Cheng You smiled and looked at Qi Chengyan.
Everyone said that marrying her was a blessing for Qi Chengyan, but Cheng You felt it was her blessing.
He was the one who pulled her out of the mud.
"It's our blessing."
Qi Chengyan held her hand and poured her a cup of hot tea.
Song Qinghe had initially wondered if marrying Cheng You was a decision born of despair and a "broken pot, broken" attitude towards life.
Now, it seemed that was not the case.
The love between them was almost overflowing.
Qi Shengwen tapped the table and asked, "I remember Jing Tang also got into college?"
They were all children from the same compound, so he had naturally heard.
Song Jing Tang had even brought back a girlfriend, who was reportedly admitted to the same university as him.
Although they were all from Yan Cheng, the Song family was not very pleased.
Qi Chengyan replied, "Yes."
Qi Shengwen nodded, "Your village is quite good."
Cheng You smiled, "We were lucky. Five people from our group got into university."
Five people from one village attending university was a considerable probability.
Qi Shengwen knew clearly that this was not a matter of luck.
The label of "university student" on Cheng You seemed to have put a halo around her.
Everyone's gaze towards her changed.
Cheng You noticed Zhou Qi's resentful expression and deliberately asked in an elder's tone, "Ah Qi also took the college entrance examination, didn't you?"
Zhou Qi gritted out, "I did."
"Didn't get in?"
"I felt unwell on the day of the exam, so I didn't perform well."
Cheng You sighed, "What a shame..."
Zhou Qi managed a weak smile, "It's not a shame..."
"It's a shame you're not in Professor Zhao's research group. Otherwise, with Professor Zhao's recommendation, you might have gotten into the Agricultural University."
Zhou Qi: "..." Just kill me now.
Cheng You happily twisted the knife, making him so angry he felt like he was about to fly.
Cheng You covered her mouth and chuckled, "Don't be so unhappy. Try again next time, maybe you still won't get in."
Song Qinglan said displeasantly, "How can you talk like that?"
Cheng You looked innocent, "I was just comforting him. Zhou Qi usually talks to us like this, doesn't he?"
Song Qinghe couldn't help but laugh. So, she was getting revenge for Qi Chengyan.
After a while, another group of people arrived.
The second branch of the Qi family also came.
Cheng You's gaze shifted, and she saw two familiar figures.
She leaned closer to Qi Chengyan and whispered, "Who is she?"
Qi Chengyan glanced up, "Third Aunt's daughter, Qi Ning."
Cheng You pinched his arm, unsure of what to do.
"Should we say something?"
After all, the man beside her was Yuan He.
At the same moment, Yuan He saw them too, and his face changed dramatically.
He seemed to be deaf to others, mechanically reacting to Qi Ning.
He hadn't expected that the "cousin" Qi Ning mentioned was actually Qi Chengyan!
Yan Cheng was indeed a small place.
When Zheng Xiuyu led them to meet Cheng You, both of them froze.
"This is your cousin and cousin-in-law, Qi Ning, greet them."
Cheng You waved at them and said with a smile, "We meet again."
Zheng Xiuyu was surprised again, "You've already met?"
Cheng You pointed at Yuan He, "He was also an educated youth sent down to the countryside. He happened to be in our village."
Everyone looked at Yuan He. How coincidental.
Cheng You and Qi Chengyan had a brief discussion and decided to talk about it privately.
So, they gave the third branch some face at this dinner.
But then Qi Ning approached them herself.
As soon as she sat down, she asked, "Yan Ge, your wife flirted with my boyfriend yesterday. Do you know about this?"
Yuan He wished he could cover her mouth. Why would she bring up such a sensitive topic?
He knew he couldn't escape this, but as long as Cheng You was somewhat hesitant and didn't make things public, there was still room for maneuver.
Qi Chengyan said calmly, "We knew Yuan He when we were in the countryside. It was just catching up, not flirting."
Cheng You was speechless. Qi Ning was good-looking, but not very intelligent.
She smiled and reached out to pour Qi Ning a cup of tea.
"Have some tea first."
Qi Ning pushed the cup away, looking down on Cheng You from the bottom of her heart.
In her mind, Qi Chengyan had always been outstanding. If it weren't for that incident, Cheng You wouldn't have been the one to marry him.
"Sister-in-law, are you so eager to shut me up because you're afraid I'll say something I shouldn't?"
Cheng You withdrew her hand and put it in her pocket.
Those who truly court disaster cannot be stopped.
"There's nothing between your Yan Ge and me that can't be said. Say whatever you want."
Zheng Xiuyu instinctively interjected, "Qi Ning, this is a family dinner for your cousin and his wife. Don't cause trouble, say less."
If any unsavory details were revealed, it would be too embarrassing.
But Qi Ning was clearly not someone who could be stopped. She sneered, "She deliberately stopped us yesterday and slandered Yuan He..."
"Qi Ning!" Yuan He interrupted her urgently, "This is a family dinner. Mind the occasion."
"What are you doing? We don't need to be afraid of her. Today, I want to let my cousin know her true colors! She failed to flirt, was rejected by Yuan He, and then she slandered Yuan He."
Cheng You sighed. This was not what she had said.
Song Qinghe frowned, "I'm confused. What exactly happened?"
Cheng You remained silent. She felt that she didn't need to explain; Qi Ning would do it.
Qi Ning said haughtily, "She slandered Yuan He, saying he was already married in the countryside!"
Yuan He felt despair. It was over.
Cheng You was speechless and at one point wanted to cut open her head to see what was inside.
Zheng Xiuyu tugged hard at Qi Ning, stopping her from speaking further.
"Stop talking. We can discuss any issues after today."
However, Qi Ning was determined to show everyone Cheng You's true colors and didn't understand Zheng Xiuyu's meaning.
"Mom, why should we talk about it after the family dinner? She slandered Yuan He!"
Zheng Xiuyu rubbed her forehead in exasperation, her head aching from her daughter's pig-headedness.
Cheng You crossed her arms and looked up at Yuan He.
"Since it's come to this, why don't you speak up? Did I slander you?"
Yuan He was speechless and didn't dare to open his mouth.
At this moment, Qi Chengyan said, "Yuan He was indeed married in Wujing Village. His wife was Cheng You's cousin. After he returned to the city for his studies, he never went back."
With Qi Chengyan's words, the credibility of the matter increased.
With the restoration of the college entrance examination, many people did this.
They took the exam, and if they got in, they divorced.
Although this practice was disgraceful, it was very realistic.
Upon hearing that Yuan He had been married and was now dating her daughter, Zheng Xiuyu's face turned as dark as ink.
Faced with everyone's scrutiny, Yuan He panicked.
"No, I was going to divorce Jiang Wanrou!"
Cheng You asked coldly, "Then did you divorce her?"