Chapter 48: The Determination to Cut Off What Needs to Be Cut Off

This absurd affair has only just begun.

Old Man Lu over here was furious, wishing he could beat Lu Xiangxiang to death.

Zhu’s father over there didn’t look too good either.

He watched everything coldly, then stood up and said,

“Don’t put on a show in front of me!”

“Song Jing is an educated youth from your village who has been hooking up with women everywhere. Now he’s even gotten my daughter pregnant! The captain of your village’s production brigade, your village chief, and the village secretary, all have a responsibility! It’s because of your negligence! You haven’t done a good job educating the educated youth about their thoughts.”

“And you… Lu Xiangxiang, Song Jing and my daughter are in a serious relationship, don’t you know? Yet you still shamelessly jumped in! Is this how people in your village teach children? You’ve taught such a shameless thing?”

As soon as Zhu’s father said these words, there was an uproar.

He had insulted everyone in the village, from the village secretary to the educated youth, to the men and women, old and young, in the village.

The people around were filled with righteous indignation.

But they couldn’t find any flaws in Zhu’s father’s words, and they all flushed red in the face, but didn’t know how to refute him.

Chi Wan, who was standing in the outer circle of the crowd, couldn’t help but take another look at Zhu’s father.

She realized that he wasn’t a simple farmer, but was wearing a fairly clean Zhongshan suit.

It was clear that the Zhu family was also a well-respected family in the neighboring village.

Zhu’s father was probably also a literate person, so when he mentioned his pregnant daughter, he didn’t say that his daughter had an illicit affair with Song Jing, but used the words “serious relationship.”

Chi Wan immediately understood the cleverness of this.

She couldn’t help but admire this father’s tactics.

Thinking about it this way.

Lu Xiangxiang had truly met a formidable opponent today.

With Lu Xiangxiang’s foolish schemes and Old Man Lu’s stubborn and honest nature.

The two of them together were definitely no match for this Zhu’s father.

Chi Wan had originally just wanted to watch the fun and see Lu Xiangxiang’s tragic fate with her own eyes.

But now her eyes lit up.

She was genuinely interested.

She wanted to know how this matter would end.

“You from the neighboring village, if you want to scold people, just scold Lu Xiangxiang, why are you insulting everyone in our village…”

“That’s right! How can someone talk like that?! Don’t you know where you are, be careful you have the life to come in, but not to go out…”

“Where are the village chief and the village secretary, why haven’t they come yet, has anyone gone to call them?…”

The crowd was in an uproar.

The voices of discussion rose and fell, one after another.

Just then.

He Xinian and the production brigade’s captain, Zhang, came rushing from afar.

Their faces were very serious, and their expressions were not good.

It seemed that they knew all about what had happened.

After He Xinian and Captain Zhang arrived at the scene.

He Xinian was responsible for calming down the villagers. The conflict between the two sides had already formed, and if it turned into a fight between the villagers, it would be even more serious.

Captain Zhang went directly into the commune building.

Captain Zhang was usually quiet and reserved, and he didn’t look like a rough type.

When Chi Wan interacted with him, she mostly saw him wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, holding a notebook, meticulously recording everyone’s work records.

But this time.

Captain Zhang’s thick eyebrows were furrowed, and a fierce aura emanated from his whole body. He actually grabbed Song Jing out of the commune building!

He was holding Song Jing, like an eagle grabbing a chick, pulling him hard.

Seeing this.

There was another uproar in the crowd.

It turned out that after the commotion started, the villagers had also been looking for Song Jing, but no one could find this scumbag.

Unexpectedly, Song Jing was right under everyone’s noses.

He had been hiding in the commune building.

He was listening to the commotion outside, and Old Man Lu and Zhu’s family were almost fighting over his deeds, but he was like a turtle hiding its head, refusing to come out.

Now.

The culprit was finally brought before everyone.

“Song Jing! You deal with the mess you’ve made yourself, don’t involve everyone in our production brigade!”

Captain Zhang said sternly.

He saw Song Jing push forward.

Song Jing’s face was pale, his whole body was dirty, and he wasn’t much better than Lu Xiangxiang.

Of course, he refused to come out and face everything.

But with his weak and powerless body, he was no match for Captain Zhang.

He was pushed by Captain Zhang.

