Chapter 399: Chapter 395: A Look of Disdain
Chen Beiguo scoffed.
He had long guessed Li Dashan would say something like this.
’That son of a bitch is dead set on poaching Leng Yuan, probably hoping he’d take a trip to their village and offer some constructive advice!’
’Of course he wouldn’t dare offend Leng Yuan right now.’
Li Dashan walked up to Leng Yuan with a smile, not looking the least bit awkward.
The man had no other virtues.
Except for being exceptionally thick-skinned.
’What did a few judgmental stares matter? As long as he could get Leng Yuan to his village and maybe get some advice, that would be a huge deal for their grain harvest.’
’For the sake of his village’s harvest, what was enduring a few dirty looks? He was more than willing.’
Leng Yuan was a man of few words, but that didn’t mean he was impolite. When Li Dashan came over to speak with him, Leng Yuan still engaged in conversation.
He even offered a few ideas in response to the man’s questions.
Li Dashan’s eyes lit up, and his gaze on Leng Yuan grew even more fervent.
The people from the other teams were all dumbfounded.
Everyone knew what a character Li Dashan was—as thick-skinned as a city wall, but also incredibly shrewd. He was what people would call "sly as a monkey," with a thousand schemes up his sleeve.
So, to see him grinning and staring so intently at a handsome young man left everyone baffled.
Then, someone spoke up.
"Don’t tell me Li Dashan has taken a liking to that young fellow and wants to marry his daughter off to him!"
Speaking of which, Li Dashan’s daughter was already sixteen.
Arranging a marriage at sixteen was a little early, but not unheard of.
Chen Beiguo, who was standing nearby, shot Li Dashan a contemptuous look before pulling Leng Yuan behind him.
He had to intervene.
If he didn’t, he was afraid this shameless bastard would actually succeed in poaching Leng Yuan for his own village.
"Li Dashan, this is a meeting room! Did you think you were here for a matchmaking session? Everyone just thought you were trying to marry your daughter off to Leng Yuan!"
When Li Dashan heard this, he was struck by the idea. It actually sounded pretty reasonable.
’If he married his daughter to Leng Yuan, wouldn’t that forge an even closer bond!’
’What a great idea.’
But he quickly snapped out of it. Remembering how protective Leng Yuan was of his wife, he shivered and turned to shout at the crowd.
"What nonsense are you all spouting? My daughter is only sixteen, what’s all this talk about marriage? Besides, Comrade Leng Yuan is already married! His wife is beautiful, and they’re a perfect match. If I hear any more of this rubbish, don’t blame me for getting rough."
He would have loved to have Leng Yuan as a son-in-law, but it was a shame his daughter was too young.
Besides, he had met Gu Jiaojiao, and he wasn’t confident that his own daughter could ever compare.
In terms of looks and knowledge, let alone her sheer presence and sharp mind, Gu Jiaojiao was leagues ahead of his daughter.
Everyone had thought Leng Yuan wasn’t married!
He looked so young, after all.
Now that they knew he was married, they all stopped joking around.
But even though the jokes stopped, the crowd only grew more curious.
If they weren’t mistaken, this Comrade Leng Yuan was from Qingshan Team, right?
Li Dashan was the team leader of Li Jiawan.
Li Jiawan had won the Advanced Village title for two years straight. Everyone had expected them to make it a three-peat this year, but to their surprise, Qingshan Team had snatched the honor away.
Logically, there should have been some bad blood between Li Dashan and Chen Beiguo.
But here was Li Dashan being incredibly enthusiastic toward a member of Qingshan Team. No matter how you looked at it, something wasn’t right!
A curious team leader sidled up to Chen Beiguo, eager to ask a question.
"Beiguo, what’s gotten into Li Dashan? Why is he fawning all over that young man from your team?"
Chen Beiguo pursed his lips.
’What else could it be? He’s obviously after Leng Yuan’s talent.’
He was about to speak but then thought about the threshing machine. All these other leaders had been green with envy back then, too.
’I can’t talk about that.’
"Leng Yuan is a teacher. Maybe he just has some homework to ask about!"
