Hearing what Song Jiaojiao shouted, He Xiaomiao became even more ashamed and indignant, but she did not give up. Instead, she wished she could really kill Song Jiaojiao. So, she chased after Song Jiaojiao out of the educated youth compound.
She wanted to see what kind of trouble Song Jiaojiao could cause!
Whether they were there to watch the spectacle or worried that He Xiaomiao and Song Jiaojiao might accidentally cause a death, the other educated youths in the educated youth compound didn't bother to rest any longer and hurried out of the compound in twos and threes to chase after He Xiaomiao and Song Jiaojiao.
"Help! He Xiaomiao is trying to kill me! Captain, Captain, where are you? Come out and save me!"
When she turned around and saw He Xiaomiao chasing closely behind her, Song Jiaojiao was so frightened that she almost let out a dolphin-like scream.
Inside the educated youth compound, only Chen Dongze and Zheng Qiuwen remained. They looked at each other and then stared at each other blankly.
After a moment, Zheng Qiuwen's lips twitched, and she asked Chen Dongze, "Should we go and take a look too?"
"Go if you want, or go back to your dorm and lie down if you don't want to."
Chen Dongze didn't want to get involved, since he was somewhat involved in the trouble Song Jiaojiao had caused.
He wanted to give Zheng Qiuwen some prestige, so he paid for the "three turns and one sound" (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument).
Then there's the bride price. Although he didn't pay for it himself, since his surname is Chen, the bride price paid by his parents represented the Chen family and his regard for Zheng Qiuwen.
If he goes to join in the fun, he might get caught up in Song Jiaojiao's mess, causing the old man and woman, as well as Accountant Song, his second uncle, to get involved in the trouble.
Seemingly sensing Chen Dongze's thoughts, Zheng Qiuwen shook her head and then said, "We shouldn't have bought so much stuff in the county town today." Her eyes revealed self-reproach.
“I already felt it was a bit inappropriate for your grandparents to give me so much dowry, but after we got our marriage certificate and went to the county town, you… you bought everything you saw at the department store, which inevitably made other people uncomfortable.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Dongze said, "The dowry for you was paid by my grandparents, which shows that they are satisfied with you as their granddaughter-in-law. There's nothing wrong with that."
As for what you said later, I don't think there's anything wrong with it. First of all, we didn't let Zhao Yuzhou and the other two follow us around every step of the way.
Secondly, I only added things to our home according to what is required for a wedding now, and I didn't buy any random things.
If someone feels uncomfortable because of this, that's their own business; what does it have to do with me?
When he first went to the countryside, his mother was worried that he would suffer there, so she gave him a lot of ration coupons and a thousand yuan.
Before the Lunar New Year, he returned to Beijing to celebrate the holiday. When he left home again, his mother gave him a lot of tickets and returned 500 yuan to him.
In this youth educated youth compound, aside from occasionally going to the town's supply and marketing cooperative to buy daily necessities, he basically didn't spend any money. Therefore, apart from the dowry being paid by his grandparents,
Other things, such as the three turns and one sound (referring to a radio, a sewing machine, a watch, and a radio), plus the clothes and shoes he bought for Zheng Qiuwen from head to toe, were all paid for out of his own pocket.
In other words, whatever he bought for Zheng Qiuwen, or the 1001 yuan dowry given to Zheng Qiuwen by the old man and woman, the money and tickets spent were neither stolen nor robbed.
Whether others feel comfortable about this or not depends on their own perspective.
If you have a clear mind, then naturally there will be no problem.
Otherwise, like Song Jiaojiao, she would disregard her own and her partner's dignity and go crazy in front of so many educated youth.
In Chen Dongze's view, this was utterly foolish!
"..."
Zheng Qiuwen blushed and didn't know how to respond.
Seeing this, Chen Dongze smirked and said, "Alright, since you want to go, go back to your dorm and lie down for a while."
"And you?"
Sammi Cheng asked.
"I'm going to my second uncle's house."
Chen Dongze responded.
Zheng Qiuwen didn't say anything more after hearing this, and watched Chen Dongze's figure disappear outside the gate of the educated youth compound.
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Song Jiaojiao ran into the village, her voice booming, and seeing that He Xiaomiao was about to catch up with her, she quickened her pace.
"Stop right there! Song Jiaojiao, let me tell you, even if you find the captain, I'm still in the right!"
He Xiaomiao was like a cat chasing a mouse, chasing after Song Jiaojiao and yelling at her. The two of them were acting in a strangely funny way. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that one of them finished singing and the other took the stage.
Upon hearing the two voices, the villagers all came out of their homes and stood on the village road watching the comical scene of the two chasing each other.
"Dad! Dad, save me! He Xiaomiao is trying to kill me!"
It wasn't time to start work yet, and Song Jiaojiao knew that the safest way to find the brigade leader was to go directly to his house. The brigade leader's house wasn't far from Song Sanhe's house, or rather, she needed to go to the brigade leader's house...
To get here from the direction of the educated youth compound, you have to pass by Song Sanhe's house. Just then, Song Sanhe heard a commotion coming from the village road outside his courtyard.
He got up, greeted Grandpa Chen and Grandma Chen, and then went out of the main room and came to the courtyard gate. Just as he appeared, Song Jiaojiao ran over.
This gave Song Jiaojiao the opportunity to find a protector for herself.
Unfortunately, Song Sanhe didn't give Song Jiaojiao any face at all. With a calm expression, he said when Song Jiaojiao ran up to him:
"Is Song Zhiqing mistaken? Although we share the same surname, I am not your father."
Song Jiaojiao stood a few steps away from Song Sanhe, her eyes full of grievance: "Dad, are you not acknowledging me as your daughter anymore?"
I'm Jiaojiao, your most precious daughter! You can't disown me! Also, I was chased to the village by He Xiaomiao; she wanted to kill me, sob sob…”
As she spoke, Song Jiaojiao burst into tears.
He Xiaomiao ran over and immediately started telling the villagers on both sides of the village road how Song Jiaojiao had gone crazy in the educated youth compound and how she had belittled her.
Of course, He Xiaomiao didn't mention Song Jiaojiao's comment that she had a flat chest, so as not to be gossiped about behind her back.
"How am I going crazy?"
After listening to He Xiaomiao's rant, Song Jiaojiao glared at her and said, "I'm talking to my own man. What kind of madness is this?"
"It was you and Luo Lili who held a grudge against me, taking turns mocking me, saying I couldn't compare to Zheng Qiuwen. He Xiaomiao, tell me, is what I said true?"
Before He Xiaomiao could reply, Song Jiaojiao continued, "If you hadn't led the mockery of me, would I have attacked you with words? Let me tell you, don't portray yourself as a pure white lotus while I'm just an unreasonable piece of mud!"
"Is it wrong to say that you are no match for Zheng Qiuwen?"
He Xiaomiao retorted, "You're not as good-looking as Zheng Qiuwen, nor do you have as good a temper. Zheng Qiuwen received a dowry of 1,001 yuan from Chen Dongze because Chen Dongze's family was willing to give it. What about you?"
Zhao Yuzhou gave you 500 yuan as a bride price, but you complained it wasn't enough and insisted on being like Zheng Qiuwen. If I were Zhao Yuzhou, I'd rather never get married than be with a woman like you who's always looking for trouble!
Here I must mention that apart from Chen Dongze, Zheng Qiuwen, the elderly Mr. and Mrs. Chen, Chen Dongxu, and the servants around Mr. Chen, no other educated youth in the educated youth compound knew about what Song Jiaojiao and Zhao Yuzhou had done.
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