"Oh," Song Lili replied. Why should she be told if she wanted to go see them? Were they very familiar with each other? No, they probably weren't.
Wu Ying laughed when she saw Song Lili's reaction. She laughed at herself for still not giving up, and also at Song Lili for being so wary.
She's been actively spreading goodwill for so long, but she still can't believe that the outermost protective layer hasn't even been touched.
She stopped trying to probe and handed her basket to Song Lili, saying, "Could you please take this basket to me? I'll go check it out."
"Maybe he's a former colleague, we can look out for each other."
Song Lili smiled to herself, thinking that the chances of such a thing happening were probably very small.
After Wu Ying left, Song Lili returned Wu Ying's basket to her and also joined in the fun for a while.
After all, Wu Ying lived in the brigade headquarters, which wasn't far from the village entrance, so she might as well take a look at who the people from town were.
However, she didn't expect to see a familiar face. "Brother Qian? What are you doing here? What brings you here?"
Looking at the tall, strutting figure in front of her, Song Lili exclaimed in surprise.
Hearing the voice, Qian Liulin saw it was Song Lili and chuckled, "Girl, what are you doing here?"
"Of course I'm waiting for you, to come and see what's going on," Song Lili said happily.
"What's so interesting about this? How have you been lately?" Qian Liulin and Song Lili said as they walked.
Those who remained behind Qian Liulin 7 stared intently at the two figures who were getting further and further away, one of them with a particularly grim expression.
Song Lili was still oblivious and welcomed Qian Liulin with great enthusiasm.
It wasn't until someone came into her sight that Song Lili turned her head and said, "So you're here too?"
"Hmm," Zhang Qinghua snorted in annoyance. So, no one saw him just now?
Instead, Qian Liulin stopped and said, "Look, I got so excited that I forgot about the important matter. I came here to see Secretary Li."
Last time, Qian Liulin had a very good impression of Li Weiguo, so she spoke of him with a smile.
"Okay, I won't bother you. You must have work to do. I'll treat you to a meal when I get to town." Song Lili blurted out something she used to say all the time.
Qian Liulin found it amusing, but nodded nonetheless before going to find Li Weiguo.
"What are you doing here?" Zhang Qinghua asked sullenly.
"I came to see what was going on when I heard that someone from town had come. I didn't expect it to be Brother Qian. I haven't seen him in so long."
"Are you that happy to see this?" Zhang Qinghua asked after a long while.
"I'm so happy! Brother Qian is practically my friend. I haven't seen him in ages. It feels so warm to see him again."
As she spoke, her eyes suddenly lit up. "I haven't been to town in a long time, and I haven't seen Wang Daming either. How about we go and visit him sometime?"
She looked at Zhang Qinghua excitedly, "Are you going? Do you have time?"
Zhang Qinghua's face had already darkened, but only Song Lili didn't notice.
He stared at Song Lili without saying a word until Song Lili sensed something was wrong and stopped looking at him.
"Do whatever you want," Zhang Qinghua said before striding away.
Song Lili looked at Zhang Qinghua in confusion. "What's wrong with him today? Why is he suddenly like this? Why is he so unpredictable?"
"Is it because it's not a good day to go out? Or is it because his aunt's husband is here? I don't understand."
After muttering to herself, Song Lili glanced at the departing mission and turned to go home.
That night, someone came to tell Song Lili the news. This person was Song Jianshe, who had been paying close attention to news about Luo Weijia recently.
“Little sister, do you know? Several more people have come to our village, but this time they’re not experts. They say they’re here to experience life.”
"But what's so great about life here? It's tough, and they're always hungry and cold. Why don't they go to the city and experience life there?"
Song Lili sighed. This wasn't experiencing life; it was a living exile. They had been sent down to the countryside, but were just using the excuse of experiencing life.
Song Lili could see from this that the situation was getting worse and worse.
When Wu Ying and her team came, they did so as experts, which at least earned them respect.
People who come now are experiencing life here, meaning they are just like the villagers.
Those who come next time will likely face increasingly worse circumstances, and it's not far off.
In just six months, two groups of people have already been sent here, and there will probably be another one at the end of the year, and then they will be sent here frequently.
If Hongqi Village is already in this state, you can imagine what the other villages are like.
Now, as long as Luo Weijia's problem is dealt with quickly, Song Lili will be able to move forward without fear in this place.
"Sister? Sister? What are you thinking about?" Song Lili was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't answer Song Jianshe's question.
"Hmm? No...nothing, big brother, what are the identities of the people who came here to experience life this time?" Song Lili asked casually.
"I'm not really sure, but I overheard something about archaeology or selling antiques."
"Do you think the people who do these things are very rich?" Song Jianshe asked curiously.
Boys are always curious about the skies they've never reached and want to explore them.
Song Lili sighed again. In a few months, everyone would probably wish they were penniless and couldn't even afford clothes.
That's the only way to be safe.
"I don't know either, but you shouldn't ask people like that, it's very impolite."
In order to protect Song Jianshe, and also to prevent those people from revealing any flaws.
Otherwise, if things come to light, Song Jianshe's association with them will be seen as a mistake, and their past statements will become evidence.
Therefore, dispelling Song Jianshe's curiosity is beneficial and harmless to everyone.
"Don't worry, I'm just thinking about it. I won't go back and ask. Your older brother knows how to be polite."
Song Lili nodded perfunctorily, inwardly screaming, "This isn't just a matter of etiquette; it could be a matter of life and death!"
However, it was inconvenient and impossible for her to say this. She could only keep an eye on Song Jianshe and try to keep him away from those people.
"By the way, the people from town who came this time are here to deal with Director Luo's problem, did you know that?" Song Jianshe asked Song Lili with bright eyes.
"Deal with Luo Weijia? Has word of what he did reached the town?" Otherwise, why would the townspeople know?
"I'll tell you a secret, I overheard it too. I heard that someone went to town to confront Luo Weijia, saying he was embezzling, so people from town came."
"Really?" Song Lili was surprised. Who is this? They actually did such a great thing.
"Would I lie to you? Of course it's true, but don't tell anyone, I'm eavesdropping," Song Jianshe warned.
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