Chapter 112: Troublemaker

　　Teacher Zheng's words made Zhou Yuying very excited. She had been with Jiang Heng for a while, and she knew a lot about his personality.

　　She was also afraid that Jiang Heng would resort to any means necessary, so she hit it off with Teacher Zheng and went directly to the Public Security Bureau to find her boyfriend. After hearing what Teacher Zheng said, her husband immediately went to call out his comrades.

　　When his comrades heard that the housing problem could be solved, they immediately followed Teacher Zheng and her husband.

　　His name is He Jianbang. He had been to the battlefield and had a noticeable scar on his face, making him look ferocious.

　　Old Mrs. Wang had been listening in her yard. When she heard that everyone was persuading Zhou Yuying to live in the school dormitory, she was extremely happy.

　　But then she heard someone suggest renting out the house, and she immediately said "Pooh".

　　She felt that these teachers were too nosy.

　　Old Mrs. Wang has been coveting the Zhou family's house for a long time. She dreams of moving from her own small bungalow to a small building.

　　When the movement just started, she tried to let her son report the Zhou family and drive them out of the small building. Unfortunately, things did not go as she wished. Although Zhou Yuying's family was once a wealthy businessmen in the county, Zhou Yuying had a younger uncle who had served as a soldier and became a martyr who died for his country.

　　As the family of martyrs, although the Zhou family was rated as capitalists, they donated all their family properties in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. They had nothing left except a small building. They had no way to make any moves even if they wanted to.

　　After the two old men in the Zhou family died, Old Mrs. Wang wanted to go to Zhou Yuying's house to trick her, but she refused. Old Mrs. Wang has regretted it for many years. If her grandson was three or four years older, or her son was ten years younger, she would have let Zhou Yuying marry into her family.

　　When she heard someone next door open the door and go out, she immediately climbed up the wall along the stairs: "Yuying, you want to rent a house? Otherwise, why don't you rent it to our family? You know my family's situation, and the house is really not big enough. We are a family that knows each other well, isn't it better to rent it to me than to someone else?"

　　When Mrs. Wang's sons and daughters-in-law heard what she said, they all came out and looked at the two-story building next door, their eyes full of anticipation.

　　Zhou Yuying chuckled and said, "I can't rent the house to you because you know it inside out. Otherwise, after a while, who will know who owns the house." After saying this, Zhou Yuying didn't even look at Old Mrs. Wang, and invited Jiang Youtao and the others to come in and sit down.

　　No matter what mentality these teachers had when they followed her, with their presence, she felt more confident, and Zhou Yuying was very grateful to them.

　　After Teacher Zheng brought her husband and his comrades here, the two quickly reached an agreement on renting a house. They rented out the first floor and locked up the second floor for 30 yuan a year.

　　The comrades of Teacher Zheng's husband gave the money readily. He had visited the police station's staff quarters, and found that the houses there were built a long time ago, and they were bungalows, and most importantly, they were small. He was happy enough to be able to rent this building, even if it was just one floor.

　　Tomorrow he will take a leave and go back to his hometown to bring his wife and children over. From now on, he will live a life with his wife and children and a warm bed.

　　Zhou Yuying packed her things and moved them to the staff quarters with the help of other teachers. She lived next door to Teacher Zheng's house and opposite to Gu Nianwei.

　　Gu Nianwei was very curious about her affairs. She came right after Jiang Youtao entered the room, yawning because she was so sleepy.

　　"You haven't gone to bed yet?" Jiang Youtao poured her a glass of warm water.

　　"I'm not asleep yet, I'm waiting for you. Come and tell me what's going on." Human beings are gossipy by nature, especially the Chinese. Just like farming, it's an innate talent.

　　Originally, Gu Nianwei was not a person who liked to join in the fun, but after hanging out with Jiang Youtao for a year, she deeply experienced the joy of watching the fun. She didn't get to watch the fun today, and she has been thinking about it all afternoon.

