Chapter 470: Chapter 325 The Request
The first watch of the night had arrived.
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“Chuxia…” Seeing Chuxia staring at herself with a cool expression and remaining silent, Zhong Hongying realized that her question was sowhat impolite and hurriedly smiled ingratiatingly, “I’m not trying to pry into your privacy, I just don’t want to make things difficult for you, that’s why I need to confirm it.”
“You know it’s hard for and still you co to ?” Chuxia looked at her indifferently, “Although we co from the sa place, you know what our relationship is like, don’t you?”
Zhong Hongying gave a bitter smile, “I know, because of what happened with Luo Hongqi, you must think I’m an immoral woman. I wouldn’t have co to you if it weren’t absolutely necessary…”
Chuxia interrupted her, “I don’t have prejudices, I just don’t like the way you conduct yourself.” She glanced at the ti, “I have to go to work in a bit and I haven’t had breakfast.”
“Could we find a quiet place and talk for a bit?” Zhong Hongying looked at Chuxia with a pleading face, “You also know that I’m soone who cares about face. I wouldn’t have made up my mind to co to you if I wasn’t at my wit’s end.
To tell you the truth, I saw Xiaoqiong leaving the dormitory as I was coming here. I got so scared that I just turned and ran, and ended up running into a tree. Luckily, she didn’t notice , or who knows what could have happened.
You know how she is. I had considered the possibility of running into her before coming here, but I still ca. Chuxia, just based on this, you can imagine the kind of situation I’m in now, can’t you?”
“Co with to the dorm. They won’t get off work for a while longer.” Chuxia said as she led the way upstairs. She really didn’t like Zhong Hongying, but after all, she was a fellow villager, and she was also a bit curious about what kind of trouble Zhong Hongying was in.
Alright, she was a nosy person.
After the two sat down in the dormitory, Zhong Hongying looked around at the furnishings enviously: “You have such nice living conditions here. We shack up twelve people in one dormitory, and the mont you step inside, there’s nothing but the sll of sweat.”
“You have to train every day, it’s the sa thing.” Chuxia poured her a cup of water, “Here, have so water.”
Zhong Hongying stood up, a bit flustered, “Thank you.”
Chuxia gave her a faint smile, “Don’t ntion it, we are fellow villagers after all, and besides, you haven’t hard . There’s no need to act like we’re enemies.”
“Chuxia, I know I tend to be too competitive and I value benefits a bit too much, but I’m just trying to fight for the life I want. I would never harm soone just because I want to live well.”
Chuxia just looked at her silently, thinking she was quick to take advantage, “What exactly do you want to say to ? If you keep dragging it out, we’ll run out of ti.”
“Can I go into more detail?” Zhong Hongying looked earnestly at Chuxia, “If I explain it in detail, you’ll understand why I’ve co to you, is that okay?”
Chuxia glanced at the ti, “In half an hour it will be ti for the shift change. I can only give you twenty minutes. Go ahead, I’ll listen while I have breakfast.”
“Okay.” Zhong Hongying replied, her eyes filled with relief as she started to recount, “Chuxia, you are more fortunate than I am. Uncle Baohe and Aunt Yulan love you to the core of their hearts and haven’t ever thought about taking advantage from you,
but my mother is different. She wants to live a good life, be better than others. She doesn’t have the ability herself, so she always thinks about using her daughter in exchange. In order not to be used by her as a cash cow, I had to find a way for myself…” She paused, and seeing that Chuxia didn’t look displeased, continued, “I know, the person I’ve wronged the most is Luo Hongqi.
If I hadn’t joined the army, I really would have married Luo Hongqi, even if he’s a bit simple-minded. But at least he’s wholeso. You might not know, my mother had been planning to marry off to Li Lin, the village secretary from my aunt’s village.
Li Lin is already thirty-four, and he’s missing a finger. My mother was attracted to his official status and the fact that he promised to take care of my parents in their old age if I agreed to marry him. She discussed this with my aunt behind my back. Fortunately, my cousin, who gets along well with , quietly let know about it.
If I didn’t hurry up and find a decent match for myself, once my mother accepted the betrothal gifts from soone, even if I didn’t end up marrying Li Lin, my reputation would be ruined, and no good family would marry .”
If the person I found was too poor, my mother surely wouldn’t agree, and might even cause so much trouble that the family wouldn’t be able to get by. Just when Luo Hongqi took an interest in and had the chance to join the army – I’ve always admired soldiers – I simply agreed to him.
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