Quick Transmigration: The Gossip Master Took the Black Lotus Script - Chapter 24

“Everyone, I also think our work is too easy. Cooking and fetching water isn’t a big deal, but the two of us earn fewer work points. So, why don’t those who support Comrade Liu each contribute one work point a day, and I guarantee you’ll have a hot meal waiting when you come back from work. How about it?”

How about it? Not good at all!

Those she named all panicked, especially Liu Lihong.

“Comrade Luo, that’s not right. We work hard for our points. And now you’re asking each of us to hand over one work point a day? You’re shameless!”

Luo An didn’t get angry—she actually burst out laughing.
“Oh—so Comrade Liu does know what shameless means. And here I thought your skin was as thick as the city wall!

What’s this? When you were forcing me and Duan Jia to ‘selflessly contribute,’ why didn’t you think you were the shameless one?

And now you want to play the righteous big sister? Don’t tell me you think you’re the only one here with brains?”

Her words cut like knives, with no regard for how ugly they made the others look.

“But—but your family is well-off, you don’t need the work points. We’re different, we have families to support… ah!”

Liu Lihong suddenly let out a shriek and clutched her face. She hadn’t expected it—until now, their conflicts had stayed verbal. Who would have thought Luo An would actually slap her, and without hesitation?

“You—you dared to hit me!”

Luo An put on an apologetic face.
“Oops~ I swear I didn’t mean to. My hand just had this itch, you see, it wanted to get up close and personal with your thick skin. I couldn’t stop it~”

“Pfft—”

“Pfft—”

Duan Jia and Yu Sheng both couldn’t help but laugh. Looks like the only way to deal with shameless people was to be even more shameless—something they simply weren’t capable of.

Being slapped was one thing, but to be mocked on top of it—Liu Lihong’s face flushed bright red.
“A new educated youth assaulting an old one? Are you trying to stir up a conflict between us? Can you bear the responsibility for that?”

Luo An scoffed.
“I say you’ve got a big face, and you still won’t admit it? You think you’re qualified to represent all the old educated youth? You really think they’re all as shameless as you?”

She turned to the other older educated youth, whose expressions had grown awkward.

“Yes, our jobs are lighter. But we also earn fewer points. If we wanted to take over all the chores at the educated youth house, why wouldn’t we just go do heavy labor instead and earn more points? Don’t you agree?”

Faced with Luo An’s sharp gaze, the group’s confidence faltered. They knew she was right, but for the sake of their own interests, they’d indulged Liu Lihong, hoping the newcomers would be easy to bully.

Now their faces were burning with shame. What could they say? Nothing but silence.

“See? No one else agrees with you, Comrade Liu. Do you have anything more to say?”

At that moment, Liu Lihong felt like a duck being strangled—only able to glare her resentment.

“Since no one has objections, let’s leave it here. If you’re not in a hurry to eat, Duan Jia, go to the kitchen and braise that chicken. I’m starving.”

The moment everyone heard the word chicken, their eyes lit up. Especially when Duan Jia pulled a glossy-feathered wild pheasant out of her basket. Their mouths watered on the spot.

“That’s a wild pheasant? You didn’t actually catch it yourselves, did you?” Xu Quan was skeptical, though he didn’t think the two girls would steal.

But Liu Lihong didn’t believe it. To her, Luo An and Duan Jia were just pretty faces. How could they possibly know how to hunt? Much more likely, they had used their looks to seduce some villager into giving it to them.

That had to be it!

Shameless hussies!

Her jealousy burned so hot she forgot about the slap just moments ago. Suddenly, the educated youth house fell silent—you could hear a pin drop.

There were looks of disdain, suspicion, disbelief, even anger.

Luo An didn’t care in the slightest. She lifted her hand again and smacked Liu Lihong, one slap after another, until the girl was seeing stars.

“If you don’t want this mouth, then you don’t need it.”

Some had thought of stepping in to break it up, but when they heard that, they hesitated. After all, it had been Liu Lihong’s fault for running her mouth—who could blame Luo An for being angry?

Liu Lihong squirmed and resisted, but Luo An had her pinned tight.

“Help me! Luo An’s a lunatic, she’ll kill me! Ahhh!”

No one moved. Desperate, she turned to Shao Jing.
“Comrade Shao, help me!”

Shao Jing wanted nothing to do with this, but he feared Liu Lihong might expose his scheming if left unchecked. So, with no choice, he braced himself to step forward—

Only for Luo An to cut him off with a cold voice.
“I advise you not to say a word.”

And he shut his mouth immediately. Not because he was weak, but because Luo An was simply too unpredictable.

Luo An released Liu Lihong just long enough to order Duan Jia to start on the chicken, then dragged the girl toward the door.

“Where are you going?” Duan Jia asked anxiously.

“To find someone to judge fairly, of course. Today she slandered me and got away with just a few slaps. What about tomorrow?”

Duan Jia had no rebuttal. Without Luo An, she herself would’ve been bullied to death by Liu Lihong already. So she silently let them go.

“Comrade Duan, why don’t you try to stop her? If this blows up, the whole educated youth house will be embarrassed.”

With Luo An gone, some people found their courage again. But even patient Duan Jia was speechless at the hypocrisy.

“If you care so much about Comrade Liu, why didn’t you speak up just now? It’s not too late to chase after them—you can try to save her yourself. If you can.”

The female educated youth who’d spoken flushed red and blue, humiliated. She had no real friendship with Liu Lihong—she’d only wanted to look virtuous in front of the boys.

Ignoring her, Duan Jia took up a knife and slit the pheasant’s throat. Bl00d spurted instantly.

The guilty ones shrank back, as if that blade had cut their own throats.

To kill without batting an eye… appearances really were deceiving.

Forget it. Best not to provoke them.

After only three days, Luo An and Duan Jia had established themselves as the two least mess-with-able people in the educated youth house.

Meanwhile, Luo An dragged Liu Lihong by the collar to the village head’s home.

The headman’s wife had just told her son to butcher a rabbit when the door was banged on. Startled—afraid someone might find out they’d taken Luo An’s gifts—she hurriedly sent her son to the backyard before opening the door.

The smile on her face froze halfway when she saw Liu Lihong standing behind Luo An.

Tsk! These village aunties were masters of the quick face-change.

Luo An marveled inwardly, but outwardly she put on a pitiful expression.
“Auntie, I’m just a young girl new here, I don’t know anyone. When I’m wronged, the only one I can turn to is Uncle to stand up for me.”