Chapter 29: The innocent educated youth who was deceived 11 ...
After Shen Xiannian left, Qiao Yin was depressed for a long time and had no motivation to do anything every day. Only then did she realize how well Shen Xiannian took care of her.
But the sad mood came and went quickly. Qiao Yin's days were very fulfilling, and she quickly got over the reluctance. Shen's mother also had her own things to do, and Shen Anan was even more forgetful. After a few days, she had completely forgotten about her brother.
If Shen Xiannian, who is far away in Guangzhou, knew that no one at home missed him not long after he left, he would probably be so angry that he would die.
At this time, he was far away in Guangzhou, working hard for their future. He was full of energy every day. When he thought of what Qiao Yin said to him before leaving, he wished he could not sleep or rest and earn enough money as soon as possible to go back and marry her.
When he thought that she was waiting for him in Green Water Bay, his heart was filled with joy.
The days were getting colder day by day, and before they knew it, a month had passed. The new educated youth center in the village had been built, and many educated youth had moved back in, except Qiao Yin and Nie Hongxia.
Qiao Yin and Chen Xiannian were dating, so they didn't need to come back and squeeze in with them. Nie Hongxia, on the other hand, had already married Ge Erqiang and was pregnant, so there was no need for her to come back and live with them.
But Ye Zhicheng, the elder brother of the educated youth site, still invited the two of them back to have a meal together to celebrate the completion of the educated youth site.
But at this time they didn't know that they wouldn't be able to live in this educated youth camp for much longer.
At this time, the educated youth were very happy to see that they finally had a place to stay and no longer had to live in other people's homes.
At the dinner table, a few extroverts chatted and quickly livened up the atmosphere, with everyone sharing their recent experiences.
Just as the villagers of Lushuiwan are a large collective, these educated youth who went to the countryside to work only have a sense of belonging in the group of educated youth.
Today's meal was very sumptuous. Xu Suyuan had even specially prepared stir-fried pork from her share of pork. As soon as the food arrived, everyone's chopsticks quickly moved, not wasting time talking, just picking up the food and eating. Even Jiang Yan was not willing to be left behind, picking up the meat and stuffing it into her mouth.
Only Qiao Yin tried to eat a bite and then stopped. Her appetite had been spoiled by her years. Looking at the few oilless and dull dishes on the table, she really had no appetite.
The others were so consumed by their desire for meat that no one noticed her for a moment. After eating and drinking their fill, the young men poured themselves a little wine and continued chatting about their recent situation.
"Hongxia, how many months have you been pregnant?" Xu Suyuan asked.
“Two months.
Nie Hongxia lied subconsciously. In fact, it had been three months, but she and Ge Erqiang had only been married for two months. If the pregnancy took longer than this, what would others think of her?
Jiang Yan snorted sarcastically at the side. Nie Hongxia heard it and a hint of displeasure flashed across her face, but the other party just snorted and didn't say anything else. She didn't want to quarrel with him because of this, otherwise she would appear petty.
Ever since she and Jiang Yan had a falling out, the two had no contact with each other.
Nie Hongxia thought to herself that since she was married now, she could no longer rely on her, so she naturally didn't need to flatter her like before.
Xu Suyuan also knew that the two of them didn't get along, so she awkwardly changed the subject.
"Qiao Yin, how are you living in the Shen family? How is Shen Xiannian treating you?"
Xu Suyuan was more curious about this than anything else, and winked at her ambiguously.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone else looked at Qiao Yin, obviously very curious. After all, this couple was the focus of everyone's attention in the village.
Seeing everyone staring at her, Qiao Yin felt a little embarrassed. She wasn't used to talking about what happened between her and Shen Xiannian in front of others, so she said vaguely, "He...he's very nice, and he's very nice to me too."
As if she had thought of something, her watery almond-shaped eyes drooped, her cheeks flushed, and she looked like a delicate woman in love, glowing with a charming luster.
Others who went to the countryside did not have enough to eat or sleep well, but she was well taken care of by Shen Xiannian. Her skin was smooth and her eyes were clear, even more beautiful than when she first went to the countryside. Zhou Zhijun, who was standing by, stared at her with his eyes wide open.
