Zhuang Zhenhua's back was like a cold stone wall. His knuckles were white from excessive force, and the veins on the back of his hands were like earthworms. He never expected to run into Lin Yuxi here.
Could it be that her influence was also behind their family's being sent to the countryside?
This thought coiled around his heart like a venomous snake; otherwise, why would she be able to miraculously clear her name just when they were at their lowest point?
Does she really have some evidence? If she did, she would have presented it long ago. Why wait until after they were sent to the countryside to show it?
"Zhen... Brother Zhenhua, are you... are you alright?" Cui Cui's voice was like a reed swaying in the wind. She froze on the spot, not daring to go forward. Looking at the man's dark profile, she unconsciously softened her breathing.
Zhuang Zhenhua took a deep breath, as if trying to suppress all his surging emotions. When he turned around, a gentle smile was on his face, but the smile did not reach his eyes. "Cuicui, do you believe me?"
The woman's hands trembled slightly as she twisted the hem of her clothes, but she still managed a forced smile. "Brother Zhenhua, I believe you. She's definitely slandering you. My brother called me over earlier, and I wanted to tell you something."
"Okay, go ahead." His voice was as soft as a falling leaf, but his gaze was as fixed on Lin Yuxi's departing figure as if it were a hawk. Once Cui Cui was out of sight, he clenched his fist and strode away in the opposite direction from Lin Yuxi.
Beside a water pump on the edge of the farm, Yang Daniu was demonstrating at the top of his lungs: "This thing has to be used near water. Lay the water pipe down by the river..."
Before he could finish speaking, he caught a glimpse of Zhuang Zhenhua's gloomy figure approaching, his tone indifferent, "Comrade, is something the matter?"
He immediately grabbed the machine; it was a treasure of their commune. If this person started using it without saying a word, then the work would be much harder in the future.
Zhuang Zhenhua forced a stiff smile, paused, and said, "Comrade, I didn't mean anything by it. Yuxi has a misunderstanding about me, and I want to clear it up. I want to ask, has she been here all this time?"
Yang Daniu's eyes darted around, and he took two steps back while carrying the machine: "I'm new here, I don't know anything."
He couldn't say anything about Lin Yuxi; the two of them clearly didn't get along, so he had to stay away. There was a river right behind him, but Zhuang Zhenhua was pressing closer and closer.
...
Inside the office, sunlight streamed in obliquely through the dappled window frames, casting patches of diamond-shaped light.
Gong Zhixin sat behind the peeling paint on the desk, a pen in his hand, his brows furrowed. The tea in the enamel mug on the desk had gone cold, with a few tea leaves floating on top.
He inquired about the general cause and effect, and sighed, "I was just talking to Lao Chen about asking you to make me an extra machine, and I never expected something like this to happen so quickly."
“Director Gong, there’s no need to worry. Neither of us is married, and we went through the proper procedures to annul the engagement. The machine can handle it for you.” Lin Yuxi’s voice was soft, but every word was clear. “Actually, I have another machine here that’s more suitable for the farm.”
That was the hydroelectric generator she had built before.
This thing is more suitable for use on farms because it's close to a water source and works much better than a water pump.
Gong Zhixin sat up straight abruptly, leaning forward slightly, his voice filled with undisguised curiosity: "What is it?"
"I brought it with me, it's hanging on the tractor." Lin Yuxi had planned to bring this with her before she came, just in case. If she really needed to use the hydroelectric generator, she could just take it and use it.
Gong Zhixin was overjoyed and immediately sent someone to fetch it.
After waiting for a while, a commotion came from outside.
"Something terrible has happened, Director! A fight has broken out outside."
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