Chapter 1423
Relationship Exposed
Chapter 1423 Relationship Exposed
After the New Year, the forest farm finally quieted down, and everyone enjoyed a period of relaxation, such as being able to sleep in without worry.
However, when people have more free time, some things that they hadn't paid much attention to before come to light.
For example, Lin Hao was a party girl every night, and several girls frequently visited his house, so it was inevitable that they would bump into each other.
Then, based on your own situation, it's not difficult to analyze other people's situations.
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The first to notice something was wrong was Mengyue.
At first, I always felt that Qin Xuemei was strange - she would often space out, blush when asked what she was thinking, and toss and turn in bed at night.
When Mengyue saw Qin Xuemei entering and leaving Lin Hao's house, she was stunned. Thinking about her own situation, she immediately guessed the relationship between Qin Xuemei and Lin Hao.
She then began to pay attention to the people who frequently visited Lin Hao's house. The more she paid attention, the more she realized something was wrong. Just as she had predicted, several other girls also frequently visited Lin Hao's house.
What surprised her the most was that Tang Qi, this unassuming girl, and Lin Hao seemed to have known each other for many years.
It's understandable that she's nice to everyone else, but Shen Mengyin has always been very affectionate towards Lin Hao, and her thoughts are practically written all over her face.
Ji Xiurong even openly declared that she wanted to marry Lin Hao, which wasn't hard to guess.
What surprised her the most was naturally Qin Xuemei. Judging from the result, she suddenly realized that the way Qin Xuemei looked at Lin Hao was different from how she looked at others.
Lin Hao's attitude towards Qin Xuemei was also somewhat closer than his attitude towards others.
Mengyue didn't dare to think any further. She originally thought that the girls simply liked Lin Hao, but things had developed in ways she couldn't help but think about, because she might be the third party, no, she might even be the fifth party.
That evening, Mengyue noticed that Qin Xuemei had gone to the laboratory, so she followed her to take a look.
Finding the door ajar, they peeked inside and saw Lin Hao with his arm around Qin Xuemei, gently patting her back with one hand.
Mengyue stood frozen at the door, the sweet words still ringing in her ears, and in the blink of an eye he was already involved with her best friend. How could she accept this!
However, she didn't make a fuss. She really liked Lin Hao too much and didn't want to leave him like this.
Besides, why should she leave?
So after Lin Hao left, he went to the laboratory entrance again, intending to find his best friend Qin Xuemei alone and find out what had happened.
Just then, Qin Xuemei opened the door from the inside, and the two looked at each other. The air was so quiet you could hear your heartbeats.
"When did you start?!" Mengyue took a step back, saying excitedly, "I saw everything!"
"Mengyue, come in and talk!" Qin Xuemei's voice was surprisingly calm, and then she began to speak slowly and deliberately: "You like Brother Lin too, don't you!"
Mengyue was taken aback by these words, not expecting Qin Xuemei to be so composed. At this moment, Qin Xuemei calmly said:
"Mengyue, you must also like Brother Lin, and you only recently became his mistress, right?"
"I~!" Mengyue originally wanted to explain, but considering that she was already with Lin Hao, she said confidently:
"Yes, I like Brother Lin too. I've liked him for a long time, but I had a boyfriend before, so I kept my feelings buried deep in my heart!"
"Last time I received his breakup letter, I wanted to commit suicide by the lake. It was Brother Lin who saved me. He even confessed his love to me by the lake, kissed me, and comforted me. So, in a daze, I agreed to be with him!"
"On New Year's Eve, he still had a fever that night. I took care of him, and then we got together!"
"I guessed so!" Qin Xuemei said with an expression that said, "I knew it."
"And what about you? When did you two get together?" Mengyue countered.
"Hehe~!" Qin Xuemei said with a wry smile, then a hint of shame on her face:
Actually, I've liked Brother Lin for a long time, and he even wrote me a love letter a while ago. But back then, I was too proud and wanted to wait for him to pursue me!
"As a result, he turned around and became ambiguous with Shen Mengyin. When there was a food shortage in Bashang, Ji Xiurong said that she would marry whoever fed her. Then she declared that she would pursue Brother Lin!"
"But as time went on, I found that I was growing further and further apart from Brother Lin, and I felt a little lost!"
“Until the night the mechanized forest farm was established, I was drunk, and he took me back to my dormitory. I mustered up my courage and took the initiative!” Qin Xuemei lowered her head, her voice growing softer and softer.
