Everyone who heard this was stunned and looked toward the source of the sound.
Then, they saw Xiao Xu, an educated youth from the educated youth settlement, and Zhao Guihua, Dr. Qian's wife, standing not far away.
The female educated youth was much taller than the woman next to her. She wasn't wearing her usual patched gray cloth jacket, but a white dress with red floral patterns. Her thick, black hair was tied into two braids that hung down her shoulders.
She's naturally fair-skinned, and usually doesn't stand out much, but today, dressed like this, she looks like a completely different person.
It has become...beautiful.
Everyone was staring at her in a daze.
Xu Yan raised an eyebrow slightly, then smiled and looked at Chen Guizhen in the crowd. As if afraid that she hadn't heard clearly, he repeated what he had just said.
“Auntie, who says no one will marry him? I’m willing to marry him.”
"you?"
Chen Guizhen didn't know what was wrong with her. She clearly looked down on Xie Zhuo and had been dreaming of breaking off the engagement for a while. Today, she finally got her wish, but when she heard that someone actually wanted to be with Xie Zhuo, she started to feel unhappy again.
She glanced at Xu Yan sideways.
“Yes,” Xu Yan smiled at her, “I was just talking to Aunt Guihua about it.”
"What did you say?" Chen Guizhen asked, glancing at Zhao Guihua, who had remained silent beside Xu Yan.
Zhao Guihua shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand, her eyelids drooping as if she were lost in thought.
“Aunt Guihua said that I’m not young anymore and she wants to find me a partner,” Xu Yan said.
"But I like tall people, and I also like people who are physically strong. Ideally, they should be a head taller than me, but apart from Xie Zhuo, there really isn't anyone like that in Qingshan Brigade."
She spoke with her back very straight and her voice quite loud, as if she was completely unaware that there was anything wrong with discussing such matters openly in the sunlight.
She showed absolutely no shyness that a young lady should have.
Perhaps because she was too straightforward, no one considered anything else for the time being. As she spoke, their gaze fell on Xie Zhuo, who was wearing a tattered straw hat and whose eyes were obscured.
“You know what,” Liu Mancang blurted out, “not to mention the entire Qingshan Brigade, even the entire Qingping County doesn’t have anyone as tall and strong as my third brother!”
His tone was full of boasting.
“But Aunt Guihua said no,” Xu Yan said, shaking his head.
"Why not?" Liu Mancang asked anxiously.
He was furious just now and wanted to rush up and beat up all those who were gossiping, but unexpectedly someone stepped forward and slapped everyone in the face.
Look, who said no one would marry his third brother? Look, there's one here!
She was a wealthy and beautiful educated youth from the city!
Liu Mancang's anger had subsided when he heard those words.
“Aunt Guihua,” Xu Yan said, and before Liu Mancang could speak again, she continued, “Aunt Guihua said that Xie Zhuo is already engaged and might get married next year.”
"So I don't have a chance."
Xu Yan sighed as she spoke, looking regretful.
Everyone else seemed to be affected by her emotions, and for a moment they all felt that Xie Zhuo was a hot commodity who had gotten engaged too early.
“But,” Xu Yan suddenly changed the subject, giving Chen Guizhen a smile, “isn’t this a coincidence? I just happened to run into you two. I heard you talking about annulling the engagement from afar, Auntie.”
Chen Guizhen's expression grew increasingly grim.
She was the one who proposed breaking off the engagement, but for some reason, after Xu Yan said those things, she started to regret it.
The others around: "..."
Although, they actually felt that Chen Guizhen and her husband's decision to annul the engagement was somewhat hasty.
"Do you even know what kind of family Xie Zhuo's family is like? And you're going to marry him," Chen Guizhen said, suppressing her discomfort, and snorted coldly, "Don't think you can just say whatever you want just because you're young."
Thinking that Xie Zhuo was penniless, his clothes were patched upon patched, and there was no one else in his family besides his two children, Chen Guizhen felt a little better.
"So that's what you're worried about, Auntie," Xu Yan said, raising her voice in feigned surprise.
"Then don't worry. Don't underestimate me just because I'm young. I'm very thin-skinned. I would never do something as trivial as talking nonsense."
"Besides, we all live in the same village, and everyone in the village is watching. How could I be so shameless!"
As she spoke, it seemed as if she was talking about herself, but everyone in the village could tell that she was indirectly criticizing the Sun family for being shameless.
The phrase "sarcastic and unpleasant" is practically plastered on my forehead.
Chen Guizhen's expression immediately changed, and Sun Guoan's face also darkened.
"You shameless little slut!" Chen Guizhen shouted as soon as she understood, "Who are you calling shameless?"
In those days, very few people in the village were literate, and when they cursed, they were vulgar and unrestrained.
“Whoever answers, that’s who I’m talking about,” the female educated youth’s voice was much better than yesterday; it wasn’t hoarse anymore, and it sounded crisp and clear, with a hint of laughter.
If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, her words would have been full of wit and sharp insight, making her seem quite well-behaved.
Chen Guizhen was so provoked that she was about to pounce on Xu Yan.
"I'll tear your mouth apart, you little bitch!"
Li Aihua and another old woman reacted quickly and grabbed her tightly, preventing her claws from landing directly on Xu Yan's face.
beside.
From the moment Xu Yan appeared, to her calm and collected statement that she would regret not marrying him for the rest of her life, and then to her veiled insults directed at the Sun family, Xie Zhuo remained in a strange and indescribable state.
Did you not sleep well last night and were hallucinating?
Or has this female educated youth really lost her mind?
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