What angered her even more was that her gold bars and money had been stolen by some firefighter.
She is now penniless and is being threatened by this scumbag to marry him.
She felt like killing him.
"A wife, kids, and a warm bed—that's all we men want. Haven't you all been getting married before winter? Don't delay, hurry up and get your household registration done!"
He Qiang urged Wang Qingqing on.
He could see her reluctance, but he would never give her a chance to back out.
"You know perfectly well that I was forced by you. I'm being lenient by not suing you. Don't push me, or we'll both go down together." Wang Qingqing's tone became sharp.
"Forced? Anyone could see it was consensual. Are you saying you came back for two days and then fell for some pretty boy? Is that why you're saying this on purpose to dump me?"
He Qiang's voice grew louder towards the end, so that everyone in the room could hear him.
Who's afraid of whom now? This is all set in stone, who's going to try and turn things around?
If I can't have it, nobody else will have a good time.
He was always adept at shifting blame; whoever dared to speak up would be implicated.
None of the educated youths in the room spoke, and He Qiang then looked at Wang Qingqing with a smug expression.
"You...you...don't talk nonsense. Can't I not want to get married? Stop trying to pin this on me."
Wang Qingqing pointed at He Qiang with trembling hands, unable to suppress the anger in her heart.
"Not getting married? So, sleeping on the same bed with me before meant you were having illicit relations? Do you want to go to the cowshed?"
He Qiang looked at her and asked in return, the threat in his voice was self-evident.
"You're talking nonsense! If anyone should go to the cowshed, it's you. You're the one who came to my house!" Wang Qingqing retorted.
“You’re the one who called me here, and I have proof.” He Qiang said, waving a piece of paper.
It was something Wang Qingqing deliberately gave him when she first approached him.
Fortunately, he didn't lose it; now it's ready-made evidence.
"You...you shameless!" Wang Qingqing pressed her chest, her face turning ashen with anger.
She never expected that this man would threaten her with the note he had given her when they first met.
"Wang Qingqing, you have no choice. Either marry me or go to the cowshed. I'm going to have you today. If you don't come with me, I'll go find the brigade leader and the others right now."
He Qiang looked at Wang Qingqing with certainty; he was determined to marry her.
She still wants to run away after things have gone this far with him. He wants to see if she can withstand the life in the cowshed.
"I'll go with you!" was the answer, almost through gritted teeth.
Wang Qingqing went into the house, took out her household registration booklet, and went out.
Throughout the entire process, none of the other educated youth in the room said a single word to her.
It's not just now, it's been like this for the past few days; even the people who live with her act as if she doesn't exist.
Wang Qingqing eventually got her marriage certificate with He Qiang. When they returned from the ceremony, it was already noon.
Meanwhile, Fang Yuan and his group from the Red Flag Brigade were happily eating fish.
"Wow, this cold pot fish is so delicious, the taste is amazing."
Zhou Jiahui said happily while eating the fish.
She loved the taste; it turned out that cold pot fish was actually spicy fish.
And it tastes so good.
"Is this enough fish for us?" Fang Yuan asked, looking at the group.
"That's enough. We can't finish all of this. We can add more dishes tonight." Luo Jin replied with satisfaction.
This is what life should be like. Those boiled vegetables the past few days were truly agonizing.
Zhou He remained silent, focusing solely on his food.
After that day, everyone returned to their winter hibernation, enjoying good food and drink.
But hibernation is indeed boring.
Zhou He went to town, borrowed two hunting rifles from his classmate, and went up the mountain with Luo Jin and Fang Yuan to hunt meat.
With Fang Yuan around, even under the thick snow covering the mountains, they can find prey.
They went up the mountain several times during the winter, and even hunted a roe deer before the Lunar New Year.
The group ate from New Year's Eve until the Lunar New Year, and they were very happy.
Since Wang Qingqing married He Qiang, not only has she not been able to hold a wedding banquet, but even getting a meal has become a problem.
He Qiang originally thought that if he married Wang Qingqing, he could at least buy some meat with her subsidies.
Who knew that Wang Qingqing didn't contribute a single penny after marrying him.
And she wouldn't let him touch her.
After enduring for a while, He finally made his move on New Year's Eve.
Looking at the few cornbread buns and corn porridge in front of me, and the stir-fried cabbage, there wasn't even a bit of meat. Was this my New Year's Eve dinner?
"What's wrong? Don't you want to eat? Look at what your family has. No grain, no meat, and you still have the nerve to get married? I'm ashamed for you."
Wang Qingqing had made sarcastic remarks about He Qiang for who knows how many times.
She was filled with regret, but she absolutely refused to admit defeat.
"You won't contribute a single penny, and you even complain about my food. I've really spoiled you too much. You've given me too much credit."
He Qiang was also enraged and slapped Wang Qingqing.
He brought bad luck to her during the Lunar New Year; this woman really doesn't want to spend the rest of her life with him.
He's endured it for so long, he's had enough.
"You bastard, He Qiang, you're a complete bastard, a son of a bitch, you don't deserve to get married! I'll fight you to the death!"
Wang Qingqing, who had just been slapped, got angry and went up to him and started scratching him.
Unfortunately, Wang Qingqing was not only thinner than Fang Yuan, but also thinner than Liu Chunfang.
She was no match for He Qiang at all. He Qiang pinned her down on the kang (a heated brick bed) and beat her, and eventually managed to sleep with her.
From then on, it was as if a new world had been opened for He Qiang.
He would tease Wang Qingqing like this, whether there was a reason or not.
Wang Qingqing, however, wished she could eat his flesh.
Thinking about how she had been tricked into marrying this guy and then treated him like this after he married her, she felt she really couldn't take it anymore.
Finally, on a cold night, she took advantage of the man's drunkenness and dragged him out.
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When spring arrived in April, everyone came out of their homes after hibernating.
Zhou Jiahui spent the longest time confined at home, so she took advantage of the good weather to go to the educated youth settlement.
When they saw Zhou Jiahui, He Hongying and Liu Chunfang were both stunned.
"I mean, is this how you all spend the winter?"
Looking at He Hongying and Zhou Jiahui's round faces, it was almost unbelievable.
Is winter really a time to gain weight?
"That's how we live. You don't know, Sister Yuanyuan's cooking is so good, we can't eat less even if we want to."
Zhou Jiahui touched the extra flesh on her body and found it unbelievable.
The Northeast is such a wonderful place to live; apart from the fact that it's too cold to go out in the winter, there's really nothing wrong with it.
Liu Chunfang chuckled: "You guys are living a good life, but the educated youth in the next brigade are having a hard time."
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