An'an just arrived and hasn't had any contact with Liu Dazui at all. If someone hadn't deliberately sabotaged things, how would Liu Dazui have known about those things?

The village chief's wife grabbed Liu Chunhua by the back of her neck, causing her to involuntarily take a few steps back.

He flailed his arms trying to pull the collar back, but to no avail, and could only call for help from the people next to him.

"Don't just stand there! Separate us right now!"

But the village chief's wife was clearly going to stand up for Gu An'an, and everyone else was trying to avoid her, so how could they dare to rush out and help her now?

"Let's see who dares to help you, you old rascal Liu Da Zui! What did that little girl do to offend you? Why are you spouting nonsense here?"

"Speak up now, or I'll slap you to death!"

The village chief's wife had always been known for her virtue and rarely resorted to violence like she did today. At this moment, Liu Chunhua was completely stunned.

"No, I was just saying a few words about the female educated youth, not about you or Da Shan's wife, why are you so anxious?"

The village chief's wife spat in Liu Chunhua's face, saying, "I'm going to take charge today."

Then she looked at another woman who had rushed over after hearing the commotion and said, "Cui Niang, go and call her husband."

"Okay, sure."

As soon as Cui Niang left, the village chief's wife's eyes were fixed on the other women who were chatting. Everyone she saw avoided her gaze.

In the end, it was one of the aunties who had a good relationship with the village chief's wife who stepped forward and explained the whole story.

"Qiuju, don't be angry. None of us believe what she said. Gu Zhiqing must be a good person to catch your eye."

"Yes, Gu Zhiqing has only been here for a few days. There are hardly any people in the village who recognize him. How could he possibly do such a thing? It must be that heartless person deliberately doing something bad behind my back."

The village chief's wife snorted coldly. They're talking nicely now, but I didn't see them refute her just now.

But the important thing now is to make an example of her and let everyone know that An'an is under their protection, so that no random Tom, Dick, or Harry can come and mess with her.

"Liu Dazui, are what they just said true?"

Liu Chunhua wanted to run away, but she was like a bird with its feet tied, unable to go anywhere.

"You old hag, what nonsense are you spouting now? Don't you want to live with me anymore?"

When Liu Chunhua's husband heard that his wife had caused trouble outside again, he rushed over while putting on his shoes, eager to give Liu Chunhua a good fight as soon as he arrived.

“Dazhu, don’t hit her yet. I need to take her to the educated youth compound to find someone to clarify this matter. We can’t just let it pass without a clear explanation. The educated youth came to the countryside to support rural development. How can we let them suffer such injustice?”

Hearing what the village chief's wife said, Wang Dazhu glared at Liu Chunhua and withdrew his hand, saying, "I'll deal with you when we get home."

When Zhou Yue returned from her stroll, she found a new water vat in the house. After much pleading, she managed to split the cost of the vat with the other person. The two then began washing and cleaning the vat, and started fetching and filling it with water.

The water tank wasn't even full yet when they heard a commotion at the door. Just as they were about to check what was going on, the village chief's wife called them.

"Auntie, what's wrong now?"

Judging from everyone's expressions, something must have happened again, and it's probably related to the two of them.

Gu An'an guessed most or less correctly, but she wasn't in a hurry to ask. For some reason, she always felt that as long as the village chief's wife was there, they would definitely not be taken advantage of.

"Xiao An, Xiao Yue, come with me for a bit."

The two obediently listened and locked the door before following the others to the next room.

Hearing the sound, Chen Jianguo came out of the house. "Auntie, what brings you here?"

The village chief's wife still gave Chen Jianguo, a polite and hardworking boy, a good look. "Don't worry, I'm not here to see you today. Call out Li and Qin, I have something to ask them."

She didn't lower her voice at all, and with the chatter of others, Li Yumei and Qin Xue, who were hiding in the house, were not deaf, so of course they heard everything that was happening outside. Feeling guilty, they just wanted to hide.

But the room was so small that the two of them had nowhere to hide, and could only hope that the village chief's wife hadn't come to see them because of that matter.

"Li Zhiqing and Qin Zhiqing, come out here for a moment."

A minute passed, and only some rustling sounds came from inside the room, but the door remained closed.

Chen Jianguo could hardly miss the clues in this situation. He cursed the idiot in his heart, but could only grit his teeth and continue knocking on the door.

"Sister Yumei, Sister Qinxue, why don't you go out?"

Zhang Zhaodi had a vague suspicion, and was secretly glad that she didn't know anyone in the village and didn't dare to go out and talk about it, otherwise she would be the one being called out now.

"If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."

Zhang Zhaodi glanced at Li Yumei fearfully before shrinking into her corner with her head down. She looked weak and vulnerable, but her lowered eyes were full of schadenfreude.

You idiot! You dare to spread Qin Xue's nonsense outside without even considering whether it's a trap.

To be honest, she was tempted last night, her mind filled with thoughts of what would happen if she ruined the two people next to her.

But in the end, reality prevailed.

She was afraid, she was timid, she didn't dare.

Now I'm glad I chickened out.

When Chen Jianguo urged her for the third time, Li Yumei reluctantly opened the door, pretending to have just woken up, and asked, "Auntie, what brings you here? It's cold outside, come in and sit down."

The village chief's wife refused to cooperate at all, saying directly, "We won't sit. I just came to ask a few questions. Did you and Liu Dazui say that a man ran out of Gu Zhiqing and Zhou Zhiqing's yard early this morning?"

Li Yumei's heart skipped a beat. Just what she feared had come true. She had only just revealed the news, so how did the village chief's wife know about it?

With so many people watching, Li Yumei instinctively wanted to back out, "No, I slept in the dormitory all afternoon and didn't go to Aunt Chunhua's house at all."

When Liu Chunhua saw that she wouldn't admit it, she immediately started cursing, "You little bitch, my home is so far from the educated youth compound. If you hadn't told me, I would never have even met Gu and Zhou, how could I have gone out and spread rumors?"

Li Yumei forced out a few tears, "Auntie, I don't know why you dislike Gu An'an and Zhou Yue, but I really didn't go to your house today, nor did I say those kinds of things."

Anyway, she had already left when Liu Chunhua's daughter-in-law came out, and since there were no witnesses, she could just deny it to the death.

"you……"

Liu Chunhua broke free from her restraints and rushed forward to slap Li Yumei twice across the face. "You little bitch, how dare you try to pull a fast one on me? I think you don't respect me at all."

Liu Chunhua was also afraid. If Li Yumei refused to admit it, she would become the first person to take the blame, and she would never accept such a loss.

Li Yumei received several solid slaps, her head buzzing with a loud voice, "Help! Murder!"

While shouting for help, he didn't stop using his hands, plucking several tufts of hair from Liu Chunhua's body.

Gu Anan watched the dog-eat-dog scene quietly without saying a word until the two were panting heavily and covered in injuries, at which point she finally spoke.