After Li Erniu finished speaking, he chuckled sheepishly, thinking that what he said made sense. He believed that any woman would be happy to marry him if she heard it. If it weren't for his high standards, his family would have already arranged for him to get married.
But Li Erniu forgot that Chen Qing wasn't one of the village girls; she came from the city, and her family was far better off than theirs. One hundred yuan was more than her allowance for three months at home.
At this moment, Chen Qing looked at Li Erniu as if she had swallowed a fly. She felt disgusted to be noticed by such a man.
"Comrade Li, I don't want to date you. Please don't block me anymore."
Li Erniu's smile instantly froze: "Why?"
"Comrade Li, you have too many people in your family, too many brothers and too many sisters-in-law. I don't like it."
Li Erniu didn't understand: "Isn't it good to have a large family? No one in the village dares to bully us, and we get more work points, so we won't starve."
Chen Qing felt like he was talking to a brick wall and didn't bother with him. Just as he turned to leave, a group of teenagers, led by Wei Dong, came out from behind a tree in the distance, laughing and mocking.
He said to Li Erniu, "Erniu, don't you understand? Chen, the educated youth, dislikes that you have too many brothers in your family. When you marry into the family, you'll have a whole bunch of sisters-in-law. Can you protect them all?"
Li Erniu blushed and said, "I...why can't I?"
Li Weidong ignored him and led a few of his brothers forward to Chen Qing, saying, "Chen Qing, I'm the only son in my family. I have three older sisters who are all married. I'm the pillar of my family. Although there aren't many able-bodied people in the family, my parents spoil me and always give me the easiest jobs. Let's be lovers. I promise you, once you come to my house, you won't have to do any farm work or cook..." As he spoke, he winked shyly at Chen Qing and said, "You just need to give me a big, healthy son."
The henchmen behind him chimed in, "That's right, just give Brother Weidong a son."
"Not interested, get lost."
"Hey, Chen Zhiqing, let's talk to you nicely, why are you throwing a tantrum? But... I like your temper."
Seeing that he couldn't yell at these shameless people and that there were no other people around, Chen Qing had no choice but to leave on his own.
"Hey, don't go! You look down on Li Erniu, look at me. I'm the best off in our village."
"Get out of the way, I'm calling for help."
"What are you yelling for? We didn't do anything to you."
What are you guys doing?
Just as the group was harassing Chen Qing, Wang Xiaorong and Li Chunsheng passed by from above and shouted at them.
When Li Erniu saw someone coming, he ran back while saying, "This has nothing to do with me. I didn't stop Chen Zhiqing."
As he ran off, Li Weidong spat behind him, "Li Erniu, you coward."
Then he turned to Wang Xiaorong and Li and said, "Wang, Li, we didn't do anything. We just asked Chen if she would be my girlfriend. Since she doesn't agree, that's fine. Let's go."
After saying that, he waved to the brothers behind him, turned around and went down the mountain.
Wang Xiaorong and Li Chunsheng exchanged a glance, then looked at Chen Qing with concern and asked, "Chen Qing, are you alright?"
Chen Qing shook her head: "It's nothing, thank you."
Wang Xiaorong said, "Li Weidong and his gang in the village don't work properly all day. They just like to wander around the nearby villages, saying they're looking for partners, but actually they're doing petty theft. Be careful if you see them in the future."
Li Chunsheng said, "From now on, let's not send any female comrades up the mountain alone."
Chen Qing nodded: "I'll go back with you."
She made it sound pitiful, but in reality, if Wang Xiaorong and Li Zhiqing had arrived a little later, she would have already gotten the stun gun she had exchanged from the space.
After the group returned to the educated youth settlement, Wang Xiaorong, for the safety of the female educated youth, quietly told Su Ranran and Zhang Cuicao what had just happened: "It would be best if you went into the mountains with someone, especially He, who is young and wanders around gathering pig feed every day. From now on, you should go with the children from the village."
He Wan was very grateful for their reminder and nodded earnestly, "Thank you, Wang Zhiqing."
"Don't mention it. It's not easy for us to come all over the country to get here, especially for you women."
He Wan hadn't realized before that Wang Xiaorong was so righteous, and she gave him a thumbs up from the bottom of her heart.
Xue Zhenzhen snorted softly, "It serves her right. Who told her to be so high-profile? As soon as she arrived at the educated youth settlement, she bought cabinets and gave all sorts of candy to the village children. She was so extravagant. She also received such big packages from time to time. No wonder those boys were keeping an eye on her. Many families in the village were also watching her."
Have you forgotten Wang Cuihong from two years ago?
Su Ranran and Zhang Cuicao's hearts skipped a beat when they heard Wang Cuihong's name.
Wang Cuihong arrived a year later than Xue, the educated youth. Her family must have been very wealthy. When she arrived, she was wearing a dress that was rarely seen, along with small leather shoes.
The package arrived once a month without fail. Later, it caught the eye of Li Tiegun's mother in the village, who wanted to match him with Wang Tiegun, but Wang Cuihong naturally didn't approve.
In front of so many people, he was severely humiliated, making Li Tiegun's family unable to hold their heads up, and Li Tiegun also held a grudge against them.
After looking for several opportunities, they finally caught Wang Cuihong alone and raped her.
Li Tiegun originally planned to become her woman, forcing her to marry him, and then he would discipline her properly once he brought her home.
As a result, Wang Cuihong reported it directly to the police, which led to the educated youth office, and Li Tiegun was arrested and sent to a labor camp.
Wang Cuihong was also taken back, and it seems the educated youth office compensated her with a job to settle the matter.
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