Send me to the countryside? Turn around and make you homeless!

Of course, Lin Guoan would not get anxious about Zhou Cuihua's affairs. The Zhou family deserved it, so there was no need for him to be anxious. At most, he would be angry that the Zhou family was a bad apple and had tarnished the reputation of the entire Huaiyin Brigade.

Zhou Cuihua is hateful, but the two cowardly men in the Zhou family are even more hateful. However, these are not enough to make Lin Guoan anxious and angry.

He was worried about something else, which had a great deal to do with the future of Huaiyin Brigade.

He couldn't find a solution, so he could only find Zhou Zhigang, who had retired from the army, in the dead of night.

"You know a lot of people and have a wide network of contacts. You should try to find out more about this matter."

Lin Guoan repeated to Zhou Zhigang what Secretary Qian had said to him in the study. His expression remained grim.

Zhou Zhigang also had a serious expression, with a hint of anger in his eyes. This world had its own set of rules. Even if they, the lower-level people, were unhappy, what could they do? All they could do was try their best.

However, now Zhou Zhigang wanted to give it a try. He pondered for a moment and said, "I'm going out tomorrow. I'll leave the brigade to you for the time being. Keep it stable. There's still room for negotiation until the higher-ups issue the necessary documents."

"What about Tan Yuan...should we tell her?"

Lin Guoan hesitated. He was really embarrassed to talk about this with Tan Yuan and couldn't even open his mouth.

Zhou Zhigang thought about it and denied it: "Don't tell her yet, wait for my news."

Just two days after the Chinese New Year, the head of Huaiyin Brigade was about to go on a business trip. Tan Yuan asked a few questions, but Zhou Zhigang didn't say where he was going, just that he had something to do.

"I'll leave the brigade's affairs to you and Captain Lin. I've already informed the supply and marketing cooperative, and as for the Shuiwazi Brigade, everything is proceeding as planned."

Even if something big happens, life still has to go on. The matter of canned fish at the dried soybean factory cannot be postponed. It must be produced and put on the shelves.

Tan Yuan, who knew nothing about Lin Guoan and Zhou Zhigang's troubles, responded naturally, "Okay, don't worry about the brigade's affairs. I have no problem with the captain."

As soon as Zhou Zhigang left the brigade, Tan Yuan had obviously more things to do. In addition to taking care of the brigade and factory affairs, she also had to deal with her own small business.

For safety reasons, Zeng Erwa and I stopped our small business for several days during the Chinese New Year. Now it’s time to resume it.

However, chestnuts are a seasonal food, and the chestnuts on the trees had long since fallen, making them impossible to find. The Zhao family's children's extra income was thus cut off.

Even the buyer, Tan Yuan, doesn't have much left, and it's estimated that they won't be able to be sold for too long. From time to time, Tan Yuan would think about whether she should try something else.

However, after the beginning of the year, Zeng Erwa became obviously busier, and Tan Yuan didn't find him at the agreed place for several days.

Tan Yuan really didn't know where Zeng Erwa lived. The only thing she knew was that Zeng Erwa was familiar with Guan Jianguo.

Guan Jianguo returned to the brigade to celebrate the New Year. He was originally so busy that he would not return to the brigade until New Year's Eve. But now he has not returned to the truck station to report for several days after the New Year. Tan Yuan can always see him in the brigade.

However, seeing that he was fine as usual and nothing happened, Tan Yuan could feel a little relieved. Zeng Erwa should be fine too, at least he had not been arrested for speculation.

It's good that the person is okay, but we still have to find him. Tan Yuan doesn't intend to give up the chestnut business. This is her biggest source of income besides the monthly subsidy.

Thinking of the subsidies that used to be sent on time every month, Tan Yuan suddenly realized that she always felt that she had forgotten something very important recently, but she couldn't remember what it was. Now she finally remembered it.

Her allowance! Her allowance for last month hadn't arrived.

In the past few months, the women's director in charge of letters in the brigade delivered the letters to her personally, but last month there was no news at all.

The subsidy is no small matter, it's dozens of dollars, and of course it's impossible to just let it go like that. Tan Yuan made a special trip to the brigade headquarters.

"Director Lin, do you have a letter for me?"

"A batch of letters just arrived yesterday. I'll look for them for you right away."

Director Lin opened the drawer and saw a large pile of credit wrapped in a cloth. They must have been delivered last night and there was no time to sort them out yet.

"Tan Factory, there doesn't seem to be any letter for you. Maybe it hasn't been delivered yet? Another batch will be delivered in a few days."

In a few days? Tan Yuan was stunned. Her subsidy had been going on for years, and as far as she knew, it had never been interrupted. Could something have happened?

However, occasional delays were normal. Tan Yuan said nothing, smiling at Director Lin, "Then I'll come back in a few days."

She had just taken a few steps and hadn't even left the door when she heard Director Lin's voice calling her from behind.

"Director Tan, you're just here. Can you please take this letter from Grandma Wang to me? Oh, and also from Comrade Zhao Yang."

The women's director of the Huaiyin Brigade's main job is to mediate family conflicts, or to put it bluntly, to stop fights. Director Lin couldn't help but suffer from an occupational disease at this time.

"Don't blame me for being too talkative. We are sisters in this life, not in the next. If there is anything, why can't we talk it out? Director Tan, you don't have many people at home, so you need someone to support you in the future. Your cousin is really pitiful."

Others didn't know about Zhou Cuihua's drugging, so how could she, a cadre of the brigade, not have heard about it?

Comrade Zhao Yang took advantage of a small opportunity and ended up in big trouble. After finally getting over the incident, getting married and pregnant, he said that he found out that Zhou Cuihua, that crazy woman, was the one who got him...

This female comrade is simply incompatible with the Zhou family, but she is so pitiful. Tan Yuan, her cousin, can't just disown her. She still has to ease the relationship.

Director Lin didn't know the whole story. He made a conclusion based on what he saw and his imagination, and thought that Tan Yuan was too heartless.

However, she didn't dare say this in front of Tan Yuan, and only dared to say it behind her back. In front of Tan Yuan, she only tried to persuade her in a kind way.

However, Tan Yuan didn't buy it. She had only one thought in her mind: after being reborn, many people around her had changed to varying degrees, except for Director Lin, who was exactly the same as in his previous life. He couldn't see the situation clearly and liked to meddle in everything.

The smile on her face faded a little, and her eyes looked down, like two letters.

Grandma Wang's was a subsidy from the state, and it was stamped with a red official seal, while Zhao Yang's was sent from Beijing, and judging by the signature, it was sent by her uncle.

She is indeed his biological daughter. Even if he himself is not doing well, he still thinks about her all the time.

"Director Lin, I'll take this. As for this..." She pointed at Zhao Yang's letter and said, "I'll have to trouble you to go there. It's not on my way."