Just as Meng Yinyin and Yu Xiaoyu were looking over here curiously, another soldier carrying luggage quickly walked towards them. He had come over to ask for directions subconsciously because he saw someone, but when he walked up to them and saw Meng Yinyin, he was stunned.
All they saw in the army all year round were grown men, not even a girl, let alone such a pretty girl.
The soldier couldn't help but blushing. He didn't dare to look Meng Yinyin in the eye and just asked stutteringly.
"Hey, this female comrade, please, do you know how to get to Comrade Dou Zhengrong's home?"
Although Dou Zhengrong was on the back of another comrade, his injuries had not yet healed. In addition, he was exhausted from the long journey and was in a coma. He had no choice but to go forward and ask for directions.
But what he didn't expect was that his luck was so bad that the people he asked were two new educated youths who were completely unfamiliar with the brigade.
Hearing this, Meng Yinyin and Yu Xiaoyu looked at each other, both confused, and then asked hesitantly.
"Um, Comrade Dou Zhengrong, who is he?"
The soldier scratched his head, also confused: "It's Dou Zhengrong, isn't he the only one in your brigade who went out to serve in the army?"
Logically speaking, shouldn't this kind of person be well-known in the team
When Yu Xiaoyu heard him say that he was a soldier in the brigade, she finally reacted.
"Ah, I know, it's Sister-in-law Lin Xiuzhi's house, right?"
Who is Lin Xiuzhi's sister-in-law
Meng Yinyin, who had no idea what they were talking about, simply shut her mouth and left the responsibility of the conversation entirely to Yu Xiaoyu.
"Yes, my sister-in-law seems to be called this name!"
Yu Xiaoyu was very enthusiastic: "I know where their home is. Do you need me to take you there?"
"Then I'll trouble this comrade!"
After the soldier finished speaking, he immediately turned back to the car and asked his comrade who was carrying the person to come over here.
While he was going back to call people, Yu Xiaoyu quickly lowered her voice and explained to Meng Yinyin: "It's the beautiful sister-in-law I just told you about while eating. I'll take you to see her later. Her two children are also very cute!"
Meng Yinyin hummed indifferently. She didn't like children very much. After all, she still thought she was a baby.
But there was nothing to do at the moment, so she was not in a hurry to go back to the educated youth site and planned to accompany Yu Xiaoyu.
Soon, two soldiers came over carrying people and luggage, and Yu Xiaoyu quickly pulled Meng Yinyin to lead the way.
The two young men were not good at speaking to begin with, and with the angel-like Meng Yinyin standing next to them, their faces turned red and they just kept their heads down to hurry on, so the group arrived at their destination very quickly.
"This is it," Yu Xiaoyu said, and then she saw a short figure coming out of the Dou family's door. She immediately shouted, "Dabao, is your mother home? There are guests looking for you."
Meng Yinyin looked in that direction and saw a little kid who was only as tall as her waist. He looked to be only four or five years old. He looked similar to what Yu Xiaoyu had described before, quite cute. However, perhaps because his family conditions were not that good, the clothes he wore had many patches on them.
Although his clothes were simple, they were clean and his face was not as dirty as the other children in the team that Meng Yinyin had seen before.
It can be seen that his mother is a very clean person and is good at taking care of children.
"Sister Zhiqing."
Dabao had seen Yu Xiaoyu before, so he looked up and called her obediently, then turned his gaze to Meng Yinyin next to him, his little face blushed, and he shyly called out, "Fairy Sister."
Yu Xiaoyu: “… ”
She is the educated youth sister, Meng Yinyin is the fairy sister, Yu Xiaoyu is heartbroken.
Meng Yinyin didn't expect that this little girl was so sweet. After being called "Fairy Sister", she suddenly felt that the little girl's face was a little cuter than before.
So she showed some patience and replied with a smile: "Hello."
After politely greeting them, Dabao finally looked at the soldiers behind them. When he looked up and saw the familiar figure lying on the back of one of the soldiers, Dabao opened his eyes wide and murmured uncertainly, "Dad, is Dad back?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately turned around and shouted joyfully into the house: "Mom, sister, Dad is back!"
Dabao hadn't seen his father for a long time, so he was so surprised that he didn't have time to pay attention to Dou Zhengrong's situation. He was only concerned with sharing with his mother the good news that his father had finally returned home.
