The Tender Beauty is Sweetly Doted in the 20th Century Novel!-Chapter 183 - 182: When Will He Come Back to Marry You

Chapter 183: Chapter 182: When Will He Come Back to Marry You

No matter when it was, almost every child who went to school said they wanted to attend Qing University or Beijing University when they grew up.

Especially in the countryside, people have long regarded these two top universities as something out of reach. Some even go as far as to constantly mention them to encourage their children to strive to become successful.

But no one has ever truly been admitted.

No one has ever seen the teachers from these two top universities.

However, on this day, most of the people in Qingshui Village witnessed the teachers from these schools, which they thought they might never encounter in their lifetime, come to recruit someone.

It wasn’t a simple admission, but a direct attempt to recruit a person.

This scene, this spectacle, is something anyone who sees it will remember for a lifetime and boast about it to others.

Ye Manman came from their Qingshui Village, and both Qing University and Beijing University came to recruit her eagerly.

Having sent off the teachers from Beijing University, Ye Manman was truly exhausted this time.

She never expected anyone from Beijing University to come, and the teachers also left her with five gifts, making her feel very embarrassed now.

With things having reached this point, no amount of apology would be of use, so Ye Manman decided to take a rest.

The villagers still wanted to talk to her, but they were all blocked by He Chen.

After the villagers left, Ye Manman quickly fell asleep.

He Chen, however, was in trouble.

The villagers brought them a lot of things, piling up a small heap in the yard. On the table were also items brought by the teachers from the two universities, Qing University’s gift books and the gifts from Beijing University’s teachers—he simply couldn’t carry them all at once.

He couldn’t just leave Ye Manman to sleep here alone and take these things back to town first.

After thinking for a while, He Chen decided to wait for Ye Manman to wake up, take her back first, and then return to bring the other things back to town.

That way would be safer.

There had always been incidents in the village before, and now that Ye Manman had been admitted to Qing University, it’s even more important not to attract trouble.

He had to prevent any dangerous situations completely.

While tidying up, someone came again from outside the yard, and it was someone He Chen really disliked. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Yang Donglian didn’t want to come looking for He Chen either, but she really had no choice.

During the New Year’s, she had a fleeting romance with Xie Fengmian and a promise was made, so Yang Donglian had been waiting for Xie Fengmian to return to the village to marry her.

In these six months, she even had to endure Liang Hongye’s threats repeatedly.

Yang Donglian endured everything; whether Liang Hongye threatened her harshly or coaxed her to marry him, she held onto her only belief.

She wanted to get married proudly and splendidly.

But it’s already been half a year, and Xie Fengmian hasn’t come back even once.

Yang Donglian was panicked, frightened, and didn’t dare to ask the Ye Family; she had no choice but to come looking for He Chen instead.

But He Chen’s expression worsened upon seeing her, "What do you want?"

He really wanted to chase her away immediately, but she hadn’t done anything; it wasn’t right to drive her away.

After all, this Yang, the Educated Youth, had ruined his plans several times, and He Chen remembered it clearly.

If it weren’t for her, who knows, he might have already gotten close to Ye Manman.

Seeing that he wasn’t very welcoming, Yang Donglian wasn’t upset; she was too eager to know about Xie Fengmian’s situation.

She didn’t know where the Xie Family was, and in the village, He Chen was probably the only one who might know about Xie Fengmian.

Thinking of this, Yang Donglian grew anxious, "He Chen, can I ask where the Xie Family is located in town? I have something to deal with."

She didn’t dare to reveal her relationship with Xie Fengmian, nor could she directly ask where Xie Fengmian was, and could only talk in this manner.

He Chen was very puzzled, "Why are you looking for the Xie Family? Their poultry farm has closed down now; they no longer raise chickens or ducks, and Xie Fengmian has gone to prison. Their family isn’t doing business anymore."

He couldn’t understand what contact this Yang, the Educated Youth, could have with the Xie Family—business dealings were the only possibility he considered—but after he spoke, He Chen felt something was off.

If this Yang really had business dealings with the Xie Family, she shouldn’t be unaware of the Xie Family’s situation; how could she come to ask him?

Could it be she had some connection with Xie Fengmian?

There hadn’t been any rumors about it.

He Chen’s mind was racing, considering every possibility.

However, upon hearing what he said, Yang Donglian turned pale.

She clenched her fists, her nails digging into her flesh, "Xie Fengmian went to prison? How many years...how many years must he serve?"

Seeing her in this state, He Chen suddenly felt enlightened, as if he understood why she was asking about the Xie Family’s address.

He took a complicated half-step back, "Five years, entered two months ago."

"Five years..."

Yang Donglian swayed a bit, her expression as if she had been struck by lightning.

He Chen said nothing further; he had already guessed that this Yang, the Educated Youth, might have had an affair with Xie Fengmian.

It seemed that this Yang had been deceived; he had once heard villagers calling her the Lucky Baby, and even a particularly wealthy suitor from a nearby village had come, but she had rejected them.

He Chen hadn’t paid much attention to it back then, just heard it in passing, but now in retrospect, he suspected that Xie Fengmian might have already been involved with her, possibly even deceiving her.

Although he felt a bit sympathetic toward this woman, upon reconsidering, he thought she wasn’t entirely innocent, knowing that Xie Fengmian had a wife and child and yet still became involved with him, so he didn’t think further about it.

To avoid further disturbances, in case they interrupted Ye Manman’s rest, He Chen quickly closed the courtyard gate after Yang Donglian left.

Yang Donglian’s title as the Lucky Baby had long been shattered.

During the New Year, she had always prided herself on the identity of the Lucky Baby, assuming that fortune would constantly favor her, but within a month, no one in the village called her that anymore.

She didn’t know why her good luck vanished abruptly, as if heaven only favored her once or twice, then completely forgot about her.

Without the title of Lucky Baby, Yang Donglian was just like before—no man was willing to approach her voluntarily, let alone marriage proposals from other villages. No one took an interest in her.

The Li Family, who had initially proposed to her, had reportedly soon married a wonderful wife. The man’s health recovered in two months, and now the couple is blissfully in love, planning to move to the city.

When Yang Donglian had heard this news two months ago, she already regretted it. Villagers would always chatter when they saw her, puzzled about why someone with her circumstances would have rejected the Li Family.

She regretted it a lot too but never showed it, since there was nothing she could do to reverse the situation.

She could only hope that Xie Fengmian would come to marry her soon and take her to the town.

But now, everything was gone.

Xie Fengmian going to prison for five years no less!

With him imprisoned, what would happen to her?

They had agreed he would quickly divorce and come back to marry her, right?

What in the world did he do?

Yang Donglian felt she was going insane; she was quite old now, twenty-three, while many other people’s kids were already running around the village, and she had no prospects at all.

When she walked back disoriented to the educated youth dormitory, Liang Hongye had been waiting under a tree in front of the dormitory for some time.

He knew Yang Donglian would certainly go to inquire about Xie Fengmian, so he waited there to see what would happen, confident that Xie Fengmian wouldn’t return.

Indeed, seeing Yang Donglian’s soulless appearance, he realized his intuition was correct.

"So, when is he coming back to marry you?"

Liang Hongye laughed mockingly, and Yang Donglian’s face crumbled, unable to hold back her tears.

She flew into a rage, lunging at Liang Hongye and pounding on him, "He’s not coming back! He isn’t coming back! Are you satisfied now? He went to prison!"