She used the excuse of visiting her brother Xu Shu in S City to get a letter of introduction from the village chief.
The old village chief felt sorry for her because she was so young and her family had suffered so much. He not only bought her a train ticket to S City, but also gave her five yuan and a few grain coupons as travel expenses.
What about dates?
After spotting the place where the village chief kept his money, she took advantage of a moment when no one was looking the next day to steal the remaining twenty-odd yuan and a small stack of grain coupons, and then boarded the train to S City without looking back.
She kept saying she wanted to get revenge on Zhou Qiqi, but she actually had no idea how to do it.
The initial idea was simple and brutal: find an opportunity to beat Zhou Qiqi up and vent my anger!
So she began loitering around the First Garment Factory, secretly keeping watch.
However, Zhou Qiqi spent most of her time in the heavily guarded military dependents' area, and when she did go out, Shen Huaichuan would drive her there, so she couldn't find an opportunity to make a move.
The money I brought was spent as quickly as water, and it was almost gone.
Make money?
After much thought, the only quick way she could think of to make money was to steal.
Believe it or not, she actually had a natural talent for pretending to ask for directions at the train station and then sneaking into people's wallets; she succeeded a few times.
But these days, people don't carry much money when they go out. The few coins they steal aren't even enough to buy a decent bowl of beef noodles at a state-run restaurant.
Just when she was worrying about money, she overheard people chatting at the train station. They were talking about a gang of bandits who were robbing people and stealing several hundred yuan a night.
Her mind immediately started working, and she set her sights on burglary.
Unexpectedly, the first attempt went exceptionally smoothly.
The family slept soundly through the night, and she easily pulled out sixty yuan from the bottom of the box.
Just as she was smugly pleased with herself for having the money and preparing to slip away, she didn't expect to bump into a dark figure as soon as she opened the door.
It was none other than Brother Long, with a scar on his face and fierce eyes!
She was so terrified that her legs went weak and she almost wet herself on the spot, thinking she was going to die.
Surprisingly, Brother Long stared at her face for a long time but didn't make a move.
She later learned that she looked remarkably like one of Brother Long's lovers who had died years ago.
Because of this, Brother Long not only spared her life, but also took her back to his hiding place.
She became Brother Long's new lover, and the gang's umpteenth sister-in-law, without even realizing it.
At first, Xu Zao was afraid when she saw this group of people robbing, kidnapping, and making a living on the edge.
But every time she succeeded in her work, she would receive a feast and a lot of money, which she could squander and enjoy. Her fear quickly disappeared without a trace.
She became addicted to this extravagant lifestyle of getting something for nothing, throwing her conscience and morality to the wind.
But deep down, his resentment towards Zhou Qiqi never disappeared; instead, it grew bigger and bigger like a malignant tumor.
Not long after, she heard Brother Long complaining to his men.
They said the police in S City were keeping too close an eye on them; they'd only managed to steal two or three times in two months. If this continued, the guys would be starving.
With the situation so tense, it won't be easy for them to flee to other places.
Xu Zao felt that his opportunity had arrived.
She took the opportunity to whisper sweet nothings in Long Ge's ear, crying her eyes out.
He embellished the story of how Zhou Qiqi had ruined his family, and then strongly urged Brother Long to kidnap Zhou Qiqi.
They said she was a wealthy businesswoman, and kidnapping her would allow them to extort a large sum of money—a win-win situation.
Surprisingly, Brother Long actually agreed!
At that moment, Xu Zao felt not fear, but a twisted sense of pride and satisfaction.
She naively believed that this was because Brother Long genuinely liked her, cherished her, and was avenging her!
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