Fu Wan Ning's eyes reddened with anger, feeling exhausted by her twin brother's cold-bloodedness. "I am your own sister. You don't even care about your own sister for two outsiders. Aren't you afraid that something will happen to me when I go to the countryside? How can you face our mother? If our mother knew that her own son, whom she carried for ten months, had recognized a thief as his mother, how heartbroken she would be."
"Or is there something you're up to with Cui Hailu and her daughter, that makes you unconditionally support them in tormenting your own sister? Pei Guangzong, do you have even a shred of brotherly affection for me? The way you're acting, I'm starting to doubt if you're even my real brother!"
"Why did Cui Antong have to go to the countryside? Because she's lazy, looks down on people, and offended all the neighbors. She deserves to be reported. I have a job, so why should I, her own sister, have to take her place? Shouldn't we let the neighbors judge this?"
"You're siding with outsiders. No wonder the neighbors have been gossiping about how much you look like Cui Hailu. Some say you're Cui Hailu's illegitimate child, and others even suspect you were switched at birth by Cui Hailu because she once took you back to her parents' home!"
Cui Hailu looked serious. There hadn't been any rumors before; they had only recently surfaced. She didn't know who was behind it, but she was confident that no one could find out. Besides, even her in-laws and husband hadn't discovered it, so she had nothing to be afraid of!
"Nonsense! If I had switched children, wouldn't your grandparents and father have noticed? You're the only one who would believe such nonsense..."
Pei Antong's eyes flashed with guilt, but she quickly regained her arrogant attitude after only a minute. The Cui family called again today to report that the real young master was still in Xiangyang Village. Even if he came to Beijing, it would take time, enough time for them to send Fu Wanning to the countryside.
"If you want to know where your great-uncle is, you'd better just give in. My daughter and I know their situation, but we're not going to tell you."
Pei Guangzong was even more afraid of the arrival of the real young master than the mother and daughter, fearing that he would lose all his current status and position. "Mom, why waste so much time talking to her? Just lock her up in the Pei family and don't let her go to work tomorrow. You take my cousin... cough cough, An Tong to hand over her work and also register Fu Wan Ning for the rural education program. Once the educated youth office confirms it, Fu Wan Ning will have to go whether she wants to or not."
"If she dares to cause trouble again, send her straight to the Northwest. There's a shortage of water and food there, and life is miserable. Let's see if she'll still be so stubborn then."
Fu Wanning's remaining sibling affection for Pei Guangzong had vanished completely. She felt anger, pain, and even more disappointment. But now was not the time to be sad. How could she escape the confinement of Cui Hailu and Pei Guangzong? She couldn't stay in the Pei family to wait for death. At least she had to let her uncles know her situation.
Cui Hailu had the same idea, so she locked Fu Wanning in the room, then took the household registration book and led Pei Guangzong and Pei Antong to the educated youth office.
"Comrade, I want to sign my daughter up for the rural service program."
The staff at the educated youth office had rarely seen such an enthusiastic family. They immediately took the household registration booklet with delight. “Your Pei family has a very good sense of ideology. I’ll pick a good place for you to go to the countryside. The Northeast is a good choice. Although the climate is cold, you can stay warm for half a year. The South has more grain, but you have to work all year round. I suggest you go to the Northeast.”
Cui Hailu said hypocritically, "We are responding to the call of the country. It would be fine to go to the Northwest. That child is hardworking and insists on going there. As parents, we can only agree, right?"
While flipping through the household registration booklets, the staff at the educated youth office suddenly discovered a rather serious problem. They quickly excused themselves from their desks, saying, "Please wait a moment, I'll go through the procedures, and it'll be done right away!"
Cui Hailu and the other two secretly rejoiced that things were progressing too smoothly, and naturally had no time to pay attention to the staff member whose expression had changed drastically.
The staff member took the household registration booklet to the director. "Director, does the name Fu Wanning look familiar?"
The director took a closer look and then checked the household registration. "That's right. The special department reminded us to be careful beforehand and not to let anyone report going to the countryside indiscriminately. This Fu Wanning is Chief Fu's younger sister. Luckily you were quick-witted and found out, otherwise things would have been much worse."
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