As expected, another twenty minutes or so passed, and that woman next door suddenly exclaid in surprise.
"What’s going on!"
"What’s wrong, honey?"
"The phone... the phone went black..."
"Huh? No way? Is the battery dead?"
"Yes, yes, I’ve been playing for so long, it should be dead. Don’t you have a power bank in your bag? Quickly, take it out and use it."
"Okay, here you go."
...
Chen Yang continued to keep his eyes closed. Hearing such a conversation, he knew for sure that the phone definitely had a problem.
"I’ve already told you, but you didn’t listen. It’s useless to try. How can you charge a scrapped phone? It won’t turn on."
Chen Yang couldn’t help but speak up.
The couple next door listened to Chen Yang’s words and suddenly looked extrely displeased.
"Don’t talk nonsense. The phone is just out of battery. A quick charge will turn it on again." The woman still refused to believe Chen Yang and insisted the phone was real.
"Haha, okay then, go ahead and charge it. See if it can turn on." Chen Yang smiled faintly without arguing further.
Silence resud once more for ten minutes.
Then, soft sobbing sounds started coming from next door.
It was the woman crying.
Upon hearing the crying, Chen Yang opened his eyes and glanced over.
He saw the woman sobbing while throwing a tantrum.
She held the phone, which she previously cherished, and kept smashing it against the seat.
While smashing it, she kept yelling for it to turn on.
But it was a broken phone; how could it possibly turn on?
Seeing this, Chen Yang felt both amused and saddened.
He was amused by how foolish the woman was, not thinking about the problems in her temporary delight.
He was saddened by the thought of losing more than two thousand yuan, suggesting these two might struggle in school next month.
"Stop smashing it. Although the phone is broken, so things inside can still be taken to a phone shop to get so money. If you break it, you’ll have nothing left." Chen Yang couldn’t help but remind her.
This action was purely out of goodwill.
Unexpectedly, it was t with the woman’s anger.
"Why do you care? You knew it was fake and didn’t stop us from buying it. Now you’re here to laugh at us. What are your intentions?" The woman cried, shouting at Chen Yang.
Chen Yang was montarily stunned upon hearing this.
Then he beca angry!
"Do you have any conscience? Didn’t I warn you? You didn’t take it seriously, and now you bla ? You deserve to be fooled." Chen Yang was a bit angry, speaking without any courtesy.
The woman was foolish and unreasonable, but the man was more reasonable.
Seeing a fight about to break out, he quickly tried to diate.
"Brother, don’t get upset. This is our own problem. I thank you first for reminding . My girlfriend was just too upset. Don’t mind it, sorry." The man apologized to Chen Yang, which cald Chen Yang’s anger a bit.
"When finding a girlfriend, you need to have good judgnt. A good woman can make your life better, but so only drag you down." Chen Yang then glanced at the woman and no longer paid attention to the couple.
For the rest of the trip, the woman kept sobbing.
Eventually, she even blad the cellphone purchase on the guy.
Chen Yang heard the woman’s argunts and was almost shocked to pieces; truly, there are all kinds of people in the world.
After a few hours of traveling, the bus finally returned to the county town, entering the county bus station.
Chen Yang took one last look at the quarreling couple nearby, then got off the bus with a cold smile, not wanting to ddle further.
After getting off, Chen Yang didn’t think about it any further and went straight to the county bus station ticket hall to purchase a ticket back to Liuhe Village.
Recently, Chen Yang helped Liuhe Village get a shuttle bus.
He had never taken it himself, and now he finally had the opportunity, naturally wanting to experience it.
Following the usual procedure, he bought the ticket, went through security checks, then entered the station to find the vehicle.
The county station wasn’t as big as the provincial city, and Chen Yang quickly found the bus heading directly to Liuhe Village.
Chen Yang handed over the ticket and boarded the bus.
Since Chen Yang hadn’t taken the village shuttle before, the driver didn’t recognize him.
Coincidentally, there were seven or eight older won on the bus, none were from Liuhe Village or knew Chen Yang.
From their conversation, Chen Yang learned that these won were heading to Liuhe Village for work.
Hearing they were going for work caught Chen Yang’s interest, so he smiled and went to chat.
"Ladies, isn’t there work in the county town? Why go so far away? It’s inconvenient going back and forth every day."
The won suddenly heard Chen Yang’s voice, turned their heads, and scrutinized him.
Finally, one elderly woman spoke, "There is work in the county, but jobs in Liuhe Village are more leisurely, suited for us older folks. Plus, I heard the leaders aren’t pretentious, so we thought we’d take a look."
"Oh, I see."
Seeing that he understood, Chen Yang didn’t intend to keep chatting idly with the won.
But at that mont, one of the older won beca curious about Chen Yang.
"Hey, young man, what are you going to Liuhe Village for? Looking for work too?" The woman looked him up and down.
"I’m not looking for work; I live there. Just ca back from the provincial city today," Chen Yang replied instinctively.
Hearing this, the won were even more intrigued, their eyes filled with curiosity.
"Wow, so you’re from Liuhe Village? Are you one of the students returning? Your village is truly amazing, producing Chen Yang and even students heading to college. It seems like it’s really going to take off," they exclaid in surprise.
Chen Yang found the comnt amusing, yet didn’t bother to clarify. Let them think whatever they wished.
Chen Yang returned to his seat, and soon after, the bus departed.
It took forty minutes for the shuttle to reach Liuhe Village.
"Young man, you’re from Liuhe Village, surely you know where the village office is. Can you point it out for us?" After getting off the bus, the won laughed and asked Chen Yang for directions.
Chen Yang raised his hand and pointed towards the village office, "It’s that building. Just head there for the interview."
"Haha, thank you, young man!"
The won thanked him with laughs, then headed to the village office together.
Chen Yang returned to his dical clinic.
He arrived ho while it was still early; the sun had just begun to set, needing at least another hour to fully descend.
Taking advantage of this ti, Chen Yang went to the Gu Family building.
The Gu Family had been quiet recently, causing no trouble, which surprised Chen Yang.
To understand the situation, Chen Yang pretended to visit regarding the mine and went to Gao Ya’s office.
Gao Ya had been busy with sothing lately, seldom eting Chen Yang. Although their places weren’t far apart, it was hard for them to et.
Reaching the top floor of the Gu Family building, Chen Yang raised his hand and knocked on the door.
Knock, knock.
"Co in."
Hearing Gao Ya’s voice inside, Chen Yang pushed the door open and entered.
"Chen Yang, what brings you here?" Gao Ya was quite surprised to see him.
Chen Yang smiled, "The mine has been silent for a while, so I’m here to ask about it."
"Oh, I was just about to talk to you. The mine’s new round of profits is out, and it’ll be distributed to you in the next two days," Gao Ya replied.
Saying that, Gao Ya ca out from behind her desk, walked past Chen Yang, and locked the office door behind him.
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