Chapter 322 Seeing My Stepsister Again
Shen Zhixia: "?"
There aren't many people with the surname Shen in Shanghai, and even fewer who voluntarily went to Inner Mongolia to work in the countryside.
She did know one person, her stepsister, whom she had personally sent to the countryside.
Shen Zhixia asked, "She wouldn't be named Shen Jinxiu, would she?"
Chen Gang glanced at Shen Zhixia in surprise, then walked over to her: "Yes, her name is Shen Jinxiu. You know her? What's your relationship with her? Are you relatives or friends?"
Shen Zhixia said, "We met a few times in Shanghai before, but we weren't friends or very familiar with each other."
Shen Jinxiu is considered the female lead in the original book. As expected, she has some luck. In the original book, Shen Jinxiu ruined Shen Zhixia's life and sent her to Inner Mongolia. Not long after, Shen Zhixia died in the harsh conditions of the place where she was sent to work.
After Shen Zhixia transmigrated into the book, she changed the original owner's fate and also took revenge on Shen Jinxiu. However, Shen Jinxiu was much luckier than the original owner. Relying on herself, she was about to leave that place through marriage so quickly.
Otherwise, Shen Jinxiu would have had to suffer in Inner Mongolia for some time longer.
Aunt Qian asked, "After you got married, did that girl live with you here?"
Chen Gang replied matter-of-factly, "Of course. Her family is all in Shanghai, and I heard they're quite wealthy. But she went to the countryside, and conditions in Inner Mongolia aren't very good. Although she went voluntarily at first, she didn't really like Inner Mongolia after staying there for so long. If she wanted to leave, she would have to wait many years until the national policy changed before she could return to the city to work. But it's different now that she's married to me. She can transfer here directly. She's willing to live here with me."
He said all that just to show off that his partner still needs him.
Hearing the gossip, Aunt Qian temporarily forgot what kind of person Chen Gang was. She nodded and said, "I see. It seems she really likes you."
Chen Gang was overjoyed: "Of course, the moment she saw me, she knew I was the one. You all have to come to my wedding!"
Aunt Qian replied perfunctorily, "Of course, I will definitely attend Manager Chen's wedding."
In her heart, she thought, "That's not necessarily true." Her relationship with Chen Gang wasn't good; in fact, it was quite bad because of Lin Xiao's situation. But they both worked in the same factory, so no matter how much they fell out behind each other's backs, they still had to maintain a basic level of decorum on the surface.
Chen Gang had invited them to the wedding, so they should have gone along with it, but Aunt Qian didn't want to give Chen Gang any face at all.
After Chen Gang left, Aunt Qian complained to Shen Zhixia, "I don't know what Chen Gang was so proud of. He found a young and beautiful wife. I think there's something fishy going on. His girlfriend probably just wants to use him to leave Inner Mongolia."
Shen Zhixia said, "You're right."
Aunt Qian got excited: "You think so too? What love or anything? Looking at Chen Gang, he doesn't look like someone who would find love. In my opinion, life in Inner Mongolia is too hard. That girl didn't want to continue suffering, so she met Chen Gang and wanted him to take her away."
This kind of thing is very common. Many girls who go to the countryside come from well-off families. They have never experienced hardship, so they will eventually choose to marry someone to make their lives easier. However, the environment in Inner Mongolia is very harsh, so the girls are definitely not willing to marry locals. They want to find someone from another place. They happen to know Chen Gang, so they get together.
Shen Zhixia curled her lips. "Isn't that right? Aunt Qian saw through the essence of the matter at a glance."
Shen Jinxiu had this in mind. Chen Gang even said he wanted to marry her, so it seems she was quite successful. Shen's father was in jail, and the Shen family was completely ruined. Shen Jinxiu certainly didn't tell Chen Gang about these things, so Chen Gang still treated her like a treasure.
After Chen Gang boasted for a few days, Shen Zhixia saw Shen Jinxiu.
Shen Jinxiu, with two braids and wearing a floral jacket, brought a lunchbox to deliver food to Chen Gang.
She's different now. The old Shen Jinxiu was arrogant and sharp-tongued, but she was undeniably beautiful and carried the air of a noble young lady. Now, she's thinner and darker-skinned, and she unconsciously hunches over with a fawning smile on her face, looking much more humble.
It seems she really didn't have a good time in Inner Mongolia. She must have suffered a lot. And Chen Gang is not an easy person to please. She has spent a lot of time and effort with Chen Gang in the past month or so, which has changed her appearance.
But she is young and quite good-looking.
When Chen Gang arrived, he took the lunchbox and then deliberately picked at it, saying, "I've been waiting for you for so long, why did you take so long to come?"
Shen Jinxiu quickly apologized, "I was a little delayed by something, I'll definitely be earlier next time."
When Chen Gang saw that everyone around him had noticed them, his chauvinistic tendencies were immediately satisfied, and he became even more smug.
Aunt Qian was shocked when she saw this scene and said, "Chen Gang actually found such a good-natured and virtuous wife, and she's also very pretty. How come he's so lucky?"
She thought Chen Gang was bragging that day, but it turned out he really wasn't. Chen Gang's choice of this partner was quite good. Such a nice girl, and a cultured educated youth, how could she have been ruined by that old rogue Chen Gang?
Chen Gang then introduced her to everyone: "This is Shen Jinxiu, my girlfriend. Our relationship is very stable now, and we're planning to choose an auspicious day to get married."
As he spoke, he introduced Shen Jinxiu to some of the people working at the factory.
Shen Zhixia watched from afar as Shen Jinxiu humbly greeted the workers. She raised an eyebrow. Soon, Chen Gang brought her over to Shen Zhixia's side, showing off his good connections: "This is Xiao Shen. She hasn't been at the factory for long. Her husband is Deputy Division Commander Huo. She's also from Shanghai. You're from the same hometown. By the way, Xiao Shen said she knew you before. Is that true?"
When Shen Jinxiu saw Shen Zhixia, she froze, her hands clenched tightly in her palms, and her face contorted in pain.
She hadn't seen Shen Zhixia for a while, and Shen Zhixia looked even younger and more beautiful than before. Her skin was whiter and practically glowed in the sunlight.
Shen Jinxiu was different. She had been doing the dirtiest and most tiring jobs in Inner Mongolia and was often hungry. Because she and Wang Qiming went to Inner Mongolia together, they often argued. She was having a hard time and lost weight.
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