Chapter 29 Fear of Dogs

She spoke of it so casually and naturally, as if it were all perfectly normal.

Upon hearing this, the eye blinked, and then the door opened completely.

The woman standing at the door had her beautiful hair tied into a thin braid.

Her dark, glossy hair was tangled together, swaying gently in the breeze.

She looked a little older than Shen Cuifen.

Those eyes were not friendly.

Instead, he looked at Shen Cuifen, Lu Xiuwei, and their two daughters with suspicion.

"Why do you look so unfamiliar? Who sent you?"

She frowned and asked.

Shen Cuifen had a smile on her lips.

“I bought your shoes before, and you mentioned your address briefly. It’s normal that you might have forgotten, Sister Zheng.”

After saying this, her face remained calm as ever.

Looking at Zheng Mingyue, who looked much younger than before, she was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

In fact, Zheng Mingyue was not familiar with the woman in front of her at all.

After all, it's within the original historical timeline.

The two met two years later.

At that time, the Lu family was going through a low point in their lives.

But Lu Fuquan insisted on marrying her.

In order to pay the exorbitant bride price of 300 yuan demanded by the other party.

Otherwise, they will take it up with the village and hold those who are irresponsible accountable.

To save his family from this disaster.

Shen Cuifen gritted her teeth and stubbornly pulled a cart every day at dawn, traveling back and forth between the villages in the countryside.

They only wanted to collect enough fresh eggs and live chickens to sell in the county town in order to earn money to save their lives.

The stall happened to be next to Zheng Mingyue's; at that time, she was selling shoe uppers.

Shen Cuifen's stall was located just a few steps away from Zheng Mingyue's, making their stalls adjacent to each other.

At that time, Zheng Mingyue was busy selling her homemade shoe uppers.

It was a manual job, so the money came slowly, but it built up a lot of loyal customers through its reputation.

Shen Cuifen was busy earning money while also taking care of farm work.

After several days of hard work, he suddenly collapsed on the roadside.

Shen Cuifen had a very difficult time back then.

During the day, they have to take care of the family's fields, and at night they have to stay up late to do some small business to supplement the family income.

They barely had a chance to catch their breath.

It was a sunny afternoon.

While walking through the market, Shen Cuifen suddenly felt dizzy and her legs went weak.

He collapsed to the ground with a thud and immediately lost consciousness.

No one dared to touch her, except for Zheng Mingyue who came to her rescue.

A crowd of onlookers gathered around, but no one stepped forward to help.

Just then, Zheng Mingyue stepped forward, pushed through the crowd without saying a word, and knelt down to check on Shen Cuifen's condition.

She first patted Shen Cuifen's face to confirm her consciousness, then quickly took out some cooling balm she carried with her and applied it to her temples.

Before long, Shen Cuifen slowly woke up.

That's how the two became acquainted.

After this ordeal, the two gradually grew closer.

Shen Cuifen was grateful for Zheng Mingyue's kindness and often tried to strike up a conversation to get closer to her.

Although Zheng Mingyue may seem aloof, she has a chivalrous heart deep down.

After seeing Shen Cuifen's hard work and willingness to endure hardship, he was no longer reserved and began to talk to her sincerely.

Later, Zheng Mingyue saw that Shen Cuifen was really pitiful.

They shared some of the shoe upper-making work with her, and that's how they managed to raise the money needed for their son's wedding.

Shen Cuifen's life was indeed very hard.

Not only are they poor and lack able-bodied men, but they also have many other responsibilities.

Seeing this, Zheng Mingyue felt bad and decided to help her more.

At this moment, Zheng Mingyue looked at Shen Cuifen, who had a gentle smile in front of her.

I felt a sense of déjà vu and a strange familiarity, but I couldn't quite place where I had seen it before.

She racked her brains, but couldn't recall ever running into him before.

Seeing that the other party could say her surname and knew the code, she lowered her guard a bit.

Upon closer inspection, Zheng Mingyue noticed that Shen Cuifen could accurately call out "Sister Zheng".

They are also very familiar with certain industry jargon that only close acquaintances would know.

This makes it difficult for people to treat her as a stranger.

She peeked out and looked around to make sure no one was following her before letting the three of them into the courtyard.

For safety reasons, Zheng Mingyue first stood at the door and cautiously looked outside.

She looked around the street several times.

After confirming that everything was safe, he finally felt relieved and nodded gently to let them in.

As soon as they stepped inside, Zheng Mingyue slammed the door shut and locked it.

The three of them had just stepped over the threshold and hadn't even stood still yet.

The large iron gate behind them was slammed shut with a loud bang.

Then came the clicking sound of locks fastening, one lock after another locking tightly into the latches.

The entire process was carried out with extreme caution.

The big black dog, which had been barking incessantly, immediately stopped barking when it saw Shen Cuifen.

Shen Cuifen walked straight up and reached out to touch the big black dog's head.

"Hey, don't touch it! It's really fierce, and anyone who gets close will easily upset it."

Zheng Mingyue was startled and quickly spoke up to stop him.

Zheng Mingyue quickly tried to dissuade him loudly.

She shouted as she nervously watched Shen Cuifen's movements.

Fearing she might actually be bitten by the dog, he was so frightened that his face turned pale.

But she called out too late.

However, everything happened too fast.

The moment her voice came out, Shen Cuifen's hand was already almost touching the dog's fur.

The atmosphere at the scene immediately became heavy.

Everyone was on tenterhooks.

The black dog stared at its lantern-like eyes and opened its mouth to reveal its gleaming teeth.

Everyone present held their breath, too nervous to even breathe.

Strangely, Hei Zi did not pounce on and bite people as Zheng Mingyue had feared.

Instead, it kept wagging its tail at Shen Cuifen and even licked her hand with its tongue.

This surprised Zheng Mingyue a bit, as Hei Zi is usually quite protective of his family.

The sight stunned her for a moment.

Even her son-in-law doesn't dare to get too close to it when he comes over.

Why are you being so enthusiastic towards a stranger?

This made Zheng Mingyue feel suspicious.

Shen Cuifen smiled and withdrew her hand.

"Oh dear, Sister Zheng, I'm so sorry, I've loved animals since I was little, and I can't help but want to touch them when I see them."

Feeling the warm tongue lick, Shen Cuifen smiled and withdrew her hand.

He then turned to Zheng Mingyue beside him to explain, his tone full of apology.

"I've always loved cats and dogs, and whenever I see one, I always think about whether I can get close to it."

Zheng Mingyue frowned and waved her hand.

"It's alright, it's alright. It's good that you're not hurt. Don't touch unfamiliar dogs next time, it's quite dangerous."

Although no injury occurred, Zheng Mingyue still frowned with some dissatisfaction.

"It's best to be careful next time you encounter an unfamiliar pet, as they can be really hard to control when they get angry."

A chill ran down Shen Cuifen's spine, and she nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, I was too reckless."

Actually, she was quite puzzled herself, and kept thinking about this question.