Chapter 9

buying eggs, she'd compare prices to find the cheapest option, even if it was just two cents cheaper. She wouldn't spare any effort."She complained twice, and Li Yan would criticize her for being unre...Ning Yuan drenched Huang Xueming with a wave of icy fury, leaving him feeling utterly chilled and disgusted.

"Ning Yuan!" Huang Xueming and Tang Zhenzhen, Qin Xiaoxia, and even Li Yan were stunned.

I remember her as a soft-spoken, kind and polite girl. She would never speak ill of others. So how come she suddenly lashed out like that!

"You dare splash me with dirty water, you... I'll fight you to the death!" Huang Xuerhong realized that his stench had caused everyone to instinctively pinch their noses.

She was both angry and resentful, and she lowered her head and charged towards Ning Yuan.

A smelly and fat woman, looking like a black bullet, came rushing over. Ning Yuan nimbly dodged her and even pulled Rong Zhaonan behind her, using him as a human shield and pretending he was invisible.

Then Huang Xuěhóng "dong" with a thud couldn't hold his momentum and crashed into the wooden cart, falling flat on his back again.

"Ouch! Waaaah——She splashed dirty water on me, she splashed me!! It's so disgusting!!" Huang Xuhong lost all face.

She felt dizzy and covered her face, collapsing to the ground and sobbing loudly.

Rong Zhaonan's cold and beautiful narrow eyes glanced at Huang Xuerhong with disdain, so annoying!

Then, his gaze fell on the small hand clutching at his wrist. The little spy was holding on pretty tight.

"Ning Yuan, how can you get angry and throw dirty water at people!" Tang Zhenzhen helped Huang Xueming up with a look of indignation, then looked at Li Yan.

Li Yan's gaze fell on Ning Yuan holding Rong Zhaonan's hand, his eyes complex and dim.

Ning Yuan looked coldly at Tang Zhenzhen and Huang Xuehong: "She brought this upon herself. Just because Huang Xuehong spouts nonsense and slanders me—calling me a thief—doesn't mean I can't retort."

She'd been itching to get her hands on them for a while now. These people really thought they could walk all over her, didn't they One thing after another!

Tang Jiejie, noticing her staring at herself, instinctively took a step back.

This Ning Yuan, how did she become so aggressive... She really went all out, with nothing left to lose

Tang Zhenzhen wasn't a pushover either. She immediately reddened her eyes and took out her box of century-old green crackers.

"All my things are in this cookie tin, and there's also a family heirloom jade chili pepper missing. It vanished this morning while we were working in the fields, it wasn't you who took it, was it!"

Huang Xuehong and Qin Xiaoxia were both taken aback. Tang Zhenzhen didn't just have cookies and candy left, did she

Where did her five dollars go

Where does the jade chili come from

At the sound of "Jade Chili," Ning Yuan's eyes instantly turned cold as she glared at Tang Zhenzhen: "You're lying!"

Tang, daring to still remember her jade chili pepper!

Tang Zhenzhen first glared warningly at the two of them, then provocatively looked at Ning Yuan —

"My cookie jar had jade peppers, cookies, sugar, and ten dollars. Now there are only five dollars left. I hid it well; nobody stole it."

Last month when she attended Ning Yuan's coming-of-age ceremony, she accidentally saw that beautiful jade chili pendant on Ning Yuan.

With coaxing and threats, that little wretch only reluctantly agreed to give it to her as a New Year's gift. Since she agreed, that thing is hers!

Li Yan saw Ning Yuan's expression was wrong, so he frowned and asked Huang Xuehong and Qin Xiaoxia: "Is that really true"

The plump Huang Xuehong was a little stunned. Tang Zhenzhen's confident expression left her speechless. "Ah, this..."

Qin Xiaoxia lowered her eyes: "I guess so."

A few years ago, terrible things happened all the time. Tang Zhenzhen's family was one that triumphed over others during that period and rose to a position of power.

Although she is much better now, Tang Zhenzhen inherited the true spirit of her family. She held a high position among the educated youth.

Now Tang Zhenzhen wants to kill Ning Yuan, she doesn't dare to offend Tang Zhenzhen.

