Chapter 10 "Marrying a 90s Girlfriend"

"ah--"

Miao Shuangshuang let out a sharp screech; how could she forget something like this!

So when Miao Shuangshuang returned, she not only brought back the TV and telephone installers, but also a child.

Everyone: ...

child?

The person most shocked by this was Ye Shimei. She didn't grow up here; this was her sister's and brother-in-law's house. She wasn't familiar with the relatives here, so she asked with some confusion, "Whose child is this?"

Miao Shuang glanced away, saying casually, "A friend asked me to look after their child for a few days..."

Ye Shiying exploded, immediately putting down the weapon he was holding: "You're talking nonsense! This is clearly that brat from the Gu family!"

Miao Shuangshuang: ...

Everything went so smoothly after her rebirth that she almost forgot what she was supposed to be doing after being reborn.

After she came to her senses, she realized that she had left the "future richest man" hanging for three months!

When she stepped into the Gu family home with heavy steps, she was afraid that Gu Pengfei had already remarried.

Fortunately, this didn't happen. After all, the people here don't know that Gu Pengfei is the "future richest man," so he's not that sought after right now.

Gu Pengfei was still angry about Miao Shuangshuang standing him up, since Miao Shuangshuang had provoked him first.

Gu Pengfei was the only college student in the area. In the early years, college students were highly valued, and he was assigned to be a high school teacher as soon as he graduated.

In this area, high school is the most prestigious school. Teachers there have stable salaries and are respected. He has a high level of education and is easy to get promoted, which is enviable. Many girls want to marry him.

But no one expected that times would change so quickly, culture would become increasingly worthless, and everyone would be focused on making money. Compared to a high school teacher, those "big bosses who went into business" would be more envied.

So Gu Pengfei's wife couldn't resist the temptation. Under the influence of a wealthy businessman from the south, she abandoned her child and ran off with him.

After this setback, he didn't want to look for someone again so soon.

But the child is young and cries every day. His mother is in poor health and can't take care of him, and his sister-in-law is unwilling to help him take care of him either. They make a ruckus day and night, disrupting the peace of the house and making it impossible for him to work.

After a period of torment, he realized that he really couldn't live without a woman in his home, and with the help of a matchmaker, he set his sights on Ye Xiqing from the Miao widow's family.

Ye Xiqing was considered beautiful in the surrounding area. She was also honest and hardworking, and didn't like wearing bright colors. Many people said that marrying her was a great deal.

Moreover, she was an illegitimate child with a shameful background. Since she herself was like that, she couldn't possibly look down on Gu Pengfei for being a second-time remarried man with a child.

Led by the matchmaker, Gu Pengfei personally went to the Miao family to propose marriage, and everything went smoothly.

He was handsome, a college graduate, and had a good job, so Widow Miao was very satisfied with him.

But he never expected that Widow Miao's own daughter would also fall for him.

He wouldn't have fallen for Miao Shuangshuang's lure so easily.

But he was, after all, a scholar, and had some integrity as a gentleman. He looked down on Lu Jing'an's nouveau riche behavior.

These days, with both families coming to propose marriage at the same time, people inevitably compare him to Lu Jing'an. Since the world generally favors the rich and despises the poor, they often ridicule him.

Although he knew that in this day and age people laugh at poverty but not prostitution, Gu Pengfei still harbored a strong sense of resentment and was unwilling to accept it. It was at this moment that Miao Shuangshuang extended an olive branch to him.

He never expected that in this materialistic age, there would actually be a girl willing to abandon wealth and status and choose him firmly.

This is just like Hong Fu Nu running away for love at night, or Zhu Yingtai breaking through worldly conventions. How can it not move people?

Since Miao Shuangshuang, a girl, was so brave, how could he back down? He could only feel ashamed and disappointed in Ye Xiqing, and firmly grasped Miao Shuangshuang's hand.

But he didn't expect that Miao Shuangshuang would only make her presence known before the engagement, and then run away immediately after the engagement!

At first, he comforted himself, thinking that perhaps the widow Miao was deliberately trying to separate the lovers and send Miao Shuangshuang away. He believed that he could wait, and that sincerity could move mountains!

But after waiting for three months, he became discouraged.

Everything in the house was a mess. Originally, it was thought that a female head of the household would soon arrive, but Miao Shuangshuang was nowhere to be seen.

If I had known this would happen, I would have been better off not getting involved in this whole mess and just marrying Ye Xiqing directly!

