Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 697 - 0697: Premeditated Plan 2_1

Chapter 697: Chapter 0697: Premeditated Plan 2_1

Jiang Xiaoyue entered the house holding a bamboo basket. After setting the basket down and dusting off the accumulated snow from her body, she headed straight to the east room.

Although the east is respected, Feng Qingxue had started her confinement in the east room from the beginning, so when Mr. Lu and the others came, they made no changes, sleeping with her daughter and Wang Fengqiao, while Mr. Lu and Xibao slept in the west room.

The room was heated by a large bed-stove, making it very warm.

Upon seeing Jiang Xiaoyue, Feng Qingxue was delighted, "Are you off today? Is it cold outside? Come and sit, warm up."

Jiang Xiaoyue directly climbed onto the bed-stove and sat cross-legged. She first poked her head in to look at Fubao, "Yesterday, my father predicted it would snow, sure enough, experience counts. It was a good thing it snowed, there were fewer people queuing at the grocery store this morning, so I managed to get two pig’s trotters and some round dumplings, as well as some lamb and a set of lamb bones and offal. The pig’s trotters are frozen outside to make soup for you tomorrow. We’ll drink lamb bone soup at noon, I’ll go and buy some baked buns."

Feng Qingxue expressed her gratitude, "Xiaoyue, thank you, you’re really going to great lengths."

The significance of her sincerity outweighed the money spent.

"What’s there to thank? You saved my life!" Although Jiang Xiaoyue wouldn’t usually bring up that incident, it didn’t mean she had forgotten, "Other than Zhuzhu and Xiaotao who stayed with you, all the other punished ones are now ostracized. Even those who married soldiers from your side are of no avail when compared to the reputation that has followed us here, earning them a scolding from their parents for bringing shame to the family!"

Feng Qingxue slightly furrowed her brows, "It’s been so long since those incidents, why haven’t they ended? Some of them are already married."

Jiang Xiaoyue sighed, "Innocent words can ruin people, cause destruction. That’s how frightening rumors can be! A punished cultural soldier who came back couldn’t bear the gossip from her troupe, neighbors and family. She hung herself with a rope."

"What?" Feng Qingxue exclaimed in surprise.

"The person she was corresponding with was actually her boyfriend. They were secretly dating, without permission or reporting to the army. When she was punished, she admitted her mistake and thus was not heavily penalized. Because she already had a boyfriend, she did not accept the army’s arranged marriage to their soldiers. However, when the news of her punishment followed her back, it was found out by her boyfriend’s family. He flatly denied their relationship, and instead pushed all the blame onto her. Her parents scolded her, receiving pointed fingers from others. After another punishment from the troupe when she came back, she suffered for half a year. Presumably, she couldn’t bear it any longer and ended her life."

While Jiang Xiaoyue spoke, her expression was grim and sorrowful, as if fearful of her own fate, if it wasn’t for the help of Feng Qingxue, she and Fang Ning could have ended up in a similar predicament to their comrade.

"What’s that person’s name? People with flawed character, must be on guard when encountered in the future. Best to avoid getting too close."

Hearing Feng Qingxue’s words, Jiang Xiaoyue agreed wholeheartedly, responding, "Yes, this point is very important! My poor comrade who died was named Chu Honghong, that disgusting man is named Li Zhi, also Li Jun’s cousin!"

"Li Jun?" Isn’t that Jiang Xiaoyue’s childhood sweetheart?

"Yes, Li Jun is our neighbor. The two families have a really good relationship. We grew up together. When I was a child, I didn’t have a mother, so I drank his mother’s milk. That’s why I was chubby as a kid, while he was so skinny that a gust of wind could blow him away!" With her childhood sweetheart brought up, Jiang Xiaoyue was full of animation, "That Li Zhi is Li Jun’s cousin, the child of Li Jun’s uncle, although his uncle only started to work in the city after the founding of the nation."

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