Everyone walked together, and Lu Mingxiu would glance at Lin Yiwan from time to time. Since his confession was rejected, Lu Mingxiu had not confessed a second time, for fear of disturbing her.
Even after all this time, he still couldn't let go of Lin Yiwan. He kept thinking about her, to the point that he rejected every woman who pursued him.
But he still couldn't help wanting to look at Lin Yiwan.
However, Lu Mingxiu's little actions were very subtle, and no one noticed them, not even Lin Yiwan.
After all this time, Lin Yiwan assumed he had let go of these things.
After descending the mountain, Zhou Bai carried Shen Jiaojiao directly to the infirmary. Fortunately, it was dusk, and not many people saw them. However, Wen Xi had Jiang Yue go with them. After all, Zhou Bai was a man, and it would be inconvenient for him to take care of Shen Jiaojiao. A woman would definitely have to go with him.
Wenxi went home to tidy up the house and cook dinner, so they could eat dinner as soon as they got back.
Wenxi went to the kitchen to start a fire and cook the rice. Then she brought out stir-fried green peppers with cured pork, braised eggplant, stir-fried sweet potato tips, and tomato and egg soup.
Soon, Zhou Bai returned carrying Shen Jiaojiao and placed her on a stool next to the dining table. Wen Xi asked, "What did the doctor say? Is there anything wrong?"
Shen Jiaojiao shook her head, "It just hurts a little, it's nothing serious, some medicine will do the trick."
“Zhou Bai, thank you for helping us today. Why don’t you have dinner at our house tonight? I have extra food to cook,” Wen Xi said.
Zhou Bai nodded, "Then I'll have to trouble you."
Wenxi and Jiangyue served dinner together, and then the group sat down and began to eat seriously.
Zhou Bai was amazed that Wen Xi could cook so many dishes in such a short time. He was full of admiration. Wen Xi smiled and said, "Actually, I washed and chopped the vegetables before I left home this morning. I just needed to stir-fry them, so it took me a short time."
After dinner, Zhou Bai went home. For some reason, he felt excited after helping Shen Jiaojiao today. Could this be the satisfaction of doing a good deed?
When Zhou Bai carried Shen Jiaojiao to the clinic, it was already dark, and not many people saw them. However, in the countryside, where there is no entertainment, everyone likes to gossip, and once gossip starts circulating, it spreads very quickly.
The next morning, everyone was picking watermelons in the watermelon field. Before long, the news of Zhou Bai carrying Jiao Jiao on his back had already spread like wildfire.
Yao Hongbo ran over to find Wen Xi and Shen Jiaojiao, since the three of them were from the same hometown and he could speak to them. "What exactly is going on between Shen Jiaojiao and Zhou Bai? It's all over the village, and we've heard about it too."
With Qin Mi protecting Wen Xi, no one dared to spread rumors about her. Shen Jiaojiao, on the other hand, had no one to protect her, so no one was afraid of her.
"What did the village say?" Wenxi asked.
“The villagers said that Zhou Bai and Shen Jiaojiao had a secret rendezvous last night and he got injured, so he went to the clinic to get treatment!” Yao Hongbo said.
Wenxi didn't expect the villagers to be so outrageous, actually framing Shen Jiaojiao and Zhou Bai like this. It seems that the first person to spread the rumor must have been having many secret meetings with others, otherwise why would they say that the two of them were having a secret meeting as soon as they saw them?
“Yao Hongbo, go back and tell everyone that if anyone knows who spread the rumor, they should come and tell me, and I will give them a one-yuan reward. If no one is willing to stand up and testify, then no one can expect to get any money for watermelons this year. Once we find the first person who spread the rumor, I will tell Qin Mi and let Qin Mi handle this matter.”
Knowing full well that Shen Jiaojiao lived with her and was her friend, she still dared to spread such rumors, which shows that she had no respect for her from the bottom of her heart.
Yao Hongbo nodded. "I understand. I'll tell you when I get back."
"You must let everyone know that it is I, Wen Xi, who will handle this matter seriously, not Shen Jiaojiao," Wen Xi said.
If she doesn't step in, people might not take it seriously. Since that's the case, she'll step in and see who dares to disrespect her friends in the future.
Sure enough, the temptation of money was great. Not long after Yao Hongbo returned, someone came to report him. Wen Xi led the person to the thatched hut and registered it on paper.
Then the clues gradually became clear, and Wenxi was surprised to find that the person who initially spread the rumors and said such hurtful things was actually Shen Jiaojiao's mother-in-law from her previous life.
After being hurt by Lu Xiaoyun in her previous life, Shen Jiaojiao married her son. After her son died in an accident, they wouldn't let Shen Jiaojiao leave. They made her stay in their home to atone for her sins and then tormented her in various ways.
Among them, this mother-in-law was the worst.
Then Wenxi reported it to the police. This matter should be handled as it should be. She definitely wouldn't let them get away with it, otherwise they would treat other girls in the same way in the future.
Seeing Zhou Bai carrying Shen Jiaojiao on his back, she could tell everyone about it, but if she embellished the story and spread rumors, that would be her problem.
Wenxi had always wanted to teach Shen Jiaojiao's family a lesson, but they hadn't come near her in this life, so Wenxi hadn't taken action.
I never expected them to show up now. How could Wenxi miss such a good opportunity?
After this incident, everyone realized how much Wenxi valued Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue, so naturally they dared not look down on them anymore.
"Xiaoxi, thank you for helping me handle this matter. Otherwise, if I had handled it myself, it definitely wouldn't have been so perfect." That's just how reality is—the powerlessness of the insignificant.
"It's nothing, don't worry about it too much. Besides, everyone will forget about it soon, so don't take it too seriously."
Anyway, there are only a few months left, so let everyone say what they want. They will be leaving soon, and we won't see them again.
Therefore, if Shen Jiaojiao doesn't like Zhou Bai, there's no need for her to be with him just because of this rumor, and there's no need for her to jeopardize her lifelong happiness.
Time passed day by day, and soon the team finished the double harvest and handed over the grain quota ahead of schedule. With the tractor, things became much easier.
The rice seedlings had just been planted and were still sparse, so everything in the paddy field could be seen very clearly. If everyone came to the edge of the paddy field at night and shone a flashlight on it, they could see everything clearly, which would make it convenient for Shen Jiaojiao, Jiang Yue, and the other three to catch the fish.
They don't know that this is their last summer here. Next year they won't be able to earn money this way anymore. But when they go back, they can go to the nearby countryside to see if they can find these things. If they can, they can continue to earn money.
Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue would go out every night as soon as it got dark, and they wouldn't come back until at least 11 or 12 o'clock, because the more they caught, the more they would earn.
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