"This one?"
Jiang Niangzi sat up straight.
His smile vanished, replaced by a serious expression: "Because you've been in my dreams, I'd like to see what you're like in real life."
"In your dream?"
Cheng Shanshan frowned.
She glanced around at the layout of the room, at the various stored items.
For some reason, a bold idea suddenly popped into her head: Could it be that she was also reborn?
Seeing her earnest expression, Madam Jiang couldn't help but burst into laughter: "I thought you were such a clever girl, but I didn't expect you to be so easy to fool. You believe whatever I say?"
"Of course, who wouldn't believe what the beautiful sister says?"
These words would seem frivolous coming from a man, but Cheng Shanshan said them with perfect naturalness: "I know a saying: someone as beautiful as you wouldn't lie."
Jiang Niangzi's alluring eyes swept over her: "Are you sure you heard the opposite? What I do know is that the prettier a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive people." As she said this, she took a sip of tea.
Cheng Shanshan also took a sip.
The joke between the two of them ended there.
Now everyone is preoccupied with their own thoughts, making guesses and calculations in their hearts.
After a pause, Madam Jiang finally spoke, "Actually, we've met a few times before, but you probably didn't notice me back then. Come to think of it, it seems like I started paying attention to you after you built that cave?"
Cheng Shanshan was slightly taken aback.
Jiang Niangzi had only just begun to speak when she continued in a low voice, "The many things that happened afterward, even your attitude towards your aunt, made me very curious. What kind of person are you? How can you be so lucky and always manage to avoid trouble?"
"..."
Cheng Shanshan didn't say anything.
But my palms started sweating involuntarily.
Her biggest fear has always been being discovered by others, because during this period, her existence as an outcast would make her a thorn in everyone's side.
Some might even consider her a monstrous entity, the source of all misfortune.
Seeing her like this, Jiang Niangzi's alluring eyes revealed a smile: "Actually, you don't need to be afraid of anything. I wanted to see you mainly because I wanted to cooperate with you. After all, in the current situation, our goals should be the same, which is nothing more than survival."
She knew about the famine outside, where corpses lay everywhere and people ate dirt.
Although Ping'an City was the last to fall, given the developments outside, it probably won't hold out for long either.
Thinking this, she looked at Cheng Shanshan: "I think you're a smart person, you know and understand more than me, so the two of us can be considered a powerful alliance, right?"
Cheng Shanshan looked at Jiang Niangzi with a faint smile on her face: "Jiang Niangzi is really joking. Look at you, you have everything here, even such good tea to drink. It seems I really can't help you with anything."
"This is nowhere near enough!"
Jiang Niangzi sighed softly: "Humans eat grains and vegetables, and eating, drinking, and defecating are all normal behaviors. I am just a little woman with no other skills. Although I can live peacefully for a few days now, who knows what changes might happen?"
Cheng Shanshan didn't say anything.
Madam Jiang continued, "That Manager Li is too foolish. He thinks that as long as he makes more money now, that's all that matters. But he didn't consider that these people still have reason now, but what if they don't in the future?"
"How many of his henchmen can he defeat?"
"If the world continues like this, going it alone will be the worst outcome, right?"
So she set her sights on Cheng Shanshan, since Cheng Shanshan was the only one who had previously remained untainted.
Subsequent events further demonstrated her foresight. When she got to this point, she smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Don't laugh at me, but everything here was bought based on what you bought. Although I don't know what these things are for, I've kept some just in case."
After listening, Cheng Shanshan couldn't help but exclaim, "Jiang Niangzi, you're amazing!"
"Thank you for the compliment."
Jiang Niangzi's smile was captivating and enchanting.
Cheng Shanshan looked at her with a detached gaze: "Actually, you've prepared very well, there's absolutely no need for you to cooperate with me."
“Of course it’s necessary. I don’t like to just wait around. If the situation here gets worse, I think you can help me prepare. Of course, I’m not just sitting around doing nothing; we can share everything.” Madam Jiang paused before continuing, “But you have to get rid of that guy outside, Huo Mingchen.”
Cheng Shanshan was puzzled: "Why?"
“He’s a good man.” As Madam Jiang said this, her eyes revealed a hint of disdain. “But you should have heard the old saying: good people don’t live long, but bad people live a thousand years. What he wanted to protect was not himself, but the entire Ping’an City.”
Cheng Shanshan raised an eyebrow: "That's true."
"So, people like him will only hold us back. We should stick together and support each other. Why should we care about other people's lives?" As she said this, a cold glint flashed in her eyes: "Women should be a little selfish."
"You're absolutely right."
The renewed affirmation made Madam Jiang overjoyed: "So you're agreeing to my request?"
“In the past, I would definitely have agreed, and I would have been very happy to have an ally like you.” Cheng Shanshan looked at Jiang Niangzi with a smile in her eyes: “But now it seems… that’s not possible.”
"Why?"
For the first time, anger flashed across Jiang Niangzi's face: "Don't tell me it's because of a man. You don't seem like the kind of person who gets easily swayed by romantic feelings!"
The big fish not far away, hearing that Madam Jiang was angry, decisively dropped the pot and rushed forward.
But he was stopped by Huo Mingchen halfway through his action. He had been waiting outside for an opportunity, fearing that something might happen to Cheng Shanshan. Seeing this, Jiang Niangzi couldn't help but sneer: "Prefect Huo should know that uninvited guests are considered thieves, right?"
"I'm just here to pick up my wife."
Huo Mingchen felt this place was dangerous and wanted to take Cheng Shanshan away immediately.
But Cheng Shanshan stopped him: "Madam Jiang, now that he's come in, why don't the three of us have a proper talk about cooperation?"
Jiang Niangzi, however, was somewhat dissatisfied: "I have no interest in him."
Huo Mingchen was also somewhat annoyed: "I have even less interest in her."
"Stop fooling around."
Cheng Shanshan looked at the two of them with a sense of helplessness.
Instead of leaving, she sat down and said, "Actually, the three of us have a common goal, which is to return to a normal life."
Jiang Niangzi did not speak.
Huo Mingchen nodded in response.
So, let's sit down together.
"..."
Despite her dissatisfaction, she still sat down.
The three sat together, and Big Fish tactfully stood behind Madam Jiang...
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