Li Rui smiled and ignored her. He took out a bowl and walked towards Shi Dayong's house.
Ling Shuyao turned around and watched him walk out of the courtyard. She pursed her lips and muttered to herself, "You're such a good-for-nothing. You even want to eat some of the minced meat. What's so good about minced meat?"
Li Rui arrived at Shi Dayong's house and called out, "Brother Shi, sister-in-law, are you home?" Shi Dayong's wife came out from the living room and welcomed him, "I told you to call me sister, why are you still calling me sister-in-law? Bring me a bowl, I'll get some for you. "Li Rui asked," Where did Brother Shi go? " Shi Dayong's wife said, "Who knows where he went. He didn't even come back when it was time to eat. He only knows how to fool around outside." She then walked into the house.
Li Rui didn't want to wait outside so he followed her into the kitchen.
Shi Dayong's wife saw him follow in and glanced at him with her big watery eyes. She whispered, "Do you like my sister?" Li Rui was so scared that he shivered. He knew that she called him over because she had something to say to him and it was about him and Li Feiyan. He was puzzled. Why did she ask this? Was she asking for Li Feiyan? He said vaguely, "Yes, I like all of you from the same hometown."
Shi Dayong's wife thought that he wouldn't dare to admit it. Who knew that he would admit it. Even though he said that they were from the same hometown, she was surprised and praised him, "You're responsible. Yan 'er has good taste." Li Rui's face was hot. He didn't want to dwell on this topic so he changed the topic, "Don't get too much, we can't finish it if we get too much." Shi Dayong's wife thought for a while and said, "Let's not get a bowl. I'll find you a canned food bottle. It can be stored longer." She then started to rummage for a canned food bottle.
Shi Dayong's wife finally found a canned fruit bottle, rinsed it, and filled it with the freshly fried meat sauce. She screwed the cap and handed it to Li Rui. She looked at him with a smile and said, "Yan 'er likes you too. Don't worry, I'm the only one who knows about you two. No one else knows. "
Li Rui returned to his courtyard gloomily and heard the sound of vegetables being chopped. He entered the house and saw that Ling Shuyao was preparing lunch. He put down the bottle of meat sauce and helped her.
Unexpectedly, Ling Shuyao was not happy. She raised the kitchen knife and said, "Get up, get up. Don't worry about my cooking. If you want to cook, do it. I'm going to rest." Li Rui laughed and said, "What are you doing? Do you want to cut me?" Ling Shuyao snorted and said, "I can't cut you. Quickly get up, don't make trouble for me."
Li Rui had not washed a pair of underpants he had worn the night before, so he took the washbasin to the courtyard to wash them.
Just as he was scrubbing his face, he suddenly heard someone shouting from the courtyard, "Ah …"
Li Rui turned his head and saw Huang Cuifen, the director of the village women's department, walking in with a surprised expression.
Huang Cuifen cried, "Ah, Director Li, why are you washing the clothes yourself? Quickly get up, quickly get up. I'll wash them for you. Tsk tsk, how can I let you men do the laundry? This is a woman's job. Let me do it. "As she spoke, she ran over and snatched the washbasin from his hands.
Li Rui was not paying attention and the washbasin and underpants in his hands had already been snatched away by her. Huang Cuifen did not care what was in her hands and squatted on the floor to scrub it.
Li Rui said in surprise, "Director Huang, you …" Huang Cuifen laughed and said, "I'm here to invite you to my house for dinner. How about it? Are you free today? " Li Rui said, "No need, today at home …" Huang Cuifen interrupted, "You didn't eat at my house last time. No matter what, you have to eat at my house today. There's only one piece of clothing, right? I'll wash it for you immediately and we'll go over now. "Li Rui said," No need, I'll wash it myself. I'm not going to your house to eat … "
As the two were talking, Ling Shuyao in the house heard the noise and walked to the door to look into the courtyard.
