My Beloved Super Fierce Wife
Chapter 573 We’re in big trouble now

Chapter 573: 573 We’re in big trouble now

Entering the library.

Along the wall stretched row after row of bookshelves, and by the window, there was an oddly shaped table.

The room was clean and bright. Even without the books arranged, there was already a cultural atmosphere.

"This is really good, exactly like what I had in mind," Lin Tang praised.

She’d only shared her ideas with her father, and in just half a day, the bookshelves had been installed. Things were done so efficiently.

Old craftsmen are extraordinary indeed!

Without needing Lin Tang to remind him, Gu Yingzhou reached out to touch the bookshelves, found them clean and dust-free, and began placing books onto them.

Tang Kairui glanced at him and followed suit by placing another bundle of books.

Both of them worked briskly and efficiently, finishing in a matter of minutes.

Lin Tang looked at the neat and orderly library they had organized, her face filled with pleasure.

"It looks very professional! It’ll be even better once we get more books in here."

While speaking, she swept her gaze across and noticed several fluffy heads peeking through the window.

Lin Tang walked over, stuck her head out, and curiously asked, "What are you doing there?"

A group of little carrot heads, huddled together whispering, were startled by the soft voice that suddenly reached their ears and retreated hastily.

They clung to each other’s arms, sitting down on the ground in a row.

A few kids at the back were knocked over, struggling to get up with red faces, like crabs flipped over on their backs.

It looked particularly funny.

Seeing this, Lin Tang couldn’t help but laugh and teased, "What conspiracy are you plotting that has you looking so guilty?"

Tiedan and the other little youngsters sitting in a row snapped back to reality from their squatting position.

They let go of the arms they were holding and scrambled up from the ground.

Unfailingly, their clothes were smeared with mud.

"We weren’t plotting anything, we just wanted to have a look inside," Tiedan said honestly.

Lin Tang thought to offer Tiedan some paper to wipe himself, but seeing the mud covering him, she gave up on the idea.

She pointed to the nearby door and said, speechless, "Isn’t that a door over there? If you want to look, just come in. Why skulk around?"

Tiedan scrunched up his little face.

After thinking for a while, he asked, "...What does ’skulking’ mean?"

The other youngsters were also looking at Lin Tang eagerly, as if they were starving for knowledge.

Lin Tang: "..."

The focus of their attention was seriously off.

"Never mind what ’skulking’ means for now. Shouldn’t you be going home to change your clothes first?"

The group of boys looked down at their clothing, their faces freezing.

"Ow..."

Letting out cries of dismay, they rushed back home as if they were flying.

Gu Yingzhou frowned, puzzled, "What was that about?"

Lin Tang with a smile in her eyes, explained, "They’re afraid of being beaten, so they’ve gone home to change clothes."

Life in the village was tough; women had to work and take care of the family, feeling exhausted day after day, which often left them in a bad mood.

The children in the brigade knew this well.

Apart from the clueless babies, the slightly more mindful children tried to be careful when playing outside, doing their best not to soil their clothes.

If they did get dirty by accident, each had their own way of dealing with it.

After Lin Tang and the other two had finished setting up the library, Lin Fu and others who had heard the news came over.

Seeing the brand-new space filled with a cultural atmosphere, the brigade leaders were almost afraid to step inside, feeling a warmth in their eyes.

"Good, this is really good."

Lin Fu was deeply moved and at a loss for words, managing to utter only a few words.

Just seeing this day, he felt that his decades of work as a brigade leader were worthwhile.

Even if the existence of the library was thanks to his niece.

Li Jiancai’s dark face was full of smiles as he loudly said, "Wow, so impressive. Just stepping into this room makes you feel refreshed and completely different. This must be what it’s like to be enlightened by knowledge, haha!!"

His face beamed with pride.

So did his heart.

To boast a little, the county couldn’t find this many books in one go.

Their Shuangshan Brigade had really come into its own!

The several brigade leaders thanked and praised Lin Tang again.

"Tangtang, we owe you so much..."

"We owe it to you on behalf of the village’s children, and Yingzhou, you two did great."

"Young people like you are so capable. The country is safe in your hands; we’re at peace."

"Hahaha, it’s too early to talk about this. We can still work for at least another decade or two."

"Tangtang is a kind-hearted and capable girl. If the children in the village can learn even half of her skills, we can rest easy."

Despite enjoying praise, Lin Tang still felt a bit awkward facing such an onslaught.

"My partner and I have some things to do, we’ll be going now. Goodbye, everyone."

After speaking, she took Gu Yingzhou by the arm and left as if escaping.

They hadn’t walked far when they heard laughter erupting from the library.

Lin Tang’s mouth twitched slightly, pretending she hadn’t heard.

Gu Yingzhou silently followed by her side, embodying the expression ’a good husband follows his wife’s lead’.

Luckily, it was time for work, and there weren’t many people on the road. Otherwise, Lin Tang might have blushed from the excessive flattery.

The villagers were getting increasingly sycophantic. Whenever they heaped on praise, it could make a person’s toes curl.

Gu Yingzhou noticed the relieved expression on Lin Tang’s face and a mischievous glint appeared in his eyes.

"What’s gotten into you?" he asked knowingly.

Lin Tang rolled her eyes discreetly and huffed, "... You did that on purpose."

They were both age-old foxes; what’s the point of playing such ghost stories!

Gu Yingzhou chuckled deeply, pretending to be oblivious.

"What did I do on purpose?"

... He knew nothing.

Lin Tang pinched him lightly, chiding, "Just keep pretending."

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Around noon, after having lunch at the Lin Family house, Gu Yingzhou drove Lin Tang back to the county.

Shortly after they left, someone from the brigade arrived.

Brigade leaders, who were arranging library-related matters, hurried to the Brigade Department when they heard someone was looking for them.

Lin Fu was startled to see the visitor and asked, "Chief Zhuo, what brings you here?"

The visitor was the commune’s Propaganda Department Chief.

Zhuo Hang didn’t waste words, pulled out a document, and handed it to the Shuangshan Brigade leaders.

"You comrades take a look at this material first."

Lin Fu read the document in a glance, his hand uncontrollably trembling.

"... Comrade Zhong Chang is gone? How did it happen?" he asked in shock.

Li Jiancai and the others were also startled.

At the same time, their hearts sank, and their expressions froze.

Could it be... their brigade was facing a serious issue?!

Remembering how the Qian surnamed educated youth from Jinping Brigade became emotional about Shuangshan Brigade, Zhuo Hang’s eyes took on a meaningful look.

Looking into Lin Fu’s eyes, he explained, "According to Comrade Qian Dilai, Comrade Zhong Chang died after being bitten by a venomous snake on his way back from your brigade."

If it hadn’t been for the death of an educated youth, he wouldn’t have had to go from one brigade to another promoting safety knowledge.

Zhuo Hang began to rub his temples with a headache.

Fearing that the Commune Leader would develop a negative impression of their brigade, He Jun, the scorekeeper, hastily said, "Chief Zhuo, this has nothing to do with our brigade."