Chapter 381: Chapter 381

Gong Ruini was quite surprised when she heard that Dong Juan had already started blocking people on the road asking to borrow books.

"She actually has the gall." With so many educated youths, Gong Ruini couldn’t believe that none of them knew Cai Ming had high school books.

You have to know, when Cai Ming went all the way to the Northeast, his heavy luggage included high school books, and it was all over this area, everyone said Cai Ming was a bookworm.

Gong Ruini couldn’t believe that those educated youths, who were desperately seeking high school textbooks didn’t think of this idea, but they didn’t know Cai Ming well enough to approach him at his house.

She just didn’t expect it would be Dong Juan to show up, and Gong Ruini could only smile a little at her.

"Wasn’t she just trying to find a way to return to the city during the summer vacation?" Even though Zhao Gang didn’t socialize much, he still knew some things. A girl who wanted to return to the city suddenly deciding to stay for the college entrance exams was really strange.

Cai Ming didn’t know. Since he came to the Red Flag Brigade, he never bothered to inquire about his former educated youth dormitory mates, unless they jumped right in front of him, then he would know a thing or two.

"It seems she didn’t go back. Nowadays, it’s not easy to return to the city. Many educated youths have returned but have no jobs." After returning to the city, surviving without a job is problematic.

As an educated youth, at least there was food to eat. As long as you worked, you’d get paid, let alone leaving home for so long, suddenly returning, not knowing if the relatives at home would welcome them back.

Gong Tao didn’t care about those educated youths returning to the city. What he cared about was, "Dong Juan will definitely spread rumors about how unbearable you were."

That woman Dong Juan was not kind-hearted; absolutely dark. After such a blow to Cai Ming, she wouldn’t let him go easily.

"Of course she would say that. She even said I would regret it." If Dong Juan hadn’t said those words, Cai Ming would have found it unsettling. "I’ve already thought it over, except for Dong Juan and her few people, I won’t lend them the books, but if others come to borrow, I can let them copy, but they have to copy at the school."

"I just have this one set of books. I’m not giving them away." Of course, Cai Ming wants to share the things on the surface, "as for the rest, forget it."

If nothing had happened before, Cai Ming and his group wouldn’t mind sharing with people, but now they have already dismissed this approach.

"Yes." Mei Na was also frightened by those ungrateful actions. Last time they suffered a big loss due to inexperience, and if they make the same mistake this time, it would indeed be extremely foolish.

"Hmm, don’t give them." Even the simple villagers for a bit of money could ignore her previous contributions. Over the past two years, the village name earned quite a bit from selling herbs, but the results?

There were too many people with ulterior motives among the educated youths, especially with people like Dong Juan calculating everything. Who knows how she’d stir up trouble, for safety’s sake, it’s better to keep things peaceful.

Gong Ruini also breathed a sigh of relief. Previously, she was worried that people might soften their hearts and agree to lend out the review materials. That would truly be troublesome. It would quickly bring all sorts of commotion to their door, and truly make it hard to study for the exams.

Cai Ming gathered everyone to discuss how to handle letting the educated youths copy the books, but after Dong Juan returned, she spoke nastily about Cai Ming.

"I said Cai Ming is stingy. I went to him, saying everyone wanted to borrow high school books or organize a study group together, but he refused."

"He not only declined to lend books but also looked down on us in various ways, saying studying with us would be a waste of time."

"He also said that we were just people who couldn’t get into college, and it wasn’t worth wasting time."

Dong Juan spoke with grievance, "I really don’t know what to say. Cai Ming is now a teacher in school, looking down on us."

"Right, we’re just farmers." Dong Juan spoke with all sorts of resentment in her words.

Some educated youths, waiting for Dong Juan to negotiate results, were truly saddened and disappointed, disappointed that they couldn’t borrow books, unsure how to prepare for exams.

And disappointed that Cai Ming actually talked about them this way. But what he said wasn’t wrong. Without books, even more so without practice workbooks, how could they achieve good grades or get into college?

After comforting Dong Juan, the people who heard the result dispersed. Knowing they couldn’t get books from Cai Ming, they would naturally have to find other ways.

"Cai Ming is really too excessive."

"Gong Tao’s brother-in-law, hanging out with Gong Tao and Zhao Gang every day, it’s not surprising he’d do this."

Due to recent villager gossip about Zhao Gang and Gong Tao, many educated youths looked down on them. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have stayed away after knowing Cai Ming had the books and instead let Dong Juan go.

Wasn’t it just to avoid facing Cai Ming’s rejection directly? Who would have thought Cai Ming wouldn’t even give face to a former roommate? He was not just stingy. Follow current novels on novel·fire.net

Listening to these people talk, Dong Juan smiled. That’s the way it should be! Hmph, Cai Ming gave her no face, but she didn’t believe these educated youths’ words outside wouldn’t shake Cai Ming’s standing.

Even if such a stingy person gets into college, so what? People would still talk.

Thinking about that made Dong Juan feel great. Imagining Cai Ming in college being given a hard time, called stingy and unhelpful, made Dong Juan all the happier. Naturally, she couldn’t hide her delighted look, a smile spread across her lips.

Dong Juan was lost in her own world, unaware of her surroundings. Her excited smile was seen by a few people, raising their suspicions.

Wasn’t this the same person who was so upset, she cried earlier? How did she suddenly laugh, and laugh so happily? It’s really suspicious.

Wan Qiweng also saw this scene. She felt perplexed, like she had forgotten something, but no matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t recall what it was.

So Wan Qiweng continued walking more and more slowly, and suddenly she heard something about a teacher or not a teacher.

"Ah, I remembered, we might have been tricked by Dong Juan, she might have been lying to us." At this point, Wan Qiweng recalled something her friend had once shared with her.

Since the matter didn’t directly involve them and they weren’t close, Wan Qiweng hadn’t taken it seriously. But now, recalling it, she thought, how close it was, how close.

What? They were deceived by Dong Juan? No way, some people who were about to say goodbye and take another path paused abruptly upon hearing Wan Qiweng’s words.

They didn’t care why Dong Juan said what she did about Cai Ming; they were concerned about whether Cai Ming was actually willing to lend the books, contrary to what Dong Juan told them.

If that were the case, then they were indeed fooled by Dong Juan. At this realization, everyone’s expressions turned sour.

"How can she do this?" The private dispute between Dong Juan and Cai Ming was one thing, but she shouldn’t have dragged everyone else into it.

"Then let’s send someone tomorrow to see if the books can be borrowed..." Wan Qiweng suggested, "If you trust me, I can go."

Wan Qiweng really didn’t want another unreliable intermediary to handle the matter, fearing a mishandling would again leave her worried. The days to the college entrance exam were drawing nearer by the day.

Truly, no one could afford dwindling resources. Wan Qiweng didn’t have connections to return to the city, and aside from that, what could she do if she went back? Rely on her parents to support her? Wan Qiweng certainly didn’t dare to live that way, so she must get into college.

As soon as someone volunteered to step forward, how could there be any opposition? Naturally, everyone readily agreed.