Chapter 50 My Patience Is Limited

She didn’t seem to care what everyone else thought; as soon as she finished speaking, she went ahead and claimed a spot for herself. Qiao Yuxiang couldn’t help but frown at her behavior. Just then, two female educated youths came in together, and the room immediately became crowded. One of them clearly wasn’t happy. "We had just enough space for a few of us to live in, and now with so many new people, we can’t possibly sleep stacked on top of each other, can we?" Yunyi sized up the kang bed. At a push, it could accommodate six people lying flat; to fit seven, everyone would need to sleep on their side in a synchronized position. Just picturing it made her shiver. She turned to the educated youth who had led them in. "Educated Youth Qiao, what this educated youth said isn’t wrong. If we all squeeze onto one kang bed, I’m afraid we won’t fit." Qiao Yuxiang sighed—it was precisely what she had been reluctant to say to the work team leader, fearing he might think she was meddling. "I don’t have a solution for this; you’ll have to go to the work team leader." Yunyi saw right through it. Educated Youth Qiao knew the situation from the start but didn’t want to get involved. Bai Suli was smug. "You two had better go find the work team leader fast, or you’ll have nowhere to sleep tonight." Geng Erhong was already in a bad mood, and Bai Suli was just being annoying. "What are you so proud of? We have nowhere to sleep, and you look thrilled?" Yunyi didn’t want to start trouble as soon as she arrived, so she gave Geng Erhong a tug. "Why bother with someone like her?" Bai Suli snapped back when she heard this, "Chuyunyi, what do you mean by that? What kind of person am I?" Yunyi coldly glanced at her. "You’d best watch your mouth. Don’t stir up trouble for nothing. My patience is limited; if you really push me, you definitely won’t be able to bear the consequences." Her words and intimidating expression frightened Bai Suli, who didn’t dare say another word for a long while. As someone who had lived through several lifetimes, Yunyi looked down on these childish games and couldn’t believe this person was so presumptuous. The older educated youth who had come in later, Cui Aiju, turned around and went out to the courtyard. "Work Team Leader, come out for a moment! We need to talk to you." Wang Jianhui had just finished arranging things for the new male educated youths when he heard the shout from the courtyard and came out. "Educated Youth Cui, what’s the matter?" Cui Aiju looked very unhappy. "Work Team Leader, our kang bed is only so big. It fits the four of us quite comfortably, and squeezing in one more person makes it just right. At most, it can fit six if we squeeze, and you know this. But now, three new female educated youths have arrived. How are we supposed to live? It’s not right that after a hard day’s work, we can’t even rest properly, is it?" Wang Jianhui also felt chagrined; he had indeed overlooked this matter. "Educated Youth Cui, I didn’t think this through properly. I’ll go talk to the village cadres right now." At this moment, an educated youth cooking in the kitchen said, "Work Team Leader, the meal is ready. Let’s eat first. Everyone else is having dinner at this hour; it wouldn’t be appropriate to go now." Thinking it over, Wang Jianhui agreed and said to the new educated youths, "Let’s eat first. After the meal, I’ll take you to see the accountant to borrow some grain and then talk to the Branch Secretary about the housing issue." Since the work team leader had spoken, no one insisted further. Wang Jianhui greeted the new educated youths, "You’ve just arrived, so consider this meal our welcome from us older educated youths. It’s nothing fancy, so please don’t mind." Yunyi didn’t want to take advantage of others, knowing that nobody’s food came easily, so she turned to her luggage and took out a can of meat. She handed it to Wang Jianhui. "Work Team Leader, please add this to the meal. It’s just a small token from me."