Su Ruyi had already taken out a 1,000 yuan deposit slip and her household registration book from her spatial storage, and now they were both in her blue floral handbag.
If Su Xiangjun minds, she will immediately buy the house back at the original price.
"Which house doesn't have people die in?"
Su Xiangjun shook his head. "Besides, I originally planned to demolish the house and rebuild it on the original site as soon as I got it! You said that if it's already been demolished enough, it saves me a lot of trouble!"
His feigned ease warmed Su Ruyi's heart.
Uncle Su is such a good person.
Su Ruyi thought for a moment, then counted out fifty ten-yuan bills from her spatial storage and, under the cover of her satchel, handed them to Su Xiangjun: "Please don't refuse this five hundred yuan. Before the house was handed over, something happened in the house and someone died. The house price was already halved according to the market price. You need to rebuild it, and you'll need money everywhere. Moreover, it will take some effort to get rid of the people in the house. So please accept it, otherwise, I will always feel uneasy."
Su Xiangjun hesitated for a moment, then readily accepted the money: "Okay! Uncle will take the money! Ruyi, don't worry, I guarantee that the house will not have any negative impact on you!"
That's exactly what Su Ruyi wanted to hear.
She had a premonition that after going to the countryside, she would have many tough battles to fight, and Haicheng, as the rear base, could not be allowed to fall into disarray.
Now, with Su Xiangjun's assurance, Su Tong's life is not only easier, but she can also feel more at ease.
The two chatted for a while longer when Su Tong appeared at the door, looking anxious: "Ruyi, your fifth brother might really be in trouble!"
Su Ruyi jumped to her feet: "What do you mean?"
Su Tong looked worried: "I just called, and the captain of Qingshan Brigade answered. This captain is your fifth sister-in-law's older brother. I asked him to call your fifth brother to answer the phone, but he said he sprained his ankle and couldn't come."
Su Ruyi stared at him: "And then?"
"Then……"
Su Tong hesitated for a moment, "I heard a woman's voice next to me say anxiously in a low voice, 'Doesn't his family know yet?'... Then, the phone was immediately hung up. I called back, but no one answered."
Su Ruyi felt tears instantly welling up in her eyes: "What...does that mean..."
Su Xiangjun hurriedly asked, "What happened?"
Su Tong's eyes also reddened: "Since receiving my fifth brother's last letter on June 2nd, I haven't been able to contact him again. We usually exchange at least one letter a week. Now, I can't reach him by phone, and the person on the other end said, 'Don't his family know yet?'..."
Su Xiangjun said with a serious expression, "Here's what we'll do: I'll grant you two weeks' leave. You guys need to go there right away! Come on, let's get you the letters of introduction now!"
Su Tong hesitated and said, "But Ruyi is going to the countryside on the 23rd. She can't leave early. She can only take the train according to the time on the notice. Otherwise, she will be considered to be shirking her duty to go to the countryside!"
Su Xiangjun waved his hand: "Give me the notification! Just change the date, isn't that enough?"
Su Ruyi and Su Tong both showed their joy—if they could change the time, they could not only find Fifth Brother sooner, but also avoid the awkwardness and discomfort of taking the train to the countryside with Shen Heping and Ji Xuchang.
Su Ruyi hurriedly took the notice out of her spatial storage and handed it over with both hands.
Su Xiangjun returned to his chair, adopted an official tone, and made a phone call: "Old Ding, this is Su Xiangjun! I have something to ask you, brother, for a favor..."
Ding Man, the director of the educated youth office on the other end of the phone, was sweating profusely.
Why is it the Su family again?!
He readily agreed: "Changing it to tomorrow is no problem. Let Comrade Su Ruyi come and pick up the notice now, and I'll distribute the documents there right away... Okay, okay! It's no trouble at all!"
After hanging up the phone, Su Xiangjun saw Su Ruyi and Su Tong bow to him in unison.
He was a little embarrassed by the commotion: "Come on, let's hurry up and fill out the letters of introduction for you!"
Ten minutes later, Su Ruyi walked out of the food factory with the completed letter of introduction.
Su Tong returned to his dormitory and began packing his luggage.
Su Ruyi went to the educated youth office and successfully obtained the revised notice of going to the countryside. Moreover, Director Ding actually gave her another two hundred yuan.
She said she had already received the subsidy, and the director said mysteriously, "This is a personal sponsorship from the educated youth office! Comrade Su, please don't refuse, or you'll be embarrassing me!"
Since someone was offering money and had gone to such lengths, Su Ruyi naturally wouldn't refuse.
She assumed it was all because of Su Xiangjun's influence, so she kept it in mind.
However, when Ding Man gave her the money, the red mole on her palm felt burning hot again.
Without thinking twice, she returned to the hotel and found Round Face.
"I'm checking out tomorrow morning!" Su Ruyi said hurriedly. "However, you don't need to refund me for the three days' rent—after all, I didn't stay for the full ten days!"
After a moment's thought, the round-faced woman was so happy she almost jumped up: "Comrade Su, how about this, I'll take you to the train station tomorrow morning, otherwise it'll be hard to carry all your luggage! I'll go borrow a bicycle right now!"
"Is it convenient?" Su Ruyi hesitated for a moment.
Actually, she didn't have much luggage.
Moreover, she also has a bicycle.
However, she couldn't take her bicycle out of the storage space, otherwise it would be difficult to explain if someone she knew saw it.
The round-faced woman patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, I've got your back!"
Su Ruyi thanked her and accepted the round-faced man's kindness.
Then, without stopping, she went to the state-run restaurant again, bought ten whole boxed meals, and also bought all the large meat buns for that evening.
After making preparations, the brother and sister met at the entrance of the train station early the next morning.
Unexpectedly... Shen Heping and Ji Xuchang also appeared carrying luggage.
The brother and sister's faces immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Su Ruyi laughed self-deprecatingly—yes, how could someone like Shen Heping not have spies planted in the educated youth office to keep track of her every move?
One small thing can have far-reaching consequences; this is truly—unbelievable.
Su Ruyi completely ignored the two smiling people who came up to greet her, pretending to admire the scenery as she turned away.
Shen Heping wasn't angry: "What's wrong, Su Tong? You're personally escorting Ruyi to the countryside? Are you that worried?"
Su Tong smiled gently and said, "I was going to see Lao Wu. Luckily, my workplace approved my leave, so I went along with him."
"I hope nothing bad has happened to the fifth brother."
Ji Xuchang asked in surprise, "You can't even wait three days, and you even changed the date for Ruyi's trip to the countryside. Why are you rushing over there?"
Everyone looked at Su Tong.
Su Tong sighed, "Fifth brother... I haven't been able to contact him for a while. I'm afraid..."
He stopped talking, but the deep worry in his eyes was still clearly visible.
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