Someone in the crowd took the lead and threw a rotten egg, followed by rotten cabbage and rotten tofu, creating a scene that seemed to defy time and space.
Hearing this, Zhang the Bald's wife got even more worked up. She grabbed Jiang Xiu's mother's hair and pulled it out forcefully, cursing and hitting her at the same time.
"Shameless bastard! You cheated on your niece and then framed her! How can anyone in the world be so shameless! I'll beat you to death!"
"Hit him! Hit him hard! People like that are a waste of food!"
"She deserves to have an unhappy family life, she's a piece of trash!"
...
Hearing these curses, Jiang Wanqing didn't feel particularly happy. She had no doubt that if she had really drunk that drugged wine yesterday, she would have suffered these consequences today.
She and Molly silently left the room, leaving behind a scene of chaos. They vaguely heard Jiang Jianwei join in and slap someone hard across the face.
"You filthy thing! You unclean creature..."
Amidst the cacophony of cries and insults, Jiang Wanqing's mind grew calmer and her goal clearer, her gaze fixed firmly ahead.
Molly asked, "Wanqing, what are you thinking about?"
"No, I was thinking I should buy a ticket."
"Yes! We need to buy tickets to Beijing right away. I'll see you off at the station on the tenth of the month!" She seemed even happier and more excited than Jiang Wanqing.
"good."
The story of Jiang Xiu's mother poisoning others but ending up harming herself spread throughout the surrounding villages, and the Jiang family once again became the subject of gossip and ridicule.
The captain, having acted as guarantor, was immediately embarrassed, and Jiang Wanqing seized the opportunity to have him act as a notary to divide the family property.
At first, Jiang Jianwei and his wife refused no matter what they said, until they were threatened with being called the police...
Jiang Wanqing set off for the capital on the same day as the family division; one side was filled with joyous congratulations, while the other was a miserable move.
Molly kept talking about it before she got into the car.
"Now your aunt and uncle can finally have some peace and quiet. You can go to Beijing with peace of mind. I'll keep an eye on things at home for you. If your aunt and uncle dare to cause any trouble, I'll make sure they regret it!"
"Thanks."
The two hugged each other reluctantly, and Molly took out a letter from her cloth bag.
"Don't thank me, I need your help with something. Here, this letter has an address on it, could you please give it to my parents?"
"Okay, I'll definitely deliver it to them personally. Is there anything else you want to bring them?"
Molly shook her head: "That's all for now. Just pass on a message for me, tell them I'll definitely take the exam and go back, tell them not to worry, and also... tell my dad to take good care of himself..."
When talking about her parents, Molly's voice choked up, and Jiang Wanqing patted her shoulder comfortingly.
"Leave it to me, don't worry."
"Um."
The train conductor reminded her that the train was about to depart and urged her to board. After saying goodbye to Molly, she entered the carriage.
The train bumped along the way to the Beijing area, which is located in the north and has very thick snow in winter.
As soon as Jiang Wanqing stepped out of the station, half of her foot sank into the snow, and her shoes immediately got wet.
She lifted her foot to look at it, frowned slightly, and realized that she still had to go to the guesthouse, and being all wet made her very uncomfortable.
"Comrade, what a coincidence! Do you remember me?"
A car stopped in front of the station, so conspicuous that Jiang Wanqing couldn't ignore it.
The driver leaned out and greeted her, and she looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"You called me?"
In this era, cars were a rarity. Public cars couldn't be used carelessly, and private cars were even more precious. Jiang Wanqing, having lived two lifetimes, didn't remember ever knowing such a person.
"Yes, you forgot that I almost hit you with my car in front of the school before... I'm sorry, but thinking about it later, it was indeed my fault. I didn't expect to run into you here again."
At the school gate, a car accident—connecting these words, Jiang Wanqing finally remembered it. Wasn't that the time Jiang Xiu tried to kill her but failed?
She said "Oh," and nodded with a faint smile: "It's you. What a coincidence."
She didn't say much, turned around and was about to leave, but the man slowly chased after her in his car.
"Comrade, where are you going? Let me take you there as an apology."
"No."
She wasn't familiar with him and didn't want any further interaction, so she quickened her pace unconsciously.
"Comrade, I'm not a bad person. I know all the roads in Beijing very well. It's not safe for you to be alone in this snowy weather. It's just a short drive for me to give you a ride."
He was being sincere. Jiang Wanqing's shoes were getting heavier and heavier. If she kept walking, she might get sick in a day. She couldn't be in the right state of mind to see Professor Xue.
After hesitating for a moment, she frowned slightly and stopped walking.
"Is the state-run guesthouse on your way?"
"Shunshunshun! Come on up quickly."
The man immediately opened the car door, and as soon as Jiang Wanqing got in, she smelled the men's cologne in the car. It wasn't coming from him, and it even seemed a bit out of place with his worn-out shoes.
There's only one possibility then: this car doesn't belong to him...
"Comrade Jiang, what brings you to the Beijing area this time?"
Her eyes flickered. She hadn't revealed her name from beginning to end, so how did he know her surname? And why did he call her that so naturally?
She suppressed her doubts and unconsciously placed her hand on the doorknob.
"Visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year," she casually made up an excuse.
"I see."
"Um."
Jiang Wanqing chatted with him half-jokingly and half-seriously along the way. Fortunately, he didn't do anything inappropriate and actually delivered her to her destination safely.
Before getting out of the car, he waved to her: "Comrade Jiang, until we meet again. This is my business card. You can contact me if you need anything."
Before she could react, a small piece of paper was slipped into her hand, with a name and phone number written on it.
Zheng Yuan?
Why does this sound so familiar?
But she was absolutely certain that she had never met such a person in either of her two lifetimes. Perhaps it was because the name was too common that she had this illusion of familiarity.
When she looked up again, the person had already driven away. She had no choice but to put the business card in her pocket, pick up her things, walk into the guesthouse, and take out the letter of introduction she had prepared beforehand to check in.
This was not Jiang Wanqing's first time in Beijing, but it was her first time in such a historical context. In her previous life, she often accompanied Yuan Zhong to Beijing to receive awards. Now, thinking about it, being a free individual was far better than being someone else's appendage.
The Beijing area was quiet at night, without neon lights or bustling traffic. She spent the night safely and went to Huada University the next day as agreed.
The layout of the old-established school has not changed much. Jiang Wanqing relied on her memories from her previous life to accurately find the place where she had arranged to meet Professor Xue.
At a bend in the road, she wasn't sure if she was seeing things, but she suddenly saw a familiar figure...
That's not...
Confused, she hesitated whether to chase after him to see clearly, but she stopped in her tracks. Seeing Professor Xue was the most important thing for her right now, and it would not be a wise choice to let uncertain personal matters hold her back.
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