The woman outside was furious. When you hire someone to do work, you should at least pay them or give them some benefits, right? But Zhu Jiawen just used his smooth talk to coax her daughter into chopping wood for him countless times.

If this matter isn't resolved today, who knows how many more girls will have to work for him for free in the future.

"Zhu Jiawen, you bastard, come out here and give me an explanation, or you'll be dead once I'm inside..."

The woman outside had a loud, high-pitched voice, and everyone in the kitchen heard it clearly. Then they all turned to look at Zhu Jiawen.

Wenxi looked at this man who was particularly good at smoothing things over with curiosity. She never expected him to do such a thing. When she borrowed a basket from someone, she would give them a few pieces of fruit candy. But this Zhu Jiawen didn't give her anything. He just let the girl do things for him for free.

Right now we're chopping wood, but what about later?

Will she make unreasonable demands like Lu Xiaoyun in the future?

The scrutinizing gazes made Zhu Jiawen's face extremely awkward. Hearing the commotion outside, he knew that there were definitely a lot of people coming, and there was no way to avoid it. He had no choice but to get up and go out. So everyone else got up and followed. Wen Xi took the three plates she had brought and put them in a basket. The three of them also carried the baskets out.

When Wenxi came out, she was also startled. She saw men and women standing outside with large bamboo brooms and carrying poles. Even in the moonlight, she could clearly see the anger on their faces.

The woman at the head of the group said angrily, "We must teach this Zhu Jiawen a lesson today! If he can fool my daughter now, he can fool your daughters in the future, tricking them into chopping wood and gathering grain. If he seduces them, all our daughters' lives will be ruined!"

Although not every family has a daughter, there are certainly quite a few families with daughters. Hearing this, she was immediately frightened. If she was deceived by Zhu Jiawen, would she still be able to get married in the future?

Immediately, everyone became excited, and the scene became chaotic.

"Mom, Brother Zhu didn't lie to me, it was all my own choice..." A little girl suddenly ran out from the side, timidly tugging at the arm of the leading woman, trying to calm her mother down.

If she keeps making a scene like this, Brother Zhu will definitely stop talking to her in the future.

"You shameless hussy, get out of my way!" The woman angrily shoved her away. What a burden she was! Her family had come to help her seek justice and demand an explanation, and she was actually feeling sorry for them.

Today they could use this to get Zhu Jiawen to marry her, but instead, she's here feeling sorry for a man. I wonder if this Zhu guy feels even a little bit sorry for her.

The woman grabbed the girl's hand and dragged her in front of Zhu Jiawen. "Zhu Jiawen, open your dog eyes and take a good look at my girl's hands. She hurt them like this while helping you chop firewood. If you don't give us an explanation today, we won't let you off the hook. We'll come to the educated youth settlement every day to bother you and keep you from having any peace..."

“Auntie, you’ve got the wrong person. I’ve never even met your daughter. How could I possibly ask her to chop firewood for me? There must be some misunderstanding.” Zhu Jiawen said firmly and calmly, denying the misunderstanding.

He might admit it privately, but with so many people present, how could he face anyone afterward? Would he still have the authority as the male leader of the educated youth settlement?

Seeing Zhu Jiawen's denial, Wen Xi sneered. He wanted to deny it, but he had to see if she agreed. In his past life, he always liked to smooth things over, which made her suffer a lot of grievances. How could she possibly agree to him getting away with it?

She was determined to completely expose his true colors.

So Wenxi quietly slipped out and headed straight for the village office. With such a commotion, the village officials would soon come to handle it, and for the sake of their reputation, they would try to smooth things over. But Wenxi didn't want Zhu Jiawen to have an easy time today, so she used a wire to open the village office door and slipped inside.

Under the moonlight, Wen Xi went to the phone, took out the piece of paper Yan Zheng had given her from the system's inventory, and dialed the number on it.

Yan Zheng and his team are currently busy arresting human traffickers. There must be someone on duty at the police station, waiting for new developments. Even if it's not Yan Zheng, it will be someone else.

When the call was answered and a familiar voice was heard, Wen Xi raised an eyebrow, "Is this Brother Yan Zheng?"

Upon hearing the voice he had been longing for, Yan Zheng, disregarding his exhaustion, excitedly stood up. "Xiao Xi, is that you? Why are you calling me so late? Is something wrong?"

"Brother Yan, there's some trouble at the educated youth settlement. Could you please make the trip?" The village, for the sake of its reputation, would not agree to report it to the police, nor would it allow the police to get involved in the matter.

However, the village's punishment was insignificant, and Zhu Jiawen didn't take it seriously at all. That's why he denied it, because he knew that as long as he didn't admit it, the village couldn't do anything to him.

But now, Wenxi doesn't want this matter to be easily forgotten.

"Xiaoxi, don't be afraid, I'll be right there," Yan Zheng said earnestly.

After hanging up the phone and closing the village office door again, Wen Xi picked up her basket and went back. After walking for a few minutes, she returned to the vicinity of the educated youth compound. Seeing that the farce was still going on, she pulled Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue back with her. When Yan Zheng was about to arrive, she would come over and use the system to make Zhu Jiawen tell the truth and tell Yan Zheng all the schemes in his heart.

However, less than ten minutes after Wenxi and her two companions returned home, someone knocked on the gate. The knocking was very forceful, as if someone was deliberately trying to cause trouble.

Wen Xi quickly stored all the rice, flour, and other valuables in her room into the system warehouse. Then she locked her door and said to Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue, "Lock your doors too. Don't go out. If anyone comes in later, don't let anyone into the room."

After Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue locked their respective doors, Wen Xi walked into the courtyard. Reaching the gate, she asked, puzzled, "Who is it? We're already asleep. Can we talk about it tomorrow?"

"We'll talk about it tomorrow? What will you do if you sell all the stolen goods tomorrow?" Liang Zhaodi's voice came from outside. "Wen, I never expected you to be so dishonest. We're all educated youth, and you stole from everyone. Not only did you steal my ten yuan, but you also stole Xiulan's watch. Xiulan's watch was only bought less than a week ago, and it's still brand new! You're so immoral."