Song Wanyue was shocked by these words of moral blackmail.
Song's mother also looked at Zhou's mother with a puzzled look: "Li Xiaocui, how old is Zhou Shanshan? She is 19 years old, okay? She is older than my Wanyue. In turn, you want my daughter to take care of her. Are you crazy?"
"Besides, wasn't it you who forced Zhou Shanshan to go to the countryside? She could have stayed in the city by getting married, and her child could have had a city hukou and eaten commercial grain. It was you as parents who were biased and favored boys over girls and forced her to go to the countryside."
"Zhou Shanshan had a boyfriend in the city earlier, but you disagreed with the marriage because you thought the man couldn't afford a hundred yuan as a betrothal gift. You also wanted a sewing machine as a betrothal gift. Wasn't it to prepare for your youngest son?"
"Your nephews are so old now, and they still want to rely on you to find jobs. It's just wishful thinking. Of your four sons, only the eldest and the youngest have jobs, and one of them married into the Liu family, and your two daughters have moved to the countryside."
"Your third son was asked to repeat his second year of high school so that he could stay in the city. But the Youth League Office found out about your family's situation. It was nothing more than that your three daughters had all gone to the countryside, so you could just delay the boy as much as possible."
"Zhou Shanshan's affair is none of our business. She instigated someone to start a fire. You as parents can't do anything about it, yet you have the nerve to come after us."
Song Wanyue agreed: "That's right, Aunt Li, my relationship with Shanshan is no longer as good as before. Do you know how shameless she is and what she said to me?"
Judging from her appearance, Li Xiaocui was not ugly. After all, she was a good mother as she gave birth to a child who looked like Zhou Shanshan. However, she was not in a clear mind and always listened to her husband. She helped her husband's family like crazy, and she didn't end up well herself.
Li Xiaocui was stunned for a moment: "What? Aren't you and Shanshan best friends? Otherwise, can you accompany her to the countryside?"
She had long been accustomed to Song Wanyue calling her Aunt Li, and she was a little uncomfortable with her sudden change of words. Her relationship had become distant.
Song Wanyue continued, "Zhou Shanshan came to me after she divorced Gu Dahai. She said she had no choice but to divorce because she was worried that the Gu family would not allow her to take the college entrance examination."
"Everyone knows that many educated youth abandoned their husbands and children. It's normal for people to have some thoughts. The Gu family is also afraid that their daughter-in-law will run away, and the children will be left without a mother and no one to take care of them."
"But Zhou Shanshan cried and begged me to be her son's stepmother, saying that Dahai was a good person, smart and capable, and would have a great future. This way, Gu Dahai and her son could return to the city together. Listen, everyone, what a good plan this is."
"I am a virgin girl, both my parents are working, and I am the only child, but they asked me to take over her husband and son. I would never think of being a stepmother even if I die."
She cursed: "I didn't expect Zhou Shanshan to be shameless. Aunt Li, you are no less shameless. She must have learned it from you."
Li Xiaocui didn't expect this to happen. Damn it, why didn't he mention this in the letter, leaving her unprepared at all.
Since Shanshan got married, she has not given her a penny of dowry, and the child rarely sends letters home.
She said confidently, "I don't care. Shanshan went to the countryside with you. If she's gone, you're responsible. You're her friend, and you have to compensate my Zhou family 100 yuan. Who told you not to help her with all your heart? Shanshan must be having a hard time, so she had these evil thoughts."
"When Shanshan first went to the countryside, you helped her with work and lent her money. Even when she married Gu Dahai, you didn't say you didn't want to be friends with her. Why did you immediately cut off your friendship with her when Shanshan got into trouble? You are a snob and you are afraid that my Shanshan will get entangled with you, right?"
Everyone: “…”
What's the point of keeping friends like this?
Is it possible that I am going to take over her husband and children and live happily together with them?
Song Wanyue saw a flash of panic on Jiang Ze's face out of the corner of her eye. Could it be that the incident at the farm had something to do with him?
Song Wanyue complained coldly: "You have lost your dignity! How dare you say such a thing! You are blackmailing me morally, right? Why don't you ask the Youth Educated Office for compensation? After all, going to the countryside as an educated youth is to build the motherland and contribute to the great cause."
Well, when the policy of sending youth to the countryside as educated youth first came out, some people really thought it was a contribution to the motherland.
However, as more and more educated youth went to the countryside with high morale, some of them started complaining about the hardship and fatigue within less than a month.
Some people complained that this was not about building the motherland, but clearly about easing employment pressure. There were not so many jobs in the city, so people had to be driven to the countryside.
The educated youth who are unable to carry anything will only make things worse.
For example, they pulled up wheat as if it were weeds, dug up sweet potatoes into two or three pieces, and cut their legs while cutting rice...
Aunt Song chuckled and said, "Wanyue, you don't know that Li Xiaocui went to the Youth Educated Office to ask for compensation, but not only did she not get it, she was scolded by the staff of the Youth Educated Office and was chased out with a broom."
"Because she was hacked to death by her husband for having an affair, that's adultery, and the whole family is embarrassed. Upon hearing this, Li Xiaocui claimed that she wanted to sever ties with him."
"And still... Tsk tsk, I'm embarrassed to say it out loud, it makes me feel chilled to hear it."
Song Wanyue asked: "Second aunt, what else did you say?"
They are mother and daughter, so we should at least help bury them.
Everyone also looked at Aunt Song.
Aunt Song sighed and said, "They say that a married girl is like spilled water. If she dies, she's dead. Just throw her body in the mountains. Why bury it? Why do they want me, as a mother, to go and collect her body? She's a slut. She's a dirty, rotten thing. It's so embarrassing for her as a mother. From now on, I'll just pretend I don't have this daughter."
"They also said that Zhou Shanshan was a money-loser. They raised her for nothing, but in the end they didn't receive a dime of betrothal gifts, and she was still thinking of arranging a ghost marriage for 20 yuan."
The crowd was in an uproar, talking a lot and scolding the woman.
"Li Xiaocui, this is your fault. Death is the greatest thing. Shanshan at least crawled out of your belly and called you mom. She also helped you with work since she was young, and we all saw it."
"Zhou Shanshan has nothing to eat. She must have asked you for help. You have a job, so at least send a few dollars to your daughter, or buy some food."
“It’s really cold.”
"That's right, what a cruel heart, it's rare to see someone favoring boys over girls to this extent."
"Oh my god, ghost marriage, Li Xiaocui is such a money-hungry person, she has a black heart."
"And a ghost marriage? I think Li Xiaocui must have this idea. She is reluctant to go through this journey because she feels sorry for the travel expenses."
"Yes, that's definitely the case. The round-trip fare is also an expense."
Faced with everyone's accusations, Li Xiaocui became panicked.
Why was it different from what she expected? She thought that since they were still friends, the Song family would give her some money as a token of their appreciation.
Aunt Song said coldly, "Li Xiaocui, I advise you not to make trouble. I am the women's director of the factory. Do you think I can control you? Why don't you go to the office and sit down?"
Song Wanyue nodded and said, "You can go to the Public Security Bureau. They will take care of it."
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