Chapter 636 - 632: The Beaming Brigade Leader
"Jiaojiao, don’t you worry. I really can’t do anything about Lu Yuanbin’s situation, but I’ll definitely take care of the school matter for you."
Zhu Wanqi hadn’t known about this before, but now that she did, she naturally had to get involved.
If it were against the rules, she certainly wouldn’t have said such a thing.
If things were as Gu Jiaojiao described—the school’s conditions were that poor, and the application to the higher-ups still hadn’t been approved—then it was a dereliction of duty on their part.
Her guarantee was also a way to make up for her cousin’s mistake.
After all, the political climate had shifted. Resources for education were being given more weight, yet her cousin had actually refused to approve the school’s request. He was practically asking for trouble.
Seeing that Zhu Wanqi had agreed to help, Gu Jiaojiao’s spirits lifted as well.
The school’s conditions were truly difficult. If they had this money, it could certainly be put to much better use.
At noon, Gu Jiaojiao cooked a meal at Zhu Wanqi’s place. It smelled so good that Zhu Wanqi ate an extra bowl of rice and ended up completely stuffed.
After Gu Jiaojiao left in the afternoon, Zhu Wanqi stormed over to her cousin’s office.
She had accepted the facial masks from Gu Jiaojiao, so she had a job to do. Since she took the payment, she naturally had to get the matter settled as quickly as possible.
When Gu Jiaojiao got home that afternoon, she learned that Leng Yuan had been called over to the pigsty to check on the piglets.
These pigs were now the treasure of the entire Qingshan Team. Everyone was waiting to raise them and turn them in, hoping their work points would increase as a result.
Even Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang had gone along.
Gu Jiaojiao, however, didn’t join them. Chen Xiaolan wouldn’t be coming over on Sunday, and seeing that it was getting late, she decided to start making dinner.
Before she could even walk into the kitchen, there was a knock on the courtyard gate.
Gu Jiaojiao called out, "Who is it?"
’As a girl home alone, I’m not about to open the door for a stranger.’
Just as Gu Jiaojiao’s question faded, a woman’s voice came from outside the gate. "Jiaojiao, it’s me, Chen Ruoyu."
Hearing the voice, Gu Jiaojiao immediately opened the gate.
Chen Ruoyu walked in, an apologetic smile on her face.
"Jiaojiao, we came to ask if you’d go with us to the village."
Chen Ruoyu shot her a meaningful look. Only then did Gu Jiaojiao notice that a group of educated youths were standing behind Chen Ruoyu. She was a bit confused. "What’s wrong?"
"It’s like this. The village just got a batch of piglets, right? Those piglets will need someone to look after them. The work of feeding pigs is a bit easier than farming, and the work points are higher, so we educated youths want to apply for the job."
After explaining, Chen Ruoyu added in a low voice, "You made a good impression on the village when you built that thresher. Everyone thinks your words carry weight, so they were hoping you could help us fight for this."
"They know we’re on good terms, so they had me come and ask for your opinion. Jiaojiao, you don’t have to consider my feelings. Just do whatever you think is right."
"If you don’t want to go, I’ll go tell them."
Chen Ruoyu hadn’t wanted to come at all, but she couldn’t stand everyone pestering her, so she finally agreed to just come and ask.
Gu Jiaojiao was silent for a moment before she agreed.
"I’ll go with you."
’Since transmigrating into this book, I’ve gotten along well with the people at the educated youth settlement. Chen Ruoyu even advised me to give up on Yun Hao before, and Li Fenggu has also shown me kindness. They’re just asking me to go to the village with them, so I might as well go.’
Gu Jiaojiao went back to get her key, locked the gate, and went with the educated youths to the village.
Several circles of people were crowded around the pigsty, all of them staring at the few white pigs inside.
Domesticated pigs were usually black. Now, suddenly seeing large white ones, everyone was incredibly curious.
The team leader’s face was also flushed with excitement.
’Excellent, truly excellent! These large white pigs are beautiful just to look at. My four hundred pigs will all depend on these few breeding ones.’