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

Zhao Xiaosi's eyes rolled around like two big, juicy grapes, looking very pretty. His whole body exuded cleverness, making him very likable.

Tan Yuan couldn't help but imagine a figure climbing the wall. That person was very likable when he smiled, but he was silly and didn't have the cleverness of Zhao Xiaosi.

"Why aren't you in school?"

"There's no school this afternoon!"

Taking practical issues into consideration, the school in the brigade does not have schools for older children in the afternoon. Instead, they can help out at home or work in the brigade to cut grass for pigs or pick up dog feces, which can supplement the family income.

Not only in the brigade, but also in the town, schools would be over at around 2:00 p.m., and during the busy farming season, there would be a farming holiday.

Tan Yuan didn't know much about these situations. She only remembered them when Zhao Xiaosi told her. She nodded in understanding and took out some candy from her pocket and gave it to Zhao Xiaosi.

The Zhao family's situation is much better now than when Tan Yuan first came to Huaiyin Brigade, but the money and notes in the family have formal uses and there is no reason to buy candy for the children.

Zhao Xiaosi hadn't eaten candy in a long time, but he didn't reach out to take it. Instead, he swallowed and refused: "No, I won't eat it. I just heard that my sister came back and came to see her. I have honey at home, I will give it to her later!"

It seemed like he came over just to take a look at Tan Yuan, and after he finished speaking, he quickly ran away with the backpack on his back. Being experienced, he didn't give Tan Yuan any time to force herself on him.

"Does this child still have any honey left?"

Lin Guoan was surprised. Tan Yuan, upon hearing this, asked, "What's going on? Is there some story behind this honey?"

"It's not much of a story. A few kids went up the mountain and poked a hornet's nest. It's been two months. I didn't expect him to take a share and keep it for himself."

It was normal for a country kid to go up the mountain and stir up a hornet's nest. Lin Guoan didn't pay attention to it and continued to walk towards the brigade headquarters with Tan Yuan. They had to discuss what to do next.

Tan Yuan did not ask any more questions. Anyway, she had to go to the Zhao family later to see Guan Jianguo. Although she had no plans to make their relationship public for the time being, when she returned to the team, Guan Jianguo would be outside and Uncle Qian Zhongshu would be alone at home, so she had to go and check on him.

And there is Grandma Wang. I haven't seen her for several months. Even though I have talked to her on the phone, I still miss her in my heart. Tan Yuan can't wait to meet her.

Thinking of these people, a smile appeared on Tan Yuan's lips. This was completely different from what Xiang Beifang had imagined.

How could he still laugh after all this? It seemed that the young comrades were still young comrades, not even aware of the seriousness of the situation.

I don’t know what her expression would be when she heard that she would never be able to become the factory director or deputy factory director. Would she cry?

Thinking of the way Tan Yuan looked at him with shining eyes and admiration, Xiang Beifang felt that he could reluctantly accept Tan Yuan turning back to his side. Of course, the premise of all this was that Tan Yuan herself had to be willing. If she was willing, after the matter was done, it would not be impossible for him to give the young comrade a decent job.

"Ahem, Captain, Comrade Tan, you're finally back. As soon as I heard you were back, I rushed over immediately. I'm glad to finally see you."

People are in high spirits when they are happy. Xiang Beifang's face is now beaming, and he looks quite proud of himself. Lin Guoan greeted Xiang Beifang with a forced smile. If it weren't for his daughter's matter, which gave him a handle in Xiang Beifang's hands, Lin Guoan would never give this villain a good face.

Tan Yuan was different from Lin Guoan. She seemed unaware of the tense atmosphere between them. Her eyes were smiling, like the dark moon in the night sky, without any aggression.

"Director Xiang, I was planning to meet you at the factory later. I heard our team moved to a new factory, right? I wonder if the machines have arrived yet?"

"Hey, there's no rush about this. I just don't know how the city branch is doing. I always hear you reporting to the team leader on the phone, but I never see you reporting to me, the factory director. You have to tell me everything when you get back."

Compared with Lin Guoan's fake smile, Xiang Beifang was obviously much more sincere and asked Tan Yuan a lot of questions.

"Oh? Didn't Comrade Liang report to Director Xiang? I saw Comrade Liang making the phone call every now and then, and I thought he was reporting to you, Director Xiang. When he first went to the city, he said you appointed him as store manager. So that's not the case? I trusted him so much that I didn't even ask a question. It turns out you didn't appoint him? This won't do. I have to call the city."

Hearing the meaning of these words, Tan Yuan seemed to be a little indignant, indignant that she had been deceived by Liang Jin: "How can you behave like this? Comrade Liang Jin is wrong to do this, and he must be punished!"

As she said this, it seemed that she was still complaining to Lin Guoan. As the team leader, Lin Guoan seemed to have the right to deal with the educated youth in the team who made mistakes.

"Is that so? I was wrong to tell the factory director what I did. I'll notify everyone immediately and have Comrade Liang Jin return to the brigade for education!"

Lin Guoan frowned and slammed his hand on the door frame with such force that even his palm turned red.

"No, no, no, it's not true. I was the one who told him about the store manager. Comrade Liang Jin is very responsible and reports everything about the store to me."

Xiang Beifang cursed Liang Jin in his heart. He had only heard that Tan Yuan was domineering in the city's franchise store and thought that Liang Jin was being suppressed. He didn't expect that Tan Yuan actually recognized Liang Jin as the store manager. He didn't even tell him such an important thing. What a fool he was.

He wanted to outwit Tan Yuan and Lin Guoan, but ended up being at a disadvantage because of intelligence issues. Xiang Beifang suddenly felt ashamed. Now there was no one else around him, so it was not easy to change the subject.

"Oh, oh, oh, since Comrade Liang Jin has already reported to the factory director, there's no need for me to report again. However, I still have to do my job well this time I come back, and I have to check the factory's accounts. Director, you don't know that after the New Year, we need to build a new factory, recruit workers, buy raw materials... Everything will cost money, and there's still money owed for the factory construction. I have to sort out the accounts quickly, and buy new equipment, which will also cost a lot of money. I didn't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil, and salt were before I was in charge of the household. Now I finally understand. I'm telling you, right? By the way, how much does the machine cost? I have to prepare in advance."

A look of sadness appeared on Tan Yuan's innocent face. If it were an outsider, they might feel a little sorry for her.

Xiang Beifang felt a toothache. Was this girl doing this intentionally or unintentionally? How could she say these words in such an innocent tone...