Whether you are happy or not can really be seen from your face.
When everyone saw Qiao Yin's appearance, which was more beautiful than flowers, they knew that Qiao Yin was living a very good life as the villagers said. They were all surprised. They didn't expect that Shen Xiannian was so capable.
When they were in the village, they also saw Shen Xiannian picking up Qiao Yin from school in the morning and evening, and often cooking meat for her. There was even an aunt who caught Shen Xiannian washing her clothes. No matter how old the men in the village were, they would not wash clothes for their wives.
Even Shen's mother was full of fondness when she talked about her, and she thought of her in everything.
The other female educated youth were full of envy. If they met someone who was truly good to them, even if he was a peasant, it would be worth marrying him.
Xu Suyuan was also happy for her: "Chen Xiannian is quite capable, and he cherishes you very much. You two will have a good life."
Nie Hongxia looked up at the beautiful Qiao Yin, feeling a strange feeling in her heart.
Both of them found a peasant. Shen Xiannian was tall and handsome, and the frivolous smile on his lips made people blush and their hearts beat faster. He was also very capable. Ge Erqiang, on the other hand, had an ordinary appearance, an honest personality, and was a bit chauvinistic.
Why is Qiao Yin so lucky?
In fact, she had her eyes on Shen Xiannian at first, but Shen Xiannian never looked at her straight in the eye. In his eyes, there was only one woman, Qiao Yin. Ge Erqiang was already her best choice.
Life after marrying Ge Erqiang was not much better than she had imagined. Although Ge Erqiang would help her with farm work, she still had to wash clothes and cook for him at home. Ge's mother was also difficult to deal with, always ordering her around and making things difficult for her. If she were not pregnant now and Ge's mother wanted a grandson and treated her better, Nie Hongxia would have wanted to divorce Ge Erqiang directly.
Originally, she could still bear it, but when she saw Qiao Yin living so well, she felt unbalanced in an instant, and even had some malicious thoughts. When he got her, Shen Xiannian would definitely not treat her so well anymore. By then, she would have to do the same as her, washing clothes, cooking, and serving her husband...
Qiao Yin felt that Nie Hongxia's eyes were very strange, which made her very uncomfortable, so she turned her head and ended up meeting the eyes of Jiang Yan opposite her.
Their eyes accidentally met, and Jiang Yan turned her head away again and snorted coldly, obviously still not liking her.
Qiao Yin: ...
Jiang Yan really attracts hatred indiscriminately.
Qiao Yin was not angry, but found it a little funny. She didn't know how Jiang Yan could live to this day with such a personality.
Ye Zhicheng, who was sitting next to Jiang Yan, heard Jiang Yan's cold snort this time. He looked at her disapprovingly and then gave Qiao Yin an apologetic smile. Jiang Yan curled her lips and surprisingly didn't put on a sour face.
Qiao Yin widened her eyes. What was going on?
What surprised Qiao Yin even more was that Ye Zhicheng even gave the meat from his own bowl to Jiang Yan, and Jiang Yan didn't resist at all, as if she was used to it.
Qiao Yin: What happened in a place I don’t know?
After dinner, Xu Suyuan told her that Jiang Yan had quarreled with a female educated youth in the educated youth group a few days ago and ran away in the middle of the night. Ye Zhicheng was worried about her safety at night, so he took several male educated youth out to look for her. When they came back, Jiang Yan was injured. It was said that she fell into a ditch. In the end, Ye Zhicheng carried her back. Since then, there has been something wrong between the two of them.
Ye Zhicheng was one of the first few educated youth to arrive at their educated youth site. He was responsible and enthusiastic. He believed that the educated youth were a collective and should help each other. Therefore, whenever anyone had some trouble, he would do his best to help solve it, and everyone trusted him.
Ever since that incident, although Jiang Yan is still not very popular, she listens to Ye Zhicheng a little more and her relationship with the people at the educated youth site is not as strained anymore.
Qiao Yin didn't expect that such a person could actually control Jiang Yan.
It turns out that matters of the heart are unpredictable. Jiang Yan, who used to be very arrogant, looked down on a good-natured man like Ye Zhicheng who came from an ordinary family.
