The courtyard of the educated youth settlement was built at the foot of Daqingshan Mountain. As Yang Wanqiu walked along, lost in thought, she soon spotted groups of educated youth gathering firewood at the foot of the mountain.
Because she kept saying that her leg injury hadn't healed, Yang Wanqiu slowed down when she saw people, pretending that her injured leg was too weak to exert any force, and limped towards the crowd.
Although the snowflakes were still falling in the Tianshan Mountains, they could not stop the hardworking people. It wasn't just the educated youth who were calling for firewood at the foot of the mountain; many elderly people and children from the village were also there, gathering dry branches from the ground.
Although the team leader hadn't had a chance to hold a meeting yet, many people could tell that the weather was unusual this year. The able-bodied men who weren't working were tending to the vegetables in their private plots at home, while those with less strength came here to collect firewood.
Although the educated youth settlements also cultivated a lot of land, firewood for heating was obviously more important than the vegetables grown in the fields.
After entering the crowd, Yang Wanqiu probably knew that she wasn't very popular among the educated youth, so she didn't bother to join the crowd.
Instead, they went directly to Wang Wenfang, who was somewhat isolated because of the money loss incident.
Yang Wanqiu's purpose in coming here was actually to find Wang Wenfang, because in Yang Wanqiu's eyes, Wang Wenfang had already been defined as someone who wasn't very bright.
After all, how could someone steal money from someone as gullible as Zhong Lingling? And it wasn't just a small, gradual theft that wouldn't be easily detected; they actually stole the whole pot.
This is a tactic that's so difficult to avoid being discovered; anyone with a modicum of intelligence probably wouldn't do it.
Among the female educated youth, Wang Wenfang was the only one who was both brainless and reasonably good-looking.
Yang Wanqiu needed just one person to scheme against Shen Wenge, so she thought of getting close to Wang Wenfang so that she could use her to scheme against Shen Wenge in the future.
Thinking that he needed to gain Wang Wenfang's trust before he could use her, he realized that now was the perfect opportunity.
It's worth noting that Zhong Lingling doesn't seem to have a good temper. Even if she likes Wang Wenqi a lot, most people would feel heartbroken when betrayed by someone they've given their all to, let alone someone like Zhong Lingling who already has a bad temper.
And things went just as she had predicted. Wang Wenqi was now following Zhong Lingling around like a little follower, muttering something under his breath.
Wang Wenfang, meanwhile, was picking up dead branches alone at a distance from the crowd. It seems that Zhong Lingling was truly heartbroken by her future sister-in-law and even blamed Wang Wenqi.
It's just unknown how long it will take Wang Wenqi to appease his girlfriend this time. After all, since Wang Wenfang came, Zhong Lingling getting angry has become a daily occurrence, and Wang Wenqi has been busy appeasing his girlfriend because of the sister-in-law issue.
In short, after what happened today, it's certain that Zhong Lingling and Wang Wenfang's relationship isn't what it used to be. After all, anyone with eyes can see what really happened.
Therefore, this was the best opportunity for her to take advantage of the situation.
Limping over to Wang Wenfang's side, Yang Wanqiu, with the demeanor of a caring older sister, began to comfort her with a look of sympathy: "Wenfang, you must have been wronged today. Anyone with eyes can see what really happened."
Yang Wanqiu deliberately spoke unclearly at the beginning, just to test Wang Wenfang's reaction.
Sure enough, seeing that Wang Wenfang was about to get angry, he knew that this girl really didn't have much of a brain, so before Wang Wenfang could speak, he pretended not to notice that Wang Wenfang was about to get angry.
Then she continued, "Tell me the truth, did Zhong Lingling and Chen Shuning team up to frame me today? They didn't expect things to escalate so badly that they dragged you out to take the blame when they realized they couldn't handle the situation anymore."
Upon hearing that Yang Wanqiu's words did not convey the meaning she had expected, and that she seemed to have no suspicion that she had stolen the money, she instead believed that Zhong Lingling and Chen Shuning were conspiring to frame her.
This realization instantly lightened Wang Wenfang's previously heavy mood considerably. Yes, although she took the money, no one knew about it except for her brother and Zhong Lingling.
As long as one doesn't admit it, wouldn't many other people have the same thoughts as Yang Wanqiu?
Back then, she could say whatever she wanted.
Having figured this out, Wang Wenfang shook off her previous dejection and her face was filled with excitement. She was about to thank Yang Wanqiu.
But then she suddenly realized it wasn't appropriate, so she quickly put on a wronged look, neither admitting nor denying it, and just looked at Yang Wanqiu with a wry smile and asked, "Sister Wanqiu, why are you here collecting firewood too? I saw you were walking with a limp, is it alright for you to come out like this?"
Seeing the obvious change in Wang Wenfang's face, Yang Wanqiu inwardly cursed with disdain, "What a fool!" At the same time, she was secretly pleased, knowing that the fish had taken the bait. Otherwise, when had Wang Wenfang, who usually looked down on people, ever spoken to her in such a tone?
Desperate to gain Wang Wenfang's trust, she replied with a wry smile, "Even if it's not better, there's nothing we can do. It's just too cold today, and we can't do without a fire in the house."
"But is your leg injury okay? If it really doesn't work, you can talk to Sister Shumei and see if you can get a male educated youth to help you?"
Yang Wanqiu wanted to help, but Liu Shumei and Chen Shuning had always had a good relationship, so why would she help her? And then there was that bastard Zhao Qianjin, who was clearly the victim himself.
But since that incident, instead of saying a word in my defense, he went around saying how much work he had done for me and how many things he had given me, and in the end, he even got involved with the villagers.
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