Two figures, one big and one small, quickly ran out of the room. Lin Xiuzhi was filled with joy and prepared to welcome her husband whom she had not seen for nearly three years. However, as soon as she came out, she saw her husband unconscious and being carried on someone's back.
Her face turned pale in an instant, and the next second, her whole body was shaking.
"Zhengrong...what happened to him..."
The two soldiers looked at each other and finally said to Lin Xiuzhi bitterly: "Sister-in-law, this is a long story, please go in first."
After saying that, the two of them walked into the Dou family. Meng Yinyin and Yu Xiaoyu had no relationship with the family, so it was not appropriate for them to follow them in. So they turned around and left.
However, on the way back to the educated youth point, I couldn't help but sigh.
"I didn't expect that the one he was carrying just now was Dabao's father. His legs, Yinyin, did you see them just now? It seemed like..."
“It’s broken.”
Meng Yinyin added the fact that Yu Xiaoyu couldn't bear to say.
"Yeah, I didn't expect Comrade Dou to return home in this way. Sister Xiuzhi and her family are so miserable..."
It's really tragic, both legs seem to be broken.
However, Meng Yinyin only felt regretful for a while and quickly put the matter behind her. After all, no matter how tragic it was, it was someone else's family's business and had nothing to do with her.
Instead of worrying about other people's affairs, it is better to think about yourself and Lu Chen's affairs, alas.
The lunch break passed quickly, and Yu Xiaoyu and other educated youth had to continue working, so Meng Yinyin was the only one staying in the dormitory for the whole afternoon, holding her chin with her hand and thinking anxiously about the major events in her life.
Although she had already taken Lu Chen into consideration, Meng Yinyin had no idea what Lu Chen was thinking, whether he was willing to marry her, or whether he had any plans to get married.
I can't just run up to Lu Chen and ask him if he can marry me, right
Of course it would be best if it could succeed, but if it doesn't, wouldn't I be missing out on this great opportunity in vain
Besides, when it comes to things like marriage, no girl would be the first to speak up. She has to have some dignity too!
Meng Yinyin grabbed the ends of her hair and thought for a long time before finally coming up with a brilliant idea, which was to make Lu Chen fall in love with her!
Once he falls in love with me, he will definitely marry me!
Then I can live in his house, hang up all my little skirts, don’t have to work, and even eat meat!
Just thinking about it, Meng Yinyin felt that her future was bright, and she couldn't wait to move from the educated youth dormitory to Lu Chen's home.
That’s right, just do it this way, and with your own efforts, you will be able to take down Lu Chen quickly!
Meng Yinyin, a love novice who has never even held the hand of a man, is extremely confident in herself.
I will meet Lu Chen again tomorrow, and the days of getting rid of the current predicament and eating meat comfortably are just around the corner!
Therefore, that night, the corners of Meng Yinyin's mouth were upturned when she slept.
However, she thought that she would have a good dream at night because she was in such a good mood. However, what she didn't expect was that she had some strange dreams that night.
The reason why she used the word "some" is that the images in her dream were too scattered. Sometimes it was daytime, sometimes it was night. Sometimes there were figures she was familiar with, and sometimes they were all shadows of strangers.
So Meng Yinyin naturally thought that she had had many dreams.
It was just that in some of the dreams where figures of people she knew flashed by, she actually saw Lin Xiuzhi and Dou Zhengrong, whom she had only met today.
She saw that Dou Zhengrong's legs seemed to be getting better, and she was holding her two children high up. Their home was not as small as she saw today, but a spacious and bright new home.
Meng Yinyin slowly opened her eyes when Yu Xiaoyu called her to get up, still a little dazed.
Why did she dream about Dou Zhengrong? Although she admitted that Dou Zhengrong was quite handsome, he was still not as good as Lu Chen. And the most important thing was that he was married. Why would she dream about him
She didn't have any feelings for him, which was really strange.
Meng Yinyin was puzzled for a while, but then she thought about how she once dreamed that she had wings and was flying in the sky, so it seemed normal for some things that she couldn't understand to appear in her dreams.
So Meng Yinyin shook her head and quickly put the matter behind her.
When she thought about running into Lu Chen soon, Meng Yinyin immediately became extremely alert.
However, this excitement disappeared instantly when we gathered in the morning, and turned into shock and reluctance.
"What, we're not going to work in the bamboo forest later?"
