Having learned his lesson, he didn't want to be dragged down by this couple one day because they didn't like him.
Therefore, this couple must be on good terms.
You can offend anyone in this Daqingshan village, but you can't offend this couple.
Before Lu Mingfa could even inform Accountant Wu about the quota, Accountant Wu's wife, Aunt Lü, couldn't wait any longer. She took her daughter, Wu Xiuyue, to Ye Weiwei's house to offer New Year's greetings and, incidentally, to sound out her intentions.
The couple had a good plan.
Two of the three sons live in the county, and one lives in the town. They don't need to work in the fields anymore. After settling the youngest daughter's marriage, she will marry Liu Xiangqian and become a city dweller. Then all four of their children will be city dwellers, making them the only ones in the village who can compare to them.
Unfortunately, the wish was beautiful, but the reality was cruel.
After chatting for a while at Ye Weiwei's house, the two got down to business. When Ye Weiwei told Aunt Lü that she didn't want to go to university, the light in her eyes was frighteningly bright.
However, Ye Weiwei's next sentence shattered their hopes into pieces.
"Ye Zhiqing, you said you wanted to recommend Xie Ning and Wu Yue? Why? Isn't there another old educated youth in the educated youth settlement, Liu Xiangqian? I think that young man is down-to-earth, capable, and has high ideological awareness."
It's practically unacceptable that the spot wasn't given to Liu Xiangqian.
Ye Weiwei didn't hide anything and said with a smile, "Everyone at the educated youth settlement knows that I don't get along with Liu Xiangqian. There's no way I'll choose him."
Aunt Lü: ...
Wu Xiuyue: ...
Neither of them expected Ye Weiwei to be so direct.
"This, Ye Zhiqing, when selecting worker-peasant-soldier college students, personal feelings cannot be mixed in, don't you think?"
Ye Weiwei said calmly, "If it's not because of personal feelings, but because Liu Xiangqian is a bad person."
After saying that, she glanced at Wu Xiuyue, who had been sitting next to Aunt Lü without saying much, and said, "You can't judge a person by their appearance alone. Some people say one thing and do another. If you really fall for their tricks, it can be a lifelong problem."
She had read many stories in the book about educated youth who returned to the city after the policy was relaxed, abandoning their wives and children. Some of them had wives and children in the countryside, but after going to university, they felt superior and regarded their wives and children as a disgrace, refusing to acknowledge them at all. They even remarried and called it finding like-minded revolutionary partners.
Pooh!
That's an insult to the term "revolutionary comrades".
It's like a male thief and a female prostitute, a reincarnation of Chen Shimei.
Wu Xiuyue was an honest and upright girl. She didn't want to see her end up in that situation, so she wanted to offer a word of advice or help her out.
Of course, this also depends on whether the other person is willing to listen.
Aunt Lü was left feeling awkward, but being Wu's capable wife, she didn't make a scene on the spot. However, when she left Ye Weiwei's house, her expression wasn't exactly pleasant either.
Once home, Wu Xiuyue went to her room alone, closed the door, and didn't go out again.
When Accountant Wu saw her daughter like this, she knew that this trip was not going to go smoothly.
Upon asking, his brows furrowed.
Because Ye Weiwei had a good relationship with Wu Dayou and his wife, he didn't feel that he had offended Ye Weiwei in any way. Based on his understanding of Ye Weiwei, he knew she wasn't the kind of person who couldn't handle things.
The fact that she stated it so clearly only proves that Liu Xiangqian's character is truly questionable.
"Let's leave it at that for now, I'll think about it some more."
Aunt Lü gestured towards her daughter's room with her lip, "This silly girl is probably hooked."
Although her daughter was shy and didn't talk much, no one knows a daughter better than her mother, and she knew that her daughter had taken a liking to Liu Xiangqian.
However, if Liu Xiangqian is truly a person of questionable character, then she wouldn't dare give her daughter to such a person.
The unpleasant experience at Ye Weiwei's house had cleared her mind considerably on the way home, thanks to the cold wind.
Ye Weiwei is now a resident of their Daqingshan Village, and her husband is the village accountant, so he has a lot of influence. There's no need for Ye Weiwei to offend them over a single spot.
Anyway, she doesn't want this spot, so what difference does it make who gets it?
If she really gave it to their family, wouldn't they be grateful to her?
Now that she has directly pointed out that Liu Xiangqian is a bad person, it means that she is criticizing them.
It was all out of good intentions.
"I'll have Dayou's wife find out what kind of person Liu Xiangqian really is!"
Aunt Lü deliberately raised her voice, so that her daughter inside could hear.
Accountant Wu also said, "Yes, I've found out. This is no small matter; it concerns Xiaoyue's entire life."
Aunt Lü immediately went out to inquire about the news.
Accountant Wu also went to Lu Mingfa's house to sit down and try to figure out what was going on.
Although Wu Xiuyue was locked in her room, she kept her ears perked up, listening to everything her parents said.
However, she did not believe that Liu Xiangqian was the kind of person Ye Weiwei described.
Clearly, Liu Xiangqian always acted like a gentleman when he was with her. How could he be a bad person?
Did Ye Weiwei misunderstand him?
The young girl was in love, and having finally found someone who stirred her heart, her heart naturally leaned towards Liu Xiangqian.
Just then, she heard someone knocking on the window behind her room. They knocked three times, which was the secret signal she and Liu Xiangqian had agreed upon.
A hint of shyness appeared on Wu Xiuyue's face.
Then, after tidying up, looking in the mirror again and again, fixing his hair, he quietly slipped out of the house.
"Ah Yue!"
As soon as Liu Xiangqian saw Wu Xiuyue come out, he immediately put on a tender expression, called her in a low voice, and then looked a little awkward. "I... I was bored in the educated youth dormitory by myself, and all I could think about was you. I unconsciously came to your house. A-Yue, do you think I'm being too impulsive? I don't know why, I just couldn't control my heart."
Wu Xiuyue, a shy and timid girl, could not resist such sweet words. Her mind was filled with pink bubbles, and her eyes and heart were filled with Liu Xiangqian. She could not see anything else.
Seeing Wu Xiuyue's appearance, Liu Xiangqian felt smug. As expected, she was a country bumpkin who had never seen the world. He had easily fooled her with just a few words.
He had been keeping an eye on the Wu family's movements lately, and when he saw that Wu Xiuyue and her mother had gone to Ye Weiwei's house today, he couldn't wait to come over as soon as there were no adults at Wu Xiuyue's house.
Thinking about the soon-to-be-secured spot at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, and the thought of returning to the city and no longer having to endure the hardship of toiling in the fields in this poor mountain village, Liu Xiangqian was filled with anticipation for his new life. He became even more enthusiastic in coaxing Wu Xiuyue, showering her with sweet words as if they were free.
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