The tycoon's wicked wife from the era of literature has been reborn.

Chapter 5 Everyone celebrates
"Qinghe!"

Zhou Zhenghua caught up; he was genuinely panicked.

The indifferent look in Gao Qinghe's eyes when she left startled him.

Qinghe is extremely jealous and competitive, so how could she say something like "I wish you all the best"?
Something must have happened to him while he was studying in the county town.

Otherwise, Qinghe wouldn't have looked at him with such a cold gaze.

At first, he just didn't want to make his relationship with Qinghe public, fearing that Ouyang Yan would go back and spread rumors.

I never thought of breaking off my relationship with her.

Moreover, he didn't expect Qinghe to care so much about this matter.

If he had known it would turn out this way, he would have definitely formally introduced the relationship between the two of them.

In his panic, Zhou Zhenghua forgot that Ouyang Yan was beside him and chased after her without a second thought.

"Brother Li, let's go!"

Gao Qinghe urged him on, afraid that he might be tainted by something bad.

Li Jianshe glanced at Zhou Zhenghua, who was chasing after him, and then at Gao Qinghe.

Hesitantly, he asked, "Are you really leaving?"

Are you sure this isn't just a prank between the young couple?

Gao Qinghe: "Let's go!"

Li Jianshe looked on in surprise: "They really broke up?"

Gao Chongyi noticed his daughter's displeasure and snapped at her, "Stop dawdling! Just go when I tell you to!"

After all, he was Zhou Zhenghua's uncle, so Li Jianshe didn't dare to say a word and immediately started the car, leaving Zhou Zhenghua with a face full of exhaust fumes.

Zhou Zhenghua, ignoring the dust, hurriedly chased after him a few more steps.

Seeing the tricycle buzzing along faster than an airplane, he finally stopped, panting heavily.

My eyes are filled with frustration.

He was angry at himself for angering the woman who was the best to him and whom he liked the most, all because of a classmate he studied with at the cadre school.

Although Gao Qinghe has a bad temper and is spoiled, she is kind to him from the bottom of her heart.

She was also willing to humble herself in front of him, and occasionally show gentleness and tenderness.

Putting everything else aside, just the sight of her delicate little face standing next to him was enough to draw countless envious and jealous glances from him.

To put it bluntly, having a woman like that by his side makes him feel proud.

It greatly satisfied his feelings of inferiority and arrogance stemming from his rural upbringing and impoverished family background.

Only a woman like Gao Qinghe is worthy of standing with him.

At that moment, Ouyang Yan, who was concerned, caught up with him and asked him sourly, "She's just a girl next door, why are you so worried about her?"

She was just a shallow woman attracted by the virtuous and righteous image he deliberately projected.

Gao Qinghe, on the other hand, had seen him at his lowest point and had been there for him through those embarrassing and awkward times.

"Brother Zhou, are you alright?"

Ouyang Yan looked at his dark face with concern and asked in a low voice.

Zhou Zhenghua turned around and gave her a cold look.

It's all that woman's fault. If she hadn't insisted on coming along, he wouldn't have made Qinghe angry.

Although Zhou Zhenghua quickly suppressed the coldness in his eyes, Ouyang Yan was still startled for a moment.

Suddenly, I felt that the person in front of me was a little scary, and I couldn't figure out what he was thinking at all.

Zhou Zhenghua said politely, "Professor Ouyang, I have to go home for something, so I can't go to the library with you today. You can go by yourself."

After saying this, without waiting for Ouyang Yan to speak, he turned around and hurried towards the county bus station.

It's very late.

There are only two shuttle buses a day from the Second Detachment of Shanghe Village to the county seat.

One trip departs from the village at 6:00 AM and heads to the county town, while another trip returns from the county town to the village at 3:30 PM.

Zhou Zhenghua was determined to go back and explain things to Gao Qinghe.

Completely ignoring Ouyang Yan standing by the roadside, her eyes reddening with grievance.

In 1989, the road from Qing County to Shanghe Village was not yet paved; it was all dirt road.

Despite the swaying and rocking along the way, Gao Qinghe, wrapped in the thin blanket her parents had brought, didn't feel cold.

She closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, sleeping all the way home. These past two days had been filled with the bizarre experience of being reborn, and she had to outwit and outmaneuver the system, keeping her on edge.

