Chapter 71: She is Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
Seeing their silence, Xia Zhenzhen assumed they had taken her words to heart. She picked up her sewing basket and went over, saying earnestly, "We'll be living here for many years after all. If you can bear it, try to bear it. Someone as conspicuous as Shen Zhiqing, jumping out into the world, will get into trouble sooner or later."
"Thank you for reminding me, but this is Shen Zhiqing's own business, and it's best for others not to interfere."
Xia Zhenzhen's eyes were filled with hurt. "I... I was only doing it for her own good."
Lin Wanwan was timid to begin with, and after saying just one sentence, she felt as if she had hurt someone. She was immediately at a loss and panicked as if she had committed a sin.
"I, this..."
"If you're doing this for her own good, go tell her yourself. Why are you nagging us like you're so understanding? Don't you even understand the simple principle of not gossiping behind people's backs?"
Xia Zhenzhen's eyes reddened, her lips trembled for a moment, and she turned and left with her needle and thread in her arms. Qiao Wangshu glanced at her, gently patted Lin Wanwan's shoulder, and comforted her for a moment.
Ye Danwa, Yuan Mingcui, and the others were immediately displeased when they saw Xia Zhenzhen, who had also come to the countryside at the same time, being bullied.
A quarrel immediately broke out. Several people, under the banner of fairness and justice, helped Xia Zhenzhen to attack Qiao Wangshu and Lin Wanwan. Even Wang Liping, who was packing up her dried goods, was caught in the crossfire.
The noise at the educated youth settlement immediately intensified.
Xia Zhenzhen was crying uncontrollably, dropping what she was holding and rushing to break up the fight.
"Stop arguing, stop arguing, it's all my fault. Don't fight because of me. Yuan, you are the dormitory manager, so you have to mediate the relationship between us female educated youths at this time."
Yuan Mingcui held her head high, crossed her arms, and watched coldly for a while, maintaining a very high and mighty demeanor before raising her small hand.
“Call Shen Yuzhu over. The noise here is all because of her. It’s not appropriate for her not to be here.”
"Okay, okay, I'll go get her, I'll go get her right now."
As soon as one of the female educated youth finished speaking, she hurriedly ran outside. Shen Yuzhu left home in a hurry, and the door was not closed properly. Wang Yanhong quietly went in and did not come out for a long time.
When Shen Yuzhu arrived, the noisy people in the educated youth settlement had calmed down. However, the two groups were clearly divided, and everyone was red-faced and visibly angry. As soon as they saw her, all their eyes were fixed on her.
Several newly arrived educated youths had heard of her, but this was the first time they had seen her in person. They had heard that she was beautiful, but they didn't know she was actually this beautiful.
Yuan Mingcui narrowed her eyes. "You're Shen Yuzhu?"
"It's me, your great-aunt! What's wrong?"
Everyone: "......."
Why does she have such a sharp tongue? Wasn't she supposed to be very docile?
Shen Yuzhu's expression didn't change at all. These newcomers were the ones who had bullied her the most in her past life, so there was no need to give them a kind look.
She first went to Qiao Wangshu and Lin Wanwan, and seeing that they were both alright and Wang Liping was also fine, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"You scared me! I thought you guys got beaten up. Where's Manxiu? Why isn't he here?"
"She went up the mountain, saying she was going to dig up some wild vegetables and mushrooms. There's a market in the county town tomorrow, and she said she'd use them to exchange for some money."
Shen Yuzhu nodded. Apart from the occasional look of grievance or sorrow in Liang Manxiu's eyes when she looked at her, nothing else had changed in her life. She was still as ambitious as ever, and she lived a very fulfilling life every day.
"Ahem... Chen, the reason I asked you to come here today is to have a meeting. Because of your help in the fight between your sister and Aunt Zhang, the whole village is talking about it, and it has a very bad influence. We have discussed this matter and decided that you should apologize to Aunt Zhang. Later, when you are at the village, you should write a self-criticism, and then this matter will be over."
"???"
Shen Yuzhu was so angry at Yuan Mingcui that she laughed. "Who are you? You're having a meeting? Who are you people?"
Yuan Mingcui: "You, I am the administrator who was just elected by the female educated youth. I was approved by a unanimous vote. From now on, I will be responsible for all the trivial matters of the female educated youth, including you who live alone."
"Huh? What did you say? Unanimous approval? What are you bragging about? Did you call me during the vote?"
"I didn't vote for it."
"Me too."
After Wang Liping and Qiao Wangshu finished speaking, Lin Wanwan weakly raised her hand, "And me... I didn't vote either."
Yuan Mingcui: "......."
Others: "......."
No wonder the educated youth and commune members had a bad relationship; it was all caused by these few people—they were completely unruly!
"No matter what, this whole thing happened because of you, and you have to give us an explanation."
"What explanation do you want? I haven't even accused you of being gossipy and talking about me behind my back, and you're already lecturing me. What, if you think you're right, let's go to the brigade leader and discuss it, and see what kind of explanation you give?"
Yuan Mingcui and the others froze. They had only been there a short time and knew that the brigade leader hated the old women in the production team causing trouble. He was focused on production and would yell at any troublemakers before even starting to judge the case.
If you went to find Lü Guangzhi at this time, you'd just be asking for a scolding.
Xia Zhenzhen quickly stepped between the two people, taking one hand in each of their hands.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing. This is my fault. Why did I have to say those things to Lin Zhiqing? Yuan Zhiqing, don't be angry. Shen Zhiqing doesn't live here and doesn't know anything about things here. How about we invite her to the morning and evening meetings from now on? That would make management easier, wouldn't it?"
"Hmph, I'll do this for your sake..."
"Get out of my way, don't bother me with meetings, I hate meetings the most."
Shen Yuzhu shook off Xia Zhenzhen's hand. This woman was the same in her past life, always loving the idea of truth, goodness, and beauty. No matter what happened, she would take the blame herself first and speak kindly to everyone.
It's exactly the same persona she created when she first went to the countryside, except that she was fake, while this Xia Zhenzhen is real. However, she has had too many experiences of doing good deeds but ending up with bad ones, which makes Shen Yuzhu naturally dislike her.
"You, Shen Yuzhu, you're simply trying to turn the world upside down."
“That’s right. Mingcui is doing this for your own good. Otherwise, why would she bother with this? Instead of appreciating her good intentions, you keep talking back to her. You have no discipline or manners.”
"Mingcui, just ignore her and let her keep making a fuss. It's not us who will get a bad reputation."
........
Shen Yuzhu watched the group of people jumping around like monkeys and wondered if they had lost their minds. If they were willing to be with them, why did they bother building two houses in the first place?
"Yes, yes, you're right. That's settled then. I'm not staying at the educated youth settlement. Don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary. I'm off now."
Yuan Mingcui and the others watched her retreating figure, panting angrily.
Wang Yanhong came in right after, and nodded slightly to Qiao Wangshu. The latter chuckled and pulled Lin Wanwan, saying, "I told you long ago that you wanted to build a house and live alone. Look how good things were when we went to the countryside. Now someone has elected an administrator, and he's eager to be a lackey. We should leave as soon as possible next year."
Lin Wanwan nodded emphatically, "Yes, let's go quickly."
Others: "......."
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