He actually fell to the ground, his legs weak.

He crawled for a few times before he got up.

He Xinian had been doing some crowd control, but it had no effect.

The show had just reached its climax, and no one was willing to leave at this time.

They all had their eyes wide open and their ears pricked up, waiting to see the next act.

They were just missing a handful of peanuts and melon seeds.

Seeing the situation, He Xinian.

He changed his strategy.

He simply solved the matter publicly and fairly in front of everyone, to avoid various versions of rumors spreading later.

“Song Jing, now Zhu’s family and Lu’s family are all here, so let’s sit down, everyone say what they want, and discuss how to solve this matter.”

As soon as He Xinian opened his mouth, his aura as a superior was evident.

Zhu’s father also gave He Xinian some face, and he restrained his previous anger and sat back down in his previous position.

Song Jing stood tremblingly aside.

He looked left and right, and he even shamelessly sat down.

It was only Lu Xiangxiang who was still kneeling on the ground, covered in injuries, and no one paid any attention to her.

…

Meanwhile.

Chi Wan heard Huo Chuchun’s soft voice next to her.

“Sister-in-law, look at Secretary He… he’s so amazing… ever since he came, that person from the neighboring village has stopped making a fuss and speaking loudly.”

There was a hint of youthful joy in her clear voice.

For a girl who had never left this small mountain village, people like Chi Wan and He Xinian seemed to have a natural filter around them.

Even Song Jing, everyone looked at him like this.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many ignorant girls who were blinded.

Chi Wan just smiled gently at Huo Chuchun’s exclamation.

She turned her head and asked, “Compared to your elder brother, who is more capable, Secretary He or your elder brother?”

Faced with this question.

Huo Chuchun was stunned for a moment.

She had never compared the two before.

But——

“My elder brother is still more capable!”

The young girl smiled sweetly, her smile full of affirmation for Huo Nan Chuan.

The smile on Chi Wan’s lips also became brighter.

She also said with a voice similar to Huo Chuchun’s, with absolute certainty, “I think your elder brother is more capable too!”

And not just a little bit.

But much, much more.

Huo Nan Chuan in the future would definitely not be confined to this small mountain village, he would become the one who stood at the top of the pyramid.

The figure of another young man.

He had been standing silently behind Chi Wan and Huo Chuchun.

He listened to their conversation, and his expression was thoughtful.

…

In front of the commune.

The three-way talks chaired by He Xinian had now entered a heated stage.

Zhu’s father said, “My daughter is pregnant, what else can be done! Marriage! They must get married! Song Jing is transferred to our village’s production brigade! He can’t come to your village anymore, and he’s not allowed to have any contact with Lu Xiangxiang!”

As soon as Old Man Lu heard this, he couldn’t agree.

If Song Jing was let go, then Lu Xiangxiang’s life would be ruined.

A woman who had been caught in adultery in public, her reputation was already ruined.

Even if she married an old bachelor, they might not want her.

Old Man Lu immediately retorted, “No! Your daughter is pregnant, doesn’t my daughter’s innocence matter?! Even if Song Jing wants to get married, he must marry my daughter! After this happened, what’s going to happen to my daughter for the rest of her life?!”

Zhu’s father just sneered at this.

“Humph. What’s going to happen to your daughter for the rest of her life? Go ask your daughter. Before she did this shameless thing, didn’t she know that this would be the outcome?”

These words.

They shut Old Man Lu up.

It was he and Lu Xiangxiang who were in the wrong, and he had no right to argue with Zhu’s father.

But Old Man Lu didn’t intend to give up.

“I don’t care what you say! Anyway, Song Jing is in our village now! Unless he marries my daughter, I will never let him go!”

Old Man Lu’s idea was simple.

Now Lu Xiangxiang’s reputation was completely ruined, and she wouldn’t be able to marry anyone else, so she might as well just stay with Song Jing.

As long as they got married, what happened before wouldn’t matter anymore.

Over time, people would naturally forget about it.

Zhu’s father seemed to have anticipated this, so he came with ten or so young men.

“You say you won’t let him go? You don’t even ask the people behind me if they agree!”

The entire row of young men, each one strong and sturdy, fierce and menacing, glared at Old Man Lu.

It looked like they were about to clash again.

