Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1618: Fox Borrows the Tiger’s Might 2

Chapter 1618: Chapter 1618: Fox Borrows the Tiger’s Might 2

Feng Shuanzhu, old and aged, had already retired from his position as branch secretary. Currently, the successor was the former accountant, Feng Teng.

Aside from Feng Shuanzhu, Feng Teng was the one most aware of Feng Qingxue’s life-saving grace for Caohu Brigade. Because Caohu Brigade’s work value was low, they had to plant large areas of sweet potatoes every year to barely ensure everyone’s rations. Consequently, the money owed to Feng Qingxue had remained unpaid. After years of hard savings, they could finally repay her a hundred yuan.

Unable to repay it all, the brigade’s account had to keep some money for unforeseen needs.

Feng Teng stepped through the accumulated snow to visit Wanglou Brigade, handed a hundred yuan to Wang Zhenguo, asking him to send it to Feng Qingxue, and upon returning, informed Feng Shuanzhu, only to hear the news that Zhiqing Ni Hongping was going to marry Dabao of the Feng Lei family.

Over the years, there were about forty to fifty educated youth who joined Caohu Brigade, most of whom had already settled down, married, and started families.

For Feng Teng, this development was actually good because Caohu Brigade was poor, and there were many families that favored sons over daughters, leading to a current shortage of women compared to men. Without female educated youth, many male comrades would remain bachelors.

"Marriage?" Feng Teng furrowed his brow.

Marriage wasn’t unusual, but what was surprising was that one of the main characters was Feng Qingshan, also known by his formal name, Dabao, while Erbao’s formal name was Feng Qinghe.

Feng Shuanzhu nodded, sighing, "Though Xiaoxue has no contact with her two elder brothers’ families, her status with Lu Jiang is high, usually associating with senior officials and even meeting leaders, making her the most famous person from our Caohu Brigade and benefiting the hometown. Feng Lei and Feng Yu’s families have profited quite a bit from this."

Based on the thought that dirty laundry shouldn’t be aired, outsiders were unaware of how good or bad Feng Qingxue’s relationship was with her familial brothers. Zhao Guihua and Li Guohong, who reverted to their old ways after returning from labor reform, relied on others not knowing, claiming to be Feng Qingxue’s sister-in-law and Lu Jiang’s brother-in-law’s wife. They even made some connections with those working in the city. Occasionally, when they visited the city, they used this relationship to purchase some processed goods, such as processed fabrics, pork offal, and so forth. Li Guohong even found a city dweller husband for her daughter Dani.

Feng Teng felt helpless about this situation, "Forget it, let them be. We can’t intervene. Those willing to associate with their family inherently have impure intentions. If they realize the truth of Xiaoxue’s relationship with her brother and sister-in-law and gain no benefit, it’s their own fault."

"I think the same. Let them be, as long as they don’t overstep using Xiaoxue’s influence, we won’t intervene." Feng Shuanzhu’s life was saved by Feng Qingxue, and she had also saved many people from Caohu Brigade. He wouldn’t coldly observe Feng Lei, Feng Yu, and their families’ misuse of power.

Feng Teng deeply agreed, "The brothers Feng Lei and Feng Yu learned smartly, and Dabao and Erbao are also quite shrewd. They’ve leveraged benefits without doing anything outrageously despicable. This marriage of Dabao is mutually desired, isn’t it?"

"Indeed, as soon as it was known that Dabao’s aunt was the wife of a division commander with high status in the Capital, the female educated youth couldn’t bother with anything else. As I heard from Xiaoxue’s second aunt, among the female educated youth at the Zhiqing dormitory similar in age to Dabao, after much rivalry, the most beautiful Ni Hongping emerged victorious." Feng Shuanzhu furrowed his white eyebrows, expressing helplessness.

While the couples of Feng Lei and Feng Yu weren’t good people, they visually stood out, and Dabao and Erbao were also quite talented, making them the most outstanding among the youth in Caohu Brigade, attracting some young girls who were unaware of their backgrounds.