Chapter 352: The slender-waisted educated youth is pampered by her boyfriend 15
After Lv Erding handed the yellow bean cake and soy milk to Gui Fang and the two of them, he said it was specially bought by Jin Chen for them to eat, which drew a sigh from the surrounding crowd, who straight-out praised Jin Chen for being sensible and promising.
Actually, this isn't anything special—every household can make and eat it—but tonight everyone gathered here, so saving face became a topic of idle chat; having it is better than not having it.
Five minutes before the movie started, the youth league group leader went on stage to speak according to regulations.
First, he summarized what had happened during the half year the youth league had been sent down to Fengshu Cun, their feelings and gains, and then thanked the brigade for their commendation and armbands.
He spoke with great fervor, causing the villagers to applaud repeatedly.
Finally, it was the youth league representative's turn to go on stage and speak.
As the leader said this, he intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Zhang Zhishuai, who had already regained his mobility; the latter gave him a look and then turned away.
Jin Chen noticed this scene and realized they still intended to follow the original plot's scheme to embarrass Mo Zhinan.
Sure enough, the next second the leader's loud voice rang out: "Before the movie officially begins, let our youth league representative this time, Comrade Mo Zhinan, come on stage to deliver his speech!"
The villagers didn't think much and just clapped along; they were eager to watch the movie, so anyone giving a speech was fine.
Mo Zhinan, however, froze in place.
He felt everyone's gazes turning toward him, filled with urging and malice.
"No……"
Mo Zhinan shook his head, kept dodging behind Jin Chen, his head leaning into Jin Chen's embrace, his breathing becoming rapid.
"Don't be afraid."
Jin Chen shielded the person in his arms, patting the shoulder gently to soothe, his fierce gaze directed at the smug-looking Zhang Zhishuai.
"What is Mo Zhinan doing? Why isn't he going on stage yet!"
Some villagers grew impatient and spoke up harshly to urge him on.
Before Zhang Zhishuai could open his mouth to 'explain,' Jin Chen stood up and drew everyone's attention.
"What's the point of just listening to others talk? It's all the same meaningless nonsense anyway."
His voice wasn't loud, but in the quiet night it still carried clearly to everyone's ears.
The youth league leader felt a bit flustered; he knew that the suddenly wealthy Jin Chen had a good relationship with Mo Zhinan, but he hadn't expected Jin Chen to speak up for him in such a setting.
"The procedure for the youth league representative to speak on stage is set and cannot be changed!" The leader hurriedly stood up, as if confronting Jin Chen.
"If the representative doesn't speak, today's movie can't be shown! Do you really want to make all these people wait for Mo Zhinan alone?"
Upon hearing this, the villagers refused to comply; several hot-tempered elders immediately stood up, pointing at Jin Chen and Mo Zhinan and saying, "What are you hemming and hawing about? What's wrong with an old man saying a couple of words? It won't kill you!"
Jin Chen said coldly, "Actually, I heard there was originally no youth league speech segment tonight; we could just come straight to watch the movie."
"It's because someone deliberately went to propose this to the village chief, wasting everyone's time; I think the person who made the proposal has ill intentions."
After saying that, he looked at Zhang Zhishuai, his tone devoid of any warmth: "What do you think? Comrade Zhang Zhishuai."
Zhang Zhishuai's heart sank; he hastily averted his gaze, silently cursing, "Damn it."
"How does this country bumpkin know everything!"
The scene fell into silence for a moment; even the youth league leader who had originally spoken up didn't know what to say, and could only mutter embarrassedly, "It's all orders from the organization; we're just following procedure,"
"As soon as Mo Zhinan finishes his speech, the movie can start right away!"
Jin Chen: "Go to hell, you old geezer, insisting on dragging out these few minutes? Fine."
He gestured behind him, pointing his finger at the few standing elders and the youth league members, as well as Xu Lin and Xu Pozi.
"Aside from these few, everyone here today can go to the rear stall to buy food and eat, with all expenses covered by me."
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene erupted into noise.
"Can we take as much as we want?" someone asked excitedly.
"Just make sure everyone can get something to eat." Jin Chen glanced provocatively at the pale-faced Zhang Zhishuai and the youth league leader.
"Great, great, great! Then the big guys won't hold back!"
The rear stall was also opened for them to take from, since someone would settle the bill in the end anyway.
Seeing this, the village chief glanced at the few individuals Jin Chen had specifically pointed out, and could only sigh, pretending not to have seen.
In the future, if anything happens in the village, they'll probably still have to rely on Jin Chen's help; he doesn't want to offend Jin Chen because of these people.
Seeing that Jin Chen was helping Mo Zhinan out of the predicament, Gui Fang didn't say much more; even if she had other opinions about what he did tonight, she could only go home, shut the door, and say it to herself, absolutely not letting Jin Chen lose face in public.
Thinking this way, she felt at ease, continued sitting and eating the yellow bean cake, occasionally responding to a few flattering remarks from other villagers who came over.
Everyone was noisy and bustling, completely forgetting about the youth league having to give a speech; deep down they still felt that it was thanks to Mo Zhinan's loss that they could today enjoy these treats they usually wouldn't buy.
The youth league leader couldn't help but feel a bit angry, glaring at Zhang Zhishuai; if it weren't for his nasty idea, he himself could still have gotten a share!
Other youth league members who didn't get along with Zhang Zhishuai simply put on a stern face, moving their chairs farther away from him.
Xu Lin was extremely angry, but since it was Jin Chen's own money, she couldn't accuse him of being stingy; she could only silently comfort Zhang Zhishuai.
He didn't notice Xu Pozi looking at the two of them, her gaze growing more and more doubtful.
{Congratulations, Host, for completing the time-limited task, earning 5 points! }
{Host, Xu Pozi seems to have discovered the relationship between the two protagonists, huh. } 0731 silently eating melon.
In the original plot, Xu Pozi would die two months later from falling while sneaking out in the dark to steal someone else's fruit, so she would never know their relationship; this time, because of Jin Chen's intervention, Xu Pozi took precautions in advance and naturally noticed the clues.
{Let them make a fuss; after all, they won't be able to jump around for long. }
Jin Chen paid no attention to it, focusing all his attention on his own wife.
"Still feeling unwell? If you really feel bad, we won't watch; next time I'll take you out to see something."
Mo Zhinan shook his head, rested his head on Jin Chen's shoulder, lightly panting to recover his breath, his voice soft and low.
"We've been out this long; giving up halfway isn't good."
He released his grip on Jin Chen's shirt corner, lifted his eyes and curved his lips: "Thank you."
"Don't thank me."
Jin Chen flicked his forehead with a finger, not using much force, like a tickle.
"Stupid."
【Detected villain's Heartbeat Value 10, total 35!】
Mo Zhinan rubbed their forehead, smiled a little, their complexion also recovered quite a bit, leaned close to Jin Chen's ear and whispered softly, "Zhang Zhishuai got beaten those two days, was it you who did it?"
End of Chapter
