Reborn in the 90s, tearing apart scumbag men for the sake of women.

Qi Dongshan's expression immediately turned even more unpleasant.

With an inquisitive look in her eyes, Song Lingge smiled and looked at the old village chief.

Qi Dongshan sighed and said, "A couple of years ago, there was a girl who met a kind person who sponsored her to go to school, but she... let's not talk about it."

"Why? Shouldn't you be happy to have someone sponsor your studies?"

"Reporter, please don't pressure the village chief. That girl isn't a good person; she's pregnant out of wedlock!"

"Otherwise, why doesn't the village allow people to mention something as glorious as this?"

"Exactly, it's all her fault. She had a child back in high school. It's shameful."

“If I were her sponsor, I would definitely make her pay me back. I’ve been fed by an ungrateful wretch.”

......

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about the past anymore. It's not something to be proud of."

Qi Dongshan was furious.

Seeing this, Song Lingge immediately changed the subject and chatted with the villagers for a while before the gathering ended.

"Comrades reporters, it's almost lunchtime. Why don't you come to my house for lunch?" Qi Dongshan said with a smile.

Song Lingge didn't hesitate and said generously, "Then I'll have to trouble Village Chief Qi."

"No trouble at all, it's an honor for our village to have you here for dinner."

Village Chief Qi's house is at the end of the village, and it's no different from the other houses in the village.

Qi Dongshan said that Qianxing Village has always been one of the poorest villages in Yuning County due to its inconvenient transportation.

"Village Chief Qi, I understand what you're saying. Actually, I'd like to ask about that college student who got pregnant out of wedlock that you mentioned earlier. As you've probably seen in so many news reports, you need to find a good angle, something sensational, to attract attention."

Song Lingge spoke slowly, observing Qi Dongshan's emotions as she spoke.

Now she does everything less impulsively and tries her best to be perfect.

She can't afford to fail again.

Qi Dongshan frowned, and Song Lingge stopped at the right moment.

After a long while, Qi Dongshan finally raised his head and said in a deep voice, "This can be considered a shameful thing in the village. But, reporter, you must believe that the rest of us villagers are very simple and kind, and we also strongly condemn her behavior."

It seems that Qi Dongshan is worried about conflating them.

Song Lingge smiled and gave him a reassuring smile: "Of course, let's stick to the facts! Don't worry, Village Chief Qi, I'm just thinking about a more reasonable approach from a journalist's perspective."

Qi Dongshan nodded, looking at his anxious expression.

Qiao Nansheng took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled out a Hongtashan, and asked, "Village Chief Qi?"

Qi Dongshan took the cigarette and was about to light it when he blew out the match.

Looking at Song Lingge: "Reporter, is this alright?"

"Of course, that way you'll feel more relaxed."

Song Lingge gave Qiao Nansheng an approving look; he was quite savvy.

Qi Dongshan lit another match, took two puffs, and exhaled a puff of white smoke before slowly speaking.

“That was about three years ago. As you can see, Qianxing Village was very poor. It was such a small village with only about a hundred people. The village had nothing, and you had to go to the county to do anything. The children had a hard time too, as it took them more than two hours to go to school and back.”

They'd been talking for ages, and they still weren't at the end. But Song Lingge and her group were imposters, so they didn't rush them, listening attentively as the old village chief reminisced about the past.

In fact, Song Lingge hoped he would explain in more detail.

“A few years ago, not many children in our village went to school. At that time, we didn’t realize the importance of education. I lied before, mainly because we were poor. We couldn’t even support our children, let alone send them to school. Please don’t blame us, reporter!”

Song Lingge smiled and nodded: "I can understand. Do any people in that village actually go to school?"

Qi Dongshan mustered up a lot of courage before continuing, "Yes, there are two or three! The girl you asked about who got pregnant out of wedlock was really lucky. She met some kind people who paid for her tuition and living expenses. She's also very hardworking and has excellent grades. Her teacher said she's the one with the best chance of getting into university."

“One day, a teacher from the county called and said that a girl in our village was pregnant. She was already more than seven months along when they found out, and asked me to come and bring her back. Good heavens, I was so scared that I rushed to the county and brought her back.”

“I remember it was winter, and she was wearing thick clothes. She was so thin and small that even though she was over seven months pregnant, you couldn’t tell at all. Back then, even if you went to an unlicensed clinic, they wouldn’t dare to abort her baby. She was over seven months pregnant, and the baby was already fully formed. What a tragedy!”

As Qi Dongshan got excited, he took a deep drag on his cigarette and coughed violently.

"While it's wrong for her to get pregnant out of wedlock, it's also wrong to go to an unlicensed clinic. Who will be responsible if something goes wrong?"

Qi Dongshan quickly nodded: "Yes, yes, I realize my mistake."

Song Lingge gestured for him to continue.

“She used to have excellent grades and would come home with awards every semester. She seemed like a very obedient and sensible person. I don’t know how this happened.”

Qi Dongshan's heartbroken expression revealed his helplessness as a village chief.

"Has the baby been born yet?"

"We gave birth. How could we not give birth? After all, it's a life."

"Didn't the man come when she gave birth?"

Qi Dongshan shook his head and said indignantly, "From the time I went to the school to pick her up until the child was born and they moved, I never saw her husband."

"Didn't the village try to find her a boyfriend? Through the school or other channels..."

Qi Dongshan shook his head again: "I went and asked her teacher, who said she didn't know and told us not to ask anymore. The school also feels ashamed that something like this happened."

"What did she say herself?"

"Sigh! No matter how I ask, she won't tell me."

Song Lingge sighed thoughtfully, then continued, "Where is she now? Is it convenient for me to go see her?"

Qi Dongshan shook his head again: "She moved away a long time ago. She left when the baby was just a month old. We don't know where she went."

"Do you have any information about her sponsor?"

"I don't know either. She handled everything herself. Reporter, I didn't take a single penny, and I didn't benefit from her family at all!"

"Village Chief Qi, that's not what I meant. I just wanted to understand things from more perspectives."

Qi Dongshan thought for a moment and said, "The sponsor is a very good person. The money given to her family must be a lot. Otherwise, how could an orphan like her go to school and not have to worry about food and clothing?"

Is she an orphan?

"Not really, her mother passed away from illness when she was seven or eight years old."

"And what about her father?"

Qi Dongshan shook his head: "Never seen them before, sigh! It's all a tragic fate. Both mother and daughter were pregnant out of wedlock, they were both out of their minds."

"Village Chief Qi, may I ask what the girl's name is?"