Chapter 350: Chapter 350: Broken Engagement

Someone went to save Zhao Jianjun, but one of his legs was in the ice hole for too long, and it certainly won’t be easy for him in the future.

Xie Cuixi had no choice but to agree to Liu Dongmei’s marriage, and arranged with the Jiang Family to handle the engagement withdrawal today.

Xu Qinghuan gave Zhao Shusheng an injection, mainly to wake him up quickly, “Accountant Zhao is a sensible person, isn’t that perfect? Once the marriage is settled, everything becomes convenient!”

Zhao Shusheng was furious, the Zhao Family’s reputation was utterly ruined today. From now on, won’t people point fingers at him and Zhao Jianjun?

He glared at Xu Qinghuan, ready to say something harsh. Jiang Xingye pulled his fiancée behind him to shield her, “Accountant Zhao, it’s not a feudal era anymore, no talking about multiple wives and concubines. You openly have an engagement with us, yet secretly keep a mistress, what’s that about?

We need an explanation when we withdraw from the engagement today!”

In plain terms, they wanted compensation!

Jiang Xingye wasn’t after the money, but he couldn’t let the Jiang Family be looked down upon.

Jiang Xingmei angrily said, “Brother, I don’t want anything, just get rid of it cleanly, it’s too dirty!”

Jiang Xingye nodded, “Okay, let’s end it cleanly.”

Before noon, the Zhao Family of three arrived.

The Jiang Family had prepared the betrothal gifts that the Zhao Family had given them before, and both families returned the gifts to each other along with the marriage documents, and that settled it.

Throughout, Jiang Xingmei never made an appearance, and before leaving, Zhao Jianjun seemed unwilling to give up.

After returning home, he thought it over carefully and realized he truly was confused before, why did he obsess over Liu Dongmei like that, resulting in a tarnished reputation, not to mention missing out on many benefits.

As they left Shangjiang Team today, the entire atmosphere felt entirely different from before, somehow giving them a taste of the urban vibe.

Not only Zhao Jianjun was unwilling to give up, but Zhao Shusheng regretted deeply, though he didn’t blame his son, he only blamed that wretched Liu Dongmei.

“Look, old Jiang, we’ve been acquaintances for decades. Things have escalated to this point, you should know in your heart it’s not as the rumors say. The children are young, ignorant, do you really have to make it this way?” Zhao Shusheng still wanted to play the emotional card with Jiang Baohua.

But Jiang Baohua had taken Jiang Xingmei’s words to heart, the engagement was made in the past, considering the Zhao Family’s rooted position in the Liaozhong Team, ensuring his daughter wouldn’t be bullied.

But now, he no longer cares for those things; his family’s future is bound to rise, making it essential to be cautious in choosing in-laws.

No way he could implicate Xu Qinghuan.

Xie Cuixi also said, “Yes! I heard your eldest daughter returned after divorce, it’s not good to keep both daughters at home. Xingmei isn’t young anymore, and your youngest son is about to get married, right? Can they get along when your niece-in-law comes through the door?”

It’s not just the niece-in-law who dislikes interacting with the sister-in-law.

Zhou Guizhi said, “My youngest son is getting married later this year, what getting along or not? The young couple will live on their own, and I’ll help out when there’s a need. For the two daughters, the eldest will take her child and move on, and Xingmei, I’ll keep her for a few more years.”

Zhao Jianjun’s eyes sparkled, thinking he still had hope.

Xie Cuixi said, “Not young anymore, keeping her longer makes her an old maid!”

“What’s wrong with being an old maid? With today’s situation in Shangjiang Team, even if they recruit a son-in-law, it won’t be easy to find one.” Zhou Guizhi gave Zhao Jianjun a disdainful look, “Though your celebration should hurry up, delay too long and it’ll be unsightly with a big belly.”

No more words left to say, Zhao Shusheng decisively stood up and left.

Xu Qinghuan was idly free, playing snowball fights with some children at the village entrance. Many people were watching while holding fire pans, when they saw Zhao Shusheng’s family arriving, someone asked, “Is the engagement withdrawn cleanly? I’m not joking when I say, our Xingmei is truly capable, heard she earned this much this month.”

Zhao Jianjun saw this person raise four fingers.

“How much, forty? Oh my, my daughter-in-law is clumsy, earning less than thirty yuan this month. Xingmei uses an electric sewing machine, fast, for every one piece others make, she makes five, and they’re well-done!”

Someone asked, “Xu Qinghuan, when will your garment factory bring in a few more electric sewing machines?”

Xu Qinghuan clapped her hands, handing out a Big White Rabbit candy to each child, “Auntie, the electric sewing machine is very fast, requiring great skill to handle, otherwise, ruining one garment means a wasted month, and can’t make up the loss.”

“Alright, I’ll tell my daughter-in-law to practice more.”

“Me too, I’ll speak well with my daughter, and have her sew a few more garments when she has time.”

Now, Shangjiang Team became one of the textile factory’s major customers. Many scraps from their factory were half sold, half gifted to Shangjiang Team, Xu Qinghuan designed some patchwork clothes, which turned out quite beautiful.

Some scraps couldn’t be used, so Xu Qinghuan also had Qiao Xinyu offer them as rewards, letting them take home for making shoe surfaces, and some used them to practice patching clothes.

Hearing these words, Zhao Shusheng was deeply moved.

After walking a certain distance, and seeing no one around, he sighed, “The Jiang Family getting such a daughter-in-law, it’s really like their ancestral grave emitting green smoke!”

How come their Zhao Family lacks such luck?

Recently Zhao Jianjun finally saw the legendary educated youth Xu Qinghuan, and felt she looked as if she stepped out of a painting, not mentioning her features; truly astonishingly beautiful, and her demeanor—the calm elegance, magnificence—was something he’d never witnessed.

Zhao Jianjun being an elementary language teacher and a literary youth, read many books and dreamed of beautiful love, otherwise why would he boldly pursue Liu Dongmei?

He used to think, the people like those described as the goddess in books ultimately only existed in books, in people’s imaginations.

But today, reality hit him hard, for such heavenly people truly exist!

Only previously he was like a frog in a well, never having the chance to see.

To say he wasn’t moved would be a lie.

But he dared not provoke Jiang Xingye.

“How could Xu Qinghuan like that rogue Jiang Xingye, isn’t she being forced?” Zhao Jianjun said in a tone of righteous indignation.

“It’s hard to say!” Xie Cuixi supported her son’s view.

“Dad, should we say something above?”

Now, the Zhao Family and Jiang Family were at odds, if they couldn’t crush the Jiang Family, being in the same commune would mean that as the Jiang Family prospered, their own family would decline, everything becoming passive.

“Definitely need to mention it.” Zhao Shusheng recalled Shangjiang Team’s Dong Xinmin, who opposed the Jiang Family and now suffers in the farm.

The Jiang Family might not be able to deal with him yet, but what about the future?

He heard rumors that Jiang Baohua might be transferred to the commune.

Xu Qinghuan obviously wasn’t aware of this. As New Year’s approaches, Chen Dewen came over to discuss this year’s New Year’s meal. Zhou Chang’an and Liu Zhijian arrived, wanting to invite Xu Qinghuan and others to the educated youth’s spot for New Year celebration, with everyone having a reunion dinner.

Meanwhile, in the county, Li Shouzhi’s family was also discussing New Year’s matters.

Jian Jingchuan stationed here to catch Japanese spies, didn’t return to the army before the year-end, and spent New Year at Li Shouzhi’s place, with Zhang Meifeng suggesting inviting Xu Qinghuan over for New Year’s.

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