Shen Hongyu was still raising her hands and swearing, but the man interrupted her in the middle of her words, "Bah, bah, bah, what nonsense are you talking about, silly girl? Isn't your mother my sister? Doesn't your whole family include me? My uncle believes you, isn't it enough to believe you?"
The man compromised and said, "I really can't do anything about you. Let's do it another day. I'll take people to check it out when I have time. If we find any clues, we'll do as you say."
"Hurry up, little uncle. Don't look back. They've already finished. You won't be able to catch up if you go." Shen Hongyu didn't forget to remind him. After saying that, she put her hands behind her back, and a shy look appeared on her face. "By the way, I have something else I want to ask you for help with."
The man asked, "What's the matter?" He said it all in one breath.
"That's right. I remember my aunt was a nurse at the East City Health Hospital. Does she know him?" Shen Hongyu said, then suddenly changed her mind. "Forget it, let's not talk about this today."
"What kind of girl is that? You're not finishing your sentence yet." The man adjusted his hat and walked away with a puzzled look on his face.
Shen Hongyu, who was standing in place, stepped on the snow on the ground as if to vent her anger, and also felt a little suffocated.
She actually just thought of something. Her uncle's wife, her aunt, works in Dongcheng Health Hospital.
What a coincidence, Lu Deping's mother was also working in the health hospital, and happened to be in the same unit as my uncle's mother, so they were colleagues.
Shen Hongyu was just planning to ask her younger sister-in-law to ask Lu Deping's mother to speak well of her and act as a matchmaker, maybe she could get connections directly from her future mother-in-law.
But halfway through her words, Shen Hongyu remembered that Lu Deping was a very stubborn person, and he was obsessed with Lin Minjun. It would be impossible to find someone to act as a matchmaker now, and it would also annoy Lu Deping.
After much thought, she realized that the only way for Lin Minjun to leave the capital as soon as possible and disappear from Lu Deping's sight would be for him to completely forget about this relationship and be with her.
Really, why doesn't Lin Minjun accept her fate? She is a country girl and she can't marry Lu Deping, so why doesn't she go back to Yunnan?
Thinking of this, Shen Hongyu became even angrier. She kicked a stone on the roadside fiercely and said to herself as if to vent her anger, "You should accept your fate. What's the point of staying in the capital? Why don't you just go back home earlier?"
Lin Minjun, who was hiding in the dark at this time, couldn't help it. She listened for a long time and heard Shen Hongyu say that she wanted to drive her away. Then she thought of less than two months ago, Shen Hongyu said to her with an angry face: "Come with us, Jun! This place is simply a pit of fire and a devil's den. Your life will be ruined if you stay here. Come with us!"
So now she is going to push herself back into the fire pit and the devil's den with her own hands?
Lin Minjun walked to Shen Hongyu on the crunchy snow, her eyes red, but she held back her tears.
It wasn't that she felt guilty or short of breath, she was just angry! When she was in Yunnan, she always treated these female educated youth as sisters. Sometimes when she got something rare and good, she would secretly call the female educated youth over to eat. The other female educated youth didn't say anything, but they were always very nice to her. Only Shen Hongyu was like an ungrateful person. As soon as she returned to the capital, she turned hostile and even reported her!
She walked up to Shen Hongyu, her eyes red, and stared at her. "How did I offend you, or did I hinder you in some way to harm me? One report was not enough, and you have to report me a second time, right?"
"Why are you here?" Shen Hongyu's pupils shrank and she almost fell down. At the same time, anger surged in her heart. She wished she could break up with Lin Minjun right now, let her go back to Yunnan, and never get involved with Lu Deping again.
If Lin Minjun came alone today, Shen Hongyu would have planned to do this.
A sarcastic remark came to her lips, but before she could utter it, Shen Hongyu realized something was wrong.
It would have been fine if Lin Minjun walked out of the bushes alone, but following her was Zhao Ning, who had an angry face and stared at her coldly.
Zhao Ning is fine, she is just a silly girl and a paper tiger, she will never amount to anything, and she had a miserable life in her previous life.
"You brought someone with you, right? Then I'm going to tell you the truth today." Shen Hongyu raised her eyebrows, intending to scold Zhao Ning as well, so that she wouldn't always stick with Lin Minjun.
But before she could finish her words, Shen Hongyu was suddenly choked by her saliva. She coughed and stared behind Lin Minjun as if she had seen a ghost.
In addition to Zhao Ning, she also saw Luo Lin, who was clenching his fists, Lu Deping, who was furious, Jiang Quan, Qi Song...
