In her past life, when her family was in trouble and she was imprisoned by the committee, Zhao Xiujuan climbed over the wall in the middle of the night to secretly bring her food. When she was put on a train to the Northwest, she also took her to the train station without regard for the consequences and secretly slipped her some money and tickets.
Although the money and tickets were confiscated as soon as they arrived in the Northwest, Yu Mingxiang always remembered this kindness.
Why are you here?
As soon as Zhao Xiujuan saw Yu Mingxiang, she ran out from behind her desk and grabbed her, saying, "You, the iron lady who never misses work even in thunder and rain, didn't go to work? Are you feeling unwell?"
"If you're not feeling well, I'll take the day off and go to the hospital with you."
Yu Mingxiang looked at her best friend from her past life, hugged her, and felt touched when she heard her familiar concern.
"Look how worried you are, I'm not feeling unwell."
She smiled and said, "I just saw you worrying about the rural job quota all day long, and you were practically ready to go out and recruit men, so I came here to offer you some help."
"What kind of 'sending warmth'?"
Zhao Xiujuan was taken aback by her words, gave her a reproachful look, and said, "You can't bring warmth from here, so go back to where you came from!"
“Who says we can’t deliver? I’m here to sign up my whole family for rural work.”
"What?"
"..."
When the program of sending educated youth to the countryside was first launched, many people responded to the call and volunteered. However, in recent years, as news of the hardships experienced by educated youth in the countryside spread in the city, the number of people who volunteered has become extremely small, if not nonexistent.
Given the nature of Zhao Xiujuan's work, she and her colleagues used to go door-to-door persuading eligible people to go to the countryside. If persuasion failed, they would simply assign the quota. But this time...
However, she changed her usual behavior and tried her best to dissuade Yu Mingxiang.
She couldn't bear to see her best friend suffer in the countryside.
“Juan’er, I know you mean well, but I have my reasons.”
Yu Mingxiang didn't want to say too much, afraid that Zhao Xiujuan would worry, so she could only tell her about her daughter's background. At the end, she said, "So, I'm going to the countryside to Hedao Village at the foot of Baishan Mountain. I'm going to find my biological daughter!"
Zhao Xiujuan: ...
Knowing that her best friend was a very stubborn person, and that no amount of persuasion could dissuade her, and after hearing about this matter, she, being a mother herself, knew how much mothers care about their children, so she stopped trying to stop them.
The subsidy for those assigned to work in the countryside is 230 yuan, while the subsidy for those who volunteer to work in the countryside is 250 yuan.
Zhao Xiujuan registered the information for her best friend's family of four to go to the countryside. The location was confirmed to be Hedao Village in Northeast China, and the departure time was three days later. She then took the slip to the accounting department, collected 1,000 yuan, and handed it over to Yu Mingxiang.
As for the page about Qin Yuzhu that was missing from her best friend's household registration book, she didn't even ask about it.
That despicable country bumpkin switched her best friend's child so his daughter could have a better life, and deceived her best friend's feelings. He deserves to be torn to pieces. Why should she ask any questions?
"Although it's difficult to leave home without a letter of introduction, do you... really need your whole family to go looking for your daughter?"
"As for it!"
After putting the money away, Yu Mingxiang heard her best friend's grumbling and smiled to comfort her. Thinking of her past life, she changed the subject and said, "By the way, things aren't peaceful outside right now. A few days ago, there was a fight while drinking, and two people died on the spot. Several people were sent to our hospital, but in the end, only one was saved."
"Doesn't your man have a lot of social engagements and eat out all the time? You should keep an eye on him and not let him go out for a while!"
In her previous life, just a few days ago, Zhao Xiujuan's husband went out to eat and encountered a fight involving drinking. He tried to break up the fight but was severely injured and paralyzed in bed.
"That's terrifying? I'll remember that. Make sure Old Wang doesn't go out for the next few days."
"Yes, yes, you must remember that!"
"..."
Yu Mingxiang repeatedly reminded Zhao Xiujuan to keep this in mind and told her not to talk about her family's rural assignment for the time being before leaving the registration point. Before leaving, she also asked Zhao Xiujuan about the situation of Wei Jian'an, the director of the harvest committee.
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