Chapter 24 Lecture
The snow was getting heavier, but the open space in front of the field office building was filled with laughter.
The bacon that everyone had been looking forward to was finally distributed.
"Oh my, the bacon we distributed this year is so well smoked, I can smell the fragrance from such a distance!"
"Who stole the bacon and returned it? Good steal."
"Isn't it? Otherwise, I don't know how much of it would have been taken away by the leaders. I remember that I only had a few pieces of bacon at the New Year's Eve banquet last year, but this year, I can get such a big piece before the New Year."
Wei Min couldn't stop smiling as he looked at the two skewers of bacon he was given. Not only were there meat to eat, but the matter of stealing meat was also never brought to light. It was so cool to see Director Jiao being scared to death by Xiang Bei and wishing he could leave the site as soon as possible!
Tao Nanfeng also breathed a sigh of relief. Xiao Aiyun had been pinching her arm tightly, and she was shaking with fear, which made her very nervous. Fortunately, the police left as soon as the snow fell. Although Jiao Liang was clamoring to track down the thief, the result of his negotiation with Xiang Bei seemed to be a smoke screen.
Unfortunately, this joyful atmosphere came to an abrupt end after we moved north to Wei Min’s dormitory at the No. 6 Youth League Site.
Xiangbei slapped the table with his hand, his face gloomy: "Who came up with this idea! Putting a female classmate in danger, it's embarrassing for a man!"
Xiangbei was furious when he thought about how he had just returned and saw Tao Nanfeng and Xiao Aiyun standing trembling in the snow, nervously waiting for the result.
If the snow hadn't fallen in time, the police dog would have quickly detected the thief. What would have happened then?
Men should have the responsibilities of men. If they steal or rob, they should bear the consequences themselves. How can they drag girls into it and make them worry? On the battlefield, it's all men serving as soldiers, charging in the front. How could it make sense for Tao Nanfeng to fight in the front while a group of men hide behind and take advantage?
Chen Zhilu knew he was in the wrong, so he lowered his head and walked forward, stammering, "Yes, it was me. I thought Tao Nanfeng was more familiar with the tunnel, and she was strong. Xiao Aiyun... took the initiative to follow Tao Nanfeng."
Xiangbei sneered: "Women hold up half the sky, so men should be cowards?"
Chen Zhilu and Hu Huanxin blushed and wanted to protest, but then they remembered that they had done nothing in the tunnel except pretending to be mysterious, and that it was Tao Nanfeng who was the only one who smashed the stones and took the bag. They felt ashamed and dared not speak.
Wei Min was scratching his head anxiously: "Director Xiang, we trust Tao Nanfeng, we are not bullying her. We have thought about it before, if something really happened, we will definitely not let Tao Nanfeng and Xiao Aiyun take the lead."
Chen Zhilu finally found an opportunity to express his loyalty, and he patted his chest and said, "If anything happens, I will take full responsibility!"
Qiao Yadong also said softly: "It is true that we did not think this through, but when we knew that Jiao Liang and the others had left with the bacon, we were a little anxious and only thought about how to keep the bacon."
The scene of Xiao Aiyun standing up to take the blame flashed before his eyes. Qiao Yadong was filled with guilt. He finally lowered his usually proud head and apologized sincerely: "It's my fault. I didn't foresee the situation and put my friend in danger. If you want to scold me, scold me."
Xiangbei looked at the educated youth in front of him with eyes as sharp as knives.
"Plan before you decide. Your problem is not that you didn't plan well, but that you took the path of conspiracy!"
When they heard these words for the first time, all the educated youth raised their heads and looked straight at Xiangbei.
"There are two types of plots: conspiracy and overt plot. Conspiracies cannot be seen in the light, and there are traces and loopholes. Overt plots follow the trend and are aboveboard. You are educated and smart people, but the smarter you are and the more you know, the easier it is to go astray. If it weren't for God's help today, how would you get out of this unscathed? If there is one more stain on your life, what will happen to your future?"
Every word was of great significance and struck heavily on the hearts of every educated youth.
Xiangbei's eyes swept across everyone's face, and finally landed on Wei Min: "Wei Min, you are the head of the security department. You knew that Jiao Liang and the other two stole the bacon, so why didn't you openly take the security department to stop them? The bacon is the farm's property. No one can take it away without the consent of the head of the logistics department! You are performing your security duties, which is aboveboard."
Wei Min was suddenly stunned and didn't speak for a long time.
"What is an open conspiracy? It is to use your own advantages, follow the trend and achieve your goal. This is an open conspiracy."
Xiangbei looked at Qiao Yadong again: "You are the squad leader of the educated youth point. You can rely on more than 20 educated youths from Jiangcheng. Behind you are more than 200 educated youths from the farm. All the bacon was taken down the mountain by Jiao Liang. If we mobilize the collective strength to stop it, the law cannot punish the masses. Does Jiao Liang dare to call the police and ask the public security comrades to bring police dogs up the mountain?"
