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Chapter 404: Miss Wu - Encounter with Yang Yunqi

The work at the county government went very smoothly. With a newspaper, a cup of hot tea and some snacks every day, Zhou Leng became familiar with the people and things in the office in just a week.

The Civil Affairs Section has a section chief and four section staff. One of the section staff is working diligently, while the other three are enjoying the hot tea and warm chairs. Zhou Leng quickly became friends with the other two who were also related to him. Both of them were girls, both were beautiful and rich, while the diligent one was a man named Chen Liang, who was about 30 years old. It was said that he had been a section staff for a long time, had an elderly mother and children, had no background but was very capable.

The county town has a small population, and there are only a few shops that are both sophisticated and trendy. Zhou Leng and his colleague Cheng Ling met an acquaintance in a bookstore.

The man was wearing a dark blue gown and a black hat. He had a slender figure and a handsome face, and his passionate eyes reflected the faint light.

Yang Yunqi had already recognized that one of the two women was Wu Chenmin. He knew that she was married. They had known each other since childhood. He fell in love with this pure girl at an early age. They clearly had feelings for each other, but it was the ruthless world and the arranged marriage of feudal ethics that harmed them and drowned their love.

"Wu Chenmin, long time no see."

There seems to be sadness and longing in the voice, and the murmured name carries endless affection.

Cheng Ling looked at Yang Yunqi and then turned her head to look at Zhou Leng. She knew that the other party was already married.

"Oh, what a coincidence. Have you been doing well recently? I heard from my brother that you are a teacher now."

There was no emotion in the familiar tone, just like the politeness between people who knew each other well.

Yang Yunqi looked at the woman hesitantly, his eyes filled with endless sadness and melancholy.

Zhou Lengliang thought that he might just have a pair of eyes that looked affectionate, and he probably looked at cats and dogs with the same look. Otherwise, in the previous life, the two of them met by chance after Wu Chenmin left home, fell in love with each other, and got pregnant before marriage. He abandoned Wu Chenmin, who was seven months pregnant, for fame and work, causing her to suffer a great blow and give birth prematurely, and gave the child away after birth.

"I'm doing okay. I heard that you got married. Are you doing well?"

Zhou Leng looked back calmly: "I am living a good life, my husband and I are in harmony, and my parents-in-law are friendly."

Yang Yunqi looked at the happy eyes and cute appearance, he felt his heart was broken. He had been depressed and missed her all day long after she got married, but now it seemed that his love was misplaced, he seemed to have forgotten himself.

Zhou Leng was speechless when he saw the look in her eyes that seemed to betray him. They had never even held hands in this life, so what was going on? She quietly pushed Cheng Ling.

"Xiao Min, I've finished shopping, let's go check out."

"Oh, I've finished shopping too. Let's go, Yang Yunqi, let's go. Bye."

It was not until the two women walked away that Yang Yunqi lowered his head with a pale face. He looked so wronged and sad. Zhou Leng did not see this rare performance of a great lover in the world, but her husband Zhang Shouhe's sister-in-law, elder sister, nephews, nieces, and nephews all saw it. The group of people were behind the bookshelf not far away, and their faces were changing unpredictably.

Three women make a drama, not to mention the complicated relationships between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, sisters-in-law, and aunts and sisters-in-law.

When Zhou Leng returned home at night, he was called to the backyard before he even entered the yard.

Zhou Leng looked at her mother-in-law sitting upright on a wooden chair. The room was empty. She didn't understand what the old lady was doing. Hadn't she just gone through the trouble of dividing the family property? Could it be that Old Man Zhang was being sweet and sweet with his concubine again and was ignoring her?

"Mother, is there anything you need from me?"

"Humph!"

Zhou Leng was very confused. What had upset this old lady? Wasn't she fine yesterday? He remembered that she had bound feet, not her head.

"Mother, what did my daughter-in-law do wrong? Please tell me clearly, mother?"

"At Xifu Bookstore, someone saw you flirting with a strange man."

"He who spreads rumors opens his mouth and the victim will have his legs broken. Who saw the exchange of glances between us? Is this person trying to harm me or the Wu family? How good will it be for both families if my reputation is ruined? He doesn't know the truth but is gossiping about it in front of the elders. He really has a bad upbringing."

The eldest wife was shocked and angry at these words. She was shocked by how gentle and quiet Zhou Leng was after she came into the family. She was well-educated, not competitive, and still young. She always felt that Wu Chenmin was the easiest of the daughters-in-law to control, but now her performance frightened her, and she was angry at her attitude, that neither humble nor arrogant, even rebellious attitude. Shouldn't she be terrified?

As the saying goes, after many years of being a daughter-in-law, she finally becomes a mother-in-law. Even if a woman has been oppressed all her life, when she becomes a mother-in-law, she will put on airs. What's more, the eldest wife has deep-rooted ideas and experience in successfully training several daughters-in-law.

"You! You have such a sharp tongue. I just asked a question and you used Wu to pressure me. This is the Zhang family. This is the family education of your Wu family. This is how you talk to your elders."

"Mother!"

Zhang Shouhe looked at his mother with her eyes wide open and pointing at his daughter-in-law with a handkerchief in her hand. He frowned slightly. He didn't know what misunderstanding there was between them that caused his mother to speak so harshly.

Zhou Leng listened to the old woman's exaggerated account of the whole matter. She did not rush to defend herself. Instead, after she finished speaking, she looked at Zhang Shouhe and said:

"That man was my childhood playmate, his name was Yang Yunqi. We were in love but not interested, and we never held hands. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask around. We met by chance in a bookstore today and we exchanged a few words. Cheng Ling from the Civil Affairs Section was also there, and someone saw us and said that we were flirting with each other."

Zhou Leng was waiting for Zhang Shouhe's response.

After listening to both sides, Zhang Shouhe looked at his wife and said gently, "Mom, this is a new society. Xiaomin comes from a good family and is beautiful. It's normal for someone to like her. Not to mention that they were childhood playmates who met and talked a few words in a bookstore, even if someone handed over a love letter or sent flowers, that was the other person's choice. It has nothing to do with Xiaomin. She did nothing wrong."

Zhang Shouhe said to Zhou Leng before his mother could get angry: "Xiao Min, go back to the courtyard first. I will talk to mother alone."

Zhou Leng nodded lightly, turned around and strode away. She decided to put away her well-educated and well-mannered attitude in the future, which really gave them face.

The eldest wife's face turned pale and she stared at her son, waiting for an explanation.

"Mom, I plan to apply for a transfer to the People's Hospital in Taipei City for further training. I need the help of the third aunt of the Wu family to arrange the transfer. Please don't make trouble for Wu Chenmin. She is different from my eldest sister-in-law and the others. The third aunt of the Wu family thinks highly of her. Of course, putting everything aside and just talking about fairness, Wu Chenmin is not wrong in this matter."

The eldest wife was so angry that she smashed the teacup to the ground and broke it into pieces.

"Okay, okay, you are really my good son!"

Zhang Shouhe said no more. He was a man with a strong opinion, and it would be difficult for other people's gossip to change his mind. Even though his mother was roaring and crying, he did not give in. He did not understand women's minds. He just thought that there should be reason between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. He understood Wu Chenmin, who was gentle on the outside but strong on the inside. If he tried to smooth things over like his elder brother did in normal times and asked his sister-in-law to tolerate his mother, then in the future, not in the future, but today, there would be chaos and everyone in the yard would be alarmed.