Chapter 100

In the courtyard of the capital city, maintaining social connections was essential. They all grew up in the same courtyard, so why was He Ting and Zhou Yanfeng so resistant to attending Liu Cuifang’s wedding banquet?

Feng Shishi couldn’t figure it out.

Pulled away from the brigade health center by Liu Cuifang, Feng Shishi snapped, “Fangfang, what are you hiding from me?”

“They said you stole the brigade leader’s daughter’s fiancé.”

Feng Shishi blamed her, “It’s all your fault! You didn’t make it clear that your fiancé is Lu Baiwei’s cousin’s fiancé, and I ended up losing face in front of He Ting.”

Liu Cuifang: “…”

Did she want to come to the brigade health center and invite people to her wedding banquet?

She didn’t want to!

She was afraid of being beaten up by Tang Yunling and Lu Baiwei.

She had already said she wouldn’t invite He Ting or Zhou Yanfeng to the wedding, but Feng Shishi insisted on dragging her here.

Hah!

And now she was being blamed.

Feng Shishi was just like that, with her “princess syndrome.”

If not for the fact that Feng Shishi was naive and loaded with money, Liu Cuifang wouldn’t have bothered with her.

She was counting on Feng Shishi to give her a generous red envelope for the wedding. Her family hadn’t sent her money or ration coupons recently, so she needed to keep Feng Shishi on her side for now.

Liu Cuifang made up her mind and patiently coaxed Feng Shishi.

“Shishi, it’s my fault for not explaining clearly. Actually, there’s a long story behind this.”

“Sigh, He Ting and the others misunderstood. I didn’t deliberately steal anyone’s fiancé.”

“The truth is, I was tricked by my fiancé, Zhao Yongsen, and his mother.”

Liu Cuifang explained how, through her friendship with Zhao Tiantian, she ended up being manipulated by Zhao Yongsen and his mother. She conveniently left out the part where she deliberately approached Zhao Yongsen, and instead emphasized how the scheming led to them being “forced into marriage.”

As expected, Feng Shishi immediately expressed indignation on her behalf.

“Fangfang, you were so foolish! You can’t marry Zhao Yongsen just because you’re pregnant.”

“But what else can I do? You don’t know how harsh conditions are in the countryside and how cruel the gossip can be. If I’m unmarried and visibly pregnant, people will shame me to death.”

Feng Shishi thought for a moment and then gallantly offered, “Fangfang, I’ll find a way to get you some abortion medicine.”

“It’s useless. Getting abortion medicine from a hospital will leave records. The news that I got pregnant out of wedlock would still spread. The only way to protect my reputation is to marry Zhao Yongsen.”

“Shishi, maybe this is just my fate.”

Liu Cuifang wiped her tears sorrowfully. “You’re my best friend, and I’m only telling you about my pregnancy. You have to keep it a secret for me.”

“And watch out for Auntie Yin. Keep an eye on her.”

Liu Cuifang hadn’t originally intended to meddle in Feng Shishi’s stay at the Yin family’s house. She had been waiting to see her make a fool of herself.

Liu Cuifang hadn’t originally intended to get involved in Feng Shishi’s situation with the Yin family, but she had been waiting to see her make a fool of herself.

Now, with the Women’s Federation and the police showing up, it was highly likely that the commune would no longer allow educated youths to stay with local families. Each brigade was going to resolve the housing issue for the educated youths once and for all.

Since she needed something from Feng Shishi, it was better to do her a favor now.

Liu Cuifang’s expression became mournful, and she acted as if she genuinely cared about Feng Shishi.

“Shishi, look at me—I’m a living example.”

“Zhao Yongsen’s mother was so warm and welcoming to me, always flattering me, saying that I was an educated youth from the big city, knowledgeable and cultured, but secretly, she had her own hidden agenda.”

“Don’t think that rural people are all simple and sincere. They smile on the outside, but inside, they have all kinds of bad thoughts.”

“Take Lu Baiwei and Tang Yunling, for example. These girls from the countryside are so cunning. They’ve charmed He Ting and Zhou Yanfeng, manipulating them to do whatever they want.”

Liu Cuifang warned her, “You can’t trust people too easily. If you do, you’ll end up being completely taken advantage of.”

Was Auntie Gui really a bad person?