The bamboo forest is cool and quiet, and there is no sun. Although Meng Yinyin doesn't like to work, she likes staying in the bamboo forest.
As a result, the team leader told her that she didn't have to follow Lu Chen to work in the bamboo forest today, so she was reluctant to leave.
The captain looked at her strangely and said, "Now that you have finished your work in the bamboo forest, what are you doing there?"
"How come it's finished? I saw a huge pile of unprocessed bamboos over there the day before yesterday!"
Yesterday, she and Lu Chen both took leave to attend a wedding, so how could anyone have finished the work
It couldn't be that there were other people so blind as to take over their jobs while she and Lu Chen were away!
When Meng Yinyin thought of this speculation, she felt a little resentful.
Don't let her know who did this secretly!
Perhaps God didn't want her to be kept in the dark, so the captain kindly added a sentence.
"Lu Chen only took yesterday morning off. He went to work as usual in the afternoon, so he finished the work in one afternoon."
When saying this, the captain once again looked at Meng Yinyin with a look that said "this child is incorrigible", meaning that she was sent to learn from Lu Chen, such an excellent worker, but she was not influenced by him.
Meng Yinyin: “…”
Meng Yinyin was pretending to be as indifferent as a dead pig and no one could understand her.
But in her heart, she was wondering how Lu Chen could go to work secretly without telling her and why he didn't even wait for her a little longer.
After complaining for a while, she thought about the work in the bamboo forest. She wondered where they should go to work today.
"Captain, what should I do today?"
Meng Yinyin looked at the captain anxiously.
What she really wanted to know was whether she could still work with Lu Chen, and whether the captain would separate them!
It is now May and the busy farming season has just begun. The most common crop in Nanjiao Brigade is rice. Due to climatic and geographical factors, they plant rice during this period.
Sowing rice seeds, cultivating seedlings, transplanting rice, and then patiently waiting for the seedlings to grow and applying fertilizer in time, and finally waiting for the rice to mature and be harvested. This time battle line will stretch from May to September and October, nearly half a year, and the team will be very busy.
The bamboo strips that Lu Chen made these two days are used to cover the rice seeds in the fields, so that the rice seeds can germinate as soon as possible.
However, since agricultural film had just become popular in their area and was used on a trial basis, their team was not allocated a lot of agricultural film, so they did not use many of the bamboo strips needed to support the film.
This is also the reason why the bamboo forest mission was completed in less than two days.
Now that everything is almost ready, let’s move on to the next step.
The captain looked at Meng Yinyin, then at Lu Chen who was standing not far away and waiting patiently, and waved his hand as if giving up: "Go find your master, and do whatever he does!"
Master
Meng Yinyin was confused for a moment, then reacted instantly.
"Okay, then I'll go find Lu Chen. Goodbye, Captain!"
After saying that, he ran towards Lu Chen happily.
The captain was confused by her inexplicable excitement.
This was the first time he saw Meng Yinyin so happy when she was about to work. Could he be dreaming
Or maybe Meng Zhiqing finally reformed under Lu Chen's education and got rid of the label of "difficult to work"!
If this is true, it would be a good thing.
The captain couldn't help but glance in the direction of Lu Chen and Meng Yinyin, and finally left with relief.
After Meng Yinyin came in front of Lu Chen, she couldn't help but call him in a cheerful tone.
"Lu Chen, good morning!"
Seeing that there were no one around, Lu Chen whispered to Meng Yinyin.
"Good morning."
Of course Meng Yinyin noticed that he did not forget to observe the surroundings before he spoke, and she pouted unhappily.
"You don't want people to see you talking to me?"
In fact, she guessed that Lu Chen didn't want to implicate her, but she didn't believe in the so-called "fate", so she didn't take it to heart at all.
What's more, she now wants to "conquer" Lu Chen, so getting closer to him and changing the way they get along must be put on the agenda!
If he treats himself as cautiously as he treats others and avoids them everywhere, then what advantage does she have!
So Meng Yinyin must of course allow herself to receive special treatment from Lu Chen.
Lu Chen frowned and was about to nod in agreement when he saw Meng Yinyin raise her chin and speak in an arrogant tone.
"Humph, I want to!"
Lu Chen was stunned, obviously not expecting Meng Yinyin to say such a thing.
Just as he was thinking about what Meng Yinyin meant by this, Meng Yinyin was already a little impatient.
