Chapter 187 The Stepping Stones of the Protagonists in the Period Literature 17
Chapter 187 The Stepping Stones of the Protagonists in the Period Literature 17
When the village chief and the team leader learned about this, they immediately realized the seriousness of the problem and repeatedly emphasized that those involved in the search must not spread the matter.
Xiaogang Village has already experienced a similar incident. If another case of educated youth having an affair occurs, the village will probably have no hope of being selected as an advanced village at the end of the year, which means that every household will lose ten dan of rice in income.
After hearing the news, the villagers realized the urgency of the matter and promised to keep it strictly secret and not even reveal a word to their families.
As for Ning Yuanming and He Wanyi, the team leader gave them a stern warning and ordered them to obtain their marriage certificate the next day. The small house at the end of the village was just the right place for them to marry. However, once they returned to the city, the village would reclaim the use of the house.
So, the male and female protagonists, who had just moved out half a month ago, had to pack their bags again and return to the small house.
"Pa!" Ning Yuanming put down his luggage, turned around, and slapped He Wanyi hard.
"Didn't you say it was foolproof? Why were you the one who fainted on the ground in the end?" he roared angrily.
Ning Yuanming's anger, which had been suppressed for a long time, finally erupted. Today's incident made him and Su Lan completely cut off from each other. He felt from the bottom of his heart that He Wanyi did it on purpose.
"I clearly brought her into the room, but suddenly I fainted. When I woke up, I was discovered." He Wanyi covered her mouth and thought, and suddenly she screamed.
"Ah, it's Su Lan, she's not human"
Ning Yuanming quickly covered He Wanyi's mouth with his hand, looked around, and found that there was no one outside, so he quickly closed the door.
"Don't talk nonsense, or you'll get me into trouble by parading with you."
He Wanyi realized that some things could not be said in this era, so she lowered her voice and said, "There's something wrong with Su Lan. She's either a mountain spirit or a ghost."
Ning Yuanming frowned, pondering He Wanyi's words. They had thought they had the situation under control, only to be tricked by Su Lan. Now, they had to face reality and find a solution to this problem as soon as possible.
"No matter who she is now, we've been tricked. We can only file a report and get the marriage certificate as soon as possible," Ning Yuanming said helplessly. The light in his eyes gradually dimmed, and his heart was filled with loss and frustration. The smooth sailing of his first half of life had filled him with confidence in the future, but his current situation left him feeling unprecedented confusion and helplessness.
"No, if Su Lan is that kind of person, she will definitely harm us, because..." He Wanyi suddenly covered her mouth and almost told him about her rebirth.
Ning Yuanming watched her reaction, curiosity welling up in his heart. He pressed, "Why?" He Wanyi hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to tell Ning Yuanming the truth. She detailed Ning Yuanming's past life's fate, but left the details of her marriage vague.
"What? You're reborn, and I was a famous rich man in my previous life?" Ning Yuanming was visibly excited. He carefully asked He Wanyi how he got rich.
But she didn't know anything about it. She only vaguely remembered that Ning Yuanming started his business after he was admitted to university. Ning Yuanming didn't show much interest in this statement. He was more concerned about the specific time when the college entrance examination was resumed. So, he asked He Wanyi again: "Do you remember when the college entrance examination was resumed?"
He Wanyi frowned and tried to recall: "Well... it seems to be 77." Hearing this answer, Ning Yuanming was ecstatic. That means there is only more than a year left!
He was so excited that he could hardly contain himself. He hugged He Wanyi tightly and said excitedly: "Wanyi, you are truly an angel sent to me by God. If I can achieve something in this life, I will definitely not let you down."
He Wanyi, moved by his enthusiasm, nodded in agreement. To help Ning Yuanming pass the Gaokao, she unhesitatingly took out the Gaokao materials she had painstakingly found and decided to study with him. They put aside past unpleasantness and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to preparing for the exam.
