Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 169 - 168: Someone Has to Do It

Chapter 169: Chapter 168: Someone Has to Do It

"Come on, wash your face first... No way you’re going to bathe in the river, the water is too rough there, what if something happens? Go, go to the kitchen and boil some water, you two can take a bath in the empty classroom..."

"Come here, take off your robe, look, it’s torn here, let me sew it for you..."

"What’s your name? How old are you this year? Are your parents in good health... Oh dear, it’s pitiful, don’t worry, you two just work hard here. As long as I have something to eat, you won’t starve. It’s normal to have difficulties for a while, they are all young lads, just grit your teeth and get through it..."

Principal Wu rambled on, occasionally wiping the tears from the corner of her eyes.

Since their own mother died, no elder had nagged Wu Genmao and Cao Shijian like this, and now that they heard it, they felt annoyed, but they couldn’t help feeling moved.

Now, other educated youth teachers had also arrived.

Seeing the two of them bare-chested, Wang Dong quickly ran back, fetched two sets of old clothes from himself and Sun Guanghui, and lent them to wear, for the decency of the female comrades.

On the other side, seeing Wu Genmao and Cao Shijian were held up by Principal Wu, Lin Nianhe tugged at Wang Shumei’s sleeve, signaling her to go out with her.

Wen Lan also wanted to follow, but Lin Nianhe stopped her: "Sister Lan, those two are still strangers, you stay here and keep an eye on things. If they dare to harm Principal Wu, knock them out first."

Wen Lan’s eyes shone: "Okay!"

Lin Nianhe, dragging Wang Shumei, slipped out of the village school along the wall and headed straight for the riverside before letting go of Wang Shumei’s hand.

Wang Shumei casually sat on the grass and gestured with her chin, "Tell me, what’s really going on?"

Lin Nianhe skipped stones on the water and countered, "Brother Qian got the sewing machine back, right?"

Came back, and a radio too... I haven’t taken them out yet, too many eyes in the front yard. Let’s wait till we move them to the back."

Wang Shumei watched her, serious, "Nianhe, those two lads, they are from the provincial city, right?"

"Huh? You know that?" Lin Nianhe was stunned at first, then slapped her forehead, "I was almost misled by those two bumbling idiots."

Learning good behavior is hard, bad ones slip right in. She had just spoken a few words with them, and it nearly swayed her way of thinking.

She shook her head, clearing Wu Genmao and Cao Shijian from her mind.

Wang Shumei frowned, looking fixedly at her.

Seeing that look, Lin Nianhe knew that Qian Guozhu must have told her everything he saw.

She was silent for a moment before sitting down beside Wang Shumei, explaining the causes and consequences methodically and even more frankly than she had to Su Yuncheng.

After hearing everything, Wang Shumei was silent for a moment before she couldn’t help but slap Lin Nianhe: "Lin Nianhe! What were you thinking? Don’t you think you’re being too bold?"

She was furious but clenched her teeth, lowering her voice with all her might.

Lin Nianhe shrugged helplessly, "What could I have done? If I didn’t step in that day, Brother Qian and Brother Sun could have been killed by him."

Wang Shumei’s eyes reddened, barely holding back her tears, she said, "This path was chosen by my brother and me... If he died, I would take care of his wife and nephew."

Originally, her cooperation with Lin Nianhe was only about procuring goods, and how to sell them was their business. They should bear their own mistakes during sales.

But Lin Nianhe had taken the initiative to stand out to save them.

She could have ignored it.

She should have ignored it.

Lin Nianhe also slapped Wang Shumei back: "Alright, no need to thank me too much, I just can’t stand people like Bai Bo."

Wang Shumei held back her tears and said softly: "What can you do if you can’t stand it? Think about it, Nianhe, his black market is backed by at least the Grain Station, the food factory, and the coal mine. Don’t you know the proverb, even a dragon does not suppress the local snake? This is my and my brother’s matter, you shouldn’t..."

"I know, that’s why I brought him to Lan County."

Lin Nianhe lay back on the grass, squinting at the clear blue sky.

Wang Shumei frowned at her, after a moment of silence, asked, "Aren’t you scared?"

"Scared? Of course, I’m scared."

Lin Nianhe raised her hand, spreading her fingers.

"But someone has to do it."

Her voice was soft and indifferent, as if she was talking about something trivial.

Wang Shumei caught her meaning, her eyebrows furrowed and tears began to fall. "There are so many people, why must it be you..."

"So why can’t we just let him dig his own grave?"

Lin Nianhe broke into a light laugh, tilting her head and cutting off the other’s words.

Wang Shumei: "..."

With a grin, Lin Nianhe crossed her hands behind her head, shaking her little feet as she said, "Don’t worry, Sister Shumei, I have a plan."

Wang Shumei took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, asking her, "What are your chances of success?"

"Before those two arrived, sixty percent."

"Now, a hundred percent."

Wang Shumei recalled the actions of those two men and after a while, she laughed.

She asked, "What can I do?"

Lin Nianhe sat up suddenly: "Come on, first we need to stop by the brigade headquarters."

Wang Shumei thought Lin Nianhe needed to alert the brigade chief first, to be prepared for Wu Genmao and Cao Shijian, but—

"Hehe, Uncle Team Leader, see how much I care about you. When I saw this red badge at the post office, the first person I thought of was you..."

Wang Shumei stood expressionlessly against the wall, watching Lin Nianhe sweet-talk Li Dahe.

Li Dahe’s reaction was similar to Principal Wu’s, repeatedly wiping his hands before accepting it, while saying, "Why spend the money? I’ll just look at it, you should give it to Principal Wu; she’s a principal, it suits her."

Lin Nianhe adeptly replied, "I bought it already, specifically picked for you."

Li Dahe squinted his eyes in delight, pinning the red badge on his chest, unconsciously straightening his back.

Lin Nianhe, ever so encouraging, gave him a thumbs up: "Uncle Team Leader, that really gives you an aura!"

Li Dahe walked around the room with his hands behind his back, eventually, he couldn’t resist and went outside to see his reflection in the water tank.

Wang Shumei frowned and made facial cues to Lin Nianhe: Say the important things!

Lin Nianhe blinked innocently.

Seeing this, Wang Shumei whispered softly, "Don’t tell me you had me come just to help you gift this!"

Lin Nianhe innocently replied, "Yeah, it would have been a bit boring on my own."

Wang Shumei: "..."

Before Sister Shumei could lose her temper, Lin Nianhe cheerfully tapped her on the shoulder and walked out to Li Dahe by the water tank, "Uncle Team Leader, just now two guys from Victory Team came by, wanted to help out in our village, just feed them and that’s enough..."

"What? From Victory Team? Men? No way, absolutely not!" Li Dahe decisively refused, "Impossible, there’s no discussion about this!"

Lin Nianhe suddenly realized that with the red badge, Uncle Team Leader spoke with more confidence than before.

Had she known, she would have given it to him later.

Wang Shumei stepped forward in time, saying, "Brigade Chief, don’t worry, letting them work would also help reclaim the school’s private lands. We’ll keep our distance, and besides, Principal Wu is watching over, nothing will happen."

"Wait until something happens and it’ll be too late!" Li Dahe blew his beard and glared, pointing at them, "It’s good to have a kind heart, but not to use it like this!"

"I..."

"Forget it, forget it, I’ll go talk to Principal Wu!"

Li Dahe, no longer bothering with them, jogged toward the school.

Wang Shumei nudged Lin Nianhe with her elbow: "It’s over."

Lin Nianhe smiled meaningfully, "Guess why I had them see Principal Wu first?"