He thought the village chief and the old accountant wanted Gu An'an to do something for them, and that's why they cried because Gu An'an refused.
Although the possibility was small, he couldn't think of any other possibilities.
She quickened her pace, trying to pull the two embarrassing old fools back to the office. "Can't you two discuss things with me first before bothering An'an? If there's something, let's talk it over and find a solution. If we can't solve it, then we can talk about it. How can you push everything onto An'an?"
These words sounded increasingly strange, and the village chief and the old accountant pushed him away while taking the opportunity to continue wiping away their tears.
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
The old accountant also said, "You're mistaken. We're not making things difficult for Gu Zhiqing. These are tears of emotion."
"Tears of emotion?"
The village secretary looked at the two elderly people, then at Gu An'an, the youngest, and realized something was wrong. "Wait, what could have made you two so agitated?"
“An’an, An’an helped Haishi Machinery Factory get a seeder. Haishi Machinery Factory got us one to try out. Next year, next year we won’t have to rely entirely on manual labor for plowing and planting.”
"W-what? An'an, you can do that too?"
Knowing that Gu An'an was very capable was one thing, but discovering Gu An'an's shining qualities again still excited the village secretary.
"It was just a coincidence, nothing more."
Although it was a humble admission, it was nonetheless acknowledged.
Now it wasn't just the two old crybabies; even the village secretary wanted to cry. However, he believed he had more backbone than the other two, and since he had just cursed at someone, he had to hold back.
But sometimes things don't go as planned.
To avoid being exposed, he dragged the other two into the office before he lost control of himself.
"An'an, you're going back, right? Then we won't see you off. I'll deal with those two first."
Gu An'an shrugged, tightened her clothes, and walked back. The old man was really hard to understand. She should think about how she should deal with it if Xiao Yuheng really came to propose marriage.
Before she even reached the courtyard, Gu An'an saw Qin Xue lingering at the gate, but she didn't want to pay any attention to her and wanted to go straight into the courtyard.
"Gu An'an".
Qin Xue felt ignored, but she didn't dare to lose her temper. She couldn't win against the other party, and losing her temper would only give them an excuse to punish her.
Gu An'an continued walking, and Qin Xue had no choice but to speak again.
"I've come here today because I have something I want to tell you."
Seeing her like this, as if she wouldn't be satisfied until she got to the bottom of things today, Gu An'an stopped in her tracks.
"you say."
Those two simple words left Qin Xue speechless with anger.
"I'm getting married."
Gu An'an nodded indifferently, "I've heard about it."
Upon hearing this, Qin Xue's expression darkened again. "Heard? Heard from whom? It was those gossipy old women in the village."
They certainly don't have any positive things to say about themselves.
Feeling unhappy, he spoke rather bluntly, "Aren't you happy that I'm leaving this village?"
Gu An'an twitched the corner of her mouth. "You're overthinking it."
He then walked into the courtyard with steady steps.
She was speaking from the heart. If Qin Xue hadn't popped up from time to time, Gu An'an wouldn't have even glanced at her, let alone caused her any reaction.
For her, emotional fluctuations should be reserved for those who are good to her; otherwise, it's a waste of feelings.
As soon as Gu An'an entered the house, Zhou Yue and her mother were chatting inside. "Who was outside just now?"
"Qin Xue".
Upon hearing Qin Xue's name, both mother and daughter frowned. "What does she want with you this time?"
"That child is very cunning; you must be careful when dealing with her."
Not only Qin Xue, but Zhou's mother also disliked the Qin family members; they were a bunch of selfish and self-serving people.
"She said she's getting married."
Zhou Yue and her mother exchanged a glance and both curled their lips in disapproval. Everyone knew about her petty affairs; why would she bother to bring them up?
"That's ridiculous. Does she expect us to give her some money as a wedding gift?"
Gu An'an shook her head; she could actually guess what Qin Xue was thinking.
She was "reborn" but powerless to change her current situation. Then someone who had a "very good" life in her previous life appeared, so she definitely wanted to seize the opportunity and even wanted to vent her anger in front of her.
I suspect she still had one more harsh thing to say, something like, "I'll live a good life and you'll regret it," or something like that.
Of course, all of this was just Gu An'an's speculation.
When the news of Qin Xue's upcoming marriage spread, everyone started talking about the recent troubles involving the Chen family.
Chen Qishan was completely bewitched; in order to force his parents to agree, he went on a hunger strike for several days.
With no other option, his parents had to give in to his wishes, bringing generous gifts and apologizing profusely to the girl's family before finally canceling the marriage.
Although they agreed, how could the parents have a good impression of Qin Xue? They immediately separated their youngest son from her.
Two days later, all the accounts were sorted out, and the village chief distributed them to everyone.
"Hurry up, hurry up! Last time we distributed grain, today it's finally our turn to distribute money."
This year, the crops in Xiaowang Village have yielded a good harvest. Even someone like Zhou Yue, who's not much of a gofer, has enough grain to last her for more than half a year.
Those who could earn seven or eight work points, or even the full amount, had more food than they could eat.
This is incredibly exciting for everyone in the village.
Now that it's time to split the money again, I was so excited I couldn't sleep the night before.
When they arrived at the brigade headquarters, it was already crowded with people. When they saw Gu An'an, everyone automatically made way for her.
"An'an, come up here."
Upon seeing Gu An'an appear, the village chief quickly waved to her, inviting her to stand beside him.
At this moment, all the village cadres stood together, with a long table in front of them, on which were account books and neatly stacked money.
"Money! So much money! Waaah, God, I'm over sixty years old, I never thought I'd see so much money one day."
"Grandpa! You died too young! Your grandson has money this year. If you had held on a little longer, I could have bought you a cotton-padded coat and a pair of cotton-padded shoes so you wouldn't have to leave in such cold."
"Tiger, you better watch out. Only by studying hard can you have the brains to make big money. If you ever dare to mess with me again, you'll be kneeling in front of your great-grandfather's grave."
......
It goes without saying how excited these poor villagers were when they saw the money.
Gu An'an was standing up there, and everywhere she looked, people were wiping away tears with their sleeves.
Sigh~
We're still too poor.
"Quiet down, quiet down. Today is a big day for our village. In order to make sure everyone has money in their pockets to buy New Year's goods, we've decided to distribute some dividends to everyone first, is that alright?"
"Okay, okay, okay!"
The deafening response echoed through the sky.
The village chief was very pleased to see this. Although there were some gossips in the village, everyone had cooperated well for the past six months for the sake of the village's development and had not caused him any trouble. That was enough.
"Alright, let Gu Zhiqing talk about the dividends to everyone. Come on! Let's give him a round of applause."
Gu An'an: ......Fine! I'll say it.
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