An Hegui gratefully said, "Mancheng, your willingness to step in is the best thing we could hope for. After all, you're the village leader, and your words carry more weight in Jiuping Village than ours."
"Not at all, this is what I should do—"
Before An Mancheng could finish speaking, An Jing and Xiao Changyi entered the room; as soon as An Jing walked in, she raised her voice and asked, "Why don't you report this directly to the authorities?"
"An Jing..." The moment her close friend An Jing arrived, Shi Xiaolan became even more uncontrollable, weeping harder as if to pour out all her grievances to An Jing.
It was then that An Mancheng realized that An Jing and Xiao Changyi were the ones who had come and was surprised by the imposing presence they exuded, which was not something a farmer's child would typically possess.
However, An Mancheng still said, "Who would go to the officials over such a trivial matter?"
