Chapter 2

Chu Yuanlin was reluctant to let his daughter, who had been raised in pampered condition, go to the countryside hundreds of miles away, so he wanted to use his connections to arrange for the child to work in his factory.

Unexpectedly, it failed. The time for going to the countryside was about to end. If Chu Sangning did not go to the countryside, Chu Yuanlin’s position as a cadre in the biscuit factory would be removed.

Although Chu Sangning was brought up in a pampered environment, she was also a filial child. She secretly signed up without telling her father, and Chu Yuanlin only found out about it before she left.

Feeling anxious and angry, he had no choice but to send his daughter to the car reluctantly. He even brought three packages, biscuits, snacks and a bag of clothes for her.

“Ningning, don’t be stingy. Eat whatever you want. If it’s not sold there, write to dad and he’ll buy it and send it to you.”

Chu Sangning nodded, picked up the package and resolutely joined the team going to the countryside. Who would have thought that before they even got to the countryside, one of them died of a high fever, so another Chu Sangning came.

Thinking that he was still in the fever stage, Chu Sangning subconsciously touched the jade pendant on his neck, but he didn’t expect that it was also there, and it came with him.

She leaned sideways and stealthily put the antipyretic medicine into her mouth, then swallowed it with some cold water.

The effect of the drug made Chu Sangning fall into sleep again in a daze. When he woke up, he found that the girl next to him was staring at him intently, without showing much kindness.

Chu Sangning straightened his back and asked calmly, “Excuse me, Zhao Zhiqing, is there anything I can help you with?” Zhao Zhiqing was the first person who discovered that Chu Sangning had a fever.

Zhao Jiayun forced a smile and waved her hands hurriedly: “It’s okay, I’m just taking a look.”

Looking at Chu Sangning’s charming face that couldn’t be hidden even with a fever, Zhao Jiayun couldn’t help but grit his teeth and felt regret for his past life.

Yes, she had memories of her previous life. She and Chu Sangning were both educated youth, but their final outcomes were completely different.

Chu Sangning married a farmer in the village, and she also married someone from the village. Later, the farmer, whom Zhao Jiayun looked down upon, went out to work and became the first millionaire in the village. Chu Sangning also successfully followed her man out of this poor place and finally returned home in glory.

But Zhao Jiayun was not so lucky. She married a man who loved drinking. It would have been fine if he just loved drinking, but he also listened to his mother very much. Because of the instigation of his mother-in-law, the couple were not harmonious. Zhao Jiayun was full of diseases at a young age and was eventually tortured to death by her mother-in-law.

Now that God has allowed her to start a second life, Zhao Jiayun feels that this is destined and she must change her destiny.

And Chu Sangning…everything about her needs to change.

Chu Sangning was unaware of the little plans of the people around her. Her legs and feet became weak from sitting in the car. Just when she was about to give up, the car finally stopped.

On the other side, Jiang Zongzhen, the team leader of Changxing Village, was squatting on the ground smoking his pipe with a paper in his hand. A few years later, another group of educated youth came.

The last batch of educated youth who had no activities to return to the city have now settled down, got married and had children in the village. Now a new batch has come, and I wonder how these people are doing?

The educated youth were different from the native farmers like them. They had been eating food from the county town since they were young and had never done any work. If they came to Changxing Village, they would probably make a fool of themselves.

When Jiang Zongzheng thought about having to clean up another mess, he felt helpless and wanted to quit, but he couldn’t make the decision. It was allocated to him by others, and he couldn’t just give it up if he didn’t want it.

Chu Sangning got off the car with the crowd, carrying the things her father gave her, three or four packages of different sizes. If there hadn’t been so many people in the car, Chu Sangning would have thrown them into the space long ago.

Seeing the people, Jiang Zongzheng blew out his pipe and shouted loudly: “Here in Changxing Village, Zhao Jiayun, Wu Guangqian…Chu Sangning.”

Three men and three women stood in front of Jiang Zongzheng. Seeing Chu Sangning at the end, Jiang Zongzheng couldn’t help but sigh. These young kids were so delicate that they seemed as if they had not been touched by the wind.

The girl at the end must be Chu Sangning. The little girl is delicate, thin and weak, and you can tell at first glance that she can’t do any work.

“Let’s go, throw the luggage in the car and we’ll go.” It was getting late, and Jiang Zongzheng urged everyone to hold on tight, walk faster, and go back quickly.

The ox cart was pulling the luggage. Jiang Zongzhen and a group of educated youth who came to pick people up were walking behind the ox cart. None of them spoke.

Wu Guangqian was the one who knew how to handle things. When he heard that the man in front of him was the captain of Changxing Village, he quickly took out a pack of Beijing brand cigarettes from his pocket.

His family is from Beijing, and coming to the countryside is also a form of training. If Wu Guangqian was willing, his parents could use their connections to transfer him back at any time. But Wu Guangqian didn’t want to do that. He felt that he should be a role model for everyone, and insisted on coming. His parents had no choice but to let their stupid son do what he wanted.

“Captain, let me have a cigarette.” Wu Guangqian stepped forward and approached Jiang Zongzheng, starting a conversation.

Jiang Zongzheng was at least a team leader who had been to a meeting in the county, not to mention that his team was located in a famous village nearby, so his horizons were much broader.

When Jiang Zongzheng got the Beijing brand cigarettes, he squinted his eyes and looked closely. Under the dim moonlight, he suddenly chuckled: “From Beijing?”

“Yes, the captain has good eyesight.” Wu Guangqian gave a thumbs up. He was also a smart man. He knew that when going to the countryside, he had to build good relationships with the people who were in charge of the village. There was a ready-made one in front of him, so Wu Guangqian would definitely show off his abilities.

Jiang Zongzheng was not polite, he took it and put it beside his ear, laughing: “I don’t have a good eye, I have a nephew who used to send me cigarettes, I couldn’t refuse them.”

“Captain is blessed, and your nephew is also filial.”

The two of them talked all the way and completely forgot about the other educated youth. Chu Sangning walked at the back and was so hungry that he stuffed a piece of candy into his mouth when he saw that there was no one around.

Unexpectedly, before he could throw away the candy wrapper in his hand, He Yueyang in front of him suddenly turned around, sniffed with his sensitive nose like a puppy, and asked Chu Sangning loudly: “Have you eaten?”

In an instant, everyone was looking at Chu Sangning. Chu Sangning nodded embarrassedly, “I’m a little hungry.”

Jiang Zongzheng asked everyone to hurry up after hearing this. “I forgot the important things while talking to Guangqian. I asked my wife to prepare some food for you. It’s all coarse grains. Don’t be disgusted.”

Wu Guangqian quickly waved his hands, “No, no, we still have to thank the captain.”

The two began to talk again. He Yueyang smelled the candy in Chu Sangning’s mouth and drooled. He moved closer to Chu Sangning and smiled flatteringly: “Chu Zhiqing, you are so well-off. Unlike my family, we can’t even afford the cheapest candy.”

He Yueyang, the little bitter melon, was wearing patched clothes and complained to Chu Sangning that her family was large and although her parents had a city hukou, they did the most tiring work and earned little money every day.