pay of your debt

Tyler was taken aback as he, heard Elena's concerned tone. It appeared as if this was the first time Elena had ever shown concern for his mother.

In the past, she had always been indifferent.

This further solidified a certain belief in his heart, he didn't probe further and simply responded: "No need, mom has already woken up.

Collins is with her at the clinic, they asked me to come back and rest first."

"That's good then," Elena casually commented before adding: "It's getting dark and the three naughty boys still haven't returned, go look for them and have them come back to sleep."

As for the matter of exchanging food tickets for goods, that can wait till tomorrow.

Hearing Elena's slightly anxious tone, Tyler's expression grew much more solemn.

He hesitated a little, but eventually agreed: "Alright, I'll go round them up."

However, as soon as he reached the door, he glanced back at the woman on the Bed bed.

He'll trust her this time.

As soon as he left the door, Elena immediately began counting the food tickets in her hand.

Well, well, so many? Tickets for a couple hundred pounds of grain, Tyler sure did well.

Once she finished counting, Elena laid down on the bed, starting to think about where to hide these food tickets.

Where could she hide it? She deliberated and deliberated, the fatigue of an entire day, plus the strain of having crossed over, in this moment all of her thoughts were blown away by the evening wind.

She didn't even know when Tyler returned home with the children.

The next day, she woke up really early, realizing that she had slept exceptionally well the night before.

As she got out of bed, intending to leave, her eyes instantly fell on the sewing machine next to her.

That's right! She had a sewing machine, she could sew the ration tickets into something! After a brief look around, she set her sights on her pillowcase.

Taking the initiative, she kept a few ration tickets that would be needed for meals and exchanges in the next few days, stuffed the rest back into the envelope, and finally sewed it into her pillowcase.

No one will be able to find them now.

Tyler and the mischievous children hadn't woken up yet.

Elena didn't call for them, she took her ration tickets and went out the door.

On her way to the sent-down youth spot early in the morning, Elena ran into a few familiar faces.

They were the same aunties who helped extinguish her fire yesterday and was secretly badmouthing her.

Maybe her appearance scared them yesterday, today when they saw Elena, they immediately closed their mouths, not daring to utter a word.

Elena ignored them and just kept walking ahead.

Upon arriving at the Youth Point, the second she stepped in, the previously noisy yard fell silent at the sight of her.

In that moment, their gazes shifted en masse to their right, falling on the face of a man of the "Youth" who had relatively fair features.

Elena understood, this male Youth was probably the Roland with whom Elena had persistently pursued in the past.

Before setting her sights on the female lead, the original host was fond of this Roland.

Roland's looks were not particularly outstanding, but he had a slight air of bookishness, which attracted the original host greatly.

However, it was after all a good novel, and the person Roland liked was the female lead, Katherine.

Furthermore, he also had a fiancee back in the city.

This made him look down on a woman like the original host.

Interestingly, he did not reject the original host's favors, accepting all kinds of gifts she offered him.

The original host was also a love-struck fool to an extreme, starving her own three children to provide for this pretty boy.

If Elena were to comment on the original host and this man, she could only say they were a perfect match.

Upon seeing her, Roland's face did not look good, even showing signs of impatience.

He did not want to be involved with this woman and pretended not to see her in hope of leaving.

But before he could move, Elena took the initiative to stride past him, heading directly towards a few female.

This move scared Roland quite a bit. Was it possible that this woman was not coming for him but for someone else?

His brows twitched anxiously, feeling a sense of unease.

Elena couldn't be bothered with him.

She casually pulled out several grain coupons from her pocket, turned to the female and asked,

"I've got grain coupons here.

Do you want to trade?"

Before she could finish her sentence, a man appeared before her.

"Elena! What kind of trick is this?"

It was Roland, whom she had just ignored.

Elena looked at his doubtful gaze, only then realising, could it be that he suspected her behaviours were meant to attract his attention?

What a face he has.

She scoffed, stepped backward and distanced herself from him, responding,

"Can't you see? I'm asking them if they want to exchange grain coupons."

During this time, only then she had the chance to take a good look at this man.

His appearance was quite ordinary, even Tyler was more attractive than him, being neither too tall, nor too rich, nor handsome.

What exactly had attracted the original host to him?

And there's Klaus, who the original host was attracted to before, wasn't he a butcher?

What did the original host find attractive about him, his pigsty scent?

Elena didn't understand the original host's taste, and she had no intention of evaluating either.

Lest it affect her own aesthetics. Roland looked at her with suspicion,

"Did you really come here for this?"

Elena rolled her eyes, "Otherwise, what? However..."

She stared at Roland, who was in front of her, for a few moments and then suddenly said,

"However, I do have something to ask of you." Roland showed "I knew it" mocking expression, but before he could speak, Elena said,

"I came here to ask you for money, the money you borrowed from me before, isn't it time you return it?"

"Re...return money?"

Roland widened his eyes. Was this something this woman would say to him?

Not only did she not give him money, but she also wanted to get money from him?

Was she insane?

Elena looked at him with contempt and took a step back.

She amplified her voice, loud enough for everyone around them to hear,

"Yes, you need to return my money!

As a knowledge youth, you shouldn't default it right?

I've recorded every penny I lent you!"

She sneered in her heart.

She just didn't believe it. In front of so many people, how could Roland dare not to repay her money.

Spending the original's money, despising the female lead, having it all, where in the world are there so many good things?

Unexpectedly, the previous interactions between these two were all about Roland borrowing money from Elena.

In a blink of an eye, the way these educated youth looked at Roland changed from sympathy to complexity.

Thinking about it now, every time Elena came, Roland always showed an impatient face and would always drag her away before she could even speak.

So before this, was it all a ruse created by Roland to make it seem like he was madly pursued by Elena?

His suspicious gaze was promptly recognized by Roland.

He inwardly cursed, his hand clenched into a fist. He glared at Elena and said, "Give it back! I will fetch it for you right now!"

Watching Roland enter the room, Elena brought to mind again the primary reason for her visit today—she shook the grain coupon in her hand.

"Are you really not going to trade with me? This is a national grain coupon." She had been surprised when Tyler took it out the previous day. In this era, most grain coupons were only valid locally.

However, a national grain coupon could be used all over the country—making them very suitable for those who traveled often, who needed not to exchange for local coupons everywhere they went.

It could save them a lot of trouble.

So, she immediately went to the educated youth spot, knowing the demand here must be great.

As expected, the eyes of several of the educated youths lit up as soon as she spoke.