　　As a veteran gossiper, Jiang Youtao could relate to her. Just like in her previous life, when a gossip about a celebrity in the entertainment industry came out and the trailer was released at 10 o'clock, she would always look forward to it. She was always checking Da Yan Zai. (TL's Note: Da Yan Zai literally means "Big Words Exist". Probably similar to big news or trending news.)

　　She felt that the final warning from the ten-point hammer was not sent to the melon owner, but to her.

　　At the same time, who among the spectators on Tianya has not felt anxious about the melon? Jiang Youtao felt the same way, and she didn't waste any time and told Gu Nianwei everything. (TL's Note: Tianya means "the other end of the world" or "a faraway place". Probably pertaining to a place far from where the events happened and people are waiting for the news/updates with the help of different media.)

　　Gu Nianwei felt very sorry that she couldn't be there.

　　After Jiang Youtao finished speaking, Gu Nianwei went back to sleep contentedly. She had no classes this afternoon, so she could sleep all afternoon.

　　Jiang Youtao had a class in the afternoon, so she had to get up and go to class after sleeping for a short while.

　　When she was leaving the house, she ran into Teacher Zhao, who rolled her eyes at her.

　　Jiang Youtao didn't want to make herself unhappy, so she quickened her pace and left her.

　　Teacher Zhao and she were in the same office, but they each occupied a corner and they usually ignored each other when they met.

　　They entered the office one after another. There were only two of them in the office, and no one spoke.

　　Before her class started, Jiang Youtao corrected the students' homework. Zhou Yuying came not long after. She had switched classes with another teacher, so she would be in the next class.

　　Teacher Zhao looked at Zhou Yuying several times, but Zhou Yuying pretended not to see it.

　　As soon as the bell rang, Zhou Yuying left with her books, and soon there were several teachers who had just finished class in the office.

　　There were one or two people who shared similar views with Teacher Zhao. They were talking about Zhou Yuying's matter, and their opinions, both implicit and explicit, were different from those of normal people.

　　Just like what they're saying now.

　　Teacher Zhao: "I've said before that it's not appropriate for those three to live in Teacher Zhou's house. Isn't Jiang Heng about the same age as Teacher Zhou? How can it be that nothing happens?! Look, didn't he say it today? She's the eldest sister-in-law, she has to give in to the younger ones. If she doesn't give in, she's just being too picky."

　　Teacher Yu: "Others say that Jiang Heng is afraid of losing money and is trying to blame Teacher Zhou. I think there is no smoke without fire. Jiang Heng dares to say that, so there must be something going on between the two of them. Didn't it spread everywhere before? Jiang Heng and Zhou Yuying are dating. I saw Teacher Zheng also said it!"

　　Teacher Zhao: "I think you are right. This young man and woman were alone in a room together. Who knows what they did? It was quite indecent."

　　Jiang Youtao didn't want listen any more. In the minds of Teacher Zhao and Teacher Yu, the Jiang family did nothing wrong. The reason why they had come to this situation today was all because of Zhou Yuying. She had spoiled the Jiang brothers and sisters too much before, and it was because she was soft-hearted that the Jiang brothers and sisters entered her home again, and it was because she was not disciplined and had an affair with Jiang Heng.

　　In short, in short, in their mouths, there is nothing wrong with men having sex with women.

　　Jiang Youtao suddenly remembered a term that was popular in the market before, called "worship cancer", which refers to some extreme women who are very malicious towards women. No matter what women do, in their eyes, being a woman is an original sin.

　　Even if a man has nothing, even if he has committed many evil deeds, as long as he is a man, they can find reasons to excuse him. Just like just now, Teacher Yu and Teacher Zhao criticized Zhou Yuying, but they did not comment much on Jiang Heng. Even though they knew that Jiang Heng lived in Zhou's house without giving her a penny, they generously said that Jiang Heng wanted to save money to build a house.

　　At the same time, they thought they sympathized with the weak. As for Jiang Min, they felt sorry for her because she had no parents and no one to teach her. They did not feel sorry for Zhou Yuying. They thought that Zhou Yuying had a salary, a property, and was an adult, so it was natural that she had to pay a lot.

