Ancestors, I told you to seduce the villains, not to turn evil.

Lin Miaomiao carefully searched for her safety amulet, and finally found it on the edge of the stage, where it had been stepped on.

Although Lin Miaomiao didn't believe this thing could be that magical, it was something her mother had obtained by kneeling for three days, and it was said to have cost two hundred yuan.

Back then, her parents' monthly salary was only a dozen yuan, so two hundred yuan was a lot of money; it would take them at least several years to save up.

She carefully picked up the safety buckle, patted off the dust, and wiped it with a handkerchief.

Zheng Xue had already picked up all her hair, and she spoke fiercely.

"That poor, patched-up, ugly, dark-skinned woman I just saw, I'll definitely not let her get away with it next time I see her."

“I just heard her companion call her Manman. I’ll have someone investigate her identity and kill her.”

Zheng Xue was muttering to herself when suddenly someone grabbed her arm. She turned her head impatiently and met Lin Miaomiao's pretty face.

At this moment, her alluring eyes were filled with anger.

"Who did you just say you were going to kill?"

Zheng Xue was startled and immediately shook off her arm.

"Are you crazy? What I do is none of your business!"

"Don't think you're so great just because your third troupe got a good script. Let me tell you, don't get too cocky."

"You're just lucky to have met Mr. Plagiarism, but he won't just write scripts for you. Once we find him, let's see what your Third Regiment has to be so proud of."

The Second and Third Regiments have a long-standing feud, and the members of the two regiments are not on good terms; they will fight each other whenever they get together.

However, the people in the Third Regiment liked to swallow their anger and would just endure it whenever they were bullied by them.

The Second Regiment is different from the Third Regiment; they won't swallow their anger.

Besides, the guild leader has already sent people to investigate Mr. Blind, and they might already have results by now.

Lin Miaomiao's good family upbringing meant she disdained engaging in such verbal disputes with others.

But if Zheng Xue was talking about Xu Manman, Lin Miaomiao wouldn't want to hear it.

However, she didn't say it outright, but looked at Zheng Xue seriously.

"You're a soldier of the People's Liberation Army, yet you keep talking about killing others. What, are you a robber? Or do you own the army and need me to go ask your regimental commander?"

Zheng Xue's face turned pale. Lin Miaomiao's status was different from that of a peasant. If she went to the regimental commander, things would get complicated.

"No, I was just talking nonsense. I didn't mean to kill anyone."

While verbally apologizing, Zheng Xue thought to herself, "Lin Miaomiao is such a busybody! What does it matter to her who she wants to kill?!"

Seeing Zheng Xue's outwardly compliant but inwardly resentful expression, Lin Miaomiao knew that Zheng Xue didn't think she had done anything wrong.

She had always known that Zheng Xue had a terrible mouth and could be incredibly offensive when she insulted people.

Just like the filthy words uttered by those ignorant shrewish women, Lin Miaomiao had heard plenty of them.

However, the girls in the third group simply couldn't bring themselves to say those things. Every time, they would hesitate, looking as if they had something to say but couldn't express it.

With her aunt protecting her, Lin Miaomiao didn't dare to act recklessly in front of Zheng Xue.

Today was the first time she had ever heard Zheng Xue say such hurtful things.

She keeps calling people poor, bumpkins, and saying she should be killed; she's utterly vulgar.

She found it amusing to think that Tao Jing was still desperately trying to contact Mr. Bai Zi.

The only people who knew Mr. Bai's whereabouts had all been offended by the Second Regiment's own people.

She couldn't help but sneer.

"If you don't want me to go see your commander, watch your words in the future. If your commander finds out who you offended today, she will definitely make you pay."

The opportunity you've been longing for was right in front of you, but you let it slip away.

Lin Miaomiao found the thought of Tao Jing finding the truth amusing.

Zheng Xue didn't understand the deeper meaning in Lin Miaomiao's words. Seeing Lin Miaomiao walk out of the Grand Theater, she immediately snorted coldly: "She's just a country bumpkin, what's so great about her?"

"Even if the commander finds out, he'll praise me for doing a good job."

The area around the Grand Theatre used to be a Peking Opera venue, but it was demolished, leaving this space vacant.

After the reform and opening up, the county arranged for people to build a simple greenhouse, which was quite large.

The county usually holds free movie screenings or circus performances here.

The county magistrate specially invited a performing arts troupe to perform, so light bulbs were temporarily installed on both sides.

This way you can see it much more clearly.

When I came out of the room with the lights on, it was already dark outside; at this time, darkness fell particularly quickly.

In another ten minutes or so, it will be completely dark.

However, there were still quite a few pedestrians on the road, walking in twos and threes, chatting and laughing.

Xu Manman slowly pushed the wheelchair, with Zhou Lei following beside her, and the group walked back.

Lin Miaomiao ran out, looked around for a while, and then noticed Xu Manman, whose clothes were covered in patches.

Her face lit up.

"Manman."

Xu Manman heard someone call her name, turned around, and was somewhat surprised to find it was Lin Miaomiao.

Zhou Lei glanced back, and from that glance, he couldn't take his eyes off her.

The girl was beautiful and dressed in a green military uniform. She ran over quickly, as if she had run straight into his heart.

Lin Miaomiao ran to Xu Manman and checked her over. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Xu Manman was not injured.

"Manman, I just heard Zheng Xue mention your name, and I thought it was someone with the same name, but I didn't expect it to really be you."

Xu Manman snorted coldly: "She has a foul mouth. It seems that the plan to teach her a lesson is not very effective."

Xu Manman didn't even want to guess; someone like Zheng Xue was definitely talking behind her back again.

Lin Miaomiao couldn't help but laugh, then she hesitated. She wanted to ask Mr. Bai Zi who he wanted to collaborate with on future scripts, but she was afraid of putting Xu Manman in a difficult position.

Xu Manman, however, noticed that it was getting late and that she and Fei Huainan would have a long walk back.

She pulled Lin Miaomiao aside and took out the script she had written from her bag.

"This is Mr. Illegible's new script, 'Spy Within a Spy.' Are you interested?"

Lin Miaomiao had a lot to say but didn't know where to begin, and was stunned by Mr. Bai's new script.

She took the script faster than she could think.

Xu Manman handed the things to Lin Miaomiao, discussed the place and time to meet the next day with her, and then left.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to walk after dark.

Lin Miaomiao watched Xu Manman leave, then glanced at the script in her arms, finally feeling a sense of reality.

She really found Xu Manman and even got the latest script from Mr. Bai Zi.

Thinking that her meeting with Xu Manman was all because of the peace buckle, she took out the peace buckle again and couldn't help but kiss it.

"Great buckle, you're truly my lucky buckle."

After saying that, Lin Miaomiao was stunned. She had always thought that her parents had been fooled, but what happened with cloisonné was completely unexpected.

This made her start to doubt her previous judgment, wondering if she had been wrong.

Her parents are both very smart people, would they really be fooled?

She had always thought that her mother was just overly concerned, which was why she listened to the swindler and spent several years' worth of the family's savings on a mediocre stone.

But what happened today is too much of a coincidence.

If it weren't for the safety buckle, she and Xu Manman would have missed each other.

Her mother said that this safety amulet held a glimmer of hope for her; as long as she met her destined benefactor, she could change her fate.

Could it be that the master is truly a master, and not just trying to swindle money?