All the educated youth who were going to attend the party are here!
Why are they all here? How could they be here? What did they hear?
Shen Hongyu was shocked. Could she still quarrel with Lin Minjun at this time? Of course not. So she took a deep breath and immediately changed her face, pretending to be innocent. "Ah Jun, what are you talking about? How can you say that I want to harm you? I just can't bear to see you stay in the capital to make a living, leaving early and returning late, so I want you to go back. After all, this is the home where you grew up, and you are more familiar with it. I am doing this for your own good."
"Oh, the last time I reported it was for her own good." Luo Lin pulled the corner of his mouth, stared coldly at Shen Hongyu, suppressed his anger and asked: "What about this time? Is it still for her own good?"
After living a whole life again, especially being reborn with so much resentment, Shen Hongyu is certainly more open-minded and thicker-skinned than the average person.
She wanted to reach out to pull Lin Minjun, but was pushed away, so she began to defend herself, "This time she settled down illegally, which was wrong in the first place. I just don't want to see her make the same mistake over and over again. I'm just upholding justice, what's wrong with that?"
"That's right. I just said it. Hongyu is not a bad person. She is just too straightforward and doesn't know how to talk. You all misunderstood her." Jiang Quan, who was the hero who saved the goddess when she was in trouble, of course had to say something. Maybe because of this, he and Shen Hongyu could make some progress.
"It's all misunderstanding, all misunderstanding. After so many years in Yunnan, don't we know what kind of person Hongyu is? She has a good heart but won't say it. She meant well but ended up doing bad things. If you have anything to say, just say it clearly and don't scare people." The male educated youth who had a crush on Shen Hongyu also chimed in.
Jiang Quan immediately followed up, "That's right, illegally settling is wrong in the first place."
After all, in such a harsh environment on the farm, Shen Hongyu, who has a gentle appearance, good temper and loves to laugh, is the goddess in most people's hearts.
"Oh, you are wrong now. Just now you heard that you could settle down, so why did you rush to ask about Ajun's kindness? Didn't you know it was wrong at that time? Have you forgotten?" Zhao Ning's eyes were like those of a pig being slaughtered, and he spoke to Jiang Quan one sentence after another.
At this time everyone started arguing. The male educated youth who had a crush on Shen Hongyu split into two groups. One group said strongly that Shen Hongyu had no bad intentions, was just straightforward and didn't know how to talk, and that she was still thinking about Lin Minjun in her heart, and that she had good intentions but did a bad thing.
The other faction was Lin Minjun's side. Zhao Ning was fighting three men at a time, arguing with a few male educated youth. Luo Lin and Lu Deping were both panting and wanted to catch someone and punch them, but the person they were facing was a woman, so they couldn't do it.
Almost! Ah-Jun was almost chased away by her. How could they not be angry and want to hit her?
The argument went on like this without any result. The group of male educated youths could not win over Zhao Ning, so they came to find Lin Minjun, "Ah Jun, you should also say something. After all, what happened today is your own business. Tell me, does Hongyu have any bad intentions?"
"Whether she has bad intentions or not, only she knows it in her heart." Lin Minjun stared at Shen Hongyu, her eyes still red, but her voice was clear, "Shen Hongyu, listen carefully, from now on we are not friends, it's either you or me, if you really feel that you can't deal with me, we can do it openly. It's not that I can't do this, but I don't want to do this kind of thing, it's too despicable!"
At the end, she glanced at the group of male educated youths, "You keep saying that we are friends, but when a friend does something wrong, you don't stop or persuade him, and instead you want to kill me the first time. Who wants to be your friend? Who knows if you will think I have done something wrong again in the future and turn around and report me?"
Seeing that Shen Hongyu was speechless, Jiang Quan wanted to argue with Lin Minjun, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that something was wrong and he was somewhat convinced.
After all, is what A-Jun did really unforgivable? She came to the capital because she had no way to make a living in her hometown. If she really went back, wouldn't she be pushing herself into the fire pit?
Shen Hongyu felt that this was wrong, but she had clearly persuaded Ajun to come to the capital before.
Even if we take a step back, everyone has flaws. What if Shen Hongyu feels that she did something wrong and reports it to her superiors? Who can tolerate it?
When the outline was put online, Jiang Quan's mind felt like it had been hit by a stick. Not only did it not become confused, but it became clearer.
He subconsciously took a step back. He had already stood next to Shen Hongyu, but suddenly he felt a chill on his back. He hurried to Luo Lin's side, kicked him, and cursed, "You forget your friends for the sake of beauty!"
