Seeing that the person was genuinely afraid, he seized the opportunity and said in a deep voice, "Why are you apologizing to me like that? You're not apologizing to me."
Although Yang Xiaohong was annoying, she wasn't too stupid. Even though the brigade leader's last words were unpleasant, she was on his turf, so she could only swallow her anger.
Having understood that the captain wanted her to apologize to Chen Shuning, Yang Xiaohong hurriedly reached out to take Chen Shuning's hand, but Chen Shuning dodged it with a look of disgust. Helpless, she had no choice but to lower her posture and apologize with a pitiful expression, twisting her hands: "Shuning, I'm sorry. I was probably too tired from traveling these past two days and my mind was foggy. I really didn't mean any harm. Please forgive me this time, okay?"
Although Yang Xiaohong apologized, she couldn't hide the jealousy and resentment in her eyes.
Chen Shuning was too lazy to pay attention to her. Compared to dealing with someone as brainless as Yang Xiaohong, it was obviously more important for Chen Shuning to be able to move out on his own.
Chen Shuning didn't want Yang Xiaohong to affect his house-building plans. As for Yang Xiaohong, she was just a not-so-bright female supporting character. It would be best if she really didn't bother him in the future. If she did, he could deal with her later.
Thinking of this, Chen Shuning stopped worrying and ignored Yang Xiaohong. Instead, she sternly addressed the brigade leader, saying, "Uncle Captain, Comrade Zhong Lingling and I wanted to help the brigade reduce its burden, which is why we wanted to pay for the house ourselves. It's really not for our own enjoyment. You have to believe us on this, otherwise, if we spend so much money here, people will say we're doing it for enjoyment and call us capitalist heiresses, which would be a terrible injustice."
"Xinxin, I believe you're all good comrades. You're a sensible girl. I assure you, you can build this house with peace of mind. If anyone talks about this later, I'll deal with them. Is that alright?"
Shen Baogen didn't want this great thing—which didn't require the village to pay for it and could solve the resettlement of educated youth—to fall through. Besides, these city kids weren't short of money. If these two young educated youths really built the houses, when other educated youths came and saw how nice the houses were, they would follow suit and pay for their own houses. Then, would he still have to worry about the resettlement of educated youths in the future?
So, with the brigade leader's repeated assurances, the matter of Zhong Lingling and Chen Shuning building a house was tentatively settled.
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