Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart-Chapter 30 - 29 Educated Youth Lin is Truly a Good Child

Widow Zhao's face turned from red to pale, and she reached out to grab Lin Nianhe's sleeve, her eyes full of panic and pleading.

"Educated Youth Lin, my boy truly knows he was wrong; please let him off. It's not easy for a widow and orphan like us. If he ends up behind bars, I might as well be dead..."

Widow Zhao was genuinely scared, and her tears were sincerely falling.

Lin Nianhe was not one to easily soften her heart, and seeing this, she didn't try to comfort Widow Zhao but simply said, "Aunt Zhao, I like peace and quiet, and I hate trouble. If this happens every few days... how am I supposed to live?"

As a seasoned verbal performer who constantly quarreled with the villagers, Widow Zhao instantly understood the subtext of Lin Nianhe's words.

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Her eyes lit up, and she promised, "Educated Youth Lin, rest assured, I will definitely teach that boy a lesson, and he absolutely won't loiter around you again—if there's a problem, just call me, and I'll tie him up and give him a beating!"

Lin Nianhe did not doubt Widow Zhao's determination. At this moment, even if she demanded an entire month's worth of points from the Zhao Family, Widow Zhao would probably give them without hesitation.

Lin Nianhe gently nodded with an appearance easy to deceive and took Widow Zhao's hand, her words earnest and expression spot on, "Aunt Zhao, I knew it, you're the most reasonable woman in the Ten Miles Team. I'm truly scared..."

"You see, I'm all alone out here, who else do I have besides a brother? Thank goodness for Uncle Team Leader and the aunties who look after me, otherwise, I'd struggle to get by."

"With all your care, how could I be thoughtless? I truly didn't tell my brother about what happened that day. Otherwise, that would've put Uncle Team Leader in a tough spot, wouldn't it?"

Widow Zhao was just about to say that her brother was scary enough, but she stopped herself when she realized something was off.

It made sense for Lin Nianhe not to rat anyone out since she still had to live in the Ten Miles Team; after all, alienating the villagers would do her no good.

But if Li Dahe, with his blockhead, caused trouble, or if the village gossips, fearing Zhao Zhuangshi's mischief towards the girls, went to inform...

Lin Nianhe saw Widow Zhao's eyes darting around and felt at ease.

She had said everything she needed to; Widow Zhao seemed to fully understand, so there was nothing more for her to do.

Sure enough, Widow Zhao didn't hesitate long and held Lin Nianhe's hand earnestly, "Educated Youth Lin, you are truly a good kid, thank you, auntie!"

Then she excused herself, saying she had to go to work, and hurried away.

Lin Nianhe stood by the door, holding back a laugh and waved her hand, "You're welcome, Aunt Zhao."

As soon as Widow Zhao turned the corner of the east wall, Lin Nianhe couldn't help it and burst into laughter.

She had barely laughed for a few seconds when vague voices drifted from the front yard.

Lin Nianhe immediately stopped laughing and listened carefully.

"You... you must be Educated Youth Lin's brother, hey, young man, you sure look spirited, it's hard work being in the Public Security, auntie will stew an old hen for you to nourish yourself!"

"No need, we have discipline and can't take anything from the masses."

"Don't want it? This... young man, you really are conscious, haha... okay, you talk to Educated Youth Lin, auntie will take her leave..."

Lin Nianhe bent over laughing.

Probably Widow Zhao had never wanted anyone to take her old hen so much as now, truly a tough break for her.

When Su Yuncheng came to the backyard, he saw Lin Nianhe standing by the door, laughing non-stop with her hands on her knees.

He walked over and looked down at her, "The one just now, was she Zhao Zhuangshi's mother?"

"Ah?"

Lin Nianhe straightened up and nodded with a smile, "Yes, you already knew?"

"Uh-huh."

Su Yuncheng's expression was tense as he looked down at her as if he wanted to examine every single strand of her hair.