Huang Cuifen noticed that there was someone at the door and thought that it was Li Feiyan who was cooking for him. She did not look over and coldly said, "What are you looking at, you little hen that can't lay eggs." Ling Shuyao was shocked and embarrassed and immediately became angry. She said with a cold face, "Who are you scolding?" Huang Cuifen felt that something was wrong and turned to look. She saw a female leader from the city standing at the door but there was no sign of Li Feiyan. She was shocked and quickly stood up and said with a smile, "Director … Director Ling, I'm sorry, I wasn't scolding you. I wasn't scolding you." Ling Shuyao did not let her off and coldly said, "If you weren't scolding me, who were you scolding?" She fiercely glared at Li Rui and thought that he must have told this village woman that she did not have a child. However, it was not that she could not have a child but that she did not want to have one. On second thought, it was not right. She did not tell Li Rui about her family situation. There was no reason for him to know.
Huang Cuifen smiled embarrassedly and said, "I … I … I was going to tell Li Feiyan but she didn't come today."
Li Rui was annoyed and fiercely glared at Huang Cuifen. He thought that this woman was always up to no good and only knew how to make trouble for others. If Ling Shuyao knew that Li Feiyan came to serve him every day, wouldn't she ridicule him?
Ling Shuyao did not care who Li Feiyan was and only said, "Next time you scold someone, wear your eyes before scolding them. Don't embarrass yourself." After saying that, she turned around and went back into the house with a sullen face.
Huang Cuifen was embarrassed by her words but she knew that she could not afford to offend Ling Shuyao and could only swallow her anger.
When Li Rui heard Ling Shuyao's words, he felt relieved. When he saw Huang Cuifen's embarrassed face, he secretly laughed and sighed, "It's not that I want to scold you, but you are a village leader. You should be more civilized when you speak. Don't go around scolding people. I won't eat at your house. You can go. "Huang Cuifen begged," How can I do that? Director Li, you have to give me face. Otherwise, you will look down on me. " Li Ruixin said that he was looking down on her. He thought for a while and used Ling Shuyao as a shield and said, "Ling Shuyao has already prepared a meal for me. I want to eat at home. You can go back. "
If Li Rui was alone at home, Huang Cuifen would still dare to be thick-skinned and argue with him. But now that Ling Shuyao was watching in the house, she did not have the courage. She could not use force and Li Rui was not amenable to persuasion. She had no choice but to leave resentfully.
When Li Rui returned to the house, Ling Shuyao immediately asked, "Who is the Li Feiyan she mentioned just now? What did she come here for? " Li Rui did not know that when she did not ask just now, she thought that she had dodged a bullet. She organized her thoughts and said, "Oh, Li Feiyan is the wife of Zhang Liwen in the south of the village. I am helping Zhang Liwen find a way to escape poverty and become rich. He is very grateful to me and asked his wife to come over and help me wash clothes and cook. Of course I could not accept it, so I told her to go back. "Ling Shuyao sneered and said," You are very lucky. It turns out that during the two days that I was not here, there was someone to serve you. "Li Rui said," No, I did not accept it at all. "Ling Shuyao said," You are so stupid. She took the initiative to serve you. Why can't you accept it? You did not receive it for nothing. After all, you helped her alleviate poverty. "
Li Rui was a little surprised and asked, "Are you serious or are you playing with me?" Ling Shuyao said, "I am serious. It just so happens that I can enjoy the good fortune as well, hehe. " Li Rui said righteously, "How can that be? As the leaders of the poverty-stricken people, it is our duty to help the poor get out of poverty and become rich. How can we accept other people's rewards? Wouldn't that make us a tyrannical official? No, we absolutely cannot do that. "Ling Shuyao curled her lips and said," Tsk, you look smart, but sometimes you can be so stupid. Since ancient times, the common people have never complained about the tyrannical officials. They only want the officials to make decisions for them and help them do practical things. You don't even understand this? "
Li Rui nodded and said, "What you said is very reasonable. But why is that?" Ling Shuyao said while cooking, "Why? It is very simple. Because our China is a society based on officials. Since ancient times, in any dynasty, the officials were high and mighty. The kind and weak common people simply could not afford to offend them. Since they could not afford to offend them, how could they dare to dislike the behavior of the officials? They could only endure it. In this kind of situation, if the officials still cared about the common people when they were eating and drinking, it would be a great blessing for the common people. You can say that the common people are easily satisfied. If the officials treat them a little better, they will be grateful. You can also say that the common people are too stupid. They only care about their own benefits. As for how the officials above them act tyrannically, they are selectively blind. But I think that the common people are too cheap. The servility is already rooted in their bones. They simply do not know the concept of equality, justice, and freedom. They are willing to be bullied by the officials. "
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