Cao Dashan and Cao Jin were both shocked upon hearing this.

They originally thought Shen Mu Ning was just an innocent young girl who knew nothing about love between men and women or marriage.

Therefore, Cao Jin was confident that he could win over Shen Mu Ning.

Hearing his mother say these words now, he realized that he didn't know Shen Mu Ning at all.

Cao Jin knew the tactic of knowing oneself and one's enemy, which is why he had Wang Cheng observe Shen Mu Ning earlier.

However, Wang Cheng had not received this news at all, so he was unaware of it.

Now that my mother knows, I naturally want to find out the truth. "Mother, what exactly happened?"

Cao Dashan also looked at Chen Zhaodi with concern, which invigorated her, and she immediately told him what she knew.

"It was the day my son brought us mung bean soup that I overheard Wei Xiaohua and Cao Zhiyi talking about it."

Chen Zhaodi felt that the information she had brought was useful, so she sat down next to the father and son and began to talk.

"According to Wei Xiaohua, her uncle's family asked her mother to sound out Shen Mu Ning."

"However, Shen Mu Ning refused on the spot."

Cao Jin pondered this matter, "Is their family trying to arrange a marriage for Cao Guofu?"

The only younger boy in the family was Cao Guofu, who was about the same age as Shen Muning.

"Yes." Chen Zhaodi was aware of their family's situation.

"Although Cao Guofu didn't have much education, he still had a lot of brute strength."

“In the past two years, she has been earning full work points in the fields. If she doesn’t look down on men, then she really doesn’t want to find a partner.”

Although Cao Dashan's intentions weren't entirely pure, his assessment of Cao Guofu was still quite fair.

After Cao Jin learned about this, he realized that it was no accident that Shen Mu Ning could interrupt him at just the right time every time.

Although she is young and inexperienced in this area, she is a person with her own ideas.

"Father, it seems that I've basically been working for nothing these past few days."

Cao Dashan lowered his eyes and pondered, "Since conventional pursuits can't win her over, we'll have to resort to some tricks."

They had planned to use unconventional tactics from the beginning, and now it's perfect timing.

Cao Jin nodded in silence, though he preferred that Shen Mu Ning marry him willingly.

But under the current circumstances, it's simply impossible for the two of them.

As for changing targets, since there is such a high-quality target, why would he abandon the main object and pursue the trivial?

After that, Cao Jin started appearing in public around Shen Mu Ning again.

As soon as I finish work, I run into Cao Jin, who is waiting for me on the drying ground.

Because her daily job was carrying corn, Shen Mu Ning usually spent her time drying corn on the dam after work.

Cao Jin clearly knew this, which is why he would always be there to keep watch every day at noon.

"Shen Zhiqing, you're done with your work." Cao Jin saw that the team leader had already recorded the work points, so he rushed to Shen Mu Ning's side.

"Yes, what's Comrade Cao doing here?" Shen Mu Ning pretended not to understand.

She genuinely didn't know why Cao Jin hadn't intercepted her on the way back to the educated youth settlement today.

"I waited for you here because I saw you had finished work."

Cao Jin knew that Shen Mu Ning didn't want to hear the words he had uttered to express his feelings.

But now, under the watchful eyes of everyone, if I say it, everyone present will know.

There are never any secrets in the brigade. By the afternoon, everyone in the brigade should know how he feels about Shen Mu Ning.

Shen Mu Ning looked directly at Cao Jin, a slight smile playing on her lips.

This is because she can't stand his perfunctory attitude towards her and wants to expose his feelings for her in front of everyone.

His mental fortitude and patience seem rather lacking.

"Really? But I don't need you to wait."

Although Shen Mu Ning felt that she could ignore any public opinion within the brigade and follow her own heart.

But she absolutely did not want the whole team to be gossiping about her.

Later on, some people may still think that they have established a relationship with Cao Jin.

It's not her fault, she won't take the blame.

Chu Mingxu had been staring at Cao Jin ever since he saw him.

Seeing that Cao Jin was getting closer to Shen Mu Ning, he also walked in Shen Mu Ning's direction.

"Comrade Cao, didn't you say you weren't going to work? Why are you here drying in the sun?"

Although Chu Mingxu had not completely let down his guard against Shen Mu Ning, it was impossible for him to stand idly by when he knew that Shen Mu Ning was in deep trouble.

In the days leading up to this, he also learned that Cao Jin often ambushed Shen Mu Ning on deserted paths.

He had encountered her once before, but at that time he knew that given Shen Mu Ning's martial arts skills, Cao Jin couldn't do anything to her.

Moreover, Shen Mu Ning did not ask him to travel together, which is why he did not go with her.

But now, Cao Jin has changed his strategy, clearly intending to use public opinion to pressure Shen Mu Ning.

In broad daylight, he absolutely could not leave now, leaving Shen Mu Ning and Cao Jin to go together.

Who knows, those gossipy women in the brigade might spread different versions of the gossip tomorrow.

In this day and age, a girl's reputation is still highly valued.

“Chu Zhiqing, Shen Zhiqing is usually at work, I just want to have more opportunities to interact with her.”

When Cao Jin saw Chu Mingxu, he remembered the kick Chu Mingxu had given him before.

He didn't know if Chu Mingxu had given it his all, but just seeing him now made his side ache slightly.

He didn't know why, but he always felt that Chu Mingxu looked a bit scary.

Huh? Shen Mu Ning looked puzzled. Goodness, Cao Jin is really going to let loose today.

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