Chapter 186 Tian Jing Falsely Claims Credit
After hearing what Wang Fu said, Gu Yuehuai curled his lips and said, "I didn't want to compete with Tian Jing for the limelight. Since she just said it casually, let me take everyone to find the yam field. I know the exact location."
She had long guessed that Tian Jing didn't know the location of the yam field, just like she didn't know the location of the treasure behind the house.
Tian Jing seemed to have only a general idea of everything, and her understanding was not clear, like an outsider.
Thinking of this, Gu Yuehuai said: "However, Secretary, you need to make this matter clear to the members. You also know that Tian Jing and I don't have a good relationship. If she can take the credit, then forget it. Since she can't take it, I don't want her to claim it."
Wang Fu nodded repeatedly: "Of course! Even if you don't say it, I will make it clear to the members."
He didn't like Tian Jing in the first place and was optimistic about Gu Yuehuai, so he naturally wouldn't let the former take the credit for the latter's achievements.
Gu Yuehuai nodded, turned around and smiled at Yan Shaoyu: "Do you want to come to the front with me?"
Yan Shaoyu glanced at her and did not answer. Instead, he turned and walked towards a place where the crowd was sparse, making his position and thoughts clear with his actions. Seeing this, Gu Yuehuai shrugged slightly, did not care, and walked to the front with Wang Fu.
Wang Fu cleared his throat and said to the members who were busy picking mushrooms: "Comrades, Comrade Tian Jing can no longer remember where the yam field is."
As soon as these words were spoken, the members who were originally busy straightened up and looked at Tian Jing with anger on their faces.
If everyone was excited when they first got the news about the yam field, now that their hopes were shattered, everyone looked at Tian Jing with some hatred. This is human nature.
People as "considerate" as Song Jinan are obviously a minority.
Tian Jing's face turned pale under the gazes of everyone, and she looked at Song Jinan aggrievedly, like a pure and innocent little white flower that had suffered. Looking at Tian Jing like this, Song Jinan felt a headache.
He stepped forward and stood in front of Tian Jing, saying, "Everyone, Comrade Tian had good intentions when she told me about the yam field. Even if she can't find it now, it's not a reason for everyone to condemn her. This matter has nothing to do with her."
"There's a lot of food in the mountains. If you work hard, you'll always get something. There's no need to keep staring at the yam fields."
Upon hearing this, the members started talking about it, and when they looked at Song Jinan and Tian Jing behind him, there was something strange in their eyes.
"Now is a time when food is scarce, and Tian Jing dared to say that, giving everyone hope, but then she turned around and shattered all hope! Yam bean fields are life-saving things, and they are not something you can joke about!"
"Haha, Tian Jing has been to a labor camp. Only the Party Secretary would trust her!"
"Song Zhiqing, are you attracted to Tian Jing? Let us tell you, she was once sent to a labor camp for petty theft, her father is an alcoholic, and he later took her sister away. She is now alone and cannot help you at all!"
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Unable to find a yam field, the members of the cooperative were filled with resentment and kept squeezing Tian Jing to the point that she was useless.
Song Jinan frowned and looked at the murderous members, secretly surprised in his heart, why did they react so strongly?
Gu Yuehuai stood in front of the crowd, looking at Song Jinan and Tian Jing through the crowd, with a hint of sneer in his eyes.
The young man who grew up in a wealthy family had no idea how important food was to the country people. They ate fine grains for every meal, but they didn't know that one yam bean was enough to fill a child's stomach. He would never understand the importance of yam bean.
Tian Jing was so flamboyant just to change her reputation in the team. Unfortunately, her cleverness backfired. She only knew that there were yam beans on the mountain but didn't know their exact location. Now she was in this embarrassing situation.
However, the more embarrassed Tian Jing was, the happier she was.
Tian Jing's face was pale and her lips were trembling, but she could not utter a complete sentence to defend herself. She leaned behind Song Jinan, sniffing the faint bamboo scent on his body, and her heart was unexpectedly at peace.
This was the first time she had such a feeling since she came into this world, as if she didn't need to worry even if the sky fell, because she had him.
At this moment, Tian Jing looked at Song Jinan, and a strange emotion appeared in her eyes.
She always felt that it was not accidental that she came to this world. Maybe she came here just to meet Song Jinan, the elegant gentleman? Who said that the hero must be the heroine? She is a time-traveling girl!
Thinking of this, the look in Tian Jing's eyes became hot, and deep in her eyes there was a hint of determination to win.
She even secretly looked forward to the coming rainstorm. As long as she could save Song Jinan instead of Gu Yuehuai, she would be able to change the originally predetermined fate in the plot, and she would be able to replace Gu Yuehuai!
The members complained and vented their anger.
After a while, Wang Fucai finished smoking a pipe and said, "Comrades! Xiao Gu, Gu Yuehuai, she said she knows the exact location of the yam field. She will lead us to find the yam field and overcome the difficulties together!"
Gu Yuehuai looked at Wang Fu in surprise. The branch secretary really made it clear that he wanted to praise someone by first criticizing him.
She understood that he did this to make everyone's gratitude to her reach its peak. When everyone was disappointed, a glimmer of hope suddenly emerged. How could everyone not be grateful to Gu Yuehuai for bringing them hope?
Of course, where some people are grateful, there are naturally some who are suspicious, and there are also many discordant voices below.
"Really? Are you kidding us again? Gu Yuehuai, do you really know where the yam field is?"
"I suspect there are no yam bean fields at all. They are all a lie to us. We have been picking dates and trapping rabbits in the mountains since we were young, so how come we have never seen any yam bean fields? Did the secretary ask someone to take the responsibility just to reassure us?"
"Who cares? I've already said it. If we don't find any yam beans today, we're all going to have a hard time!"
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Wang Fu frowned and looked at Gu Yuehuai.
Her face was calm, and she was not affected by what everyone said, nor did she feel any resentment.
Gu Yuehuai raised his voice slightly: "Everyone, we are all from the same brigade. I know that yam can save lives. Besides, I was the first one to tell the secretary about the yam field. However, Tian Jing had a hard time in the brigade, and when she brought it up, I wanted her to improve her situation. I didn't expect that she would just say it casually. Alas."
"Everyone, rest assured. Today, I will definitely lead you to find the yam bean field and let everyone return with a full load!"
Every word Gu Yuehuai said was like a sharp knife, stabbing into Tian Jing's heart.
There was a flash of cold light in her eyes as she avoided the strange looks given to her by the crowd. When she lowered her eyes, where no one could see, a hint of cruelty emerged on her pale face, filled with murderous intent!
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