The other male educated youth also ran back one by one, touching their heads and looking at each other.
If they think about it carefully, they also feel that Shen Hongyu has changed and become boring. What if she reports them online when they do something in the future?
No matter how nicely she spoke or how kindly she was, didn't she almost cause Jun to be deported back to Yunnan?
Thinking of this, Shen Hongyu's image suddenly became unpredictable in their eyes.
"I..." Shen Hongyu opened her mouth and wanted to explain herself, but when she saw that others were avoiding her, they were avoiding pests.
"Stop talking about me, Hongyu. You did this in a very thoughtless and unkind way. Why don't you apologize to Jun? We are friends, how could it be like this?" someone said.
"I apologize?" Shen Hongyu's eyes widened, she was angry and unbelievable, "Why should I apologize to her?"
"No need, take care of yourself." Lin Minjun was too lazy to look at her again, so she turned around and walked out while pulling Zhao Ning.
No matter what was wrong with Shen Hongyu or why she suddenly targeted her, she just needed to live her life well and try her best to stay. That was enough to make Shen Hongyu angry.
As soon as Lin Minjun left, Luo Lin also wanted to leave. Before leaving, he did not forget to warn Shen Hongyu, "Don't think that Ah Jun has no one to support her. I and all of us are her family. You should use your brain when doing things in the future."
A group of people came in a mighty stream and left in a mighty stream.
Shen Hongyu didn't know what was going on. She hadn't even reported it yet, but she was already in a difficult situation.
She stamped her feet and called out to Jiang Quan, who was walking at the end. "Jiang Quan, I really didn't mean that. Can you take me home? We can have a good chat on the way."
"Forget it, forget it. Our two families are not going the same way." Jiang Quan put his hands in his pockets and caught up with the others in a few steps.
Qi Song had a crush on Shen Hongyu, but he was not as hot-tempered as Jiang Quan, and he did not give her as many gifts as Jiang Quan. He felt very relaxed at the moment, and squinted his eyes and teased, "She asked you to send her back, why didn't you? If it were in the past, you would have jumped over her a long time ago, right?"
Jiang Quan: "Don't talk about it. I'm getting goosebumps. I'm afraid she'll report it to me out of the blue. I'm still waiting for the educated youth to find a job."
"You're not chasing anymore?"
"Don't talk nonsense. When have I ever pursued someone?" Jiang Quan said as if he was trying to distance himself from her. "Don't ruin my reputation. I'm still waiting for my family to arrange a blind date for me."
Looking at the backs of a group of people who walked away without even turning their heads, Shen Hongyu was extremely angry.
Although she had told her uncle about the report, she still felt that she had lost the case. What should she do? Her image among the educated youth, especially in front of Lu Deping, was gone! Is this what later generations call a house collapse?
I felt annoyed and impatient all of a sudden and couldn't help but kick a stone on the side of the road.
As a result, when people are unlucky, even stones can bully them. Shen Hongyu felt a sharp pain in her feet. She suspected that she had groinitis. She looked down and found that the leather boots she just bought were cracked by her kick. What kind of quality is this!
What crappy leather boots, what crappy friends!
Shen Hongyu blamed all her unhappiness on Lin Minjun. If Lin Minjun hadn't brought people to find her, things wouldn't have turned out like this.
She didn't dare to rush forward to confront Lin Minjun, so she had to step back and secretly bear a grudge in her heart, thinking, you are just a country girl and you want to gain a foothold in the capital, and you are still setting up a stall? Aren't you ashamed?
She cursed Lin Minjun to never be able to do it again!
At this time, Lin Minjun didn't know that someone was secretly cursing her. She just walked out of the door of the joint defense team and came to the place where everyone parked their bicycles.
It was a dinner party. Everyone came here happily to talk about their troubles after returning to the capital and to catch up with each other. But who knew that Shen Hongyu would be picked out from among them? Ugh, what a bummer.
Several male educated youths looked downcast, still harboring a bit of contempt for Shen Hongyu in their hearts. They rode their bicycles, agreed to have dinner together next time, and left. "Well, don't call her Hongyu next time. She has really changed."
Everyone went back home to look for their mothers. Lin Minjun was just about to leave with Zhao Ning when suddenly a bicycle caught up with her.
"Ajun, can I take you home? It's dark now and we're going the same way." Luo Lin followed beside him, holding the handlebars and talking as he walked.
Before he could finish his last word, Lu Deping on the other side followed suit, "Let me take you there. After all, we've been dating for years."