She still remembered that Jiang Yan used to be angry because Zhou Wenquan always criticized her for not being a nose or eyes. Thinking of this, she glanced at Zhou Wenquan.
Zhou Wenquan was looking at Qiao Yin with an infatuated gaze. When he saw Qiao Yin looking at him, he unconsciously straightened his chest and couldn't help but have a lot of fantasies in his mind.
Qiao Yin is more beautiful than the first time I saw her. She used to be so graceful and charming just standing there with her black hair and red lips. Now she eats and sleeps well, and her figure is even more slender and fit. Her charm in the blink of an eye is intoxicating.
Zhou Wenquan regretted it immensely. He had just arrived in the countryside and was so tired from working during the day that he couldn't even lift his waist. He also had no intention of helping Qiao Yin with the work, so he let her be coaxed away by the strong and powerful Shen Xiannian.
Could a poor, uneducated peasant like Shen Xiannian understand her? Could he discuss poetry and writing with her?
The more Zhou Wenquan thought about it, the more he felt that Comrade Qiao Yin must have been forced to be with Shen Xiannian because she couldn't bear the hardships of the countryside.
His family has heard the news that the college entrance examination will be resumed soon. Once they are all admitted to university, Comrade Qiao Yin will no longer have to commit herself to that peasant.
Zhou Wenquan planned to quietly inform Qiao Yin of this news later. He didn't want anyone else to know. This way, he would have two months more to review than others. Wouldn't his chances of passing the exam be greater?
Unexpectedly, as he stood up and approached, he heard Qiao Yin say to the other educated youth, "I heard that the college entrance examination might be resumed soon."
As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a thunderclap out of nowhere.
The educated youths all looked at her in surprise and suspicion, and came over one after another, their faces excited. Even Xu Suyuan couldn't help but say:
"Really? The college entrance exam can really be resumed? Then we can go back to the city after we get into university!"
Upon hearing the news, many female educated youth were so excited that they almost cried.
Qiao Yin couldn't reveal her special ability to predict the future, so she could only vaguely say, "My family heard rumors, so it must be true. Regardless of whether it's true or not, as long as we study hard now, we won't be wrong."
"No wonder I've been seeing Zhou Wenquan studying in his room after work lately. Comrade Zhou, did you know about this all along?"
Someone asked him suspiciously.
Could it be that he knew it all along but didn't tell them, and was secretly reviewing it by himself?
For a moment, everyone looked at him with a strange look in their eyes.
Zhou Wenquan smiled awkwardly, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and spoke a little stammeringly:
"How would I know? I just didn't want to waste the knowledge I learned in the countryside, so I thought of reviewing it every day. I didn't expect it to be a lucky coincidence. Haha, if I knew, how could I not tell you?"
Several educated youth looked at each other, not knowing whether to believe it or not.
At this moment, Nie Hongxia suddenly spoke up, "There's news like this every year, but it's always fake news. How can the college entrance examination be resumed just like that? I don't believe it anyway. We work every day and study at night. If it's all for nothing in the end, it would be too tiring."
Nie Hongxia said this nonchalantly, but her hands were already clenched into fists.
If the college entrance examination was reinstated, what would all her previous efforts mean? Back then, she had firmly believed that they would never be able to return to the city, and that marrying early would give her a better life than them. But before she'd even been married for a few months, the college entrance examination was reinstated?
She didn't want to believe it and could only hope that this was fake news, the college entrance examination had not been resumed, and her choice was right.
After hearing what she said, the others also hesitated.
Qiao Yin sighed and said, "No matter what, it's always a good idea to review first. It won't hurt to learn more."
That was all she had to say.
"I believe you, Yinyin. Besides, I think you're right. It's always a good idea for us to learn more. Knowledge will never become obsolete."
"Yeah, I plan to review too. I'm going to the city tomorrow to look for my high school textbooks."
"I'm going too!"
“.....”
Most of the educated youth still believed Qiao Yin's words and borrowed textbooks to review. Only a few educated youth, including Nie Hongxia, who were not very good at studying, insisted on doing so.
So on the day when the college entrance examination news came out, those who had already started reviewing were as happy and excited as they were regretful.
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