Chapter Twenty-Five: Do You Know Me Well Enough?
Shen Yuzhu's bed hadn't been moved yet, and she was still staying at the educated youth settlement that night. When she finished washing up and was about to go into her room to rest, Liang Manxiu suddenly stood in front of her.
Since their parting in Haicheng, the two had not spoken a word to each other. Even when they were in meetings or assigned the same task field, they would only nod. Standing face to face like this was almost unprecedented for them.
"What's up?"
"What are you going to do? What exactly are you going to do?"
Shen Yuzhu tossed the towel into the basin and smiled at Liang Manxiu. The latter felt a chill run down her spine at the sight of her smile. Back when she was at her most desperate and helpless, Shen Yuzhu had reached out to help her and had asked her with the same smile if she wanted revenge.
At that time, she was suspicious. How could a delicate and weak girl like her help her take revenge?
But what happened next was completely unexpected. She was only asked to pretend to be interested in Shen Yucheng, then provoke the old woman, so that Shen Yucheng would see her being bullied, and easily get them into a fight.
He pretended to break up the fight, adding fuel to the fire by saying things that would incite Shen Yucheng, the old woman, and the wicked couple to fight. At that moment, all he had to do was give the old woman a gentle push in the chaos, and the matter would be settled.
The old man was old and unlucky; he bumped into a stone pillar at the entrance, clung to life for a long time, but still breathed his last.
Shen Yucheng was no good either. In order to make her fall in love with him and become his plaything, he repeatedly had people bully her.
What did she do wrong? She had wanted to leave the Liang family for a long time. Even if there was only a sliver of hope, she wanted to leave and avenge her mother who had suffered so much and finally died.
No one expected that she was involved. After she came out of the police station, she received a thousand yuan from Shen Yuzhu, as well as some things she needed for going to the countryside. She was very generous. It was just a pity that she couldn't personally beat up the Liang family to vent her anger.
This regret was really bothering her, so she secretly went back to the tenement, found all the money in the Liang family's house, and sent her two younger brothers who had always bullied her and called her a worthless burden to the orphanage. Only then did she feel finally relieved.
"I didn't intend to do anything, Liang Zhiqing. Do you really know me well?"
Liang Manxiu felt a chill run down her spine from her laughter and staggered back a step. A little girl had caused both the Liang and Shen families to end up in jail, while she herself had managed to escape unscathed and even managed to get her out of jail. She absolutely did not believe that what she had done during this period of time was without purpose.
“Shen Zhiqing, I don’t mean anything by this. I just want to live my own life. But out of consideration for our past acquaintance, I also want to remind you that this is not Haicheng. You are unfamiliar with the place and the people here. Whatever you want to do, think twice before you act.”
Shen Yuzhu smiled and nodded, "Oh, thank you for your kindness, although I really didn't intend to do anything."
"Yuzhu, time to sleep."
"They're here."
Liang Manxiu watched Shen Yuzhu's retreating figure, clenched her fists, and for some reason, felt a little annoyed. She didn't understand what was so good about Qiao Wangshu's carefree attitude.
They knew each other first, so why pretend not to know her? Why does she lose her smile when she talks to her? Why does she always hang out with that silly, clueless Qiao Wangshu? It's so annoying to look at her like that.
The next morning, after eating breakfast, Shen Yuzhu slung her small bag over her shoulder and went to the village entrance, where Lü Jianshe was already waiting.
Upon seeing Shen Yuzhu approaching, his eyes lit up, and he immediately waved to her.
“Shen Zhiqing, here, here.”
Shen Yuzhu closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then walked towards the intersection. Several aunties winked at the two of them when they saw Lü Jianshe acting like this.
Shen Yuzhu had sharp ears and overheard something. An aunt seemed to be saying that her wedding date with Lü Jianshe was about to be set. She was speechless and didn't know how to look at them.
"Comrade Shen, have you had breakfast yet? It's okay if you haven't. The breakfast in the county town is also very good. The chicken soup wontons and beef noodles are also excellent. How about I treat you to a bowl later?"
Shen Yuzhu looked at Lü Jianshe and said very solemnly, "Comrade Lü, you have really been bothering me a bit lately. There is something I didn't say before, and it was my fault. I already have a fiancé. He is a soldier, and breaking up a military marriage is illegal. Are you sure you still want to be nice to me?"
Lu Jianshe's face stiffened, and the aunties and grandmas who had just been discussing the matter widened their mouths, especially the one who said the two were about to set a wedding date, whose face turned as red as a pig's liver.
"What?"
"You heard that, didn't you?"
Lu Jianshe opened his mouth, but all the words he wanted to say got stuck in his throat. He finally found a girl he liked, but she was already taken. How could his luck be so bad!
The oxcart arrived quickly, and everyone paid two cents for the journey. The group remained silent the entire way, with no one speaking. When they reached the county town, before the driver could even urge them to leave, everyone hurriedly got off the oxcart as if they were being chased by dogs.
Lu Jianshe got into the car in a daze, and got out in a daze again. He stood at the intersection for a long time, not knowing where he was going.
Shen Yuzhu had already walked to the side, asked a passerby where the supply and marketing cooperative was, and left without looking back.
Seeing this, Lü Jianshe realized that Shen Yuzhu really had no feelings for him at all, and he raised his hand to touch his face.
Oh, what a pity! She has such poor taste. She's so beautiful, yet she didn't even notice her. Her fiancé must be terrible-looking!
After comforting himself for a while, he walked towards the small courtyard of his black market.
When Shen Yuzhu turned her head, she saw Lü Jianshe walking towards an alleyway. She thought for a moment, waited for a while, and sure enough, she saw a somewhat familiar-looking person sneakily following him.
In her previous life, she had never been to the black market, but after Lü Jianshe was reported, it was rumored that he was selling pork and cotton when he was caught red-handed by the police. He couldn't deny it when caught red-handed.
Selling things takes time, and reporting to the police also takes time. Shen Yuzhu first went to the supply and marketing cooperative, bought some daily necessities and large items at random, and asked the salesperson. The salesperson said that they could find someone to help deliver things, but the fee was a bit expensive. Shen Yuzhu immediately agreed, filled out the form, and went to the alley next to the supply and marketing cooperative to move the furniture she needed out of the space.
Give it to the delivery person and tell him to go to the educated youth settlement in Xiangyang Production Team to find Qiao Wangshu.
After arranging these things, she waited at the entrance of the alley leading to the black market. After a long while, she saw the familiar person sneak out, and then she headed into the black market.
It didn't take long to find Lü Jianshe, who was selling things. She ran over and quickly pulled him aside.
"Hurry up, someone has reported you."
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