Marrying a childless superior, she became pregnant and lived a carefree life in the 1970s.

Chapter 15 Who is whose prey?
These past few days, he's been lying in bed in pain, and both the female educated youth at the educated youth settlement and the girls from the village have brought him a lot of food.

The fish soup in front of her was what Zhao Weihong got by trading with her fellow villagers.

"Wen Zhiqing, be careful not to spill the fish soup." Zhao Weihong reacted quickly, instinctively reaching out to steady the bowl. She accidentally touched Wen Zhuqing's cool fingers, and Zhao Weihong blushed and withdrew her hand.

She told Wen Zhuqing to hold the bowl, but her face flushed with embarrassment as she lowered her head to savor the feeling of touching Wen Zhuqing's hand, her heart brimming with joy.

Wen Zhuqing said thank you, not noticing anything unusual about Zhao Weihong, and lowered her head to drink the fish soup, thinking about what Zhao Weihong had just said.

Zhao Weihong recounted the rumors circulating in the village over the past two days, as well as what Gu Jianing had said when she met him.

Even Wen Zhuqing, who was confident that Gu Jianing liked him, couldn't help but wonder: Had Gu Jianing really changed? Was she really planning to marry that officer named Sheng Zexi, or was she just playing hard to get?

In fact, Gu Jianing, who was originally the most likely to come, didn't show up these past two days, did she?

I heard that Gu Yunting has already gone to work.

Wen Zhuqing had a vague feeling that Gu Jianing had slipped out of her control.

No, I still need to find some time to meet Gu Jianing in person and ask her.

If she's just playing hard to get and doesn't really intend to marry that officer, that's fine. But if things have really changed, then...

Wen Zhuqing's eyes darkened.

How could he let his prey escape so easily?

Gu Jianing, who was targeted by Wen Zhuqing, had just come out of her grandmother's old house. On the way, she heard many villagers talking about Wen Zhuqing's "good price" after she was beaten.

Gu Jianing's grandparents had two sons and one daughter.

The eldest son is her father, and the youngest son is her uncle. According to the tradition of Huaihua Village, the elderly live with the youngest son. After the aunt got married and Grandpa Gu passed away, Grandma Gu decided to divide the family property. She lived with the youngest son in the old house, while the eldest son, who is Gu Jianing's father, gave more money to rebuild the house.

Although they have separated their households, the two brothers have a very good relationship. In particular, Grandma Gu does not favor boys over girls and is especially fond of Gu Jianing, always secretly saving the best food for her.

This time, having arranged a marriage with Sheng Zexi, Gu Jianing naturally had to tell her grandmother and her uncle's family.

Sure enough, as she happily left the old house, she overheard Wu Meili, who was turning over sweet potatoes in the field, talking to a group of aunties nearby about how Wen Zhuqing was being courted by many female educated youths and village girls.

As she approached, he became more and more excited and spoke louder.

Was this specifically told to her?
This Wu Meili, Aunt Wu, she remembered, this person had previously planned to marry her daughter to her own elder brother, but at that time her elder brother was already dating his sister-in-law Yang Manman, so of course he couldn't look at anyone else, plus Yao Chunhua didn't like to be in-laws with Wu Meili.

Therefore, this offer of a meeting was naturally rejected.

But Wu Meili and her daughter seem to be holding onto this issue relentlessly.

She remembered that in her past life, her elder brother and sister-in-law never had children. This Aunt Wu had spread rumors about her sister-in-law countless times in the village, saying she was a hen that would never lay eggs. The words were extremely hurtful. Originally, it would have been fine if her elder brother had a factory job, but she gave it to Wen Zhuqing. In the end, her elder brother failed at everything he tried. On the other hand, the man Gu Baozhu married was originally a carpenter, but later made his fortune by customizing furniture.

