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Chapter 204

Not only did Liang's mother feel a little confused when she heard this, but even Jiang Meishu felt so fed with dog food that she almost ate too much.

In the end, she withdrew on her own without Liang's mother urging her.

This little time was left to Liang's mother and Uncle Lin.

Jiang Meishu stayed at home for another two days. On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, after celebrating the Little New Year, she was ready to leave.

I really have no choice but to leave.

Liang Qiurun in Yangcheng was still busy. On the day she left, Liang Rui and Jiang Nanfang came to see her off, but Liang Feng didn't come. It was rare for the Mathematics Department to produce such a top student, so Elder Yu and the others naturally spared no effort in using Liang Feng, hoping to lay a solid foundation for him.

Not to mention leaving the school, he couldn't even leave the laboratory.

So only Liang Rui and Jiang Nanfang came to see Jiang Meishu off. Liang Rui felt aggrieved and asked, "Jiang Meilan, do you know that after I come back, I won't be able to go to Hong Kong anymore?"

He came back and finished his business as promised, and was admitted to a good university. Jiang Meishu and Liang Qiurun also agreed to let him go to Hong Kong.

Now there’s no way to go to Hong Kong.

Because Liang Rui had started school. Just a few days after he came back, he was admitted in advance and had to report to the school. Even the time he took to send Jiang Meishu off today was because he took time out of his schedule to do so.

Jiang Meishu smiled. "How could that be? We have to prioritize. You should report to school first. You can go to Hong Kong anytime. How about I take you there next summer vacation?"

Anyway, Jiang Meishu is the main one, painting a rosy picture for Liang Rui.

However, Liang Rui, who appeared shrewd in front of outsiders, was not very shrewd in front of Jiang Meishu and believed her immediately.

"As you said, I will definitely go to Hong Kong next summer vacation."

"Of course." Jiang Meishu answered straightforwardly, "As long as I have time, I will definitely take you there."

This was another trap for Liang Rui, but unfortunately Liang Rui didn't hear it.

Jiang Nanfang, on the other hand, had heard it. When Liang Rui called Jiang Meishu's name, no, it should be said that he called Jiang Meilan, his eyes flashed. He waited until Liang Rui went to buy tofu pudding before asking Jiang Meishu, "Sister, you haven't told them yet?"

Jiang Meishu shook her head. Snowflakes fell on her black hair and her face was red from the cold, but she had a unique kind of beauty.

"No, I tried to find several opportunities to tell it at first, but I didn't know how to start the conversation later."

"Just take it one day at a time."

Actually, it is not like that. The more she cares, the more she fears losing, and the more she dares not speak up. She dared to speak up at the beginning because she had already found a way out. At worst, they could just go their separate ways and leave.

But later she fell in love with Liang Qiurun and Liang Rui, and when Jiang Meishu was really asked to leave, she actually had some concerns.

After all, when you invest your feelings, you will start to look ahead and behind.

Jiang Nanfang frowned slightly, thinking that dragging it on like this was not a solution, but looking at his sister, he knew it too, but he just didn't know how to start the conversation.

He sighed, "That's it for now."

"If I can keep it a secret forever, then I'll keep it a secret forever."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Rui came over jogging, holding a cup of tofu pudding and handed it to Jiang Meishu, "What are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about you." Jiang Meishu took over the conversation, "I'm worried about whether you can adapt to the new school in the future."

Liang Rui sneered, "Who am I? I'm a gifted kid who even managed to get into National Tsing Hua University. How could I not be able to adapt? Are you kidding me?"

Little did he know that he had boasted too early. Only one month after entering Tsinghua University, he cried and wanted to go home.

Mom, the classmates in school are not human beings.

It's a genius.

This poor student was crushed until not even a bone was left.

Of course, this is a later story.

After Jiang Meishu said goodbye to Liang Rui and Jiang Nanfang, she reunited with Li Cuiqin. Liang Rui was worried and secretly followed her.

He threatened Li Cuiqin a little, "My stepmother is a very kind person. Don't let me know that you lied to her, otherwise you will suffer the consequences."

Liang Rui is a tall and strong man. When he deliberately puts on a stern face, he looks a bit fierce.

Li Cuiqin held the child, her back slightly straightened. She looked at Liang Rui and said, "I won't hurt her."

