Chapter 20 An unexpected encounter with Mingxi and Zhao Sulan, mother and daughter...
Mingxi and her daughter Zhao Sulan walked hand in hand toward the department store. When they were almost at the entrance, they suddenly saw a crowd gathered on the roadside.
Zhao Sulan reacted quickly, grabbing Mingxi and squeezing in immediately.
With so many people gathered around, they might be selling something rare.
Since the beginning of the year, street vendors have frequently set up stalls here, carrying bundles on their backs. Afraid of being caught for speculation, they sell for a short while, then leave once they've sold most of their goods. So these stalls are a rare find; if you find something good, you're in luck.
Zhao Sulan guessed that with so many people gathered around, the goods being sold must be of high quality, and anyone who tried to squeeze in would be in for a surprise.
There were three people standing in the middle of the crowd, just three people, nothing else.
Feelings aren't something you can sell.
Zhao Sulan immediately lost interest and awkwardly prepared to leave. Just then, Mingxi reached out and tugged at her sleeve.
"Mom, look, it's Aunt Sun and her daughter."
Zhao Sulan looked closely and sure enough, standing in the middle of the crowd were Sun Xiuzhen and Huang Pingping!
Huang Pingping's fracture hasn't healed yet, and she's still using crutches.
She glanced to the side again and said, "Hey, isn't that Huang Pingping's unlucky boyfriend?"
Mingxi blinked, her gaze sweeping over the men in the crowd.
Is this Huang Pingping's boyfriend?
Yeah, he's actually not bad looking, quite presentable.
However, the moment he opened his mouth, he gave off a rather inhuman vibe.
“Pingping, listen to me. Didn’t I tell you? I’ve already forgiven you. Don’t be angry anymore. Let’s make up. By the way, your mom said she would arrange an office job for me. When is she going to contact someone? I really can’t stand that lousy job in the factory. I quit today. Hurry up and urge your mom to arrange a job for me as soon as possible.”
Mingxi: ? ? ?
The first two sentences sounded reasonable, but the following sentences revealed the true intentions, right? They directly asked for work, specifically an office job.
She had never seen a man with such a big face!
After calming down these past few days, Huang Pingping was no longer as infatuated with Feng Fan as before. Hearing this, her eyes widened in surprise.
"Feng Fan, are you out of your mind? Why should my mom arrange a job for you?"
Feng Fan looked at Huang Pingping reproachfully, as if she were a child who didn't know any better: "You're still angry? You're going to keep arguing with me? Fine, fine, I'll keep arguing, but don't let this interfere with important matters. You don't want your girlfriend to be unemployed in the future, do you?"
Before Huang Pingping could speak, Feng Fan turned his gaze to Sun Xiuzhen. He was quite blunt and said directly, "Aunt Sun, don't mind her. Pingping was just joking with me. She doesn't want to break up with me. By the way, about that job, I heard that the Water Resources Bureau's Publicity Department is recruiting staff recently. How about you arrange for me to go there?"
"hiss--"
Hearing this, Mingxi gasped. Feng Fan was really bold. A staff member in the Water Resources Bureau was a cadre position, and the Water Resources Bureau only allowed people to be graduates of vocational schools or colleges. For Feng Fan, who only had a junior high school education, to ask Sun Xiuzhen to arrange for him to work there was truly audacious.
Sun Xiuzhen's face was as black as hell. She never expected that her efforts to get Huang Pingping to break up with Feng Fan would make him so arrogant.
He's a staff member at the Water Resources Bureau.
Why doesn't he just say he wants to be the President of the United States?
Huang Pingping was so angry that she trembled.
Even a fool could see that Feng Fan was looking for her.
Her face flushed with anger, and she pointed at Feng Fan's nose, saying, "Get out, get out! Get out of here! We broke up a long time ago. How dare you come to my house asking for a job?"
Feng Fan smiled confidently, not taking his words seriously at all: "Pingping, don't be silly. We've been dating for so long, and you've never even argued with me. How could you possibly be willing to break up with me?"
As he spoke, he stroked his chin, gave Huang Pingping a greasy smile, and then said in a low voice, "My dear Pingping, believe me, I know you better than you know yourself. You can't bear to part with me."
Mingxi: "Ugh, ugh..."
Zhao Sulan, who was next to her, also looked pale.
This young man is so nice, why does he talk like this... like this...
So cloying!
It's as greasy as swallowing five pounds of lard on a hot summer day.
Even Zhao Sulan, who had seen a lot of the world, thought so, not to mention the onlookers, who were rubbing their arms, feeling goosebumps all over.
Some people's eyes drifted to Huang Pingping, wondering how she could date someone like Feng Fan.
This girl probably has some kind of problem.
Huang Pingping: !!!
She was genuinely angry and cried: "Get out of here! I've already said I'm breaking up with you, and that's it. If you keep bothering me, I'll call the police and have you arrested!"
Feng Fan frowned, not expecting Huang Pingping to say that.
Seeing that he still wouldn't leave, Huang Pingping hardened her heart and pretended to call the police: "You're still not leaving? Then I'll go find the police right now!"
After saying that, she started to walk towards the police station, leaning on her cane. When Feng Fan saw that she was serious, he immediately backed down, but he was still unwilling to give up.
It wasn't that I was reluctant to part with Huang Pingping, but rather that I was reluctant to give up the job that I had almost gotten.
