Under the same tree shade, a man took in the entire scene.

Qi Shaoqiang touched the White Rabbit milk candy in his arms, and his heart beat faster.

She is smarter and more popular than she thought.

First it was Xiao Tang, then it was Zhuang Guoliang.

Yes, such a good girl, anyone with eyes can see her excellence.

At this moment, he was determined.

Qi Shaoqiang carried the gift into the village and quickly found Jiang Changyi's home with the guidance of the villagers.

Hearing that a young soldier had come to visit them, Jiang Changyi and his family asked for leave and hurried back from the fields.

Wang Juhua poured water for Qi Shaoqiang and stared at the net bag in his pocket with warm eyes.

Maltose, cigarettes, and cookies, that must cost a lot of money.

"Shao Qiang, you said you were coming, what else did you bring?"

Jiang Changyi was worried and handed a cigarette to Qi Shaoqiang. "Shaoqiang, why don't you have dinner at home tonight? Let your aunt kill a chicken."

Is Qi Shaoqiang's sudden visit due to Hongmei's desire to cancel the engagement?

"Thank you, I don't smoke. I have work to do tonight and I have to go back to the county."

"It's about work, right?" Jiang Changyi asked tentatively, "Has the county arranged for you to work?"

"It's not decided yet," Qi Shaoqiang looked around the Jiang family. Which room would Jiang Li live in?

"Hongmei, Hongmei, come out quickly, Shaoqiang is here!"

Wang Juhua still didn't want to give up Qi Shaoqiang, a son-in-law with a bright future, and shouted at Jiang Hongmei to come out.

Who knows, Hongmei might change her mind after seeing how handsome Qi Shaoqiang is!

Jiang Changyi glared at Wang Juhua and said, "Shaoqiang, what are you doing here today?"

"It's about canceling the engagement. I've thought about it, and I think this marriage should be cancelled. Comrade Jiang Hongmei and I don't have any emotional foundation, and we won't be happy if we force ourselves to get together."

Qi Shaoqiang's eyes were firm. He had never had anyone he liked before, so he didn't object to blind dates.

But now it’s different.

"Uncle, auntie, I'm sorry. These gifts are my compensation to the Jiang family for breaking off the engagement."

Wang Juhua's originally warm eyes towards the gift suddenly turned bad, all because of that damn girl Hongmei's nonsense about breaking off the engagement.

Such a good son-in-law flew away, just like someone snatched away her golden eggs.

"Wait!" Jiang Changyi stood up, walked forward and patted Qi Shaoqiang on the shoulder.

"This is also the Jiang family's fault for raising such a disobedient daughter.

As compensation, you can take back these gifts and cancel the marriage between our two families."

After saying that, Jiang Changyi turned towards the woodshed and said, "Li Zi, please see Shao Qiang off for me.

Hongmei is ill and can't get out of bed. Your aunt and I are still working in the fields, so let her cousin take you there."

Jiang Changyi's plan was obvious. Qi Shaoqiang had connections and worked for a company, so he couldn't be easily offended.

If the idea of ​​bride swapping is brought up, any man with a clear conscience would consider it an insult.

But Jiang Li is beautiful, and if they fall in love and want to get married, it will be different.

By then, Qi Shaoqiang might even be inferior to the Jiang family because of this dishonest behavior.

It was easy to get benefits from him at that time.

Jiang Changyi forcibly snatched the gift from Wang Juhua's arm and tried to stuff it into Qi Shaoqiang's pocket.

Qi Shaoqiang's face darkened, his eyes deep, "The woodshed in the east wing?"

The Jiang family only has four or five small rooms. How can they give Jiang Li a place to live like this?

When he came, he asked about the Jiang family's situation. Jiang Li's mother was an educated youth from Haicheng who responded to the country's call to go back to the countryside.

Jiang died while robbing grain for the commune and was recognized as a martyr by the government, which gave the Jiang family pensions and work points every year.

The Jiang family used Jiang Li's mother's pension to mistreat her daughter like this?

Qi Shaoqiang clenched his fists. This is too much! He will definitely report this to the organization.

He took the gift and walked out of Jiang's house without saying a word, leaving Jiang Changyi stunned.

Did this kid Qi Shaoqiang really take it away?

Seeing that the marriage proposal was cancelled and the gifts were not left, Wang Juhua sat on the ground and cried, slapping her legs and cursing, "What a sin! How could a good marriage turn out like this?"

"Stop crying, call Jiang Li out to see Qi Shaoqiang off."

"Who knows where that damn girl went? She disappeared after lunch," Wang Juhua became angrier and angrier as she spoke.

"These two don't wash their clothes or cook. Are they pretending to be sick and not working?"

Jiang Li, who was scolded by Wang Juhua, was at the team headquarters at this time, and in front of her was the frowning team leader Jiang Bao.

His rolled-up trouser legs were covered in mud, and his skin was shiny black from years of hard work.

Jiang Baoxiao drank the cool water in the teacup in one gulp, turned around and said in surprise, "This month's pension hasn't arrived yet. Your grandma took last month's."

Jiang Li's brows wrinkled unconsciously. The pension given by the commune was five yuan a month, which was sixty yuan a year.

With the addition of one work point at the end of the year as a subsidy for strong laborers, the food allocated was more than enough to support Jiang Li.

Because she is a relative of a martyr, Jiang Li's tuition is reduced by half, and she can go to school without paying any money.

But even so, Old Lady Zhou still pointed at Jiang Li's nose and scolded her for being an idler.

Jiang Li was not allowed to study until her first year in high school, so she went home to work.

"Captain, please let me know when this month's pension arrives and I'll come to collect it."

Jiang Baoxiao was stunned, "Okay, no problem."

In theory, the martyr's pension must be collected by direct relatives according to the official seal, but Old Lady Zhou was making a fuss and rolling around in the yard of the brigade headquarters, making a fuss for several days to collect the money.

Jiang Li did not raise any objections, so Jiang Baoli did nothing about it.

"Thank you, uncle. If it weren't for your kindness and help, I might not have been able to go to high school," Jiang Li thanked Jiang Bao with a smile.

Jiang Baoxiao and the Jiang family are very close relatives, and according to seniority, Jiang Li has to call Jiang Baoxiao uncle.

Jiang Li has a sweet mouth, and Jiang Baoxiao feels comfortable. People always like to hear good words.

"You are very considerate of me, the family of a martyr. If the commune staff come to visit me in the future, I will report the situation to them truthfully."