At the sports ground, members of the Song and Dance Troupe lined up in several columns. Because of her height and good looks, Sheng Ning was assigned to stand at the very front of the first row.
There were so many eyes around her that she found it inconvenient to speak, but Lu Dabao behind her just wouldn’t stop talking.
"I really love participating in the ’sending warmth’ activities."
"I wonder which retired elderly person we’ll be assigned to this time."
"Last time at the retirement home, I met Grandma Wang, who gave me lots of food to eat. And the plums from the tree in front of Grandpa Li’s house were so delicious. Ah! Why is it winter now, with no fruits to eat?"
"Shut up!" Chen Huaying couldn’t take it anymore; having him known as her acquaintance was embarrassing enough. "Are you really there to send warmth? You’re just exploiting the elderly for their food!"
Standing at the front, Sheng Ning heard everything clearly and couldn’t help but smile.
She was truly fed up with these two clowns.
"Dabao, you’re such a glutton; how come you never outgrew this bad habit?" Hai Lan attempted a joke, thinking herself funny. "When we’re done sending warmth today, come to my house; there’s a lot of delicious food."
"Really?"... Lu Dabao hadn’t finished speaking when Chen Huaying pinched him hard.
"Ouch... Why did you pinch me?"
"Did I pinch you? I clearly pinched Sheng Ning."
Chen Huaying really pinched hard, and tears sprang to Lu Dabao’s eyes as he accused her tearfully, "You clearly pinched me and now you’re denying it?"
"Oh? Sorry about that, I must have pinched the wrong person." Chen Huaying apologized with a sincere expression, then maliciously grinned at Hai Lan. "But if I pinched you, it’s definitely because you’re blind, easily bought with just a bone."
"You... wuwuwu... you’re bullying me. Was it necessary just because I spoke to Hai Lan? Besides, eating at their place is also about saving money. Only a fool wouldn’t take advantage of a bargain."
Chen Huaying gently patted Lu Dabao’s head, "There, there! ’Only a fool wouldn’t take advantage of a bargain,’ well said. I’ll let you take advantage today, but be careful not to be tricked."
"Okay... Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to eat everything in their house, anything I can’t eat, I’ll take home." With food mentioned, Lu Dabao’s tears were gone, and he looked spirited.
Hai Lan was so frustrated she almost ground her teeth to dust.
Standing next to Hai Lan, Qin Cuifen had been quietly watching everything. Seeing this, she couldn’t take it anymore and spoke out righteously, "You guys... are shameless. We are all teammates; how can you bully Hai Lan so excessively?"
Sheng Ning turned around, her piercing gaze sweeping across Qin Cuifen’s face, her lips curling into a mocking arc.
"What are you looking at?" Sheng Ning’s look made Qin Cuifen feel extremely uncomfortable, "Stealing my silver bracelet, and you have the face to say something? Truly shameless, a robber, a thief."
"What did you say? Looking for a beating, aren’t you?" Chen Huaying lost her temper immediately, clearly having taken Sheng Ning’s bracelet and being very arrogant about not returning it.
Now the bracelet had merely been returned to its rightful owner.
"This is the General Union, not your personal Chen Huaying home where you can hit anyone you want," Qin Cuifen retorted, chin raised arrogantly, a stark contrast to her previous flattering demeanor towards Chen Huaying.
"Cuifen, you’re right, I support you," Hai Lan said with a gentle smile, feeling quite pleased with Qin Cuifen. "You said Sheng Ning stole your bracelet?"