Chapter 448 Seeing Liu Mei Again
Liu Mei entered the government office, found the office for educated youth, and met the people who had been called out earlier.
"Comrade, my daughter Lin Jinyao is the niece of your Section Chief Song. Could you please arrange a good place for my daughter for Section Chief Song's sake?"
The three people in the office put down their work and looked up at this person who had come so directly to "get things done".
How novel! It's the first time they've ever seen anyone do things this way.
These things shouldn't be discussed in private, right? How can you reveal your identity and try to build connections in front of so many people?
Liu Mei did it on purpose.
Why doesn't she know that you have to do things secretly and discreetly when you need someone to help you?
But she felt that the position of section chief seemed quite important, and maybe the person in charge could handle it for her as soon as they heard it. If not, it would be a good way to annoy Song Lubai if word got back to her.
"Which Section Chief Song?"
Liu Mei quickly said, "She's the one you were talking to outside earlier. Her name is Song Lubai. She raised my daughter when she was little, and we're very close."
The person in charge picked up a pen, glanced at it, and said, "The destinations for each educated youth have been arranged. The farms below are all pretty much the same. You can go back now."
Others might not know, but the person in charge knew that Wei Yang had asked him to assign Zhang Heping to the 18th Farm. If there were other relatives, and the relationship was so good, why didn't they tell him in advance?
If it's not mentioned, it means it's not important.
Maybe this woman is just talking nonsense.
Compared to the city, the farms below weren't that different. Assigning people to different places was just a matter of him writing it down; it wasn't a big deal. But this woman's inexplicable attempts to be clever made him very uncomfortable.
Liu Mei stood there stunned. She hadn't expected the other party to have this attitude. He hadn't been like this towards Song Lubai outside.
"Comrade, we really are relatives."
The person in charge said, "The personnel arrangements have already been decided. How many times do I have to tell you before you understand? The farm environment isn't much different, so how else do you want to arrange things?"
The other party's attitude was stern, and Liu Mei was so frightened that she dared not speak and could only walk out silently.
Although she performed very well with Lin Shuhong, she suffered a lot during the years of labor reform, and her spirit was no longer what it was when she was with Lin Shuhong in their hometown.
Her attempt to use the tiger's power failed. Faced with her daughter's expectant eyes, Liu Mei could only bite the bullet and say, "The person in charge said that the land at Farm No. 17 that you're going to is good, better than the other farms. We don't need to change."
Lin Jinyao smiled and said, "Really? That's great! But Mom, it's not a long-term solution for us to stay on the farm. We still need to find a way to move to the city."
Liu Mei nodded and said, "Mom knows, Mom will think about what to do."
Lin Jinyao hesitated for a long time before finally whispering, "Mom, let's go and smooth things over with Aunt."
Liu Mei wanted to say that she wasn't your aunt, but considering the current situation of the mother and daughter, and that they would be in an unfamiliar place with no one to help them, she was afraid that they would never be able to return to the city after leaving the farm.
She hated that brat to the core, but now Song Lubai was the only path she could take.
Making her bow down to Song Lubai was worse than killing her, but in order to make her life easier in the future, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and bow down.
Song Lubai and Wei Yang took Zhang Heping to a restaurant for a bowl of shredded pork noodles and inquired about his family situation.
“My mother can’t lift her arms when it’s cold, and her legs hurt. It’s been especially bad in the last two years.”
Song Lubai said, "Did she take her medicine? I'll take her to the hospital to get checked out when I have time."
Zhang Heping nodded. "I went to the hospital. The doctor said it's arthritis, and I need to keep warm and control my activity level..."
After talking about Zhang Cui's health, Zhang Heping said, "Sister, you've been promoted to section chief now? That's amazing."
Song Lubai smiled and said, "You have to study hard after you go to your brother-in-law's place. Maybe the college entrance examination will be reinstated in two years. You know what's important. Don't tell anyone else about this. Study hard. Even if you only get into a junior college, that's fine. If the college entrance examination is really reinstated, you can get out of college based on your own abilities."
Zhang Heping nodded vigorously, "I understand."
"In addition, once you get to the farm, you can live a better life because of your brother-in-law status, but you can't cause trouble for your brother-in-law. Don't do things you shouldn't do, and don't agree to things that you shouldn't agree to."
Zhang Heping nodded again, "I know that, I definitely won't cause trouble."
After giving Zhang Heping all the necessary instructions, the couple escorted him to the place arranged by the educated youth office.
It's summer now, and the educated youth office has arranged for people to sleep on the floor in the courtyard of the family compound because there are simply no more houses available.
As soon as the couple entered the courtyard, Liu Mei and Lin Jinyao came to greet them.
"Oh my, Heping has grown so much! He's such a handsome young man, just like your mother, so beautiful."
Nearly ten cars came from northern Xinjiang, carrying several hundred people at first, but only two cars made it to Baishui City.
There were fewer and fewer people. Two days ago, Zhang Heping knew that the woman with a headscarf on the bus was Liu Mei, and he also saw Lin Jinyao.
However, due to what happened in the past, Zhang Heping pretended not to know the two people.
Unexpectedly, Liu Mei was blocking the way here.
Zhang Heping didn't respond, and Song Lubai and the others didn't speak either, creating an awkward atmosphere. Liu Mei shifted her gaze to Wei Yang's face.
"This must be Lu Bai's husband. He's a very handsome man, and he looks calm and composed. He's probably an official and has the air of a leader."
Lin Jinyao felt a little embarrassed, as she felt that what her mother said was so direct that it was a bit vulgar.
"Auntie, I am Jinyao."
Song Lubai nodded to her, thought for a moment, and then said, "Come here, I have something to tell you."
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Jinyao followed Song Lubai to the side.
Liu Mei would glance at Song Lubai from time to time, and then ask Zhang Heping and Wei Yang questions. Even though the two of them didn't really pay attention to her, she could still talk to herself.
"Hey, I didn't expect to see you here. Where's your mom? I heard your dad had an accident a few years ago. How did it happen?"
Zhang Heping pretended not to hear anything and kicked at the pebbles on the roadside.
Liu Mei was furious but dared not utter a sound. She then turned the conversation to Wei Yang, "Where are you from? What's your official position now? I've heard people call you Secretary. Do you work in a government office?"
Wei Yang asked rhetorically, knowing the answer already, "What is your relationship with Song Lubai?"
Wei Yang spoke up, and Liu Mei said with a hint of excitement, "I used to be her sister-in-law."
Wei Yang gave an ambiguous "Oh," and then said, "You mean that ex-sister-in-law who tried to scheme against her marriage? Your name is Liu Mei. I've heard her mention you before."
One sentence turned Liu Mei into a duck with its neck being choked.
For a long while, she didn't even blink, her facial muscles twitching unconsciously.
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