As soon as Lao Yuantou opened his mouth, the atmosphere suddenly became lively.
Chen Changyuan smiled and scratched his head, while An Caicai turned her face away to cover up, but she couldn't help blushing.
The old man sat down and cheerfully pushed two bowls of soup in front of the two of them: "Eat something first, don't just focus on your feet. Young people should eat more, don't overwork yourself."
Lin Xiaoya, who was in the dark, saw this scene and clenched her hands even tighter.
She hid in the corner of the medicinal materials base and heard everything the two said clearly. Every word was like a sharp claw, scratching her face, making the jealousy in her heart infinitely expand.
She never expected that in just a few days, Chen Changyuan would become so close to this woman, and this woman would easily become the darling of the people in Qingshui Village.
Hatred, extremely deep and strong hatred, burned in Lin Xiaoya's eyes.
At this moment, something flashed through her mind. She silently got up from the ground and left the medicinal material base almost gritting her teeth.
The jealousy in my heart is no longer there, but a kind of uncontrollable madness.
After returning to the Zhou family's house, Lin Xiaoya kicked open the door and saw Zhou Dazhu drinking.
Lin Xiaoya pushed the door open and walked in, her face as gloomy as an impenetrable dark cloud. The air was filled with the sound of her rapid breathing and the smell of alcohol.
Zhou Dazhu huddled in the corner of the room, half his face buried behind a bottle of wine. He raised his eyes when he heard the noise and said drunkenly, "What's wrong with you again? You came back with such a sullen face. Don't you think my life is troublesome enough?"
Lin Xiaoya had a cold face and threw the cloth bag in her hand hard on the table, making a crisp sound.
The rage in her heart was completely ignited, burning with anger. She took a step closer to him, her voice so sharp that it made her scalp tingle: "What's wrong? What else can I do? Look at you, such a coward! Just like that, you let Chen Changyuan look up and proudly step on our heads! Do you want to be a loser until you die, or make a sound to let me know you can still breathe!"
Zhou Dazhu frowned, slammed the bottle down on the table, and grinned impatiently, "Chen Changyuan? Tsk, a bastard from the mountains, what can he do? Isn't it just luck that he got the good fortune of being a Chinese overseas? Why are you so anxious?"
Lin Xiaoya was nearly furious when she heard this answer. She quickly took a step closer, pointed her finger at his chest, and cursed, "Luck? Chen Changyuan is like that. What he needs is opportunity, and he can fight for it! What about you? All you do is drink all day. Besides relying on your shameless parents to survive, what else can you do to compare with him?"
Zhou Dazhu was already drunk, and when he heard this, his scalp exploded. He stood up suddenly and grabbed Lin Xiaoya's arm: "Are you done yet? Scolding me? Don't you see what kind of person you are? When you knelt in front of my parents and asked to marry into the Zhou family, did you ever think that now you are nothing but a traitor!"
These heart-piercing words instantly broke Lin Xiaoya down.
Her face was covered with embarrassment and anger. She pushed Zhou Dazhu away angrily and roared with gritted teeth: "Zhou Dazhu, if it wasn't for survival, would I be interested in a loser like you? You'd better not touch me again, or one day, I will make you regret meeting me!"
Zhou Dazhu's face was twisted into a ball, as if he was extremely angry.
He shook off Lin Xiaoya's hand, pointed at her nose, his eyes glowing red, and his voice cut through the air like a knife: "Lin Xiaoya, don't you look down on me? But don't forget, it was you who knelt down and begged my parents to let you in! How dare you blame me here? Ha, you really think no one can see your vain little thoughts?"
The two furious men completely tore their faces apart, and the atmosphere in the room was suffocating.
Lin Xiaoya looked at the man in front of her, who looked just like the loser she extremely disdained, and the despair and hatred in her heart continued to accumulate.
She grabbed the headscarf by the door, threw it hard on the ground, slammed the door and escaped from this place that was more suffocating than death.
The cold night wind rushed into her chest, mixed with deep resentment and anger.
Lin Xiaoya thought of Chen Changyuan's focused look at the medicinal materials base, and An Caicai's smile when she was surrounded by people. She felt that all her efforts seemed to be crushed into mud by an invisible hand.
Chen Changyuan is becoming more and more successful, An Caicai is becoming more and more popular, but what about her?
Just a trapped clown, a joke living in lies and cruel reality.
A crazy idea popped up in her mind, her face was terribly distorted by anger, and some ominous plans vaguely emerged in her mind, which made her feel a little happy - she must let Chen Changyuan taste her pain, she can't be nailed to her tragic fate like this!
On the other side, in the lounge of the medicinal materials base, the swelling of An Caicai's ankle gradually subsided.
Chen Changyuan sat opposite her, listening to Lao Yuantou talking about the recent miscellaneous things in the village, and looking up at her from time to time.
An Caicai noticed his furtive glance and a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, but there was some unfathomable emotion hidden in her eyes.
An Caicai held the bowl in her slender hands, took a sip of the soup, and said softly, "Brother Changyuan, I heard that people in the next town are also interested in your medicinal herbs. Is that true?"
Chen Changyuan nodded, then shook his head. "Indeed, but the base isn't big enough right now. We can't get enough supply, and we can't agree on a supply deal with the town. I don't want to rush things. I need to keep the basics stable and not try to do anything too fast, only to end up crushing myself."
An Caicai's serious expression was filled with admiration and praise. She put down her bowl and gazed at him with clear eyes, as if filled with a deeper trust. "Brother Changyuan, I believe in every decision you make. Perhaps you haven't realized it, but the changes you've brought about have already surpassed those of the mountains and trees in Qingshui Village."
Chen Changyuan's heart was filled with ripples, as if these simple words touched upon some long-lost emotions.
He whispered back, "Cai Cai, thank you."
As he said this, his hand unconsciously stroked the edge of the table. The rough texture seemed to give him an indescribable comfort.
Old Yuan suddenly put down his bowl, chuckled and joked, "Oh, looking at the two of you, I really didn't know. I would have thought that you, Xiaoyuan, were going to take Miss Caicai away from the village!"
This sudden laughter made An Caicai blush, but she did not refute.
Chen Changyuan smiled and raised his eyebrows, with a hint of joking in his expression: "Old Yuan, that's enough. Eat when it's time to eat, drink when it's time to drink water, and don't make fun of us."
Lin Xiaoya walked out of the Chen family, her steps getting faster and faster, the anger in her chest making her eyes red.
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