Of course, these are all the original owner's memories. Chen Shuning did not embellish them or add any of his own subjective opinions; he simply stated the facts.
After finishing his explanation, Chen Shuning continued, "Sister Shumei, let's not talk about my relationship with Yang Wanqiu. My relationship with Brother He isn't as close as you all think. He only helped me out of respect for my brother. So I'm really embarrassed to ask him for help with something so trivial."
Besides, Sister Shumei, looking at what Yang Wanqiu has done, would you have been willing to help if you were Brother He?"
Liu Shumei said all this simply because she felt that as fellow educated youth, they should unite with each other, which is also the main reason why they have not been bullied by the villagers over the years.
Moreover, as the person in charge of the educated youth settlement, she thought about it again and again and still felt that these things were her responsibility. That's why she said those words to Chen Shuning after entering the room. But now that Chen Shuning said that, Liu Shumei felt her face burning.
"I'm sorry, Shuning, I misunderstood. But as you know, as the person in charge of the educated youth settlement, I can't just ignore Yang Wanqiu's situation. You go ahead and do your work. I'll go and discuss with Brother Feng what to do about this."
As Liu Shumei was about to get up, Chen Shuning stopped her, pointed to the milk tea on the table, and said, "Sister Shumei, things have already happened. Even if you find Brother Feng now and rush over, it will be too late. So it won't make a difference if you try my cooking before you leave, and give me some feedback."
Hearing Chen Shuning say that, Liu Shumei stopped being polite, picked up the bowl, and gulped down a big mouthful.
But after taking a sip of the milk tea, he was surprised to realize what Chen Shuning had given him. These days, even sugar is a rare commodity, let alone this rich milk tea with a hint of tea.
You know, milk, milk powder, and tea are all hard to come by, so it's really quite a sacrifice to buy this book.
Thinking about this, Liu Shumei thought for a while and still advised, "Shuning, you've just come to the countryside and may not know much about the situation there. Listen to my advice, you still need to be careful with the money and ration coupons you have."
We educated youth are not as capable as the villagers. We can't earn many work points at the end of the year. You don't know this when you first come here. Several female educated youths before us were forced to find someone in this village to marry because they didn't earn enough work points to eat, and they couldn't find a way to return to the city. Their families couldn't help them much either.
I'm not saying this because I think the villagers are bad, but they're all girls who grew up in the city, and their lifestyles and ways of thinking are quite different. Plus, they were forced into marriage, so none of them are having a very happy life.
Chen Shuning naturally understood Liu Shumei's good intentions, which was why she was willing to associate with such a person. She smiled and patted Liu Shumei's hand, saying, "Sister Shumei, don't worry, I know everything. The milk powder and candy were mailed from home. Besides, I've been too tired these past few days of harvesting. And as you can see, Brother He has been helping me with the work these past few days, and he's quite tired. That's why I thought of making something nice to nourish myself. I wouldn't dare to eat like this normally."
Seeing that Chen Shuning was sensible, Liu Shumei felt relieved. Looking at the milk tea in the bowl, she said somewhat reluctantly, "Shuning, can I take this back and drink it slowly? Don't worry, I won't let those people see it. I just want the guards to have a taste too."
At this point, Liu Shumei's face flushed slightly, and she lowered her head, too embarrassed to look at Chen Shuning again.
Chen Shuning naturally understood the mindset of Liu Shumei, a woman deeply in love, but she couldn't help but tease her with a smile: "Sister Shumei, you're already so hung up on Brother Dong before you're even married into the family. What will happen after you're married? Will you only have eyes for Brother Dong then? Will we sisters be even less worthy of your attention?"
"You, you sharp-tongued girl, let's see if I'll still talk to you."
As Liu Shumei was speaking, she was about to leave when Chen Shuning, knowing that she was shy, quickly reached out and grabbed her. With her other hand, she picked up the milk tea that Liu Shumei had only taken a sip from and handed it to her, saying with a smile, "Sister Shumei, just drink yours without worry. I've already sent it over to Brother Dong."
As she spoke, Chen Shuning pointed in the direction of the courtyard, just as Dong Weibing was drinking milk tea from a bowl.
Liu Shumei had been thinking about Yang Wanqiu the whole time, so she didn't notice Chen Shuning bringing milk tea to Dong Weibing and He Chaoyang. She was also talking to Chen Shuning and hadn't looked out the window, so she didn't see her silly man automatically and consciously helping his girlfriend with chores.
Seeing that Dong Weibing was indeed getting a drink, she felt relieved and sat back down. She took small sips of the milk tea in her bowl before going to find Feng Baoguo, who was still working in the wheat field.
When the two arrived at the village clinic, Yang Wanqiu's wound had already been re-bandaged.
Listening to the medic's complaints, it was clear that he was blaming Yang Wanqiu for making trouble, as if the wound was perfectly fine, yet he had been rushed back from the fields.
He had been hoping to earn more work points during the autumn harvest to save more money for his daughter's dowry, but now he doesn't know when he'll be able to finish work.
The old man, who was getting angrier the more he thought about it, treated Yang Wanqiu's wound and charged her two cents for the treatment, so that the young educated youth wouldn't keep messing around like this because it was free.
However, this infuriated Yang Wanqiu, because the old man hadn't charged her when she came in the morning. So Yang Wanqiu thought that coming to see him wouldn't cause any trouble, which is why she came up with this idea to scheme against He Chaoyang.
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