Chapter 355 Returning a Favor
Sometimes at night Chen Lan would dream about the difficult journey she had to smuggle from Pengcheng to Gangcheng, but she never regretted her original choice.
She knew very well that if she had not been a little crueler to others and a little nicer to herself, she would never have been able to enjoy the happy days she had today.
When I first arrived in Hong Kong, I couldn’t even understand the local language and lived in a low-ceilinged subdivided apartment of less than five square meters.
The three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment of about 100 square meters was exaggeratedly divided into more than a dozen small rooms and was crammed with people.
There are no windows in the room, and if you straighten your back a little, your head will touch the ceiling.
When I lay in bed and was conscious, all I could hear were painful groans, endless quarrels and insults, and the sound of my mumbling to myself to cheer myself up...
Poverty can bring out the ugliest side of human nature.
The chances of getting change are as slim as the landlord waiving her rent next month.
What she hates most in her life is poverty. Why should she depend on others?
Chen Lan is not a fool. She doesn't think that only if her brother from her natal family lives well can he support her in the future.
This is all bullshit!
She must be crazy to believe this!
Life became much better only after I got in touch with the Shao family.
When she first lived in the compound, she looked down upon Xu Huiping, who had the image of a good sister and a good girlfriend.
She also didn't expect that the old ox who had been brainwashed for so many years would break free from the reins and live a good life behind closed doors.
Xu Huiping saw the people walking away, touched her belly, and Song Yuanchao looked nervous.
Both of them were in very poor health and had prepared themselves for not having children.
Later, Xiao Yue introduced an old Chinese doctor who could treat hidden diseases. After a few years, the child came quietly.
"What's wrong? Did the kid kick you again?"
"No, let's go back."
"Okay, I'll buy some wool tomorrow. Are your hands cold?"
"It's not cold. I'll knit you one. My knitted one from last year is still new. We can both wear one, and I can knit the remaining one for the child."
"Okay, I'll do as you say. Go back to the house and rest. I'll be back with the coal this afternoon."
Chen Lan walked to the entrance of the alley and couldn't help but turn around. Looking at the young couple supporting each other in the distance, the corners of her mouth inadvertently curved slightly.
I thought to myself: Sister Huiping, I hope you will have a good life in the future.
I looked up at the sky and hoped that Feng Xiangxiang, who was in heaven, would be fine.
The only two people who showed kindness to her during her childhood finally saw a better ending.
During the days of struggling in the mud of the port city, a solid wall has already been built in my heart, but it seems that there is also a soft corner.
When she saw Qin Weihong, who had become a beggar, she was possessed and brought him out.
After suffering so much, I feel a lot more comfortable seeing Qin Weihong.
Besides, she had indeed received a lot of benefits from Qin Weihong in the past, so she just regarded it as repaying a favor.
He touched the money in his pocket, tightened his clothes, and walked quickly into the depths of the alley.
When he arrived at a large courtyard, he looked around, paid attention to the movements in the yard, and dropped something.
Pretend nothing happened and leave quickly.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a child quickly pick it up, wipe his nose, and put it in his trouser pocket.
"You're such a slob, you pick up everything and bring it home. If you tear your pants again, I won't have the time to mend them for you."
A female comrade came out of the yard. She looked young, but had a loud voice.
He glanced at his son who trotted into the room, took his hand and wiped it gently with a hot towel.
"Mom, I found this. It's so light inside. I haven't opened it yet."
The child has dark skin, but bright eyes.
He leaned close to his mother's ear and spoke, his hands not idle either. He took out a small cloth bag from his trouser pocket with great effort.
"Let me take a look, dad, come here quickly, your son is in trouble again!"
The woman was skeptical, so she opened the bag and reached in to rub it a few times.
My heart tightened, and I immediately put it back in and shouted to the man in the inner room.
There was a clattering sound, and the man skillfully picked up the stick standing next to the door and weighed it a few times.
She sucked her teeth and looked at her son's butt, wondering which side to hit first.
"Why are you so startled again? Son, I'll be your son in my next life, and I'll let you have a taste of what it's like to wipe someone's ass!"
He put his arms around Junzi's head and pinched his butt a few times with his hands.
"What are you talking about? You really deserve a slap on the mouth! Look at this—"
The woman glared at him and opened the cloth bag like a thief and put it in front of the man.
"Where's my stick? You're stealing money! I'll beat you to death!"
After reading it, the man's breathing became tight and he felt like he could hardly breathe.
