Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Letter
At night, Shu Niannian lay alone on the kang, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. Her mind was in a mess and she couldn't calm down.
The warmth on the lips seems to always be there.
He has calluses on his fingertips.
When he wiped her mouth with his fingertips, she felt a little pain.
If she really wanted to get married in this life, she actually already had a suitable person in her mind, but before today, she had never been willing to face it.
The next day, Shu Niannian stayed in bed for a rare time. Li Guifen was not like other parents who could not stand their children being lazy. No matter which of her three children wanted to sleep in, she would quietly leave the food in the pot to keep it warm and let them be lazy.
But Shu Niannian and his two siblings are also sensible, and none of them has really become a lazy bum who is only interested in eating and doing nothing.
Shu Niannian got up at noon to have lunch, and was enjoying the afternoon sun in the yard in the afternoon when Shu Meilan pushed open the door and walked straight over.
Ever since they had a falling out, Shu Meilan no longer pretended to be a pitiful little white flower in front of her. Shu Niannian still liked to see Shu Meilan's true self. It must be so tiring to pretend all day long!
"You are so lucky. You just broke off your engagement with Brother Jianjun, and now you are getting engaged to the son of the director of the machinery factory. I really envy you!"
Shu Meilan's eyes were unfriendly, but Shu Niannian saw genuine envy in her eyes.
Shu Niannian didn't say much, just said lightly, "So? Are you here to congratulate me?"
Shu Meilan sneered, "I congratulate you now, do you dare to accept it? Let's be frank, I'm here to make a deal with you."
"What deal?"
"I want to marry Brother Jianjun, but his family won't accept me. They said that it was because of me that you broke off the engagement with Brother Jianjun." At this point, Shu Meilan laughed bitterly, "Cousin, I have been competing with you since I was a child. I don't think I am worse than you. Why do you have so many things that I can't have? I am not reconciled?! I compete with you everywhere! But at this moment, I have to admit that you are indeed better than me. Look, you just broke off the engagement with Brother Jianjun, and the son of the director of the machinery factory immediately came to propose marriage. This is a marriage that many people beg for but can't get, but it fell on your head like a pie."
Shu Meilan wanted to continue her sentimental remarks, but Shu Niannian interrupted her, "There is no such deep sisterhood between the two of us. Tell me, what do you want to do?"
Shu Meilan still had a lot to say, but since Shu Niannian didn't want to listen, she could only hold it back and get to the point ahead of time, "I want you to write a letter to Grandpa and Grandma Lu, saying that you fell in love with someone else first, and then Brother Jianjun got together with me. Tell them that it wasn't because of me that you broke off the engagement with Brother Jianjun, but because you fell in love with someone else first and that's why you didn't want Brother Jianjun."
The more Shu Niannian listened, the higher her brows furrowed. Shu Meilan continued, "I know this is unfair to you, but I won't let you suffer in vain. After I marry Brother Jianjun, I will give you the courtyard house in the center of Haicheng City. What do you think?"
Shu Niannian held back her anger and listened to Shu Meilan's words. To be honest, she really couldn't understand Shu Meilan's train of thought.
"If I want that courtyard house, I can just write a letter to Grandma Lu and my engagement with Lu Jianjun will be renewed immediately. Why should I go to fulfill your wish?!"
Besides, she had spent a lot of effort to make Shu Meilan get the punishment she deserved. How could she possibly help Shu Meilan turn things around and make false confessions now?
When Shu Meilan heard Shu Niannian say this, she felt unbalanced again. She was shaking with hatred. Why could Shu Niannian be so dismissive of something she had dreamed of getting? !
Why? !
"Since you don't want it! Why can't you fulfill my wish?!"
"Because even if I help you now, you will still hurt me when you gain power! You can't change Shu Meilan." After saying this, Shu Niannian stretched out her hand towards the door, "Get out now, I don't want to see you again. Whether you and Lu Jianjun are good or bad, that's your business and his, I don't want to get involved!"
Seeing that Shu Niannian was not cooperating, Shu Meilan said fiercely, "If I don't live well, you can't live well either. You know me. If I can snatch one Lu Jianjun away, I can snatch a second Lu Jianjun from you."
Shu Niannian was really angry. At that moment, she thought of Ye Jinhong instead of Lu Jianjun or Li Zhiqiang. Shu Niannian picked up a piece of firewood on the ground and threw it hard at Shu Meilan.
Seeing that Shu Niannian was angry, Shu Meilan laughed and left.
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For several days after that, Shu Niannian was in a bad mood. During this period, Li Zhiqiang came to see her once. He brought two movie tickets and said that he wanted to invite her to see a movie. Shu Niannian did not go. She made excuses, saying that she was busy at home and had to help with the preparations for the New Year. In fact, Li Guifen could handle all this by herself. This was just Shu Niannian's excuse. Li Guifen knew that Shu Niannian did not want to go, so she helped to cover up the lie. Li Zhiqiang was not angry at all, and he praised Shu Niannian for being sensible.
After Li Zhiqiang left, Li Guifen sighed, "Li Zhiqiang is actually not bad. He has the education and family background. He is also very energetic, gentle and has a good temper. You can try him first. There is no need to reject him. Young girls have a short blooming period. Sometimes, if you miss this opportunity, you will miss it forever."
Shu Niannian listened to Li Guifen's mumbling without saying a word, just keeping her head down and burning the fire.
She was actually a little angry in her heart. The bad guy just flirted with her and that was it? !
As she was making a fire, she put the chopped wood into the stove one by one, muttering all the time: Bad guy! Bad guy! Bad guy!
The days before the New Year passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the morning of New Year's Eve. On this day, every household in the village got up early, and Shu Niannian's family was no exception.
She and Shu Wenhui and Shu Wenqiang were responsible for sweeping the yard, cleaning, and pasting Spring Festival couplets.
The words on the Spring Festival couplets were the festive couplets that Shu Niannian had written the night before.
Li Guifen and Shu Guodong were in the kitchen wrapping dumplings for breakfast and preparing lunch, a grass carp, an old hen, and they also bought a whole set of pork offal. Li Guifen washed all the meat and vegetables and prepared to make a belly-stuffed chicken for lunch.
Fish is a must, as it is a good omen for abundance every year.
The mushrooms were soaked for later use, the grass carp was washed, cut into pieces and marinated, the pork offal was washed and put into the pot and stewed. Shu Wenhui and Shu Wenqiang bought a lot of firecrackers at the market a few days ago. When breakfast was out of the pot, the firecrackers exploded with crackling sounds. Li Guifen was all smiles, and Shu Niannian also received a letter from Ye Jinhong amid the sound of firecrackers.
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