Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 479 - 0479: Admiring Heart 1_1

Chapter 479: Chapter 0479: Admiring Heart 1_1

If it were not for being compelled by circumstances, Zhou’s father and mother would never make such a decision.

The difference between rural and urban life is like that of night and day!

But after living amidst people’s rumors and gossip for so long, Zhou’s parents feared that their daughter would go mad and take a drastic measure. She was an extremely gentle girl from the start who never liked to compete with others.

Once Zhou’s mother started, she gained the courage to continue, "We have no intention of concealing anything from the man’s side. Before meeting him, we should tell him clearly about Yulan’s experiences. If they agree, Yulan would get married and move out, inevitably losing her job. But all our salaries and such will become Yulan’s from then onwards."

Although Zhou Yulan could choose not to move her registered residence, and could continue working in the city, Zhou’s parents did not want her to continue living under her colleagues’ strange gazes. Instead, maybe it would be better for her to leave altogether. She could help out with the rural construction and earn her keep, with her parents supporting her wholeheartedly.

Before Wang Cuilan could speak, Feng Qingxue suddenly interjected, "Zhou Yulan did nothing wrong, she’s the most innocent girl involved in this. Why should she leave her home? Why does the culprit live carefree in the city while the victim must stay clear to keep peace? By marrying her off to a rural guy, aren’t you just affirming the idle gossip?"

Zhou’s mother couldn’t help sobbing, "I know! Our delicately raised daughter, educated and employed, how could we let her go live the hardscrabble life in the countryside? The famine there took so many lives in those three years; her father, being an accountant, is not unaware of the hardships. But what choice do we have? We are of little use. We worked carefully our whole lives, fearing any negative impact on Yulan. We dared not confront Commissioner Zhao’s family eventhoguh they justified their actions, as we feared they might vent their anger at our family!"

Wang Cuilan clenched her teeth and cursed under her breath.

The world is so unjust. The righteous must tread carefully, while the villains reign supreme.

"Here’s what we’ll do," Wang Cuilan thought a moment before suggesting, "Tell Yulan to relax, stay home and rest. Leave her job aside for now. I will discreetly keep an eye out and find a good young man for her. Yulan should just live her life brilliantly, make those judgemental people see. Even if she’s unjustly accused, in the end, the gods won’t let the good suffer."

"Right!" Feng Qingxue agreed. The best revenge is a life led better than that of your enemies!

Zhao Mingfang’s reputation is ruined. If Zhang Yi won’t marry her, it’s not likely anyone else will either. Even if she eventually marries someone with ulterior motives who is willing to accept her, her future married life is certain not to be pleasant.

Leopard cannot change its spots.

But wasn’t Zhao Yide said to be quite image-conscious? Could he be so worried about his image but still let his daughter cause so much trouble? Thinking of how Chen Xueniang called him her puppet, eventually angering his original wife to death, it seemed he really is a good-for-nothing!

Zhou’s mother, having listened to Wang Cuilan and her daughter, had a glimmer of hope on her face and hesitated, "I just fear that others might gossip about our Yulan."

Reputation is crucial for a girl.

"Our Yulan is sensitive, not thick-skinned like some people." Zhou’s mother wiped away fresh tears flowing down her cheeks, "We elders take turns taking leave and staying home with her every day. We’re afraid she might take drastic measures. Because among the ones coming and going, many people gossip behind our backs, claiming that Yulan has no shame because of how we raised her."

"Zhao Mingfang has no shame because of how her parents raised her!" Feng Qingxue added.