Chapter 452: Chapter 452: This Marriage Must End

Xu Qinghuan said to Zhang Huaishan, "The truck driver who got Qiu Taohua pregnant is called Cai Guohua. He’s a driver with the transportation team in Gaolai County, Yun Province. They always meet at the house of a widow named Song Chunlai from the Chiping Town textile factory. If she bothers you, report it to the police."

With a full name, and Qiu Taohua’s face turning pale, anyone with eyes could see she was lying. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Most of the ones who entered the city through this college entrance exam are educated youth sent to the countryside. Away from home, who can boast a smooth life in a foreign land?

Which piece of land doesn’t have a few arrogant members bullying others?

"Right, report it to the police, this is too much!"

"How can people be so wicked, otherwise we’d have believed them!"

Zhang Huaishan was very emotional at this moment, "I’ve never touched her; back then, it was her family forcing me!"

"You, you, you got a marriage certificate with me!" Qiu Taohua shouted.

Xu Qinghuan said, "Then you’re using your influence to bully others, this matter cannot be easily forgiven. We will report to the police now. The local production team bullying educated youth like this cannot be condoned! We still have thousands and thousands of educated youth in the countryside; we must protect their rights!"

At times like this, you have to incite a bit, but you must know when to stop.

"Yes, we should report this, the marriage must be dissolved!"

Jiang Xingye was at the classroom door waiting for Xu Qinghuan and heard that something happened here. He immediately thought, his wife must have run over to see the commotion. Sure enough, when he arrived, he saw his wife standing up for justice.

Hearing the names, he knew what was going on.

He squeezed in, gently pinched Xu Qinghuan’s arm. As she was about to elbow him, he quickly held her elbow, "It’s me!"

The impact of this incident was very bad, and the school contacted the local police station for an investigation.

The woman wanted to flee with her child, but the police station retained her and settled her in a guesthouse.

Yun Province quickly reported investigation updates; the woman indeed had relations with a truck driver, and the pregnancy timeline matched. At that time, Zhang Huaishan was still at the educated youth point, waiting until the woman was three months pregnant before they got married.

And Zhang Huaishan was forced, with testimonies from the educated youth at the point, making the marriage invalid.

He divorced the woman.

Zhang Huaishan resolved his major concern and waited around the school for a long time to finally catch up with Xu Qinghuan.

Xu Qinghuan had been following Zhang Huaishan’s case; however, the change from former mentor to current peer was hard for her to accept.

He wanted to invite Xu Qinghuan and her husband out for a meal.

Seeing Zhang Huaishan in patched-up clothes and worn-out liberation shoes, Xu Qinghuan felt uncomfortable —this was not the dignified, elegant teacher she remembered!

Xu Qinghuan nodded, and the three went to the school cafeteria.

Jiang Xingye hurriedly paid for the meal.

Zhang Huaishan was quite embarrassed, rubbing his hands, "How could I accept this!"

"Senior!"

Xu Qinghuan finally managed to say these two words.

"In terms of relationship, I should call you senior. It was your father, Mr. Zhang Zhongyuan, who enlightened me. At the time, the situation was bad, and in order not to implicate me, he resolutely refused to accept me as his disciple.

But he taught me medicine, and once a teacher, forever a father."

Tears filled Zhang Huaishan’s eyes as he took off his glasses to wipe them, "My father... he... he died so unjustly!"

Jiang Xingye was also somewhat moved, patting his shoulder, "It was an era that shaped us; it’s all in the past. Look ahead!"

Xu Qinghuan then talked about Ren Shanglu, Zhang Zhongyuan’s senior. Zhang Huaishan was visibly emotional, "I thought he..."

He thought Uncle Ren was no longer around either.

"Both he and Jingmo suffered greatly. I met him in Anguang County, and later, he went to the team where I was sent down. A few years ago, he returned to the city."

Zhang Huaishan could tell from the implied meaning that Xu Qinghuan must have helped.

They arranged a date to visit Ren Shanglu.

Jiang Xingye wasn’t at ease and followed, riding a bicycle to carry Xu Qinghuan.

