The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 225: Secretary Qi Knows How to Get Along with People_1

Chapter 225: Chapter 225: Secretary Qi Knows How to Get Along with People_1

Village Chief Guo looked at Village Chief Qi with a wry smile, feeling utterly helpless.

"This girl doesn’t understand the situation. You shouldn’t take it to heart," Village Chief Guo still hoped Village Chief Qi would consider his old face, give him some face, and allow him to take his daughter home for proper discipline.

"Dad, I really don’t like that Qi Rongjun, that black iron egg. I won’t marry him," Guo Cuicui knew her father well—he valued Qi Rongjun highly. If she didn’t make a big fuss today, her marriage couldn’t possibly be called off.

Village Chief Guo, with a reverse hand, slapped Guo Cuicui, and scolded, "You shut your mouth!"

Guo Cuicui hadn’t expected her father to hit her. She covered her face and cried on the side, "I don’t like him; I just don’t. If you make me marry Qi Rongjun, I’ll die."

Village Chief Guo was so angry he almost fainted. Could his daughter be any more foolish?

"You..." Village Chief Guo raised his hand to hit Guo Cuicui again, but at this moment, Village Chief Qi spoke up.

"Brother Guo, now you understand the situation. Our families have old ties. Since your girl looks down on my son, I, Qi Dazhu, am not shameless. Today, right here, let’s call off Rong Jun and Cuicui’s engagement," Village Chief Qi said calmly, preferring to break off the engagement now rather than bringing such a woman into his family.

His son was busy all the time, with no spare energy to care for a family; such a woman was not suitable for his son. It was his fault for not inquiring properly about the girl’s character before, trusting only in the character of Village Chief Guo. Fortunately, the discovery was made early, and a big mistake was avoided.

"My brother, give me some face. I will discipline my girl properly when I get home," Village Chief Guo pleaded. To give up on such an excellent match was too much of a loss.

Village Chief Qi said earnestly, "A barber can’t be enthusiastic alone in giving a haircut. A marriage like this won’t be good in the long run. Taking advantage of today being in the county and not in the countryside, let’s call the marriage off. It’ll be better for your girl and won’t affect my son’s reputation. When I get back, I’ll have the matchmaker return the betrothal gifts, and you tidy things up, too, and send them back. Our two families can still be amiable in the future. But if we make a big scene, not only will we probably end up as enemies instead of relatives, but also if the engagement falls through loudly, it’s our family who will lose face, although there won’t be any real harm. However, your girl..."

Seeing Village Chief Qi say so much, Village Chief Guo realized the seriousness of making a fuss and couldn’t insist any further.

"Ah, it’s my lack of fortune, not being able to have a good son-in-law like Rong Jun," Village Chief Guo gave Guo Cuicui a glare. This good-for-nothing, and then glancing at the pretty boy beside his daughter, his anger knew no bounds.

At this point, Old Wu came in and asked, "Are you settling this privately, or do you want to go through the formalities?"

Village Chief Qi didn’t want to embarrass Village Chief Guo and said, "We’ll settle this privately."

"That’s good; if you handle it yourselves, it saves us trouble, too. Since both parties have reached a settlement, there’s no need to make a case," said Old Wu. "It’s getting late; you can all make do for the night here and leave tomorrow morning."

Over there, Xiao Chen had already drafted the settlement document, and both parties signed it.

Village Chief Guo didn’t want to deal with his daughter or have the face to speak with Village Chief Qi, so he pretended to be tired and lay down on the side to sleep.

The group spent the night at the police station, and as soon as it was light, people from both sides left the station.

Village Chief Guo apologized to Village Chief Qi again, with a humbled attitude.

Village Chief Qi, considering Village Chief Guo’s face, did not make things difficult for Guo Cuicui, exchanged a few polite words, and then bid farewell to Village Chief Guo.

Village Chief Qi took people directly to have a meal at Niu Lili’s place, then headed back to Qijia Village after eating.

