After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 54, Episode 0054: No amount of precaution is too much.
At the time, Xu Zhichuan and the others, who were also unaware of the situation, thought Chen Musheng was a scoundrel, just like everyone else. However, they had only been in the countryside for a short time, and since men and women were different, they had no reason to interfere in Wei Miaomiao's affairs.

In this day and age, when even married couples dare not get too close in public, if a male educated youth dares to stand up for a female educated youth, it is not helping but harming her, unless it is done in the name of the entire educated youth settlement.

Such is the prevailing social atmosphere; no individual can change it.

The educated youth settlement in Hongxing Brigade had never been united internally.

Zhang Ze scratched his chin, looking puzzled. "I've long felt that Chen Musheng isn't that kind of person. Not to mention that he was someone who had undergone organizational tests and trials before, his injuries were sustained while saving his teammates. And looking at Wei Zhiqing's situation after she got married, it doesn't seem like she was bullied."

Leng Xingran nodded in agreement, chewed and swallowed the red date in her mouth, and then said, "Although Wei Zhiqing seems to be living a more frugal life than before, she has always looked good. It's just that she is a primary school teacher and doesn't interact with us much, so we rarely notice."

Hongxing Brigade has a primary school, which is one of only two primary schools in the entire commune. Apart from the principal, who was transferred from the commune, the teachers are all from Hongxing Brigade and the surrounding brigades.

In terms of education level, educated youth would definitely be more suitable as teachers. However, one can guess from the relationship between the villagers and educated youth that, not to mention the Red Star Brigade which lost its advanced status due to its influence, educated youth in other brigades were also considered outsiders by the villagers. How could the brigade possibly give the job of a teacher, which had high work points and was easy, to an outsider?

Aside from those who married village girls or were married into the village, single educated youth didn't even qualify for the exam.

After Wei Miaomiao married Chen Musheng, he became one of their own. Coincidentally, a teacher from the school was going to join the army, and the team, taking care of Chen Musheng's family, gave the teacher's position to Wei Miaomiao.

The school and the educated youth settlement were located in the east and west, respectively. Chen Musheng's home was also in the west, so Wei Miaomiao had less contact with the educated youth settlement. She would only occasionally run into them when she went to the commune to ride an oxcart or something.

Back then, people were always jostling each other, so no one paid much attention to whether they looked well or not.

Xu Zhichuan hadn't seen Wei Miaomiao since she got married. He only heard from villagers that she wasn't doing well, that she had to take care of her disabled husband and children, and that she had to work in the fields while being a teacher. That's why he always felt that she wasn't doing well after getting married.

This makes it easy for him to turn to the dark side, and since he has found out some things related to Wei Miaomiao, he has become suspicious of her.

Now that his brothers are saying she's doing well after getting married, he suddenly feels a little unsure about the information he found out.

“If Wei Miaomiao is doing well, I may have received a false alarm. Here’s the thing, I found out that the rumor that Li Manzhi and Wan Qifang are dating was spread by Wan Qifang herself. Wan Qifang did this because she was guided by Wang Laidi. I also found out that Wang Laidi has dealings with Li Bing from the committee. Li Bing gave Wang Laidi money several times and even bought her polyester clothes and leather shoes.”

"Wan Qifang has been getting closer to Wei Miaomiao lately, and I thought it was Wei Miaomiao getting revenge."

Apart from Zhang Ze, everyone else understood his true meaning: he suspected that Wei Miaomiao had a connection with the committee.

Ren Yan: "It's unlikely. When Chen Musheng came back to visit his family for the last time before he was discharged from the army, Wei Miaomiao and Chen Musheng had already confirmed their relationship. Wei Miaomiao married Chen Musheng willingly. The atmosphere in her family is quite good now. Although Chen Musheng is disabled, he dotes on Wei Miaomiao. They are not short of money, and Xiao Suanmiao is very sensible. Wei Miaomiao has no reason to seek revenge."

Chen Musheng's character is basically trustworthy, and Wei Miaomiao, who stayed by his side even when the future seemed bleak, should also be a trustworthy person.

She had met Wei Miaomiao a few times and found her to be a scheming person.

The crowd remained noncommittal. Given Lin Yuexi's importance, no amount of vigilance around her was excessive; they would investigate even the slightest hint of suspicion. However, upon hearing Ren Yan's words, they all revealed expressions of eager anticipation. It turned out there was more to the story between Wei Miaomiao and Chen Musheng than met the eye!

Ren Yan did not disappoint everyone. "Wei Miaomiao has low blood sugar. When she first came to the countryside, she couldn't adapt to farm work and fainted in the field. At that time, Chen Musheng, who was visiting relatives, carried her back to the educated youth settlement."

“Back then, the educated youth settlement was quite chaotic, with all sorts of people. Some people spread rumors about the two of them, and then Chen Musheng went to Wei Miaomiao and said he would take responsibility and wanted to submit a marriage application immediately.”

"The two did not get together at the time, but they kept in touch with each other and confirmed their relationship when Chen Musheng came back to visit his family for the last time."

Chen Musheng only stayed for one day after returning that time before rushing back to go on a mission, which was quite dangerous. At the time, Chen Musheng considered the possibility that he might not be able to come back, so he and Wei Miaomiao agreed not to make their relationship public until he returned.

Chen Musheng was thinking that if he were to sacrifice himself, it wouldn't affect Wei Miaomiao's reputation.

"When Chen Musheng returned, he was carried back. The Chen family wouldn't even let him into their house. They drove him and Xiao Suanmiao to the old house. That night, several brothers blocked the old house and made a scene about dividing the family property. They only gave the father and daughter fifty catties of coarse grain."

The Chen family's new house was built with the allowance sent back by Chen Musheng, but when Chen Musheng was seriously injured, he and his daughter were kicked out.

Although the old patriarch of the Chen family helped them get the house back after Chen Musheng got married, the whole thing was still unpleasant to hear about.

Wei Miaomiao originally wanted to take care of Chen Musheng, but Chen Musheng refused and treated her very badly, using extremely offensive and insulting language.

Hearing this, the girls might not understand, but Leng Ranxing and the others understood Chen Musheng's good intentions. He felt that he was disabled and had a daughter, and he didn't want to be a burden to Wei Miaomiao!
Liu Huaidu sighed, "This educated youth, Wei, is a good girl."

Wei Miaomiao was still willing to marry Chen Musheng under these circumstances, which means that Chen Musheng's ancestral graves were more than just emitting auspicious smoke.

Since Li Manzhi's matter has nothing to do with Wei Miaomiao, the key issue is still within the educated youth settlement.

Zhang Ze's mind raced, and he suddenly thought of a possibility, asking Xu Zhichuan, "Could it be that Wang Laidi has also taken a liking to Li Manzhi?"

Li Manzhi is a hot commodity, so it's not impossible that Wang Laidi might have designs on him.

As for why his own ideas led to rumors being spread by Li Manzhi and others, he couldn't think of a reason for it at the moment.

Lin Yuexi and Liu Huai both looked at Zhang Ze as if he were an idiot.

Is the main point of what Xu Zhichuan said about investigating the source of the rumors?

No, the key points are: First, Li Manzhi was a technician at the machinery factory, and his master was an engineer who could enter the research institute; second, the rumor could not have originated from the educated youth settlement, and even if it did, the villagers had to catch the person before they discovered it.

Ignoring Zhang Ze, whose mind was occasionally not quite right, everyone turned their attention back to Xu Zhichuan.