The men he had hit earlier even quickly corroborated each other's statements:

"We didn't move, you bumped into us yourself, so you can't blame us. There were so many people watching..."

The first person to speak was Luo Dahan, whose family situation was not much better than Wang Ergou's. He swallowed nervously, afraid that he would be extorted.

If he were to be extorted, how many bean sprouts would he have to grow to compensate for it? The thought of this possibility made him even more panicked.

Fortunately, someone spoke up at that moment, saving him from despair.

"That's right, she bumped into us herself. We didn't even move. Don't worry, Da Han, she can't extort money from you. The cadres are all here watching!"

The old woman had originally intended to extort money from people, but she never expected these people to be so united, leaving her completely helpless.

After waiting for a long time, many people had finished receiving their tasks and money and left. She grumbled as she got up from the ground. Realizing that she wouldn't get anything good, she rubbed her aching back and slowly moved towards her home.

Watching her figure recede into the distance, the captain sighed helplessly and gave an instruction to Wang Weiguo, who was standing next to him.

"Weiguo, go and take your Aunt Zhou home. It's snowing everywhere outside, and she might slip and fall, which could be troublesome."

Wang Weiguo readily agreed, nodded, and followed the old woman out, catching up with her in a few steps.

Seeing that Wang Weiguo had caught up with the person, the people in the house felt relieved and continued with their own tasks.

As the work was nearing its end, it was almost time for the group of educated youth to be served. Zhu Qinghao and Si Tian deliberately avoided squeezing in with the team members and lined up at the very back.

While they were queuing, Zhou Chunli and Huang Ying suddenly walked over.

Zhu Qinghao and Si Tian exchanged a glance, both realizing that the other party was coming for them, but they didn't understand why they had come.

After all, there are no pleasant memories between the two sides; in fact, they could be considered enemies.

And now they suddenly came over, with a hint of... fawning on their faces?

Zhu Qinghao confirmed it two or three times, and it seemed that it was indeed about pleasing him.

Before I could think about it, the person was right in front of me.

Zhou Chunli's expression wasn't good, but Huang Ying tugged at her a few times before she reluctantly forced out an ugly smile.

The two stood in front of them without saying a word, seemingly waiting for Zhu Qinghao or Si Tian to ask first, but the two were also cunning and deliberately prevented them from doing so, even pretending not to see them.

After waiting for a long time, Huang Ying glanced at the progress of the queue and couldn't hold back any longer before finally speaking up.

"Comrade Zhu Qing, Comrade Si Tian, ​​we've come to discuss something with you both..."

Since everyone else had spoken, Zhu Qinghao stopped pretending not to see them and turned her gaze to them, wanting to hear what these two had to say.

When they say they have something to discuss, they most likely want to ask them for a favor.

Otherwise, given the arrogant attitude of that group of educated youth at the settlement, how could they possibly appear in front of them with such an attitude?

Si Tian's thoughts were the same as Zhu Qinghao's, probably because everyone knows that unsolicited kindness is either malicious or thieving.

So neither of them spoke rashly, and they waited quietly for her to continue.

However, Huang Ying was waiting for the two of them to ask what was going on so that she could finish her story smoothly.