It seemed as if a layer of gauze was torn apart before his eyes, and Qiao Yadong felt that the world before his eyes had become different. It turns out that collective strength is the most powerful!
Xiangbei looked at Tao Nanfeng and said, "Tao Nanfeng, you are the deputy captain of the road construction team. Captain Mao is not here, so all matters concerning the road construction are decided by you. Chen Zhilu is making trouble, why did you follow him? Take the members of the road construction team to seal the road down the mountain and put up a warning sign to stop Jiao Liang from going down the mountain. Is it difficult?"
Tao Nanfeng's eyes lit up and his eyes sparkled. Yes, why didn’t I think of this trick at that time!
Xiangbei said earnestly, "Small thefts, breaking the law, taking shortcuts... are all unacceptable. You may be caught by the other party at any time and suffer the consequences. You should use open strategies instead of conspiracy. Do you hear me?"
Chen Zhilu jumped up excitedly: "Yes! We should use open strategies instead of conspiracy. Even if I had hugged Liu Bin's legs and cheated, it would have been better than being a thief." Although he had stolen something, he was still scared. When I heard the police dogs going up the mountain, I was really scared.
Hu Huanxin scratched his head: "Okay, I understand." No matter what happens in the future, he must not break the law or take shortcuts, but must act openly and honestly.
Wei Min and Qiao Yadong puffed out their chests and said loudly: "Yes! I heard you." We have to think clearly about what our advantages are, what forces can be united, and what rules can be used.
Tao Nanfeng and Xiao Aiyun looked at each other and nodded in agreement: "Yes, we heard it."
Tao Nanfeng is a scholar, his parents work in colleges and universities, and his living environment is relatively simple. How could he have heard of such a "conspiracy theory"? It really touched me deeply, and I thought of many things in an instant.
The stepmother deliberately let Tao You get injured so that she could replace him and go to the countryside. That was a conspiracy and should not be made public. Why should I back off? All you need to do is report the situation to the leaders of the Employment Office and the Office for Going to the Countryside and Mountains, and ask for help, so that their conspiracy is exposed to the sun, and they will naturally fail.
Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years.
If you have light in your heart and are upright, no matter how big the conspiracy is, it will be nothing but a petty trick of ghosts and monsters.
Seeing that the educated youths were touched, Xiang Bei knew that they had all listened to him, so he changed the subject: "In the end, you mobilized the power of the masses and divided the bacon together. This is an open conspiracy, very good."
Wei Min was convinced by Xiang Bei's lecture. When he heard this affirmation, his face lit up with excitement: "Director Xiang, do you also think we did a good job?"
Xiangbei nodded and glanced at Chen Zhilu: "It's smart to know how to play to your partner's strengths. But... you have to understand one thing, you are a man!"
When he said the last sentence, his voice suddenly rose, and the murderous aura on his body was as cold as a winter wind, extremely biting.
Chen Zhilu felt as if a sharp knife had scraped across his cheek, it was extremely painful.
There is an old saying: The path to the mountain of books is made through diligence, and the boat to the boundless sea of learning is made through hard work. People who are good at studying and capable of learning are often not smart people, but "stupid" people who are willing to work hard.
Chen Zhilu is not good at studying, but he is indeed a smart man. But precisely because of his intelligence, he always wants to be lazy and find the shortest path. Among a group of educated youth, Chen Zhilu did not like to follow the rules and liked to do something new.
In his opinion, everything that can be used by him can be used, and there is nothing to be embarrassed about.
But Xiangbei criticized him severely!
If it was criticism from teachers or parents, Chen Zhilu might have turned a deaf ear to it. But Xiangbei is different. He is a combat hero, the company commander of the spearhead company, the person who helped the educated youth to come back and led everyone to seek welfare.
His soul was tortured and his shame was awakened, and Chen Zhilu wanted to bury his head in his chest. It was not a fair thing for him to ask Tao Nanfeng to go with him to steal the bacon.
As a man, it is his duty to protect women and cherish the weak, but he took advantage of Tao Nanfeng's trust in him and led her to steal things, which almost caused a big mistake!
Thinking of this, Chen Zhilu walked up to Tao Nanfeng, bowed deeply, and said in a trembling voice: "I'm sorry, Tao Nanfeng, I was wrong. I will definitely protect you well in the future and love you like a sister."
Tao Nanfeng didn't expect Xiang Bei's criticism to be so profound. She took a half step back, pursed her lips tightly, waved her hand, and said softly, "It's okay."
Xiangbei looked at Xiao Aiyun for a long time without saying a word, which scared Xiao Aiyun so much that her eyes turned red and tears welled up in her eyes.
