Everyone nodded in agreement. If this matter got out, it would be difficult for the young men and women in their village to get married. So, they would only discuss it privately and would definitely not spread it around.

An aunt in the crowd walked up to Qian Liang, patted him on the shoulder, and whispered, "Qian Liang, this Nie Xiulan is no honest person. Since you've already consummated your marriage, don't let her go back to the educated youth settlement. Otherwise, she might cheat on you before the marriage, and you won't even know who the father of the child is. If she runs away under the cover of night, you'll lose your wife."

They originally wanted to get rid of Nie Xiulan, since her presence in the team would endanger other families. However, reporting the matter would have a significant impact on the village and its young men and women.

After all, which family doesn't have a young man who needs to get married, and which family doesn't have a young woman who needs to find a husband?

We definitely can't let Nie Xiulan, that rotten apple, ruin the whole pot of porridge!

Therefore, marrying Nie Xiulan to Qian Liang is indeed the best solution at present. With Qian Liang around, Nie Xiulan should not dare to seduce other men anymore. After all, no man can tolerate being cuckolded. If Nie Xiulan dares to seduce other men, Qian Liang will definitely not let her off the hook. So, by having Qian Liang keep an eye on Nie Xiulan, everyone's family can be preserved.

Qian Liang nodded, "Thank you for reminding me, Auntie. I understand."

They definitely need to bring Nie Xiulan back to their own home. Otherwise, what if something unexpected happens in the few hours before they get their marriage certificate?

Just like his aunt said, he couldn't accept either of the two possible outcomes.

With Nie Xiulan and Qian Liang's matter resolved, the crowd dispersed, some going home, others returning to their educated youth settlements. Liang Zhaodi walked behind Lu Xiaoyun, secretly glancing at his back with a determined glint in her eyes.

Once Qian Liang deals with Nie Xiulan and the dog takes care of Wen Xi, then no one will be competing with her for Lu Xiaoyun. At that point, taking down Lu Xiaoyun will be a piece of cake.

Although Qian Liang was somewhat disappointed that his wife was not Wen Xi, he was still satisfied with the result. No matter what, Nie Xiulan was a cultured woman from the city, and countless people wanted to pursue her and marry her. He never expected that he, a peasant, could marry a woman from the city without spending a penny on dowry.

Tomorrow he and Nie Xiulan will get their marriage certificate, and countless people will envy him.

Qian Liang reached out and put his arm around Nie Xiulan, who was in tears. "Wife, let's go home!" He whispered as they walked. "I know you don't like Wen Xi. I promise you, as long as you give birth to my child, I will help you get revenge on Wen Xi."

Only then did Nie Xiulan begin to feel moved. Yes, she was already in such a miserable state, so why should she let Wen Xi go? Even if she died, she would drag Wen Xi down with her.

After tossing and turning for most of the night, Nie Xiulan was exhausted. As soon as she arrived at Qian Liang's house, she sat down on a bench. The bed had been doused with cold water, so she couldn't rest at all.

When they were playing together before, Nie Xiulan didn't mind Qian Liang's dirty bed. But now, thinking about getting married soon, Nie Xiulan finds it hard to accept. She really doesn't know how she was able to lie on that dirty bed before.

Is it because I'm blinded by hatred?

Although there were only a few hours left before dawn to get their marriage certificate, Qian Liang was still worried that Nie Xiulan would cause trouble for him, so he brought over two bowls of water.

Nie Xiulan never imagined that Qian Liang would still be plotting against her at this point, nor did she expect that Qian Liang's family would keep that thing readily available. Her throat was so dry and hoarse that she quickly picked up the water and drank it down. But not long after drinking it, she felt extremely hot and just wanted to find something to cool her down...

By the next morning, Nie Xiulan was as limp as a lump of mud, and could only let Qian Liang help her get ready. Then he took her to the village entrance to take an oxcart to get their marriage certificate.

The puppy was also woken up by the cold in the early morning and found himself sleeping on the ground in the woods. He was quite puzzled. When he saw the little clothes in his hand and remembered the scenes from last night, he immediately laughed.

In the morning, when Wenxi, Shen Jiaojiao, and Jiang Yue were having breakfast at the table, there was a sudden knock on the door. Wenxi looked down at the purple sweet potato and black rice porridge in her bowl.

"Eat quickly." Wen Xi urged, picked up the bowl, and shoveled the purple sweet potato and black rice porridge into her mouth. Only after finishing the porridge did she put down her chopsticks and go out to open the door.

Seeing Song Lan, Zhou Bai, and Tian Shengnan standing outside the courtyard gate, Wen Xi was a little surprised, but she still invited them in. If it were just the two young men, Song Lan and Zhou Bai, she definitely wouldn't have invited them in. But today there was an extra female educated youth, Tian Shengnan, who was the only female educated youth at the settlement who hadn't provoked Wen Xi.

Wenxi poured them some sugar water in a bowl and asked curiously, "Why did you three come to find us so early? Did something happen?"

"Something really happened last night, and it was a big deal." Song Lan seemed particularly excited, clearly having some juicy gossip to share with Wen Xi.

Wen Xi also became interested and stared intently at Song Lan, "What's the matter? Can you tell us?"

"I never expected that Nie Xiulan would get involved with Qian Liang, the team's good-for-nothing. Last night, Qian Liang's house caught fire, and when everyone went to put it out, they caught them in their affair. To avoid punishment, Qian Liang insisted that they were dating and not just messing around. Captain Qian made them get their marriage certificate today to shut up the gossip." Song Lan looked at Wen Xi and the other two, her eyes still showing a hint of regret that they hadn't gotten to know the juicy gossip firsthand.

When Wen Xi learned of this, she was very surprised and couldn't understand it. Didn't Nie Xiulan love Lu Xiaoyun?

How could she possibly stoop so low as to get together with Qian Liang?

Furthermore, when Qian Liang's house caught fire, they didn't even notice it themselves. Instead, it was outsiders who discovered the fire and went to Qian Liang's house to put it out. Wasn't the gate to Qian Liang's house locked?

If it was locked, how could Nie Xiulan and Qian Liang not hear the loud noise of everyone breaking down the door?

This whole thing is eerie.

No matter who Nie Xiulan marries, or who Qian Liang marries, he will never scheme against Jiang Yue again in this life, and Wen Xi can finally relax a little.

"I can't believe it. Nie Xiulan, who seems so cold and aloof, would actually do something like this," Wen Xi said, feigning surprise.

"Didn't you already see what kind of person she is on the first day?" Tian Shengnan said with a sneer.

The reason she came with Song Lan was because Wen Xi and the other two were more upright and reliable than the other four in the educated youth settlement, and were people she could associate with.