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Chapter 41 Rumors Can Kill People

"Liang Yi! Stop shouting!"

An Min stomped her feet in anger, but to Liang Yi, her angry demeanor was like a kitten scratching her.

It doesn't sound like she's angry; it sounds more like she's being coquettish.

Anmin is like a pretty little kitten.

However, after getting married, Liang Yi became good at coaxing people. Before An Min could even speak, he picked her up.

"Liang Yi?! What are you doing? Put me down right now."

Anmin was held in his arms, and the man seemed to have won a battle, even bouncing her up a little.

Anmin was so frightened that she couldn't say a word and could only cling tightly to his neck.

“Miss is not a bad word, Anmin. With you by my side, you can always be a young lady.”

Liang Yi's words were like a warm current, slowly flowing into An Min's heart.

She pursed her lips and remained silent, but her eyes crinkled with laughter.

"Keep your voice down, it's not good if others hear you."

An Min reached out and covered Liang Yi's mouth, but the man moved closer to her.

"Understood, Teacher An."

Looking at the man in front of her, An Min felt very satisfied.

Perhaps it's time to open your heart and take a good look at the man standing beside you.

However, An Min found Chen Mo's appearance annoying.

Under the guise of being an agricultural technician at the agricultural technology station and supporting the brother commune, he went to the fields of Dongxiang Village almost every day.

Every time she came, she was humble and eager to learn, hovering around Anmin and asking her all sorts of questions.

"Teacher An, how did you get the water-to-water ratio right? I see the effect is very significant."

“Teacher An, the soil in this plot seems a little different from the one over there. Look at the way the salt and alkali have precipitated out…”

"Teacher An, I brought some new materials from the agricultural technology station about water-retaining agents. Although we don't have the resources to use them here, we might be able to refer to the ideas?"

His words were earnest, his eyes focused, and he appeared to be humbly seeking advice and engaging in collaborative discussions.

Moreover, the questions he raises and the information he brings are often spot-on, and can even offer perspectives that Anmin had never considered.

His agricultural knowledge was so solid that Anmin could not deny its value.

But Anmin didn't want to have much contact with Chen Mo.

Every time Chen Mo approached, it reminded An Min of painful memories from her past life, making her feel a chill run up her spine.

Behind his glasses, his seemingly focused eyes occasionally flashed with inquiry and calculation; those were definitely not the gaze of someone purely engaged in academic exchange.

This hypocrite who pushed her into the abyss was not favored by An Min.

Anmin's rejection was silent yet resolute.

She always deliberately kept her distance, giving concise and detached answers, never saying a word outside of work.

She would accept the documents Chen Mo handed her, but would return them immediately after reading them, and her thanks would be limited to mere formalities.

He tried to squat down with her to examine the soil, but Anmin would quietly move away.

He handed her the water bottle; Anmin always carried her own water bottle.

"Teacher Chen, I have already recorded the data for this plot of land. You don't need to take another look."

"Thank you, Teacher Chen. I've finished reviewing the materials. Here you go."

"Teacher Chen, it seems like Village Chief Wang wants to see you."

An Min's voice remained calm, even somewhat polite, but her coldness and defensiveness, which kept people at a distance, acted like an invisible wall, keeping Chen Mo out.

Chen Mo naturally noticed this rejection as well.

His smile remained gentle, but a hint of gloom and impatience flickered deep in his eyes. This woman was more difficult to approach than he had imagined.

He thought that with his knowledge and the fact that they were "fellow sufferers," he could quickly close the distance, but he was met with a cold shoulder.

Anmin's attitude took on a different meaning in the eyes of some people in Dongxiang Village.

After being caught stealing water that day, Zhao Di's mother was in a state of turmoil, fearing that An Min would hold a grudge, and also harboring some inexplicable resentment.

How did she manage to get her hands on such effective water?

Is she hiding some kind of treasure?
Technician Chen is clearly a very knowledgeable person. He was so polite to her, yet she ignored him. What's with the pretense of being aloof?
So, while sewing shoe soles and chatting idly under the old locust tree at the village entrance, Zhao Di's mother couldn't help but start muttering to herself.

"Oh my, you guys didn't see it, that new technician Chen is so devoted to Teacher An! He comes to our village every day, it's like his eyes are always on Teacher An."

"Where's Teacher Ke'an? Tsk, her face is so cold, like someone owes her eight hundred strings of cash! She won't even say a word!"

"Really? Teacher An seems like a very kind person?"

An auntie next to her didn't believe it. Anmin smiled at everyone she met and sometimes even gave them food. She was completely unlike what Zhaodi's mother had described.

"Being amiable? That's because you haven't encountered any trouble!"

Zhao Di Niang pursed her lips and said with a hint of self-righteousness, "You didn't see how she treated Technician Chen."

"He speaks politely and knows how to farm, and he offered to help. But she's all high and mighty! I think she's just looking down on people because she married a regimental commander!"

"Really? Teacher An has been very dedicated to helping us."

Another older woman retorted, somewhat unwilling to listen to Zhao Di's slanderous words against An Min.

"Hmph, help us? Who knows what she's after?"

Zhao Di Niang lowered her voice and spoke mysteriously.

"Didn't you notice how effective the water she mixed was? The soil became soft as soon as it was poured on it! Technician Chen said that we have a water shortage here, and her method is too expensive to sustain!"

"I think there's something fishy about her water, and she's afraid that Technician Chen will find out, which is why she doesn't dare to talk to anyone!"

As the conversation progressed, even if Anmin was truly honest and open, Zhao Di Niang had no choice but to continue speaking.

"Huh? Is there still such a thing?"

"Tsk tsk, no wonder... I knew it, a pampered young lady from the city, how could she possibly endure this kind of hardship..."

Rumors are like the wind on the Northwest wilderness; once they start, they blow fast and far, carrying sand and dust that distorts everything.

A few days later, gossip began to circulate in the family compound.

"Hey, have you heard? That technician Chen from the next commune is running to the eastern village every day, just hanging around with Commander Liang's wife!"

"That's right! She was so attentive! It's a pity that Teacher An is too picky and doesn't even look at him!"

"Whether they like each other or not is another matter, but spending so much time together, a lone man and a lone woman... can Commander Liang really feel at ease?"

"Commander Liang is so busy! How could he have time for this? Besides, Teacher An is an intellectual, she values ​​'common language,' while Commander Liang is just a roughneck..."

"Shh! Keep your voice down! Someone might hear us..."

These gossips inevitably reached Liang Yi's ears as well.

At lunchtime that day, Liang Yi had just sat down in the canteen when two familiar cadres next to him exchanged glances, and one of them casually spoke up.

"Old Liang, your wife's been working on land improvement in Dongxiang Village lately, it must be tough, right? I heard... there's a technician at the agricultural technology station next door who's been really helpful?"

Another chimed in, "Oh, you mean Chen Mo? The young man looks quite energetic. He graduated from the agricultural college, so his major is pretty strong."

Liang Yi paused for a moment while picking up food, his face expressionless, and simply gave a faint "hmm".

Seeing his indifferent reaction, the two men didn't want to say much and awkwardly changed the subject.

"But Lao Liang, you still need to be more careful."

"Don't let it become an ugly mess."

(End of this chapter)