"Sister Miaomiao, you're amazing! The way you beat someone up is the most beautiful I've ever seen."
As soon as Ruan Miaomiao chased Shen Qingming away, Zhou Taohua immediately ran over and showered her with compliments:
"Sister Miaomiao, that slap you just gave Shen Qingming, the one that sent him flying, was so cool! It's a pity you're not a man, otherwise, I would definitely marry you!"
"..."
Ruan Miaomiao and the Zhou family were speechless when they heard Zhou Taohua's words: What, you seem quite disappointed?
Zhou Dujuan, who had previously spoken ill of Ruan Miaomiao, had a very different opinion of her ever since Ruan Miaomiao helped teach her older sister's former mother-in-law a lesson at the Wang family's house.
She had long wanted to find an opportunity to apologize to Ruan Miaomiao, but her girlish heart prevented her from speaking up.
Having just witnessed Ruan Miaomiao's full-blown brawl, Zhou Dujuan felt her blood surging and longed to get closer to this woman brimming with positive energy.
Seeing the younger sister tugging at the other person's sleeve and fawning over them, she wanted to slap herself: "Don't you have a mouth? Why can't you learn to praise people like the younger sister?"
Just as Zhou Dujuan was at a loss for words, Zhou Shuixian had already led her two daughters over.
Da Ya and Er Ya, their eyes sparkling, each clung to one of Ruan Miaomiao's legs, gazing up at her with adoration as she looked at Ruan Miaomiao, who had just finished beating someone up.
"Aunt Miaomiao is amazing, just as amazing as Uncle, super amazing! Daya loves her..."
While Daya was declaring her love for the place, Erya, who couldn't speak very well yet, followed beside her:
"Aba, awesome, Aba, I love it..."
Seeing that even her two nieces were better at talking than she was, Zhou Dujuan slapped her own mouth: "Weren't you quite good at arguing with people?"
Why can't you praise someone?
Zhou Dujuan, who was bad at praising people, could only watch helplessly as her family members took turns praising Ruan Miaomiao:
Zhou Shuixian looked at Ruan Miaomiao's hands with heartache, and pulled her two daughters who wanted Ruan Miaomiao to hug them: "Miaomiao, your hands are so soft, did you hurt yourself when you were beating that person just now?"
Hearing her eldest daughter's words, Zhao Cuihong nervously looked at Ruan Miaomiao's slightly reddened fist: "Oh, Miaomiao, next time you want to beat someone up, just shout it out and your aunt will stand up for you."
With your delicate skin, beating up those kids is either a punishment or a reward for you!
"That's right, that's right, Sister Miaomiao, my dad's hands are rough. Next time you beat someone up, let my dad do it, and you can just give me pointers from the side!"
Forced into this situation, Zhou Jianjun could only grit his teeth and say, "Ruan Zhiqing, next time you need to beat someone up, call me. I've got plenty of strength; I'll make sure those people cry for their parents..."
...
Seeing the family gathered around Ruan Miaomiao, enjoying each other's company, Zhou Dujuan felt like an outsider.
So, she's the only one who doesn't know how to compliment people?
Even my dad, who's practically a nonchalant shrew, is praising people...
Hmph, she can't even give compliments, and she can't even do chores, can she?
He turned around, went back into the yard, picked up a bucket, and prepared to get some manure from his own latrine to water Ruan Zhiqing's private plot.
She wanted to show Ruan Zhiqing through her actions that those who only talk will never be as good as those who can work.
But when she finished watering the land, she discovered that her family members seemed to have suddenly awakened some kind of skill, becoming adept at praising Ruan Zhiqing and helping her with chores, leaving her no chance to shine...
******
Early in the morning, I delivered myself to someone's door and got beaten up.
Returning to the educated youth settlement under the scornful gazes of the entire village, Shen Qingming felt as if he were being subjected to a slow, agonizing death.
"Oh dear, have they gone crazy with poverty?"
"Heh, this guy is poor and doesn't want to suffer, yet he dares to dream such a pipe dream!"
"It's one thing to dream, but to actually try to extort money from Ruan Zhiqing based on a dream!"
"That's right. Not to mention our Jianshan Brigade, even in the surrounding production teams, from eighty-year-olds to eight-year-olds, how many men wouldn't want to marry Ruan Zhiqing?"
"Oh, what are you talking about men for? Even I, a woman, would want to marry Ruan Zhiqing. He's capable, rich, good-looking, and he's incredibly ruthless when he hits people and incredibly foul-mouthed. Being with someone like that would give me a great sense of security, wouldn't it?"
"That's right, that's right. Who hasn't dreamed of being with Ruan Zhiqing? But who has gone crazy like this Shen Zhiqing, actually making a scene in front of Ruan Zhiqing and wanting her to take responsibility?"
"If this is all the responsibility, then shouldn't Ruan Zhiqing be responsible for the entire Jianshan Brigade?"
"Hey, not only that, don't the production team next door deserve it?"
"Oh dear, it's like keeping the good stuff in the family. After all, Ruan, the educated youth, is from our Jianshan Brigade."
...
A group of people stood on both sides of the road, speaking loudly without any regard for Shen Qingming's feelings.
Or rather, these words were deliberately said to Shen Qingming.
"No, no, it's not the same!"
Sensing these attitudes, Shen Qingming was on the verge of collapse: It's different, this is different from the dream, completely different.
In his dream, the people from Jianshan Brigade didn't treat him like this!
How come it's different?
Could it be Zhao Xiuyun?
Shen Qingming recalled what Ruan Miaomiao had said when she hit him earlier, and instantly realized that Zhao Xiuyun must have done something.
At that moment, he disregarded the need to avoid suspicion and strode towards the brigade leader's house.
"What? My daughter-in-law, Zhao Xiuyun?"
Qin Chunhong, who had just returned from watching the commotion, saw that this disgusting Shen Qingming was actually running towards her house. Fearing that he would try to extort money from her, she immediately got up, grabbed a large bamboo broom, and blocked the gate, saying without any mercy, "Zhou Weijie is not my son, and I don't have a wife named Zhao Xiuyun. If you're looking for someone, go there..."
Qin Chunhong pointed to Zhou Weijie's thatched hut a few hundred meters away and said to Shen Qingming.
Only after watching closely as the person walked away did Qin Chunhong turn back with satisfaction.
Hmph, she finally managed to get rid of Zhou Weijie and sever all ties with him, so she can't afford to have anything to do with him again now.
After signing the severance agreement that day, Qin Chunhong led her wives and daughters to spread the word in the village that Zhou Weijie had broken off relations with his family for Zhao Xiuyun, and was willing to move out to marry that woman whose reputation was ruined.
He only had eyes for that shameless woman, showing no regard for the years of kindness they had shown him in raising him.
As they said this, Qin Chunhong and her family all wore expressions of grief and sorrow, but deep down they were all overjoyed.
After all, who wouldn't be happy to be rid of such a big burden?
If it weren't for the worry about affecting her family's reputation, Qin Chunhong would have loved to buy several strings of firecrackers to set off.
However, while they dared not celebrate openly, the Zhou family held a huge celebration at home, eating meat for three days straight and having a really good time...
What are you doing here?
Zhou Weijie, who had come out to pour out the water for washing his face, saw Shen Qingming standing in his yard and asked him unhappily.
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