She raised her head to cover the top of her head, blocking the sun and urging Lu Chen to hurry up.
"Didn't the captain ask you to lead me to work? Where are we going today?"
Although Lu Chen didn't think the morning sun was that hot, he saw that Meng Yinyin didn't seem to like basking in the sun, so he collected his thoughts and said, "Go to the fields."
After saying that, he turned around and walked in front to lead the way, and Meng Yinyin followed quickly.
But when she thought of the words "going to the fields" that Lu Chen said, her little face almost wrinkled into a ball.
God knows that although she likes cool weather, she doesn't like working in the fields, especially paddy fields!
Because she had seen leeches in paddy fields before, and those leeches would suck blood after sticking to people's legs, which was both disgusting and terrifying.
So from then on, Meng Yinyin would subconsciously be extremely alert even when passing by paddy fields, not to mention going to the fields, so as not to accidentally fall into the fields.
Fortunately, because rice planting is a big deal and concerns the livelihood of the entire brigade for a year, it is not the turn of a farm novice like Meng Yinyin to plow the fields and sow seeds for the time being, so she was lucky enough to escape.
But what she didn't expect was that she avoided the captain but failed to avoid Lu Chen.
He actually wanted to take me to the fields!
When she thought of the terrible leeches, Meng Yinyin immediately refused with a pale face.
"I won't go! I don't want to go to the fields. Can we go somewhere else?"
Meng Yinyin herself might not have noticed that because she was too scared, her voice was trembling unconsciously.
Lu Chen didn't expect Meng Yinyin to react so strongly when she heard that she was going to work in the fields, but seeing that she looked so scared that she was about to cry, he suddenly became anxious and asked immediately.
"What's wrong?"
Meng Yinyin suppressed her fear and explained: "I'm afraid of leeches..."
When Lu Chen heard that this was what she was worried about, he was silent for a moment, and finally said, "You're not going down."
When Meng Yinyin heard that she didn't have to go to the fields, she immediately felt relieved. However, she thought that if she didn't go to the fields with her father, someone would definitely see her and report her.
She said weakly: "Well, what if someone sees us..."
Although she had completely given up working to earn work points, she had not yet succeeded in taking down Lu Chen, so she was in danger of being driven away by the captain at any time. Therefore, it would be best not to cause disputes or attention.
At least if I want to be lazy openly in the future, I have to wait until things with Lu Chen are settled.
When Lu Chen said this, he had naturally thought of a solution.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
He said this without thinking anything and spoke it almost unconsciously.
But Meng Yinyin was stunned by his words. She was frightened at the thought of leeches in the last second, but suddenly she felt much calmer because of his words.
Meng Yinyin didn't know why Lu Chen's words made her feel so safe.
Maybe it was because the captain had praised Lu Chen in front of her without any reservation before, and also, after just a few days of getting along, Meng Yinyin realized that Lu Chen was very reliable.
But no matter what, after having Lu Chen's promise, Meng Yinyin was no longer afraid.
The two of them then set out to work.
On the way there, Meng Yinyin was feeling bored and her eyes looked around involuntarily. Then she saw a thin figure not far away, working diligently in the fields.
It was Lin Xiuzhi, whom I had just met yesterday.
She exuded deep fatigue from the inside out, and her eyes were swollen. It was obvious that she must have cried for a long time yesterday.
But think about it, her husband hadn't been home for a long time, and when he came back he broke his leg. She definitely couldn't accept it for a while.
In addition, she has two children at home and her husband is now bedridden. Naturally, the pressure on her is unprecedentedly great.
But even though this happened yesterday, she still had to pack up everything and go to work today.
Meng Yinyin really felt that she was miserable, but her tenacious character was also admirable.
At this moment, Lin Xiuzhi's body suddenly swayed, and she was about to fall into the field. In her peripheral vision, Lu Chen's figure flashed by, and he quickly ran to Lin Xiuzhi's side and supported her.
At that moment, Meng Yinyin had only one thought in her mind, that is, Lu Chen moved so fast!
Because Lu Chen lent a hand and supported Lin Xiuzhi's arm, she was prevented from falling headfirst into the paddy field.
After she calmed down, Lin Xiuzhi withdrew her hand and forced a smile at Lu Chen.
"Thank you, Xiao Lu."
She was a few years older than Lu Chen, so it wasn't weird to call him Little Lu.
