My Beloved Super Fierce Wife
Chapter 561: Destroy it!!

Chapter 561: Destroy it!!

The men and women, young and old of Shuangshan Brigade listened with rapt attention.

Several youths who had clearly come from the big city found themselves immersed in Lin Tang’s narration as if the road they had travelled unfolded before them like a series of paintings.

A sense of homesickness welled up in their hearts involuntarily.

They wondered how everything was back home?!

Lin Tang was unaware of the youths’ thoughts; all her focus was on storytelling.

From time to time, she pulled out a photo and passed it around for everyone to see.

The scene was incredibly lively.

When Lin Tang spoke of the humiliation and disdain they had faced from those who had it easy, everyone’s hearts were in their throats, faces flushed with indignation.

But when she mentioned the likes of Yamamoto losing face and returning to their country with dusty countenances, a wave of satisfaction spread across their faces.

It was enough to make a set of emoticons.

By the time Lin Tang finished, it had already been half an hour.

She took a sip of water to moisten her throat and asked, "Is there anything else you’d like to know?"

Xiaohua raised her hand, her eyes shining brightly.

Lin Tang looked at her encouragingly, "Just ask whatever you want to know."

Xiaohua’s thin, yellow face was full of yearning.

"Sister Tangtang, the bookstore you spoke of, does it really have lots and lots of books?"

Lin Tang raised her eyebrows in surprise, not expecting this question from Xiaohua.

She had thought Xiaohua would ask about something else.

"Yes."

In fact, the books from this era were far fewer than those in later times.

But, being in the booming Sea City, compared to other places, it indeed had many more books.

Xiaohua propped her chin in her hands, her eyes brimming with a thirst for knowledge.

"It would be great if we also had lots of books."

At Qi Dafa’s household, Maishou copied her and sighed deeply.

"Yeah."

They were so envious of Goudan, whose aunt always bought him books, all kinds of them.

Lin Tang patted Xiaohua’s head and said with a smile, "It will happen, your task now is to learn to read. Once you’ve learned all the characters, you’ll be able to understand the books when we get them, right?"

Xiaohua agreed wholeheartedly with this.

She nodded, "Mhm, I’ll listen to Sister Tangtang."

Lin Tang was fond of the village kids.

Each one was hardworking and obedient, who wouldn’t like them?

Recalling Xiaohua’s yearning tone for books, Lin Tang gave it some thought and turned to Lin Fu.

"Uncle, how about we set up a library in our village?"

Lin Fu looked puzzled, "What’s a library?"

"Isn’t there an empty house next to the Sauce Factory? We can have my dad make some bookshelves, gather a bunch of books, and let the kids read."

Lin Zhicheng suddenly said, "Aunt, I’m willing to contribute my comic books."

He cherished those comics, but he was willing to share them with others.

Lin Tang ruffled her nephew’s hair, a smile in her eyes, "They are your books, it’s up to you to decide. Whatever you do, I support you."

Generosity and decisiveness are also fine human qualities.

Lin Fu, realizing the benefits of setting up a reading room, suddenly became interested.

"Tangtang, about setting up this library you mentioned, I think it’s a good idea. It’s good for the village kids to read more books. What are your thoughts?"

There were no shortage of kids in the village running around all day with little hope for a future.

Better to be like Tangtang, read more books, and later contribute to the national construction like she does.

Setting up a reading room wasn’t difficult. Lin Tang had ideas already forming in her mind.

"First, we’d transform that empty house I talked about into a library, fill it with bookshelves, and we could also put in some desks to make it convenient for the kids to read and study."

"...we’ll need to replace the library’s light bulb with a brighter one!"

"To ensure the library runs smoothly, we can appoint someone to manage it, like when the library opens, when it closes, and keep a registration of who borrows books, and so on..."

The brigade’s cadres were elected by the people and took brigade matters to heart.

Li Jiancai looked at the hopeful and gleaming eyes of the children and felt a soft tug at his heart.

He found the idea feasible!

After some thought, he asked the key question, "Tangtang, where do we get the books from? Should we send someone to buy them?"

"No need." Lin Tang shook her head, "I have acquaintances in the Provincial City and Sea City who can help purchase some and send them here."

She wouldn’t take on everything herself, she looked towards the salespeople from the Sauce Factory.

"Brother Aiguo and the others often have to go out to deliver sauce, right? They could also take care of book purchasing on the way."

The brigade belonged to everyone, of course all capable hands should get involved.

Lin Aiguo and others readily agreed, "Sure thing, we’ll handle it."

Ever since Xiao Heping’s issue was resolved, Grandma Yang had regained hope and seemed several years younger.

No longer spending her days cooped up inside the house.

When she heard Lin Tang’s words, she said with a smile, "Tangtang, don’t forget your Uncle Heping too. He travels a lot, I’ll ask him to also bring back a batch of books."

As she spoke, the elderly woman’s gaze was as tender as a summer breeze while looking at Lin Tang.

Lin Tang didn’t stand on ceremony and accepted, "Alright then, Grandma Yang, we’ll trouble you and Uncle Heping."

Back when she was in school, she had hardly any books to read and had to rely on luck at the recycling station. The yearning yet inaccessible feeling was awfully hard to bear.

Now, as the brigade’s situation had improved, she couldn’t let Zhicheng and the others go without books to read any longer.

Grandma Yang shook her head, "What trouble? We can’t compare to you."

Tangtang, this young girl with a great heart and a knack for getting things done, the fact that Shuangshan Brigade could produce someone like her was a blessing for everyone.

The old woman’s weathered eyes swept over the children in front of her, and lines of laughter creased her face.

A group of little ones widened their eyes in disbelief.

Xiaohua grabbed Lin Tang’s hem, incredulously asking, "Sister Tangtang, are we really going to have books to read soon?!"

...Could this be true? It felt like a dream to her.

The other children also looked eagerly at Lin Tang, anxiously awaiting her answer.

Even the Lin Family’s kids felt the same.

Lin Tang pinched Xiaohua’s little face and said, "If all goes well, that should be the case."

A chorus of cheers erupted from the youngsters.

"Wow, that’s great, we’re going to have books!!!"

"Thank you, Sister Tangtang, thank you Grandma Yang, thank you, Captain!"

"Goudan, can you teach me to read?" asked a little kid too young for school.

"Don’t call me Goudan, call me Lin Zhicheng." Lin Zhicheng said with dissatisfaction.

After saying this, he assuredly answered, "You’re my good friend, if you want to learn, I’ll teach you."

The kid was touched, "...Goudan, you’re so kind."

Lin Zhicheng’s smile vanished, "..."

Damn that nickname, Goudan.

May it be obliterated!!!

Before he could say anything else, he was dragged out of the crowd by village pals and began running around frantically, letting out all their excitement.

Lin Zhicheng watched their wide, smiling faces and relaxed his tight expression to a smile.

Forget it, being called that once in a while is no big deal!

After all, he was the magnanimous Goudan, no, Comrade Lin Zhicheng!

Watching from a distance as the children couldn’t hide their joy at the thought of having books to read soon, Lin Fu let out a sigh.

"...I didn’t think of this, it was a negligence on my part as a brigade cadre."

"If anyone has any good ideas in the future, feel free to mention them."

"As long as it benefits the development of the brigade, and as long as we can manage it, we will not refuse!"

Children are the future, and as Captain, he should have thought of this sooner.