Chapter 4
The lunch break passed quickly, and Meng Yinyin became the last person to leave the female educated youth dormitory.
Perhaps she was in a good mood because of what happened in the morning, so she had a rare good sleep at noon and almost overslept.
After finally waking up, she found that there was not enough time. She didn't even have time to tie her hair, so she could only rush out.
In the boys' dormitory, Song Yue had not left yet.
As the person in charge of the educated youth site, he was always the last to leave because he needed to check whether the doors and windows were closed and make sure nothing was left out before rushing to his work place.
And when he just locked the door and turned around, he saw Meng Yinyin running out while combing her hair with her hands.
Song Yue's gaze unconsciously paused on her perfect profile, his expression unable to conceal his infatuation. Seeing that Meng Yinyin was about to leave his sight, he called her without thinking.
"Meng Zhiqing!"
Meng Yinyin paused for a moment, and the next second, she decisively pretended not to hear Song Yue's call, and moved faster.
She and Song Yue were not familiar with each other to begin with, and after what happened to Lin Xiaoxia at noon, Meng Yinyin became even more determined to stay away from her and Song Yue.
Let them deal with their own affairs, she is too lazy to get involved!
Seeing Meng Yinyin avoiding him like a flood or a beast, she quickly fled away from his sight.
The smile on Song Yue's lips slowly disappeared, and his eyes darkened.
…
Meng Yinyin didn't know that Song Yue's face had changed behind her. She just wanted to hurry to the bamboo forest to meet Lu Chen in the morning, talk to him about the "cooperation", and ask him if she could go to the banquet at his relative's house tomorrow.
When Meng Yinyin arrived at the bamboo forest, as expected, Lu Chen was already there.
At this moment he was sitting on a stone, cutting bamboo strips with his head lowered. His profile was clear and his features were smooth, giving him a handsome and elegant appearance that was rare to see.
Of course, the premise of all this is to avoid his gaze.
Before, Meng Yinyin didn’t know why Lu Chen’s eyes were so gloomy and cold, but after hearing Yu Xiaoyu talk about him at noon, she guessed that it might be related to his growth experience.
It was obvious that those people in the brigade were still spreading the matter of the "posthumous child" to the educated youth. It was not difficult to see how much they cared about this matter.
So Lu Chen probably heard a lot of unpleasant things in the past.
Both my parents died, and I grew up under the strange looks of others. It’s actually quite pitiful when I think about it.
He obviously did nothing wrong, but was treated as an "abnormal" by others, isolated and talked about. No wonder he developed such a personality.
Realizing this, Meng Yinyin's fear of Lu Chen unconsciously decreased a little.
Looking down at the distance between herself and Lu Chen, which was at least ten meters, Meng Yinyin secretly encouraged herself in her heart, then mustered up her courage and took a small step forward.
Then he stopped and looked at Lu Chen nervously.
When she was sure that Lu Chen did not open his mouth to drive her away, or avoid her like he did in the morning, the last bit of hesitation in Meng Yinyin's heart disappeared, and she even couldn't help but cheer for joy in her heart.
She knew that Comrade Lu was just as she had guessed, a good comrade with a cold exterior but a warm heart!
Having confirmed this, Meng Yinyin no longer hesitated and walked up to Lu Chen with confidence, calling him in a bright and cheerful voice.
"Comrade Lu Chen!"
Lu Chen's hand holding the knife paused for a moment, but the next second he continued to work as if he had heard nothing.
Although Meng Yinyin was mentally prepared for his silence, she still felt a little uncomfortable.
After hesitating for a moment, her eyes unconsciously fell on Lu Chen's hand.
I saw him holding the round bamboo in one hand and the hatchet in the other. Then he used the hatchet to cut a hole in the top of the bamboo. A crisp sound of breaking bamboo was heard and the bamboo was immediately split into two halves.
Then cut it in half again and again, and soon a piece of bamboo became countless bamboo strips as thick as an index finger.
As Lu Chen's fingers flew, the long bamboo strips turned into thin strips as if they were tamed, and Meng Yinyin was so shocked that she didn't even want to blink.
This was the first time that Ta saw how bamboo strips were made. Lu Chen's fingers were thin and long, and his movements were skillful and quick, with a unique beauty.
She couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
"You are so amazing..."
Lu Chen paused for a moment, not understanding what was so praiseworthy about just cutting some bamboo strips.
"This is the first time I've seen someone do this, and you did it so quickly. The width of each strip is almost the same, as if they were measured!"
Meng Yinyin became more and more excited as she spoke, as if Lu Chen was not doing a simple handicraft that any five or six-year-old child could do, but was solving some complex and difficult problem.
It was the first time that Lu Chen was praised like this. Instead of feeling any joy, he just felt extremely uncomfortable.
After all, in his opinion, it really was nothing.
But for Meng Yinyin, a good-for-nothing at farming, Lu Chen's skills are much more powerful than solving any difficult problem!
If she had this skill, wouldn't it be easy for her to get ten work points?
However, after looking at her white and tender palms, Meng Yinyin decided not to learn this skill that did not belong to her.
