Feelings are unpredictable. Xiaoxiao doesn't know what she's thinking either. Cheng Youfu is at a rebellious age; will his stubbornness hurt Xiaoxiao?
Song Yan ran up to Jiang Xiaoxiao, who was washing clothes.
Jiang Xiaoxiao: "Why are you staring at me like that?"
“I want to know when Youfu will treat you…” Song Yan stared at Xiaoxiao’s facial expression, afraid that she would get angry.
“How should I know? I told him the day we got back from fishing that he’s about the same age as my younger brother. I treat him like a younger brother. Look at him these days, he’s been like a leech.” Jiang Xiaoxiao was angry at first, but then she sighed. “If he keeps going like this, the whole village will find out. What will they say about me?”
"He's at a rebellious age, and your rejection might hurt his pride and cause him to give up. Or he might become stubborn and go down a dead end."
I just said he hasn't grown up yet, and he's still not convinced. He actually said he's going back to his mother and want her to talk to him personally.
"He's gone?" Jiang Xiaoxiao asked.
Song Yan: "I didn't let him leave. He's still chopping the filling! If you want him to shut up, I'll go find him right now."
Jiang Xiaoxiao stopped washing clothes and stared blankly for a long time. "Don't stop him, let him go home and talk! His mother won't agree. It'll be better for him to give up sooner. Next time...next time, don't let him...come."
This isn't Jiang Xiaoxiao's home; it's not right to kick people out.
"Are you so sure his family won't agree?" Song Yan asked.
"Most of the educated youth are good-looking but useless. Aunt Cheng dotes on her youngest son, so she must find a capable wife for Cheng Youfu. She may think I'm a good person, but I'm definitely not a good wife."
"Besides, what if I get the chance to leave the countryside? Why should I rush to get married? I'll wait until I'm 24 and still not be able to leave the countryside before I get married," Jiang Xiaoxiao said with great certainty.
"You're quite clear-headed." This was Song Yan's very fair assessment.
"It's you, no matter how hard I try, I can't stop you."
"Two people with different levels of education and upbringing will have many differences if they actually live together." Jiang Xiaoxiao recalled how Song Yan hadn't listened to her advice back then.
Jiang Xiaoxiao is a very calm girl.
It will be two and a half years before she can leave the countryside. Jiang Xiaoxiao is determined to leave.
Jiang Xiaoxiao is right.
Since she and Wei Aiguo hadn't truly lived together, she couldn't perceive the differences between them.
Wei Aiguo's feelings for himself are perhaps most like a man's need for a woman.
My feelings for Wei Aiguo are mainly based on his decent character. He respected me, and later, during the most dangerous time, he stood in front of me, giving me a strong sense of security.
Being around a clear-headed person helps me stay clear-headed. Right now, I have feelings for Wei Aiguo, but it's definitely not love.
"Compared to you, I realize how stupid I am!" That's how Song Yan felt.
"Nobody dares to call you stupid now. They all praise you for being skillful! Go away, stay away from me and do your own work." Jiang Xiaoxiao shooed Song Yan away with disdain.
It seems Jiang Xiaoxiao is really alright, and Song Yan is relieved.
…
The verdicts for those people were handed down before the Chinese New Year.
Cheng Yi was sentenced to six years.
Widow Wang was convicted of attempted murder and promiscuous relationships. The sentence was ten years.
Li De was sentenced to two years.
Cheng Yiniang was sentenced to six months of re-education through labor.
Both are considered severe sentences.
Duan Decai was expelled from the Party and dismissed from his post.
That day, County Chief Bai instructed his secretary to have the relevant departments review their case files.
Although the police station chief, Xu Jin, followed the instructions of the commune leaders to temporarily postpone the transfer of the case, the case file was very well organized, and the handling was entirely impartial.
The Song family happily made and ate dumplings, filled with wild boar meat. The wild boar meat was a bit dry, so Song Yan added some fatty meat and chopped green onions.
Pure meat filling.
Aunt Wei kept saying, "I never thought I could eat pure meat dumplings whenever I wanted in my life!"
Chang Xiaohu was overjoyed: "This is my first time eating it..."
Jiang Xiaoxiao smiled, "That's what I think too! It's all because Song Yan is so capable. Other people aren't even getting enough to eat!" "Xiao Hu, go and lock the door."
They sneakily eat the good stuff.
Now, my mother-in-law is used to Song Yan buying all sorts of food for her.
When her son earned military merit, Song Yan received commendations and rewards, and Aunt Wei knew exactly how much. Her son received 500 yuan from the county and 300 from the commune. Song Yan received 400 yuan from the county and 200 from the commune. That was 1400 yuan. It was the first time in her life she had ever seen so much money.
Marrying such a lucky wife means no worries about food or clothing, and now even money. Song Yan can spend it however he wants!
Aunt Wei firmly believed that as long as Song Yan was at home, there would be an endless supply of food in the granary, so they wouldn't have to worry about making ends meet.
Moreover, Song Yan was generous. When Aunt Wei told her to take all the money, Song Yan gave her two hundred.
Aunt Wei is too lazy to even go to the commune now, so where would she spend money?
Song Yan said, "When Wei Ping and Wei An grow up and bring their partners home, won't you give them a red envelope?" Upon hearing this, the mother-in-law hesitated.
Song Yan added, "Don't worry, you'll live that long."
The mother-in-law happily pocketed the money.
After the dumplings were cooked, I knocked on the wall, and they knocked a few times on the other side as well.
Song Yan put the dumplings on the other side of the wall, closed the door, and went inside. Old Han came out and took the dumplings back.
The people in both rooms were eating with their mouths full of oil.
Old Zeng, in particular, patted his belly and said, "If we didn't usually have some oil in our stomachs, this meal of meat dumplings would have made us pass out."
"There's still some oil in it? You shouldn't eat too much of this good stuff!" Old Liao said...
For every person who is happy, there is someone who is sad.
Cheng Xiuyun cried bitterly and kept cursing Widow Wang, saying that if it weren't for her, her younger brother wouldn't have been involved.
Cheng Yi's relatives were not happy. These days, if someone has a relative who is in prison, it's difficult for their own child to find a partner.
Cheng Qianjin's wife caused another scene at home. Not only did Cheng Yi and his sister lose their position as Party Secretary, but now they're in jail too. Now their family has another relative in prison. How shameful!
Widow Wang's mother-in-law, Granny Sun, wept bitterly at home. Her daughter-in-law's infidelity was shameful enough, but now she'd been sentenced to prison. She was too afraid to leave the house these days; what would become of her?
Grandma Sun's son suggested moving his sister-in-law's (Widow Wang's) household registration out of the family's household register...
Li De's family isn't much better off!
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