The female teacher who was thirsty and drinking water not far away heard the noise and looked over: "Liu Mei, why aren't you sleeping yet? We still have work to do tomorrow morning."

"I'm going to sleep now. I couldn't sleep just now." Liu Mei replied softly, turned around, pulled the quilt, and fell asleep with her head turned sideways.

The next afternoon, Liu Mei and others who had finished work with the production team came to school. The group prepared lessons while chatting.

As they chatted, Ma Fengcheng, who was the most outgoing among them, laughed and talked about how Jiang Sui carried Xiang Baiwei down the mountain yesterday.

"That stinky boy Jiang Sui went to the countryside and got a beautiful woman as his wife. He is so lucky!"

Ma Fengcheng's teasing words were full of envy.

A group of young intellectuals in their prime are looking forward to love.

Who doesn’t want to find a good match?

"Old Ma, are you envious? I remember last month, someone from the next village came to you to propose marriage, but you rejected her. So what happened? Are you regretting it now?"

"Go away," Ma Fengcheng waved his hand impatiently, "You are the only one with a big mouth. Of course, marriage is the most important thing arranged by God. Besides, we are talking about free love now, and I don't even know what the girl who proposed marriage looks like."

Liu Mei was sitting by the window, concentrating on writing a lesson plan, her fingers tightly gripping the pencil. The tips of her fingers were even slightly white from using too much force.

She looked around and found that she and these people had been here for more than an hour, but Jiang Sui had not shown up yet.

"Where is Principal Jiang? Why can't I see him? I wanted to talk to him about adjusting the class schedule." Liu Mei asked her colleague next to her seriously.

Ma Fengcheng in the distance answered loudly: "Jiang Sui went to Li Village to repair the tractor. You can't wait for him today. If you have something to say, you might as well tell me. I will help you convey it when I go to his house to deliver something to him in the evening."

"So he's out. That's great. I'll write out the new schedule later and you can bring it to him for me in the evening." Liu Mei nodded.

The teacher sitting opposite Liu Mei interrupted and said, "Teacher Liu, you seem to live closer to Jiang Sui's home than Ma Fengcheng, and you and Xiang Baiwei are said to have a good relationship, why don't you go and send him off yourself?"

"Didn't Ma Fengcheng say he could go? Then there would be no need for me to make that trip again. Besides, I'm in a good mood today and I don't want to make myself unhappy for no reason."

Everyone was chatting happily in the office, but Liu Mei suddenly said this, which immediately made the atmosphere awkward.

The straightforward Ma Fengcheng came over, asking for unknown reasons: "What's wrong? Which of the two do you have a problem with?"

There is also someone who is eager to offer you a step, it would be a waste if you don't use it.

Liu Mei revealed an expression that was a mixture of frustration, resentment, anger, and heartache.

Ma Fengcheng, who was facing her, was stunned.

He had never seen so many emotions expressed on a person's face in such a short period of time.

Ma Fengcheng even doubted his own eyes.

After being surprised, Ma Fengcheng suspected that Liu Mei had not finished her performance. He was very curious about what Liu Mei wanted to do: "It just so happens that there is no outsider in this office. Talk to us. It seems that you have been wronged."

She spoke vaguely, leaving everyone else in the office confused.

No one understood what she was trying to say.

Without getting the expected reaction, Liu Mei felt very annoyed. She looked up, avoiding everyone's gaze, and glanced at Zhang Wangming, another teacher who was on good terms with her.

Zhang Wangming understood and broke the silence with a loud voice: "If I remember correctly, Liu Mei, you and Jiang Sui had a relationship before?"

These words were like a bolt of thunder out of the blue. Everyone, including Ma Fengcheng, turned to look at Liu Mei.

Ma Fengcheng had all sorts of thoughts in his mind: "Liu Mei, is what Zhang Wangming said true?"

Liu Mei glared at Zhang Wangming with pretended shame and annoyance, then lowered her head and continued to do her own thing without saying a word.

Zhang Wangming looked at her reaction, sneered in his heart, and spoke again in a tacit understanding: "Speaking of which, there is something that has puzzled me for a long time. Xiang Baiwei and Jiang Sui, as far as I can remember, have never spoken to each other, nor have I seen them in contact. How come they suddenly got married?"

"Jiang Sui jumped into the water to save Xiang Baiwei last month. The two of them hugged each other with wet clothes. Xiang Baiwei had no choice but to marry Jiang Sui."

A teacher who thought he knew the truth snorted and answered Zhang Wangming, "I have always felt that Jiang Sui was schemed by Xiang Baiwei. I heard that Xiang Baiwei can swim, so she didn't need Jiang Sui to save her."

"That's enough!" Liu Mei's eyes were red, and she interrupted everyone's discussion with a stubborn look, "Everyone, stop talking, and do what you need to do. If this gets out, it won't sound good."

"Liu Mei, I think you are too soft-hearted," Zhang Wangming walked to Liu Mei's table and said in an aggrieved tone, "Tell us the truth, did you become the shameless third party to Bai Wei?"

Liu Mei's eyes were red, and she bit her lower lip with her bright white teeth. She didn't speak for a long time.

At this moment, a voice sounded from outside the door: "Zhang Wangming, you are so curious about me and my wife, why don't you come and ask me?"

Jiang Sui appeared at the door, his eyes swept across the entire office, and he focused on Liu Mei for a moment.

"Ma Fengcheng, are you free? If you are, please accompany me to the brigade headquarters. The secretary wants us to sort out some information." Jiang Sui waved at Ma Fengcheng, "I see you are quite free, so pack up and come with me."

Ma Fengcheng, who likes to watch the fun, glanced at Liu Mei with a gloating look and deliberately asked Jiang Sui: "Everyone is curious. It seems that you and your sister-in-law have not had much contact before, but suddenly we heard that you are married. How about you tell everyone?"

"What is there to say? I fell in love with her at first sight the first day I arrived in Xiangjia Village, but I knew that I had a revolutionary mission, so I kept this feeling buried in my heart. In my life, I have never been attracted to any woman except Weiwei."

After Jiang Sui finished speaking, he called out to Ma Fengcheng impatiently, "Why should I tell you about our relationship? Hurry up and leave. The secretary is waiting."

Ma Fengcheng laughed and quickly packed up his things: "It's because you live a happy life that everyone is envious of you, so they want to hear you talk about it!"

Jiang Sui smiled softly and turned to look at everyone: "Weiwei is shy and doesn't like to talk about family matters, so it's normal that you don't know. But, as teachers, some people should pay attention to their words and deeds... In case of misunderstanding, if the news spreads far and wide, it will make my wife unhappy."

(End of this chapter)