She reclaimed her family property and broke off her engagement to go to the countryside.

Chapter 53 The Proposal to Rent a House
The farce ended with Gu Yuncheng's exasperation.

However, he didn't have time to say much right now. He hadn't had a good meal in so long, and that braised pork was practically his life-saving magic weapon.

While they were washing up, Jiang Shi'an came over.

"Give it to me, and don't get involved!"

She casually remarked, but the other person didn't offer her the bowl and chopsticks; instead, they scooped up a ladle of water for themselves.

"It's nothing, it's just a bowl."

By the way, are you annoyed by that person?

It is self-evident who he is talking about.

She lived in the countryside, and although she had a good relationship with Huang Chunjing.

But Jiang Shi'an is different. He was involved in and aware of some of the things that happened before.

"Does this need to be said?"

Upon hearing this, the man was somewhat pleased.

He knew that Ji Shuyin was unshakeable.

How could such a proud person change their original intention because of some small actions?

"Have you ever thought about staying far away from him?"

At this point, she finally understood.

Just then, the dishes were washed, so I turned around and glanced at him.

"leave?

Wherever I went, I was always in the educated youth dormitory, constantly running into each other. What could I do?

She had considered it before, but there was no precedent for it here, yet Jiang Shi'an was very happy.

"If you really have this idea, we can move out!"

"Wouldn't it be better to avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble if we didn't live under the same roof?"

"You think I'm unwilling? But it's so difficult!"

We can't explain this to the battalion commander.

At this point, she let out a soft sigh.

To facilitate management, all the educated youth lived together in what was known as an educated youth settlement.

Not only their Willow Sprouts Production Team, but all the other production teams did the same.

"I've also learned about this in the last couple of days; it's not that there aren't educated youth living separately."

She was somewhat surprised to hear this.

If that's really the case, then she doesn't need to think of any other solutions.

"How to say?"

Seeing her interest, Jiang Shi'an became happy as well.

"This is the case in the Grape Valley production team. The dormitories for the educated youth there are quite tight and can't accommodate so many people."

So, some people started living in the village.

"Those old, abandoned houses...maybe we could do something like that."

As the two were talking, Huang Chunjing came over.

"I also want to move out, but it's not that easy!"

"We have enough space here, it definitely won't work."

What she said reflects the reality, but once you have a starting point, the rest is up to you.

"Perhaps we really can give it a try!"

Ji Shuyin glanced at Jiang Shi'an, and the two smiled knowingly. Huang Chunjing felt like she was being isolated and kept pestering her to get to the bottom of it.

"Don't worry, I definitely won't forget you if I can."

Back in the dorm, the atmosphere was a bit tense, and no one spoke much. The matter was considered over.

The next day, Ji Shuyin had to go to work.

They grow a lot of rice here, which needs a constant supply of water, so someone is assigned to watch over the water every day.

Jiang Shi'an is currently working on this.

Their assigned task was to go up the mountain to gather some pig feed to use for feeding the pigs.

The mountain is covered with lush vegetation, so it's easy to fill a basket with cuttings.

Huang Chunjing didn't come with them today, but other educated youths who wanted work points came to work together.

She prepared some together first, then made an excuse to separate herself from the main group.

I'll take this opportunity to go and check out the space.

Her vegetables are a complete mess and need to be cleaned up immediately.

Before that, she wanted to take a look at the Wang family's belongings. What intrigued her most was the safe, but after fiddling with it for a long time, she still couldn't open it.

There are so many letters and other things in the study that I can't read them all in a short time.

So she went into the yard.

The cucumbers have already grown quite a lot, lying on the ground. I picked a tender one, washed it, and it's ready to eat.

It's crisp and refreshing, with a very authentic flavor; it even tastes better than those grown normally.

In addition, the vegetables were watered.

Seeing such good things being wasted like this, she felt terrible.

Yesterday, Jiang Shi'an's suggestion really appealed to her.

Now that she's inside the space, she's even more determined to move out and live alone.

The reality was not complicated; everyone lived in the educated youth dormitory.

However, many people will definitely not adapt well to a group environment.

If you talk to the brigade leader, maybe he'll agree!
Just as I was thinking this, I came out of the space.

Everyone else had already filled several baskets, so she couldn't go too far, or she might give others something to use against her.

She walked down the mountain and arrived at the pigsty. After emptying the pig feed, she prepared to go over there again.

As soon as they stepped outside, they ran into Jiang Shi'an.

"Why are you back?"

He should be in the rice paddy right now.

"I'll come back to find you. Let's go to the brigade leader's house. I'll tell you the details on the way."

Jiang Shi'an didn't stand on ceremony and took her basket directly.

This person usually took good care of her, so Ji Shuyin wasn't shy at all. Instead, she became even more interested in what he was talking about.

"is this okay?"

“I asked a lot of people, and most of them were willing to move out.”

Besides, we're not staying here for free; we should at least give a little something in return, like rent.

Those vacant houses belong to the production team; they're just sitting idle anyway.

If it's an individual renting out a house, then they're making a mistake.

However, things are different when it comes to a group.

Ji Shuyin nodded, also feeling that the captain was very likely to agree.

Today, the two of them went to talk to the team as representatives.

If it really works out, then there will definitely be more than just the two of them going out.

Zhao Baogang was also very surprised after hearing this.

"You want to move out? There's no precedent for that!"

In fact, he felt it was a bit troublesome; once separated, it would be difficult to manage.

"Captain, you must have heard about what happened to the Grape Valley production team. We should just do the same thing as them."

"But there's no room left for them."

To be honest, he was also having a headache. Jiang Shi'an wasn't stupid; he had already considered all the possibilities in advance.

"That's right, we've discussed it."

Those educated youth who went out to live were tried to stay together in one place, which was closer and more convenient.

In addition, contributing some rent to the team each month is a good balance.

To be honest, the rent was somewhat tempting for him.

Jiang Shi'an went on to say more, mentioning some inconveniences of living together and differences in personal lifestyles.

Zhao Baogang also sighed and did not agree immediately.

"Okay, we team members will discuss it and get back to you later."

The two men thanked him and then left his house.

This ambiguous attitude means there's a 50% chance they won't agree.

Ji Shuyin followed them outside, when suddenly a brilliant idea struck her.

"Don't worry, I have a great idea, I guarantee the captain will agree."

"What's a good idea?"

She smiled slightly, but didn't say anything directly.

"You go back first, I'll be right back!"

(End of this chapter)