Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 359 - 358 "Report Truthfully

Chapter 359: Chapter 358 "Report Truthfully

Li Dahe sprinted all the way, fearing he might be too late to save her.

He didn’t quite believe that Lin Nianhe would really get beaten up, as she wasn’t the type to suffer losses, and there were so many people around, after all...

But no matter how many "after alls" there were, he still feared the one in ten thousand chance.

With her small stature, wouldn’t she cry for ages after just one slap?

Li Dahe, like a whirlwind, announced his presence before he was seen—

"Everyone stop talking and put your hands down!"

...

"Leader, leader! A fight has broken out at the Grain Station!"

In the commune, a frantic clerk rushed into the leader’s office to report.

The leader was stunned and immediately got angry, slamming the desk and reprimanding: "What time is it now? The autumn harvest is so important, how can you try to pull the wool over my eyes!"

He was furious, took a couple of breaths before asking: "Who is fighting with whom? What’s happening?"

"It’s, it’s..." The clerk had a complicated expression, "It’s the Educated Youth Lin Nianhe from Ten Miles Team and a female educated youth from Nine-miles Team, arguing over the match factory issue, and then they started fighting."

The leader, who had just slammed his hand on the desk, paused mid-air and then turned towards the teacup beside him.

He picked up the teacup, took a sip of water, and then said with furrowed brows: "Xiao Zhang, you have followed me for more than three years, how can you still not learn to report things as they are?"

The clerk: "...?"

He had reported exactly what happened! Very exactly!

The leader, hands behind his back, instructed tirelessly: "Can that be called a fight? That is Comrade Xiao Lin being bullied!"

The clerk: "..."

"Who started it?"

"Lin, Educated Youth Lin."

"Ah... then it must have been because the others were too harsh with their words, she must have been forced to stop it."

"..."

"What does that expression mean? Did I say something wrong?"

"Oh no no no, leader, whatever you say is right!"

"Alright... did the other side fight back?"

The clerk’s forehead shed a cold sweat, he opened his mouth and said: "Yes, they didn’t realize their mistake, even dared to fight back."

...

Creating a sub-factory isn’t simply decided by a brief chat between Tian Qingyuan and Lin Nianhe. Factory Director Tian Qingyuan first had to report to the provincial city, then connect with Lan County, and the commune would notify the production teams... The whole process was quite complicated.

During the connection process, Tian Qingyuan also pushed Lin Nianhe to the forefront, emphasizing to each leader that this was a suggestion made by Lin Nianhe.

He did this not only out of selflessness or to support the junior. Firstly, he was targeting the connections behind Lin Nianhe, hoping for a green light; secondly, in case the matter failed eventually, there would be someone to share the blame and minimize the damage.

The leaders in the provincial city naturally understood his idea and were willing to go along, pushing more responsibility onto Lin Nianhe—It was your commune’s Educated Youth who suggested this, if anything goes wrong, you can’t blame us completely!

However, once it reached the commune, everything seemed to change.

Words of shifting the blame, in the ears of the communal leaders, automatically turned into—The second factory of Lan County was something Comrade Xiao Lin painstakingly brought to them!

"This isn’t just any Educated Youth, this is a treasure!"

They never considered the negative impact if the branch factory operates poorly, because the grassroots leaders saw that during the idle farming months, the villagers had work and could earn money. At least, they could have a good year.

Should the branch factory operate poorly and have to withdraw from Lan County in the future? That would surely be because they hadn’t handled things well!

Educated Youth Lin has thrown the opportunity to make money right in their faces; if they can’t seize it, they’re all just fools.

Due to all these coincidences, Lin Nianhe, without even realizing it, has become the Number One Favorite in the minds of the commune leaders.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that even if she stripped the commune of its tiles, the leaders would only worry about Comrade Xiao Lin standing firm... they might even step in to help personally to prevent Comrade Xiao Lin from getting tired.

Thus, when the leaders heard that Lin Nianhe and another Educated Youth had fought over the match factory, they were instantly furious.

Who dares to mess with Lan County’s treasure? This is outright rebellion!

...

Lin Nianhe knew that Uncle Team Leader would definitely come, but she didn’t expect the commune leaders to arrive within ten minutes.

Watching the two old men charge ahead, debating vigorously from the perspective of collective interests and development, they managed with reason, identity, and facts to scold Duan Hongmei into hiding in a ditch, unable to lift her head. Lin Nianhe licked her lips, murmuring, "It’s blown up big now."

Wang Shumei still stood beside her, turning her head upon hearing her, her eyes complicated: "Can you honestly say you hadn’t predicted this at all?"

Lin Nianhe with innocent eyes: "Huh? What do you mean? What could I have anticipated?"

Wang Shumei rolled her eyes at her.

Wang Shumei felt it strange from the beginning—if Lin Nianhe merely wanted to ensure the smooth establishment of the match factory’s branch, there was no need to resort to violence! She wholly believed that Lin Nianhe’s words alone were enough to stabilize any situation.

Now, seeing the leaders’ reaction, Wang Shumei finally understood what Lin Nianhe was thinking.

Was she fighting? No, she was testing the leaders’ attitudes towards her.

If successful, it would be like now, with the leaders charging ahead and she gleefully watching from behind; if not, she wouldn’t lose out, because Duan Hongmei started the trouble first, and the worst outcome would be both of them having to write self-criticisms.

Wang Shumei: "Your heart, it’s almost like a sieve, huh?"

Lin Nianhe: "Likewise."

Ahead, after the leaders reprimanded Duan Hongmei and punished her to write self-criticism, they turned spontaneously to the surrounding villagers, "Why does the match factory want to build a branch factory in our Lan County? It’s because our Lan County Commune has been advanced every year, because of our villagers’ diligence and simplicity, and because Educated Youth Lin dares to pioneer!"

"I hope everyone cherishes this opportunity, supports the match factory work wholeheartedly on top of doing agricultural activities well, and contributes more to the national construction!"

"At present, the production tasks are up to you two production teams; both team leaders must take responsibility..."

The leader delivered an impassioned speech for ten minutes, energetically mobilizing everyone’s spirit.

Finally, he led by raising his right fist and shouting slogans three times round.

The villagers were all fired up, working even harder at moving the grain.

The leader wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked around, not seeing Lin Nianhe’s figure, then asked, "Old Li, where’s Educated Youth Lin?"

Li Dahe glanced around, pointing towards the grain collection area: "She’s over there, collecting grain."

Leader: "Ah! Educated Youth Lin is really a diligent, good comrade!"

Li Dahe, with a flat expression, reminded: "She’s our team’s Educated Youth, no matter how much you praise her, she won’t go work for the commune."

Leader frowned: "What? Is working for me not better than doing farm work here? I have salaries, office jobs, free from wind and rain, even a fool knows what to choose."

Li Dahe lit a cigarette, blew a smoke ring before slowly saying, "With me, she can go back to the city."

Leader: "..."