"..."
Wang Jingjing paused for a moment, then said, "Aunt Zhang is very nice."
Could this girl still be determined to marry into the Chen family and marry that Chen Dongze?
But did she not consider that, given her family's current situation, how could the third wife of the Chen family, who was practically branded with the word "snobbish," allow her to step into the Chen family and marry her son, Chen Dongze?
“My mom and Aunt Zhang have an ordinary relationship. Aunt Zhang wouldn’t talk about such private matters in front of my mom, and I’ve never heard my mom mention it at home.”
Wang Jingjing actually told a white lie, because some time ago at home, her wife, Wen Mei, had mentioned that the third wife of the Chen family, Chen Dongze's mother, had complained a lot about Yuan Xiaoya in front of her.
Two out of the three sentences revolve around Yuan Xiaoya chasing after Chen Dongze to go to the countryside.
And there's a concern that after learning about the changes in the Yuan family, Yuan Xiaoya will cling to Chen Dongze and refuse to let go!
In short, the third wife of the Chen family looked down on Yuan Xiaoya, seemingly forgetting how much she used to like the young girl and wanted her to become her daughter-in-law.
It's worth mentioning here that the reason Wang Jingjing calls Zhang Hua "Third Madam Chen" in her heart is because Chen Changqing is the third of his brothers. However, his two older brothers suffered health problems due to injuries sustained in battles against the enemy in their early years, and he and his wife have no children to this day.
Another thing that is rarely mentioned in the compound is that Old Master Chen only had two sons. As a result, among the three Chen brothers, only Chen Changqing has children so far.
"Aunt Zhang...Aunt Zhang must dislike me now, but I've liked Brother Dongze for many years, and Aunt Zhang has always...always been very good to me, treating me like her future daughter-in-law."
She was determined to bring me and Dongze together, but ever since we went to the countryside, Dongze and I have become much less close. He even said he only sees me as a younger sister…
Tears streamed down Yuan Xiaoya's face as she said, "I know I'm not good enough for Dongze right now. Jingjing, please tell Aunt Zhang that I'm begging her, I can't live without marrying Dongze!"
Wang Jingjing was dumbfounded: "..." Is this not a difficult question for her?
She couldn't interfere in other people's affairs, and besides, if she helped to relay the message back... she might incur the wrath of Chen Dongze's mother.
After much deliberation, Wang Jingjing refused to relay the message. She didn't want to do something thankless, and she also knew that some things were best left untouched.
"Xiaoya, I'm so sorry, I'm afraid I can't pass on your message."
Wang Jingjing said apologetically, "If Aunt Zhang really likes you, even if Chen Dongze doesn't have deep feelings for you, I believe Aunt Zhang will find a way to get you two together."
"But if I relay what you just said to Aunt Zhang, she'll probably resent you, thinking you're disregarding her son's feelings and trying to force him into marriage."
"I, I didn't mean to force you into marriage!" Yuan Xiaoya said urgently. "I just wanted Aunt Zhang to put in a good word for me with Brother Dongze. I never thought about forcing you into marriage."
"Whether you've thought about it or not is not important. The key point is that in the message you asked me to convey, you mentioned that you couldn't survive if you didn't marry Chen Dongze. In Aunt Zhang's eyes, this is undoubtedly a forced marriage."
To put it simply, regardless of your intentions, if Aunt Zhang believes you're pressuring her into marriage, then the message you asked me to deliver to her constitutes pressure. Think about it, what mother would want her son to marry a girl who's pressuring her into marriage?
At this point, Wang Jingjing didn't want to linger any longer. She pretended to glance at the time on her watch and then said, "I have to go now. See you in Beijing later."
"Sister Jingjing!"
Before Wang Jingjing could turn around, Yuan Xiaoya grabbed her left hand. Wang Jingjing's expression changed slightly as she asked, "What are you doing?"
"Can't you really help me?"
With tears welling up in her eyes, Yuan Xiaoya pleaded again.
"Do you realize you're making things difficult for me?"
Wang Jingjing frowned and said, "Actually, you can call Aunt Zhang yourself. If you don't have any money, I can lend you some now."
Wang Jingjing took out her hand, put two yuan from her wallet, and put it into the other person's hand, saying, "Two yuan for phone calls should be enough for you to explain things to Aunt Zhang."
Before Yuan Xiaoya could react, Wang Jingjing turned around and started walking forward.
“Sister Jingjing, I know you like Brother Xiao, and I know you came to Shisong Village to see Brother Xiao…”
Yuan Xiaoya called out to Wang Jingjing's retreating figure. Her voice sounded sharp, indicating that she was speaking with resentment. However, Wang Jingjing seemed not to hear her and continued walking without stopping. Seeing this, Yuan Xiaoya's face darkened.
Little did she know, Wang Jingjing was equally furious. She didn't stop or turn around, but her body stiffened briefly when Yuan Xiaoya shouted.
Knowing that Yuan Xiaoya was testing him, he knew that if she reacted, she would be threatened by the other party.
insidious!
You despicable person!
She's practically the second Chen Shu, full of wicked schemes!
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The former residence of educated youth.
"Brother Dongze, I have something to tell you."
Chen Dongze had just returned to the educated youth compound after work, and before he could even enter the male educated youth dormitory, he heard Yuan Xiaoya's voice.
He turned to look at the source of the sound and saw Yuan Xiaoya standing at the entrance of the female educated youth dormitory, looking straight at him.
"I have nothing to say to you."
Chen Dongze casually tossed out a remark, then looked away, showing no intention of paying any more attention to Yuan Xiaoya.
“Brother Dongze, I ran into Sister Jingjing on the village road at noon. She passed on a message to us for Aunt Zhang. Don’t you really want to hear it?” Yuan Xiaoya’s voice was tinged with grievance. Ignoring the gazes of the male and female educated youths in the courtyard, she said, “I’ll wait for you outside the gate.”
"Shameless! Bah!"
He Xiaomiao was washing her face in the yard when she saw Yuan Xiaoya walking towards the gate of the educated youth compound. She muttered something to herself and spat on the ground.
Yuan Xiaoya clearly heard the insults and knew that He Xiaomiao was cursing and despising her, but she did not retaliate.
It wasn't that she didn't want to, but that she was afraid things would escalate.
Based on this, Yuan Xiaoya could only endure it and pretend she hadn't heard it.
“He Zhiqing, you’d better speak more politely. Also, I hope you won’t interfere in my affairs with Yuan Xiaoya.”
As Chen Dongze passed by He Xiaomiao, he glanced at her indifferently and left her with this remark. Upon hearing this, He Xiaomiao's face flushed red with anger, and she blurted out, "Serves you right for being harassed by that shameless person!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Dongze paused for a moment, then quickly continued walking towards the gate of the educated youth compound.
"Brother Dongze, you're out!"
It seems that Dongze still has feelings for her.
Yuan Xiaoya was standing by the dirt road outside the gate of the educated youth compound. When she saw Chen Dongze walking over, she immediately smiled.
"There's no possibility between us. I hope you won't say anything irrelevant."
Chen Dongze stopped two or three steps away from Yuan Xiaoya, his face expressionless, looking directly into her eyes: "Now you can speak." In Chen Dongze's view, Yuan Xiaoya wouldn't mention Wang Jingjing for no reason; it must be true, as she said, that they had met in the village at noon.
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