"I did hear about Qiao Qingqing's taunting of He Zhiqing yesterday. My goodness, she was so merciless and ruthless that she slapped He Zhiqing's face until it was swollen! She also dislocated his jaw. Tsk tsk..."
"Oh my god! If it were me, I would be so angry that I would die!"
"He Zhiqing is about to faint from anger!"
"With He Zhiqing's personality, he will definitely not be able to swallow this. Qiao Chuan dared to run around and set fire to He Zhiqing, so why wouldn't Qiao Shan dare to do the same? They are brothers..."
Listening to these people's discussions, Qiao Weiguo's face turned dark. He turned around, picked up the broom in the corner and rushed towards Qiao Shan.
"Rebellious son! Tell me, did you do this?!"
Qiao Shan was angry and wronged: "Dad! You listened to her nonsense! I was clearly at home last night, didn't I go to bed early?"
"Qiao Shan, you still want to quibble? It's not you, it's who you say it is?" Qiao Qingqing was furious, "Except for you Qiao family, who has the guts to do this? Who dares to do such a cruel thing?"
Feng Xiumei immediately agreed: "Yes, Qiao Shan, if it's not you, could it be He Zhiqing?"
When Qiao Shan heard that He Lili was dragged into this, he was furious: "Just talk about He Lili, don't drag others into this! He Zhiqing is a girl, how dare she do such a thing?"
Qiao Shan's reaction was met with Qiao Qingqing's roar: "Whoa! I knew it was you! You arsonist! Just wait, I will make you pay the price!"
"Qiao Qingqing, what do you want to do?!" Qiao Hu suddenly spoke at this time. It was Feng Xiumei's words just now that gave him an idea.
"Whoever you have a grudge against, go find him. My eldest brother stayed at home the whole night. My father and I can testify to this! But that educated youth He doesn't look like a good person. You beat her up, so she's taking revenge on you. Anyone with a discerning eye can see this. What's your intention in dragging my eldest brother into this?"
"Third brother, how could you..." Qiao Shan was so anxious that he was about to blame Qiao Hu.
"Shut up!" Qiao Weiguo hit him with a broom. Qiao Shan swallowed the words before he could even finish his words and screamed instead: "Ah - Dad, you really hit me!"
Seeing this, Qiao Qingqing sneered and said, "Okay, you don't want to admit it, right? Fine! I'll report the case to the Public Security Bureau right away and ask the security guards to investigate. I believe that the security guards will be able to find out who went out last night. By then... Qiao Shan, you must compensate me! Of course, if this has nothing to do with you and was done by He Lili..."
Qiao Qingqing's tone suddenly became fierce: "Then I will definitely make her go to jail!"
After saying this, Qiao Qingqing wiped away her tears and turned away resolutely.
Looking at Qiao Qingqing's leaving back, Qiao Shan was still cursing.
Others were also discussing privately, who was the person who set the fire in the village next door last night?
After entering the house, Qiao Weiguo closed the door, blocking out other people's inquiring gazes and questions.
"Brother, you really need to stay away from He Lili from now on!"
Qiao Hu's expression was very solemn.
Qiao Shan was unhappy: "Old Third, what do you mean by this?"
He secretly glanced at his father's back and lowered his voice: "I dare not mention Dad, because I am afraid that he will faint from anger again, but don't you know me? Since I said that Lily will be your sister-in-law in the future, you have to recognize her whether you want to or not!"
"Brother, you are so confused!" Qiao Hu was almost dying of anxiety. He really wanted to slap him in the face to see if he could wake him up. "Don't you know what kind of character the fourth brother has? Although he is impulsive, young and hot-tempered, and can't stand Qiao Qingqing, how could he suddenly run away and set fire?"
"Old Four himself said that it was He Lili who forced him to do it! Isn't this enough to prove that He Lili is a vicious woman? Now that Old Four is in prison and you are locked up at home, she has no one to use, so after being beaten up by Qiao Qingqing yesterday, she ran to the house in anger and set fire! How dare you provoke a woman like this?"
"Besides, she's committed adultery now. I believe it won't be long before it's discovered, and she'll be put in jail then! Do you really not want to live the rest of your life by associating with her?"
These words drilled into Qiao Shan's mind word by word.
His eyes were dull, and he murmured, "Impossible... Lily is not that kind of person..."
When Qiao Weiguo saw his eldest son's dying state, he was so angry that he picked up a stick and started beating him: "Lilililililili! Qiao Shan, I think you are possessed by evil spirits!"
Qiao Weiguo and Qiao Hu surrounded Qiao Shan, and they scolded him one after another, trying to wake him up.
Unexpectedly, although Qiao Shan didn't say a word, he quietly left the house at night and ran to the educated youth site.
But before he could reach the window of He Lili's room, someone grabbed his hand.