"If she's in real danger, I'll protect her."

This is Li Cuiqin’s last principle and bottom line.

Being grateful and repaying kindness is something she understood from a very young age.

Liang Rui looked at her for a long time and said, "I hope you can do this."

Jiang Meishu saw the train approaching the station, and she hurriedly called out to Li Cuiqin, "Comrade Li, come quickly."

Li Cuiqin heard it and then went over with the child.

She didn't mention Liang Rui looking for her before. Jiang Meishu thought she went to the bathroom and didn't think much about it. "You can just follow me and hold my clothes. Don't get lost. There are so many people on the train."

If Li Cuiqin and she got lost, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, and it would not be easy for them to meet again.

Li Cuiqin nodded, tied the two-year-old Baogen tightly behind her back, and after making sure that he would not get lost, she held Baogen's butt with both hands and followed Jiang Meishu onto the train.

Jiang Meishu is a person who loves to enjoy life. She bought a sleeper ticket and also bought a sleeper ticket for Li Cuiqin because she was traveling with a child.

After boarding the sleeper car, Li Cuiqin looked at the beds of varying heights and was stunned. "Comrade Jiang, did you buy me a sleeper ticket?"

Even though she was ignorant, she knew that sleeper tickets were much more expensive than hard seat tickets.

Jiang Meishu put the luggage under the bed. She hummed without looking up, "I'm afraid it's inconvenient for you to take the hard seat with the child, so I just bought sleeper tickets for both of you."

"Put the child down, don't strangle his legs, and you still have to clean up."

Li Cuiqin lowered her head and sighed. Where Jiang Meishu couldn't see, a tear fell to the ground.

She wiped it clean secretly.

Li Cuiqin has never been remembered by anyone in her life, no one has ever cared about the details of her life, and no one has ever felt sorry for her.

Her parents never treated her well, nor did they ever feel sorry for her.

After she got married, her mother-in-law wanted her to have children for the Wang family as soon as possible, and her husband wanted someone to warm his bed and serve him.

But this person in front of her, whom she had only met a few times, was able to consider that it would be inconvenient for her to bring her child and bought her a berth.

Li Cuiqin didn't know how to describe her feelings at the moment. It was as if even a lowly weed was being noticed, and someone was worried that she would be trampled, so they straightened this crooked weed.

Li Cuiqin swore silently in her heart.

In this life, she will follow Jiang Meishu. If Jiang Meishu wants her to go east, she will definitely not go west.

Even if the other party wanted her life, she would agree.

Jiang Meishu had no idea that a casual sleeper ticket would make Li Cuiqin work so hard for her.

Little did she know that this tiny favor was something Li Cuiqin had never received in her previous life.

It is precisely because we have never had it that we cherish it so much.

Because we were traveling with a child, the journey was not peaceful. Children cannot tolerate loneliness like adults. Baogen was only two years old. After staying in one place for a long time, he began to babble in resistance.

Li Cuiqin had no choice but to take him around the corridor of the carriage. Jiang Meishu saw this and thought that raising a cub was really not easy.

Eating, drinking, defecating, urinating, and being naughty, each one of these things challenges a mother's patience. Fortunately, Li Cuiqin is patient. If she saw her child like this, she would have wanted to slap him twice.

Fortunately, after three days and four nights of train travel, we finally arrived in Guangzhou.

When the bus was almost arriving, Jiang Meishu asked Li Cuiqin to take off her jacket and only wear a thin sweater. She did the same. After changing her clothes, she waited for the bus to arrive.

Jiang Meishu had made arrangements with Liang Qiurun in advance, so Liang Qiurun picked her up at the station.

As soon as Li Cuiqin left the station, looking around nervously, Jiang Meishu had already locked onto her target. She turned back and said to Li Cuiqin, "Follow us, our people are here to pick us up."

Li Cuiqin let out a sigh, touched her back and found that the treasure root was still there, then she held his butt and followed him at the speed of light.

It looked like he was carrying a two-year-old baby on his back, as if he wasn't carrying anything at all. It was obvious that he was used to doing it while doing his daily work.

Jiang Meishu was worried at first that Li Cuiqin couldn't keep up, but when she turned around, she saw that Li Cuiqin was even faster than her. If she wasn't worried about overtaking her and not being able to find the way, she would have rushed to the front and squeezed through the crowd to clear the way for Jiang Meishu.