But what's strange is that Lin Xiuzhi actually had some connection with Lu Chen and they even knew each other. This is what made Meng Yinyin feel puzzled.
After making sure that Lin Xiuzhi was standing firmly, Lu Chen frowned and let go of her hand, hesitantly persuading her: "Ask for leave?"
Although Lu Chen only said two words and it sounded nonsensical, Lin Xiuzhi could understand what he meant. She did not even hesitate for a moment and shook her head to refuse.
"It's okay, I just didn't stand firmly..." She pulled the corner of her mouth, her eyes noticed Meng Yinyin standing on the ridge of the field, and said to Lu Chen with a smile: "Meng Zhiqing is still waiting for you, don't let her wait anxiously, go over quickly."
Lu Chen moved his lips, looked at her, and finally turned and left without saying anything.
The two spoke quietly, and Meng Yinyin couldn't hear what they said, but that didn't stop her from seeing their mouths moving.
This scene immediately surprised Meng Yinyin even more.
She used to think that Lu Chen would not talk to anyone except her and Lu Dashan's family!
It seems that their relationship is really good.
Just as Meng Yinyin was sighing, Lu Chen had already come up.
Seeing that Meng Yinyin's eyes were still on Lin Xiuzhi, Lu Chen looked at her blankly, as if curious about why she kept staring at Lin Xiuzhi.
Seeing that Lin Xiuzhi had returned to work, Meng Yinyin withdrew her gaze and turned to ask Lu Chen curiously.
"You know that lesbian?"
Strictly speaking, this should be nonsense.
After all, Lu Chen grew up in the Nanjiao Brigade. Even if he didn't like interacting with people, he could still recognize the people in the brigade, so it was not surprising that he knew Lin Xiuzhi.
But he and Meng Yinyin both knew what she meant by asking. She was asking how a person like him who was so withdrawn and unwilling to interact with other people could have any contact with Lin Xiuzhi, and Lin Xiuzhi was actually a rare person who was willing for him to have any contact with Lu Chen.
Lu Chen nodded hesitantly, and finally admitted it honestly.
"You two actually know each other." Meng Yinyin muttered, and then became curious about how the two of them came to meet.
Unfortunately, this time, Lu Chen did not answer her. Instead, he avoided Meng Yinyin's sight and took the initiative to change the subject.
"Go to work."
Meng Yinyin: “?”
In response to Lu Chen's obvious avoidance of the question, Meng Yinyin could only respond with an angry snort to express her dissatisfaction.
Humph, one day she would make Lu Chen tell her the truth in person!
Finally, the two arrived at the place where they were going to work today.
Meng Yinyin heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that the field that Lu Chen brought her to was a short distance away from the fields cultivated by other people in the brigade, and that there was a large patch of thorns where Lu Chen settled her.
She looked around like a thief, and after making sure that she would not be discovered by others if she hid behind the thorn bush, a smile broke out on her face.
Lu Chen saw that she squatted down beside the thorn bush consciously without showing any surprise, as if he had guessed that she would do this.
After all, the reason why he came here on purpose was because of this thorn bush that could hide people.
After seeing Meng Yinyin had settled herself, Lu Chen went to work in the fields.
His task today was rather heavy. He had to plow this field by himself. The entire team had only one old ox, which was plowing a field somewhere else. The other fields had to be plowed by the members themselves.
Originally, according to the captain's intention, he would take Meng Yinyin with him wherever he went and teach her. However, after Meng Yinyin's ungraceful crying the day before yesterday, Lu Chen consciously went to the fields without calling her.
However, when he worked for a while and saw Meng Yinyin, who was clean and tidy and even wearing shoes, his brows unconsciously frowned.
The scorekeeper will come at noon. If he sees Meng Yinyin like this, he will naturally know that she did not go to the fields. Wouldn't she be given zero work points
Maybe, I will be criticized and then continue crying.
When Lu Chen thought about Meng Yinyin crying, he felt a headache for some reason.
So after thinking about it, he decided to let Meng Yinyin do something, at least when the scorer came, Meng Yinyin would not get a zero again.
Soon, Lu Chen returned to the shore from the field and stood beside Meng Yinyin, who was drowsy on a small mound next to a thorn bush.
When the shadow was cast on Meng Yinyin's face, she opened her eyes in a daze, and saw Lu Chen standing in front of her, looking down at her.
