educated youth, had a resemblance to Song Lan in terms of eyebrows and eyes. Unconsciously, he spent more time looking at Zheng Qiuwen.
He knew very well that he was looking at the girl he liked through Zheng Qiuwen, and he knew very well that this was wrong, but he couldn't control himself. It was under these circumstances that the conscription information released by the county armed forces department made him think about leaving.
keep away!
With distance and time, Chen Dongze believed he would gradually forget everything about Song Lan. Unexpectedly, this idea ultimately failed... Today is the day the re-examination results will be announced. In other words, after today, all young people who pass the re-examination will embark on a new journey in life within two days!
Six male educated youths applied to the educated youth compound, but only one passed the physical examination and re-examination. This afternoon, the male educated youth who passed the re-examination was so happy that he bought a chicken and about ten eggs from a villager's home to celebrate.
The entire educated youth compound was bustling with activity, but Chen Dongze, filled with bitterness and frustration, lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) to recuperate, not joining in the festivities.
"Song Jiaojiao, what are you doing?"
"Yes, Song Jiaojiao, this chicken stew and scrambled eggs with chives were a treat for everyone by Shen Zhiqing to celebrate his upcoming enlistment. We all got one serving, so why did you have to get two?"
"I made this call for Chen Dongze."
A huge pot of chicken stew—if it weren't for the oil and grease, she wouldn't even consider eating it.
Song Jiaojiao felt disgusted in her heart.
A chicken is chopped into pieces, and that's about all the chicken can be. Based on the number of people in the educated youth compound, each person can eat at most two pieces, and the rest is all vegetables.
A mixed stew of potatoes, radishes, Chinese cabbage, green beans, and garlic sprouts.
Look at them, they look so delicious they're drooling. They've never seen anything like this before.
She was just printing out Chen Dongze's share, so why did everyone have to glare at her with such hostility?
"What's your relationship with Chen Dongze? He's lying in his dorm and doesn't come to get his own food, so you have to do it for him?"
"That's right, some people just don't have any self-awareness. Chen Dongze clearly didn't want to get involved with her, but she shamelessly kept trying to get close to him. She's really shameless!"
"He Xiaomiao, who are you calling shameless?"
"Whoever answers, I'll talk to them. What, you want to bite me?!"
"I think you're like a mad dog! You bite anyone you can get your hands on. You used to cause a lot of trouble for Yuan Xiaoya. Now that Yuan Xiaoya has married into the village and doesn't live with us anymore, you're turning your attention to me. Could it be that you have a crush on Chen Dongze and can't stand me being kind by helping Chen Dongze get food?"
"Who are you saying has a crush on Chen Dongze? Song Jiaojiao, I'm not like you who's never seen a man before. From the very beginning when you came to this educated youth compound, you've been intentionally or unintentionally trying to get close to Chen Dongze, but unfortunately, he doesn't really pay attention to you."
"Yuan Xiaoya used to be close to you, and she openly stated in front of all of us educated youth that she liked Chen Dongze, saying that she and Chen Dongze grew up in the same compound and were childhood sweethearts, yet she was repeatedly plotted against in secret, ultimately forced to marry a lazy man in the village. In my opinion, you were probably the one who plotted against Yuan Xiaoya!"
Song Jiaojiao glared angrily at He Xiaomiao, her eyes like knives stabbing into He Xiaomiao.
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll go to the police station and report you for defamation!"
"Whether I'm lying or not, you know in your heart. Maybe Yang He marrying into the village was also your scheme!"
He Xiaomiao was not intimidated by Song Jiaojiao at all. In her eyes, Song Jiaojiao was insidious, but not a threat.
I'll tear your mouth apart!
He Xiaomiao's scheming against Yuan Xiaoya and Yang He was just a casual remark; she had no evidence. She only wanted to win the verbal battle against Song Jiaojiao. Little did she know that Song Jiaojiao's influence was involved in both Yang He's marriage into the village and Yuan Xiaoya's marriage.
In order to get rid of Yang He, who was becoming an obstacle to her pursuit of Chen Dongze, Song Jiaojiao instigated Yuan Xiaoya to scheme against her, which caused Yang He to lose her reputation and be forced to marry Er Gouzi.
Later, in order to get rid of Yuan Xiaoya, he revealed to Yang He that it was Yuan Xiaoya who had plotted against him, which aroused Yang He's hatred. She repeatedly attacked Yuan Xiaoya, eventually ruining her reputation and leaving her with no choice but to marry the lazy man Gou Sheng to survive.
Well, Gousheng is both a lazy bum and a good-for-nothing, but ever since he married Yuan Xiaoya, he has been genuinely good to his wife.
Even if Yuan Xiaoya doesn't give him a friendly look, he is still devoted to his wife.
Yang He was naturally dissatisfied with this, and who knows what kind of bad tricks she was plotting against Yuan Xiaoya!
Let's get back to the main topic.
Song Jiaojiao and He Xiaomiao argued more and more fiercely, and one or two other female educated youths would occasionally chime in to support He Xiaomiao.
The male educated youths were only concerned with eating and none of them paid any attention, because the female educated youths bickering was like a daily occurrence to them, and if they went to intervene, they would hardly get any good results.
It's better to mind your own business, eat and drink as you please. Let the female educated youth chatter as they please; treat it as background noise when they're bored, or as gossip to listen to.
"Alright, stop arguing. It's not a big deal. If you keep arguing, I'm starting to think it's my fault. I shouldn't have bought chickens and eggs from the villagers to give everyone extra food."
The speaker was a male educated youth surnamed Shen. His expression was not good. He stared at He Xiaomiao and several other female educated youths who were verbally attacking Song Jiaojiao: "Chen Dongze is also a member of our educated youth compound. It's nothing for Song Jiaojiao to help him get food. After all, I invited everyone in our educated youth compound to lunch today."
He bought chickens and eggs to add to the meals at the educated youth compound. Ostensibly, he said it was to celebrate his enlistment, but in reality, he wanted to treat everyone to some food before leaving.
Life as an educated youth was truly tough; the food was not only coarse, but we still couldn't get enough to eat.
His family was well-off, and he received money and coupons from home every month. Even though it was only 20 yuan and five jin of nationally valid grain coupons each month, it was still a considerable sum for the other educated youth in the educated youth compound, except for Chen Dongze, of course.
An ordinary worker's take-home pay is only around thirty yuan. The twenty yuan he receives from home each month is undoubtedly equivalent to more than half a month's wages for an ordinary worker.
Not to mention, his family also sent him five catties of grain coupons every month.
In short, this educated youth who spoke did not have a hard time during his time as an educated youth. The reason he chose to join the army was simply because it was his long-held dream.
When an opportunity arises, I certainly won't let it slip by!
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