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Chapter 775 Declaration of Independence
What the hell is this? Taking steroids? As expected of Miss Yuan, her thought process is truly extraordinary. But this also shows that withdrawal symptoms are really quite unpleasant. The usually energetic Director Wang is now completely listless.

However, Miss Yuan, class monitor He Xiaoyue, and the other two women were in good spirits, especially the latter two. This kind of shopping spree without having to spend their own money was simply too awesome.

Lin Mo paid the bill, and then everyone drove back to the residential area, with the van also driving in.

"What do you mean by today?" Miss Yuan asked as soon as she got out of the car.

Sichuan girl: "It's okay, I'm leaving tomorrow, let's relax today!"

Director Wang: "Both the squad leader and I are fine with it!"

He Xiaoyue: "I don't care. If there are activities, we'll go together. If there aren't, I'll just go back to my dorm and lie around like a corpse!"

"In that case, let's go to my place. It's been a long time since we've teamed up to play games, and we can also have a meal together. Perfect timing, Chuanmei and Mozi, you two said you wanted to treat us, so the food is up to you," Miss Yuan decided. Then everyone looked at Lin Mo, asking for his opinion.

Lin Mo shrugged indifferently and said, "I have no objection!"

Seeing how readily he agreed, the others were all taken aback.

"Huh? Liu Ruyan isn't here today?" Miss Yuan asked.

Lin Mo was startled: "How did you know!"

As soon as he spoke, he noticed that everyone was looking at him with strange eyes.

"What's wrong?" Lin Mo asked.

Upon hearing this, the class monitor couldn't help but laugh and say, "If your girlfriend were here, you should have refused, since you haven't been home late in a long time."

"Really? That can't be right. I often participate in our group activities." Lin Mo asked doubtfully.

He's not the kind of person who prioritizes romance over friendship; he wouldn't stop seeing his friends just because he has a girlfriend.

Liu Ruyan wasn't the kind of woman with a strong desire to control. In her eyes, a woman who would even try to control her boyfriend and friends' meals was no different from a lunatic.

After all, she was looking for a partner, not a pet. Besides, she had her own things to do and didn't have that much energy!
Therefore, in her opinion, any woman who tries to control her boyfriend, husband, and everything else is either too sensitive and wants to find security by controlling her partner, or she is a spoiled brat who has nothing better to do than want her partner's attention to her.

“Although you often participate in group activities, you never leave Liu Ruyan behind to play games with us until midnight. Think about it carefully, isn’t that right?” Chuanmei said speechlessly.

Hearing this, Lin Mo thought about it carefully. Sure enough, it was true. When Miss Yuan first moved in, the few of them often played games at Miss Yuan's secret base.

Before the start of the semester, Lin Mo, Zhang Wei, and Miss Yuan often played together until midnight or even late at night in the city.

Ever since Liu Ruyan first came to his place, Lin Mo has been coming home less often in the middle of the night. After the two of them became a couple, he never seemed to stay out until midnight before coming home.

"After all this, I've become henpecked?" Lin Mo asked incredulously.

He didn't intend for this to happen, so why did it turn out this way?

Everyone rolled their eyes at him.

"Some people say no, but their actions tell a different story, Sister Yuan. What's that saying again?" Chuanmei said.

Miss Yuan: "You're so stubborn!"

Sichuan girl: "It's all talk and no action! What kind of stubbornness is this!"

Miss Yuan: "Because you can eat a dead duck! Roast duck, duck soup, duck parts, duck head, slurp!"

Everyone:.
Sure enough, Miss Yuan's love for food is practically ingrained in her DNA.

"Alright, have fun today. Chuanzi, go get the ingredients. I'll send them to your phone. I'll go back and prepare the food," Lin Mo said.

The Sichuan woman protested, "Why shouldn't you be the one to get the ingredients?"

"Then you do it?" Lin Mo countered.

The Sichuan girl opened her mouth, but in the end, she pulled Director Wang and turned to walk out of the community, adhering to the principle of "those with money contribute money, and those with strength contribute strength!"

After joking around, although he could order takeout, they still trusted Lin Mo's cooking skills.

Even simple meals made at home taste much better than those from restaurants.

Then, everyone went upstairs together and opened Miss Yuan's refrigerator. Sure enough, apart from snacks and drinks, there was nothing of any kind of food.

Half an hour later, the two girls from Sichuan returned, each carrying ingredients. The class monitor went into the kitchen to help them.

