CHAPTER 97: CHAPTER 92 STIRRING THE WATERS TO CATCH FISH

"Well, if we can be grouped together, that would be great."

Gu Dali was very pleased.

The little girl is so pretty, even just looking at her is pleasing to the eye. If we work together, haven’t you heard that a male-female duo makes work less tiring?

If it were just us guys together, where’s the fun in that?

Song Moting watched as Jiang Xiaoxiao smiled happily, his lips curving.

His heart felt warm.

His eyes were filled with a gentle light.

Jiang Xiaoxiao, on the other hand, was still the same as before, warm and sunny, making others feel a sudden softness in their hearts.

The team leaders on both sides began to stand at the front position, signaling everyone to quiet down.

"Alright, alright, save your reunions for later. I can see that many came in groups and there are quite a few familiar faces. How about this, we’ll discuss the plan now. If you want to form a team, write down the names and send a representative to submit it. This will serve as a basis for drawing lots later. Anyway, each person’s minimum is two acres of land."

Now, the lands of Teams 11 and 12 are already together, so we’ll try to allocate them close to each other to save running back and forth. There’s definitely good land and bad land.

It’s impossible for everyone to draw good land. Since you’re drawing lots, it’s to prevent disputes over good and bad land later on. Simply put, if you draw good land, it’s your luck; if bad, there’s no helping it, you have to accept it.

Don’t bring a group to me later to cause trouble, or don’t blame me for being harsh. I’m laying it out for you upfront. You have half an hour, discuss it well.

Who exactly wants to form a team with whom. After half an hour, I’m not saying a word, I’ll just call people up to draw lots. Understand?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

"Leader, we understand the reason, rest assured, since we’re sending people up to draw lots, we’ll accept whatever comes."

"Exactly, Leader, don’t worry."

Within half an hour, many were already forming cliques.

After all, the hardworking don’t want to team with the lazy, and naturally, the lazy would want to team with the hardworking.

Everyone’s looking out for their own benefit, so those who are good at persuasion are lobbying everywhere.

Hardworking folks generally aren’t short of people looking to team with them.

Wu Yue and Wang Hongbing had already set their sights on Jiang Xiaoxiao’s group.

After all, looking at Jiang Xiaoxiao’s team, they had quite a few people, and it was obvious everyone was forming groups. Jiang Xiaoxiao’s group had more men, and teaming with such a group could surely save quite a bit of effort.

Moreover, there’s Song Moting, who just by appearance, makes hearts race. Who wouldn’t want to join?

Indeed, at Jiang Xiaoxiao’s table, apart from Jiang Xiaoxiao and Jia Shu, all that’s left were robust young men.

Such strength is enviable for a team, since much of the field work still relies on men.

If they could join this team, they’d have one less worry.

After all, when women work, they’re not as nimble as men.

Many people were thinking they could ride on someone else’s coattails, slack off a bit, still get paid, and fill their stomachs.

Everyone would love to do that.

Moreover, more female educated youths’ eyes were on Song Moting.

This young man was really handsome.

In that group, whether in temperament, looks, or speech, he stood out.

Like a crane among chickens.

It’s impossible not to notice.

Didn’t you see the surrounding female educated youths’ eyes all on him? Some even familiar tried to go over and greet Song Moting, just to make themselves known.

Everyone has their own small calculations.

"Jiang Xiaoxiao, He Aiguo, we also want to join you guys."

Wang Hongbing spoke up, her voice lowered several notches compared to usual.

She sounded gentle, soft, and weak.

And her gaze was somewhat affectionate, fingers twisting her clothes, looking shy.

A gentle young woman.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was a bit dumbfounded.

This lady, usually very bold, straightforward, now suddenly acting like a reserved gentlewoman.

How could that not shock someone’s eyeballs?

Wu Yue glanced at Song Moting, noticing him scrutinizing her and Wang Hongbing.

Immediately, she squeezed out what she thought was her most tender and beautiful smile.

"Yes, Jiang Xiaoxiao, let’s team up. It’s good to look out for each other."

Jiang Xiaoxiao shook her head, delivering a cold and heartless response.

"You heard the leader, we have a responsibility system. We’re not a fit, and besides, our personalities don’t match. Let’s not force it, haven’t you heard about how forced melons aren’t sweet?"

This rejection was anything but subtle.

Wang Hongbing and Wu Yue thought Jiang Xiaoxiao certainly wouldn’t be audacious enough to refuse in front of these guys, or she’d be seen as selfish and heartless.

Unexpectedly, she didn’t play by the rules at all.

She openly spoke and wasn’t polite about it.

Showing no regard for image.

Both felt a bit embarrassed.

To outsiders hearing this, it might seem they’re just lazy people. Though fieldwork wasn’t their strong suit, after two months of training, they weren’t incapable.

Jiang Xiaoxiao’s words seemed deliberately to belittle them.

"Jiang Xiaoxiao, we’re all in the same dorm, having lived together for two months. We’re familiar enough to collaborate. Besides, we’re not bad at work either."

"You make us sound like we don’t usually work properly."

Wu Yue quietly defended, her eye corners peeking at Song Moting.

Though his expression remained unchanged, his brow slightly furrowed.

She relaxed a bit, thinking perhaps Song Moting found Jiang Xiaoxiao overbearing.

If only he wouldn’t team up with Jiang Xiaoxiao, or better yet, intervened to help them out.

"Stop, you two should know how you work. Does it have to be spoken out loud? Before so many people, if I really lay it out, wouldn’t you two feel embarrassed?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao didn’t want to get involved with Wu Yue and Wang Hongbing.

These two would never seriously work in the fields but were always scheming to slack off.

Initially, they would often ask other acquaintances for help, and people, not wanting to offend them, would lend a hand once or twice.

But over time, everyone realized these two simply wouldn’t work hard, using others as labor.

As time went by, everyone knew to avoid them like the plague.

The fact they came to Jiang Xiaoxiao now meant they wanted to slack off by joining her group.

Did you see how everyone was avoiding those two, unwilling to cooperate with them?

"Jiang Xiaoxiao, clarify what you mean. We work with our own hands."

He Aiguo couldn’t bear it. Everyone knows the truth, but nobody says it aloud.

If Jiang Xiaoxiao were to say more things, it would mean tearing all pretenses.

Being in the same production team, causing an uproar isn’t necessary.

If they can get along, greet whenever they meet. If they can’t, they don’t even have to talk.

Why force Jiang Xiaoxiao and these two women into a life-or-death feud?