The moment Meng Yinyin saw him, several scenes from her dream suddenly flashed through her mind—
Lu Chen stood outside the Dou family's gate, in front of Lin Xiuzhi as a guardian, while the man opposite him was leaning on a cane and looking at him with a frosty face. The two men stared at each other coldly like ferocious beasts, confronting each other silently.
Meng Yinyin had just come back to her senses from the strange dream when she saw Lu Chen standing in front of her with no expression on his face. At that moment, she could not distinguish between reality and dream.
Fortunately, Lu Chen spoke the next moment, and his familiar tone instantly dispelled the strange emotions in Meng Yinyin's heart. However, she still couldn't help but complain in her heart, how could she dream after just closing her eyes for such a short while, and Lu Chen was in her dream, it was too weird.
"Can you go to the bamboo forest and get some bamboo strips?"
Lu Chen's words successfully made Meng Yinyin shake off her unnecessary thoughts, and she asked uncertainly: "Ah, now?"
Lu Chen nodded.
"Okay then, wait for me here, I'll be back soon, but I have to tell you in advance that I may not be able to take much."
Lu Chen nodded again.
Looking at Lu Chen's legs covered in wet mud, Meng Yinyin finally had no choice but to stand up, pat her clothes, and turn around to walk towards the bamboo forest where she had been the day before.
Fortunately, this place was not far from the bamboo forest, and Meng Yinyin quickly arrived at the bamboo forest.
Yesterday afternoon, Lu Chen came over and finished the remaining work. Only a pile of processed bamboo strips were left on the ground. These strips will then be inserted into the fields and covered with plastic film to cultivate seedlings.
Fortunately, although the bamboo strips look numerous, they are actually very light, though they are a bit sharp and can easily cut your hands.
Meng Yinyin carefully pulled the sleeves of her shirt to her palms, making sure that the cloth could wrap around her hands and would not be cut by the sharp bamboo pieces. Then she carried a small pile of bamboo strips and walked towards the place where she had just worked.
What she didn't expect was that as soon as she walked out of the bamboo forest, she saw Song Yue walking towards her from the path next to her.
Because of the conversation Lin Xiaoxia had during dinner two days ago, Meng Yinyin didn't like Lin Xiaoxia and Song Yue very much. In particular, she always felt that Song Yue's occasional glances at her made her feel uncomfortable.
It feels like being stared at by a poisonous snake, cold and sticky, making people feel very uncomfortable.
But every time she turned around to look at Song Yue, she saw that Song Yue always had that gentle and kind expression on his face, smiling at her.
Meng Yinyin really wanted to tell herself that she was overthinking, but could it be an illusion once or twice
She prefers to trust her instincts.
Therefore, when she saw Song Yue, Meng Yinyin almost immediately lowered her head and pretended not to notice him, then unconsciously quickened her pace and walked towards Lu Chen.
And just as she lowered her head and walked a few steps, Song Yue's voice appeared clearly beside her.
"Meng Zhiqing."
Meng Yinyin didn't hesitate for even a second and continued walking forward, silently repeating in her heart that she couldn't hear, couldn't hear, couldn't hear.
But what made her despair was that there was a fork in the road on which she had to leave, and Song Yue happened to be standing at the fork in the road, and then successfully stood in front of her and stopped Meng Yinyin.
Meng Yinyin: “… ” Ah, I’m so angry!
After silently cursing Song Yue in her heart, Meng Yinyin looked up at Song Yue in confusion.
"Song Zhiqing, why are you here? Haha, what a coincidence."
Song Yue seemed to be completely unaware that she had just deliberately ignored what he had done. His smile was still gentle as he continued to follow Meng Yinyin's words.
"Yeah, what a coincidence."
Meng Yinyin: “…”
Meng Yinyin's fake smile slowly disappeared, and she suddenly lost her patience and looked at him expressionlessly.
"What's up?"
Song Yue saw that her expression changed and that she looked at him with annoyance without hiding it. Instead of getting angry, he smiled more gently, as if he had discovered something interesting.
However, when he saw Meng Yinyin's increasingly defensive and disgusted expression, he gradually stopped smiling and spoke in a helpless tone.
"Meng Zhiqing, is there any misunderstanding between us? You don't seem to have a good impression of me."