After all, this thing looks useless at first glance.
But it doesn’t matter, even though she can’t endure hardship, she has money!
After witnessing Lu Chen's strength, Meng Yinyin became more determined to "cooperate" with Lu Chen.
Seeing Lu Chen still working hard, Meng Yinyin's eyes rolled and her tone immediately changed, becoming extremely sad!
"Oh, if only I could be as good as Comrade Lu Chen."
"I actually want to learn it, but I am naturally weak and cannot do heavy work. My skin is sensitive and I cannot stay in the sun. I am also weak and will feel uncomfortable if I move a little more..."
While Meng Yinyin was telling her troubles pitifully, she couldn't help but glance at Lu Chen secretly. She had to pay attention to the changes in Lu Chen's expression from time to time so as to change her words accordingly.
"So I really wanted to work hard to learn how to do farm work, but my body didn't allow it, so I couldn't learn it, and I felt really guilty."
As she said this, Meng Yinyin put on a full show, raised her hand and pretended to wipe away her non-existent tears.
But I started to panic in my heart!
Why is Lu Chen still not responding?
Is it that my performance is not touching enough?
But it was clear that every time she did this in front of her parents, they would immediately raise their hands in surrender and unconditionally agree to all her requests.
Could it be that in just half a month, her acting skills have deteriorated to the point where they can no longer cause the audience any ripples?
Meng Yinyin was filled with fear, and then she unconsciously increased her strength, forcing out a few tears, and her voice became a little trembling and weak.
"The captain has come to me many times, lecturing me and talking to me harshly, but I just can't do these jobs, huh..."
Perhaps it was because the emotions and atmosphere were just right. Meng Yinyin hadn't intended to cry, but now she couldn't hold back at all.
She had already been suffering for so long because of the work, and in the past two days she had seen her work points getting lower and lower every day, and the distance to the rations from the brigade getting farther and farther. Meng Yinyin had to hold on with all her strength to avoid collapse.
Now that the valve is open, she can't stop herself.
Overwhelmed with grief, Meng Yinyin simply burst into tears.
"Wow, I don't want to be so useless, but I've never done these kinds of work since I was a child. How can I learn them in such a short time..."
"If I don't study, I won't earn any work points, and without work points I won't have anything to eat. When the food the captain lent me is gone, I might starve to death here!"
"Wow, Mom and Dad, I don't want to starve to death. It would be so embarrassing..."
Meng Yinyin broke down and burst into tears without any warning, which not only scared herself, but also scared Lu Chen who was standing next to her so much that he dropped his hatchet directly to the ground.
As far as he could remember, apart from the captain's three-year-old grandson Goudan, he had never seen anyone else crying loudly with their head tilted back.
And if he guessed correctly, Meng Yinyin should be eighteen years old...
However, although she was fifteen years older than Goudan, she cried no more subtly than Goudan, and even looked sadder than him.
Seeing Meng Yinyin's tears streaming down her face, her nose and lips all red from crying, and looking like she was going to die in the next second, Lu Chen suddenly realized what was happening and started to get anxious.
He frowned, and for the first time in his life he experienced what it meant to be at a loss.
I wanted to comfort her, but I didn't know what to say.
In the end, he could only utter three words with difficulty.
"Stop crying."
The voice was a little strange, as if the person hadn't spoken for many years. It was dry, hoarse and unnatural.
It can't be said to be good, but it's not bad either. After all, if you listen carefully, you can still feel that Lu Chen's voice is good, deep and rich.
It's just that the pronunciation is so awkward.
Meng Yinyin's attention was almost instantly attracted by his voice. She opened her big eyes filled with tears and looked at Lu Chen with tearful eyes.
Perhaps her gaze was just out of pure curiosity, but Lu Chen still lowered his head out of habit.
He knew that his voice was unpleasant, and he had rarely spoken since he was a child. Every time he opened his mouth, he would be laughed at by others, so over time, Lu Chen gradually got used to silence.
At first no one wanted to talk to him, and then he didn't want to talk.
If he hadn't spoken out in a hurry just now, he wouldn't have known what his voice sounded like.
Not wanting to be looked at strangely by Meng Yinyin, Lu Chen stood up almost as if escaping and tried to turn around and leave.
Who knew that the next second after he stood up, a force from the hem of his clothes made him stop.
Lu sank into consciousness and lowered his head, and saw a slender white hand carefully holding the corner of his clothes.
The owner of the hand, for some unknown reason, buried his head almost in his neck.
Lu Chen didn't know why she was holding on to the corner of his clothes, but because of his unpleasant voice, he didn't plan to speak again.
He could only purse his lips and move his body, making a struggle gesture, telling Meng Yinyin to let him go.
But the next second, Meng Yinyin's fingers that were holding the corner of his clothes tightened, unwilling to let him go.
Just as Lu Chen's brows were getting more and more furrowed, someone with his head down finally spoke with a voice as thin as a mosquito's.
"You, can you help me find something to wipe my nose? My nose is about to run, oooo..."
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