Chapter 495: The Lazy, Fair-skinned Youth and the Hardworking, Strong Laborer (8)
The lazy, fair-skinned educated youth and the hardworking, strong laborer (XVIII)
Lance was a little surprised to hear the news.
Dong Cai and Lin Caifeng?
Weren’t those two just a casual couple in their previous life?
After all, Lin Caifeng was born as an ordinary poor and lower-middle peasant. How could someone like Dong Cai fall in love with Lin Caifeng?
But after he inquired about it, he could only say that Dong Cai completely deserved it.
Dong Cai and Lin Caifeng have been a casual couple in the grove for quite some time.
After leaving the Song family, Dong Cai was soon disliked and ignored at the educated youth center.
The reason was that Dong Cai not only refused to pay grain, but also just patted his butt and left after every meal.
The other educated youth had to pay their grain taxes before they could eat, and it was much more difficult for them to earn work points than ordinary farmers.
Therefore, Dong Cai’s behavior quickly aroused public outrage, and the public voted to no longer arrange meals for Dong Cai.
There is nothing to eat at the educated youth camp, but Dong Cai can't go hungry.
After thinking about it, he actually decided to target Lin Caifeng.
Ever since Lin Caifeng felt that she had a future with Dong Cai, she not only came whenever he called, but also became gentle and considerate, causing Dong Cai to misunderstand that Lin Caifeng was in love with him and was devoted to him.
So Dong Cai naturally told Lin Caifeng that they would go to her place for dinner in the future. Lin Caifeng was scared to death at first, but then she changed her mind and actually agreed.
Dong Cai went to Lin Caifeng's house to eat every day so openly, and the Lin family didn't say anything. Naturally, Dong Cai became more natural in his attitude.
After all, it was the same when he was in the Song family. He didn't even need to pay anything, the Song family would automatically give him all the good things.
Dong Cai thought that Lin Caifeng and the Lin family would be the same, but he didn't expect that he was just being too sentimental.
The reason why the Lin family agreed to let Dong Cai come over for dinner every day was entirely due to Lin Caifeng.
Not only was Lin Caifeng shamelessly telling the Lin family about her relationship with Dong Cai, she also told them that Dong Cai was very rich and had plenty of money and tickets.
When the Lin family heard this, they were immediately moved.
That's why the Lin family was so enthusiastic towards Dong Cai when he came to have dinner.
But in this way, with one more person to feed, the Lin family's pressure naturally increased.
In addition, Dong Cai was a lazy man who never earned enough work points, and the little food he was allocated was not enough for him to eat.
At first, the Lin family was still waiting and enduring, but they gradually realized that Dong Cai was really shameless and that he had taken the initiative to ask them to buy meat and candy for Dong Cai several times, so they became anxious.
Lin Caifeng and Dong Cai are not together yet, how can they afford to buy these?
After they did the math, they felt that they couldn't go on like this. If nothing else, they had to at least arrange the marriage of Dong Cai and Lin Caifeng first.
It was just such a coincidence that Lin Caifeng was suffering from vomiting and diarrhea a while ago and looked very pitiful. After a check-up, she found out that she was pregnant.
There was no doubt about who the child's father was, and the Lin family also began to put pressure on Dong Cai.
Lance had no idea what Dong Cai was thinking, but from what he learned that the two had already decided on this matter, it was clear that Dong Cai could not defeat the Lin family.
Lance didn't care much about Dong Cai's affairs. He just listened to them for fun.
He has been obsessed with giving Song Ning all kinds of food supplements recently. As Song Ning's learning progress improves, it is obviously becoming a bit difficult for Song Ning to earn work points every day and study at the same time.
When Lance was even thinking about which potion in the Lord God Mall would be more suitable for Song Ning, a candidate who was about to take the college entrance examination, the will of the world had already sent him an unexpected surprise.
When they were reselling the goods this month, they came across an old man who fell into the water. Song Ning, who was kind-hearted by nature, took off his shirt without thinking and jumped in to save the man.
The old man was not in danger of death because he was rescued in time.
Coincidentally, this old man is Mr. Bao, who has just been rehabilitated and is preparing to return to Beijing to take up the post of Director of the Education Bureau.
When he and his family went to express their gratitude, they accidentally discovered Song Ning's study draft and could not help but examine it.
He was surprised to find that Song Ning had learned the basic knowledge very solidly and systematically. "Have you ever been to school?"
Song Ning shook his head embarrassedly and looked at Lance.
"I learned from Lance, who was an educated youth sent to the countryside."
Only then did Mr. Bao notice Lance.
Because of his tall stature and the fact that he looked even stronger and more powerful after getting on the ground, Lance was not surprised that the old man looked at him in surprise for a moment.
Compared to Ningning, who had been deliberately kept fair and tender by him recently and had a scholarly air, his deliberately wild style did make him look less like an educated youth who had gone to the countryside.
But it doesn’t matter, Ningning just likes it this way.
The old man looked Lance up and down for a long time before he nodded in understanding.
"Although it's easy to misjudge him at first glance, he does look like a cultured person."
It's just that this young man is so tall that if you don't pay attention, you might subconsciously think he is a good farmer at first glance.
"If you are an educated youth, why are you living in Xiao Song's house?"
Mr. Bao asked a question.
Lance sat down and replied, "I prefer quietness and cleanliness, and I'm not used to the environment at the Youth League Center, so after discussing it with him, I decided to rent his house and live there."
He told her about how he paid the rent, and at the end he mentioned something about Dong Cai as if by accident.
At first, Mr. Bao thought that this tall man was very sensible in his actions and it was obvious that he was well-educated.
The next second, he heard what Dong Cai had done and his face darkened.
"How can there still be such educated youth? They have read so much that their books have become like dog stomachs."
Song Ning didn't expect that Lance would find an opportunity to discredit Dong Cai. Well, it's not really discrediting, he was just stating the facts.
He said helplessly, "He wasn't that great, but it's all in the past. Anyway, I don't associate with him anymore, and it's good enough that he doesn't bother me anymore."
Mr. Bao is a very experienced man.
On the one hand, they won't have any contact with each other, and on the other hand, they won't cause any trouble. You can tell the attitude between Song Ning and Dong Cai just by listening to it.
He silently noted down the name Dong Cai and asked other questions.
"So, Xiao Song, you have only studied with Comrade Lance for one year? Have you ever been to school before?"
Song Ning shook his head honestly.
Mr. Bao felt very sorry.
Xiao Song is born with a talent for learning, as he has made such progress after only one year of study.
After much thought, he vaguely revealed some information about resuming the college entrance examination.
Finally, he made the decision, "I'll have someone send you some books later. Don't worry about anything else. Just study hard first."
After saying that, he couldn't help but look at Lance again.
This person can train people to this level in just one year, which means he is a good candidate.
However, Mr. Bao always felt that this tall man did not look like someone who would become a scholar.
He thought about it for a while and decided to give it a try.
Anyway, it’s just a matter of sending a few more books, it won’t waste any time.