Daily Life in the 70s-Chapter 54 - The Truth

Shen.”

Shen Yiguang nodded to the crowd and said, “Comrade Pei Min and I saw this Xu surname man tugging at Comrade Yang Peiqiong.

He clearly had bad intentions, so I stepped forward to stop him.”

His demeanor was resolute and righteous, his gaze steady and forthright, and to top it off, the military uniform he wore had a commanding presence that nearly convinced everyone present.

Of course, this did not include Yang Peiqiong’s closest kin.

“Mr.

Shen, you can’t slander me.

Xu Min did nothing wrong to me.

You clearly saw him talking to Pei Min and you misunderstood and attacked him.

I know you can’t stand a blow to your male dignity, but I can’t take the blame for this,” Yang Peiqiong said as she started to cry, her voice filled with unjust sadness.

“This, this concerns a girl’s reputation.

I think we should take this back to the brigade and carefully get to the bottom of it.” Yang Dajiang helped the crouching Yang Peimin up, “Don’t cry, this must be a misunderstanding.

It’s all my fault for asking you to fetch liquor from the Cooperative Society; otherwise, you wouldn’t have taken this path…”

Whichever version of the story was true, it concerned the reputation of one of the Yang Family’s daughters.

Thus, Yang Dahai also agreed with Yang Dajiang’s suggestion to take Xu Min back to the brigade office.

In reality, changing the location didn’t make much difference.

Shen Yiguang quickly clarified the situation in just a few words.

Shen Yiguang posed several rhetorical questions to Yang Peiqiong, questioning if the story of Yang Peimin meeting Xu Min for a date was true, what kind of girl would take the risk of being discovered at any moment when she already had a fiancé?

The cost of being discovered would be enormous, not only would she face scorn and affect her marriage, but also bring shame to her family.

Shen Yiguang had also made his stance clear, he was to become engaged with Yang Peimin tomorrow, and everyone was waiting to see what would happen.

To consider that a man would continue with an engagement without a second thought after seeing his fiancée meeting with another man?

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That was Shen Yiguang’s cleverness, he understood how to manipulate people’s psychology.

On the other hand, what about Yang Peiqiong?

As Yang Peimin mentioned, they both got accepted to the same city, giving them more reason to meet and exchange ideas.

Therefore, regardless of how Yang Peiqiong kept crying and denying it, few in the audience believed her.

Instead, some women comforted her, “It’s not all your fault, it was those deceivers you must blame.

As long as you’re okay, it will blow over in time.

You’re still our village’s pride, a university student; don’t cry anymore.”

Indeed, such incidents also damage a woman’s reputation, sparking gossip and speculation, which could be infinitely magnified—even if one was not assaulted, people would still whisper and guess behind your back.

And there were precedents for this; some girls had even ended up drowning themselves in the river because they could not cope.

Seeing his daughter’s story being overturned, Yang Dajiang also quickly consoled her, “You child, I know Xu Min helped you during your college entrance examination review.

It’s not a problem to greet him when you see him, it’s only polite…

You still lack caution…”

He signaled to his daughter that since they couldn’t turn the situation around, they should try to minimize her influence as much as possible and shift the blame onto Xu Min.

She simply was not careful enough and was pulled by the arm, with nothing else inappropriate occurring.

Yang Peimin couldn’t help but sigh.

No wonder Yang Peiqiong was so cunning—it was inherited from her father, after all.

Yang Peiqiong glanced at Xu Min, who was tied up beside her, and hesitated a bit.

But Xu Min, as if blessed with sudden clarity, realized what she was thinking.

He couldn’t be convicted, so he endured the tearing pain in his throat and shouted loudly, “I didn’t!

I’m in a relationship with Comrade Yang Peiqiong!”

“Nonsense!” Yang Dajiang immediately chided.

“It’s true,” he continued loudly, “The Shanghai-brand watch on her wrist was the engagement gift I gave her.

I still have the receipt for buying the watch right here!”

Reflexively, Yang Peiqiong pulled at her sleeve to cover the watch.

But many people had already seen it.

“Tsk tsk, indeed it’s a brand-new watch, and not a cheap one at that.

I remember giving one as a wedding gift to my nephew…”

“If they are in a relationship, why stir up so much trouble?”

“Who would have guessed, what a heart she has?

Dragging out her own cousin as a shield, not fearing her fiancé’s misunderstanding.”

“Peiqiong, that’s not right of you.

Concealing truth, how could you?

Peimin is already betrothed, and yet you pull her in as a shield.

How can you act as her sister?”

“Now being in a relationship isn’t against the law.

Why the need to cover it up as if it’s something shameful?”

Yang Peiqiong, faced with the public’s condemnation, opened her mouth but ultimately couldn’t say anything in her defense and hung her head.

Yang Dajiang too felt his face burning with shame.

He stared at his daughter in disbelief, pointing at her, he was so angry he couldn’t speak.

How disgraceful.

How could he ever walk with his head high in the village again?

As the situation spiraled downward, Yang Peimin thought it over and it seemed reasonable.

Yang Peiqiong’s liaison with Xu Min must be more than the simple matter of school discussions they claimed.

If it were, Xu Min wouldn’t gift her something so valuable.

But as for whether they were truly in a relationship, their expressions suggested otherwise.

Xu Min, anxious for his future, clung to this one hope desperately.

And with the watch on Yang Peiqiong’s wrist, she couldn’t deny it anymore.

As the truth came to light, Yang Peimin decided she didn’t want to see what would happen next with Yang Peiqiong.

Yang Dahai, as the team leader, stayed behind, while she went home with Shen Yiguang and the brothers.

Xiao Niu had already been taken home by Jiang Erni, who had been called over.

On the way back, it seemed like everyone still hadn’t fully processed the situation.

But Zhang Minghua’s anger couldn’t be held back any longer, “I can’t believe Yang Peiqiong, that despicable girl, has such a black heart!

She’d even frame her own sister!

With such a wicked heart, no wonder there were rumors about Minmin and that Xu before—it was all her scheming behind the scenes!

Next time I see her, just watch, I’ll slap her hard across the face!”

She had wanted to slap her earlier but had been stopped by Yang Peimin.

With so many people present, she was concerned about her father’s dignity.

Being his niece, and with her own uncle present, it was best to settle matters within the family behind closed doors, to avoid tarnishing her own reputation.

Yang Peihua, however, was puzzled, “Why would she spread rumors about Minmin and Xu Min though?

Didn’t they just admit to being in a relationship?”

This question stopped Zhang Minghua in her tracks.

She waved dismissively, “How would I know?

Maybe she’s jealous inside.

Jealous that Minmin is prettier than her, she can’t stand to see my daughter doing well.”

One had to admit, Zhang Minghua had hit the nail on the head.