On the day the triplets reported to Huaqing University, Liu Meiyun donated the two boxes of books she brought back from Country M to the Huaqing Library.
Principal Zeng, who was about to retire, was surprised when he saw Liu Meiyun bring this year's college entrance examination science champion "Lu Yunzhong" to register.
Then he saw Lu Yunsheng, who had just won the World Table Tennis Championships, also calling Liu Meiyun "Mom", and he lost his composure.
Principal Zeng: "Are these three your sons?"
Liu Meiyun nodded and smiled, "Yes, my biological child."
Principal Zeng: “…”
When he learned that Liu Meiyu did not take care of the children full-time after graduation, but worked as a self-employed person while taking care of the family, and that now not only has she brought up three sons at Huaqing, but also that the domestic clothing brand "Huamei" that has become a household name in recent years was actually founded by her, Principal Zeng shook the hand holding the teacup slightly.
"That... Comrade Liu Meiyun is indeed an outstanding graduate of our Huaqing. She is very outstanding in whatever field she chooses to work in. The books she donated to the library this time are very valuable. Huaqing is really proud of you for your kindness and achievements."
This was the first time that Principal Zeng praised Liu Meiyun since she rejected her graduation assignment despite all objections.
At the beginning, such a good talent was stubborn and did not follow the school's arrangement. Principal Zeng was not only disappointed but also angry. But now that Liu Meiyu sent three talents to Huaqing at once, Principal Zeng's anger subsided.
After making Principal Zeng happy, Dabao and his friends started their college life, so Liu Meiyu planned to go to Pengcheng.
In 1988, Pengcheng Development Bank and the future real estate giant Vanke implemented shareholding reform and publicly issued stocks on the Pengcheng Stock Exchange. It is said that Vanke's stock was one yuan per share at that time, and no one would buy it no matter how much people tried to persuade them.
The salesmen were eloquent, but the villagers didn't buy it at all when they promoted it from the city to the countryside. The "Development Bank Stocks" issued earlier than Vanke were even harder to sell. In order to support reform and complete the issuance task, a certain unit even regarded the purchase of stocks as a political task, not only encouraging employees to buy, but also offering extra subsidies. Municipal staff took the lead in selling and hawking, but no one was interested.
At that time, stocks were still a new thing for ordinary people. Asking them to pay out of their pockets to buy paper stocks, and not knowing when they can get the money back in the future, was too risky for most bosses, and they did not dare to take the risk lightly.
At that time, not only were stocks hard to sell, but even the Treasury bonds that had been promoted everywhere in the previous years were difficult for people to accept.
However, it was also in this year that treasury bonds were allowed to be listed and traded, and some people made millions by reselling treasury bonds with 20,000 yuan in cash in just a few months.
Liu Meiyu went to Pengcheng to register an investment company. She, an ordinary citizen, had to take the risks that others were unwilling to take.
So during that period of time, Liu Meiyu lived in Pengcheng Hotel, and as soon as the shares of Development Bank were listed, she took Zhong Xingguo and a few other grown men with sacks of cash to the counter to buy stocks!
When others buy stocks worth 20,000 yuan, they say it is an act of "dedication" and is considered as supporting national construction. However, Liu Meiyun spent one million yuan to buy stocks of "Pengfa" and "Vanke", which made the salesperson very happy.
Of course, Liu Meiyu came to Pengcheng not only to buy stocks. She also registered a "Hua'an" construction engineering company in Pengcheng, hoping to enter the real estate industry when the opportunity arises.
However, her current funding pool is too small to take on big projects, so she just wants to see if there is a chance to follow the big guys and pick up some small projects, and then build a foundation in Pengcheng step by step.
However, Liu Meiyu who was staying in the hotel could never have imagined that this big boss would show up so quickly.
That day, just after she finished taking a shower, Lu Changzheng suddenly appeared at the door of the hotel, covered in dust.
"Why are you here?" She wiped her hair with a puzzled look.
Seeing that Liu Meiyun dared to open the door in her nightgown, Lu Changzheng frowned and said in a heavy tone, "Why are you opening the door in this late at night?"
Liu Meiyu, who had just finished taking a shower, had a rosy complexion and her wet hair was casually draped over her shoulders. Her eyes were bright and she always looked at people with affection, leaving a deep impression at first sight.
Liu Meiyu looked down. She was still wearing pajamas under her bathrobe. Why didn't she dare to open the door? Besides, she had booked a high-end hotel, and Zhong Xingguo and his friends were next door. What was there to worry about?
"You are not alert at all. What if it is a bad guy? You will open the door to anyone who knocks?"
The man frowned, looking worried.
Liu Meiyun: "I just ordered a midnight snack and thought it was the waiter."
As soon as she finished speaking, the hotel waiter brought the midnight snack to the door. Liu Meiyu opened the door for him. After the waiter left, she saw that the man's face was still gloomy and he was staring at his pajamas.
Seeing that the man should have just come from the station late at night, Liu Meiyu sighed and chose not to bother with him. She took a sports jacket from her suitcase and put it on, zipping it up tightly.
"Is that all right now?" Liu Meiyu rolled her eyes and asked him, "Why didn't you tell me you were coming? What happened at home?"
Lu Changzheng's expression softened a bit, and he grabbed the towel to wipe her hair, but he couldn't help but criticize her: "Why are you washing your hair so late at night? Can't you wash it in the daytime when the sun is out?"
"There is a hair dryer." Liu Meiyu was impatient to deal with him and said directly: "What's the matter with you? Are you here to cause trouble suddenly? If you give me the cold shoulder again, I will be angry!"
Lu Changzheng: "Why haven't you answered my pager these past few days? I called the hotel front desk, but you're never here."
