70's Raising a Child: I'm done with cannon fodder female supporting roles

Chapter 41: Breaking the Ice in Relationships
At this moment, Jiang Zhe didn't know why he couldn't help but chase after her because he was worried about her.

The two walked side by side on the path in the field.

The bright moonlight falls on the earth softly like silver gauze, creating a cool silver light.

The light bulb in Jiang Zhe's hand emitted a dim glow, illuminating the road ahead for them.

The breeze blows by, bringing bursts of fresh and natural fragrance.

Shen Nanqiao suddenly felt emotional.

She longed to live a good life for once, to truly live for herself.

Her steps gradually became lighter. Jiang Zhe walked beside her and could even hear her humming an unknown little tune from time to time. The graceful melody floated in the quiet night.

Jiang Zhe's gaze fell on her, his eyes fluctuated slightly. He had never realized that her singing was so pleasant to the ears.

When the two returned to the tube-shaped building, the neighbors looked at them in surprise.

They couldn't believe it.

The atmosphere between Shen Nanqiao and Jiang Zhe is so harmonious.

As the two walked into the house, they heard bursts of gossip behind them.

"This Shen Nanqiao seems to have become a different person recently, completely different from before! Could it be that he became stupid after hitting the pillar?"

"The Jiang family is so unlucky to have such a daughter-in-law!

If the daughter-in-law is disobedient, she must be taught a lesson. In our village, which woman has not been beaten by a man?

It's because of the Jiang family that she became like this!"

"I heard from my boss that Shen Nanqiao is very powerful in the steel factory!

Not only did he cause Xiuyu to break her finger, he also dared to talk back to the factory manager. He simply didn't take anyone seriously!

In my opinion, she just feels that she can’t find anyone better, so she plans to make do with Jiang Zhe…”

As a few people were gossiping, the door of the Jiang family suddenly creaked open.

Shen Nanqiao's figure appeared in front of them.

Before everyone could put away their gossipy faces, they saw Shen Nanqiao holding the basin of water and splashing it at them without hesitation!

Water splashed everywhere.

It fell mercilessly on everyone like flowers scattered by a fairy from heaven, and no one was spared.

For a moment, their screams could be heard one after another at the door.

They naturally felt bad after being splashed with dirty water.

But Shen Nanqiao remained calm and stood at the door, looking at them calmly:

"Aunt, sister-in-law, I'm so sorry. You were standing at the door of our house, and I accidentally splashed the water on you.

But what were you talking about just now? You said that I was living with Jiang Zhe because I couldn't find a better one? "

Shen Nanqiao slowly repeated what they had just said, and a trace of shame suddenly flashed in the eyes of several people.

How could they not feel embarrassed when they secretly talked about others behind their backs and were exposed in person by the person concerned?

The crowd scattered like birds and beasts.

Shen Nanqiao's eyes then cooled down slightly. She slammed the door shut, put down the basin, clapped her hands, and turned back to the main room.

Jiang Zhe was kept by Song Xia.

In fact, he and Chen Qi were not in a hurry to leave tonight, but they always adhered to the style of doing things as early as possible, so they would always prepare long in advance. Now there was still time to have dinner at home.

Song Xia watched Shen Nanqiao come back from outside and asked cautiously, "Nanqiao, what did you say to them outside just now?"

Song Xia knew the villagers' gossiping habits very well.

Especially when Jiang Zhe just got married, he could hear constant words of disdain from the villagers, saying that Shen Nanqiao couldn't do housework and was always making unreasonable demands.

But they just like to watch the fun. If the Jiang family lives a good life, they will feel unhappy.

in those days.

Lao Jiang was the first person in this area to earn 100 yuan a month, which made many people jealous.

It was also Lao Jiang who took the lead in entering the steel mill to make money, which led many young and strong men to give up farming and go to the steel mill to apply for jobs.

After all, a salary of forty or fifty yuan a month is much better than farming.

If there is drought or bad weather, the crop yield will be lost.

Later, when Jiang Zhe retired from the army, many people in the village came to comfort him on the surface, but in fact they were hypocritical and said behind his back that it was useless for Jiang Zhe to join the army and he returned in disgrace.

Everyone says one thing in public and another in private, and can't stand seeing others living a good life.

Song Xia has a gentle personality. When she hears these gossips, she usually swallows them silently and lets it go.

Unexpectedly, the only person in the family who can vent his anger is Shen Nanqiao.

Shen Nanqiao looked indifferent and said calmly:
"Nothing. I just splashed water on them because they were gossiping. Now they've all gone home to change clothes. We can have some peace and quiet for a while. Mom, let's eat."

Song Xia showed a hint of admiration in her eyes: "Nan Qiao, aren't you afraid of those people?"

Shen Nanqiao raised his head slightly and looked at Song Xia firmly:

"Mom, we don't take the initiative to cause trouble, but we are definitely not afraid of it. They have come to our doorstep to gossip, why should we endure it?
If we just keep giving in, everyone will think we are easy to bully. You and dad are honest and kind, I understand.

Anyway, I have already become notorious. If they dare to cause trouble, I will deal with them one by one until they are completely obedient. "

Song Xia couldn't help laughing.

She looked up at Jiang Zhe and said, "Jiang Zhe, look at your wife. Isn't she braver than a veteran like you?"

Jiang Zhe looked at Shen Nanqiao with deep and meaningful eyes.

He knew that it was a good thing to stand up for his family, but if he became the target of criticism in the village, it would easily lead to big trouble.

He usually doesn't care about the gossip, not because he is afraid of trouble, but because most of the people gossiping are women, and he doesn't want to get involved with them, otherwise he would appear petty.

Before Jiang Zhe could speak, Shen Nanqiao took the initiative to say:

"Mom, Jiang Zhe has his merits. He was discharged from the army due to injury. If it weren't for his leg injury, he would have definitely achieved great things in the army.

Now that I’m out of the army, it’s good to drive a truck, and I can travel all over the country. I can’t go anywhere I want.”

Shen Nanqiao's words made Jiang Zhe's eyes change slightly.

Song Xia also looked at Shen Nanqiao in surprise: "Nanqiao, you don't like it here, do you want to leave?"

Seeing Song Xia's nervous expression, Shen Nanqiao quickly shook his head, trying to comfort her:
"Mom, don't worry. I was just saying that. What I meant was that when conditions improve in the future, our family will not live here anymore. We'll move to a big city."

Settling down in a big city was something Song Xia and Jiang's father had never dared to think about.

After all, they only earn a hundred yuan at most per month.

Houses in the city cost hundreds or even thousands of yuan per square meter, which is an astronomical figure that they dare not even think about.