Later, whenever Wu Meili and her mother Yao Chunhua argued, she would say something like, "A blessed woman doesn't marry into an unblessed family," meaning the Gu family was unlucky, while her daughter was lucky. This not only ridiculed the Gu family but also elevated Gu Baozhu. However, these things will never happen again in this lifetime!
Gu Jianing wondered if this Aunt Wu wanted her to cause trouble at the educated youth settlement.

She would never make a scene.

However, she felt that Wen Zhuqing needed to be dealt with.

She knew all too well that Wen Zhuqing, despite his gentle and refined appearance, was a ruthless and vicious snake inside. Clearly, she had become Wen Zhuqing's prey, and he would not give her up easily until he had squeezed all her value out of her.

They might cause trouble after learning that she's going to marry Sheng Zexi.

Therefore, she had to think of a way to get rid of Wen Zhuqing. Even if she couldn't get rid of her all at once, it would be good to make Wen Zhuqing suffer. At least after she married Sheng Zexi and went to join the army, Wen Zhuqing would have no way to scheme against the Gu family.

Gu Jianing kept this in mind and slowly approached Wu Meili and the others.

Wu Meili caught a glimpse of Gu Jianing approaching out of the corner of her eye and became even more animated.

In the past two days, Gu Jianing not only heard about the matchmaking between her and a military officer, but she also witnessed it.

The officer looked quite good, and Wu Meili thought to herself that the officer was blind to have taken a liking to Gu Jianing, whose daughter was so much better.

She felt that Gu Jianing should still like Wen Zhiqing.

Although Wu Meili was saying how great Wen Zhuqing was and how popular he was with the girls, deep down she didn't like this kind of educated youth who was weak and helpless. She also felt that he was not very reliable. All he had to offer was his face and his mouth. Look how well Gu Jianing was fooled by Wen Zhuqing before. She not only gave Wen Zhuqing food and drinks, but also tried to jump into the river to force her brother to give his job to Wen Zhuqing.

Although Gu Jianing later claimed it was an accident and Gu Yunting went to work, denying the rumors, Wu Meili didn't believe it.

She hoped that Gu Jianing would continue chasing after Wen Zhiqing, which would definitely drag the entire Gu family down with her.

In fact, Wu Meili's feeling was right. In her previous life, Wen Zhuqing had taken advantage of Gu Jianing and squeezed all the value out of everyone in the Gu family.

"...I think Wen Zhiqing is really good. She's good-looking, has a good personality, and I heard she can even recite poetry. She's also from Shanghai. Whoever marries Wen Zhiqing can become a Shanghai resident in the future." Wu Meili praised Wen Zhuqing highly.

Gu Jianing moved closer, crossed her arms, and asked in a sweet, coquettish voice, feigning doubt, "Aunt Wu, do you really think Wen Zhiqing is that good?"

Wu Meili turned around, as if she had just noticed Gu Jianing. Knowing that Gu Jianing had heard her, she smiled and said, "Yes, I think Wen Zhiqing is very good. He is a very good candidate for husband and son-in-law."

"Oh, really? Then if Wen Zhiqing were to become your son-in-law, Aunt Wu, wouldn't you be overjoyed?" Gu Jianing blinked her beautiful almond-shaped eyes, seemingly oblivious to Wu Meili's deeper meaning, and went along with her words.

"Of course I'm happy." Even though Wu Meili didn't like the educated youth, she had to agree with Gu Jianing at this moment.

"No wonder you were so happy, Aunt Wu. It turns out Wen Zhiqing is going to be your son-in-law!" Gu Jianing said with a sudden realization.

Wu Meili was dumbfounded. What did that mean? What did it mean that Wen Zhiqing was going to be her son-in-law?

Gu Jianing blinked, feigning surprise, "Aunt Wu, didn't you know? Your Pearl likes Wen Zhiqing. By the way, did you stew meat today? I saw Pearl was about to give some meat to Wen Zhiqing. What, Aunt Wu, didn't you know?"

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