The Yu family relatives also looked at Chen Yansheng with cold expressions.
Chen Yansheng can protect Aunt Mei, but Yu Jie and the others can’t protect her forever.
Once Chen Yansheng goes to university, they will have plenty of time and means to take that land from Aunt Mei.
To everyone’s surprise, Chen Yansheng remained calm and composed upon hearing Yu Guang’s words, saying in a steady tone:
“Who said I was going to college?”
Everyone was stunned by these words.
“You’re not going to university?” Yu Guang looked at Chen Yansheng with even greater surprise.
In this era, those who can get into university are intellectuals, highly talented students who have one foot in the system.
If a family has a child who gets into university, they can hold a three-day feast to celebrate.
Does Chen Yansheng mean he won’t go to class?
“That’s right, don’t you all say that once Bingjie gets married, she’s no longer a member of the Yu family? Then I’ll just marry into the Yu family!”
Chen Yansheng said solemnly:
“From now on, I will shoulder the responsibilities of this family!”
Yu Bingjie was deeply moved when she heard Chen Yansheng’s words.
Yu Guang and a group of Yu family relatives looked at Chen Yansheng as if he were a madman.
Instead of going to university, Chen Yansheng married a woman who caused his father’s death. He’s really gone crazy from studying.
“Chen Yansheng, I hope you won’t regret giving up going to university!”
Having failed to seize the land directly, Yu Guang glanced at Chen Yansheng, uttered a harsh remark, and left with a group of Yu family relatives.
Aunt Mei finally breathed a sigh of relief after Guang and the others left.
She held her son, Yu Jie, tightly in her arms, sobbing softly.
“Mom, it’s alright now. With Yansheng here, no one will dare to bully our family anymore.”
Yu Bingjie patted her mother’s shoulder and said.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Mei looked up at Chen Yansheng and said, “Yansheng, I’m sorry to have troubled you.”
“Aunt Mei, please don’t say that. Bingjie is my fiancée, and you are my elder. Xiaojie also calls me brother-in-law. Family matters are my matters.”
Chen Yansheng hurriedly said.
Seeing that Chen Yansheng did not hold a grudge against her daughter because of what had just happened, Aunt Mei finally breathed a sigh of relief.
…
In the township health clinic.
“Oh my god, it hurts so much.”
“With a face like this, how can I still keep my job? How am I supposed to raid that widow’s yard again?”
“How unlucky I am! A swarm of wasps suddenly flew out.”
Wang Mazi and the villagers who had robbed him lay on the hospital bed, howling in pain.
Hearing what the villagers said, Wang Mazi became irritated and shouted:
“That damned Chen Yansheng! He’s the one who caused us to be stung by wasps!”
“And that bitch Yu Bingjie, she refused to marry me, so I’ll ruin her!”
Today, I failed to rob Chen Yansheng and was even stung by wasps.
Even of the 5,000 yuan that Chen Yansheng recovered, part of it was used to pay for his own medical treatment and that of his other accomplices.
When has he ever suffered such a great loss?
Wang Mazi grew angrier the more he thought about it and couldn’t help but roar.
“What are you shouting for? This is a health center, not a vegetable market.”
“If you move around again and get stuck in the wrong spot, don’t blame me!”
“The nurse next to me said impatiently.”
These guys look shifty-eyed; they’re obviously up to no good.
You deserved to be stung by a wasp.
Upon hearing what the nurse said, Wang Mazi immediately stopped moving.
After the nurse finished bandaging the wound and left, Wang Mazi’s companions gathered around.
“Brother Ma, robbing Chen Yansheng today was so frustrating.”
“Yes, it’s all Chen Yansheng’s fault. Are we just going to let him off the hook like this?”
Hearing his companions’ words, a ferocious look appeared on Wang Mazi’s face:
“Let Chen Yansheng go? How could that be possible!”
“He stole my woman and made me lose face in the village. If I don’t kill him, I’m not Wang Mazi.”
In his excitement, Wang Mazi aggravated the sting wound, causing him to wince in pain.
