Cheng Yaoyao started crying, tears falling down her cheeks: "I was really scared... Why did you leave me alone? I'm lost and have been walking for a long time..."

Cheng Yaoyao had an extremely beautiful face. People were used to her arrogant and domineering look. But when they saw her pale face, which made her eyes and eyebrows look even more charming, they cried so hard that Haitang was so pitiful that they immediately turned against her.

The male educated youths all coaxed her: "Yaoyao, don't cry. What's wrong with you?"

"Tell us what has happened to you!"

Cheng Nuonuo's fingers were pinched secretly by Cheng Yaoyao, and her face froze. She tried to pull her hand back, but was pinched even tighter. She frowned and said in pain: "Sister Yaoyao, what are you talking about?"

Cheng Yaoyao held her hand tightly and cried with an aggrieved look on her face: "We went up the mountain to pick bamboo shoots together. Didn't you say there were mushrooms in the valley? I picked a lot of mushrooms, but you disappeared when I came back? Do you know how scary it is in the mountains? Wuwuwuwu..."

As soon as these words came out, Cheng Nonuo's expression changed drastically, and everyone looked at Cheng Nonuo with strange expressions.

Cheng Nonuo said innocently: "Sister Yaoyao, are you talking nonsense because you have a fever? We were clearly picking bamboo shoots together, but when I turned around, you disappeared."

Each of them holds his own opinion.

The captain frowned and said, "Little Cheng Zhiqing, didn't you say that Cheng Zhiqing escaped? What's going on?"

"I...really..." Cheng Nonuo was also confused. This plot was not consistent with what she knew. How could Cheng Yaoyao be rescued from the mountain in advance, and was smart enough to bite her back?

Cheng Nonuo reacted quickly, her eyes soon filled with tears, and she said with grievance and forbearance: "Yes, it's my fault, Sister Yaoyao didn't run away, she must have accidentally lost her way, I misunderstood..."

Shen Yan looked at Cheng Nonuo with pity, and said, "Nonuo, don't cover up for her. We often go to that valley, how could we get lost?"

You are such a scumbag! Cheng Yaoyao looked at Shen Yan. There was shock, grievance and huge disappointment in his misty peach blossom eyes, which reflected the tear mole at the corner of his eyes, and dealt a heavy blow to Shen Yan's heart.

Cheng Yaoyao: The past was beautiful, but when has there ever been such a vivid scene?

Cheng Yaoyao stopped after a glance, bit his lip and said, "It was raining heavily, and I couldn't tell the directions. And then... and then I was chased by a wild boar. If it weren't for the hunter brother showing up, I would have died today!"

As soon as the words "Hunter Brother" came out, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Everyone knew that Cheng Yaoyao was arrogant and looked down on these country folks.

The chance to be a hero and save the beauty was snatched away, and the sweet words "Orior brother" made Shen Yan, not to mention the male educated youth, feel sour in his mouth.

Upon hearing this, the captain turned around and looked at the man squatting by the corridor bridge dealing with the wild boar.

Most of the villagers gathered around the man. The villagers had come to look for someone, but now that they saw Cheng Yaoyao had returned intact, they felt that they had accomplished their mission and could retire. First, the relationship between the educated youth and the villagers was not good, and Cheng Yaoyao's escape was an internal matter of the educated youth, so it was inconvenient for them to interfere. Second, the pork was too tempting. These days, everyone is starving, and they looked at the wild boar with envy that made them bleed.

Such a big wild boar must weigh about two or three hundred kilograms. This guy is really good!

The captain called out, "Xie San, come here for a moment."

The young hunter was dissecting the entrails of a wild boar. Hearing this, he stood up. His tall stature was no less impressive than the educated youth from the north.

The team leader Lin Dafu put his hands behind his back and asked sternly, "Xie San, you heard what Cheng Zhiqing and Little Cheng Zhiqing said. Where did you find Cheng Zhiqing? Who is telling the truth?"

Cheng Yaoyao felt suffocated for a moment.

Thanks three!

Isn't this the second male lead in the original book, the future boss who killed the original owner? Cheng Yaoyao looked at his sinister eyes and bloody hands in a daze, and shuddered.

Cheng Nuonuo also stared at Xie San and called out softly, "Brother Xie San, thank you for saving my sister Yaoyao. Where did you find her?"

Xie San was stared at closely by everyone.

He glanced at Cheng Yaoyao who was standing in the middle of the crowd with the corners of his narrow eyes. Her wet clothes were still clinging to her body, revealing her curves, which could not be covered even by her coat. This attracted the hot stares of the men around her, which was very inappropriate.

At this moment, she was staring at him with her seductive eyes, as if... as if she was acting coquettishly.

If I had known I was afraid, why would I have run away?

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Cheng Yaoyao was sweating in his heart and looked at him eagerly. In the original book, Xie San was very annoying to the original owner. Would he...

The captain asked again: "Just tell the truth, it's okay!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on Xie San.

Xie San's eyes were cold, and he said, "In the valley of the old forest. She was frightened by a wild boar, so I brought her back."

He was very frugal with his words and didn't mention that he saved Cheng Yaoyao from the wild boar's mouth. Instead, every word he said confirmed what Cheng Yaoyao said. Cheng Yaoyao's heart sank back to where it was.

The educated youth burst into a heated discussion, and all of them looked at Cheng Nonuo with strange eyes.

The educated youth from Dabao asked, "Cheng Nonuo, didn't you say that Cheng Yaoyao ran away while picking mushrooms with you?"

"I...it's my fault. I saw Sister Yaoyao was missing and thought she wanted to go home like she did the last two times. It's my fault!" Cheng Nonuo's tears fell like beads from a broken string, and she apologized desperately: "It's all my fault for the misunderstanding!"