The Women’s Federation and the police had solid evidence that she and her son had beaten their daughter-in-law.

If Auntie Gui had been putting on an act in front of her, just how deep was her scheming?

Feng Shishi shuddered in fear. “He Ting and Zhou Yanfeng are really out of their minds, letting two country girls control them like that.”

“The countryside really is a place where they’ll eat you alive and leave nothing behind.”

“Fangfang, you’re the only one who’s good to me. You’re right—no matter what, I need to stay alert with Auntie Gui.”

“I’m going back now, I’ll move back to the educated youth camp right away…”

How could Shen Guixiang let Feng Shishi move out?

If Feng Shishi left, not only would she lose the two yuan rent every month, but how much less meat would she get to eat?

In any case, Shen Guixiang absolutely wouldn’t allow Feng Shishi to move out.

When Feng Shishi mentioned she was going to move back to the educated youth camp, Shen Guixiang became unreasonable, taking all her anger out on Liu Cuifang, who had come to the house with Feng Shishi.

“Really? Is it you?”

“Feng Shishi has been living just fine in my house, and now, after you came to the Sunyang Brigade to find her, she wants to move back to the camp?”

“Did you encourage her to move back?”

“You’re just a neighboring educated youth from the Hongqi Brigade. Why are you meddling in our brigade’s business?”

She was so angry because she had gone to great lengths to please the naive, wealthy Feng Shishi, even making the Women’s Federation and the police come after her.

Things were getting complicated, and now her son and she had written a humiliating agreement with Lu Jiaojiao.

Now that their easy profit was slipping away, how could Shen Guixiang be willing to let go?

When Liu Cuifang came to the Sunyang Brigade looking for Feng Shishi, and Feng Shishi immediately decided to move out, Shen Guixiang was certain that Liu Cuifang, this meddlesome educated youth, was sabotaging her plans. She rushed at Liu Cuifang to strike her.

Upon learning that Liu Cuifang was pregnant, Feng Shishi felt a wave of sympathy for her.

Upon learning that Liu Cuifang was pregnant, Feng Shishi felt a deep sympathy for her.

She couldn’t bear to see her being slapped, so she quickly stepped forward to stand in front of Liu Cuifang.

Shen Guixiang swung a slap that landed on Feng Shishi’s face before she could pull it back.

Feng Shishi’s skin was delicate, and the clear marks of five fingers immediately appeared on her pale cheek.

“Auntie, you hit me?”

At that moment, Feng Shishi completely believed Liu Cuifang’s words—Shen Guixiang was not a good person.

When she heard Feng Shishi was about to move out, her true nature showed.

Feng Shishi cursed herself for being so naive in judging people.

Furious, she yelled at Shen Guixiang, “My parents never even dared to hit me, not once, not even a finger!”

“How dare you hit me? How dare you?”

“What gives you the right to hit me?”

Feng Shishi, in a fit of anger, shouted at Shen Guixiang, “I’m going to report you to the brigade! I’m going to the commune! You hit an educated youth! I’ll make sure the brigade and commune arrest you and throw you in jail!”

“Fangfang, go to the brigade office and get the person in charge of security, Gong Minbing, to come here,” she demanded.

Oh my god!

This Feng Shishi was frightening when she went mad.

Shen Guixiang had thought that Feng Shishi, a pampered flower raised in wealth, would never stand up for herself.

It was just a slap on the face—why was she acting like this?

Lu Jiaojiao had almost been beaten to death by them, but she hadn’t reacted this way.

But now, when Feng Shishi threatened to go to the brigade or the commune to report her, Shen Guixiang realized that this seemingly gentle Feng Shishi was not someone to be messed with.

The Women’s Federation police had just left, and they had barely managed to calm things down after Lu Jiaojiao’s accusations. Shen Guixiang didn’t want to risk them being arrested.

When Feng Shishi shouted that she would go to the brigade and commune, Shen Guixiang quickly started to worry. She thought about calling Yin Zhihe to restrain these two women.

However, after a few more words, when they looked out the door, Liu Cuifang had already disappeared.

Oh!

Liu Cuifang had run off?

Now, it was just Feng Shishi left. Could she not control her?

Shen Guixiang shouted to Yin Zhihe, “Get a rope! Feng Shishi wants to go to the brigade or commune, so let’s tie her up and see where she thinks she’s going!”