Rebirth in 1984: Starting the Rise Through Borrowing a Tractor

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...

Chapter 35 Encounter with Su Wei on the Way Out

Dong Qing turned the car around and pulled over to the side of the road. Li Yuzhu opened the car door, got out, walked to the girl, grabbed her arm, and said, "Girl, why didn't you give way?"

The girl looked at Li Yuzhu when she heard the voice. Her eyes were obviously vacant, and she looked mentally unstable. She was very beautiful, and even her sickly appearance could not hide her gorgeous beauty.

Li Yuzhu was shocked when she saw the girl. She was none other than the girl Yi Xiaofan had chased yesterday afternoon, the girl who had also bumped into her, and Su Wei, the girl who was almost killed by Yi Xiaofan last night.

Li Yuzhu said, "It's you?"

The girl seemed not to recognize Li Yuzhu after hearing this. Dong Qing got out of the car and walked to their side. Hearing his wife's question, he asked, "Yuzhu, do you know her?"

Li Yuzhu said, "She is Yi Xiaofan's fiancée, Su Wei. She must be mentally unstable. What a fine girl, ruined like this by a scumbag."

Just then, a middle-aged couple ran over. The middle-aged couple were none other than Su Wei's biological parents.

The mother rushed forward, grabbed her daughter's hand, and cried, "Daughter, is it worth it for you to get yourself into this state for that scoundrel Yi Xiaofan?"

Upon hearing her mother's words, Su Wei's tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes. In Dong Qing's opinion, she wasn't really crazy. The fact that she could cry meant that she still knew the pain in her heart; it was just a temporary mental breakdown. If she were in a different environment, she could recover quickly. But if she stayed at home, she would really go crazy.

Dongqing said, "Auntie, I heard about your daughter's situation this morning. How could she have gone this crazy in just one day?"

Su's mother cried, "My daughter was almost killed by that beast Yi Xiaofan last night. She woke up like this, completely out of her mind, not saying a word. She looks like an idiot. This afternoon, I wasn't paying attention and she ran out."

Dong Qing said, "This can't go on. Why don't we take her to the hospital?"

Su's mother cried, "We need money to take her to the hospital!"

Li Yuzhu and Su Wei suffered the same harm back then. She said, "Sending her to the hospital is useless for her kind of illness; it will only worsen her condition."

Li Yuzhu reached out and grabbed Su Wei's hand, asking, "Little sister, do you still recognize your older sister?"

Su Wei looked at Li Yuzhu and shook her head, then nodded.

Seeing that her expression didn't indicate she was truly insane, but rather that her mental state was temporarily disordered, Li Yuzhu said, "To be honest, I used to be Yi Xiaofan's fiancée. I discovered he was a thief, and I couldn't even break off the engagement. Later, I married my current husband before our wedding date. Afterward, he almost killed us in secret. Now that I've encountered my sister's situation, I can't ignore it. She's really not going to be able to stay cooped up at home right now; even if she's not sick, she could get sick from being cooped up. Let her come with me for a while; maybe she'll get better after a few days."

Little did Li Yuzhu know that she was killed by Yi Xiaofan in her past life. If Yi Xiaofan hadn't lured Dong Qing into gambling in her previous life, she wouldn't have died in her postpartum period. In fact, she was the woman whose life was ruined by Yi Xiaofan. If she remembered her past life, she probably would have wanted to kill Yi Xiaofan.

How could Su Wei's parents entrust their daughter to a stranger? Su's father asked, "Which village are you from?"

Dong Qing said, "I'm from Dongcun Village, Shilipu, outside the city. My name is Dong Qing, and my wife's name is Li Yuzhu."

Su's father asked, "Do you know Dongyu?"

Dong Qing said, "He was my father, and he passed away a few years ago."

Everything Dongqing said made sense. Su's father said, "I worked at the reservoir in the 1970s. That's when I met your father. Now that you're Dongyu's son, I'm relieved. I'm entrusting my daughter to you. When you get back from your trip, take her home. Thank you, Uncle."

Dongqing said, "Don't worry, Uncle, I'll definitely take your daughter home when I get back!"

Li Yuzhu took Su Wei's hand and boarded the train, then sat down in the back berth.

Su Wei was quite obedient, neither crying nor making a fuss.

Dong Qing said goodbye to Su Wei's parents, started the tractor, and continued on his way.

A heart ailment requires a heart remedy. Li Yuzhu told Su Wei her own story, saying, "It's really not worth it for you to ruin yourself like this for a scumbag."

Li Yuzhu talked to Su Wei for a long time, and two hours later Su Wei seemed to wake up and asked, "What happened next?"

Li Yuzhu said, "When I encountered this scoundrel, I couldn't cancel the engagement, so I acted first and informed him later. My wedding date was March 6th, and my husband and I had just gotten engaged and married on February 26th. Later, in order to get revenge, he lured my husband into gambling, trying to force me to divorce him. In the end, he didn't succeed. You have to be strong. This is a society ruled by law. Yi Xiaofan can't do anything to you."

With tears in her eyes, Su Wei said, "I understand now. Your fiancé must also be Yi Xiaofan, right?"

Li Yuzhu nodded.

Su Wei threw herself into Li Yuzhu's arms and burst into tears, saying, "Why is life so hard for us women?"

The current situation isn't a problem with her crying; if she cries, it means she's fully awake. If she doesn't cry, she might really be in serious trouble.

Li Yuzhu took out a comb and smoothed Su Wei's messy long hair.

After she regained consciousness from this illness, her face wasn't so dazed anymore. At this point, her pretty face looked much more energetic. If she were kept at home without anyone to comfort her, she could develop an illness from this stress, and she might really go crazy if it went on for too long.

With several women on the train, Dongqing was in a difficult situation. There was only one sleeper berth in the back, so how was she supposed to rest? He said, "You guys lie down and get some sleep."

Su Wei said, "I'm not tired, let me drive for you."

Li Yuzhu asked doubtfully, "Can you drive?"

Su Wei said, "I can drive. My second uncle is the village party secretary. After I finished school, our village had an 80-type Dongfanghong tractor. I really liked driving, so my uncle let me drive with him. After the farmland was contracted out to individual households, that tractor was parked in the village and never driven, so I haven't driven for more than two years."

Li Yuzhu asked, "So that's how it is. Would you like to come with us on our racing trip? I'll pay you a salary."

Su Wei nodded and said, "Sure."

After hearing this, Li Yuzhu said to her husband, "Honey, how about we buy that Dongfanghong tractor in Suwei Village? We can use both tractors at the same time, and we can look after each other on the road. At least if one breaks down, we can tow it to a repair shop."

Dong Qing does indeed plan to buy another car, but the key is to find a reliable driver. Driving with only one car on the road is too lonely, and with two cars, the income can be doubled. What he lacks now is a vehicle and a driver.

Buying another car would require hiring a driver, at least one, with three people taking turns driving. He was worried that the young woman's health wouldn't be able to handle it, so he asked, "Driving is hard work. Can you, a young woman, handle it?"

Su Wei said, "Don't worry, my body can handle it."

Dongqing said, "Okay, go back and ask your second uncle. If he sells that car in your village, I'll buy it. After I buy it, you can come with me on the road, and I'll provide meals and pay you 300 yuan a month."