The next day, Duan Yu wanted to take the earliest bus back, but his parents felt sorry for him and didn't want him to rush around too much, so they asked him to drive the family car away.
Originally, his parents thought that he went to the countryside just for exercise, and it would be too ostentatious to drive there, but now, Duan Yu's mother didn't want to. Her son came back this time, and he had lost a lot of weight. She was a mother, and she felt sorry for her son.
Especially when she learned that her son was having a relationship with a woman in the village, the first thing she thought of was the former educated youth. She began to be afraid. She was afraid that her son would bring her a wife from the countryside. Both of them were leaders in the work unit. , how it makes them hold their heads up.
Early in the morning, my parents filled the trunk with things. My father also prepared a few cartons of good cigarettes and a few bottles of good wine for him to take to the director. Although Yang Xiaowei said yesterday that Caifeng would not pursue any further charges, he would just take it as nothing. It didn't happen, but his parents still felt that something should be done to shut their mouths.
Duan Yu drove his family's off-road vehicle to the village where he was stationed. He wanted to go back early and see Yang Xiaowei early. As soon as he left, everyone would definitely blame her. He put her in a dilemma. He was very Blame yourself.
In the past few days after returning home, he also thought clearly that he could not marry Xu Caifeng just because of a drunken sexual affair. He had to face it bravely and then pursue Yang Xiaowei in an upright manner. No matter how Xu Caifeng's family blamed him, he would bear it.
When he arrived at the village committee, it was already after six o'clock in the afternoon. There was no one in the village committee. Duan Yu unloaded the things from the car, took the cigarettes and alcohol, and walked to the director's house. He knew that he was about to face a battle. There was a storm, but this time, he had to face it bravely and not back down.
Duan Yu came to the door of the director's house and saw the director sitting alone in the yard drinking. Duan Yu walked over and said, "Director, I'm back!"
Xu Guoqing raised his head and saw Duan Yu standing in front of him, but he didn't react for a moment.
"You...when did you come back?" Xu Guoqing stuttered a little.
"Just arrived! This is what my dad asked me to bring you!" Duan Yu put the cigarettes and wine on the table.
"If I take it back, I can't accept it. It's not cheap, right? You're asking me to make a mistake!" Xu Guoqing declined.
"Director, this is my father's sincere thought and my apology. Please accept it!" Duan Yu said.
"No, no, you sit down, have a drink with me, and take it with you when you leave!" Xu Guoqing said, got up and went to get Duan Yu a cup.
Yang Damei and Xu Caifeng heard voices in the living room and hurriedly opened the door and came out. Xu Caifeng stood blankly at the door of the living room. Yang Damei pulled Xu Caifeng and said with a smile: "Duan Yu, are you back? Caifeng, come on, Duan Yu is back!"
Duan Yu was a little embarrassed when he saw Xu Caifeng, and whispered: "Cai Feng, I'm back, are you okay?"
"It's okay!" Xu Caifeng lowered her head, not daring to look at Duan Yu.
"Ouch, look, Caifeng is actually shy after not seeing her for a few days. Duan Yu, are you okay at home this time?" Yang Damei said with a smile.
"Okay, everything is fine at home. This is what my parents asked me to bring to the director." Duan Yu said awkwardly.
"Oh, your parents are too polite. After you and Caifeng get married, we will be a family!" Yang Damei deliberately amplified her voice.
Xu Caifeng pulled Yang Damei's clothes and said, "Mom, what are you talking about?"
"Why am I talking nonsense? Duan Yu, you are a college student and you are open-minded, but this is a rural area and women want to be consistent. Since something like that happened to you, do you have to be responsible!" Yang Damei put away her smile and said explain.
Duan Yu stood there with a light on his back, knowing that Yang Damei would not let him go.
"Auntie, I can't marry Caifeng!" Duan Yu raised his head and said firmly.
"What did you say?" Yang Damei raised her voice, "Don't you admit what you did?"
"Auntie, apart from marrying Caifeng, I can promise you everything else!" Duan Yu emphasized again.
Xu Guoqing came out with the cup, slammed the cup on the ground, and roared: "Duan Yu, you kid, say it again!"
"I won't marry Caifeng!" Duan Yu stared angrily.
Xu Guoqing suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Duan Yu's neck, and said, "Duan Yu, do you think that just because you are from the city, you can bully our Caifeng like this? I grew up holding Caifeng in my hands. Baby, how can I allow you to trample me like this?"
"Director, even if you strangle me to death, I can't marry her!" Duan Yu struggled.
Xu Caifeng hurriedly pulled Xu Guoqing and said, "Dad, let him go, let him go! I don't want to marry him either!"
