Mao Xia recalled Qiu Yun's clothes. Zhou Fangchun loved to dress up. She would put on powder and wear out any nice clothes she bought to show off. Mao Xia had seen nice clothes before, but the clothes Qiu Yun wore could not be bought in Deyang.
With a gold necklace, pearl earrings, and gold bracelet around her neck, her outfit was no less impressive than Zhou Fangchun's.
Where did Qiu Yun get so much money?
"Mom, what does Qiuyun's husband do? She's dressed quite nicely; that beige fur coat must be expensive, right?"
People in Deyang have always loved to buy clothes at department stores, but things are different now. The price level at Mandarin is higher than that of department stores, and wealthy local women have switched to shopping at Mandarin.
Mandarin's signature items are fur coats and down jackets, and Qiu Yun is very likely wearing a Mandarin fur coat.
"It's really not cheap. A fur coat from Mandarin costs four or five hundred yuan," Zhou Fangchun said, seemingly unconcerned. In her memory, Qiu Yun had just come from the countryside; she was rustic and didn't know how to dress. Qiu Yun had a serious appearance, and men didn't like women like that. Zhou Fangchun had never doubted Mao Guangyu's relationship with her. "Maybe she just transferred to Deyang and wanted to buy a decent outfit, afraid that people would look down on her?"
Mao Xia felt that Zhou Fangchun was too careless.
"They don't have high incomes, where did they get so much money?"
"It's from a man. A low rank doesn't mean little money. I've heard that grassroots officials have the fattest pockets. Cao Zhiming has been working in the county for so many years, how could he not have some shady income?" Zhou Fangchun felt something was off and glanced at Mao Xia. "Why are you asking so many questions? You seem to care a lot about Qiu Yun."
Mao Xia hesitated, not daring to say that Qiu Yun was sitting in the passenger seat of her father's car.
Zhou Fangchun frowned as she thought about Mao Xia's monthly exam results.
“What’s wrong with your grades? You’ve fallen to outside the top 30 in your grade. If you don’t get good grades on the final exams, your dad won’t take you to visit other people’s homes for the New Year. You should know that.”
Mao Guangyu was strict. If Mao Xia didn't do well on her exams, Mao Guangyu would never take her to visit her colleagues or superiors for the New Year. Only when Mao Xia did well on her exams would she have the opportunity to be brought up in public.
Mao Xia was filled with anxiety. She was not only worried about the relationship between Zhou Fangchun and Mao Guangyu, but also about whether Mao Guangyu valued her. Taking the college entrance exam, finding a job, and finding a partner were the most important things in her life, and Mao Guangyu couldn't let her down.
"Mom, I'm sure I'll do well on my final exams. But Dad, why haven't you come home for dinner these past few days?"
“Your dad is busy. There’s a crackdown in Deyang right now, so he has a lot to do. A few days ago, Qiu Jiadong was beaten up for no reason, and the Qiu family ordered the public security bureau to thoroughly investigate the matter. Your dad is busy comforting your Uncle Qiu, so it’s normal that he’s coming home late.”
"Qiu Jiadong was beaten up? Who beat him up?" Mao Xia asked in surprise.
"It's been half a month since he was beaten. He led a group to cause trouble in Germany and China, but they didn't succeed. Instead, he got his leg broken by an iron bar at a scrap metal yard. It wasn't serious at first, so he didn't take it seriously. The next day, he went ice skating at the Oriental Babylonian Ice Skating Club and was bumped into by a stranger from the opposite side. He fell and broke his head and leg. With that injury compounded, of course it became serious."
No wonder she couldn't find anyone when she went to Eastern Babylon last time.
Mao Xia frowned. "Mom, is Qiu Jiadong's leg injury serious?"
“It’s quite serious. He’ll be bedridden for at least six months. Originally, his family looked down on Chu Yu’s rural household registration and wouldn’t budge. But now, they heard that Chu Yu is the top student in Dezhong and is also beautiful. They’ve been begging me for a long time to marry her off to them so that we can have a child while Qiu Jiadong is bedridden.”
"Having a baby?"
Mao Xia's eyes widened. Xu Yiyi told her to keep an eye on Chu Yu. She was thinking of helping Qiu Jiadong get things done, but she didn't expect that Qiu Jiadong not only wanted to get Chu Yu and marry her, but also wanted Chu Yu to have a child when she was 18.
Mao Xia is still in school and feels that having children is a long way off for her, but if Chu Yu has a child, she will be tied down by the child and will not be able to come to Dezhong to take the exam.
Before Chu Yu arrived, Mao Xia was the school beauty of Dezhong School, and all her classmates liked her. After Chu Yu arrived, Mao Xia became less attractive, and her female classmates talked badly about her behind her back.
They say she's just playing the victim to gain sympathy, and that she seems innocent, but she's actually the most cunning.
Even the male classmates have changed.
Zuo Ran hadn't been to school for a long time, and the first thing he did upon returning was to inquire about Chu Yu. Zuo Ran was the secretary's son, and his mother came from a prominent family. Mao Xia had set Zuo Ran as her goal. She knew that with her background, it would be difficult to find someone like Zuo Ran after graduation, so she figured she might as well pursue him while she was still in school.
Mao Xia is beautiful and innocent-looking. Zuo Ran has never been in a relationship before, so winning him over will be no problem.
She had planned everything perfectly, but she hadn't expected Chu Yu to interfere. Even Zuo Ran liked Chu Yu, so how could Mao Xia tolerate her?
"Mom, the Qiu family is so powerful, how come they haven't found out who beat up Qiu Jiadong?"
"No, that person is quick and ruthless, and he was wearing a hood, so the police couldn't catch him at all."
"Can Qiu Jiadong still have children with a leg injury?"
Zhou Fangchun laughed. "Kids will be kids. What kind of questions are they asking?"
"His leg is broken, not that he has a physical problem. Why can't he have children? Men and women can have children as long as they are in the same room. Qiu Jiadong is a scoundrel. His family was worried that he wouldn't take good care of himself and wanted to find him a wife to take care of him. But when he started to like playing around with women, in order to appease him, they simply found him the most beautiful woman to be his wife, so that he wouldn't go out and cause trouble."
The Qiu family only has this one son, and they spoil Qiu Jiadong without distinguishing right from wrong. Zhou Fangchun looks down on such a family from the bottom of her heart.
Mrs. Qiu is shrewd, and Qiu Zhengzhao is strict. Even when Qiu Jiadong raped someone, they were able to stop it without batting an eye, and even thought that it was an outside woman who seduced their son.
This family is utterly rotten. Zhou Fangchun would never allow Mao Xia to marry into such a family. But Chu Yu isn't her own daughter. Fine, she can marry him. If she doesn't marry Qiu Jiadong, does she think she can marry a city person? I heard that Chu Yu's boyfriend is quite rich. How could a rich man with a city household registration possibly be interested in someone like her with a rural household registration? He's just playing with her!
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