When the newly arrived educated youth heard this shocking news, their eyes widened in surprise.
Even Song Zhi put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked towards the old educated youth in surprise.
"Elope? Are they a couple? No wonder they are always seen together."
The old educated youth met the new educated youth's eager eyes and coughed awkwardly.
"It's a long story. The two of them can't really be considered a couple."
When everyone heard this, they immediately smelled gossip and didn't even bother to eat. They all looked at the old educated youth who spoke.
"They can't be considered a couple! How can you say that?"
Some speculated: "Could it be that they are a pair of star-crossed lovers who were not recognized by their families, so they had to elope secretly."
"That's not right." The old educated youth said again.
These words completely aroused everyone's curiosity. They immediately realized that something serious was going on and asked again.
"Hey, stop keeping us in suspense and tell us what's going on."
"The situation between them is a bit complicated. Su Youqing and Jiang Xueqin were sent here by the organization."
The old educated youth peeked outside and saw that Long Deshou and the others didn't come back, so he told the new educated youth some gossip about the two of them.
"Demoted? Did they both make a big mistake?"
The old educated youth nodded and said in a complicated way, "They are secretly having an affair and their personal morals are corrupt."
Upon hearing this, the uninformed educated youth all opened their mouths wide. No one had expected that the two had such a relationship.
"Su Youqing was originally a cadre in Shanghai, and he had a wife who was married to him through a formal marriage."
The old educated youth was very satisfied with the crowd's reaction, and he continued.
"Jiang Xueqin and Su Youqing were childhood sweethearts, and they were secretly together. It is said that they were caught in the act by Su Youqing's wife. After the affair was exposed, the organization sent them here for reform."
When talking about this, the old educated youth sighed.
"I didn't expect that after they went to the countryside, they became even more undisclosed. Not only did they hang out together all day, but they also kept thinking about eloping."
The old educated youths all looked unhappy. These two people had caused them a lot of trouble.
"They both ran away secretly last year, and since then we've been under very strict surveillance. Even when they go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things, someone has to follow them. I didn't expect that today we were busy repairing the house and had no time to check on them, so these two took advantage of the opportunity and ran away again!"
The old educated youth all had resentment on their faces that was difficult to conceal.
Normal work is hard enough, but because of these two people, there is even more inexplicable work.
They have been unhappy with the two for a long time.
Everyone sighed after hearing this.
Song Ruanruan even shouted loudly: "How can these two people be so disgusting! How shameless!"
She puffed up her face and cursed a few times indignantly.
"How can the educated youth camp arrange for such people with bad conduct and corrupt morals to come in?"
Looking at Song Ruanruan's overflowing sense of justice, Song Zhi curled his lips speechlessly.
She really never forgets to show herself all the time.
After hearing what Song Ruanruan said, everyone was also aroused by their emotions and complained a few words in disgust.
Song Zhi drank the porridge silently and did not express any opinion at this time.
In this era, two people going to the countryside together to endure hardships and never leave each other may be true love.
But no matter what, cheating is definitely wrong.
After a while, Long Deshou and the male and female educated youth team leaders came back.
Long Deshou's expression became even gloomier than before.
"Su Youqing and Jiang Xueqin are nowhere to be found in the village. They must have run away again."
Everyone vaguely realized what Long Deshou meant, and they all lowered their heads and ate the porridge in their bowls.
They were already tired after a day's work, and they didn't really want to go through the trouble of doing it for these two people.
When Long Deshou saw this scene, his face darkened even more. He was so worried about this matter that his head was about to explode.
"We haven't seen them in town either. They must have escaped over the mountains. It's snowing heavily soon. If we don't find them quickly, they'll both freeze to death in the mountains once the snow starts to fall."
When everyone heard this, they were slightly moved.
Long Deshou continued, "I've already reported this to the military. I'm asking them to help find him. Is there anyone willing to join us?"
Su Youqing is a cadre after all. If something happens to a cadre in his brigade, he must be held responsible.
Long Deshou felt a splitting headache and was speechless towards these two people.
After finding these two giant Buddhas this time, we must report this to the higher authorities and get the people out of here quickly. This small, dilapidated temple of theirs cannot withstand such a disturbance.
This is a matter of life and death, and everyone is young. Even if they don't have a good impression of those two people, there are still many people who respond.
Nie Jinmei and Song Zhi also raised their hands to express their willingness to help find the person.
"We're willing to go find someone."
"We're going too."
"I'm going too."
For a moment, the cafeteria was filled with the sounds of people raising their hands to sign up.
Song Ruanruan didn't want to go at first, but after hearing everyone's positive response, she gave it a face and cursed in her heart.
These people are really nosy! Why are they going up the mountain to look for someone at this time? It's freezing!
But seeing that there were only a few people who remained silent, Song Ruanruan felt as if many eyes were on her, making her feel uneasy. Even though she was unwilling in her heart, she could only grit her teeth and raise her hand.
"I'm going too. This is a matter of life and death, how can we just sit back and watch? We have strength in numbers, and we will definitely be able to find the person back soon."
If Song Zhi didn't know her well, after hearing her high-sounding words, he would probably think that she was such a righteous person.
Seeing that all the educated youth had raised their hands and signed up, Long Deshou smiled with satisfaction.
"You guys eat first, then go back and put on something warmer. We'll gather and set off later."
The tone she spoke to everyone softened a lot, not as harsh as usual.
As soon as she left, Song Ruanruan ran to the male educated youth team leader Zhuang Haoen.
"Brother Zhuang, can I join you for a while?"
She blinked at Zhuang Haoen and spoke in a sweet voice.
Hearing her soft and sweet voice, Zhuang Haoen agreed without thinking.
"Okay, follow me later."
"Thank you, Brother Zhuang." Song Ruanruan thanked him happily, and her bright smile made her look even more charming.
Zhuang Haoen obviously enjoyed it, his brows and eyes relaxed a lot, and he looked at Song Ruanruan with a gentle gaze.
The female educated youth team leader Rong Zhengqing narrowed her eyes and said with a smile: "Oh, then I'll go with you too. We all know each other and can look after each other."
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