As the late autumn sun hung high in the blue sky, around noon, women who had finished lunch gathered under the big banyan tree at the entrance of Jianshan Brigade Village, chatting about gossip from the surrounding villages.

During this period, the top trending topic was Zhou Jianjun's married daughter bringing her two granddaughters back to her parents' home.

In the crowd, Feng Yuhua saw everyone bringing up the matter again. Remembering how she had been beaten by Ruan Miaomiao for standing up for Shen Qingming, she resentfully interjected:

"That educated youth Ruan is really something. It's one thing to beat people up in our village, but he even went so far as to beat people up in Wangjia Village."

To put it bluntly, this is a matter between Zhou Jianjun's family and Lao Wang's family. What does it have to do with Ruan Zhiqing?

"And she calls herself an intellectual from a big city? She doesn't even understand the most basic respect for the elderly and care for the young! She actually laid a hand on Li Chunmiao, who's almost sixty and has lost several teeth. How could Ruan Zhiqing be so heartless!"

Feng Yuhua's words were intended to lead everyone to believe that Ruan Miaomiao was violent and lacked manners.

Sitting in the crowd as well, Aunt Wang, who had exchanged fighting experiences with Ruan Miaomiao, immediately understood Feng Yuhua's meaning and replied with a smile:

"Who says otherwise? This educated youth, Ruan, really doesn't know any manners."

Back when you, Sister-in-law Yuhua, protected Shen Zhiqing and stood up for him, Ruan Zhiqing was also unreasonable. He actually beat you up in front of your son, showing no respect not only to you, his elder, but also to your son!

Upon hearing this, the women who were about to agree with Feng Yuhua immediately recalled how Ruan Miaomiao had beaten Feng Yuhua, and instantly realized that Feng Yuhua had no good intentions.

Feng Yuhua's little scheme was exposed, and her face flushed red, but she still forced herself to say, "Yes, they even hit this old woman like me."

Oh, poor Cuihong, she had to go through several daughters before finally getting a son.

However, now that her only son is dating someone who is prone to violence, if the two of them really get married in the future, will the mother-in-law Cuihong listen to Ruan Zhiqing, or will the daughter-in-law Ruan Zhiqing listen to Cuihong?

"What if we accidentally offend Ruan Zhiqing? I wonder if Cuihong, as his mother-in-law, can withstand a beating!"

Hearing Feng Yuhua's words, Aunt Wang thought the woman was incredibly sour and immediately stood up for Zhao Cuihong, retorting:

"Oh dear, this is all thanks to Sister Cuihong's good fortune. She gave birth to a capable son and found such a good partner as Ruan Zhiqing. From now on, I don't think any woman in the surrounding villages will dare to gossip about Sister Cuihong."

It's likely that she had just been gossiping about Sister Cuihong in the morning, and by the afternoon, Ruan Zhiqing had gone to her mother-in-law's house to demand justice.

"It's just that I'm not lucky enough to have met such a good wife. Otherwise, I would definitely treat her like royalty, listen to her in everything, and put her first in everything!"

"You, you..."

Feng Yuhua opened her mouth, but dared not say anything more. After all, she was afraid that Ruan Miaomiao, that madwoman, would hear the gossip and come to her door.

She had heard from the village women that Ruan Miaomiao had become even more perverted in her beatings, and that she would actually use large needles to prick people in their private parts!

Upon seeing Sun Chuanfang not far away, he immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, "Bao'er's mother, is your Bao'er feeling any better now?"

After shouting, the person picked up their sewing basket and chased after them.

This interruption changed the topic of conversation again:

"Hey, you guys know what? Er Laizi's thing is broken!"

"I know, I know, I noticed that Erlaizi didn't have that thing that day!"

I initially thought it was something I wasn't born with, but I never imagined it was something that developed later in life!

"It must have gone wrong the day after tomorrow. When Sun Chuanfang gave birth to Erlaizi, I even went to help with the delivery and personally saw his little chili pepper!"

"Tsk tsk, what heinous crime did he commit to deserve this retribution!"

"Retribution? What retribution? Maybe it's a blessing in disguise!"

You didn't notice how much Er Laizi enjoyed himself that day when Zhou Weijie and Er Laizi were together.

Sometimes, I even felt that Zhao, the educated youth, was somewhat superfluous!

"Hmm, now that you mention it, it does seem a bit like that..."

...

Looking at the bustling scene under the big banyan tree at the village entrance, Zhou Weijie worried that his passing by would become a topic of conversation, so he deliberately took a detour and arrived at the educated youth settlement.

"Brother Weijie..."

Upon seeing the person who arrived, Zhao Xiuyun burst into tears before she could even speak.

Turning around and looking at the empty courtyard, I felt incredibly sad.

These past few days, she has been trying to mend her relationship with the educated youth.

However, because of what she had done before, the educated youth, including Shen Qingming and Li Yuying, were unwilling to talk to her.

They even spontaneously subjected her to emotional abuse and began to ostracize her.

She originally wanted to stay at the educated youth settlement for a few more days, wait for a reply from Haicheng, and then see if she should move to the brigade leader's house.

However, the people at the educated youth settlement not only refused to speak to her, but also looked at her with eyes as cold as knives, and even criticized her directly in front of her.

Unable to bear it any longer, she agreed when Zhou Weijie once again suggested that she move in with him.

Today, after packing all her belongings, Zhao Xiuyun told the other educated youth that she was moving away.

Not only did no one try to stop her, but she even saw expressions of delight on their faces.

Now, she knows perfectly well that the educated youth are all taking a midday nap in their rooms, but not a single one of them comes out to see her off.

Zhao Xiuyun felt increasingly distressed as she thought about it, and tears streamed down her face, which broke Zhou Weijie's heart.

Zhou Weijie took Zhao Xiuyun's few pieces of luggage, slung the sack over his shoulder, and carried it out, saying, "Xiuyun, let's go home!"

Upon hearing Zhou Weijie's words, Zhao Xiuyun began to sob softly again.

That word "home" was too tempting for Zhao Xiuyun.

Yes, it's fine if we leave the educated youth settlement and move to the brigade leader's house.

The brigade leader's family received subsidies from Zhou Jianguo, and they had many able-bodied men in the family, so their living conditions were definitely better than those of the educated youth settlement.

Previously, when she was just dating Zhou Weijie, he would occasionally give her chicken legs and eggs to eat.

Now that she is Zhou Weijie's rightful partner, how could she possibly be worse off than before?

Moreover, she hadn't even asked for a dowry from the Zhou family. Since she was so considerate of her future in-laws, wouldn't her future parents-in-law treat her even better?

At that time, with Zhou Jianjun as his father-in-law, who is the brigade leader, wouldn't I be able to control the educated youth at the educated youth settlement?

Hmph, you look down on me today, but you'll never be able to reach me in the future!

Driven by a desire for revenge, Zhao Xiuyun quickened her pace as she followed Zhou Weijie home.

However, when she saw Zhou Weijie carrying a sack and crawling into a dilapidated thatched hut, Zhao Xiuyun couldn't help but ask:

"Brother Jie, why aren't you taking me home? What are you doing here?"