"So soon?" Chen Gang was a little reluctant to go.
"Where is the speed? If you don't hurry, someone else will snatch it away."
"How about we wait a few days? Let me prepare first."
"Okay, I'll head back now. Remember to come find me at my house."
As Chen Gang watched Zou Daying walk away, he noticed two gossipy middle-aged women standing not far away, watching them with great interest.
Chen Gang ignored them and walked towards the educated youth settlement without saying a word.
The gossipy auntie quickly ran to find Aunt Zou; this was going to be interesting.
When Zou Daying returned home, her older brother, Zou Weicai, noticed the handprint on her face and asked with concern, "Yingzi, who slapped you on the face?"
Sister-in-law Zou glanced at her but didn't say anything. This younger sister-in-law had always looked down on her. She was lazy, picky, and had the airs of a princess without the life of one.
"Feng Yan, go get some medicated oil and help the little sister apply it."
"Okay." After saying that, she went to her room to get the medicated oil.
"Ah... Sister-in-law, be gentle, it hurts so much! I can do it myself, you go ahead and do your work."
"Feng Yan, don't you know how to be gentler?"
"Let me apply it for you."
"No need, brother, I can do it myself."
"You still haven't said who hit you? When Mom and Dad come back, tell them to go and settle the score with her."
"No need, I fought back too, and I fought back even harder."
Aunt Zou and Feng Chunxia rushed home. When she got closer, she exclaimed, "Hey, weren't you dating someone from the educated youth settlement? Why were you beaten up?"
"Mom, how did you know I'm dating someone else? I was just about to tell you."
"Who slapped you in the face? I'm going to find her."
“I called back, there’s no need to look for it anymore. Mom, I’m dating Chen Gang from the educated youth station, you and Dad can’t object.”
"Why did he have to be that good-for-nothing? He's no good. There were so many men in the educated youth settlement, why did they pick such a useless one?"
No, absolutely not, your dad wouldn't agree either.
"No, I want him. He went to high school, he's very polite, and he even saved my life."
"Save you? How? What happened?"
"I twisted my ankle earlier, and he helped me up."
"You call helping someone up a rescue? Have you gone crazy from reading too much?"
"I don't care, we'll talk about it when your dad gets back. Anyway, we don't agree." Feng Chunxia immediately went back to her room, not wanting to say anything more to her daughter.
A short while later, the courtyard gate opened again. Accountant Zou returned, and looking at his daughter's bruised face, he angrily asked, "Who hit you in the face?"
"Dad, my face is fine. I've started dating someone from the educated youth settlement. You have to say yes!"
"Who's dating someone? Who's in the educated youth settlement?"
"Chen Gang from the educated youth settlement, he's a really good guy."
"No, he's no good. He's not good at work, and he's skinny. Don't you know the nickname the villagers gave him is 'white-cut chicken'?"
"He's no good anyway, he can't support you, so why should our whole family support him? What a pipe dream!"
“But he’s from the city. If I go back to the city with him, I’ll become a city dweller.”
"You're really bold to say that. How do you know when we can go back to the city? Besides, there are poor people in the city too. Not everyone in the city is rich."
"Yeah, Yingzi, that Chen Gang is no good at all, he's not a man at all," Brother Zou added.
It seems that the younger sister-in-law has been captivated by the educated youth. Sister-in-law Zou quickly set the table with food: a plate of scrambled eggs with scallions, a pot of dried fish, and a plate of green beans.
She also has to go out to find her child, and she's busy every day.
Back at the educated youth settlement, Chen Gang looked at the empty pot and had no choice but to cook for himself.
There's no other way but to keep going, one step at a time.
He Hua returned to the educated youth settlement, walked up to Chen Gang, and cried with tears in her eyes, "Brother Chen Gang, are you really with Zou Daying?"
“He Hua, you have to understand me. With her, I can eat my fill without having to go to work.”
"What about me? What am I supposed to do? Didn't we agree that you would take care of me?"
"It hasn't been that long, and you've already changed your mind."
"Just pretend I never said that before. We'll each cook our own meals. I might move out of the educated youth settlement."
He Hua had already realized that Chen Gang was determined to be with that village girl.
So, she had to find another way.
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