Every time Song Ye paused, Tang Guo would come up and pour him some water, which drew a lot of glances from the surrounding people.
The men working alongside him, whether married or not, all deeply envied Song Ye.
If they had a beautiful young wife like the village flower of the Tang family standing nearby, watching them work, and offering water whenever they were thirsty, they’d be full of motivation too.
The scene eventually drew Chen Ying’s attention.
She hadn’t planned on looking, but since everyone around was talking about it, she used the break to walk over to where Tang Guo was.
From a distance, she saw a very pretty girl sitting under a tree, watching the most handsome man in the field plowing, her eyes locked on him with focused attention.
Chen Ying sneered inwardly. Tang Guo would understand soon enough. Song Ye was truly good-for-nothing, completely useless.
“A lot of people are saying the college entrance exam is coming back.”
Chen Ying said casually, “Has your man shown any signs recently, Tang village flower? You better watch out. If a man wants to leave, he’ll find a way no matter what.”
In her previous life, she tore up Song Ye’s exam prep materials three times before she was finally able to sabotage his college entrance plans. And even then, when she moved, she still found two more copies hidden under the bed. She had no idea where a broke educated youth like Song Ye had gotten so many study guides.
The village flower Tang was naive, not like her. If Song Ye really tried to pull any tricks, she wouldn’t be able to resist him. Luckily, she had a village chief father backing her up. Otherwise, Song Ye would have completely taken advantage of her.
Even so, Chen Ying didn’t feel the slightest bit of sympathy for Tang Guo.
That girl had never really suffered. Even in the hardest of times, she was surrounded by a family that adored her. Her life was far better than Chen Ying’s.
You could say that however unlucky Chen Ying was, that’s how lucky the village flower Tang was. Like fate itself had picked a favorite.
Chen Ying had been stuck with Song Ye with no way out. Tang Guo was different. She had her family’s support, so Song Ye wouldn’t dare to push her around.
Thinking about all that, Chen Ying felt even less guilty.
“Ah Ye isn’t going to take the college entrance exam,” Tang Guo said, looking at Chen Ying, catching the flash of jealousy in her eyes.
She finally understood why Chen Ying had targeted her out of all people. It was because her fate made Chen Ying jealous, it made her feel unfairly treated. Especially because, in the previous life, the original Tang Guo ended up with Xie Shijun.
Chen Ying was surprised. “Educated Youth Song isn’t taking the college entrance exam?”
“He’s not,” Tang Guo said with a slight smile. “Is there a problem, Chen Ying?”
“No.”
Chen Ying brushed it off, thinking the Tang family must have pressured Song Ye.
Hmph, Song Ye was just the kind to bully the weak and fear the strong. He bullied her, but when the Tang family said one word, he immediately gave up the exam.
But then Chen Ying felt delighted again. Once she married Xie Shijun and became the regimental commander’s wife, then returned to Tang family village, Song Ye would be no different than any of the other ordinary, aging village men.
She, on the other hand, would be wearing fashionable brand-name clothes, followed wherever she went, with a regimental commander husband who adored her.
“Well then, I’m going back to work.”
Chen Ying didn’t want to talk to Tang Guo anymore. She had no interest in wasting more words on someone whose whole world was just this little village.
Only after seeing the flourishing future and stepping outside of Tang family village would someone understand just how vast the world was.
Tang Guo didn’t stop Chen Ying. After seeing her, she understood why Chen Ying, even after being reborn, had never considered using her knowledge of the future to do something meaningful. It was because she’d only been waiting to marry Xie Shijun.
She didn’t really understand that kind of thinking. Knowing the advantage of foresight, why would someone place all their hopes of changing fate on someone else?
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