Reborn in the ’80s as a Group Favorite Bigshot – Chapter 53

Chapter 53: This is the Most Rare Thing

The next day, Tang Min went to the cowshed early in the morning to arrange new jobs for the old people there.

For the job of carrying manure, Tang Min chose a man whose wife was about to give birth and whose family was large and poor. It was a way to provide some care.

The man’s original job was not light, and he earned full work points. So he was happy to agree when he heard the production brigade leader’s arrangement.

Being able to get three extra bags of sugar each month would make his wife’s postpartum confinement much better.

The old people were a little surprised.

Although Old Gu had done a lot of hard work in the past few years, his strong and unyielding spirit had not changed.

“Why did the production brigade leader suddenly make this arrangement?” In the past, his grandson did the job of cutting pigweed, but except for the people in the cowshed, almost no one in the village knew about their relationship.

Tang Min naturally wanted to do his niece a favor. He smiled and said, “Originally, Educated Youth Gu did the job of cutting pigweed. After he injured his leg, I assigned it to Song Chu.”

“Now Song Chu has set up an oil pressing workshop and hired Educated Youth Gu as a technician. She suggested to me that I give the job of cutting pigweed to you. After all, you are getting older, and carrying manure is too hard. She was afraid that your bodies couldn’t take it.”

Only then did the old people realize that the reason they changed jobs was because of Song Chu.

But none of them refused. “Then we thank the production brigade leader and Comrade Song.”

Tang Min smiled. “Today, you can go to the pigsty to get your back baskets and sickles and start cutting pigweed. Someone else will do the manure carrying.”

“Okay!”

After Tang Min left, Old Lu smiled and said, “It’s rare that someone still thinks of us. Song Chu is a good comrade.”

They were getting older, and they didn’t get much nutrition from their usual meals. Their bodies were not that strong, and carrying manure every day was really difficult for them.

Zhao Di chimed in, “That’s right! I don’t know where those bad rumors about Comrade Song came from. The oil pressing workshop she set up is doing very well. She is clearly a capable and good comrade.”

Yesterday, Song Lao Er delivered a few bags of sugar, saying that his sister had exchanged oil for them in the county town.

How could such a kind and capable girl be the lazy and fierce village bully of the legends?

“I heard that a girl in the village likes Xiao Gu, and that’s why she deliberately spread some rumors in the village that were bad for Xiao Song,” Old Lu said.

Sometimes, when the doctors at the health clinic encountered illnesses they couldn’t treat, they would secretly come to ask Old Lu for a prescription. During their chats, they would mention some of the happenings in the village.

He smiled at Old Gu and continued, “There were also rumors that Comrade Song was pursuing Xiao Gu and that she volunteered to raise pigs for him. I wonder if she suggested that we cut pigweed because she’s taking advantage of us because of Xiao Gu.”

Old Gu had also heard some rumors in the village. He laughed, “Not necessarily.”

“I think Comrade Song’s eyes are clear and bright. Helping us change jobs should not be solely because of my boy. She is showing us goodwill.” Old Master Gu, who had reached a high position, was naturally not a simple man. He immediately got to the point.

Moreover, he could sense that Song Chu’s interactions with them were not driven by ulterior motives. Her goodwill towards them was mainly out of respect.

This was also the reason why he had a very good impression of Song Chu.

If Song Chu was only doing this for his grandson and knew about their relationship, she would have come to him directly to curry favor, instead of caring for everyone in the cowshed.

Therefore, he concluded that it was not necessarily related to his grandson. She seemed to simply want to take care of them.

Old Lu smiled and said, “Wherever we old guys go now, we are a burden. We have no benefits to offer. It’s rare that she still shows us goodwill.”

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Having experienced hardships, he still cherished the goodwill of others who offered help in times of need, because it was so rare.

It was because they had experienced too much malice over the years and had seen the warmth and coldness of human relationships.

Zhao Di also agreed, “That’s right. I quite like and admire this comrade.”

“Old Gu, if Xiao Gu and Xiao Song really get together in the future, don’t object!” He had a very good impression of Song Chu. He didn’t think Song Chu was unworthy of Gu Yue. Instead, he thought they were a good match. So he said with a bit of teasing.

Having lived together in the cowshed for so many years, they had a good relationship and spoke freely.

Old Lu chuckled, “Yes, Old Gu, you can consider it.”

Even Old Wei, who had been silent and had a scholarly air, smiled and said, “I think Comrade Song is quite good.”

They had lived most of their lives and had experienced many ups and downs. They believed they were good judges of character.

They weren’t saying this because Song Chu had recently asked Song Lao Er to send them things and had taken care of their work. They genuinely felt that she was a good person and didn’t have any intention of taking advantage of them.

Old Gu was at a loss for words. “There’s nothing going on yet, and you are more worried than I am. I’m still open-minded about young people’s affairs. I won’t interfere.”

This also meant that if Gu Yue chose to be with Song Chu, he would not object.

Perhaps he once had the idea of finding a well-matched girl for his grandson, but now that he had dragged down his son and grandson, he didn’t care much about these things.

As long as his grandson was happy, he would not object. Besides, he had a very good impression of Song Chu. She was beautiful, smart, likable, and capable.

Song Chu didn’t know that her asking her eldest maternal uncle to help the old people in the cowshed change jobs had led to a conversation about her and Gu Yue getting together.

She was at home at the moment.

Seeing her eldest sister-in-law carrying two large bundles, looking displeased but with an air of arrogance, as if saying, “You’ll have to beg me to come back in the future,” Song Chu found it amusing.

Did she think that her eldest brother couldn’t live without her?

Tang Feng’s gaze fell on her eldest sister-in-law’s bundles. She was sure there were many things inside.

In the past, if her eldest daughter-in-law wanted to send things to her maternal family, as long as she didn’t take them from her, she wouldn’t bother to interfere.

But now she was a little unhappy. Going back with so many things, it didn’t feel like she was being sent back to reflect, but rather like she was going back in glory to visit her family.

She was about to go forward and check her eldest sister-in-law’s bundles, but Song Chu stopped her. “Mom, let her take them.”

Tang Feng looked at her in confusion. “If she takes things back, won’t she be going back in glory? She can say that she missed her family and that’s why she’s going back to stay for a few days.”

She was sure her foolish son wouldn’t take the initiative to tell anyone that he had sent his wife back to her maternal home to reflect. Judging by her eldest daughter-in-law’s personality, she would definitely say that to her family.

Song Chu curled her lips and whispered, “Mom, let her be proud for a few days. The more glorious she is when she goes, the more miserable she will be after a while. You know what that family is like.”

I’m stuck. The next chapter will probably be around 12 o’clock~