Life in the countryside, day after day, was filled with intense labor that tormented Jiang Yi to the point of despair.
This place is no longer like the provincial capital. Back then, she could wear the most beautiful clothes, eat the most expensive food, and enjoy the admiring glances of others.
Now, she wears dirty clothes and spends her days dealing with mud.
It's like the difference between heaven and hell.
That's not all; her father's situation is a ticking time bomb. If she were labeled a bad element, this mental torment would torment her constantly.
Shi Lingheng noticed a gaze falling on him and, alarmed, realized it was Jiang Yi. He frowned, wondering why she was looking at him so strangely.
Fan Yunyan found the work quite strenuous, but he managed to keep up with the pace.
After work, the village chief's son came skipping over and said, "Fan Zhiqing, there's a letter for you."
Fan Yunyan was taken aback for a moment, thanked him, and took the letter from Gou Dan. It was from Beidu.
Dog Egg generously replied without hesitation, "You're Sister Xiao Fan's brother, we'll take care of you."
Seeing a three-year-old child acting like a big brother, needing to take care of himself, Fan Yunyan always felt that the approach was wrong.
After returning to the educated youth settlement, Fan Yunyan opened the letter, read it, and laughed in anger. The letter was sent by his mother, Zhou Xuehua, saying that his maternal grandfather's family had found a good marriage for Fan Xiaofan and asked him to arrange for Fan Xiaofan to meet the match.
The letter repeatedly claimed that the family was a good family in Zhoujia Village, with eight generations of poor peasant background and a very good family background. The boy was the only son in the family, with five older sisters, and it was her good fortune that he had taken a liking to Xiaofan.
They also said that it was already quite good that such a family would take a liking to Xiao Fan, given his sickly condition.
Since they didn't mind her being rejected, they told Fan Xiaofan not to be picky and to remind her to perform well and not miss out on such a good opportunity.
Is this a good thing?
What a load of bull! It's all such a condescending act. Fan Yunyan is now just a brainless braggart of his second sister. He thinks his best sister is like a piece of pork belly on a chopping board, and after people pick and choose, he still has to thank them for not disliking her.
Fan Yunyan couldn't understand why, even though they were both daughters, in Zhou Xuehua's heart, Fan Yunli deserved the best of everything, while for Xiao Fan, it seemed that even a glance from her was considered a sign of her mother's kindness.
No mother should act like that.
Why didn't she find someone for Fan Yunli in the countryside? But when it came to Xiao Fan, she acted like Xiao Fan wasn't good enough for her!
His gaze was cold.
Fan Yunyan angrily crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it at Shi Lingheng, who was entering the room. Shi Lingheng caught the ball with deft movements, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "What's wrong?"
He glanced at the crumpled paper in his hand and raised an eyebrow: "Mind if I see it?"
Fan Yunyan exhaled, trying to calm himself down, and curled his lips in a mocking smile: "See? I really didn't know I had such a good mother."
Shi Lingheng skimmed through the text, then casually remarked, "I seem to vaguely recognize the Zhou family mentioned here. The villagers were talking about them. This Zhou Wuguo was born with a leg ailment and can't do heavy work. Their family..."
He paused for a moment, seemingly organizing his thoughts, "Look at their family, they've had five girls, and they still want more. Isn't that a bit too much of a preference for sons over daughters? And all these years, Zhou Wuguo has been so wicked and wicked, he doesn't do anything at home, and his sisters have emptied his in-laws' house to support him..."
He finished speaking and let out a soft sigh.
Fan Yunyan felt as if he had been slapped in the face...
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