As for Yuan Xiaoya being rescued and her coat being missing, it was due to the rapid current of the river, coupled with Song Lin's dragging and pulling her to the shore.
“I don’t believe it, Uncle. I don’t believe it has nothing to do with that scoundrel. He must have colluded with that bitch who pushed me into the river to ruin my reputation and force me to marry him.”
Yuan Xiaoya shook her head repeatedly, crying even more bitterly. She said, "If my uncle doesn't help me, I'd rather die than marry that beast!"
Just then, the ward door was pushed open.
Zhou Yanchen couldn't help but look over, his expression instantly turning awkward. However, he wasn't a rookie lacking composure, and quickly adjusted his facial expression, greeting the young man standing at the ward door:
"Comrade Song, you've come to visit Xiaoya, right? Come in quickly, Xiaoya is awake right now."
“Yuan Zhiqing, I swear to God, saving you was truly an accident, not a trick I played with someone to make you marry me.”
Indeed, the young man standing at the door of the ward was the scoundrel Yuan Xiaoya had mentioned, and Comrade Song, as Zhou Yanchen had described him.
"I'll believe whatever you say!"
Yuan Xiaoya glared fiercely at Song Gousheng, her hatred and contempt undisguised.
"Xiaoya!"
Zhou Yanchen reprimanded Yuan Xiaoya in a low voice. He had been at work yesterday afternoon when he suddenly received a call from the head of Shisong Village.
So I dropped everything and rushed to the town health center. I learned the gist of the matter from the team leader. It would be a lie to say that it wasn't complicated.
But no matter what, Yuan Xiaoya and he were relatives, and their blood ties weren't too far apart. Now that the matter had already occurred, he, as her uncle, couldn't just ignore it.
And so, he waited at the clinic until night fell, until Yuan Xiaoya finally opened her eyes from her coma. Then the little girl cried and told him that she had been pushed into the river and asked him to go to the police station to report the case for her.
I couldn't refuse to go, because the little girl was making a huge fuss in the ward.
Having no other choice, he went to the police station.
As it turned out, the police station had already closed for the day, with only officers on duty remaining. However, he truthfully recounted what he had heard from Yuan Xiaoya, and the officers on duty took notes, saying they would investigate the facts as soon as possible.
The police officers at the local station were incredibly efficient; they contacted him at the station this afternoon to inform him that the matter had been investigated and resolved.
So he told his wife, rode his bike to the police station to hear what had happened, and then went back to the health center the following afternoon, which led to the conversation in the ward a moment earlier.
Yuan Xiaoya did not believe the truth ascertained by the police officers at the police station. She was convinced that the man who saved her had conspired with someone to scheme against her, and had even just insulted the man as a beast.
Yes, he admitted that Comrade Song seemed carefree and not steady enough, but based on his years of experience in judging people, the young man standing at the ward door did not seem to have any ulterior motives.
Whether Yuan Zhiqing believes it or not is not important to me; I believe I have a clear conscience.
Song Gousheng finally took a step and entered the ward. He greeted Zhou Yanchen, only to hear Yuan Xiaoya angrily say, "You scoundrel! You despicable, shameless, and shameless rogue! Give up, I will never marry you!"
"Xiaoya, speak properly!"
Zhou Yanchen rebuked Yuan Xiaoya again: "Comrade Song is your savior. How can you treat your savior with such disdain and utter such foul language?"
"He's just a scoundrel, how am I supposed to talk to him nicely? Besides, does he even deserve to?!"
Yuan Xiaoya showed no respect to her cousin Zhou Yanchen. She glared at Song Gousheng and said, "Tell me quickly, who conspired with you to harm me? If you don't tell me, I'll make you regret it!"
"Yuan Zhiqing, the police station has confirmed my innocence. I came to the health center today just to tell you..."
Although I did this to save you... it has still affected your reputation. If you don't mind, I'm willing to take responsibility for you.
Song Gousheng was undoubtedly overjoyed to marry a former educated youth, but if she really didn't like him, it wouldn't be a loss for him. However, it shouldn't be a problem for Yuan, the former educated youth, and her uncle to give him a thank-you gift.
Otherwise, the villagers' spittle would surely drown Yuan Zhiqing!
Moreover, he could tell that Comrade Zhou was a reasonable person. Even if Yuan, the educated youth, was not grateful to him, Comrade Zhou, as her elder, would naturally handle things properly.
"Keep dreaming! Song Gousheng, I've said it before, I'd rather die than marry a despicable, shameless, and wicked beast like you!"
Yuan Xiaoya screamed hysterically.
“You don’t need me to take responsibility for Yuan Zhiqing, so just pretend I didn’t say anything.”
Song Gousheng shrugged, then turned his gaze to Zhou Yanchen: "Comrade Zhou, you have seen my sincerity, but Yuan Zhiqing is not appreciative. He probably still thinks I am a toad trying to eat swan meat. In that case, I will not linger here any longer."
As soon as the words left his lips, Song Gousheng turned and left the ward.
As his footsteps faded away, Zhou Yanchen frowned and said to Yuan Xiaoya, "What you've encountered this time is different from the last one. If you don't live with Comrade Song, you might not be able to live well in the village in the future."
Gossip is only one aspect; being isolated by the educated youth and villagers in the educated youth compound, and being targeted by shady characters who speak rudely to you, could really drive you to despair.
"Then my uncle will find a way to get me out of Shisong Village!"
Yuan Xiaoya said this matter-of-factly, and upon hearing this, Zhou Yanchen said, "What can I do?!"
"Uncle, you're a leader at the machine factory, so is it really that difficult for you to help me find a job?"
Tears that had been held back welled up in her eyes again, and Yuan Xiaoya sobbed, "I've been schemed against time and time again in the educated youth compound, Uncle. Do you know that ever since that incident, the people in the educated youth compound have been avoiding me like the plague?"
They don't want to talk to me, they don't even want to walk with me to and from work... And the villagers, every time they see me, they point and whisper about me.
"You're just gossiping... Uncle, I don't know who I offended, that they keep targeting me..."
Yuan Xiaoya couldn't understand it. Ever since the last incident and when she woke up after this one, she had been wondering who was plotting against her and trying to drag her into this mess.
"Your temper is just like Weiwei's. Don't you know who you offended at the educated youth compound?"
Zhou Yanchen said, "Now, in my opinion, you either marry Comrade Song to silence the gossip, or continue living in Shisong Village as before."
Choosing the latter means ignoring gossip and the cold shoulders of others, persevering until the opportunity to return to Beijing arises.
Is it really that difficult for my uncle to arrange a job for me at the machine factory?
Yuan Xiaoya's eyes were brimming with tears, and her expression was one of great pain.
“These days, every job is a one-person-one-position system. I’ve only been working at the machine factory for a few months, so how can I possibly assign you any work?”
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