He is just a small-time gangster, a second-rate guy.

Zhao Hongxing lived with a widow. His mother did not have a very good reputation in the village. It was said that she often went into corn piles with some men. Whether it was true or not, no one knew, but no one had ever caught her so far.

However, it is true that his mother was good to Zhao Hongxing.

He treated Zhao Hongxing like a treasure and wanted to hold him in his hands.

Because Zhao Hongxing complained of being tired while working, she never let him work again.

Until now, Zhao Hongxing is 21 years old and has never worked.

Since Zhao Hongxing was 16 years old, his mother has been worrying about his marriage and arranging matchmakers for him, but her family's situation is...

They wanted a house, but it was just a mud house left behind. They wanted money, but they were an orphan and a widow, with no income.

Want a mother-in-law? Zhao Hongxing's mother also has a bad reputation.

Want Zhao Hongxing? That's even worse. Nowadays, girls want strong, capable men who can support the family.

Just like Xu Xiangdong, who can earn 12 work points a day, has a strong physique, and comes from a good family. His father is a worker, and his brothers and sisters also have good jobs. To be honest, many girls in the village like him. Even people from neighboring villages have come to inquire about him and have sent matchmakers to his house to propose marriage.

But they were all rejected by Xu Xiangdong.

He devoted all his attention to Sun Zhiqing.

But Sun Zhiqing...

Xu Xiangdong wondered, would Sun Zhiqing really kiss a second-rate guy like Zhao Hongxing? On the one hand, Xu Xiangdong felt that even if Sun Zhiqing liked Fu Zhiqing and not him, he felt that Sun Zhiqing was at least pure and innocent, with good character. On the other hand, what he heard from Xu Jinning made him doubt it.

So, Zhang Ailian, who was washing dishes, saw her eldest son rush out.

"Hey, it's so late, where are you going?"

"Take a walk, enjoy some fresh air, and be back soon."

Xu Xiangdong left the house and headed towards the grove.

He still planned to go and see for himself to see whether Sun Zhiqing was really as he had told the little girl, that she was a person with bad character who liked to keep so many men hanging around.

Although he didn't quite understand the word "吊", somehow he seemed to understand it.

But in Xu Xiangdong's heart, he still didn't want Sun Zhiqing to be that kind of person. If Sun Zhiqing really was that kind of person, wouldn't it prove that he was blind and deceived before, and that he had given his heart to the wrong person?

When Xu Xiangdong came out, he didn't meet anyone else on the road, and the road to the grove was rather remote.

At night, basically every household will not go out unless necessary. After all, they have to work during the day and are already very tired, so they must rest and sleep at night.

This part of the grove is connected to a big mountain with dense forests. Last year, someone even saw a wild boar there.

No one would come to this place at night.

When Xu Xiangdong arrived at the grove, the moon had just come out. A bright moon hung in the sky, giving him some light. It was dim around him, but not so dark that he could not see the road ahead clearly.

but……

Xu Xiangdong stood in the grove. The cold wind was blowing, and the leaves were rustling. At night, some strange noises could be heard from the other side near the mountains from time to time.

Xu Xiangdong stood there for about two minutes, and suddenly he shivered when the cold wind blew.

It was quiet all around, with no one around.

Xu Xiangdong suddenly laughed and muttered in a low voice, "Xu Xiangdong, what are you doing? Don't let that little girl Xu Jinning fool you."

Xu Xiangdong felt that he had just stood here for two minutes, and it would have been stupid to even come out.

He wouldn't, and Sun Zhiqing and Zhao Hongxing would be even less likely to do so.

"Little girl, I've been fooled by you." He muttered and was about to walk back home.

Just as he raised his foot, he heard a sound coming from not far ahead.

He immediately stopped in his tracks, his eyes full of confusion.

Is there anyone else in the grove at this late hour?

The sound and footsteps seemed to be getting closer. Xu Xiangdong thought about it and hid himself behind a big tree. Although he was tall and strong, the tree just covered him, and at that angle, no one coming in could see him.

Of course, no one would have thought that someone had already come in before them.

The footsteps and voices were getting closer.

Soon, with the help of moonlight, Xu Xiangdong could clearly see the two approaching people, a man and a woman.

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His brows furrowed slightly.

The little girl was right. It was actually Sun Zhiqing and that bastard Zhao Hongxing! That's right. The people who came to the grove at this time were Sun Zhiqing, Sun Meiwen and Zhao Hongxing.

"Sun Zhiqing, this is the meat ticket you wanted before and the vanishing cream I bought for you. Look, I got it for you."

Sun Meiwen looked at the wrinkled meat ticket, remembered the chicken soup and chicken legs that Xu Xiangdong sent her today, and could not help swallowing.

Although she didn't eat the chicken legs and chicken soup, she knew that they were made by Xu Xiangdong's mother, and she knew they were delicious just by smelling them.

It’s just a pity that in the end, Xu Xiangdong left.

But this meat ticket is also good.

Half a pound of meat tickets was a lot for Sun Meiwen.

Since she went to the countryside, her family has not sent her anything, not even money, tickets, or anything else.

Sun Meiwen knew that she couldn't have any hope in her family or her parents.

But she also wanted to eat meat, rice, and dumplings. She didn't want to work in the fields, didn't want to be covered in dust, didn't want to be tanned by the sun, and didn't want calluses on her hands.

Since her family is unwilling to give it, what's wrong with her getting it through her own abilities?

Sun Meiwen knew about the vanishing cream. It was used by Li Zhiqing, who came from Hai City and worked in the Youth League Institute. She heard it was a Shanghai brand and she wanted one too.

But Li Zhiqing was very stingy. He refused to let others use such a big jar of vanishing cream. He really did not have the spirit of sharing and helping each other among comrades.

Sun Meiwen only mentioned the vanishing cream in front of Zhao Hongxing. She didn't expect that Zhao Hongxing could actually get it and even gave her a ticket for half a pound of meat.

This is really a big surprise.

Sun Meiwen stretched out her hand to take the vanishing cream and the meat ticket, but when her hand reached out, Zhao Hongxing retracted his hand.

Zhao Hongxing is a tall and thin man with a pointed face and monkey cheeks. When he narrows his eyes, he looks like he is thinking of scheming someone.

At this moment, the expression he looked at Sun Meiwen was even more obscene.

"Sun Zhiqing, I got you this vanishing cream and meat coupons, but I can't just give them to you for free, or else..."

(End of this chapter)