"It's good that you were careful back then."
The village chief's wife said, and then walked with Gu An'an outside, "Don't worry, your uncle and I will definitely not let anything happen to you."
Gu An'an certainly believed that she could protect herself even without relying on her, not to mention that she was now the village's darling.
When Gu An'an and her companion arrived, the village chief and the other party were already in a standoff.
"Village chief, right? My surname is Zhou."
"I don't care if your surname is Zhou or Li, go back to where you came from."
Zhou Hongbing didn't expect to run into such a tough opponent as the village chief. "Village chief, I'm here on official business. There's someone practicing medicine illegally in the village. This is a serious matter. What if someone dies while we let her continue to make mistakes? Can you afford to take that responsibility?"
The village chief scoffed. They made it sound so nice, but everyone knew what they were really up to. "Practicing medicine illegally? Who told you that?"
Zhou Hongbing smiled and said, "We received an anonymous tip. Since someone reported it, we naturally have to come down and verify it."
"Verification is certainly possible, but I'm afraid you're not here just for verification."
Gu An'an looked at these menacing people in front of her without showing any expression.
But as soon as she appeared, Zhou Dong's eyes lit up instantly. "Miss, may I ask who you are? Could you take us to find Gu An'an, the educated youth?"
Feeling the lewd gaze fixed on her, Gu An'an looked at him with sharp eyes and said, "I am the person you are looking for."
Zhou Dong had only intended to get closer to her, but he never expected that the beautiful girl in front of him was Gu An'an. Sure enough, Lin Qingqing hadn't lied to him.
“Gu Zhiqing, we are just handling this impartially. Please come with us.”
Zhou Dong instinctively reached out to lead the group and try to take advantage of the situation, but Gu An'an nimbly dodged him. "Since you're here to investigate, why don't you just investigate here? Why do you have to go to the commune?"
Zhou Dong gave his brother a look, and Zhou Hongbing knew what his lust-driven brother wanted to do. But let alone him, even he himself felt envious when he saw such a stunning beauty.
"This is the rule, and we hope that Gu Zhiqing will cooperate with our work."
Gu An'an laughed, but then stopped after a couple of laughs. "What if I refuse to cooperate? If you're really here to verify, shouldn't you be waiting for me to provide evidence to prove my innocence? But why do I feel like you're 100% certain that I'm practicing medicine without a license?"
"And this guy, if you keep looking at me like that, I don't mind gouging your eyes out and using them as a football."
Zhou Dong didn't expect this beautiful woman to be so assertive. He tried to take her away as he used to, but she stopped him.
"What are you doing? Didn't you hear what Gu Zhiqing said? If you're really here to verify, we'll cooperate. But if you're trying to cause trouble, you'll have to see if we agree."
"That's right! Gu Zhiqing is such a good kid. Why can you just take him away like that? What gives you the right?"
"Everyone, come quick! Someone's come to the village to cause trouble! Someone's trying to take Gu Zhiqing away from us!"
As people shouted, those who were busy at home heard the news and rushed over.
This included Lin Qingqing from the educated youth compound, who was busy organizing her things when Zhang Zhaodi ran back to tell her that Gu An'an had caused trouble. A smug smile appeared on her lips.
"Who's causing her trouble? Does this person have a death wish?"
Having suffered at Gu An'an's hands more than once, Li Yumei still had to cooperate with these people's audacity; they were truly fearless.
Hearing the commotion, Chen Jianguo and Zhao Hu came to the front yard together. "Who's causing trouble for Gu Zhiqing? Where are they?"
"The people from the commune said that someone reported Gu Zhiqing for practicing medicine illegally, and they were on their way here, but they were stopped halfway by the villagers."
Chen Jianguo and Zhou Yue exchanged a glance and ran next door to look for someone. They were relieved to hear from Zhou Yue that Gu An'an had been called away by the village chief early in the morning.
With the village chief around, we definitely won't suffer a big loss.
"Come with me right now! Lock the door, someone's trying to cause trouble for An'an."
Upon hearing that someone was going to cause trouble for Gu An'an, Zhou Yue immediately woke up, grabbed a hoe from behind the door, and headed outside. "Let's go! Let's see which idiot dares to mess with An'an."
When they arrived, Zhou Hongbing and his group were already surrounded.
"Who dares to arrest An'an?"
Everyone turned around and saw Zhou Yue leading two male educated youths rushing towards them. She held her hoe high, showing no doubt that if Zhou Dong and the others didn't speak properly, she could immediately swing the hoe at them.
Everyone knew that she and Gu An'an were close, so they made way for her. When they saw Gu An'an standing safely in the crowd, and a man with his hands tied behind his back yelling, they finally smiled.
"I knew these people weren't here to cause trouble; they were clearly here to die."
After he finished speaking, Zhou Hongbing and his men looked extremely grim. He had only just taken office, and this was the first time he had led his men on a mission, and this was the first time they had encountered such a thing. What authority would he have left in the future?
"Gu Zhiqing, don't be impulsive, let's talk things out."
Gu An'an sneered, "Can we talk properly now?"
What could Zhou Hongbing say? Most of his village had come; he was practically determined to leave this place peacefully.
"Yes, yes, yes, we've been talking this out, haven't we? Since you don't want to come to the commune with us, let's talk here."
Gu An'an kicked Zhou Dong in the butt, causing him to fall forward in a big tumble, which made the villagers watching burst into laughter.
Zhou Dong stood up with a dark face, but he knew that the situation was beyond his control, so he could only hide behind his brother and wait for things to develop.
However, he didn't give up on getting Gu An'an; the more fiery her personality, the more he liked her.
"Practicing medicine without a license, that's utter nonsense."
Zhou Hongbing had already guessed this possibility, otherwise the other party wouldn't have been so assertive.
"Did that educated youth, Gu, have a medical license?"
Gu An'an nodded.
"Would it be convenient for us to take a look?"
Although the goal could not be achieved, the act had to be carried out completely, otherwise he would lose even more authority.
"Of course, Xiaoyue, could you go back and get it for me? It's in that drawer. Here's the key."
Without saying a word, Zhou Yue took the keys and headed back, and Zhao Hu naturally followed.
When everyone saw the booklet with Gu An'an's name on it, Zhou Dong's gaze fell on Lin Qingqing, whose face was equally pale.
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