On the road, seeing others drive a tricycle, also later referred to as a "bouncing car," Jiang Xingye felt envious; Xu Qinghuan laughed, "Patience, in a few years we’ll buy a small car."

Xu Qinghuan suddenly remembered, "Aren’t you learning mechanics? Tell Dad, let’s buy an army surplus car, you can find a way to refurbish it, and it can be used."

Jiang Xingye was thoroughly tempted!

What man doesn’t love cars?

"I’ll ask Dad," Jiang Xingye said, "If it’s possible, I’ll go get a driver’s license."

Getting a driver’s license wasn’t easy, as qualifying was hard to achieve, but gradually the situation will improve.

When Xu Qinghuan and Jiang Xingye first returned, they had come to the Medical University to check in. This time, they brought Zhang Huaishan, and everyone was quite emotional.

Ren Jingmo spoke to Xu Qinghuan, "I want to go find snacks and have some fun over the weekend, Sis, can I stay at your place for one night?"

"Of course, you can stay there long-term. You can even transfer schools if you want."

When Zhang Huaishan started crying, Ren Jingmo stopped talking; children who experienced that time inevitably matured early, and mentioning those times frightens them.

Xu Qinghuan and Jiang Xingye brought vegetables over; the two went to cook.

The one-and-a-half-room house was very cramped, with a folding table brought from Shangjiang Team placed in the middle, surrounded by people, and it was filled.

"Master, move over to our place, the school here in Jingmo isn’t great; come move altogether. If you don’t move, we’ll find a way for Ayé and me to move in."

Xu Qinghuan wasn’t joking.

She’d been to the kitchen earlier to see what the old man cooked; it looked like pig food, don’t let the kid end up ruined by it.

Previously, in Shangjiang Team, they had to avoid arousing suspicion. Now conditions aren’t as tough; this is clearly a case of zero culinary skills.

Jiang Xingye also felt that an old man and a child living there wasn’t convenient. If something happened, they wouldn’t know.

"If you feel uncomfortable living with us, we have a small two-entry house. You two can move there."

"Did I say I wasn’t comfortable? I didn’t say so!" Ren Shanglu feigned anger, "Move then, let’s move, we’ll move this week!"

"Yay, that’s great!" Ren Jingmo jumped up, "I can go to school with Snacks."

Zhang Huaishan’s mood seemed much better.

Later, Xu Qinghuan saw him several times walking with Jiang Xingye. Upon asking, she found out Zhang Huaishan went to seek him out to play; the two played ball together.

Ren Shanglu and grandson moved to live in the fourth courtyard of a five-entry courtyard here. The old man loved tranquility and stayed in the fourth courtyard, both he and Jingmo seemed much more relaxed.

Jingmo became more cheerful too, leading the two other kids daily to turn the house upside down.

The Medical University asked him whether he still wanted the house; the old man casually waved his hand, "Don’t want it, whatever as long as it’s done!"

That little caged place was suffocating.

Approaching July, the exam week arrived.

Old Cen gave Xu Qinghuan a week off to participate in the school’s final exam.

Everyone was waiting to see Xu Qinghuan’s joke, but when the results came out, Xu Qinghuan still led the grade with her unmatched score of first place.

Her score was unreachable, even aced the most difficult English exam.

Yan University indeed housed hidden talents, but Xu Qinghuan was excluded from this batch of students’ competition range; no one wanted to challenge her.

On July 15th, the new policy was introduced, approving East Province and Southern Province as two provinces practicing special policies and flexible measures in foreign economic activities, marking the first step towards reform and opening-up.

Summer vacation just arrived when Jiang Xingye told Xu Qinghuan he wanted to visit East Province.

At this time, there were still half a year until drawing that historically significant circle, but going to East Province now would allow a preliminary site inspection.

Xu Qinghuan gave him a sum of money, "If there’s an opportunity, buy a house over there first."

At this time, many returned to the city, and many, having experienced misfortune, chose to leave. These people had immovable properties, and they would sell houses before leaving—this was a wave. Once missed, it would not come again.