He Xiaoyue wasn't very interested in cooking, so she simply gave up.

"Chuanzi, when are you planning to leave tomorrow?"

In the kitchen, Lin Mo, who was chopping vegetables, asked the Sichuan girl who was standing at the kitchen door and looking inside.

"I'm going on a business trip early tomorrow morning. Director Wang and the squad leader will come with me. Xiaoyue will stay home and look after the house!" Chuanmei said.

Upon hearing this, He Xiaoyue pouted and said, "Why am I always the one guarding the house?"

"If you leave, who will take care of Wangcai? Lao Mo doesn't like pets, and Sister Yuan loves to eat dog meat. Don't wait until you come back, or Sister Yuan will have stewed our cash cow again," Chuanmei said helplessly.

He Xiaoyue:
That won't do. Wangcai is a real cash cow for them now, so they can't afford to lose him.

If it's a business trip, Director Wang, the photographer in charge of filming, will definitely have to go. But if he leaves the class monitor behind and goes himself, it would be troublesome and would also cause the couple to be separated temporarily, which would be a sin.

"Where's Sister Yuan? Aren't you going, Sister Yuan?" Lin Mo called out to the outside.

Upon hearing this, Miss Yuan, holding potato chips in one hand and a can of cola in the other, said disdainfully, "Am I crazy to go with them? Chuanmei and the others have to ride with them, it's very tiring for them, okay?"

If I'm really interested, wouldn't it be perfect to wait until they arrive at their destination, then take a plane or high-speed train to get there?
Moreover, I have my own bottom line. I can go to poor rural areas, but I will never go to remote and impoverished mountainous areas. A wise man does not stand under a crumbling wall.

What if we get there and encounter danger?

Lin Mo:
To be honest, although Miss Yuan is a bit abstract, I didn't expect her to be so smart.

"Danger? What danger?" Director Wang asked upon hearing this.

After all, the class monitor is going along this time too.

In response, Miss Yuan remarked, "Impoverished areas may be due to local policies, but remote and impoverished mountainous areas sometimes pose potential risks."

You guys are better off; most of these dangers target women. Think about the specifics yourself!

After saying that, Miss Yuan looked at Lin Mo and asked, "Mo-zai, how long will it take to get better?"

"It'll be here soon, just wait a little longer," Lin Mo said with a smile.

He understood what Miss Yuan meant after a moment's thought. Although China is relatively safe now, there are still some underdeveloped areas where illegal activities persist. The term "trafficking" is never just for children; it also includes women, which is why it's usually followed by the words "women and children."

In some remote mountainous areas, villagers have a weak sense of the law. When such things happen, the whole village will help cover for them. Some female teachers who go to teach in remote mountainous areas are seen by the local villagers as college student wives who are offered to them.

Human nature is the most unpredictable thing. So, for Miss Yuan, it's fine to have acquaintances deliver donations of money and goods, but it's not acceptable for her to go by herself, unless the place is not remote, but rather a relatively poor place.

This is why, despite the fact that there was a lively event, Miss Yuan didn't organize any trips to attend.

Lin Mo agreed with her idea.

Soon, Lin Mo had prepared a table full of food. At the table, Director Wang couldn't help but say, "Chuanzi, is the place you chose okay? If you're not sure, I won't let the squad leader go!"

"I've said it several times already. The place I'm going to this time is an impoverished area, not a remote mountainous region. There won't be any problems. Besides, I've checked, and it's not the kind of place you're imagining," the Sichuan girl said helplessly.

Wang Chu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good. But for safety's sake, we should still report to Lao Mo and the others regularly. If we fail to report even once, we should have Lao Mo call the police."

It has to be said that what Miss Yuan said just now really startled Director Wang.

"It's always better to be safe than sorry, but Director Wang, don't worry too much. The country is still quite safe," Lin Mo said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Director Wang nodded: "That's good. Actually, I'm not afraid myself, as long as they don't hurt my kidneys. At worst, I'll wait for you to rescue me. I'm just afraid of the squad leader."

What if it's a remote mountain area, and you encounter someone with ill intentions? In that place, surrounded by mountains, you could scream your lungs out and no one would hear you. That would be truly a situation where you're completely helpless!

"Don't worry, I checked, and it's true what Chuanmei said, that place isn't a remote mountainous area as some people call it," the squad leader said from the side.

Upon hearing this, Miss Yuan, who was frantically eating, finally lifted her little face from her special big bowl and then cleverly said, "Then you can bring a megaphone, so you can shout louder."

