Upon hearing this, everyone recalled how he had relentlessly pursued Zhou Yue, and how Zhou Yue had gone to great lengths to spread the word in the village about avoiding bedbugs.

"That's right. I think he's doing this on purpose because he knows Xiaoling is timid. If he really gets hold of Xiaoling, it's the same as getting hold of the brigade leader's family."

"Definitely. Didn't you see that he only chooses those with good conditions? Before it was Zhou Zhiqing, and now it's Xiaoling. Isn't it all for his own sake?"

"He definitely wants to become the captain's son-in-law first, then find an easy job, and it would be even better if he could get a spot at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University."

"Hmph! Not good-looking at all, but with such a dream."

The crowd kept saying things, completely tearing Xie Yuan's face off and trampling it on the ground.

"Nonsense, I don't have that idea. I just want to pursue Comrade Wang Xiaoling."

Gu An'an sneered, "Xiao Ling, if Xie Yuan were the only man left in the world, would you be willing to be with him?"

Wang Xiaoling glanced at Xie Yuan, startled by his fierce gaze that he hadn't had time to conceal, and quickly shook her head, "No, I don't want to."

Gu An'an shrugged. "Now you hear that, right? Even if you were the only man in the world, Xiao Ling wouldn't want to be with you, let alone the many men in the world who have two legs."

"If you know what's good for you, don't harass her under the guise of pursuing true love. Everyone knows what you're really thinking; nobody's a fool."

"I did not harass her."

Xie Yuan reiterated this point.

"If Xiaoling were interested in you, your pursuit would be called mutual affection. But now that Xiaoling doesn't like you, your pursuit is harassment."

Gu An'an's resounding words resonated with everyone, allowing them to find their own voice.

"Yes, that's harassment."

"If I ever see you getting close to Xiaoling again, I'll beat you to death."

......

Looking at the indignant Xie Yuan, the village chief regretted once again bringing such a person to the village. "Xie Zhiqing, although our village can't compare to big cities, as long as you work hard and earn money, your life won't be bad. But if you keep trying to do something crooked, I'll have to report it to the higher-ups."

These words carry a strong threatening tone. Who are you reporting this to? It's definitely the people in the educated youth office. People that Xiaowang Village doesn't want will most likely be transferred to other villages in Hongqi Commune.

As things stand, Xiaowang Village has the best conditions right now; changing to another village would only make things worse.

Even if Xie Yuan was unwilling, he could only reluctantly agree, "I understand, Uncle. I didn't think that much. I just wanted to find a suitable person to settle down with when I reached a certain age. I didn't expect it to cause such a misunderstanding. It won't happen again."

He tried his best to justify himself, and the village chief didn't want to argue with him anymore.

Everyone knows the truth, and winning the argument won't change anything.

I hope you can keep your word.

With the matter settled, Gu An'an prepared to go back to her work. Her gaze inadvertently swept over Qin Xue in the crowd, and she saw a smug and sarcastic smile on Qin Xue's lips. She probably realized that Qin Xue might have also been involved in today's events.

The reason for their involvement is self-evident. Zhou Yue withdrew from the relationship as soon as possible. The two had frequent conflicts, and given their selfish natures, a falling out was inevitable.

It's ironic that the ending of the original story is so ironic. No matter what difficulties Xie Yuan and Qin Xue encountered, they never thought of giving up. In the end, they held hands and walked together for a lifetime, having a son and a daughter to complete the Chinese character for "good." Even when they passed away, their hands were still clasped together.

I don't know if the author is crazy, but Gu An'an doesn't believe their relationship can last that long.

After watching the commotion, Zhou Yue turned around, still thinking that she must tell her family about what happened today in her next letter home so that they could have a good laugh. However, she did not notice that Xie Yuan's eyes were full of jealousy and hatred when he looked at her.

However, she didn't realize that nothing was wrong. Zhao Hu kept a close eye on Xie Yuan, taking in all his emotional changes. That night, he had a "friendly exchange" with him, but that's another story.

“An’an, you reacted quickly. He’s good at making grand pronouncements. Even the village chief was almost fooled by him.”

The village chief following behind: ...This week, the educated youth is usually quite talkative, what's wrong with him today?

Gu An'an caught a glimpse of the village chief's expression out of the corner of her eye, and tugged at Zhou Yue, who was still about to launch into a long speech. Zhou Yue turned her head and saw the village chief looking at her awkwardly. This time, the awkwardness didn't disappear or transfer; it was copied and pasted onto her.

"Ahem, village chief, I'm not saying you're useless."

Village chief: You'd be better off not saying that.

"I know, it's not your fault, An'an is indeed smarter than me."

Their side was quite harmonious, but Xie Yuan's side could only be described as shrouded in gloom.

"I told you, I'm the best for you. If you had been nicer to me, you wouldn't have had to go through all this."

Before Qin Xue could finish gloating, Xie Yuan grabbed her by the neck. "You did it, didn't you!"

He said he had been observing for a long time and only went to find Wang Xiaoling after confirming that no one had appeared. But before he could say two words, Wang Jianyi arrived and punched him several times without saying a word. He definitely didn't believe that no one was behind it.

Seeing the murderous intent in Xie Yuan's eyes, Qin Xue dared not continue to provoke him and kept shaking her head in denial, "No, it wasn't me."

"You still won't admit it!"

Although he had gotten used to losing face after going to the countryside, this was the first time he had experienced such a large-scale event, which was enough to make him lose his temper.

Feeling the increasing pressure on her neck, Qin Xue found it harder and harder to breathe, and could only call for help intermittently, slapping Xie Yuan's arm repeatedly with her hands.

Since Qian Xiaojun was arrested, Wang Erzhuang has become a true invisible man. He spends his days working, going up the mountain to stockpile goods and sell them for money. He is too lazy to care about anything else. He is truly heartbroken.

It was clear that Xie Yuanzhen had murderous intent, so he could only step forward to stop her, saying, "Xie Zhiqing, don't be foolish. If she dies, you'll get shot too."

The words "get shot" slowly brought Xie Yuan back to his senses, and the force in his hand gradually weakened. "Qin Xue, you'll regret this!"

Qin Xue already regretted it. She knew Xie Yuan was a scoundrel, but she never expected him to be this awful. After all, she had been sincere to him all those years ago, and now he had turned his back on her and tried to kill her several times.

She didn't regret asking Wang Jianyi to sabotage his plan; she only regretted being too complacent and exposing herself.

Half an hour later, there was a knock on the courtyard gate, and the Party Secretary arrived with Wang Xiaoling.

"Educated youth Gu and Zhou are busy."

The reason for their visit at this time is self-evident.

"Secretary, Xiaoling, come in and sit down. I went to the mountains this afternoon and picked some mushrooms. They taste delicious, but they're quite troublesome to prepare."

"That's right, but you guys are really capable, you always have something to show for it."

After praising the person, the Party Secretary instructed his daughter to put the basket on the chair, saying, "We owe a lot to Gu Zhiqing's help today, otherwise we would have really suffered in silence. Your aunt asked me to bring these things, so don't think it's too little."

"No need to be so polite. I've received a lot of help from the uncles in the village. Shouldn't I bring something to visit them?"