Unconsciously, Li Jumei, Song Sanhe, and the rest of their family were completely heartbroken by Song Jiaojiao. They didn't care about the villagers gossiping or watching the drama unfold; what they cared about was how their family could have produced such an ungrateful person!
Li Jumei and her husband didn't have any particular thoughts about "Song Lan," since they hadn't met him and didn't know his specific temperament. They just felt sorry and regretful.
It's a pity that "Song Lan" can't return to their side, and it's a shame they can't see "Song Lan" in person.
"Song Jiaojiao, are you standing here without moving? Are you planning to skip work this afternoon and go back to the educated youth compound to slack off?"
This was Yuan Xiaoya's voice. She and Chen Zedong hadn't left yet. Seeing Song Jiaojiao staring blankly at the retreating figures of Song Lan and the other two, she sneered inwardly and said with a mocking expression, "They're just a bunch of peasants. You didn't want to get involved with them in the first place, but now you're putting on this act. And considering what you just said, do you regret it now? Do you want to acknowledge your peasant adoptive parents?"
Song Jiaojiao's lips twitched, but before she could speak, Yuan Xiaoya scoffed, her voice laced with disdain: "You really are a man of many thoughts. You feel resentful when people ignore you. Am I right?"
"I'm just feeling a little unwell!"
Song Jiaojiao blushed.
"No one would believe that!"
Yuan Xiaoya snorted coldly: "If you were feeling unwell, why didn't you do it earlier? Alright, stop with your pretentious act and get to work!"
Ignoring Song Jiaojiao, Yuan Xiaoya turned her gaze to Chen Dongze. Noticing that he was still looking at Song Lan's back, she felt annoyed and said, "Brother Dongze, if we don't go to work soon, we'll probably be late."
They've already broken up, and the other person is married, so why is she still so hung up on him?
Yuan Xiaoya knew "Song Lan," or to be more precise, she had seen Chen Dongze and "Song Lan" together. However, in order to leave a good impression on Chen Dongze, she did not rush up to the two of them and say anything irrelevant.
Instead, they took a roundabout approach to prevent "Song Lan" from entering the Chen family.
Her actions were undoubtedly successful, but little did she know that Song Jiaojiao had given her an easy way out—ruining "Song Lan's" reputation!
This left Chen Dongze with a grudge, and without even having his mother show up to ask "Song Lan" to back down, Chen Dongze himself severed all contact with her.
"Let's go."
Looking away, Chen Dongze casually replied to Yuan Xiaoya, then shouldered his farm tools and walked away alone.
Yuan Xiaoya hurriedly followed, her heart filled with resentment. She felt that Chen Dongze was utterly insensitive and didn't know how to take care of a girl's feelings. Otherwise, why would he just leave without helping her carry her farm tools?
As for Song Jiaojiao, seeing that the two had already walked more than ten meters away, she couldn't care less about her own little thoughts and quickened her pace to catch up with Chen Dongze and Yuan Xiaoya.
Going to the countryside is really tough, something Song Jiaojiao hadn't expected. Even though she had the memories left by the original Song Jiaojiao, the other person had almost never been to the fields since childhood. At most, she would cook a meal at home and wash a couple of clothes by the river. How could she know the hardship and exhaustion of working in the fields with a hoe in her face and back to the sky?
As for herself, she was once a rich second-generation who lived a life of leisure and idleness. Before being sent abroad to study, she had heard about the "sent-down youth" movement during her high school years, but she only knew the words "sent-down youth" and had no idea what it was or what happened during those years.
After all, her family is wealthy, and they don't expect her to achieve anything academically to bring glory to the family.
But now that she truly understands the hardships and exhaustion of being sent to the countryside, she can't help but feel a little regretful. She thinks that if she had known earlier that being a sent-down youth would be so hard, she would have changed her mind before registering at the sent-down youth office... It's okay, Song Jiaojiao stopped thinking about it. She knew very well why she went to the countryside—Chen Dongze.
She went to the countryside for Chen Dongze. The hardships and fatigue were nothing compared to marrying Chen Dongze and reaching the pinnacle of life later.
Besides, the female lead won't be coming to Shisong Village for another six months. Before that, she should seize the time to cultivate her relationship with Chen Dongze and find a way to get rid of Yuan Xiaoya, who is an eyesore. What can she do when the female lead appears in Shisong Village?
After some self-consolation, Song Jiaojiao's mood unexpectedly improved.
But then she suddenly remembered someone and felt it necessary to write to that person and bring them here to keep her company.
What's the point of being a simp if you can't fulfill the role of a simp?
As her thoughts drifted to this point, Song Jiaojiao curled the corners of her lips, and then she turned her head and gave a meaningful look in the direction where Song Lan had walked away!
"Don't take offense, everyone just thinks you're a new face and can't help but be curious and want to come to our house to take a look."
A dozen or so children followed Song Lan and her two companions, laughing and joking. There were also some aunties and grandmas who were not needed to work, with smiles on their faces, holding their grandsons and chatting. They followed at a distance. Li Jumei turned around and saw them, and couldn't help but explain to Song Lan.
Song Lan's intention was that he was afraid she would dislike it, or to put it more bluntly, that he would feel disgusted by it.
"It doesn't matter."
Smiling and shaking her head, Song Lan indicated that she didn't mind.
On the other side, Zhu Guihua was walking with several women. She smacked her lips and said, "That girl is really pretty. Why do you think she suddenly came to our village?"
"If you want to know, just go home and see for yourself."
One of the women joked, "You and Qingbin's mother are so close, if you just ask, Qingbin's mother will definitely tell you." Qingbin, whose full name is Song Qingbin, is the eldest son of Li Jumei and Song Sanhe.
"Don't try to make fun of me. When have I ever been on good terms with her? We... we keep to ourselves and don't even acknowledge each other."
Zhu Guihua's dark yellow face was full of unease. She coughed twice and said, "Shouldn't that girl be staying in the capital? Why is she riding a bicycle to our village? Did she ride all the way here?"
"What nonsense are you talking about! The capital is at least several hundred miles away from here. Wouldn't a delicate young girl like you collapse from exhaustion halfway here by bicycle?!"
The woman who had spoken to Zhu Guihua earlier rolled her eyes. Zhu Guihua saw this and chuckled awkwardly, "I was just saying it casually, and you actually took it seriously!"
Another woman spoke up: "Have you noticed that the girl's eyebrows and eyes look a lot like Qingbin's father's?"
A woman chimed in, "He looks a lot like Qinghui, and he also has that white skin, just like Qinghui and his father."
Zhu Guihua: "What's so strange about that?! Qingbin and Guoqing's eyebrows and eyes look like their mother's, while Qinghui and that girl look like their father's. This just shows that they are not from the same family."
A short, thin woman suddenly spoke up: "No wonder I always felt that Jiaojiao didn't seem like the daughter of the accountant and Da Meizi!"
The woman walking beside her nodded in agreement: "The accountant and Da Meizi were both very good-looking when they were young. Even now, they look better than us. I used to think it was strange to see Qingbin and his three siblings, just like you. But it turns out that Jiaojiao wasn't born to Da Meizi and her husband."
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