Aunt Fang, while doing her needlework, chimed in, "That's right, that female spy is obviously no good!"
Ning Yuan thought for a long time before she realized: "The female spy you're talking about is... Qin Hongxing?"
"Who cares what she's called? She dresses like a sly spy from a movie. Let me tell you, you'd better keep a close eye on your man. When I went back to my parents' house, some shameless woman tried to grope your uncle..."
Aunt Fang ran a needle through her hair and said seriously.
"Cough cough cough! What are you saying, old woman!" The old Party Secretary blushed and raised his voice as he tapped his water pipe.
Aunt Fang rolled her eyes at him: "Hmph, anyway, men always like to have their cake and eat it too."
Ning Yuan really wanted to laugh, but she held it back: "She's Rong Zhaonan's ex-fiancée, not a spy, and Rong Zhaonan doesn't like her either!"
Qin Hongxing's obsequious and snobbish personality makes him hard to like.
Manhua frowned: "Girl, it's easy for a woman to pursue a man, don't be careless. I think if you have the chance, you should bring Doctor Rong to the county and tell him..."
She paused, glanced at her husband furtively, and whispered, "Just tell him he'll go to the county to do your laundry and cook for you, and help you with your studies."
The men in the room looked at each other in bewilderment. This... was tantamount to letting Dr. Rong stay at home and live off his wife.
No decent man could stand that, right?
Hua Zi coughed and said, "Man Hua, Dr. Rong can't agree to this, can he... What kind of good man would wash clothes and cook for his wife?"
Manhua muttered, "What can we do? Xiaoning can earn more money than him, and she's more resourceful. She also needs to study. She needs someone to take care of her. We can't expect Xiaoning to earn money outside while we take care of her at home."
She snorted, "Isn't this still being a kept man? Or rather, being a kept man who insists on living off him!"
This made so much sense that even Aunt Fang nodded unconsciously, and all the men in the room fell silent.
Finally, the old Party Secretary coughed and said, "Well, I think it's best to do this. I'll try to get another letter of introduction from the brigade so that Dr. Rong can go to the county town to take care of Xiao Ning..."
He paused, exhaled smoke, and said, "What's that saying again? Hmm, women can hold up half the sky. When Xiao Ning gets into a good university and brings honor to the family, half of this military medal will belong to Doctor Rong!"
It's a good thing for the village that Xiao Ning went to study in the county town, because it was Xiao Ning who made it through the county's supply and marketing of mountain products.
With her in the city to meet Manhua and Huazi, the village's mountain products business will become more and more successful.
As for Dr. Rong, it's his honor to be able to take care of such a capable girl like Xiao Ning.
Aunt Fang was a little worried: "What if Dr. Rong doesn't want to take care of Xiao Ning after he goes to the city? Or what if he runs back to Beijing with that dog spy? Once he's in the county town, we won't be able to control him anymore."
The old Party Secretary snorted: "If he's not smart enough or insists on going back to Beijing, don't we have good young men in our village? With Xiao Ning's ability, even if she gets divorced, it's not a problem. There are plenty of good young men in the surrounding villages who are suitable for her!"
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances. What? Did they really have to go so far as to encourage Ning Yuan to get a divorce?
But...
The old Party Secretary's remarks were not exactly shocking; it was not uncommon in the commune for male educated youth to return to the city and abandon their rural wives.
Many wives in the countryside remarry, because in the countryside, it's best to have a man in the family who can do physical labor.
Even if Xiao Ning is divorced, he can still find her a good boy!
For the sake of his own family and the villagers' well-being, as the Party Secretary, he had to protect Xiao Ning's interests no matter what!
Even the most honest Hua Zi coughed: "I think Father is right, Little Yuan, don't worry."
Ning Yuan stood silently to the side, resting her chin on her hand, sighing with emotion—
Well, the fate of Rong, who would be divorced if he didn't obediently become a stay-at-home husband, was thus happily decided by the whole village.
Everyone tacitly agreed not to ask for his opinion.
Ning Yuan felt very sad.
Indeed, the economic base determines the superstructure—this is an irrefutable truth, and it remains true at all times.
Whether it's a group or a family, it seems that people who don't earn money have no right to express their opinions.
Is this fair or unfair?
Tsk tsk, poor Rong, who hasn't become a big shot yet...
...
At this moment, a poor young man named Rong was walking into the village with a bag of things in a good mood.
Aunt Wang and a group of village women were leading cattle and carrying hoes when they passed by him. Suddenly, Aunt Wang spat at him with a look of disgust.
"You pretty boy, you stay at home all day being a lazy bum, wandering around without earning any work points. That fierce woman Ning Yuan will make you wear ten green hats sooner or later."
Ning Yuan and her husband are both annoying. Ever since they got back to work, Ning Yuan's pretty boy has been frequently going to the county town, and the cowshed has become a place where everyone has to take turns working, even though it used to be his job!
Aunt Wang's words were harsh, leaving the group of women exchanging bewildered glances.
Everyone in the village knew that she and Ning Yuan had a grudge. Besides the matter of dividing the wild boar meat, she had also been slapped in the face by Ning Yuan for her foul mouth, which made her accuse Ning Yuan of having an affair with a city cadre.
It took more than a week to get better!
But Aunt Wang was a villager, and Rong Zhaonan was an outsider. Moreover, ever since he stopped wearing glasses and started having droopy bangs, she realized that he was a pretty boy, and his face was prettier than all the young women in the villages of the commune.
The women mostly looked down on him and didn't speak up for him.
Plus, every time he gets into trouble, it's Ning Yuan who steps up and fights alone while he hides behind her. How can he be considered a real man?
The fact that he was being scolded even while walking made Rong Zhaonan's face darken, and he gave Wang Sanyi and the others a cold look.
A chilling aura instantly made the women freeze, and they then noticed that Rong Zhaonan was very tall, and an inexplicable sense of oppression came over them.
Rong Zhaonan turned and left expressionlessly; he had no interest in arguing with a group of village women.
"You pretty boy, what are you glaring at me for? You look like a fairy from a book, but I bet what's in your crotch is too small to be seen. Humph, you're probably either a woman or a eunuch!"
Aunt Wang was also startled. When she came to her senses, she took advantage of her age and cursed at everyone with the most vulgar language.
He even jumped up, grabbed a shovel, picked up some cow dung, and threw it at Rong Zhaonan's back.
If she can't handle that shrew Ning Yuan, can't she at least bully that pushover Rong Zhaonan?!
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