Countdown to Awakening

Slowly, everyone started arguing again.

Seeing Li Weiming defending Qin Zixin, those people felt even more upset. How could anyone be willing to speak up for a foxy girl? She must have been seduced!

So... the matter came to the village chief's doorstep again.

Zhao Fu looked at the villagers who had come. He felt annoyed. For so many years, whenever there was something wrong, the villagers would run to the village chief's house to make trouble. They thought they could get justice at the village chief's doorstep.

And after all these years, these people are always making trouble. It's always about things that can't be made public. Zhao Fu had no choice but to say, "Alright, alright, my dad has something to do, so please stop bothering me. Can we come another day? Ah? Let's go! All of you go!"

Li Mingming's mother yelled, "No! We can't let a seductive woman continue to teach in the village! This is corrupting morals! We can't let her teach the children in our village! What if she teaches them bad things? Can you bear the responsibility? There are so many children in the village!"

Li Weiming was furious. Teacher Qin was clearly doing her job diligently and conscientiously, teaching and educating students. Yet, she was being slandered by these people?!

She was a teacher from Youcheng, the only female teacher in the village. The children loved her very much. She could have returned to Youcheng, but now that summer vacation was over, she hadn't said she wanted to go back, and instead continued to teach the children in the village.

Some students, eager to improve, would actively seek extra lessons from the teacher. Teacher Qin would even visit students' homes for extra lessons, and she was happy to teach these children. However, these parents saw no place for her, and even believed it was Teacher Qin's fault and that she shouldn't continue teaching in the village.

This is simply too much! They're just being too arrogant! Teacher Qin has made them feel superior. They think their own children are just as smart even without Teacher Qin. Arrogance!

It was getting noisier outside.

At this time, the village chief came out.

"What's going on? Why's the noise..." The village chief frowned and looked at the crowd.

"Dad, they...ah..." Zhao Fu said helplessly.

The village chief looked at Teacher Qin and realized what had happened. Then, with a hint of apology, he said to her, "My dear, the village has let you down. Alas, it's also my incompetence as the village chief. Don't take it too personally... I'm sorry for making you feel wronged... Okay?" After saying this, the village chief sighed.

Teacher Qin remained silent, but Li Weiming rushed to respond, "Village Chief, this is too much! We know exactly what kind of person Teacher Qin is! The three of us teach together, and Teacher Qin is incredibly dedicated. But what they said is too much! No... Village Chief, you must intervene! Give them a good lesson!"

Li Weiming's words seemed to remind the village chief. He raised his head and looked at the crowd again.

Li Mingming's mother was upset again. "Hey, what do you mean? Teacher Li, I respect you as a teacher at this school and won't bother with you, but we have to have a good chat. If Teacher Qin had nothing to do with you, would you still agree to switch rooms with her? ... And now you're still protecting her, so there must be something going on! And you dare to say no? I don't believe it! Tell me, was it this vixen who seduced you? We'll make the decision for you!"

"Enough! I was the one who suggested changing rooms. I grew up in this village and know the character of the villagers very well. I know what kind of person Ma Hui is even better! If we don't change rooms, Teacher Qin will be the one who suffers! She might not even be standing here today! You have all forgotten what kind of person Teacher Qin is! You have forgotten what she did! She came to the village to teach because she felt sorry for the children who had no teachers, and now you are trying to turn the tables on her... Isn't this a real-life version of the farmer and the snake? Do you have any conscience?!"

Jiang Wen also arrived. He squeezed into the crowd, stood behind Teacher Qin, and shouted at the crowd.

Li Mingming's mother was a little confused. Even Jiang Wen was here? So these three people must be having an affair! Otherwise, how could they all come to help her?

Then she started crying, making a fuss, and even trying to hang herself.

"Oh, everyone, please judge for yourself! How can there be such a person! There are so many people defending this vixen who seduces men, but I, an old woman who has been wronged, am not a human being. I won't feel wronged! Why do you have to protect this vixen? Is there any justice in the world?! Oh! She is only seducing Ma Hui now. What if she seduces any man from our family in the future? How can we say that? How can it be fair? Oh my... Oh my God!"

"..." The three were speechless.

Naturally, some people in the crowd agreed with her. They were eager to watch the fun! As long as there were people who agreed, they would always have fun to watch.

"That's right. This woman first tricked Ma Hui, then got involved with Teacher Li, and now she's involved with Jiang Wen! How shameless! Teacher Li is a serious teacher... Who knows, she might get involved with other men in the future! She usually wears all kinds of colorful clothes and looks so unremarkable! She definitely has bad intentions now! If the children in the village were taught by her, there would be no peace! She would teach our children bad things!"

This person was none other than Huang Ping. Who had told Teacher Qin not to marry Ma Hui and even sent him to jail? She was determined to show this woman how powerful she was! So many people disliked her, so let's see what she had to say this time!

More and more people gathered around, even Qi Yuanyuan and the others came.

"What's going on? That seems to be Teacher Qin..." Sun Panddi, who had finally squeezed into the crowd, asked in confusion.

Zhang Mei stood behind them, staring ahead without saying a word. The child in her arms seemed to enjoy watching the excitement, and like her, she was also silent, not crying or making a fuss, just staring quietly ahead.

"I heard it was because of what happened last night. They said that Teacher Qin seduced Ma Hui, and then seduced Teacher Li and Teacher Jiang... The rumor is so detailed that it's hard not to believe it..." The lady in front turned around and explained to the three of them.

Qi Yuanyuan and Sun Pandi looked at each other, neither of them knowing what to do.

"Auntie Zhang, what should we do?" Qi Yuanyuan turned around and looked at Zhang Mei.

"That... I don't know either." Zhang Mei frowned. Her expression was slightly nervous, as if she was thinking.

"We can't let her teach in the village anymore! She will lead our children astray!! Tell her to stop teaching! Get her out of the village!" Huang Ping saw that no one spoke for her, so she echoed.

Teacher Qin still didn't say anything, and the two men beside him were at a loss.

She knew what the outcome would be.

Isn't it obvious that they don't want her to stay in the village?! This is a setup, right? Otherwise, why would so many people want her to leave?

It must be a trap set by Ma Hui!