Li Yan's eyebrows furrowed.

Stealing things and money, though the amount is not large.

But this matter can be big or small. Even if it doesn't lead to imprisonment, once Ningyuan is accused and reported to the Youth League office, she will definitely be punished!

This will also have to be recorded, and it will affect Ning Yuan for her whole life.

Li Yan looked at Ning Yuan. He didn't believe that such a gentle, shy, and somewhat introverted girl could be like this.

Ning Yuan met his gaze, then averted her eyes, unconsciously clenching her fist.

"Or, you could keep looking, maybe someone else took the wrong one." Li Yan was a little disheartened, but still looked straight at Tang Zhenzhen.

Rong Zhaonan has been behind them silently watching this scene.

Seeing the interaction between Ning Yuan and Li Yan, he curled his lips into a slightly mocking smile.

Tang Zhenzhen listened to Li Yan's words, both explicitly and implicitly defending Ning Yuan's meaning.

Her heart ached terribly. Raising her eyes, she asked Li Yan through tears, "Li Yan, are you thinking I'm lying Why don't you suspect Ning Yuan and bad guys dating, turning bad"

All these women are sluts who sleep with other men, and he's still protecting that woman and questioning me

She will absolutely not let Ning Yuan off! That bitch deserves to be blacklisted, and forever carry the label of a thief!

She lowered her eyes, and said in a choked voice, "Forget it. I know you're close to Ning Yuan, and it's understandable that you'd defend her."

She hit the nail on the head with this statement, knowing full well Li Yan's upright nature. He absolutely couldn't stand being suspected of unfairness in public.

Sure enough, Li Yan's brow furrowed. He glanced at the several Red Scarf members who had come with him, seeing that they and the surrounding villagers were all looking at him.

Li Yan could only frown: “Tang Zhiqing, your words are a bit much. As the head of the team, I can't just listen to one side of the story.”

Tang ZanZan bit her lip, looking very wronged: "So that's why I came here to confront you. Otherwise, why would I come to find you"

Huang Xuehong's smelly fist, fat and black, shot out, indignantly drawing a circle: "That's right! Ning Yuan is always stealing things, always stealing money, and even bullying me. This kind of person shouldn't be sent to the countryside as part of the知青 program, how can that be right As a leader, are you going to let someone introduce Ning Yuan to you because..."

Huang Xuehong, that bucket of dirty water just now, didn't it clean your mouth You deserve a beating." Ning Yuan suddenly interrupted her coldly.

Huang Xuehong looked at Ning Yuan, though petite, her hand was already raised high, the flesh on her chubby face trembled: "You... you dare!"

"If you're going to talk nonsense, I dare you to hit me. What's the matter" Ning Yuan sneered and rolled up her sleeves.

Li Yan immediately stepped forward to block her, speaking in a low voice: "Don't do this, reason can become unreasoned. I will definitely find out the truth. This is an internal contradiction within the people."

No matter what, he doesn't want Ningyuan to get into trouble.

Ning Yuan looked at the man standing in front of her, he was handsome.

As the youngest secretary of the commune brigade, he was handsome and warmhearted. He was fair and just in his dealings, and because of his high position, he was very popular with the girls in the village.

Besides graduating from high school, he was the most educated person in the commune. He had culture and knowledge. He was also very popular among the female educated youths.

If there wasn't this going back to the city thing, who would be able to marry him That would make everyone in the entire platoon and several villages envious.

This is also why no matter how much she tries to please Tang Zhenzhen, she's still isolated in the small group, both overtly and covertly.

"I..." Ning Yuan was about to say something when she was suddenly pulled on her arm.

Rong Zhaonan then pulled her to his side and lightly pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose: "Li Deputy Secretary, you've worked hard. My loved one is definitely not that kind of person."

Li Yan was taken aback, clenched his fist, and stared at him coldly: "If it wasn't for being with you, she wouldn't have encountered this kind of thing."ople, each with their own thoughts, didn't know how they fell asleep.The next day, Ning Yuan only felt a little haggard. She looked in the mirror and sure enough, she saw two small dark circles under...