Xu Rongqing, who had never been in love before, was very pleased with himself, while Zhu Meihong knew that it would be difficult to win someone over without spending some money, so the two secretly ate the forbidden fruit.
Afterwards, Xu Rongqing didn't feel any joy in it and was ready to kick the person out.
But the female educated youth was a woman who was willing to go all out. Seeing that Xu Rongqing wasn't taking the bait, she wanted to give up, but she had already lost her virginity, so that wouldn't do. Gritting her teeth, she decided to go for something big and started using all sorts of tricks to seduce him.
After the autumn harvest, there was nothing to do in the countryside, and Xu Rongqing was bored out of his mind, so the two had several more intimate encounters.
If things had continued like this, Zhu Meihong might have actually succeeded in her plan. Unfortunately, at this time, several new educated youths arrived in the village.
When new educated youth arrive at the brigade or educated youth settlement, someone needs to be sent to pick them up.
At this moment, Xu Rongqing learned that the Xie family had sent another package, so he insisted on dragging Xie Ming, who was not feeling well, to pick him up, and then went to the post office to pick up the package.
But to his surprise, Xu Rongqing fell in love with the person after receiving him.
He found himself inexplicably drawn to a fair-skinned, tall, and thin male educated youth named Meng Laijun.
Back at the educated youth settlement, he couldn't believe it and checked again and again, discovering that he actually preferred men, but wasn't averse to women.
With this realization, he understood why being with Zhu Meihong wasn't as happy as he had imagined. At this point, he became even more determined to break up.
He bluntly told her he wanted to break up, but Zhu Meihong couldn't possibly agree. Then she told Xu Rongqing that she was one month pregnant.
Xu Rongqing was dumbfounded. Thanks to his lack of knowledge about menstrual hygiene, he had never thought about getting pregnant. He thought that stuff was like urine and had no use except for composting.
Zhu Meihong insisted that he take responsibility, and Xu Rongqing, knowing what she was after, confessed the truth that he was just a freeloader.
After learning the truth, they looked at each other in bewilderment. In this day and age, abortions could not be performed openly. So the two came up with a wicked idea: to pin the child on Xie Ming.
With Xu Rongqing acting as an inside man, things went very smoothly, and Xie Ming successfully became the cuckold.
Xie Ming was already unhappy because he was separated from his sweetheart by going to a rural area, and now he had to sleep with a woman he didn't like. You can imagine how devastated he must be at only 18 years old.
Even his uncle's friend was helpless; given what had happened, the two were bound to get married, otherwise the "hooliganism" charge would cost him his life.
Xie Ming had no choice but to accept his fate and marry Zhu Meihong, becoming a father in the countryside.
After getting married, he really had to work in the fields. After all, with the baby in her belly, he would be supporting four people.
Zhu Meihong was unwilling to support other women. In her view, it was all her money, and since they were already married, why should she give money to a strange woman?
As for Xu Rongqing, she was someone he had to support, since she knew all about his past.
The couple's relationship became extremely strained because of this, but life had to go on as usual.
During the following period, Zhu Meihong was pregnant, taking care of her pregnancy and childbirth, and couldn't do any heavy work, so all the burden fell on Xie Ming's shoulders.
Even though his uncle provided a lot of subsidies, it couldn't withstand the presence of four money-devouring beasts around him.
Xie Ming not only had to work and take care of his family, but also had to deal with a wife he had no feelings for, which was extremely difficult for him.
In just two short years, the once spirited young man has begun to show signs of aging.
Later, when the college entrance examination was reinstated, Xie Ming, with his uncle's reminder, started reviewing early, along with his children.
In the end, none of them passed the exam except for Xie Ming. Meng Laijun, whom Xu Rongqing admired, did pass, and the two of them started exchanging glances.
But Meng Laijun wouldn't give up his chance to return to the city and stay for a man he'd just started to like.
Therefore, Xu Rongqing asked Zhu Meihong to steal Xie Ming's admission notice and then find a way to keep him in the countryside. As for the quota, of course, it was taken by him.
Zhu Meihong, of course, refused. Even if she were to give up her spot, it should be to her brother, not to Xu Rongqing, that heartless bastard.
The two argued about this in the mountains. Xu Guoqing threatened her about cheating on Xie Ming, and Zhu Hongmei naturally retorted that he was in cahoots with him.
Unfortunately, Xie Ming was nearby and overheard their conversation.
He couldn't believe that his brother, with whom he had treated each other sincerely for many years, would betray him, and he couldn't believe that the child he had been suffering from for more than a year wasn't his.
He rushed out to question the two men, and the three got into an argument. Xu Guoqing, without thinking, pushed one of them off the cliff.
Zhu Meihong was terrified and tried to run away, but Xu Rongqing held her down and slapped her several times.
He knew he couldn't kill Zhu Hongmei, and he had to persuade her to be a witness for him. So he used both bribery and deception to finally calm her down.
Zhu Hongmei was afraid of this ruthless man, so she agreed to give him the admission notice. But on the condition that the two of them never see each other again.
Xu Rongqing readily agreed when he saw that Zhu Hongmei had given in, because he knew that if he really pushed Zhu Hongmei to the brink and she revealed the truth, the two of them would die together.
After that, they returned to the educated youth settlement as usual, and pretended to go out to look for the missing Xie Ming, but unfortunately they couldn't find him even after searching the nearby woods.
So they went back to the village and asked the brigade leader and the educated youth to help them search.
It was two days later when Xie Ming's body was found; the die was cast and no one could change it.
When Xie's eldest uncle learned of the situation, he rushed to the village and was heartbroken to see Xie Ming's body. When he took Xie Ming away, he also took Zhu Meihong and her son back to Beijing.
Xie Ming already had a job opening, and Zhu Meihong got it when she arrived in Shanghai.
Back in the city, Zhu Meihong and her young son continued to live with the Xie family. Everyone in the Xie family felt indebted to her for taking such good care of the mother and child.
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