"Don't talk nonsense!"
Qin Yaqing snapped out of her daze, but there was no embarrassment on her face. She simply didn't quite believe what Li Qiu had said. She picked up the handkerchief beside her pillow, wiped her face and the corners of her eyes, and then spoke:
"Zhou Shiyang would never be interested in me, and I know my own limitations. I don't want to hear those words again."
"You're underestimating yourself!"
Li Qiu gently poked Qin Yaqing's forehead and said, "With your looks, who in our educated youth compound can compare to you?"
Even though you've been exposed to the elements in the village for the past few years, your skin remains as fair as ever. If I were a man, I would definitely be attracted to you at first glance.
Besides, you're gentle and quiet. Even in our youth ward, it's not just Zhou Shiyang who likes you; everyone else seems to have no room for anyone else but that hypocrite Wen Qiming.
I didn't express my feelings for you.
Aside from those in our educated youth compound, the young men in the village have been trying to woo you a lot these past few years, but you've rejected them all, afraid that Wen Qiming might misunderstand.
"Now, Wen Qiming is clearly determined to be with the brigade leader's youngest daughter. If you don't get out of this mess he's set up, do you expect to compete with Guan Xing'er openly?"
"I... I never thought that way."
Qin Yaqing shook her head.
"You didn't think that way, which means you won't compete with Guan Xing'er for Wen Qiming. If that's the case, why can't you let go of that bastard?"
Li Qiu rolled her eyes and said bluntly, "If you don't want your reputation to be ruined, I'm giving you one last piece of advice: either find someone else to date and get married as soon as possible."
Either try to contact your older brother or a relative and find a way to transfer you back to Chengdu. I know exactly what's going on; if you don't take either of those paths, you might even lose your life in this godforsaken place!
"Don't scare me!"
Qin Yaqing hugged her knees tightly, shivering all over.
Did I scare you?
Li Qiu rolled her eyes again and said with a pout, "You're so stubborn and look so weak. If you weren't always alone on your way to and from work, do you think you would have survived until now?"
Let me tell you, there are probably quite a few of those good-for-nothing scoundrels and old bachelors eyeing you. After all, Wen Qiming married the brigade leader's youngest daughter, and you still haven't found a partner..."
Grabbing Li Qiu's arm, Qin Yaqing's eyes were filled with panic: "Stop talking, stop talking, I'm scared!"
"I'm just analyzing your current situation. If you're already scared, what will you do when you actually encounter trouble and I'm not there for you?"
Li Qiu was truly at her wits' end for Qin Yaqing. She glanced at the other female educated youths sitting together chatting, finally fixing her gaze on one of them for a moment before saying to Qin Yaqing:
“There are several people living in this house who don’t get along with you, especially Zhou Shiwei. Ever since she came to our educated youth compound, it’s as if you have some deep-seated grudge against her. She’s always causing trouble for you. I don’t think she’s a good person. It wouldn’t be surprising if you were to be schemed against by her one day.”
"She is Zhou Shiyang's cousin."
Qin Yaqing couldn't understand why Zhou Shiwei was targeting her. The two of them hadn't exchanged more than a few words, but the way Zhou Shiwei looked at her was indeed a bit unfriendly.
"So what?"
Li Qiu said, "Let alone cousins, even if they are biological siblings, it doesn't mean that if the brother is of good character, the sister will also have good character."
That's right, the place where Zhou Shiwei was sent to the countryside was indeed in Qiaoxing Village, which was specifically arranged by Zhou Yanchen.
His purpose was simple: he chose the rural location for his daughter Zhou Shiwei because of his nephew Zhou Shiyang, so that Zhou Shiwei could have someone to take care of her in the countryside.
"But I... but I can't get in touch with my older brother, and as for relatives..."
As Qin Yaqing spoke, she couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with sorrow again: "My dad has no brothers. My grandparents passed away when my dad was in college. My mom... my mom, like my dad, is an only child..."
Li Qiu: "Your maternal grandparents..."
Qin Yaqing: "She's gone. My mom said she died of illness. I've never seen her since I was a child."
After a long silence, Li Qiu spoke up: "How could I not be able to contact your older brother?"
She doesn't even have any relatives, what can she possibly say?
Qin Yaqing did not respond for a long time.
Li Qiu said, "You can contact your younger brother and sister; perhaps they can get in touch with your older brother."
"I can't contact my younger brother and sister."
Upon hearing Qin Yaqing's words, Li Qiu's eyes widened: "What do you mean?"
“I sent out two letters in a row recently and they were returned. The postman said no one would sign for them. I guess my younger brother and sister have probably moved.”
After listening to what Qin Yaqing said, four words flashed through Li Qiu's mind: "bad luck".
After a long silence, she sighed and asked, "Leaving aside Wen Qiming's thing, what are your thoughts now?"
The topic of their conversation seems to have swung back to the past.
Qin Yaqing remained silent.
Li Qiu really wanted to crack open Qin Yaqing's skull to see why she was so stubborn.
No, it should be: Why do we have to get stuck in a dead end and not come out?
"Do you really have to hang yourself on that crooked tree, Wen Qiming?"
He said he would be with me.
Qin Yaqing seemed to be talking to herself, but it also seemed like she was speaking to Li Qiu.
Upon hearing this, Li Qiu scratched her head in frustration and said, "I don't care anymore, do whatever you want!"
Li Qiu took off her cotton-padded coat and placed it on the quilt, then crawled into bed, leaving Qin Yaqing with her back to her.
"Some people, relying on their decent looks, have no shame and try every means to throw themselves at men. But even if they throw themselves at men, the men don't want them. They're a disgrace to us female educated youth!"
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