After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 167, Episode 0174: Don't judge things by appearances alone.
The educated youth were all outsiders; did they really expect the brigade leader to help them instead of the villagers?

They were lucky, at least the educated youth weren't bullied here, and when the villagers favored their own people, they weren't all unreasonable.

That's all there is to it. Whenever there is a conflict between the educated youth and the villagers, even the seemingly fair brigade leader will side with the villagers.

Ren Yan spoke the truth: "If it weren't for Aunt Sun coming, Brother Luo might not have been able to get that hundred yuan."

That's right, even the brigade leader was tempted to back down after Old Lady Hua's outburst.

No former educated youth felt comfortable about what happened today, but they had no choice but to accept it, creating a very oppressive atmosphere.

After everyone helped Luo Hui tidy up, they all left one after another.

Ren Yan felt a little embarrassed. After walking a distance, she whispered to Lin Yuexi, "Sha Ni hasn't come back yet. Is it okay for us to leave like this?"

Lin Yuexi: "...Sha Ni has been at home the whole time."

"Ha~?"

What?
Didn't they say it was sent to the clinic?

Lin Yuexi raised her hand and patted the back of her head, hoping to enlighten her.

"Luo Hui is home, and the brigade leader isn't angry, understand?"

If something really happened to Shani, how could Luo Hui, as her husband, not take her to the clinic immediately?

If Luo Hui had stayed at home after Shani's accident, and it really was just a few female educated youths taking Shani to the clinic, how could the brigade leader possibly have helped Luo Hui?

It is undeniable that the brigade leader usually favors the villagers.

But in today's matter, the brigade leader is clearly biased towards Luo Hui's family of three. One hundred yuan is a lot in the countryside; it's enough to marry two wives and have some money to spare.

Let's not talk about how Li Dazhu and his wife cheated Li Erzhu and his daughter in the past. They're family, one side is willing to hit and the other side is willing to be hit. What can outsiders say?
Based on Lin Yuexi's understanding of the brigade leader, she could guarantee one thing: if Li Erzhu and his daughter had ever asked the brigade leader for help, the brigade leader would never have ignored them.

Ren Yan wasn't stupid; she was just feeling frustrated and hadn't reacted quickly enough. But after Lin Yuexi's reminder, she understood the key point.

I seem to have misunderstood the captain, and I feel a little embarrassed.

"Um, well, why did Silly Girl and the others always let Old Lady Hua and her gang bully them?"

Lin Yuexi swung the ball again, only realizing afterward that she had been too quick to strike.

However, she wasn't the type to reflect on herself; she was more inclined to ask, "What? Why?"

My life motto is: As long as I have no morals, morality cannot hold me hostage!
It must have been Ren Yan's back of the head that bewitched her hand, causing such a quiet person to uncontrollably do something so uncivilized.

Right, that is it!

Despite her lack of conviction, she was still defiant, and even gave Ren Yan a sidelong glance to show her disdain for her intelligence.

"Although Li Erzhu wasn't really a fool as the villagers said, he certainly wasn't smart. Not only in the countryside, but also in the city, people like him would be laughed at from childhood to adulthood."

"He's not very bright, so he probably can't even tell if people are laughing at him or just playing with him. If someone bullies him, he might think they're being nice to him as long as they don't physically hurt him."

“Naturally, unless he has been beaten and is in pain, he is unlikely to complain to someone who can back him up.”

Li Dazhu and Granny Hua, being his elder brother and sister-in-law, naturally understood this. They wouldn't try to take advantage of him in a way that would provoke his anger or resentment. This is probably why the villagers turned a blind eye.

If Li Dazhu and his wife were to violently rob Li Erzhu of his money and belongings, Li Erzhu would not remain unresponsive. Even if he didn't resist, he would cry in grievance, and some villagers would inevitably stand up and intervene.

But what they knew was that if Luo Hui and Shani hadn't become a family, even Li Bin wouldn't have known that Li Dazhu and his wife had taken so much advantage of Li Erzhu and his daughter.

"And then there's Li Qiaomei [Silly Girl]. Li Erzhu isn't smart, but she's not stupid. She understands everything."

“She saw her father being bullied by her uncle since she was a child, and the villagers pretended not to see it even though they clearly did. Besides, she was just a girl that Li Erzhu picked up from the mountains. There has never been a girl in the village who took the place of a family member. Do you think she would believe that the villagers would help her?”

Li Qiaomei and Luo Hui are the same age; in the countryside, they would both be considered old maids.

But if you think that Li Qiaomei was unwanted because of her reputation as a "foolish girl," then you're wrong.

Li Erzhu owns a house. Although it is an old house, it has a large area, including the yard, which is nearly 400 square meters.

Sha Ni is a tough girl; she's strong and hardworking, and she's earned full work points almost every day since she started working.

Li Erzhu, this lucky guy, often manages to bring back wild game from the mountains.

The father and daughter were both lucky and strong. When Li Qiaomei was sixteen, they saved enough money to demolish the old house and rebuild it.

It was a rare type of house built with blue bricks and large tiles.

Li Erzhu only has one daughter, Li Qiaomei, and he has long declared that everything he owns is for his daughter, so naturally the house will also be left to her.

In other words, whoever marries Li Qiaomei, even if it's an arranged marriage, will not only get a hardworking wife, but also a large brick house for free.

How could no one possibly be thinking about it?

Being a kept man is so appealing!
Lin Yuexi learned from Aunt Guihua that since Li Qiaomei was sixteen, matchmakers had been trying to lower their doorstep by nearly three feet, but Li Qiaomei herself had never been interested in any of them.

Many villagers had been rejected by Li Qiaomei, so, for the sake of their own or their children's reputation, they spread rumors and ruined Li Qiaomei's reputation, making the name "Silly Girl" even more deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Imagine Li Qiaomei's life: she was an adopted child, her father was a "fool" with the mental capacity of a six or seven-year-old, and her grandparents might love her, or they might just treat her as an extra toy in the family.

Lin Yuexi leaned more towards the second possibility. Putting aside the fact that the preference for sons over daughters is very common, just considering that she wasn't their biological daughter, it was unlikely that the two elders would truly treat Li Qiaomei with heartfelt kindness.

Her father loved her, but he wasn't very bright. When others bullied her, he might think they were just playing with her.

Therefore, it is unlikely that her father will stand up for her. On the contrary, she will have to endure the indifference and even bullying from the villagers and even her own family members because of their discrimination against her father.

Children, especially those who don't understand anything, are easily influenced by their families and surroundings, and often do the most hurtful things.

It is very likely that those who hired matchmakers were people who bullied her when she was a child.

Growing up in such an environment, it's unlikely that anyone would have any good feelings towards the people around them.
They would never place their future hopes on these people.

Ren Yan murmured with a puzzled expression, "That's why Sha Ni never asks the villagers for help; she prefers to associate with the educated youth."

She, who had many fellow melon enthusiasts in the village, found it hard to accept this fact.

Lin Yuexi didn't answer her, but kept walking slowly home.