Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 142: Grief for Loved Ones, Joy for Enemies
After learning about Qin Jiu’s specific situation, Mr. Song and the others took the initiative to leave, giving space to the grandfather and granddaughter.
As soon as they left, the old man impatiently asked her, "Be honest, how much did you spend?"
Yi Chichi held up three fingers, "Three hundred."
Then she retracted one finger, "Two cartons of Da Qianmen cigarettes."
Her hand opened, "Five bottles of wine."
This expense was indeed not small.
"Who all knows about this?"
"Grandpa Liu, the team leader, the party secretary, and the women’s director."
This really netted in the entire cadre level of Kao Shan Village and even got Mr. Liu, that Mountain Guardian, to sit in.
Instantly, guilt appeared on the old man’s face.
This matter should have been handled by him, but now it required a younger generation he hadn’t seen in years to spend money and effort.
The Qin Family owed this child a debt that might never be repaid in this lifetime.
"Chichi, I have some things hidden in Beijing and Shanghai, can you find some time to go get them?"
"What things?"
Yi Chichi didn’t refuse coyly but asked straightforwardly.
It would’ve been fine if she hadn’t asked, but the old man’s answer almost scared her to death.
"7 boxes of Xiao Huang fish, 3 boxes of jewelry... and..."
"Stop, stop, don’t say any more."
There are too many things; it’s impossible and daring to retrieve them.
The Qin Family’s assets are definitely under someone’s watch.
"Keep this to yourself, don’t tell anyone, wait for the day when light returns to go fetch them, or let my cousin and Xiao Jiu get them, that would be fine too."
It’s only a few years until the Reform and Opening-Up, with the attitude of the team leader and the others towards the old man, as long as they don’t suddenly fall ill or some reform initiation doesn’t come looking for trouble.
They can hang on until the day they make a breakthrough.
By that time, it will be their true moment to soar and rise.
She could benefit from the old man and Qin Jiu’s care, as long as she doesn’t deliberately act out and cause trouble, the Qin Family can protect her.
Besides, they are related.
Therefore, such matters of wealth are best handled by the Qin Family themselves.
The old man was unwilling, but his focus was not on that, rather on those four words, the return of light.
He looked around, seeing no one nearby, and asked softly, "Do you think the situation will improve?"
Yi Chichi smiled, "I don’t believe you don’t have a sense in your heart."
Indeed, he had a sense.
This girl was really perceptive in some areas, it’s a pity the timing wasn’t right, or else pushing her onto the stage to take over the Qin Family’s network wouldn’t have led to bad results.
He was silent for a while and squeezed out a sentence—
"Not better in the short term."
This was the truth.
Yi Chichi, who knew history well, did not deny this but rather uttered two words.
"Wait!"
"Endure!"
Waiting for the return of light.
Endure until light returns.
The old man sighed, "Hard to endure!"
"Even if it’s hard, we have to endure it; endure it and you have everything, don’t endure and you just please your enemies!"
Seeing the old man’s dejected expression, with an aura so low that there was no sense of vitality, Yi Chichi provoked him, "Are you willing to let the enemies climb over the Qin Family’s corpses? Are you willing for Qin Jiu to become a real orphan? Are you willing to close your eyes and go play chess with Mr. Yama without seeing your cousins one last time?"
With these three questions, the old man was instantly invigorated as if injected with chicken blood, his whole body exuding a fierce aura.
"Not willing."
His tone was firm, his gaze sharp.
"I must live well, return to Beijing alive, and hold up a piece of sky for you, for Xiao Jiu, and his parents."
The grandson and his wife are in the research circle, doing academic research is fine, but other aspects are really not manageable.
He could only cultivate Chichi and Xiao Jiu.
But Xiao Jiu was still young, so—
"Girl, from now on, the Qin Family depends on you."
This burden was placed very naturally, so naturally that Yi Chichi felt that her frail shoulders were about to crack from being unable to bear the weight.
She looked at the old man, "You better live well yourself; I’m not ambitious, just want to live a carefree life without worries about food and drink, don’t count on me, you can’t rely on me."
"Better to focus on cultivating Xiao Jiu."
"Xiao Jiu needs to be cultivated, but you won’t have it easy either."
Yi Chichi, he was really counting on her.
She silently mused and couldn’t hide her curiosity as she whispered, "Tell me the truth, which circle is the Qin Family’s network concentrated in?"
"Both military and government, the research circle’s connections have to be built by your brother themselves."
No wonder.
It’s a shame to waste this network.
But, "Which area do you expect me to take over?"
"Government!"
Military service obviously wouldn’t work, too hard and exhausting.
Besides, it’s difficult for women to make a name for themselves in the military.
There are few women like Hua Mulan, who succeeded historically.
Plus, "Your temperament is also not suitable for the military."
Yi Chichi just sighed, "Actually, neither path suits me."
People in politics need to have numerous clever strategies, dealing above with superiors and below with subordinates, requiring different faces.
For superiors, every word needs to be mulled over.
In the middle, they have to be responsible for the people.
Thinking about it is terrifying; this job isn’t for ordinary people.
"I don’t have the mind or wit for it."
She spoke the truth, seeing the old man open his mouth to refute, she added, "Actually, you’re talking about this too early; the future development isn’t within your control either."
Implying: Let’s worry less!
The old man understood, feeling that this made sense, but he didn’t think he was wrong either.
"I’m just planning ahead, it’s convenient to have a plan laid out in advance."
It’s indeed convenient, but it’s not the path she wants to take.
Forget it, given that she couldn’t persuade the old man, it was better to put this topic aside.
Things in the future will be discussed in the future.
Anyway, no one can force her to do what she doesn’t want.
Thinking of this, she decisively changed the topic.
"When Qin Jiu returns, I’ll have him come and report the situation."
Without waiting for the old man to respond, she asked, "Is there anything else that needs supplementing?"
"...There is."
The old man was very disdainful of this topic shift, but he still followed her lead, "Old Zhang’s clothes are no good anymore, can you get him a couple of clothes?"
"Sure, no problem, but..."
Yi Chichi responded readily, but with the old man’s puzzled look, she raised a question from the depths of her soul, "Who is Old Zhang? Grandma Song?"
"It’s her."
Yi Chichi pondered while rubbing her chin, "I’ll have Xiao Jiu deliver two sets tonight, they’re not new."
Zhang Lanxiang’s remaining two sets of clothes could finally be put to use.
Their heights were similar, fitting for the old lady.
"Good."
"Anything else needed?"
"Not much grain left, better exchange for some grain, not sweet potatoes."
Really got sick of eating them, can’t stand them anymore.
Want to eat meat.
But without meat coupons, it’s better not to make it hard for anyone.
"No sweet potatoes."
Yi Chichi also didn’t like sweet potatoes, the original owner’s body had also eaten enough.
Her favorite was plain rice.
However, having come to this era, she couldn’t eat pure rice every day.
So pitiful. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
Others travel with space and systems, while she has nothing, just a soul that came over.
Even to improve the diet, she has to penny-pinch.
When will this life end?
Just hoping for the reform and opening-up to come quickly.
