Actually, to be honest, that's what he thought too. After all, he's known her for so many years, and Jian Dan is just a cowardly and quiet person. Over the years, she's always been coaxed around by him and his mother.
He's still in a daze from that kick. When did she get that kind of strength?
After hearing the brief introduction, he still limped forward a couple of steps.
"Village chief, I am Jian Dan's fiancé,"
He spoke with such arrogance, as if to say, "Look, we're already familiar with each other, I'm just a simple acquaintance, and you still don't believe me."
Ignoring the strange looks from the villagers, Jian Dan immediately lowered his voice.
"I'll give you one more chance. Say it again: what is your relationship with me?"
Lin Jianshe's face lit up with joy.
"Of course,"
Before he could finish speaking, he met Jian's cold, piercing gaze, and instantly the hairs on his body stood on end; a chill ran through him from head to toe.
"No, no, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay,"
"Hmph!" Jian Du snorted coldly.
"Remember this, you are you, and your going to the countryside has nothing to do with me. If you insist on coming here to seek attention, then don't blame me for being impolite."
I used to be naive, and my mother was weak; we were all easily fooled by you.
But you haven't forgotten what you and your mother did on the day the engagement was called off, have you?
"I've already died once, so do you think I'd be that stupid again?"
I didn't say much more, just try it if you don't believe me, she won't be the one who regrets it anyway.
Lin Jianshe swallowed hard, unconsciously taking a step back. He needed to calm down. Why had Jian Dan become so crazy?
How can you still get along well with him like this, and still willingly give him good things?
Liu Weimin and the others watched, and it was obvious that Lin Zhiqing was feeling guilty.
"Hmph, you cowardly piece of trash!"
Just now, Lin Jianshe said he wanted to see the village chief, so Uncle Liu drove the oxcart over here. After seeing that everything was over and that Xiao Jian hadn't been bullied, the old man drove the oxcart away, leaving a few educated youths guarding a pile of luggage, looking at each other in bewilderment.
Liu Weimin and the others were well aware of this little scheme, but they didn't expose it. Instead, they asked Tan Yajun.
"Little Tan, are you going back?"
Tan Yajun took one look and roughly understood.
"Village chief, we're on our way back. Should I take them back with us?"
"Take them back with you while you're at it, let them settle in properly, and then come back to complete the formalities."
Then he looked back at the newcomers.
"This is Tan, the educated youth who went to the countryside before. Let her take you directly back to the educated youth compound, settle your belongings, and then come here to handle the formalities for you, as well as borrow grain."
Liu Weimin was truly unwilling to say those last few words. The villagers had already run out of food, and now the educated youth were coming. Wasn't this just adding to their burden?
Lin Jianshe was still in a daze when the other educated youths quickly thanked him, then picked up their luggage, tugged at Lin Jianshe, and followed behind Tan Yajun, slowly moving their feet.
After criticizing Lin Jianshe, Jian Dan ignored him, took the child from him, and followed Tan Yajun back. Although she didn't want to get involved, she still wanted to see the excitement.
"Hey, is this your ex-fiancé? What kind of taste do you have?"
Mingzhu looked back, her face full of disgust. Jian Dan didn't want to take the blame either.
“It was arranged by my grandfather and maternal grandfather. Who knew he would be like this?”
"Sigh, don't talk about that. My mom has a soft heart, and I used to be timid too. Doesn't that just let them take advantage of me?"
Simple's voice wasn't low, and the people behind him, neither too close nor too far, could hear it intermittently. Lin Jianshe was still immersed in Simple's changes, and he walked stiffly.
The two male educated youths exchanged a glance and simultaneously distanced themselves from each other.
Even the spirited young woman's face revealed a hint of disdain.
"You, you're lucky you've figured it out now, or we'd be furious."
"Haha, don't worry, I was raised by my two grandfathers, how could I let myself be bullied forever? Right, Zhouzhou?"
He rubbed his hands against the child's chest for a while, which made the child giggle.
At the entrance of the educated youth compound, Wei Shujuan was washing clothes, and Su Hong was picking wild vegetables.
Further inside, there were people washing clothes and vegetables, some just returning from the vegetable garden. Wang Jiancheng, carrying buckets of water, had just come out of the kitchen. Upon seeing them, he paused for a moment, then came over to greet them.
"You're back? Are these the new educated youth?"
"Yes, these are newcomers. We brought them back directly from the village office. The village chief told them to settle in properly before going over to complete the formalities."
The four people behind them put down their bags and breathed a sigh of relief.
"This is Wang Jiancheng, the person in charge of the educated youth institute. You can talk to him directly if you need anything."
The male educated youth behind stepped forward a few paces.
"Hello, I'm a new educated youth, my name is Chen Heping,"
The people behind them also started to speak.
"My name is Li Bing,"
"My name is Tang Hongying,"
Finally, Lin Jianshe, still half-asleep, glanced at Jian Dan.
"My name is Lin Jianshe."
Wang Jiancheng followed his gaze and glanced at Jian Dan, then turned back to meet Tan Yajun's gentle shake of the head. His eyes swept over her.
"Alright, now that we're in Liujiatun, we're all revolutionary comrades, all working towards the same great goal of building the countryside. I won't say anything else, but I hope we can all live in peace and contribute to the development of the countryside."
"Alright, you must be tired after your long journey. Let's settle in and get ready."
The female educated youth who came this time were easy to arrange. Although there were other rooms available, Tan Yajun took the initiative to lead them to their room. She didn't have any particular thoughts about it. Anyway, she would be moving out in a week at most. She quietly gathered all her things together, thinking that she would start packing her boxes later.
The rooms for the male educated youth were sufficient, so it wasn't a problem.
The others, however, had mixed feelings of joy and sorrow upon seeing that more people had arrived.
It's easy to understand; people say it's an honor to go to the countryside, but once you get there, you realize the gap between your expectations and reality.
Before coming here, I thought that Northeast China was a place where grain was grown, and that grain must be everywhere here, and that having enough to eat was the most basic guarantee of life.
When I arrived, I found out that it wasn't like that at all.
It's about growing grain, but just like before, if you don't put in the effort, you won't get work points.
Without work points, you can't get grain.
If we don't get any food, then we'll just go hungry.
To be honest, my first feeling upon arrival was disappointment.
That's at least how Lin Jianshe feels right now.
Looking at the grain sack in his hand, which was only a little over half full, he doubted his mother's judgment and could hardly believe his own eyes.
"Village chief, is this... a month's worth of rations?"
In short, the scene fell silent.
Not to mention Liu Weimin and the other villagers, even the three educated youths who were with him were giving him blatant stares, as if to say, "How could you ask such a question?" and "Are you stupid?" Lin Jianshe was even more bewildered.
"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong? Or is it half a month?"
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