Neither Zhou Likang nor Song Liyun came from wealthy families, and they couldn't support themselves on their own. Therefore, Zhou Likang had no intention of marrying Song Liyun before securing a place in university.
After a moment's thought, Zhou Likang decided to find Song Liyun and ask her for an explanation.
However, the person he thought was a fake partner came knocking on his door first.
Wu Yuanyuan, a burly man, was a well-known figure in the Shangfen Brigade. She was tall and stronger than many men.
Because of her body type, it's difficult for her to find a partner.
However, Wu Yuanyuan's family was well-off. A few years ago, her brother Wu Xinjie took advantage of the recruitment opportunities in the town's major factories and became a formal employee in the town. As a result, his family became one of the wealthiest families in Shangfen Brigade.
Zhou Likang was handsome and well-mannered. After saying a few words of gossip to Wu Yuanyuan, who was having a difficult time with him, Wu Yuanyuan opened up to him and often gave him gifts and money.
When Zhou Likang saw her, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, but he immediately regained his composure and asked, "Yuanyuan, what brings you here?"
With red eyes, the burly Wu Yuanyuan asked, "Brother Zhou, they say you were being a pervert with Song Zhiqing, is that true?"
Zhou Likang frowned and reproached, "It was Song Zhiqing who lost her footing and fell. I helped her up when she fell. Li Haisheng happened to come over and saw this, so he misunderstood."
“I was beaten up for no reason, and instead of speaking up for me, you believed what others said. I really misjudged you.”
Wu Yuanyuan said timidly, "But the whole brigade has heard about your hooliganism."
Because of her large and burly figure, Wu Yuanyuan was often ridiculed, which led to her developing an inferiority complex. She always felt inferior to Zhou Likang and believed everything he said.
Zhou Likang was good at putting on a show; when Wu Yuanyuan wanted to help him with chores, he made an excuse that he didn't want to tire her out.
He also told her that his family didn't want him to marry a rural woman, and that he was trying to persuade his family to stay. He asked her not to make their relationship public until he had done all that, so as not to damage Wu Yuanyuan's reputation.
He had Wu Yuanyuan completely under his spell, and because of this, even after several years together, very few people knew about their relationship.
Zhou Likang put on a troubled look: "These messages must have been deliberately spread by Li Haisheng. I was knocked unconscious by him and just woke up. I didn't have time to clarify the rumors outside."
"You can find out about this by asking Yu, the educated youth. My reputation has been ruined by them, and it will be difficult to deal with things in the future."
Wu Yuanyuan immediately believed his explanation and was at a loss for what to do: "Then what should we do?"
Seeing Wu Yuanyuan, who had no idea what to do, Zhou Likang's eyes flashed with disgust in the darkness. If the Wu family weren't rich, he wouldn't associate with such a peasant.
In order to continue getting things from Wu Yuanyuan, Zhou Likang reassured her, "I'll think of a way when I get back. As long as you don't mind, that's fine."
Wu Yuanyuan immediately replied, "No, no, how could I dislike you? As long as you don't dislike me, that's enough."
Duo Shou and Ding Xiaoxi, who were following behind Zhou Likang, overheard their conversation. They exchanged a glance, their eyes, one big and one small, both conveying the message that "this is a big scoop."
Duoshou felt he needed to get his aunt to eat the melon soon, and the meal was almost ready; he needed to go back for dinner.
After giving Ding Xiaoxi a hint, Duoshou moved his small body back a little, easily moving out of their hearing range, before quickening his pace to run home.
Ding Xiaoxi remained there, listening intently to the conversation between the two.
When Yu Rujia saw Duo Shou's excited little face, her eyes lit up: "Is there some big news?"
Duoshou nodded and leaned closer to whisper, "Yes, Auntie would never guess that Zhou Zhiqing has been in contact with Sister Yuanyuan in private."
Yu Rujia: "Sister Yuanyuan? Wu Yuanyuan? What kind of connection do you have?"
Duoshou: "Yes, it's her." Then he recounted their conversation.
Yu Rujia realized: "Zhou Likang's secrecy is quite thorough; no one in the team knows about this. Wu Yuanyuan is in trouble."
Wu Yuanyuan looks just like her father, Wu Dazhu, and is more robust than many men today.
Her brother, Wu Xinjie, resembled their mother, Zhu Jiaojiao, being delicate and petite.
The siblings' body sizes have completely reversed.
If Wu Yuanyuan's figure were in the North 20 or 30 years from now, that would be considered the standard height for a woman, after all, she's only a little over 1.7 meters tall.
In an era of widespread poverty, lack of nutrition and underdeveloped growth caused Southerners, who were already on the smaller side, to be even shorter.
A man is considered tall if he is 1.7 meters tall, while most women are around 1.5 meters tall.
With her height of over 1.7 meters and slightly plump figure, Wu Yuanyuan certainly stands out as quite unique.
A few years ago, because Gao Shujing made some changes to the major factories in the town and improved production efficiency, the factories expanded one after another. Wu Xinjie, who had just graduated from junior high school, seized the opportunity and became a proud worker.
The Wu family treated the children very well, often giving them food whenever they met.
Yu Rujia thus formed an impression of Wu Yuanyuan.
Duoshou: "Auntie, that Zhou Zhiqing isn't a good person. Should we warn Sister Yuanyuan?"
Duofu, who had somehow gotten close, said earnestly, "Zhou Zhiqing must have praised Sister Yuanyuan to win her favor, otherwise Sister Yuanyuan would never have gone up to her."
"Yuanyuan is insecure. It's rare for someone to praise her, and she'll assume that person is a good person. No matter what you say, she won't believe it."
With Duofu around, the other three little ones found the atmosphere of conversation particularly interesting and naturally gathered around.
Duolu scratched his head, looking puzzled: "Just because someone praises her, does that mean that person is a good person? Why would Sister Yuanyuan think that way?"
Duoxi nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right, everyone praises us, but we don't think everyone is a good person."
Dorje, as if he had seen through everything, said with a serious expression on his chubby face, "Yes, some people praise us just to get good food from us. I don't think they are good people at all."
This is the idea of two silly brothers and a newbie who completely failed to grasp Wu Yuanyuan's situation.
The team members had a lot of snacks, and they tasted good. Many of them were things they had never tried before.
Some people would often shower them with compliments in order to get snacks from them.
Duoxi: "Some people even brought us food. We didn't think they were all good people. We didn't even accept some of their things. How could Sister Yuanyuan, a grown woman, be so easily fooled by a few words?"
Little Dole, in his cradle, saw this and stretched out a chubby little hand, making "ah ah" sounds, trying to get their attention and have them pick him up so they could hear the secret together.
Duofu went up and skillfully picked up the little guy, then returned to the crowd.
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