To put it bluntly, it means being affectionate on the surface but sabotaging someone behind their back.
Su Qifen played the role of a good friend in front of others, but she often stabbed her predecessor in private.
Even the tragic fate of her predecessor being sold to a fool by Sun Youfang as a wife, Su Qifen was one of the people behind it.
Thinking of this, Xu Qinghe's face darkened slightly, and he asked calmly: "Is there something wrong?"
Su Qifen was stunned for a moment when she saw Xu Qinghe like this for the first time, but then she smiled and said, "Qinghe, why are you here? Did I hear you correctly? What did you say you were doing here?"
"Just take a look. I have something urgent to do, so I have to leave first." She was eager to leave. After all, Yin Yunjie was still waiting outside, and it would not be appropriate to keep him waiting for too long.
"Hey, Qinghe, why are you in such a hurry? Judging from your appearance, this isn't your first time here, is it? You haven't even bought anything yet, and you want to run away empty-handed? Don't you have any money? I can lend you some."
Su Qifen was smiling and seemed generous and friendly in the eyes of outsiders, but Xu Qinghe didn't buy it.
In terms of family background, Su Qifen is obviously better than Xu Qinghe. Her father is the village party secretary and is highly respected in the village, so visiting the supply and marketing cooperative is natural for him.
In comparison, Xu Qinghe's family was much poorer. Not only did they often not come to the supply and marketing cooperative, they rarely even set foot in the county town.
Su Qifen secretly guessed that Xu Qinghe's trip was probably just to spy on the scene in the supply and marketing cooperative, and she couldn't help but feel playful.
"I came here with my husband, and he took the things out." Xu Qinghe said this in an effort to end this meaningless conversation.
"Husband? How could that idiot... Oh, no, Qinghe, that's not what I meant, it's just..." Su Qifen suddenly realized that she had said something wrong and hurriedly covered her mouth.
According to the plan, Xu Qinghe had been pushed into marriage with that fool Yin Youfu by Sun Youfang yesterday.
Now, who else could the husband she is talking about be except a fool?
Su Qifen deliberately raised her voice to let everyone in the store know that although Xu Qinghe was as beautiful as a flower, she ended up marrying a fool!
Before Xu Qinghe could respond, the woman next to her interrupted, "Little girl, you must have misunderstood. Her husband is a veteran, how could he be a fool? You should be more measured in your words. You seem like friends, how can you be so mean?"
As the old lady spoke, she looked at Su Qifen carefully. She knew very well that this young woman had ulterior motives. She seemed to care about others, but in fact she was harming others and not benefiting herself.
"Veteran?" Su Qifen's eyes trembled. How could this be possible!
The only veteran in Qianjin Village is Yin Yunjie. He has not returned home for many years. Xu Qinghe must be unable to bear the humiliation of marrying a fool, so she is talking nonsense outside!
"Auntie, you must have misunderstood. Qinghe and I are good sisters, I know very well..."
Before Su Qifen finished speaking, Xu Qinghe looked at the old lady with gratitude and interrupted her: "Thank you very much, Auntie. My husband and I just got our marriage certificate today. Come, have some wedding candy."
The fruit candy in my pocket was prepared for such emergencies, and it came in handy today.
Hearing it was wedding candy, the old lady happily accepted it with a smile on her face: "Okay, okay, I'll share in your joy. I wish you two a long and happy life together!"
Xu Qinghe took out a candy and handed it to Su Qifen: "Qifen, I have to go. Take your time shopping. We can talk another day."
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around abruptly and rushed out without giving Su Qifen a chance to stop her.
Su Qifen was not willing to believe it and followed closely behind. As she was chasing, a bright military green came into her sight.
The man in the neat military uniform leaned quietly against the wall, waiting patiently, without a trace of displeasure at Xu Qinghe's late arrival.
His face remained calm, his long legs straddling the tall bicycle with ease, his feet lightly touching the ground, as if it was effortless.
Xu Qinghe approached slowly with a hint of apology: "Sorry, I ran into a friend and chatted for a while, so I was delayed."
"It's okay." The man responded briefly, which made Xu Qinghe feel relieved.
She wanted to slip to the back seat, but was stunned to see that it was already occupied by newly bought food and other sundries.
Not far away, Su Qifen secretly felt relieved.
The man was undoubtedly Yin Yunjie. He was most likely following his family's arrangements to bring Xu Qinghe out for shopping.
After all, Yin Youfu couldn't do this.
At this moment, Yin Yunjie obviously didn't want to have anything to do with her. He even deliberately blocked the back seat with groceries, just because he didn't want her to ride back in the same car.
Xu Qinghe didn't notice Su Qifen's expression, only feeling awkward: "The back seat is full, you should go home first, I can walk back quickly."
After all, it's a bicycle. It would be difficult to take it if the cargo is not placed like this.
"Come forward." Yin Yunjie let go of the handlebars and stretched out his hand to her.
"Hmm?" Xu Qinghe didn't understand what was going on. Although he was doubtful, he still moved closer as he was told.
Unexpectedly, the big palm slid under her armpit, gently lifted her up, and placed her on the crossbar in front of the bicycle.
"Hold on tight, let's go." His words were steady, and his strong arms were wrapped around the handlebars, also building a solid fortress to protect her from falling.
As the bicycle slowly started to move, Xu Qinghe finally recovered from the shock.
Yin Yunjie "held" her so calmly, as naturally as if he was carrying a child, without any improper thoughts.
Perhaps, he was simple-minded and she was overthinking.
She smelled the faint soapy scent coming from him and felt inexplicably at peace.
She raised her eyes quietly and glanced at Yin Yunjie. His jaw was still tense, his eyes were staring straight ahead, his expression calm.
Xu Qinghe no longer worried about it. He carefully put his hands around his waist, adjusted his sitting position, and after ensuring safety, he turned his head to look at Su Qifen who was walking away.
Su Qifen followed a few steps closely, looking unwilling, but then she comforted herself that Yin Yunjie didn't like to get close to women, and this was just to save time.
But Xu Qinghe was so shameless that she could snuggle in a man's arms in public!
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Xu Qinghe turned around with a smug and provocative smile on his face.
This scene made Su Qifen instantly furious. Xu Qinghe had never shown such an expression to her. Was this a provocation?
Su Qifen, furious, completely forgot the purpose of coming to the supply and marketing cooperative and hurried to the village.
She decided to expose Xu Qinghe's ugly behavior to see if she dared to talk nonsense about her relationship with Yin Yunjie again. Isn't she afraid that the Yin family will give her a hard time?
Seeing Su Qifen's rage, Xu Qinghe immediately withdrew his gaze, restrained his previous provocative look, and lay as obediently as a baby bird in Yin Yunjie's arms.
She didn't realize that her every move was being seen by the man who was concentrating on riding his bike in front of her.
Seeing her emotions change so freely, Yin Yunjie felt mixed emotions.
This little girl changes her expression faster than turning the pages of a book...
The sunlight cast dappled shadows on the winding village road.
The breeze gently sways the old willow trees by the roadside, as if welcoming the footsteps of those returning home.
When Yin Yunjie appeared at the entrance of the village, his straight and eye-catching military green uniform was like a breath of fresh air.
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