Chapter 93 Inappropriate Thoughts

Whether Lu Zhining would get punished or not, no one knew, but he still came to work in high spirits the next day.

Wu Meifang felt dizzy. She couldn't believe that the two children had gone to the Russians' territory and brought back so much grain.

I'm still in a daze. If I went there once a year, with so much free food, just thinking about it makes me feel like I'm walking on air.

Wu Meifang suddenly realized that when her two children came back, they were darker and thinner, and their hands were very rough. They must have done a lot of work. No, she still couldn't go once a year. But it would be such a waste to waste so many good things.

Otherwise, we can ask my niece if she can go. She's very efficient at work, and she's much faster and stronger than those two kids.

Yes, that's the plan. We need to ask my niece. She can take time off to go. With Lao Lu in her family, taking time off shouldn't be a problem.

Wu Meifang thought it was a good idea and was secretly pleased with herself. Her colleagues next to her thought she was acting a little strange today. After all, Wu Meifang was the head of the logistics department. She was usually hardworking and diligent, and no one could find any fault with her. But today she was actually daydreaming.

"Minister Wu, is something good happening today? You look so happy. What's the good news? Share it with us!" A section chief from the logistics department peeked out to see if there was anything good happening, noticing her unusually cheerful expression.

"Go, go, go do what you're supposed to do. It's just that my second son came back from Pengcheng, and he brought back my brother-in-law's daughter. Let me tell you, this girl is only 12 years old, but she's already been admitted to university and started studying here this year. Our little girl is not only good at studying, but she's also a top-notch cook. I was just thinking that with her here, I'd be in for a treat. How could I not be happy?" Wu Meifang said with a smile before returning to her office.

He Caiwei and the others didn't stay idle at home either. Although there was no sun during their trip, they both got tanned, lost weight, and their hands became particularly rough. They need to take good care of themselves now.

He Caiwei knew that the food was for the country, so she didn't want to exchange it for anything; she just wanted to do her part.

Who knew that on the afternoon of the third day, her uncle brought her back a large pile of tickets and some money, not money to buy food, but as a reward for the hard work of the brother and sister.

The identification cards the brother and sister possess can still be used, but of course they can't be used for bad purposes, or they will be punished just the same.

Lu Qingzhu was overjoyed to have this certificate. After all, having this stamp was incredibly prestigious, and it would make things much easier for her wherever she went in the future. It was like taking a train; with this certificate, she could easily buy a sleeper ticket.

"Weiwei, here's everything, keep it safe. By the way, are you getting used to school? If anyone dares to bully you, just mention your brother's name, and I guarantee they'll behave themselves." Lu Qingzhu pushed all the things to He Caiwei. He only just remembered that he had been going to school for two or three days and wondered if his sister was getting used to it.

"Come on, second brother, I'm not going to fight. I'm just going to study. Besides, I'm not bad at fighting. Who would dare to bully me?" He Caiwei didn't think much of it. These classmates were still quite simple and honest. Moreover, she was the youngest in their class, so the older students took good care of her.

Lu Qingzhu was rather envious of her younger sister, who was a year younger than her, yet she was already attending university just like her.

"By the way, second brother, I still don't know what your major is?" He Caiwei didn't know what her second brother's major was either.

“I’m a finance major, and I’ve always wanted to do business since I was a child. Especially after visiting my two childhood friends, my determination to do business was strengthened. But after the private enterprises disappeared, my idea started to waver a bit.” Lu Qingzhu had this idea since he was very young, but after seeing that private enterprises didn’t have a good ending, his heart began to waver.

From the moment he skipped a grade to go to high school, his cronies in the compound were all ready to laugh at him. After he stopped running his own business, he was constantly ridiculed at school.

But he didn't want to give up his ideals. Although he couldn't run a private business now, he thought that this situation would be changed someday, maybe in 10 or 20 years.

Even if it takes 20 years, he is only 13 years old now, and he will be 33 years old in 20 years. He feels that he is still young.

"No, you can't give up halfway through anything. Persistence is key to victory. If it doesn't work here, what about somewhere else? Besides, this situation can't last forever. Maybe it will get better soon. Once you learn something, it's stored in your mind, so you don't have to worry about losing it. If you don't learn it, it will be too late if you need to use it later." This young man is quite farsighted; he actually wants to start his own business and become his own boss. At this time, there are still quite a few people who want to start their own businesses and become their own bosses. After all, public-private partnerships have been implemented, and many people feel that learning this skill is useless.

But what knowledge is useless? Once you learn it, it's stored in your mind, and you can use it whenever you want. As people say, you should learn as long as you live.

"Sister, there's something I want to ask you. I heard from some classmates that some people went to your area to smuggle themselves in. Have you seen them? I heard it's easy to get there from your area." For some reason, Lu Qingzhu suddenly thought of Hong Kong.

He had overheard people whispering in the library that their relatives had gone to Pengcheng to smuggle themselves into Hong Kong, since Pengcheng and Hong Kong are only separated by a strait and are not very far apart, so they could swim across.

After all, many people didn't have the money to buy plane tickets at that time, so smuggling themselves across the border was much simpler.

"Don't even think about that. Do you know how many bodies are pulled out of that sea every day? My classmate's grandfather and his friends go there to retrieve bodies, and sometimes they can earn dozens of yuan a day. Think about it, it's not just one or two people doing it; most of the villagers go down there to earn this kind of money. One morning, you woke up and the entire sea was covered with floating corpses. Aren't you scared?" He Caiwei was determined to dispel his thoughts.

They have plenty of food and drink; they don't need to go to the port city to become homeless like those other people.

"Is it really that exaggerated?" Lu Qingzhu seemed skeptical. If so many people died, why would people still be rushing to Pengcheng to smuggle themselves out?

"I'll take you there during the holidays this year. You have to see the river full of corpses with your own eyes before you can give up this idea." He Caiwei really wanted to give him a beating to wake him up. This guy, really, did she think she could lie to him?

"No, are you sure you're not exaggerating?" Lu Qingzhu still believed that his sister was threatening him, which was why she said that.

“There were no cameras back then. If there were, I would definitely take some pictures for you. Mingyue said that after she got up, she could see floating corpses on the river when she looked out of her window. Just think how many there were? Only people who couldn’t survive would go that far to try to cross the river illegally. You know, it’s not just because they were too weak to stand up for themselves that they died in the river. Some people would even die in the river because of robbery. If it’s on the shore, it’s okay, but if it’s in the water, there are several of them. If you can’t win, you’ll die in the river. Do you understand?” After He Caiwei finished speaking, she stopped arguing with him and left with her things.