Now that I've severed ties with Zhou Zhenghua, a bright future lies ahead. I can finally relax and rest.

The system was sensible enough not to bother her.

It's just that my family is going crazy from being cooped up.

Huang Ying and Gao Chongyi exchanged glances, seemingly wanting to speak but holding back, yet also wanting to speak but holding back.

Gao Qingmiao and Gao Qingya stared at each other, both wanting to ask but not daring to.

Finally, Gao Qingya couldn't hold back any longer and boldly asked the question that had been bothering her before entering the house.

"Sis, you've broken up with Zhou Zhenghua's boyfriend?"

All four pairs of eyes turned to Gao Qinghe.

Gao Qinghe corrected her younger sister: "Remember, I have never dated him. Our relationship is completely innocent. We have never even held hands. He is just our neighbor."

Gao Qingya and Gao Qingmiao were utterly astonished.

Gao Chongyi and Huang Ying suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Huang Ying gave her youngest daughter a warning look: "That's how it is, Ya'er, don't talk nonsense and ruin your sister's reputation!"

Gao Qingya nodded hesitantly, "I understand."

Although shocked by Gao Qinghe's resolute decision, the family quickly cheered up.

It's good that you broke up!

Although Zhou Zhenghua seems alright, his widowed mother is no pushover.

From a young age, Gao Qinghe would bring any good food or drink she could find to her neighbor.

When her own family was struggling to get enough to eat, she fed Zhou Zhenghua until he was plump and looked like a lucky doll in a painting.

As the two grew up, Zhou Zhenghua excelled in his studies and became increasingly successful.

He was admitted to a university in the capital, becoming the first college student from the Second Detachment to leave the city.

The family was secretly delighted and tacitly accepted Zhou Zhenghua as their prospective son-in-law.

Even the widowed mother of the Zhou family next door said that Gao Qinghe was blessed with good fortune and would bring prosperity to her husband.

His words implied that he had decided on Gao Qinghe as his future daughter-in-law.

The two families tacitly agreed to treat each other as in-laws.

But after Zhou Zhenghua graduated and returned to work, the situation changed.

First of all, there's Zhou Zhenghua. In the six months since he returned to the village, he hasn't come to the door to bring up the marriage between the two of them, and he never tells anyone that he and Gao Qinghe are dating.

Then came the widowed mother of the Zhou family.

In the past, whenever I saw Gao Qinghe, I would call her "Bao'er" and "Good girl" and would often send eggs home to help her eat more.

After graduating from high school, Gao Qinghe was unable to find a job. He advised her to stay at home for a couple more years, not to rush things, and to wait patiently for Zhenghua to graduate and return to get married.

But ever since Zhou Zhenghua graduated and was assigned to be a village official, Old Lady Zhou has never visited the Gao family again.

Forget about eggs, when I see Gao Qinghe outside, I ask her if she has found a job yet. She can't just loaf around like this anymore.

They even started criticizing Gao Qinghe's clothing and appearance.

The red color was too bright, the dress was too revealing, and even wearing sandals required Gao Qinghe to go home and put on socks.

You have to learn housework; how can a woman manage if she can't cook?

After getting married, will you let your husband and children starve?
The implication is that Gao Qinghe is unemployed, incapable of housework, and dressed extravagantly, making her seem nothing like a virtuous wife and loving mother.

She's no longer a good match for her son, a college graduate serving as a village official.

Seeing that their daughter was oblivious to everything, Gao Chongyi and his wife worried that she might go her own way and suffer if she married Zhou Zhenghua.

Well, Zhou Zhenghua pulled this stunt himself today, and the two have broken up.

This is truly a cause for universal celebration!
Tonight, I will offer three sticks of incense to our ancestors.

Gao Chongyi couldn't wait to thank his ancestors for protecting his precious son and giving him a new life.

Huang Ying smiled and pushed open the gate to her courtyard.

Gao Chongyi: "Mom! We're back!"

Gao Qingmiao and Gao Qinghe: "Grandma, we've brought our eldest sister back!"

Under the almost exaggerated care of her parents and younger siblings, Gao Qinghe walked into the house full of anticipation.

(End of this chapter)