"You two have broken up, it's not appropriate to send someone home." The friend's wife was impolite, and Luo Lin said without hesitation.
Lu Deping: "It's not appropriate for you to give it as a gift. What's the point of giving it as a gift?"
Lin Minjun and Zhao Ning were also walking forward, pushing each other, but these two idiots not only kept arguing, but also squeezed in further, leaving Zhao Ning with no place to walk.
"Enough, you two, stop arguing. I'll see you off! I'll see you off, okay?" Zhao Ning pushed everyone and teased Luo Lin, "Besides, you said it's going your way, it's going your way, it's going your way for the two of us, so why don't you see me off?"
Luo Lin's ears turned red and he rubbed them. "Then you take A-Jun home and I take you home? It's really not safe for you two girls to go home so late."
"That's great. Thank you first. If you have time and pass by, come and see me. I'll treat you to some fried potatoes." Lin Minjun said with a smile.
She ignored Lu Deping and had completely let go of her marriage from her previous life.
And she also knew that Lu Deping was a person who could not be given hope. If she gave him hope, he would keep pestering her.
The three of them walked forward, talking and laughing. Lu Deping fell behind and felt frustrated, so he had to ride his bike home.
However, while riding his bike, he couldn't help but think about it. He felt that something was wrong. Since he broke up with Minjun, Luo Lin seemed to be too attentive. Did he like Minjun?
On second thought, Lu Deping felt that it was impossible. Luo Lin's family was better than his own, and he would not look down on Minjun. Besides, he had been generous since he was a child, so it was probably just a friendship between them.
The son of a cadre from the capital can fall in love with a girl from the countryside? Isn't this a joke?
…
The warm yellow light shone on the road, stretching the reflections of three people. Luo Lin stared at Lin Minjun's back as he walked. He even thought the round back of her head was very cute. He portrayed it inch by inch with his eyes. How many gorgeous words could he use to accurately describe the girl's black hair and plump and lush lips?
Today, the person who reported her was finally found out. Lin Minjun was very happy and walked forward hand in hand with Zhao Ning.
Zhao Ning: "Ajun, what are your plans for the future?"
"I haven't thought about it yet, what about you?" Lin Minjun said with a smile.
As they walked, they talked about their future plans. Zhao Ning thought for a moment and said, "I plan to get married before my mother passes away. She said that she doesn't worry about anyone else in her life, but me. So I want to get married early to make my mother happy."
"Please notify me when the time comes. I will go to see my aunt and attend your wedding." Lin Minjun nodded.
Zhao Ning: "I still have a job. My dad asked someone for me and they got some news from the Youth League Office. They said they could arrange for me to go to the Party School. Although the salary is not high, I have plenty of time. I want to take this opportunity to study and take the college entrance exam. What about you? Will you continue to run the stall or do something else?"
Lin Minjun: "For now, I will definitely continue to set up the stall and save some money first. Don't laugh at me when I say this, but I want to buy a house in the capital and settle down here."
In her previous life, Lin Minjun was a wealthy lady, but she couldn’t even say that she could buy an apartment in the capital. But after being reborn, she actually escaped the fate of her previous life and did not marry Lu Deping. Now it seems that buying a house and settling down is not that impossible?
However, buying a house is not something that can be done with just words. After the party, Lin Minjun let go of the report. This matter is over for her. If she wants to buy a house, she has to continue to make money.
Lin Minjun got up early again this morning, a little earlier than usual. It was not yet completely light when she went out. She had to ride her tricycle to the suburbs to buy potatoes from farmers and some vegetables for today.
However, just as he walked out of his little room and passed by the gatehouse, he saw Erwa squatting at the gate, carrying his tattered schoolbag on his back, squatting on the ground, with a notebook on his knees, and writing quickly with a pencil.
The moment she saw him, Lin Minjun began to sing in her mind: "Little Erlang, carry a schoolbag to school... Without knowledge, I can't face my parents."
She almost laughed out loud, thinking that this was really uneducated, getting up so early in the morning to do homework.
"Erwa, I'm going to the suburbs to buy some vegetables. There are potatoes, cabbages, sweet potatoes, and maybe even some tomatoes. What do you want to eat?" Lin Minjun asked.
Erwa was listless, but when he heard Lin Minjun's voice, his eyes lit up. He looked up, and clearly wanted to say something. He opened his mouth and said, "Forget it, buy whatever you want. I'm not picky."
When Lin Minjun first came, the kid was as thin as a stick. After following her for a few days, his face became visibly rounder.
