Not until they left the alley did Yan Chu couldn't help but ask Lin Nianhe, "Sister-in-law, that thing... it's not real, right?"
The others also looked at Lin Nianhe eagerly, with one who was cowardly nervous to the point of sweating palms.
Lin Nianhe stopped walking, looked around to make sure no one else was paying attention to them, then said, "Of course it's not real, it's a story I made up just last night."
The crowd heaved a sigh of relief.
Immediately afterward, their confusion deepened, not understanding what Lin Nianhe was up to.
Lin Nianhe knew she had to explain it to them, so she told the truth, "Our school is going to organize a work-study program, and that house is an important office. But those families have been living in the house for over ten years without paying rent, and they refuse to move out... so I just made up a story to scare them."
The crowd slowly nodded.
But they were still somewhat puzzled.
One of them asked, "What about those red paper pieces?"
