A skit was playing on the Spring Festival Gala, and many people were laughing so hard they were doubled over, but Jiang Rou remained expressionless.
It's been half a year already.
She has adapted to life in prison, working, eating, studying, and watching TV.
There are specific tasks to do at each point in time; one cannot have one's own ideas, much less one's own actions.
You must strictly follow the warden's instructions, or you will be punished.
When she first arrived, she was not used to it and resisted. Later, she was locked in a dark room or tied up on the bed in a spread-eagle position. Usually, she couldn't take it after 24 hours.
That feeling of being worse than dead is suffocating.
From then on, she learned her lesson and did whatever she was told, turning herself into a walking corpse.
Despite this, she was still inevitably isolated and bullied.
Prison is a small society, and her ugly appearance made her an outcast.
A towel or a bite of food could become a reason for the gang leader to bully her.
In the darkness, she was forced by the gang leader to drink urine and lick her toes...
Every form of bullying that can occur in prison has happened to her.
Sister Hong usually visits once a month, and she always tries to get her to change rooms, but Sister Hong is powerless to do so.
"Rou Rou, you're already doing a great job just to survive. I've done everything I could."
While Jiang Rou was still in the hospital, she vehemently denied the flour incident.
But the other nouveau riche bosses betrayed her.
She then tried to escape punishment by claiming that her injuries had not healed and even by feigning madness.
But in the end, all her efforts failed, and she was sentenced to twenty years.
During this time, Sister Hong instructed Lu Ming to go to Li Jiabao's house to try to steal the money to save her, but that also failed.
Li Jiabao had already transferred the money away, and then he caught Lu Ming like a turtle in a jar, and even beat him up.
Lu Ming's arm was fractured and it took him several months to recover.
"Rou Rou, I just don't understand why you won't agree to let me hand over the ledger showing his bribes. Since you're already in this situation, why not just drag him down with you?" Sister Hong asked.
Jiang Rou shook her head, "You can't convict him based on just an account book. I always give him cash. If I can't find the cash, there's nothing I can do about it."
Besides, he has a complex network of connections within the government; he won't be so easily brought down.
Sister Hong sighed, "How come your life is just as miserable as mine? You both met Lin Tao, who is also irresponsible, and Li Jiabao, who is also extremely selfish."
When will they ever have bad luck?!
Jiang Rou: "Mom, you should try to get some money to help me change my cell. I really can't stand this cell anymore."
Soon, the mother and daughter ended their conversation.
Hongjie had saved some money from running her own restaurant, but it was all for Lu Ming's wedding and she couldn't easily take it out.
Where can we get the money?
After thinking for a long time, she finally came up with the idea of Jiang Jianguo's treasure.
Jiang Jianguo really kept the things very safe, and no matter how much he pressed him for details, he wouldn't say anything.
She even bribed Li Damei, and the two of them tried to trick her into revealing the location, but they failed.
She even doubted whether the so-called treasure actually existed.
With a sliver of hope, she returned to the Jiang family's courtyard.
After meeting Li Damei and exchanging glances with her, he took a roast chicken and came to Jiang Jianguo's side.
"Jianguo, look what I brought you? The roast chicken you've always wanted to eat."
Jiang Jianguo sat in the living room, his eyes glued to the television.
"What are you doing here again? I told you, don't try to get your hands on my treasures again. Go away, let's pretend we've never met."
Hongjie felt a tightness in her chest and almost vomited blood. She had seen selfish people before, but she had never seen someone as cold-hearted as him to the core.
It's been half a year, and I've never inquired about Jiang Rou's situation.
When we mentioned Jiang Rou's burns, he just gave a faint "hmm," as if it had nothing to do with him.
Now they're saying things they've never met.
Her whole life was ruined by him, yet he dared to spout such nonsense.
Since that's the case, don't blame her for being ruthless.
She made an excuse to go to the toilet, but actually ran into the room and stole the property ownership certificate for the house.
If she sells the house, let's see where he'll have to live. How can he be so stubborn?
Meanwhile, Xue Mei also spent her first Spring Festival in Beijing in her rented room.
Xu Jie had a meal with her during the day and then went home.
Xue Mei then learned that Xu Jie actually had a wife who was in prison.
During the Chinese New Year, his wife's family sent someone to ask him for 100 yuan as a New Year's gift.
To avoid unnecessary conflict, he would give it every year during the Lunar New Year.
His wife will be released in about a year.
Xue Mei didn't take it seriously after learning about it.
Her relationship with Xu Jie was purely physical; they each got what they needed.
After the New Year, she continued to work hard, and at this rate of earning money, she could save up 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.
She'll open a restaurant then.
For her, Huo Xiao had become an obsession.
Watching the happy family of four made her feel as if she were being scratched by a hundred claws.
To curry favor with Huo Xiao, she specially spent several hundred yuan to buy a watch at a department store—the most popular Plum Blossom watch at the time.
It cost her 480 yuan.
She imagined the look of surprise on Huo Xiao's face when she gave him the watch.
To everyone's surprise, Xu Jie came over drunk that night.
After he finished drinking, he talked a lot.
He said that his feelings for Lucy were long gone and that he had wanted to divorce her for a long time.
However, given the current situation, divorce is very difficult.
We can only wait until she gets out and then figure out what to do.
He also confessed his feelings to Xue Mei, hoping she would be his girlfriend.
Xue Mei was stunned; she never dreamed that Xu Jie would be serious about her.
She's not a good person, and she's not sincere with him; she's just playing around. His sudden seriousness makes her feel burdened.
Xue Mei dodged his kiss.
Xu Jie then noticed a watch on the table.
He naturally assumed the watch was for him.
Xue Mei snatched the watch from him and looked at him warily.
"This isn't for you."
Xu Jie felt as if struck by lightning; his sincere heart felt like it had been stabbed with a knife, causing him excruciating pain.
"I've treated you pretty well these past few days, haven't I? How could you treat me like this? What kind of man is he that you're so hung up on?"
You're so stingy when it comes to spending a little money on me, but you're so generous when it comes to other men!
Xu Jie shook her body and kept questioning her.
That night, he tormented Xue Mei terribly.
A few days later, he followed Xue Mei to the textile factory and saw her waiting at the entrance with her watch in her hand.
When Huo Xiao came out, he watched as she humbly offered him the watch, only to be refused.
His fists clenched, his eyes were bloodshot, and his gaze toward Huo Xiao was like that of poison.
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