Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Reversal
Shu Meilan's return home was a grand affair. Four brand-new cars lined up from the entrance of Shujia Village to Shu Meilan's doorstep. Shu Meilan sat in the car without moving. Lu Jianjun spread out a plate of firecrackers and lit them. Shu Meilan got out of the car amid the crackling sound of firecrackers. She was wearing a loose red woolen coat and red flat-soled leather shoes. Her ramen-like hair was tied up into a small bun with a red hair flower, giving her a very 1980s Hong Kong style feel.
Lu Jianjun was wearing a red suit and had a shiny slicked-back hair. He looked very energetic. He was like a completely different person compared to when he came to pick up the bride last time.
He was considerate of Shu Meilan in every way. He personally opened the car door for Shu Meilan and helped her get out of the car. There was a muddy puddle in the middle of the road, and Lu Jianjun even squatted down and carried Shu Meilan across.
Lu Jianjun carried Shu Meilan into the house, took out White Rabbit milk candies and egg cakes from the trunk of the car, and distributed them to the neighbors who came to watch the fun.
Then, in front of everyone, he personally handed a bank book to Shu Guodong, "I didn't buy the three-turn one-ring. Meilan and I don't need it to live in Haicheng. We have a car, a TV, and clothes at home, all of which are bought ready-made at department stores. Occasionally, a button falls off, and the nanny at home will sew it for us. I married Meilan home to let her enjoy life, and she won't be involved in these rough jobs. All the money from the three-turn one-ring is in this bank account, and I'm using it to honor you. Take a look and buy whatever you want."
This is really a big deal. You know, the three turns and one ring look good when taken out, but it's just for show. It's only taken out on the wedding day to save face. After the face is saved, the woman will pack up the three turns and one ring and take it to the man's house when she goes out. The woman gets nothing from this.
But it would be different if it was converted into cash and given to the woman's family. If the three-turn and one-ring money was left to Shu Guoqiang, then it would be Shu Guoqiang's money, which is equivalent to giving Shu Guoqiang three-turn and one-ring in disguise.
Shu Guoqiang's hands were shaking with excitement. He burst into laughter and kept saying that it was not in vain that he had raised Shu Meilan.
This move not only made up for the embarrassment of not having three turns and one ring on the wedding day, but also gave Shu Meilan a lot of face.
Shu Niannian didn't go out. Li Guifen learned all these for Shu Niannian to hear.
Shu Niannian frowned. After hearing this, she felt extremely strange.
Judging from Lu Jianjun's various behaviors, he really seemed to be entangled by something dirty and he could not control his own behavior.
Shu Niannian shook her head, unwilling to think too much. She had finally managed to free herself from the quagmire of Lu Jianjun and Shu Meilan, so now she naturally wanted to hide as far away as possible.
Regardless of whether Lu Jianjun was being dominated or doing it voluntarily, from the surface, their relationship seems to be very close, which is more in line with the setting of the original book.
Shu Niannian wanted to stay away from Lu Jianjun and Shu Meilan, but Shu Meilan was unwilling to let her go.
After lunch, Shu Niannian was reviewing her lessons when Shu Meilan brought Lu Jianjun to the main room. Lu Jianjun supported Shu Meilan's arm like a eunuch serving the Empress Dowager. Shu Meilan put one hand on Lu Jianjun's arm and supported her belly, which was not yet pregnant, with the other hand. If her belly hadn't been so flat, Shu Niannian would have thought that Shu Meilan was about to give birth.
"Cousin, why didn't you go to the banquet next door for lunch? Although you didn't give me any gift money, I have called you cousin for more than ten years. I am visiting you today, so I can still afford to treat you to a meal."
Shu Meilan no longer had the timidity of the past. She looked arrogant and if you didn't know her, you would think she was a young lady from a wealthy family.
Shu Niannian doesn't care what her identity is. Anyway, if you don't provoke me, I won't provoke you. But if you insist on coming up to me and disgusting me, I can't tolerate you.
Shu Niannian took out a red envelope from the corner beside her, "Here, it's the same red envelope from a few days ago. It's not that I didn't give you the gift money, it's that I gave it to you, but you thought it was too little and didn't want it. The gift money we country people give can't be compared with that of city people."
"If you want, you can still take it now. If you want more, I'll tell you clearly, there is none!"
Shu Niannian threw the red envelope in front of Shu Meilan. Shu Meilan was so angry that her hands were shaking. She came to show off to Shu Niannian how well she was doing, but now it seemed like she was deliberately asking Shu Niannian for gift money?
Shu Meilan stepped on the red envelope and fiddled with her ramen hair with her hand. She winked at Lu Jianjun, but Lu Jianjun's eyes were dull and he looked dazed. He didn't notice Shu Meilan's look at all.
Shu Meilan pinched Lu Jianjun's arm anxiously and shouted, "My cousin insulted me, and you don't know how to defend me? Give her the wedding candy we brought. We don't want the red envelope she gave us!"
