Today was the big day for the Baihe and Baiyang brigades to work together on the canal, and almost all the strong men in the village were mobilized! But her father said that this year all the women had to work half a day, then go home and make lunch for the men, so they could rest for half a day in the afternoon.
Xu Xiaoyan's mother also went to work, leaving her alone at home.
Xu Xiaoyan was free, so she helped her mother sew shoe soles in the yard. She never expected Cheng Mingyue to come to her house and play such a childish joke on her.
Xu Xiaoyan's hand holding the needle and thread froze for a moment, then she slapped Cheng Mingyue's hand away with a "snap", stood up, and said in a strange voice:
"Oh~ Who did I think it was? Isn't this Miss Cheng, who loves Qin Zhiqing so much that she turned against her best friend?
What a rare guest! What brings you to my house today?"
Cheng Mingyue was not angry either. She sat on a stool beside her, smiled and took Xu Xiaoyan's hand, saying:
"Swallow, I'm here to sincerely apologize to you today. Please be magnanimous and forgive me!"
Xu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes at Cheng Mingyue, pulled her hand back, and curled her lips: "What could you, Miss Cheng, do wrong? The ones who are wrong are me and my father. We are just nosy dogs!"
Cheng Mingyue stood up and hugged Xu Xiaoyan tightly, not letting go, begging for mercy shamelessly:
"Yanzi, I really know I was wrong. My eyes were blinded by shit at that time. I had no idea what kind of person Qin Lang was. I even jumped into the river and hanged myself for him. I regret it so much now. Can you please stop insulting me?"
Seeing that Xu Xiaoyan's complexion had improved a little, Cheng Mingyue quickly threaded the needle and handed it to Xu Xiaoyan:
"Good Yan Zi, I just apologized to Uncle Xu this morning, and after finishing my own business, I rushed to see you. Since I am so sincere, please forgive me, okay?"
When Xu Xiaoyan heard that Cheng Mingyue had already apologized to her father, the anger in her heart finally disappeared.
In Xu Xiaoyan's heart, she and Cheng Mingyue could quarrel in any way she wanted, but her father must not be scolded for no reason. If her mother had not stopped her, she would have rushed to Cheng Mingyue's house long ago.
Xu Xiaoyan lowered her head and said nothing more. After a while, she put down her needle and thread, went into the house, took out a beautifully packaged box and handed it to Cheng Mingyue.
"This is a birthday gift from my second brother. Now I'm giving it to you as a wedding gift."
Cheng Mingyue kept waving her hands. "I can't accept the birthday present your second brother gave you. I just appreciate your kindness."
Seeing that Cheng Mingyue refused to accept it no matter what, Xu Xiaoyan was so angry that her face turned red. She stuffed the box into Cheng Mingyue's hands and stammered, "Just take it if I tell you to... This is not a birthday present,... This is a wedding present I bought for you!"
Cheng Mingyue stopped refusing and opened the gift box with a grin showing her big teeth. Inside was a brand new Hero brand pen.
Cheng Mingyue felt warm in her heart, "This is not cheap!"
Xu Xiaoyan proudly shook her pigtails in front of her chest and said, "You know I'm good to you, right? This pen cost me half a month's salary."
"When you get married, I will also prepare a big gift for you." Cheng Mingyue closed the box again, held it in her arms and said with a smile.
Xu Xiaoyan scolded him with a "Pah!" "Go to hell! I still have to stay with my parents for a few more years. I don't want to get married like you do!"
The two best friends played and laughed for a while before Cheng Mingyue stood up and said goodbye.
Cheng Mingyue had to go home to cook so that she could send it to Lu Chen later.
Cheng Mingyue had barely stepped out of Xu Xiaoyan's house when Li Da Laba grabbed her. He panted and said, "Fei Ya, I finally found you. Come with me to the riverbank! Your Lu Zhiqing is fighting with the people from the Baiyang Brigade!"
Cheng Mingyue blinked her big eyes and asked in confusion, "...Aunt Li, why did they start fighting?"
Li Da Laba held his waist and gasped, unable to explain: "I don't know what happened specifically, your father asked me to come back to find you.
That Lu Zhiqing was like a madman, and no one could stop him.
When I left, the men from the Baiyang Brigade and everyone from our brigade were gathered there, maybe there would be a fight."
Cheng Mingyue didn't ask any more questions and ran towards the river.
Li Dalabao watched Cheng Mingyue disappear in the blink of an eye, smacking his lips and muttering to himself that he had never seen such a flexible fat man.
Xu Xiaoyan in the yard heard the noise outside and hurried out to ask what was going on. She couldn't help but feel a little worried, so she locked the door of her yard and ran to the river.
There was something exciting going on, so how could Li Dalabao miss the opportunity? She didn't even have time to rest and followed Xu Xiaoyan closely.
By the time Cheng Mingyue ran to the river, Lu Chen had already been dragged aside by Cheng Xiangdong and Cheng Xiangnan, but the three of them looked unhappy.
The young man from the Baiyang Brigade was still yelling and cursing, "You're just an educated youth who went to the countryside. How come you're so arrogant now? You actually dared to hit someone. Is there any justice in the world? I'm going to the police station to report you!"
After hearing this, Lu Chen's face darkened even more. He suddenly shook off the arms of the two Cheng brothers and acted as if he was looking for someone to fight to the death.
Cheng Mingyue felt very uncomfortable when she saw Lu Chen’s eyes were red and he looked like he was crazy.
The original owner had mocked and humiliated Lu Chen before, but he didn't do this. Something more serious must have happened.
Cheng Mingyue quickly reached out to stop Lu Chen and whispered, "Don't forget your current status. If you quarrel with him, you will be the one who suffers in the end!"
It was very common for two young people to fight in the village, but if the young man really went to the police station to complain, even if Lu Chen was right, because of his status, he would be at a disadvantage in the end and would definitely be punished.
Lu Chen's mind gradually became clearer, but his anger remained and he continued to stare at the man opposite him.
Cheng Mingyue's father Cheng Jiaxing had already taken Zhou Dajun, the village chief of Baiyang Brigade, to the side to coordinate.
"It was just some young people playing around, and no one was hurt. Let's just leave it at that. From now on, we can separate them when we work, so they won't be together and everything will be fine."
Cheng Jiaxing wanted to make the matter smaller, but Zhou Dajun didn't think so.
"Brother Jiaxing, what you said is not true. It was the educated youth from your village who started beating people for no apparent reason. No matter where we go, we are always right.
And I just heard someone say that this educated youth married your precious daughter, and he is your brother-in-law, so you will definitely speak for him.
I'm different. I brought the villagers here today to repair the canal. If I just let it go, how am I going to survive in the village in the future? Who will listen to me?
Cheng Jiaxing felt so depressed.
Until now, he still couldn't figure out what was wrong with Lu Chen. Why did he hit someone for no reason? He had asked him many times, but Lu Chen just kept his head down and said nothing.
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