The registration office of Hongqi Commune was already crowded with people, all of whom were high school graduates from its subordinate brigades.
On the last day of registration, everyone was pushing and shoving, afraid of missing the last opportunity.
Lin Ye even ran into his high school classmates here.
However, no one exchanged many pleasantries. Several years had passed since graduation, and now they were in a competitive relationship, so it was inconvenient to talk much. Besides, Lin Ye was turned away because of his maternal grandfather's social status.
Lu Wanqing held Lin Ye's hand and stood under the shade of a tree outside the house, her face filled with worry.
"Should I go talk to Teacher Zhang about it?" Lu Wanqing suggested.
Lin Ye wasn't in such a hurry. "I'll talk to the person in charge after everyone has left. After all, I'm applying for a physical education teacher position, not an academic subject position."
"Mm." Lu Wanqing nodded.
The two then headed towards the commune's supply and marketing cooperative. Although it was already autumn, the daytime heat was still intense, and they planned to buy two popsicles.
Snowball followed behind them like a loyal guardian.
Just then, Zhou Ling and her older brother Zhou Tianbao walked over.
"Oh, who do we have here? Isn't this the loving couple from the Lin family? Why were they kicked out of the registration? Well, it's because some people's maternal grandfather had a bad background. I didn't expect that even after they're dead, their descendants still can't live in peace!" Zhou Ling said sarcastically.
Zhou Tianbao stood next to Zhou Ling, his eyes rolling so hard they seemed to reach the sky, a sneer playing on his lips.
He got into high school entirely through his father's connections; he wasn't good at any of the academic subjects, so when he applied for a job, he could only apply for a physical education teacher position.
In his eyes, physical education teachers don't need much education; they can just fool the kids.
Zhou Changsheng went to great lengths to secure this position, even bribing the commune manager and raising the recruitment requirements.
Lin Ye's originally clear face was suddenly filled with gloom; Zhou Ling had cursed even her ancestors.
Last time she deliberately poisoned someone and was publicly shamed, even miscarrying her child, but she still hasn't learned her lesson and keeps hopping around like a sparrow in autumn. It's time to teach her a lesson.
Just as he was about to make a move, Lu Wanqing laughed first and retorted sarcastically, "When it comes to shamelessness, how can you compare to Zhou Ling, the daughter of the Victory Brigade Captain? You were kicked out by your in-laws and then flirted with Lin's dog-egg. You really want to call me sister-in-law?"
Lu Wanqing's words immediately made everyone around her smile and look at Zhou Ling.
"So she's the daughter of the Victory Brigade captain. I heard she's incredibly wicked. She almost poisoned her mother-in-law's family and even tried to poison the government's cattle to frame someone else. It's a pity I didn't go to see the last fight."
"He has such a flamboyant look, everyone should keep their eyes open. Others treat him like dirt. I really don't know how the brigade leader raised his child. What a disgrace to the family!"
The crowd was buzzing with discussion.
Zhou Tianbao couldn't stand it anymore and yelled at them, "What business is it of yours! If you say another word, I'll have my dad cancel your registration!"
The scene suddenly fell silent. No one dared to risk their future. With such a scandal at home, how could someone be so shameless as to act so brazenly outside? They might really have some powerful backing!
The silence made Zhou Tianbao very proud, and his eyes were full of provocation when he looked at Lin Ye!
"You're not qualified to register, so get out of the way and get in my way, you're bad luck!"
As he passed by Lu Wanqing, he deliberately nudged her with his elbow. He had only heard Zhou Ling mention that Lu Wanqing had targeted him several times before, but today he witnessed it firsthand. She was indeed someone who refused to suffer a loss, and he wanted to stand up for his sister.
Lu Wanqing was pushed and lost her balance, falling to the side. Fortunately, Lin Ye caught her just in time, otherwise she might have fallen.
Now, Lin Ye could no longer contain his anger. He grabbed Zhou Tianbao's arm and punched him hard.
Zhou Tianbao staggered and almost fell to the ground, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
"This is terrible! Someone's been hit!" Zhou Ling shouted, jumping up and down.
She didn't care much about her brother's injuries, but instead shielded Zhou Tianbao behind her and whispered to him, "Brother, fall down quickly, or we'll make a scene."
Zhou Tianbao understood immediately, exclaimed "Ah!" and collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
Zhou Ling cried and wailed, attracting a crowd of onlookers. Because of what Zhou Tianbao had said earlier, no one seemed to care much about his fainting.
"What are you yelling about? If you've fainted, just take you to the hospital!" someone said dismissively.
"Do you have any conscience? Lin Ye knocked my brother unconscious, he has to take responsibility! Who can help me find the police? I want to send him to the detention center!" Zhou Ling shouted.
Everyone's lining up to sign up, who has the time to help her!
What if you get entangled with someone like Zhou Ling and can't get rid of her?
Lu Wanqing pulled Lin Ye aside and waited patiently, not afraid that Zhou Ling would make a big fuss.
Besides, Snowball had already driven all the centipedes from the nearby tree roots out and they were now crawling under Zhou Tianbao's butt!
Zhou Ling was so engrossed in cursing Lin Ye that she didn't notice anything on the ground. However, a sharp-eyed older woman saw the centipede and was so frightened that she retreated a great distance.
"There...there are centipedes..." Her voice trembled.
Following her horrified gaze, Zhou Ling then discovered that there were several dark brown centipedes crawling on her brother's buttocks.
Just as she panicked and tried to pick something up to remove the centipede, Zhou Tianbao let out a scream.
He immediately jumped up, clutching his backside, and ran around like a headless fly, shouting as he ran:
"A centipede bit me... Help me..."
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