Chapter 264 I Will Never Let You Down Again

A cold wind blew through the forest, and the trees creaked in the wind.

In the cold wind, Su Mei and Su Shengxue took Yang Suhua along the winding mountain road towards the distant town.

The three of them left home very early.

In order to allow Su Mei and Su Shengxue to take Yang Suhua away smoothly, Jiang Guangzong went to the field early in the morning and led Yang Suhua's family out.

After bringing Yang Suhua out of the cowshed, Su Mei helped loosen the rope that bound her hands.

But she was not completely untied. Yang Suhua had to be tied up and taken away, and everyone in the nearby villages who saw Yang Suhua would know that she had been sent to prison.

Doing so would mean that Yang Suhua would completely disappear socially from the place where she was born and raised.

It’s the coldest month of winter, and the Chinese New Year is only five days away.

The air was filled with a bone-chilling chill.

In such weather, Yang Suhua was still wearing thin clothes full of patches. She bit her lip and shivered in the wind in the woods.

Su Shengxue was about to take off one of his clothes and put it on Yang Suhua, but was stopped by Su Mei. She shook her head at Su Shengxue:

"If you put clothes on her and someone bumps into her, will they still believe that we are sending her to jail? Let her freeze until her lips turn purple and her whole body trembles. Only those passers-by will know how pitiful she was and how we carried her to jail."

"Will this freeze people to death?" Although Su Shengxue felt that what Su Mei said made sense, he was still a little hesitant.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Yang Suhua hurriedly said:

"It's okay. I've been wearing this since I was a kid. If it gets cold for a while, I'll get warmer after walking a long distance. I won't get sick from the cold."

"Well, don't misunderstand me... I didn't let him give you clothes because I was afraid that someone would see through it. If your parents knew that you were not in jail, it would definitely bring you endless trouble in the future." Su Mei was afraid that Yang Suhua would misunderstand her meaning, so she hurriedly explained a few more sentences.

Yang Suhua did not respond. She hated herself very much. On the one hand, she hated Su Mei's humiliation and betrayal, but on the other hand, she was spineless enough to choose to accept her help.

She was very conflicted and couldn't open her mouth to talk to Su Mei. She was also unsure and didn't quite believe that she would be so kind as to save her from the dire situation.

But she believed in Grandpa Su, and facing a thorny fate, she could only give it a try. The worst outcome was that Su Mei really sent her to jail.

Seeing that Yang Suhua didn't say anything, Su Mei didn't mind. No matter who it was, being stripped naked and tortured by the abuser would be unforgivable.

There are only a few villages in a dozen or so, which is not a big area. People in some villages know each other.

If someone met the three of them on the road and saw Yang Suhua with her hands tied, and asked what they were doing, Su Mei would immediately say angrily:

"We need to send her to the police station to be jailed. This murderer almost took my life."

After walking all the way like this, Su Mei believed that after today, people in the nearby villages would all know that a girl in Xiaogang Village attempted to kill someone and was tied up and sent to the public security bureau.

When they arrived in the town, Su Mei and Su Shengxue took the last bus and sent Yang Suhua to the city.

It was not until they got off the car in the city and reached a deserted corner that Su Mei and Su Shengxue untied the rope on Yang Suhua's hands.

After her hands were completely free, Yang Suhua moved her arms. She still felt like it was all a dream and glanced at Su Mei several times in disbelief.

Su Mei seemed not to notice her gaze and took Yang Suhua directly to the guesthouse where she and Huo Jianguo had stayed before.

Among the three people, only Su Mei had a letter of introduction issued by the university.

Only those with a letter of introduction could stay overnight in the guesthouse. Su Mei handed her letter of introduction to Yang Suhua.

After paying half a month's accommodation fee, Su Mei sent Yang Suhua to the room upstairs.

She handed the parcel she had been carrying to Yang Suhua, took out ten yuan and put it in her hand, then Su Mei said:

"You stay here first, and I will come to find you in half a month, and then you can leave here with me.

Remember, except for eating, stay in the guesthouse and don't go anywhere these days. Although you have my letter of introduction, you can't read and it will be easy to be exposed if you go out.

Also, don't even think about running away. You don't have the ability to survive outside and you don't have an identity. If you run around and get caught, you will be deported back to your place of origin.

You know what the outcome will be."

"I know." Although Yang Suhua was illiterate, she was not stupid and naturally understood what Su Mei said.

A person without an identity cannot survive in the outside world, otherwise she would have run away long ago.

But Yang Suhua still felt confused, so she asked Su Mei:

"Why are you suddenly so nice to me? Although I can't believe it, I'm sure now that you are really helping me. Why?"

"I have explained the reason to you. I forgot that you jumped into the cold pond to save me... I just happened to remember it when I was unconscious that day, so I regret it. I shouldn't have done those things to you." Su Mei's voice was very sincere. Although she didn't do those things, she still felt sorry for Yang Suhua's experience.

Yang Suhua said: "I will not forgive you."

"I know." Su Mei nodded and pointed to her neck: "If you still want to strangle me now, I won't resist. I'll just give my life back to you."

"Don't think I don't dare." Yang Suhua looked at Su Mei hatefully, and finally sat on the bed in a frustrated mood, "If I find out that you are still playing tricks on me, I will definitely kill you!"

"Okay! Then Sister Suhua, you can have a good rest here. There is a steamed bun shop next to the guesthouse. The money I give you is enough for you to eat for half a month and have some left over.

Just wait for me here, I'm leaving now, bye!" Su Mei said as she playfully patted Yang Suhua's face. She knew that Yang Suhua would definitely not strangle herself to death.

Because Yang Suhua still has light and hope. As long as there is hope ahead, she will not let herself go to a dead end.

After being slapped on the face, Yang Suhua blushed. She lowered her head awkwardly and asked in a low voice:

"You gave me the letter of introduction, so where are you and your brother staying at night? Also, you said you would take me away and take me to Yanjing, but I don't have the letter of introduction, so what will I do there?"

"We'll talk about it after we get there. Don't worry, we'll find a way." Su Mei patted Yang Suhua's shoulder soothingly, "I'm leaving now. My brother and I will go to the station waiting room to rest and wait for the bus back tomorrow morning.

There are also steamed buns that my mom made this morning in the bag. It’s too late today so just have two bites. We can eat out tomorrow. Let’s go!”

"What about you? What do you want to eat? I'm not hungry. You can take this nest." Yang Suhua said as she was about to take out the food and hand it to Su Mei.

Su Mei waved her hands hurriedly: "Just take it! My brother and I are going to the hotel for dinner... The hotel is close to the station but far from the guesthouse. It's too late now. If we walk there, we'll have to take you back..."

"I know, I can just eat the nest." Yang Suhua interrupted Su Mei, "You don't have to explain to me carefully all the time. Since I have already followed you out, I will believe you."

"Sister Suhua, no matter what you think in your heart, I still want to promise you that Su Mei... will not let you down again." Su Mei looked at Yang Suhua deeply, then turned and walked out.

After going downstairs, Su Mei and Su Shengxue left the guesthouse together.

The two of them went to the state-owned hotel for dinner.

After dinner, they went to the old and shabby little waiting room in the county town. They sat on the mottled and paint-chipped bench, waiting for the night to pass.

Su Shengxue leaned back in his chair and asked Su Mei:

"How do you plan to take Yang Suhua to Yanjing? Don't forget that you need to introduce Xin to take the train."