Chapter 30: So It Was Him!

[Alright, Host.]

[Ding! Scent Tracker activated. Tracking item: pig dung beans. Scanning for last direct contact... Scanning...]

[Ding! Scan complete.]

As those words appeared, Gu Jianing saw a thin red line, invisible to others, radiate out from her as if it were a laser beam.

And at the other end of that line...

Gu Jianing walked out of the pigsty, and her gaze met Wen Zhuqing’s—even standing in the middle of a bustling crowd, he was as clear and upright as bamboo.

Wen Zhuqing seemed surprised that Gu Jianing was looking at him.

He froze for a moment, then gave her the same gentle smile he always did, his eyes full of affection—he could look at a dog like that and seem deeply in love.

Gu Jianing pressed her lips together, showing no reaction.

She lowered her gaze and followed Old Zhang towards the village clinic.

So it was Wen Zhuqing!

Just now, the other end of the scent tracker’s line landed right on Wen Zhuqing.

So, it was Wen Zhuqing who fed the pigs the dung beans. He wanted to put her mother on the spot, to roast her in front of the whole village.

Was he doing this because she broke things off with him and got engaged to Sheng Zexi?

As expected, he was vengeful.

At first, Gu Jianing had hesitated, thinking that the grudges from her past life hadn’t happened yet in this one—should she really target Wen Zhuqing for something from before?

But now, all her hesitation was gone.

Her indecision would only bring harm and revenge upon her family from Wen Zhuqing.

In this life, her family was her bottom line—she wouldn’t let anyone hurt them!

As for Wen Zhuqing, whether in her past life or this one, he was scum, and that would never change!

She knew that if no one had seen Wen Zhuqing go to the pigsty, there’d be no way to pin this on him. But that was fine—she knew it was him, and that was enough.

She would make him pay for all of it!

Gu Jianing followed Old Zhang to the village clinic, quickly found the herbs she needed, and started brewing the medicine.

When Old Zhang asked her questions, she explained as she worked.

After listening, Old Zhang couldn’t help but nod repeatedly. “No wonder you’re a medical student—even at the vocational school level, you know so much.”

Gu Jianing thought: Not really. It’s not about being a medical student. Without the Childbearing System’s magical doctor space to study in, I wouldn’t know any of this.

But there was no need to say that out loud.

Maybe people wanted to see if Gu Jianing really knew medicine and could cure the nine pigs, so when she came back with the brewed medicine, there was still a crowd outside the pigsty.

“Ningning, do you want to give the medicine to the pigs? Let us do it.”

Gu Yunnan and Gu Yunzhou stepped forward to take over.

As her family, of course they knew how much Gu Jianing valued cleanliness.

Letting Ningning go into the pigsty to examine the pigs was already a big deal—how could they let her feed them medicine too?

This was a job for the men who weren’t afraid of getting dirty and had the strength for it.

Gu Jianing didn’t argue.

Luckily, the pigs were weak and listless, so they didn’t struggle much, and soon all of them had taken their medicine.

The medicine needed to be given three times a day, so the next two doses would have to wait.

Gu Jianing didn’t linger at the pigsty; instead, Yao Chunhua and the rest of the Gu family stayed to keep watch.

Other villagers also came by from time to time.

But they could see that the pigs had stopped convulsing and were starting to recover.

So, did Gu Jianing really know medicine? Did she really cure the pigs?

Everyone had always thought of Gu Jianing as just a pretty little troublemaker, but now she had another label: skilled in medicine.

By evening, Yao Chunhua finally came back, her face full of excitement and relief. “Ningning, the pigs look much better—they’re even eating pigweed again.”

As she finished speaking, the system chimed in.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for curing patients 2 and 3–10. Reward: 90 points.]

Gu Jianing’s eyes lit up. She hadn’t expected to get 10 points per pig—nine pigs meant 90 points!

Adding the 15 points from before, she now had 105 points.

That meant she could finally buy the Super Body Scanner for her eyes that she’d been wanting.

Suppressing her excitement, Gu Jianing replied, “That’s great. By tomorrow, they’ll be fully recovered.”

“It’s all thanks to you, Ningning. I just wish I knew which heartless person did this to our family. If I ever find out, I’ll skin them alive.”

At this, the rest of the Gu family’s faces grew serious.

Anyone could see this was a deliberate attack on their family.

But who was behind it?

And would they strike again?

Gu Jianing wanted to say it was Wen Zhuqing.

But she had no proof, and she couldn’t reveal the Childbearing System.

Still, Wen Zhuqing’s actions today had strengthened her resolve—she would not let him off.

When Yang Manman heard her sister-in-law had cured the pigs, she was overjoyed.

This proved her sister-in-law really did know medicine—maybe, under her care, she’d finally be able to get pregnant.

That night, at the educated youth dormitory, it was getting late. After all the gossip about the day’s events, everyone had returned to their rooms to sleep.

They had to get up early for work tomorrow.

Wen Zhuqing was the last to finish washing up. He was carrying his enamel basin and towel, about to head back to his room, when suddenly a figure appeared in front of him.

Blocked, Wen Zhuqing instinctively frowned. When he looked up and saw who it was, he smiled gently. “Comrade Li, is there something you need?”

The moonlight illuminated Li Juan’s face.

Li Juan stared at Wen Zhuqing, her eyes shining even brighter than the moon. She spoke softly, “Comrade Wen, last night, when I got up to use the latrine, I saw you carrying something towards the pigsty.”

At her words, Wen Zhuqing’s smile faltered slightly, his eyes narrowing for a split second—but the change was so quick, Li Juan almost thought she imagined it.

Wen Zhuqing’s smile returned, as gentle as ever, as if he didn’t care about what she’d said. “Comrade Li, you must be mistaken. I went to bed early last night.”

His denial didn’t anger Li Juan. She kept her bright eyes fixed on him. “Then let’s say I was mistaken.”

“Don’t worry, Comrade Wen. I won’t tell anyone.”

“I don’t think you did anything wrong, anyway. After all, it was Gu Jianing who betrayed you—liking you on one hand, and getting engaged to another man on the other.”

“Comrade Wen, I just want you to know—Gu Jianing isn’t right for you. We’re the same kind of people.”

Wen Zhuqing stayed silent, but in the moonlight, he could clearly see the ambition and burning desire in Li Juan’s eyes."