Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 458 - 0458: Queuing Up at Midnight 2_1

Chapter 458: Chapter 0458: Queuing Up at Midnight 2_1

Wang Erniu nodded like a pecking chicken, chuckling nervously, "Director Wang, rest assured. Rest assured, I won’t hit Xiaoyan again, I definitely won’t hit her. Please don’t report me to the higher-ups. It’s just that I couldn’t bear her associating with that old whore Chen Xueniang. That old whore is so filthy, I can’t understand why lightning didn’t strike her down. She sways her curvy waist and flutters her flirtatious eyes towards Zheng DaTou, persuading him to carry water for her every day!"

She was coarse and weather-beaten, fearing that Zheng DaTou would leave her.

Zheng DaTou earns a salary and consumes public grain. The people in his hometown say she is not worthy of him. That’s why she clings so tightly, fearing that if Zheng DaTou finds someone else, he would return to divorce her.

Divorce. Marriage freedom has been introduced now. The leader of their production brigade has deserted his wife.

Though Chen Xueniang was much older than her, she was incredibly beautiful and seemed even younger than herself. With her daily application of face cream, her sleek hairdo, and her fine, white skin, every man would pause to take a second look. Both families lived in the same courtyard, how could she not be in constant fear? She simply wished to chase Chen Xueniang out, as far away as possible.

Sometimes, Wang Erniu would hear idle men gossiping, saying that before liberation, only the wealthy could see Chen Xueniang, whose face was worth thousands in gold. Many wealthy officials and merchants from afar came to see her. Now they could see Chen Xueniang daily without spending a dime, gazing at her as much as they pleased - a far better deal than that of the wealthy men.

"Nonsense!" Wang Cuilan glared at her, "Chen Xueniang gets her water delivered daily and the wagon stops right at her front door. Why would Zheng DaTou need to carry water for her? Zheng DaTou is always down in the mines. On the rare days when he has a break, you and the child are at home, what’s wrong if he helps a neighbor by carrying a bucket of water? My dear, Cui is always helping carry water for this one and that one. Should I also suspect him of something? Should I suspect Secretary Niu’s mother? They live in front of us and Cui is asked to carry water there the most."

Her words left Wang Erniu speechless. Wang Cuilan still looked unsatisfied and snorted, "Chen Xueniang fell into a degraded place because she was oppressed by the feudal society long ago, not because she chose to. After liberation, she has been striving to transform and now she resides as an honest woman. Brothels no longer exist in our country. If you keep spouting off with these profanities, crying prostitute this, and brothel that, I will speak with the Women’s Federation about it. Your thinking is terribly wrong and could have poor influences. I will have you sent back to the countryside!"

"If she’s such an honest woman, why hasn’t she gotten married?" Wang Erniu muttered.

As long as Chen Xueniang remained unmarried, she would continue to worry.

Feng Qingxue, seeing that Wang Cuilan was not making any progress, said to Wang Erniu, "Who stipulated that all decent women must get married? To prescribe that decent women must be married by a certain age, to force marriage or impose fines on those who do not marry, were all relics of the antiquated feudal era and have long since been discarded. Nowadays, it’s a new China with new societal customs."

"That’s not true. After liberation and the founding of the nation, the state arranged for many unmarried people to wed. They resolved the problem for many bachelors who could not form families. " Wang Erniu would be no fool. The concubines of the landlords were all arranged to be married off.

"Even if the state arranged these marriages, it respected the wishes of those involved." Wang Cuilan stated.

She had been in contact with Chen Xueniang and knew that she grew up in a brothel and her body was no longer able to bear children. She didn’t want to marry a widower with children, struggling to manage all the daily necessities for an entire family.