She realized for the first time that Gu Zhiyun was actually a master of sophistry.
"Jingya?"
Gu Zhiyun bent down to meet her gaze, his deep eyes sparkling with anticipation.
She is calm and decisive in her actions, but she is still just an eighteen-year-old girl living in a relatively conservative era.
Faced with such a handsome face that could bewitch all beings, her heart pounded wildly. Her beautiful lips were so close, yet she just couldn't bring herself to kiss them.
"You won't even kiss me?"
Gu Zhiyun looked very aggrieved. He gently rubbed his nose against Shen Jingyan's nose and whispered encouragingly, "Just once."
"You...you close your eyes..." Shen Jingyan said shyly.
Gu Zhiyun obediently closed his eyes.
Under the clear moonlight, his face appeared even more fair and handsome. Chen Jingyan awkwardly leaned forward and quickly planted a wet kiss on his lips.
Her face was practically burning red. After the kiss, she ran away as if fleeing the scene of a crime, swinging her two braids.
Gu Zhiyun had tasted the sweetness of success and savored it for a while before giving up on pursuing it.
His little girl is shy, and he needs to give her some time to process her shyness.
You're shy now, but you'll get used to it later.
Shen Jingyan ran all the way to the dormitory in one breath, and even after washing up and getting into bed, the heat on her face had not yet faded.
Is this what it feels like to be in love?
Shen Jingyan buried her head under the covers, thinking happily that she was starting to like the sweet and sour smell of being in love.
...
Three or four days have passed since the scandal involving Shen Yuqin and Zhou Zhengqing. The scandal has become the talk of the village, a source of amusement and gossip.
Chen Feng and Shen Yuqin have been hiding at home, not daring to go out for the past few days.
But Shen Honggang still had to go to work at the forest farm, and people inevitably pointed at his back and gossiped about it.
Whether the comments were pleasant or unpleasant, Shen Honggang remained silent and simply continued working with a sullen face.
Unexpectedly, on this day, Chen Feng and Shen Yuqin went out triumphantly, and when they returned from town, they were wearing brand-new woolen coats and leather shoes.
The mother and daughter walked and talked loudly about the style of the coat and the comfort of the leather shoes, so loud that even a deaf person could focus their attention on them.
One curious villager asked, "Dafeng, has your family become rich? You're willing to buy such expensive coats and leather shoes?"
Chen Feng was just waiting for someone to ask, and once she started talking, she couldn't stop.
"Hey, what fortune? Gangzi only earned a pittance, barely enough to keep the kids from going hungry! It's all thanks to my son-in-law!"
As she spoke, she cheerfully tugged at Shen Yuqin's wool coat, "Look, this is the latest wool fabric, thick and windproof, and not as heavy as a cotton coat! It costs fifty yuan! More expensive than Jingya's coat!"
The onlookers exchanged puzzled glances. When did Chen Feng get a son-in-law?
Shen Yuqin's face was beaming with joy, and she couldn't hide the smugness in her eyes. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was going to marry the Jade Emperor and become the Queen Mother of the West.
"Brother Zhou is taking me to the city! He's already given the bride price!"
If it were anyone else, they would keep such an embarrassing thing to themselves and never mention it to anyone.
However, Chen Feng and her daughter did not feel ashamed at all; on the contrary, they were proud of it.
"That's right! The Zhou family is so generous. Little Zhou wrote home a few days ago, and his family immediately sent him three hundred yuan! They said it was a bride price, so Yuqin could buy some clothes and dress up nicely. In a few days, Little Zhou will take her to the city to meet his parents!"
Chen Feng was like an old hen who had become the rooster, wishing she could learn to crow so that everyone would know.
Someone in the crowd said sarcastically, "Who do we have here? It's Zhou Zhiqing. Well, Yuqin is already this close to him, it would be considered immoral not to get married!"
Shen Yuqin was too busy being happy and proud to notice the sarcasm in those words, and instead echoed them:
"That's right, Brother Zhou is so good to me. He didn't hesitate at all and agreed to marry me right in front of my parents!"
Chen Feng laughed so hard her mouth almost stretched to the back of her ears.
“My Yuqin is so lucky. I told you long ago that Yuqin was destined to marry a city man.”
The crowd let out a few sarcastic laughs.
The mother and daughter have already spoken so shamelessly that anything else they say will likely be heard as kind words.
As the crowd dispersed, Shen Jingyan happened to be passing by on the main road carrying a bamboo basket.
She hasn't been idle these days; she goes to town every few days to sell goods.
She has now saved up more than 600 yuan, making her a well-off young woman.
She hadn't decided what to do with the money yet, but holding the banknotes tightly in her hand gave her a great sense of security.
When Shen Yuqin saw Shen Jingyan, she felt that she was wasting her new clothes and should show them off to her.
She walked past Shen Jingyan with her head held high, looking just like a crow that had stolen a phoenix feather and was wearing it.
"Jingya, I really want to thank you!"
Shen Jingyan glanced at her indifferently and remained silent.
Shen Yuqin dusted off non-existent dust from her coat, her expression becoming even more smug. "Look," she said, "this coat is even more expensive than yours. Brother Zhou bought it for me!"
Shen Jingyan glanced at the coat.
The style and material of the clothes were excellent, but the sophisticated and fashionable brown color lost all its elegance when worn by Shen Yuqin's robust and plump body.
From a distance, it looks like a brown bear waddling into the village.
Shen Jingyan curled her lips in a sarcastic smile: "I heard you got engaged to Zhou Zhiqing? Congratulations!"
Shen Yuqin continued to boast smugly, "You don't know, do you? Brother Zhou's father is a high-ranking official! Brother Zhou will definitely become an official in the future, and I'll be an official's wife! I'll travel by car, eat out, and won't even have to lift a finger to get hot water!"
These were the same words that Zhou Zhengqing and Shen Jingyan had said. I didn't expect him to use them exactly as they were to deceive Shen Yuqin.
Ironically, Shen Yuqin actually believed she could become a cadre's wife.
Back at the forest farm, Shen Jingyan happened to pass by the communications room and heard a series of complaints coming from inside.
Isn't that Zhou Zhengqing's voice?
Dalin Village has only two telephones, one at the village committee and one at the forest farm. When villagers have something to say, they go to the village office or the forest farm to make a phone call.
It was noon, and the communications room was almost empty, making Zhou Zhengqing's voice exceptionally clear.
"It's so annoying! Shen Yuqin's parents are keeping bothering me and demanding that I take responsibility. Damn it, I didn't even actually sleep with her, I just touched her a few times. Do they really think their daughter is made of gold?"
The man on the other end of the phone said something, but Chen Jingyan didn't hear it clearly.
"Me, interested in her? Forget it! You have no idea, Shen Yuqin is as fat as a pig, her waist is crooked, her butt is crooked, and she's incredibly ugly! Her eyes are squinted into slits, you can't even tell if they're open or closed unless you look closely! I think if I slept with her, she'd be getting a free ride! She should give me money!"
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