Chapter 374: Chapter 370: The Application Quota Must Be Secured

Xu Wenwan hadn’t expected Li Dashan to dislike Gu Jiaojiao at all. She was badmouthing Gu Jiaojiao, yet he actually agreed with her. ’Did I mishear him from the start?’

Xu Wenwan felt she must have misheard him.

Her interest was piqued.

"Gu Jiaojiao isn’t just lazy, she’s malicious too. She’s got her eye on someone else’s house. She claims to have adopted two children, but everyone knows she just wants their house."

She was talking about Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang’s house.

Li Dashan: ...

"And then there’s Leng Yuan. He’s so aloof, always with that cold look on his face. I have no idea how he can be a teacher."

Li Dashan: ...

’Who says a teacher has to smile? A serious teacher can be a good teacher, too.’

When Xu Wenwan saw that Li Dashan didn’t disagree, she thought she’d found a kindred spirit. Seeing him pedal his bicycle toward her team’s village, she quickly spoke up.

"You can just drop me off here. I’ll walk the rest of the way myself."

’I can’t possibly take this stuff home.’

’If my dad saw this, he’d throw it all out!’

Li Dashan didn’t stop his bike. "It’s no trouble. As it happens, I need to see Village Chief Xu and the team leader about something."

When Xu Wenwan heard the man was going to see her father, she grew frantic and started yelling.

"Stop the bike! I need to get off. I have other things to do."

Li Dashan stopped the bicycle. He had only been trying to help, seeing as she was a young woman carrying so many things. ’How can someone be so ungrateful!’

Xu Wenwan hopped off the bicycle, clutching her belongings with a displeased look on her face.

"I told you to stop. Honestly! Now I have to backtrack because of you."

Li Dashan: ...

Hah!

’Village Chief Xu is a decent man. How did his daughter end up so rude?’

Xu Wenwan completely ignored his sour expression, clutched her things, and walked off in the opposite direction.

Li Dashan was seething with frustration, but then, for some reason, he just let it go.

’Forget it.’

’She’s not my daughter, after all. If anyone’s unlucky, it’s Village Chief Xu.’

「Qingshan Village Hall.」

Chen Beiguo returned with the documents, clutching his hair as he stared grimly at the application before him.

’How am I supposed to start writing? It has to be magnificent without sacrificing elegance, simple yet profound. How can I make the Honorable County Magistrate feel my soul’s cry to raise pigs!’

When Village Chief Xu walked in, he was greeted by the sight of Chen Beiguo looking like he was in utter agony.

He had barely stepped through the door before he was ready to retreat.

’This requires some serious literary skill. Better if I don’t get involved.’

’After all, I only have an elementary school education, and I studied science, not literature. This artsy stuff is beyond me.’

Just as Village Chief Xu was about to turn around, Chen Beiguo glanced up and saw him preparing to leave. He immediately called out.

"Uncle, you’re here."

As he spoke, a brilliant smile bloomed on his otherwise anguished face.

A muscle in Village Chief Xu’s cheek twitched.

’When he needs something, it’s "Uncle." When he doesn’t, it’s "Village Chief Xu."’

’That Chen Beiguo is a slippery one. I’m not falling for it.’

’But we’re all on the same village committee, so I have to keep up appearances.’

"Ah, Beiguo! I heard you went to see Leng Yuan. What brings you back so soon? Is the application finished already?"

Better not to have brought it up. Now that the chief mentioned it, Chen Beiguo started to wonder if Leng Yuan and Gu Jiaojiao were currently in the middle of a fight.

’With a delicate frame like Gu Jiaojiao’s, who knows if Leng Yuan would seriously hurt her.’

At this thought, Chen Beiguo felt a pang of regret.

’If I’d known, I wouldn’t have run off just because I felt guilty. If I had stayed, I could have at least broken up the fight.’

With that thought, Chen Beiguo could no longer sit still.

"Uncle, could you help me take a look at this application? I honestly can’t think of any good wording."

Hearing this, Village Chief Xu put on an admiring expression. "Beiguo, there’s no need to be so modest. Everyone knows you’re a talented writer. After Leng Yuan, you’re the best in the entire team. It’s just an application. I have faith in you."

’Trying to play the familiarity card, are we? Two can play at that game.’