Chapter 52 Wang Yuqing begins to feel jealous.
She looked up and saw that Ji Xuening's entire nape and ears were burning red. She couldn't help but find it amusing that such a big, burly man could be so surprisingly shy.
Wang Yuqing joked, "Comrade Ji Xuening, is this the first time in your life you've ridden a bicycle with a woman on the back?"
Ji Xuening hadn't expected her to ask this so suddenly, and his throat was dry as he said, "I took her to the military clinic once before when I was in the army." The next second, his tone became a little urgent as if he were explaining, "She was sick, so I took her to the military clinic."
For some reason, Wang Yuqing's tone carried a hint of jealousy: "What's her name? Is she pretty? Are you familiar with her? What's your relationship? Is she still in the army?"
Ji Xuening: "..."
He stared intently at the road ahead, feeling very hot, and replied in a low voice, "I don't remember."
Wang Yuqing spoke in a shrill voice, drawing out the words: "Oh... you don't remember? You let someone else sit in the back seat, and you still don't remember? Is it true that you don't remember or are you pretending..."
Ji Xuening: "..."
He thought that Wang Yuqing's voice used to be quite pleasant, but now it was even more unpleasant than the voices of the Cao family's mother and daughter-in-law.
Wang Yuqing continued, "Oh, feeling guilty? Not saying anything now? Don't know how to explain? Thinking about how to cover it up? Explaining is covering up, and covering up is explaining. Don't bother explaining, I'm not listening."
Ji Xuening's eyebrows twitched, thinking to herself how eloquent she was, with a whole repertoire of insults and conversational skills.
He said sincerely, "I really don't remember."
After another violent jolt, Wang Yuqing finally came to her senses. What had she just said? She probably hadn't said anything, right? She definitely hadn't said anything.
The person in front, hearing the person in the back seat remain silent for a long time, explained in a gentle voice, "I really don't remember. I have no recollection of her name or what she looks like. If you want to know, I'll ask Liu Huo when we get back. They've had a lot of contact with her, so he'll definitely know."
Wang Yuqing cleared her throat and said softly, "It's nothing, I was just asking casually. I'm not a jealous woman."
Ji Xuening was a little confused, but the sound became pleasant, like raindrops on bamboo leaves, which made him feel refreshed and his body was no longer burning hot.
He tried to recall, but he couldn't remember what she looked like. Her name seemed to have the character "雪" (xue, meaning snow) in it, because it was snowing at the time.
I suddenly remembered the name 'Chen Xiangxue' that Liu Huo mentioned yesterday.
Wang Yuqing felt that continuing the conversation would make her seem jealous, so she changed the subject and asked, "Did that Liu guy give you any food?"
Ji Xuening replied, "No."
Wang Yuqing asked again, "What happened? Tell me about it."
Ji Xuening told her what had happened, and she was furious. She couldn't help but scold, "You're an idiot! You can't even get the grain you lent out back. That Liu is a real scoundrel. He was a grandson when he borrowed the grain, but he's a king when he has to pay it back."
She said, "Just punch him twice and knock him down, then see if he still returns the grain."
Wang Yuqing didn't consider the social situation of that era and said that because she was too angry. Ji Xuening said with some concern, "The conscription will start in a few days, and we will also elect the militia company commander."
Wang Yuqing understood. The original owner's contact with Ji Xuening was four years later, and she didn't seem to have any memory of him being the militia company commander? Maybe he didn't serve as the company commander in between?
Wang Yuqing shouted, "I'll do it! From now on, leave all these things to me, I'll handle it!"
Ji Xuening suddenly felt that he was so useless. He always felt that he was a grown man, but he was not as powerful as the weak woman. She always took care of everything.
However, he quite liked Wang Yuqing's personality, and as he thought about it, he couldn't help but chuckle.
Fortunately, Wang Yuqing was thinking about how to deal with Liu Huo and didn't hear his silly laughter. Instead, the people in front tensed up again, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they heard no movement from behind.
He noticed that things seemed to have changed recently?
Wang Yuqing then asked him why his second brother and sister-in-law didn't come to the hospital to visit Grandma Ji.
Ji Xuening gripped the bicycle handlebars tightly, her tone filled with helplessness and anger: "I will never go to them again."
Wang Yuqing casually asked him, "So when you become successful and rich, and they come to you for help, will you give them a handout?"
"Won't!"
Ji Xuening refused without hesitation.
Wang Yuqing smiled and said, "Hmm, not bad, not a male saint."
She stopped talking to Ji Xuening after that because she was too uncomfortable to sit in and didn't have the energy to chat with him. Besides, men never initiate conversations if you don't take the initiative to talk to them.
However, her entire nose was filled with his unique and pleasant scent. How could this country bumpkin smell so good?
About two hours later, they arrived at the commune. The two of them went to the commune office one after the other and found the head of security.
The head of security took them to the interrogation room and began a series of serious interrogations. Finally, he concluded: "Although the relationship between the two comrades does not constitute illicit sexual relations, moving into the man's house without obtaining a marriage certificate, and although they did not sleep together, still constitutes improper conduct."
The head of the security department discussed with the two cadres that they would not punish Wang Yuqing, but would only give her a verbal warning, and would require her to move back home.
Wang Yuqing suddenly sobbed, and the head of security, two cadres, and Ji Xuening all looked at her at the same time.
Ji Xuening hurriedly said, "Director, this has nothing to do with Comrade Wang Yuqing. I was the one who went to propose marriage and brought her back. It was my own choice."
Wang Yuqing slowly spoke up: "I know that what I did was inappropriate and improper, and it had a bad influence on the brigade. However, I was forced into it."
She forced out a few tears: "If I don't go home with Comrade Ji Xuening, I will die. I will starve to death, be beaten to death, or even commit suicide."
Upon hearing this, the head of security looked worried: "Comrade Wang Yuqing, what do you mean by that?"
While crying, Wang Yuqing recounted her experiences at home, how Lin Xuemei and Wang Jiandong abused her, how her sisters and brothers bullied her, and how miserable her life at home was.
The head of the security department sighed repeatedly, his face full of sympathy and pity, while the two cadres next to him were also indignant on her behalf.
Ji Xuening sat beside her, listening attentively. He had an idea: he would treat Wang Yuqing even better in the future!
After Wang Yuqing finished speaking, she burst into tears. The head of the security department comforted her for a while, and then said, "I see. In that case, your best choice is indeed to go home with Comrade Ji Xuening. Since your situation is understandable and you haven't done anything out of line, you can stay at the Ji family's house for now."
Wang Yuqing was moved to tears: "Thank you, Director of Public Security, you are truly a good cadre, a good cadre who serves the people."
She finally brought up He Ruhua: "Director, what about He Ruhua, the daughter of the brigade director who reported me? Her actions constitute slander, defamation, and malicious reporting. She almost delayed my taking my grandmother to the hospital. If this isn't dealt with, what will happen if she continues to make malicious reports, or if more people follow her example and make malicious reports?"
He Ruhua was given a public reprimand via the brigade's loudspeaker.
Wang Yuqing walked out of the commune office in a cheerful mood, grinning from ear to ear. If she hadn't mentioned it, they would never have punished He Ruhua.
Ji Xuening looked at her with surprise. She had been crying pitifully inside, but suddenly burst into laughter as soon as she came out.
Suddenly, he seemed to understand, and felt that the person in front of him was really cunning and mischievous, not at all like the person his grandfather had described before.
However, he felt that this kind of personality was better!
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