Soon after, the two obtained their marriage certificate and became legally married. Despite this, He Wanyi's female lead aura remained at 40%. Su Lan knew that with Ning Yuanming's character, this marriage was just a perfunctory way for him to get more benefits for himself.
There is still more than a year before the college entrance examination resumes, and Su Lan did not let the two of them idle. She urged her second uncle to assign them some work.
In addition to basic work such as transplanting rice seedlings, harvesting rice, and picking peanuts, the two of them also need to carry manure, clean the village pig pens and chicken coops once a month, and even clear ditches on rainy days.
He Wanyi, who was miserable, wanted to report to the town several times that the team leader was biased against her and her husband and assigned the hardest and most tiring work to them, but was stopped by Ning Yuanming.
If the case had been brought to justice, the team leader would have been dismissed from his post. However, they encountered a difficult-to-talk-to leader who directly charged them with the crime of refusing to go to the countryside and sent them to the farm to do even more tiring work.
Because there were many such incidents, in the first few years of the educated youth going to the countryside, the urban educated youth who had just graduated from high school could not adapt to the hardships of going to the countryside at all, and they would report it to the higher authorities at every turn. As a result, they were judged as refusing to reform and disobeying the arrangements of the leaders, and were finally sent to farms for reform.
He Wanyi, who had lived in Xiaogang Village for decades in her previous life, had naturally heard about some educated youth reporting the brigade's arrangements. She was already feeling uneasy, and after being persuaded by Ning Yuanming, she gave up.
So the two could only grit their teeth and persevere, hoping to return to the city as soon as possible to take the college entrance examination. But the couple did not know that their suffering had just begun... After six months of hard work, the two had no time to review high school knowledge and those precious materials, and they both thought that they would work hard after receiving the notice.
At first, Ning Yuanming relied on He Wanyi's family to send him some money to support his life, but when their lives became worse and worse, he learned that his wife had been disowned by her family and would have no source of income in the future. Thinking that his family was even poorer, he could only work hard to earn work points.
Because of this deception, the heroine lost 10% of her halo. When Tuanzi saw that she only had 30% of her halo, he also informed Su Lan.
At the end of the year, the mayor of the town visited Xiaogang Village and presented them with the award for Advanced Village. This honor filled the entire village with joy, and the villagers expressed their determination to continue working hard and strive for even greater results.
Luo Yan was also due to give birth. As the village chief, Su Wenzhong had to accompany the brigade to calculate the year-end grain budget, so Su Lan accompanied her mother to the town hospital to give birth.
To help the mother have a smoother delivery, Su Lan added a small amount of spiritual spring water to her daily tonic soup. This spiritual spring water has magical properties, enhancing physical fitness and immunity, benefiting both the mother and the fetus. Su Lan hoped that this method would reduce the mother's pain during childbirth.
At the beginning of spring, the Su family welcomed a chubby baby boy. After hearing the news, Su Wenzhong immediately asked Uncle Wang Gang to take him to the town hospital. He was extremely anxious and kept urging Uncle Wang Gang to speed up along the way.
When he finally arrived at the hospital, he was moved to see his wife's weak but happy smile. He held his wife's hand tightly, his eyes full of love and concern.
Su Lan didn't let their intimate time slip by. Instead, she took out a pen and paper and asked the OB/GYN what precautions were necessary during the postpartum period and all aspects of caring for the baby. She meticulously wrote down every detail, fearing she'd miss any crucial information. After all, this was her first time seeing a woman in confinement, and she was completely clueless.
In the following days, Su Lan and her father took meticulous care of Luo Yan and Erbao. Not only did they have to make nutritious soups to replenish the mother's energy, but they also had to learn baby care skills such as how to change diapers and feed the baby so that they could take better care of the baby.
Because Erbao was born on the beginning of spring, Su Wenzhong named him "Su Qingbo", hoping that he would understand the truth in the future, not follow the crowd, and find his own spring. His nickname is Erbao.
Su Lan wanted to laugh when she heard the name, but she held it back. However, she still called her younger brother Erbao in private.
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