"Besides the educated youth team, who else knows?" Xie Yuyao's mind raced. Could she find a way to keep them quiet?
"I don't know either, I just found out."
Yang Shumei comforted her: "That's probably only known within the educated youth team. Just burn the body to destroy the evidence and keep your mouths shut."
"Anyone involved in this will suffer greatly, so no one dares to speak out. Don't scare yourself. What about Li Weidong?" Xie Yuyao hoped that Li Weidong could control the situation.
"He was called away by Party Secretary Liu and doesn't know about this yet."
“Then go back and tell those educated youth not to panic and to keep their mouths shut. Also, tell Chen Kai to stay away from this as much as possible.”
If this kind of thing is discovered, it will implicate everyone involved, like pulling up a radish and bringing up a whole mess.
How could they be so reckless!
"Okay, I'll go back and tell them right away." Wu Lihong stumbled back home.
Xie Yuyao sensed a storm brewing and hoped it was just her imagination and that the matter would simply pass.
But things didn't go as planned. Just one day later, people from the county came to investigate the matter.
They said they received a tip-off, and everyone in the Qingshantun Youth Home had to be investigated, including Xie Yuyao...
*
In the pitch-black night, the main room of the educated youth compound was brightly lit by candlelight.
The brigade leader and Party Secretary Liu sat with them on the benches, while the other educated youth stood aside.
"Who is Xie Yuyao?" asked the man whom Secretary Liu referred to as Director Bai.
Xie Yuyao patted the hand that was tightly gripping her arm a few times, making Yang Shumei let go, and then stepped out.
"It's me."
Director Bai asked again, "What is your background?"
“My family is in Beijing. Apart from my younger siblings who are still in school, everyone else in my family is a factory worker,” Xie Yuyao replied calmly.
At this moment, she was somewhat relieved that the original owner of this body had a good family background; if she had been a member of the "black" or "five categories" (a term referring to groups of people from certain ethnic groups), her birth would have been a sin.
The brigade leader said anxiously, "Director Bai, is there some misunderstanding here? Xie Zhiqing is very well-behaved in our Qingshan Village. She even selflessly shared her method for making sour pear preserves, which has boosted the development of the entire Qingshan Village."
"Oh? Is this the sour pear preserve that appeared in several places recently?" Director Yang from the Educated Youth Office said.
He had already heard about the method contributed by a female educated youth, but he didn't know who it was. He never expected to meet her in this way.
"Yes, before Xie Zhiqing came, these sour pears were rotting on the ground. It was thanks to her that they were put to use."
As soon as the brigade leader finished speaking, Party Secretary Liu added, "Not only sour pear preserves, but also Xie Zhiqing contributed many other methods for making preserves. It is because of her that our Qingshan Village started preparing to build a dried fruit factory."
The two directors exchanged a glance, their expressions softening as they looked at Xie Yuyao. "What do you have to say about that booklet?"
"What booklet? I don't know, what happened?" Xie Yuyao looked confused, but her heart grew heavier.
She turned her head and glanced at Jiang Yan, seeing the faint smile on her lips—it was her!
Li Weidong’s voice came from beside her, “Directors, our educated youth team has never seen anything like this before. Educated youth Xie has made silent contributions, leading the entire Qingshan Village and even the surrounding communities to improve their lives. Please trust her.”
Just as the newcomer hesitated, Jiang Yan, with an air of righteous indignation, raised her head and loudly proclaimed:
"Why don't we just search them? We haven't done anything wrong, so we're not afraid of being searched!"
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