Jiang Meishu immediately changed her mind, "Cuiqin, walk ahead of me and hold my hand. Do you see the car on the road ahead? That's our target."

Li Cuiqin hummed, feeling a little excited, as if Jiang Meishu had finally given her a task.

She immediately grabbed Jiang Meishu's wrist with her calloused hands and pulled her through the crowded crowd, just like an umbrella, opening itself to protect the person standing inside.

It's no wonder that when Li Cuiqin was pulling Jiang Meishu along, no one around her was deliberately clinging to her.

This made Jiang Meishu breathe a sigh of relief. She looked at Li Cuiqin, who was a head taller than her, and thought that it was worth her search for this person.

When they arrived, Li Cuiqin gasped for breath. Guangzhou was too hot. After sweating, her sweater stuck to her body, and it felt like it pricked her skin.

Fortunately, when she got to the car, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief and let Jiang Meishu go.

Liang Qiurun just caught this step, and his eyes swept over Li Cuiqin's wrist holding Jiang Meishu.

Li Cuiqin was frightened by his attack and subconsciously explained, "I didn't take advantage of Comrade Jiang."

Jiang Meishu chuckled, her face flushed, "Lao Liang, don't scare Cuiqin."

Liang Qiurun then withdrew his gaze. He hummed, first confirming that Jiang Meishu was okay, then nodded at Li Cuiqin, "Comrade Li?"

On the phone, Liang Qiurun knew almost the whole story. She also knew that although Jiang Meishu sent Comrade Wang and Wang Shunzi to the Public Security Bureau, she left Li Cuiqin behind.

Liang Qiurun's aura was so overwhelming that Li Cuiqin was a little nervous when he questioned her. She introduced herself like pouring beans. "I am Li Cuiqin, I'm 23 years old, I live at No. 39 Mingjiao Hutong, I only have a fourth-grade education, I'm the best at cooking, and I'm also very hardworking. I'm willing to learn everything."

In front of Jiang Meishu, she was not so nervous. Even when Jiang Meishu came to take possession of the house, she had never been cold in front of her. This made Li Cuiqin have a good first impression of Jiang Meishu.

But Liang Qiurun was different. He used to be gentle, but since leaving the meat processing plant and taking charge of a factory on his own, he has developed a ruthless and decisive aura. Just by standing there, you could tell he was no ordinary person.

Especially those sharp eyes, which seemed to be able to see through everything, making it difficult for Li Cuiqin not to be nervous.

Liang Qiurun was a little amused when he heard her introduction. He wanted to ask something, but Jiang Meishu stopped him and said, "Get in the car first."

She felt that if Lao Liang continued asking, Li Cuiqin would probably be scared to death.

Liang Qiurun stopped asking questions for Jiang Meishu's sake, opened the car door, and saw Jiang Meishu and Li Cuiqin get in.

He then went to the driver's seat.

Later, Jiang Meishu was worried that Li Cuiqin would not be able to adapt, so she sat with her in the back seat. Li Cuiqin had never been in a car in her life. As soon as she got in, she was so nervous that she didn't know what to do with her hands and feet.

Just like that, he curled his toes and jumped a little into the air.

This made Jiang Meishu feel a little sad. "Cuiqin, just put your feet down there."

Li Cuiqin subconsciously explained, "My feet are dirty."

Her face looked a little flustered, nervous, and a little cautious.

Li Cuiqin's appearance is not popular nowadays. She has dark eyes, slightly high cheekbones, and a square and heavy jaw. She is not beautiful in the traditional sense, but Jiang Meishu knows that people with a face shape like Li Cuiqin are the type who can endure hardships the most.

Jiang Meishu retracted her gaze, lowered her eyelids, and said softly, "Put it down, it's okay, the car can be washed."

Li Cuiqin was still a little hesitant.

Jiang Meishu smiled, with a bit of comfort in her voice, "Cars are made for people to use. If they are superior to people, then they have no meaning."

After hearing this, Liang Qiurun couldn't help but look sideways and turned back to look at Jiang Meishu.

His Jiang Jiang is always so kind no matter what time it is.

Those sharp eyes and brows hide endless love and appreciation.

Unfortunately, Jiang Meishu, who had been talking to Li Cuiqin, didn't notice it. When they arrived at the Little White Building, Jiang Meishu called Li Cuiqin to go in together.

