Liu Xiuwen can't listen to a single word now.

That conversation was still echoing in my ears.

A gift from a friend, or a personal keepsake?

How could Sun Lifang possibly be a good match for her?

Back when they were in the same dormitory, Sun Lifang couldn't even afford an expensive dish. She ate pickled vegetables with steamed buns in the dormitory. She knew everything about Sun Lifang's family background.

They'll never reach their standard of living in their entire lives.

Liu Xiuwen originally wanted to find something to use against Sun Lifang, to make her realize that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't compare to him, to make her face reality, and to completely shatter her self-esteem.

After exposing Sun Lifang's shameful deeds, let Zhou Yunshi know how foolish his choice was back then, how disgraceful his wife was... And now?

Once inside Zhongshanju's "car," Liu Xiuwen almost burst out laughing.

He was so angry that he laughed instead; he found himself ridiculous.

Like a clown performing a farcical play.

The person involved is unaware of this yet.

"Xiuwen, what's wrong with you?" Chen Yan sensed something was wrong and stammered, "Tell Auntie...tell her, please don't...don't laugh."

It's creepy.

The person who is laughing is making people uneasy.

Liu Xiuwen shook her head without saying anything, got out of the car, and didn't even bother with her coat.

Wearing only a thin vest, she left behind a lonely figure.

Why are you ignoring me?

Chen Yan frowned, her gaze sweeping over the white coat on the car seat, and suddenly she understood—

It turns out he was angry that he had torn her clothes.

Tsk tsk tsk, I thought she was so generous.

She got angry over a piece of clothing; she has a terrible temper!

"Drive!" Chen Yan commanded from the front.

Completely unaware of her predicament, she remained smug, thinking that even in her current state, she still had to be sent home, which meant that Sun Lifang dared not offend her mother-in-law.

Thinking of Sun Lifang, Chen Yan's anger flared up again.

I didn't even get a cup of hot tea today because of all the sarcastic remarks from the people outside Zhongshanju!

The daughter-in-law is unfilial!

He works at Zhongshanju but never tells her, making her look foolish!

"Turn around!" Chen Yan gave the driver a new address; she was going home to wait and demand an explanation!

"Sun Lifang, you've kept this from me for so long!"

"Although I may not be the kind of person who speaks harshly... and although I've never really helped you, I am still your elder!"

"If you told me your real job, if you said you worked at Zhongshanju, would I have treated you like that? I'm just an ordinary mother who feels sorry for her son because he doesn't earn money easily, so I let you go out to help support the family. What did I do wrong?"

Chen Yan's muttering to herself, sometimes low and sometimes loud, startled the driver in front.

Is this person out of their mind?

"Auntie, why don't you go home and rest?"

"Don't be impulsive. Your current mental state is not suitable for wandering around."

"What's your family's phone number? Let them come pick you up."

Despite the driver's attempts to dissuade him, he turned the steering wheel and continued driving towards the original address.

"Stop the car! I need to stop the car!"

With red eyes, Chen Yan lunged at the front seat and grabbed the driver's arm.

"Hey! Watch out!" the driver cried out, narrowly missing a car before slamming on the brakes.

He shouted sternly, "You old lady, you won't listen to reason, will you? Your behavior today is enough to get you arrested!"

Having achieved her goal, Chen Yan was no longer listening to any of these words.

After getting off the car, I crossed straight into the middle of the road and hailed a taxi.

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It started raining outside. Sun Lifang rubbed her exposed arms and closed the car window.

Wang Heng lives in the old town area, where cars can't drive in.

"Miss, I have umbrellas for sale here. I won't charge you more, I'll give you the three yuan extra." The taxi driver took out a plastic bag from below, which contained five or six umbrellas of different colors.

Bending over, Sun Lifang was holding things in both hands, so she didn't have a hand to hold an umbrella.

She waved her hand, declining the driver's offer to sell her the goods.

"Tch, I thought you were some rich guy, look how stingy you are." The driver grumbled as he closed the trunk.

Sun Lifang was lost in thought when this sentence interrupted her. She couldn't help but frown and say, "Say it again. I've written down your license plate number."

The driver didn't care at all. "So what if they write it down? It's my own car, nobody can tell me what to do."

In 1998, many people invested in buying taxis and taking them over as investments.

The driver was quite arrogant, saying, "What's wrong with saying it again? If you have money, go buy a private car. Did I say something wrong?"

The taxi was stuck at the intersection, with many vendors packing up and moving their stalls inwards behind it.

Because of the rain, many stalls had little business. Rain shelters were set up outside, and people sat under them to rest, ride tricycles, carry loads on shoulder poles, and chat.

The taxi couldn't get out, and he said disdainfully, "So you live in a place like this. No wonder you can't afford an umbrella."

The driver's voice was quite loud, and many people turned to look at him.

The passerby, furious, pointed at the driver and yelled, "What's so great about you? You think you're so tough just because you drive a beat-up car? Once the subway opens, we'll see what you do then, you won't even have a chance to starve!"

Suddenly, the two sides started hurling insults at each other.

Outnumbered, the driver angrily retorted, "Do you even know what a subway is? You're just yelling about it! Living in this godforsaken place, you'll never get to ride the subway in your entire lives!"

Sun Lifang was just feeling grateful for these people's verbal skills, enjoying the insults immensely, when she heard this sentence, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck her.

Yes! The subway!

After buying a house, are you just going to wait around?

Is it going to take more than ten years to develop?

Looking at the long term, what kind of houses are likely to appreciate in value and are easy to sell?

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