When the car stopped at the entrance of the educated youth settlement, many people inside came out to watch the excitement, which made Chen Shuning, who had just gotten out of the car, blush with a rare sight.
Looking at the crowd standing at the gate of the courtyard, he smiled and explained, "This is my older brother's classmate. We happened to run into each other in town today, so he gave me a ride back."
Yang Xiaohong didn't have much money, so she was always jealous of Chen Shuning and the others who were able to build their own houses as soon as they arrived. Although the educated youth office provided subsidies to them, she knew her own family's situation best.
From the day she was sent to the countryside, she knew that she had been abandoned by her family, so the eighty yuan was her only means of survival, and she dared not touch it easily.
So today, almost all the new educated youth went to town on holiday, but she didn't dare to go because she didn't have the spare money.
Today, when He Chaoyang first came to the educated youth compound to find Chen Shuning, it was she who told He Chaoyang that Chen Shuning had gone to town to pick up a package.
Hearing Chen Shuning say that the two met by chance in town, her jealousy towards Chen Shuning made her say sarcastically, "Oh, Shuning, that's not funny."
Whether you arranged to meet this comrade beforehand or it was just a coincidence is none of our business. You have absolutely no need to lie or deceive people. You should know that this comrade came to see you this morning.
"Or should I tell him you went to town to pick up a package? This person clearly went specifically to pick you up, so how did you come up with it as a chance encounter in town?"
Chen Shuning had no idea that He Chaoyang had come to the educated youth settlement to look for her. All she knew was that He Chaoyang was escorting a comrade home and had met her by chance in town.
However, none of this can be a reason for Yang Xiaohong to attack her. Whether it was pre-arranged or a chance encounter, it has nothing to do with Yang Xiaohong, and it is not her place to nag about it.
Thinking of this, Chen Shuning glanced at Yang Xiaohong without any politeness and snorted, "I assumed it was a chance encounter without knowing beforehand. Yang Xiaohong, are you out of your mind?"
If Brother He and I had made prior arrangements, he wouldn't have needed to come to the educated youth compound only to find it empty. With your IQ, you dare call yourself an educated youth? I advise you to go back and read more books instead of making a fool of yourself here.”
Chen Shuning wasn't exactly known for her good temper. These past few days, living alone and having just arrived in the countryside, she was finding it difficult to adapt to the intense physical labor. Her reclusive lifestyle might have led Yang Xiaohong to misunderstand her, thinking she was easy to bully.
He Chaoyang also didn't like the woman who kept glancing at him, but based on the principle of not arguing with women, he ignored Yang Xiaohong despite his anger.
Instead, he nodded to the other elderly educated youth at the courtyard gate and said, "Shuning is young, so I'll have to trouble you all to take care of her when I'm not around."
Today was a holiday, and the former educated youth didn't have anything they wanted to buy, so they just waited at the educated youth settlement to rest. It was hot during the day this time of year, so everyone was cooling off in the courtyard. When they heard the sound of car engines, they all came out to watch the excitement.
Therefore, everyone in He Chaoyang's courtyard responded with smiles.
While listening to He Chaoyang speak, Chen Shuning noticed that the man was standing silently behind him, carrying two large sacks. Chen Shuning didn't have time to chat with Yang Xiaohong.
No one knew the weight of those sacks better than her. Although the man seemed strong, it wouldn't be right to let him carry those sacks while she argued, would it?
So she hurriedly took out her keys and ran to open the door to her little house, and therefore did not notice how affectionately He Chaoyang called her "Shu Ning".
After He Chaoyang put the things on the floor of the inner room, Chen Shuning noticed that the burlap sack containing the quilt hadn't been brought in. So, she happily followed behind He Chaoyang, intending to get the only thing she could carry herself.
Although He Chaoyang had deliberately slowed down his walking speed, Chen Shuning, who was short and had short legs, still couldn't keep up. By the time she came over, He Chaoyang had already taken both sacks in his hands.
Seeing the scene before him, Chen Shuning blushed a little. He pointed to the burlap sack containing the quilt and said, "Brother He, could you give me one? I think I can carry it."
He Chaoyang was reluctant to let the little girl carry it herself, so he just smiled and handed the car keys in his hand to Chen Shuning, saying with a smile, "It's not a heavy thing, so I won't pass it back and forth. Can you lock the car door for me? I saw that you have a stove in your room. If you really feel bad, can you make me something to eat later? I didn't eat lunch, and I'm really a little hungry now."
Even if He Chaoyang hadn't said anything, Chen Shuning would still have to treat him to a meal. Putting aside the fact that he was her older brother's classmate, she would still treat him to a meal just because he had come all the way to see her.
So he readily agreed, "No problem. Even if you hadn't asked, I would have invited you to stay for a meal. It's just that my cooking skills are so-so, barely edible. I hope you won't mind, Brother He!"
"I'm easy to feed, I'm not picky, I can eat anything. You know, I used to eat my mom's cooking every few days since I was a kid. Her cooking was so good that even the pig feed made by the new recruits in the logistics department was probably better than her cooking. She really treated us brothers like pigs."
At this point, He Chaoyang showed absolutely no sense of responsibility as a son, and he didn't hold back at all when he started to belittle his mother.
Upon hearing this, Chen Shuning couldn't help but burst out laughing. Somewhat disbelieving, she asked, "Pig feed cooked by new recruits? Your aunt would be heartbroken if she heard that."
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