When Qi's mother saw that her son refused without even considering it, she was furious and said angrily, "You good-for-nothing! That girl's uncle is the deputy county head of the commune, an official. Some people would rather die than curry favor with him. You're giving up such a good opportunity for that little vixen He Tiantian! Are you stupid?"
Qi Jianguo took two steps back to avoid his mother's spittle splashing onto his face.
"Mom, don't be angry, let me explain!" Qi Jianguo quickly comforted his mother when he saw her trembling with anger, not wanting her to get sick because of this.
Qi Fangfang hid and eavesdropped from behind. Just as she expected, her older brother disagreed.
Qi's mother picked up the water that Qi Fangfang had left on the table, gulped it down, and still said angrily, "Fine, tell me, I want to hear why you're unwilling! If you can't give me a reason, I'll agree to the marriage."
Seeing that his mother was serious this time, Qi Jianguo thought it over carefully before slowly saying, "First of all, the city isn't safe right now. Even a deputy county head could be gone if something happens to him. Secondly, my second uncle found out that our village will have a quota for recommending students to university next year, and the requirement is a high school diploma. I'm the only high school graduate in our village. As for the educated youth, although it's possible, there are qualified people in our village, so there's no need to give the quota to them! So, it's a sure thing that I'll be going to university next year!"
"You...you really can go to university tomorrow?" Qi's mother hesitated. If her son could go to university, he might find a girl from the city or province in the future.
“Yes, if you don’t believe me, just ask my second uncle,” Qi Jianguo said. “There’s a third point. Although that girl has a good job, she’s ugly. Her face is covered in pockmarks, densely packed, which is creepy.”
Mother Qi didn't believe it and asked doubtfully, "Really? Your aunt only said that she had a few pockmarks on her face."
Qi Jianguo looked disgusted and said with a look of disgust, "Auntie doesn't talk a lot of nonsense. It's not a few, it's dozens, okay? Anyway, when I first saw that girl, all I remembered was that she had a lot of pockmarks on her face. I didn't even notice her facial features."
Qi's mother knew her son wasn't one to lie, but she didn't believe her eldest sister would deceive her either. After thinking for a while, she said, "I'll go to the county town in a few days to ask your aunt about this. If it's really as you say, then let it go. It's better to avoid a situation where you don't like her later and can't make it work, causing a huge uproar. In that case, we won't have the power of the woman's family, and we'll be the ones who suffer. But their family is powerful and influential; wouldn't it be bad if we refused them like this?"
“What’s wrong with that? Just say I already have a girlfriend,” Qi Jianguo said. “I’m just waiting for a couple of years, when I’m a bit older and more mature, to get married. My aunt didn’t know, so this big misunderstanding happened.”
When Qi's mother saw that her son had even thought of a reason to refuse, a reason that would not offend the person, it was clear that he genuinely did not want to accept the offer. So she had no choice but to give up.
After hearing this, Qi Fangfang quietly went back to her room. Although it was expected, she was still very disappointed, as she had lost another opportunity to go to the county town.
However, Qi Fangfang remembered what her older brother had said: he could go to university next year and perhaps have a better future. As his only sister, she knew he would definitely take care of her.
Just as Qi Jianguo was about to go back into the house, his mother called out to him, "Jianguo, you'll be a college student in the future. Even if He Tiantian is a city girl, she's not good enough for you. After all, you'll stay in the city, while He Tiantian will always be farming in the countryside."
Qi Jianguo wasn't worried about these things. After all, He Tiantian was from the city, and she could easily find an opportunity to leave Qijia Village in the future. As for him going to university, it wasn't that he was no longer good enough for He Tiantian, but rather that he was a better match for her.
"Mom, I understand. Don't worry, I'll definitely find you a good daughter-in-law." Qi Jianguo didn't want to argue with his mother about He Tiantian, because he could tell she was already very angry and disliked He Tiantian. He couldn't upset her further. As for He Tiantian, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future. He would gradually become the man He Tiantian admired, and then he would win her heart naturally.
"That's good. Go wash up and go to bed early." Seeing her son's obedience, Qi's mother felt a little better.
Qi Jianguo washed his hands and feet, returned to his room, and lay down on the wooden bed.
He tried many methods to get close to He Tiantian through his sister and make her like him, but this method didn't work.
He then had another idea: he would have his sister lead He Tiantian to the trap in the back mountain, and then he would play the good guy and rescue the damsel in distress. However, He Tiantian was very vigilant and refused to go into the trap he had painstakingly dug.
He even considered raping He Tiantian while she was cutting grass alone on the back hill, thus taking her virginity. He believed that He Tiantian would marry him for the sake of her virginity and her reputation.
These methods flashed through Qi Jianguo's mind more than once, especially the last one.
Having witnessed He Tiantian's cunning, he worried that if he raped her, she might risk everything and report him. Then he would be a rapist, condemned to death, ruining his promising life.
He Tiantian's assertiveness made him hesitant to use this method, so he had to settle for second best.
The last resort is to expose He Tiantian's true identity, bring her down, and make her a target for investigation and re-education. That way, he might have a chance to act.
He saw women being re-educated in the county town or other villages, their hair disheveled, their clothes barely covering their bodies, looking very pitiful! Qi Jianguo suddenly felt reluctant to part with He Tiantian's tender flesh.
However, this method is the simplest and most effective, and most importantly, it's extremely safe! It won't put him in a precarious situation. He saw from the last time he reported Secretary Qi that the chances of success were high, and the cost was minimal—just a letter of denunciation and some benefits for Zhou Sihai.
"Oh, how could that little darling suffer such injustice!" Qi Jianguo muttered to himself. Thinking of He Tiantian's beautiful face and graceful figure, he felt a surge of heat in his lower body. He unconsciously reached out and touched his genitals, imagining his hand as He Tiantian's hand or mouth. After only a dozen or so touches, he released himself.
His mother had just called He Tiantian a little vixen, and Qi Jianguo didn't deny it. He Tiantian was indeed the vixen in Qi Jianguo's heart, making him feel restless and unable to control himself.
He only reacts like a man when he's thinking about He Tiantian.
Qi Jianguo got up and washed his hands. In the moonlight shining through the window, he revealed a sinister smile that seemed to indicate he was determined to succeed.
He Tiantian, it's not that I, Qi Jianguo, don't care for you or love you; it's just that you're too ungrateful, forcing me to resort to this last resort. Although it will be painful at first, I will cherish you and love you well in the future to make it up to you. (To be continued.)
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