In fact, Lu Mingfa initially thought that since Huo Xiao had saved Ye Weiwei and touched her body, there was nothing wrong with Ye Weiwei marrying Huo Xiao.
Similar things have happened before.
However, after hearing that Ye Weiwei had criticized Zhao Mingzhe as feudal dross, and that the people at the educated youth settlement all agreed with this view, Huo Xiao came over to explain the rescue. Those who were present at the time could also testify that Huo Xiao was a very upright person and did not do anything shady; he was simply acting bravely for a just cause.
Moreover, Huo Xiao also agreed with Ye Weiwei's views on feudal dross.
It's one thing if others say it, but Huo Xiao is a top student recognized by everyone in the village. He has also served in the army for many years, so he is progressive in his thinking and has seen a lot. If he said it, then it must be true.
Lu Mingfa immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. If this was really feudal dross, wouldn't it mean that everyone in their village who spread rumors was promoting feudal dross?
This is outrageous!
This unhealthy trend must be stopped!
Liu Guilan was so frightened by the village chief's stern reprimand that she immediately wanted to apologize to Ye Weiwei. However, before she could even open her mouth, her hand was grasped by a delicate and soft little hand, and Ye Weiwei's clear and melodious voice rang in her ears.
“Village chief, you’ve misunderstood. My aunt didn’t force me to marry Comrade Huo Xiao. It’s just that I personally think Comrade Huo Xiao is talented, handsome, and reliable. I want to date him with marriage in mind, and work hard together and make progress in the future.”
"What?"
"What?"
"You want to date Huo Xiao?!"
Lu Mingfa and the others were stunned, not understanding what Ye Weiwei was up to!
Lu Mingfa: "But didn't you say before that this is feudal dross, some kind of lewd thing? How come you're dating Huo now?" Isn't that contradicting yourself?
The girls from the city are indeed fickle, changing their minds constantly.
Ye Weiwei said with a serious expression, "Village Chief, what I said before is completely different from my desire to date Comrade Huo Xiao."
She felt that since she had taken on the role of a sent-down youth, she should not only go to the countryside to participate in production labor, but also play another role as a sent-down youth by bringing knowledge to the countryside. So today, she decided to start by giving everyone a legal education campaign!
At least let everyone have a clear understanding of the difference between normal contact and harassment.
She thought for a moment and tried to say it in a way that the villagers could accept: "Comrade Huo Xiao saved me in response to the call of the great man to learn from Lei Feng and do good deeds. He touched my body normally while saving me, and he did not do anything indecent or take advantage of me. It's the same principle as a doctor saving someone in a hospital. It's not being a hooligan."
We can't just go to the hospital for treatment or surgery and refuse to treat someone just because they're a male doctor and he might touch our bodies, right? So, my relationship with Huo Xiao is completely innocent. Not only does Huo Xiao not need to take responsibility for me, but on the contrary, I owe him a debt of gratitude for saving my life.
If he's forced to marry me and ruin his marriage just because he did a good deed and saved me, wouldn't that make me a burden to him and an ingrate?
Moreover, if Huo Xiao and I were to force ourselves into marriage because of these false rumors, who would dare to save people in similar situations in the future?
Some of the people who came with the village chief were still in a daze. Looking at Ye Weiwei, they were thinking that if they could get such a beautiful wife as Ye Zhiqing for free by saving someone, everyone would rush to save that person.
It's difficult for rural men to find wives, let alone marry a beautiful educated youth from the city; most of them wouldn't even dare to dream of it.
If Huo Xiao really does end up with Ye Zhiqing because of saving someone, countless people will be incredibly envious.
Village Chief Lu Mingfa, on the other hand, is more knowledgeable and has a deeper understanding than these people.
Last year, when he went to a meeting, a local hoodlum in the commune took advantage of a young female educated youth by touching her hand. As a result, the gossiping women in the village spread rumors about her, and eventually, the hoodlum's family claimed that since his son had touched her, she was now his woman and forced her to marry him. This caused the young female educated youth's relationship to fall apart, and in the end, she was driven to hang herself with a rope at the hoodlum's doorstep.
This incident caused a sensation in the commune and had a very bad impact. The good-for-nothing was sentenced to twenty years in prison, and because of this incident, their village was no longer eligible to be rated as an advanced village.
Ye Zhiqing's current situation is somewhat similar to that of the female educated youth who hanged herself, which is why he is so concerned, fearing that he might also lose their village's advanced worker qualification.
Moreover, it's terrifying to think about. If this precedent is set today, and other villagers follow suit, thinking that they can marry an educated youth just by having some kind of contact with them, wouldn't that cause chaos?
"You're right, Ye Zhiqing!"
Seeing that the village chief had figured it out, but the people around him were still a bit confused, Ye Weiwei said, "This time, because Comrade Huo Xiao, who saved the person, is unmarried and single, we can be brought together for now. But what if the person who saved the person is married? Would we have to force that man to divorce his wife before marrying me?"
Women's Director Sun Yuemei was the first to change her tune: "How can this be allowed! How can saving someone mean breaking up a family!"
The others realized what was happening and chimed in.
"Yes, isn't this a terrible thing?"
"I won't dare to save anyone anymore! Good deeds will turn into bad deeds."
"What if I marry a shrew and she brings disaster to the whole family!"
The young men who came to testify for Huo Xiao reacted particularly strongly.
If this matter isn't handled properly today, what if some ugly, unmarried woman tries to imitate this and deliberately blame others? They'll all be in trouble too!
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