Liu Shengnan had heard Wu Wenwen mention Lu Cao before, so she naturally didn't have a good impression of her.
"What kind of crazy thing is this? She didn't say a word when her sister-in-law objected. I think she's targeting you."
He sat in the kitchen, tending the fire, and complained.
"Who cares? She's not going to win anyway. Her dad doesn't even care about her anymore. What are her chances of winning?"
Ye Zhiyu kept stirring the pot with a spoon, sprinkling sugar as she stirred.
"Hey, that's enough, that's enough. So much sugar, what a waste."
Liu Shengnan looked at her with a pained expression as she watched her scatter candy as if it were free.
Ye Zhiyu didn't stop until she thought she had done enough.
"My candy, why are you so upset? Just wait to eat it."
"No, I can't accept that." Liu Shengnan shook her head violently. With so much sugar in there, she never took advantage of others.
“You helped me pick apricots, wash them, and even started the fire. I feel like one bottle isn’t enough for you. Take it and share it with Sister Wu and the others. I’ll keep two bottles and send the rest home.”
"Besides, it's only fair to reciprocate. If you have any good food in the future, just share it with me."
Since she had already put it that way, Liu Shengnan couldn't refuse any longer, and her mind kept racing, trying to think of something she could offer Ye Zhiyu.
In the grove of trees west of the educated youth settlement.
Two figures leaned against each other, their necks intertwined.
After the kiss ended, Li Xi hugged Fu Tingshen's waist and buried her face in his chest, sobbing softly.
"Brother Ting Shen, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have fallen in love with you. That way, you wouldn't have lost Zhi Yu. But I really love you so much. I can't control my heart. Brother Ting Shen, it's all my fault. Let's break up. That way, you won't be blamed by Auntie in the future."
They said they were going to separate, but their grip on each other didn't loosen at all; in fact, they hugged each other even tighter.
With a beauty in his arms, Fu Tingshen's heart softened instantly, and his macho mentality kicked in.
"Xiaoxi, what are you saying? I've never liked Ye Zhiyu. I don't want to be separated from you. I'll tell my family about us this weekend."
Li Xi looked at Fu Tingshen with adoration and infatuation.
"Really? Brother Tingshen, you know my family favors boys over girls, you're all I have."
Li Xi's slanderous accusations about her family's preference for sons over daughters were discovered by Ye Zhiyu, but Fu Tingshen was unaware of it.
Hearing this, she felt even more sorry for Li Xi.
"Xiao Xi, I will not let you down."
With his arm around the waist of his beloved woman and listening to her words full of dependence, Fu Tingshen couldn't help but feel his heart flutter.
He kissed Li Xi's lips again.
But as the kiss continued, it took a turn for the worse.
The sound of water, suggestive and intimate, rose from the woods, followed by the rustling of fabric.
You know what I mean.
......
The next morning, Ye Zhiyu got up feeling refreshed.
She went to bed early yesterday to prepare for today.
"Hey, listen up! All villagers, assemble at the brigade headquarters! All villagers, assemble at the brigade headquarters!"
"Notice......"
Lu Weimin's voice came through the brigade's loudspeaker.
Every household was buzzing with discussion, some curious, others complaining.
"What's going on now?"
"It's so annoying. There's always work to do all day long. Why are we having to gather people?"
Even if I'm unwilling, I have to go. What if it's something good? Wouldn't I miss the opportunity if I were the last to know?
At 7 o'clock sharp, the brigade headquarters was packed with people.
Ye Zhiyu and Lu Cao stood on opposite sides of the platform.
Lu Cao looked at Ye Zhiyu defiantly, trying to see displeasure and resentment on her face.
Unfortunately, there was nothing there, but Ye Zhiyu remained calm.
"Hmph, stop pretending. We'll see if you're still pretending when the results come out."
Some couldn't contain their curiosity and shouted towards the stage.
"Captain, everyone's here. What's the matter? We still have work to do later."
"That's right, everyone's just waiting to get to work."
Lu Weimin also went up. Ye Zhiyu had just told him to add a competition, and the questions would be set by the people below. He thought about it for a moment.
"Stop arguing, stop arguing. If you're impatient, just say you're impatient. But what's the point of working? Do you think I don't know you're all just loafing around in the fields?"
"Er Gouzi, don't you think so?"
The man whose name was called was taken aback, then scratched his head and chuckled.
Everyone burst into laughter.
"Alright, alright, quiet down. Lu Cao from our village told me that she thinks it's unfair to directly appoint Ye Zhiqing as the scorekeeper. She also wants to compete. Everyone, please vote in a bit."
After speaking, pause and wait for the people below to react.
"What? Is that all? What is Lu Cao up to? Why didn't she say so earlier if she wanted to do it?"
"Keep your voice down, or she might hear you and cause trouble."
"This educated youth Ye is so pitiful. There's no need for her to compete at all. Her father is the village party secretary. Who would dare not vote for Lu Cao?"
Seeing that they had finished their conversation, Lu Weimin spoke up again.
"Quiet down. Before the vote, I've decided that the two of you will have a math competition. Everyone can come up with questions, or does anyone want to volunteer to come up with all the questions?"
Lu Cao's expression changed slightly as she tried to find her parents in the audience.
But after looking around, she found that not only were her parents not there, but her brother and sister-in-law were also nowhere to be seen.
With no one to support her, she dared not speak up and could only hope that the questions would be easy. She had only attended elementary school and had not studied properly, so math was her weak point.
The audience was noisy, but no one went up.
One of the women shouted in a loud voice, "Captain, we can't read a single word, we don't know how to do it either."
I won't go even if I do.
"That's right."
Lu Cao breathed a sigh of relief, almost forgetting that these people were less skilled than her.
The people at the educated youth settlement wanted to go up there, but they wanted to avoid suspicion.
"I'll do it."
At this moment, Lu Chen, who had been watching silently, spoke up.
Lu Cao bit her lip. Lu Chen really likes that bitch Ye Zhiyu that much.
Lu Weimin raised an eyebrow at his son; he knew he couldn't help himself.
“Lu Chen, he’s good at it. He graduated from high school.”
Ye Zhiyu winked at Lu Chen and subtly stuck out her little tongue.
Lu Chen squinted, catching that fleeting glimpse of pink.
He sighed inwardly, realizing he was truly doomed to be with her; every move she made captivated his heart.
Lu Chen quickly prepared the questions to avoid Lu Cao complaining later that his questions were unfair.
It's a primary school level question.
Lu Weimin arranged for people to bring over two tables.
Ye Zhiyu and Lu Cao sat down and started writing. They had 15 minutes and 50 questions, which was enough.
Ye Zhiyu was calm and composed, and his writing flowed like clouds and water. In contrast, Lu Cao frowned and stopped for a long time every now and then.
When the time was up, Lu Chen collected the two students' papers and began grading them.
Ye Zhiyu's exam paper was very clean, and all the answers were correct.
As for Lu Cao, the answer is: he painted over it, then revised it, then painted over it again.
The paper was so illegible that Lu Chen's eyes flashed with disgust, and in the end, Lu Cao barely passed with a score of 60.
Liu Shengnan crossed her arms and looked at Lu Cao's ashen face with disdain.
"Hmph, don't you even know what kind of material you're made of? You dare to compete."
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