Chapter 70: Jiaojiao is spoiled by the rough man

"I'm not asking you." The deputy captain turned his head and gave him a stern look, then continued to face Li Meifen with a grim face and waited for her response.

"It's because the fire pit of the house I live in collapsed... You have to see it with your own eyes. Although we found some soil to prop up the fire pit yesterday as an emergency measure, the soil hasn't solidified yet and people can't sleep there..." Li Meifen stuttered as she recounted what happened last night, and did not forget to search for Xu Yan's whereabouts in the crowd.

Li Meifen nervously checked everyone in the crowd. After confirming that Xu Yan was not there, she bit her lower lip and said helplessly, "Last night...Xu Yan suggested that if it didn't work out, I could just stay next door for the night...This was also a helpless choice."

After listening to Li Meifen's explanation, Bai Luwei felt uncomfortable, but she thought about it carefully, these were all facts, not a bit of fiction, so she had to swallow her unhappiness. Bai Luwei said to the deputy captain: "Deputy Captain, you heard it, there is indeed a problem with the kang in Li Meifen's room, otherwise you can send someone to take a look."

In order to solve the problem, the production team sent a team of people to the temporary dormitory where the young people were staying and thoroughly checked every room inside and out.

Just as expected, everyone found that there was indeed a large hole in the kang in Li Meifen's residence. Fortunately, it had been filled and sealed with several layers of tape.

Several young people who came back reluctantly confirmed: "It is indeed Li Meifen's kang that is broken, and it is quite serious."

Bai Luwei was eager to express himself, "That's what I told you, we don't want this to happen, but it's beyond our control... I wanted to find a chance to report to you." Then he immediately took over the deputy captain's words.

"Have you found Xu Yan? Where is he?" The deputy captain had a gloomy face. He ignored Bai Luwei's words and turned to the young people who were checking.

Everyone shook their heads: "There is no trace of him in the room."

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of the team.

"I'm Xu Yan, deputy captain." When everyone was about to shift the focus to the issue of finding him, Xu Yan suddenly interrupted.

Everyone's attention was drawn back by his voice—Xu Yan was dressed neatly, holding a lunch box and a water bottle, and walked firmly to the end of the team.

Su Wanwan was secretly happy. In order to avoid getting entangled with Li Meifen yesterday, Xu Yan stayed in her room. Fortunately, Li Meifen and Bai Luwei didn't notice it, otherwise it might involve the reputation of the four of them.

What was even more surprising was that Xu Yan got up early this morning and poured her a basin of hot water. It was obvious that he had anticipated this situation and had developed a countermeasure.

"Why are you over there? Where have you been?" The deputy captain frowned and looked at Xu Yan, his face was stern but his eyes were not so aggressive.

"After cleaning my bed and repairing the kang last night, I spent the night outside. I went out a little later in the morning and was late." Xu Yan explained very fluently, and his whereabouts and the direction of his explanation confirmed each other, making people believe it.

"What about Su Wanwan?" The deputy captain frowned and looked at the dark crowd.

Su Wanwan half raised her hand.

"Where did you sleep last night?"

"Only half of the kang in my house was damaged last night. My half was still fine, so of course I slept in my position." Su Wanwan's voice was crisp, pleasant and light, as if there was an invisible sense of intimacy.

"Is that kang really damaged?" The deputy captain turned again to the young man who came into the room to check, and received nods of agreement from everyone.

"Okay, you have to go to the village to explain this matter clearly and continue your work in the production team. The four of you stay here, and the others can continue on their way." After thinking it over, the deputy captain turned to the team and directed everyone to start working.

Although the young people in the team looked unwilling and regretful for missing out on the fun, they walked in an orderly manner towards the rice fields.

Soon, only the footprints of four people, the deputy captain, a young man wearing an armband, and Su Wanwan and others were left on the field. The deputy captain led the way and said, "Let's go to the village chief and explain your situation clearly."

A young man nearby whispered, "It seems the village party secretary has gone to town."

"Oh, yes, then let's find the village chief. This kind of personal style problem cannot be underestimated, and the root cause must be solved thoroughly." The deputy captain walked in front and everyone followed.

Bai Luwei felt like he was struggling to move forward as if he was carrying a huge pot on his back. He thought: If I had listened to Xu Yan's advice earlier, it might have been better to enter through the back window. At that time, I would only need to tell the deputy captain that because of the problem with Li Meifen's kang, they were willing to move out of their room and let Meifen live alone, while the two of them would spend the cold night outside.

Although this may be a little hard to believe, after all, everyone wants to be in a warm place when it's freezing cold, but it is undoubtedly much better than the harsh criticism that may befall us now.

Walking beside Bai Luwei, Su Wanwan and Xu Yan seemed calm and at ease, as if they had anticipated everything.

"Bai Luwei, hurry up and don't fall behind. When you get to the village chief, explain everything clearly!" The deputy captain walked too fast and did not forget to look back at their faces halfway through. He saw that Bai Luwei looked nervous and was the last one to fall behind, so he immediately shouted loudly.

Facing the village chief and the adjacent office, Su Wanwan and Li Meifen once again walked into this familiar place, but through a different entrance.

The head of Baihua Village is old and respectable, totally different from the young village party secretary. Although he has a head full of white hair, he is full of energy and vigor.

"Village chief, we need to re-discuss the resettlement of these young people." The deputy captain whispered in the village chief's ear as he led four people in.

"Well, go and do your thing." The village chief nodded with a smile, holding an enamel cup in his hand, he sat down on a chair with his coat on, and urged the four people in front of him to move forward quickly.

"I have already had someone report what happened this morning. Tell me in detail what happened." Bai Luwei, who spoke first, was full of words and ready to speak:

"Village Chief, it is true that my kang is broken and I have nowhere to stay, so I came to stay in our room for one night. There is absolutely nothing else going on!"

"Ask him yourself!"

Afraid that the old village chief in front of him would not understand what he said, Bai Luwei quickly pointed at Li Meifen beside him and added a sentence.

Since she followed everyone into the house, Li Meifen has been silently adjusting her words in her mind. With Xu Yan and Su Wanwan present, she can no longer say as she did just now that it was Xu Yan who took the initiative to let her go to the next room to rest last night.

In fact, it was Xu Yan who suggested it, but if he said it directly, it might make him look unworthy and might damage his good impression of her. More importantly, Xu Yan actually chose to take a detour in the morning, obviously intentionally keeping a distance, which made all the plans of last night go awry!

If we retell that, it seems that she moved away on her own initiative to avoid suspicion because of his suggestion. Doesn't this show the boundary between him and her more clearly? Then is there any meaning to the previous frankness?

Following Bai Luwei's instructions, the village chief turned to her with a smile and spoke while drinking tea.