Bai Jiaojiao sat on a rock to the side, resting her chin on her hand as she looked at him, a smile involuntarily appearing on her lips.

When has Shen Heng ever been looked at with such tender affection?

His eyes dimmed, and he ate a little faster.

Bai Jiaojiao was overjoyed to see that Shen Heng liked her cooking.

Shen Heng finished all the pancakes Bai Jiaojiao brought, leaving not even a drop of soup. He breathed a sigh of satisfaction, only to find that Bai Jiaojiao's gaze was fixed on him.

A gentle breeze blew by, and a few wisps of hair at Bai Jiaojiao's temples danced in the sunlight.

"Heng-ge, am I good-looking?"

Shen Heng had no idea when he had become so engrossed in reading. When Bai Jiaojiao asked him this, he wiped his face and said, "Don't you know how shameless you are in broad daylight? If you want to hear something nice, wait until we get back tonight, and I'll tell you about it on the kang (heated brick bed)."

Shen Heng was no good either; he was always spouting vulgarities, making Bai Jiaojiao blush with embarrassment.

As he finished speaking, he couldn't help but think of what happened last night. He bit the soft flesh in his mouth to suppress the inexplicable restlessness in his heart.

Bai Jiaojiao's cheeks flushed red from the intense gaze in Shen Heng's eyes: "I have to go back."

When she and Shen Heng met again in the city in her previous life, Shen Heng had become a mature businessman and his personality had become much more reserved.

She had almost forgotten what a scoundrel and gangster leader Shen Heng was back in Shili Village.

Shen Heng laughed when he saw that Bai Jiaojiao only had this much skill.

He didn't say anything, he was just so embarrassed.

Shen Heng stood up and chuckled, "You should go back now, it'll be time to get to work soon."

"Brother Heng, I'm going to town this afternoon to see my third brother. I'll definitely be back before dinner."

Shen Heng listened to Bai Jiaojiao report her itinerary to him and was quite pleased: "Hmm."

"I'm leaving now. I just finished eating, so I need to work slowly, or my stomach will hurt."

Before leaving, Bai Jiaojiao didn't forget to give some instructions.

When Bai Jiaojiao passed the brigade on her way home, she found that almost the entire village was crowded together there.

"Second sister, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Bai Shiqing was among a group of girls watching the commotion under the outermost big tree, Bai Jiaojiao went over and asked.

"Second sister?" Bai Shiqing couldn't keep her thoughts to herself. When she saw that Bai Jiaojiao actually addressed her like that, she looked Bai Jiaojiao up and down.

The sun rose in the west.

This girl actually looked at her properly one day.

Bai Shiqing is the second oldest child in her family. She has a neat, short bob and a fiery personality. She is straightforward and speaks her mind.

She watched Ding Shifang grow up since she was a child, and the two sisters had a good relationship. When Bai Jiaojiao first came, she also thought she should act as the eldest sister. Who knew that, let alone sisterly affection, it was rare for Bai Jiaojiao to even speak to her kindly.

Bai Jiaojiao's address of "Second Sister" gave Bai Shiqing goosebumps all over.

Before Bai Shiqing could answer, Bai Jiaojiao heard Liu Ying's voice from the back of the crowd: "Village Chief, Brigade Leader, what I said is true, you must stand up for me!"

Bai Jiaojiao understood immediately; Liu Ying was a remarkable person, truly someone who acted on her impulses.

It seems that after leaving her house, they came directly to "demand justice".

Nowadays, villagers don't have many entertainment options, and their only pastime is watching the excitement, so they all gather here.

Bai Shiqing gestured with her chin toward Liu Ying and explained to Bai Jiaojiao, "Liu Ying said that Yu Wenli slept with her and doesn't want to take responsibility, so she's demanding an explanation."

Bai Jiaojiao also walked over and stood under the shade of the tree with Bai Shiqing: "So what is she thinking now? Is she going to sue Yu Wenli for hooliganism, or does she want Yu Wenli to take responsibility?"

