Zhou Jinglan wrote a letter—
When I wrote the letter again, my mindset was completely different from before.
In the past, Zhou Jinglan wanted to write about everything, eager to share every detail and trivial joy of his life with Leng Yinghong, just so that she could understand him better.
But now, Zhou Jinglan didn't utter a single unnecessary word. He even felt disgusted at the thought that the letter was written to Leng Yinghong. If it weren't for ending this deception and canceling the engagement, he really wouldn't want to have anything to do with her anymore.
He even felt that writing a letter to Leng Yinghong was a kind of blasphemy against Qiao Xinruo, and he even felt a little disgusted with his own stupidity.
How could they be so easily fooled?
The letter was very brief, stating directly that he already knew the truth of what had happened, that Leng Yinghong was not the person he had been searching for, and that he wanted to cancel the engagement.
"Nurse Jin, could you please mail this letter for me?" Zhou Jinglan asked.
He can't leave the hospital freely now, and he can't wait for his brothers to visit him and send him the package—he feels extremely ashamed and doesn't know how to bring it up with his brothers.
A few days after the letter was sent, it arrived in the village where Leng Yinghong lived.
As usual, she beamed with joy after receiving the letter.
"That kid sent you another letter!" Xu Fangfang was washing clothes when she saw the letter. She immediately threw down the clothes and wiped her hands. "Let's go, let's go to the Party Secretary's house and have him read it to us!"
"Old Leng! Yaozu! Come on, the soldier has sent another letter!" Xu Fangfang shouted, even more excited than Leng Yinghong, the person involved.
The whole family was illiterate, and no one could understand what the letter said. They could only go to the Party Secretary's house and ask him to read the contents of the letter to them before deciding whether to reply. The reply was also written by the Party Secretary.
The reason the whole family had to go was because the letter had mentioned many benefits for their family, and they had to listen carefully, in case Leng Yinghong kept quiet!
After all, Zhou Jinglan was definitely a golden son-in-law in their family!
"They're here!" Leng Qisheng was indifferent to everything else, but he was unusually enthusiastic about this matter.
In fact, Leng Yinghong and Leng Qisheng are not related by blood. She changed her surname to Leng in order to please him. In reality, she is someone else's daughter.
But the dowry belongs to him.
For this reason alone, Leng Qisheng was willing to reluctantly give Leng Yinghong a friendly look.
Not to mention Leng Yaozu, the little guy is even smarter than his father!
Knowing his family's situation, if Leng Yinghong could marry into this family and the whole family moved to the capital, he might be able to find a wife from the city and bring glory to his family.
"Let's go to the Party Secretary's house!" The family set off excitedly.
“The soldiers mentioned they were applying for housing last time, so this time they'll probably get the housing and then discuss a time with us so they can move in and get married!” Xu Fangfang said, adding that she needed to prepare early.
"Mom, it's still early. What are you talking about?" Leng Yinghong said shyly.
Her inner thoughts were the same as her mother's, but she had to put on a show. She just wanted to hear some flattering words from her family.
After all, back in the day, her status was only slightly higher than Leng Yingying's.
Ever since Leng Yingying went crazy and left home, she has become the one with the lowest status in the family.
"Girl, why are you shy? I think Zhou Jinglan is completely infatuated with you. It's only a matter of time before he goes to the capital!" Even Leng Qisheng had to coax Leng Yinghong.
"Yeah, sis, you're amazing. You found such an amazing brother-in-law. I'll have to rely on you and him from now on!" Leng Yaozu flattered her.
"We're all family. If I'm doing well, I certainly can't abandon you all," Leng Yinghong thought to herself, secretly pleased.
They flattered Leng Yinghong all the way, making her so happy that she couldn't stop smiling, until they finally arrived at the Party Secretary's house.
"Secretary? Secretary, are you home?" Xu Fangfang called out, taking the initiative to greet the secretary's wife. "Is your husband home? My son-in-law wrote again, asking your husband to help take a look."
"Yes, come in quickly, come in!" The village secretary's wife used to look down on the Leng family, but ever since Leng Yinghong started dating a soldier from the capital, the villagers' attitude towards them has changed drastically.
"It's all our fault for being uneducated and illiterate. We always have to trouble you to receive mail!" Xu Fangfang said in a friendly greeting.
"Fang, what are you saying? You're being too polite! We're all from the same village, so what's wrong with helping each other out? It's just reading and replying to a letter, my husband is more than happy to do it, come on in!" said the Party Secretary's wife, leading the group into the house.
"Oh, is this another letter from Battalion Commander Zhou?" The Party Secretary heard the noise at the door and saw the Leng family, and then he understood.
"Uncle Party Secretary, thank you for your help. I'm always troubling you," Leng Yinghong said politely as she handed over the letter.
“You silly child… I’ve watched you grow up, why are you being so formal?” the Party Secretary said.
Leng Yinghong smiled outwardly, but inwardly she was disdainful.
What made her grow up?
She clearly came to Lengjia Village after Xu Fangfang remarried; she wasn't even in this village before. It's unbelievable that she's dating a battalion commander; she'll say anything outrageous.
However, this only strengthened Leng Yinghong's resolve, making her believe that her actions were absolutely correct.
If she hadn't impersonated the person Zhou Jinglan was looking for, would she have the life and treatment she has now?
Even Xu Fangfang and Leng Qisheng, who used to want to give her a hard time at home, now have to think twice. She enjoys her current status in the family to the fullest, so she's even more determined to hold onto it.
"Come on, let me see what you wrote this time!" the Party Secretary said, opening the letter and taking out the letter paper inside.
Unlike their previous lengthy and detailed letters, which revealed the close bond between the two young people, this letter was unusually short.
"Leng Yinghong?"
When Leng Yinghong heard this address, her heart skipped a beat, and she had a strange feeling.
In their previous correspondence, Zhou Jinglan always addressed her as Xiao Hong. Even when he first started writing to her, he used the formal title of Comrade Leng. Later, he changed it to Ying Hong, and then to the more intimate Xiao Hong.
I have never addressed Leng Yinghong by her full name.
The way they address each other reveals the closeness or distance of their relationship.
Why is Zhou Jinglan suddenly calling her by her full name out of the blue?
However, this is just the beginning.
What the village secretary read next was the real blow, making her body grow cold inch by inch, and even to the point of being so disoriented that she could hardly stand.
“I now know the truth about what happened back then. You are not the person I am looking for. I reserve the right to hold you accountable for impersonating someone else. As for our marriage, from this moment on, the engagement is officially cancelled, and we have no further connection.”
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