When Yuan Shanmei returned to the Ningshui Brigade, she was simply the most enviable of all the children.
Wearing brand new clothes from head to toe, the style is fashionable that can't be found in Linnan. She is carrying a beautiful new schoolbag, and there are many delicious food in the schoolbag.
These days, who doesn’t use a military bag that has been discarded by an adult in the family? It can be said that there are very few people who have their own schoolbag.
So these days, everyone in the school is thinking about how to curry favor with Yuan Shanmei, build a good relationship with her, and maybe get a piece of foreign candy!
The content of everyone’s chat is, “Have you eaten the candy Yuan Shanmei brought back? It’s so delicious!”
"Yuan Shanmei is wearing a new dress today. It looks so good!"
Yuan Shanmei has become the hottest little star in the school, with a group of people following her wherever she goes.
Yuan Shanmei herself didn't feel anything at all, and she still went to play with her former playmates. However, Jin Yonghui became strange. He didn't want to give him anything or play with him, as if there was something wrong with him.
Because Zhao Lili was gossiping last time, Aunt Liu Zhi chatted with her for a long time, letting Yuan Shanmei judge for herself what kind of friend was worth teaching.
Zhao Lili does often say some incomprehensible things, and Yuan Shanmei has gradually become alienated from her, but Jin Yonghui is a good friend and will always be the first to rush to help her when she encounters problems.
Having already lost one friend, Yuan Shanmei really doesn't want to lose another one.
I have no choice but to coax him!
When Yuan Shanmei found Jin Yonghui, he was sitting in a tree in a daze.
Yuan Shanmei raised her head and shouted towards the tree, "Jin Yonghui! If you don't come down, I will tell the teacher that you climbed the tree!"
Jin Yonghui curled his lips and climbed down from the tree quickly. The boy was so tall that when he stood in front of Yuan Shanmei, he blocked the sunlight in front of her.
"What have you been doing recently?" Yuan Shanmei was curious.
"You already have so many new friends, why are you still here for me?" Jin Yonghui spoke reluctantly, looking at his toes.
"Now that I have new friends, can't I find old friends? It's not like I can only find one person!"
Jin Yonghui: ...makes sense but weird. I always feel that Yuan Shanmei has become sharper and more like Liu Zhi after not seeing her for a few days.
Seeing that Jin Yonghui was silent, Yuan Shanmei stamped her feet, "If you don't want to be friends with me, forget it, let's break up our friendship!" After that, she got ready to leave angrily.
"Hey - wait!" Jin Yonghui hurriedly ran to Yuan Shanmei to stop her, "When did I say I didn't want to be friends with you! Don't break up the friendship!"
"Hmph! Then why do you always ignore me?" Yuan Shanmei turned her head to the side.
"I...I'm in a bad mood. You won't understand!" Jin Yonghui sighed, with a hint of maturity as a young adult.
"Why? Did your mother beat you again?" Yuan Shanmei blinked and asked curiously.
Jin Yonghui: ...Forget it, just say so! Too lazy to explain.
The two got back together, and Yuan Shanmei took out a large piece of delicious food and handed it to him, "Here, this is chocolate. It's delicious. Try it!"
"Yeah! Delicious!"
The two happily returned to the playground together.
Not far away, several girls gathered together, their eyes a bit vicious, "Why are they two always alone together? Is there something going on?"
"No, if something happens to Yuan Shanmei, Jin Yonghui will fight for her! Jin Yonghui must like Yuan Shanmei!"
"The same goes for Yuan Shanmei. There are so many boys, but she has to play with Jin Yonghui every time. Don't be ashamed!"
The leading girl smiled and came up with a good idea, "Since they are both interested in each other, let's help them..."
Within a day, rumors spread in the school that Yuan Shanmei and Jin Yonghui were a couple. People could be heard talking about it while walking on the road, on the playground, and even in the classroom. Some people who liked watching the excitement had already told others vividly. I saw Yuan Shanmei and Jin Yonghui walking hand in hand.
Of course Yuan Shanmei also heard it, and she was so angry that her whole body was shaking. She and Jin Yonghui were obviously just friends, and they had never held hands. I don't know who had the evil intention to make such a scene.
Jin Yonghui was also very angry, but he came to Yuan Shanmei before he had time to find the culprit. He was a little worried that Yuan Shanmei would be angry and really break up with him, but he was innocent and the words were not his!
"Shanmei, are you okay?" Jin Yonghui asked without confidence.
Although Yuan Shanmei was angry, she also knew that she could not vent her anger on Jin Yonghui. She raised her eyelids and replied uninterestedly, "It's not good. If I find out who is talking nonsense, I will give her a good beating!" ”
Jin Yonghui breathed a small sigh of relief. Shanmei didn't anger him because of this. How good!
"Well! Let's look for it together! We must find that person out!"
Xiaopang was also filled with righteous indignation, "It's too much. The three of us are obviously together every time, how come I am excluded! I don't accept it! I want to find that person with you! I want to ask why you didn't bring the lie with you Me!”