"And then... well, that's how it happened!"
Mengyue's heart pounded. She wanted to ask what it was, but she swallowed the words back.
She wasn't a little girl; she'd already been with Lin Hao like that long ago, so naturally she knew what that meant.
Mengyue shook her head but didn't speak. What did she have to blame Qin Xuemei for? What right did she have to blame others? To put it bluntly, she was the one who came later.
However, at that moment, there was another knock on the laboratory door. Qin Xuemei and Mengyue exchanged a glance and then opened the door.
When they opened the door, they found Ji Xiurong, Shen Mengyin, and Tang Qi all outside.
That is, all the people from their former dormitory at the group came!
It turned out that they had also noticed the problem and were observing it carefully, just like Mengyue. So when Mengyue went out mysteriously, the other three followed.
The three of them spotted each other on the road, and after discussing it, they followed Mengyue to the laboratory and overheard Mengyue's conversation with Qin Xuemei.
Ji Xiurong was straightforward, and she went straight to the point as soon as she entered: "Xuemei, Mengyue, we heard what you just said!"
Qin Xuemei and Mengyue were stunned, their faces turning red instantly.
Seeing her reaction, Ji Xiurong plopped down and sighed, "I knew it!"
"Xiurong, it's me!" Qin Xuemei tried to explain.
“You don’t need to explain!” Ji Xiurong waved her hand and said, “Actually, I’m the same.”
Then everyone looked at Ji Xiurong, and Ji Xiurong, seeing their expressions, suddenly smiled and said:
"What kind of looks are those? You're allowed to like it, but I'm not?"
"Ever since Brother Lin brought back food from Camp One and gave me a good meal, I've made up my mind that no matter what, I'll stay with Brother Lin for the rest of my life!"
"You don't think I'm joking, do you?" Ji Xiurong then said smugly, "Actually, Brother Lin didn't have any feelings for me at first!"
"So last March, I made up my mind to take the initiative and said that it was convenient to take a shower at Camp One and I wanted to borrow it. That was the time I rode the sled, and that's when I got my wish!"
"You... when did you start liking him?" Qin Xuemei asked subconsciously, as she was quite concerned about this matter.
Ji Xiurong, without any hesitation, spoke frankly:
"After that bastard Yan Xiangli ran away, I was heartbroken, and Lin Hao stayed with me and comforted me. Later, I gradually fell in love with Brother Lin!"
"So, it was my own choice, and I don't blame him!"
Then Ji Xiurong looked at Tang Qi and Shen Mengyin and asked, "What about you two? What happened to you two?"
Shen Mengyin's face flushed red instantly, while Tang Qi remained relatively calm, though she was pondering whether or not to tell them about her situation. "You two too?" Qin Xuemei stared wide-eyed at the two of them, while Mengyue was already somewhat prepared.
Shen Mengyin and Tang Qi lowered their heads, their ears burning, and it took them a long time to finally utter a soft "hmm".
Shen Mengyin then recounted her story with Lin Hao, admitting that her "Brother Lin" had been taken away by someone else, which is why she took the initiative and offered herself to Lin Hao.
Tang Qi hesitated for a moment, not revealing that she was Tang Qi, but instead using the excuse that Lin Hao had saved her five years ago when he first came to the dam.
Finally, she was sent back to school. After learning about Lin Hao's situation, she took the initiative to apply to come to Bashang when she graduated. Soon after arriving in Bashang, she gave herself to Lin Hao.
Good heavens, everyone then realized that there was another person who had been quietly and patiently waiting for their chance!
Then the girls looked at each other, none of them knowing what to say.
They suddenly realized that it seemed like they were the ones who had offered to deliver them, and this situation left them somewhat at a loss.
Neither of them wanted to give up, so the situation remained deadlocked until Ji Xiurong finally broke the silence:
"Alright, stop staring at each other like that. Since things have come to this, let's talk this out!"
She pulled Qin Xuemei and Mengyue to sit down, and Tang Qi and Shen Mengyin also gathered around. She herself sat cross-legged on the bed, as if she were holding a general meeting.
"I acknowledge my relationship with Brother Lin, and it was my initiative!" Ji Xiurong stated decisively.
"No matter what, I'm determined to stay with Brother Lin. I will never back down!"
Mengyue, who was inseparable from Lin Hao, couldn't wait to say:
"I love Brother Lin, I want to stay with Brother Lin forever, and I will never give him up!"
