After eating and drinking their fill, the group parted ways.

After dropping Shen Fenghua off at the steel factory gate, Qi Nianping jumped off the back of Shen Fenghua's bicycle, her face flushed and her eyes bright, just like their big yellow dog at home.

Shen Fenghua raised her hand and ruffled his hair. "If you're staying at Aunt Li's house, you have to be obedient. Grandma He is getting old, and we can't cause her any trouble, okay? Don't be shy or reserved about eating or drinking whatever you want. If you don't have anything at home, just ask Aunt Li, understand?"

Qi Nianping nodded, "Yes, Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of my little brother and Dongdong to play together."

After seeing Qi Ye and the other two off, Shen Fenghua got into the car. Just as she was about to leave, she turned her head and saw Shen Huixiu.

Shen Fenghua: "..."

For some reason, seeing Shen Huixiu at this moment gave me a feeling of déjà vu, like she was haunting me.

She forced a smile. "You did it, didn't you?"

Shen Fenghua thought to herself, "Isn't this obvious? Fool, why did you ask?"

Just because I know it in my heart doesn't mean I'll admit it. Do you think I'll admit it just because you asked?

Shen Fenghua looked puzzled. "What are you talking about? Are you so bored that you're coming here to seek attention?"

Stop pretending.

Shen Fenghua rolled her eyes, turned to leave, and thought that was a waste of time to waste with someone like that. She was full and sleepy, and no one wanted to waste time with such a person.

"You're not allowed to leave!"

"Who are you? Are you sick? I've already said that I have nothing to do with the Shen family anymore. Whatever your life is like, it has nothing to do with me. Yes, you're going to Xinjiang to provide aid and you've received honors, but you don't need to show off in front of me."

Shen Fenghua knew how to strike precisely. Knowing that Shen Huixiu's aid to Xinjiang was not voluntary and was still a thorn in her side, she was now going to strike directly at that thorn.

Shen Huixiu was so angry that she almost fainted.

"Stop pretending. Don't think I don't know. You're the one who made that application letter for me."

"You mean, about your volunteering to go to Xinjiang?" Shen Fenghua asked with a puzzled look. Seeing Shen Huixiu nod, she immediately explained, "It has nothing to do with me, absolutely nothing."

She wasn't the one who did the aid work in Xinjiang. If she wanted to find fault, she should find the real culprit, not herself. What kind of skill is that?

"I don't care, if you don't pay me off, I'll tell everyone that you did this."

Shen Huixiu was at her wit's end and had exhausted all other options, so she had no choice but to approach Shen Fenghua, hoping to take advantage of this to extort money from her.

The Shen family has almost emptied their savings to buy those daily necessities. In addition, Shen Fenghua took 150 yuan with her when she left.

Shen Huixiu thought to herself that she was not greedy. As long as she could get a hundred yuan, she would let bygones be bygones.

Shen Fenghua: "?"

When did I give her the wrong impression that I was a pushover, someone she could easily manipulate?

“I do have money, but I won’t give you a single penny,” Shen Fenghua said, looking at Shen Huixiu with a mocking smile. “You can go ahead and spread the word. Once this gets out, we’ll see who’s more unlucky.”

Shen Huixiu's assignment to Xinjiang has been finalized. If she had realized it earlier and pleaded, she could have gone to the countryside, but her parents would have been criticized for staying there. However, Shen Huixiu is too proud and accepted her fate with little resistance, even creating a rather awful persona for herself.

They were willing to sacrifice their lives for their country.

If she were truly willing to go, then so be it. The problem is, she doesn't even want to go to the countryside. Suddenly thrust into a remote, border region of the country, she actually managed to reluctantly agree.

This was something Shen Fenghua had never expected.

This is equivalent to what?

They set a trap for her, and not only did she fall into it, she also tied herself in a knot that was impossible to undo.

"I'd even love for you to spread this around. Then I'll be the innocent victim, a lotus emerging from the water, the complete innocent victim. There's ample evidence of you harming me, with witnesses and written proof. Once this is exposed, it's your death sentence." At this point, Shen Fenghua smiled. "But what you mean by me sabotaging your aid to Xinjiang..."

"Where's the evidence?"

There is no evidence.

Moreover, since she herself admitted the source of those two letters this morning, she can no longer pin the blame on Shen Fenghua.

She took a deep breath. Okay, you win.

“There is no evidence,” Shen Huixiu gritted her teeth. “Shen Fenghua, you’d better keep a low profile. Otherwise, if I catch you red-handed, it will be your death day.”

Dry threats had no effect on her.

Shen Huixiu turned to leave, when Shen Fenghua had a sudden inspiration.

It's just threats and robbery, like anyone can do that.

Looking at Shen Huixiu, Shen Fenghua stroked his chin, "Wait a moment."

What do you want to do?

"Do you think the steel mill is your home, where you can come and go as you please? Or do you think I have no temper and can let you yell at me?"

Looking at Shen Fenghua's face, Shen Huixiu suddenly felt a little regretful for some reason. She hadn't gotten away with it last time, and now she seemed to have forgotten her mistake and had come back again.

What do you want to do?

"Nothing much," Shen Fenghua said with a smile, "I'm just a little short on cash, you know what I mean?"

Five minutes later, knowing she couldn't win against Shen Fenghua, Shen Huixiu handed over the last ten yuan she had and left in tears.

Shen Fenghua waved to Shen Huixiu, "If you have time, feel free to come see me again!"

If she could, Shen Huixiu would really like to rush back now and scratch Shen Fenghua's arrogant face.

You bitch!

What a despicable person.

Having failed to gain favor with Shen Fenghua, Shen Huixiu was furious. After calming down and analyzing the situation, she immediately realized where the problem lay.

Shen Fenghua has something on him that he can't control. If things get out of hand and they fall out, he'll be the one who suffers. But Wang Xingda is different. Against him, he's the weaker one and the one who will suffer.

Thinking of this, Shen Huixiu still felt a little uneasy. If it weren't for the unexpected situation of being sent to Xinjiang, she would probably be arguing with the Shen family right now. Once things were settled, she would immediately follow Shen Fenghua's example and completely sever ties with the Shen family.

only……

No matter how well we plan, the current situation is not what we envisioned.

In just a few days, Shen Huixiu felt that she was extremely unlucky, and her life had undergone earth-shattering changes.

It's only natural to go to someone's door to demand an explanation and, incidentally, ask for some compensation for emotional distress.

Thinking about it carefully, it really made sense. Shen Huixiu cheered herself up and strode over to find Wang Xingda.