Zhou Mingjiao pleaded with her father, "Dad, please let me go to the provincial capital. I really have important things to do."
Mr. Zhou's attitude was firm: "No."
"Why, Dad? I promise you I'm really going to do something important this time," Zhou Mingjiao said anxiously. If her father still didn't agree, her uncle and the others would have to go back to the provincial capital.
“Alright, in that case, what is your important business? As long as what you say makes sense, I won’t disagree,” said Mr. Zhou.
Zhou Mingjiao was dumbfounded. How was she supposed to explain the dream she had?
"Dad, I just want to go to the provincial capital and see what it's like," Zhou Mingjiao couldn't find any other reason.
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Mr. Zhou's face darkened; he had thought Mr. Zhou would actually come up with some legitimate reason.
Zhou Mingjiao thought to herself, "Oh no!" and quickly said, "Dad, that's not what I meant. I have a friend who works in a textile factory. She said there will be defective fabric after the New Year."
"Look at what you're saying, it's all incoherent. Why didn't you say that earlier? Alright, just give up on going to the provincial capital or whatever," Zhou's father really didn't want to say any more.
Zhou Mingjiao was on the verge of tears and went to her mother, "Mom, what should I do? She just won't let me go."
Zhou's mother was also curious, "Jiaojiao, what's the matter that makes you insist on going to the provincial capital?"
"Mother, you don't know I have someone I like. I asked my aunt for some information, and my sweetheart's mother lives in the provincial capital," Zhou Mingjiao said shyly.
"What? You still haven't given up? Let me tell you, men outside are unreliable," Zhou's mother said anxiously.
"Mother, you don't understand. As long as I can go to the provincial capital, I'm sure I can get a great opportunity," Zhou Mingjiao revealed simply.
"What's the meaning?".
"Anyway, if I can go to the provincial capital, I won't have to worry about finding a job," Zhou Mingjiao said, revealing her trump card.
"What? What? What?" Zhou's mother felt like she was hallucinating and grabbed Zhou Mingjiao's hand. "Are you serious?"
“Of course,” Zhou Mingjiao said confidently.
After pondering for a moment, Zhou's mother said, "In that case, I'll go and have a good talk with your father. By the way, once you get to the provincial capital, remember to listen to your uncles, okay?"
Zhou Mingjiao nodded.
I don't know how Zhou's mother talked to Zhou's father, but in the end, he still agreed.
A smug look flashed through Zhou Mingjiao's mind. "Hmph, let's see what reason Shen Banxia will have to look down on me now."
"Jiaojiao, someone's looking for you," Zhou's mother said as she came over.
Zhou Mingjiao went out and asked, "Brother Liu, is there something you need from me?"
Liu Zhe stared at her. "Are you really my savior?"
Zhou Mingjiao brought up this question again for some reason. "Brother Liu, don't you already know the answer? If you feel that the answer isn't what you're thinking, it's okay if I don't want it."
A pang of reluctance flashed in Liu Zhe's eyes, but then he thought that neither Zhao Zhigao, Aunt Zhu, nor his father had any reason to lie to him.
"Aunt Zhu saw it and said that you had only given me water."
Zhou Mingjiao panicked. How could they still see it? What should she do?
Liu Zhe, who had been keeping a close eye on Zhou Mingjiao, did not miss the hint of guilt in her eyes.
Such an answer was tantamount to a collapse of his beliefs. He had always firmly believed that he was not wrong, but now...
Before Zhou Mingjiao could come up with a reason, she heard Liu Zhe's calm and even voice, "I was blind and stubborn, I didn't verify anything, it's all my fault. Just give me back everything I gave you before, and I don't want to say anything else."
He had made up his mind to have absolutely no further involvement with Zhou Mingjiao.
He was aware of how difficult it was for his parents to collect those supplies, but he felt that Comrade Zhou Mingjiao was his savior, and giving her anything more would not be too much.
As it turned out, he was completely wrong.
Zhou Mingjiao was dumbfounded again and hurriedly said, "Do you want back the things you gave me? Uh, that's not what I meant. I mean, I've already used them all, and the food is already in my stomach. I don't know how to return them."
"You can give me cash or tickets, or you can buy the exact same ones," Liu Zhe said matter-of-factly.
Zhou Mingjiao's lips twitched. If she were willing to return it, she wouldn't have said that.
She herself has lost count of how many good things she has acquired.
"But I've forgotten the exact amount."
“It’s alright, my father sent it with the receipt,” Liu Zhe said.
Zhou Mingjiao: ……
My mind is racing, what should I do now?
Thinking of her secret weapon, tears welled up before she could even speak. "Brother Liu, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to covet your things. I just blurted it out without thinking. At first, I thought you were talking about how I saved your life because I gave you water. But when you asked again, because I had already admitted it, I just went along with it."
“That’s not a reason for your deception. I don’t want to pursue right or wrong now, because I myself didn’t seek the truth. Even if the truth were right in front of me, I would refuse to believe it. I don’t ask for anything else now, just give all those things back,” Liu Zhe only had this one request.
But it was precisely this requirement that Zhou Mingjiao couldn't meet.
“Brother Liu, I’m sorry, can you give me a little more time? I don’t have a job right now, I can’t get those things out, and you know my parents can’t help me either,” Zhou Mingjiao cried uncontrollably.
But she discovered that Liu Zhe showed absolutely no mercy.
How could this happen? Where did it go wrong? It used to work perfectly fine.
Zhou Mingjiao panicked, "Brother Liu, can you please stop pressuring me? I really have no other choice right now."
But Liu Zhe remained unmoved.
With such a commotion, the entire Zhou family has come out.
Seeing Zhou Mingjiao's tear-streaked face, Zhou's mother angrily scolded, "What have you done? Does being an educated youth give you the right to bully others? Old man, come here quickly! Second son, third son, fourth son, what are you standing there for? Tie up this person who bullied your sister!"
Zhou's father, who was a step behind, said, "Stop!" and looked at the situation before him. "What exactly is going on?"
Zhou Mingjiao looked at Liu Zhe pleadingly.
Liu Zhe, who was caught, ignored it and said, "Comrade Zhou Mingjiao deceived me. She took my things under the pretext of saving my life. I just want her to return them."
Mr. Zhou never expected such an answer.
"Zhou Mingjiao, what exactly happened? Is it as he said? What did you take from him? Why don't you return it to me right now?" This was simply smearing his reputation.
Zhou Mingjiao wanted to take it, but she didn't have any.
We've used everything we needed, drunk everything we needed, and eaten everything we needed. Where are we going to get it back now?
Seeing that she didn't speak, Zhou's father understood everything, and his face grew even more ashen.
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