Because of this, he felt resentful whenever he saw Miao Shuangshuang again. Miao Shuangshuang knew she was in the wrong, so she quickly went up to coax him.

Miao Shuangshuang's words were eloquent, and with the added benefit of the beauty pill, Gu Pengfei calmed down, but he left the child with her.

"Shuangshuang, we've been quite busy with things at home lately, and we really can't take care of the child. Could you help me look after the child for a few days?"

"This child's mother is gone, so you'll be his mother from now on. This family will depend on you!"

Miao Shuangshuang: ...

She hates children, and all the children in the village are afraid of her. Now she's actually raising other people's children!

But what could she do? After all, she needed Gu Pengfei's help, and she couldn't refuse him...

Miao Shuangshuang held the child in her hands with great hesitation, then turned to Ye Shimei beside her: "Auntie..."

Yip Sai-mui: ...

She does like children, but after her older sister told her about it these past few days, she learned about the whole ridiculous incident.

Ye Shimei wasn't particularly possessive about her daughter's failed marriage, but her elder sister's description of Gu Pengfei brought back unpleasant memories, so she declined to help, saying—

"Shuangshuang, I'm quite busy. I'm brewing wine with your mom and your sister, so I can't spare the time. You'll have to find someone else."

Miao Shuangshuang then shifted her focus: "Sister Qingqing..."

Ye Xiqing looked up and smiled: "I'm also brewing wine, and besides, I'm still just a child, I don't know how to take care of children."

Miao Shuangshuang: ...

What's going on! Everyone was so eager to help her when she asked, but now that she needs help, they're all ignoring her!

Especially Ye Xiqing, what kind of child are you? Weren't you raised so happily in your past life?

But her words were useless; the real "head of the family," her own mother, spoke up.

Ye Shiying sneered as he worked nearby, "Why are you looking for someone else? If you like babysitting other people so much, why don't you take care of your own kids?"

"I really don't know how I gave birth to such a shameless child like you. You have a perfectly good life, but you just like to cause trouble for men!"

"I'm not going to take care of you anymore, and don't try to drag others into this. If you want to raise it, then raise it yourself for the rest of your life!"

Miao Shuangshuang: ...

Who is she doing this for?! She's trying so hard to please Gu Pengfei, isn't it all for the sake of this family!

As a result, none of them understood her; instead, they mocked and ridiculed her.

Heartbroken, Miao Shuangshuang made a snap decision: she would raise the child herself!

Once Gu Pengfei becomes the richest man in the country, she wants to see if these people will regret misunderstanding her back then!

Miao Shuangshuang was all set for the day she would be proven wrong, but things didn't go as planned. She had only been comforting the child for a few days when Xin Anhao called and wrote a letter.

On the other end of the phone was Wu Chunhua.

After a few months, Miao Shuangshuang still left a very good impression on Wu Chunhua, so Wu Chunhua recommended her to his friend for a new drama.

Her friend is going to film a martial arts drama adaptation. The original novel's female lead is the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world, a peerless enchantress who is both righteous and evil. She was very popular when the novel was serialized, and they couldn't find a suitable actress for her.

But after seeing Wu Chunhua's recommendation, the director's eyes lit up, and he immediately agreed.

Now she was completely at a loss. Miao Shuangshuang looked at the wailing child in her arms and the three other people who were cold and heartless and had no intention of helping her. What were they trying to do?

But no matter what, Miao Shuangshuang still put herself first. How could she miss such a good opportunity!

So even though it was a crucial moment to curry favor with the future richest man, she still left without hesitation.

But before leaving, he went to the Gu family and said a lot of nice things, made a lot of promises, and gave them some money with a heavy heart.

As the system watched Miao Shuangshuang's departing figure, it became completely numb. Why wasn't it just the female lead, but even the supporting female characters were no longer following the plot!

She looked at Ye Xiqing with a disgruntled expression: "Do you think it's worth it? No matter how hard it is, how can it compare to marrying the male lead and getting something for nothing? Don't you feel tired?"

"Yeah?"

Although she used all the money she earned to install telephones and buy color TVs, Ye Xiqing still managed to save some to buy equipment, and now her working conditions are much better.

With improved working conditions, she had more time to work on new wine recipes and more leisure time to talk to the system.

"Compared to letting someone else become the richest person in the future, it's definitely more satisfying to become the richest person yourself, and besides—"

"Isn't it only three years before your husband goes bankrupt?"