"Su, you're back?" At that moment, Zhao Youcai was in the brigade office. Seeing Su Qing arrive, he said with a smile, "I thought you wouldn't be back until before the spring planting."
"The weather's gotten warmer, so I thought I'd take a walk in the mountains," Su Qing said to Zhao Youcai with a smile. Then, changing the subject, she asked, "Chief, these past few days, has my third aunt been spreading rumors about me? Saying I'm in some sort of improper relationship with someone?"
"You... you've heard?" Zhao Youcai hadn't expected Su Qing to find out the moment she returned. He said, "I've already gone and warned your third aunt. She won't say it again."
"Whether she says it again or not doesn't change the fact that she's already said it. And I believe this rumor has severely damaged my reputation. Chief, I'm not just going to let this go." Su Qing's expression turned serious as she spoke to Zhao Youcai. "I'm reporting this to the police."