"Pfft--" The two of them laughed in unison, and their bad mood improved a lot because of Xiaopang's gag. Just do what they said, and the three of them walked aggressively toward the classmate not far away who was secretly watching Yuan Shanmei and pointing fingers at others.
"Chen Lei, what are you talking about!"
When Chen Lei saw that the three of them looked like they were not in a position to negotiate, he immediately gave up. After all, Jin Yonghui was a very good fighter, and with such a fat little guy, he would be crushed into a meat pie, right?
"I didn't say anything!" He stuttered, his legs trembling, as if he was about to pee in the next second.
"I won't hit you, don't be afraid." Jin Yonghui stepped forward, "Tell us who told you that."
Chen Lei nodded desperately and betrayed his classmates without hesitation, "It was Lin Chang, Lin Chang told me!"
"Okay! Thank you!" Yuan Shanmei said expressionlessly, "That thing is false, so don't tell others."
"Okay, I'll never say it again!"
After the three of them walked away, Chen Lei's back was completely wet, and he trembled and fell to the ground, "It's really scary."
The classmates who were talking together were also frightened into a cold sweat, and secretly swore in their hearts that they would never talk about this gossip to others, otherwise they would be easily beaten! He didn't want to lose his teeth at such a young age.
The three of them followed Chen Lei's clues and searched for it. They searched seven or eight people but could not find the source. Moreover, the further back they went, the more lines there were for receiving information, and there were too many people to ask.
After school, the three of them still found no useful clues.
Yuan Shanmei sighed, "Let's ask again tomorrow. Let's go home today."
Jin Yonghui comforted her, "Don't worry, I will definitely be able to find that person out!"
I originally thought that after warning a group of people, the rumors would subside a little, but I didn't know that after school the next day, not only people from the school, but also adults in the village came to make fun of them.
The investigation also fell into a cycle. For example, when they found a person, that person mentioned the name of another person. Following this direction to the end, they found that they were back to the first person.
Xiaopang touched his head and said, "Hey, this is so evil. Why are we back to the starting point?"
The three of them sighed at the same time, suddenly feeling helpless. They were originally full of confidence, but now they gradually lost their confidence.
On the first night, Yuan Shanmei pretended to be okay and didn't let Liu Zhi notice that she was in a bad mood. On the second night, she didn't need to pretend that Liu Zhi already knew from other people's gossip that she had been attacked.
When Liu Zhi heard this rumor, her first thought was, were children in the 1970s so precocious? After thinking about it, it's true. In this era, there are many people who get married and have children in their teens. It can't be said that they don't understand anything at the age of eight or nine.
The same is true for children born in the 10s. They already have someone they like in the first grade, but only those born in the 1990s spent their childhood laughing and joking?
Liu Zhi sighed, what is this?
The teacher in the school now is one of the few in the village who has gone to high school, and he has a pretty good relationship with He Xiuyuan. Liu Zhi asked He Xiuyuan to ask him what was going on.
On the other side, Liu Zhi also asked Yuan Shanmei about this matter and tried to give her some ideas.
When Yuan Shanmei heard Liu Zhi ask this question, she was so frightened that she stammered, "Aunt Liu Zhi. Jin Yonghui and I are friends, and there is little fat one. I don't know who is talking nonsense!"
Of course Liu Zhi believed it. After all, Yuan Shanmei didn't understand anything now. She was still a little kid who was so happy when she had something delicious to eat. How could she have such thoughts. She encouraged Yuan Shanmei to share her current situation.
Yuan Shanmei shrank her head and told the story that the three of them tried to find the source of the rumor but encountered some bottlenecks.
"You're very smart!" Liu Zhi touched Yuan Shanmei approvingly, "When you encounter a problem, you don't think about avoiding it but face it head on. That's great! And you can think of such a method, which is great! I'm really proud of you! ”
Yuan Shanmei smiled sheepishly, "But I don't know what to do next."
"It's actually very simple. Someone must be lying. So how do you judge who is lying? Just call the people you suspect together and ask them to explain in detail, then the liar will always show his flaws. ”
"Yes!" Yuan Shanmei jumped up excitedly, "Why didn't I think of this method? Aunt Liu Zhi, you are so smart!"
"Of course, you have a lot to learn from me~" Liu Zhi twisted her body proudly.
"Then can I go out now?" Yuan Shanmei blinked her eyes, "I want to discuss this solution with Xiaopang and Jin Yonghui now, and we can go together tomorrow to ask questions."
"Okay!" Liu Zhi agreed decisively, "But you have to be careful about Jin Yonghui's mother, she doesn't have a good impression of you."
"I know! I asked Xiaopang to talk to him."
The little girl couldn't wait to run to the door to say goodbye. Although Liu Zhi was still a little depressed about not being able to stop the relationship between Yuan Shanmei and Jin Yonghui, at least Yuan Shanmei's personality had changed a bit and she was now a smart and willing to think girl.
Liu Zhi smiled happily.
(End of chapter)