"Ting Shen, what happened to you?" Jiang Yumei was surprised to see Xiao Ting Shen locked inside. "Who locked you in?"
"It's my mother." Seeing Jiang Yumei arrive, Xiao Tingshen's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Auntie, my mother won't let me go to Wenya, so she locked me in the house. Please find a way to open the door quickly."
He packed his luggage last night.
Who knew that when I woke up, I couldn't get out.
"How could your mother do this?" Jiang Yumei was very angry, feeling extremely cold inside. "No matter what, Wenya is still her daughter-in-law. This is really too much."
Originally, her daughter's marriage to a cadre family was something she was very proud of.
Who would have thought they would be so heartless and ungrateful?
"Auntie, there's no use saying this now. You should hurry up and find a way to open the door." Xiao Tingshen coughed lightly as he looked at the crowd gathering around him. "Don't let people laugh at us."
"Ting Shen, did you lock yourself in your room?"
"How could that be? His mother must have locked him in the house. I heard it's because of Tang Wenya's trip to the countryside."
"The mother and son started arguing last night, and this morning they had this fight again. Oh dear, they're not even married yet, and they're already arguing like this."
The crowd whispered amongst themselves, discussing the matter.
"What's going on?" Xu Jianguo pushed through the crowd and walked over. Seeing that the door was locked, he looked at Jiang Yumei hesitantly. "Why don't you go ask Ting Shen's mother for the key?"
"If she locked him in the house, why would she give me the key?" Jiang Yumei rolled her eyes at him. "You're a man, you make the decision, why are you asking me?"
"The door is locked, how can it be opened without a key?" Xu Jianguo was puzzled when he saw Jiang Yumei was angry. "Why are you looking at me like that? It's not like I locked the door."
“Xu Jianguo, this is about solving problems, not creating them. I don’t want to argue with you,” Jiang Yumei said, but softened her tone and asked Xiao Tingshen, “Tingshen, don’t you have a key to the house?”
"Oh, I remember now, my keys are in my bag." Xiao Tingshen immediately went back to his bedroom to look for his keys, but after searching for a while, he couldn't find them. He had no choice but to return to the window and tell Jiang Yumei, "My mother took my keys."
"What should we do then?" Xu Jianguo and Jiang Yumei asked him in unison.
"Uncle, can you kick the door open?" A surge of passionate emotion welled up in Xiao Tingshen's heart. Running for love was something he had to do, and he couldn't care about anything else.
"Is this appropriate?" If the father-in-law kicks down the door of his in-laws, will the two families still be able to have relations in the future?
"What's inappropriate about it being elegant?" Jiang Yumei exclaimed anxiously. "Ting Shen told you to kick it, so just kick it!"
Xu Jianguo hesitated.
If he kicks down the door, how will he ever dare to enter it again?
"If you won't kick it, I will!" Jiang Yumei stepped forward and kicked, but being a woman, she lacked strength. The door only shook, and she was kicked in the toe instead. She cried out in pain and sat on the ground, tears streaming down her face.
Everyone burst into laughter.
Xiao Tingshen's mother-in-law is really reckless; she actually kicked him!
"What are you doing?" Xiao Yaodong came back to get the documents, only to find a group of people gathered at the door. Wait, why are Xu Jianguo and Jiang Yumei here too... Jiang Yumei is even sitting on the ground.
"Dad, open the door right now!" Xiao Tingshen immediately cried for help. "Mom has locked me in the house."
"In-laws, Wenya has been sent to the countryside. You can't just ignore this!" Jiang Yumei exclaimed, grabbing Xiao Yaodong's sleeve as if she had seen a savior. "She's your daughter-in-law!"
“Let’s talk inside.” Xiao Yaodong took out his keys, opened the door, and coughed lightly. “We need to be mindful of our image in front of so many people.”
Jiang Yumei then shut her mouth.
The two followed Xiao Yaodong into the house. Xiao Tingshen immediately picked up his luggage and reached out to Xiao Yaodong for money, "Dad, give me some travel expenses."
"What's your rush?" Xiao Yaodong was furious at his son's impatience. "I'm asking you, even if you go, what problem can you solve? Can you bring her back?"
"Even if I can't bring her back, I'll stay with her." Xiao Tingshen was almost moved by his own words. He loved Tang Wenya and couldn't bear to see her suffer.
“You’re over twenty years old, why are you still so impulsive?” Xiao Yaodong said sternly. “Sit down.”
