Ning Yuan splashed Huang Xuehong with a bucket of cold water, leaving her feeling utterly nauseous.
"Ning Yuan!" Huang Xuehong, Tang Zhenzhen, Qin Xiaoxia, and even Li Yan were all stunned.
In my memory, she was a soft-spoken, good-tempered, and easy-going girl. How could she suddenly throw a tantrum?!
"How dare you smear me! You... I'll fight you to the death!" Huang Xuehong noticed that everyone instinctively pinched their noses because of her foul odor.
She was filled with hatred and anger, and she bent down and rammed into Ning Yuan.
When a smelly, fat woman, who looked like a black cannonball, crashed into her, Ning Yuan nimbly dodged and also pulled Rong Zhaonan, who was "hiding" behind her like an invisible man.
Huang Xuehong lost her balance and crashed into the wooden cart with a thud, falling flat on her face.
"Ouch! Waaah—she threw dirty water on me, she threw it on me!! It stinks!!" Huang Xuehong was utterly humiliated.
Feeling dizzy and lightheaded, she covered her face, sat on the ground, and burst into tears.
Rong Zhaonan glanced at Huang Xuehong with annoyance through his cold, beautiful, narrow eyes. "So noisy!"
Then, his gaze fell on the small hand gripping his wrist; the little spy was pulling him quite hard.
"Ning Yuan, how could you get so angry and throw dirty water on someone!" Tang Zhenzhen looked indignant as she went to help Huang Xuehong, and then went to look at Li Yan.
Li Yan's gaze fell on Ning Yuan's hand holding Rong Zhaonan's, his expression complex and somber.
Ning Yuan looked coldly at Tang Zhenzhen and Huang Xuehong: "She asked for it. Huang Xuehong is allowed to spout nonsense and throw mud at me—accusing me of being a thief, but I'm not allowed to throw mud at her?"
She'd wanted to take action for a long time. These people really thought she was easy to bully, didn't they? One thing after another!
Tang Zhenzhen noticed the way she was being stared at and instinctively took a step back.
Why has Ning Yuan become so fierce...? Has she really given up on herself?
Tang Zhenzhen was no pushover either; she immediately took out her evergreen biscuit box with red eyes.
"All my things are in this cookie tin, and one of my family's heirloom jade chili peppers is missing. It disappeared this morning when we went to work in the fields. If it wasn't you, who stole it!"
Huang Xuehong and Qin Xiaoxia were both taken aback. Didn't Tang Zhenzhen only have cookies and candy left?
How come she lost five yuan again?
Where do jade chili peppers come from?
Upon hearing the words "Jade Chili Pepper," Ning Yuan instantly turned icy cold towards Tang Zhenzhen: "You're talking nonsense!"
That guy surnamed Tang actually dares to covet her jade chili peppers!
Tang Zhenzhen first gave the two of them a warning look, then looked at Ning Yuan provocatively—
“My cookie box contained jade chili peppers, cookies, sugar, and ten dollars, but now I only have five dollars left. I hid it well, and it wasn’t stolen.”
Last month, while she was going through Ning Yuan's luggage, she accidentally saw Ning Yuan's beautiful jade chili pepper.
"I coaxed and threatened her, and that little bitch only reluctantly agreed to give it to me as a New Year's gift. Now that she's agreed, it's hers!"
Seeing Ning Yuan's strange expression, Li Yan frowned and asked Huang Xuehong and Qin Xiaoxia, "Really?"
Chubby Huang Xuehong was a little stunned. Tang Zhenzhen's confident demeanor left her somewhat bewildered: "Ah, this..."
Qin Xiaoxia lowered her eyes: "I think so."
In those years, all sorts of terrible things happened. Tang Zhenzhen's family was one of those who fought against others and climbed up to a position of considerable status.
Although things are much better now, Tang Zhenzhen has inherited her family's secrets and holds a high position among the educated youth.