He turned his head and was immediately surprised: "Li..."
He Lili quickly reached out and covered his mouth.
Afterwards, He Lili took people to the pitch-black grove.
She had checked the area and found no one there.
Even if Qiao Shan didn't come that night, she would still go find Qiao Shan.
"Lily, did you hear about Qiao Qingqing coming to my house yesterday?"
As soon as He Lili's hand loosened, Qiao Shan couldn't wait to ask.
He Lili raised her head, but her expression could not be seen in the dark night.
She was about to cry: "Qiao Shan, I made a mistake... I didn't mean to do it, but I was so angry that I acted impulsively..."
Hearing this, Qiao Shan was petrified: "Did you really set the fire?"
He Lili cried in a suppressed voice: "Qiao Shan, you don't know what Qiao Qingqing did to me! She is so hateful and too much! Yesterday she suddenly broke into my dormitory, pressed me to the ground and slapped me in front of everyone. I will never forget the humiliation I felt! She also kicked me several times! If it weren't for the new male educated youth who protected me, I'm afraid I would have been beaten to death by her!"
Qiao Shan had not heard of this incident, because Qiao Weiguo and Qiao Hu did not want him to have anything to do with He Lili anymore, and specifically asked his neighbors not to talk about it in front of him.
At this moment, hearing He Lili's detailed description, Qiao Shan seemed to see the scene. His blood boiled and he clenched his fists tightly.
"Qiao Qingqing! Why did she beat you like that! If I had known she would be like this, I should have killed her in my mom's belly when she was pregnant with her!"
He Lili sobbed softly.
"Everyone watched me get beaten. Qiao Shan, I can't stay in the educated youth camp anymore. Please marry me! If you marry me, I don't want a dowry, I don't want anything. I just want to be with you and leave the educated youth camp... wooooooo!"
These words instantly ignited Qiao Shan's anger.
He hugged the fragile and beautiful girl in front of him tightly, "Lily, are you really willing to marry me? That's great!"
"I am willing, but..." He Lili seemed to remember something terrible and shuddered suddenly, "Qiao Qingqing will not let me go. If she finds out that I did it last night, she will definitely send me to jail..."
At this point, He Lili started crying and laughing.
"Well, it's what I deserve. I should pay the price for the mistake I made in my impulse... Qiao Chuan made the mistake for my sake. Now he's in there for reform, and it's just right for me to go in and accompany him..."
Qiao Shan felt a chill in his heart.
If Lili Jin and Lao Si are together, how can he fight for her?
Lily will definitely become his sister-in-law!
"No! Lily, what happened last night has nothing to do with you. It was me who did it."
"How can that be?" He Lili secretly raised the corners of her lips, but her tone was panicked.
Qiao Shan kissed her on the cheek, then said soothingly, "Don't be afraid. Qiao Qingqing said yesterday that if it was me who burned it, she would ask me to pay compensation. I guess the fire last night didn't cause any casualties. Otherwise, Qiao Qingqing wouldn't be so easy to get rid of."
He Lili immediately said aggrievedly: "When I set the fire last night, I did it because I saw that no one seemed to be at her house. I just wanted to scare her. I don't have the courage to kill anyone."
"I know, Lily, you've been bullied too much. Even rabbits bite when they're angry! It's not your fault. It's Qiao Qingqing who went too far!" Qiao Shan coaxed her in a low voice, his hand gradually moving down, "Lily, you said you wanted to marry me, so let's get the marriage certificate tomorrow, okay? After getting the certificate, I'll immediately go to Qiao Qingqing to confess my guilt and pay the money, and we'll live our lives wholeheartedly in the future. I won't let her bully you anymore, and you don't bother her anymore, okay?"
He Lili wiped her tears and said, "I will listen to you. As long as she doesn't come to my house to bully people anymore, I, I don't want to go against her. She is too scary, wuwuwu..."
Qiao Shan felt even more sympathetic towards her after hearing this. He bent down and kissed her neck. "Lily, don't cry. Let me take good care of you. Let's not think about those unhappy things anymore. Let's do something happy..."
He Lili was full of disgust, but pretended to be shy: "No, everyone has been doubting our relationship recently, I'm afraid... Anyway, we will get the marriage certificate tomorrow, there is no need to rush."
After hearing this, Qiao Shan had no choice but to stop with regret.
"You're right. Let's not create unnecessary trouble at this critical moment... After tomorrow, we'll have a banquet and let everyone know that we are a couple. No one will dare to say anything bad about us anymore!"
"Um……"
This time He Lili did not lie.
At daybreak, she took her ID and followed Qiao Shan into town.
——Most of the educated youth still kept their registered residence in their hometown, but before He Lili went to the countryside, her father arranged everything for her, including transferring her registered residence.
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