Chapter 64: Good Writing Skills
Su He was only joking, but in the end, Director Luo and Director Shen discussed it and agreed to split the subsidy equally between their two communes.
Director Luo was secretly thrilled!
Su He really brought honor to Huaihua Commune!
Raising salaries would be difficult, but handing out some subsidies was definitely manageable.
Bai Lili was grinding her teeth in anger as she watched Su He chat and laugh with the two directors.
Clearly, this was supposed to be her moment to shine, but now she could only stand there helplessly, watching Su He bask in all the glory.
When she saw Su He walking toward her, she sneered inwardly. That damn girl must be coming to show off in front of her.
Last time she lost out because she wasn’t prepared. This time, she would make sure Su He paid the price!
Bai Lili instantly went into full defense mode, mentally preparing a long lecture: something about young people getting arrogant with a bit of success, or how Su He didn’t know how to unite comrades from other communes…
But then—Su He didn’t even look at her. She walked right past as if Bai Lili didn’t exist.
Bai Lili: “…”
Her face turned red, then pale—she felt utterly humiliated!
Here she was treating Su He as a rival, while Su He didn’t even consider her worth her time.
Su He had spotted some familiar faces from Liushugou Village, so she went over to ask about Lü Xingwang.
Even though the Lü family had been quiet lately, she couldn’t afford to let her guard down.
The villagers from Liushugou were very warm toward Su He. The scene of her driving a van into battle last time was still fresh in their minds, and today she had brought four small trucks—this girl was truly capable.
Su He barely had to ask before they were spilling everything they knew.
The Lü family was currently in chaos.
Before, all the housework had been done by Su Yufen. After she left, the workload was dumped on the five remaining daughters-in-law.
Now, the household was constantly fighting over who should do the chores—minor fights every other day, major fights every few. It was a total mess.
And Lü Xingwang’s mistress, Li Xinghua, kept showing up and making scenes, pressuring him to marry her. Old Lady Lü was so furious she fainted several times…
Su He finally felt at ease. With their own lives in turmoil, the Lü family had no time to make trouble for Su Yufen.
Everyone at the construction site was full of energy, and by early afternoon, the truck work was done.
Su He also returned to the county town instead of going back to Huangxi Village.
She planned to wait until the next batch of scrap fabric and flower accessory materials needed delivery before heading back.
After all, Meng Yanjiao’s matter hadn’t been resolved yet—she needed to keep an eye on things.
Plus, both the mechanical factory and textile factory were eagerly awaiting her communication article. She had to write it quickly.
When Su He got back to the bungalow, Cao Hongmei was reading a book.
It was one of her night school textbooks. To be honest, she had no interest in studying, but the big promises Su He had painted for her kept her going.
Besides, she was currently suspended from work. If she didn’t find something to do, she’d just worry herself sick.
Su He exchanged a few words with Cao Hongmei and then took out pen and paper to start writing her article.
“‘Huaihua and Xiangyang Bloom in Spring—Workers and Farmers Are One Family.’ In these warm spring days…”
Su He was a pro at writing these kinds of articles, and she finished it quickly.
After telling Cao Hongmei where she was going, she headed to the county broadcasting station.
Now that she had her Special Correspondent ID, she had no trouble getting in.
She chatted briefly with Tian Xiaotao, then handed over her article.
“This is about the mechanical and textile factories supporting water conservancy efforts. When there’s time, could the station chief review it?”
Tian Xiaotao smiled brightly. “Anything of yours is my business too. Sit tight—I’ll bring it to him right now.”
She bustled out with the article and returned shortly after, beaming.
“Xiao He, the station chief corrected a few typos and said the piece will air tomorrow at noon. Oh, and he said you write well! He hopes you’ll keep submitting more articles.”
Su He was secretly delighted. Of course the station chief liked her kind of submission—fixing a few typos was an easy way to show off leadership without doing much work. Perfect!
After chatting a while longer with Tian Xiaotao, Su He left the station.
It was about time for Su Jinbao to get out of school, so she went to pick him up.
From a distance, she saw a woman talking to Su Jinbao. Her heart skipped a beat.
She suddenly remembered that in the original book, Su Jinbao was kidnapped and went missing.
Although that was supposed to happen months later, her arrival had already changed many things. Who’s to say Shen Ruyi hadn’t moved up her plans?
That rascal Su Jinbao might be mischievous, but he wasn’t a bad kid. And lately, he’d been doing really well. Both morally and emotionally, she didn’t want anything bad to happen to him.
Su He hurried over. “Jinbao!”
Su Jinbao’s eyes lit up when he saw her.
Though his cousin often bossed him around, she also gave him plenty of treats!
The woman looked a bit awkward upon seeing Su He, nodded politely, and left.
Su He frowned. “Who was that?”
“She’s the mom of my deskmate, Zhang Xiaoli. But she divorced Zhang Xiaoli’s dad. She was just asking how Zhang Xiaoli’s been doing lately…”
Su He breathed a sigh of relief. Seemed like she’d overreacted.
Still, she figured she should give Su Jinbao a little warning.
So she launched into an intense lecture about the tricks traffickers use, focusing especially on the horrible fates of kidnapped children—cutting out tongues, chopping off legs, that kind of thing.
Su Jinbao burst into tears!
“Cousin! What if Zhang Xiaoli’s mom is a trafficker?! Let’s take her to the police!”
Su He: “…”
Maybe she’d gone too far.
But hey, better to be overly cautious than sold off and counting the trafficker’s money afterward.
As soon as they got home, Su Jinbao threw himself into Cao Hongmei’s arms, sobbing and sniffling.
“Mom, I’ll never go out to play alone again! Human traffickers are terrifying!”
Cao Hongmei was utterly confused, but once Su He explained that Shen Ruyi might try to have Jinbao kidnapped, she turned as serious as a soldier going to war and doubled down on teaching Jinbao about safety.
At that moment, Su He remembered something else.
In the original book, Su Yongshi had his leg broken—but she had skimmed that part and didn’t know the details.
That could be tricky.
She couldn’t follow him around all day, nor could she suddenly turn him into some kind of martial arts master…
When Su Yongshi came home, Su He warned him:
“Second Uncle, Shen Ruyi definitely has more tricks up her sleeve. Be alert. If anyone tries to attack you, don’t try to fight—just run!”
Su Yongshi wasn’t any braver than Jinbao. From then on, he became suspicious of everyone and was constantly on guard.
He even started carrying a big iron nail in his pocket.
His mindset: “If no one messes with me, fine. But if someone does, I’ll gouge their eyes out!”
Three days flew by.
Still no word from the textile factory, and Cao Hongmei was starting to get nervous. If they didn’t resolve things soon, the seven-day suspension would end and she’d receive a dismissal notice. What if Su He couldn’t pull it off this time?
Worried, she wandered aimlessly and ended up outside the textile factory without realizing it.
“Well, haven’t gone back to the countryside yet, huh? I guess you’re waiting for the dismissal notice. You probably don’t know—Sister Xiaohua got the official position. Just waiting for higher-ups to approve it now.”
The speaker was Wu Yanyan, who had always been close to Lü Xiaohua.
