This novel avoids pretentiousness and revenge tropes, focusing purely on entrepreneurship, daily routines, emotional bonds, and family ties.
Winter Qing, a multi-millionaire tormented by regr...
Dong Qing drove until after 8 p.m. and parked in front of a restaurant in the town.
After parking, he turned on the light in the driver's cab and looked back at the sleeper berth. The two sisters were fast asleep on the berth.
Dongqing couldn't bear to wake them, so he turned off the driver's side light, started the car, and continued driving, deciding to wait for the sisters to wake up before eating.
Around 11 p.m., Li Yuzhu woke up from her sleep.
The interior of the vehicle was completely dark, with only two beams of light from outside shining into the driver's cab, allowing a faint outline to be seen inside.
She turned her head to look at her sister in the dim light; her sister was still fast asleep beside her.
Her slight movement woke her younger sister from her dream. Li Yuqiu asked, "Sister, what time is it?"
Li Yuzhu raised her wrist to look at her luminous watch and said, "11:36 PM."
When Dongqing heard the two sisters wake up, he asked, "I didn't have the heart to wake you. Are you hungry? Let's find a restaurant to eat."
Li Yuqiu said, "I'm really a little hungry."
Dongqing drove another 15 kilometers and arrived at a town store.
Many restaurants have already closed, but two are still open. These restaurants operate day and night, catering to drivers on the road during the night. Meals at this time are a little more expensive than during the day, but not outrageously so.
Park in front of the hotel if you are going to Dongqingda.
The three of them got out of the car and walked towards the restaurant.
Dong Qing drove for more than six hours straight, and his legs were starting to feel weak and unsteady.
Driving a truck is no easy job. It feels okay while driving, but once you get out of the truck, you feel uncomfortable all over. Your back aches, and your legs are especially painful. He stumbled twice while walking and almost fell.
Li Yuzhu quickly reached out and grabbed his swaying body, saying, "Why didn't you call me when you were so tired?"
Dong Qing said, "It's nothing, I'll just stretch my legs and walk a few steps."
The three of them went into the restaurant and found a table to sit down.
The restaurant was quiet at this time of day, with no customers. The waiter brought the menu and said, "Please order."
Dong Qing took the menu and handed it to Li Yuqiu, saying, "Sister, you should order. Order whatever you like."
Li Yuqiu said, "My sister knows what I like to eat, so let her order."
Li Yuzhu smiled and didn't say anything. She took the menu and ordered a few dishes.
"Cooking will take some time; I'm going out to get some water for the car."
After Dong Qing finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of the restaurant.
After Dong Qing left, Li Yuqiu asked, "Sister, tell me the truth, do you really want to remarry my brother-in-law?"
Li Yuzhu didn't hide it from her sister. She said, "I dreamed about it all the time. Only after the divorce did I truly realize how much I loved him. Without this divorce, I really wouldn't have felt these things. You only understand what true love is after experiencing setbacks in love."
Li Yuzhu was speaking from the heart; she dreamed of remarrying Dongqing, otherwise she wouldn't have had that nightmare about remarrying the night before last.
Li Yuqiu said, "I'm relieved to hear that, sister. Please wait a moment while I go back to the car to get the sample."
Li Yuzhu said, "Silly girl, we're going back after we finish eating. What do you need to get?"
"It's something you've always dreamed of."
After Li Yuqiu finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of the restaurant.
Li Yuqiu walked to the car, where Dong Qing was adding water to the radiator. He asked, "We're about to eat, why did you come out?"
Li Yuzhu said, "I'm getting on the bus to take something out of my bag."
Dongqing didn't ask her what she wanted to get, and continued to add water to the car.
After adding water, Li Yuqiu got out of the car, carrying the empty bucket, and walked with her towards the restaurant.
Back at the hotel, Dong Qing noticed under the lights that Li Yuqiu was holding a paper package, which was wrapped in newspaper.
The two sat down at the dining table, and Li Yuqiu handed the paper package to her sister, saying, "Sis, I believe this is what you wanted most."
Li Yuzhu took the paper package with a puzzled look on her face. She really didn't know what she wanted inside.
She unfolded the newspaper and found her mother's family register inside. Looking up at her sister in disbelief, she asked, "How did you find the household registration booklet?"
Dong Qing was also surprised by this, but he was mostly excited and delighted. With this household registration book, he could go back and remarry his ex-wife. He had no reason not to be excited.
Li Yuqiu recounted to her sister how she found the household registration booklet.
She was off work the day before yesterday, her father went to work in the fields, and her mother took her grandson to visit her maternal grandparents.
She recently took two photos and wanted to put them in a frame. She took the frame off the wall and opened the panel behind it.
An old-fashioned picture frame consists of a wooden frame, a sheet of clear glass, and a sheet of plywood.
First, place the transparent glass into the photo frame, then place the photo face down on the glass. After arranging the photo, cover the back of the photo with a piece of colored paper.
The color of the colored paper can be chosen according to personal preference; use whatever color you like. Then place the plywood on top and secure it with a few small nails.
After Li Yuqiu removed the plywood from the back of the photo frame, she suddenly saw her family's household registration booklet hidden in the lining behind the plywood.
She knew that her sister still loved her ex-brother-in-law after the divorce and wanted to remarry, but her mother refused to give her the household registration book, which made her sister very angry with her mother.
Thinking of this, she casually took the household registration book out of the photo frame, but did not put the photo she had just taken inside. If she did, her mother would find out that she had moved the photo frame, and that would give her away.
She put the plywood back together, then hung the frame on the wall, went back to her room, wrapped the household registration book in newspaper, and hid it.
The household registration booklet is generally not used, and the mother may not even open the photo frame to look at it within a year. She wants to give the household registration booklet to her sister when she goes back to buy goods, and then put it back after she has used it.
Today I went out on a trip with my sister, and she brought her household registration booklet in her bag.
Li Yuzhu then remembered the nightmare she had the night before last, in which her household registration book was hidden in a photo frame.
She never expected that her mother would actually hide the household registration book in the photo frame. Was it a dream sent to her by a deity?
She didn't believe in gods; perhaps the dream was just a coincidence, that was all she could think of.
What you think about during the day, you dream about at night. It's normal to have dreams like this when your mind is filled with thoughts of remarrying Dongqing every day.
Li Yuzhu clutched the household registration booklet to her chest and cried with emotion. After crying, she said, "Little sister, Mom will beat you when she finds out."
“When you get back from your trip, you can remarry. After you’re done, I’ll put the household registration book back. You said you didn’t have the household registration book when you remarried, so what can Mom do to me if she finds out? Besides, she won’t do anything to you. You’re her biological daughter. At most, she’ll scold you a few times and hit you a couple of times, but I believe she won’t beat you to death.”
"Your thinking is too naive. How can you remarry without a household registration book? If you could remarry, why would I be thinking about going back to find the household registration book every day?" Li Yuzhu paused for a moment and said, "You don't need to worry about the household registration book. After we remarry, I'll bring your brother-in-law home and I'll say that I stole the household registration book. Since we're going to beat and scold him, let our mother beat and scold him too."