Five or six days passed in the blink of an eye.

These days, Lu Fangfang goes out to dig for caterpillar fungus every day, setting off before dawn and returning after dark, to the point that even Zhuang's mother is too lazy to care.

With Xiaohua's help, she dug up more and more cordyceps, and in less than a week, she sold them for more than ninety yuan.

Adding to what she had saved before, Lu Fangfang now has 160 yuan in savings, enough to buy a bicycle, but she doesn't have a bicycle ticket.

After this cordyceps season is over, she estimates that her savings will definitely exceed two hundred yuan.

But there was one thing that Lu Fangfang felt was not right.

After she told Zhuang's mother about Xiao Ting's situation, Zhuang's mother not only did not distance herself from Xiao Ting, but instead became closer to her.

That afternoon, Lu Fangfang was carrying a bag full of cordyceps when she arrived at her doorstep. She saw Xiao Ting coming out of her house and immediately frowned.

She told Sister Shufen to go back first, and stopped Xiao Ting from leaving.

"Who let you come to my house?"

Xiao Ting smiled, looked back, and said smugly, "Hmph, who knows whose house this is? Maybe I'll be moving in in a few days."

After saying that, she walked past Lu Fangfang with a grin.

Lu Fangfang was furious as she watched Xiao Ting's retreating figure.

"Meow~"

The little flower in her arms bared its teeth and barked at Xiao Ting.

Lu Fangfang rubbed Xiaohua's head, then turned and strode into the yard.

She pushed open the door, put down her things, and sat down directly opposite Mrs. Zhuang.

"This is my home, and people with the surname Xiao are not welcome here!"

Mrs. Zhuang was holding a cup and stirring the malted milk powder.

Hearing Lu Fangfang's words, she paused, then shook her head, "This is my son's home, a house allocated to my son by the troupe."

"So you've taken a liking to Xiao Ting, huh? Regardless of whether your son likes it or not?"

"She is a better match for Mingcheng than you are."

Upon hearing this, Lu Fangfang burst into laughter in anger.

She stood up and looked down at Zhuang's mother. "Fine, I'll see how you try to bring them together! I'll see how you cause trouble!"

Oh dear, she was so angry that she couldn't even eat.

"You old hag, you troublemaker, watch how I cut off your hopes."

Lu Fangfang paced back and forth in the inner room for a while before her mood gradually calmed down.

Thinking of Xiao Ting's arrogant attitude just now, she suddenly had an idea.

"If I don't show my teeth, you'll really think I'm a sick cat. Humph!"

...

The next day, Lu Fangfang didn't even bother digging for cordyceps anymore.

She went to the troupe early in the morning and found Xu Jinbu.

The wicked need another wicked person to teach them a lesson; she refused to believe that this man could tolerate losing the wife he had just acquired.

"Comrade Lu, is there something you need from me?"

Xu Jinbu adjusted his glasses and was somewhat surprised to see Lu Fangfang.

Lu Fangfang nodded and, without hiding anything, said directly, "Your husband, Xiao Ting, has been looking for me... looking for my mother-in-law these days."

"I didn't mean anything by it..."

"You should know what I mean..."

"That's basically the gist of it..."

Lu Fangfang knew Xu Jinbu wasn't stupid, so she played the riddle-maker, finished speaking, and turned to leave.

It was still early, and she didn't want to go back.

After thinking for a moment, she walked toward the logistics department of the regiment.

These days, there's an extra person in the family, along with a flock of chicks and little flowers, and there's more food to eat. She plans to borrow a horse from the regiment and ride it to the county town to buy some grain.

She still had some food coupons, but not many.

If all else fails, she is prepared to risk going to the black market to exchange money for some food coupons.

Of course, she had to ensure her own safety first.

...

"I was careless, I was careless..."

Xu Jinbu stood there, his face full of gloom.

No wonder Xiao Ting has been ignoring him these days, and her promise of marriage was vague; it turns out she's been indulging in wishful thinking again.

"Pooh!"

He took a deep breath, and a smile instantly appeared on his face again, but this smile was rather eerie.

He adjusted his glasses and walked towards the regiment's medical room.

When he arrived at the place, he pushed open the door and went into the room, where he saw Xiao Ting sitting behind the table, idly twirling a pen.

Xu Jinbu showed no anger on his face; he walked over with a smile on his face.

“Tingting, I called Dad. He asked us to go back tomorrow to discuss our wedding. It’s his wish, and we can’t delay any longer.”

"Pah, I'm not going back. He's in such a hurry to marry me off because he wants to take a concubine."

Xiao Ting looked disgusted, slammed down her pen, and refused outright.

Besides, she doesn't want to marry Xu Jinbu now.

"Tingting, Aunt Yanqiu has already registered her marriage with Dad, so you..."

"Smack."

Before Xu Jinbu could finish speaking, Xiao Ting picked up a pen and threw it at him.

"Aunt Yanqiu? Xu Jinbu, how disgusting! We're not even officially together yet, can you stop trying to get close to me? She's younger than you, and you still call her 'Auntie'? Pah, you bootlicker!"

Xu Jinbu's face stiffened. He bent down, picked up the pen, and put it back on the table.

Looking at the furious Xiao Ting, he said with doting affection, "Fine, if you don't want to go back, then don't. I'll listen to you. Tingting, I'm on your side. Don't do this."

"Hmph, I still have work to do, you'd better get out of here."

Xiao Ting didn't even want to look at Xu Jinbu. She lowered her head and pondered how to completely break up with Xu Jinbu.

Xu Jinbu's family has all met him, and they've discussed the marriage. His father is quite satisfied with him, but it's really a headache.

Bah! It's all that vixen Zhang Yanqiu's fault. If Dad had been so good to me before, I wouldn't be in this mess now.

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