Meng Yinyin's defensive look did not weaken after hearing this, and she said in a firm voice: "No, Song Zhiqing, you think too much. I haven't spoken to you for a few words, so there's no need to have a bad impression of you."
Of course, everything she said was a lie.
Just because he and Lin Xiaoxia were obviously dating, but he suddenly became indifferent to the girl, she looked down on Song Yue! Especially since the time when he changed his attitude coincided with the time when she came to the educated youth point, even if she had no impression or good feelings towards Song Yue, she was inexplicably blamed because of him.
Just for these reasons, it's good enough that she didn't roll her eyes at Song Yue. How can she get along with him in a friendly manner
Bah, let him dream on!
However, Meng Yinyin knew how to seize opportunities and act accordingly. The bamboo forest was quite far from the team. If something really happened, no one would be able to come in time even if she shouted at the top of her lungs, so she could only cowardly curse Song Yue in her heart.
"Really?" Song Yue continued to smile, and it was impossible to tell whether he believed it or not.
"Are you okay? No, I'm going to work!"
Seeing his stubborn expression, Meng Yinyin couldn't help but rolled her eyes angrily, "Otherwise, I will be deducted zero work points again today!"
I don't know which word of hers tickled Song Yue's funny bone, but he finally couldn't help laughing out loud.
Meng Yinyin's eyes widened, with a shocked expression as if to say "Is this guy crazy?"
However, while Song Yue was laughing, Meng Yinyin finally saw the opportunity, dodged Song Yue, and then ran away as if there were jackals, tigers and leopards chasing her.
Unexpectedly, she hadn't run two steps when she suddenly encountered an obstacle. Her head hit something violently. She was about to be bounced back and fall backwards, but a hand reached out in time and tightly grasped her waist, pulling her back.
The next second, Meng Yinyin felt her cheek hit something hard but elastic, and it felt quite comfortable.
She subconsciously opened her eyes and saw Lu Chen's, um, chest facing her cheek.
Meng Yinyin: “….”
She realized almost immediately what she had bumped into. Her cheeks began to heat up, her eyes became vague, and her body unconsciously struggled back.
However, at this moment, Lu Chen's attention was rarely on Meng Yinyin. After Meng Yinyin stood up, his eyes were fixed on Song Yue not far away.
Both men were of high stature, but Song Yue was obviously much thinner than Lu Chen, and the cruelty in his eyes was far inferior to Lu Chen's.
So after looking at each other for a few seconds, Song Yue spoke first and greeted Meng Yinyin as if nothing had happened.
"Meng Zhiqing, I'm going back first. See you at noon."
After saying that, he didn't even wait for Meng Yinyin's response. He turned around and left without saying a word to Lu Chen the whole time, nor did he ask why he and Meng Yinyin were so familiar with each other, what their relationship was, etc. Instead, he chose to ignore Lu Chen directly.
This was not the first time that Lu Chen had encountered such an act of totally disregarding Lu Chen, but never before had it been able to provoke his anger so easily as it did at this moment.
He had a gloomy face and just kept staring at Song Yue's back.
"Why are you here?"
Finally, it was Meng Yinyin's voice that brought Lu Chen back to his senses.
Only then did he retract his gaze and look down at Meng Yinyin.
He quickly scanned her body and confirmed that she was not injured. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and explained, "You haven't been back for a long time."
That's why he came to take a look, out of concern.
Meng Yinyin had become accustomed to his behavior of only saying half of what he said and guessing the other half. However, it was as if she had a special mind-reading skill and she could accurately guess what Lu Chen really meant every time.
So after finding out that Lu Chen came to check on her because he was worried about her, a satisfied smile unconsciously appeared on her face, but she couldn't help but vent her anger on Lu Chen.
"Humph, if you hadn't asked me to come over and get this, I wouldn't have run into him! It's all your fault!"
Having said that, Meng Yinyin angrily stuffed all the bamboo strips in her hand into Lu Chen's arms.
Lu Chen was not angry, he took it with good temper, and when he lowered his eyes, he was still thinking that it turned out that she didn't like that man either.
The man's name was Song Yue. He was an educated youth who went to the countryside a few years ago. He had a very good reputation among the brigade cadres and even other members.
However, Lu Chen had no contact with him. He only occasionally saw Song Yue surrounded by a group of educated youths, talking to them with a smile, which made them nod in agreement.