　　They worshipped the gods in part, and in part, of course, it was because it was easier said than done. If these problems happened to them, it would be different. Their notebooks were the same as Old Wang's, all of them were generous to others.

　　Jiang Youtao felt that she was really witnessing the diversity of human races.

　　After returning from a class, Gu Nianwei was talking to Director Li, who brought over a newspaper.

　　Director Li smiled and said to Jiang Youtao, "I told you some time ago that I would write an article and send it to the Capital Daily. I received a reply very soon and my article was accepted. I was afraid that something unexpected would happen, so I didn't come to you until the article was published in the newspaper today."

　　Jiang Youtao took the newspaper she handed over. The article she wrote was published on the second page. The title was very eye-catching: "A Brief Discussion on the Safety Issues of Girls in my country". There were four signatures. Yangping County Women's Federation was the first, Jiang Youtao and Gu Nianwei were in front, and Director Li's name was at the end.

　　The article is not long and only occupies a corner of the second page, but the fact that People's Daily published this article shows that the country has always been concerned about the safety and health of girls.

　　This gave Director Li a great boost of confidence. With this article, Director Li could offer safety classes in every commune and every village.

　　"The Municipal Women's Federation also called me today. They will send someone to listen to one of our safety classes. Director Liu of the Municipal Women's Federation said that if the content is good and is really beneficial to women and girls, then this course needs to be offered in all major schools in the city."

　　Director Li was very happy. When she agreed to let Jiang Youtao take this course, she was nervous and even prepared to be reported. As she expected, since the course was opened, letters of complaint have been floating on the desks of the county's leadership team like snowflakes.

　　They were all suppressed by the county party secretary.

　　Director Li's safety courses have not stopped. The middle schools and senior primary schools in the commune have basically been taking safety courses during this period. Some people know that she is the one who took the lead in organizing this course. People often throw garbage in front of her house, and sometimes people throw rotten cabbage leaves at her when she goes out.

　　Director Li is not afraid of these things. The more people do this, the more determined she is to offer this course. She will not only offer the course in schools, but also in rural areas. She wants to teach this knowledge to girls and women who have not been able to go to school.

　　She wants them to know that they have people behind them, and the country is their biggest support. So when they are bullied, they should not be afraid, but resist and say no to those who reach out to them.

　　Director Li's eyes were full of determination.

　　Jiang Youtao has finished reading the entire article. She said to Director Li, "Director, I hope our next generation, and every generation of girls, will grow up healthy and happy."

　　Jiang Youtao knows that it is difficult to promote sex education. Many schools are reported by parents when they offer sex education courses. Some schools stop offering this course, while others insist on offering it.

　　This course has been available since the 1970s. In the future, safety classes for girls may become a regular course. By that time, every girl will know how to protect herself.

　　No one will talk about sex being an indecent topic anymore.

　　"We pray together."

　　Gu Nianwei also joined in their conversation, and at this moment, there was a noise coming from outside.

　　The three of them walked out to see, and saw Jiang Heng and his two siblings coming. Jiang Min was kneeling on the ground with red eyes, Jiang Heng was holding a bramble in his hand, and Jiang Yuan was crying loudly.

　　Zhou Yuying's dormitory door was closed. Jiang Heng looked at the increasing number of people who had gathered and shouted, "Yuying, we know we were wrong. Come out and open the door. I'm bringing Jiang Min here. You can beat her or scold her as you like. I won't stop you. I'll compensate you for all your losses."

　　There was still no movement at Zhou Yuying's yard door.

　　Teacher Zhao and Teacher Yu returned together. After hearing this, Teacher Zhao said something that she thought was fair: "Teacher Zhou, please stop being so arrogant. Forgive others when you can."

　　Jiang Youtao even wanted to strangle Teacher Zhao to death. Is this a human being? She is simply a troublemaker who is only trying to disgust people.