Zhou Ying steadied herself, swallowed twice, and finally glanced at Huang Yuan, signaling him to follow her train of thought and not fall behind.
"Ahem, Jiang Zhiqing, Huang Yuan and I are husband and wife. We can't live separately after we're married, can we? There are so many rooms in the educated youth compound. It's not unreasonable to give us one, is it? Before, when there were fewer people, it was fine for each of you to have a room, and no one said anything. But now that there are so many people in the educated youth compound, two people per room is just right. Huang Yuan and I are two people too!"
Jiang Xiaotian was amused by Zhou Ying's statement. "You two are already married, so it's not very convenient for you to continue living in the educated youth compound. Everyone in the compound is a single educated youth. Since you are married, it's inevitable that you'll be a little... a little intimate in your conversations and actions. We single men would be jealous if we saw that."
Here's what we'll do: you two talk to Captain Qin and ask him to build your own house, or see if there are any vacant houses in the village you can rent. That way, it'll be convenient for you, and convenient for us too.”
Zhou Ying took a deep breath and smiled at Jiang Xiaotian, "Jiang Zhiqing, as far as I know, Qin Zhiqing is also married, right? Su Lu isn't one of our educated youth; he's just a villager. Logically speaking, he shouldn't be living in the educated youth compound, but aren't they living there just fine now?"
After speaking, Zhou Ying looked in the direction of Qin Xiaoxiao, her target accurate and without the slightest deviation, directly meeting Qin Xiaoxiao's gaze.
Qin Xiaoxiao immediately realized that Zhou Ying knew about her arrival but had refrained from looking in her direction. Now that her interests were at stake, she had dragged her out to be punished.
Qin Xiaoxiao laughed, pulled the unconvinced Su Yu aside, and slowly walked into the courtyard. She first circled Zhou Ying and Huang Yuan twice, and then laughed, "Granddaughter, no, I mean Zhou Zhiqing, you really didn't disappoint me. You targeted me as soon as you came back, and didn't let me rest at all."
Yes, Su Lu and I live in the educated youth compound. What? That's not allowed?
To be honest, this is none of your business.
The house we live in was built with our own money. It is separate from the educated youth compound, with a door in between. The key is not in my hands, but in the hands of the educated youth, Mu. Moreover, my husband and I have never walked through the educated youth compound. We always go in and out through the back door.
To be frank, where we lived and the educated youth compound were two different places. It was just that our place was closer to the educated youth compound; we couldn't really say we were occupying the educated youth compound's buildings.
From the moment Qin Xiaoxiao opened her mouth, Zhou Ying stared at her with resentment. Even after Qin Xiaoxiao finished speaking, Zhou Ying's gaze changed repeatedly, but her anger and resentment remained in her eyes, which was also noticed by the other educated youth in the educated youth compound.
The other educated youths glanced at her with disdain, turned their faces away, and refused to look at her again, as if looking at her even once would hurt their eyes.
Zhou Ying kept staring at Qin Xiaoxiao and didn't notice the gazes of the educated youth. Even if she had, she wouldn't have cared. Anyway, things had come to this, so she was prepared to give up and let things do whatever they wanted. She didn't believe that these educated youth could kick them out.
Zhou Ying raised her chin and looked at Qin Xiaoxiao haughtily. "Qin Zhiqing, speaking of which, I haven't settled accounts with you yet. You took advantage of my amnesia to trick me into calling you 'Grandma.' We're clearly not related, but you insisted we were relatives. What were you up to?"
Qin Xiaoxiao laughed and said, "Who lied to you? Zhou Zhiqing has to have evidence to say such things. You can't just say things without evidence, or you'll get into trouble."
Besides, do you really have amnesia? You clearly don't have amnesia, but you pretend to have amnesia to deliberately get close to me. What are you up to?
I feel the same way you feel. We both know what you're up to. Do you want me to spell it out?
Zhou Ying's heart tightened, and she glanced nervously at Huang Yuan. Seeing his nonchalant expression, she felt somewhat disappointed.
"Qin Xiaoxiao, don't go too far. What do you mean by 'I'm not worried'? I really have amnesia. Everyone at the educated youth compound knows about it."
Qin Xiaoxiao snorted coldly, "We know nothing! You pretended to have amnesia and deliberately got close to me just to get close to my brother, right? As a result, my brother and sister-in-law got together, and you did something wrong in a fit of anger. In the end, you didn't manage to harm my sister-in-law, but you got yourself into trouble. That's why someone found a handle to send you to the farm. Everyone in the educated youth institute knows about this."
Qin Xiaoxiao had no intention of saving face for Zhou Ying and directly revealed the truth.
Zhou Ying was startled upon hearing this, and then looked at the crowd. It turned out that the educated youth all knew the truth and were looking at her with disdain.
Zhou Ying gritted her teeth and steadied herself. "I told you, I really have amnesia. Believe it or not."
Qin Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes. "You think we'll just believe you? Well, I want to ask, are you feeling better now?"
Zhou Ying choked, not understanding why Qin Xiaoxiao was asking this question. So she looked at her cautiously, lowered her voice by two decibels, and replied very slowly, "I haven't recovered yet, but I've remembered some things, though I haven't remembered most of them."
Qin Xiaoxiao laughed, "Since you don't remember everything, how do you know I'm lying to you? How do you know you're not my eldest granddaughter?"
Zhou Ying quickly replied, "I don't remember anything else, but I remember everything about this. I have nothing to do with you."
Qin Xiaoxiao laughed and said, "Your memory is really interesting. You only remember things related to me, and nothing else. Are you targeting me? Besides, how do you know your memory is correct? What if you're wrong?"
And another thing, I'd like to ask, what benefit do I get from lying to you and saying I'm your great-aunt? If we really have no relation, why would I say that? Just to take advantage of you?
But I haven't taken advantage of you at all, have I? On the contrary, it was my concern for you that made you take advantage of me a lot.
For example, the things I prepared for your wedding—those things are real. Not only do the people at the youth center know about this, but everyone in the village knows. Who wouldn't say that I, as an elder, would put aside past grievances and prepare wedding gifts for you?"
Zhou Ying was speechless when Qin Xiaoxiao asked her a question. She didn't know how to refute it for a moment, and she scratched her head anxiously.
She knew those things weren't specially prepared for her by Qin Xiaoxiao, but she couldn't explain why. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind, and she smiled and said to Qin Xiaoxiao, "Since you specially prepared them for me, then give them back to me now."
Since you say it was specially prepared for me, then I'll make you bleed a lot this time. In front of all these people, let's see how you have the nerve to say no.
Qin Xiaoxiao looked at Zhou Ying as if she were a fool, pretending to be surprised and covering her mouth while staring at Zhou Ying with wide eyes.
"Zhou Zhiqing, are you out of your mind? How dare you say such a thing? You almost ruined my brother and sister-in-law's lives, and you still want back the things I prepared for your wedding?"
Qin Xiaoxiao looked at Zhou Ying with an expression that seemed to say, "Are you out of your mind? Why would you think that?" Her disdain was almost impossible to conceal. (End of Chapter)
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