Time flies, and National Day is just around the corner.
Lu Wanqing heard that Yu Guanghui had returned to the brigade and asked Miao Hongmei to take care of her son.
The housing issue needed to be resolved eventually, and taking advantage of the National Day holiday, the brigade cadres could move out of the house.
Previously, Zhou Changsheng always used the excuse that Yu Guanghui hadn't returned and couldn't help him move his things to delay moving the place. This time, he had no reason to refuse.
To express her condolences to Yu Guanghui's son, Lu Wanqing specially brought thirty eggs, a whole basket of eggs, which made him smile from ear to ear.
“You’re here, why bring eggs?” He carefully took the eggs out of the basket and put them in his cupboard. “Don’t worry, I’m here to serve the people. I’ll talk to Captain Zhou right away and ask him to vacate your ancestral home.”
Lu Wanqing and Lin Ye exchanged a glance, feeling as if the clouds had parted and the sun was shining through.
Is this day finally coming?
This winter, they won't have to spend it in their mud-brick house by the river, and they won't have to worry about their house collapsing during heavy rains...
However, when the group arrived at the Zhou family's house, Zhou Changsheng started playing hide-and-seek again, and Guo Hongxia instructed the family's dog, Da Huang, to chase them out.
National Day is a day of national celebration. The team decided to take three days off and not have to work. Even the schools will have a few days off. If he really hides during these days, it will be really hard to find him.
Lin Ye clenched his fist and exchanged a glance with Lu Wanqing. "Since he won't show himself, then don't blame us for taking action ourselves."
Yu Guanghui listened to their ideas without objecting or agreeing. "I've thought about it. When the brigade headquarters moves to the house next to the educated youth settlement, I can move my things out. As for Captain Zhou, you'll have to resolve your own conflict."
Yu Guanghui was also shrewd; he knew that Zhou Changsheng harbored resentment towards Lin Ye, which was why he made things difficult for him at every turn.
Anyway, he did everything he could, but he couldn't stop others from tripping them up.
"Secretary Yu, you should go home and rest. We'll handle the rest ourselves," Lu Wanqing said with a light laugh.
Zhou Changsheng hiding only proves that he is guilty and unable to come up with better tricks.
People are all bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong. She refused to believe that Zhou Changsheng, no matter how tough he was, could be as tough as Lin Ye's fist.
Lu Wanqing and Lin Ye went directly to the brigade headquarters to help move the things out of the building.
To their surprise, both the accountant and the custodian were in the same room, and they seemed to become even busier when they saw them come in.
"The autumn harvest is just around the corner, so I'm going to go over the old accounts again," said accountant Yang Hui.
"Didn't your Captain Zhou say that the house had been returned to the Lin family and that you were to move out?" Lu Wanqing asked solemnly.
The custodian, Zhang Zhong, also feigned surprise, "No! Young Lu, are you mistaken? This building has always been used as the brigade headquarters office. I've been working here since the day I became the custodian."
Lu Wanqing knew that it would be pointless to talk to them.
As they left the room, they saw that the doors to Captain Zhou's and Secretary Yu's offices were locked with large padlocks. The other rooms were also locked, meaning they would have to pry open the locks if they wanted to move anything.
She then tugged at Lin Ye's sleeve and said coquettishly, "Ah Ye, we'll eventually need to use locks at home. Could you please go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy a few locks, the bigger the better?"
Lin Ye didn't understand her intention, so he went home to get his bicycle and brought Zhao Xiaolan and Xueqiu with him.
"Wife, you two stay here. If anything happens, we'll talk about it when I get back," Lin Ye instructed.
Yang Hui and Zhang Zhong are both tough guys, and his wife, being so gentle and weak, is no match for them.
After Lin Ye rode away, Lu Wanqing found a quiet spot in the villa's repair shop, took out a pair of hydraulic shears, and quickly cut all the locks hanging at the brigade headquarters.
When Yang Hui came out after hearing the noise, Lu Wanqing had just finished tidying up the tools.
"Lu Zhiqing, what are you doing? This is the brigade headquarters, you're not allowed to cause trouble here. Zhang Zhong, come out here right now, someone's trying to sabotage us!" Yang Hui shouted.
At this time, when they finally don't have to work, the team members are either visiting relatives or busy with their private plots at home. Who would want to come to the brigade headquarters!
Coming here, all I do is receive and return tools, or listen to all sorts of speeches. It's so annoying!
"Accountant Yang, what are you yelling about? This is the Lin family's house. What damage have I caused? If you don't believe me, call Captain Zhou over. I want to confront him face to face!" Lu Wanqing pointed her finger at her nose, her voice icy.
Yang Hui shuddered. Was this the same seemingly delicate educated youth from before?
They were aware of the housing situation, but they simply didn't want to work in the mud-brick houses next to the educated youth settlement, where the conditions were far worse than here.
They've been here for years and are used to it, so why should they move away!
So when Zhou Changsheng told them that they would have to work overtime these days and couldn't even leave at night, the two of them agreed without hesitation.
"Go find it yourself. Anyway, you can't touch our things. If you dare to touch them, I'll fight you to the death!" Yang Hui said, hands on her hips, looking fierce.
If she were to deal with any of the other team members, they would be intimidated by her imposing manner. However, Lu Wanqing remained calm and composed, completely disregarding her presence. "Then you'd better stay in the room, or I'll move into your room first."
Zhang Zhong, who had just stepped out of the house, heard her say this and pulled his foot back from the threshold.
He was caught between Zhou Changsheng's instructions and Lu Wanqing's pressure, so he decided to hold his ground.
Yang Hui couldn't call out Zhang Zhong's name, and cursed him as a "good-for-nothing" in her heart. She went into the house angrily, wanting to see what Lu Wanqing could do to her.
The more Lu Wanqing pressured her, the more competitive she became.
Seeing that the two were hiding in the house, Lu Wanqing began to move the things out of the other rooms.
She first put everything into her space, and then, when no one was around, she put everything down in the threshing ground not far away.
Yang Hui peeked out the window every now and then and saw Lu Wanqing going back and forth, carrying only a few things in her hands. She curled her lips and said, "Like a swallow carrying mud, let's see how long you're going to carry it!"
Unbeknownst to her, the threshing ground was filled with more and more things, all sorts of random items, piled up into a small mountain.
When Lin Ye returned, apart from Yang Hui's room, the other rooms only had large items such as tables and cabinets left.
Lu Wanqing was afraid of being exposed, so she deliberately didn't move the items.
Lin Ye saw the half-empty room and immediately understood Lu Wanqing's intention in sending him away.
She wanted to take the blame for the bad guy herself.
How can a man let his wife shoulder this responsibility? He's no man at all!
"Honey, you take a break, I'll handle the rest. I bought six keys, each weighing half a pound, here you go."
After handing her a lock, Lin Ye began to act as a porter.
Lu Wanqing picked up the locks and weighed them in her hands. Goodness, those locks were really sturdy. You probably couldn't break them even if you smashed them with a hammer for half an hour!
After moving everything in, she locked the door and waited for Zhou Changsheng to obediently come to her!
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