Having returned from the future, Lin Siqi could easily see through He Xiaolan's ulterior motives. She still thought she was the same gullible fool she once was, someone who could be completely manipulated by her.

Did they think Lin Siqi was still that capricious little princess who could be controlled by He Xiaolan?

From the moment she returned, all she wanted to do was protect her parents, manage her relationships with those around her, and improve herself so that she wouldn't fall into the same trap as in her past life.

Therefore, she tried her best to be sociable at the educated youth settlement, and apart from renting a room, she behaved the same as before.

She didn't want her wealth or anything else to attract the covetousness and jealousy of others.

In addition, if you behave well while in the countryside and leave a good impression on the people in the brigade, there will be people to speak up for you if you are framed.

"If you're really tired, then you should rest first. I'm going up the mountain with them."

Seeing that Lin Siqi was not as agreeable as she had imagined, He Xiaolan couldn't think of any good solutions for the time being and could only watch them leave.

All the educated youth went together to the place they had been to the day before and continued their work of gathering firewood, each of them filling a basket.

Shen Mu Ning carried two large bundles of firewood back, and the educated youth were still amazed by her strength along the way.

After resting for a while at the information point, it was time to start work.

Everyone walked together towards the fields, back to where they had worked that morning.

Along the way, Shen Mu Ning noticed that many people were observing and discussing her.

"Hey, do you think she's the really capable female educated youth that Mom was talking about?"

Shen Mu Ning overheard the conversation between two teenage boys walking behind her.

She wasn't deliberately eavesdropping on their conversation; the two men were just two or three meters behind her.

After Shen Mu Ning's five senses were enhanced by her superpower, they were already beyond ordinary people, so she could hear them no matter how softly they spoke.

"That should be it, but she looks so frail, how could she really earn ten work points in just one morning?" another taller person replied.

They weren't the type to gossip about other girls behind their backs, but their mothers disliked them for not being as capable as a girl, which piqued their curiosity.

So none of them took a lunch break today. After finishing their work at home, they ran to the vicinity of the educated youth settlement under the scorching sun, just to gradually see what the little girl, who was said to be even more capable than a man by her own mother, looked like.

To their great disappointment, Shen Mu Ning, with her delicate appearance, was not the person their mother had described.

Shen Mu Ning was speechless when she heard their conversation. Whose idiots are these?

Shen Mu Ning noticed that there were other people around her whispering and talking about something, so she used her mental power to cover the people within a 20-meter radius of her to get firsthand information.

The moment Shen Muning activated her mental power, Chu Mingxu felt as if someone was watching him.

But this "staring" was strange. He could sense that someone was watching him, but he couldn't figure out who was watching him or from what direction.

Chen Muling was unaware of Chu Mingxu's doubts, and no one could answer them for him.

Shen Mu Ning only heard people around her constantly mentioning her name.

"Hey bro, heard? There's this guy among the educated youth who's really good at work." The two men, arms around each other's shoulders, exchanged information.

"I know, I know, but who told you that?"

“My sister-in-law is in the freshman team. She told our family when she came back.”

"Hey, are you talking about that educated youth named Shen Mu Ning?" The two people on the left heard what they were saying and quickly joined the group chat.

"Yes, yes, that's the name." Several men nodded in agreement.

After listening to their conversation and sorting through the information, Shen Mu Ning realized that she had become the subject of gossip.

Everyone who passed by them glanced at the educated youth with sparkling eyes.

After identifying the person they wanted to get to know, they quickly headed into the field, ceasing their gossip.

All the educated youth vaguely heard someone mention Shen Mu Ning's name, but apart from Chu Mingxu who clearly heard people talking about it, everyone else was completely confused.

Upon hearing Shen Mu Ning's name, the boisterous Ding Xiang spontaneously broke away from her group of educated youth and went to find two girls in the brigade to get information.

After hearing the gossip, Dingxiang quickly returned to the group, her eager expression making Shen Muning and the others laugh.

Zhuang Xue chuckled and nudged Ding Xiang, "Alright, just tell us what you heard, why do we have to ask you?"

Before Shen Mu Ning and the others arrived, Zhuang Xue treated the quirky and clever Ding Xiang like a younger sister.

Neither of them thought much of Hu Meiling and Shi Wenju, so the two of them always had a close relationship.

Zhuang Xue knew Ding Xiang's personality best; she loved all sorts of gossip and enjoyed telling it to others.

She only reveals everything when someone asks her with genuine interest. But if no one asks her, she won't hold out for long before she tells them herself.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her with interest, Dingxiang formally explained the reason.

"They were talking about the educated youth who had gone home. They heard that some of their families were in the first production team and went back to criticize them for not being as capable as any of the other educated youth."

"They couldn't believe it when they heard it. When they met others on the street, they couldn't help but ask them and exchange information to see if everyone's family said the same thing."

After hearing Dingxiang's explanation, everyone turned their attention to Shen Muning.

Zhao Chuan said honestly, "So, the educated youth did indeed earn ten work points in just one morning, which is why their parents used them to motivate them."

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