Chronicle of the 70s
Chapter 172 - 168 finally added more - s with 810 monthly tickets

Chapter 172: 168 finally added more Chapters with 810 monthly tickets

Ma Lingling came back first, entering the room ten minutes before the bell rang, and seeing the solemn faces, she asked what was going on.

Wang Ke seriously recounted the situation.

Upon hearing about the theft, Ma Lingling was stunned and said, "Chongchong was still here when I left, and I didn’t come back this afternoon."

Everyone frowned, but Li Xianglu actually suspected Ma Lingling had stolen it because she was less well off, and not just her, everyone thought so, but to their surprise, the suspicion fell on Xiao Chong in the end.

Just as Ma Lingling finished washing her feet with the water she’d brought in, the first bell rang, followed by the second after a minute, and all the lights in the dormitory went out, leaving only the hallway lights on.

Xiao Chong entered right on cue, humming a song and seeming very cheerful.

After entering, she didn’t notice the odd atmosphere, happily placed her backpack on the bed, and quickly went to the washroom with her basin to wash her face.

Xiao Chong returned after fifteen minutes to a very quiet room, which was eerily quiet compared to the lively atmosphere next door. She was in a great mood, and it took several minutes after she got back to notice that something was off. Under the outdoor streetlight, there was someone on every bed; no one was sleeping, and most were sitting up in bed.

Xiao Chong paused and said, "What’s going on with you all? Why aren’t you sleeping?"

Lu Anna got down from her bed, walked to the door to close it, and then lit a candle. Wang Ke lit another by her bed, and in a moment, five candles illuminated the room, bright enough to see everyone’s expressions clearly.

Everyone looked troubled. When a thief strikes in the dormitory, no one feels comfortable. Only then did Xiao Chong start to sense that something was wrong and asked in puzzlement, "What’s this about? Are you going to interrogate me?"

Everyone looked solemn, while Lu Anna, unwilling to delay any longer, put Li Xianglu’s canned bottle on the table and bluntly asked, "Did you touch this?"

Upon seeing the bottle, Xiao Chong’s face changed, then he glanced at Ma Lingling, who lay on her bed indifferent, and was stunned: "That, I took the meat sauce inside for my friend, his... his family is poor, they don’t have vegetables to eat, I’ll replace it!"

Even if Xiao Chong was naive, he knew stealing from others was wrong.

However, Lu Anna felt this matter could not just end like this and issued a warning, "Xiao Chong, I hope next time you do not touch others’ belongings without permission. If it happens again without notice, that’s considered theft."

At these words, Xiao Chong was stunned, his voice trembling as he said, "How can you all do this? It was just borrowing some meat sauce. Why is it so serious? Theft, that’s such an ugly word!" Xiao Chong’s voice carried a sob.

Li Xianglu sighed and said, "Today it’s just some meat sauce, what about next time? If someone gets sick and needs to go to the hospital, would you take money left in the dorm by others? Xiao Chong, you might think we’re making a big deal out of nothing, but the fact is you did take something without consent. Even if your friend’s family is really struggling with money, they won’t starve to death without meat sauce, and if they’re starving, it would make more sense to help with steamed buns!" Li Xianglu wanted to make things clear, she felt there was something fishy about the incident, as if it was somehow related to Ma Lingling, yet Xiao Chong didn’t mention it.

Xiao Chong was taken aback for a moment, glanced at Ma Lingling lying on the bed, and finally nodded stiffly, "Xianglu, I was wrong. I will reimburse you for the food tickets and money. It’s just that most of it I’ve lent to others, so I can only wait until next month."

Xianglu nodded, "Alright, then next month."

Xiao Chong’s willingness to admit his mistake made everyone feel that this could be forgiven. It’s not good to keep denying it; obvious evidence is there and to still not admit means one’s character has already been corrupted. If that were the case, Anna and the others would definitely find a way to get Xiao Chong out of there.

But fundamentally, Xiao Chong wasn’t bad. She knew that what she did was wrong, she admitted it, and she promised to repay. That was worth forgiving once.

Following that, Xiao Chong became more elusive than ever, not returning to the dorm until the curfew bell rang and even made a woolen coat for herself, a red one, and she seemed to be in an increasingly good mood.

In private, they speculated whether Xiao Chong was in a relationship. Li Dayu inquired a few times, but she denied it embarrassingly. However, her spring fever face couldn’t lie to anyone.

Until the 7th or 8th of January, during the final exams at school, a big incident occurred at the entrance of the girls’ dormitory.

Xianglu finished her exam and walked back rubbing her hands; the classroom’s heater was inadequate, and her hands were almost frozen stiff halfway through the test.

As she approached the entrance, she saw a crowd gathered in front of the dorm building, with noisy arguments audible from the middle.

Xianglu quickened her pace and went up, only to see Xiao Chong being dragged by the hair by a thirty-something person, sprawled on the ground in a most pitiful state, Xiao Chong’s face stiff and pale with not a hint of resistance.

Seeing this, Xianglu pushed through the crowd and shoved that woman away. The woman stumbled back and seeing someone intervene, she yelled, "Who are you to meddle? This little slut seduced my husband, lured a married man. I’m going to report her to your school!"

Xianglu was stunned, perplexed by the situation. The woman, on seeing Xianglu’s hesitation, lunged forward to grab Xiao Chong, who was standing behind Xianglu.

Xianglu didn’t know the full story, but she was certain that Xiao Chong wasn’t the kind of person to frivolously seduce someone else’s husband. She stepped forward fiercely and pushed the woman away, shouting, "What are you trying to do? In public like this, what do you want?" Then she called out to the surrounding crowd, "This person is bullying a student from our school, is there no one who will step in or go inform the school’s security department?"

No one in the crowd moved, and the woman, even more arrogant, said, "What wrong have I done? I’m here to report, I’m here to catch this shameless bitch, she seduced my husband, someone like her doesn’t belong in school, she should’ve been expelled long ago!" This statement shocked Xiao Chong, who was originally pale, and she panicked, "I didn’t, he said he was single, that’s why I dated him!"

Upon hearing this, Xianglu immediately understood the situation and said coldly to the people around, "Some people are really something. They can’t control their own husband but come here to lecture the deceived victim. You think she doesn’t deserve to be at university, then who does? Fine, let’s go to the school and talk to the leaders. I refuse to believe the school would allow someone who deceives others’ feelings to continue studying!"

This statement panicked the woman, who quickly waved her hands, "No, no, it’s not like that. He was seduced, he is a good man, how could he lie? It must be this woman lying; she tried to seduce him because my husband is good-looking!"

ps: Speak! Where did those monthly tickets come from? Weren’t they all gone a few days ago? What a mess now, already 804 and now it’s going to be an all-nighter...

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