Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1088 - 1087: The Truth Emerges 1

Chapter 1088: Chapter 1087: The Truth Emerges 1

After sending Guan Yu off to the fields, Secretary Zheng turned his head and said to Wang Zhengguo, "You can tell that this kid has had a good life, and his gratitude towards the Lu Family genuinely shines through."

Wang Zhengguo replied, "Xiaoxue is my niece, so it’s not right for me to say anything about it. Whether it’s good or bad, let’s ask our villagers and elders of Wanglou Brigade."

Saying that, he called over six or seven people along the way, all heads of their respective households, the youngest being forty and the oldest over ninety, some assisted from their homes. Their words carried weight in Wanglou Brigade, and they were often consulted for major events, red or white. On the way, Wang Zhengguo also called Lu Father and Xibao, who were busy threshing with a small donkey.

Back home, Miao Fengqin first poured some water and then served everyone a bowl of mung bean jelly seasoned with minced garlic.

Xibao exclaimed in admiration, obediently standing next to Lu Father, gripping his spoon tightly and looking up with wide eyes, "Thank you, great-aunt grandma, you are such a good person. How did you know Xibao wanted to eat jelly?"

"What jelly have you eaten? Your mom can’t make this," teased Miao Fengqin.

"Maternal grandmother made it; it’s so smooth and tasty!" Xibao slurped his saliva, leaning over the table, eyeing everyone’s jelly with a lot of white garlic and green chili on top, "Great-aunt grandma, Xibao doesn’t eat spicy food."

Miao Fengqin prepared a separate bowl for him, "This bowl has no garlic; it’s not spicy."

"Thank you, great-aunt grandma, I really like you!" Xibao said sweetly, as if his mouth were coated with honey.

"Xibao is such a good boy; Great-aunt grandma likes you the most. Everyone, eat up. There are still several blocks of jelly soaking in the basin with cold water. I’ll mix some more for you after you’re done. There’s plenty of jelly and garlic for everyone." Since it was all made from washed sweet potato starch, Miao Fengqin courteously finished saying this and swept her gaze over everyone in the room. She turned to Wang Zhengguo, "This concerns Wang Lingzhi, and it’s not right that Wang Xinlai isn’t here."

Wang Zhengguo hummed in agreement, "I forgot about him. You go call him over."

Although Elder Lu was quite old, his ears worked well, "Wang Lingzhi? The girl from Wang Xinlai’s family who went to high school?"

"I remember she’s the only one who went to high school, but what do the two cadres from the commune have to do with her? Why such a big fuss, gathering us all here?"

Wang Lingzhi was indeed the only girl from the brigade who went to high school, but she was not the only one who had passed the entrance exam.

There were several smart girls in Wanglou Brigade, whose academic performance was not inferior to Wang Lingzhi’s. Either their families couldn’t afford to send them to further education, or they valued sons over daughters and married them off early.

Still, Elder Lu had some impression of Wang Lingzhi, as Wang Xinlai’s wife often boasted about her daughter’s high academic achievement.

Miao Fengqin said irritably, "How can there be no connection? This girl has been running her mouth everywhere, spouting nonsense. She went to the commune to make accusations, on one hand, claiming with certainty that the Lu Family mistreated Acheng and Ayu, saying that the Lu Family exploited them like cattle and mules. On the other hand, she claimed Acheng harassed her, said Acheng agreed to become their live-in son-in-law, and that the Lu Family was obstructing them, intending to break up this pair of revolutionary comrades. Listen up, isn’t this slander? If we don’t clarify this today, Acheng’s life will be ruined!"

"Nonsense! Guan Cheng is nothing if not a well-behaved kid," the old man pounded the floor with his walking stick, "When has our Wanglou Brigade ever had such an incident? Call Wang Xinlai over here, I need to ask him how he’s been raising his daughter!"