Zhou Chunhua blinked a few times in disbelief before looking over again.
It really was Su Mu! But she remembered that this place was quite far from the family compound.
However, what shocked her even more was that the once youthful and beautiful Su Mu had now become such a horrible sight!
My hair is frizzy, dry, and yellow.
The shoulders, belly, and buttocks are all the same width; if you don't look at the head, you can't even tell the A and B sides apart.
Her once fair and delicate hands, like slender scallions, now lack the high-end and gorgeous manicure.
Instead, there was dark skin and numerous cuts and lacerations.
And the black stockings that used to be worn regardless of the weather have now been replaced by cheap synthetic fiber loungewear.
And the high heels that she never took off when she was doing *that* with Liao Nanxing are now just flip-flops that cost five yuan a pair.
Zhou Chunhua chuckled, her lips curving upwards.
She really wanted to go up and ask Su Mu if this dazed, bewitched look was what she wanted.
Lost in thought, I heard the sales assistant say, "Ma'am! I was just following the mall's rules and talking to you nicely, why are you making personal attacks? It's not me who says you can't pick vegetable leaves, so please don't be so rude."
I'm just an employee, please don't make things difficult for me!
"I said something harsh? I can say something even harsher, do you want to hear it? You still have the nerve to say I'm making things difficult for you? Isn't this all your own fault?"
I've been here more than once or twice, and everyone pretends not to see me, but you insist on causing trouble! Why do you care so much?
"No, if you said you'd just pick off a leaf or two and buy the whole vegetable, I wouldn't say anything. But you only take what you've picked off, and you don't buy the whole thing. To put it bluntly, you're taking advantage; to put it bluntly, what's the difference between this and stealing?"
Zhou Chunhua turned her head to look at the bag of vegetables on the vegetable shelf.
That's really true!
Could it be that Liao Nanxing can't even afford vegetables anymore?
Should we let Su Mu come and steal vegetables?
A murmur of discussion arose from the surrounding area.
The onlookers began to criticize Su Mu.
Some people said, "This isn't buying vegetables, it's stealing them! And they still have the nerve to argue with people here."
"If you're really so poor that you can't afford vegetables, just tell them directly, and they'll give you some. To do this and then act so self-righteously is just shameless."
"Thieves and thieves, aren't they afraid of setting a bad example for children?"
"They can't even afford to eat, yet they have children. Isn't that just a sin?"
Amidst the rising tide of accusations from the surrounding crowd, Su Mu put his hands on his hips, turned around, and started arguing with the onlookers.
When Su Mu turned to her, their eyes met. Su Mu's pupils contracted, her mouth opened wide, but she couldn't make a sound.
Zhou Chunhua raised an eyebrow, and the corners of her mouth curved even higher.
“Zhou, Chun, Hua…”
The low voice was drowned out by the accusations from those around him.
She didn't hide; instead, she pushed through the crowd, stood in front of Su Mu, and asked, "Is this the life you've taken from me by every means possible? How is it? Are you comfortable, Mrs. Liao?"
Look at yourself now. You're in the prime of your life, and you've turned out like this. Tsk tsk tsk, what were you thinking?
Su Mu's shocked expression slowly faded, his features twisted into a sinister grimace.
"Zhou! Chun! Hua!" she suddenly shouted, oblivious to everyone else, "It's all because of you! All the pain I've endured is because of you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Mu raised a bag full of vegetable leaves and pounced on her.
Just as she was about to step aside, she was suddenly pulled into someone's arms.
With a whoosh, the vegetable leaves scattered everywhere.
And the person blocking her way was none other than Gu Yao.
Above Gu Yao's head, two wilted, rotten vegetable leaves drooped.
She reached out and removed the vegetable leaf from Gu Yao's head, then awkwardly grimaced.
Gu Yao turned around and grasped Su Mu's fist.
"Having experienced Mrs. Liao's life, wouldn't you like to experience life in prison?"
Su Mu immediately stopped making a move.
Tears streamed down her reddened eyes.
Her extremely aggrieved expression gradually quieted down the people around her.
Zhou Chunhua even overheard someone say, "Could it be that the wife has run into her husband and his mistress?"
"You know what, it really does look alike."
"These days, we see this kind of thing all the time. If that's really the case, she's actually quite pitiful. Nine times out of ten, it's because her husband doesn't give her any household allowance that she's resorting to stealing vegetables!"
"Wow! Are mistresses really this brazen now? They're so shameless!"
"Scumbag!"
"..."
Zhou Chunhua couldn't stand it anymore and pulled Gu Yao behind her.
She faced Su Mu directly.
"I really don't know what you're complaining about! You're the one who broke up my family and became my mistress. I gave in to you, and now you think things aren't good anymore? So, you're blaming me? Blaming me for letting you have my husband? That's ridiculous!"
Let me tell you, this is what they call karma; no one escapes the judgment of Heaven!
The insults and whispers behind him suddenly fell silent.
She cleared her throat: "Mrs. Liao, enjoy the life you've seized. I'll just watch with my eyes open and see if your love with Liao Nanxing can withstand the test of daily life."
After saying that, she pulled Gu Yao back to where the cart was.
Arguing is arguing, and grocery shopping is grocery shopping.
Su Mu fled in disarray amidst the accusations and sarcastic remarks of those around him.
Vegetable leaves were scattered all over the ground.
Soon, the vegetable section was restored to order.
After queuing up to weigh their groceries, she and Gu Yao carried them home.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Su Mu, wearing flip-flops, walked along wiping away tears.
Why? Why did she turn her perfectly good life into this mess?
Just thinking about Zhou Chunhua's appearance made Su Mu's mouth tingle and his heart feel bitter.
Looking at her empty hands, she didn't even have time to curse Zhou Chunhua, but began to worry about how to deal with Xu Xiuzhen.
It's a waste of time to walk so far today.
She quickened her pace and walked towards the market.
I need to quickly find a decent dish to cook with.
Xu Xiuzhen gave her the money for vegetables, but she had a more important use for it.
...
food market.
At this time, many vendors are packing up their stalls.
Su Mu began to pay attention to the vegetables that the vendors were about to throw away.
After confirming that the other party didn't want it, she started picking and choosing.
Fortunately, some vendors would give her their unwanted vegetables when they saw her carrying a child on her back.
Several older women also picked up some vegetables that they had brought to sell and gave them to her.
So it didn't take much effort to get the vegetables ready.
She turned around and went to the butcher shop to buy a few yuan's worth of meat.
She even asked the owner to slice the meat into pieces for her.
Xu Xiuzhen could tell whether the pieces of meat were good or bad once they were taken back.
If it's shredded into meat slices, she won't be able to tell.
I paid.
Su Mu looked at the dozen or so yuan she had left in her hand; she still had to hurry to the feed store.
As soon as I entered, the shop owner greeted me warmly: "Why are you always so late? If you come any later, I'll be closed! Do you want the same model as before today? How much do you want?"
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