But thinking about Jiang Ning's wedding and all the shopping sprees, she felt jealous. Just then, she walked into the hospital.

Having no other choice, she decided to sell her blood.

When she arrived at the hospital restroom, she drank a lot of water from the tap. When she couldn't drink anymore, she went to the blood-drawing station and had 400 milliliters of blood drawn.

She received seventy yuan.

A faint smile appeared on his pale face.

She finally had some money, though not even a hundred yuan, but it was better than nothing.

After donating blood, she walked down the street and saw steaming hot buns in a state-run restaurant by the roadside. She took out two cents.

Two cents can buy a big meat bun.

She wasn't full, but she couldn't bear to buy more food. She had to buy a bus ticket, which would cost her two cents.

I walked to the bus station, took a bus for more than an hour to the township, and then walked for more than an hour back to the village. By the time I entered the village, it was already dark.

Fortunately, the moonlight was quite bright at this time, so we could see the road without a flashlight.

As they approached the educated youth settlement, they ran into Shuanzi, the same person who had helped her the day before.

Shuanzi, dressed in patched and tattered clothes, grinned slyly. When he saw Ma Huijuan, he casually asked her where she had been and why she was back so late.

This question had a profound impact; all the grievances she had accumulated throughout the day crumbled instantly, and she burst into tears.

"Hey, why are you crying? What's wrong? Tell me, maybe I can help you!" Shuanzi had never been able to find a wife because his family was poor, and he was a little at a loss when he saw the woman crying.

For some reason, Ma Huijuan told him about Lin Tao's dowry and how she had to sell her blood.

Upon hearing this, Shuanzi clenched his fists, his face filled with anger. "How could that beast do such a thing!"

With a quick glance, he pulled her to a nearby tea grove...