Xiao Tingshen sat down sullenly.
Seeing that Xiao Yaodong was angry, Jiang Yumei calmed down as well. Xu Jianguo pulled her to sit on the sofa with him.
“I understand your feelings, but we can’t do something in vain.” Xiao Yaodong spoke slowly and deliberately to Xiao Tingshen, “Even if you go, you must bring a letter of introduction from your work unit, and then explain the situation to the local educated youth office, saying that you are getting married, and you must be truthful.”
“Yes, yes, getting a marriage certificate is the same as being married.” Jiang Yumei nodded repeatedly. “You can come back after you’re married.”
“Then let’s leave it at that!” Xiao Yaodong took the documents, stood up and said, “Going to the countryside is a big deal, not child’s play. Everything must be done in accordance with the policy, and no one can be given special treatment.”
"That's right, that's right." Jiang Yumei's impression of Xiao Yaodong improved a lot. She knew that Xiao Yaodong was a person who considered the big picture, and it was all Liu Yuzhen's doing.
"Uncle and Aunt, I'll go get the letter of introduction right away. You can go to work now. I'll bring Wenya back." Xiao Tingshen grabbed his luggage and hurried out the door, not forgetting to catch up with Xiao Yaodong quickly, "Dad, give me some travel money."
Jiang Yumei was finally relieved.
Yesterday, Tang Wenya endured a bumpy ride to Nanping Township, and immediately began vomiting as soon as she got out of the car.
The fellow educated youth who were traveling with her thought she was carsick, so they helped her to the temporary resettlement point of the local educated youth office to rest, and did not let her participate in the welcoming ceremony that evening.
Tang Wenya slept until dawn. When she opened her eyes, she saw that she was sleeping on a large communal bed, covered with a dirty quilt that smelled particularly pungent.
She sat up and saw the walls covered with dirty newspapers and the corridor piled with garbage, which made her feel nauseous again.
"I didn't expect you to get carsick so badly." A short-haired girl walked in carrying a washbasin, extended her hand to her, and said in a very friendly manner, "Hello, my name is Chen Meili, nice to meet you."
"Hello, my name is Tang Wenya." Tang Wenya forced a smile and decided to tell the truth, "I'm not carsick, I'm pregnant."
Xu Qingning was able to gain various advantages because of her pregnancy.
Why can't she?
"Oh, you're pregnant?" Chen Meili exclaimed in surprise. "Then why did you come to the countryside?"
"It's a long story..." Tang Wenya said, feeling wronged, with tears welling up in her eyes. "Thank you for taking care of me. I'll tell you about it later."
"Okay, okay, we'll talk about it later." Chen Meili didn't ask any more questions and carefully helped her up. "Go wash up. We'll take a bus to the village later. It's not far, only about ten minutes away."
"Okay." Tang Wenya quickly glanced at her and saw that she was dressed and looked ordinary. She opened her bag, took out a light red scarf and gave it to her. "I liked you the moment I saw you. I hope we can become good friends."
"Thank you, what a beautiful scarf." Chen Meili's eyes lit up. Without refusing, she took the scarf, tied it around her neck, and touched it again and again. "From now on, we're friends."
The two got on a tractor that came from the village and soon arrived at Phoenix Village.
Coincidentally, Tang Wenya and Chen Meili were assigned to the same production team and stayed together at the village chief's house.
Because of that scarf, Chen Meili took good care of Tang Wenya, doing all the errands for her and even spreading the word throughout the village that Tang Wenya was pregnant.
This attracted the attention of the women in the village, who all rushed over to see Tang Wenya.
Tang Wenya remained calm, letting them look at her like she was a monkey. What, hadn't they ever seen a woman who was pregnant before marriage?
In this remote rural area, face is worthless; personal comfort is the most important thing.
"Hey, isn't this my third son's wife's older sister?" Zhou Chunyan recognized Tang Wenya and stepped out of the crowd, excitedly saying, "Tang Wenya, do you still recognize me? We had dinner together on my third son's wedding day. You said my third son's wife was pregnant then, but I didn't expect you to be pregnant too. What a coincidence, hahaha!"
Tang Wenya also recognized Zhou Chunyan and almost fainted.
She and Xu Qingning were truly natural enemies. Even after she was sent to the countryside, she was still assigned to the same production team as Xu Qingning's two sisters-in-law... She felt like dying.
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