"By the way, why don't you practice beforehand, class monitor? It might come in handy."

Everyone was taken aback by his words. Lin Mo laughed and said, "Practice what? Shout for help?"

"It doesn't matter, just shout it out. Of course, it would be best to shout it out with a megaphone," Miss Yuan said.

In response, the Sichuan girl waved her hand and said, "Don't be silly, Sister Yuan. There are no loudspeakers around now. I'll go out and buy one for them to take with them tomorrow!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Miss Yuan stood up abruptly: "Who said there wasn't!"

As she spoke, to everyone's astonishment, Miss Yuan ran to the living room, opened a cabinet under the entryway, and took out a blue and white loudspeaker, the kind of ordinary loudspeaker that you could easily find at any market.

Miss Yuan then pressed a small button, and the sound immediately came from the speaker.

Power on!

【Play the sound! 】

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Everyone:.
Who would have thought that Miss Yuan's residence actually contained such a thing? At first, he thought Miss Yuan's skirt and clothes were amazing, but now that he sees it, her residence is probably even more amazing, as it really has all sorts of things.

Most importantly, this loudspeaker is too authentic; he strongly suspects that Miss Yuan specially bought it from a professional scrap metal dealer.

"Sister Yuan, you've done this kind of work before?" Director Wang asked curiously, somewhat taken aback.

Miss Yuan was a little embarrassed by this: "Ahem, how could that be? I bought it to play with!"

"Then how do you explain this sound effect?" Chuanmei asked.

Miss Yuan: "I, Yuan, do not need to explain my actions to others. Who do you think you are!"
"Enough talk. It just so happens that the three of you are about to go on a business trip. Here, grab this megaphone, open the window, and shout it out to test your courage!"

In response, Squad Leader Wang and the three women from Sichuan waved their hands repeatedly.

Squad leader: "No, no, Sister Yuan, I'll pass!"

Director Wang: "I was just saying it casually, there might not actually be any danger!"

Sichuan girl: "Exactly! It's so embarrassing to shout for no reason!"

Faced with the three men's refusal, Miss Yuan scoffed, "They don't even shout! They're just sitting there staring blankly when danger strikes. They have absolutely no sense of self-preservation!"

After saying that, she looked at He Xiaoyue and said, "Xiaoyue, Sister Yuan will give you a thousand yuan. Take the megaphone and shout it out from the window to set an example for them!"

Hearing this, He Xiaoyue was clearly tempted, but looking outside and seeing that there were still people in the neighborhood, she felt it was too embarrassing and refused, saying, "Let's forget it, it's too embarrassing!"

"Squad leader, why don't you give it a try?" the squad leader said, looking at the squad leader again.

The class monitor thought for a moment and shook his head. Girls, after all, care about their image!
Just as Miss Yuan was feeling disappointed, she suddenly saw Lin Mo, Director Wang, and Chuan Mei staring intently at her.

"What do you all think?"

Lin Mo suddenly slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Ahhhhh!"

The sudden shout, even without the amplification of a loudspeaker, still startled the three women.

"What are you doing? Are you sick?!" Miss Yuan said, her eyes wide.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo shut up and held out his hand: "Stop talking nonsense, give me the money!"

Just kidding, he'd get a thousand yuan for shouting it out. Only a fool wouldn't shout it out. He'd do it even in a public square, let alone here.

“That doesn’t count! You didn’t bring a megaphone, and you didn’t shout from the window,” Miss Yuan corrected.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Mo and Director Wang turned their heads to look for the megaphone that Miss Yuan had placed on the table, but the spot where the megaphone had been was now empty.

Lin Mo: "Hey? Where's Sister Yuan's loudspeaker?"

Director Wang: "Sister Yuan, let me do it. Give it to me, I can speak loudly!"

Lin Mo: "Stealing business? I'll take 500!"

Wang Chu: "Three hundred!"

Just as the two were getting into a fierce competition, suddenly, the voice of the Sichuan girl came from downstairs.

【Hey hey hey, hey hey hey】

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately got up and ran to the living room window to look down.

Suddenly, the Sichuan girl appeared downstairs with a megaphone.

Meanwhile, a Sichuan girl, wearing slippers and not even a cotton-padded coat, stood downstairs, head held high, holding a megaphone in one hand and raising the other hand high, shouting:
"Okay, guys, all the residents in the neighborhood are looking at me~ I have an announcement to make~ Ah~~~~"

Everyone:.
(End of this chapter)