Daily Life in the 70s-Chapter 61 - Clever Tongue

Now everyone is talking about you, do you have any idea how embarrassing this is?”

Yang Peiqiong’s hand, holding the needle, trembled, almost pricking her finger.

She frowned, “Yanzi, how many times have I told you to calm down?

When will you learn to be steady?”

“I told you already, I took the blame for Minmin.

That watch was Xu Min forcing a message for Minmin on me, stuffing it into my hand even though I didn’t want it.

He later explained it was hush money.

After all, Minmin still had connections with the Shen family.

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Until their relationship was completely cut off, we couldn’t leak the fact that he was seeing Minmin, so I took it.”

“Xu Min had been secretly dating Minmin.

Recently, they had a falling out and stopped seeing each other, but Xu Min always wanted to mend their relationship, begging me earnestly.

I saw that Minmin still had feelings for Xu Min.

For some reasons, she was just being stubborn.

By the time she came to her senses, her aunt and the others were already rushing to have her matchmade with the Shens.”

“I helped them because I couldn’t bear to watch, but I never expected…” Yang Peiqiong bit her lip, turned her head away, and wiped her eyes, her voice filled with bitterness, “I never expected Minmin to treat me like this.”

Yang Peiyan was stunned.

Previously, Yang Peiqiong had always told her family that she took the blame for Yang Peimin; she had been somewhat skeptical because she had seen her sister meet Xu Min several times.

But it was all for that shameless Yang Peimin!

She had never felt such rage before.

She grabbed Yang Peiqiong’s hand, “Come on, let’s go settle the score with that bitch Yang Peimin!

She shamelessly pushed it onto you, her heart is too poisonous.

Let her tell the truth herself, we can’t let her marry into the Shen family with such glory.”

Yang Peiqiong grabbed Yang Peiyan, shook her head and sighed, “It’s useless, Yanzi, even if she spoke up, it would be pointless.

The situation is already set.

The watch is on my wrist not Minmin’s, who would believe us?”

“That, that means we’re just letting that bitch off easy?” Yang Peiyan stomped her foot several times, still unable to quell the rage in her heart, she also kicked over a chair nearby, “No, we can’t just let her off cheaply.

Even if we can’t make her admit it, we must teach her a lesson!”

A glint flashed in Yang Peiqiong’s eyes.

“Even though we’re all sisters, let it go, Yanzi,” Peiyan sighed.

“Xu Min seems to be a talented man.

If I try harder, maybe he’ll take a few more glances at me.

When I think about it, it’s not bad; once I go there to study, he’ll be there to look after me, right?”

“Perhaps it’s fate,” she continued.

“Minmin is now betrothed to the Shen family.

I hope she seizes this opportunity well and stops causing trouble.

If the Shen family finds out about her past fling with Xu Min, her perfect marriage would dissolve.”

“But why should you quietly endure the criticism?” Peiyan retorted bitterly.

“Why should Yang Peimin, who caused so much harm, still be able to marry joyfully and innocently?

I wish her marriage would fall apart immediately, turning her into the laughingstock of the entire village!” Peiyan said resentfully.

Yang Peimin felt so smug, huh?

At the dinner table discussing Xi Luo, a flunked failure still marrying a soldier?

She would make sure it wouldn’t happen!

“These past few days, Yanzi, you better not go out,” Peiqiong advised.

“Stay home, read more books, and do some coursework.

Xu Min has quite a complete set of textbooks—I’ll ask him to bring them for you to use.

Thinking back, Minmin and I always wanted to borrow his books but felt too embarrassed to ask…

With everyone watching, it was hard to keep talking to him, but later I figured out a way; writing letters was much more convenient.

After Xu Min got familiar with Minmin, they even agreed on a place to exchange letters…”

Peiqiong’s voice trailed off into melancholy, followed by a sigh.

“Writing letters?” Yanzi caught on quickly.

“Are you saying Yang Peimin and Xu Min wrote quite a few letters to each other?”

Peiqiong nodded, puzzled by her interest.

“What about it?”

Yanzi clapped her hands and laughed mischievously, “There must be things in those letters that shouldn’t see the light of day.

If I take these letters to the Shen family, let’s see if they dare to accept this shameless bride.”

Peiqiong disagreed, “That’s not right, Yanzi.

Doing that would ruin Minmin, not just with the broken engagement but also damaging her reputation.

It would make it difficult for her to find another respectable family to marry into.

We shouldn’t do such spineless things.”

“You’re always so kind-hearted,” Yanzi sneered, rolling her eyes.

“Always ready to lay your heart bare for others, but how do they repay you?

They take advantage of your goodwill because they see you as an easy target.

Soft on the outside and the inside.” She paused before continuing.

“We won’t get involved directly then.

We’ll think of a way to make sure no one knows it was us who delivered the letters.

Even if it’s just rumors, they can’t be traced back to us.”

Peiqiong still shook her head, “I won’t agree to this, Yanzi.”

Frustrated, Yanzi stomped her foot, “Fine, you disagree with me going to Xu Min, but you can’t stop me!”

With that, she ran out.

“Yanzi!”

Watching Yanzi’s retreating figure, Peiqiong smiled faintly.

How come Minmin is always so lucky?

Useless at chores, awkward in conversation, academically poor, and utterly incapable of reading social cues, aggravating others with her superiority—why does she deserve all this?

Why does she get all the family’s love and a good marriage without any effort?

Just because she’s pretty?

Running her hand over her face, Peiqiong thought.

And me?

Does this ordinary face negate all my hard work?

No, she had gotten into university through her efforts, and her future prospects were something the mud-stained, backward Yang Peimin could never compare to.

She’d simply look down from the clouds.

Yet, the memory of Xu Min’s demeaning look after he was forced to announce their past relationship flickered in her mind, making her heart tighten.