My Beloved Super Fierce Wife
Chapter 562: The essence of the world is a cycle

Chapter 562: The essence of the world is a cycle

Yi Weiliang spoke up for what was fair.

"How is this neglect? The brigade has so many matters to attend to, and everyone understands that."

"The Sauce Factory wasn’t making much profit before, even if you wanted to rectify things, it was impossible."

Only when people are well-fed can they think of other needs.

If your belly isn’t full, how can you care about studying and knowledge?

The others expressed their agreement.

"Exactly, didn’t we fix the road before? We do the right thing at the right time. Captain, please don’t make us blush with embarrassment again by saying such things."

"These matters need to be taken care of step by step, slowly but surely."

Amidst the normal conversation, an odd laughter suddenly rang out.

It turned out to be Qi Dafa laughing foolishly.

"Are we really deciding to set up a library? Hehehe..."

The man beside Qi Dafa looked speechless, frowning and saying, "It’s about setting up a library, but you don’t need to laugh like that."

Laughing like a ghost wailing, thank goodness it’s not late at night, otherwise, it would scare someone to death.

Qi Dafa rolled his eyes, "You don’t know shit, you have no idea about the grand importance of setting up a library."

The man got riled up and retorted loudly.

"How do I not understand?!"

Qi Dafa glanced at Lin Tang.

Thinking of a future filled with infinite possibilities, his lips curled into a wide smile.

"Tangtang is so outstanding because she reads a lot. If our brigade sets up a library and the kids all have books to read, what if we produce hundreds of Tangtangs in the future, wouldn’t you be thrilled?"

The crowd was dumbfounded by this line of reasoning.

There was an instant of awkward silence.

"There’s some logic to that, but it feels weird somehow..." a voice slowly chimed in.

Lin Tang watched as the conversation deviated, while everyone descended into some strange fantasy, and she twitched the corner of her mouth.

Nothing could stop the leaps and bounds of human imagination!

The people of Shuangshan Brigade were caught up in their excitement, while in a corner, several educated youths’ eyes flicked sharply, clearly plotting something.

A library, huh? Surely the Administrator would need to be someone educated.

They all harbored their own thoughts.

Lin Tang’s gaze swept over the group of educated youths in the corner before she lowered her eyes, suppressing the emotions within.

Uncle had said that most of the educated youths in their brigade had behaved well.

The few with selfish intentions, with thoughts not aligned with the brigade, couldn’t possibly stir up any trouble.

She was thinking that the educated youths had it tough. They were intellectuals who heeded the call to build rural areas and now had to do menial work like collecting manure and digging ditches. All the knowledge they had learned was going to waste.

It would be better to ’recycle waste’.

To put them in positions where they fit.

And prevent these people from ’going mad’ after staying too long.

Of course, she was partial to her own kind.

Priority would definitely be given to those who were hardworking, down-to-earth, and able to see reality for what it was.

Like... comrades like Wu Yingqiu, with no sense of collectivism, still needed some grinding.

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Qian Dilai and Zhong Chang took leave to come to Shuang Shan Brigade and they could hear laughter from afar even before approaching.

They exchanged glances, unable to understand how, in such tough times, there could still be laughter.

Could it be that life in Shuang Shan Brigade was really that good?

They walked toward the direction of the laughter.

Within a few steps, they saw many people sitting at the entrance of the village, and to their surprise, the educated youths were also there among them.

Zhong Chang and Qian Dilai were taken aback.

How could it be possible for the educated youths to sit so amiably together with these rural folks!?

That clearly made no sense! In brigades like Jianming, educated youths and brigade members were like water and fire, and that was the proper way of things.

Tiedan saw two unfamiliar sisters entering the village; his eyes had only just seen them when his mouth already hollered out.

"There are visitors in the village!"

The garrulous group turned their heads.

Lin Fu saw Qian Dilai and his brow furrowed.

He walked over, asking politely, "Comrades, may I ask why you are here?"

The others looked at Qian Dilai and Zhong Chang with eager curiosity, making the two feel awkward about where to put their hands and feet.

Zhong Chang glanced around and upon spotting Zhu Lan, she said, "Hello comrade, we are here to see Comrade Zhu Lan."

Zhu Lan was stunned.

"Looking for me?" she said, puzzled.

She had no idea why these two comrades would come looking for her specifically.

Seeing so many people in the village, Qian Dilai wasn’t sure how to begin.

Zhong Chang gave her arm a tug, signaling her not to waste time.

Qian Dilai thought of what her friend had asked her to say and felt embarrassed.

For a while, she hesitated and didn’t speak.

And so the atmosphere turned entirely awkward.

Zhong Chang’s slight smile vanished, and her gaze at Qian Dilai turned displeased, her lips pressed tightly together in clear annoyance.

They had arranged it so nicely on their way here, and now she was having second thoughts.

She should never have expected anything from Qian Dilai.

Lin Tang observed this and that at the edges, her eyes sparkling with interest.

Tsk, even in this era, there are fair-weather friends.

It seems the essence of the world is cyclical!

Realizing Zhong Chang’s disappointed look, Qian Dilai stiffened.

A fissure seemed to open in her heart, and courage surged forth.

She looked at Zhu Lan determinedly and said, "Comrade Zhu, I don’t want to swap places with you for the rural assignment anymore. Let’s swap back."

Upon hearing this, the members of Shuangshan Brigade furrowed their brows as if they could kill mosquitos with them.

Their faces were a picture of: Is this person serious?

...What kind of talk was that?

Everyone was speechless.

After Qian Dilai had said her piece, she resigned herself to her fate as if a potter had resigned to a cracked pot.

Convincing herself internally, she insisted, "The first time was possible, so the second time must be too. Since Captain Lin has a say in the county matters, why can’t he make another trip? It’s only right."

Her demeanor and tone were utterly self-assured.

Lin Fu’s brow was so tightly knotted it could tie a knot, his expression incomprehensible and gravely serious.

"Comrade Qian, you are taking it for granted. The lists of educated youths assigned to each brigade were already submitted. Where you were assigned is where you should be, there’s no room for random changes."

He rejected her outright as soon as he spoke.

Qian Dilai’s already gaunt face fell, making her already plain appearance even more unattractive.

A young girl just entering adulthood, there was now a trace of disagreeableness in her eyes, hard for others to like.

"I don’t believe it, before we could make a change, how come so soon after we can’t? Captain Lin Fu, are you doing this on purpose?"

Lin Fu’s face darkened upon hearing her sarcastic tone.

What kind of talk is this, is this how a person speaks?

As if he had nothing better to do than to purposely pick on an educated youth, as if he had an itch!

Zhu Lan’s face was filled with displeasure.

This concerned her, and she was not about to stay silent.

Zhu Lan stepped forward, clearly unhappy, "Comrade Qian, you’re being unreasonable. The previous time, when we swapped our rural assignments, it was already generous and understanding of Captain Lin.

Now you come again with the same demand; isn’t it overstepping?"

Qian Dilai had her own rationale.

She defended her position as if it were her due right, "If it was possible the first time, it certainly is the second time. Captain Lin can have a say in county matters, so why not make another trip?"

They had heard that the educated youths in Shuangshan Brigade might get jobs in the Sauce Factory, and Zhong Chang wanted in. She had to help her good friend.

After all, she was in the right.

Zhu Lan had never before encountered such shamelessness, feeling as if there was a blockage in her chest, so frustrated.

How can one who has normal values argue with someone whose values are twisted?