After a not-so-easy conversation in the study, several people came to the living room.

Duan Xuezhi was busy cooking in the kitchen. When she saw Jiang Kejian and the others come out, they looked unhappy, probably because the talks were not going well. While washing the dishes in her hands, she was thinking about the feasibility of the idea she had in her mind last night.

Strangely enough, when Gu Qingyu returned to the capital at the age of three, Duan Xuezhi noticed that the child was unusually mature. The fact that a child so young was so calmly discussing child support with his parents at that time clearly indicated that this child was not an easy child to deal with.

But Duan Xuezhi only remembers eating and not being punished. Whenever she encounters people and things related to Jiang Kejian, she becomes obsessed with love and always does something shady. Over the years, Gu Qingyu's mother-daughter relationship has been worn out by Duan Xuezhi's manipulation.

When Gu Qingyu arrived at the Jiang family, he saw that Old Mrs. Jiang was also stunned for a moment. After all, the identities of both parties were awkward. Duan Xuezhi had tried her best to keep the two parties away from each other as much as possible over the years. Gu Qingyu felt that this might not be in Duan Xuezhi's original plan.

After Gu Qingyu entered the room, he was politely greeting everyone in the Jiang family. Unfortunately, before he could finish his greetings, he was interrupted by Jiang Mingyue and Jiang Mingyang who rushed over.

"Sister, you haven't come to see us during such a long vacation. I miss you so much!" Jiang Mingyue leaned over and hugged Gu Qingyu's arm, shaking it and said coquettishly.

Although Jiang Mingyang was not as spoiled as Mingyue, when he saw Gu Qingyu coming, he quickly took slippers, poured water, put bags away, and did a series of other attentive little actions, all of which revealed his happiness and joy.

Old Mrs. Jiang looked at the attentiveness of her younger grandson and granddaughter, then looked at her older grandson and granddaughter standing next to her, and snorted unhappily. The two younger ones were not so enthusiastic just now.

Duan Xuezhi was standing next to the old lady and naturally heard the cold snort, so she quickly interrupted her daughter's chattering.

"Alright, Mingyue! Let your sister go!"

"Qingyu, come to the kitchen and help mom!"

It just so happened that Gu Qingyu also felt that it was a bit awkward for several unfamiliar people to gather in the living room, so she gestured to everyone in the Jiang family and followed Duan Xuezhi to the kitchen.

The mother and daughter came to the kitchen. Without outsiders around, they didn't know what to say for a moment, so they both picked vegetables in silence.

In the end, it was Duan Xuezhi who spoke first to break the silence.

"Qingyu, you just graduated and can't take the college entrance exam now. What are your plans?"

Gu Qingyu had actually been wary of today's invitation from the very beginning. Hearing Duan Xuezhi ask this, Gu Qingyu thought for a moment and then slowly said, "I don't know. It's hard to find a job these days. Mom, do you have any ideas?"

"Uh..." Duan Xuezhi froze for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

"Don't worry, just keep an eye out for job postings in the city. If you see any, go and try."

"Okay, Mom!"

After thinking about it, Duan Xuezhi tentatively said what she had been thinking about before.

"Qingyu, recently the streets and alleys have been mobilizing educated youth to go to the countryside. You don't have to look for a job in the city. They say there is a lot of room for development in the vast rural areas. Going to the countryside is also a way out now."

Gu Qingyu paused while washing vegetables. She slowly turned around and looked up at the woman who was in her forties but still looked young. She pursed her lips and said nothing, just looking at her quietly.

Duan Xuezhi waited for a long time but didn't hear Gu Qingyu's reply. She realized something was wrong and turned around to see Gu Qingyu staring at her silently.

The gaze was deep and quiet, and Duan Xuezhi suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart.

"Mom, do you want me to go to the countryside?" Gu Qingyu suddenly asked with a smile, which contained both relief and sarcasm.

Duan Xuezhi was stunned by Gu Qingyu's question and had no time to think about why she felt so distressed just now.

"Mom was thinking that we all have to go to the countryside anyway, and Jiang Xing from your Uncle Jiang's family is also going to the countryside. Can you take her place..." Duan Xuezhi didn't finish the rest of the sentence. Maybe she realized that her words lacked confidence, and her voice became smaller and smaller until it gradually disappeared.

Gu Qingyu almost laughed out loud. What kind of bizarre logic was this? Letting her daughter go to the countryside instead of her husband's niece?

Gu Qingyu didn't know what was going on in the mind of the woman in front of him. Could she just replace someone she wanted?

If Gu Qingyu had not found a job, Gu An, as the leader of the army, would have been asked to go to the countryside to set an example.

Duan Xuezhi didn't know that she had found a job, so she didn't think that she also needed to go to the countryside? Then who could she go in her place?

This is simply impossible, but the woman in front of him never thought of this at all.

Gu Qingyu could guess the reason why she said this, thinking about the harsh words that the old lady of the Jiang family said to Jiang Kejian outside the living room.

What else could it be for? It could only be for Jiang Kejian!

"Mom, do you know the current policy for going to the countryside? In addition to those who volunteer, every family with unemployed young people must have one person sign up, and families of cadres must take the lead in signing up!"

"So at least one of the Jiang brothers and sisters must go to the countryside!"

"Ah, what should I do?" Duan Xuezhi murmured.

What to do? Just let it sit!

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