"Girl, are you okay?"
Lin Yun hurriedly reached out to pull Lin Xiang up from the ground.
Lin Xiang shrugged off his hand angrily, "Fine, if you don't want to go, then don't. Why did you push me? You don't recognize a good heart, I'm not talking to you anymore!"
Lin Xiang walked away with her head down, inwardly cursing Lin Yun fiercely.
Upon reaching the Li Hua Team, Lin Xiang didn't rush home but first went to the team leader's house.
The team leader's wife was doing laundry in the dark in the yard, muttering and cursing, "I really don't know what sin I committed in my past life to marry into such a daughter-in-law!"
"Auntie, you're busy." Lin Xiang greeted the team leader's wife from across the fence, "Is my uncle home? I have some business with him."
Seeing that it was Lin Xiang, who had a bad reputation in the village, the team leader's wife replied crossly, "He's not! If you want to find him, go to the team office!"
"Alright, thank you, Auntie!"
After Lin Xiang left, the team leader's wife muttered to herself, "Did the girl change today? She was surprisingly polite."
At the team office, the team leader was discussing with several team leaders about selecting the advanced collective for the year.
"The neighboring Red Flag Team opened a tofu shop mid-year, provided several jobs, and earns a steady income for the team monthly. Also, the Lijia Dam Team sold thousands of kilograms of watermelon in the summer, it brought great honor to the commune! With these two teams leading, we have no chance to be selected as advanced!"
"But without being selected as advanced, we're not eligible to get telephone lines installed! Of the nine teams in the commune, only three haven't installed phones. Every time I go to commune meetings, I feel ashamed!"
But what's the use of feeling ashamed?
The Li Hua Team has no tofu shop, no watermelons to sell, and every year, there are many people who owe debts to the team. Forget about being advanced, the team leader would be thankful just not to be last!
Lin Xiang reached the team office and happened to hear the team leader mention telephones, so she quickly knocked on the door.
The team leader glanced outside and saw Lin Xiang. He frowned, "What do you want?"
"Uncle Team Leader, I'm here to deliver good news! Officials from the commune will come tomorrow to install telephone lines for our Li Hua Team."
The team leader rubbed his aching temples, sounding somewhat impatient, "Girl, if you have nothing to say, just go home and sleep. Is this something to joke about?"
"I'm not joking, it was an order from the Township Party Secretary himself, and Secretary Wang called the commune leaders."
"If this is true, why did we find out from you first?" the women's director snapped at Lin Xiang.
Lin Xiang didn't get angry and continued explaining, "Uncle Team Leader, to be honest, I got an opportunity to work as a translator beside the Township Party Secretary. Because our Li Hua Team has no telephone, the Secretary is worried about not being able to contact me in emergencies, so he specifically gave us a spot."
Whether it's true or not, it will be proven when the people from the commune and the electric bureau come tomorrow.
Lin Xiang lacked the mindset of doing good deeds without needing recognition. Since she made this connection, she had to earn a good reputation for herself; after all, the original character had a poor reputation in the village, affecting her temporarily!
Moreover, Lin Xiang had another purpose for coming today.
Indeed, as soon as she finished speaking, the women's director sarcastically said, "You? A translator? Lin Xiang, listen to yourself, who would believe you?"
Lin Xiang explained, speaking fluent foreign languages in response.
The leaders in the team office couldn't understand, but that didn't stop them from believing Lin Xiang.
"Girl, when did you learn foreign languages?"
Lin Xiang just said two words, "In the barn."
"Yes, an old professor from Huaqing University lived in the barn back then, he was exonerated and returned home two years ago. Girl, where did you get the courage to mingle in the barn?"
The original character definitely didn't have the courage, but that doesn't stop Lin Xiang from using the barn as an excuse!
Anyway, there's no one to contradict her now, whatever she says goes.
"Uncle Team Leader, I reported honestly to the leaders today about how I learned foreign languages, and the leaders said since the country has already exonerated them and let them return home, it's all in the past and won't cause any issues."
The team leader wasn't worried about that. Since the Secretary didn't arrest Lin Xiang, it showed she did nothing wrong.
He's only concerned about the telephone issue.
"Girl, are you telling the truth? Will someone really come tomorrow to set up telephone lines for our Li Hua Team?"
"It's true! I can assure you."
"Good, good, good. If this is true, girl, you'll be a big hero for our Li Hua Team!"
Even if they don't become an advanced collective, skipping this step to get telephone lines installed is a blessing.
Not to mention, Lin Xiang is now an important person beside the leader.
The township government couldn't find a translator, yet they let Lin Xiang, a farm girl, take the role. That honor is unique!
"Uncle Team Leader, I'll head home now. I've been out all day, my mom's still waiting for me at home."
"Alright, off you go!"
After Lin Xiang left, the team leader immediately instructed the team accountant, "Xu, sort through our accounts, prepare all available funds, so that tomorrow, when the people from the electric bureau and the commune come, we won't embarrassingly be unable to pay for the phone line installation!"
"Team leader, do you really believe what Lin Xiang said?"
"We'll know tomorrow if she's joking. Being prepared doesn't hurt. And Zhao, I need to teach you a lesson, don't keep targeting the girl just because both your daughter and the girl took a liking to Smartie Wen."
The women's director pouted, "Who's targeting her? I think she's lying!"
And Lin Xiang, who was being talked about, had already returned home by then.
In the bedroom, Mrs. Lin was already snoring loudly.
Lin Xiang knocked on the door to wake up Mrs. Lin, "Mom, don't sleep. I brought food back for you."
"Is it meat buns?" Mrs. Lin quickly got up from the bed, eyeing the lunchbox in Lin Xiang's hand.
Lin Xiang shook her head, "I was busy today, the meat buns were sold out, but I brought back some meat dishes and rice. It's just as good as meat buns."
Mrs. Lin followed Lin Xiang to the kitchen, seeing her take out three bowls, she complained, "I already fed Lin Yun lunch today, no need to feed him dinner."
"Mom!"
Lin Xiang turned to look at Mrs. Lin, "I've told you many times, brother just recovered from an illness, he hasn't fully recovered, and he needs to nourish his body. If he doesn't regain his health, how can he work in the fields to earn work points? He's our family's main laborer!"
"But does he need to eat so much meat?" Mrs. Lin mumbled, "You pick some pieces and put them in your bowl. You've traveled so far today, you need to eat more to replenish your energy."