He grabbed Huang Pingping's arm and pleaded, "No, Pingping, please stop."
Feng Fan blinked, trying her best to look pitiful: "I know you're still angry, but don't punish me by breaking up with me. These days, you're all I can think about. I think about you when I eat, I think about you when I sleep, and I can't sleep because I'm thinking about you."
“Look…” Feng Fan stepped forward and pointed to the area under his eyes, saying, “Look, my dark circles are so heavy.”
"Let go!"
Huang Pingping didn't believe Feng Fan's words at all.
She actually believed it when people said Feng Fan's dark circles were from going out and partying, and that he was missing her too much. Ha, what a load of rubbish!
"Hey, what's wrong with you, buddy? The girl is telling you to let go, why aren't you letting go?"
"Exactly! We've been listening for ages. The girl broke up with you, and you're still bothering her, trying to get her to introduce you to a job. Don't you have any shame?"
"You can tell he's a pretty boy just by looking at him, of course he's shameless..."
Feng Fan and Huang Pingping argued for so long that the onlookers couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up in support of Huang Pingping.
Mingxi, always eager for a good show, shouted, "Miss, if it's inconvenient for you to call the police, I'll go and call them for you!"
Huang Pingping looked over when she heard the sound, and her eyes lit up instantly when she saw Mingxi. She was about to call out Mingxi's name when Sun Xiuzhen tugged her arm hard.
Huang Pingping wasn't truly stupid; she instantly understood her mother's meaning. Pretending not to recognize Mingxi, she loudly proclaimed, "Okay, could you please go to the police station and call the police for me...?"
Before Huang Pingping could finish speaking, Feng Fan let go of her hand.
Feng Fan's expression was not good. He had realized that Huang Pingping was no longer the silly girl who would do whatever he said.
He lowered his voice and roared, "Huang Pingping, if you're going to be angry, then be angry, but don't keep calling the police!"
Huang Pingping: "Haven't I made myself clear enough? Who's throwing a tantrum at you? I'm breaking up with you. Don't you understand what breaking up means? It means we're completely done, and don't even think about bothering me again!"
"And as for your job, you can ask whoever wants to arrange one for you, but my mom definitely won't!"
Feng Fan: "Good job, you did a great job!"
He was furious, but with so many people watching in public, there was nothing he could do. In the end, he could only turn and leave.
Watching Feng Fan leave, Huang Pingping and Sun Xiuzhen both breathed a sigh of relief, especially Huang Pingping. Despite her tough demeanor when facing Feng Fan, she was only putting on a brave front; to put it bluntly, it was all bluffing.
Feng Fan is, after all, a grown man, and she's at a disadvantage in terms of height, weight, and strength. If Feng Fan were to act impulsively and actually attack her, she might not be able to gain the upper hand.
Now that Feng Fan has left, Huang Pingping finally felt relieved. She had been tense for so long, and the sudden relaxation made her legs feel weak.
She almost fell to the ground with a thud, but Mingxi reacted quickly and rushed over to catch Huang Pingping.
Huang Pingping's fracture hadn't healed yet; if she fell again, it would only worsen her injury, and she would conservatively need to stay in the hospital for another month.
Huang Pingping felt a lightness on her body, her legs lifted off the ground, and she landed in a soft, fragrant embrace. When she realized that Mingxi had caught her, she had only one thought in her mind.
"Mingxi, you're quite strong."
Mingxi paused for a moment, then grinned, revealing her little tiger teeth, and said with a smile, "Yeah, it's natural."
She wasn't exaggerating when she said Huang Pingping that she was naturally strong in her past life. However, this strength wasn't exaggerated to the point of being like those characters in martial arts novels who could deliver a punch that could weigh a thousand pounds. She was just a little stronger than the average person. For example, when she was five or six years old, she could lift a 50-pound bag of rice that was about the same height as her.
Mingxi didn't think it was anything special. Apart from thinking about working on a construction site if she couldn't find a job in college, she never really took it to heart.
Unexpectedly, this skill came with her after she transmigrated. At first, she was afraid that Zhao Sulan would notice something was wrong, so she didn't dare to show off her great strength.
As time went on, she inevitably revealed some clues, but Zhao Sulan wasn't surprised. What did remind her was that the original owner of this body seemed to have been born with great strength.
With so many subtle coincidences, Mingxi couldn't help but wonder if she and the original owner of this body had any connection.
But after thinking about it for a long time, she still couldn't figure it out, and in the end she could only give up.
Ahem, we've strayed from the topic. Let's get back to the present.
Seeing Huang Pingping nestled silently in his arms, looking dazed, Mingxi couldn't help but poke her: "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Huang Pingping snapped out of her daze, blushing as she shook her head: "I don't feel unwell."
As soon as she said it, she realized she was still nestled in Mingxi's arms, so she quickly let go and crawled out of his embrace.
She tossed her hair, straightened her skirt, tidied herself up, blushed, and stammered her thanks: "Um, Mingxi, thank you."
Mingxi: "Hey, what's the big deal?"
She blinked and said, "If you really want to thank me, introduce me to a few more young people around you who are looking for partners."
She's really short of business.
A note from the author:
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Huang Pingping blushed shyly.
Xiao Ming: Money, money, money! I want business! I want to make money! [Sunglasses]
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