The biting wind, swirling with ice pellets, lashed at Shen Meng’s face, but the fury festering within her as she left the brigade office was far more cutting.
She clenched her fists so hard her nails dug into her palms, teeth gritted as she swore to herself, “Cheng Yu, just you wait…”
It turned out that Shen Meng had gone to Secretary Li to protest the appointment of the night school instructor, but she hadn’t gotten what she wanted. When she returned to the Educated Youths Courtyard, Feng Yu had sidled up to her, whispering mysteriously that Cheng Yu had held a private, long-winded talk with Secretary Li before the selection process.
Chapter 79