He held his son with one hand and quickly grabbed the child's buttocks with the other hand. He slapped him a few times with his big hands, and Junzi cried out.
"I think you are crazy. Why are you hitting the child?"
"This kid is so young and he dares to steal money. What will he be like when he grows up?
Hit me a few more times while I can, because I won’t have this chance later.”
"Wow, wow, wow, I really didn't steal it. I found it. Someone dropped it at the door."
Junzi's butt was burning with pain, and he twisted and turned in his father's arms.
"Don't move, keep your voice down, son, did you see what that person looked like?"
The woman pinched her son's mouth with her big hand and looked outside the yard, afraid that the gossip would hear her.
Junzi pouted his mouth like a duck and nodded.
"It's a woman, not tall, dressed in black and very cool."
"Woman?"
"Mother, do we need to send this money to the police station?"
After hearing this, the man looked at the thick stack of banknotes with reluctance.
The woman fell into deep thought. She reached out and turned the bag over to search carefully. Finally, she touched an "x" symbol embroidered in the corner, and the answer came to her mind.
This symbol was agreed upon by her and Chen Lan when they were deskmates in junior high school.
Chen Lan had stayed at her house for a few days after she had a falling out with her family. This money must be to repay her favor.
"No need to return it, this is for me."
Junzi raised his hands, put on his pants, and immediately came back.
"Mom, really? Then I want to eat big meat buns!"
"Fuck me, I want to eat too!"
"All you do is eat all day. I guess all the restaurants are closed at this time."
"Mom, I can run fast, I'll go buy it!"
Junzi rushed out and came back after only two steps.
"Mom, you haven't given me the money yet."
"Here, here, here. Buy six, two for each of the three of us!"
The woman straightened her back and handed a bill to Junzi.
"Understood!"
…
Qin Weihong had not been seen for the past few days. Shao Xinming knocked on the door but no one answered. He went to the restaurant to eat while cursing.
"This is outrageous. Who is the boss?"
At the same time, Hao Jianjun went downstairs to the bicycle shed as usual.
After riding for a few steps, the familiar feeling came back.
"Who's crazy? Pulling out the plug on my bike every day!"
He doesn't know who he has offended recently, as his bicycles are lost in traffic jams every day.
"Could it be that Qin Sheng is causing trouble again? Is he turning around and taking revenge on me?
This brat, I'm going to beat his ass to pieces when I get back!"
Qin Weihong, who was sleeping in the hotel, shuddered for no reason.
He muttered, "I wonder if my uncle can find the mark I left behind?"
He suddenly regained consciousness, turned over and continued to sleep.
I fell deeper into sleep, and vaguely smelled the aroma of meat.
He took a deep breath and curled up in the quilt, twisting and turning.
The fragrance was getting farther away, forcing her to get closer, but she still insisted on closing her eyes.
My mouth pouted subconsciously, and suddenly I was slapped in the face.
“Snap—”
She was woken up by the beating. She jumped up, rubbed her eyes and looked at the person standing on the bed with an expressionless face.
When he saw who it was, he was so scared that his eyes rolled back and his body hit the headboard.
With a loud bang, he covered the back of his head and cried out in pain.
"Chen Lan, what are you doing? I'm still sleeping!"
Chen Lan jumped off the bed, put on her shoes, and threw all the clothes spread out on the bed onto Qin Weihong's forehead.
"I have to go back to Hong Kong City for an urgent matter. Shao Shao said that if you don't leave in a minute, you won't have to go there again."
"Hey, why are we going back now? The New Year hasn't even passed yet."
Qin Weihong wore her shoes backwards and dragged herself into the car with her clothes on.
Shao Xinming also looked solemn. His father called him suddenly, and he didn't know what it was about.
Could it be that his father had an illegitimate child outside and wanted to adopt him?
Such absurd things have become commonplace among the wealthy circles in Hong Kong.
The more I thought about it, the more uncomfortable I felt. I felt that the roast duck I just ate didn’t taste good anymore.
The high-spirited Xiao Ming hung his head, his fingers unconsciously clicking on the leather seat, his face full of despair.
No matter how stupid Qin Weihong was, he noticed that the atmosphere was not right and drove obediently in front.
She was still thinking about how to contact her uncle and brother after returning to Hong Kong City.
"Master, are we coming back?"
“It’s hard to say~”
Xiao Ming was melancholy, looking at the buildings passing by outside the window, and his tone made Qin Weihong jump.
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