"Dad, why are you the one picking me up? Where's Mom?" An'an was almost heartbroken. All the other children in the preschool class had been picked up today, leaving her all alone, standing there with her schoolbag on her back.
The teacher tried to coax her into the classroom to sit and wait, but An'an refused. She clung to the door, gazing longingly at the street outside, wondering why her mother hadn't come yet.
This had never happened before. Song Qing was usually the first parent to arrive, and An An had been quite proud of it.
Song Qing left in a hurry, only having time to tell Lu Yang to pick up his daughter, without even having time to say goodbye to her.
"Mom has work to do."
When Lu Yang ran over, he saw his daughter clinging to the door frame with red eyes. When she saw him coming, she turned her face away in grievance, unwilling to look at him.
"I'm sorry, An'an, Mom and Dad are both busy with work." Lu Yang quickly hugged her. An'an was really aggrieved and refused to turn her head to face him.
Previously, her mother would come to pick her up, but Song Qing has been too busy with work lately and sometimes asks others to help pick An'an up. Today, she simply forgot about her at the childcare center.
Lu Yang racked his brains to coax her all the way home, and finally got home, only to see Lu Ronghui riding her bike back.
"Little Aunt"
"What's wrong?" Why does he look so aggrieved? Lu Ronghui quickly parked the car and took him from her brother's arms.
Lu Yang sighed and went to cook, leaving the aunt and niece squatting in the yard talking. After a while, a little gosling waddled out of its nest.
"Little gosling!"
The goslings had been here for two days, but An'an's curiosity hadn't subsided. She finally forgot what had just happened and immediately ran over to see the goslings.
"Brother, where did your wife go?"
"The state-owned cotton mill is a matter for their textile factory."
Lu Ronghui was just about to ask her sister-in-law about the textile factory. Her sister-in-law had mentioned that she would be recruiting workers in the nearby commune, and she wondered how many of the positions would be filled by the educated youth.
The textile factory has been a hot topic lately. Everyone knows that Aunt Tian's cousin lives in the family compound, and it's said that she's in charge of the textile factory. As a result, people who wanted to find out more information immediately surrounded Aunt Tian.
"Tian Cuihua, has your cousin said how she plans to recruit someone? Could you let our Zhuzi go? Although Zhuzi only graduated from elementary school, he is strong and smart."
"They may be strong, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're smart. What if they were smart but only went to elementary school? My child graduated from junior high."
Aunt Tian was extremely annoyed. After finishing work, she was stopped by this group of people. She had no idea what was going on.
“Our Song Qing is just an ordinary employee at the textile factory, not the factory manager. What does she know? Any news is from the factory. Don’t even think about letting her get your child in.”
These people are really something. They should be using their free time to let their children go back and read more books. Instead, they're trying to curry favor with her. Tian Cuihua isn't stupid; she doesn't want to cause trouble for Song Qing.
"Alright, alright, get out of here. You've had a long day. The textile factory is a joint venture between the city and the military region. If there's any news, the commune and brigade will definitely know. Just listen to the brigade's broadcasts."
Finally, everyone left, and Aunt Tian headed home. It was terrible; it was already dark. Usually, she would be sitting on her kang (heated brick bed) at this time.
The moon was bright in May. Aunt Tian was planning to take a shortcut home when she suddenly noticed a figure stealthily walking out of the village in the shadows. Looking at the back of that figure, wasn't it the boyfriend of that always-crying, educated youth?
Everyone in Yanghe Village knows about a female educated youth who sheds more tears than water. Before, she would wear a skirt to work in the fields every day, doing only a little work before hiding under a tree to slack off. Later, the brigade leader couldn't stand it anymore and forcibly assigned her a task of six centimeters.
Now she's in trouble. She cries in the fields every day when she can't finish her work. Maybe she's gotten used to it recently and is crying less than before.
Although everyone looked down on that female educated youth, no one could have been there for over a month and still not know how to use their skills effectively. If she wasn't tired, who would be?
But everyone envies her for having such a good boyfriend. The young man works hard every day, and after finishing his own work, he stays behind to help his girlfriend.
No matter what his partner is like, he never utters a single complaint.
But where is he going so late at night?
Aunt Tian has lived in the village for decades and has heard all sorts of outrageous things. Could this young man be pretending to be deeply affectionate on the surface, but actually going out to meet his lover late at night?
There are men like that in the village; they appear respectable on the surface, but secretly they have complicated relationships with many people.
Hey, if we talk about this, she won't get tired at all, and she'll immediately sneak up behind him.
Zhou Han has been going out frequently lately, which has aroused suspicion among the male educated youth in the dormitory. Even Bai Rongjun often asks him what he's been doing.
The person that Dog Brother introduced has recently become more flexible. After a few tests, he started taking him to get involved with the things they were working on.
Of course, we won't let him know the routes they usually take; we'll just have him work with us.
Zhou Han knew this was an opportunity to gain trust, so he often went out at night, sometimes working until late at night, and sometimes not returning until three or four in the morning.
The man's name was Leopard. After his men brought the goods over, they placed them in a hidden location. Leopard then led his men to assemble the goods and disperse them to other places.
Zhou Han's current contact is with the person who will deliver a portion of the goods to the contact person after they are assembled, and then he will collect the money.
The place where they work is not far from Yanghe Village. Recently, Zhou Han has to go out at night and do farm work in the fields during the day. He is just barely holding on.
He walked for a long time on the mountain path before he noticed movement behind him. The moonlight cast shadows on the tree branches, and he slowed down.
Aunt Tian followed him through the village, winding around and around. He always chose the most difficult paths, and now he was out of the village and walking in the wild. She was worried that they might encounter wild animals and was hesitating whether to turn back.
Zhou Han stopped in his tracks and quickly turned around. The silent wilderness was eerily quiet except for the occasional bird call, and there was no one else around except for himself.
Maybe I haven't been sleeping enough lately, and I'm being a bit paranoid.
Aunt Tian was glad she had dodged quickly; it seemed she couldn't follow any further.
I initially thought he was having an affair with some widow in the village, but it turns out the person he was meeting wasn't from Yanghe Village. This young man is quite something, managing to hook up with someone from another village.
It's just a pity for that female educated youth. I wonder how she will feel when she finds out? Such a weak and spineless woman, she might do something drastic if she finds out.
Aunt Tian immediately condemned Zhou Han, saying that she couldn't think of anything else he could be doing in the middle of the night except having a secret rendezvous, since none of the educated youth knew anyone in the area.
"Why are you so late today?"
Leopard was a little angry. They had transported a lot of bicycles this time, but they were targeted by the police and hadn't had a chance to sell them. They hadn't even recovered their costs.
He was finally going to sell 10 cars, but he was late again, making him think something had gone wrong.
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