Chapter 6 06 Plan

As soon as Xia Tang came out, Qin Yue immediately went to greet him.

He kept his fists clenched tightly.

Only when he saw that Xia Tang's expression was normal did he slowly let go.

Xia Tang looked at his tense body and asked with a smile:

"Angry?"

"If you hadn't said it before... I would have gone in a long time ago."

Qin Yue clenched his fists, his voice was cold.

He had a handsome appearance, and looked very amiable when he smiled, still retaining some of the childishness of a teenager.

But his brow ridges were heavy, and when he wasn't smiling, strangers were not allowed to enter, revealing the unique coldness of a soldier.

Like now.

He stayed here because of Xia Tang's instructions.

But if he were given a choice, he would definitely stand up and stand in front of her.

Looking at Qin Yue's stern expression, Xia Tang blinked, but suddenly smiled.

The anger and residual pain that had just been lingering in her heart seemed to slowly flow out of her body along with this laugh.

To be fair, Xia Tang did not hate them.

When that hatred was mixed with the upbringing I had received over the years, it became even more complicated.

However, when someone felt the same grievance and hatred as her, she suddenly felt that the past resentment and grievance did not seem so important.

The life she rebuilt in the ruins was like the new willows growing in spring by the Cloud Pond, with bright yellow buds sprouting from the withered and slender branches.

From now on, it's all new life.

The neighbors were all trying to guess the identity of this handsome guy, but since he had a cold face, they didn't dare to approach him and talk to him.

Now seeing Xia Tang talking to him, he came over to ask tentatively:

"Xia Tang, who is this guy?"

"Is he your brother? He's quite handsome. Do you have a date?"

"The girl in our family is..."

Xia Tang smiled and took the initiative to say:

"He's not my brother, he's my neighbor from my hometown."

"He's handsome, right? He just got discharged from the army and was assigned to a machinery factory, but he doesn't have a date yet."

She watched Qin Yue's face getting darker and darker, and added with a smile:

"Although there is no target...but...it should be soon."

After saying this, she saw Qin Yue's dark and straight eyebrows raised, and her face couldn't help but turn red.

Inquiring about Qin Yue was one thing, but more people sympathized with Xia Tang's experience.

After all, Xia Tang grew up in their care.

Ever since the Xia couple passed away, they had seen Xia Tang fall from a pampered only daughter to a poor little child, and they felt very sad.

Before, Xia Tang was still young and lived with Xia Dashan and the others, so they didn't know how to say anything.

But now I don't avoid it anymore.

They said a lot of bad things, it was like a criticism meeting against Xia Dashan and Liu Mei.

Some people are also worried about Xia Tang's future:

"Xia Tang, Xia Dashan and his family will definitely not move out easily. Now that you have broken up with them, where are you going to live?"

"How about you stay at our house first? Our child has been admitted to school, and the house is empty."

"How about you stay at our house?"

Xia Tang sincerely thanked them for their kindness, but did not agree to any of them.

Instead, she said, "Ladies, if anyone wants to buy a workstation, please keep an eye out for me."

The neighbors were surprised:

"What? Xia Tang, do you want to sell your workstation?"

"Yeah. There are too many people from the Xia family in the herbal medicine factory. I can't see them when I look up, and I see them when I look down. I feel uncomfortable. Instead of this, I might as well make another plan."

Xia Tang's tone was light, but others sighed when they heard it.

"Xia Dashan's job was arranged by your parents, but it turned out that the girl couldn't survive in the factory. What a world... ah..."

"If you ask me, don't be afraid of them. Just stay in the factory and we will help you if anything happens! Okay?"

Xia Tang pursed her lips and smiled, but never responded.

*

On the way out of the medicinal materials factory, the two walked side by side.

Xia Tang suddenly asked:

"Qin Yue, you think I'm selling workstations, right?"

When she asked this question, she was nervous.

Perhaps Qin Yue's position in her heart was becoming more and more important, which made her unwilling to hear different answers.

Qin Yue was silent for a moment, his slow and sticky voice sounded very cautious:

"If it were someone else, I might think she was being inconsiderate. But not you."

"You must have your reasons for making this decision. Although I don't know why, I am willing to understand."

Xia Tang couldn't help but laugh, and felt his eyes getting slightly hot.

She actually didn't tell the truth about the reason for selling the workstation.

Qin Yue was able to keenly sense that there was another reason behind it, and she felt happy.

But she was really touched that he was willing to support her even when she didn't know the reason.

There are people from the Xia family working in the medicinal materials factory, but they are all grassroots workers.

With her current personality, she might not be able to be bullied by them.

The real reason why she sold her workstation was that she wanted to take advantage of the reform to do what she really wanted to do.

When she was a housewife in her previous life, home was like a suffocating vat to her.

The only time she could stick her head out to breathe was when she was cooking.

She likes cooking.

