Chapter 102 - 102

Chapter 102 The Truth ExposedOn the screen, the movie "Tunnel Warfare" was showing the scene where the militia of Gaojiazhuang set up an ambush. The sounds of gunfire and explosions mingled with cheers from the crowd, making the early winter wind feel hot.Suddenly, a voice came from behind, "Oh dear, someone has fainted."The sound grew louder and louder, somewhat drowning out the dialogue on the screen.Yun Ting, with her sharp ears, quickly turned around to look behind her. Someone had fainted, and Xu Guifang was talking animatedly, spitting as she spoke, as more and more people gathered around her.Aunt Meihua quickly stood up as well, "Come on, let's go take a look..."Yun Ting immediately stood up and followed, as if she had been waiting for this moment.It turns out that the person who fainted was a female educated youth. Chen Huifang."What happened? How could she suddenly faint?"Who knows?"Make way..." Li Baoguo, the youngest son of the Li Accountant family, rushed forward, picked up the person, and rushed out."What's going on? Why is Baoguo hugging thisEducated Youth Chen?"Li Accountant's wife, standing in the crowd, looked very upset. Others might not know, but she knew perfectly well that her son had long been infatuated with that Educated Youth Chen. She had always disliked Educated Youth Chen, which was why she had never agreed to let her son marry him. Who knew that tonight's turn of events would leave her with no choice but to agree? She was furious."Hey, Baoguo's mother, what's going on? Do you know?" a woman asked."I'm not sure either, I'll have to go back and askChild." With that, she fled from the crowd.The movie wasn't over yet, and although everyone was curious, they couldn't possibly go with the others, so they stayed to continue watching. However, their minds weren't entirely on the movie; they were all engaged in lively discussions.Aunt Meihua sighed, "Oh! Sufen is in for a headache! That Educated Youth Chen doesn't seem like someone who knows how to manage a household.""Mother, Chen Huifang wanted to marry my eldest brother before," Caiyun said in a low voice."Don't say that again..." Aunt Meihua glared at Caiyun and warned her."I'm not stupid...""I think you're really stupid. Don't you know what you can and can't say?"Li Baoguo took Chen Huifang to the barefoot doctor, and it turned out she was pregnant, which caused quite a stir.Li Baoguo had to come forward and say that they were dating, but it just happened unintentionally...Accountant was so angry he felt dizzy. The villagers didn't expose the affair because of him, but the two of them were still required to get married.Li Accountant's wife, Wei Sufen, who is also Li Baoguo's mother, was really upset. Her son had been tricked by someone, and he was still foolishly saying that he wanted to be a father.But even if things aren't great, he's still their own son. He already has a child, so what can they do? The die is cast.After discussing it, the two elders decided to take advantage of the fact that it wasn't the coldest time of the year and get things done as soon as possible.So, not two days later, the Li Accountant family held a banquet, and almost everyone in the village who had the surname Li and were related to him attended.Yun Ting was also invited. It has to be said thatamong the Educated Youth, Yun Ting has really infiltrated the village! Whenever there's a happy occasion, she's invited to the wedding banquet, and she happily goes along.Accountant Li has two sons and two daughters. Her eldest son has been married for several years, and her eldest daughter is also married. Only her youngest son and daughter are left. Now her youngest son is also married, leaving only her youngest daughter, Li Xiaohui, who is still in junior high school.The banquet they hosted was quite good; the meat dishes had plenty of meat, so everyone who gave a gift didn't feel cheated and left satisfied.As for what happened next, we haven't heard anything major yet.However, not long after Li Baoguo and Chen Huifang's affair, news broke that Li Xiu andWang Xiangdong were dating, giving the village something to talk about again.Li Xiu herself came out to her family about this. Aunt Liu couldn't persuade her otherwise; Li Xiuwas determined to be with Wang Xiangdong. What could they do? It was rare for their daughter to like someone so much, so her parents had no choice but to compromise. However, they weren't getting married or having a wedding banquet right away. Aunt Liu even gave her a warning, telling her not to followChen Huifang's example.Anyway, this couple has already officially started dating.It was much colder than usual that day, and Yun Ting packed her things, planning to ask for leave early to go home for the Chinese New Year.This year, many of the educated youth who went home last year are not going back for the Spring Festival, mainly to save on travel expenses. Lu Jiayan and Zhou Yang, however, are going back, as they don't need the money.Yun Ting got a letter of introduction from the Brigade Leader and plans to go back first thing tomorrow morning.Duan Xingye happened to be delivering coal to her and also brought her some food. When he learned that she was going home early, he offered to pick her up in the morning. Yun Tingdidn't refuse, considering the weather."You should take this coal back! I won't need it when I get back. Thank you so much.""There's no reason to take something back after you've already taken it. Let it stay so you can use it when you come back. Being so polite isn't like you.""I don't agree with what you're saying. When have I ever been an impolite person? I don't accept things from others without permission.""Yes, it was a slip of the tongue, I'm sorry...""Aren't you going home?" Yun Ting asked, puzzled.Duan Xingye paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "I don't want to go back and see my parents being all lovey-dovey; it's so cheesy.""Haha... Your parents have such a good relationship.""Of course, our Duan Family has always had a tradition of spoiling our daughters-in-law…"Duan Xingye said this while looking at Yun Ting. For a moment, she felt as if those deep eyes were about to suck her in. She felt flustered for a second and turned her face away uncomfortably.Actually, Duan Xingye's feelings had been somewhat apparent to her for a while, but she simply didn't want to confront them. She wasn't planning on dating at the moment. In this day and age, dating meant marriage was just around the corner, and she wasn't that narrow-minded. Being single was so much more liberating!"Heh~ That's good, harmony in the family brings prosperity in everything.""Pfft... Your conclusion isn't wrong either." Duan Xingye could easily see that she was avoiding him. Sigh... There's going to be a wait. This little girl has absolutely no interest in that kind of thing.After chatting casually for a while, Duan Xingyesaid goodbye and left.It started snowing heavily at night, and when Yun Ting got up at four in the morning, everything outside was covered in white."Oh no! Are we going to be too late? Will we even be able to get out in this snow? Will the train be able to run?"As dawn broke, Duan Xingye still hadn't arrived.Yun Ting realized that it seemed they couldn't go back; the snow on the road was too deep for the car to pass.After a moment of melancholy, she stopped thinking about it. Oh well, if she can't go back, she won't go back for now! Sigh…The snow was falling heavier and heavier, making it impossible for vehicles to travel. Duan Xingye notified everyone to pass on the message to each brigade, urging them to pay attention to clearing the snow and inspecting the houses.He still walked all the way to Xiangyang Brigade. He had made an appointment with Little Girl yesterday, but he broke his promise and had to come and explain.When he knocked on Yun Ting's door, covered in snow, Yun Ting was taken aback by the "snowman" in front of her. "Why are you here? It's snowing so much."