Hearing this, Chen's mother glared at Chen Shuning, then, as if remembering something, glared at Chen's father before saying irritably, "Hmph, whose daughter? Your father's daughter, of course. Just as dim-witted as your father. If you were smart, would you have gotten yourself into this mess by trying to break up a fight? Would you consider that girl from the Yang family a friend? I've told you so many times, but you never listen. You have to suffer a big loss before you learn your lesson."

"Alright, alright, Mom, it wasn't an accident that messed up my head! And I've stopped playing with Yang Wanqiu! I ran into her at the supply and marketing cooperative today but I ignored her. I used to be generous and didn't hold grudges, but I wasn't really stupid. Don't worry, Mom, I'll definitely be more discerning when making friends in the future."

"Sis, I think you should try not to make friends. It's pointless to rub your eyes. Look at the friends you've made, is any of them reliable?"

Chen Shuning was about to retort, but upon reflection, she found herself unable to do so. The original owner of this body had truly terrible taste in friends. Of the two friends she made after so many years of schooling, one was scheming and plotting against her at every turn, while the other, who outwardly acted like a sister to her, secretly used every means to steal the male classmate she had always secretly admired. In short, it was a complicated situation.

Chen Shuning wasn't someone who couldn't stand criticism, so he silently swallowed his rebuttal, lowered his head, and looked heartbroken. His parents felt sorry for him and immediately sent Chen Jiandang back to his room to sleep.

After sending her youngest son away, Chen's mother still couldn't bear to let go of Chen Shuning's hand and kept nagging, "Actually, it's quite good to be able to go to the countryside in Heilongjiang Province. Others may not know, but your father and I do. Back then, your father was a soldier in Jilin Province. Although the winters were a bit cold, we only planted one crop a year, so we could hibernate in the winter. It's not like Jiang Province."

Although they have enough food, they are still exhausted. With two harvests a year, they are never idle. In the summer, it is hot and humid with many mosquitoes, and in the winter, it is damp and cold.

Your dad has a comrade-in-arms from Jiangxi Province. He said that people there are particularly prone to rheumatism, yet they still consider it a good place. They wouldn't go even if it were given to us for free.

Only your fourth aunt, who's a bit dim-witted and always trying to get something for nothing, would believe that Jiang Province is a good place. She'd foolishly spend money sending her daughter there to suffer and be smug about it.

At this point, Chen's mother glared fiercely at Chen's father and asked, "This time you didn't stupidly go to the fourth son's place and say something, did you?"

Hearing this, Chen's father touched his nose somewhat awkwardly and said in a low voice, "No, I haven't even seen the fourth brother these past few days, what can I say?"

Chen's father was still somewhat guilty at this moment. It was only because he had been busy with work at the institute these past few days that he hadn't had the time to talk to his fourth brother. Otherwise, he would have really wanted to say something to his fourth brother about how Jiang Province was not a good place for educated youth sent to the countryside.

It's spring-like all year round, and the winters aren't cold. But with two crops a year, there's almost no time to rest. They do get a bit more grain than other places, but the family isn't struggling to make ends meet. There's no need to send their daughter there to suffer for a little more food.

If we could really get some opportunities to get together, we could send Shuting to the Northeast as well. The two sisters could look after each other.

Having lived together for decades, Chen's mother knew what was going on as soon as she saw Chen's father's expression. She gritted her teeth and scolded him with a hint of disappointment, "I think you're the kind of person who would eat a hundred beans and not care about the smell. Have you forgotten what happened when Jianzhong went to the machinery factory? You kindly told Lao Si that the job at the machinery factory wasn't worth that much money."

But what did your good brother do? He told his wife about it, which made my fourth brother's wife give me the cold shoulder for a long time.

Finally, I realized that the extra hundred yuan was originally meant for her mother's family, but because of your interference, she didn't get the money, so of course she'd take her anger out on me. I heard that Shuting's trip to Jiang Province was arranged by her grandmother. Whether it's good or bad, it's all their choice. You absolutely mustn't get involved anymore, or you'll just cause trouble for nothing.”

Father Chen knew that his wife and fourth brother's wife had stopped talking to each other because of what happened last time, so when he heard what Mother Chen said, he gave up the idea of ​​talking to his fourth brother. Besides, the educated youth going to Heilongjiang Province were leaving tomorrow, and it would probably be too late for him to talk to them now.

Since the train was leaving early the next morning, the three chatted for a while longer before Chen's mother told Chen Shuning to go back to her room to rest. She herself lay in bed all night, unable to fall asleep.