Chapter 22 Scratched until it bled
Yang Wenqing walked to the middle of the crowd, cleared his throat, and said, "This is no longer a feudal society; free love is encouraged now."
"What is free love? It means that if you feel good about each other today, you can be together, and if you feel bad about each other tomorrow, you can break up."
This was certainly true in Yang Wenqing's time, but it was quite unbelievable to say it in the 1970s.
The general public disagreed, with some impatient ones asking, "Isn't that just messing around? Doing one thing today, doing another tomorrow?"
"Hahaha......"
A burst of laughter erupted from the crowd!
Yang Wenqing said, "This is not my opinion, but something the country advocates. We are no longer in the era of arranged marriages. If two people are dating and feel they are not compatible, they can break up."
Upon hearing that it was advocated by the government, the people in the crowd fell silent!
Zhu Xiaoyu said excitedly, "Yes, that's right. Zhou Zhaodi and I fell in love on our own. After a few days, we weren't compatible, so I wanted to break up, but she insisted on staying with me."
Zhou Zhaodi looked incredulous. She had meticulously planned to force Zhu Xiaoyu to marry her, but unexpectedly, Yang Wenqing appeared out of nowhere.
With just a few words, it was classified as a free love relationship, and he can no longer be charged with hooliganism.
With tears in her eyes, she said, "Hyowoo, but I'm pregnant with your child."
"Didn't I tell you to abort it?"
Yang Wenqing also said, "Zhou Zhaodi, a child born without blessings will not find happiness."
Seeing that Yang Wenqing had ruined her chance to become in-laws with the Party Secretary, Wang Guihua lunged at him, yelling, "Yang Wenqing, I'll tear your mouth apart!"
Yang Wenqing was caught off guard and slapped by Wang Guihua who rushed over.
Yang Wenqing tried to resist, but she was no match for Wang Guihua, who was used to farm work. She was scratched several times and her face was covered in bloody marks.
Out of consideration for the space, Huang Daren went to help and pulled Wang Guihua away.
Lin Shanshan laughed when she saw Yang Wenqing's face covered in blood and him screaming in pain.
He asked while laughing, "Yang Wenqing, what you said makes a lot of sense, but did you actually do it the way you said?"
"You slept with Huang Daren. If you feel it's not right later, will you break up with him? If you get pregnant, will you have an abortion?"
The onlookers exclaimed in amazement: "We came to the right place! The melons are coming one after another!"
Yesterday, I heard from Yang's parents that their daughter was dating Huang, a former educated youth.
I found it strange at the time. Yang Wenqing wasn't particularly pretty, and Huang Zhiqing was from a big city. Why did he fall for her?
So they went to bed together!
It's possible that Huang Daren was forced into this situation by them.
Hmph! That sounds so noble, but in this day and age, sleeping with a man before marriage is not something to be proud of.
Let you experience what it's like to be drowned in spittle.
Yang Wenqing was about to retort, "Aren't you also dating Gu Yiye?"
Lin Shanshan added, "Yang Wenqing, you can't be so famous for your double standards."
The term "famous double standard" doesn't belong in this era. Could it be that Lin Shanshan is also from another time?
Yang Wenqing was stunned. Lin Shanshan then mouthed to her and Huang Daren, "Aphrodisiac."
Huang Daren understood that if Yang Wenqing dared to talk about her and Gu Yiye, Lin Shanshan would reveal that Yang Wenqing had drugged her.
To avoid any further complications, Huang Daren grabbed Yang Wenqing and fled in panic.
After they left, Wang Guihua continued to make a scene: "Secretary Zhu, you can't just bully our poor family because you're an official!"
Zhu Shengli said, "How could that be? Let's talk about it slowly."
Then he addressed the villagers outside, saying, "Fellow villagers, it's noon. Go back home now. We'll be starting to plant rice in a couple of days. Take a good rest these next couple of days."
Lin Shanshan finished watching the play and unexpectedly learned that Yang Wenqing had been arrested. In a good mood, she and Chen Meili had lunch together, reminiscing about their glorious past.
The villagers dispersed.
On the way back, they ran into Gu Yiye, who had come to pick up Lin Shanshan.
Gu Yiye said, "I just brought some fish soup to Grandma Zhang and came to pick you up."
Zeng Huihuang said, "Brother, you're probably here to pick up your sister-in-law and deliver fish soup to Grandma Zhang, right?"
Gu Yiye said, "You little rascal, are you finally getting smarter? If you can talk, then say more."
Zeng Huihuang laughed like a fool: "Hehe, by the way, why did you call me stupid at the beginning, brother?"
Gu Yiye said, "You still haven't figured it out?"
Zeng Huihuang shook his head in bewilderment!
Lin Shanshan sighed and said, "Do you think it's such a coincidence that Zhou Zhaodi jumped right when we went to the river?"
Chen Meili: "Huh?"
Lin Shanshan continued, "Even if this is a coincidence, why did Zhou Zhaodi insist on dragging us to the clinic with her?"
"Because we educated youth were cultured, we would report any injustices we encountered."
"She wanted to marry Zhu Xiaoyu, so this was the only way. If she went alone, she might have her child aborted by Dr. Xiang without anyone knowing."
Zeng Huihuang and Chen Meili then seemed to suddenly realize what was going on.
Zeng Huihuang said, "If Yang Wenqing hadn't said those things today, they might have already settled on a date by now."
Chen Meili said angrily, "Zhou Zhaodi actually took advantage of our kindness!"
Lin Shanshan said, "She is indeed scheming, but she has no choice. She can't stay at home anymore. The most likely thing for her in the future is that her parents will sell her to an old bachelor for a good price."
Gu Yiye said, "Her two older sisters, one married a bachelor and the other married a divorced old man. They received a lot of dowry, which they kept for their sons."
Chen Meili said, "So she plotted to marry Zhu Xiaoyu, who was young and the son of the Party Secretary."
Lin Shanshan said, "Well, but now she probably won't be able to get married. The most likely outcome is that Secretary Zhu will compensate their family, and she'll have an abortion."
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