It’s inevitable that a ten-year-old child doesn’t like to eat. He clearly wanted to say something just now.
"Really? Just eat anything? Then I'll buy some cabbage and stew it with potato slices, or buy some potatoes and stir-fry them with shredded potatoes?" These things tasted bland. I was used to eating the meals cooked by Lin Minjun, so when I ate these, I always felt that something was missing.
She suddenly added, "Oh, but I want to eat delicious food, such as fish with vinegar and pepper, chicken slices in lotus sauce, peach blossom meat, and red chopped vegetables..."
When talking about the red three chops, Erwa suddenly slurped and made the sound of the eldest brother swallowing saliva.
Lin Minjun smiled and said, "You want to eat red three-chopped pork, too?"
In fact, the things I mentioned before, such as vinegar and pepper fish and peach blossom pork, I have never eaten them, and I have never even heard of their names.
There is only red chopped pork, which Erwa had eaten once at Lin Minjun's house some time ago. It is a dish with very simple ingredients, but it tastes especially good with rice. It has a slight spicy taste from chili peppers and the sweet and sour taste of tomatoes. Occasionally, you can also taste minced pork. Pour two spoonfuls of it on the white rice. It is so delicious.
But this kid was very stubborn and didn't want to bother anyone, so he lowered his head and said stubbornly, "I don't want to, you can eat anything you want."
As soon as he finished speaking, he swallowed again.
Lin Minjun laughed out loud, "There's still some pork at home. I'll chop it up and make sauce later. Let's eat the red three-chopped pork."
Why does she think it's so interesting to tease this child?
Lin Minjun rode her bike to buy potatoes, filling up a whole cart. She also bought some peppers and tomatoes along the way, and made red chopped vegetables in the evening.
Erwa, who said he would just eat something casually, ate two bowls of rice in a row, and watched eagerly after he finished. In the end, he scooped out the hot pot residue at the bottom of the pot and mixed it with the soup. When he was leaving, he almost had to hold on to the wall. This time he didn't refuse to be stubborn, and turned back when he reached the door.
The kid hesitated for a moment, "Sister... can we continue doing this tomorrow at noon?"
"Okay." Lin Minjun agreed immediately.
Erwa: "By the way, tomorrow, the 5th, I will give you this month's food allowance. I have talked to the street office. From this month on, it will be 20 yuan per month. I will take 5 yuan and the remaining 15 will be given to you. Then we can have something good to eat."
His original living expenses were eight yuan a month, which seemed like a lot, but except for breakfast, he ate everything else at Lin Minjun's house, so eight yuan was not enough.
A few days ago, the baby mentioned that he wanted to eat braised pork. Lin Minjun said at the time: "But this month's money is not enough. We just had fish two days ago, and chicken a few days before that. I can only guarantee that I can provide you with the nutrients your body needs, but this money is not enough for us to eat meat and fish every day, little guy."
As a result, he raised the price today to fifteen yuan a month.
"It doesn't have to be that much. Fifteen dollars is enough. You can't finish it even if you eat meat every day."
"It's okay. If you can't finish it, we can eat together. The rent of this house is a lot." Holding on to the wall, Erwa walked away leisurely, looking like a boss with money.
With the arrival of the Lunar New Year, Lin Minjun's stall business is getting better and better. Not only does she make 15 yuan a month, but the potatoes also sell quickly. Sometimes they are sold out before dark. She then rides her tricycle slowly back home, taking in the customs and culture of the capital on the way, and buying some food on the roadside. Today, she bought a chicken and plans to stew it when she gets home.
The little rooster kept jumping around on the back of the tricycle. Lin Minjun didn't want to watch the scenery anymore and just wanted to go home and kill it.
For a moment, the tricycle was running like a hot wheel, and I was rushing home. Only when I got into the alley did I realize something was wrong.
Normally, the alley is either filled with old ladies washing clothes and chatting, or with a few kids from next door playing Tunnel Warfare. It is so lively, but why are they all gone today?
Lin Minjun slowed down the car and looked around. Indeed, there was no one in the large courtyard in front. What the hell was going on?
"Auntie, wait a minute." Seeing someone running into the alley, Lin Minjun jumped off her tricycle and stopped the person. "What's going on? Why are all the people in the alley gone? Why are you running?"
The old lady was anxious to see what was going on. She pointed to the courtyard house at the back where Lin Minjun lived and said, "Don't you know? There's a thief here. They're tying him up for trial now. Hurry up and go take a look."