Qin Huairu and the widow Liang, along with ten others, shouted and led the neighbors to gang up on Hu Donglai and his five companions.
Before Hu Donglai and his four companions could argue or dodge, they knocked the neighbors to the ground, begging for mercy: "Ah, please stop, it's a misunderstanding..."
"What misunderstanding? You came to the plantation to pick peaches and take away our jobs? I'll beat you to death!" Qin Huairu, having tasted the sweetness of selling vegetables today, shouted and scratched people.
If you can't scratch someone's face, tear their clothes.
With a "rip," Hu Donglai and his four companions, preoccupied with their own problems, had their clothes torn one after another, turning them into beggars in no time.
When Widow Liang got tired of beating, she went to the side to encourage everyone: "Dear neighbors, the poor households in our neighborhood rely on the new vegetables from the planting base to get a fair price and then resell them to the public to make a profit."
This kind of treatment, enough to support a family, is the opportunity for survival that the planting base provides to everyone.
Now some people don't want us to rely on the planting base for survival. What do you all think we should do?
"Kill them! They won't let us live, so we won't let them have it easy either! Hit them!" Qin Huairu shouted, raising her foot to kick.
"Ah, I was wrong, please stop hitting me, you're going to kill me..." Hu Donglai had never encountered anything like this before, and he was terrified.
He was beaten badly, his whole body was covered in bruises. Even if he wasn't wearing beggar's clothes, he was still a beggar, disheveled and dirty, with not a single good piece of flesh on his body.
The worst off was Fu Yunying; her long, black hair was all pulled and ripped apart, looking like it had been chewed by a dog.
Unlike other men with short hair, he couldn't be pulled.
However, Fu Yunying was not beaten much and suffered less physical pain than the others.
After the beating, Wu Wei and the others couldn't bear to watch anymore; it was just too tragic.
Public opinion is hard to defy; this is no joke.
Zheng Ya seized the opportunity to walk out of the base gate and said, "Alright, everyone stop. Don't kill someone and get into legal trouble."
Let's be lenient and let them go!
"Waaah!" Upon hearing the heavenly sound, Fu Yunying and the other four burst into tears, almost weeping with gratitude and kowtowing in thanks.
As for hatred and animosity, they were all forgotten because of the pain all over his body.
Qin Huairu, being quick-witted, guessed that her impulsive act of hitting someone was Zheng Ya's doing, and began to scold them in a coquettish manner: "You still have the nerve to cry!"
Look, open your eyes wide and take a good look at Comrade Zheng Ya, who wholeheartedly serves the people.
We, the neighbors, were among the first to benefit.
This is just the beginning. Comrade Zheng Ya hasn't even promoted the new vegetable varieties to benefit people all over the country yet, and you're already trying to steal the credit that belongs to Comrade Zheng Ya and take away our livelihood, which depends on the planting base.
You are making enemies of the people; you don't want us people to live..."
"No, no, please stop talking. I was wrong, I apologize, please stop!" Fu Yunying realized that if she continued to make a scene, her life would be over.
Public opinion is hard to defy. Once a person is labeled as an enemy of the people, they are essentially finished.
No organization would dare to employ this person.
Fu Yunying was terrified and cried. She was so remorseful that she wanted to commit suicide and cried very sadly.
The other four were terrified, numb, and didn't know what to do.
Hu Donglai had lived overseas for many years and had never experienced the hardships of reform, but he realized something was wrong and got up to leave.
Hu Donglai made his escape with a "rustling" sound, and Qian Mingliang and his three male classmates followed suit, fleeing amidst the disdainful murmurs of the neighbors.
Only Fu Yunying was begging for forgiveness from her neighbors.
This made the neighbors feel embarrassed to stop Hu Donglai and his three companions from escaping.
But the neighbors didn't treat them kindly, and instead gave Hu Donglai and his three companions a thorough dressing-down.
Hu Donglai and his three companions fled in a panic.
Seeing Fu Yunying's pitiful state, Ouyang Wenqian approached Zheng Ya and pleaded, "Principal, Fu Yunying's academic performance has always been among the best."
She's just a bit too ambitious, but her character is fine.
Our research equipment at the planting base is in place, but we urgently need research talent. Why don't you keep Fu Yunying here?
“Yes, without Fu Yunying, this proud and aloof person, at our planting base, I feel like something is missing from life.” Ouyang Wenli had long regarded Fu Yunying as a spice in her life.
Gong Weiping chimed in without missing a beat: "Director, our planting base has a heavy research task and a great responsibility!"
If there's an opportunity, we would appreciate it if the kindergarten director could accept Comrade Fu Yunying as a student, as it would help ease our workload.
"Well, since you all approve of Comrade Fu Yunying, I, as the kindergarten director, can't just dismiss her outright."
"Then let her be a temporary researcher?" Zheng Ya said decisively, acknowledging Fu Yunying's sense of responsibility.
This is a quality that Hu Donglai, Qian Mingliang, and the other three lack.
A sense of responsibility and accountability are important indicators of a person's character.
Ouyang Wenqian happily ran to Fu Yunying's side and said, "Fu, did you hear that?"
Our principal has accepted you; you should thank her right away!
"Ah, oh, thank you, thank you so much!" Fu Yunying thanked them repeatedly, her voice filled with mixed emotions of joy and sorrow, tears streaming down her face.
This allowed Qin Huairu and her group to quietly slip away.
If you've hit someone, what are you waiting for if you don't leave?
It would be so awkward to stay!
After the neighbors dispersed, Zheng Ya waved his hand and said, "Alright, clean up the scene and then go back to work."
"Thank you, Director. Take care!" The girls showed a unique kind of enthusiasm.
Secretary Song looked on with envy: "Comrade Zheng Ya, I'd like to ask you, how does it feel to be secretly admired?"
"Comrade Song, I've never had a crush on anyone, so I can't answer your question," Zheng Ya retorted, annoyed. There were countless people who had crushes on him; who could possibly remember them all?
The key issue is that my mom and wife are watching from upstairs.
You can't just say things like that, or you'll provoke your wife and mother to take it out on you, and that won't be a joke.
Secretary Song rolled her eyes: "Those girls have a crush on you, I don't believe you didn't notice?"
"Ahem, Comrade Song, you've completed the task assigned to you by your superiors. Go back and report to them now!" Zheng Ya left immediately.
If you spend too much time with this guy, he'll start digging holes and burying people alive.
At this moment, Hu Donglai and his three companions ran out of Tongluo Lane and arrived at a sparsely populated street to tidy their clothes: "Damn it, those scoundrels almost beat me to death..."
"Professor Hu, may I ask who is the troublemaker?" Qian Mingliang received a good education from a young age and pursued his studies with the spirit of serving the country and the people, striving to achieve results and repay his parents and the country.
After Hu Donglai introduced him to the ideas of the Four Directions Culture, Qian Mingliang gradually let himself go, becoming impatient for quick success and arrogant.
At this moment, Hu Donglai's words about a troublemaker awakened his conscience, and Qian Mingliang realized that he had been misled by Hu Donglai and gone astray.
Hu Donglai also realized that he had misspoke: "Ahem, a slip of the tongue, a complete slip of the tongue."
I was beaten badly by them, and I was really upset, so I said the wrong thing. Please don't take it to heart.
Haha, I don't think so!
"Don't worry, someone will check on you." Qian Mingliang said this and turned to leave. Hu Donglai is a problem; he needs to be thoroughly investigated.
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