Chapter 80 You deserve to be single
When the group reached the village entrance, they saw several people waiting there. Qian Cuilian, Lü Guangzhi, and Shen Yuming craned their necks to look at them when they saw that everyone had returned.
"How is it? Why haven't Wang and Feng returned? The child..."
Qian Cuilian was a little anxious. The young couple had gotten together because of some things, and she thought that their life together would be more lively after having a child. She never expected that something would happen so soon.
Neither Lü Guangzhi nor Shen Yuming dared to ask. The pregnancy was still in its early stages, and it could easily be lost if they weren't careful; there was no way to save it.
"It's alright, it's alright, thanks to..."
"Cough cough cough... Wang Zhiqing is fine, but the baby has been in trouble and is still receiving treatment. We don't know if it can be saved."
Just as one of the women was about to speak, Lü Jianshe interrupted her. The woman panicked for a moment, rubbing her hands and quickly saying "Hey, hey" twice. The others were on tenterhooks.
She only said she'd help keep it a secret halfway through; this woman has no self-control, she almost blurted it out.
"It's really cold outside, everyone should hurry home. You've all had a hard day."
That's true. Having a bowl of hot soup in the county town warmed me up halfway there, which was already quite an achievement.
The north wind howled, chilling you to the bone.
Shen Yuzhu stood next to Shen Yuming.
"Sister, what brings you here? What will the children do without you?"
"It's alright, I took them all to Guo Rou's house. I brought her some scraps of cloth and the rest of the cotton today, and she was very happy. Oh, little sister, aren't you cold? Put your hands in my sleeves."
"Sigh~"
Before Shen Yuzhu could react, Shen Yuming pulled her hand into her sleeve, and she clearly felt her sister shiver suddenly.
"Hurry home, I've made some ginger tea on the stove. Qiao Qing, Liang Qing, come over and have some to warm yourselves up!"
"Okay, thank you, Sister Yuming."
Liang Manxiu nodded, stunned.
Seeing her like this, Qiao Wangshu chuckled and nudged her with her shoulder.
What are you thinking about?
"No...it's nothing."
Previously, when Shen Yuzhu and Shen Yuming recognized each other, she looked down on Shen Yuming from the bottom of her heart, and after getting to know her, she was even more disgusted with her.
Both of them had suffered greatly, but she struggled to survive and wanted to resist, while Shen Yuming never did; she was a submissive person.
When you feel you can't make it through your first marriage, you should seek help from your first family. This is a new society now; if you're willing to risk your life, the government will help you.
After enduring hardship and arriving at the Zhang family, even though he knew they wouldn't let him have an easy time, why didn't he run away?
She couldn't understand it. If it were her, she would have rather died with a bag of rat poison than suffer with her child.
Every time she saw Shen Yuzhu carrying a big bag to find her, she felt that Shen Yuming's good life now was all planned by Shen Yuzhu. Not only did Shen Yuzhu rescue her, but she also had to support her. To be honest, she felt that Shen Yuzhu was not worth it.
But after getting to know her, she learned that Shen Yuming had been abandoned in the countryside as an infant and had never experienced any warmth. She was beaten and scolded as she grew up, and her personality was formed from childhood. She was sold as soon as she came of age, and fear was her daily reality.
Compared to herself, she was practically pampered and spoiled during the years her mother was alive. She had tasted happiness, so she was resistant to any form of suppression.
Because of those past prejudices, she felt somewhat guilty when facing the gentle and mild-mannered Shen Yuming now.
Qiao Wangshu and Shen Yuzhu noticed that she was a little silent, and they secretly exchanged glances. The group was walking towards Shen Yuming's house when suddenly a person jumped out from the middle of the road.
"Oh my god, Zhou Li, what are you doing? You scared me to death!"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, um, could I speak with Liang Zhiqing alone?"
Um? ? ?
All eyes turned to Liang Manxiu.
Meeting their surprised gazes, Liang Manxiu blushed slightly, turned her head to look calmly at Zhou Li, and said in a flat tone, "What do you want to say to me?"
"Well, we'll go first. You two can talk slowly, cough cough... talk slowly."
After Qiao Wangshu finished speaking, he pulled Shen Yuzhu forward. After only a few steps, they started to move like snails. Shen Yuming blushed and pulled the two of them back.
When people are whispering to each other, these two are clearly trying to eavesdrop. Aren't they deliberately trying to make people feel embarrassed?
Zhou Li felt a little embarrassed and kept glancing at the three dawdling women over there.
"Are you going to tell me or not? If you don't, I'm leaving. It's freezing!"
"Tell me, tell me, this is for you."
"What?"
Zhou Li stammered nervously, not daring to look up at Liang Manxiu's face. "I, I, I... I saw gloves for sale at the county supply and marketing cooperative, so I bought you a pair, red ones."
Liang Manxiu: "........."
He seems like a normal person most of the time, could it be intermittent stuttering?
"I cannot accept a reward without merit. Thank you, but I do not wish for it."
"Why, why wouldn't you want it? I bought it for you. Look at you, your hands are covered in chilblains. Here, take it!"
Liang Manxiu sighed. They weren't really friends, at most they were somewhat acquainted. It wasn't appropriate for someone with such a relationship to ask for a pair of gloves.
She stuffed the gloves into Zhou Li's arms.
"Really, there's no need, Comrade Zhou. If I need it, I'll buy it myself. I feel uncomfortable with your gloves on my hands, and I'm not interested in you."
After Liang Manxiu finished speaking, she turned and left. Zhou Li opened his mouth again and again, not knowing what to say, and just stared blankly as she walked away.
Lu Jianshe, who was not far away, looked at him with great sympathy. Wasn't this just like his former self?
We're truly in the same boat!
"Zhou Li, come on, let's go to my house for a drink. Didn't you say before that all the educated youth are from the city, good-looking and educated? We're just country bumpkins, how could they possibly be interested in us? Forget it, forget it, An!"
“I’m not like you. Liang Zhiqing is not like Shen Zhiqing. Liang Zhiqing doesn’t have a fiancé. Humph, it’s just a book. I’ll read it too.”
After saying that, Zhou Li put his gloves in his pocket and went home.
Li Wang and Lü Jianshe exchanged a glance. Could this kid be serious?
"Brother Jianshe, he's not going drinking, but I'm going! I want to go, hehehehe..."
"Get out of here! What are you drinking? That's my old man's wine, is it for you?"
Seeing him like this, Li Wang snorted coldly and shouted at Lü Jianshe as he ran: "You useless thing, Zhou Li is much more sincere than you. No wonder you can't catch up with Shen Zhiqing. You deserve to be single."
"You son of a bitch...you just wait!"
Enraged, Lü Jianshe scooped up a ball of snow from the ground, rolled it up, and ran over to throw it at Li Wang.
He snorted coldly. This guy ran really fast. He'd definitely give him a good beating when he got back.
He turned and headed home, kicking the snow weakly as he walked.
"Hey, how do you walk?"
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