Seeing this, several companions looked at their own bodies wrapped in bandages and chuckled awkwardly: “Brother Ma, we can’t cause trouble for Chen Yansheng like this now…”
“Yes, it will be at least several days before we are discharged from the hospital.”
Wang Mazi’s gaze was icy as he spoke, word by word:
“This time, we don’t need to lift a finger.”
“I met a friend in the underworld in my hometown. I paid him to take care of Chen Yansheng.”
Everyone’s eyes lit up when they heard this.
…
For the next few days, Chen Yansheng and Yu Bingjie went hunting in the mountains every day, digging for mountain products, and then took them to the county town to sell.
Their relationship quickly heated up.
The villagers of Stone Village saw the two of them together every day, and the Chen family didn’t say anything, which obviously meant they tacitly accepted that the two were engaged.
For a time, many villagers envied Yu Bingjie.
“Yu Bingjie is such a lucky girl, she’s actually engaged to Chen Yansheng!”
“Once Chen Yansheng goes to university and gets a job, won’t her good days begin?”
“I never expected that Yu Bingjie would win over the only college student in our village.”
Some people envy Yu Bingjie, while others secretly enjoy crickets.
Chen Yansheng took the village chief’s son, Wang Tao, to the police station.
When the village chief returns from his visit, he’ll definitely make things difficult for Chen Yansheng.
Who knows, they might even have to cancel Chen Yansheng’s university admission spot.
Chen Yansheng and Yu Bingjie’s good days are numbered!
There were all sorts of rumors circulating in the village, but Chen Yansheng ignored them.
He and Yu Bingjie were developing their relationship in the courtyard of the Yu family’s house.
At the same time, he also studied the Mountain God Token in his hand.
“This Mountain God’s Token can only be used once a day. Using it too often will deplete your energy and vitality, and may even affect your sexual desires.”
“However, if used properly, it can help me find good mountain products and sell them for a good price!”
During this period, Chen Yansheng earned more than 300 yuan by hunting in the mountains.
Making money at this speed would make others green with envy.
This also proves that even if Chen Yansheng didn’t go to university, he still had a bright future.
But her older sister, Chen Yuting, thought differently.
In the past few days, Chen Yansheng has returned home several times, but his sister Chen Yuting still only asks one question: “Are you going to university?”
Chen Yansheng was immediately kicked out if he shook his head even once.
“It will take some effort to convince my sister.”
On this day, Chen Yansheng was kicked out again and gave a helpless smile.
After Chen Yansheng left, Chen Yuting, hiding behind the courtyard gate, gritted her teeth, looking utterly disappointed in him.
“That brat, he actually just left like that.”
“If you want to persuade us, why don’t you take some concrete actions?”
Seeing this, Chen Shuisheng, the younger brother, shook his head and said, “Sister, hasn’t your second brother been hunting in the mountains and trading mountain products every day lately?”
“Second brother wants to prove to you with his actions that hunting and trading in the mountains is a better career path than going to university.”
Chen Yuting rolled her eyes at Chen Shuisheng: “What do you know? Going to university and getting a job means you have a secure job. You’ll just be stuck in the mountains for the rest of your life, won’t you?”
“Sister, I don’t agree with what you said. Nowadays, a lot of people who work in the system have given up their secure jobs and gone into business.”
Chen Shuisheng said solemnly:
“A capable person can earn in a day what someone in the system earns in a single day—the equivalent of a month’s salary!”
Chen Yuting fell silent upon hearing this.
She used to envy those who had stable jobs.
But ever since she started selling buttons at a stall in the city and earned as much money as a city worker earns in a week, she’s no longer so envious.
At this moment, Chen Shuisheng added, “Sister, you know Second Brother’s temper. Once he’s made up his mind, not even nine oxen could pull him back.”
“I think you should agree to his relationship with Sister Bingjie.”
“Otherwise, if you don’t agree to let him marry Bingjie after she gets pregnant with Second Brother’s child, given his temperament, he might really end up marrying into the family.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuting’s face darkened, and she said in a serious tone, “No! I won’t agree!”