Bai Shiqing looked at Bai Jiaojiao as if she were an idiot: "Yu Wenli is in jail, what will happen to her now?"

In everyone's eyes, innocence, especially a young woman's innocence, is the most important thing.

Otherwise, Bai Jiaojiao wouldn't have married Shen Heng under public pressure.

Seeing Bai Jiaojiao lost in thought, Bai Shiqing assumed her words had upset her, so she cleared her throat and added:

"If you ask me, Liu Ying was definitely willing at the time. She just didn't expect Yu Wenli to turn his back on her, so she went all out and made sure no one got away with it."

Bai Jiaojiao asked, "So what does Yu Wenli have to say now?"

She was on the outermost edge, unable to see anything inside, and could barely hear what was being said, as it was all drowned out by the whispers of the crowd.

Bai Shiqing concluded: "It's no use if Yu Wenli is unwilling. If he doesn't marry Liu Ying, he'll be shot. A man who can't control his lower body will always pay the price."

"Bai Jiaojiao, where is Bai Jiaojiao? Is she here?"

The people inside suddenly started looking for Bai Jiaojiao, who was taken aback: "What do you want with me?"

Everyone turned their heads, their gazes converging on Bai Jiaojiao: "Liu Ying said you saw her and Yu Wenli doing 'that' on the beach, is that true?"

Before Bai Jiaojiao could speak, Bai Shiqing spoke up first: "Don't drag us into your own dirty business!"

The Bai siblings are all exceptionally good-looking. Before Bai Jiaojiao came, Bai Shiqing was the village beauty.

She opened her mouth, and someone immediately laughed and said, "What are we talking about? We just wanted your sister to come out and be a witness, why are you yelling?"

Bai Jiaojiao's marriage to Shen Heng had finally quelled the gossip in the village. If she were to be involved in this matter again, people might bring her up in the future. Bai Shiqing was clearly unwilling for Bai Jiaojiao to be talked about.

Bai Jiaojiao was very grateful to Bai Shiqing, even though they weren't familiar with each other, she was still willing to protect her.

In her past life, she had no way to make a living in the city and became an unregistered resident, unable to return home. She could only write letters to the Bai family for help.

Her second sister, whom she wasn't usually close to, was almost beaten to death by her brother-in-law for trying to raise money for her.

Thinking of this, Bai Jiaojiao looked at Bai Shiqing's face and made up her mind.

I must make sure my second sister avoids that abusive man and gets together with her second husband in this lifetime!

However, she was determined to help Liu Ying achieve her goal in this matter.

Li Lide called out from the crowd, "Bai Jiaojiao, come here."

Bai Jiaojiao walked over to Liu Ying and saw Li Lide frowning at her, as if to say, "Why does she always get involved in all this trouble?"

“I broke up with Yu Wenli because I saw him and Liu Ying doing such shameless things. Now that I think about it, maybe Yu Wenli pushed me into the sea to silence me.”

The events of this morning have already spread throughout Shili Village.

Bai Jiaojiao's statement is logically consistent.

Yu Wenli retorted angrily, "Stop spouting nonsense! I think it's you two bitches who teamed up to ruin me!"

Yu Wenli looked down on Liu Ying.

Although Liu Ying was also an educated youth from the city, her family was poor, and she had to earn her own living in the countryside. Over the years, exposed to the wind and sun, she had long since become a country bumpkin.

If Bai Jiaojiao hadn't stubbornly refused to listen to Yu Wenli, Yu Wenli would have been burning with anger because he could only look but not touch, and that's why he secretly found someone easy to appease to vent his frustrations.

Yu Wenli was ambitious beyond measure; otherwise, he wouldn't have acted like a rich young master in the village. Asking him to marry an ordinary woman like Liu Ying was no different from asking him to eat shit.

"Yu, you're an educated person, how can you talk like that?"

The captain stopped them.