Cheng Yaoyao ignored her and turned to the educated youths and fired: "Why don't you come to find me? I was left alone in the mountains, and you knew there were wolves in the mountains!"

Cheng Yaoyao has been competing with his stepsister in wits and courage for so many years, and he knows how to cry and how to argue in order to win people's sympathy.

She cried for a few sentences, then imitated the original owner's arrogance, pointing at everyone and angrily said, "It seems that you all thought I ran away, and no one came to look for me! I was almost eaten by a wild wolf!"

The male educated youth were so moved by her crying that they quickly pointed to the sky and swore that they had done nothing. It was not until the afternoon that they found out that Cheng Yaoyao had run away, and they immediately went out in the rain to look for her!

Cheng Yaoyao said angrily: "We were educated youth who went to the countryside together. I was lost for so long, and you guys just found me!"

A villager immediately said, "That's right! If you had told us earlier, we wouldn't have waited until now to find the person! What if something happened?"

The female educated youths blushed and cried out, "We didn't know you were missing! This morning you went out with Cheng Nonuo and never came back. We saw you didn't come back at lunch time, and after questioning Cheng Nonuo for a long time she said you ran away... Right, Cheng Nonuo, you didn't say that!"

The pot was thrown back onto Cheng Nonuo.

Cheng Nonuo stood aside with a gloomy face. She couldn't explain! Because this morning it was Cheng Nonuo who pointed out that there was a shortcut to escape from the back mountain, and she also personally protected Cheng Yaoyao up the mountain.

She could have told everyone about Cheng Yaoyao's escape right after he entered the mountain. But she delayed until lunch out of selfishness - Cheng Nuonuo didn't expect this idiot to escape at all. She heard from the villagers that there were wild animals in the mountains. If she delayed for a long time, Cheng Yaoyao would run into a wild boar or wolf in the mountains, and he would be crippled if not killed. But she didn't expect that she would leave a handle for herself!

The contemptuous gazes and finger-pointings of the crowd fell on her, just like before. The good image and good relationships that she had worked so hard to build were easily shattered by Cheng Yaoyao!

Cheng Nuonuo looked at Shen Yan pitifully. As long as she could keep Shen Yan, Cheng Yaoyao would still be her defeated general!

Shen Yan avoided Cheng Nonuo's sight with a complicated expression. Cheng Yaoyao was a pretty fool who couldn't make up such a lie. But how could his Nuonuo lie?

The captain blew his beard and glared, shouting, "This is simply nonsense! The villagers have been busy all day, and now they have to accompany you in the rain to look for someone! I must report this matter!"

Report it? If this matter is reported, her future will be ruined!

Cheng Nonuo clenched her teeth. No, she would never let herself go back to the situation where she was looked down upon by others!

Cheng Nonuo suddenly burst into tears: "This is all my fault... It's all my fault. I almost hurt Sister Yaoyao. This matter has nothing to do with Sister Yaoyao, nor with the educated youth. If you want to punish someone, just punish me alone!"

Everyone looked contemptuous.

Cheng Nuonuo continued, "I am not worthy of working in the cafeteria any longer. I will resign from the cafeteria and work in the fields with everyone else!"

As Cheng Nonuo finished speaking, the atmosphere became eerily quiet.

Cheng Yaoyao slowly raised her eyebrows. She noticed that as Cheng Nonuo spoke, the captain's originally angry expression turned strange, as if... he was worried about something.

The other villagers spoke up first: "How can that be? Young educated youth Cheng, we have been working harder these days because of the meals you cook!"

"Yeah, you can't give up!"

Cheng Nonuo said firmly: "No, it was my carelessness that almost harmed Sister Yaoyao. I will go to the fields to work with everyone, and I will do the hardest and most tiring work to show my determination!"

Everyone tried to persuade him to stay again. The captain held back for a long time as if he had a toothache, then waved his hand to interrupt the shouting, saying, "That's enough! You are wrong about this matter, and Cheng Yaoyao is also too timid. From today on, the educated youth are not allowed to go into the mountains alone, and they must go out in groups and report! If you do it again, you will be severely punished!"

This statement was a slap on both sides, which acknowledged that Cheng Nuonuo was "careless" and rejected Cheng Nuonuo's request to resign. Cheng Yaoyao almost lost his life, but no one cared.

Not only did the captain's attitude suddenly change, but even the villagers and educated youth who had just been clamoring for justice for Cheng Yaoyao fell silent.

Shen Yan finally spoke at this time: "Nono cooked a pot of ginger soup with sugar before going out. This place is very close to the educated youth site, so let's bring a bowl of it over for everyone to drink to drive away the cold?"

The captain nodded and said, "Okay, everyone has worked hard, so let's have a bowl."

Shen Yan turned to Cheng Yaoyao and said, "Yaoyao, you've been caught in the rain, so you should drink a bowl right away to avoid catching a cold."

After helping Cheng Nuonuo out of trouble, he came to calm Cheng Yaoyao down, fearing that she would not give in. If the original owner had heard Shen Yan's caring words, she would have knelt down and licked him on the spot.

Cheng Yaoyao glanced at him with a half-smile but said nothing.

Shen Yan's heart softened when she glanced at him. Cheng Yaoyao was still Cheng Yaoyao, and she could be obedient with just a few words from him. Shen Yan was the commander who carried the ginger soup, and his back was full of smugness.

Cheng Nonuo still stood there timidly, but her shoulders relaxed. Some villagers were still chatting and laughing with her, and they didn't mention what had just happened.

Cheng Yaoyao was astonished. She wanted to see for herself how delicious the food made by Cheng Nonuo was. Could he control the entire village?