Xing Zhaozhao raised an eyebrow: "Why would I frame you? I can't marry Xiuning anyway."
The people around laughed.
Hao Xiuning looked at Zhang Wenming with disappointment: "Even at a time like this, you still won't tell the truth."
“It’s true.” Zhang Wenming said anxiously, “She has always had feelings for me. When I went to the forest to collect firewood, she stopped me several times halfway up the mountain. I refused, so she held a grudge and wanted to break us up.”
Upon hearing about the scandalous gossip, even without evidence, the people around couldn't help but feel suspicious and frequently turned to look at Xing Zhaozhao.
Xing Zhaozhao ignored her completely and snorted disdainfully: "You only think that women would be attracted to your useless face if you've never seen my man."
The people around were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
Even Hao Xiuning was so embarrassed she wanted to crawl into a hole.
I must have been blind before, how could I have fallen for him?
"Enough!" Hao Xiuning glared at Zhang Wenming. "The letter was sent from your machinery factory. Do you think your sister-in-law could bribe your factory?"
Zhang Wenming hesitated for a moment, then quickly remembered something and continued to argue, "She can do it. She said it herself. Her sister-in-law is from Beijing and works in the military. Her family must have a lot of influence. It shouldn't be a problem for her to find someone at the machinery factory to help her. You forgot, Xiuning? We ran into her sending a letter to Beijing when we went to town together that time?"
Hao Xiuning also remembered and looked at Xing Zhaozhao in surprise.
She didn't truly believe Zhang Wenming's words, thinking that Xing Zhaozhao had framed him. However, she had a rough idea of why the machinery factory would send such a letter.
Hao Xiuning couldn't help but tear up: "Sister-in-law..."
Xing Zhaozhao smiled reassuringly at her, then looked at Zhang Wenming and said, "Whether it's a frame-up or not, we only need to see what's written in the letter you have now. I just don't know if you dare to do it."
Everyone around immediately looked at the letter in Zhang Wenming's hand.
Zhang Wenming's face turned pale, and he subconsciously hid the letter behind his back.
Now everyone could see that something was fishy.
Zhao Xiaobao, the grandson of Aunt Zhao, suddenly sneaked up behind Zhang Wenming and snatched the letter from his hand.
Zhang Wenming panicked and hurriedly tried to chase after him, saying, "What are you doing? Give me back the letter."
They were quickly stopped.
Zhao Xiaobao tore open the letter with a "rip," took out the letter paper, opened it, and began to read: "Zhang Wenming, you bastard, how dare you rape me..."
Everyone around: "..."
Accountant Zhao's face twitched. He leaned over to take a look and slapped Zhao Xiaobao on the back of the head: "You scoundrel! I told you not to study properly and learn to read. It says on there, 'Zhang Wenming, you bastard, how dare you lie to me! You call yourself a bastard? I'll f*** your head off! I'll f*** your head off!'"
Zhao Xiaobao covered his head, his eyes brimming with tears: "How can you blame me? It's just that the character had too many strokes."
It's all because of the words above.
Accountant Zhao clutched her chest.
After reading the letter, everyone around knew that Zhang Wenming was actually having an affair in Beijing and wanted her to help him find a job so he could return to the city.
He was all set to marry Hao Xiuning here. What will happen to Hao Xiuning now that he's gone back to the city? Expect him to take Hao Xiuning with him? Judging from his behavior, that's impossible.
Not only Hao Xiuning, but even Aunt Hao was terrified.
She almost pushed her precious daughter into the fire.
"Xiuning..." Aunt Hao cried and hugged Hao Xiuning tightly.
Hao Xiuning trembled as she hugged Aunt Hao, feeling both fear and relief.
The people around Zhang Wenming looked at him with rather grim expressions.
They actually dared to deceive the girls in their village; this is intolerable.
We all live in the same village. Even if we have some disagreements, we will still unite when it's time to stick together.
Seeing that things were going badly, Zhang Wenming tried to run away, but it was too late. He was surrounded and given a brutal beating.
He tried to ask other educated youth for help, but no one paid any attention to him.
The main problem is that what he did was truly inhumane. Besides, they are all outsiders who will continue to live in the village. Because of him, they might be ostracized by the villagers, who would hate him too much to help him.
Captain Gao, who was used to being a peacemaker, didn't stop Zhang Wenming this time. He let Zhang Wenming learn his lesson before dispersing the villagers.
Back home, Hao Xiuning grabbed Xing Zhaozhao's hand tightly and thanked her, saying, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Xing Zhaozhao still wouldn't admit it: "Why are you thanking me?"
"The letter from the machinery factory, that's the one you sent, right, sister-in-law? It was sent that day. That letter wasn't addressed to your sister-in-law's family, it was sent to the machinery factory, wasn't it?" Hao Xiuning asked.
Xing Zhaozhao smiled and remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Aunt Hao only then belatedly realized what had happened and looked at Xing Zhaozhao in surprise: "Zhaozhao, did you do this?"
She then remembered Xing Zhaozhao's repeated reminders, clapped her hands, and said, "Right, you reminded me many times before to be careful of that Zhang Wenming. I didn't take it seriously. It's all my fault; I almost pushed Xiuning into a fire pit."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and slapped himself.
Hao Xiuning hugged Aunt Hao: "It's not Mom's fault, it's my own fault for being blind."
After saying that, the mother and daughter hugged each other and burst into tears.
"Why are you crying? You've seen through his true colors and avoided jumping into a fire pit. You should be happy," Xing Zhaozhao said with a smile.
Aunt Hao quickly wiped away her tears: "That's right, we should be happy."
"Zhao Zhao, you have to stay for dinner tonight. I'm going to get some meat." After saying that, Aunt Hao rushed out the door without waiting for Xing Zhao Zhao to say anything.
“If my sister-in-law refuses to stay tonight, she’ll be treating us like outsiders,” Hao Xiuning said.
Xing Zhaozhao: "..."
Is that considered a threat?
In the end, Xing Zhaozhao stayed, and Hao Xiuning also went to find Hongfei and Hongyu.
That evening, when Hao Jianguo came home from get off work and learned about what had happened, he went and beat up Zhang Wenming again.
Zhang Wenming, who used to have a perfectly normal face, was now unrecognizable. No one paid any attention to him at the educated youth settlement, and he was extremely depressed. So he ran out again late at night and happened to see Xing Zhaozhao having dinner at the Hao family's house and taking her three children home.
It was dark, and Hao Jianguo had originally wanted to take her there, but Xing Zhaozhao refused. She didn't believe that anyone in the village would dare to lay a hand on her now.
Zhang Wenming followed Xing Zhaozhao with resentment all the way, but in the end he still didn't dare to make a move.
Unwilling and resentful, he went directly to the Revolutionary Committee the next day to file a formal complaint against Xing Zhaozhao, alleging that she was in cahoots with the two bad elements living in the cowshed.
The leaders of the Revolutionary Committee took this very seriously: "Which two bad elements?"
"Zhou Qingyuan and Yang Xin."
The head of the Revolutionary Committee immediately changed his expression.
These two were the ones who received special instructions from above.
The head of the Revolutionary Committee made a direct phone call to Beijing.
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