The woman standing next to Zhou Dazhu also spoke.

She had long black braids hanging down in front of her chest, delicate features on her oval face, and fair skin. She was one of the most beautiful women among the educated youth.

It was Lin Xiaoya.

She looked at Chen Changyuan, who was still in disarray with a bandage on his forehead and carrying a fish basket, and sighed with a hint of pity in her tone: "You don't still want to pester me, do you? I'm telling you, it's impossible for us to be together anymore."

In fact, she is not completely without feelings for Chen Changyuan.

On the first day I arrived here, I was assigned to work with the most difficult lady in the village.

At that time, how could she have seen such rough work?

Blisters formed on her hands and the skin on the soles of her feet was rubbed off, and the pain made her cry.

When she returned to the educated youth camp at night, the coarse grain steamed buns were hard to swallow, and there were a few vegetable leaves floating in the wild vegetable soup. She hid in the quilt and cried secretly all night.

My family is not well off, and the little money they send me every month is only enough to buy daily necessities, not enough to improve my food.

How could she, a delicate young lady from the city, endure such hardship?

It was Chen Changyuan who saw how hard she worked and always helped her do more work silently; seeing that she couldn't get used to eating coarse grains, he secretly saved his share of fine grains for her;

Knowing that she liked sweet food, he went up the mountain to pick wild fruits for her, and even used the money he had saved for a long time to buy her some fruit candies.

At that time, Lin Xiaoya felt that Chen Changyuan was her support and her only warmth in the countryside.

She had felt a little touched in her heart, and even thought that if she really could not go back to the city in this life, marrying Chen Changyuan seemed... not so unacceptable.

But unexpectedly, he was not the son of the Zhou family.

Given the living conditions of the Chen family, she was destined to suffer if she married into their family.

So it’s safer to marry Zhou Dazhu, the Zhou family’s biological son!

Having enough food and warm clothes, this is her destiny!

Chen Changyuan put down the fish basket, shook off his sleeves that were wet by the splashes, and his gaze slowly moved from Zhou Dazhu's high-spirited smile to Zhou Changhe and Wang Cuifen, a couple, with a sneer on his lips.

"The two of the Zhou family, let's settle the accounts."

Chen Changyuan spoke lightly, but his voice was very clear amid the loud noise of gongs and drums.

"You say you raised me, but don't forget that my mother also raised Zhou Dazhu for eighteen years."

"The hospital took the wrong child. This is a fact. It's not my mother's fault, and certainly not mine, Chen Changyuan's! Justice is hard to find in this world, but there are some accounts that you can't afford to confuse right and wrong."

"Besides, do you have the nerve to accuse me from a moral high ground? Everyone knows that Lin Xiaoya was my girlfriend before! In just one month, she married Zhou Dazhu. You all know the reason!"

Chen Changyuan's words were like a bomb, exploding in the crowd.

The villagers who were watching the excitement around began to whisper, and their eyes looked at Lin Xiaoya and Zhou Dazhu differently.

Some people even sneered: "Isn't this just stealing a lover and exchanging a husband?"

Although free love is advocated these days, it is still rare to see someone like Lin Xiaoya, who is in love with one man and then marries another.

What's more, this other one is the "brother" of the previous one.

Lin Xiaoya's family was also shocked.

They came all the way from the city to attend the wedding, thinking that their daughter had married into a good family. But now it seems that things are not that simple, and the look in their eyes when they look at their daughter has become complicated.

Lin Xiaoya's face turned pale. She didn't expect Chen Changyuan to say these words in front of so many people.

She subconsciously looked at Zhou Dazhu, hoping he could speak for her.

Zhou Dazhu didn't let her down. He stiffened his neck and said, "How can it be the same? What kind of life did I lead in the Chen family? And what kind of life did you lead in the Zhou family when you replaced me? One is in heaven and the other is in hell. You owe our Zhou family more!"

"Xiaoya never liked you at all. It's you who's being so shameless..."

“That’s enough!”

Chen Changyuan shouted coldly, disdainfully saying, "I don't know whether she likes me or not, but a month ago she was pestering me to marry no one but me. What about now?"

"People change. Just like you, Zhou Dazhu, who has lived in the Chen family for so many years, eating and wearing Chen family clothes, and now you turn around and treat my mother like an enemy and curse her. Are you considered a human being?"

"Zhou Dazhu, I advise you to take a closer look at yourself, otherwise you will die sooner or later because of your face."

After saying that, he looked at Zhou Changhe and his wife and said coldly, "Even if I wasn't your son, with something like this happening, which family wouldn't come and cause trouble for you? And you still dare to hit me?"

He paused, his tone softened, yet even more indifferent: "You hit me, but I don't mind because of your kindness in raising me."

"But from now on, let's keep the bridge and the road, and pretend we don't know each other!"

Chen Changyuan's words were too decisive, completely different from the humble and modest appearance he had been in the past month.

Zhou's parents were stunned and at a loss as to what to do.

Seeing his parents' guilty expressions, Zhou Dazhu's heart skipped a beat.

What would he do if the old couple softened their hearts?

"Dad, Mom, look at Chen Changyuan. He keeps saying he's breaking up, and now he's causing trouble on my wedding day. Let's go quickly. It would be bad if we miss the auspicious time."

Zhou Changhe and Wang Cuifen finally woke up from their dream.

"Yes, yes, let's go!"

Zhou Changhe nodded repeatedly. Chen Changyuan's words just now made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Although he thought Chen Changyuan was ignorant, he had raised him for eighteen years after all, so it would be a lie to say that he had no feelings for him.

Wang Cuifen, however, was filled with indignation as she muttered, "That bastard Chen Changyuan is truly an ungrateful bastard! I used to..."

Chen Changyuan was too lazy to talk to the other party, so he just picked up the fish basket and left without looking back.

After going through all that in his previous life, he finally realized that he owed the Zhou family nothing.

He walked along the ridge of the field and passed by the threshing ground. He could hear the loud noise of gongs and drums, but his heart was calmer than ever before.

On the other side, Zhou Dazhu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Chen Changyuan finally leave.

But when I turned around, I saw confusion and guilt written all over my parents' faces.

His heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, this is not good. What if the old couple softened their hearts? What should he do then?

"Dad, Mom, look at Chen Changyuan. He keeps saying he's breaking up, and now he's causing trouble on my wedding day. Let's go quickly. It would be bad if we miss the auspicious time."

Zhou Dazhu spoke quickly, fearing that Chen Changyuan would strike back again.

Zhou Changhe and Wang Cuifen finally woke up from their dream.

"Yes, yes, let's go!"

Zhou Changhe nodded repeatedly. Chen Changyuan's words just now made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Although he always thought Chen Changyuan was immature, he had raised him for eighteen years after all. It would be a lie to say that he had no feelings for him.

Wang Cuifen, however, was filled with indignation, muttering to herself, "Chen Changyuan, that bastard, is truly an ungrateful bastard! I used to..."