But perhaps because of his birth, Lu Chen was more sensitive to people's emotions. He could feel that Song Yue was not as gentle and temperless as he seemed on the surface, because he accidentally saw him looking at a certain educated youth with a mocking look, and that educated youth was the one who supported him the most before.
From this we can see that Song Yue is not as gentle and kind as he appears.
However, the affairs of the educated youth had nothing to do with him, or in other words, he didn't need to care about anything in this world except his own affairs. So he didn't tell others about Song Yue's hypocritical behavior, and he was too lazy to care.
But he didn't expect that he would see the scene of Song Yue stopping Meng Yinyin near the sparsely populated bamboo forest.
The moment he saw Meng Yinyin being stopped by Song Yue, Lu Chen's eyes darkened, and anger and panic rose in his heart. He rushed over without thinking and wanted to push Song Yue away.
But fortunately, Meng Yinyin quickly ran around him and nothing happened, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
After Meng Yinyin deliberately took her anger out on Lu Chen, she started complaining to herself without waiting for his response.
"Do you think he has a problem with his brain? I haven't even talked to him for a few words, but he came over to ask me if I have any problem with him. Not to mention that I have no problem with him at all, even if I do, so what? It's none of his business!"
"He came out in broad daylight to scare people. If my brother was here, I would definitely have him beat him up for scaring me!"
Meng Yinyin finished speaking angrily, but heard Lu Chen suddenly say something.
"I can."
Meng Yinyin: “Ah?”
Seeing that she was confused and rarely understood what he meant, Lu Chen could only look at her and speak in a deep voice.
"Next time, if he bullies you again, I will beat him up."
The tone was serious, as if he was making a promise.
Meng Yinyin was stunned, attracted by the determination and persistence in his eyes, and then she said "oh" blankly.
Is he saying, protect yourself
This was the first time Meng Yinyin heard someone say such words to her since the incident at home and she was separated from her parents and brother. She had to admit that she felt complicated at that moment.
Touched, happy, but also a little sad and aggrieved.
She had been living in fear for the past half month, and this was the first time someone said they wanted to protect her.
Wow, he seems to be better than I thought.
…
Because Lu Chen promised to help her beat Song Yue, Meng Yinyin was in a good mood the whole morning. Although she didn't think Song Yue would find an opportunity to scare her in the future, it didn't stop her from being happy because of Lu Chen's words.
Because she was moved by Lu Chen's words, when she returned to the educated youth point at noon, Meng Yinyin did not take a nap, which was rare. Instead, she rummaged through her treasure box and finally successfully found a piece of cloth!
It's just that, um, the fabric seems to be a little less. Looking left and right, it seems that it is not enough to make a piece of clothing.
Meng Yinyin looked at the piece of cloth in her hand, which was not much bigger than her palm. After three seconds, she finally let out a sigh of frustration.
She also wanted to give Lu Chen a piece of clothing she made by herself! Not only could she express her gratitude, but she could also let Lu Chen realize how virtuous she was. When he saw that she was beautiful and could make clothes, wouldn't Lu Chen be completely fascinated by her
Meng Yinyin felt that she was really smart! And just thinking about the scene of Lu Chen being so moved that he burst into tears when he received the clothes she made by himself, she couldn't help laughing out loud.
Although she didn't know how to sew clothes, the cloth jacket he wore was so simple, so simple that it was just two pieces of cloth sewn together. Meng Yinyin thought that wasn't that something that only the right hand could do.
However, she failed before she could accomplish her mission. Her plan to send clothes was aborted due to the shortage of fabrics.
Yu Xiaoyu saw her holding a piece of cloth and worrying about it, so she asked her the reason. After learning that Meng Yinyin wanted to make clothes but didn't have enough cloth, she said, "That's easy. Just go buy some more cloth! Isn't there a supply and marketing cooperative in town? There's still a lot of cloth there. I went to see it last time, and it's definitely enough for you to make a beautiful skirt. Just take the money and go buy it."
Meng Yinyin's eyes lit up. Yes, she could still go buy some cloth. Her vanishing cream was almost used up. She might as well find some time to go buy some together!
At this moment, in the town's Wang family.
After the wedding, the whole family finally had time to sit down and rest.
Mother Wang looked at her eldest son and daughter-in-law sitting on one side of the sofa, looking harmonious and happy. She then looked at her youngest son sitting alone on the other side. She frowned and suddenly thought of Meng Yinyin.