Chapter 32 Rogue
On the other side, Wang Laizi, his face dark with anger, found Gu Mansheng and dragged her to a corner: "What's going on? Didn't you say Liu Zhixia liked me? I went to see her, and what was that attitude she was giving me?" He narrowed his eyes, a forced smile on his face, "You're not using me as a pawn to get rid of your love rival, are you?"
Gu Mansheng's heart tightened, but she smiled and said, "Brother Wang, what are you saying? Why did Liu Zhixia break off her engagement with Lu Huaiyuan for no reason? Isn't it because she's taken a liking to you?"
"She would be interested in me?" Wang Laizi pointed to himself, showing great self-awareness.
"Women love bad boys," Gu Mansheng said eloquently. "She just likes your type! Otherwise, why would she call off the engagement?"
“That makes sense,” Wang Laizi stroked his chin, “but she was just screaming for help!”
“Girls are shy,” Gu Mansheng said, pulling a piece of paper from her bosom. “Look, she even wrote you a love letter. They didn’t have paper and pen at home, so they came all the way to our educated youth settlement to write it and asked me to give it to you. Oh, and there’s a gift too!”
After she finished speaking, she sneaked back to the educated youth settlement, went into Xu Zhihong's room, picked up a handkerchief from the table, and a sinister glint flashed in her eyes: "So you look down on me. Even if things come to light, it's because you, Xu Zhihong, are shameless!"
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In the afternoon, Shen Hongmei told Zhang Xiuying about what happened by the river with a look of pride on her face.
"What?!" Zhang Xiuying exclaimed in shock. "My daughter has been harassed by that bastard?"
Liu Zhixia calmly replied, "I suspect someone is pulling strings behind the scenes, trying to ruin my reputation with the help of such a scoundrel."
Zhang Xiuying's face darkened: "It must be the Lu family! Tomorrow, have your brother and Xuejun go and 'have a good talk' with Wang Laizi!"
"No, Mother, don't alert them," Liu Zhixia stopped her. "I have a plan. Let's see what benefits the person behind this has given him."
Zhang Xiuying hesitated and said, "Girl, you mustn't use your innocence to cause trouble. Even if it's not true, if someone finds out about the rumors, you won't be able to clear them up no matter how hard you try. If you ask me, it would be better to give her a beating."
Shen Hongmei echoed, "Yes, little sister. You should listen to your mother on this. If Wang Laizi goes to the brigade and falsely accuses you of doing something with him, you'll have a hard time proving yourself!"
Liu Zhixia smiled sinisterly: "He doesn't have that chance! Mother, you'll have to cooperate on this!"
Zhang Xiuying looked at Liu Zhixia in confusion, and then the two of them burst into laughter as they listened to Liu Zhixia's plan.
In the evening, before it got dark, Liu Zhixia carried a basket and went up the mountain.
On the way, they ran into Aunt Zhou, who asked curiously, "Xia, it's so late, isn't it dangerous for you to go up the mountain alone!"
"It's alright, Auntie. I'll go dig up some wild vegetables and make vegetable pancakes first thing tomorrow morning."
"Then you must be careful!" Aunt Zhou was still worried. "Why don't you wait for me and go with me? We're almost done eating at home."
"Okay, thank you, Auntie!" Liu Zhixia was delighted. She hadn't originally planned to find an audience, but Aunt Zhou's initiative to come along only made the show more interesting.
The two went up the mountain together. Taking advantage of Aunt Zhou's inattention, Liu Zhixia took some fresh wild vegetables from her spatial storage and put them in her basket. She deliberately put a little distance between herself and Aunt Zhou, and heard rustling footsteps behind her.
Sure enough, Wang Laizi caught up.
Just as Wang Laizi was about to pounce on Liu Zhixia, Aunt Zhou next to her cried out in alarm, and the stick in her hand rained down!
"Ouch! Help!" Wang Laizi was beaten so badly that he ran away with his head in his hands, screaming repeatedly.
They weren't far from the village, and the villagers who heard the commotion immediately gathered their help and ran over. When they arrived, they saw Wang Laizi lying on the ground with a bruised and swollen face, while Liu Zhixia was "frightened" and hiding behind Aunt Zhou.
"What's going on?" someone asked.
Aunt Zhou angrily pointed at Wang Laizi and cursed, "That damned bastard! Xia and I were digging for wild vegetables, and I was right there. I saw him sneaking around trying to pounce on Xia! He must have thought Xia was alone here and wanted to take advantage of her!"
Wang Laizi was a lazy bum in the village who liked to harass young girls, and he had even been beaten up by a girl's family for it before. Later, he was reported to Lu Jianping and only behaved himself after receiving a stern warning. So, when Aunt Zhou said this, everyone in their hearts condemned Wang Laizi.
Just then, Gu Mansheng arrived late with another group of villagers. Upon hearing the commotion in the mountains, she rushed to gather people to see what was happening; today, she was determined to ruin Liu Zhixia's reputation!
She squeezed to the front and pointed at Liu Zhixia with feigned horror: "Brother Wang, even if you like Comrade Liu, you can't use such a forceful method!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Laizi immediately found an excuse and angrily retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about! She clearly seduced me! She never comes up the mountain at this time, but she came today of her own accord. Isn't she waiting for me?"
Aunt Zhou laughed in exasperation: "Wang Laizi, you really are a scoundrel! Just because someone's digging for some wild vegetables is considered seducing you? Besides, how do you know Xia doesn't usually come up the mountain at this time? Looks like you've been watching her for a long time!"
Wang Laizi was taken aback, and stammered, "I...I didn't! It was...it was Liu Zhixia who told me!"
Before she could finish speaking, Zhang Xiuying had already squeezed out of the crowd, rushed up to Wang Laizi, and delivered two resounding slaps, completely stunning him.
"You're talking nonsense!" Zhang Xiuying shouted angrily. "How dare you, a filthy creature, slander my daughter's innocence?!"
After she finished cursing, she raised her eyes and her dagger-like gaze pierced directly at Gu Mansheng, who was hiding in the crowd.
So it was this little bastard who was behind it all!
Gu Mansheng felt uneasy under her gaze and quickly took a few steps back, hiding herself even more deeply.
At this moment, Shen Hongmei also arrived "late". She was also stunned when she saw so many people.
According to the original plan, Liu Zhixia was to lure Wang Laizi out, shout for help when she was about to make a move, and then Zhang Xiuying and Shen Hongmei would "coincidentally" bring the villagers who were taking a walk to catch them in the act.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Zhou came up the mountain with him. This is even better! Not only did Wang Laizi not touch a hair on Liu Zhixia's head, but he also gained an irrefutable witness, leaving him with nowhere to smear her.
Wang Laizi, still unwilling to give up, shouted, "It's true! It was Liu Zhixia who invited me here for a secret rendezvous!"
Aunt Zhou was so angry she laughed: "Wang Laizi, don't you even think before you lie? If Xia really wanted to meet with you in secret, would she drag an old woman like me into it?"
Wang Laizi had no other choice but to look to Gu Mansheng for help.
Gu Mansheng glared at him with exasperation before slowly speaking, seemingly to defend Liu Zhixia: "Wang Laizi, you're just making things up. Do you have any evidence? Besides, Comrade Liu was involved with that soldier before, how could she possibly be interested in you?"
These words seemed to awaken Wang Laizi, who suddenly realized, "Oh, right! I have evidence! I have love letters! They're love letters that Liu Zhixia wrote to me!"
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