Lin Ziyan's memories came flooding back.
Every time Li Lijuan went to intercept Lu Yunshen, she would hide behind her.
He kept encouraging her to bravely express her feelings and constantly offered suggestions.
This included suggesting that when Grandma Lan came to see Grandma, she should pester her to go home with her.
Lin Ziyan narrowed her eyes and replied casually, "Mm."
She walked past Li Lijuan, preparing to leave directly.
"Ziyan, I have a lot of things, can you help me carry them?"
"Look, my hands are all bruised from being squeezed, I really can't lift it anymore..." Li Lijuan said pitifully, looking at Lin Ziyan expectantly.
She used to do the same thing; as long as she played the victim, Lin Ziyan would definitely help her take it home.
"Oh." Lin Ziyan turned to look at her.
Li Lijuan did have a lot of luggage, but it wasn't impossible for her to carry it all.
"I can't lift it either," Lin Ziyan said with a faint smile, giving her a meaningful look.
Li Lijuan was stunned for a few seconds, and before she could react, the person had already walked away.
"She's acting strangely. It's like she's become a different person," Li Lijuan muttered to herself.
She resigned herself to taking the bag and carrying it home herself, regretting that she hadn't gone to the shrimp farm in the first place.
Li Lijuan's house is at the other end of the village, a 10-minute walk from here.
She secretly vowed to ignore Lin Ziyan for the next few days and wait for her to come to her...
…
Lin Ziyan returned home and put the matter behind her.
"Sister, that little yellow croaker is strange..." Xiaoxiao, the second sister, said hurriedly when she saw her return.
The summer sun gradually became dazzling, reflecting on the water's surface. The bottom of the tank was crystal clear, and the plants and creatures inside were clearly visible.
Lin Ziyan looked closer for a while and breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, it wasn't that active.
"Xiaoxiao, I'll watch over things. You go do your summer homework!" Lin Ziyan said, patting her hair.
Third sister Jiaojiao had already moved her little stool and was playing in the sand pile.
"I finished writing last night." Xiaoxiao didn't move, but instead rested her chin on her hand and looked at the water tank.
She felt that her older sister knew a lot and seemed like a completely different person.
Lin Ziyan raised an eyebrow slightly, asked no further questions, and went into the backyard to prepare a large wooden basin.
Today she also invited Xu Ling from the next village over. Lin Ziyan felt that Xu Ling, who had experience in shrimp breeding, must also have some experience in fish breeding.
She had just stepped into the backyard when someone came to the door.
Xu Ling was holding her youngest daughter, A Duo, with her eldest daughter, A Ling, following behind.
She knocked on the door before entering the courtyard.
"Sister Ayun!" Xiaoxiao looked at them in surprise.
The last time I saw Ayun at the market, she was wearing patched clothes, but she looks completely different today.
Ayun had two long braids, wore a dark blue polyester top, and had a slightly chubby face with sweet dimples when she smiled.
"Xiaoxiao," Ayun said with a smile as she stepped forward.
Xu Ling put her youngest daughter, A, in the sand pile to play with Jiao Jiao.
"Sister Ling, you're here." Lin Ziyan took out a wooden basin, preparing to move the small yellow croaker out of the water tank.
Xu Ling smiled and nodded, then followed her to the water tank.
She saw the small fish and decorations in the tank and turned to look at Lin Ziyan in shock.
This is basically just a small pond...
"You want to raise yellow croakers?" Xu Ling asked suspiciously as she saw her scattering something into the wooden basin.
She was familiar with these techniques and had used them when raising shrimp larvae.
Raising small yellow croakers is much more difficult than raising shrimp fry...
"The water temperature needs to be controlled very well, otherwise the fish fry will not survive after they hatch..." Xu Ling said, sharing her past experience.
She had tried raising fish fry before, but each time she failed due to water quality and temperature issues.
Lin Ziyan nodded, pursed her lips, and continued operating.
We're just making the croakers more comfortable right now; it's not time for them to hatch fry yet.
Lin Ziyan: "Sister Ling, are you interested in cooperating with the shrimp farm?"
"Cooperation?" Xu Ling pulled up a chair, sat down, and asked with a furrowed brow.
She now sets up a stall at the market, but she can barely make ends meet on market days; she doesn't earn much money on other days.
She originally wanted to open her own shrimp farm, but the large investment required made her hesitate.
"That's right, cooperation."
“You breed shrimp fry and shrimp seedlings for the shrimp farm, and we pay you based on the quality.”
“That way, you won’t have to set up a stall at the market, and you’ll have more time to take care of Ado.” After saying that, Lin Ziyan turned to look at Jiaojiao, who was playing in the sand.
She had heard from Fatty that Xu Ling's sister-in-law wanted to kick them out of the village, saying that her mother-in-law was helping her take care of her daughter and didn't have time to go back home to cook and do housework.
Now Xu Ling has to run a stall and take care of her youngest daughter at the same time.
"Can I?" Xu Ling asked somewhat nervously.
She never thought that raising shrimp to make money was a technical skill.
Now that she's staying at her parents' house, she's constantly being verbally abused by her sister-in-law. Xu Ling has already decided to rent a place in town in the future to avoid putting her elderly parents in a difficult position.
“Of course,” Lin Ziyan said confidently.
In fact, she admired Xu Ling very much. No matter how difficult things were, she never complained and always tried her best to give her two daughters a better life.
…
One week later,
Lu Yunshen rushed back to Beijing.
His application to be discharged from the army was suppressed by his father and grandfather, who ordered him to return to Beijing immediately.
Lu Yunshen ran into an acquaintance as soon as he entered the courtyard.
"Yun Shen!"
He turned his head and saw Xiao Jin, his eyes flickering slightly.
When Xiao Jin went abroad to study, he and Yang Yanzhou went to the airport to see her off.
Several years passed in the blink of an eye, and Xiao Jin actually returned to China.
"I'll talk to you again tonight, I'm in a hurry to report for duty." Xiao Jin waved his hand, restarted the jeep, and quickly left the compound.
Lu Yun Shen raised an eyebrow and strode towards his own courtyard.
"This application must not be approved under any circumstances!"
He had just stepped through the door when he heard his grandfather's angry roar.
"Commander Lu, he doesn't look sick," Lu Yunshen said as he changed his shoes.
Then a dark shadow flew over, and he reached out and caught it.
Lu Yun Shen glanced at the cup in his hand, and his lips twitched slightly.
His father, dressed in a crisp military uniform, sat to one side with a dignified expression.
The guard beside him saluted Lu Yunshen before leaving the living room.
The armrests of the wooden sofa were covered with white openwork floral cushions, and a pot of tea was brewing on the round wooden coffee table in front of it, with white steam rising from it.
"You still know how to come back?"
"A six-month leave is the limit. Return to the team immediately." Lu Yunshen's father, Lu Tianhan, said in a firm and stern voice.
Lu Yun Shen remained unmoved, sitting on the opposite sofa and leaning back.
"I've already submitted my discharge application," he said casually.
Lu Yun Shen crossed his legs, his narrow eyes slightly narrowed, as he looked at the two people opposite him.
Grandpa was drinking tea with his head down, as if he was waiting for something.
“I didn’t approve.” Lu Tianhan’s gaze sharpened as he looked at his son across from him.
He couldn't understand why his usually outstanding son would have the idea of leaving the army.
When he joined the department, they didn't force him, nor did they give him any special treatment.
They had witnessed the hardships of rising through the ranks from basic recruits.
Now that they've finally taken another step forward, Lu Yun Shen has submitted his application to be discharged from the military.
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