Bai Rongjun had been secretly watching Zhou Han's movements. She was surprised to see Bai Jiamei approaching, but a little while later she noticed that someone else was getting close to Zhou Han.

In fact, everyone at the educated youth settlement could see that the two of them had been very distant lately. Zhou Han hadn't come to help her make up for her work points, and sometimes when the two of them were talking, Zhou Han was absent-minded.

Are these two going to break up?

"Brother Zhou, are you tired? I brought some candy, would you like a piece?"

A female educated youth observed for a while, then hesitated for a long time, holding two pieces of candy, before finally mustering the courage to approach Zhou Han.

He's tall and handsome, and he's exceptionally considerate towards Bai Rongjun. Who wouldn't be attracted to someone like that?

Zhou Han had just left Bai Jiamei when someone else approached him. He originally intended to leave with a cold face, but hesitated for a moment when he saw the candy in the female educated youth's hand.

The educated youth had to work in the fields every day, just like the villagers. Unlike the workers who had holidays, they had to ask for leave if they wanted to go to the county supply and marketing cooperative to buy things.

They bought a lot of candy and cookies when they went last time, and Bai Rongjun has already eaten them all.

He didn't have time to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy more. He hesitated for a while looking at the two pieces of candy, then looked at the person standing under the tree fanning himself.

"Thank you."

The female educated youth was overjoyed. She saw that Zhou Han had accepted the candy, said a few words, and then left. She was certain that he was interested in her because he was willing to accept her gift.

Zhou Han didn't pay attention to what she said next. He was holding the candy and wanted to go find Bai Rongjun, but he found that she suddenly turned around and walked in another direction.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Bai Rongjun walked very quickly, and Zhou Han did not notice the expression on her face. Naturally, he did not know that she had been watching him the whole time, and that she saw him accept gifts from others and talk to them for a while.

What's wrong with him? He's been neglecting her lately, and now he's even accepting advances from other women.

Could what those aunties said be true? Has he changed his mind?

Bai Rongjun didn't want to think of Zhou Han in that way, but she couldn't help but consider the worst possible outcome.

Just like Aunt He, who clearly said she would still treat her like her daughter, but later she stopped caring and didn't even send a letter.

She didn't believe anyone could always stand by her side. Even Aunt He couldn't, so why would Zhou Han?

She and Aunt He had a mother-daughter relationship that lasted for nearly 20 years, but she still abandoned it just like that.

There was a male educated youth named Wang He who had always liked Bai Rongjun. She looked like a female star from an old-fashioned movie magazine, completely out of place in this black soil. Wang He felt particularly sorry for her and wanted to protect her.

He knew Bai Rongjun had a boyfriend, and seeing how good Zhou Han was to her, he could only stand silently behind her. But he never expected that Zhou Han would change his mind.

He had been observing Zhou Han for a long time and found that Zhou Han not only went out at night, but also got involved with other people during the day.

Since he couldn't take care of Bai Zhiqing, he stepped forward.

"It's none of your business."

Bai Rongjun held her breath and walked to the side, wanting to see when Zhou Han would catch up, but unexpectedly he just stood there. Instead, Wang He followed, and she didn't like Wang He.

"Zhou Han! Comrade Zhou Han, you have a letter!"

The postman was riding his bicycle to deliver mail to Yanghe Village. When he arrived at the edge of the field, he shouted Zhou Han's name loudly.

"Who is Zhou Han? There is a letter from Xin'an."

"I"

Zhou Han quickly waved, thinking his mother had sent him something again, but to his surprise, there was no package, only a letter.

Since her son left, Li Mei has frequently caused trouble for Chen Hongxia and has also been arguing with Zhou Qi at home. The couple has almost become enemies. Because of her constant presence at the Bai family's door, He Shuyue doesn't even dare to go to Chen Hongxia.

"You want to drag me down with you, don't you? There are so many people watching our family every day. If you keep this up, I'll send you back to the Li family!"

"Pah! Because of what you've done, my family doesn't care about me anymore. Where are you going to send me?"

Because she not only lost her son but also her family to that despicable couple, Li Mei was determined not to let them get away with it.

Chen Hongxia has been afraid to go out lately. Bai Xiangdong doesn't go home anymore because he thinks she's bad luck. Bai Jiahe also finds fault with his mother in every way. Because of all the scandals that have happened in his family, his girlfriend is ignoring him now.

Although Li Mei was arguing with the old man, she still felt sorry for her son and was afraid that he would give the things to the Bai family's little vixen, so she simply sent a bunch of clothes and money over.

"Alright, alright, you'd better empty the house." Zhou Qi also felt sorry for his son, but Li Mei had practically sent him his underwear. If he didn't persuade her soon, he would only be able to come back and eat nothing in a few days.

“I knew you didn’t care about your son. Make Zhou Chunyan return that nine hundred yuan. That’s my son’s money.”

"I've already given it away, how can I ask for it back?"

Li Mei didn't believe this logic. She went to confront her stepdaughter every day, but Zhou Chunyan didn't tolerate her, and the two often quarreled.

Li Mei didn't care about anything else and just wanted to make a big scene so that Zhou Chunyan would return the money. But she didn't expect that by making such a big fuss, everyone would know about the Zhou family's assets, and the Zhou family would give away the 900 yuan without batting an eye.

They were unaware that a huge crisis was about to unfold. That day, Li Mei was at home arguing with Zhou Qi, throwing things around with a clatter.

A series of loud knocks sounded at the door, and Li Mei shouted impatiently, "Who is it?"

The person outside didn't speak but kept knocking on the door in a regular pattern. Zhou Qi sensed something was wrong and quickly opened the door, only to find that the people standing outside were actually from the Revolutionary Committee.

He was about to reprimand those people for not recognizing him as the director of the Revolutionary Committee when he unexpectedly discovered several unfamiliar faces among them.

The Revolutionary Committee had been receiving a lot of whistleblower letters lately. The people below, trying to curry favor with Zhou Qi, suppressed the letters. Perhaps seeing the Revolutionary Committee's inaction, the whistleblowers passed the letters up the chain of command, and Zhou Qi remained completely unaware of the situation.

So he was very surprised to see the person who came.

"What happened to the comrade?"

The Revolutionary Committee members didn't give him a chance to speak at all; they simply took him away and searched his home.

The news of the Zhou family's troubles struck the nearby residents like a thunderbolt. They had been living peacefully for a long time, but they never expected the Revolutionary Committee to come again.

This time, the investigation targeted the director of the Revolutionary Committee, Zhou Qi, who often led the investigations of others. Many people secretly applauded this move.

Li Mei was released shortly after being taken away, and all her belongings were searched. The Revolutionary Committee found a lot of money and jewelry in the Zhou family's home, most of which Zhou Qi had taken from other people's homes. It really is true that fortunes change.

When Zhou Qi's two children learned that he had committed a crime, they immediately followed procedure and published a notice in the newspaper severing ties with him, and even reported their father to the authorities.

Regardless of whether they were related or not, everyone quickly distanced themselves from the Zhou family, and no one even dared to mention the Zhou family in public.

Li Mei then realized the seriousness of the matter, but no matter how she inquired, she couldn't find out what exactly happened.

Completely flustered, she hurriedly wrote a letter to her son.