Seeing this, Mu Tianye immediately spoke up to ease the extremely awkward atmosphere, saying in a righteous and righteous tone:
"We're all former educated youth, so let's talk things out calmly. There's no need for harsh words."
Whether we are new educated youth or old educated youth, we are all comrades who fought the revolution together, and we should be even more united and friendly.
Besides, Jiang Zhiqing is the youngest among us, so we should all cherish and protect her.
Jiang Xile ate the food in her bowl, glanced at Mu Tianye, and did not immediately embarrass him.
She silently made a mental note of him; anyone who dared to use herself as a raft, regardless of their motives, needed to be carefully considered.
"Yes, Mu is right. The educated youth settlement is like a big family. We are all family members, so we should naturally get along well."
Zhai Zhiqing acted rashly today. I'll go and criticize her later. Jiang Zhiqing, don't take it to heart. Let's all eat quickly, or the food will get cold!
Guo Dongxu made the final decision, blaming Zhai Qiaoyun for the mistake. Jiang Xile blinked but didn't say anything.
It seems that after today, no one will dare to mess with her again, otherwise they'll have to think twice about whether they can take a beating.
Just because Jiang Xile isn't saying anything doesn't mean everyone else is too quiet!
Mu Tianye was waiting for this opportunity to make his presence known; his earlier attempt to ease the awkwardness wasn't to give Guo Dongxu a way out.
"Yes, Comrade Dianzhang is right. Everyone, let's eat. However, I also fully agree with the suggestion of having a get-together earlier."
Coincidentally, I have a meat ration coupon for one pound, which I'm willing to share with everyone.
I'll hand the hostage over to Comrade Guo in a bit; the rest is up to everyone else!
Upon hearing the mention of hostages, everyone's attention immediately focused on Mu Tianye.
Those burning gazes made Mu Tianye's face flush.
However, he was more self-satisfied, smug, and complacent, and his heart was already beginning to swell with pride.
He thought his decision was absolutely correct, and he successfully made his presence known to the older educated youth, letting everyone see his abilities.
But what is the reality?
He pulled out a pound of meat coupons and looked so proud; it was enough to make everyone's teeth ache.
One pound of meat coupons is enough for twenty-four people. Can each person get two slices of meat?
The rest is up to everyone to arrange!
How should it be arranged?
Few of the older educated youth had enough money; it was understandable that they couldn't have meals together before they didn't have meat coupons.
Everyone can endure it, not just one person not being able to eat meat, but everyone not being able to eat meat, so they feel at peace.
But now...
Now that we have meat ration coupons, it means we need to organize a get-together!
Organizing a dinner party means spending money and providing food!
It's a bit painful to spend money or supplies like this!
What's more, this is only a pound of meat coupons!
It's probably just a dinner party, with a bit more oil than usual.
Not only does it not satisfy my craving, it actually makes me feel worse.
Guo Dongxu himself is not the only one who thinks this way; he is the one who hates dinner parties the most.
In everyone's eyes, Guo Dongxu is a kind, helpful, and gentle comrade.
But no one knows that Guo Dongxu is actually a very stingy and penny-pinching person.
Why is that?
It's because he's poor!
If it weren't for his poverty, he wouldn't have stayed at this educated youth settlement for several years.
Of the educated youth who came with him, some returned to the city, some got married, and now he's the only old bachelor left.
Zhang Hao and Su Jinxiu arrived here a few months later than Guo Dongxu, but Zhang Hao occasionally received financial assistance from his family, so his life was naturally better than Guo Dongxu's.
Su Jinxiu is outwardly flexible but inwardly principled; she is a shrewd and calculating woman who brought a considerable amount of wealth with her, far exceeding what Guo Dongxu could match.
Knowing his weaknesses, Guo Dongxu is even more determined to disguise himself.
The more perfect he presents himself, the more likely he is to get the recommendation to return to the city!
Even if all else fails, he can build good relationships with the educated youth community and the villagers, so that when the next round of quotas for the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University comes up, he will have a chance to compete for them.
To be honest, the last time the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University quota was allocated to the Progressive Brigade was three years ago!
I don't know when the next time will be....
During his five years in the Progress Brigade, Guo Dongxu went from having six work points at the beginning to having a full set of work points now, and he has indeed put in a lot of hard work.
However, my savings are not quite satisfactory!
During his first year here, Guo Dongxu naturally found it difficult to adapt. He was constantly getting injured, and the work points he earned weren't enough to make ends meet.
Just when things were starting to adjust in the second year, a natural disaster struck, and the ordeal lasted for three years.
Fortunately, the area is nestled between mountains and water, so they won't starve to death, but saving money is unlikely.
Things have improved slightly in the last two years, and Guo Dongxu has also earned full work points, but he still has to pay off his previous debts, so he doesn't have much money left.
Especially since this year's income hasn't been calculated yet, he won't receive any money until the end of the year.
Now, with only five yuan left in my hand, every penny must be spent with utmost care.
Now you want him to come up with two cents to organize a group dinner?
That's tantamount to drinking his blood!
"I didn't expect that Mu Zhiqing was really hiding his true strength. He just made a move and bought a pound of meat coupons."
But there are over twenty of us, and one pound of meat ration coupons isn't enough for anything!
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