Chapter 33 Enemies Meet Again

"So it's wedding candy! I'm definitely going to take it. I want to share in your and Captain Lu's good fortune. Maybe my man can get a promotion too."

Chen Fengying grinned with such joy. Thinking about it this way, the five kilograms of candy Chu Yue bought was not much at all. She should have bought eight kilograms for good luck!

She didn't hesitate and stuffed a handful of wedding candy into her pocket, and said to Chu Yue.

"Sister Chu, wait here for me, I'll be back soon."

As she spoke, Chen Fengying, who had just walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative, turned around and squeezed into the crowd again.

She was big and strong, and she pushed through the crowd and went to the innermost part.

Chu Yue waited outside the door for about ten minutes before Chen Fengying came out, sweating profusely in the cold winter.

"Finally I'm out! There are so many people in there, it's squeezing me to death!" Chen Fengying complained, but a smile couldn't be hidden on her face. She took out something and handed it to Chu Yue, "Sister Chu, here it is! It's not worth much, just for good luck! I wish you and Captain Lu a baby soon."

Chu Yue's palms were stuffed full. She looked down and saw that there were a few red dates, a handful of peanuts, and some melon seeds. The amount was not much and it was indeed not worth much. She didn't know how Chen Fengying persuaded the salesperson to sell them to her.

But the metaphor of customs is extremely good.

Chu Yue accepted it with a smile, "Thank you, Sister Chen."

Chen Fengying was still talking happily, "When you go back, either eat it or spread it under the quilt. I guarantee you'll give birth to a big fat boy next year. That's what I did when I got married. I gave birth the following year. My son Dazhuang is eight years old now—"

The two chatted along the way, and Chu Yue never let Chen Fengying's words fall on deaf ears, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

As they walked, Chu Yue passed by the Xinhua Bookstore and went in. When she came out, she was holding a few picture books, a notebook, and a few pencils.

Even picture books have densely packed words on them.

Chen Fengying took a few glances and asked curiously, "Sister Chu, can you read? Is there a school in your hometown?"

"...It's about literacy. There were educated youth doing literacy work in our village, and I learned a little bit about it, so I know a little bit about it."

Chu Yue almost forgot her identity as a "rural native". In order not to be exposed, she had to hide a bit of the aura of a top student.

Chen Fengying didn't suspect anything, nodded, and muttered, "We also have literacy campaigns in our village. The village party secretary calls us to attend classes every night. We work in the fields during the day, and then we have to study at night. Anyway, I didn't learn anything at all and just dozed off in class. Sister Chu, you are really amazing. You actually know so many characters——"

As time went by, it gradually reached noon.

There was a shop on the side of the road, and bursts of fragrance and wisps of hot air were coming out.

Chu Yue felt a little hungry, so she looked up and saw the big words "State-owned Restaurant", which means a restaurant.

The state-owned restaurant placed a steamer for buns at the door. The hot steam came in waves, which looked particularly tempting in the cold wind, and the buns were fragrant.

Chu Yue's eyes lit up and she touched her belly.

"Want to eat?" Chen Fengying said cheerfully, "If you want to eat, let's go in! The prices at the state-owned restaurant are fair and affordable, and the food is delicious. Let's have a good meal today."

The two of them entered the state-owned restaurant together.

There were quite a lot of customers in the store, and it was full of people. Chu Yue was sharp-eyed and found a small table in a secluded location. She sat down with Chen Fengying and put down the pile of things she was carrying.

Today, the signature dish of the state-owned restaurant is pork with preserved vegetables. The large, shiny slices of meat are covered with preserved vegetables, and the aroma is particularly tempting.

Chu Yue ordered a signature dish and a portion of small green vegetables. There was free shredded radish soup in the lobby. Two bowls were enough for two people to keep them warm and full.

While Chu Yue and Chen Fengying were happily eating, people kept coming into the state-owned restaurant.

"What a lousy mall! There's not even a single nice piece of clothing. All they sell are old styles or outdated work clothes. Are those clothes meant for people to wear?"

He Meijiao's thin eyebrows were furrowed together, her face full of contempt and disgust. Ever since she saw Chu Yue on the bus today, she has been feeling unhappy.

Wang Xiulan continued to follow He Meijiao, and hurriedly explained, "Comrade He, you are from the capital, and you only go to the big shopping malls in the capital. The shopping malls in our small place can't compare."

Although she said this, Wang Xiulan actually cursed in her heart.

Bah! She couldn't even bear to buy that blue work uniform! And yet He Meijiao despised it as if it wasn't for human beings.

In order to cheer up this eldest daughter, Wang Xiulan hurriedly spoke.

"Comrade He, I've found out for you. That little boy isn't Captain Lu's biological son, nor is he the son of that woman Chu Yue. Captain Lu's sister died, and she gave the child up for adoption."

He Meijiao perked up when she heard this, "Are you serious?"

"It's true, absolutely true! It was Sister Song who went to find Chu Yue and heard it from her own mouth. If she dared to lie, it would cause Captain Lu to violate discipline! She wouldn't dare to do that!" Wang Xiulan said it so firmly, and she specifically said what He Meijiao liked.

"From what I can see, she and Captain Lu are not familiar with each other at all. They haven't seen each other for ten years. Even if they have been engaged, so what? What man doesn't miss a woman? Captain Lu has never been back once, so he definitely doesn't like her and has no feelings for her!"

"Why did you marry her if you had no feelings for her?"

"That's easy. You just want to find a mother for your child. Captain Lu, a grown man, can't take care of a child. Would a girl like you, Comrade He, be willing to be a stepmother right after getting married? Captain Lu must have settled for these reasons and got a marriage certificate with Chu Yue."

Wang Xiulan spoke very confidently.

He Meijiao listened and it seemed to be the case.

If she were the one who married Lu Zhanlin, she would definitely ask Lu Zhanlin to send the child back to the countryside. They haven't even had their own children yet, so how could they let a wild child become the eldest child?

He Meijiao thought for a moment and asked, "Is Lu Zhanlin really not in love with her? But I saw it with my own eyes that day! That woman was taking a bath in the house in broad daylight. If she didn't do that, why would she take a bath?"

"Hey, Comrade He, my dear sister, if you calculate the time, with Captain Lu's body and physique, an hour wouldn't be enough for him to work so hard! When you go there, there's no time to take a shower."

"Besides, that child has been following Chu Yue all the time. Captain Lu can't do that to Chu Yue in front of the child, right?"

"Comrade He, you're an unmarried woman, so you don't understand these things. As someone who's been through this, I'll tell you something: if a woman doesn't gain weight, a man won't be able to get excited. She has a pointy chin and is so skinny that even Captain Lu finds it uncomfortable to hold her..."

In fact, He Meijiao didn’t understand what “one hour is not enough” meant, but Wang Xiulan’s words made her feel happy and she just loved listening to them.

The two of them just happened to walk to the door of a state-owned restaurant. He Meijiao took Wang Xiulan in and invited her to dinner. Wang Xiulan was so happy that she could eat for free in a state-owned restaurant that she couldn't stop smiling. She felt that all her efforts were worth it.

But after entering the state-owned restaurant, it was full of people and there was no empty seat at all.

The waiter pointed to a corner and said, "That table has two people. There are two of you too. Go over and share the table with them. You can squeeze in and sit down."

He Meijiao and Wang Xiulan looked over and saw Chu Yue and Chen Fengying eating.

Chu Yue noticed the gaze and looked up, and saw He Meijiao's domineering and beautiful face.

What a narrow road for enemies to cross, we meet again so soon!