In a flash, everyone was gone, leaving only Mao Dan standing under the eaves, unsure of where to go. The main thing was that everyone went back to their own rooms and slammed the doors shut, even his grandparents closed their doors.
Mao Dan squatted pitifully on the ground, drawing circles.
Xie Yan returned to the room and immediately turned his back to Yu Yuehui, letting her change her clothes without worry.
Yu Yuehui was secretly unhappy. She actually hoped that Xie Yan would turn around, since they could use the opportunity of changing clothes to develop their relationship!
But she couldn't say that! After all, her mother had said that girls should be reserved, and that these kinds of things were always initiated by men. Why was Xie Yan acting like a block of wood?
Could it be that her mother was wrong, and this trick doesn't work on city people? Never mind, she'll go find Cherry (the female lead's best friend's name is Cherry; I made a mistake in chapter 27, sorry, I wrote Sakura instead, but I've corrected it) later and ask her how she and her man get along, and how long it took her to completely win him over.
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Speaking of Cherry, she is another prominent figure in Stream Village. Although she is not as talked about as Yu Yuehui, she is not far behind. She is definitely one of the two most notorious women in Stream Village. When she got married, she made the headlines in Stream Village and dominated the list for a long time!
The greetings people use when leaving the house have changed from "Have you eaten?" and "Where are you going?" to "Did you know? Cherry got married!"
That shows just how popular it was back then!
Of course, the buzz surrounding Yu Yuehui's wedding was much greater, but Xie Yan rarely went out and wasn't familiar with the villagers, so she had no idea how much of a sensation their wedding had caused.
The buzz surrounding the two of them has spread to several neighboring villages; they've been the hottest topics on social media in those villages lately.
Returning to Cherry, she was another older single woman in Stream Village, besides Yu Yuehui. In this era, people like Yu Yuehui who were still unmarried at eighteen were already being ridiculed as having "grown over the wall" (meaning they hadn't married), let alone Cherry, who was a ruthless woman who didn't get married until she was twenty.
Despite enduring so many rumors and gossip over the years, her mind remained unchanged until she met the right person and got married!
However, unlike Yu Yuehui, she wasn't unable to get married, but rather unwilling to get married!
Yes! Cherry is the one who doesn't want to.
Her family's circumstances were neither good nor bad; her father was a soldier who died for his country a few years ago.
She left behind a large sum of compensation, but her grandparents were already old, and only her mother and younger brother remained in the family. At that time, her brother was only ten years old, and she was only fifteen.
This family of elderly, weak, women and children simply couldn't hold onto such a huge sum of money. It was like a child carrying gold through the market; anyone would want to rob it.
In the end, it was the brigade leader, Yu Shan, who saw the villagers' restless desires. He went to Ying Tao's house to discuss it and decided to deposit the money in the credit union, withdrawing a small amount for their household expenses every year. The passbook was also placed directly at Yu Shan's house.
Yu Shan was the one who withdrew the money every year. Whenever Cherry's family needed money, they would go to Yu Shan's house to get it. The brigade leader called all the cadres of the brigade to witness this.
Yu Tietou, also known as Yinghua's father, sacrificed his life for the country. As the brigade leader, Yu Shan could not stand by and watch the villagers bully orphans and widows for money.
This method effectively extinguished all the villagers' hopes, and it was declared that the money could only be spent on their family, and no one else could touch a single penny of it under any pretext.
While this dashed most people's hopes, there were still some unscrupulous people who could always come up with all sorts of ways to make Cherry, who was of marriageable age, a sitting duck.
It's someone's own daughter getting married, and she's supposed to bring a dowry. The brigade leader can't just be domineering and refuse to give it to her!
During that period, people came to my door in an endless stream asking for cherries, and it was obvious to anyone with eyes to see what they were up to.
Cherry's family wasn't stupid; how could she not see what these people were thinking? They didn't agree to any of them. If they didn't agree, wouldn't they be making those people lose face?
They spread rumors everywhere, saying that Cherry was too picky, looked down on the villagers, and would only marry a rich man from the city. They also said that she was a cursed star and that her father was killed by her.
They've completely ruined the reputation of cherries.
Later, a soldier named Li Jun returned to the village. Their village was originally settled by two brothers from the Yu family who moved here after clearing land in the mountains. Later, during years of famine, many other people came. There was a lot of mountainous land here, and after clearing the land, they could grow crops to support the people.
Gradually, many people settled down here.
Therefore, the surnames of the people in their village are very diverse. Even within the same village, people with different surnames can marry each other.
So although Li Jun was also from Xiliu Village, he had absolutely no relation to the Yu family. He also had his eye on the money from the Cherry family, and he knew better than anyone else how much it was.
Unlike the others in the village, Li Jun was resourceful. He slowly and gradually got closer to Cherry, not only secretly helping her with chores but also driving away those who harassed her.
With various tactics employed, the two gradually grew closer, and given his status as a veteran, Cherry became even less wary of him.
And so the two gradually became boyfriend and girlfriend.
After Yu Yue found out, she went to investigate the man, but she couldn't find out anything about someone who had just been discharged from the army.
Therefore, all Yu Yue could do was to ask Yingtao to be careful; there was no other way.
At the time, Cherry genuinely liked Li Jun. When they were dating, she knew it wasn't right for Li Jun to touch her inappropriately and hug her, but she gradually gave in because he coaxed her.
One evening, Cherry left Yu Yue's house and on her way home, she suddenly had the urge to visit the Li family. After all, she would be living in the Li family after marrying Li Jun, so she wanted to see the real situation of the Li family.
That night the moon was very bright. She refused Yu Yue's offer to take her back and decided to go and see for herself. When she passed by the cornfield, she heard some noises inside. She hadn't paid attention at first, but she had heard that some people in the village would sneak into the cornfield. She just wanted to hurry over quietly.
Suddenly I heard a man's voice that sounded familiar, like Li Jun's. I went over to listen with a suspicious mind, and I was shocked!
It really was Li Jun! Cherry couldn't believe it. If she hadn't heard the name, she would have lied to herself that it wasn't Li Jun.
It turns out that Li Jun is a two-faced scoundrel. He was having an affair with his sister-in-law. After they finished their tryst in the cornfield, they were plotting how to swindle money from her family. All we heard was Li Jun saying, "Once I marry Cherry, all their money will be mine! I definitely won't treat you badly then!"
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