As she spoke, Yan's mother used Xiaoju's mother as a comparison, "Have you heard about the woman who hanged herself in Zhoujia Village two months ago? She gave birth to a son and a daughter for a man, but she still couldn't avoid being abandoned. Later, the man forced her and didn't even give her a place to live. That's why she hanged herself with no way to survive. How pitiful! She also left behind two children who haven't grown up yet. I heard that her daughter is already 16 years old. Such a cruel man can do anything. He sold her daughter just to collect the bride price. The little boy, who is only eight or nine years old, may not grow up. Qingqing, you can't say for sure about the men outside. I raised you, just like my own daughter. I hope you marry Yan Jin and live a good life. At least I'm watching over you in our family, and no one can bully you..."
Yan's mother said a lot, and every word was for her own good.
Li Qing is not an ungrateful person.
But she also felt bitter. Yan Jing's attitude had always been very clear. He only treated her as a younger sister. Now that things had come to this, what could she do?
When they were young, they often played together and had a very good relationship. Yan Jing treated her like a younger sister and protected her. She was young at that time and didn't have too many ideas. She also felt very happy this way.
Since they were fifteen or sixteen years old, people in the village always teased them, saying that they were serious child brides who would get married and have children when they grew up.
She was three years younger than Yan Jin. When he was fifteen, she was only twelve and was still a naive little girl.
But Yan Jin understood everything. He said he only treated her as a sister and would not marry her.
Later, he distanced himself from her and secretly joined the army to avoid her. He didn't come back for several years until he was discharged last year.
He still didn't like her, and she had tried to follow him, but when she got tired of him, she would hide and Li Qing couldn't find him at all.
Yan Jin arrived at Zhoujia Village with excitement. Not far from Jiang Nian's home, he got out of the car to tidy up his appearance. After making sure that there was nothing wrong, he pushed the car over.
Through the fence, I could see Ye Zhiqiu studying hard in the yard.
"Little girl, I'm here to deliver the medical expenses. Where's your teacher?"
Taking advantage of my identity, I was able to find out a lot of things from Village Chief Zhou yesterday, and I felt even more proud of it.
She is really worthy of being the girl she likes. She is not only capable but also kind-hearted. In her spare time, she also helps little girls with miserable lives.
Jiang Nian had explained to her yesterday. Ye Zhiqiu immediately recognized the man in front of her, put down her book and stood up, becoming a little restrained. "Hello, Director Yan. My teacher has gone to the mountains to collect herbs. Just give me the medical expenses and I will settle the bill for you."
Even though the charges are cheap, many people still owe debts. This shows that life in the countryside is indeed very difficult.
Just half of the account book that Jiang Nian used to keep accounts had been used up, and the amounts were not large, only 30 cents, 50 cents, or one or two yuan. For some that were obviously difficult to pay, she simply did not charge or directly reduced the amount by half.
Of course, she has also encountered people who deliberately take advantage of others without paying, but these are only a minority, and they will be put on her blacklist and will no longer be seen by her.
Moreover, she had a principle when it came to owing money: she could not buy on credit again until the last debt was settled, unless she had a certificate issued by the village to prove that she was really in difficulty.
Rigorous but very melancholy.
She clearly said yesterday that she would come to settle the medical bills today, but she was not there. This shows that love at first sight was only his idea, and she had no other thoughts about him.
But he still obediently paid the medical expenses and asked, "I remember... your name is Zhou Xiaoju, right?"
"Ye Zhiqiu." She looked at the other person very seriously, and her tone was serious and emphasized.
Yan Jin immediately understood that she was also an interesting and determined girl. However, he didn't know where the surname Ye came from. After all, the suicide in Zhoujia Village had caused a big stir, and it was natural for him, as the director, to have heard of it. But her mother's surname didn't seem to be Ye either.
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