Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 1191

Chapter 1191: Troubles ( 2 )
Several villagers immediately set aside their work and rushed toward Liu Piao’s house after they heard her words. Aunt Sun turned to Zhang Yulan and said, “Zhang girl, go inform the team leader and Liu Piao. We will head there first to see what is going on.”

Zhang Yulan nodded and replied, “Thank you, Aunt Sun!”

Without wasting a moment, she resumed running toward the production team’s office. Her thoughts raced as she ran.

She wouldn’t let anyone harm her second sister-in-law!

After nearly ten minutes, she finally reached the production team’s office. Inside, she looked around but could only find Comrade Han.

Seeing her burst in in panic, Comrade Han looked up in surprise and asked, “Comrade, what’s wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?”

“Comrade, where is the team leader?” Zhang Yulan asked breathlessly.

“The team leader isn’t here. He went to the brigade office this morning. What’s wrong?” Comrade Han replied.

Zhang Yulan’s anxiety grew when she heard that Han Yuheng was not around. She slapped her thigh in frustration and exclaimed, “Aiyah! What should I do now?”

Noticing her increased panic, Comrade Han poured her a cup of water and said, “Calm down, comrade. Tell me what’s going on.”

Zhang Yulan gratefully drank the water, finishing it in a few gulps. Then, placing the cup on the table, she explained, “Comrade, the Huang family from the neighboring village is smashing Sister Liu Piao’s house. They have even beaten Teacher Lin!”

Comrade Han was stunned by her words and exclaimed, “What?! Those people are truly lawless!”

After a moment of thought, he said firmly, “We need to find the vice team leader. Let’s go!”

He quickly locked the office, grabbed his bicycle, and left with Zhang Yulan to find the vice team leader.

At that moment, the vice team leader was inspecting the seeds sent by the government in the granary. Looking at their quality, he frowned and said, “The quality of the seeds this year is worse than last year.”

Standing beside him, one of the research team members asked, “Comrade An, didn’t we have some seeds from the summer harvest? The quality of those seeds is much better than these. How about we use those?”

Hearing this, An Xuyuan’s face turned gloomy as he replied, “Those seeds were taken away by the brigade and sent to the capital.”

When everyone heard this, they were furious. One of them said, “Those seeds were cultivated by us. What right did they have to take them away?”

“We spent so much time doing the research. When we finally got better results, those people rushed to snatch our work and claim credit. They are so shameless!” another added indignantly.

Fearing someone might overhear their complaints and report them, An Xuyuan reminded them, “Enough. This kind of thing isn’t something we can discuss. Right now, the most important thing is to find a way to improve the crop yield.”

Looking at the broken rice and winter wheat seeds, one of the team sighed and said, “Not to mention improving the crop yield, it’s still uncertain whether these seeds will germinate at all.”

Hearing this, everyone’s mood dropped instantly. They knew the situation in the political capital was tense, with several parties fighting each other both openly and in the shadows.

They had thought that, no matter the political situation, those people would understand the importance of agriculture and wouldn’t meddle with their work. Unexpectedly, not only had they taken away the high-quality seeds, but they had also sent back these broken ones!

While everyone was feeling angry and frustrated, Comrade Han finally arrived at the granary. After parking his bicycle, he walked over and said, “Vice Leader An, something’s happened.”

Seeing how anxious he looked, An Xuyuan felt a headache coming on. He rubbed his temple and asked, “What’s going on?”

Before Comrade Han could explain, Zhang Yulan interjected, “Vice Leader An, the Huang family from the neighboring village came to smash Sister Liu Piao’s house. They also beat Teacher Lin!”

When she finished, An Xuyuan’s face darkened. He already had so much to deal with, and now the villagers were causing trouble. In an instant, his gloomy mood turned even gloomier. Everyone who knew him understood he was truly angry this time.

“Lead the way!” he ordered as he walked to his bicycle.

Seeing this, Comrade Han quickly rode off on his bicycle. Left behind, Zhang Yulan grew anxious. Spotting the empty back seat of An Xuyuan’s bicycle, she quickly climbed on without hesitation.

Feeling the sudden weight on the back and a pair of hands grabbing his waist, An Xuyuan’s body stiffened. He glanced at her hands and hesitated for a moment before pedaling away.

After the three of them left, the research team members exchanged shocked glances. Although everyone said their vice leader was a warm and generous person, they knew how indifferent he truly was.

With his good looks, high position, and city household registration, many women wanted to marry him. Yet, in the five years since he had come to this village, he had never given a woman a second glance, let alone get close to them.

Because of his indifference towards women, some people even said that he was a cut-sleeve man and had no interest in women. Although no one can confirm this rumor, most people are skeptical and half-believe it.

After all, which normal man can remain aloof in the face of the temptation of countless women?

Unless there is something wrong with his body or he is a cut-sleeve man, it is impossible for him not to be interested in women.

Therefore when he saw this scene, they thought that their eyes were playing tricks on them. For their vice team leader to let a woman sit on the back of his bicycle and hold his waist—this was a first since they met him.

It took them a while to regain their senses. Since the vice leader was busy, they could only continue brainstorming solutions. If they forced germination, at least 30% of the seeds might fail to sprout. The only solution was to find another source of seeds.

But who would bear the cost of buying them?