Snowball went home and proudly told Lu Wanqing what had happened.
Lu Wanqing, however, ordered with a look of disgust, "You were just lying in the corner of the Zhou family's wall, you're too dirty, you can go to bed after you wash yourself!"
Snowball complained, "The Zhou family isn't a virus; it doesn't get dirty just by passing by!"
But thinking about the disgusting things Zhou Ling did, it still obediently went to the space and took two baths.
The next day, Lu Wanqing was washing clothes by the river, preoccupied with how to handle the matter. She was somewhat absent-minded and didn't really listen to the other women talking to her.
"Lu Zhiqing, when you married that boy Lin Ye, you didn't agree at first. How did you come to your senses later?" the aunt asked.
"I can't understand why she didn't call the police at the time?" she muttered to herself, finding Zhou Ling's actions very strange.
"That Lin Ye kid is really lucky. There aren't many peasants in all around who can marry a city wife," the aunt chimed in.
"Back then, she was even pursuing Qi Zhiqing..." Lu Wanqing was immersed in her own little world, while Zhou Ling was more interested in Qi Wei!
"Luckily you didn't go with Qi Zhiqing back then. I heard from others that he was flirting with several girls, and Zhou Ling was very close to him!"
The auntie and she had a very pleasant chat.
Speaking of Zhou Ling, the auntie showed a disdainful look and said, "A woman like that is a curse for anyone who marries her! What kind of shameless girl would cry and beg to be married? If you didn't know better, you'd think she was desperate to find a father for her child!"
Her words drew a burst of laughter from everyone.
Coming to her senses, Lu Wanqing twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "Auntie, is your mouth blessed?"
If you can talk, then talk more. Tell me how to get He Shujuan to marry that good-for-nothing.
"If you ask me, the only person in this brigade who can handle Zhou Ling is Shujuan! When it comes to a sharp tongue and thick skin, the two are evenly matched..."
Before the aunt could finish speaking, a chill ran down her spine. Mustering her courage, she turned around and, sure enough, saw He Shujuan's face, which looked like it was about to unleash a furious roar.
"Shujuan, don't misunderstand, I was just praising you..." the aunt quickly tried to cover up.
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Lu Wanqing quickly stood up and spoke to He Shujuan: "Aunt He, I was just looking for you! I'd like to take those fifty catties of rice to you later."
Upon hearing that there was rice, He Shujuan immediately beamed with joy: "How could I possibly accept this... I'll ask the team leader to do a notarization, and I'll wait for you at home!"
There aren't many fools left now, so we need to settle things on that piece of wasteland by the riverbank as soon as possible. We talked about it last time, but nothing came of it, and I thought it was all for nothing!
Lu Wanqing quickly ran over and grabbed her sleeve, her expression panicked, and whispered in her ear, "Let's find the Party Secretary, the team leader and your family are in cahoots..."
He Shujuan looked terrified: "What are you saying?"
As if she had let something slip, Lu Wanqing quickly covered her mouth.
The more she acted this way, the more suspicious He Shujuan became, pressuring her to give a clear explanation.
"I only heard about it, so please don't be angry when I tell you?"
"I promise I won't get angry!"
"The day I returned to the city, didn't I have a few drinks with everyone? Zhou Ling was there too, and she got drunk. After getting drunk, she and your son, Erlai, went into the woods. You've heard about yesterday's incident, haven't you? Zhou Ling insists on marrying Luo Hao; she probably wants to find a father with a better family background for her child..."
Lu Wanqing was truly going all out to help Luo Hao, refusing to spread or believe rumors.
He Shujuan turned green after hearing her words, clenched her fists, and ran home.
That slut Zhou Ling actually had an affair with Er Lai, and she even wants her grandson to have someone else's surname? No way!
She went back to confront Xu Erlai. If the matter was true, Zhou Ling had to bring a sufficient dowry to the Xu family.
Faced with his mother's questioning, Xu Erlai naturally nodded and admitted that the details were almost identical to what Lu Wanqing had said.
However, he took advantage of her vulnerability, coerced her, and held leverage over Zhou Ling, preventing her from reporting him to the police.
In short, the two agreed not to mention the grove again.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Ling became pregnant and even chose a husband for herself.
"Er Lai, you hurry up and go to the Zhou family and tell them to bring enough dowry so you can obediently marry into the family. Otherwise, I'll make sure that little slut Zhou Ling never gets married again!" He Shujuan ordered Xu Er Lai.
Xu Erlai knew that what he was doing was not exactly honorable, so he didn't take the first step.
"Mom, she doesn't want to marry me. What if something bad happens..."
"With her shamelessness, how could she do something like attempting suicide? It's been over a month, what are you worried about? You just insist that it was consensual between you two, otherwise why didn't she report it to the police back then?"
Xu Erlai had been worried about this matter, and after his mother's prompting, he grinned mischievously, "Mom, I'll go right now."
When Lin Ye arrived at the Xu family home with a bag of rice and Lu Wanqing, Xu Erlai had already been successfully persuaded to go and snatch the bride.
Lu Wanqing happily signed a two-year lease agreement with He Shujuan for the riverbank.
The contract is made in triplicate. The Party Secretary will sign it, and we'll keep one copy for him. That'll be all.
On the way back, Lin Ye and Lu Wanqing walked side by side.
Lu Wanqing excitedly described the future blueprint for her home, raising her little hand up and down repeatedly, almost driving Lin Ye crazy with impatience.
He just wants to hold hands, but why is it so hard!
“We grow sweet potatoes on our land, and the Xu family grows late rice on their land. By the time of the autumn harvest, we will have plenty of grain.”
"Um."
"Our brigade doesn't have any sweet potato vines; we'll have to buy some from other brigadees. And if we're planting late-season rice, we'll need to find an ox to plow the land..."
"Um."
Lu Wanqing received no response and was somewhat disappointed. She grabbed his hand and stood still, pouting as she asked, "I'm talking to you, but you're not paying any attention to me."
Lin Ye squeezed her hand; it was soft and warm, so comfortable. "Wife, the way you looked just now was just like a..."
Lin Ye suppressed a laugh and didn't continue.
"What?" Lu Wanqing tilted her head back and blinked as she asked.
"A countrywoman! A young wife of a farmer from the countryside." Lin Ye smiled indulgently.
Lu Wanqing's small fists rained down on his chest. "I'm just trying to learn how to farm. Even if we live in the countryside, we can still get rich."
Lin Ye held her hands tightly in his own. "Yes, let's work together, and I'll make sure you have a good life."
Lu Wanqing smiled warmly. In his previous life, he was able to amass a fortune of hundreds of millions. In this life, he was sure he could do it too, and he would do it even sooner.
The two returned home hand in hand, where Elaine Chao and Snowball greeted them.
Lin Chunhua also came out to greet them.
She had a smile on her face, looking very happy. "Aye, look what I brought you!"
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