"I will not back down!" Qin Xuemei said firmly.
"I, I, Brother Lin is my only support, I will not leave him!" Shen Mengyin, who was usually weak and helpless, made a strong statement.
Everyone looked at Tang Qi, who calmly said, "Don't look at me. I'm the first one. Do you think I would give up?"
"Even if all of you leave him, I won't leave. Of course, if none of you leave him, we can just stay together!"
"After all, he's so capable, I can't handle it all by myself. Having more sisters means having more people to share the burden. At worst, I'll give him a back massage!"
"Push your back!"
To everyone's surprise, Tang Qi, who seemed the most innocent and inconspicuous, was actually the most lewd among them!
However, considering Lin Hao's performance, it doesn't seem to make a mistake.
"So, what do we do now?" Qin Xuemei asked after a moment's hesitation.
"After all, no one wanted to quit, and one person even suggested that all five of them should come together, which is simply outrageous!"
Five girls—no, now they're women, a whole five women!
Then everyone fell silent, while Ji Xiurong leaned against Mengyue, looked at everyone and smiled, saying:
"Our Brother Lin is really something! He's got enough for a mahjong game, and there's still room for one more player to bet on horses!"
Qin Xuemei glared at her and said irritably, "You can still laugh?"
"What should we do if we don't smile? Cry?" Ji Xiurong glanced at her and said matter-of-factly:
"Anyway, it's true that I like him, and it's true that we were together. I don't regret it. What about you? Do you regret it?"
Tang Qi shook her head without hesitation, as did Qin Xuemei and Mengyue, and Shen Mengyin also shook her head without hesitation.
"That settles it then!" Ji Xiurong sat up straight and said.
"Since neither of us regrets it, let's talk this out. No one will blame or resent anyone. As for the future..."
She paused, then sighed, "We'll talk about the future later. Anyway, I can't leave him right now."
Tang Qi smiled and spoke frankly:
Since neither of them wants to leave, then let's not think too much about it. As for who he chooses in the future, that's a matter for later!
Tang Qi's words were like a pebble thrown into water, causing ripples in everyone's hearts.
Who will he choose next?
No one had thought about this problem, no one dared to think about it, and it was subconsciously ignored.
That night, the five women, who rarely got together again, all went to Tang Qi's dormitory and talked for a very long time in that small room.
In the end, despite everyone having their own thoughts, no one cried or made a scene. Everyone understood each other without saying a word, as if a tacit agreement had been formed.
Since we can't let go of it anyway, let's just leave it at that for now.
As for the future, we'll see later, or wait for Lin Hao to make the final decision.
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Lin Hao, on the other hand, already knew what the women were thinking through the mental markings, so he naturally couldn't ignore it.
Or rather, he had already thought of a solution to the problem, and now it was the perfect time to bring it up.
However, this is not urgent; let them get used to it gradually.
Before that, Lin Hao also wrote down the things that needed to be dealt with in the coming period, as well as the various plans for the future.
Three days later, Lin Hao arrived at the office of the farm manager, Yu Zhenglai.
"Oh, Section Chief Lin, what brings you here today?"
Yu Zheng was a little surprised to see Lin Hao come to the office, because it was neither the season for planting trees nor the time for sowing seeds.
The planting of saplings in Saihanba will not begin until April or May, but the preparatory work has already started long before that.
"Director, this is the strategy I wrote for addressing other unsuitable planting sites in our Bashang area. Please take a look!"
Based on the characteristics of the plants and the environment of the dam area, Lin Hao summarized his planting and cultivation experience over the past five years, as well as some future plans.
After all, Lin Hao will leave sooner or later. Passing on these experience records to others will help Bashang recover faster and build a green Great Wall for Beijing.
All the documents were handed over to Yu Zhenglai, who was also a little puzzled as to why Lin Hao would come to find him at this time.
Despite his doubts, Yu Zhenglai took the document and began to read it carefully.
Lin Hao's strategy includes not only his years of research on plants and the experience he has accumulated, but also his experience with planting shovels and mechanical repair.
Of course, Lin Hao also shared his experience in pest and disease control, expanding seedling cultivation in full-light conditions, and so on.
Another issue concerns planting in pure sandy and rocky terrain, with the main focus on planting strategies for rocky terrain.
He already knew about this beforehand. Lin Hao had even experimented with cultivating seedlings in pots, and when he heard that the results were quite good, he immediately agreed to Lin Hao's plan.