Before Feng Aiguo returned to the city, he originally said that he would find a way to bring Zhang Xiaoyu back with him. At first, the two wrote letters frequently, basically one a week, and they had endless things to say and longing for each other.
As a result, in the second month, Zhang Xiaoyu received letters from Feng Aiguo less and less, and eventually stopped receiving any letters from him altogether.
She thought something had happened, that the deliveryman had lost her letter, or that he was too busy.
As a result, no letter arrived from him in the third month.
She missed him so much. Remembering that he had given her his home address, which was in the provincial capital, and that it would only take two or three days to get there, she took leave to go.
When they arrived there, they found Feng Aiguo celebrating his wedding.
She only found out after making a huge scene that the woman Feng Aiguo had married was the daughter of the deputy director of the factory where he now worked.
Feng Aiguo was like a completely different person.
He kept saying that others could help him, but she would only be a burden to him.
At that moment, she felt that their love was truly ridiculous.
We had an agreement, how could he treat her like this?
Five years! Five years of my youth wasted.
She dragged her disheveled body back to Punan Town, but missed the oxcart to Gujia Village. Overwhelmed with grief, she hid in a corner and cried her heart out, which happened to be encountered by Huang Tao who was passing by.
The gears of fate were rewritten from that moment on.
With his help, she emerged from that dark period. She thought she would never believe in love again, but with his persistence, she eventually fell for him.
Without comparison, there is no harm.
Huang Tao would think of her first whenever he had something to say, and he would share her burdens and worry that she wasn't eating or dressed well.
Feng Aiguo would verbally express concern and worry for her, but it was almost entirely just talk.
Occasionally, when the two of them had a disagreement, he would buy her something to appease her.
But when I buy things, I only buy the cheapest ones.
More often than not, she would adjust her own mood and then go to him to give him a way out.
He only puts on a show for outsiders.
After his family found out that she was with him, they mostly said that they would trouble her to take good care of him.
However, Huang Tao's family had a different attitude.
Huang Tao's parents found out by chance that Huang Tao was pursuing her, so they bought him a lot of things and asked him to bring them to her.
She repeatedly told Huang Tao to treat her well and take good care of her.
If he treats her badly, she will disown him.
Huang Tao would occasionally complain to her, saying that he felt she was his parents' biological daughter and he was an adopted child.
It feels really good to be cared about.
This is also an important reason why the two were able to settle down so quickly.
Only then did she realize that love itself was not wrong; it was the people who were wrong.
Her words drew the attention of the others who knew the situation. Just as they were about to comfort her, Zhang Xiaoyu spoke up again, a smile on her face.
"I'm getting married after the New Year, to Huang Tao. Remember to come to the wedding banquet!"
"What? You and Brother Tao are getting married? I've never heard him mention that. Wait, when did you two get together?"
Jiang Jinhua exclaimed in surprise.
"I told him not to say it, but now it's okay. Our wedding date is set. It's the sixteenth day of the first lunar month after the New Year, which is the day after the Lantern Festival."
Zhang Xiaoyu casually mentioned to Jiang Jinxiu and the others that Huang Tao would definitely come over to formally invite them later.
Upon hearing Zhang Xiaoyu's words, Jiang Jinxiu suddenly remembered that Chengzi had told her before that Huang Tao would occasionally go to the educated youth settlement.
So that's how it is, no wonder.
After the Gu family learned that Zhang Xiaoyu was Huang Tao's fiancée, their attitude became even more enthusiastic.
And so, Zhang Xiaoyu was invited by Yang Dongmei and the others to stay at the Gu family home for a hearty dumpling feast.
Looking at the bustling Gu family home and seeing the changes in Jiang Jinxiu, Zhang Xiaoyu was filled with emotion and envy for the lively and harmonious atmosphere.
Ever since the incident involving Liu Jianjun and Ye Wanwan, the atmosphere at their educated youth settlement has been very oppressive.
On the surface, everyone is kind and harmonious, but in reality, they all have their own thoughts.
Zhang Xiaoyu would avoid staying at the educated youth settlement whenever possible.
Now that it's the off-season for farming, she goes to see Huang Tao whenever she has free time.
She felt at ease when she was with Huang Tao, and didn't have to think so much.
Fortunately, she was also ready to move out of the educated youth settlement.
The last batch of vegetables grown by the Gu family village collective was sold out, and the chickens in Gu Dashan's chicken coop were also sold out.
The villagers' pockets are now bulging.
It was obvious that everyone was smiling more.
This year, most people will have a good New Year.
Only those who didn't participate were filled with envy.
Some people even went to Li Cuihua's house to make a scene, saying that it was she who had encouraged them not to spend the money.
If they had listened to the village chief and participated back then, wouldn't they also have a share of the money now?
Li Cuihua was in a sorry state for a while because of this; she was sometimes pulled by the hair and harassed, and sometimes people threw rotten vegetable leaves at her.
It was incredibly painful; these were all gossips that Orange had overheard while wandering around.
Wu Wen had originally planned to run an external transport operation with Gu Xichen, but Gu Xichen had to go on a mission at the last minute, so Jiang Jinhua volunteered to go with him.
Of course, Gu Xiliang and Zhao Guoan also went along.
Originally, their family members disagreed with them going, but in the end, Jiang Jinxiu said that they should go out and test their courage, so they were allowed to go.
This trip lasted for more than a week, and I returned just before the Lunar New Year.
However, they gained a lot from this trip.
When they came back, they were all like they had been injected with chicken blood.
After they returned, they kept talking about how great the eastern province was, saying that there were small markets there and no red armbands would interfere.
They also said they saw the sea, and across the sea was the port city. They could see from afar that the buildings on the other side were significantly taller than theirs, and that the area was particularly prosperous, etc. It was as if they had actually been to the port city.
In short, after they returned, the group kept talking about what they had seen and heard during their trip.
Jiang Jinhua spoke with great enthusiasm, captivating everyone's attention, while Zhao Guoan would occasionally add his own insights.
Many of the things were things they had never seen or heard of before; it's fair to say that this trip truly broadened their horizons.
Jiang Jinhua also brought Gu Xilan something – a beautiful watch.
This time it was the same as always. Gu Xilan liked it, but she didn't dare to accept Jiang Jinhua's things casually now. Although no bad rumors came out that time, after knowing Jiang Jinhua's intentions, she didn't want to accept his things anymore.
She tried to return the items to Jiang Jinhua, but he refused. She couldn't bear to throw them away, so in the end, she secretly gave them to Jiang Jinxiu.
This is something Jiang Jinhua didn't know.
Jiang Jinxiu did not tell Jiang Jinhua that Gu Xilan had given her the things he had given her.
She had kept everything safe and sound.
She gave them a deadline: if Gu Xilan's attitude towards Jiang Jinhua didn't change after graduation, she would return the things directly to Jiang Jinhua.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
