Xie Zhi took Jiaojiao all the way to school, returned to his office and locked the door.
All he could think about was that man's disgusting look. When he thought about his wife being coveted by someone else, murderous intent instantly surged in his heart.
But looking at the girl's lost expression, he didn't know what to say. After a long silence, he said earnestly: "Jiaojiao, don't go to Yangmei's house to look for her in the future. Take me with you when you meet her."
Xu Jiaojiao raised her drooping eyes, as weak as a small animal: "If you hadn't accompanied me, I really don't know how scary it would be. Husband, I will definitely go with you when I look for Yangmei in the future."
"She has an injury on her back. She must have been beaten and scolded frequently. Help her if you can." Xie Zhi changed the subject.
"You know that."
"Yang Mei got on his back when he walked, and his face looked very ugly."
After saying that, Xie Zhi looked at the girl with a sad face, rubbed her smooth face, and coaxed her: "Okay, don't think about it. It must be very hot after running all the way. Turn on the fan."
After saying that, he turned on the squeaking fan and took out a bag of red raspberries wrapped in lotus leaves from the drawer for Jiaojiao. They were given to him by his students.
Xu Jiaojiao opened her mouth and took the fruit that Xie Zhi handed over. It tasted sweet, and her previous irritability was washed away. Her eyes narrowed in joy: "Then I can't go pick mushrooms."
"I'll go with you on Friday. I don't have classes in the afternoon."
Eyes of surprise: "Okay."
Xie Zhi leaned over and kissed the girl's cheek, leaning very close to her, his eyes drawn: "Do you want to go home or wait for me to finish class, um."
Xu Jiaojiao wandered around bored. He had classes for the whole afternoon and this was too long, but he didn't know where to go.
After thinking it over, I decided to go find Hongyan. It’s almost two o’clock and it should be over by then.
"Hubby, I'm going to go play with Hongyan and give her some raspberries."
Xu Jiaojiao's big watery eyes blinked, and no one could resist her when she acted cute.
Xie Zhi raised his eyebrows, the strands of hair on his forehead tangled slightly, adding a bit of arrogance to his cold temperament. He glanced at the time and said, "Okay."
Xu Jiaojiao smiled, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him on the side of his face, saying in a sticky tone: "Husband, you are so nice."
After saying that, she ran away without giving others a chance to react. Xie Zhi was almost driven crazy by Jiaojiao these days. How could she be so obedient? He looked at the girl's back as she left.
His tone was filled with gloomy paranoia: "Jiaojiao, you have to keep doing this, otherwise I don't know what I will do."
Xu Jiaojiao had just walked out of the school when she saw from a distance several people escorting a man towards them. She couldn't see clearly whether she squinted or opened her eyes wide. She didn't expect that she was nearsighted. She felt really ashamed.
Xu Jiaojiao made full use of the Chinese people's love of watching the fun. She walked up slowly and pretended to look at it casually.
When she walked in, she found that the person being held down by several men was Sheng Jie. Her eyes widened. She was frightened as she hadn't seen this man's arrogant look for a day.
Seeing people gradually gathering around, one of the men shouted, "Come and have a look, everyone, come and have a look, those who eat for free in the state-owned restaurants, come and have a look."
Xu Jiaojiao understood instantly, a smile appeared on her face, and she started to have fun.
Sheng Jie's hands were tied with hemp ropes. He kept his head down and didn't even look at anyone. Only when he heard the man's shouting did his body tremble slightly.
The voice pleaded: "I give you money, I give you money, my house is just in front, why do you humiliate me like this."
"Heh, I don't know who came to the store to act like a big shot, to act like a big shot. It's fine if you have money, but you dare to act so bossy when you don't have money. Today I must let the people in the village see what kind of person you are."
Then, the dark and thin young man's voice became louder and louder: "Come and see, Sheng Jie from your village is a freeloader."
After the man's shouting, and with the villagers about to go out to work, they all gathered around.
Even an old lady in her sixties came out and talked to the group of women and men, her lips chattering like a machine gun.
"Hey, isn't this Shengjie? Why didn't anyone go and call your mother?"
"Yes, the Wang family's wife left early."
"Sheng Jie, why do you have to eat at a state-owned restaurant when you don't have money? It's not easy for you, an orphan and a widow."
When Xu Jiaojiao heard what these people said, she turned her gaze to Sheng Jie, only to see that his face was turning blue and red, and she felt very happy.
Maybe it was because she was transmigrated into the supporting female role in the book, when she felt relieved, she felt relieved too, and when she felt sad, she felt sad too, and their emotions were completely mixed together.
"Xu Jiaojiao, it's all Xu Jiaojiao's fault. She was the one who didn't pay me." Sheng Jie's voice suddenly rose, with resentment in his eyes.
Xu Jiaojiao: “…”
This man is really shameless. What does it have to do with me? Damn it! Xu Jiaojiao was about to scold him when she heard a familiar voice in her ears.
"You can go eat by yourself, why should Jiaojiao pay? A grown man doesn't want to earn work points, but only knows how to take advantage. If you don't finish picking the cornfield that Shengjie gave you quickly, what will the pigs in the village eat?"
"When the New Year comes, no one will get any meat. I'll see how you'll explain it to them."
Father Xu said, then raised his eyes to signal Xu Jiaojiao not to speak.
Sure enough, as soon as he said this, Sheng Jie's absenteeism was completely transformed into a collective benefit. Every household did not have much meat, so they were just waiting to fatten the pigs and have a good meal.
As soon as these words came out, most people changed their expressions. Li's wife sarcastically said, "Sheng Jie, you can't do a good job. Get out of here. My husband wants to go pick corn."
"The village originally arranged an undemanding position for you out of consideration for your orphan and widowhood, but you turned out to be a family of cunning, lazy and greedy people."
"that is."
"Comrades, let's take the man home and talk. The villagers need to go to work." Father Xu tried to smooth things over.
These people laughed. It was obvious that this man was the village chief, so they were willing to give him face. Besides, their goal had already been achieved.
"I tell you, you have to give me all our wages for today, otherwise we'll meet at the police station," the thin dark man threatened.
Sheng's mother rushed over in a hurry and saw her son tied up and surrounded by a crowd. She rushed in with her strong body and pushed the men apart with one hand each, trying to get her son out. But those men were not pushovers and pushed Sheng's mother to the ground.
So the man did what he always did, lying on the ground, crying and making a scene: "My son, please let him go, my son."
Xu Jiaojiao almost stared with her eyes wide open, and finally understood that even if one is right, one should be afraid of those who act like scoundrels. The moral quality of modern people is too high. When encountering unfair things, they should make full use of crying and making a fuss, and it would be best to let everyone know about it.
She looked at Sheng's mother and nodded secretly. This person didn't care about her face at all and was rolling on the ground.
If I had only learned half of the knowledge, I would not be maliciously fired by the company and not get a penny. I should cry, make a fuss and hold up banners.