Because there were so many people, everyone was crammed together. In the middle of the table sat a pot of thick, yellow rice bran porridge. It was a bit watery, and the little bit of bran floating on top looked a bit woody, which was definitely going to make your throat ache.
"Yushan, why are you here...who is this girl?" asked Zhao Zhendong who was sitting inside.
Chen Yushan introduced: "Teacher, this is Zhang Xingrong, a new comrade from the village. She brought some things over."
Everyone in the room looked at Zhang Xingrong with suspicion. Didn't this girl know that they were sent down? How dare she come here? Could she have ulterior motives?
Zhang Xingrong glanced at everyone, walked up and said, "Hello everyone, I'm Zhang Xingrong, I'd like to bring you some fish soup."
As she spoke, she put out two large bowls of fish soup.
Everyone was stunned when they saw two large bowls of fish soup being served. The fish soup was fragrant, with a little bit of oil floating on it, and several people could not help swallowing.
"Girl, do you know where we are here?" Zhao Zhendong asked.
Zhang Xingrong nodded. "I know. I just saw how hard it was for everyone, so I brought the fish soup over. When times are tough, we should help each other, and things will get better over time!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Is this girl sincere?
"We don't need it, take it back!" An old man sitting next to Zhao Zhendong looked at her coldly. Perhaps because she spoke too forcefully, he started coughing violently.
"Old He, slow down!" Zhao Zhendong hurriedly supported the old man.
Zhang Xingrong was scolded and was stunned for a moment. Seeing the old man coughing violently, he wondered: "Is grandpa sick?"
"Who is your grandpa? Cough cough cough cough!" Old He said suddenly, "Get out! We don't want to eat your food!"
Zhang Xingrong paused, not expecting to be chased away. "I'll be leaving right away. I've already given this soup to everyone in the village, not just you. I'm new here, so I want to get along well with everyone. I'll keep this soup, so feel free to pour it out!"
The others didn't expect the girl to just leave after giving them something. This made them feel petty. What kind of status did they have? Were they despised by everyone, and no one dared to approach them? The fact that the girl had food and didn't hide it, and was willing to give it to them, was already a rare achievement.
"Yushan, please see the little girl off." Zhao Zhendong said.
Chen Yushan finally reacted and hurriedly chased after him.
"Comrade Zhang Xingrong!"
Zhang Xingrong didn't leave immediately after leaving the door. Instead, she stared blankly at the small, dilapidated house across the street. When she heard Chen Yushan's voice, she turned around and said, "Comrade Chen Yushan, why are you out?"
"Thank you for the fish soup you sent to the teachers. The teachers didn't really have any other thoughts, they were just confused by someone's sudden kindness."
In fact, Professor He led an important research project that was almost successful, but was demoted for various reasons, resulting in the research being interrupted. However, the important data of the project were all in his hands, so it was inevitable that no one would covet them.
For example, among their educated youth, people would come running over from time to time.
Zhang Xingrong nodded and smiled, "I understand. By the way, who lives in that little house over there?"
Chen Yushan glanced at the dilapidated house across the street and said, "Wen Shize, the ten people here are all teachers at the university in the capital. Wen Shize is not one of them. He's a power-seeker. I heard he got implicated and was demoted here. I heard his wife came over to get a divorce not long after he arrived. He doesn't like talking to others here either, he's always alone."
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