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Chapter 270: Won't Go

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Lin Zhao looked at her: "Thank you."

Su Yi was originally a bit helpless, hearing Comrade Lin's words, followed: "We'll just take this as a compliment to us."

"Why wouldn't it be a compliment?" Educated Youth Guan looked at Lin Zhao and Su Yi, a bright smile appearing on her usually quiet face.

She felt that going to the countryside wasn't without harvest, she met a few very cute people.

"When I return to the city, I will write to you, you will write back to me, right?"

"Yes." Lin Zhao agreed, "I will, don't know if Su Song Zhiqing will."

She looked at Su Yi: "Writing and sending letters is my daily routine, sending letters is also convenient for me, if you trust me, you can hand the letters to me then, I'll send both of ours together."

Sending letters requires stamps, which is nothing for herself, but for Su Yi who is already difficult... it should be no small burden.

She can do it for her, just putting a few sheets of paper in an envelope, it's nothing.

In an instant, Su Yi almost thought Comrade Lin knew about her family's situation.

That face turned pale instantly.

A wave of fear permeated her heart.

She was sent out by her grandparents with their lives, absolutely, absolutely must not be known...!

What should she do?

Su Yi's face really turned white instantly, Lin Zhao didn't expect her to react so strongly, the usually self-centered girl rarely felt some guilt.

"Are you okay? Your face is very white." Lin Zhao looked at Su Song Zhiqing with concern, pretending she didn't know anything, just assuming she was unwell.

Su Yi met Lin Zhao's sincere and concerned eyes, the heart jumping to her throat slowly fell back, her face improved.

She pursed her lips lightly and shook her head: "It's okay."

Said in a very light voice: "Thought of unpleasant things from the past."

"... The past is past, don't think too much." Lin Zhao comforted softly.

Su Yi felt warm in her heart: "Thank you."

At this time, Xiang Yubao, who had grown taller, walked over, holding a white porcelain bowl with both hands, and carefully placed it on the stone table.

"Mom, is one bowl enough?" He asked.

"Enough, thank you Xiang Yubao." Lin Zhao looked at her son with proud and appreciative eyes, full of... my son is really great.

Xiang Yubao was happy in his heart, his little chest straight.

"Mom, call me if you have anything." He reminded, and ran back to the room shyly.

Educated Youth Guan looked at the sensible child, her mouth rising, feeling that the Gu family's twins were really well-behaved.

More sensible than her nephew.

"I see you're uncomfortable, drinking some brown sugar water might make you feel better." Lin Zhao's slender fingers pushed the white porcelain bowl in front of Su Yi.

Gu Chan was working, but still came to the door every half month, coming to the third room to dismantle and wash, tidy up the vegetable garden, Lin Zhao couldn't refuse no matter how she tried.

Not doing much heavy work, her hands didn't grow many calluses, plus she applied hand cream diligently, raising them white as jade, slender fingers, very good-looking.

Su Yi was stunned, held the white porcelain bowl with both hands, and couldn't help but say: "Comrade Lin, your hands are really good-looking."

"Used hand protection." Lin Zhao said.

How can there be so much natural beauty, it's all through effort.

Of course, her hand shape itself is good-looking, just now whiter and moister.

Educated Youth Guan was curious: "What hand protection?"

Doing farm work in the brigade, using vanishing cream felt wasteful, but she was going back to the city soon, so her face and hands could be raised!

No girl doesn't love beauty.

"A recipe obtained by chance, made it myself." Lin Zhao lied.

How was it obtained? Of course it was drawn from a lottery, drew a whole box!

She brought quite a few to her maiden family, and the best eldest sister-in-law also had a jar.

Educated Youth Guan's eyes changed, looking at Lin Zhao with admiration.

Comrade Lin is really amazing.

"... Exchange?" She couldn't help but say.

And said embarrassedly: "What I have on hand, you have, shouldn't be interested, wait until I return to the city to exchange with you."

Many things Comrade Lin had, she hadn't seen, saying exchange with people made her feel embarrassed.

Lin Zhao was generous, seeing Educated Youth Guan liked it, took the initiative: "I'll give it to you first. What I need, I'll write to you then, what do you think?"

"Okay, as long as you trust me." Educated Youth Guan had done farm work for nearly a year, her hands and face were rough, and she also wanted to raise them in advance, so as not to be laughed at by her rivals.

"What's there not to trust, you are a great writer." Lin Zhao teased, "Can you give me this newspaper, I'll keep it as a souvenir."

After the educated youth returns to the city, there won't be many chances to meet again.

"Give it to you, give it to you." Educated Youth Guan said with a smile.

Being praised as a great writer by Lin Zhao, her mouth couldn't fall for a long time.

"Does Su Song Zhiqing want it?" Lin Zhao didn't ignore Su Yi either.

Su Yi shook her head: "No need, I still have to work, it's good to have calluses on my hands, work fast, I'll ask to buy from you when I have a chance later."

Waiting for her to buy from Comrade Lin, it means she is reunited with her family.

Thinking of this scene, her eyes were bright.

