Aunt Wang interrupted the bean sprouts:
"Don't get the wrong idea. I didn't mean that. You didn't have any inappropriate thoughts about that educated youth surnamed Tang, did you?"
"No, what do you know, you clueless brat? It must be that Tang educated youth who seduced you. No wonder you always do his laundry. Tell me, how did he seduce you!"
Bean sprouts shook their heads in protest:
"No, Mom, Tang Zhiqing didn't seduce me. I was the one who volunteered to wash his clothes. We took so much money from him and then withheld his grain. I feel really bad about it!"
Aunt Wang didn't doubt what she said. This brat had always been kind-hearted since she was little. When Xia Zhiqing wanted to rent their house, this brat also spoke up for outsiders.
Aunt Wang, exasperated, poked the bean sprout's head hard.
"Stop being so kind-hearted. If you're willing to work, go to the Zhong family and do more work. Didn't you see how the Zhong family gives people candy and food when they work?"
"Go work at his house, exchange some things, and you can replenish the sugar cubes!"
Douya didn't dare to say anything. She also wanted to help with the work in exchange for things, but the Zhong family didn't need her!
Besides, Zhong Songbai kept a close watch on the house while Zhong Wanwan was away. He wouldn't even leave 13- or 14-year-old girls at home, just in case people gossiped.
Why does her mother keep mentioning the Zhong family? Could her mother have some other intention? Douya suddenly looked up, startling Aunt Wang. Aunt Wang immediately started cursing:
"You brat, you don't do what you're supposed to do, but you're more eager than anyone to do what you're not supposed to do. What are you staring at me for? Do you hate me for not dying? You don't want to listen to what I'm saying?"
Bean Sprout shrank back in anger after being scolded, not daring to utter another word or look up at Granny Wang.
Seeing her cower like a quail, Aunt Wang was furious.
"You're acting like a quail, who are you trying to impress? Did I insult the wrong person?"
Bean Sprout dared not utter a word. Aunt Wang berated Bean Sprout for half an hour before feeling slightly relieved. Seeing Bean Sprout still cowering there, Aunt Wang said irritably:
"You've made me so angry. We haven't even gotten to the important matter yet. What do you think of the Zhong family?"
The bean sprouts raised their heads slightly, looking pitiful:
“Zhong, Zhong, has a girlfriend. He and Xia, the educated youth, have a good relationship and are together every day. She doesn’t even look at me.”
Douya was somewhat self-aware, although she also felt that Xia Zhiqing couldn't cook and wasn't as good at housework as she was, so she wasn't suitable to marry him.
But after Xia Zhiqing had been there for so long, she also learned that Xia Zhiqing's family was well-off, something that not only she, but also the other girls on the farm couldn't compare to.
Otherwise, why would Tang Zhiqing be so unwilling to accept defeat and keep his eyes on Xia Zhiqing?
Aunt Wang glared at the bean sprouts:
"You just keep staring at the good-looking ones, can't you even look at the actual products?"
"What does Zhong Zhiqing have? He's just a tractor driver, maybe he gets a few more work points. How much can he really help our family?"
Bean Sprout thought to herself, "If anyone can really help our family, it has to be Master Zhong. She earns a lot, and during the spring planting season, she goes out every day to repair tractors. She always brings something back with her."
If all these things were given to her family, their lives would be much better!
But Douya also knew that Zhong Wanwan wasn't stupid enough to give her family things for no reason.
Bean Sprout looked at the sugar cube digging in the dirt on the kang (heated brick bed) and felt a pang of regret. If only the sugar cube were bigger, he could marry her and bring her home.
Even if Tangkuai were willing now, Zhong Wanwan would never agree.
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