Some were happy, some were sad. The expert had returned to Beijing, and the principal had returned to the school. There were many things waiting for him to handle. He needed to give Yan Dongnan an answer, an answer that represented justice.
The county town became lively again. The police came and took away the plagiarist and the accomplice. The newspaper reporters also came. Last time, they published an article without investigation and research and were punished accordingly. Now they had to apologize. Unfortunately, Yan Dongnan was not there.
Knowing that he would soon be leaving for a post in the capital, Dongnan handed over the high-yield seeds and planting methods to Village Chief Ma, believing that if he wanted to get rich, he should first help the people of his hometown.
The villagers of Mushroom Village followed Yan Dongnan diligently, learning new planting techniques, seedling cultivation methods, and how to use fertilizers. Moreover, Dongnan left behind a thick notebook, which he rewrote in his spare time.
The village chief solemnly accepted the book. This handwritten note was worth a fortune; every word represented Yan Dongnan's ten years of hard work at the grassroots level, and it was essential to make good use of it.
The villagers were extremely grateful. The Yan family was truly a family of great kindness. No wonder everyone in them could go to the capital. They guessed that Tang Xiaoling would also be going to the capital with Southwest in the near future. Didn't you see that Southwest had already gone to the capital?
Having seen enough of the southeast, it's time to go back to the county town to take care of my own affairs. The school buildings are easy to deal with; they're all public property. Once I move out, someone else will take over. Besides, the furniture and such were originally rented from the school, so I can just return them.
However, the house she bought was a bit of a problem. She suggested that she sell it, since she would need to buy a house in Beijing anyway. But Xuemei disagreed. Nannan had said that they could only buy now, not sell. If they wanted to sell, they would have to wait decades.
Besides, you're going to work in Beijing, where there will definitely be dormitories. The houses here are in good locations and have large areas, so you can rent them out. Just like at school, you can just sign a lease agreement and that's it.
Southeast thought about it and realized it made sense. Listening to Nan Nan was always the right thing to do. Take this case of plagiarism, for example. If Nan Nan hadn't reminded him, he would have really had no way to complain. Nan Nan was so young and she could remind him. How could the house issue be fake?
So the couple went to get off work as usual, while the other was busy renting a place and packing their luggage, just waiting for the transfer order to come down so they could buy train tickets and leave. Xuemei always felt that she had forgotten something, and now she finally remembered: they had forgotten to write to Nannan. Dongnan laughed, "How could that be?"
Tang Xiaoling from our hometown is also causing trouble. Since Dongnan and Xuemei left, Tang Xiaoling has become very popular in Mushroom Village. If we can get along well with Tang Xiaoling, we might be able to benefit from her success.
Looking at his daughter, who was as proud as a peacock all day long, Tang Jianjun felt contempt for her from the bottom of his heart. How could he have raised such a stupid girl with long hair and short brains? Right, she might be a little smarter if she cut her hair.
Tang Xiaoling was in for a terrible time. When she woke up in the morning and saw hair all over her pillow and the floor, she knew something was wrong. She touched it and found that her long hair was gone. She rushed to the mirror and almost fainted from fright.
My hair stands up like a hedgehog, all sorts of different lengths. In some places you can see my scalp, while in others it covers my ears. What's going on?
"Mother, Mother, where are you? Mother, come quickly! Something terrible has happened!"
While making breakfast in the kitchen, Tang's mother was so frightened by her daughter's screams that she almost dropped the spatula. She put down the spatula and ran to her daughter's room. When she saw Tang Xiaoling's horrific appearance, she gasped and stammered, "Alopecia areata."
Upon hearing the word, Tang Xiaoling trembled with fear. When had she offended a ghost? Why was she being given a shave? What was she going to do? Tang Xiaoling screamed in shock and fear.
In another room, Tang Jianjun laughed so hard he rolled around on the kang (a heated brick bed). "Let you be so smug, let you be so proud. Don't you know your own worth? Without the Yan family, they wouldn't even give you a second glance. You really think you're some kind of hero?"
A burnt smell filled his nose. Oh no, the porridge in the pot was burnt! That Tang Xiaoling, what a spendthrift woman! Tang Jianjun quickly got up, and at the same time, Tang's mother also screamed and ran to the kitchen.
Tang Xiaoling didn't care about what was burnt; she only cared about her hair. She lay on the kang (heated brick bed) and wailed loudly, scaring Duo Duo who was next to her into crying too. Luckily, Tang Jianjun's house was some distance from the neighbors' houses, otherwise...
After howling for a while, Tang Xiaoling finally calmed down, took out a pair of scissors from her sewing basket, and started cutting her hair in front of the mirror. She cut off a little bit where it was long and pulled it with her hand where it was short, as if pulling her hair would make it grow longer.
After calming down, Mrs. Tang finally realized what had happened and glared at her husband in the kitchen: "Old Tang, how could you do this? How can our daughter go out in public with her hair cut like this?"
Tang Jianjun's expression also turned serious: "Old woman, I just don't want her to go out. Haven't you seen how arrogant and conceited she's been lately? She's been too outrageous."
"But she is, after all, your own daughter. Isn't this going too far?"
"Excessive my foot! Old woman, don't let Southwest's honesty fool you. He listens to Xiaoling in everything. If you really anger him, he'll definitely divorce Xiaoling. So, I have to keep an eye on him, or your daughter will be divorced."
"No way, Lao Tang, don't scare me." Tang's mother's expression changed. She still trusted her husband.
Tang Jianjun nodded: "The Yan family is kind-hearted and does things properly. Don't take their politeness for granted. Xiaoling doesn't understand these things. She thinks that she can do whatever she wants just because she married into the Yan family."
Mrs. Tang sighed deeply: "Old Tang, why don't we go to our son's place? Out of sight, out of mind."
“No, my son has just been promoted to company commander. I can’t go there and drag him down. I’ve already written to him, telling him to do his job well. We’ll go after he’s promoted to battalion commander. Also, tell him to find a girl. He’s almost thirty and doesn’t know how to plan for his future.”
Tang Jianjun was worried. He took out his pipe and started smoking. His son and daughter were both troublesome, and he was exhausted.
The two fell silent, and Duo Duo's wailing filled their ears, making them even more annoyed.
Mrs. Tang sighed again and walked towards Tang Xiaoling's room. Why doesn't this Duoduo know when to stop?
Tang Jianjun stopped his mother, saying, "Don't go. It won't stop even if you go. This child is probably here to collect a debt. He's nothing like Wu Jinban, who is so lovable."
Tang Mu scooped out the burnt breakfast, picked out the edible parts on top, and poured out the burnt bits at the bottom. Life was tiring.
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