"Okay." Lin Zhao said, got up and walked to the kitchen, took a pair of nylon gloves from the cabinet.

Gave them to Su Yi.

"Here, wear them when working, I've used them twice, don't mind."

She could see Su Yi's family background was good, just something happened.

Thinking of her own family's situation in the original book, Lin Zhao met such people and wanted to help.

Su Yi received the gloves, a warm current surged in her heart, the kindness of some people really makes people feel like a spring breeze.

"Thank you." She said with a tight voice.

Being an educated youth is like walking on thin ice, but also received a lot of kindness.

My luck is not bad, Dad and Mom.

Hope you can also meet good people.

Not half a month later, Educated Youth Guan received the return document and left the place where she went to the countryside as she wished.

Someone returning to the city stimulated the educated youths of various brigades not lightly.

Those who originally accepted their fate became active again.

People asking for leave were there every day.

Letters like snowflakes falling were sent to various cities, making Liang Yi who worked at the post office confused.

When Lin Zhao came to send a letter, she asked a few questions.

Knowing the situation, Comrade Xiao Liang's expression was a bit complex.

"Those returning to the city are one in a million, those taking root in the countryside are the majority, if those people can't think straight, their days won't be good."

Lin Zhao agreed in her heart, but didn't express it.

Liang Yi commented lightly, and immediately shut up.

"Sending a letter or sending things today?" She asked.

Lin Zhao put the things she brought on the counter: "Both. Sending to two places."

Being a soldier is bitter, she sends food to her third brother and Gu Chenghuai's little brother every once in a while, sending meat that can be stored.

Liang Yi checked the package, inside were sauces, meat sauce, chili sauce, mushroom sauce, quite a few bottles, besides sauce, there was strong flour.

Smelling the fragrance, Liang Yi couldn't help swallowing her saliva.

"So fragrant." Her eyes looked at Lin Zhao brightly, "Did you make it?"

"Yes."

Liang Yi envied and was jealous of the person who was about to receive this thing.

She also wanted to have a beautiful young lady send delicious food, woo woo.

The emotions in her heart were too many, her hands didn't delay, quickly got it done, put it in a specific position, and said to Lin Zhao: "Okay."

"Thank you for your hard work." Lin Zhao said politely.

"Should be."

Watching Lin Zhao leave, Liang Yi lay weakly on the counter, that meat sauce was really so fragrant, so fragrant, to the point of sleepless nights.

The comrade at the post office saw her like this and guessed what was wrong with her.

"Didn't mention it again?" The female comrade asked.

Liang Yi looked at her resentfully: "How can I be embarrassed."

A gentleman doesn't take what others love, woo woo, really want to taste a bite, just a bite.

The female comrade held back laughter: "You're really a big glutton!"

"If you don't mention it, Comrade Lin will never know you're greedy for the sauce she made."

Yes, the staff at the post office all knew Lin Zhao, no way, who told her to come every three days, she was a regular here, plus she was generous, it was impossible for everyone not to have an impression of her.

Liang Yi stood up straight, pretending to be busy: "We are all people with formal jobs, I can't harm Comrade Lin to make a mistake."

Female comrade: "... Then you endure it."

Liang Yi: "..."

Lin Zhao didn't know someone was thinking about the meat sauce she made, to the point of sleepless nights.

She just got home, Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang came over at the same time.

"Sister-in-law, Gu Gu Ersao, why did you come together? What happened?!" Lin Zhao was quite puzzled.

The sisters-in-law pulled stools and sat down.

"Third sister-in-law, you don't know yet, Gu Xing'er is getting married." Zhao Liuniang said.

Lin Zhao had a huge question mark on her head.

"... With whom?" After being speechless for a moment, she asked.

"She talked about it herself, said it's a city worker, called Zhang Xuejun." Huang Xiulan said.

Zhao Liuniang added: "This person seems to be her classmate, don't know how Gu Xing'er fooled him."

Not necessarily fooled, maybe the turtle and the green bean looked at each other...

Lin Zhao slandered.

"Get married if you want, Sister-in-law and Gu Gu Ersao came specially to tell me this? No need to be so solemn, right?" She felt there was more.

Huang Xiulan asked straight to the point: "Getting married in a few days, are you going?"

Zhao Liuniang also looked at Lin Zhao.

"Not going." Lin Zhao said very firmly.

This was her plan long ago.

Even if Gu Father and Gu Mother were dissatisfied, she wouldn't go.

Gu Chenghuai said, anything about Gu Xing'er, follow her own heart.

Her heart was... not going.

Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang didn't expect the third sister-in-law to be so determined, and were both stunned.

Zhao Liuniang asked blankly: "What about the gift? Give it or not?!"

Lin Zhao shook her head lightly: "Better to buy peach cakes for Bang Bang and Tie Dan and the others with this money."

Not wanting to make the two sisters-in-law difficult, she added: "Sister-in-law and Gu Gu Ersao don't need to worry about me, if you want to go, go."

She did things as she pleased, and wouldn't blame others for being the same as her.

Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang indeed didn't have Lin Zhao's confidence, they had to worry about a lot, the sister-in-law getting married, not to mention the gift, helping was certain.

Otherwise, what would the people in the village say?

No need to think, they knew how ugly it would be.

They are all family, what hurdle can't be passed, the sister-in-law's big life event, the sisters-in-law don't appear, it's too inhumane...

Some people in the village who are broken-mouthed won't think about how Gu Xing'er yelled at the sisters-in-law, only thinking that the day is Gu Xing'er's wedding day.

"Okay, get your firm word, I have a number in my heart." Huang Xiulan said.

She looked at Zhao Liuniang: "Second sister-in-law, let's go help, forget about the gift."

Zhao Liuniang's eyes brightened: "... Really not give?"

"No, anyway she looks down on it." Huang Xiulan thought it was just right to save the money and buy half a catty of peach cakes for her son.

"Right, don't give." Zhao Liuniang thought about saving several cents, very happy, "Gu Xing'er even disliked the dozens of dollars she got from the family separation, definitely looks down on the cents we give, okay, it's settled, the three of us won't give."

Lin Zhao thought, she wouldn't even appear.

"What day of the week is she getting married?"

Huang Xiulan: "Seems to be Wednesday."

Tie Dan yelled that Little Aunt was really stingy, why not put the wedding day on Sunday, was she afraid they would eat her poor?

"Oh, then I have to work." Lin Zhao raised her eyebrows and smiled, just right to take the four cubs to watch a movie.

Perfect.

"What about the four cubs?" Zhao Liuniang asked.

Lin Zhao: "Mom must be busy and won't have time to help me take care of the children, I'll take the four cubs with me, and let my aunt help me take care of them for half a day."

It's chaotic in the village that day, and there's Gu Xing'er who has a sick brain, she wouldn't leave the children in the village no matter how big her heart is.

Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang left, the twins held their younger brothers and sister, and under Da Huang and Amber's excitement, returned home.

"Mom, bad Little Aunt is getting married, can we eat the banquet?" Gu Hangbao asked as soon as he entered the door.

"..." Lin Zhao looked at him somewhat speechlessly.

Said unpleasantly: "Did I starve you?"

"No." Gu Hangbao scratched his head, his expression somewhat inexplicable.

"Wanting to eat the banquet for everything, not afraid it's a Hongmen banquet, really a big glutton!" Lin Zhao glared at the second one.

"Eating the banquet is lively." Gu Hangbao's clear voice had a little grievance, "How did I become a big glutton..."

The little one's mouth pouted enough to hang an oil bottle.

But he never held a grudge.

Before Lin Zhao could say anything more, he leaned over and asked: "Mom, what is a red gate banquet, is there a green gate banquet?"

His expression was curious, full of thirst for knowledge.

"Does Xiang Yubao know?" Lin Zhao asked Xiang Yubao.

"Know." Xiang Yubao said solemnly, "Little Uncle told us."

Oh, trouble!

Gu Hangbao's eyes turned, holding his pants, rushed to the latrine, "My stomach hurts, I have diarrhea, so urgent, so urgent, so urgent..."

Rushing and rushing, his voice and figure disappeared.

Lin Zhao: The stinky boy runs fast.

Xiang Yubao pulled his younger brothers and sister, sat next to Lin Zhao, and looked more like an older brother as he grew a year older.

"Mom, Little Aunt is getting married, are we going?" He asked with a frown.

Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao didn't like the Little Aunt who bullied Mom and bullied them.

But he was smart, never revealing it to the outside.

If someone asked him about Gu Xing'er, he would make a fearful, difficult look, making people not want to say more, only saying Gu Xing'er didn't have the look of an aunt.

A little kid with a black sesame filling.

"Not going, we'll live in the county for those few days, when the time comes, I'll call two stones to accompany you, and take you to watch a movie and eat at a restaurant." Lin Zhao pinched the soft meat on Seeing Yaobao's arm, answering Xiang Yubao's question.

Seeing Yaobao looked at Mom, sent the other arm over, her round little face revealing a milky smile.

Xiang Yubao's expression became visibly relaxed.

"Okay."

Lin Zhao sent a letter to Gu Chenghuai about Gu Xing'er getting married.

Only one sentence—on such and such a day, your sister is getting married.

Didn't want to write one more word.

Gu Chenghuai, who received the letter, didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Really childish.

He didn't feel Lin Zhao was excessive, his wife was the best, it was all Xing'er not doing human things, Zhao Zhao could specially tell him, it was already beyond his expectation.

Gu Chenghuai had a number in his heart, didn't send money to Gu Xing'er alone, and didn't send a wedding gift, just pretending not to know.

As soon as he thought about how Gu Xing'er treated Qingzhou, he couldn't soften his heart toward her. ===== CHAPTER 271 =====

Gu Chenghuai had an idea of the situation, so he didn't send money to Gu Xing'er separately, nor did he send a wedding gift, acting as if he knew nothing.

Whenever he thought about how Gu Xing'er had treated Qingzhou, he couldn't bring himself to feel soft-hearted toward her.

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