Qian Xiaoying glanced at her little nephew, at a loss for words.
Before she could speak, a talkative village woman blurted out, "Yuanchun, your mother was almost beaten to death today! Yesterday, your mother turned down a marriage proposal from Niudan's mother, who held a grudge and started spreading nasty rumors around the village today, claiming that you and Qian Xiaosan were having an affair. Your mother overheard it, and in her fury, she went to confront her."
Qian Xiaoying had been spoiled by her parents since childhood, then by her husband after marriage, and once the communes introduced the work-point system, she became a work-point recorder.
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