Lin Nianhe gave a light smile, "Brother Yuncheng, I didn't lose out in that situation. Uncle Team Leader has already penalized the Zhao family. He tried to jump the back wall and got caught in a rat trap; even if we reported it, he wouldn't be heavily sentenced. Rather than that, it's better to let him off and keep his mother on a tight leash, so he doesn't dare mess with me again."

Su Yuncheng was silent for a long while.

He looked at Lin Nianhe and after a lengthy silence he said, "Nianhe, you've grown up."

Being able to rationally analyze the pros and cons, she was no longer the impulsive and hot-tempered young girl who would only resort to throwing punches.

Su Yuncheng saw the flour smudged on her cheeks and reached out intending to wipe it off for her.

He withdrew his hand quickly, realizing the intrusion, and averted his gaze, saying, "You've got flour on your face."

Lin Nianhe thought of raising her hand to wipe it but then remembered she had just grasped Widow Zhao's muddy hands, and so she said to him, "Please help me scoop some water to wash my hands."

"Alright."

Su Yuncheng fetched some water from the water jar with a gourd ladle, and the cool well water poured over Lin Nianhe's soft, tender hands.

Her hands were so fair and so delicate that he even hesitated to pour too much water on them, wary of causing her harm.

Lin Nianhe carefully washed her hands and took the chance to clean her face too.

After wiping off the water droplets, she then asked, "How are things over at Aunt Wang's place? Is Daxi alright?"

"According to her and her two daughters, the Zhang Family took Wang Xixi away while they were working in Ten Miles Team, avoiding the crowd. Fearing that Wang Hong's young daughters would call for help, they left Zhang Sancai to guard them."

"The clues are quite clear, and I've also found signs of their scuffle. This afternoon, I'll request a female comrade to examine Wang Xixi's injuries, and then we should be able to make an arrest."

Su Yuncheng replied in detail, and finally asked, "Are you hungry? What shall we make for lunch? I'll do it."

"No need," Lin Nianhe answered, "I've made dumplings, they'll be ready in no time. You should rest for a while."

Su Yuncheng washed his hands anyway, then followed Lin Nianhe inside.

The room was so small; though he tried hard to control his gaze, he still noticed the new furniture in the inner room.

"Did the furniture get made so quickly?" he asked, somewhat surprised.

While wrapping dumplings, Lin Nianhe recounted the source of the furniture to him, and then said with a light laugh, "I'm really lucky, otherwise today you'd have to squat to eat."

Su Yuncheng: "Actually, I could sit on the edge of the kang to eat."

Lin Nianhe glanced at Su Yuncheng's mouth.

A mouth that looked quite handsome, yet why do the words coming out of it always leave one speechless?

Taking over the rolling pin to roll out dough for dumplings, Su Yuncheng glanced at the neatly shaped dumplings on the cloth cover and then at the bowl of filling, asking, "Did you use up all the meat?"

"We had some yesterday as well," Lin Nianhe answered, looking down.

Su Yuncheng stared at the bowl of filling, where green onion was barely visible, contemplating getting her more meat in the afternoon.

He said casually, "I have to come back this afternoon anyway. Is there anything you need? I'll bring it along the way."

Lin Nianhe's hands paused slightly.

She pondered for a moment and said to him, "If you can find any high school textbooks, could you buy a set for me?"

Reviewing for the college entrance exams, she still needed to consult the existing textbooks, especially the language textbook – that was very important.

Su Yuncheng nodded: "I have some at home. Can I bring those for you to use first?"

"That's fine, I'll just have a look," Lin Nianhe nodded in gratitude, "I'll return them to you soon."

"No rush, I'm not using them," Su Yuncheng replied, "Take your time."

Su Yuncheng did not ask Lin Nianhe why she wanted the high school textbooks; he assumed she was just bored here and wanted to read some books.

The misunderstanding led to a slight discrepancy in what he would bring her.