Chapter 169 Refusal
Seeing Shao Guoyang and Li Aiping like this, Liu Xian and Zheng Haiyang felt a chill run down their spines.
It seems that it won't be easy to borrow the review materials from Xu Yirou this time.
Sure enough, Xu Yirou, who was resting in the courtyard, had a cold glint in her eyes when she saw Liu Xian and Zheng Haiyang walking over.
Compared to Shao Guoyang and Li Aiping, who stood by and did nothing, Liu Xian and Zheng Haiyang, who were arguably aware of the situation and may even have been fueling it, are even more despicable.
However, her most important task now is to get out of this quagmire.
Therefore, after moving to Tong Liqun's house and finally having a peaceful place, Xu Yirou naturally cherished it very much, which is why she was unwilling to have any further involvement with the people at the educated youth settlement.
To avoid any mishaps that might ruin the safe haven they had finally found.
But she never expected that the people at the educated youth settlement would be so shameless as to come and ask her to borrow their study materials.
How could they even have the nerve to ask?
Liu Xian met Xu Yirou's cold gaze.
Although a little embarrassed, I still mustered up the courage to ask, "Xu...Xu Zhiqing, the college entrance exam is just around the corner, could you...could you lend us your study materials?"
"No!" Xu Yirou said without any hesitation, her voice firm and resolute.
Upon hearing this, Liu Xian's eyes reddened, and she adopted a tearful expression, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
“Xu, although you don’t live at the educated youth settlement anymore, we are all educated youth who went to the countryside. We should help each other. We are just asking you to borrow some review materials. Why won’t you even agree to this?”
Liu Xian's voice was loud, clearly intended to attract attention.
Sure enough, after she finished speaking, Tong Liqun and Cai Shuhua, who were inside the house, were attracted by the commotion outside.
"What's wrong? Yirou, what happened?" Cai Shuhua asked.
Seeing Tong Liqun and the others come out, Liu Xian and Zheng Haiyang immediately felt like they had found a powerful backer and said, "Secretary Tong, we just wanted to ask Xu, a fellow educated youth, to borrow some review materials, but she is also an educated youth and she is unwilling to help with even this small matter. It is really disheartening."
"That's right! We're all former educated youth, we should help each other out. What Xu did is really detrimental to unity!"
Tong Liqun looked at the two of them, a hint of disgust flashing in his eyes, and said, "You yourselves said you borrowed it. Since the item belongs to her, whether she wants to lend it or not is her own decision. There's no reason why Xu Zhiqing has to agree just because you want to borrow it!"
“But…” Liu Xian was taken aback, not expecting Tong Liqun to say that.
They've all been talking about unity and mutual assistance, so isn't Tong Liqun afraid they'll report him for favoring Xu Yirou?
"But all the materials in town have been looted. Now only Xu Yirou has those review materials. If she won't lend them to us, where are we going to find the materials?"
At this point, Liu Xian was so anxious that she was almost in tears.
During their time in Bakushu Village, they endured hardships they had never experienced before.
Now they finally have a chance to return to the city. If they miss it, are they going to have to stay in this Eight Trees Village for the rest of their lives?
“If you can’t buy it in town, go to the county town! There’s no question of forcing someone to lend you something.”
Tong Liqun snorted coldly and said, "Besides, you guys need to review, but doesn't Xu Zhiqing need to review? She lent you all her materials, how is she supposed to review?"
Cai Shuhua also looked at Liu Xian and Zheng Haiyang with disdain: "You two, don't try to manipulate Yi Rou with talk of mutual help and unity. If you were really good people, you wouldn't have helped that bitch Xia Yi to harm Yi Rou in the first place!"
"And Zheng Haiyang, you call yourself a man? Back then, Yi Rou was forced to commit suicide by setting fire to her house, but you were like a coward who didn't dare to show up. Now how dare you force Yi Rou to lend you her review materials? She's shameless, but you're shameless on one hand and thick-skinned on the other!"
After giving Liu Xian and Zheng Haiyang a good scolding, Cai Shuhua turned around, pulled Xu Yirou up, and said, "Yirou, let's go! Your aunt just stewed a goose for you to celebrate the resumption of the college entrance examination. Let's go eat!"
Before Xu Yirou could even refuse, Cai Shuhua dragged her into the house.
Liu Xian and Zheng Haiyang, who were standing to the side, stared wide-eyed in disbelief after hearing Cai Shuhua's words clearly.
Stewed...stewed goose?
A big goose?
That's a lot of meat!
Just to celebrate Xu Yirou?
When did Xu Yirou and Secretary Tong's family become so close?
Is it because she moved into Secretary Tong's house?
The jealousy in Liu Xian's eyes was almost tangible.
If she had known that moving into Secretary Tong's house would allow her to get closer to them, she would have done everything in her power to move in.
Perhaps the jealousy in her heart was too intense, because Liu Xian's usually good-at-it-to-disguise face couldn't help but become somewhat distorted.
His once gentle and refined face had now become somewhat ferocious and terrifying.
Tong Liqun frowned as he looked at her terrifying appearance, secretly marveling at her.
Good heavens! How could this perfectly normal little girl have such a frightening expression?!
Jealousy is truly unacceptable!
Fortunately, this educated youth Xu came to stay at my home; otherwise, judging from Liu Xian's appearance, it might have even led to someone's death!
Thinking this through, Tong Liqun decided not to argue with them any longer and said directly, "Liu Zhiqing, Zheng Zhiqing, since those review materials are so important to you, hurry up and go to the county town to buy them! Don't waste time here!"
"But……"
Zheng Haiyang was in a dilemma. Not only would it take a lot more time to get to the county town, but the transportation cost would also be a considerable expense!
If we could borrow Xu Yirou's money, wouldn't we save all this time and money?
It even saved us money on buying study materials!
Tong Liqun was a man of great stature; how could he not see through Zheng Haiyang's little scheme?
He immediately gave a cold laugh and said, "Zheng, although you come from the city, we in Bakushu Village aren't all fools! I've already told you what to do. Tomorrow morning, I'll give you educated youth another half-day off. What you do next is up to you!"
After saying that, Tong Liqun ignored the two of them and turned around to go back into the house.
He finally managed to stew a big goose, so he had to hurry up and eat it!
Paired with two glasses of aged wine, wow, it's just too good!
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