Now that Tang Zhenzhen wants to destroy Ning Yuan, she doesn't dare to offend Tang Zhenzhen.
Li Yan frowned.
They stole things and money, although the amount wasn't large.
But this matter could be a big deal or a small deal. Even if it doesn't lead to jail time, if Ning Yuan is accused and the case is reported to the educated youth office, she might really be punished!
It will also be recorded in her file, which will affect Ning Yuan for the rest of her life.
Li Yan looked at Ning Yuan, he couldn't believe that the gentle, shy and somewhat introverted girl was like that.
Ning Yuan met his gaze, then turned her face away, involuntarily clenching her fists.
"Why don't you look again and see if someone else took it by mistake?" Li Yan said, somewhat disappointed, but still looked at Tang Zhenzhen seriously.
Rong Zhaonan remained behind them, silently watching the scene unfold.
Seeing Ning Yuan and Li Yan's interaction, he curled his lips into a mocking smile.
Tang Zhenzhen could tell from Li Yan's words that he was protecting Ning Yuan.
She was heartbroken, but when she looked up, tears welled in her eyes, and asked, "Li Yan, do you think I'm lying? Why don't you suspect that Ning Yuan has become bad because she's dating a bad guy?"
Ning Yuan is already a used woman who sleeps with other men, yet he still protects that woman and questions him?
She will absolutely not let Ning Yuan get away with this! She'll make sure that bitch is recorded and labeled a thief for the rest of her life!
She lowered her eyes, her voice muffled with tears, and said, "Never mind, I know you and Ning Yuan are close, so it's only right that you protect her."
Her words accurately predicted Li Yan's upright personality, which made him absolutely unable to accept being questioned about his impartiality in public.
Sure enough, Li Yan frowned, glanced at the few red armbands who had come with him, and saw that they and the surrounding villagers were all looking at him.
Li Yan could only frown: "Tang Zhiqing, you've gone too far. As the brigade leader, I can't just listen to your side of the story."
Tang Zhenzhen bit her lip, looking aggrieved: "That's why I came to confront you face to face. Otherwise, why would I have come to find you?"
Huang Xuehong, who smelled terrible, stretched out his fat, dark fist and drew a circle indignantly: "That's right, Ning Yuan steals things, steals money, and bullies me. How can we not report someone like that to the educated youth office? As a leader, are you going to let someone introduce Ning Yuan to you because of this...?"
"Huang Xuehong, did you forget to wash your mouth properly after that scoop of stinky water? You deserve a beating!" Ning Yuan suddenly interrupted her coldly.
Huang Xuehong looked at Ning Yuan, who, despite her petite stature, had already raised her hand high, and the flesh on her chubby face trembled slightly: "You...you dare!"
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll hit you, so what?" Ning Yuan said with a cold smile, rolling up her sleeves.
Li Yan immediately stepped forward to block her way and said in a deep voice, "Don't do this. Even if you're right, you can become wrong. I will definitely find out the truth. This is an internal contradiction among the people."
No matter what, he didn't want anything to happen to Ning Yuan.
Ning Yuan looked at the man protecting her; he was handsome.
As the youngest brigade secretary in the commune, he was handsome, warm and fair, and held a high position, making him very popular with the girls in the village.
In addition, he was a high school graduate, the most educated person in the commune, and was cultured and knowledgeable. He was also very popular among the female educated youth.
If it weren't for the matter of returning to the city, anyone who could marry him would be the envy of everyone in the entire brigade and several villages.
This is why, no matter how much she tried to please Tang Zhenzhen and the others, she was openly and secretly isolated within their small group.
"I..." Ning Yuan was about to say something when someone suddenly tugged at her arm.
Rong Zhaonan pulled her to his side and casually pushed up his glasses: "Deputy Secretary Li, you've worked hard. My wife is definitely not that kind of person."
Li Yan was taken aback, clenched her fists, and looked at him coldly: "If it weren't for being with you, she wouldn't have encountered this situation."
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