"Xiaoyan, is your brother preparing to submit a marriage report in the army?" He Tiantian reminded that since the engagement was off, there was no longer a need for a marriage report.

Qi Xiaoyan was taken aback, didn’t respond to He Tiantian, and hurriedly went forward to tell her father.

Village Chief Qi gave a bitter smile, "Ah, your brother probably fell for Guo Cuicui’s face and was prepared to get married this summer. Now that it’s not happening, who knows if he will feel sad? Ah, if he’s on a mission, I wonder if he will be distracted?"

Breaking off the engagement was a minor issue; Village Chief Qi was worried that his son would be upset.

"Should we send a telegram or write a letter?" Qi Xiaoyan asked. "They are in the military, and all correspondence is inspected. If others find out that Er Gou’s fiancée did such a thing, he won’t be able to hold his head high in the army!"

"Yes, uncle," Qi Ergou said. "This matter must be communicated in person."

Village Chief Qi thought for a moment and then said, "You’re right. I’ll go back, pack my things, get a certificate, and tell Rong Jun myself."

"Auntie brother, spring plowing is about to start, and it’s so busy, how can you leave?" Zhao Dajiao said. "Let’s have Er Gou make the trip."

"No, no!" Village Chief Qi shook his head. "Er Gou needs to study and he is about to get engaged. Running around will take up too much time. If he falls behind in school, that would be bad. Er Gou cannot go, but Rong Min can!"

"That’s true, Rong Min is dependable; he would be suitable for the task," Zhao Dajiao agreed, acknowledging that Village Chief Qi was right; Er Gou indeed didn’t have that much time.

At the Taoyuan Hotel, Niu Lili was anxiously waiting inside. She had sent over plenty of food the night before but had yet to see any results. By nightfall, she couldn’t enter and had no knowledge of the situation.

As soon as she saw He Tiantian, Niu Lili’s eyes were filled with eager anticipation!

He Tiantian nodded and gave a slight smile.

Niu Lili was overjoyed. This meant the engagement was off.

Niu Lili had given up hope after hearing that Qi Rongjun was engaged, even though she still remembered him. But now, with Guo Cuicui not valuing the relationship and even breaking off the engagement after setting her sights on someone else, there was still a chance for her with Qi Rongjun.

"Uncle, Xiao Yan, please take a seat. What will you have?" Niu Lili asked. It wasn’t mealtime yet, so the place wasn’t crowded.

"One bowl of noodles each," Village Chief Qi replied. "Add an egg; we’re all hungry."

"Alright, uncle, you just wait, it will be ready in no time," Niu Lili replied happily as she hurried to the kitchen to order the noodles with generous portions.

Village Chief Qi had other matters to attend to and ate quickly, eager to return home.

"Da Jiao, you were busy all day yesterday, and you haven’t finished your shopping. Continue today; I won’t be able to join you," Village Chief Qi instructed. "This is the county town; finish your shopping and head back quickly. Don’t hang around the town."

"Auntie brother, we’ve got all the bills prepared; we just need to pick up the items today," Zhao Dajiao said. "You have things to do, so go ahead and return home."

Village Chief Qi left with two young men from the village, in a hurry.

Zhao Dajiao went to the supply and sales cooperative to pick up the items and checked that everything was accounted for before heading back to Qijia Village.

With such an incident, nobody was in the mood to roam around!

Upon arriving home, Village Chief Qi informed his family of the situation.

From the moment she heard about it, Liang Hongyu hadn’t stopped cursing, shaking with rage.

Her second son was her pride, and now he had been tread upon like this; she insisted on confronting the issue.

"Alright, stop making a fuss. An uproar won’t look good on us, even if it’s not our fault," Village Chief Qi cautioned. "Quickly pack up the Guo Family’s possessions, give them to the matchmaker, let the matchmaker take them and explain the situation, and call off the engagement."