Yao Hong was stunned. Wang Mengyao denied it, and she was finished.

"I'm looking for someone. Who am I looking for? Let him come and confront me."

"Little girl, did she give you the candy?"

Chu Jianguo didn't think it was the child Wang Mengyao had found; the woman was too calm.

"It wasn't her. That female educated youth didn't have hair this long."

The child glanced at Wang Mengyao and gestured with his hand to indicate the length of her hair; it should be Hu Lantou.

Yao Hong was stunned. What should she do?

Wang Mengyao glanced at Yao Hong and dropped another bombshell.

"Director Chu, I'm going back to the city. All the formalities are done, and I'm leaving tomorrow. Is it really necessary for me to do all this?"

Wang Mengyao's words stunned everyone. Going back to the city? How did she manage that? Especially the other educated youth who had come with her. Everyone wanted to go back to the city, but how many could actually do it?

With that, Wang Mengyao was free, and Yao Hong plopped down on the ground, bursting into tears.

Yu Yin knew that even in later generations, it was difficult to define the crime a woman committed against a man. She was merely giving a warning: she was not someone to be trifled with, and everyone should think about the consequences before acting.

In the end, Yao Hong was punished by having to write a self-criticism, and the incident was recorded in her file. She was also forced to tap rubber trees for three months. Tapping rubber trees meant going into the forest, where poisonous snakes roamed; it was a job no one wanted to do.

Yu Yin had no objection to the punishment. The record would be on her file for life, affecting her future return to the city, performance evaluations, and so on. It was a very severe punishment.

Yu Yin believed her; Wang Mengyao was the mastermind. Unfortunately, she distanced herself completely, making it impossible to prove her involvement. Thankfully, she was leaving, otherwise she would feel uneasy.

Yu Yin is still unaware that she has a deep connection with Wang Mengyao!

Director Chu sent someone to take Yao Hong back to the Production and Construction Corps farm and informed her of the punishment. Yu Yin thanked Aunt Wang and the others, and was also going home; her child was waiting.

Wang Mengyao gave Yu Yin a strange smile, which was inexplicable. Yu Yin didn't bother to respond.