Dongliang. Potato field!
Liang Yue was resting in the fields with a few educated youths, spreading all kinds of gossip:
"That Yang guy is such a jerk. I just heard he got married to the daughter of the Party Secretary, and now he's trying to flirt with the educated youth Shen…"
"You didn't see it. That Yang guy blatantly married a young educated youth. He didn't even knock, he just pushed open the door of the female educated youth dormitory, and told me to mind my business…"
"When I left, I heard Shen Chenlu crying. I don't know what Yang did to Shen Chenlu…"
The biggest hobby of Chinese people is to eat melons and watch the fun. No matter whether the melon is ripe or not, as long as there is something to listen to, they will gather around to join in the fun.
Listening to Liang Yue's gossip, everyone's gossip fire was burning, and they all wanted to explore the relationship between Shen Chenlu and Yang Milan.
"What do you think is the relationship between Shen Chenlu and Yang Milan?"
"I heard they were engaged, but Yang Milan changed his mind later on and ended up marrying Secretary Li's daughter just to make a living!"
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"Do you think the relationship between Yang Milan and Shen Chenlu has rekindled? Did they do something in the dormitory just now?"
When Shen Chenlu first arrived at the Babaoliang Brigade two years ago, she caused quite a stir a few times, so everyone had heard a little about the relationship between them.
It's just that Shen Chenlu didn't tell them some details about some things, so everyone didn't really understand the inside story.
But when these educated youths were discussing these things, they were heard by a few half-grown children nearby, and the news quickly spread.
Before it got dark, many people knew that in the afternoon, the son-in-law of the Li family went to the educated youth site and broke into the dormitory of the female educated youth!
Moreover, gossip is unconfirmed rumors. The only difference between it and rumors is a few unreliable mouths!
Coupled with the deliberate guidance of some people, when it was time to get off work in the evening, Yang Milan couldn't let go of Shen, the educated youth from the city, and the two of them stayed in the female educated youth's dormitory for the whole afternoon.
Some people said they saw Yang Milan break into the female educated youth dormitory that afternoon, and some said they heard Shen Chenlu crying…
For a time, gossip and rumors about Yang Milan and Shen Chenlu were flying everywhere!
However, since everyone had some dignity, they avoided Yang Milan when saying these things, so he didn't know about this.
But everyone did not avoid the Li family, and some even told the matter to several of Li's brothers and sisters-in-law.
The Li family was worried that Li Mercy would suffer, so they secretly told Li Mercy about this at home.
Yang Milan, who knew nothing about this, packed up his things and walked home after registering the work points of the last member.
As soon as he got home, he saw his second sister-in-law Sun Lu coming out of his house. She was in a hurry and had a bad expression on her face!
Yang Milan greeted her. Sun Lu showed a very awkward smile on her face, and then walked quickly towards the Li family.
Although he noticed that his second sister-in-law's expression was a little unnatural, Yang Milan didn't think much about it.
After entering the yard, he saw Maggie chasing several old hens in the house from afar. The old hens were scared and ran around, while the little girl was chasing them and giggling.
Li Mercy was burning a fire beside the stove in the main room, but she seemed to be worried about something.
Even Yang Milan walked up to her side, but Li Mercy didn't notice!
"What are you thinking about? Why are you so absorbed?"
Li Mercy was obviously startled when she heard Yang Milan's voice.
After coming back to his senses, he said with an unnatural look on his face: "When did you come back?"
"I just got back. Seeing you sitting here like an idiot, is there something on your mind?"
"Well…"
When Li Mercy didn't know what to say, she heard Yang Milan say again: "I want to hear the truth. You can't lie. You will stutter when you lie, and your hands won't rub the corners of your clothes subconsciously!"
Li Mercy's face flushed immediately, and then she said, "My second sister-in-law came over just now. She told me that someone saw you go to the educated youth site this afternoon, and you went to see Shen Chenlu!"
"Well, that's what happened. You're not in a daze because of this, are you?" Yang Milan said.
"Second sister-in-law also said that someone saw you breaking into the dormitory of a female educated youth, and someone saw Shen Chenlu crying. Some even said that you two… rekindled your relationship…"
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Yang Milan smiled and asked, "Do you believe it?"
"No, I know you're not that kind of person. If you really wanted something to happen between you and Shen Chenlu, it would have happened long ago!"
"Then what are you staring at?"
"It's no use if I'm the only one who believes in you. No one in the village believes in you. If you let them gossip about you like that, your reputation will be ruined!" Li Mercy said.
Hearing this, Yang Milan couldn't help but feel a little touched. This girl really kept him in her heart all the time.
"The innocent will be innocent. As long as you believe me, I don't care what others think!" Yang Milan said.
"Having said that, reputation is still very important. If you have a good reputation, you don't have to worry about others throwing dirty water at you!"
Li Mercy then continued, "Also, the person who spread the rumor must be found out. Ruining someone's reputation like this is truly despicable!"
Yang Milan patted his wife's head and said, "No need to check, I know who is spreading gossip!"
"Who?"
"Liang Yue!"
"Is it her?"
"Yes, when I went to the educated youth site to find Shen Chenlu today, she was the only one present. She and I have never gotten along well, so she had reason to say something unfavorable to me!" Yang Milan said.