Li Tingman also looked very unhappy. She was inexplicably labeled a thief and felt very upset. "Then we can't be sure that we did it. We were outside all morning, took a nap at noon, and went out right after getting up. Who knows if anyone else came in during this time?"
Zhao Shuanglian suddenly thought of something and pointed at Meng Zhiyu excitedly and screamed, "After you left, Li Qingqing and I got up first, and then Li Tingman got up too. The three of us left the yard together. Meng Zhiyu was still sleeping when we left."
When everyone heard what Zhao Shuanglian said, they all turned their gazes to Meng Zhiyu. Meng Zhiyu took off the backpack and said, "Indeed, I was the last one to leave, but this cannot be used as evidence that I cheated."
"Besides, I wasn't feeling well, so after getting up I drank a bowl of malted milk before carrying my backpack out. I also had snacks, so if I wanted to eat, I could just eat my own. There was no need to steal."
Although good things are not exposed, it is naturally more important to maintain your reputation than to have a bad reputation for no reason. No matter what era it is, people with a bad reputation will not have an easy time.
Several people looked at Meng Zhiyu's thin body and short stature. He Zhida leaned against the door, stroking his chin and analyzing, "I think it must have been stolen by someone who hasn't eaten good food in a long time and can't afford it."
After hearing what he said, Li Tingman was released directly. Meng Zhiyu was someone who could afford to drink malted milk. However, only Li Qingqing and Zhang Qingwan were left.
Li Qingqing didn't take it, so she just didn't take it. She straightened her back and glared at Song Yun and Zhao Shuanglian, "Anyway, I didn't eat it."
That left Zhao Qingwan. Seeing everyone looking at him, Zhao Qingwan panicked. "No, it wasn't me. Even though I'm the poorest, I wouldn't steal. It wasn't me. The three of us left together. It must have been Meng Zhiyu who stole it. It must have been her."
Meng Zhiyu coldly looked at the person in front of her who was about to poke her face with her fingers excitedly. She slapped her hand away and looked at the person who was holding her hand and crying out in pain, "I hate having claws pointed at my face, especially when the claws are so black."
Then he said, "You are saying I did it without any evidence. Be careful or I will sue you for defamation."
Then he looked around at everyone and said seriously, "I can say with certainty that I didn't steal it. From all the information, it sounds like I am indeed a suspect, but can you confirm that the snacks were lost today? Can you confirm that no one entered the house while we were away?"
Song Yun and Zhao Shuanglian looked at each other, gritted their teeth and shook their heads, "Not sure."
Mu Ziwei took a few steps forward and said, "You don't even know when you lost it, yet you're pinning this blame on us new educated youth. Isn't that a bit unfair?"
Song Guangye also stood beside Mu Ziwei and said, "You are confused about your situation. Even if you go to the Public Security Bureau, you won't be able to make a decision."
Zhao Shuanglian and Song Yun knew that today's meeting was doomed to be fruitless. Song Yun could only put away the snacks and said, "Sorry, we were also anxious because we lost something. Let's leave it at that for now."
Although Zhao Shuanglian was unwilling, she could only do this. She forced a smile and said, "We were impulsive. Zhiyu, Qingwan, Tingman, Qingqing, I'm sure you can understand us, right? Besides, dim sum is not cheap. I saved up for a long time before I could afford to buy it."
Li Tingman frowned at her awkward words and said, "It's normal to be anxious about losing something, but you can't just accuse or convict someone without first clarifying the situation."
"That's right." Li Qingqing followed.
"Alright, alright, they've already admitted their mistakes, why are you still holding on to them?" He Zhida looked at Song Yun with a face full of grievance and Zhao Shuanglian with tears in her eyes, and suddenly felt distressed. He couldn't bear to be mean to Li Tingman, so he could only yell at Li Qingqing.
Although we ate separately, there was only one table, so we still sat together and had dinner in silence.
After it got dark, Meng Zhiyu, Li Tingman and Mu Ziwei, the three people who were going to build a house, each secretly put something in their pocket and went out.
"I've found out during the day. The village chief's house and the team leader's house are located east and west respectively. We should go to the village chief for all matters related to building a house." Mu Ziwei briefly told Meng Zhiyu and Li Tingman the news he had found out on the way. This was also what they had agreed on last night. Meng Zhiyu also gave him two pieces of White Rabbit milk candy.
The village chief had also finished dinner and was sitting in the yard chatting with his family. "Those new female educated youth are weaker than the other. If we're not careful while working tomorrow, two of them might faint."
The village head's wife, who was sewing beside him, rolled her eyes at him and said, "Why, are you still looking forward to it? You look down on women. I saw it from the donkey cart today, and it's no problem for each of us to earn two or three centimeters."
"Haha, Mom, what you said is so funny. Two or three centimeters, isn't it almost the same as my nephew?" Wang Meili sat aside, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan and playing with her long braids, and laughed.
The village chief's wife patted her arm gently and said, "You are so old, but you don't even think before you speak."
Wang Meili pinched her shoulders flatteringly. Suddenly remembering something, she lowered her head and asked, "Mom, are there any of those female educated youth prettier than Li Lian'er?"
The village head's wife rubbed the needle on her hair twice and continued sewing. "Yes, that girl is called Li Tingman. She is very pretty. People want to see her again and again."
Wang Meili snorted and laughed, and said proudly, "Li Lian'er thinks she is the most beautiful. I wonder if she can still be so proud tomorrow."
She was obviously the most beautiful one, but just because Li Lian'er's father was the team leader, she felt that she was better than her and had to surpass her in every way.
The village chief's wife was about to say a few more words to her when she heard a voice outside the door shouting, "Village chief, is the village chief home?"
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