Chunmei followed Mrs. Xu, squeezing into the crowd, undoubtedly trying to help her third sister, Chunxia, out of trouble.
"I'm just afraid of being laughed at. After all, I didn't even finish elementary school, and now I want to teach myself the knowledge in middle school textbooks. If someone like Educated Youth Su found out, I can't imagine how they would mock me, so I just..."
Chunxia was quick-witted too and, noticing that her younger sister Chunmei was throwing her a lifeline, she paused, her face full of grievances as she tearfully continued.
"Third sister, stop talking, I know you're not like some shameless people who, well aware that someone has a fiancée, still sneakily plot behind the scenes, managing to break up an engaged couple. Let's go home, so we don't have to stomach those shameless individuals."
As she spoke, Chunmei glanced at Su Qing, seemingly by accident.
"Young lady, who are you talking about?"