On her way home, Song Xue walked listlessly, looking completely lost.
She suddenly saw Zhao Liang.
Zhao Liang was a street urchin who did nothing all day and couldn't find a wife.
But because he was an only child, there was a policy at the time that only children whose parents were in poor health could be exempted from going to the countryside. So Zhao Liang patrolled the streets all day, waiting for his father to retire and take over his job. He was always lazing around.
Her eyes lit up. The situation was urgent, and given her current family circumstances, it was likely that none of the men who had pursued her before would give up on her anymore.
Why don't she just have a fake marriage with Zhao Liang, and then get a divorce once things calm down...?
Although she disliked Zhao Liang, she had no other choice at the moment.
Thinking of this, she stepped forward and walked up to Zhao Liang.
"Zhao Liang, I want to talk to you about something. Come with me."
Zhao Liang looked at her, raising an eyebrow. "What do you want with me, old man?"
The two arrived at the alley, and Song Xue finally spoke up, "Um, can we get a marriage certificate? I don't want to go to the countryside."
Upon seeing this, Zhao Liang couldn't help but swallow hard, wondering what incredible luck he had recently had.
First, he almost slept with that little brat Huo Chunmei, and now this beauty Song Xue is also taking the initiative to throw herself at him.
My luck with romance has been really good lately.
Zhao Liang grinned from ear to ear, rubbing his hands together excitedly. "Are you serious?"
"Of course. But it's a fake marriage, let's agree on that first. We'll get a divorce after a while."
Zhao Liang's eyes darted around, thinking, "Once we're married, you can't run away, can you?" But he remained calm and said, "Fine. Whatever you say. But why should I agree?"
Song Xue gritted her teeth, took out 20 yuan from her pocket, and handed it to him.
"If you agree to my request, this money will be your reward."
After borrowing the money, Zhao Liang leered at Song Xue, his mouth practically watering.
He felt he wouldn't lose out in this deal.
"Okay, I promise you."
...
And so, in order to avoid being sent to the countryside, Song Xue married Zhao Liang.
Meanwhile, Huo Chunmei...
Ever since Zhao Liang violated her, Li Yun has taken her out of work and stayed home to take care of her every day, afraid that she might do something rash.
Since Huo Chunmei drove Song Ning away, she has been very pleased with herself. She does nothing at home and enjoys a life of luxury.
This made Li Yun and Huo Zhengang, a married couple, extremely anxious.
"You're saying Chunmei's innocence is gone? How is she going to get married in the future?"
In those days, the concept of chastity was still very important.
"How about we marry her off to Zhao Liang?"
“That won’t do. If Chunmei marries a scoundrel like Zhao Liang, she’ll be jumping into a fire pit. Besides, Chunmei is young and not old enough to get married yet. I’ve already thought it through…”
While thinking this, Huo Zhengang was already looking for a suitable partner for her.
He had a bodyguard named Wu Weiguo, who came from a very poor family and had no parents. Wu had been with him in the army for many years.
If he were to let Wu Weiguo marry Huo Chunmei, or even make him a live-in son-in-law, and then promote him, he probably wouldn't care whether Chunmei was innocent or not.
"Okay, that's good."
Li Yun then went to pack her clothes.
She took the dirty clothes from the bedroom to wash and also went to Chunmei's bedroom.
Huo Chunmei was lying in bed reading a novel, looking very relaxed.
There was a pile of dirty clothes on the bedside table. Li Yun didn't say anything and just took the dirty clothes away.
While doing laundry, she noticed that Chunmei's pants and underwear were very clean.
She couldn't help but pick it up out of curiosity and smell it.
There was no unusual smell.
Wait a minute, wasn't Chunmei defiled by that beast Zhao Liang that day?
If it gets stained, it will definitely leave marks and odors on the clothes, and there might even be blood...
How come it's so clean?
Or is it that Chunmei wasn't raped that day?
Thinking of this, Li Yun quickly grabbed her clothes and ran to Chunmei's bedroom.
"Chunmei! Tell me the truth, did you lie back then? Did Zhao Liang actually...?"
Huo Chunmei immediately felt guilty and stammered, "Mom... of course I was raped by that bastard, why don't you believe me?"
"How come those clothes are so clean? Aren't you going to tell the truth?"
Li Yun threw the clothes at her, somewhat angry.
Huo Chunmei took the clothes and looked at them, then panicked. Oh no, how could she have forgotten to hide them?
Seeing that she could no longer hide it, she cried and said, "Mom... I didn't mean to not tell... I was just too scared at the time... I didn't have time to say anything... Please, please don't tell Dad. He'll beat me to death if he finds out."
"You! What have you done?!"
Li Yun angrily stepped forward and shook her shoulders hard.
She sat on the bed again, slapped her thigh hard, and started crying, feeling extremely annoyed.
If Chunmei hadn't been raped, it would have been thanks to Song Ning's timely arrival; otherwise, Chunmei's innocence might have been lost...
Come to think of it, it was Song Ning who saved Chunmei.
But what has she done?
She even hit Song Ning for Chunmei's sake, which made Song Ning run away in anger...
In retrospect, it was all a misunderstanding.
What should we do...?
Seeing her mother crying like this, Huo Chunmei panicked a little. "Mom... I wasn't raped. You shouldn't be happy. Why are you crying?"
Li Yun angrily twisted her ear, "Why are you telling me to cry? I even chased your sister-in-law away for your sake. If your brother knew, he would definitely hate me..."
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