Qiao Jiangxin carried the books and walked through the village towards the north.
She still has a chance in this life. She doesn't want to be left behind by the times. She has to study hard, at least not to be a semi-illiterate like in her previous life.
"Woof woof woof~", a sharp dog howl was heard.
Qiao Jiangxin looked up, disgust flashing in his eyes.
It's the Chen family's pet dog, and it's as annoying as the Chen family itself.
"Dang~"
She subconsciously stomped her foot on the ground, and the dog took two steps back and howled at her again.
"You beast, I'll beat you to death if you scream again!" Qiao Jiangxin lowered his head and asked to pick up stones.
The person inside the house heard the dog barking outside and someone chasing it away, so he came out to check.
"Paparazzi, stop barking..."
Chen Wende called out to the howling dog.
When Qiao Jiangxin raised his head, he was dazed for a moment.
Wearing army green pants and a brown short shirt, compared with the country folk, Chen Wende was much cleaner and had a gentlemanly air.
To a country girl who had never seen the world, Chen Wende was tall, handsome, good-tempered, and well-educated, a very outstanding man.
Qiao Jiangxin also thought so at the beginning, although his eyes were always indifferent when he looked at Qiao Jiangxin.
Qiao Jiangxin remembered that in her previous life, when Che Jinmei took her to her house for a ride, Chen Wende was also standing at the door with the same look on his face.
This image was engraved in her memory of her girlhood.
At that time, Qiao Jiangxin didn't know what liking or love was.
She believes that marriage is a lifelong relationship and that people should treat each other well.
So, when Chen Wende's manuscripts were rejected again and again, and when everyone mocked him for being useless, Qiao Jiangxin couldn't bear to blame him at all, and she took on the responsibility of the entire family for him like a man.
She was unkempt and ran around the fields. She was unreasonable and petty. Whenever there was a conflict between her family and other families, she would always rush to the front like a shrew.
But after Chen Wende became successful, he forgot that it was Qiao Jiangxin who supported his family during those years when he was unknown.
When he was not recognized, Qiao Jiangxin was his only fan, even though Qiao Jiangxin could not understand what he wrote.
He only remembered that marrying a wife like Qiao Jiangxin was a stain he would never be able to show off in his life.
Qiao Jiangxin turned her head and walked past him.
Even though she had taken revenge in her previous life, she still couldn't let go of the hatred in her heart.
She felt that it was not worth it for her to spend her whole life on him.
Chen Wende followed Qiao Jiangxin's back with his eyes until she disappeared from his sight.
He knew her, Qiao Daya.
His mother had mentioned her to him many times, saying that she was capable and like a man.
They say she is good-looking, hardworking, and good at farming.
Qiao Jiangxin's indifferent look just now made Chen Wende feel like his heart was stabbed.
He didn't know why Qiao Daya looked at him that way.
His mother said that she was good, and Qiao Daya was good at growing up, just like a thriving wild flower on the roadside, full of vitality.
But this is not his type. He likes lesbians like Ji So-jin.
She speaks softly, is cultured and well-educated, has the same interests and hobbies as him, and the same rich and broad spiritual world.
Instead of being a vulgar country girl who only knows how to farm and weed, and curses at others in a hoarse voice.
Che Jinmei stood at the door at some point. She looked at Qiao Jiangxin's back and recognized her.
"Wende, she is the eldest daughter of the Qiao family that I told you about. Mom didn't lie to you, did she? She is indeed good-looking, isn't she? If she is a little cleaner and dresses up, she will be prettier than your classmate named Chi."
Chen Wende's eyes flashed with impatience, and he spoke in a soft voice, "Mom, please stop talking. One is a weed from the countryside, and the other is a pure and noble lily. How can they be compared?"
Che Jinmei's face turned even uglier. "Wende, Mom never said that the Chi family's daughter was bad. I think Chi Suzhen is not someone that a family like ours can raise."
Che Jinmei remembered the last time Chi Suzhen came to visit her home. She wore that clean skirt and took out a handkerchief to wipe the stool at home over and over again before she was willing to sit down. Even the dog at home acted as if it had encountered something dirty when it passed under her feet, and patted the hem of her skirt with disgust on its face.
How could a girl like that, a girl who was out of place in the countryside, be suitable for a family like the Chen family?
How could he help his son support the Chen family?
Che Jinmei held Chen Wende's arm and advised earnestly, "Wende, Mom is an experienced person. Life is about firewood, rice, oil and salt, not poetry and songs. You are already 24 years old. It will be delayed if you delay any longer.
The girl from the Chi family is willing, but her parents are not. They want three turns and one ring as well as a betrothal gift. Even if we borrow money from others and get enough, what happens next?
Don’t we need to eat and drink later? What should we do with our big family?
Your brothers and sisters are still young, your father is in poor health, and your mother is old. Sooner or later, this family will be handed over to you. ”
Che Jinmei patted the back of Chen Wende's hand and said, "Daya is different. She is a well-known capable girl in our area. Only she is suitable for a family like ours."
Seeing that her son was still unmoved after what she said, Che Jinmei's tone became annoyed, "When you graduate from college and get a stable job, I will have no objection to you and Chi Suzhen being free to date.
But what about now?
Our whole family placed our hopes on you, but you insisted on attending some shabby dance with those messy classmates.
He sacrificed his entire life.
If the school hadn't come forward to testify for you, we might have even gone to the labor camp to rescue you.
Woo woo woo ~, I still don’t dare let others know about this.
Woo woo woo, Wende, how mad have you made your dad?
You just understand a little bit, let us worry less, just think about your family, okay?
Mom knows you are unwilling, but this is fate..."
Chen Wende felt as if he could not breathe as he listened to Che Jinmei's crying.
It's like this again, and like this again, why can't he and Suzhen be together?
His tone was filled with humiliation. "Mom, even if I didn't graduate, even if I didn't get a job, I can still make money to support you. Give me half a year. If my manuscripts can't be exchanged for rice and noodles in half a year, I will listen to you and marry Qiao Daya."
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