Sun Youfang's relentless pressure was undoubtedly pushing Xu Qinghe into a dead end.
"You try it!" Sun Youfang's eyes were wide open, and there seemed to be fire dancing in his eyes.
Facing Sun Youfang's threats, Xu Qinghe remained remarkably calm. "You think I wouldn't dare? That I'd be afraid of you? That's ridiculous! Have you forgotten that I still have leverage over you and can expose your true identity at any time?"
Xu Qinghe's confident words left Sun Youfang speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
Xu Qinghe stood on the familiar dirt road in Fengtai Village. The sunlight filtered through the sparse leaves, casting mottled shadows on her face.
She knows very well that her roots are here.
"My background is clean. I was born and raised in Fengtai Village. What's wrong with being a child of the Xu family?"
Sun Youfang's face was distorted with anger, her fingers almost poking Xu Qinghe's nose, and her voice became hoarse with excitement, almost hysterical.
"No, you're not! You're a wild kid from outside! Your true identity must be the illegitimate child of some wealthy family. Once your identity is exposed, you'll be in big trouble and you won't even know how you died!"
The air around seemed to freeze, and the villagers looked at her with either sympathy or curiosity. Sun Youfang's voice sounded particularly harsh in the quiet village, making people feel unbearable.
A faint smile appeared on Xu Qinghe's lips, and her eyes were calm and deep.
"Go ahead and see who will believe a crazy woman. As for you, you slandered me out of thin air. I can go along with it and let you and your son be reunited in there."
After she finished speaking, she shook her head slightly, thinking that although this was not the best strategy, it was enough to make Sun Youfang restrain himself a little.
After all, the year-end evaluation concerns the honor of the entire village. The village chief attaches great importance to this matter, and any behavior that may affect the village's image will be strictly scrutinized.
A trace of panic flashed in Sun Youfang's eyes. She knew that what Xu Qinghe said was true.
Without solid evidence, her accusations were frivolous and weak.
"You! You vicious woman!" Apart from cursing, she seemed to have no better way to vent.
Xu Qinghe, on the other hand, looked calm and composed. She was already accustomed to these harmless verbal attacks.
"Tell me, who ordered this incident today?" Her voice was cold and penetrating.
On weekdays, although Sun Youfang is sometimes clever, he would not disregard the overall situation. Behind his abnormal behavior today, there must be someone else instigating him.
Sun Youfang was stunned, then flatly denied it: "I scolded you, so I scolded you. Who taught me that? Don't slander me!"
There was a hint of guilt in her tone and her eyes flickered.
Xu Qinghe remained unmoved and said firmly, "No one taught you, why are you so anxious? Tell me now, don't waste my time."
Her time is precious and cannot be wasted on meaningless entanglements, especially considering the reaction of the village chief. If she is not careful, all her efforts today may come to nothing.
Seeing Xu Qinghe's resolute attitude, Sun Youfang finally lost her patience and hurriedly revealed the mastermind behind the scenes: "It was the new educated youth Bai Xue. She said that as long as I acted crazy and stupid, no one would blame me!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Qinghe curled up the corner of his mouth into a sneer, and was not surprised by Bai Xue's behavior.
Since Bai Xue was looking for trouble, she didn't mind playing this game with her.
So, instead of going home, she set out directly on the path to the village chief's house.
Smoke rose from the village chief's house, and the aroma of food wafted into the air. Xu Qinghe's arrival made this warm courtyard more lively.
"No, Grandpa Village Chief, my grandmother has already prepared dinner at home. I came here to ask..." Before she finished her words, the village chief nodded tacitly. There was no need to explain the tacit understanding.
"Don't worry, Director Chen and the others are well aware of the situation and nothing will go wrong. Deputy Director Liu is still in the village and might be asking around about your family."
The village chief's words were warm and powerful, and Xu Qinghe felt a warm current in his heart.
That person has been looking for all kinds of reasons to find fault since the first light of dawn. His behavior is so abrupt that it makes people wonder, as if there is a storm out of nothing. Have you inadvertently touched his reverse scale, causing him to follow you closely?
The village chief frowned, his heart full of confusion, wondering why Deputy Director Liu had to confront Xu Qinghe. It seemed that his behavior was not simply to hinder the development of Fengtai Village, but more of an inexplicable hostility towards Xu Qinghe personally.
Xu Qinghe shook his head slightly, denying the village chief's guess.
In her opinion, the only things that could offend her were the frictions in daily trivialities, such as the gossipy Xie Ditian, the bickering Qifen and her mother-in-law, or the narrow-minded Sun Youfang.
However, how could the influence of these people in the village alarm Deputy Director Liu, the deputy mayor?
Although Xu Qinghe had some doubts in her heart, she did not delve into it. She just thought that someone was jealous of her popularity and wanted to suppress her.
After all, there are always people in this world who can't stand others doing well.
"It's okay, Grandpa Village Chief, as long as it doesn't delay the important matters of the village. Then I'll go back to work first."
After saying this, she waved her hand gently, turned around, and left with light steps.
Looking at Xu Qinghe's receding figure, the village chief couldn't help but sigh and murmured, "Alas, all good things always have to go through some twists and turns!"
The village chief's wife heard this and said, "Deputy Director Liu is still wandering around the village. The villagers are not very sure about what to say. Why don't we quietly send someone to follow him to prevent any complications."
These words were like a flash of inspiration, lighting up the village chief's heart. He nodded repeatedly in agreement and then called over his eldest grandson, who had become somewhat mature and steady. "Hurry up and eat. Once you're full, keep an eye on Deputy Director Liu. Write down his every move and come back to tell me."
The eldest grandson was only in his teens, but he already knew a lot about the world. He immediately agreed. Just as he was about to leave, the village chief's wife stopped him and said, "Be careful. When you're done, I'll make you a cup of malted milk to quench your thirst."
"Okay!" When the boy heard there was a reward, a bright smile immediately broke out on his face.
As soon as the news came out, the other grandchildren also gathered around, vying with each other to express their desire to monitor Deputy Director Liu, so that at least they could get a cup of sweet malted milk.
The village chief couldn't help laughing at the innocence of these children. He looked at his wife helplessly with a bit of indulgence in his eyes: "You, you just spoil them too much!"
When Xu Qinghe returned home, the first thing she did was to tell Zhu Yunxiu in detail about the leader's inspection today. In order to avoid worrying the old lady, she cleverly avoided the unpleasant episode between Deputy Director Liu and Sun Youfang.
After hearing this, Zhu Yunxiu couldn't stop smiling and kept praising Xu Qinghe for his ability.
Xu Qinghe chuckled and, in a good mood, ordered half an extra bowl of rice.
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