According to regulations, we work six days a week and have Sunday off.
The Niutouwan Brigade was very lively in the morning because the protagonist of an incident that caused a minor sensation a few days ago was going to hold a review meeting today.
Neither of these two people has a good reputation in the team.
Zhang Hui has always been ambitious. Her family has a good background and she has relatives in the county, otherwise it would not have been so easy for her to become a primary school teacher. He looked down on this remote and poor place and was indifferent to other educated youth. He was the only one who favored Meng Yuanzheng.
Maybe it’s because Meng Yuanzheng also came from a big city, he’s handsome, knows how to dress, and speaks like an intellectual.
In fact, another reason was that she had a small conflict with Meng Yuanzheng's wife Lin Miaoyin.
At that time, she had just arrived in Niutouwan. With the goal of getting into university in the future, she naturally had to get along well with the locals. She endured the disgust and shared the fruit candies she brought with a group of children and girls.
Lin Miaoyin was the captain's daughter, so naturally she got a few as well. The others carefully put them in their pockets and waited to share them with their family members when they got home, or they would just sit back and savor them slowly when they had free time in the evening.
Lin Miaoyin didn't do that. She peeled one and put it in her mouth right away. Unfortunately, she was unlucky and it turned out to be a mint candy.
People who don’t like this candy will find it extremely unpalatable, so she frowned and said bluntly, “What kind of candy is this? It’s so unpalatable!”
He swallowed it with disgust.
Zhang Hui was very unhappy. You are a country girl from a poor mountain village. You have probably never eaten fruit candy in your life, and yet you still complain about it. If it tastes bad, why don’t you just not eat it? Why swallow it?
From then on, she began to dislike Lin Miaoyin.
At that time, she was alone in the mountains and had no good friends. She found it very difficult. The educated youth who came with her were scattered in various teams, and many of them were in relationships.
With a partner, she can ask her partner to help with daily chores, and they can take care of and care about each other. How wonderful it is! She also started to think about it.
After searching for a while, she set her sights on Meng Yuanzheng. He was the only one in the team who caught her eye. But who would have known that Meng Yuanzheng would turn around and marry Lin Miaoyin!
Why marry this village girl when there are so many people to marry? Zhang Hui was so angry that she was about to die, especially when she saw the two of them walking on the road, with Lin Miaoyin hanging on his arm shamelessly and him looking impatient. She felt even more disgusted, and at the same time, she wondered if he was forced?
When the news that the two often quarreled and fought spread throughout the team, she became more certain of this speculation.
After both of them became elementary school teachers, she became even more attracted to him. Add to that Meng Yuanzheng's subtle flirting with her, and she felt like she had fallen.
But unexpectedly, before she could even eat it, the shrew Lin Miaoyin came to her door and not only made her look bad in public, but also forced her to push her into the pond.
I was slapped a few times but didn't get any compensation. Instead, I was given a serious warning and had to make a self-examination in person today.
She couldn't swallow this, so she clenched her fists and pretended nothing had happened.
Lin Miaoyin and Meng Yuanzheng were very relaxed. One of them completely forgot what she had done, and the other thought it was no big deal, just a review. With her father in charge, who would dare to throw rotten vegetable leaves?
On Sunday morning, at the venue where the meetings were usually held, a stage was set up in front with a few chairs placed underneath. The team leader, deputy team leader, secretary, militia team leader, and women's director sat on them. Hundreds of fellow villagers gathered around the stage, and the place was packed with people.
These people all have expressions of gloating. After all, that's human nature. Among so many educated youth at the time, Meng Yuanzheng and Zhang Hui were the most high-profile. Now they have been caught having affairs and have to make self-criticism in person. Let's see why they can still show off in the future.
Lin Miaoyin looked around and knew what they were thinking. She patted Meng Yuanzheng on the shoulder, straightened his collar, and said, "Don't be afraid when you go up there. We will say whatever we need to say and reflect deeply. Everyone will forgive you."
"Yeah." Meng Yuanzheng looked down at the woman who was fixing his collar and whispered, "Then will you forgive me?"
Lin Miaoyin paused and looked up at him. His eyes were sincere and earnest, with dark pupils, staring at her without blinking.
"I'll forgive you if you reflect well on your mistakes." She smiled, "Go up, they're ready."
Meng Yuanzheng walked up calmly, standing straight with his back straight, with an air of being as calm as a mountain and unmoved by any storm.
In addition, he is good-looking and has a righteous face, making him look like a hero who died bravely.
Lin Miaoyin looked up at him with a smile in her eyes. She moved over and stood behind Lin's father. If anyone threw vegetable leaves behind her, she would stop them.
Zhu Wanqin was also in the crowd, and Jin Chengren said beside her, "I don't think Meng Zhiqing is here to make a self-criticism, haha."
How did this person appear next to her? Zhu Wanqin quietly moved away and frowned, "What does that look like?"
"Like, like the officer who came to inspect the countryside last time." Jin Chengren showed admiration. He thought this might be a misunderstanding. He saw that Meng Yuanzheng and Lin Miaoyin were in a good relationship that day. They didn't look like the kind of people who had promiscuous relationships.
Zhu Wanqin stared at the person on the stage silently, with inquiring eyes.
Zhang Huihou and Meng Yuanzheng stepped onto the stage and stood a few steps away from him. She clasped her hands, bit her lips slightly, and couldn't help but glance sideways at him. Meng Yuanzheng received her gaze but ignored it and cast his gaze on Lin Miaoyin in the audience.
Lin Miaoyin naturally also saw Zhang Hui's actions. She curled her lips slightly and mouthed to Meng Yuanzheng, "Don't be afraid."
"Let's start. Zhang Hui, you go first," Secretary Li announced.
