Throughout the afternoon, Hu Doudou became increasingly frightened by what had just happened. She was genuinely afraid that if Zhao Huanhuan hadn't caught the brick, it might have hit Qiu Yi or Gu Yifeng, and she might have ended up in jail.

Thinking of the consequences, she was too scared to hate Zhao Huanhuan anymore, and instead had to thank her for saving her.

Thinking about it this way, my face, which had been hurting a bit, didn't seem to hurt as much anymore.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Yuan arrived at the construction site, greeted Zhao Huanhuan, handed her and Wen Yan the mung bean water he had brought, and told them to go and drink it. Seeing that everyone was busy, he rolled up his sleeves and started helping to move bricks, working with everyone.

While they were working, some villagers whispered to Lin Yuan about how his wife had almost been hit with a brick by Hu Doudou that afternoon.

In the eyes of the villagers, Lin Yuan is a role model and a hero for the young people in the village. Zhao Huanhuan is about to marry him, and in everyone's eyes, Zhao Huanhuan is Lin Yuan's wife and one of their own in the village.

If their own people are being bullied, wouldn't they complain to Lin Yuan?

After listening, Lin Yuan frowned and glanced eastward at where Hu Doudou was, then turned back to look at Zhao Huanhuan.

After thinking for a moment, he walked over to Zhao Huanhuan, who was sitting on a stack of bricks drinking mung bean soup, squatted down in front of her, and asked softly, "Do you need me to help?"

Zhao Huanhuan glanced at him, his brows furrowed and his eyes showing concern for her, then smiled and shook her head. "No need, I've already taught her a lesson. What business is it of a man to interfere in a woman's conflict?"

Looking at Huanhuan's confident words and gaze, Lin Yuan's expression relaxed a bit. He whispered, "Stay away from her in the future. She might still hold a grudge against you and try to harm you."

Zhao Huanhuan nodded, hummed in agreement, and asked, "Have you had any? Do you want some?"

Lin Yuan shook her head. "You and Yan Yan drink. I'll go help you move some bricks for a while. You two can take a break while you drink some water."

After saying that, he stood up and went back to carrying bricks.

When the villagers who were talking to Lin Yuan saw that Lin Yuan did not teach Hu Doudou a lesson, they knew that Zhao Huanhuan must have stopped him, so they stopped talking and instead chatted with Lin Yuan about things in the army while they were working.

He had served in the army, but he was discharged after three years.

Lin Yuan also knew about the uncle's situation, so she chatted with him while working.

On the other side, Hao Qiang and a few young men from the village finished their tasks and came to the construction site. They came along because Hao Qiang had said he was going to visit his girlfriend.

A group of people started jeering and went over to Hu Doudou's side.

Zhao Huanhuan and Wen Yan exchanged a glance, finished their mung bean water, and went back to work with Lin Yuan carrying bricks.

"Qiangzi, look, your wife is carrying bricks." Someone called out to Hao Qiang, pointing towards Hu Doudou's side.

Hao Qiang saw it too and said, "I saw it. This woman is quite strong."

Hu Doudou and Yang Mantian were carrying bricks at the construction site near the row of houses on the east side, while Zhao Huanhuan and Wen Yan were at the construction site near the row of houses on the west side.

When Hao Qiang and the others came in, they saw Hu Doudou, Yang Man, Wei Pingping and a few others working together.

When Hu Doudou heard Hao Qiang's voice, she turned around and looked up, only to find Hao Qiang and four young men from the village pointing and gesturing at her.

She glanced at Zhao Huanhuan instinctively, then lowered her head and continued carrying bricks.

She had just seen Lin Yuan arrive, and seeing Lin Yuan's figure and appearance, she felt incredibly resentful.

Seeing Hao Qiang's appearance now, I felt he looked like an ugly monster, and I felt even worse.

Although Hao Qiang was younger than Lin Yuan, he looked much older. Not only did he look old, he also had bad breath. She was very curious: was his family so poor that they couldn't even afford toothpaste? Or did he not like to brush his teeth every day?

Actually, she didn't know that Hao Qiang had a foul mouth. The key thing was that the night before last, when Hao Qiang took her home after dinner, he actually tried to pin her against the wall and kiss her.

The moment his mouth came close, Hu Doudou almost couldn't help but vomit.

Fortunately, she managed to hold back in time, instinctively covering his mouth and using Zhao Huanhuan's topic to dispel his thoughts.

When Hao Qiang heard her mention Zhao Huanhuan, he indeed lost the desire to kiss her again. He just walked forward somewhat sullenly and warned her not to mention Zhao Huanhuan's name in front of him again.

At this moment, Hu Doudou glanced at Zhao Huanhuan subconsciously, then lowered her head to continue working, ignoring Hao Qiang.

Hao Qiang pursed his lips when he saw that she was ignoring him. This woman, just because he didn't kiss her that night, she's been sulking and not speaking to him for two days.

I'll kiss her tonight when I take her home, okay?

Thinking of this, he took off his coat, revealing a military green vest underneath.

He found this was a vest his father had worn when he was alive. He thought Lin Yuan looked good in a military green vest, so he wore it too.

He turned to the others and said, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and help my wife. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can call it a day."

After saying that, he walked over to Hu Doudou, bent down, and started moving bricks with her.

The other four were taken aback. They hadn't expected that this guy, who used to be so cunning and lazy when working with them, would suddenly become so attentive and charming when it came to his girlfriend.

"Coming!" the younger men responded and bent down to work.

When Hu Doudou saw that they were actually helping her move bricks, she glanced at Hao Qiang silently and whispered a thank you.

Hao Qiang glanced at her and said, "Go and rest over there for a while. We'll go home after we finish moving this row. I'll invite you to dinner tonight."

Hu Doudou wanted to refuse, but when she thought about how she would have to cook dinner when she got home, and how she would only have to eat at his house without having to cook or wash dishes, she suddenly thought it was feasible.

Therefore, she nodded silently.

Seeing that Hao Qiang was quite nice to Hu Doudou, Yang Man lowered her eyes and casually said to Wei Pingping next to her, "You and Doudou live not far apart, right? When you go back tonight, comfort her properly, otherwise I'm afraid she'll have nightmares after being so frightened today."

Wei Pingping nodded subconsciously and hummed in agreement.

However, she didn't seem to know how to comfort her, and besides, it was clearly Hu Doudou who was in the wrong.

But when Yang Man said that, Hao Qiang sensed something was off. He straightened up and looked at Hu Doudou, "Who scared you today? Did someone bully you?"

Hu Doudou lowered her eyes, turned her head, and said indifferently, "It's nothing!"

Hao Qiang has always been a hot-tempered and aggressive man. When he heard that his girlfriend was being bullied, he felt that she was disrespecting him. Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner. Now, who in the village doesn't know that Hu Doudou is his woman?

Someone was trying to scare Hu Doudou, which was a loss of face for him. So he threw down the brick he was holding, came up to Hu Doudou, grabbed her head and turned her to face him, and asked in a cold voice, "Tell me, who bullied you? I'll stand up for you."