Xu Guoqing slowly let go of Duan Yu, looked at his daughter, and said, "What did you say?"
"Dad, I think I'm not bad in this village. I don't want to marry someone who doesn't like me!" Xu Caifeng said loudly.
"Caifeng, what are you talking nonsense about? You are already broken, who will dare to marry you in the future!" Yang Damei cursed.
"Dad, Mom, stop talking." Xu Caifeng looked at Duan Yu and said, "Duan Yu, let's go!"
Duan Yu looked at Caifeng, he knew that he had deeply hurt this woman, this woman who loved him wholeheartedly, but he had no choice, how could there be a marriage without love.
He stood next to Xu Caifeng, bowed deeply and said, "Caifeng, I'm sorry!"
Xu Caifeng wiped the tears that flowed to the corners of her eyes and said, "Duan Yu, you don't have to feel guilty. I love you and it has nothing to do with you, and I don't regret it either!"
Duan Yu wanted to reach out and help Xu Caifeng wipe his tears, but he felt that he could not. He turned around and strode out of Xu's house. He did not expect that Caifeng would be so reasonable. He felt ashamed of his behavior and secretly swore , I will definitely compensate her in the future.
Now, he was eager to find Yang Xiaowei. He didn't want to wait any longer. He wanted to tell Yang Xiaowei that he loved her. Even if Yang Xiaowei might reject him, he still had to say it.
Duan Yu came to the school gate and happened to meet Yang Xiaowei and Principal Yang walking out of the school gate.
"You...are you really back?" Yang Xiaowei said in surprise.
"Duan Yu? What's back? Have you gone home?" Because the school had just started in the past few days, there were a lot of things going on at school. Principal Yang didn't go to his sister's house, so naturally he didn't know what happened between them.
"Yes, Principal Yang, I went home!" Duan Yu was a little embarrassed.
"Oh, are you looking for Yang Xiaowei?" Principal Yang smiled knowingly.
"Principal Yang, I want to say a few words to Yang Xiaowei!" Duan Yu said sincerely.
"If you have anything to say, please come back. The parents of my former student Meiling came back that day. I want Principal Yang to help me persuade her father to let her continue studying!" Yang Xiaowei said.
"Oh, then I'll go with you!" Duan Yu had something on his mind and wanted to solve it, so he had to go with them.
The three of them arrived at Mei Ling's house together and saw Mei Ling sitting by the firepit crying. Principal Yang walked in. Mei Ling's father was stunned, stood up quickly, and said, "Principal Yang, what brought you here?"
"Ah Yong, how about working outside now? It's hard enough to make money, right?" Principal Yang sat down with a smile.
"Principal Yang, money has become very difficult. Working outside is much better than working on crops at home!" Meiling's father, A Yong, said that Principal Yang has been the principal of this primary school for more than ten years, and people in the village still respect him.
"Oh, it's good to have money. Let me ask the middle school. It's been a week since school started. Why hasn't Mei Ling reported?" Principal Yang asked deliberately.
"Oh, Principal Yang, you know, my daughter is old enough to study. She is already 15 years old. I will take her out to work when I come back!" A Yong smiled and handed Principal Yang a cigarette.
"That's not okay, Ayong. She didn't finish junior high school and went to work at the age of 15, and no one dared to accept her!" Principal Yang said.
"I've already contacted you. It's okay. What's a girl doing reading so many books? She's going to get married in a few years. If I support him, I can't get nothing out of it!" Ayong looked at it. said a crying Meiling.
"Dad, I want to study. Please let me study for three more years. From now on, I will listen to you and go out to work!" Mei Ling suddenly knelt down in front of A Yong and prayed.
Yang Xiaowei was shocked. A father actually forced his daughter to kneel down to him. Looking at their family, they didn't say they couldn't survive, but they wanted their children to work!
"Meiling, get up quickly!" Yang Xiaowei reached for Meiling distressedly.
"Teacher Yang, Principal Yang, I want to study!" Meiling cried and looked at Yang Xiaowei and Principal Yang.
"Ayong, look, this... child is willing to study, so just let her study for another three years!" Principal Yang was also very sad.
"As you know, her grades are not good. She has been studying for three years and it is not the same. It is better to make money early!" Ayong shook off the thigh that Mei Ling was holding and kicked Mei Ling in the lower abdomen. Mei Ling rolled to the ground.
Yang Xiaowei hurriedly grabbed Meiling, pointed at Meiling's father and yelled, "What are you doing? This is your daughter, how can you kick her?"
"My daughter, I can do whatever I want. What do you, a young teacher, know? Do you support her in studying?" Meiling's father cursed.
