I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 457: Young and Reckless

Chapter 457: Chapter 457: Young and Reckless

"In relationships between men and women, mutual affection is essential," Qiao Qingyu spoke softly, yet Qiao Ye dared not take her words lightly and nodded slowly, "Auntie, I understand this principle."

"Since you understand this principle, Brother Qi has already rejected you. Why are you still telling me you want to marry him? Do you realize if I hadn’t run into you just now, I don’t know what your grandmother could have started gossiping about?"

Qiao Ye’s face flushed red, and her toes nervously traced circles on the ground, a body language clearly expressing her discontent!

Qiao Qingyu had other matters to attend to. She started pushing her bicycle and then impatiently said to the lingering Qiao Ye, "If you’re busy, go back to the clinic, and if you’re not, take the first aid kit and some common medications and help out at the dam."

Seeing Qiao Qingyu ready to leave, Qiao Ye hurried forward to stop her, "Auntie, please help me. Brother Qi will definitely listen to you, please tell him to be in a relationship with me."

Qiao Qingyu couldn’t help but laugh, "How old are you? Only seventeen, right? So eager to be in a relationship. Besides, who am I to make Brother Qi listen to me?"

Qiao Ye’s eyes flickered, and she muttered, "Auntie, seventeen isn’t that young. You were married at seventeen, and before that, you even said you wanted to marry Brother Lan."

Brother Lan? Lan Jianqing!

Qiao Qingyu stopped in her tracks, turned her head to look at Qiao Ye with a calm expression, and asked, "Who told you I wanted to marry Lan Jianqing?"

"Auntie, how can you forget? It was you who insisted I take you to the educated youth point to find Brother Lan," Qiao Ye looked incredulously at Qiao Qingyu.

"So what?"

Her voice was cool as she asked.

Qiao Ye wasn’t foolish; she definitely noticed a shift in Qiao Qingyu’s demeanor and quickly explained, "Auntie, I didn’t mean anything else by it."

"Then, what do you mean?"

"I just hope you can help me, I really like Brother Qi."

She said "Brother Qi" so casually.

However, Qiao Qingyu suddenly remembered something and asked Qiao Ye, "It’s true I asked you to take me to the educated youth point to find Brother Lan, but did I ask you to bring me anywhere else?"

"You said to go to the neighboring educated youth point to threaten Bai Zhi, who was also from Beijing, because they both seemed quite close."

"Did I go?"

Qiao Ye paused, her mind a bit slow to catch up, and without sensing anything amiss, she honestly replied, "Uncle’s grandmother locked you at home and didn’t let you go, but I don’t know if you sneaked off later."

This statement almost stitched it all together; Han Liuya had been in control of her body during that period—a woman whose memories might not be fully intact, but who was still keen on climbing the social ladder.

Among all the educated youths, Lan Jianqing was arguably the most handsome and came from the best family background.

Yet, Lan Jianqing was in a relationship with Bai Zhi, which is why Han Liuya had run off to another village to threaten Bai Zhi.

There’s still something puzzling here; even if a teenage girl went to threaten Bai Zhi, would Bai Zhi really willingly break up with Lan Jianqing?

To tell the truth, Uncle Qiao wasn’t a bully. Even the Qiao Family Team, both then and now, was a relatively fair and just place. Moreover, in those years, Uncle Qiao was just a small team leader and didn’t have much power.

Qiao Qingyu then asked Qiao Ye, "Do you remember any of your uncles or grandfathers ever helping me?"

Qiao Ye thought for a moment, "No, you always did it secretly, and then once Grandpa found out, he wouldn’t let you go to the youth spots and even locked you up at home."

It was then that Qiao Ye realized, and tentatively asked, "Auntie, have you forgotten all these things?"

Qiao Qingyu waved her hand, "That was so many years ago, how could a brash youth remember so much? I had completely forgotten it until I ran into Lan Jianqing in Beijing when he mentioned it."

"Auntie, what did Brother Lan say?"

"What could he say? I had completely forgotten."

"Oh, okay then," Qiao Ye calmed down completely.

Qiao Qingyu glanced at her, thinking to herself how this child, even though she was now training with Dr. Jiang at the clinic, still had a somewhat narrow view due to her upbringing."

Qiao Qingyu’s expression turned serious as she spoke earnestly, "Qiao Ye, the experiences of your auntie don’t serve as a reference and aren’t suitable for you to follow. Ultimately, we are different; my case is just an exception.

They say a twisted melon is never sweet, and there’s certainly truth in that. Your grandmother, although harsh, makes some sensible points.

Qi Feng is indeed responsible, but that is also because of the somewhat transcendent status of our Qiao family in this village. He dares not offend you or deceive your feelings because the consequences of offending you and deceiving your feelings are more than he can bear.

On the other hand, it also shows that he has someone in his heart he can’t let go of. They say one gets enraged for the sake of a beloved woman; for his girlfriend, he even lost his job and brought trouble to his family. This is not a small matter. Whether there are ongoing issues between them, we don’t even know; his waters are muddy, and if you blindly wade into them, you’ll drown..."

As Qiao Ye listened, her face turned paler, but regardless, she took in what Qiao Qingyu said. Her fingers twisted, and after a long while, she said, "Auntie, I didn’t do anything. Brother Qi had hurt his hand; I just helped bandage the wound. Grandma saw and made a huge fuss. I was worried she would say something unpleasant, so I quickly brought her back with me. The medical kit is still up on the flood dam; I’ll go back with you to get it."

Qiao Qingyu bluntly said, "Then you drive me."

Qiao Ye quickly nodded, her voice cheerful, "No problem, I ride very stably."

Then Qiao Qingyu sat on the back of the bicycle as Qiao Ye rode to the river dam.

It was bustling here. To tell the truth, from spring plowing to now, the people of the Qiao Family Team were working harder than last year.

Because this year, there were many more projects.

Anyone whose family had been allotted land had to come work here.

Whether you liked it or not, this was the team’s production task.

But the enthusiasm at the scene was still high.

On the other side of the dam, a young man sat on a rock, frowning, with a medical kit beside him, his hand wrapped in a bandage, head bowed, lost in thought.

When Qiao Qingyu and the others approached, he noticed and quickly stood up.

Qiao Qingyu acted as if she knew nothing, glancing at Qiao Ye.