Shen Zhizhu and Xu Haonan rode their bicycles leisurely towards home. On the way, they passed by the busiest place in the village, the signboard placed in the village.
The sign is located in the middle of the village, making it convenient for people from the entire village to come and check the news. Why is it the most lively? Because it is placed under a big tree and is surrounded by trees, so it is very cool.
The big guys in the village like to come here to chat and talk about family matters after work or dinner.
"Wow, this couple is really ambitious. They just bought a sewing machine a while ago, and not long after that, they bought a bicycle."
"What ambition? I see the Xu family's daughter-in-law dressed up beautifully and going to the city all day long, while the Xu family's boy works so hard in the fields to earn so little money and even goes to the mountains to hunt game. The money he earns is not enough for these two people to spend. What a waste."
"I think you are just jealous of the couple's wealth. You are jealous of the sour grapes. How do you know that the girl doesn't have a job in the city?"
Shen Zhizhu saw a group of uncles and aunts sitting there, glancing at them from time to time, and he knew they were talking about them. It was a major national intelligence agency and its strength should not be underestimated.
At this time a familiar voice was heard. Shen Zhizhu felt that he had not heard it for a while and missed it a little, but not much.
"Oh, my sister bought another bicycle. The money earned by my brother-in-law is enough for you to spend. You bought a sewing machine and a bicycle. The clothes you are wearing are not cheap either."
Shen Ai Qiu had a pitiful expression on her face and said something in a veiled way, saying that she didn't make money but spent it recklessly.
Shen Zhizhu glanced to the side and knew it.
[These two are conjoined twins. They are always together wherever they go. They are so inseparable that it would be hard for them to end up like this if they don't get married.]
Xu Haonan nodded silently. He felt that what his wife said was right. Du Manjun always stayed with the women in the village. Every time he saw her, eight out of ten times she was surrounded by women.
It was as if he couldn't live without the pursuit of women. However, the woman he saw most often was Shen Ai Qiu. Perhaps they had similar tastes.
Xu Haonan thought so.
"Men earn money to spend on their women. Besides, I bought this bike. Ah Zhu didn't spend money recklessly. Doesn't your man give you money to spend?"
Shen Zhizhu was very pleased that her man would fight back and insult others. It was true that he had been with her for too long and people would become more loyal to him.
Being such a considerate person, how could she let her husband's words fall to the ground? She immediately followed suit.
"Hubby, you forgot that they don't have that kind of relationship. They are just ordinary villagers who often appear together in various places. Besides, didn't Du Manjun buy Shen Aiqiu a pink little clip for fifteen yuan last time?"
"Azhu is right."
However, the crickets of the surrounding villagers suddenly changed their target.
"I told you that they were not engaged, and that a man and a woman were together all day, but you still didn't believe me. Now that their cousins have come out to tell you, you should believe me now, right?"
"No way. Du Manjun is an intellectual. How can he be interested in a petty woman like Shen Aiqiu?"
"Who knows? Everyone has their own preferences for radishes and greens."
Shen Ai Qiu was so angry after hearing this. What did they mean by petty? She was so pretty. Do these people have eyes? Do they understand aesthetics?
Du Manjun was also very angry. He always paid attention to his image. It could be seen from the fact that he told others that he was only teaching them how to study. He considered himself noble and thought that women in the village were only for fun, as he was going to Beijing in the future.
How could he give up the young ladies of Beijing for these country bumpkins?
He pulled Shen Ai Qiu.
Shen Ai Qiu remembered the purpose of this trip. They came here specifically to wait for Shen Zhizhu and the others.
This is the main road that Shen Zhizhu and his friends must take to go home.
"Xiaozhu is used to joking. By the way, have you registered at the school? Why didn't I see you in the school? When did you go? To be honest, the atmosphere in the school is really good. You can see people studying everywhere."
"I told you I would help out at home and not go to school, but your aunt insisted that I go, saying that what I learn is mine, and that I can go to a big city to broaden my horizons in the future. We can go together then."
Shen Aiqiu performed the drama of sisterly love on her own, sharing with Shen Zhizhu what she saw and heard at school, as well as her feelings about the class.
It also emphasized how much her family valued her, saying that they would do anything to support her college education.
"I didn't expect that Chunlan was so generous to her daughter and encouraged Shen Aiqiu to go to school. Shen Aiqiu was also a filial son and was afraid that she would spend too much money, so she offered to help at home."
"Then why didn't I hear about paying tuition for Shen Zhizhu as well?"
"Shen Zhizhu is already married, and judging from the situation of her family, she doesn't seem to be short of money."
Shen Ai Qiu listened with satisfaction as people around her praised her for being sensible and knowing how to reduce the burden on the family.
Shen Zhizhu felt that Shen Aiqiu's mood changes were very strange. If someone said something bad about her, she would feel aggrieved and want to cry. If someone praised her, she would be so happy that she didn't know what to do.
It's amazing.
"Smashing the pot to sell the iron? Not really. Studying is not like buying something that costs so much money. The 600 yuan betrothal gift has been spent to the point of smashing the pot to sell the iron?"
Shen Zhizhu's words reminded everyone of how Shen Aiqiu's family became wealthy and what enabled her to go to school without any worries.
The crowd became active again.
"I almost forgot. If all the 600 bucks are spent, then they are really good at making money."
"I also heard that their family only asked for a betrothal gift and did not prepare a dowry. The woman was so angry that she didn't eat for several days."
"If you are so wicked, why don't you help me with the tuition fee?"
Abominable.
Shen Zhiqiu's mood, which had just improved, fell to the bottom again. Everyone had finally forgotten about it, but why did Shen Zhizhu always bring it up every now and then?
"Can't you just not mention it?"
Shen Zhizhu threw his hands up, looking as if he was so angry that he would die without mercy.
"Why not mention it? No matter how far away it happened, the useful thing is to mention it more often."
Du Manjun cursed Shen Aiqiu in his heart, saying that she had long hair but little knowledge and was always diverted from the topic by the other party's words. He had no choice but to carry out the plan himself.
"Ai Qiu, actually they were not selected by the school."
Shen Ai Qiu reacted and realized that she was being led by Shen Zhizhu again. She hurriedly continued according to what Du Manjun said, covering her mouth with her hands in a very pretentious manner, her eyes widened, and she looked very unbelievable.
"Huh? How could that be? Aren't their names on the same list as ours? How come we were accepted but they weren't?"
Her words once again aroused the gossipy hearts of the crowd.
"Didn't Xiaozhu and Xiaoxu sign up first at the last meeting? Why didn't they get accepted?"
"Who knows, maybe they did something that made the school refuse to accept them?"