Chen Ruixue waited in the dugout for a long time. When she heard someone knocking on the door, she was both surprised and delighted and went to open it.
"Brother Jiang, you're back."
Her foot is much better today. She went to see the production team leader during the day, thinking about signing up to go to the construction site herself.
This is already too much of an embarrassment; I can't keep asking Jiang Tiecheng to bring me food every time.
She's no one to Jiang Tiecheng, so why should she drag him down like this?
She was an idealistic, educated young woman who believed that only by enduring hardship could one rise above others.
When the door opened, Liu Junkai's face appeared, and he asked with some disappointment.
"Liu Zhiqing, what's wrong?"
When Liu Junkai saw such a beautiful girl, he completely ignored her.
A little disappointed.
However, considering that Chen Ruixue and Jiang Tiecheng had such a good relationship, and that Jiang Tiecheng was considered to be quite good-looking among the male educated youth, this was a different story.
He was such a strong and upright man that it didn't matter to him being outshone.
Smiling, she handed him a lunchbox.
“Jiang Zhiqing has something to do today and can’t come back. This is something I brought for you.”
Chen Ruixue's lips immediately curved into a gentle smile.
"Thank you!"
"Don't mention it!"
Liu Junkai was about to turn and leave when Chen Ruixue hurriedly called him back.
"Liu, when you set off tomorrow, could you give me a ride?"
Given my tendency to oversleep, I'm afraid I'd really be late for work if no one woke me up.
"Are you going to work on the construction site too?"
Chen Ruixue nodded.
"Yes, if I don't go to the construction site, where will we get food? Many educated youth are almost starving."
The educated youth who went to cause trouble yesterday have returned looking disheveled. I heard they made a scene in the county town for half a day, but nobody paid any attention to them.
They caused trouble again today.
They haven't come back yet.
Many people have already given up.
After all, if you don't have food in your stomach, you don't have the energy to cause trouble.
"Okay, I'll wake you up first thing tomorrow morning."
The next morning, Chen Ruixue followed Liu Junkai and the others to the construction site, got off the carriage, and saw the condition of the construction site.
Chen Ruixue couldn't help but worry, as she had never done any physical labor with her small frame.
Female educated youth were usually assigned to shovel sand.
Chen Ruixue arrived late, and all she was assigned was to carry sand.
A carrying pole has a basket hanging from each end, and each basket weighs about fifty or sixty pounds.
Chen Ruixue was mentally prepared, but the carrying pole still rubbed her shoulders until blisters formed, and by noon the pain brought tears to her eyes.
I never imagined that carrying this pole would be so difficult; the two baskets at either end of the pole were always out of my control.
Even though she frequently changes shoulders, she still gets blisters on her shoulders.
Chen Ruixue gritted her teeth and persevered until noon, her eyes red.
After everyone had rested and gone to the cafeteria for lunch, she finally plopped down on a rock.
After everyone left, she silently shed tears here.
Lifting up the collar, I could see that even though I was wearing thermal underwear and a sweater underneath, there were still large tears in the fabric.
The blood from the blisters has now stuck my thermal underwear and sweater to the wound.
Ouch!
"Is there bleeding?"
Hearing a familiar question.
Chen Ruixue suddenly looked up and met Jiang Tiecheng's kind face.
Her eyes immediately welled up with tears. She was already feeling wronged, and seeing Jiang Tiecheng now felt like seeing a family member.
"Brother Jiang, what brings you here?"
"I heard this from Liu Junkai. He said you actually applied to repair the irrigation canal."
I figured you'd never experienced hardship before; you couldn't handle this kind of work. See, you're just asking for trouble."
Jiang Tiecheng had a clear understanding of Chen Ruixue's situation; her family background was definitely different.
The brother who came to see Chen Ruixue that day was definitely a cadre.
You can tell from his aura and his words.
So deep down, he didn't think Chen Ruixue needed to think about repairing the irrigation canal.
With Chen Ruixue's brother's abilities, he'll probably get Chen Ruixue transferred to the county in a few days.
We can easily find her a factory, hospital, kindergarten, or any other place to settle her down, at least she won't have to suffer so much.
But I never expected this girl to be so naive.
They actually signed up to repair the irrigation canal.
"Brother Jiang, don't say that. Since I've come to the countryside, I can endure the hardships that others can endure."
We are all human beings, with two eyes, a nose, and a mouth. Why can you do it but I can't?
No one is born destined to enjoy a life of luxury.
Chen Ruixue hates it when people say that; she doesn't want others to look at her differently.
"Okay, okay, I know you don't want to be treated specially, but look at yourself, you've been doing this job for half a day, and your shoulders are all rotten."
What should we do for the rest of the day?
Upon hearing this, Chen Ruixue became anxious, as she herself didn't know how she would get through the rest of the afternoon.
Overwhelmed with sorrow, I felt utterly incapable of doing anything right.
She sat there, tears streaming down her face.
Jiang Tiecheng was overjoyed when he saw it.
He hadn't actually met many girls before; in his past life, he was a good-for-nothing and a simpleton.
To put it bluntly, he's just someone who gets taken advantage of; he's a pushover.
The wife he married in his past life was so beautiful it was terrifying.
In fact, it was only in this lifetime that he realized how old he was, given his circumstances at the time.
He's not particularly good-looking, and besides having a lot of money, he probably doesn't have any other redeeming qualities. Why would anyone want to marry him?
The pie that fell from the sky might have poison hidden on one side.
It all depends on how well you can handle it.
He and his wife barely had any marital relations in their entire lives.
To be precise, he never indulged in debauchery, nor was he arrogant or reckless, even though he had hundreds of billions in his hands.
But he lived like an ascetic.
Looking back now, I realize that maybe my whole family treated me like a fool, and all my wealth was just a stepping stone for others.
Whether it's the adoptive mother who has no blood relation to them, or these brothers and sisters.
Or perhaps it's a wife who always uses herself as a stepping stone and an ungrateful son.
He really didn't know how to advise a girl like Chen Ruixue who was deliberately making things difficult for herself.
"Stop crying. Since you really want to keep going, that's fine. Now go to the cafeteria to eat. You'll have energy to work this afternoon."
Jiang Tiecheng didn't know how to coax girls, so he tried to distract her.
Chen Ruixue snorted. "Sigh, I never expected Brother Jiang to be this kind of person."
He really is a straightforward guy.
They can't even comfort themselves.
How will Brother Jiang ever find a wife?
Thinking about this, my face suddenly turned a little red; I seemed to have been meddling too much.
"Brother Jiang, don't worry, I can endure this hardship. Others will also get blisters on their shoulders, it's not just me."
If others can persevere, so can I.
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