Xia Keqing transmigrated into a novel specifically, into a 1980s-era story as the dramatic, troublemaking side character.
In the original plot, the male lead paid for her to attend university...
Chapter 89 Meeting Wang Wanzhen Again
"Sister Wang?"
Wang Wanzhen was also stunned for a moment, "Keqing?"
“It’s really you!”
Xia Keqing didn't expect that Wang Wanzhen would come just after she posted the recruitment advertisement.
"Didn't you go home?"
Wang Wanzhen has a cheerful personality. "I heard that there are more opportunities in big cities now. It's okay that I never came out before, but now that I have come here and seen the world, I have to work harder and save more money for my son so that he can find a good wife in the future!"
Xia Keqing really admires Wang Wanzhen's mentality.
Women are naturally emotional and can easily become addicted to relationships.
This is also the weakness of most women.
But Wang Wanzhen made Xia Keqing look at her with new eyes.
The fact that she could run to the provincial capital to find the Chen family to sign a marriage agreement is not something that an ordinary woman can do. It requires a lot of independence and courage.
After all, most people in this era have never traveled far. Ten years ago, you needed a letter of introduction to go out, otherwise you could not take a single step. It was already very rare for Wang Wanzhen to make the decision to go out and find her husband.
What's more, after finding the person, she discovered that it was impossible for him to continue their marriage, so she decided to give up and found the other party's family to sign the severance letter.
"Let's go, let's go eat together, it's my treat!"
Wang Wanzhen was carrying a lot of things as usual. Xia Keqing took a look and said, "If you don't mind, please put the things in my shop first."
Wang Wanzhen couldn't help but widen her eyes, "Is this your store?"
Her eyes were filled with undisguised envy and admiration.
It's not like Xia Keqing had never been looked at this way before.
But Wang Wanzhen is different. She is a typical hardworking and simple rural woman. Her praise carries some special power, and it makes people feel very comfortable to hear it.
"Yes, my shop."
Xia Keqing repeated.
Wang Wanzhen's eyes lit up even more. "Sister, you are amazing! You are so young and still in college. You are more promising than us ignorant rural women. And you even opened a store!"
Xia Keqing blushed a little because of her praise.
"Sister Wanzhen, please don't say that. I think you are the best!"
Wang Wanzhen waved her hand, and the two of them went into the store together.
The shop is almost finished renovating, so there are no workers today.
There is a backyard behind the store, where Xia Keqing reserved a fitting room, a lounge, and a tailoring room to meet her DIY needs.
The fitting room is not locked, but the lounge and tailor room are locked, so Wang Wanzhen's luggage can be placed in the lounge.
After Xia Keqing locked the door, Wang Wanzhen said, "What's so great about me? I'm just a rough guy who has never seen the world!"
Xia Keqing burst out laughing.
If you look closely, Wang Wanzhen is actually not ugly. She has thick eyebrows and big eyes, but she is not embellished. Her skin is dark and there are two highland red spots on her cheeks.
Compared with the women in the city who are willing to spend time, energy and money to dress themselves up, such women are undoubtedly rough, "rustic" and ugly.
But Xia Keqing felt that she was not ugly at all.
Much better than Xu Yin, who is only good at love.
She really wanted to say, sister, you have overcome all the hardships and things will get better and better.
But our friendship is still shallow, so let’s stop here.
The two went to the state-owned restaurant together.
Xia Keqing had a small appetite and only ordered a small plate of fried rice.
Wang Wanzhen felt embarrassed to order anything when she saw her like this, so she just ordered the same thing as her.
After eating, I found that I was not full at all.
She thought to herself that not everything was good in the city. At least there was not enough food and people could not get enough to eat. Compared this way, it seems that they are not as good as the countryside?
Wang Wanzhen couldn't help but shook her head. She came here this time to put her mind at ease. Now that her son had changed his surname to hers, her parents were so happy.
The child has no father, and she doesn't plan to look for one anymore.
She was ignorant before, and her parents always said that a family cannot do without a man. But after coming to the city this time, Wang Wanzhen's perspective changed. The houses in the city were so neatly arranged, and the streets were wide, bright and tidy, which made Wang Wanzhen feel that men and other things didn't seem to be that important.
The most important thing is that she saw that many women in the city worked in factories, and at worst they could collect plates and wash dishes in restaurants. She had asked around and found that they could earn dozens of yuan a month.
Even if you make twenty dollars a month, you can make two or three hundred dollars a year, and three thousand dollars in ten years.
She has worked hard for ten years, and her son is only in his teens. If she works for twenty years and earns six thousand yuan, she can build a big house for her son and find someone to find him a good girl.
But looking at Xia Keqing, who was full of confidence in every move she made, Wang Wanzhen suddenly felt a strong longing in her heart.
Can she also send her son to school?
Will my son be able to get into university in the future and become a capable person like Keqing?
After Xia Keqing finished eating, she found that Wang Wanzhen opposite her had already finished eating and even cleaned the plate.
Of course, Xia Keqing ate it all too.
Wasting food is shameful in any era.
Food was particularly precious in that era, so Xia Keqing finished the plate of fried rice in front of her.
She looked at Wang Wanzhen's appearance and suddenly realized, "Sister Wanzhen, are you full?"
Wang Wanzhen's face felt a little hot.
But she has dark skin, so most people can't really tell.
But Xia Keqing could see it from her somewhat embarrassed look.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't thoughtful enough."
"Then let's order some more."
Then, despite Wang Wanzhen's objection, he ordered another large plate of dumplings. "The dumplings in this state-owned restaurant taste great."
"Speaking of dumplings, there's a dumpling shop near our school. They make very authentic dumplings. When you settle down, we can go and try them together if we have a chance."
Wang Wanzhen's face turned even redder.
But wasting food is shameful.
Xia Keqing only ate one to taste it, and the rest of the dumplings went into Wang Wanzhen's stomach.
After eating, Wang Wanzhen finally burped.
When it came time to pay, Wang Wanzhen insisted on not letting Xia Keqing pay for the meal, and even threatened that if Xia Keqing insisted on paying for the meal, then she would definitely not be able to help in the store.
Xia Keqing had no choice but to let her go.
The two of them had just agreed that Wang Wanzhen would stay in Xia Keqing's store as a salesperson.
Wang Wanzhen talked about some things about her hometown.
Her hometown is in Province X, and there are only her parents and young son at home. She is an only child.
This girl is a very down-to-earth person. When she talks about her hometown, she describes every household in detail.
Province X is right next door, so it's no wonder that Chen Zhou was sent there to work in the countryside.
This made Xia Keqing like her even more.
Although Xia Keqing instinctively had some affection for Wang Wanzhen because of Chen Zhou's matter, the two had only known each other for a short time after all. If she stayed to work as a salesperson for Xia Keqing, she would definitely have to deal with money.
When it comes to money, you must be more careful.
As a result, she took the initiative to confess before Xia Keqing even asked.
From this we can see that although Wang Wanzhen looks rough on the outside, she is actually very meticulous.
Xia Keqing also likes such open-minded people.
The two of them discussed the issue of salary and rest, and Xia Keqing took the initiative to say, "Sister Wanzhen, have you found a place to stay?"
Wang Wanzhen shook her head. "Not yet. I came straight here as soon as I got off the car."
She still felt a little embarrassed when talking about this.
The main reason is that I have been here once before, so I am familiar with the place.
As a result, when I got here, I ran into Xia Keqing who was posting red advertisements...