“The next day, I stepped right there and fell into the river.”
“Chen Shubao also said that at the time, Chen Ying gave him candy and told him to go call two people, saying she had something to talk to them about. But after I had the accident, that matter was forgotten.”
“Chen Shubao originally thought that Chen Ying was trying to set it up so she and I would fall into the river together and be seen by others, so she could force me into marriage.” Song Ye was a little helpless. “He also said he hadn’t expected that Chen Ying’s real goal was to make you jump in. He kept it to himself because he thought you asked Chen Ying for help.”
Tang Guo rolled her eyes, and Song Ye gently pressed his hand over them. “Guo Guo, that’s why I feel so lucky. If Chen Ying hadn’t hated me, I wouldn’t have been able to marry you.”
“Guo Guo, stay away from Chen Ying in the future.” That woman was too vicious. Just because she hated him, she tried to drag someone else down with her.
If it weren’t for his Guoguo’s charm, he might have been dissatisfied with the marriage and ended up resenting her and the whole Tang family. Maybe that was Chen Ying’s true goal.
Unfortunately, she miscalculated. The next day, when he saw the girl under the blanket looking at him with a pair of beautiful eyes, he decided that she would be his wife for the rest of his life, and he would cherish her in the palm of his hand.
And those who vaguely understood what had happened might think that the fall into the river had been orchestrated by Tang Guo.
“Have you ever seen me getting close to Chen Ying?”
Song Ye thought about it too. That Chen Ying didn’t seem to like coming to his house, and was even reluctant to. Though there were still many things he didn’t understand, it didn’t matter.
Now that Xie Shijun was working in the city, and judging by his attitude, he didn’t want Chen Ying staying in Tang County either. It showed that Xie Shijun was a sensible person. Helping him had truly been worth it.
“Guo Guo, let’s make a new plan for Tang County. Let’s aim to make it Tang City within five years.” When he talked about developing Tang County, Song Ye’s face lit up. “Once it becomes a city, I want to establish a university there. As development progresses, education for the next generation needs to keep up too.”
He had said that he would build up Tang County, and he had promised the person in his arms that he would let her live an even more glamorous life than the wealthy ladies of the capital.
“Alright, I’ll start drafting the plans tomorrow.” Tang Guo’s eyes curved in a smile. “Once the university is open, I want to be one of its first graduates.”
“Mm.”
His wife loved to learn, and this was what Song Ye hoped to see. He hoped that as he progressed, she would progress too. That the two of them would grow together, stay together for a long, long time, realize the ambitions in his heart together, and walk toward the brightest path together.
Song Ye tightened his embrace around the one he loved. “Then we’ll study together and graduate together.”
In fact, he knew his wife had always been outstanding. Even though she hadn’t taken the college entrance exam, her academic level was far above the average person’s.
Just her drafting skills alone were better than most university students.
She could even read English classics in their original versions. Back when he was young, he’d learned a few foreign languages from teachers hired by the elders, but as for his wife, he had no idea when she picked them up.
Also, his Guo Guo was amazing at math. No matter how difficult his nephew’s math problems were, she could solve them with ease. He had also heard before that those university student teachers who discussed math problems with Guo Guo spoke of her with great admiration, which showed just how outstanding she really was.
The two of them were both working hard toward the goal of elevating Tang County to city status. The university students who had left the village for their studies were now gradually returning to work in Tang County. Talented individuals who had heard of its reputation were also flocking to Tang County one after another.
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