Chapter 70: Jiaojiao is spoiled by the rough man

Originally, she just wanted to be an educated youth for a few years and save some money to prepare for success in the college entrance examination. She didn't expect that she made the wrong choice from the beginning. She fell in love with Yan Wenxuan like a blind man and tried to get Yan Wenxuan to help her get money to buy books.

After discovering that Yan Wenxuan was unreliable, she was surprised that the big fish Xu Yan suddenly appeared.

She thought she could take the opportunity to cook for the Xu family and get closer to Xu Yan. Maybe she could get other benefits in the future besides the money to buy books. But who would have thought that no matter what she did, there seemed to be a force blocking her way, making everything a mess.

The sound of pointing and talking had not yet ended. The women on both sides of the path gathered in twos and threes, staring at Zhong Qingqing, who was walking laboriously towards the clinic with a cane.

"Wanwan, what did you guys say just now? I noticed that Miss Zhong didn't look too happy!"

Two steps further, the direction of the radio station and the clinic was completely opposite, Su Wanwan followed Zhong Qingqing not too far away. At this time, an old lady on the side of the road suddenly waved and called her to stop.

"Nothing, it's just that Miss Zhong's foot was injured and she couldn't sit all the time, so she had to go out for a walk. She happened to meet me and said a few words." Su Wanwan said perfunctorily, but she didn't expect these middle-aged women to interpret her words in different levels -

"Your reputation is already so bad, yet you still have the nerve to go out for a walk? I don't think the swelling on your legs is serious. Isn't it better to just lie in bed and take care of yourself?"

"Some people like to show off in front of others. What's more, people from the city look down on our rural environment and always act so high. Just get used to it. Anyway, we all know those disgusting things."

Su Wanwan walked forward silently, listening to the aunties' increasingly loud sarcastic voices as she walked, and secretly sighed in her heart that she was still too young.

If she hadn't passed by here today, she would probably never have heard these remarks in her life.

The villagers never cursed her so harshly behind her back.

Zhong Qingqing, who was walking in front, naturally heard these words, but she could do nothing but endure it silently.

Gritting her teeth, Zhong Qingqing leaned hard on her crutches, trying to walk faster.

One day, she would be admitted to university, achieve great things, and make those who bullied and laughed at her pay the price!

It was almost time for dinner when Su Wanwan returned to the radio station. She ate two more bites of the meal her mother brought her at noon, then quickly wrote down the quotations of the times for the next day and put them neatly into her small bag. She also read a few pages of the storybook Xu Yan had given her yesterday, and from time to time she absentmindedly glanced at the empty dirt road outside.

It was not until dark that Su Wanwan got up from her seat, and no one passed by outside.

Some people were still reluctant to leave the radio station. They wanted to wait a little longer. However, Su Wanwan had a hunch that no one would come tonight.

Helplessly, she had to lock the door of the radio station and leave a small gap in the window.

If Xu Yan came, he should be able to see the traces she left behind.

Su Wanwan thought this in her heart and went home with heavy steps.

"Wanwan is back, wash your hands and eat!"

Zhao Ying lifted the kitchen curtain and felt much better than usual.

The kidney bean stew in the pot also seemed to be much more fragrant than usual.

"What's wrong, Mom? What makes you so happy today?" Su Wanwan put down her small bag and reached out to help Zhao Ying get the vegetables.

"Your third sister-in-law took Qinggui back to her parents' home to live for a few days. She left on the town bus this morning." Father Su Yang answered on the kang in the bedroom.

It was rare for her father Su Yang to come home early, and Su Wanwan was even startled when she saw him.

"Dad, the sun is rising from the west. Aren't you still in the village chief's office at this time? Why are you back?" Su Wanwan hurriedly sat next to her father Su Yang.

"Get up, get up. You are pressing down on your father's pipe."

As soon as Su Wanwan sat down, she stood up immediately as if she had been scalded.

Su Yang took out his beloved pipe from under the kang mat with a distressed look on his face. He picked up a piece of cloth from somewhere and carefully wiped the patina on it. "Couldn't your father have come home a day earlier?"

"Of course, but... by the way, I heard that the matter of Xu Yan from the Xu family... has been a hot topic these days, and the whole village is investigating it. As the village chief, aren't you going to join them?" Taking this opportunity, Su Wanwan quickly asked.

"Don't worry, the person has been taken away."

Su Yang's father carefully wiped the dust off his pipe and tobacco pouch with a rag, then found some tobacco leaves, lit a match, and took a deep breath.

The feeling of her heart rapidly dropping made Su Wanwan unable to adapt for a moment. She stared straight ahead, but her eyes were unfocused.

After a long while, until her mother Zhao Ying had brought dinner to the table and her father Su Yang had temporarily put down his pipe, Su Wanwan reluctantly sat on the edge of the kang, a little dazed.

"Wanwan, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell? Don't scare your mother."

Zhao Ying had just transferred the leftovers from Su Wanwan's lunch box into her bowl when he saw Su Wanwan looking into a daze.

Sitting on the edge of the kang, Su Wanwan unconsciously fiddled with the edges of the kang made of ceramic tiles, her body trembling slightly.

Su Wanwan had clearly assured him the day before that nothing would happen and that at most he would go to the city or provincial capital to resolve the matter. But the next day, he learned from his father that the person had been arrested...

It felt as if countless ants were crawling around in her heart, causing Su Wanwan to feel a dull physical pain.

"I'm fine, Mom. I just don't have much appetite. You guys eat first."

Su Wanwan finally shifted her gaze away, but her eyes were empty, completely different from usual.

Seeing Su Wanwan's expression, even the others sitting at the table realized that something was wrong.

Fourth brother Su Zhan was also here today. Seeing his sister's expression, he was a little worried: "What's wrong, little sister? If someone bullies you, fourth brother will help you beat him!"

"How can you not eat? You didn't finish your lunch. Normally, your appetite is not that small. Be good... Tell mom if you have any problems. Our whole family is your strong support."

Zhao Ying sat next to Su Wanwan with a worried look on his face, raised his hand and patted her back gently.

Su Wanwan, who was a little slow to react, shook her head again, "It's okay, maybe it's just... it's just too hot these days, I'll go back to the room and lie on the cool mat for a while."

Su Wanwan staggered to her feet from the kang, without looking up at anyone else, and went straight back to her bedroom, quietly closing the door.

"Hey, Wanwan, if you have any problems, just call mom."

Zhao Ying looked at Su Wanwan's closed door reluctantly and sat back at the dining table with a sad face. The originally warm and harmonious atmosphere instantly fell to freezing point.

"Mom, don't worry too much. My little sister might just have a little heat stroke. She will be fine after lying down for a while."

Although the eldest brother Su Gao spoke clumsily, it brought a slight smile to Zhao Ying's face. She picked up the chopsticks and invited everyone to eat.

"Dad, you just said that Xu Yan, the third son of the Xu family, was arrested. What is the village going to do about this?"