Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 235: Conspiracy Theory

After Qiao Jun decided to get his tooth repaired, Yi Chichi headed home.

When she got home, Wen’s mother was standing by the stove, holding a dough, slicing it into the pot. The knife flashed as thin pieces of dough fell into the boiling water like dumplings.

"Mom, you can make sliced noodles?"

Yi Chichi looked surprised, her skill competed with that of a professional.

What kind of family did her mother-in-law grow up in? She always brings new experiences.

Like a book, each page a surprise.

"Before I was pregnant with Wen Shi, I worked in the cooking class for a while and learned it."

Wen’s mother spoke in a plain tone, making Yi Chichi reflect on whether she was overreacting. Then she said, "Chichi, go pick two eggplants from the garden."

"Okay."

Yi Chichi opened the back door and went to the garden. After picking two eggplants, she noticed the newly grown white cucumbers next to them looked tasty and picked two.

She also grabbed two green peppers and two tomatoes.

Wen’s mother, who only needed two eggplants, was helpless seeing what she brought back, "Can you finish all that?"

The noodles were generous portions, and eating one eggplant with the paste could make you quite full.

Her daughter-in-law was good though, bringing back cucumbers, green peppers, and tomatoes.

"I’ll eat them like fruit."

While speaking, she took a washed green pepper and bit into it. It wasn’t spicy and had a slight sweetness, crisp and not bitter, better raw than cooked.

Produce grown from the black soil had exceptional taste.

Every bite was a delight.

She ate with gusto as Wen’s mother found it feasible, then served the noodles announcing it was time to eat.

The mother and daughter-in-law sat face to face, chatting while eating. The topic turned to Qiao Jun’s broken tooth.

Wen’s mother swallowed the eggplant in her mouth, then asked her, "Can the commune hospital repair teeth?"

"I don’t know."

She had only submitted forms for medicine at the hospital’s pharmacy; she hadn’t been to other places.

She wasn’t aware of what departments the commune hospital had.

Wen’s mother was quite helpless, "This kid isn’t the quiet type."

"Neither is Zhang Xiaoqin."

Both were troublemakers without a sense of memory.

"Still better than Xue Jiahuan."

This time Yi Chichi was helpless, "Mom, talk about who’s bad."

Nobody cared to hear about her.

Wen’s mother laughed, "She’s getting married."

This news was like a bolt from the blue, leaving Yi Chichi in a daze.

"Married? To whom?"

She looked incredulous, forgetting the cucumber at her mouth.

"To Mr. Wen, who transferred to the forestry."

Bringing up this topic, Wen’s mother looked no better, rather shocked.

She sipped the noodle soup, leisurely said, "This afternoon she suddenly came back and told Chengqian and them she was getting married."

It was like stirring up a huge storm, leaving everyone stunned.

She could never forget Chengqian and them looking shocked as if their jaws would drop upon hearing this news.

However, "The family-in-law is finally free."

That was good news, and Yi Chichi was instantly pleased, "Then her marriage is quite good."

Getting curious here, she asked, "Mom, do you know Mr. Wen?"

"I don’t know him."

Wen’s mother shook her head. Because of her health and appearance, she avoided going anywhere but around Kao Shan Village to avoid unnecessary trouble.

So, she was only familiar with people from Kao Shan Village, not from the other teams.

"Your Aunt Ma knows them well; I heard some stories about Mr. Wen from her."

Yi Chichi responded, "How is he?"

"It’s said his qualifications are outstanding."

"I figured as much."

If he weren’t outstanding, Xue Jiahuan wouldn’t fixate on him, but, "Did he marry Xue Jiahuan willingly?"

"Not sure."

You’d have to meet the person to know.

Unexpectedly, the next day he came on a bicycle to propose, and then Yi Chichi was viewing fabric sent by Yu Ritang and Chi Jiaojiao.

Liu Lan was also there.

Just then, Wang Nan came running in, sweating, "Chichi, is there any water?"

"On the table, help yourself."

Yi Chichi didn’t lift her head and continued her task. Wang Nan, too busy to talk, picked up the teapot and poured herself a full glass of mint water, only to gulp it down in relief before announcing, "Xue Jiahuan’s suitor came to propose."

Liu Lan was dumbfounded, while Yi Chichi relaxed her hand holding the drawing powder, letting it fall on the fabric. She was too shocked to care as she asked, "Really came to propose?"

"Yes, indeed."

Yu Ritang and the others found something amiss. For just a proposal, their reactions seemed inappropriate.

Upon inquiring, they understood Xue Jiahuan’s character and behavior, instantly leading to conspiracy theories.

Chi Jiaojiao, her imagination running wild, said, "Could it be that Mr. Wen was threatened into proposing?"

This idea...

Yi Chichi and the others exchanged looks and then turned to Wang Nan.

"Did Mr. Wen smile or was his face expressionless?"

Wang Nan thought seriously, "Not quite happy looking."

At least when she came over, there wasn’t a smile, frowning with tight lips, "A black face."

Fearing they might misunderstand ’black face’ to mean dark-skinned, she explained, "Not dark-skinned, but that kind of very angry yet suppressing the anger black face."

Yi Chichi and her friends, ... this was more problematic than expressionless.

An expressionless face can be a natural condition, commonly known as a straight face.

Such people are rare but not uncommon.

But a black face suppressing anger surely indicates a problem.

With that thought, Yi Chichi and her friends became interested.

Yu Ritang smiled, hinting to Yi Chichi, "Take us out for a walk?"

"Let’s go."

Not only were they curious, Yi Chichi was too.

"Nannan, you lead the way."

"Got it."

Then, with Wang Nan leading, the four ended up at Mr. Wen’s proposal site. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

When they arrived, the captain was asking them where they’d live after the wedding.

Xue Jiahuan blurted out, "I’ll go with Mr. Wen."

Yi Chichi was secretly delighted; this was moving away from clinging to the elders, a good sign.

A very good sign.

She couldn’t help but curl her lips but didn’t expect Mr. Wen, in a navy-blue work uniform with delicate eyebrows, to say, "I have no place over there to stay."

This meant he was refusing to let Xue Jiahuan go with him.

Xue Jiahuan’s face turned angry, about to snap, when he continued, "Uncle, could you allocate a homestead for Comrade Xue? We can build a house on the homestead, and when I get allocated a house over there, we’ll move out?"

"Sure."

Before the captain could speak, Xue Jiahuan was all smiles and agreed.

Still proactively she said, "We won’t take advantage of the team. After we move out, the house on the homestead can belong to the team without paying us."

The crowd on site looked at her like she was an alien. What kind of family raises someone who sees money like dirt so extravagantly?!