After Shu Meilan finished speaking, Lu Jianjun handed the wedding candy in his hand to Shu Niannian and said in a cold voice, "Although you don't like Meilan, Meilan still remembers that you are her cousin. Even if you don't bless Meilan and me, Meilan and I will still do our best. Please accept this wedding candy. It is also a little token of our appreciation."
When he spoke, his eyes were empty, without a trace of emotion. Shu Niannian felt that Lu Jianjun was like a puppet. He had no ideas of his own and was just a puppet that did things according to Shu Meilan's instructions.
This thought really scared Shu Niannian.
But compared to the night when Lu Jianjun came to her and cried about Shu Meilan controlling him, although Lu Jianjun was in a mess that night, he looked more like a human being.
Shu Meilan panicked when she saw Shu Niannian staring at Lu Jianjun. "What are you looking at?! Brother Jianjun is my man now. If you have any inappropriate thoughts about him again, I will dig your eyes out."
After saying that, she took Lu Jianjun's arm and left in a hurry.
Given Lu Jianjun's current situation, he could only help her put on a good show in front of strangers. Once she was in front of acquaintances, she would be exposed in minutes.
Shu Meilan frowned tightly, wondering what went wrong?
This led to Lu Jianjun's behavior of loving her, but his emotions were barren.
Even resistance.
Shu Niannian looked at the two people's backs as they walked away, and she felt flustered. Just now, for a moment, she saw struggle and pain in Lu Jianjun's eyes. However, it was only for a moment. The painful expression appeared and disappeared in an instant, so fast that it seemed like Shu Niannian's illusion.
Shu Niannian told Li Guifen her thoughts. Li Guifen frowned and thought again and again, "I don't think there is anything different about Lu Jianjun. If there is any difference, then there is one thing, that is, he is blind!"
Shu Niannian smiled and held her forehead, not thinking about it anymore. Maybe she was really overthinking it.
The news that Ye Jinhong was monitoring economic development loopholes and standardizing economic development regulations in Shu County spread quickly. Individual business owners who had just opened up their economies all heard the news and wanted to invite Ye Jinhong to dinner, but Ye Jinhong refused one by one.
Of course, the news of his engagement with Shu Niannian was actually dug out by someone with ulterior motives. For a time, many people went to No. 1 Middle School to inquire about Shu Niannian's preferences, preparing to secretly give Shu Niannian gifts to see if Shu Niannian could reveal some key information or something.
With more than a month left before the college entrance examination, Shu Niannian studied even harder. She was completely unaware of the undercurrents that were brewing beneath the surface.
Ever since Shu Niannian rejected Li Zhiqiang, Shu Guodong's position in the machinery factory suddenly became delicate. Although he and Shu Wenqiang went to work and came home as usual, and Li Changhong did not make things difficult for him, he could clearly feel that Li Changhong was not as warm to him as before. Before Li Zhiqiang went on a blind date with Shu Niannian, Li Changhong often praised Shu Guodong for his good craftsmanship and said he was the cornerstone of the machinery factory.
Now, although Li Changhong often comes to the workshop and greets Shu Guodong with a smile, Shu Guodong can clearly feel that the intimacy is gone.
The workers at the machinery factory naturally noticed Li Changhong's alienation. Those who could work in the machinery factory were all smart people. They would not embarrass Shu Guodong in person, but they all smiled and kept their distance from Shu Guodong.
Fortunately, Shu Guodong is a down-to-earth person and is not overly close to his co-workers. As long as he does his job well and gets the corresponding compensation, he doesn't want to think about anything else.
However, Shu Wenqiang has been having a very depressing time in the past few months.
He was a playful person and originally had a few pretty good friends in the factory. After the news of Li Zhiqiang and Shu Niannian's engagement spread, he suddenly had a lot of "friends". They flattered him and praised him highly, which made Shu Wenqiang feel very comfortable.
But Shu Niannian didn't like Li Zhiqiang and refused to be with him. After this incident, Shu Wenqiang not only lost those new friends who flattered him, but even those good friends who had a good relationship with Shu Wenqiang before suddenly stopped as if they had made an appointment. This made Shu Wenqiang very uncomfortable. Shu Guodong naturally saw all this. At night, when the two of them couldn't sleep and chatted, Shu Guodong slowly comforted Shu Wenqiang, "This is human nature."
“Interactions between people are not so pure, and are often mixed with interests. Do your own thing and fulfill your own duties. As for the rest, leave it to time.”
Shu Wenqiang nodded silently in the dark. After this incident, he became much more mature.
Shu Guodong had already prepared to work in the factory for the rest of his life. One day, he was doing some finishing work in the factory when Li Changhong suddenly came to him excitedly, "Brother Guodong, let's go! I'll buy you a drink!"
Shu Guodong smiled and said, "No, I still have work to do."
Li Changhong frowned, "Isn't this your job? You are a level 6 fitter in our machinery factory. You only need to do the work of a master craftsman. How can you do such a trivial thing as cleaning up the garbage on the ground? Where is Xiao Zhao?!"
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