Upon entering the living room on the second floor, Meng Chuyue tenderly said to Shen Ci, "I’ve gotten over ten recording pens again, I’ll give you ten, just wait, I’ll go get them."
Shen Ci tightened his grip on her hand, not letting her go, "That’s not urgent, I have something to ask you."
"It’s just, if Zuo Tingting really is pregnant, would you believe me?"
Shen Ci had truly been frightened just now.
He wasn’t afraid of not being able to attend university, but he was afraid that Meng Chuyue would misunderstand.
With a look of exasperation, Meng Chuyue stared into his eyes, "What nonsense!"
Shen Ci remained quiet, his smile smug.
During lunch, Erhu came running to tell Meng Chuyue, "Master, Zuo Tingting and her cousin Wang Qing are really absurd. They’ve plotted to find a man for Zuo Tingting so that after she really gets pregnant, they can frame your Shen Ci. They also said that later, they can deliberately miscarry to avoid a paternity test."
Meng Chuyue scoffed, "Did you manage to record all of this with the recording pens?"
Erhu had a personal space with a volume of one cubic meter, which was originally empty, but recently Meng Chuyue had filled it with many good things for him.
Erhu boasted proudly, "Of course."
"But just this alone is not enough, these days you’ll have to trouble yourself to follow Zuo Tingting more closely."
"Mhmm, mhmm, mhmm, I know."
Erhu liked when Meng Chuyue gave him tasks, as it heralded substantial rewards.
Shen Ci was not aware of Zuo Tingting’s schemes, but now, having recruited quite a few hands, he had also assigned men to follow Zuo Tingting.
What Meng Chuyue and Shen Ci didn’t expect was that among the girls Zuo Tingting brought over that day, two of them secretly came to warn them.
They were there to find Meng Chuyue at the Fruit Store.
Meng Chuyue just happened to be there at the time and took them up to the third floor to talk.
Both girls had furrowed brows and initially spoke vaguely.
"I’m really disgusted by Wang Qing and Zuo Tingting. To frame Shen Ci, they even came up with such a disgusting idea; it’s a disgrace to us girls."
"That’s right, I really can’t associate with them anymore, from now on I want to turn over a new leaf."
Their words were confusing and nonsensical, incomprehensible to others, but Meng Chuyue knew the meaning behind them and calmly waited for them to finish their complaints before smiling and asking, "What exactly did they do?"
The two girls were taken aback, and one of them said embarrassingly, "They mentioned finding a man to get Zuo Tingting really pregnant and then pin the blame on Shen Ci."
The other one nodded with a frown, "...That’s their scheme. I really didn’t expect them to be that sort of person; I thought they were just like me, simply not interested in studying."
Meng Chuyue took out a tape recorder and played a segment of Zuo Tingting and Wang Qing’s conversation to the girls, then said, "We already knew about it and have the recording saved, we’re not afraid of their framing. Still, we appreciate you coming to inform us."
Meng Chuyue was so impressive.
But had they overstepped?
They smirked awkwardly, wanting to take their leave when Meng Chuyue smilingly said, "What are your plans for the future? Do you need my help to arrange a job?"
The two girls were both surprised and delighted, "You mean it?"
It was not easy to find a job these days.
Although there were many factories, most were in the suburbs, and their families needed them to do housework, so they weren’t allowed to go.
"Of course, tell me your educational background and requirements, so I can see about arranging something for you."
The two girls looked at each other, and one said, "We’ve both finished junior high school, my only requirement for a job is that it be close to home, because our families need us to do housework."
The other nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, that’s right."
Meng Chuyue laughed, "So where do you two live?"
"Did you know a new electronics factory has opened nearby? Would you be willing to work there as factory girls?"