Liu Tianqing relayed the village chief's words to the educated youth at the settlement. The gist of it was: don't exploit socialism, reselling is shameful, and so on.

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand to dismiss everyone.

After the group of educated youth dispersed, they were all discussing Wang Gang's arrest for reselling, and everyone was very surprised.

After all, reselling is a serious matter; you might get sent to a farm. Wouldn't it be better to work honestly and support yourself?

The limitations of our time are now fully exposed.

While everyone was finding this unbelievable.

Shen Shi believes there is one person who shouldn't be surprised, and that person is Deng Jie.

If I'm not mistaken, this whole thing was probably orchestrated by him.

The leverage Wang Gang used to threaten Deng Jie was probably the discovery that Deng Jie was involved in illegal sales.

Given Wang Gang's opportunistic nature, he'd even taste the saltiness of any passing manure cart. Now that he'd discovered Deng Jie's money-making secret, he might very well want to give it a try himself.

The last time Deng Jie was very tolerant of him, it was easy for Wang Gang to think that Deng Jie had been completely under his control.

In this situation, it would be incredibly easy for Deng Jie to plot against him.

Wang Gang is so stupid, he's completely useless.

Shen Shi felt no sympathy for Wang Gang at this moment, but he was also somewhat speechless that Deng Jie had gotten away with it so easily.

Now that things have come to this, there's nothing Shen Shi can do. Hopefully, Wang Gang can make a smart move in the end.

Many people at the educated youth settlement spent a sleepless night that day.

The next morning, several of them had dark circles under their eyes, with Deng Jie's being the most obvious, looking like he hadn't slept all night.

Yesterday was a thrilling day for Deng Jie.

Deng Jie contacted Lai Zi, a friend he used to work with in the reselling business, and said he could give him his connections, but he had to help him scam Wang Gang.

This man had long coveted Deng Jie's connections and, being a man of principle, agreed without hesitation.

The two agreed to stage a "brothers turning against each other" scene in front of Wang Gang.

Then Lai Zi recruited Wang Gang to do business together, and once Wang Gang started reselling, Deng Jie was responsible for reporting him.

Yesterday, Deng Jie deliberately pretended to have ulterior motives and easily lured Wang Gang into following him to town.

What happened next went even more smoothly than expected. Wang Gang, that fool, believed Lai Zi without the slightest hesitation.

In order to get along well with Lai Zi, Wang Gang even offered to "deliver goods" with him at noon.

Then he was imprisoned after being reported by Deng Jie, a "righteous citizen".

Deng Jie thought about it all night yesterday.

While it's true that Wang Gang eliminated one enemy after going in, his means of making money were also cut off.

But Wang Gang not only embarrassed him in public and made him lose face, but also dared to covet his woman.

I definitely want to teach him a lesson, but I don't know if it's worth it.

Who cares? If this place doesn't want me, there are plenty of other places that will. Even if this path is gone, Deng Jie will still make it big. It's just a matter of time.

At this moment, Deng Jie still confidently believed that opportunities were everywhere and that there was always a way to get ahead if you wanted to.

What he didn't know was that every gift bestowed by fate had already been secretly priced.

An opportunity that belongs to an individual is also something that, once missed, can never be regained.

As for Wang Gang, since he went in, he has confessed everything in a spilled bag. He even recounted Deng Jie's shady dealings over and over again.

So Liu Tianqing, who went to town early in the morning, came back again in the morning and called Deng Jie away as well.

After Deng Jie arrived at the town's detention center, the staff took him to the interrogation room.

Upon seeing Deng Jie in the interrogation room, Wang Gang's eyes immediately turned bloodshot, and he shouted, "Deng Jie, you despicable man! You've ruined me, you'll die a horrible death!"

Wang Gang cursed and tried to rush over to hit Deng Jie, but several guards had to forcefully restrain him.

Deng Jie possessed remarkable composure; he remained calm and polite throughout.

Compared to Wang Gang, who was blinded by anger, the difference is stark.

When questioned by the police, he answered fluently, making people suspicious of him, but no solid evidence could be found.

The crime of "reselling" can only be proven when the perpetrator is caught red-handed.

Wang Gang's statement, without any concrete evidence, is naturally seen as an attempt to implicate the innocent.

In the end, the investigation also uncovered Wang Gang's father's past. Wang Gang was sent to a farm, while Deng Jie escaped unscathed.

Shen Shi was not surprised when he learned all this.

Since Deng Jie is the male lead, he must have some outstanding qualities.

Anyway, Deng Jie is now officially registered with the police, so it won't be easy for him to do anything in the next few years before things are relaxed again.

It's already quite good that Wang Gang was able to prevent Deng Jie from continuing his reselling business.

Anyway, if Deng Jie doesn't provoke Shen Shi, Shen Shi doesn't plan to take the initiative to deal with him.

He has no connection with Liu Yiyi now, and naturally has no conflict with Deng Jie either.

The foreseen events have not yet occurred, and after these changes, they probably will not happen again.

But Chen Shi still needs to gradually become stronger, not only to face the malice from the outside world, but also to protect the people he loves.

The risks of reselling are too high, and I don't need the money right now, so I haven't really considered it.

Of all professions, only studying is noble.

Now that we know the college entrance examination will be reinstated in three years, we must seize this opportunity.

His goal was to get into one of the top three universities in Beijing.

It should be open up in a few years, and there will be more opportunities in the capital. After going to university, it will be convenient to do whatever you want.

The next few months were unusually easy for Shen Shi.

Since Wang Gang was sent down to the countryside, the educated youth settlement has been peaceful and quiet, without any major incidents.

However, the relationship between Deng Jie and Liu Yiyi has become even more complicated and mysterious.

While Shen Shi was collecting high school textbooks to prepare for the college entrance examination, he was also having a sweet romance with Song Jiajia.

I'm so busy every day that I don't have time to care about them.

The sky was blue, the clouds were white, and the breeze was getting cooler. More than three months passed, and autumn arrived.

It has been more than half a year since Chen Shi arrived in Songjiawan.

In the past six months in the countryside, Shen Shi has made friends with people he met instantly, witnessed the simple and honest folk customs of the countryside, and most importantly, found a lover he wants to spend his life with.

Over the past few months, Shen and Song Jiajia have met up quite often, and the locations have long since expanded beyond just one place.

In the mountains behind the village, you can see two people picking fruit. By the clear stream, you can see two people catching small fish together.

Their relationship was already common knowledge.

So it's time to start planning the next step.

Just thinking about it stirred up waves of emotion in Shen Shi's heart.