Li Cuiqin looked at the small white villa and she was afraid again.

He refused to step in no matter what.

This woman, who has an inferiority complex in her bones, showed it to the fullest at this moment.

She didn't want to take advantage of Jiang Meishu anymore. She realized that if she continued like this, she would never be able to pay it back.

Li Cuiqin said stubbornly, "Comrade Jiang, please take me to where I should go."

She doesn't deserve to live in a house like this.

Jiang Meishu had no choice but to send her there. Wang Limei and Jiang Meilan lived there. They rented a house near Xihu Road.

Not only Jiang Meilan and her husband and their child lived in the small courtyard, but also Wang Limei, and Brother Xiao and his wife Xu Aixiang.

Even after Shen Yinping moved into the factory, Xiao Xu also moved in.

The only room that could be occupied was Xiao Xu's room. After Jiang Meishu brought Li Cuiqin in, she introduced her to everyone, "Li Cuiqin, I brought her here from the capital."

Then, she said to Xiao Xu, "Xiao Xu, Cuiqin will be your partner from now on."

Xiao Xu paused, she was a little reluctant, but Jiang Meishu's attitude was a bit firm, so she could only agree, "Okay."

"But, Sister Jiang, my room seems to be a little too full, and my sister is still living here."

When she left her relatives' home, she brought her younger sister with her.

Jiang Meishu frowned slightly and looked at Xiao Xu for a long time. She didn't say anything, but just looked at him quietly.

This silent oppression is the most frightening.

Xiao Xu's face turned pale when she looked at him, and he said anxiously, "Okay, I'll give up my bed."

Still playing tricks.

Yes, if Xiao Xu was not a shrewd person, he would not have stayed at his relatives' house for so long and helped his sister grow up.

Jiang Meishu looked at her for a long time before slowly saying, "Xiao Xu, you are not honest."

Of course, if Xiao Xu was an honest man, he wouldn't be able to snatch all the surrounding businesses. Usually, she used her mind on others, and Jiang Meishu turned a blind eye, but she used her mind on herself.

Jiang Meishu was unhappy.

After hearing this, Xiao Xu froze instantly, "Sister Jiang."

There was a hint of pleading in his tone.

Jiang Meishu said to Wang Limei, "Mom, take Cuiju to rest for a while. I'm going to go out and talk to Xiao Xu."

Wang Limei hummed, and looked at the backs of Jiang Meishu and Xiao T Xu as they left, feeling a little worried.

Jiang Meilan comforted her, "Don't worry, she has a plan in mind."

They all knew who this "she" was talking about.

"Besides," Jiang Meilan said calmly, "Xiao Xu does jump a little too high when Meishu is not around."

Knowing that she and Wang Limei were Jiang Meishu's relatives, she held them in high esteem.

But he was not polite to Xu Aixiang, grabbing the water, the broom, and the toilet. Xiao Xu did all these secretly.

In the final analysis, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and being competitive are Xiao Xu's shortcomings, but at the same time, her strengths are also these. She is good at speaking, can adapt to the situation, and can say different things to different people. This is what allows her to thrive in the market.

Xiao Xu is a thorn in the side. Whether he can be used depends on whether Jiang Meishu can control him.

Outside.

Jiang Meishu and Xiao Xu walked under the old banyan tree. The afternoon sun was a bit dazzling, but the large old banyan tree blocked most of the glare. However, the sunlight shone through the banyan leaves, leaving spots on the ground.

Jiang Meishu remained silent, and Xiao Xu became increasingly anxious. After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Xu finally couldn't help herself and bit her lip, "Sister Jiang."

She spoke first.

Jiang Meishu's face was stern, and she looked a bit more majestic like Liang Qiurun, an aura she had learned inadvertently through learning from her surroundings.

"How long?"

"What?"

Xiao Xu was a little stunned.

Jiang Meishu, "How long have you been causing trouble in this yard?"

When she first called Xiao Xu over, he was not like this. He was cautious and a little flattering, begging for protection, so she was very polite to everyone.

But how long has it been?

Less than half a year at most.

Xiao Xu seemed to have changed, no, maybe this was what Xiao Xu really looked like.

Xiao Xu bit her lip, "Sister Jiang."

She didn't know how to answer.

