Zhou Zhengqing looked quite proud when he said this.
During the fervent years of the Down to the Countryside Movement, educated youth took pride in labor, and anyone who fell behind in labor would feel ashamed.
Zhou Zhengqing, however, felt that manual labor was something only uncouth people did. He blatantly despised laborers, so why didn't the inspection team arrest and criticize him?
Shen Jingyan looked at him coldly and said, "You are all educated youth who went to the countryside. You all used to be writers. Intellectuals don't become rough just because they did manual labor."
Zhou Zhengqing had a sense of superiority as a "young man from the capital" since childhood and did not take Chen Jingyan's words seriously.
"Although they also came from the city, their parents were also workers. There is no difference between workers and farmers; they all do manual labor."
Zhou Zhengqing winked meaningfully at Shen Jingyan, "Jingya, in the city, people are divided into different classes. I'm different. My dad is a cadre, and I'm the child of a cadre, so I'll definitely be a cadre in the future. Cadres don't have to work. If you come with me, you can take a car whenever you go out, eat at restaurants, and even have a secretary pour you hot water. Don't you yearn for that kind of life?"
Shen Jingyan felt that this person's mind had definitely been corrupted by hedonism.
Presumably, his father, who was a government official, was not an honest and upright official who was dedicated to serving the people.
"I am not disabled, I can support myself."
She replied coldly and walked towards the dormitory.
When Zhou Zhengqing saw that his words could not sway Shen Jingyan, he became somewhat exasperated.
"Jingya, don't be fooled by Gu Zhiyun's sweet talk! He's just a hypocrite. What do you think he's trying to get close to you for? Isn't it just because you're pretty!"
Shen Jingyan turned to look at him, "And what about you? Why are you trying to get close to me every day?"
Zhou Zhengqing was rendered speechless by this resounding question.
After being speechless for a while, he finally chuckled awkwardly and said, "How can you compare him to me? I genuinely like you. I want you to come to the city with me. I want you to enjoy life as a cadre's wife!"
Shen Jingyan truly had no idea how he could so shamelessly spout such nonsense.
While engaging in despicable acts of theft and thievery with Shen Yuqin, he also fawned over her like a lapdog.
Why wasn't this major pest eliminated when the "Four Pests" campaign was launched?
"I can't enjoy the good fortune you've given me; you should give it to someone else."
Shen Jingyan uttered a single sentence, then turned and quickly left.
Enraged, Zhou Zhengqing shouted at her retreating figure, "I'm giving you face by taking a liking to you! Do you think you're some kind of fairy descended from heaven?!"
But as soon as he said it, he regretted it.
I haven't even gotten anything out of this little girl yet, and I've already offended her!
He slapped his own foul mouth twice and shamelessly chased after it.
"Jingya, I was just joking, don't be angry. In my heart, you're a fairy! You're even more beautiful than a fairy—"
"Bang!"
Before he could finish speaking, he was hit hard by a snowball, which knocked his glasses askew.
The snowball rolled so hard that it hit him in the face like a soccer ball, making him wince in pain.
"Zhou Zhengqing, I'm warning you, if you keep harassing me, I'll report you to the inspection team!"
Zhou Zhengqing spat out the snow water in his mouth, and Shen Jingyan took advantage of this moment to make a big snowball and hit him on the forehead.
This knocked Zhou Zhengqing flat on his back.
He was like a turtle with its shell ripped off, lying on its back on the ground, with stars spinning before his eyes.
...
Shen Yuqin rushed to the village office and banged on the door of the inspection team.
The person who opened the door was Sun Xiumei, the captain of the inspection team.
"Shen Yuqin, what are you doing here?"
Shen Yuqin's round face glowed with excitement. She grabbed Sun Xiumei's arm and dragged her outside.
"Captain, I'm reporting! I'm reporting that Shen Jingyan and educated youth Gu Zhiyun are having an affair!"
"Male-female relationships" is a sensitive term in this era. Upon hearing this, the members of the inspection team rushed out of the house and gathered in the courtyard.
"What? What did you say? Who's having affairs?"
Shen Yuqin said with certainty, "Shen Jingyan and Gu Zhiyun! I saw them hugging and kissing each other, acting all inappropriately. Just now, I found Gu Zhiyun's shirt and underwear in Shen Jingyan's bed!"
Her words were like a bomb, instantly turning the yard upside down.
Sun Xiumei's eyes widened in shock. "You saw Gu Zhiqing's shirt and underwear in Jingya's bed?"
"That's right! If you don't believe me, go search it up! You'll find it every time!"
Sun Xiumei and the other team members exchanged astonished glances; none of them could believe Shen Yuqin's words.
Sun Xiumei even felt that Shen Yuqin's accusation that she had been having illicit relationships was more credible than what she had just said!
For no other reason than that everyone in the village knew that Shen Yuqin's private life was not very proper. Before she was even an adult, she was already flirting with the educated youth. Furthermore, she smashed Jingya's window in a fit of anger because she was not accepted in a blind date.
How can anyone believe someone with such a tainted character who speaks like spewing filth?
The villagers all had a very good impression of Jingya. The girl was pretty, clever and intelligent, and her words and actions were very pleasing. Especially after she jumped across the river once, she became even more shrewish and strong, and she managed to subdue the shrew Chen Fengdu completely.
Needless to say, Gu Zhiyun was the most popular girl in the village. Nine out of ten girls in the village showed interest in him, and Sun Xiumei's youngest daughter even cried and begged to date Gu Zhiyun, but he rejected her every time.
Seeing that the members of the inspection team didn't seem to believe her, Shen Yuqin swore an oath:
"I swear, every word I've said is true. If there's even a single lie, may I suffer for the rest of my life!"
Sun Xiumei hesitated, but seeing Shen Yuqin's resolute expression, she didn't seem to be lying.
"Captain, we don't have anything else to do right now, so why don't we go check on Jingya?"
One of the team members suggested.
"Hurry up and search! If we're too late, Shen Jingyan will destroy the evidence!"
Shen Yuqin grabbed Sun Xiumei's arm and pulled her outside into the yard.
"You two, come with me!"
Sun Xiumei invited two people to join her.
Meanwhile, Shen Jingyan returned to her dormitory and saw Anzi squatting by the door cracking walnuts.
He ate it while picking it up with chopsticks, his cheeks covered in walnut crumbs.
"Sis, you're back. My sister suddenly came to your room just now, but she didn't say what she was doing. When I asked her, she ran away."
Anzi stood up, clutching a handful of walnuts, and reported the situation meticulously like a little guard, "I suspect she stole something from you. Go inside and check if anything is missing."
"Shen Yuqin came to my room?"
A sense of foreboding rose in Shen Jingyan's heart.
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