Chapter 208 Not Buying It
Zhang Chaoyang glanced at Ye Hua. In fact, he recognized Ye Hua, but Ye Hua seemed to not know who he was.
This Fang Peizhong often bragged about his family being officials, but Ye Hua was just a kindergarten director.
What's there to boast about?
He was holding onto a competitive spirit, wanting to compete against Song Moting and his people.
After this heavy snow, the reputation of Song Moting and Jiang Xiaoxiao among the educated youth had risen significantly. Everyone knew that Song Moting and Jiang Xiaoxiao had managed to bring in a lot of grain.
Solved the shortage of grain in various production teams on the farm, and even helped surrounding farms solve their grain issues.
Although they couldn't solve the entire county's grain shortage problem, addressing the issues of these few farms was enough for everyone to be endlessly grateful.
After all, a while back, everyone was almost drinking gruel. So hungry that they were dizzy and light-headed.
But now at least, each production team could eat thick porridge.
Looking ahead, in two months, the grain will be harvested, and by then, there will be no worries.
Whenever people talked about Jiang Xiaoxiao and Song Moting, they all gave a thumbs up, while Zhang Chaoyang was hardly known.
Zhang Chaoyang felt indignant. He also came from a cadre background, and frankly, he and Song Moting grew up in the same compound.
Both families knew each other well. How could he not know who Song Moting was?
Back in the compound, Song Moting was always better than him. He was the leader among the kids, always a head above, and Zhang Chaoyang's lifelong goal was to surpass Song Moting, to surpass the aura that was cast over him by Song Moting.
Yet he never expected that even though he gathered quite a few friends around him in the compound, he still could not outshine Song Moting.
Even now at the youth point, it was the same. Was he bound to be suppressed by Song Moting his whole life?
He had long secretly sent people to gather information, hearing that Song Moting's fields were doing very well.
Although Song Moting and his team didn't have much rice paddy, it was said that their rice seedlings were growing better than anywhere else.
He also heard that they even managed to plant the forest land.
They planted ginseng seedlings. Although ginseng seedlings don't mature in a year, as long as they were planted, they were expected to grow well, according to the elders.
The most difficult part for ginseng seedlings was sprouting, but once they sprouted, they would grow well.
Moreover, that forest land was suitable for ginseng growth. In a couple of years, once the ginseng was harvested,
it was likely that Song Moting and his group would indeed take the lead.
Zhang Chaoyang was now holding onto a spirit to outdo Song Moting and his team. Their small collective not only farmed but also started raising angora rabbits, aiming to develop supplementary industries to boost economic efficiency.
He believed that by the end of the year, when they had created real economic benefits for everyone, with money in everyone's hands,
no one would remember what Song Moting and his people had done.
However, he had absolutely no respect for Fang Peizhong, who he saw as a complete playboy. Frankly, his own family was the true cadre family, yet he never saw his parents spoiling him like that.
Fang Peizhong was useless in everything he tried to do.
Who could possibly look up to him? He regretted having brought Fang Peizhong into his collective.
No wonder Song Moting and his team didn't want Fang Peizhong. With his attitude, no one would want him anywhere.
But since he was already in his collective, of course, he could only keep him.
If he kicked him out now, people would laugh at him. After all, when no one else wanted Fang Peizhong, he was the one who took him under his wing.
If he drove him out now, what would people think of him?
But if Fang Peizhong dared to slack off under him, he was dreaming.
He quietly ate his meal without touching the candies.
A few candies were not enough to buy him off!
To him, things would continue as they were. If Fang Peizhong dared to shirk work, he'd have him in tears.
Ye Hua passed out candies to everyone, and each person greeted him with a smile.
However, when she handed candies to the boy in front of her, he just glanced at them, smiled slightly, and said thank you.
He neither took nor accepted the candies.
Liu Hongmei quickly introduced the person standing in front of her.
"Auntie, this is Zhang Chaoyang, the captain of our small collective. Captain Zhang is impressive! Not only capable, but he also has a knack for managing everyone."
This was to remind Ye Hua that the person in front of her was the one overseeing Fang Peizhong's work.
Ye Hua immediately understood; this was a small boss.
She sat down smiling, "Oh my, Captain Zhang is so young and promising. You look about the same age as our Peizhong. Yet you're so capable, our Peizhong can't compare! In the future, our Peizhong will need to rely on Captain Zhang. Our Peizhong hasn't been in good health since he was at home, and he can't do much heavy work. We'll need to ask Captain Zhang to look after him. If you ever need anything, let Peizhong write to us, and we'll have someone send it or bring it over. After all, you're working together. It's fate."
She wanted to build a relationship with Zhang Chaoyang to open a back door for her family's Fang Peizhong.
Zhang Chaoyang quickly finished his meal with a few chopsticks of porridge and then closed the lid on his lunchbox with a smile.
"Auntie, you eat slowly. I've finished and will go back to work. There's so much work in the fields. As the captain, I must lead by example. I'll go first."
He spoke to the others in the canteen.
"Hurry up and eat; there's only half an hour. Finish up and get to the fields. We've got a heavy workload today! Besides, we still have to cut grass for the rabbits later."
The others, who were joyfully chatting, were immediately startled by Zhang Chaoyang's words and quickly focused on their meals.
Ye Hua felt uneasy, seeing Zhang Chaoyang who had just left, she knew that the captain didn't pay her any mind.
This attitude of ignoring everything meant her son wouldn't have a good time working under him.
Liu Hongmei served half a lunchbox of porridge for Ye Hua.
No one was informed that Ye Hualan was coming, and the canteen did not prepare extra food. Liu Hongmei gave Ye Hua her own portion.
Ye Hua found the plain porridge quite good, although it was simple. Porridge with pickles, but even in the city at this time, meals weren't much better.
In three bites, Ye Hua finished her meal, remembering that the captain had mentioned. There was only half an hour for a break, and her son hadn't eaten yet. She brought along quite a few good things for him, hoping he could have something tasty.
Liu Hongmei had no choice but to speed up her eating, then brought a lunchbox of porridge for Fang Peizhong, and the two of them went directly to see him.
As soon as they entered the dormitory, they saw the luggage already opened, and Fang Peizhong was there munching on glutinous rice sticks in three bites.
There were dry cakes and an opened can of fruit, its contents already gone, seemingly eaten by Fang Peizhong.
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