"What are you doing here! Didn't you break up? What are you doing here?"
Lin Weiwei had performed exceptionally well and was given the opportunity to contact her family. She had only intended to make a quick call to inquire about Xiao Se's well-being, but she hadn't expected him to come directly to the prison to find her. She watched as the 190cm tall man in front of her removed his hat and gave a stern rebuke. His height alone was enough to attract attention, drawing many glances.
"When are you coming home for dinner, you woman?"
Of course I miss her. Weiwei has lost so much weight; she must have suffered a lot inside. I reach through the tiny, fist-sized hole in the glass and grab her hand. Twenty-one days is too long. Every day, while busy memorizing my questions, I keep asking the bald guy about her—whether she's cold or hungry. She's a big eater; she definitely isn't getting enough to eat.
Lin Weiwei glanced at the two prison guards standing outside the door. His overly intimate behavior would arouse suspicion. "Eating with you makes me want to vomit. Have you forgotten how you ostracized me? You released snakes to bite me while I was asleep, you acted arrogantly and domineeringly when challenged by me, and you posted my photos on the forum. I hate you."
He looked at his hand hanging in mid-air, feeling a pang of pain. She remembered all the bad things, but just didn't say anything. But when he saw Lin Weiwei blinking repeatedly, as if realizing that she was deliberately telling the two people outside the door, he smiled indulgently at the person in front of him, thinking, "My wife is so smart."
"Yeah, that's what happens when you talk so rudely. I'm here today to tell you I've been elected to the school board. Wait until you get back, then I'll bully you to death. Lin Weiwei, don't be obsessed with me, I'm just a legend."
He got more and more boastful as he talked, his voice became very loud, and he even blew kisses at the outside of the glass window. He breathed on it and wrote "wait me" on the glass, then gave it a big kiss on the lips.
Lin Weiwei covered her mouth and chuckled as she looked at his childish appearance. This old man was becoming more and more like a child. However, he was really serious about the exam this time, which was something she hadn't expected.
Just passing is fine, I have no hope. But this scoundrel soared to the top and took first place. But I can't be arrogant. She coughed twice.
"Stop being so cocky, or I'll kill you when you come out. There's still a selection process going on! Can you even write a speech?"
"Alright! Time's up, conversation over. I've finally witnessed firsthand how enemies are always eyeing each other with hatred; it's deafening."
The speech was the key, the most important part of campaigning. It was broadcast live to a global audience and the audience below the stage. If he got nervous, he would appear unprofessional and like he had never seen the world. When the prison guard led her away, an encouraging look conveyed his confidence.
What does it matter if the audience is in the theater or watching on TV? No one else can be nervous. They just want you to see it, but there's no TV in there. You're going to miss it.
"Pshaw, I even wrote my acceptance speech."
After Lin Weiwei left Xiao Se's sight, he put on a hat, put his hands in his pockets, and wore a mask as he left the women's prison through the back door.
Honey, I promise you'll walk out the front door with dignity, just like you walked in.
Lin Weiwei returned to the labor camp. Every day they were weeding and turning the soil, doing farm work, but all they ate was white rice and pickled vegetables. Where did the vegetables they grew go? They were all taken to the market to be sold.
Another group of people are making gloves and eco-friendly clothing. These products are sold at low prices. With such a large daily output, some people embezzle a small amount of kickbacks.
One of her roommates secretly pulled up two sweet potatoes, stuffed them into her pocket, and covered Lin Weiwei's mouth.
"Give the child some supplements, don't always give them medicine, it's bad for their health."
Lin Weiwei nodded, made an excuse to go to the toilet and ran to her cell, hiding the two sweet potatoes under her pillow. They were right. This body is already malnourished; if it doesn't get some energy, the baby might not be healthy.
When she returned to her post, her roommate who had been stealing sweet potatoes was being scolded and whipped, and was barking and barking with a vicious dog.
"A thief is a thief, no matter where he goes. He even steals sweet potatoes. Do you think I'm stupid for counting them?"
Just as the last lash was about to fall, Lin Weiwei grabbed it, and the two prison guards were caught in the trap.
"It's you again! Why are you so nosy? I should have shot you. If it weren't for you..."
He glanced at Lin Weiwei's lower abdomen, gritted his teeth, and whistled. The vicious dog next to him opened its mouth to bite her prison uniform, tearing at the hem and knocking off two buttons.
Lin Weiwei, however, used a swift, unpredictable kick to grab the dog's neck, and it fell to the ground with a crack, its tongue lolling out.
Upon seeing this, the prison guard who was taking care of her blew the whistle around his neck, and immediately all the people who were still working stopped what they were doing, stood at attention and at ease, and began to count off.
When he ran up to Lin Weiwei, he glanced at the dog on the ground, released the whip, and said, "101, you're punished to weed by yourself. Everyone else rest. Also! Bury the dog." He then helped his colleague to the infirmary.
"My dog! Waaaaah..."
Lin Weiwei pretended not to hear, squatted down, and tore open the dog's belly with her bare hands, removing the intestines and other debris before skinning it. The whole process was so skillful that it left everyone speechless. It would be such a waste to bury it after it died; why not eat it while the meat is still fresh?
The criminals in the distance, hearing that it was a break, began to move around freely. Seeing 101 skinning people with her bare hands, they were afraid to approach. Only the group of people from the dormitory came up to visit her.
Lin Weiwei even gathered some weeds, skewered the meat on tree branches, and lit a fire by rubbing it with pebbles. She started turning the meat over, and gave the first roasted dog leg to her roommate, saying, "Eat up, it's okay, they won't come. Thank you for the sweet potato."
Since this task has been left to her alone, these three large tracts of fertile land can't be cleared of weeds in a short time, and the prison guards are injured and won't be supervising for the time being.
"You're amazing! Have you ever done wilderness survival?"
She shook her head and smiled, sharing a piece with each of her roommates, while she ate the dog leg herself. These were the survival rules of a secret agent: how to find food and fill one's stomach, anywhere.
"Delicious! I haven't had meat in ages!"
"Eating is fine, but how can we let a pregnant woman finish weeding? We'll do it together later."
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It's good that everyone is united. When eating meat, everyone wolfed it down, saying that they had long disliked this dog, which always scared people for no reason. It had bitten a 70-year-old woman to death before. It was really satisfying!
Lin Weiwei laughed happily. These people were really interesting. They even treated dog meat like a murderer, tearing and chewing it up, even chewing the bones to pieces.
When the prison guards arrived, they found the process was very slow. It was almost mealtime and they had been weeding for half a day. When they arrived, all they found was a pile of dog hair and grass clippings. In a fit of anger, they punished the ten girls by not allowing them to sleep and making them run five laps around the playground after they finished weeding.
She longed to eat with Xiao Se, at least that scoundrel would keep putting meat in her bowl. Now, for such a small amount of meat, she was being punished with manual labor. She seemed to be getting more and more used to his presence.
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