"You mean I was wrong to ask Professor Fu and the others to come and survey the geology?"
Tian Mengyao sniffled, looking very much like a wronged child.
"It's not that you were entirely wrong,"
Lin Fan thought, "If it weren't for the strangeness of Mount Luofeng, the development would have been nothing but beneficial!"
"It's just that the things in the cave, I don't know what they are, they seem beyond scientific explanation!"
Lin Fan turned his head and said earnestly, "I just think you should have done some preliminary research and laid a solid foundation before considering specific actions."
"As for surveying Mount Luofeng, it's best to find scientists from various fields."
"Oh." Tian Mengyao stared at the back of Lin Fan's head, lost in thought.
She was now quite certain that Lin Fan must know something that others didn't.
Her father was right, the more capable a person is, the stranger their temper.
"Lin Fan, do you want to help out at the village committee?"
"I can make you the deputy director of the village committee."
Tian Mengyao's voice still carried a heavy nasal tone after crying.
"Deputy director of the village committee?"
Lin Fan was startled.
In his experience, the village committee was usually composed of people in their fifties and sixties, older folks.
Young people, firstly, were not interested, and secondly, they didn't have that much prestige in the village and couldn't command people.
"Don't get any funny ideas. I run a medical clinic, why would I be a deputy director of the village committee?"
Lin Fan refused without a second thought.
"You think the position is too small?"
"Then after you achieve something, I'll find a way to make you the village head."
Tian Mengyao said as a matter of course.
A mere village head in a poor village, she could easily achieve that even without using her father's connections.
"Forget it, I just want to run my medical clinic well and do my job. I don't have time to get involved in village affairs."
Lin Fan remained unmoved.
"Can you bear to watch the villagers of Luofeng Village continue to be so poor?"
Tian Mengyao shuffled closer, her lips almost brushing Lin Fan's ear.
"I, of course I don't want to."
Lin Fan was still bothered by what those students had said.
Why was Luofeng Village poor?
Why couldn't the villagers live good lives?
Why should people be looked down upon just because they were born in such a place?
Lin Fan had too many grievances, too much indignation.
Tian Mengyao sensed the change in Lin Fan's emotions and urged, "Then why don't you take action?"
"I've found out, your family has built a two-story house."
"And look at the lives of the other villagers."
"What's the point of just you getting rich?"
"Can you bear to see your fellow villagers suffer poverty?"
Lin Fan shook his head, "It's not that I haven't thought about it, but this isn't something that can be done overnight. We must plan carefully before acting."
"It seems our goals are aligned." Tian Mengyao was secretly pleased. "Lin Fan, since you don't want to be involved in the village committee's work, can you at least attend village meetings as an observer and offer your suggestions?"
"This… alright?"
Lin Fan couldn't refuse any further.
He was also afraid that Tian Mengyao might have some wild idea and cause a major disaster.
Neither Mount Luofeng nor Fengyu Gorge were easy to develop.
Who could endure constantly cleaning up their messes at the risk of their lives?
"Then it's settled!"
Tian Mengyao cried out joyfully.
"Do you have to be so excited about anything?"
Lin Fan, of course, had no idea what she was thinking.
Tian Mengyao pouted playfully and extended a fair hand. "Are you going to control me?"
Lin Fan glanced at it and asked, "What for?"
"On behalf of the village committee, I welcome you. Let's shake hands."
Tian Mengyao wiggled her hand.
"Hmph!"
Lin Fan scoffed dismissively.
"Are you going to shake or not?"
Tian Mengyao knitted her eyebrows, her lips pouting.
"Fine~"
Lin Fan drawled out the word and agreed.
He lifted Tian Mengyao up slightly, then extended a hand and shook hers.
"Then from now on…"
Lin Fan had just said this when he suddenly felt Tian Mengyao on his back lose her balance and start sliding down. He quickly withdrew his hand.
As a result…
Because Tian Mengyao was leaning sideways, his hand, which should have landed on her thigh, ended up on her upper leg.
Swish!
Lin Fan quickly retracted his hand.
However, Tian Mengyao was still sliding down.
Helplessly, Lin Fan had to reach out again.
His reaction was very quick, and that was precisely the problem.
His hand still landed on her upper leg!
But this time, he couldn't take his hand away.
He could only slide his hand down along Tian Mengyao's perfect curves until he could support her thigh and stabilize her body.
Tian Mengyao was stunned, completely dumbfounded.
Since childhood, no one had ever dared to take liberties with her.
Now, to be touched by a young imp…
Lin Fan felt extremely apologetic and explained, "That, I didn't mean to. You have to believe me, it was an accident."
Tian Mengyao's face turned red, and she stammered, unable to speak properly.
With her old and new grievances combined, she completely lost control and bit down towards Lin Fan's ear.
Fortunately, Lin Fan sensed her physical movement and knew what she was about to do, so he quickly turned his head and dodged her attack.
To prevent her from verbally attacking him again, Lin Fan had to quicken his pace and start running.
And so, they soon arrived at the medical clinic.
Lin Fan stopped in front of the clinic and let out a long sigh of relief.
Tian Mengyao had walked a lot of mountain roads today and had gone through great joy and sorrow. She could no longer hold on and was drowsy on Lin Fan's back.
She leaned close to Lin Fan's neck, occasionally rubbing against him and muttering.
"Wake up…"
Lin Fan nudged her a couple of times.
"Mmm~"
Tian Mengyao let out a soft, sweet hum, like a spoiled child.
Lin Fan dared not walk into the clinic like this.
After all, Song Yue was already a jealous person, and walking in like this would definitely cause trouble.
"Secretary Tian, we've arrived at the clinic."
"Ah?"
The address "Secretary Tian" jolted Tian Mengyao awake.
Her beautiful eyes widened, and she looked around before realizing they were back in the village and that "Xiao Fan Medical Clinic" was just ahead.
"Then take me to the village committee. My dorm is at the village committee."
Tian Mengyao vaguely remembered her father calling her to wake up in her dream, and she had only groaned.
Now that she was awake, she was so embarrassed that her face turned crimson.
She was the village party secretary of Luofeng Village!
How could she act like a child in front of outsiders?
It was so embarrassing!
"You have an injury on your leg, it's best to get it treated first, otherwise you won't be able to move for ten days to half a month."
Lin Fan didn't take her to the village committee. Instead, he carried her into the medical clinic.
Seeing this, Tian Mengyao instinctively tried to straighten up.
At first, to avoid being taken advantage of by Lin Fan, she had deliberately leaned back, trying to avoid contact with Lin Fan's upper body.
But after a while, her back felt like it was breaking.
She couldn't hold on any longer and gradually leaned back.
Apart from cursing him in her heart, she had no other recourse.
It would have been fine if no one were around, but now, she had to maintain her image at all costs.