Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart-Chapter 22 - 21 The Simple Desire for Unity

The Educated Youth Lin, who was rather proud, had no intention of paying any attention to Miao Yulan; she was quietly moving backward, to avoid getting her head poked in the next second.

She held her position well, and Aunt Wang nodded in satisfaction, her tone softened a bit: "I am Aunt Wang Hong, the Women's Director of Ten Miles Team. If that punk from the Zhao Family dares to show off in front of you again, you go to the Team's office to find me."

Lin Nianhe nodded her head wisely: "Alright, Aunt Wang!"

Perhaps having heard about Lin Nianhe's brave act, Wang Hong was quite reassured by her. After catching her breath, she turned to Miao Yulan: "Look at her, she is three to four years younger than you, how come she is more capable than you?"

Miao Yulan pressed her lips tightly, and with Wang Hong staring at her, she didn't even dare to shed a tear.

Wang Hong got angry when she saw her acting like a bullied little wife, her eyes bulging even more.

"You..."

Just as she was about to scold her again, her arm was embraced by Lin Nianhe.

Wang Hong was startled, turned her head, and met Lin Nianhe's sweet smile.

"Aunt Wang, Educated Youth Miao was so angry about family matters that she got a fever; her head is probably all cloudy now. If you scold her, you're just tiring yourself out," Lin Nianhe said with a laugh. "Look, she's also afraid that her family will come to our Ten Miles Team and cause trouble, right? What if it disturbs the peace for all the folks?"

"She wouldn't dare!"

Wang Hong's eyes widened, and she slapped the edge of the kang bed, saying to Miao Yulan: "Miss Miao, Auntie is telling you, as long as I am the Women's Director for a day, no one dares to advocate gender discrimination in our Ten Miles Team!"

"If she bullies me at home, I can't do anything to her. If she dares to spread those old and outdated ideas here, I won't be named after her if I don't send her to reeducation through labor!"

Miao Yulan stared blankly at Wang Hong, with a glimmer of light finally appearing in her dim eyes.

Seeing her like this, Lin Nianhe gently shook Wang Hong's arm: "Don't be angry, Aunt Wang. Educated Youth Miao is also scared by her mother."

"Hmph," Wang Hong rolled her eyes, "I don't care what she does at home, but if she dares to hit someone here, does she think the women of Ten Miles Team are all vegetarians? We could scratch her into shredded potatoes, each of us!"

Lin Nianhe "hmm"ed, and then nodded: "Yes, Educated Youth Miao is also a member of the Educated Youth Corps. We will not ignore her."

Miao Yulan looked at them, and tears welled up again. It was as if years of grievances were finally being vented, or as if she had finally found a haven to take refuge.

These years, she lived very tiredly.

Actually, she didn't ask for much, just a quiet, calm little corner.

Wang Hong's heart softened a bit by Miao Yulan's crying.

She sighed deeply, then sat on the edge of the kang bed, pulling Miao Yulan into her arms.

Wang Hong stopped talking, just absentmindedly patting Miao Yulan's back.

Miao Yulan's cries gradually grew louder, from initial sobbing to later loud wailing.

After a long time, she cried herself out and was coaxed to sleep by Wang Hong.

Wang Hong tucked in the corner of the quilt for Miao Yulan, sighing helplessly: "What a waste! Such a good girl, how did she end up with such a mother."

She shook her head as she walked out, and as soon as she left the door, she saw Lin Nianhe sitting by the door, her face stern, gazing into the distance.

Wang Hong smacked her lips: "What are you pondering?"

Lin Nianhe held her cheeks in her hands and replied: "What to eat tonight."

Wang Hong: "..."

"How did such a neat girl end up with just a mind for food!" Wang Hong rolled her eyes at her and, grabbing the back of her collar, pulled her up.

Lin Nianhe, having her fate's little collar tugged, was just thankful that there was no one else in the Educated Youth Corps station right now, otherwise the authority she'd just established last night would have crumbled.

Wang Hong dragged her behind the east wall, then said: "Tell me the truth, was the Old Zhao Family up to thieving last night, or were they up to no good?"

Wang Hong had been away at a meeting in the county a few days ago and had just come back today; she heard about two incidents at the Educated Youth Corps station.

