Rebirth in 1972: Redemption in Changbai Mountain

"What gives you the right to go to Zhou Rui?" Zhou Jiutian's voice rose slowly, carrying an indescribable chill.

"Just because he's a member of the Zhou family, and because Dashan is his uncle!" Tian Xiuying screamed in alarm, like a madwoman.

"And then? Who gets the job? Chen'er or Ji Bao?" Zhou Dashan didn't agree with his wife, but asked quietly, as if he was exhausted.

"Here..." Tian Xiuying's voice suddenly caught in her throat.

Yes, for whom?

Give it to the boss. Boss Zhou Chen is still in jail, and he won't last the remaining nine years.

It was given to the second son, but unfortunately Zhou Ji is now a cripple who stays in his room all day and refuses to even step out of the door.

"It can be given to Xiaoyun. At least Xiaoyun's surname is Zhou, not Gao." Tian Xiuying finally managed to come up with a name after a long pause, but she had lost her previous momentum.

Yes, Zhou Yun's surname is Zhou, but in her eyes, she is also a married daughter, and it's impossible for her to come back and take care of her and Zhou Dashan in their old age.

Even if we give it to Zhou Yun, so what? Does she really think she'll take the two of them to the city?

I know my own daughter best; it's just that I never wanted to think about it before because I had a son.

"He's a little beast, an ungrateful wretch who can't be tamed." Tian Xiuying remained silent for a long time before suddenly bursting out.

Somewhat hysterical, some inexplicably manic.

"Why didn't he give that permanent position to the boss? If he had given it to Chenbao, how could my darling have stolen things or gambled?"

"If Chenbao has a proper job, he'll work honestly and be able to marry a woman from town. No, he won't..."

As she spoke, Tian Xiuying choked up and could no longer continue, but the resentment in her eyes was like a thick, impenetrable fog.

"Alright, let's just leave it at that. Don't go looking for Zhou Rui; you can't beat him."

Zhou Jiutian took two more puffs of his pipe, but unfortunately the tobacco leaves inside were almost burned out, and there was hardly any smoke.

"If you go to him again, you'll only embarrass yourself."

Zhou Jiutian realized this earlier than they did. Ever since that incident last year, he knew he could no longer control Zhou Rui.

Although they didn't sign any severance agreement, the kinship was essentially gone once they took control of their son's and grandson's compensation.

Moreover, this was witnessed by all the villagers of Jiaolongxia.

Zhou Jiutian is not Tian Xiuying. He has lived in Jiaolongxia Village his whole life and he cares about his reputation.

"Come on, eat more turtle meat, it's very nourishing." Lin Qiuyue smiled and ladled a large bowl of meat for Daya, piling it high.

"That's enough, that's enough, I can't eat that much." Gao Daya waved her hands repeatedly.

"Big Sister Ya, have some fish, I caught it." An An also picked up a large piece of fish, seemingly very proud of herself.

"Auntie Daya, eat some meat."

"Auntie, have an egg."

Little Rice Cake and Little Goose also put their favorite foods into Daya's bowl, making Daya hurriedly pick up her bowl to catch them, otherwise the trembling food on the spoon would fall onto the table.

"Too much, too much." Daya took back her bowl, thinking how lucky her cousins ​​hadn't come to cause trouble.

Zhou Ping had no time to pay attention to her; he was starving and was working hard to turn himself into a glutton.

Zhou Rui just smiled at the scene: "Eat more, look how thin you are. Don't neglect your health for the sake of work."

"Brother, I haven't lost weight. The food at the forest farm canteen is plentiful, and we even get meat sometimes. I'm doing fine."

"How's your work going? How's your relationship with your colleagues?" Zhou Rui found this job for Daya, so naturally he wanted to know how she was doing at the forest farm.

"It's alright. It's just that the supply and marketing cooperative in the forest farm has just been established, and everyone is not very familiar with the work process. There have been some minor mistakes, but they have all been corrected immediately."

"Yeah, there's this guy inside who keeps asking me how I got into the forest farm, who my family is, it's kind of annoying."

"Hmm?" Zhou Rui paused for a moment, something was amiss.

Lin Qiuyue put down her chopsticks: "Da Ya, is someone interested in you and wants to date you?"

"Sister-in-law, what are you saying? I just joined the forest farm and I want to work hard."

Gao Daya almost buried her head in her bowl. Although she had thought about it before, she was still a little shy when Lin Qiuyue pointed it out to her.

Zhou Rui did not agree with Lin Qiuyue; instead, he shook his head.

Lin Qiuyue was taken aback: "Zhou Rui, do you think what I said is wrong?"

"It's not that you're wrong, it's just that you're oversimplifying things." Zhou Rui picked up the bowl and slowly sipped the soup.

The steam from the soup blurred the expression in his eyes. He put down the bowl and rubbed his fingers together. "The staffing of the forest farm supply and marketing cooperative was specially approved by the county forestry bureau in the first half of the year. The threshold was extremely strict."

Many people in the forest farm were eyeing this spot, hoping to place their relatives there.

Daya, a girl from the village, with no background or qualifications, suddenly took this spot; many people are envious.

Gao Daya paused, her chopsticks stilled, and the blush on her face faded slightly. "Brother, you mean... he doesn't want to date me?"

"Not necessarily." Zhou Rui looked at her, his tone as steady as a rock.

"Maybe this person really wants to pursue you, so they want to know who your family is."

"It's also possible that someone instructed him to probe your background, to find out your connections, and then find a reason to remove you from this position."

"After all, you're occupying a permanent employee position that many people would kill for."

Lin Qiuyue's face also darkened. She had only been thinking about the romantic feelings between young people and hadn't considered the implications at all.

"What can we do? Daya is just an honest girl, how can she possibly compete with those seasoned veterans who have been in the forest for years?"

"There's no need to be afraid." Zhou Rui picked up a piece of green vegetable with his chopsticks, his expression calm.

"When I helped Daya with the paperwork, I spoke with Director Zhang in person."

"Then Sister Song who deals with finances, Brother Deng from the cafeteria, who doesn't know that Da Ya is my sister?"

"And there's He Wu. He's the head of the supply and marketing cooperative now. With him around, Da Ya won't suffer any losses."

Zhou Rui called out each name one by one, instantly putting Gao Daya's mind at ease.

My cousin had already found me powerful backers; with so many people standing behind me, this job is practically guaranteed.

"But personal relationships are personal relationships, and rules are rules. Da Ya has to stand firm and not let anyone find fault with her."

Lin Qiuyue still chimed in. Having lived in the city for a long time, she understood that as long as a regular worker didn't make any mistakes, even the factory manager couldn't fire them.

He turned to look at Gao Daya, before he could finish speaking.

"You're still young, there's no rush to find a partner."

"If he asks about your family again in the future, just laugh it off and say that your family is just an ordinary farming family in the countryside, and that you all farm the land. Don't say anything else."

"Work accounts must be recorded clearly, one by one, with money and goods settled in full, without any ambiguity."

"No one can find any fault with you, so it won't be so easy for them to try and get rid of you again."

Gao Daya suddenly raised her head, the panic in her eyes mostly gone, and nodded heavily.

"Brother, I've got it. I check the accounts three times every day after get off work, and I won't make a single mistake."