Chapter 149: Chapter 149

"Oh dear, Xiao Xue is truly a good comrade of our brigade, a little fairy! She’s always thinking about us, and such a good child has to be mistreated by that young educated woman—it’s just infuriating! It makes me so mad!" Before Mayor Guo could speak, the women watching around started shouting.

With that one voice, many people began pointing at Zhao Hongmei’s nose and scolding her.

"You ungrateful person, couldn’t make it in the city, and now that you’re here as an educated youth, you should keep a low profile. Why so much scheming, even learning to harm others! If you keep this up, please go back to your own home! Stop ruining the atmosphere of our brigade!" One particularly fierce-looking woman stepped forward and scolded Zhao Hongmei, pointing at her nose.

Then someone went up to push her, and it gradually turned into a fight.

A bunch of women surrounded Zhao Hongmei and started hitting her.

Wang Jianjun couldn’t not intervene, so he had no choice but to get someone to stop it.

But Zhao Hongmei was still beaten by those women and got a scratch on her face.

"You all are too much! I’ll report you!" Zhao Hongmei shouted angrily, finally being rescued.

"Go ahead and report! The mayor’s already here, let’s see if you can buy lawsuit water!" the ill-tempered woman retorted back at Zhao Hongmei.

"Alright, alright! Everyone stop talking! Mayor Guo is here! It’s not your place to lecture her!" Wang Jianjun actually sided with those women, this Zhao Hongmei was too much trouble, always giving him problems, and now she’s even gotten Secretary Li and Mayor Guo involved.

"Comrade Xiao Xue, how do you think this should be resolved?" Mayor Guo spoke up, but was asking Bai Ruxue.

This made Zhao Hongmei, already beaten and trembling with anger, even more furious and scared.

"Mayor, I’m just a small commune member, being falsely accused and wanting you to take charge to find out the truth! Why ask me?" Bai Ruxue smiled as she looked at Mayor Guo.

"That’s right! Mayor, Xiao Xue is hatching chicks to give to those of us who don’t have any to raise. I don’t know how our brigade offended this Comrade Zhao Hongmei! She’s always giving us trouble!" The brigade captain’s wife spoke out in support of Bai Ruxue, also angry at Zhao Hongmei for always causing trouble for her husband.

"Exactly! With Mayor Guo here today, we should properly punish Comrade Zhao Hongmei. She has a heart like a scorpion and snake, she can’t see our brigade doing well."

Mayor Guo was having a headache, not understanding why this group of women wouldn’t stop chattering.

"Alright, alright! Stop talking already!" Mayor Guo waved to interrupt their complaints, "Captain Wang, what do you have to say? Feel free to speak."

Wang Jianjun hesitated for a moment after hearing Mayor Guo, then glanced several times at Secretary Li.

Even though he bypassed the application process last time for a tractor, he knew that Secretary Li of the commune was still his direct superior.

"Mayor, Secretary, I’m just a rough man, good at farming, but not managing such things. To be honest, if Comrade Zhao Hongmei continues to be unfriendly, doesn’t integrate with the community, and sabotages those who work wholeheartedly for our brigade, I can only apply to transfer her elsewhere."

Zhao Hongmei’s eyes widened in disbelief at the brigade captain’s words.

"Captain, how can you say to drive me away? Am I wrong? Bai Ruxue is just hatching many chicks at home, taking advantage! If none of you believe me, fine! But to drive me away?" In the end, Wang Jianjun couldn’t be bothered to respond to Zhao Hongmei.

"Mayor Guo, let’s go with the captain’s idea, I’ll also apply to send away this educated youth! With her in our brigade, there won’t be a day of peace!" Seeing this, Bai Ruxue suggested. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on novel(ꜰ)ire.net

Sending her away would be good, so she wouldn’t bounce around disgustingly in front of her.

"Everyone saw today’s events with their own eyes, Comrade Zhao Hongmei falsely accused Comrade Bai Ruxue, also causing a big commotion, bringing both Secretary Li and me here. Such a bad habit must be corrected, otherwise, it affects the whole brigade’s morale."

"Secretary Li, you handle this!" With just one sentence, Mayor Guo stood up with an unpleasant expression, "Comrade Zhao Hongmei, is it? Your mindset is a bit off and needs some ideological education! Secretary Li, later ensure she receives ideological education!"

Then he left with his secretary.

Indeed, such trivial matters shouldn’t have been handled by him, but the outrageous claims Zhao Hongmei made when she reached out to him forced him to at least take a look.

"Mayor, take care, I will handle this matter well!" Secretary Li wiped the sweat off his forehead, looking displeased at Zhao Hongmei.

Mayor Guo just waved irritably and left.

Leaving behind two displeased leaders and a frightened Zhao Hongmei, along with the still angry women.

Bai Ruxue watched the farce pass lightly, stood up out of boredom, and after greeting Secretary Li and Wang Jianjun, she was about to leave. After all, she had said her piece and made her suggestion; whether Zhao Hongmei would be sent away was for Secretary Li to handle.

Zhao Hongmei was an educated youth, she should be happier if sent away, provided she returned home.

If she ended up in a place worse off than their brigade, then that’s another matter.

"Comrade Xiao Xue, how about we let Comrade Zhao Hongmei apologize publicly this time and give her another chance? I really don’t have another suitable brigade for her! Trust me with her ideological education work! I’ll have the Women’s Director personally educate her!" Secretary Li was very cautious with Bai Ruxue.

Now she was someone with a good reputation in front of the mayor, so he couldn’t afford to offend her, hoping she’d do more for their brigade.

"Public apology?" Bai Ruxue actually didn’t understand what it meant to apologize publicly, hence she asked, but Secretary Li misunderstood it as her being dissatisfied with the punishment.

"Secretary Li, didn’t we agree that this educated youth would be expelled from our brigade? Why hasn’t she been sent away?" Bai Ruxue hadn’t spoken yet when the people around them expressed their dissatisfaction, arguing vocally.

They were all dissatisfied with the punishment, their idea was just to drive the troublemaker Zhao Hongmei out of their brigade, not wanting her to stay and bother others.

"Alright, alright, we’ll handle this as I said! If Comrade Zhao Hongmei makes another mistake, then we won’t be lenient and will send her away!" Secretary Li spoke loudly to the discontented women.

"This is Secretary Li’s own words! Then we’ll let this matter lie!" Bai Ruxue agreed.

Given Zhao Hongmei’s expression when Secretary Li mentioned public apology, Bai Ruxue amusingly agreed.

Sending someone away wasn’t as much fun as making them uncomfortable.

"Alright, alright then! Captain Wang! If you find this difficult, I’ll send the commune’s Women’s Director over to assist you!" Secretary Li knew that, as a man, he shouldn’t be too harsh on a girl!

The Women’s Director would have no such concerns. This girl really needed education, her mind was going astray.

"Alright! Thank you, Secretary Li, I was really worried!" Wang Jianjun sighed in relief.

Bai Ruxue didn’t bother with anyone else, gave Zhao Hongmei a cold glance, and turned around to go home.