All kinds of stir-fried dishes, steamed and stewed dishes, various snacks... can be cooked into unexpectedly delicious dishes in her hands.

Only when she was surrounded by the flames would she not be frozen to death by Xie Minghui's ice.

In her previous life, she even thought about opening a snack bar.

No, it doesn't have to be a snack bar, even a small stall will be fine.

She feels happier when she can share her meals with others and get recognition from others.

But this thought was quickly extinguished by Xie Minghui's cold water.

"Don't listen to others praising you. What you cook is only edible."

"What's wrong with you staying at home? You don't know how much others envy you."

"Do you think you're doing a good job taking care of your family? You still want to open a shop? Stop embarrassing yourself!"

Just like that, her dream was ruthlessly suppressed.

Later, when they finally divorced and wanted to start over, they encountered a fatal accident.

Now that God has given her a chance to start over, she says she will never miss anything again.

Thinking about the new life that is about to begin, all the regrets and resentments of the past seem to be gently brushed away.

Xia Tang felt excited, and suddenly turned around to face Qin Yue, extending a hand.

Her eyebrows were raised, her gentle almond eyes seemed to be filled with light, and her voice was filled with a hint of joy:

"Comrade Qin Yue, thank you for your understanding and support."

"There's one more thing I want to trouble you with."

"I really have no place to live. Comrade Qin Yue, please take me in!"

*

During dinner in the evening, the atmosphere in the Xia family was particularly depressing.

In the past, Xia Tang always cooked, but now that Xia Tang was gone and Xia Xia returned to her own home, the whole family's meals fell on Liu Mei.

Liu Mei hasn't been to the kitchen for several years. Now when she goes in, she can't even find oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. It takes her two hours just to cook.

By the time he finally came into the house with two or three slightly mushy dishes, the others had already become impatient waiting.

Xia Dong was holding an empty bowl and was bored. When he saw Liu Mei come in, he stretched his neck to look at the food, then sat back down with a "tsk".

"Mom, is that all for tonight?"

A plate of black fried eggs with tomatoes, and a plate of greasy fried mushrooms with chili peppers, the number of mushrooms can be counted at a glance.

There were also big pieces of bacon that looked hard. This meal was really bad.

Before Xia Dong could finish her pout, Liu Mei said unhappily:

"That's all. Eat it if you want."

She felt sorry for her son after all. After saying this, she took Xia Dong's bowl and filled it with rice.

Xia Lulu looked at the table full of dishes and had no appetite. She took two bites and put the bowl on the table. She stretched out her hand:

"Mom, I don't want to eat. Give me a dollar and I'll buy some rice noodles."

She has always been pampered at home.

This would have been a reasonable request in the past.

However, Liu Mei was really in a bad mood today. When she heard what she said, she immediately threw the rice shovel onto the table, spilling rice all over the table:

"Eat, eat, eat! What are you eating? Your home is in such a mess, and you're still eating!"

"You still want one more dollar! Didn't you just get your salary a few days ago? Did you eat it all?"

Xia Lulu had always been pampered before, so she had never been treated like this by Liu Mei. She immediately said angrily:

"I just started working, and I used all my money to buy clothes. What right do you have to criticize me?"

"You are just angry about Xia Tang's matter, and you can't vent your anger, so you come at me!"

When Xia Tang was mentioned, Liu Mei's anger suddenly boiled over:

"She is nothing, and who are you? If it weren't for you, Xia Tang wouldn't have bothered to separate from us!"

"Now, the family is going to be divided up, and the money is going to be gone! And you're still making a fuss about buying rice noodles! You troublemaker!"

Xia Lulu burst into tears and ran out, covering her face.

Xia Dashan's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot: "Okay, fuck it, stop talking."

Liu Mei was most afraid of Xia Dashan. If she had seen Xia Dashan angry on a normal day, she would have calmed down long ago.

But today, she didn't know what happened. She didn't shut up immediately. Instead, she sat down on the stool and started to vent her anger:

"Well! I can't even say a word, can I? You are all masters! I am the only one who cooks for me! I worked hard to cook for a whole night, but in the end one complained and the other made a fuss! I can't say a word! I... I am going to die of misery!"

When Xia Dong saw that something was wrong, he ate a few mouthfuls of rice and ran away.

Xia Dashan and the crying Liu Mei were the only ones left in the main room, facing a few dishes that had hardly been touched.

Seeing that Liu Mei's voice was getting louder and louder, Xia Dashan could no longer bear it and hammered the table:

"That's enough! Stop the fucking howling!"

Successfully stopped Liu Mei’s crying.

However, even though his voice had subsided, the anger in his heart had not subsided.

Thinking of what Xia Tang said during the day, he became even more angry.

He stood up and paced back and forth in the main room.

Liu Mei lowered her head and whimpered softly, while watching Xia Dashan's dark face and movements.

She asked: "Dashan, what should we do now..."