When Xie Qingyu and He Shen returned to their parents' home, they encountered many villagers along the way.

This is when newlyweds are most likely to be the subject of jokes.

When encountering some rather shrewish women, they might even ask some suggestive questions.

Xie Qingyu pretended not to understand and didn't chat with them.

He Shen quickly changed the subject in just a few words, and only after the two of them had left did the person who had just spoken realize that what he had said was as if he hadn't said anything at all.

When they arrived at the Xie family's house, the entire Xie family was there.

Xie Qingyu's three nephews, in particular, immediately surrounded her when they saw her return.

Xie Qingyu stuffed a piece of candy into each of their mouths.

Wang Guifang also looked at Xie Qingyu's pocket and saw that it was filled with quite a lot of White Rabbit milk candies, so she felt reassured.

The three children who received the candy were happier than anyone else. If the adults hadn't repeatedly told them not to go to their aunt these past two days, they would have gone long ago.

He Shen had already familiarly placed the things he brought into Secretary Xie's room.

He had visited the Xie family so many times recently that he was already quite comfortable with himself and didn't feel the awkwardness of a new son-in-law visiting his family.

Whether it was talking to Secretary Xie, exchanging a few words with his three brothers-in-law, or helping Wang Guifang with chores, he handled it all with ease.

If someone unaware of the situation saw this homecoming scene, they would probably think that He Shen was the son of the family, rolling up his sleeves and getting to work.

Xie Qingyu, on the other hand, was like a newlywed bride, sitting there eating sunflower seeds, not having to do anything.

"We'll start once the wheat is planted. We'll have Nan Nan teach a subject then," said Secretary Xie.

"What should we teach?" Xie Qingyu came out of the kitchen, still holding the food that Wang Guifang had given her, when she heard Secretary Xie say this.

“The brigade is going to set up a primary school this year. There are so many children in the village now, it’s not good if they don’t go to school,” said Party Secretary Xie.

A few years ago, for some reason, studying seemed to become useless, and most of the children in the village were unwilling to go to school, so the school was closed.

Seeing that the situation seems to be better than before, and that the children in the village should be able to go to school and learn to read and write.

Even if there's no other way out, it's good to be able to read, write, and keep accounts.

"Should I teach it?" Xie Qingyu asked.

"Hmm, do you want to go?" Even though Secretary Xie thought it was a good job from the bottom of his heart, he still wanted to hear Xie Qingyu's opinion. "Teachers usually get full work points when they teach classes."

The last sentence that Secretary Xie added wasn't to help Xie Qingyu earn work points, but simply to show that the job was indeed feasible.

The news just hasn't come out yet, otherwise there would definitely be a lot of people wanting this position.

“Sure, what do you think?” Xie Qingyu asked He Shen.

"The job your father has reserved for you is definitely a good one. If you want to go, just give it a try. There's no need to feel pressured." He Shen naturally put Xie Qingyu first.

“Anyway, you’re a high school student, so no one will say anything if you go to teach,” Secretary Xie said confidently.

Teaching is not a job for everyone; very few people in the village went to high school.

There are quite a few educated youth, but people still prefer to have people from their own villages do this kind of work, so there's definitely no problem with Xie Qingyu going.

"Then I'll make some preparations." Xie Qingyu thought this was a pretty good opportunity.

Now that the college entrance examination is about to be reinstated, teaching would at least provide her with a foundation for learning.

A person like He Shen is destined not to stay in a small village for long.

They will all go out in the future.

And so, it was decided that Xie Qingyu would teach at the brigade's primary school.

After Xie Qingyu returned home, she still prepared her lessons diligently.

Seeing that she took this matter to heart, He Shen simply rearranged the west room of the three main rooms for Xie Qingyu to use as a study, so that she could study and work there.

He Shen would spend time with Xie Qingyu whenever he was at home, except when they went to town.

He's been going to town a lot lately.

With the autumn harvest over, the wheat has already been planted.

The tractors that were sent to the agricultural machinery station all had some problems. He Shen was recently taken to repair tractors, and Xie Xixing followed him around all day.

When the two of them returned, they would often bring Xie Qingyu many things that were rare in other towns' supply and marketing cooperatives.

Sometimes when he came back late, He Shen would pack up food from the state-run restaurant and eat it with everyone.

Xie Xixing, who occasionally stayed for dinner, would always remark on how well Xie Qingyu was living now, saying that she had found a good brother-in-law and that he hadn't misjudged her at all.

Every meal consisted of white flour steamed buns; we practically never saw any other grains.

He noticed that Xie Qingyu didn't seem to like eating meat much anymore, even though there was meat available every three to five days.

Xie Xixing felt both gratified and frustrated.

He was pleased that Xie Qingyu was living a good life after marrying He Shen, but frustrated that he was incompetent and couldn't provide Xie Qingyu with such a life.

Xie Ersao overheard him saying this and scolded him, telling him to first consider whether he could provide his wife with such a life.

Speaking of his elusive wife, Xie Xixing inexplicably thought of the short-haired girl he had been learning car repair at the agricultural machinery station in the next town a couple of days ago.

He's capable and quick to learn, and his car repair skills are even better than his.

I don't know how her family agreed to let a girl like her study these things, but she's really amazing...

I don't know if she's married.

No one knows the situation regarding Xie Xixing yet.

Xie Qingyu's life as a teacher is about to begin.

The new school didn't have many things when it first started.

Even class assignments were done very arbitrarily.

Not many parents are willing to send their children to school, and the entire school has only about twenty students.

The older children are in one class, and the younger children are in another class.

Xie Qingyu is in charge of teaching writing and arithmetic to the younger children, and two of her nephews are also in this class.

Xie Qingyu is quite authoritative when teaching, or perhaps it's because she's good-looking that children are more likely to listen to her. For those who are disobedient, Xie Qingyu directly uses force to suppress them.

At this age, it's perfectly normal for students to get their hands slapped for being disobedient.

If I go back and tell my parents, they might beat me again.

Of course, Xie Qingyu would usually give a candy to children who behaved well, which greatly boosted their enthusiasm for class.

He Shen arrived early to pick up Xie Qingyu this time. He stood outside the window watching her teach a group of little kids, a smile in his eyes.

Xie Qingyu only saw He Shen standing outside when she came out while packing her things.

"How did you come?"

He Shen went to town in the morning, and she thought he would not return until evening, just like before.

"I missed you." He Shen took the things from Xie Qingyu's hands.

He had been thinking about it while he was away, so when he returned to the village, he didn't even go home, but went straight to pick up Xie Qingyu.

It seems that the longer it goes on, the more he can't live without Xie Qingyu.

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