At the brigade headquarters, Lin Xiang dialed back the phone number of the cotton spinning factory. Director Chen was probably waiting by the phone, as he picked up as soon as it rang, "Comrade Lin Xiang, are you available to come to the cotton spinning factory today?" Lin Xiang looked down at her right leg and smiled wryly, "Director Chen, I’m afraid it might be a bit inconvenient for me today." The brigade leader, who had been "eavesdropping" on Lin Xiang’s conversation, kept winking at her when he heard her say it was inconvenient. For origınal chapters go to 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⁂𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱 Lin Xiang pretended not to see, "I got a bit injured yesterday, hurt my leg, and can’t walk right now." Hearing that Lin Xiang was injured, Director Chen immediately expressed concern, "How did you get injured? Is it serious? Why didn’t you go to the hospital right away?" Lin Xiang didn’t directly answer Director Chen’s question, "Director Chen, is there anything you need me to do?" He originally wanted to ask Lin Xiang for a favor, but hearing she was injured, Director Chen found it hard to ask. "Director Chen, is it because foreign guests want to purchase fabric from our cotton spinning factory? If you need me as a translator, I can hold on. The order of foreign exchange matters the most, I can bear with the discomfort." Director Chen was moved to tears by Lin Xiang’s impassioned speech, "Lin, indeed, there is another group of foreign guests visiting the cotton spinning factory today, so I’ll have to trouble you. Don’t worry, I’ll have Secretary Hu take my car to Li Hua Team to pick you up. After picking you up, we’ll first go to the town hospital for a check-up." After hanging up the phone, Lin Xiang ignored the brigade leader, who seemed hesitant to speak, and hobbled out of the brigade headquarters, leaning against the wall. Mrs. Lin was waiting in the courtyard, and when she saw Lin Xiang coming out, she stopped chatting with others and immediately went to help her, "Does your leg hurt? Do you want Mom to go with you to the clinic to have it checked? If that’s not enough, we can go to the town hospital; we can’t let this injury become a permanent issue." Mrs. Lin showed genuine concern. If Lin Xiang didn’t know she was pretending about her leg injury, she might have been fooled by her mother’s worried expression. It’s undeniable that Mrs. Lin’s acting was excellent, she was a natural actress. Lin Xiang leaned on her mother and said in a moderate voice, "Mom, Director Chen from the cotton spinning factory called just now, hoping for me to act as a translator. Secretary Hu will come to pick me up shortly, so I might not have time to go to the clinic." "But your leg..." Mrs. Lin said sadly, "Later, you’ll be with foreign guests, and your leg hurts so much you can’t walk. What if they have opinions seeing this?" If it weren’t for the crowd, Lin Xiang would have really wanted to give her mother a thumbs-up. No wonder they say mother and daughter are connected at heart, she didn’t even hint, yet Mrs. Lin understood the message! The brigade leader came out just in time to hear this, and couldn’t help but darken his face. "Lin Xiang, don’t move for now. I’ll have Sun take you to the clinic to treat your leg first." "It’s no trouble, brigade leader, Director Chen’s driver and secretary have already set off. If I go to the clinic now, I’ll waste time and miss the important tasks. I’ll just bear the pain later." Lin Xiang held her mother’s arm, "Mom, help me to the big banyan tree at the village entrance, so Secretary Hu can spot me immediately, saving a bit of time." "Alright, Mom will help you there now." A large group followed the Lin mother and daughter, marching grandly to the village entrance, where they gathered around Lin Xiang and Mrs. Lin in small groups. Lin Yun wanted to join, but he found himself pushed away by the village aunties and women. He couldn’t squeeze in at all. He was about to head home but was stopped by the brigade leader. "Lin Yun, persuade the girl not to say anything inappropriate in front of the leadership later. If because of this, the leadership has a negative impression of the Li Hua Team, we can forget about being selected as an advanced collective in the future!" Being selected as an advanced collective was always the brigade leader’s obsession. Even though the Li Hua Team had already connected telephone lines. After the brigade leader finished speaking, Lin Yun finally said quietly, "But the girl is clearly injured, and everybody can see. No matter how strong she is, she can’t walk like a normal person. The leadership will definitely ask when they see it. How will the girl answer then? Say she fell and hurt herself? That’s hard for anyone to believe!" "Brigade leader, I know you’re favoring the Wang Family and don’t want to make things big, but isn’t it unfair to us, making us swallow the truth despite clearly being wronged?" The brigade leader didn’t expect the usually silent Lin Yun to become so sharp-tongued, leaving him momentarily speechless. He coughed lightly twice, "Lin Yun, I’m not favoring the Wang Family, just thinking from the collective’s perspective, not wanting this to blow up. You see..." Lin Yun glanced at Lin Xiang surrounded under the big banyan tree, "Brigade leader, our girl has always been sensible. If she really wanted to complain, she would’ve just told the leadership over the phone. She’s clearly prioritizing the collective, but you still say this. Aren’t you afraid of hurting the girl’s feelings?" The brigade leader awkwardly said, "I’m thinking of the collective." Lin Yun pointed to his drooping arm, "So my injured arm, the girl’s injured leg, and the marks on my mom’s face should just be let go like that?" The brigade leader regretted calling Lin Yun over. Should he really go make trouble for the Wang Family? Not to mention if the Wang Family would admit anything, just that family alone, once it escalates, the entire Li Hua Team would be in chaos. Besides, he didn’t know until choosing to keep the peace yesterday that all three members of the Lin family were injured! At the village entrance, a somewhat shabby small car pulled over, and the door opened. Secretary Hu, wearing a Zhongshan suit, stepped out. Even though he was already aware of Lin Xiang’s injury, he was still startled when he saw the marks on Mrs. Lin’s face, "Aunt, what happened to your face? How did it get injured so severely?" Mrs. Lin dodged Secretary Hu’s gaze, "It’s nothing, just accidentally fell. Girl, Secretary Hu is here to pick you up. Go to the cotton spinning factory quickly, don’t delay important matters." She pulled Lin Xiang’s arm, pushing her towards the car, and in the crowd, those who already didn’t get along with the Wang Family took the opportunity to strike. "Mrs. Lin, last night the Wang Family came to your house aggressively to create trouble, that’s just plain bullying. We can’t compete with the Wang Family in numbers, but you have the leadership supporting your girl, so why care for the Wang Family’s hidden issues? They don’t even take it seriously!" "Exactly, Mrs. Lin, look at your family of three, can’t make up one whole person. The Wang Family is already this arrogant, why still consider sparing their face!" The brigade leader, already upset with Lin Yun, came over, only to be further angered by the villagers.