Throughout the journey, Zhang He was very enthusiastic, his face beaming with the joy of a happy occasion and the excitement of "Come and ask me!"
Yu Yao smiled and asked, "Comrade Zhang, what good thing happened that makes you so happy?"
Zhang He had been waiting for this sentence. As soon as Yu Yao opened her mouth, he excitedly cleared his throat and suppressed the smile on his lips, saying, "It's nothing serious. My girlfriend took me home yesterday, and my future father-in-law and mother-in-law agreed to our marriage."
"So that's the wonderful news. Congratulations, Comrade Zhang, on winning the heart of your beauty."
"Of course, of course," Zhang He said happily, showing eight teeth, and even his steps became lighter. "When we have our wedding banquet, we'll invite Comrade Yu to have some wedding candy."
Upon arriving at the office, Zhang He asked Yu Yao, "Did you bring all the contracts?"
“I brought it,” Yu Yao said, taking a document out of her military satchel. “I’m here on behalf of the sideline work group. The military has relevant regulations. This is the contract details. Comrade Zhang, please take a look.”
Zhang He looked at it and saw that there was nothing seriously wrong.
One is a state-owned enterprise, and the other is a military unit. They are both sister units, so there's not much to say about their general cooperation. Any specific additions can be made through a supplementary agreement.
After confirming that everything else was in order, Yu Yao and Zhang He signed the corresponding cooperation agreement on behalf of their respective companies.
The agreement has taken effect; the next step is for both parties to go back and complete the necessary procedures.
After the cooperation agreement was signed, Yu Yao finally felt relieved.
After leaving the temporary office for local specialties, Yu Yao rode her bicycle along the muddy road toward the supply and marketing cooperative. She had run out of sugar and soy sauce at home, so she brought her food ration book and coupons with her to buy more.
As Yu Yao left the supply and marketing cooperative and passed the road leading from Qingyuewan Brigade to the military compound, she suddenly heard someone calling for help.
Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw a woman dressed in coarse linen clothes, or rather, a girl, limping towards me.
Not far behind the girl, a man in his thirties was chasing after her, holding a wooden stick and cursing.
Li Xiaohong ran over to Yu Yao with a look of terror on her face, seeing Yu Yao as if she had seen a lifeline.
"Sister Yu, please save me."
Yu Yao didn't act immediately, looking at the girl warily, "Have you seen me before?"
Li Xiaohong nodded timidly, "Yes, I am a member of the Qingyue Bay Brigade. My name is Li Xiaohong. I saw you the day before yesterday when the clan chief took us to the military compound to demand an explanation from you."
We demand an explanation.
Looking at the girl's face, Yu Yao remembered.
Among the group of people who came to ask them to buy mangoes, there was indeed a girl who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, following behind the middle-aged man who was looking to buy mangoes from them.
Yu Yao compared that face with the two faces she had now.
When Li Xiaohong saw that she remembered, she grabbed her hand and pleaded.
"Sister, please save me! My father wants to marry me off to this man, but I don't want to. I ran away and was discovered."
"Sister, please help me, I don't want to be taken back."
The girl was wearing a coarse linen dress covered in patches, the dress was obviously too short and revealed part of her arm, which had bruises from being dragged and beaten.
Yu Yao frowned. "Don't worry, as long as you don't want to leave, he can't take you away today."
A man's cursing voice came from behind, "You filthy bitch, you think you're so great? Your father has already married you off to me, you're my wife. If I catch you today, I'll break your legs."
Yu Yao had Li Xiaohong hide behind her and looked at the newcomer.
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