Chapter 217: Deliberately Provoking Public Indignation
She had indeed neglected a lot because her mind was not on these patients and she was only concerned about how to improve her relationship with Jiang Yubai.
But...what is all this for?
Qiao Sujin suddenly raised her eyes and looked at the man standing behind Ruan Yuntang in a protective posture, biting her lips tightly.
"Captain Jiang, this is the conclusion we both reached together. Are you going to let your wife treat me like this now?"
As she spoke, she turned to look at Ruan Yuntang again, her voice low and intriguing.
"Comrade Ruan, how did you, an outsider, know that the villagers had malaria, and how did you feel so certain about it from the beginning?"
"And why did you insist on stopping Captain Jiang from delaying the construction of the house?"
"If the villagers had moved into their new houses earlier, they wouldn't have been exposed to the wind and rain, and they wouldn't have gotten so sick. Yet you insisted on making tents for everyone to live in, and you've repeatedly delayed Captain Jiang's progress in building the houses!"
"I know you came from a capitalist family, but why are you still acting like one now, disregarding the lives of the villagers?"
She spoke in a strong and powerful voice, with an expression of grief, anger and criticism. Her words hinted that Ruan Yuntang was deliberately delaying the construction of the house in order to take advantage of the national crisis to make a fortune.
After hearing these words, all the sick villagers looked at Ruan Yuntang in shock, their faces filled with anger.
The old lady, whose hand was still held by Ruan Yuntang, violently shook her hand away and cursed in a rough and hoarse voice:
"Great! I was wondering why a delicate woman like you would be so concerned about a poor old woman like me. So this is what you were thinking!"
"Get out of here, you evil descendant of a capitalist!"
At the same time, the other refugees also rushed up, stood up tremblingly, and surrounded them.
"Don't even think about it! Who's staying in your crappy tent? We'll definitely report you!"
This group of villagers were sick and could barely stand, but they were very emotional and spoke in a bad tone. Jiang Yubai frowned and protected Ruan Yuntang behind him.
"My wife didn't try to make money from you, and the progress of the house construction has nothing to do with her. If you want to blame someone, blame me."
"Ugh!" A few old men who were in better spirits stared at Ruan Yuntang with a fierce look, gritting their teeth in anger.
"She's not here to make money. Why would a spoiled capitalist like her come to our flooded village? What fun can we have here?"
"It's all your fault. We haven't seen the house in half a month! And you even want us to live in your tent!"
Ruan Yuntang's heart sank. He swept his gaze around him at the hostile looks and coldly looked at Qiao Sujin who was standing by and watching the show.
Qiao Sujin is now seizing upon the fact that she wants to delay the construction of the house, and bringing into play her identity as a capitalist, in order to stir up public indignation and make sure that the villagers won't believe anything she says!
So disgusting!
Qiao Sujin raised the corners of her lips slightly and met her eyes.
"Comrade Ruan, please explain this to the villagers and then have Captain Jiang return to normal. Usually, the houses are built in a month, but now it's been almost half a month and the foundations haven't been laid yet. This is unacceptable!"
Hearing this, the villagers became even angrier.
"Yeah, we've been living in this shabby tent for half a month! You haven't even laid the foundation yet, and you keep saying you'll meticulously build me a sturdy house. I think you're just stalling for time!"
Ruan Yuntang's explanation was instantly drowned out by the noise.
Jiang Yubai protected her and retreated repeatedly.
These villagers were injured and could not reason or fight, so they could only run away.
Ruan Yuntang gritted his teeth, but didn't want to hide in such a shameful way.
At this moment, she saw a man holding a reed in his mouth in the distance, and quickly called out:
"Lu Fei!"
Hearing the sound, the person who had just stepped onto the hillside almost fell to the ground. He looked up and saw that it was Ruan Yuntang, and then saw that she was being chased by a group of villagers. He instantly grinned with joy.
But Ruan Yuntang suddenly raised his hand and pointed at him, shouting, "Report everyone's problems to your village representative, and we will solve them for you one by one!"
Everyone looked in the direction of her finger at Lu Fei, and when they saw his rough face, they subconsciously took a step back.
Ruan Yuntang continued, "There's nothing we can do even if you chase us now. The house won't be built in a short time!"
"And I promise everyone, I will provide you with comfortable tents for free. These tents were also tried out by other villagers yesterday. You can ask your family then! Or ask Representative Lu now!"
Hearing this, everyone looked at her in surprise.
free?
"Are you sure you won't charge us? There won't be any other fees?" someone asked hesitantly.
Ruan Yuntang raised three fingers and said, "I swear on my life, if I make any money from disaster, I will go to the eighteenth level of hell and die a miserable death!"
The whole place fell silent for a moment. The villagers who had just been making malicious speculations were all stunned and silent.
Jiang Yubai didn't have time to stop her before she blurted out the words.
He looked at the group of people in front of him coldly, his chest heaving.
Even though he knew they were just afraid of being poor and that was understandable, he still felt heartbroken for Tangtang.
At the same time, Qiao Sujin was extremely shocked.
She originally thought Ruan Yuntang was doing this just to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, but now he actually swore such a vow...
"Do you all believe it now? Can you please make way so that I can have a few words with Representative Lu?" Ruan Yuntang looked at everyone without changing his expression, his tone cold.
A group of people automatically dispersed, leaving her a way out, but at the same time someone whispered:
"But we can't live in tents forever. We're so sick now that we have to live in tents, and you still don't start work!"
Ruan Yuntang's expression changed slightly, but he couldn't think of a good solution for the time being.
She didn't know when the earthquake would come, and starting work at this moment would be a waste of manpower and financial resources.
Qiao Sujin took in her expression and asked doubtfully:
"Yeah, why on earth have you been delaying Captain Jiang from building his house? This isn't a place for you to have fun, and Captain Jiang doesn't have the time to mess around with you!"
"The higher-ups arranged for me and Captain Jiang to come together to take care of the sick villagers, but you were extremely reluctant."
"Excuse me for being blunt, but this isn't the place to dwell on personal relationships. Comrade Ruan, please refrain from being too emotional."
After these words were spoken, the villagers who had just relaxed began to doubt again.
They blocked Ruan Yuntang and Jiang Yubai again and said through gritted teeth:
"No, you must give us an explanation today and determine the specific start time. Work must begin before tomorrow!"
"Yes! We must get started!"
"We want to live in a new house! Not a tent!"
…
All the villagers raised their hands and shouted in unison.
Jiang Yubai's face darkened as he glanced coldly at Qiao Sujin, his eyes filled with chill.
Qiao Sujin's heart trembled slightly, but she clutched the hem of her clothes and avoided his gaze.
Everything she was doing now was also revenge for him.
Yes, he doesn’t understand now, but he will know it later!
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