She got a general idea from others, but it was still rather unclear.

Lin Nianhe shrugged helplessly: "Don't know, he just entered the courtyard and got covered in rat traps, and immediately everyone came. Even if he really wanted to be a hooligan, he wouldn't admit it, right?"

Wang Hong sighed and looked at Lin Nianhe's delicate features, worried.

Such a pretty young girl, in the city, she'd easily attract trouble, let alone in the countryside.

Wang Hong pondered for a while but could only say: "I'll go warn Widow Zhao again tonight, but you also be careful, typically engage less with the young lads in the team, a girl must protect herself when outside."

"Okay, I know," Lin Nianhe smiled with her eyes curving, "Thank you, Aunt Wang."

Wang Hong nodded toward the main house: "Keep an eye on Miao Yulan's matter, don't let her foolishly get herself into trouble, if anything happens you can come find me anytime, Wang Xue and the others all know where my house is."

"Got it."

After addressing the main issue, Wang Hong didn't seem to want to leave; she wandered in place, then still addressed her: "I've watched these three girls for several years now, they have no ill intentions, you all live in the same courtyard, you should strive for unity..."

Lin Nianhe felt she could just listen to this.

If they could live peacefully, that would be ideal, but if not, keeping to their own waters wouldn't be too bad.

However, Wang Hong seemed to have seen through her mind and suddenly her tone turned chilling:

"If you can't get along well with your comrades, I'll thrash each and every one of you until you become obedient! If that still doesn't work, I'll send you all to the Great Northern Wilderness to break new ground!"

Lin Nianhe: "..."

Looking at Wang Hong's slightly tense arm, Lin Nianhe even thought about going in and giving Miao Yulan a hug right then.

Of course, she wasn't afraid of being sent to till the land in the Great Northern Wilderness or daunted by Aunt Wang's show of force; she simply...

Genuinely wanted to unite with her comrades.

After Lin Nianhe earnestly pledged for ten minutes, Wang Hong finally left the Educated Youth Corps, feeling at ease.

Wang Hong didn't go home, instead she went to the cowshed.

"Damn it, will you stop your nagging, old man? It's so annoying!"

"If you don't clean up this place today, it's not okay. Today's work needs to be finished today, if you don't..."

"Hey, hey, hey! I heard you! I heard you! Just stop nagging!"

"Cleaning the cowshed may seem trivial, but it's actually related to the growth of the cows, which is linked to the workforce of Ten Miles Team, to the food supplies of each household, to whether our nation can achieve the Four Modernizations ahead of time..."

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Zhao Zhuangshi didn't understand how cleaning a cowshed could be linked to the Four Modernizations. Impatiently, he wielded his shovel to keep scooping manure, instinctively retorting:

"Damn it, am I not working on it? I don't have three heads and six arms, do you still expect me to clean it with just a breath?"

"The northeast corner is still dirty..."

"I got it!"

Zhao Zhuangshi, despite his grumbling, didn't dare to delay any work.

He was extremely afraid of the old man, not only because he was good at lecturing but also because he was a retired veteran, quicker with his fists than his mouth.

Wang Hong, standing outside the cowshed, listened for a bit, then turned and left satisfied.

With Uncle Guan keeping watch, she doubted this little brat could make any waves.

Wang Hong didn't feel the slightest urge to rescue Zhao Zhuangshi.

She was the Women's Director; this young man Zhao Zhuangshi wasn't under her jurisdiction.

Moreover, if Zhao Zhuangshi could be reformed by Uncle Guan's teachings, that would truly be a blessing for the women comrades of Ten Miles Team!

Humming a tune, Wang Hong headed home, but just as she pushed open her door, she saw a stout man sitting in her house's main room with a cigarette in one hand and clenching a steamed bun in the other.

Her two toddle-sized daughters were crouching in a corner, their faces a mess of colors, not daring to cry out loud.

Wang Hong's face immediately darkened.

The man caught sight of her entering, a flicker of guilt crossing his face.

He coughed twice, stood up, stuffed the half-eaten bun into his mouth in one gulp, and mumbled: "Sister-in-law, my mom asked me to tell you, she's found a match for Dani, and Dani's really happy about it, she has already married over..."

"Zhang Sancai! I'll kill you!"