Chapter 21 Dumped by a Man

Word got around the village about He Qing and Jiang Wenbin having a fight, and no one knew who saw it. Rumors started circulating that Jiang Wenbin and He Qing were dating. They were even seen hugging each other while arguing. Shen Zhiyu’s reputation inexplicably improved.

Before, Shen Zhiyu and Jiang Wenbin had been dating, and everyone in the village had witnessed how much she liked Jiang Wenbin. But then, they were about to get married, and suddenly the groom became Gu Ye. And during her wedding, Jiang Wenbin’s mood was visibly down. Everyone was speculating that Shen Zhiyu must have seen that Gu Ye was better off, and turned her back on Jiang Wenbin to be with Gu Ye. Maybe they had already gone all the way.

 Why else would they be in such a hurry to get married? It was just that one was the daughter of Team Leader Shen, and the other was a soldier, so no one dared to say anything. But now, not even a few days after Jiang Wenbin and Shen Zhiyu broke up, they were seen hugging each other, and the wind direction immediately changed! “I told you, Yuzu

 used to like that educated youth so much, but then she suddenly broke up with him. It’s probably because she found out that Jiang Wenbin was dating, He Qing, she was heartbroken, so she married Gu’s second son so quickly.” “Right, that Jiang guy is really not a good person.” “Don’t say it, I thought that educated youth was getting close to He Qing before, now it seems that they must have been together for a long time.” “My goodness, Team Leader Shen’s daughter is so pitiful.”

“Right!” Shen Zhiyu and Jiang Wenbin’s reputation in the village suddenly took a sharp turn. Not to mention Shen Dahe and the others, even Shen Zhiyu herself was stunned. But in a small place, reputation was very important. No matter the reason, it was good news! As for the Gu family, Gu’s mother smiled slightly, hiding her merit and fame.

The weaker party, especially a woman who had been wronged in love, was always easily pitied and sympathized with. When people came to Shen Zhiyu to get their work tools, their tone was much softer when talking to her. In contrast, He Qing’s situation was much worse. You could even say it was a nosedive. After that day, although she and Jiang Wenbin had made up, she could clearly feel that Jiang Wenbin didn’t trust or rely on her as much as before.

Those nosy people in the village would occasionally come to her and say sarcastic things. He Qing’s family was also affected, and their situation in the team became worse. After suffering grievances outside, they would look at He Qing with no good expression when they came home. Especially He Qing, who still put on a high and mighty air at home, as if she was about to go to the city and become a noble city dweller with Jiang Wenbin any minute now. He Qing’s older brother, He Meng, sneered and sarcastically said, “People who don’t know might think you’re a military officer’s wife, you’re always putting on airs at home. We can’t even feed ourselves, and you’re still using our family’s money to support a pretty boy, what a filial daughter.”

 He Qing’s face stiffened, her hand holding the chopsticks tightened until her knuckles turned white, “Brother, watch your words.” “I’m watching my words, how about you tell those people in the village to watch their mouths, our family’s reputation has been ruined by you!” “You’ve been trying to get close to him for so long, and what happened? Now we’re being cursed at by everyone, that pretty boy Jiang Wenbin is doing well, he hasn’t even said a single word!”

 He Meng was a genuine country bumpkin, he spoke very vulgarly, and he was the person He Qing despised the most. She was so angry that she was trembling all over, “Brother, you didn’t say that before.” Jiang Wenbin’s parents were both workers in the capital, when the family found out, they encouraged her to be with Jiang Wenbin.

But now that things had happened, they changed their faces faster than anything! “Before? You dare to mention before? You were always painting a rosy picture for us at home before, saying that that pretty boy’s parents were workers in the city, how much money they made every month. And what happened? You haven’t brought back a single cent, but you’ve spent a lot of things on him.” He Qing looked at her father and mother, they didn’t say anything, obviously agreeing with He Meng. A bucket of cold water was poured on her, and He Qing’s heart suddenly felt cold.

This was her family. Although she had always looked down on Shen Zhiyu, Shen Zhiyu’s family was much better than her own. “Alright, stop it!” He’s mother finally spoke. He Qing’s eyes lit up, but the next second, the words her mother said completely extinguished the light in her eyes. “There’s only one Gu Ye in the entire commune, that Shen girl is lucky, we can’t compare. Don’t say these things anymore.” Lucky? From childhood to adulthood, the most common thing He Qing heard was that Shen Zhiyu was lucky. A premature baby, a daughter who couldn’t bear children, a normal family would have just let Shen Zhiyu fend for herself. Even He Qing’s own parents had said that if Shen Zhiyu was their daughter, she would have died long ago. But Shen Zhiyu was lucky, she had those crazy parents. Not only did they raise her to be healthy, but she also married the most promising man in their village.

It was all because Shen Zhiyu was lucky, was she just unlucky? He Qing was so jealous that her fingernails were about to dig into her palms. She closed her eyes tightly, “What’s so lucky about her? Gu Ye went back to the army the day after their wedding, they haven’t even gotten their marriage certificate.” “What?” “They haven’t gotten a marriage certificate?”

 He Qing’s parents were excited when they heard this, and they quickly asked, “How do you know?” “Soldiers have to submit a marriage report when they get married, and they have to be reviewed. After the review is passed, they can get a marriage certificate.” This was what Jiang Wenbin had told her. “So, according to you, now Gu Ye has gotten married and left, isn’t Shen’s daughter just being slept with for nothing?”