Xue Fu couldn't understand it.
She doesn't want to prove herself; this is the last time.
The atmosphere in the female educated youth dormitory was awkward before going to sleep, and no one spoke.
Xue Fu lay on the bed with her eyes closed to rest, but she felt suffocated and couldn't fall asleep.
After the lights were turned off, Xue Fu heard Zheng Peipei's voice, very softly.
She felt somewhat apologetic and doubted Xue Fu.
She said, "I first heard this from the male educated youth."
Cheng Pei-pei tried to find some clues for her to help her find the source of the rumors.
Male educated youth...
Xue Fu immediately thought of Sun Yu.
Aside from the first few days after she arrived in the countryside, she and Sun Yu had almost no communication afterward.
What is his purpose?
Xue Fu had no evidence.
She pursed her lips and said to Cheng Pei-pei, "Thank you."
Xue Fu felt that things had been particularly unlucky lately.
It's like Mercury retrograde, so unlucky.
I'm always being wronged.
When she returned to the educated youth settlement and saw everyone's pale faces, her heart skipped a beat.
Xue Fu looked at their positions. On the left was Li Jing, whose face was sullen and whose expression was no longer gentle, while on the right were the others.
This scene looks like a standoff between the two sides.
Xue Fu, who entered, was the third party who broke the stalemate between the two sides.
She immediately felt that her return seemed inappropriate.
But just as she was about to go back to her room, Zhao Wen called her back.
Zhao Wen asked, "Xue Fu, where were you this afternoon? Did you go back to the educated youth settlement?"
Xue Fu shook her head and denied it: "No."
After having lunch at Gu Chong's house, she went back to the wooden house by the fishpond to rest. It was cooler there than at the educated youth settlement, and the house was bigger; she lived alone there.
Xue Fu subconsciously asked, "What's wrong?"
They looked too serious.
Something feels wrong.
A male educated youth moved aside, and Xue Fu looked over and saw a pile of shredded paper on the ground.
Xue Fu didn't understand it at first.
She took a few steps closer to see what kind of paper had been torn into pieces.
The less she looked at it, the stranger Xue Fu's expression became.
This isn't paper; it's a book and notes.
Xue Fu found the book cover very familiar.
This book is a primary school textbook. Everyone in the educated youth settlement borrowed a copy from somewhere to prepare lesson plans and review.
But this torn book on the ground is a little different from the others; it was wrapped in newspaper as a cover to protect it.
It's clear that the person using the book cherishes and takes good care of it.
Xue Fu recognized her at a glance.
Every night in the female educated youth dormitory, she could see Li Jing holding this book, studying it and taking notes.
Did someone tear up Li Jing's book? And her notes too?
Xue Fu suddenly felt a tremendous malice and a chill run down her spine.
Seeing that Xue Fu understood the situation, Zhao Wen spoke again.
"You didn't go back to the educated youth settlement this afternoon. Can anyone vouch for that?"
His words were blatantly suspicious.
Zhao Wen said, "Liu Ling has been with Li Jing all afternoon; they've been in the same area."
“Zheng Peipei went back to the educated youth settlement in the afternoon, but Wu Tiejun was there when she returned. They can testify to each other.”
"Everyone else also has an alibi."
Zhao Wen explained each point in turn, then gestured for Xue Fu to clarify her suspicions.
Xue Fu's face darkened.
She spent the entire afternoon alone in the wooden cabin by the fishpond.
No one can testify.
“I was at the fishpond all afternoon and didn’t come back. I was alone.” Xue Fu took a breath and continued, “But I had no motive. I had no reason or motive to tear up Li Jing’s book.”
Xue Fu argued, "I'm not taking the exam, and I have no conflict with her."
Meanwhile, some of the educated youth began to speak quietly.
The gist of it is that Xue Fu is hypocritical and is still deceiving people at this point.
Before that, someone saw her coming out of the brigade leader's house, saying that she had actually applied for the exam.
There was also a buzzing voice below saying that they seemed to have seen Xue Fu secretly reading a book before, but it wasn't that she didn't want to take the teacher's exam. It was all an act.
These sounds were very soft and fragmented.
These people were all standing together, and Xue Fu couldn't figure out who was taking advantage of the situation to smear her.
She was very angry.
How many times does she have to say it? She never signed up at all.
She did see some things at the educated youth settlement, but those were comic books her younger brother had given her, and they were different sizes from textbooks.
Xue Fu couldn't stand the way these people looked at her like she was a criminal suspect.
They didn't seem to believe her and wanted to convict her outright.
Xue Fucai refused to accept it.
She laughed angrily and declared to them, "You wait, you think I applied for the exam? Those who wronged me must apologize. Everyone except Li Jing."
Xue Fu's gaze swept across the faces of these people one by one. Those who met her eyes were either as calm as Zhao Wen or as evasive as Zheng Peipei.
Then there was Sun Yu. He looked at her with a surprised expression, and then returned her a smile.
Xue Fu went out to find someone to testify for her.
She was going to find the captain.
However, before going to the team leader's house, she needed to find someone to accompany her.
Xue Fu returned to Gu Chong's house by the same route, feeling wronged.
When Gu Chong heard the knocking and went to open the door, he was still wondering who was behind it.
Xue Fu looked up and saw Gu Chong's furrowed brows and calm face.
It was the way she knew it.
Then, unable to hold back, tears welled up in my eyes and spilled down my cheeks.
She felt so wronged and aggrieved; they were all bullying her.
Gu Chong is someone she can rely on; he will trust her.
She couldn't help but shed tears as she looked at him, her voice trembling with sobs as she said, "Gu Chong...they're all bullying me."
Gu Chong hadn't seen Xue Fu cry in a long time. Ever since he took her home for dinner, the little girl had been happy every day and hadn't had any more red eyes. She was very easy to take care of.
When he suddenly saw her crying again, Gu Chong panicked and reached out to wipe her tears, gently coaxing her, "What's wrong?"
When she told him that someone had bullied her, his face remained gentle as he softly coaxed her, promising to stand up for her and help her get revenge. But deep down, he was already seething with resentment towards those educated youth.
These educated youth...
He shouldn't be so careless.
In the blink of an eye, Gu Chong had come up with a hundred ways to deal with them.
Xue Fu finished recounting the whole story, her voice choked with sobs.
Gu Chong's large hand partially enveloped her small face, gently wiping away the tears that were about to fall from her eyelashes: "It's all their fault. Let's go find the captain. Don't cry, okay?"
“I’m just so sensitive,” Xue Fu sniffled. “I just can’t stand being wronged.”
"Yes, it's all their fault."
Several educated youths in their settlement were more cunning than honeycomb briquettes, taking advantage of the village in many ways. And after getting what they wanted, they acted innocent, claiming the village treated them unfairly and discriminated against.
That's pretty shameless.
This is part of the reason why the villagers didn't want to associate with the educated youth.
Gu Chong looked at her tear-stained face, led her inside, and made her sit on a stool. He went inside and washed a wet cloth to wipe her face clean.
The cool, damp cloth gradually stopped Xue Fu's sobs. After crying and venting her emotions, she calmed down.
"She cried like a little puppy."
Seeing that she had recovered, Gu Chong deliberately teased her from the side.
Xue Fu retorted instinctively, "You're the dog."
Gu Chong didn't refute her at all; instead, he nodded in agreement: "Yes, I am a dog."
Xue Fu couldn't continue the conversation, so she used the handkerchief to cool her eyelids again before handing it back to him.
"Go find the captain."
Gu Chong led her to the team leader's house.
Gu Chong wouldn't allow anyone to smooth things over.
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