If what happened today had not happened, Xie Jianguo would definitely think that Chang Meili was the most considerate and understanding woman in the world.
He would hug her tightly with a heart full of emotion, comfort her with gentle words, and tell her that he would not let her suffer any injustice.
But now, he was in no mood at all.
When he thought about how he would become a pauper after Xie Yu got married, he couldn't suppress his anger.
He originally thought that these things should belong to him, but now they belong to Xie Yu.
Especially when he just saw Chang Suisui and Xie Yu standing together, looking at him with smiles in their eyes.
He somehow felt as if he had lost something important.
"Brother Jianguo, do you regret marrying me?" Seeing Xie Jianguo's indifferent expression, Chang Meili even spoke with a tearful tone.
Xie Jianguo came back to his senses and saw Chang Meili's tearful face, which touched him a little.
He sighed softly, pulled Chang Meili to a corner, and then said: "I don't want you to be wronged. Your cousin has the same marriage, and I don't want you to be wronged, until now..."
When he said this, his expression suddenly fell, "Meili, it's my fault that I'm incompetent. I can't even protect your betrothal money."
"No, Brother Jianguo," Chang Meili hugged Xie Jianguo as soon as she saw his painful expression, "It's not your fault, and when we get married, my cousin will have it, so I won't be short of it!"
Xie Jianguo's expression changed slightly, and he was obviously attracted by Chang Meili's words.
He suddenly had a guess in his mind, but he didn't show it on his face.
Xie Jianguo said nothing, just looked at the person in his arms quietly.
"Brother Jianguo, don't worry about the betrothal gift. My parents and grandma love me very much. They said they would prepare a generous dowry for me, including everything needed for the betrothal gift."
Xie Jianguo frowned slightly when he heard this.
He had some understanding of the Chang family's financial situation. Although they were not poor, they were definitely not wealthy.
"Meili, are you sure your family can afford all this?" Xie Jianguo's words were a little hesitant, with doubt flashing in his eyes.
"I don't want you to put too much burden on the family because of marrying me."
Chang Meili looked up and smiled gently, "Brother Jianguo, don't worry. Although our family is not wealthy, we have saved some money over the years, which is enough for me to marry you in style."
Xie Jianguo listened to Chang Meili's explanation, but the doubts in his heart did not completely disappear.
He even wondered if there were more secrets hidden behind Chang Meili's words that he didn't know about.
He nodded slightly, forcing a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, Meili."
Chang Meili held Xie Jianguo's hand tightly, "Well, Brother Jianguo, I believe that as long as we work together, there is no difficulty that we cannot overcome."
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However, the inexplicable feeling in Xie Jianguo's heart did not completely disappear...
Soon, it was the day that Chang Suisui and Chang Meili had agreed to go to town.
Chang Suisui was afraid that Xie Yu would worry, so she didn't tell him about this.
Besides, she also needed to find out who Chang Meili’s contact in the black market was, and she definitely couldn’t let Xie Yu know.
Otherwise he would definitely ask her to take Qian Weimin with her.
Although Chang Suisui promised Chang Meili to go to the town, Chang Meili did not leave the Youth League Institute with her.
By the time she arrived at the village entrance, most people had already arrived.
Chang Meili was sitting closer to the inside, with Xie Xiaohua sitting next to her.
When the two saw her appear, there was a look of gloating in their eyes.
Chang Suisui ignored the two of them and sat directly at the seat closest to the edge.
Seeing this, the old man driving the carriage waved at Chang Suisui and said, "Chang Zhiqing, sit over here."
As he spoke, he winked at the young man from the village next to him and said, "Young men, go sit by the side of the car and let the educated youth sit inside."
The young man sitting in the innermost seat immediately stood up and was about to walk out when he heard Chang Meili speak.
"Master, we are all of the same status, why does she have to treat us differently?"
Almost everyone's eyes turned to Chang Meili.
She thought that her words just now made people feel that they made sense, so she continued: "We are now in the new China, everyone is equal, and we don't like capitalists!"
"Bah! What nonsense are you talking about, little girl?! If you don't want to ride in the ox cart, get off!" When the old man driving the cart heard what Chang Meili said, he grabbed the whip in his hand and wanted to whip her twice.
Others around him also started talking at once.
"That's not something you can talk about. It's always been like this in our village. If the last person to come up is a female comrade, the male comrades inside will sit at the outermost position."
"That's right, the outermost position is so bumpy that some female comrades can't hold it."
"Yes, yes, yes. He tied up his wife before and broke her leg. He had it reattached in town!"
"Yes, yes. Later, the village chief asked us to pay more attention to it. It was obviously a good thing for everyone. How come this young educated youth Chang said it was a capitalist act?"
"I think that little Chang Zhiqing is just a bad guy. He always wants to make trouble for Chang Zhiqing. I heard that he even stole his fiancé!"
"No, it seems like he robbed it twice..."
Chang Meili's expression suddenly turned pale.
She just wanted to embarrass Chang Suisui, so she said that. Unexpectedly, the one who was embarrassed was not Chang Suisui, but her!
Although Chang Meili was dissatisfied, she could only bite the bullet and say to the coachman: "Uncle, I think too much. You should not bear grudges..."
The coachman rolled his eyes at her and said, "You know you think too much. In the future, just watch more and talk less, so as not to say so many brainless words!"
After he said this, he cracked the whip angrily.
The old ox cart then slowly started moving, pulling the villagers along with it, creaking and raising clouds of dust.
Chang Meili: “…”
Xie Xiaohua was sitting next to Chang Meili and could feel the gazes coming from all directions.
She suddenly felt a little regretful for following Chang Meili.
If she had not agreed to Zhao Hang at that time, she would not have followed Chang Meili to the town for show.
Now, listening to everyone talking about Chang Meili, their family was also gossiped about by these aunties.
"Xiaohua, I heard that your elder brother is getting married soon? Is it true?"
"Is the young educated youth Chang going to marry Jianguo? When will the wedding be held?"
"Xiao Chang Zhiqing, you and Jianguo should have settled the matter, right? It's been a hot topic in the village. How is your family planning to prepare a dowry for you?"
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