Jiang Meishu stared at her and called her by her full name, "Xu Jiaojiao, this courtyard is not your relative's home. You can live well here even if you don't use any tricks."

"You don't need to use these methods on your own people."

"I know that to you, only your sister and Chen Qing are your own people, but that was in the past. Now you live in the same courtyard and run a business. Ask yourself, when you needed help, which person in the courtyard has ever refused you?"

Xiao Xu lowered his head, buttoned the corner of his clothes and said nothing.

"They treat you sincerely, and I hope you can treat them sincerely too. If you can't do that, Xiao Xu, even if you're good at selling goods, I can't keep you."

“Because we value people more than selling goods.”

Xiao Xu suddenly panicked a little, "Sister Jiang, please don't chase me away."

Xiao Xu is nineteen years old and has a younger sister. People like them will leave this small courtyard and wait to be eaten alive outside.

In a place like Guangzhou, people value male offspring, family and clan.

Xiao Xu grew up like this, and she understood better than anyone that if they left this courtyard, she and her sister would not be able to get a good night's sleep.

The two girls, one in the prime of life, the other unarmed, would be lambs to be slaughtered if they left this courtyard.

The small courtyard is their only safe haven. These people never bully them just because they have no parents and are just two sisters.

No one covets their bodies.

Jiang Meishu, "I never meant to drive you away, Xiao Xu. If you want to gain a foothold in this small courtyard, you have to exchange sincerity for sincerity."

"Everyone here, whether it's my mother, my sister, or Brother Xiao and Sister Aixiang, is a kind person. If you don't provoke them, they won't bully you."

"To be honest, if you can really get along well with them, it will only benefit you and your sister, not harm."

"Think about it, how old are you this year? Nineteen?"

"Your sister is eleven years old. When you two need someone to support you the most, they treat you as a family member. In the long run, if you marry from a small courtyard and are bullied by your husband's family, do you think these people will ignore you?"

When Xiao Xu heard this, she was stunned for a long time.

Due to her living conditions and limited vision, she only sees the present. She grabs a basin of water and goes to the toilet, and once she achieves her goal, she never cares about the future.

What Jiang Meishu said opened up a new world for Xiao Xu.

"But they are not my relatives." Xiao Xu whispered. Only relatives can do the things that Sister Jiang said.

Jiang Meishu, "They are not your relatives. When you were bullied by outsiders in the yard, did they help you?"

Xiao Xu murmured, "I helped."

When she came back, she was followed by someone. It was Brother Xiao who helped her drive the person away and protected her all the way back.

She was too busy selling goods, so Aunt Wang and Jiang Meilan came to help.

My younger sister suddenly got her period and came back crying with her pants red. It was sister-in-law Xu Aixiang who taught her how to change the menstrual belt, washed her pants, and took care of her.

And these are the problems that Xiao Xu ignored.

Jiang Meishu said, "That's it. They helped you, Xiao Xu." She looked up at her seriously, "Don't disappoint them."

"If it really comes to that, and you leave, they won't even look at you. That's the end of it."

Jiang Meishu originally arranged Xiao Xu to this small courtyard because her mother Wang Limei and Xu Aixiang were experienced people who could help Xiao Xu and her sister.

Xiao Xu was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat. She murmured, "I've been living a good life for too long and have forgotten my roots."

Jiang Meishu said nothing, "Go in."

"Cuiqin and Baogen won't be able to stay in your room for long. I'll make arrangements later."

Only then did Xiao Xu obey and nod.

Jiang Meishu watched Xiao Xu's back for a long time as he left. The more people there are, the more disputes there are. At this moment, she suddenly understood Liang Qiurun's difficulties.

Jiang Meishu thought that she could only take one step at a time.

After dealing with Xiao Xu, she went to talk to Wang Limei and Jiang Meilan about the situation at home. After both sides had communicated, she left the yard.

Back to the small western-style building.

Before Jiang Meishu entered the house, Qiao Jiahui ran out like a husky, "Sister-in-law, you are finally back."

"Do you remember that you have a half-brother in Hong Kong?"

Jiang Meishu, "..."

"Do you still remember that you had to accompany your half-brother back to Hong Kong to meet your parents?" He pretended to cover his face and wipe away his tears, then threw himself into a bear hug. "I miss you so much, little sister-in-law!"