Okay, let's listen to Ranran and go find them, one by one, until we find the source of the rumor.
"I'll go see the village chief and my teammates first. With them keeping things under control, things will go more smoothly," Su's father said, explaining his considerations.
Guomin, you go find the village chief and the others first. I'll go ask Xiaomei who she heard talking about this by the river. Ranran, you stay home and wait for your parents to come back before making any plans.
After her parents left home, Su Xingran sat alone in a chair, pondering the problem. The Zhang family was still unwilling to give up, and they managed to get a spot from the village chief through her family.
She remembered that the engagement had been made only ten days or so, right when Zhang Weibing graduated from high school and was on vacation. Zhang Weibing's parents came to visit and told her that Zhang Weibing wanted to go to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University.
Going to university means you can be assigned a job, stay in the city and live off the government, becoming a city dweller instead of returning to the poor, remote countryside to farm and live. They even said that after marriage, they'd bring her to the city so she could live a city life, no longer suffering in the countryside. The couple could have children in the city, and the children, growing up there, would also be city dwellers.
The parents were very pleased to hear this. If their son-in-law could have a stable job in the city, their daughter's future would be more secure. With their grandson, who would study and grow up in the city, they would be city dwellers and wouldn't have to do endless chores like the children in the village.
Zhang Weibing's parents hinted that they could ask the village chief for help, since his father had saved the village chief's youngest son's life. Initially, his father didn't want to trouble the village chief, feeling it was a bit like taking advantage of a debt of gratitude and even a case of using connections.
However, the Zhang couple kept telling him about all the benefits Zhang Weibing would bring to their daughter and grandson after he went to university. In the end, the father swallowed his pride and went to the village chief, asking him to try and secure a spot for his son-in-law.
The village chief remembered his father's life-saving grace, and Zhang Weibing's reputation was generally good. Although the village chief didn't know he was faking it, and since Zhang Weibing was also a high school graduate, he still gave him the spot.
On the day they received the spot, the Zhang couple even brought Zhang Weibing to their parents' house to thank them. They made all sorts of pretentious gestures and promises, making their parents very happy. Little did they know that this was a staged performance by the family to pay for Zhang Weibing's future school fees.
Thinking that her parents had given away all their hard-earned money and possessions for such a family of scum, while they themselves suffered from poverty and hunger, Su Xingran felt extremely distressed.
Isn't the Zhang family the most fond of putting on airs and caring most about their reputation? And don't they want a spot at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University? This time, we'll tear off their hypocritical mask and let the villagers know their purpose. Then, those educated youth and those with children who need a spot at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University won't let them off easily.
Su's father went to the village chief to explain the situation. The village chief said that the Zhang couple had come with a matchmaker from the next village to propose marriage between my Ranran and Zhang Weibing, the son of the Zhang family.
Huilan and I refused at the time. The Zhang couple and the matchmaker Niu left after a short while. The gifts that the Zhang couple brought were in a small bag, but we didn't want them; they took them home.
When the village chief heard that the Zhang couple had brought a small bag of gifts to propose marriage, his lips twitched. Although everyone in the village lived a frugal and impoverished life, those who came to propose marriage would still try to gather some presentable gifts. Two pounds of pork, a live fish, a bottle of liquor, a packet of sugar, and a piece of cloth.
Now everyone in the village is saying that my Ranran is engaged to Zhang Weibing from the Zhang family. Isn't this trying to ruin Ranran's reputation? Who will come to propose marriage to her now? This is forcing our family to accept this marriage. Father Su became more and more angry as he spoke.
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