Zhang Guilian was about to shout that she disagreed, but she was frightened by Accountant Wang's murderous look and shuddered, and swallowed her words back.
She could still tell whether the old man was really angry or not.
Although she was unwilling, she didn't dare to make a fuss now.
Having achieved his goal, Qin An Ning put away the martyr certificate.
"Accountant Wang, as the old saying goes, three times is the limit. This is the second time. If it happens again, I won't give anyone face."
It's just a few rumors, the commune won't care at all.
Even if she had a martyr certificate, Zhang Guilian would at most give her a few words of advice when it came to bullying and slandering martyrs.
The villagers are just used to solving everything in the village and think that bringing the matter to the commune is a big deal.
It is a great punishment for them to be unable to hold their heads up in the village.
Qin Anning pointed at Zhang Guilian and said, "Also, from now on, if there's gossip about me in the village, I'll assume it was her who said it."
"You, you are unreasonable." Zhang Guilian was so angry that she didn't know what to say.
"I'm just taking precautions against you doing anything behind my back."
Zhang Guilian's eyes flickered but she said nothing.
After this commotion, everyone in the team dispersed.
They walked together in groups of three or four, whispering to each other, and from time to time they turned back and pointed at Zhang Guilian with a look of disgust on their faces.
The sun was getting hotter. Qin An Ning didn't want to go up the mountain at first, but he was afraid that Lu Cheng and the others would be anxious when they came back and couldn't find anyone, so he had to go back.
As soon as I reached the foot of the mountain, I saw Lu Cheng running towards me in a hurry.
His handsome face was covered in sweat, and his eyes were filled with anxiety.
Without even catching his breath, he asked, "Ningning, are you okay?"
He looked the man up and down, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he was safe.
Seeing Lu Cheng like this, it would be a lie for Qin An Ning to say that she was not moved at all.
Lu Cheng's emotions were passionate and straightforward, almost like he was holding out his burning heart.
But now she only has a little bit of good feelings towards Lu Cheng.
That wasn't enough to make her open her heart to him.
And such unequal emotions cannot last long.
Qin Anning shook her head, her eyes a little complicated, "I'm fine."
Lu Cheng's eyes darkened when he thought of what he had heard, and he felt very guilty. "I'm sorry, your troubles are all because of me."
He does not regret pursuing Ningning. If you like someone, you should fight for him.
But he regretted that his method was wrong and caused trouble for Ningning.
Qin Anning is a person who doesn't like to hide things, "Since we are talking about this, let's talk about it.
My troubles do stem from your high-profile pursuits.
I told you before that I don’t plan to fall in love so early, and I still feel the same way now.
But I won't cut off all contact with you just because of other people's gossip.
We can get along normally as friends, you need to tone it down a bit."
Both she and Lu Cheng have modern thinking and believe that there is nothing wrong with normal contact and pursuit between men and women.
But the environment is different now, and people cannot compete with the entire social environment.
In this period, we must abide by the current rules.
"And that's what I'm talking about." Qin Anning was rarely able to speak, her eyes drifting unnaturally into the distance. "Whatever happens to us in the future, let nature take its course."
She saw Lu Cheng's efforts, and she couldn't accept it with a clear conscience and at the same time say that they were just friends.
She doesn't want to raise fish.
As for how far they can go in the end, it depends on whether they are destined to be together.
Hearing the last sentence, Lu Cheng's gray eyes suddenly lit up, just like spring returning to the earth and all things reviving.
"Ningning, do you mean to agree that I can pursue you?"
You pursued her anyway even when she disagreed!
Qin An Ning was too lazy to pay attention to him and turned away.
Lu Cheng followed behind with a silly smile, pumping his fist happily, "Ningning, don't worry, I will definitely pay attention next time."
As long as Ningning agrees to his pursuit, she can stay where she is and let him take all the steps.
"Ningning, we caught the rabbit. They will be coming down the mountain soon."
They had just caught two rabbits and a pheasant. When they were walking back, they heard what happened on the mountain, and Lu Cheng ran down in a hurry.
"Wait a moment, I'll take the rabbit back."
Just now, Meng Yu had been waiting not far away where he couldn't hear their conversation.
This way they won't be delayed from talking and people can avoid gossip.
Qin Anning walked over to Meng Yu and said, "I'll get the rabbit and then I won't go up the mountain." She looked at the time and said, "It's already past ten o'clock. Are you still going?"
Meng Yu wanted to go to the mountains to pick more herbs, but it was already lunchtime.
I had some porridge in the morning, and now I'm hungry. If I don't eat at noon, my body won't be able to bear it.
"Then I'll go back too. I'll have lunch before going up the mountain."
The three of them waited at the foot of the mountain for a while before Lin Erbao, Wang Daqing and Lin Fangxu came down.
Lin Fangxu and Wang Daqing were also carrying two bundles of firewood.
"Brother Cheng, how do you eat rabbit and pheasant?" Lin Erbao only had food in his mind, and it seemed that his nose was now filled with the aroma of meat.
How to eat it? It’s really hard to divide it.
We all went up the mountain together, we can't separate you but not him.
Lu Cheng looked at Qin An Ning and asked for her opinion.
"Why don't we go to the educated youth camp? You can help me make a rabbit cage, I'll cook, and we can eat together."
The group chattered as they went to the educated youth site.
The firewood carried by Wang Daqing and Lin Fangxu was delivered directly to Qin Anning.
Qin Anning stopped Meng Yu who was about to leave and said, "Come eat together and help me cook."
Meng Yu shook her head and was about to refuse, but Qin An Ning gently pushed her and said, "Stop wasting time and come help me."
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