I was startled and ran out to look around.
Seeing that it was almost time to go to work, I ran to the team and asked everyone to help look for it.
Losing a person is a big deal, so the team leader arranged for the men to continue working while the women helped look for the person everywhere.
Just when I was particularly anxious, I suddenly thought that my mother-in-law might go to my husband's grave, so I ran there without saying a word.
There was indeed a person lying in front of the grave, kneeling down with a thin layer of ice on her clothes. When I ran over, her body was completely stiff. Even without seeing her face, I could recognize her. It was my mother-in-law...
After dealing with my mother-in-law's funeral, I gave gifts to each of the families who had helped me find someone.
The villagers all praised me for my ability to do things, but how could this be called being able to do things? It was just normal interpersonal communication. Many people did not understand, but were just unwilling to do so.
But as a single woman, why should I keep so much money? Will I be targeted by thieves? It is better to give some small favors from time to time. Rural people are often the most honest and will be lenient when taking things from others.
Although all my husband's family members left, I did not remarry and did not have any affairs with other men, so the clan did not take the house back and allowed me to continue living there.
With no hope in love, I began to think about pursuing a career. I tried hard to build good relationships with every household in the village. Whenever someone had any difficulties, I would help without hesitation. In addition, I grew up eating out at many people's homes, so it was natural for the villagers to accept me.
When the older generation of team leaders retired, I began to take the first step towards my career ambition - running for team leader.
But what I didn't expect was that Pei Qingshan also came back. Didn't he go out to do transportation? Why did he come back to run for the captain?
When I saw him, I found that he was darker and thinner than before, and looked much more haggard.
When we participated in the voting for the team leader, we candidates also had ballots in our hands, and everyone who wanted to run would write his or her name.
I hesitated again and again, looked at the haggard man who was running for election with me many times, and finally wrote Pei Qingshan's name on the paper.
If he is finally elected because of my vote, then I can only say that everything is fate.
Maybe it was really fate. Even after so many years, when I saw him again after so many twists and turns, my heart still couldn't help but beat fast.
I tried hard to suppress the throbbing in my heart, pretended nothing had happened, nodded at him, and turned away.
He moved his lips as if he wanted to say something to me, but in the end he didn't say anything. He just stood quietly behind me and watched me leave.
It seems like we have nothing more to talk about?
After all, there are only a few ripples left in my heart for him. If time goes on a little longer, I guess there won’t be any ripples left, right?
Later, the voting results came out. He was elected team leader by one vote, and I became the director of the Women's Federation in the team.
After that, I started working with Pei Qingshan. At first, I felt a little awkward. I didn’t know if he would feel awkward, but I always felt a little uncomfortable every time I saw him.
Later, as time went by, my feelings for him gradually faded. I could face many things calmly and handle village affairs with him.
But what can be said about Pei Qingshan's personality? He is too easy to compromise. Sometimes when the villagers come to him for help, they just cry and kneel down, and he will agree to many things that he would not agree to before.
After that, I started to "target" him intentionally or unintentionally. Every time he made some unreasonable demands, I would find something else to scold him.
No wonder I am so much more popular than him in the village. His Pei family controls half of the village, but the voting result is only one vote higher than mine. From this I can imagine that in terms of strength, I am still more powerful.
Later on, he would ask for my advice on many things, and I knew that he was aware of this and was deliberately humble and learning from me.
I was also generous in giving him advice and taught him everything I had figured out over the years in the village. After all, this village raised me, and I sincerely hope that this village will be good.
Having a good leader is better than anything else.
We have worked together for seven years. I have watched Pei Qingshan go from being flustered in the beginning to being able to sit on the Diaoyutai step by step. He was able to handle everything with ease and in a fair and just manner. I knew he had become a master and I had nothing more to teach him.
Occasionally there would be some rumors about him and me in the village, but they would disappear quickly after they spread.
This village raised me from childhood, how could I not understand these people? They might doubt Pei Qingshan, but they would never doubt me.
I also know who spread these rumors. It's nothing more than Pei Qingshan's wife couldn't stand his ex-girlfriend and worked with him, and deliberately wanted to ruin my job.
How could Pei Qingshan not know?
Of course he knew, and he even apologized to me privately.
At the time, he said: "Liu Ping, I'm really sorry. My wife has some misunderstandings. I will definitely explain it to her and I promise there won't be a next time."
I don't believe him.
"Comrade Pei Qingshan, let me teach you one more thing. You must not speak too absolutely. Everyone knows what kind of person your wife is. She will never change her mind just because of a few words of your preaching. Either one of us withdraws from the team, otherwise she will never stop spreading rumors about us."
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