Xiang Bei sighed softly. He had only dealt with men in the army and had never had any experience with young women. Originally, he was reluctant to blame Xiao Aiyun, but the six educated youth in front of him were all young and energetic, and each had their own problems. If he didn't talk it out clearly today, he was afraid that bigger problems would arise in the future.
These are the future of the farm. Only when they grow and mature can the farm have a bright future.
"Xiao Aiyun, your problem is... you overestimate your own abilities!"
Now, the tears that Xiao Aiyun had been holding back suddenly fell down and she started sobbing.
Xiangbei frowned, and he continued with a hardened heart, "You should wear a hat that fits your head. You are not very flexible and strong, so why do you take the initiative to join the team that steals bacon?"
Xiao Aiyun didn't dare to retort and continued crying.
"Because Tao Nanfeng is reliable, you have to follow him. But have you ever thought that your joining has increased the burden on others? Your dependence has caused trouble for Tao Nanfeng."
Tao Nanfeng opened his mouth and wanted to say that he didn't mind, but Xiang Bei stopped him with a look.
"Tao Nanfeng doesn't reject you. That's her friendship for you, but you can't just think about yourself, right?"
Xiao Aiyun cried out "Wow!" and confessed as she cried: "I'm sorry, I was wrong, I was wrong, I will reflect on myself, I will reflect on myself deeply."
Outside the window and under the eaves, there stood a row of educated youth, all leaning against the windows and listening.
It was the first time they heard Xiang Bei scolding people, the first time someone pointed out everyone's problems so harshly and mercilessly. The educated youth who were eavesdropping outside didn't dare to breathe.
There was not a single unusual sound, only the sound of snow falling on the ground, on the roof, and on the treetops.
“Rustle…rustle…”
Xiangbei looked at Tao Nanfeng for the last time, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes that he himself was not even aware of.
"Tao Nanfeng, you must learn to say no. Be brave to say no to things you don't want to do or things you can't do. If you don't know how to say no, you will be very tired in the future. Do you understand?"
Tao Nanfeng raised her eyes and met his gaze. The scar on Xiangbei's cheek looked like a red earthworm, and the black stitches were twisted and ostentatious, destroying the beauty of the entire face. But after looking at it for a long time, Tao Nanfeng actually felt it was somewhat familiar and not scary at all.
She is a person who knows what is good and what is bad. Although she is not talkative, she can clearly sense whether others are kind or evil, good or bad to her.
From childhood to adulthood, the education she received was to do her own things, be kind to others, help others, study hard, listen to the elders, and strive to be a useful person to society and the country.
We must be responsible, be grateful, be strict with ourselves and lenient with others.
No one ever told her to learn to say no and to say "no" bravely.
A warm feeling surged in his heart, and Tao Nanfeng nodded heavily: "Okay!"
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Zhao Xiangwan and Zhao Chenyang, born in 1973, are twins, but they are treated completely differently. Xiangwan started doing farm work at the age of six, she is diligent and honest; Chenyang sits at home and learns embroidery, she is delicate and pretty.
After being accidentally struck by lightning, Zhao Xiangwan discovered that he had the ability to read minds.
The younger sister hugged her and cried: Sister, I am so worried about you~
What Xiang Wan heard: Even thunder can’t kill you? What a miserable life!
Mom sighed: What book to read? My family is poor.
What Xiang Wan heard: I won’t give you money even if I have it.
Dad looked kind and said: Don’t compare yourself with fourth sister, Dad likes you the most.
What Xiang Wan heard was: If they are not your biological children, you can’t raise them well.
Xiang Wan, who was cautious in her words and actions, listened quietly to everyone's thoughts and gradually understood many things. She was the illegitimate daughter of Zhao Qingyun and Wei Meihua, two educated youth who went to the countryside. In order to return home, she gave her away without hesitation. She was supposed to be taken home by her nouveau riche father at the age of ten to be a rich and beautiful woman. But Chen Yang is reborn and is ready to persuade his parents to replace the two.
When he was ten years old, Zhao Qingyun came to the countryside and Xiang Wan planned to expose the conspiracy of his adoptive parents. However, when she heard what her biological parents and brother were thinking, she changed her mind...
From now on, let’s return to our own lives.
Five years later, the Zhao family searched the whole world for Xiang Wan, but she disappeared quietly like a drop of water in the sea.
One day, the Zhao family owed hundreds of millions in debt, and all their assets were taken away by the bank. Zhao Qingyun was desperate and sought help from the Luo family in Kyoto.
The Luo Mansion is low-key yet luxurious, making the Zhao family feel ashamed.
After finally meeting the head of the Luo family, Zhao Qingyun and Zhao Chenyang's pupils shrank: Is it you?
Xiang Wan put his hands behind his back and smiled slightly: It’s me.
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