Chapter 70: Jiaojiao is spoiled by the rough man

Chapter 170 I Won’t Do Such a Stupid Thing

"That's right... these are all gifts from my friends. I have a lot of friends in the city, and their families are well-off, not as poor as here." Although she gave in verbally, Lan Ying still revealed pride in her words and gestures out of caution and to prevent potential trouble. She was proud in her heart, and facing someone she hated, this feeling could not be completely hidden.

"Oh, I see. There do seem to be rumors about educated youth who went to the countryside returning to the city." Li Meifen nodded in agreement, but suddenly changed the subject: "But what are the backgrounds of your friends? The educated youth who went to the countryside and returned to the city all had jobs arranged for them by the city, and their wages were not necessarily much higher than those of the production team. How did they have the money to buy them? Could it be that their families all have problems?"

Li Meifen's doubts were indeed justified. In fact, Lan Ying had lied before, and now she was suddenly questioned. She was stunned for a moment and could not find a suitable reason to respond.

"Or should I go and report this problem to the village head and the party secretary, and ask them to report it to the relevant city departments for investigation? After all, I have no idea about the living conditions and income levels of urban families, and I can only rely on guesswork." Li Meifen's words revealed her great curiosity and suspicion about the economic sources of other people's families, but this all stemmed from her ignorance and speculation about the outside world.

"I've already said that this is my private matter, why are you interfering! What does it have to do with you!" Unable to find a lie to stop Li Meifen's words, Lan Ying felt the crisis approaching and took a deep breath.

"I want to tell you, Li Meifen, everyone in our Baihua Village, including the village party secretary and the village chief, has prejudices against the young people you exchanged here. You witnessed it with your own eyes when we assigned tasks before. If you tell them this, they will think you are making it up, but as a young person who works hard here, I am not afraid of you complaining!" Lan Ying took a gamble here: she believed that Li Meifen would not really have the courage to argue with the village leaders.

Li Meifen looked at the self-criticism that she had already written more than halfway, and pondered over how to fill in the remaining text.

"I will hand the inspection report to the village chief at noon, and I will tell you the truth about your situation." Although Li Meifen said this, she actually had no intention of informing the village chief.

What Lan Ying said just now made sense. From the beginning, she felt the rejection of them and Su Wanwan by the entire Baihuayuan villagers. As a local young person, Lan Ying was once detained for beating someone. Now she wants to expose others, and it is almost impossible to gain the trust of the village chief. People will only think that she is slandering Lan Ying. Li Meifen will not do such a stupid thing.

"It's up to you!" Lan Ying bit her lip silently and comforted herself: Li Meifen doesn't have such courage.

After Su Wanwan and Xu Yan walked out of the infirmary, they sat on the warm but slightly hot stone at the door and listened intermittently to the argument in the house. Although there was a door between them, the content of the conversation was still clearly audible.

"Interesting." As the wind blew past, Xu Yan smiled softly and sighed in a low voice: "It is indeed interesting. Our plan went unexpectedly smoothly."

Even Su Wanwan felt a little bit unbelievable. Lunch time soon arrived, and Li Meifen, who was busy submitting the inspection report, went to the village chief's office on time.

As soon as Li Meifen left, Lan Ying walked in the opposite direction of the cafeteria with a melancholy expression. Su Wanwan noticed that was the area where Liu Ruo was.

"Is that Liu Ruo the woman who went to the town with Lan Ying to sell cured pork that day?" Su Wanwan confirmed with Xu Yan again.

Xu Yan nodded: "Yes, it should be an appointment. I will go and observe, you go to the cafeteria to eat first."

"Wait... wait a moment." As soon as Xu Yan finished speaking, his figure followed behind Lan Ying.

Su Wanwan hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Give me your lunch box. I'll get you some food. You can eat when I come back."

There were several young people in the village who were unable to get food in time and would ask others for help. However, Xu Yan's look when he turned back made Su Wanwan's heart tremble.

Su Wanwan walked into the cafeteria alone, carrying their lunch boxes. From a distance, she saw only Su Wanwan walking towards her. Looking around, she did not see Xu Yan, and Bai Luwei was full of confusion.

"He might have caught a cold last night and his stomach is not feeling well, so he's resting in the clinic. I brought him lunch." The moment Su Wanwan took the lunch box from Xu Yan, she had already thought of an excuse to explain.

People will get sick and feel unwell, and other workers are busy and will not delve into the truth.

"Oh."

Bai Luwei listened to Su Wanwan's words and simply responded like a person serving food in the cafeteria. Then he noticed something was wrong, looked around the wide area of ​​the cafeteria, and suddenly frowned: "Xu Yan is not feeling well, is Lan Ying also having a bad stomach? Is Li Meifen also having a bad stomach?"

Today, only one of the four young people in the health center showed up to eat, which seemed a bit strange.

"I don't know anything about these two." Su Wanwan knew she didn't want to make up lies for Li Meifen and Lan Ying, so she took the lunch box and enjoyed her food.

She had to finish eating and go back to the clinic. Perhaps Xu Yan would come back to see her soon.

"Hey, tell me, did you have any conflict this morning? Did the two of them quarrel again?"

After spending so many days together in the cafeteria, Bai Luwei had somewhat reduced his initial unfamiliarity. He took his lunch box and sat directly next to Su Wanwan, asking about trivial matters in the clinic with a smile on his face.

"Yes, there was a little dispute." Su Wanwan nodded.

"What's going on? Who wins in the end? I guess Li Meifen is still the most effective with her mouth." After all, last time when they quarreled with just her mouth, Li Meifen never lost to those young men, and even Feng Jixiang stood on her side in the end.

Now there are only two of them left in the station, and it is hard to imagine Lan Ying defeating Li Meifen.

"I don't know the details. I wasn't there at the time." After saying the last spoonful, Su Wanwan quickly took Xu Yan's lunch box and left, heading straight for the clinic.

Bai Luwei's lost expression lasted for several minutes, until Su Wanwan's figure completely disappeared from his sight.

The three of them came to this village to exchange identities. Li Meifen and Su Wanwan both got jobs at the health center, but he continued to struggle in the fields. Although the jobs in his hometown were the same, there would be no harm if there was no comparison!

If Su Wanwan and the others had the same job as her, perhaps the imbalance in her heart wouldn't be so intense... Just after lunch time, Lan Ying anxiously went to Liu Ruo's residence.

As a married woman, Liu Ruo does not need to work in the fields like young people, after all, she still needs to take care of housework and children. Lan Ying quietly approaches Liu Ruo's door, and after peeking around to make sure no one is paying attention, she sneaks into the house quietly.

"Why are you here?" Seeing Lan Ying coming in from outside, Liu Ruo vigilantly glanced at the surrounding environment, then quickly brought her into the house, making sure the doors and windows were closed.

"I brought the prepared seasoning to the field. The remaining meat has been braised. We must sell it as soon as possible within two or three days."