When the captain asked this, Niu Juxiang seemed to open up and started to complain.
"Captain, you came too late and didn't see it. Niu Cuihua was pulling my arm the whole time. It looked like she was going to beat me up. If there weren't so many people watching, I'd probably have been beaten to death by now!"
Hearing her exaggerated statement, Captain Li Tiezhu couldn't help but frown.
"Is there something wrong with what you said? Why would she beat you up for no reason? Isn't that right?"
"Besides, I don't think Niu Cuihua has any reason to beat you up, don't you think?"
As he said this, he looked Niu Juxiang up and down, his deeply furrowed brows showing his impatience.
Niu Juxiang didn't expect the captain to say that, so she started to argue.
"How do you know she won't beat me? If you ask me, she just doesn't have the chance!"
Seeing that she only said this one sentence from beginning to end, Li Tiezhu became very impatient.
"You keep saying she beat you up, but you don't explain clearly. How should I know if she beat you up?"
"Besides, didn't you just say that she kept pulling your arm? That only means that she pulled your arm, but she didn't hit you. Am I right?"
Hearing this, Niu Juxiang rolled her eyes. She knew that the captain would say this. After all, they were relatives. How could he not take her side?
Li Tiezhu was watching quietly from the side. When he saw Niu Juxiang rolled her eyes, he didn't bother to pay attention to her. If he asked him, this would be her life. Even her husband couldn't control her, so what could he, an outsider, say?
Besides, this is just a small matter. As long as Niu Juxiang keeps her mouth shut, everything will be fine!
After pondering for a moment, he spoke lightly.
"Alright, Niu Juxiang, stop it. All you do all day is make trouble. What else can you do besides causing trouble?"
"If you make trouble again, I'll deduct points from you!"
Niu Juxiang didn't expect that the team leader would actually deduct their work points. This was definitely not acceptable. Normally, she would have a big quarrel with others if they lost a few work points, let alone this!
Glancing at the captain, seeing he didn't seem to be joking, Niu Juxiang quickly began to explain, "Captain, you're wrongly accusing me. How did I cause any trouble? I just said a few words. Why can't I even speak?"
Niu Cuihua watched Niu Juxiang throwing a tantrum and couldn't help but interrupt, "What did the captain say to you? I saw that he didn't say anything to you, but you kept babbling and quibbling. There were so many people watching, and you were like this. If no one was watching, how would you behave?"
"Besides, the facts are right in front of us. No matter how much you try to argue, it's useless. You'll only make everyone angry with you!"
When Niu Juxiang heard Niu Cuihua say this about her, she immediately jumped up in anger. "Go ahead and say whatever you said. When did I ever quibble? I was telling the truth. So many people were watching just now. How could I have wronged you?"
She said this jokingly and went to look at Li Tiezhu. "Captain, even if Niu Cuihua is your relative, you can't protect her like this. We are emphasizing equality now. So what if she is your relative? You can't openly favor her just because she is your relative, right? What do you think of us?"
When the people around heard this, they all looked at Li Tiezhu curiously. Li Tiezhu was very angry when he was looked at like this.
What did he do? To be questioned like that, those who didn't know him would think he was corrupt or did something bad. He worked wholeheartedly for the brigade, but in the end, he was just disgraced. What was the point of him being the brigade leader?
Glancing at Niu Juxiang, he spoke coldly.
"Okay, since that's how you see me, then there's no point in me being the captain anymore. So, I'll just go to the town and resign. Then, you can find someone else who's suitable and let him be the captain, okay?"
When the people nearby heard this, they got anxious and said, "Hey, it's not the team leader. Don't get me wrong, we don't think that way. It's good for you to be our team leader. For example, we get to distribute food every year and work at the reservoir. If it were someone else, we wouldn't have a turn!"
When the people around heard this, they all agreed, "That's right, I heard that in the brigade next door, whoever is close to the brigade leader gets to come before bed. It's not like us, where we take turns!"
"Yes, that's right, Auntie. The captain is not that kind of person. How can you say that about him? If the captain quits, who among us will forgive you?"
With so many people talking about her, Niu Juxiang looked embarrassed and muttered softly, "Did I say anything? I didn't say anything!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she looked up and saw the onlookers! They were all looking at her accusingly, as if she had made some mistake!
Being looked at like this, Niu Juxiang felt a little guilty. She glanced at the captain cautiously and saw that he was staring at her.
Niu Juxiang was immediately frightened. She wanted to make a few more excuses, but the words were interrupted at the tip of her tongue.
"No, no, Captain, I'm sorry. I was careless with my words, but I didn't mean to do that. I really didn't expect you to take it seriously. I apologize!"
"You are a great man who does not bear grudges. Don't bother with me!"
"How could you be that kind of person? Everyone in our village knows that you are wholeheartedly working for everyone else and never think about seeking benefits for yourself. You are not that kind of person! I was mistaken. It's my own fault. It has nothing to do with you!"
Even though Niu Juxiang apologized, Li Tiezhu still didn't want to forgive him. Wouldn't it ruin his reputation if she said such things out of the blue?
This is because the inspection is not strict now! Otherwise, wouldn't he, the captain, be caught?
Thinking this in his heart, he looked Niu Juxiang up and down and said coldly, "What do you mean by what you said just now? Do you think it's okay if you just said it casually? If you frame me like this and the news spreads to the town, how will people look at me then?"
Niu Juxiang glanced at Li Tiezhu, but didn't take his words seriously. She felt that the captain was just trying to deceive her because she didn't understand! What a pity that the leaders in the town were not that kind of people. If they were like that, the captain wouldn't have been able to work so well for so many years. Who knows where he would have disappeared to?
"Captain, look at what you said. I just said it casually. It's not that serious!"
The people around him also looked at Li Tiezhu with confusion. You know, who among these people in their team had not said bad things about the team leader behind his back? If it was really that serious, they would not say it again in the future!
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