He Xinian quickly spoke up.

He frowned and asked Song Jing, “Song Jing, this is the mess you’ve made! You tell me, how are you going to take responsibility!”

On one side was the woman who was pregnant because of him.

On the other side was the woman who was caught in adultery with him in the woods.

Song Jing’s face was pale, and he stammered, “I was just… playing around with them… who knew…”

Even at this point.

This hypocritical and selfish scumbag could still say such things with a straight face.

He was really asking for it!

Captain Zhang, who was standing aside, didn’t give him a chance to finish his sentence, and immediately kicked his shin hard.

He warned, “Song Jing, think before you speak! Engaging in illicit relationships is also punishable by imprisonment!”

These words hit Song Jing’s weak spot.

The reason why Song Jing didn’t want either of the two women was because he still had a dream of returning to the city.

If he got married, he would be trapped in this small mountain village for the rest of his life.

Now…

There were only two outcomes.

Either get married or go to jail.

This…

Song Jing answered in a panic, “I’ll take responsibility! I’ll take responsibility! I promise to get married, okay?”

“Who are you responsible to?”

He Xinian pressed.

“It doesn’t matter! Anyway, we can’t have multiple wives now, either one is fine, I just don’t want to go to jail!”

Song Jing’s words truly revealed his nature as a scoundrel.

The faces of Old Man Lu and Zhu’s father were not good, and they both suppressed their anger.

Old Man Lu was afraid of losing out, so he spoke first.

“Song Jing, Xiangxiang is in this state because of you! If you don’t take responsibility for her, her life will be ruined! You’re a man, after all, be a man and take responsibility! No matter what, you have to marry my daughter today!”

After he finished speaking.

Old Man Lu also stole a glance at Zhu’s father across from him.

As if he was wary of Zhu’s father trying to snatch him away.

However.

The situation that followed took a 180-degree turn.

When Zhu’s father spoke again, he said, “I’m willing to take a step back. Then pay money! My daughter is pregnant and her reputation is ruined! If you don’t get married, then pay money!”

“Pay money… ah?!”

Song Jing panicked again.

As soon as he heard the word money, he became more nervous than ever, more concerned than anything else.

Song Jing shook his head repeatedly, “I don’t have any money! I don’t have any money!”

Zhu’s father didn’t even bother looking at this scumbag.

He turned to Zhu Lao Han and said, “Since you’ve chosen this man as your son-in-law, he has no money to clean up this mess, so you pay! Pay the money, and his matter with my daughter will be settled. Whether you get married or divorced in the future, it has nothing to do with our family.”

In this way.

The problem was thrown back on Old Man Lu.

This fifty-year-old man, who had been an honest farmer all his life, stared intently at Song Jing and Lu Xiangxiang, who was crying miserably.

He gritted his teeth and said.

“Okay! Our family will pay!”

At that moment, Chi Wan clearly saw a fleeting smile on Zhu’s father’s face.

The so-called snatching Song Jing and demanding a marriage contract was just a play acted by Zhu’s father.

Zhu’s father had long seen through the nature of this man, Song Jing, and marrying his daughter to him would only lead to a miserable life.

Since that was the case, it was better to get rid of the child in her belly early on.

Take the money, and maybe she could find a good man in the future.

In this era, to have such a decisive mind, Zhu’s father was truly extraordinary.

Chi Wan thought silently in her heart.

But around her, there were voices of disbelief, one after another.

No one expected that Zhu’s father had come from the neighboring village, made such a fuss, and then just gave up like that.

Zhang Yue’e sighed, “He’s going to have his daughter’s child aborted? It’s terrible… how much suffering will she have to endure…”

Huo Chuchun didn’t even understand this level.

She looked at Chi Wan in confusion and asked, “Sister-in-law, why did that person from the neighboring village change his attitude after talking for a while?”

Chi Wan explained calmly.

“Because it’s not scary to take a wrong path, what’s scary is to keep walking on a wrong path.”

“Little Chun, you have to remember this sentence.”

“No matter what you encounter in the future, you must have the determination to cut off what needs to be cut off.”

Huo Chuchun was bewildered and clueless.

But she still remembered it deeply, as Chi Wan had said.

The determination to cut off what needs to be cut off…

She really used this sentence in her later life.