Chapter 9 009 The Glorious Family

Miao Feifei was immediately horrified.

Why are they looking at her like that?

Yes, Qin Xiaoxiao just told them everything about her. These people are probably thinking that she is someone they can't get close to now.

Miao Feifei panicked instantly.

If she offends Qin Xiaoxiao and is further isolated by these people, won't her future be even more difficult?

You should know that this carriage is full of young people going to the countryside. Who knows how many of them are going to the same rural destination as her!

After all, she was just a seventeen-year-old girl with little experience. No matter how clever she was, she couldn't be that thorough in her actions. Miao Feifei thought for a moment and forced an awkward smile at the person opposite her.

“Xiaoxiao and I are neighbors and grew up together. What she said is true, but I did it for her own good. Her parents are gone, and I don’t want her to suffer in the future. That’s why I want her to marry someone with a job as soon as possible so that she won’t have to suffer in the countryside.”

After all, Huang Yuan and she grew up together as childhood sweethearts, their feelings for each other were pure and innocent...

"Smack!"

"ah!"

A crisp slap rang out, and Miao Feifei, who was in the middle of her self-pity, covered her face and looked at Qin Xiaoxiao in disbelief.

"Xiaoxiao, how could you hit me?"

Qin Xiaoxiao withdrew her fair hand, blew on it, and raised her eyebrows to look at Miao Feifei.

"I already said, if you say one more word, I'll beat you up! Obviously you didn't listen, or you're not thinking straight and forgot. I have no other choice but to remind you this way."

Childhood sweethearts? Pshaw! Only a fool would be childhood sweethearts with a scumbag!

I'm going to be beautiful on my own!

What if people misunderstand and think she has an illicit relationship with Huang Yuan? Wouldn't that stop her from finding a younger man?

If she can't find a puppy, a wolf cub will do; she has the space to raise one.

"Besides, you're already engaged to Huang Yuan, so how can you say that he and I were childhood sweethearts? If that's really the case, why didn't he marry me, but instead married you, my best friend?"

With a half-smile, Qin Xiaoxiao stripped Miao Feifei of her last shred of dignity, making Miao Feifei so angry that she couldn't help but lie on Huang Yuan's body and cry bitterly.

If it were a man with any sense of justice, he would have already attacked Qin Xiaoxiao by now.

Hit his fiancée? Do you want to die?

Huang Yuan patted Miao Feifei on the shoulder, turned his head to the side, and refused to look at Qin Xiaoxiao.

Qin Xiaoxiao doesn't like him anymore; he's afraid that the moment he opens his mouth, Qin Xiaoxiao will slap him.

Getting beaten up is a small matter, but losing face is a big deal. He didn't want anyone to see him being slapped in the face by a woman.

The row of men and women opposite him once again cast disdainful glances, this time directed at Huang Yuan.

Nobody's stupid. It's not hard to tell from Qin Xiaoxiao's attitude towards the two of them and their conversation that there's a conflict between the three of them, and the main reason lies with this engaged couple.

This woman is no good; she steals not only people's jobs but also their childhood sweethearts.

This man is even worse. Her parents just died and you're already eyeing her job. You haven't even planned to marry her yet. Why should she give you her job?

Even if your fiancée is no good, she was still beaten. As her fiancé, it's one thing not to avenge her, but to pretend you didn't see it is going too far.

Huang Yuan pretended not to see the stares from those people, comforted Miao Feifei for a while, and then left her alone.

Qin Xiaoxiao leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes, and pondered, recalling memories of Qinjiagou and the old Qin family.

Qinjiagou is located at the border of Jilin and Liaoning provinces, and belongs to Huzhen Town, Hong County, Pingyi City, Jilin Province.

Qinjiagou is very close to Huzhen. Overlooking the entire Huzhen, the four major communes surround Huzhen, and the surrounding area is surrounded by towering mountains. Two major mountain ranges meet here, so the area is extremely rich in resources, and even in the most difficult years, there were very few cases of people starving to death.

The Qin family has lived here for generations, and the family is thriving. Currently, there are more than 500 members of the family living in Qinjiagou, accounting for half of the total population.

Among the villagers of different surnames, the Su and Luo surnames are the most common, with more than 300 people belonging to these two surnames combined. The remaining 200-plus people are those who fled here during the war and settled down.

The Qin family is highly respected in Qinjiagou, all because the Qin family has been military families since her great-grandfather's generation. They were heroes who fought hard in the past.

Her grandfather, Qin Aiguo, married her grandmother at the age of fourteen, and her eldest uncle was born at the age of sixteen. Then he abandoned his wife and children to go to the battlefield. Six years later, he was discharged from the army due to injuries and returned to his hometown. Her second uncle, Qin Hai, was already five years old at this time.

Her grandfather was shot in the chest while saving a high-ranking officer and had to retire from the army because he could no longer serve. Therefore, he is a hero and is now registered in the provincial armed forces department. He receives a monthly subsidy of thirty yuan, which is more than the average worker earns.

Grandpa was truly patriotic, just like his name suggests. After his three sons turned sixteen, they were all sent to the army for training. The family of four veterans was a well-known and honorable family in the whole county.

In Qin Xiaoxiao's memory, her grandfather was a stern brown bear, a tall man over 1.8 meters with broad shoulders and a fierce appearance. The three Qin brothers all resembled their grandfather, with the same broad shoulders and fierce faces. If the Qin family hadn't been famous throughout the county, one might have mistaken them for bandits at first glance.

Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but feel fortunate that she looked like her mother; otherwise, if she had grown up to look like a man from the Qin family, she probably would never have been able to get married in her lifetime.

Besides his grandfather and father, his eldest and second eldest uncles were also soldiers. His eldest cousin Qin Ye and second cousin Qin Wei had recently retired from the military, and his third cousin Qin Sheng was currently serving in the army. With eight soldiers in the family, they were truly a family of honor.

The train moved slowly forward in Qin Xiaoxiao's memory. Since it was an afternoon train, it didn't take long before it was five o'clock in the evening. Qin Xiaoxiao opened her eyes at this time, stood up, took her military water bottle to the connecting area between the carriages to get hot water, and when she came back, she took out a lunchbox from her net bag, opened it, and prepared to eat dinner.

As soon as she opened her lunchbox, Miao Feifei next to her started being sarcastic again.

"Xiaoxiao, you're eating so well! I really envy you. You're even in the countryside and you can still eat so well. Unlike me, my family is large and we don't even have enough food..."

"Get out! If you don't shut up, I'll beat you up."

Qin Xiaoxiao was fed up with Miao Feifei's constant antics. As soon as Miao Feifei opened her mouth, Qin Xiaoxiao interrupted her without any politeness.

Miao Feifei had hoped to get some food from Qin Xiaoxiao, but before she could finish speaking, Qin Xiaoxiao interrupted her, almost making Miao Feifei suffocate.

Qin Xiaoxiao ignored Miao Feifei and started stuffing small bites of rice into her mouth.

Half a box of rice, stir-fried eggs with chives, and stir-fried dried tofu with green peppers. There was no meat, but Qin Xiaoxiao was generous with the oil, and the two dishes were fragrant. Although they were cold, it didn't affect the taste.

After taking a few bites of rice and sipping some hot water, Qin Xiaoxiao slowly finished her meal under Miao Feifei's resentful gaze. She then put the lunchbox back into the net bag and placed it under the chair.

Qin Xiaoxiao's food smelled so good that it enticed the other educated youth to start eating dinner as well. By the time everyone had finished eating, it was already seven o'clock in the evening.

(End of this chapter)