Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 168 - 167: Who Made Her Kind?

Chapter 168: Chapter 167: Who Made Her Kind?

It’s not surprising to encounter a stubborn person with a single-track mind, as all sorts encounter different folks. There are always a few beings whose behavior is beyond comprehension, no matter how hard you try to understand.

But when you get two stubborn beings, both lacking even one complete track between them, appearing before your eyes at the same time...

This isn’t just a normal coincidence; this is surely retribution.

Lin Nianhe touched the little red strings on his wrist, thinking this.

He glanced around and lowered his voice, saying, "I’m now an Educated youth and also a teacher at the local primary school in the team. It’s not good for you two to follow me so closely, it’s too conspicuous and can lead to trouble."

Wu Genmao’s eyes swiveled around: "Then shall we follow you secretly? Ready to serve at your call?"

Anyway, they were meant to keep an eye out, whether overtly or covertly didn’t matter.

Lin Nianhe shook his head repeatedly: "That’s not good; sneaking around like thieves, what would you look like? You two should recognize our team’s women’s director, right? She’s the kind who’d strike first with a club if something seems off. Can you two withstand several of her beatings?"

Wu Genmao and his companion had left two years earlier and had just happened to hear of Wang Hong’s formidable reputation...

Upon hearing this, both shuddered in unison, even feeling somewhat grateful in the instant they chose to follow in secret, as if they were being spared by a lifesaver. They looked at Lin Nianhe as if he were their reborn parents.

Lin Nianhe sized them up and down, occasionally shaking his head as if he could see their doomed future.

With no way out, Wu Genmao looked at Lin Nianhe with pleading eyes: "Sister-in-law, please, this is the first task the boss has given us. If we fail, we won’t have the face to return."

"Sigh, I can understand that, but this really isn’t easy to handle... Look, you two are from Victory Team; what business do you have staying here? Ahh, you’d better go back first." Lin Nianhe said with a troubled face, shaking his head incessantly.

"Sister-in-law, please, if we go back like this, the boss will definitely kill us!"

Wu Genmao became somewhat frantic, grabbing Cao Shijian as if he wanted to kneel and beg Lin Nianhe.

"Hey, hey, don’t rush, don’t rush, I’ll think of a way for you."

Lin Nianhe stopped them then rested her chin on his hand, tapping his cheek with his fingertip, silent.

As she remained speechless, Wu Genmao and Cao Shijian’s sweat had already soaked their clothes, the two nervously swallowing saliva, their fingers almost tied into dead knots.

Lin Nianhe gauged the timing perfectly, watching as the two were on the brink of fainting from nerves, then slowly said, "Alright, say that you’ve come to volunteer to help the village school, only asking for meals to be provided, but you’ll still need to return at night."

Wu Genmao glanced at Cao Shijian, decisively choosing to ignore his thoughts, and nodded immediately: "Alright! We’ll listen to you!"

"Then it’s settled, come with me." Lin Nianhe clapped his hands and stood up.

Wu Genmao immediately helped Cao Shijian up, and the two followed Lin Nianhe out.

On the way, Lin Nianhe muttered with a flick of his wrist, "It’s only because I’m kind. This sort of thing should really be your own concern, you know? Truth is, for me, it doesn’t make a difference whether you two are around or not... Ah, I’m just feeling sorry for you, so I’m offering you a future."

Wu Genmao nodded incessantly: "Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Cao Shijian was so moved that his tears dampened the gauze, chiming in: "Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Lin Nianhe glanced at their reactions, planning to forget all about the book "Hidden" tonight and instead flip through a couple of pages of the PUA (pick-up artist) guidebook.

Two pages should be enough to deal with them.

Walking along, they arrived at the entrance to the village school.

Wu Genmao and Cao Shijian recognized the place where their ordeal had begun.

Cao Shijian froze on the spot, with Wu Genmao also feeling his calf muscles quiver, the two dragging their feet nervously, not daring to go inside.

Lin Nianhe pretended not to understand, urging unkindly, "Come on, this is our Victory Team’s primary school, newly built."

"A primary school? This is a primary school?"

Wu Genmao’s eyes widened with shock.

So, they really were mistaken for thieves yesterday, thieves who were thought to steal desks and benches... chased for half the night.

Wu Genmao and Cao Shijian looked at the brand-new courtyard, too sorrowful to utter a word.

"Nianhe? Is that you, Nianhe?"

Principal Wu’s voice came from the courtyard.

Lin Nianhe responded and, without paying any mind to those two who were petrified, went straight inside.

Why bother coaxing those two into coming in? As long as she entered, they would definitely follow.

Principal Wu was sitting in the yard, with two huge baskets beside her, stuffed with various scraps of fabric, which she was sorting patiently.

Lin Nianhe approached, took out a red badge from her pocket, and handed it to Principal Wu: "Principal Wu, I’ve brought you a gift."

Principal Wu was startled, captivated by the glint of red in her fair palm.

She quickly stood up, rub-rubbing her palms on her clothes to get rid of stray threads, then cautiously accepted the red badge.

Her eyes were smiling as she said, "Why spend money on this? Just having a look is fine, you should give it to the Victory Team leader."

"I’ve already bought it, this one is specially picked for you." Lin Nianhe affectionately hooked her arm around Principal Wu’s and said, "Principal, I’ve brought back two comrades from Victory Team. They said their families are too poor to survive, and they want to come and help out at the school. No wages needed, just food will do. I was thinking we do have a lot of work, so why not let them stay for now?"

The real situation she dared not tell Principal Wu. These matters were safer the less they were known.

Principal Wu, holding the red badge in her hands, looked up at the two men who were cowering by the door, scared to come inside.

After the ordeal they went through yesterday and without having cleaned themselves, they didn’t look much different from real refugees.

Principal Wu’s eyes reddened with sympathy: "They look just like children from a poor family... What happened to the one with the bandaged head? Was he beaten up?"

"Oh, he fell into a ditch." Lin Nianhe said flatly, "Landed right on his face."

"Look at the state of him." Principal Wu carefully clipped the red badge squarely onto the left side of her chest, adjusted it, then said to Lin Nianhe, "Well, let’s have them stay, then. I’ll make do with one less mouthful, can’t let the lads starve."

After saying this, she didn’t wait for Lin Nianhe to speak and walked towards the gate herself, beckoning to Wu Genmao and Cao Shijian: "Come on in, wash your faces first."

Principal Wu’s voice was gentle, like she was addressing her own children.

Wu Genmao instinctively looked towards Lin Nianhe.

Lin Nianhe didn’t dare give any hints with her eyes, but half-reminding, half-warning, she said: "This is Principal Wu from the village primary school. You can stay here thanks to the principal, so whatever she asks you to do, just do it, got it?"

"Tea..."

"Just call me Teacher Lin." Lin Nianhe cut off Wu Genmao’s words and continued, "You go with Principal Wu first, we’ll talk about the rest later."

Wu Genmao felt he understood Lin Nianhe’s intention—this was to blend in with a legitimate reason to stay!

He cleverly pulled Cao Shijian along and bowed deeply to Principal Wu: "Thank you, Principal, for taking us in!"

Lin Nianhe’s eyes brightened, hey, didn’t expect him to be quite the smooth operator.

Then she saw them bow again.

And then...

"Hey, hey, hey! That’s enough, who thanks someone with three bows?"