The eldest sister initially said it wasn't necessary, but Sheng Yueqing said warmly, "You have two children to take care of, and you also have to carry luggage, so it's inevitable that you won't be able to manage everything."
"My husband and I don't have much stuff, I can help you with your luggage."
"Besides, we're unfamiliar with Shanghai, so it's good for us to travel with you for a while."
The eldest sister felt that Sheng Yueqing had no bad intentions, so she smiled and agreed.
She was taking care of two children and four suitcases all by herself, so she really couldn't manage.
With Sheng Yueqing and her husband around, things are much easier.
Sheng Yueqing looked around the carriage and saw that everyone seemed to be going to Shanghai, so she took out various flavors of wedding cakes and offered them some.
At first, people thought she was trying to sell cakes and shook their heads to refuse.
Sheng Yueqing smiled warmly, "My family just opened a shop, and we're offering free meals. By eating here, you're helping us taste the food."
"Besides, the cakes will spoil if we don't eat them for too long. You guys trying them will be a great help to us."
She was polite and courteous, and her appearance was strikingly beautiful. In addition, the wedding cakes smelled particularly good, so everyone in the carriage was swayed and each person took a toothpick to try a small piece.
I never expected it to taste so good.
"Girl, your wedding cakes are great! They're even better than any wedding cakes I've ever had from big cities."
Seeing that they liked it, Sheng Yueqing immediately advertised, "This is my family's unique recipe. If you like it, you can come to my house to order it."
“Our shop is called ‘Good Times and Happy Events’, and I’m the owner, Sheng Yueqing.”
The store name is easy to remember, and everyone remembers it, but they may not necessarily buy anything from it, since the prices are not cheap.
A regular pack of wedding cakes costs only one yuan, while the more expensive ones cost at most two yuan.
Unless it's imported goods that cost ten or twenty yuan, ordinary people usually buy the cheapest wedding candies and cakes.
Sheng Yueqing wasn't in a hurry to sell them all at once.
After all, wages were relatively low back then, and ordinary people were reluctant to spend a lot of money on expensive wedding cakes.
However, these people were dressed much cleaner and more luxuriously than those in the previous carriages, so they must come from relatively well-off families.
If I need to give gifts during holidays, I might order from her.
After all, her wedding cakes taste so good that you'll want a second one after you've eaten one, so I'm sure someone will come and buy them.
It was evening.
Sheng Yueqing returned to the carriage.
The widow with the child was already exchanging glances with the two men in the carriage, and they were even calling each other "brother."
People in this era don't dare to be thuggish in public; they only dare to exchange glances.
One of the men, with a beer belly, took out his wallet, which looked quite thick, and deliberately flaunted his wealth, trying to seduce the widow.
The widow stared wide-eyed, never expecting to catch such a big fish.
The two of them said something to each other and then went outside.
Before leaving, the widow asked Sheng Yueqing, "Could you keep an eye on the children for me?"
Sheng Yueqing refused, "I won't look. Whoever's child it is, they should look after them!"
Otherwise, if it gets lost and you have to look for her, she doesn't have that much responsibility.
The widow glared at her angrily, then ignored her, put the child down, and left.
Sheng Yueqing was speechless. Although there weren't as many human traffickers in this era, it didn't mean they didn't exist.
That widow is really carefree; isn't she afraid of losing her child?
However, the two returned quickly. When they came back, the widow's face was flushed, as if she had been making some kind of deal.
He Yushen returned home that evening with some hot leftovers.
Sheng Yueqing saw that he was covered in dust and sweat.
She took a handkerchief and wiped his face, saying, "Look how dirty you are."
He Yushen grinned, revealing his white teeth, and whispered boastfully in Sheng Yueqing's ear, "I made ten yuan today after moving goods all day."
An average person only earns forty or fifty yuan a month.
He can earn ten yuan a day, that's impressive.
However, their clothes were soaked through, which means the goods were very heavy; otherwise, the wages wouldn't have been so high.
Sheng Yueqing felt a little sorry for him, "Making money also requires good health. Don't lift such heavy things next time."
He Yushen didn't feel tired at all. He carefully stuffed the money he had earned into her sleeve, as if afraid that others would see it.
"You'd better hide it well, I'll earn it for you tomorrow."
Sheng Yueqing was moved and saddened at the same time. She pulled him down to sit down and said, "Let's eat first."
She ate about half a bowl, and gave him the rest.
Seeing that she really wasn't going to eat anymore, He Yushen sat down and finished off the rest.
Seeing him wolfing down his food, Sheng Yueqing poured him some water and said, "Eat slowly, don't choke."
Upon hearing this, He Yushen stopped eating, grinned at Sheng Yueqing.
He has very white teeth and a dark complexion, and his smile is a bit goofy.
Sheng Yueqing smiled helplessly at his silly look.
She could clearly feel that He Yushen became much more cheerful after he came out.
In his past life, he was not very happy in the He family.
Every day is spent working from dawn till dusk, like a robot, without joy or sorrow, as if living in their own world.
When he met her later, his eyes lit up and he showed a rare smile.
He was happy for only a short time before he was told that the bride was not going to marry him.
So he became discouraged again.
After learning about her ordeal, he felt sorry for her and wanted to take her away, but his family wouldn't allow it.
After all, you paid money, so if you want to leave, you have to pay it back.
So he worked hard to earn money, hoping to give her freedom.
Sheng Yueqing recalled that she wanted to go back after her mistaken marriage, but Zhang Dahua cried and said that a woman's divorce would damage her family's reputation, and that she was in poor health and would not be able to survive if she divorced, forcing her to live with He Yushen.
At that time, she realized that this kind of family affection was wrong, and she made up her mind to leave.
He Yushen realized this, so he took on more jobs, hoping to get her away from home as soon as possible.
Because of the mistaken marriage, she harbored some resentment towards He Yushen.
It was also because she didn't give He Yushen a kind look that made his already difficult life even more depressing.
Looking back now, what did He Yushen do wrong?
It wasn't his fault that she married the wrong person.
Instead of being angry, he took great care of her, protecting her and giving her all his money.
Thinking about it, she felt really bad for him.
Fortunately, they all escaped.
Without those relatives who had been mentally oppressing them, she and He Yushen felt instantly relieved, and even the air felt fresh.
Their lives will only get better from now on.
Sheng Yueqing wiped the sweat from his face.
He was told, "Don't go to move goods tomorrow. Take a good rest. We'll arrive in Shanghai the day after tomorrow."
He Yushen responded, "Okay, I'll take a look tomorrow."
I actually still want to go.
He cleaned up the dishes and, as usual, tied a rope around Sheng Yueqing's neck before closing his eyes to sleep.
He had to hold Sheng Yueqing's hand even when he was asleep, and he would wake up immediately if there was any noise at the door.
Sheng Yueqing sometimes couldn't understand why he seemed to have liked her for many years, even though they had only met once before getting married.
I don't know if he's just naturally love-struck or what, but his feelings for her are like a fire that can't be extinguished no matter what.
On the contrary, she is very slow to warm up, and it takes her several years to develop feelings for someone.
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