Seeing Shen Yuqin's flustered expression, Anzi asked in surprise.

Shen Yuqin tugged at her cotton coat, looking impatient, and said, "What, is this some kind of fairy abode? Can't I come here?"

Anzi wasn't stupid. He knew that Sister Jingya and Shen Yuqin were like oil and water, and that Shen Yuqin regarded Sister Jingya as a thorn in her side. She wouldn't suddenly come to visit Sister Jingya.

"Did you steal something from Sister Jingya?"

Anzi's eyes became wary, her big, round eyes scanning Shen Yuqin intently.

Shen Yuqin shoved Anzi away, cursing, "What good stuff does she have that's worth stealing?"

After saying that, she hid her guilty face and quickly walked towards the village office.

She had to call the inspection team to search for "physical evidence" immediately, otherwise it would be too late if Shen Jingyan found out!

On this side, Chen Jingyan finished emptying the coal ash and was about to walk back.

"Jingya, look what good stuff I brought you!"

Zhou Zhengqing suddenly appeared out of nowhere, with a smirking smile on his face.

He held a handful of dried longans in his hand. "Here, have a taste, they're so sweet! This is a fruit only found in the South, you've probably never seen it before, have you?"

If other girls in the village saw dried longan, they might find it strange, but for Shen Jingyan, who owns a large online marketplace, it was nothing unusual.

"Comrade Zhou, everyone is working, why are you wandering around?"

She calmly stepped back a few paces to keep her distance from him.

Zhou Zhengqing pushed up his glasses, looking every bit the refined intellectual.

"I'm a scholar who uses a pen; I can't do the work of a rough man!"

[Author's Note]: SuSu was unusually diligent today, even updating an extra chapter (I was quite surprised myself~)