Duan Yu couldn't stand it anymore and pointed at Meiling's father and said, "How can you talk like this? Since you gave birth to her, you have to be responsible for her. How can there be a father like you?"
"Are you the village official in the village? What? You little brats, come and teach me a lesson one by one. I tell you, everyone has their own destiny. If she wants to blame her, she can only blame her for not being reincarnated into a family like yours. !" Meiling's father pointed at Duan Yu and said.
Principal Yang stood up slowly and said, "Ayong, you'd better think about it carefully. It's against the law for children not to receive nine years of compulsory education!"
"What kind of crime is this? She is 15 years old and has long passed the nine-year compulsory education age. Don't talk about it. You are all good people, so you can help her study!" Meiling's father acted rogue.
"Teacher Yang, brother village official, please help me. I will pay you back when I grow up and make money!" Meiling suddenly grabbed Yang Xiaowei and Duan Yu like a life-saving straw.
Yang Xiaowei was stunned. It was a very meaningful thing to support Meiling in her studies. However, her family needed a lot of money due to her father's illness, and she didn't have any extra money to support her!
Yang Xiaowei looked at Duan Yu. Duan Yu saw that his family was in excellent condition. He should have something to do!
Duan Yu is used to doing things. He only earns 1,500 yuan a month as a village official and relies entirely on his parents to support him. How can he have the money to support Meiling.
Both of them looked away, wishing they could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
"How about it? Don't you just want her to study? How have you considered it?" Meiling's father said proudly.
Principal Yang knew the situation between the two of them. He shook his head and said, "Ayong, think about it yourself. This is your own child. We are just here to remind you!"
After saying that, she called Duan Yu and Xiaowei to leave, "Teacher Yang, brother village official, please help me, I want to study!" Meiling chased after her.
Xiaowei turned around with tears in her eyes. Now she finally realized what it meant to be powerless.
"Meiling, I'm sorry, I just started working too!" Yang Xiaowei took Meiling's hand and said.
Meiling's tears fell like broken beads. She took Yang Xiaowei's hand and slowly slid it down. There was something in her eyes that Yang Xiaowei couldn't understand.
"Let's go!" Yang Xiaowei wanted to say something else, but Principal Yang pulled her and walked forward.
Duan Yu also felt very heavy. If he begged his parents to help, it would be too easy for their family, but he had just caused such a big trouble, and he didn't want to cause any trouble to them.
"Principal Yang, are we too cruel?" Yang Xiaowei asked.
"Xiaowei, you are still young. There are so many girls who have dropped out of school in this place. Can you manage one or a group of girls? Besides, you have just started working and your family is not rich. Don't show off. We cannot control the fate of others! Remember, don’t always regard yourself as the savior. It’s good if you can take care of yourself in this life!” Principal Yang said sincerely.
Listening to Principal Yang's words, Duan Yu also felt that it made sense. This family didn't stop their children from studying because they didn't have money, but because they valued boys over girls. If they helped her, what would happen in the future?
Walking to the entrance of the village, Principal Yang said: "Duan Yu, don't you have something to do with Xiaowei? You guys talk first, I'll go to my sister's house!"
After Principal Yang left, Yang Xiaowei and Duan Yu walked side by side. A bright moon had already risen in the sky. It would be the Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days.
"Duan Yu, why are you looking for me? You just came back, you should go find Caifeng and explain the matter clearly." Yang Xiaowei said.
"The matter between Caifeng and I has been made clear. Now, I want to talk about the two of us!" Duan Yu said.
"The two of us? I made it very clear to you on the phone, it's impossible for the two of us!" Yang Xiaowei said hurriedly.
"Yang Xiaowei, I like you, but I can't hold anyone else in my heart. Can you give me a chance?" Duan Yu said.
Yang Xiaowei blushed and said, "Duan Yu, I told you, I don't want to have a relationship. Besides, do you think it's appropriate for you to say this to me now?"
"Why is it inappropriate? I just slept with Xu Caifeng while drunk. Do I deserve to die and lose the right to love?" Duan Yu said loudly.
"Keep your voice down, Duan Yu. Caifeng and I are friends. How can I face Caifeng if you do this?" Yang Xiaowei said angrily, "I tell you, it's impossible for us, it's impossible now, in this life. It’s impossible in the next life, the next life after that!”
After Yang Xiaowei finished speaking, he turned around and ran towards the school. Duan Yu froze on the spot. He did not expect that Yang Xiaowei was really so heartless, but he was already prepared for a protracted war. He thought that one day, he would be able to impress Yang Xiaowei. .
