Reborn in 1965, I can obtain resources just by sweeping the floor.

Su Chen's words startled Jiang Meili, even though she had already decided not to pursue the matter of Su Chen insulting female comrades anymore.

But he still wanted to pursue Cui Xiaowei's matter. In Jiang Meili's eyes, Su Chen was not pursuing Cui Xiaowei's responsibility but was slapping himself in the face.

"Dr. Su, didn't Village Chief Yang just say that the matter was over? What else do you want to do!"

Looking at Jiang Meili's face contorted with anger, Su Chen couldn't help but sneer inwardly. Why is it that you're allowed to cause me trouble, but I'm not allowed to retaliate?

"Don't push your luck, you surnamed Su. I didn't break anything at all, and you... you even made me soil my pants. If there's any compensation to be made, it's you who should pay me back for a pair of pants."

Standing to the side, Cui Xiaowei could no longer hold back. He rushed to Su Chen's side and shouted at the top of his lungs.

At this moment, Cui Xiaowei didn't care about losing face. If Su Chen really accused him of damaging collective property, he would probably be in endless trouble in the future.

"Hehe! Cui Zhiqing, you're wrong about that. You took the shit yourself, what does it have to do with me? But you're the one who broke things in the clinic, and you can't deny that."

Su Chen didn't expect to do anything to Cui Xiaowei based on this alone; his goal was simply to annoy Jiang Meili.

"You...I...you're just making excuses. If you hadn't kicked me, how could I have soiled my pants? Director Jiang, I demand that the man surnamed Su pay for my pants."

With a gloomy expression, Jiang Meili glared at Su Chen. Upon hearing Cui Xiaowei's words, Jiang Meili was secretly pleased and thought to herself, "This idiot isn't hopeless after all."

"Dr. Su, no matter what, Comrade Cui Xiaowei did poop in his pants because you kicked him, so you should compensate him with a pair of pants. And he also damaged the clinic's property. Let's do this: you each bear your own losses, and let's not mention this matter again."

"no!"

The two shouted almost at the same time. Cui Xiaowei remembered that he hadn't broken anything, but his pants were definitely ruined.

"Well then, let's do this: Comrade Cui Xiaowei will compensate the clinic for its losses, and Dr. Su will compensate Comrade Cui Xiaowei for the cost of his pants."

Seeing that Cui Xiaowei still wanted to speak, Jiang Meili glared at him fiercely. She had just praised him for nothing. He had no sense at all. Didn't he see that I was speaking up for him?

After being glared at by Jiang Meili, Cui Xiaowei swallowed the words he was about to say.

"Since Director Jiang has said so, then let's do as you say. Cui Zhiqing, tell me how much your pants cost."

Su Chen smiled slightly and immediately agreed to Jiang Meili's suggestion.

Seeing that Su Chen agreed so readily, Jiang Meili suddenly wondered if she had overlooked something.

Cui Xiaowei thought for a moment. He had been wearing those pants for several years, and they had several patches on them.

"Five yuan. Those pants were sewn by my mother herself. They are filled with her deep love for me. I can't accept less than five yuan."

When people heard Cui Xiaowei ask for five yuan, their eyes widened in surprise. It was just a pair of pants, how could it be worth so much money?

To their surprise, Su Chen didn't haggle; he simply took out five yuan from his pocket and handed it to Cui Xiaowei.

"Did I... ask for too little?!"

Cui Xiaowei was surprised by Su Chen's straightforwardness, and felt that he should have asked for ten yuan back then.

“We have already resolved the issue of Cui Zhiqing’s pants, so shouldn’t we now talk about the clinic’s losses?”

"Dr. Su, if I remember correctly, I didn't break anything. At most, I just smashed the table. You can't expect me to pay for your table, can you?"

Clutching five yuan in his hand, Cui Xiaowei said without any concern.

"Whether it's damaged or not isn't up to you to decide. We can go over and take a look now, and everyone will know exactly how much is broken."

Cui Xiaowei was certainly not afraid to go along and watch, as this would allow everyone to witness it.

"Dr. Su, please stop wasting everyone's time and open the door quickly."

When everyone followed Su Chen to the clinic, they saw Su Chen standing on the steps without opening the door. Jiang Meili impatiently urged him on.

As Su Chen pushed open the door, the scene inside instantly made everyone gasp.

A table with only three legs was placed crookedly in the corner, the once neat medicine cabinet was broken and fragmented, and many herbs were piled on the ground to the side.

"This...it's impossible. That day wasn't like this at all. I didn't do any of this. It was you...it must have been you. You're framing me. Director Jiang, you have to believe me. I just slammed the table that day."

Actually, many people saw what happened inside after Cui Xiaowei left that day, and it wasn't like this at all. But now, not a single one of these people is standing up to testify for Cui Xiaowei.

"What do you mean? Do you think I smashed it myself? What would I gain from that? I didn't even know you were coming to the clinic to check."

Su Chen rolled his eyes at Cui Xiaowei, a hint of mockery flashing across his face. This was exactly what he had just done, but did he have any proof?

“Cui, I remember I once advised you not to damage public property. Look at what you’ve done!”

Just as Cui Xiaowei was about to argue, Old Yang stepped out from the crowd, pointed at Cui Xiaowei, and said angrily.

With Old Yang leading the way, many people immediately began to criticize Cui Xiaowei, saying that he was the one who had ruined the clinic.

Despite Cui Xiaowei's repeated denials, with so many witnesses present, Jiang Meili was unlikely to believe his explanation.

Sometimes, the person who wrongs you knows better than you how wronged you are.

Seeing Cui Xiaowei's increasingly pale face, Su Chen couldn't help but sigh, feeling that all his efforts over the past few days had not been in vain; these villagers were quite sensible.

Finally, the clinic's losses were tallied up to about fifty or sixty yuan.

"Dr. Su, look, we're all former educated youth. Cui Xiaowei acted on impulse. Sixty yuan is really too much. Can you reduce the amount?"

Last year, a work point was worth a little over two cents. Cui Xiaowei's work points from the previous year should have been enough. However, very few of these educated youth could earn the full amount of work points; six or seven work points a day was already quite a lot.

"Dr. Su is so kind-hearted, he just reduced the price by ten yuan."

"Exactly! Look at this guy, he's still not willing. I think we should arrest him and teach him a lesson, see if he dares to damage collective property again."

"Alright, Comrade Cui Xiaowei, you caused this mess. Give the money to Dr. Su as soon as possible. While everyone is here, let's talk about the second thing."

Seeing Cui Xiaowei still arguing and making a scene, Jiang Meili glared at him fiercely. If he hadn't just sworn that he hadn't damaged anything at the clinic, she wouldn't have come along to embarrass herself.

"Director Jiang, I... alright!"

Faced with Jiang Meili's angry gaze, Cui Xiaowei lowered his head.

“When I came here yesterday, I found that capitalist ideology was very serious. Many private plots were planted with fruit trees, and some people even planted fruit trees there. What is this? These are all the tail end of capitalism.”

"Comrade Huang Lili, Comrade Cui Xiaowei, come with me to the village committee. I have a few words to criticize you."

Finally, Jiang Meili glanced at Su Chen, then turned her gaze to Huang Lili and Cui Xiaowei.