Gao Baoliang immediately covered his eyes with his hands, but couldn't help peeking through his fingers.

A handsome man and a beautiful woman kissing, how beautiful!

He felt like he had just eaten too much dog food!

Is this something a single guy like him could possibly watch?

He resolutely left, allowing the two of them to enjoy their time together.

Jiang Ning realized they were being watched while they were kissing, and blushed so much that she buried her face in his chest.

"It seems like someone saw us." She smiled shyly, and after kissing him, she felt like she had drunk half a glass of wine, and was a little dizzy.

Lin Chen reached out and picked her up, then walked a few steps to the bedside and put her down.

"Honey, I've been very good today and only had one drink. I want a reward."

Jiang Ning shrank into the bed. "No, you've been drinking. What if you hurt me?"

Lin Chen stuck to him: "Then I'll reward you with a lollipop."

Ugh~

That night, Jiang Ning truly experienced firsthand how a man can become promiscuous after drinking.

That feeling of being on the verge of death made her realize that being slightly tipsy wasn't so bad.

......

Ma Huijuan stroked her swollen belly, her face full of sorrow.

With her belly growing bigger and bigger, her marriage to Lin Tao was still undecided.

Fortunately, after being provoked by the fairy-like girl, Yu Xiaofeng actually took a liking to Ma Huijuan and agreed to let her into the family. She even thought about asking Old Lady Lin for a dowry.

Ma Huijuan felt a little excited at the thought of receiving a bride price after getting married.

Not long ago, a letter came from home saying that her father was being persecuted at the factory and had been transferred to an even worse position. He hadn't been paid for a long time, and the family was struggling to make ends meet. They asked her to send 100 yuan back home.

After reading the letter, she was so angry she felt like her lungs would explode. Other educated youths received money from their families, who were afraid they would suffer. But her family was asking her for money.

When we were sent to the countryside, I absolutely refused to let my younger sister, Ma Huiwen, go. I said she wanted to stay and take over our mother's job. Since my sister had a job, then let her support the family!

In a fit of anger, she wrote a letter to Ma Huiwen, telling her that she had no money and that the family matters should be taken care of by the working people.

However, once her anger subsided, she felt a little regretful.

In that case, her parents would definitely say she was unfilial.

The less favored a child is, the more they try to perform well in order to gain their affection.

If she does manage to get the betrothal gifts, she should definitely send some money back to them to make them look at her with new respect.

She was happily led by Yu Xiaofeng to see Lin Zhoushi, but was instead chased away with a broom.

"What a piece of trash! You dare to ask me for a bride price! Tao Tao must be blind to have slept with you! Get out of here. If you want to sleep with me, then sleep with me; if you don't want to, then get out. Anyway, I won't pay a single penny."

Lin Zhoushi disliked her at all.

Ma Huijuan, suppressing her nausea, tearfully told Yu Xiaofeng:

"Auntie, I'm already Tao Tao's woman, you can't just abandon me. I promise I'll take good care of you after I marry into the family, and I'll listen to everything you say. Please help me persuade Grandma."

What she thought was a sure thing turned out to be incredibly difficult, and she couldn't help but feel saddened by her tragic fate.

Next door, Wang Xiufen placed a red envelope into Jiang Ning's hand and said with a smile:

"Ningning, Mom doesn't have much money, so you can have all of this. I also brought some jewelry from my parents' home, so take it all."

The red envelope was bulging, stuffed full of money and jewelry.

It's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy!

She stormed back to the educated youth settlement, only to run into Meng Jiao. Meng Jiao snorted and said sarcastically:

"Meng Jiao, now that I'm marrying Lin Tao, please don't let him have any improper thoughts in the future. I really can't stand seeing you, so frail and weak, flirting with every guy you see!"

He rolled his eyes at her and swayed as he headed to go inside.

Unexpectedly, a basin of foot-washing water fell from the sky and soaked her to the bone.

Ma Huijuan turned around and saw Lin Qiao standing at the door next door with a foot bath basin in her hand.

"Are you out of your mind? Why are you splashing water on me!" she roared, stomping her feet.

Lin Qiao feigned an apologetic expression:

"I'm so sorry, I thought there was a dog barking at the door and I was trying to tell it to shut up."

"You... what are you? I'll scratch you to death..." Ma Huijuan saw that Lin Qiao was only about 1.5 meters tall and was full of anger. She wanted to vent her anger on her and slap her.

As soon as she lifted her foot, she slipped on the muddy ground and fell on her bottom.

"Serves you right!" Lin Qiao laughed so hard she almost fell over.

Meng Jiao suppressed a laugh and went inside, closing the door with Lin Qiao.

She struggled back into the house, changed her dirty pants, and cried uncontrollably.

What did she do wrong that God is treating her like this?

Inside the house, Meng Jiao gave Lin Qiao a thumbs up, admiring her courage.

Lin Qiao tidied up, lay down on the bed, and picked up a book.

"Actually, I used to be just like you. I felt there was no need to have conflicts with people. When someone insulted me, I didn't dare to talk back and would overthink things, thinking it was really my fault."

My sister-in-law said, if someone insults you, insult them back; if someone hits you, hit them back. It doesn't matter if you can't win an argument or a fight; at least you've shown your attitude.

Many people think you're easy to bully if you don't make a sound. Once they do it, they'll do it again. If you fight back the first time, they'll think twice before they try again.

Lin Qiao rattled off a whole bunch of things, never imagining that she had unknowingly become this kind of person who wasn't easy to bully.

Meng Jiao listened and nodded, her face still showing timidity.

"Sigh, I was too well protected by my family when I was a child, and I didn't know how treacherous people can be outside."

Lin Qiao pulled her to lie down on the bed:

"Sister Meng, I'll sleep with you for one more day, and you can tell me the story of 'War and Peace' again."

These foreign classics belong to feudal and capitalist things, which she had no access to at all, but Meng Jiao had been exposed to them since childhood and could recite their contents fluently.

Yang Lili, who shared a room with them, listened to their whispers and kept quiet.

The next day at work, Yang Lili deliberately revealed to Ma Huijuan what she had overheard the night before.

Ma Huijuan was worried about not finding a way to fight back, so she quickly asked for leave and returned to the educated youth settlement. With the key given to her by Yang Lili, she opened the door.

After some searching, I found several revolutionary books, but no foreign classics.

Lin Qiao must have taken the book.

Whether there's a chance or not, she decided to take the shot anyway and went to find Gao Qiang to report the situation to him.

Gao Qiang squinted at her, looking impatient.

“Ma Zhiqing, you’ve been in a lot of trouble lately. Without solid evidence, I can’t act rashly.”

Gao Qiang wasn't stupid; he wasn't going to be led by the nose by her.

Ma Huijuan was furious. What kind of awareness did this brigade leader have? She had already come to report him, and he still didn't take her words seriously.

She insisted on going to Lin Qiao's house in person to find the evidence.

With that in mind, she went to the back door of Lin Chen's house when no one was home...