She was still a little confused about this until she heard words like "heartless" and "exploitative," which gave her some direction.
But wasn't Xiao Qiao quite satisfied with the pay? Besides, he wouldn't dare speak ill of himself, otherwise, wouldn't he worry that Xiao Qiao would fire him if he heard about it?
So, if it wasn't him, then who could it be? It couldn't be Li Sikai and the others, could it? But didn't they say they wouldn't interfere in her deal with the "caregiver"? Besides, it wouldn't do them any good to have it get out.
Yuan Ruoxi shook her head, indicating that she was too confused and didn't want to think about it anymore. Her reputation was already bad enough; she didn't care if it got any worse.
She tried to numb herself like this, but wherever she went, people pointed and whispered, and even the strongest mentality would show signs of collapse. As soon as work was over, Yuan Ruoxi hid in the tent and cried her heart out.
She had been taking care of Tao Jianian in the tent for the past two days and had no idea that public opinion was developing in the direction someone had predicted. So when she went out today, the barrage of accusations caused her to break down emotionally.
After crying her fill, Yuan Ruoxi wiped away her tears and snot, and with her eyes swollen like walnuts, ran to the tent where Li Sikai was staying, shouting, "Li Sikai, I don't want to stay in Nancheng anymore, I want to go somewhere else, boohoo..."
"What happened?" Li Sikai had never seen Yuan Ruoxi look so disheveled since he accepted her protection mission.
"They're all targeting me, they all dislike me, they're all slandering me behind my back..." Yuan Ruoxi cried, feeling wronged.
Regardless of whether it was targeted, disliked, or slanderous, Li Sikai was indeed aware of the comments made about Yuan Ruoxi by the surrounding crowd and guards. Although his leniency played a part, seeing the little girl standing so lonely and helpless in front of him made him wonder if he had gone too far.
“They…” Li Sikai opened his mouth, but couldn’t quite get the words out. After about two minutes of silence, he finally said, “It’s hard to change public opinion. We can’t just force them to stop talking, can we?”
"Then I won't stay in the South City. Anyway, I'm just doing a mission, so it doesn't matter where I am?"
Li Sikai thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, you can go back first. I'll discuss it with the person in charge in Nancheng and give you an answer tomorrow."
Yuan Ruoxi gave a soft "hmm" with a thick nasal tone and then left.
Ignoring the stares of others along the way, she kept wiping away tears and snot. Only when she returned to the tent she had taken over did she take off her clothes, hide under the covers, and continue to cry.
Leaving them aside, after Shen Yanming came home from get off work, he hugged Bi Qiaoan and excitedly whispered in her ear, "Darling, I went to check it out today, and that Xichen factory is indeed very suitable for storing grain."
"Huh? How did you find this place?"
"I overheard them talking about it that day. They said that Xichen used to be a flour mill, but because flammable and explosive factories are not allowed to be built in the city, the flour mill was moved to the suburbs, and Xichen was converted into various warehouses for rent."
"What do you want?"
Shen Yanming nodded, "Let's just consider it as the original flour mill's secret grain reserves."
"How long ago did that factory move out of the city?"
"It's been about five or six years, hasn't it?"
Bi Qiaoan frowned. "Our grain looks very new. Even if we pretend it's been stored for two or three years, it's hard to fool anyone, let alone five or six years."
"We don't need to worry about that. They'll take the food as it comes. Why do we have to dig so deep?"
Seeing Bi Qiaoan's somewhat uneasy look, Shen Yanming explained, "Who dares to say that the wheat and rice stored in the flour mill didn't have special storage methods? Besides, when such a windfall comes along, they'd rather keep it a secret than go looking for the original owner and return it all?"
Bi Qiaoan nodded. "So how did you conduct your on-site investigation today?"
Shen Yanming smiled, "Actually, we didn't get very close. It's just that our search area today is only about two kilometers away from there."
As you know, after the energy rain transformation, I can see very far away, so I took the opportunity to observe from various directions. There were collapsed warehouses and elevated floors supported by cement.
If all goes well, we'll be digging there tomorrow.
“Sounds good. Shall we make our move tonight?” Bi Qiaoan asked.
"Yes, let's do it tonight. I'm worried that things might change if we delay."
Then, the two fell silent. Around ten o'clock, Bi Qiaoan went to the restroom with Shen Yanming's help.
Since it was a temporary structure, the hygiene was predictably poor. She usually avoided coming here whenever possible, and if it weren't for some important plan, Bi Qiaoan really wouldn't want to come and smell this stench.
They walked slowly, nodding and greeting people they met. When they reached the restroom, they went to check if anyone was in the men's and women's rooms respectively.
After confirming that they were the only two people in the temporary restroom, they lingered for about three minutes. After observing that no one else was coming, Shen Yanming entered the space, while Bi Qiaoan, carrying her pregnant belly, returned the way she came.
On the way, her heart was pounding, afraid of running into the person she had just met. If that happened, she would have to spend time explaining why there were two people on the way there, but only one person on the way back.
Bi Qiaoan had already prepared an excuse: she would say the other person had diarrhea and she couldn't stand the smell and couldn't wait any longer. But if the other person happened to go to the men's room, her lie would be exposed. So, it was still quite risky.
Fortunately, fate was on their side. When they returned, the road was deserted; they didn't even see a mouse, let alone any living person.
Back in the tent, Bi Qiaoan released the goose to guard the entrance, and then went into the space to keep Shen Yanming company.
At this moment, Shen Yanming was sitting in the storage area taking stock of supplies. Since they had not tested whether the space could be accessed from different locations before, tonight's operation could be considered an attempt to test the space's functionality.
To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, Shen Yanming didn't even bother entering the planting area after entering the space. Instead, he stayed in his storage area, packing up the supplies he planned to release that night.
After entering the space, Bi Qiaoan found herself in the mobile villa where she later became accustomed to staying. She picked a large mango from a mango tree and ate it as she walked. It was half an hour later when she finally reached the storage area.
Sometimes, Bi Qiaoan would think that it would be great if there was a time difference between this space and the outside world. That way, she could do a lot of things in the space without worrying about not having enough time in the outside world.
But just thinking about it, one should be content, right?
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