Zhang Hui lowered her head slightly and spoke mechanically, "Dear leaders of the organization, the brigade party branch, and fellow comrades, I am Zhang Hui, an educated youth who worked in the Niutouwan Brigade. While I was a teacher at the commune primary school, I had an improper relationship with Comrade Meng Yuanzheng, and I also pushed Comrade Lin Miaoyin into the pond. I have failed the education and training that the Party and the organization have given me over the years. I feel deeply saddened. I want to reflect deeply on myself and now report this matter in detail..."
She spent a few minutes briefly explaining how she met Meng Yuanzheng, what she did, how she was discovered by Lin Miaoyin, the conflict that occurred, and how she pushed Lin Miaoyin into the pond.
"Please accept my self-examination and give me a chance to reform. I will..."
As she finished speaking, some middle-aged women threw rotten vegetable leaves at her head, and some hit her in the face and head. She covered her face with her hands, unable to bear it any longer, and started crying.
This is a habit passed down from the "pi dou" of the past, so everyone thinks it is very normal. If you make a mistake, it is considered a good deal if you are only given some rotten vegetable leaves.
A new female educated youth said, "So Lin Miaoyin beat her, so she should also reflect on it."
"Yeah, it's impossible for this beating to go unpunished."
Lin Miaoyin turned around and saw the three female educated youth from a few days ago looking at her with a smile. Cui Fen whispered beside her, "Ignore them."
Lin Miaoyin smiled at them, making the three of them look embarrassed and afraid to speak anymore.
At this time, Meng Yuanzheng strode forward, stood up straight, ignored a rotten sweet potato that hit his leg, and said in a clear and loud voice, "Dear organizational leaders, the brigade party branch..."
The beginning is similar to Zhang Hui's, but when he talked about Lin Miaoyin discovering their affair and the conflict, it was not like what Zhang Hui said that Lin Miaoyin beat her, but rather that he beat Zhang Hui in order to evade responsibility and get Lin Miaoyin's forgiveness.
When these words came out, everyone in the room was shocked. Zhang Hui looked at him in disbelief. "What did you say? So many people saw it. It was clearly Lin Miaoyin who hit me, so I pushed her! They can all testify to it!"
The people below were watching with their eyes and their noses, and no one said anything. Only a fool would come out to testify for her. If they offended Captain Lin, they would be courting death.
Meng Yuanzheng looked at her calmly and said, "I hit you. I'm sorry. I have deeply reflected on my mistakes and asked the organization to give me another chance to correct them. I will also compensate you for nutrition expenses and am willing to accept the punishment from the organization. I just hope you don't involve Miaoyin again."
"You, you, you lunatic! Lunatic!" Zhang Hui couldn't stand the disparity that Meng Yuanzheng, who once complained to her about how unsophisticated and shrewish Lin Miaoyin was, was now defending Lin Miaoyin. She looked at him with red eyes, but Meng Yuanzheng's eyes were like a pool of still water, reflecting only her distorted face.
Lin Miaoyin was also a little stunned. When she just woke up, Cui Fen asked her what she would do if Zhang Hui sued her for assault. She casually said that it was Meng Yuanzheng who beat her. But now Meng Yuanzheng stood up on his own without any forcing.
She could have just denied it. No one would testify for Zhang Hui anyway. Why was he so stupid as to take the blame on himself?
She looked at the indifferent man above and felt a little distressed.
She knew that if he dared to do it, he should be responsible for it, but she always believed deep down in her heart that it was the former Meng Yuanzheng who did it, not the him after he lost his memory.
The people around looked at each other in bewilderment, and even those who were throwing rotten vegetable leaves stopped.
"Please accept my self-examination and give me a chance to reform myself. I will actively engage in labor and become a useful person in socialist construction." Meng Yuanzheng said in conclusion.
Secretary Li saw that the situation was not good, and quickly said, "Okay, knowing one's mistakes can lead to improvement. I hope both of you can remember today's review, strictly fulfill your promises, and don't let down the trust of the Party and the masses again."
Meng Yuanzheng nodded, "I'll remember that, Secretary."
Zhang Hui's eyes were red, her head was downcast, and she looked haggard. She whispered, "I'll remember."
Secretary Li nodded with satisfaction, "Go back, work hard in the future, and don't do useless things. The compensation you just mentioned, give it to me later, and I will give it to Comrade Zhang Hui."
The crowd slowly dispersed, and Lin Miaoyin waited on the side for Meng Yuanzheng to hand over the compensation to Secretary Li.
"Meng Yuanzheng..." she called him.
"What's wrong?" He stopped in front of her and looked at her gently.
"You performed very well just now." She smiled and saw Zhang Hui staring at them with resentment not far away.
The other person was completely dirty, with dirt and rotten vegetable leaves on his head and face.
Thinking of Zhang Hui's ending, she sighed in her heart, what a poor person she was after all.
"Wipe your face." She stepped forward and handed over a handkerchief.
Zhang Hui took it in a daze, looked at the handkerchief in her hand, and then looked up to see that Lin Miaoyin and Meng Yuanzheng had already left.
"Comrade Zhang Hui, come here." Secretary Li called.
She came to her senses and felt as if she had made a mistake from the beginning.
The author has something to say: This chapter follows the plot, but I believe you will definitely find something sweet in it!
Then let's talk about the punishment of Meng and Zhang. As mentioned before, Zhang Hui was given a serious warning and made to self-criticize and feed pigs, while Meng Yuanzheng made a self-criticism. After all, the two of them were just mentally ambiguous and had not yet taken any actual action. In addition, Meng Yuanzheng had the support of his father-in-law.
Finally, thank you all for your support! Muah~
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