Du Jiaming felt a surge of heat in his heart when he heard this, and he quickly asked the old man to tell him in detail what happened after Jiang Wanwan returned to Kyoto.
Although the Du family had been rejected by the Jiang family before, they had always been paying attention to the Jiang family.
Seeing that his grandson was persuaded, Grandpa Du told Du Jiaming everything that had happened in the Jiang family over the past six months.
"No matter who wronged whom in the past, let's not dwell on it. Now that she's having a hard time raising the child tonight, we should help her. You've been admitted to university on your own, and now that we're here, I don't think the Jiang family will hold it against us. The most important thing right now is that woman from your country. A real man shouldn't be picky about trivial matters, and he should make decisions when necessary. The Du family doesn't look down on women who marry into the family by stepping on their friends."
Du Jiaming agreed with his grandfather's opinion. He had been blinded by one thing and hesitated before, which led to the current result.
If he had married Jiang Wanwan decisively, there wouldn't have been so many problems later.
And Qiao Wenwan is completely different from the one in my dreams, one could even say she is worlds apart. If she hadn't been calculating...
Thinking of this, Du Jiaming's expression suddenly became stern. "Grandpa, I'll go book a train ticket now and go back to the Red Star Brigade tomorrow."
The old man was calm at the moment, feeling that everything was under his control. When he heard his grandson say this, he spoke in confusion.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Now that you're back, stay home for a few more days. Take advantage of the New Year to visit the Jiang family and get closer to them in advance."
Du Jiaming couldn't wait any longer. Thinking of that woman's scheming and methods, he wanted to return to the Red Star Brigade immediately.
Early the next morning, Du Jiaming left the Du family and boarded the train back to the Red Star Brigade.
He was anxious all the way. When he arrived at the town, he turned a corner and went directly to the post office. When he came out, the expression on his face was even more complicated and anxious.
I rented a bullock cart and went back to the Red Star Brigade.
The members of the Red Star Brigade were very surprised to see Du Jiaming come back. After all, the holiday was coming soon, and he must have wanted to celebrate the holiday with his family by going home at this time. However, they did not expect that he would come back after only a few days.
Minus the time spent on the road, this only means I spent one or two days at home.
Du Jiaming didn't explain much and strode towards the educated youth site.
Most of the educated youth at the training center this year have returned to the city to celebrate the New Year, leaving only Qiao Wenwan and Li Meiling.
Li Meiling's family was not well off. They lived in three rooms. Her two brothers were married, so even if she went back home, there was no place for her to live. Instead, the whole family expected her to bring back good things.
If there is nothing they like, I'm afraid we won't be able to celebrate this New Year.
But she was working in the countryside, and she only earned so little money throughout the year. How could she buy things for her family? She might as well keep the little money for her own spending.
Qiao Wenwan wanted to go back, after all, Du Jiaming had gone back, and she wanted to go back to the Du family with him, but she didn't have a penny on her, and Du Jiaming didn't book a train ticket for her. To put it bluntly, he had no intention of taking her home.
Because of Jiang Wanwan, her reputation in the village was not good. She couldn't even borrow money to buy train tickets, so she could only stay at the educated youth site for the holiday.
But it is not possible to celebrate the festival at the educated youth camp without money. Fortunately, there are still people who are willing to care about her.
Qiao Wenwan took the bag of egg cakes that the man had just given her and returned to the educated youth center. Li Meiling was just coming out of the house. Seeing her smiling face full of lust, she curled her lips in disdain.
"Qiao Zhiqing, you can't stand the loneliness after Du Zhiqing has been home for just a few days? You can't abandon your chastity just because Du Zhiqing doesn't want to take you home. If you don't want to be a good person, the other female comrades at the Zhiqing site still have to be good people."
Li Meiling is increasingly disdainful of Qiao Wenwan. She stole her best friend's boyfriend, and now she is married to Du Jiaming but is not living a good life with him. She is also getting together with a male member of the village.
No wonder Du Jiaming was lukewarm towards her after marrying her.
It's no wonder that others don't know. She knows very well that it was Qiao Wenwan's plan that allowed Du Jiaming to marry her.
The thought of being in the same educated youth camp with such a shameless person makes me sick.
There are only three women in the educated youth point now, and she doesn't want to be implicated because of Qiao Wenwan's reputation.
Qiao Wenwan's face darkened as she felt a poke in her sore spot. "Li Meiling, where's your goodness? You sold yourself out, seduced the Party Secretary's son in exchange for a primary school teaching position, and now you want to kick the Party Secretary's son out. You say I'm ruining your reputation, but I think you're ruining mine."
Li Meiling choked. This was indeed her shortcoming, but she did not regret it.
If she marries a country bumpkin, she will be a country bumpkin all her life. Moreover, he has already applied for university and it will probably not be long before he receives the admission letter.
It's better to just walk away when the time comes than to get married and be unable to leave.
"I'm too lazy to tell you, but it's no wonder Du Zhiqing didn't take you with him when he returned to the city. I guess the Du family doesn't recognize you as their daughter-in-law at all, right? Now he doesn't even take you with him when he returns to the city for the holidays. Once Du Zhiqing gets into college, I'm afraid you won't have a place in the world anymore."
Since no one can be happy, then no one should be happy either.
Qiao Wenwan had a heart attack after hearing what she said.
She and Du Jiaming both applied for university, but she knew her own level very well. She couldn't answer any of the questions and there was no way she could get in.
That's why she knew that the college entrance examination would be resumed this year but did not give Du Jiaming an advance warning.
Unexpectedly, Du Jiaming did not apply for the primary school teacher position, but he was like a possessed person and read a tattered book every day.
He graduated from high school and was a college student in his previous life. How could he not be able to get into college in this life?
It turned out that she was still hoping that Du Jiaming would get into college, become successful, and take her back to the city to live a good life.
The interactions she had over the past year had made her increasingly uncertain about this idea, so she would rather no one get into college and stay in the countryside for the rest of their lives.
At least Du Jiaming can make money, so she won't starve and can even eat meat occasionally.
Seeing Qiao Wenwan's expression change, Li Meiling felt relieved immediately.
Just then, a figure scurried in from outside the door. Qiao Wenwan's eyes lit up when she saw the person. "Brother Jiaming, why are you back so soon? Are you thinking about spending the New Year with me?"
When he said this, he glanced at the person next to him provocatively.
What if Jiaming went back alone? He was still thinking about spending the New Year with her, which showed that Jiaming still had her in his heart.
Du Jiaming's eyes fell on her hands, and the smile on Qiao Wenwan's face froze. "This... this is the egg cake I just bought from the supply and marketing cooperative." She felt really uneasy. After all, she had no money, and Du Jiaming knew it.
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