"My pager was stolen while I was having dinner at a restaurant. Didn't I call home just now? I've been running around these days, registering a company, handling a lot of paperwork."
Liu Meiyu thought to herself that it seemed like she hadn't contacted her family for just a few days. She was so busy every day that she fell asleep as soon as she returned to the hotel exhausted. Just when she was about to call home the next morning, Lu Changzheng came early in the evening.
She was incredulous: "You came all the way here just for this?"
"That's not the case." Lu Changzheng went to the bathroom and took out the hair dryer Liu Meiyun had mentioned. He plugged it in and blew her hair dry. He let her finish her meal and fill her stomach before saying, "Mom told me that your uncle has returned to China and is also in Pengcheng. He will probably come to see you in the next two days. I was worried so I came to check on you."
"uncle?"
Liu Meiyu couldn't remember this person for a while. After she went over it in her mind, she remembered that this was the uncle that Zhou Huiru had told her about, who had gone abroad with a box of small yellow croaker a long time ago.
He is Zhou Huiru's only biological brother. Apart from one letter, there has been no news from him for decades.
"He called my dad's school office. It seems he just got back. He heard you were in Pengcheng, so he came to see you before returning to Shanghai."
Although Lu Changzheng confirmed the other person's identity from her husband's mother, he was still worried over the phone. After all, they hadn't seen each other for decades, and it was hard to tell whether the person was a good person or a bad person.
"When are you coming?"
"The day after tomorrow." Lu Changzheng took out a piece of paper from his pocket. "It has his contact information. He seems to have a project in Pengcheng. He said he will come over after he finishes it."
Liu Meiyu took the note and looked at it. The address on it was the largest and most luxurious hotel in Pengcheng, and the name on the note was also "Mr. John".
The original owner's uncle went abroad so early and had no news for decades. He had no worries about money with a box of small yellow croaker, so he must have changed his identity and married and settled abroad over the years. He came back and worked on a project in Pengcheng, so he must be a Chinese foreign businessman.
Pengcheng is currently attracting a large amount of foreign investment. This time her uncle came back, in addition to recognizing his relatives, it seems that he also plans to invest.
The people arrived the day after tomorrow, so Liu Meiyun simply took Lu Changzheng out for a day, bought him a few suits, and took him to the beach to eat authentic seafood.
Pengcheng has undergone tremendous changes in the past few years, and Lu Changzheng seems like a country bumpkin moving to the city.
The streets were filled with the sounds of construction sites, the National Trade Building, SEG Electronics in Huaqiangbei, the new gadgets sold by various stalls in Dongmen Old Street, as well as street-side hotels, hair salons, bookstores, clothing stores, furniture materials, etc. It was completely different from when they came to Pengcheng to catch human traffickers several years ago.
"No wonder you said you can make a fortune by selling junk in Pengcheng."
Even if Lu Changzheng didn't know how to do business, he could see from the construction work going on everywhere, the steel bars all over the ground, and the various mobile stalls near the construction sites that as long as you are diligent and not lazy, you will never be poor or hungry.
"Of course not." Liu Meiyu took the man's arm and walked to a construction site. They saw a cart selling lunch boxes. A woman with a child on her back was serving lunch to the workers. An old woman squatting on the ground next to her was wearing a headscarf and washing dishes for the workers next to the water pipe.
Someone urged her to finish her meal. After the woman finished, she turned around and yelled at the old woman: "Wash faster! Can't you see that people are urging you to finish? There are only a few dishes and you are still dawdling. I never saw you eat less when you were eating!"
"It will be fine soon." The old woman said weakly.
"I feed you for nothing, but you're not happy with the work you do. If you're not happy, just go away. I won't stop you. It'll be easier for me to hire someone else!"
The old woman quickened her movements and did not dare to talk back. Her wrinkled hands were soaked in the water. They were thick and swollen, and looked very pitiful.
Lu Changzheng only frowned slightly, but Liu Meiyu stared at the old woman for a long time, with an unpredictable expression on her face.
"What's wrong?" he wondered.
"I'm hungry. Let's buy two box lunches." Liu Meiyu raised the corner of her mouth slightly. Regardless of the confusion on the man's face, she directly pulled Lu Changzheng to the cart and asked for two box lunches.
"Comrade, why don't you use disposable lunch boxes when you sell food? Why do you have to make workers bring their own lunch boxes and wash dishes for them?"
Liu Meiyu asked curiously in a soft voice.
The woman was swinging the child on her back while serving food to Liu Meiyun and the others. She explained loudly, "Some workers like to use their own lunch boxes. Anyway, the water pipes on the construction site are free for me to use. I help them wash dishes, and they still like to come to me to get food!"
Lu Changzheng saw that the woman was not only harsh on the old man but also spoke loudly. He frowned slightly. The old woman next to him was hunched over, probably because of a backache. Seeing that the woman was talking to them, she dared to hide and lightly hit her waist twice.
The woman happened to see the sympathetic look that Lu Changzheng gave the old woman. She waved her rice spoon carelessly and said, "This is my mother-in-law. Our hometown is "Dahe Village". Don't think I'm abusing her. She used to abuse me a lot! None of the sons she raised were good enough. One died, and the other refused to support her in her old age. She came out to work with me because no one wanted her! It's good enough that I give her a bite to eat. Washing dishes and doing some work is not considered abuse!"
"Her son is dead?" Liu Meiyu was surprised.
The woman looked Liu Meiyun up and down and asked curiously, "Do you know her?"
"I don't know him." Liu Meiyun shook her head and said something nonsense: "I'm just curious, how can a son not be willing to support his mother in her old age."
"What's so strange about this!" The woman put aside her doubts, waved her rice spoon, and said directly: "She was afraid that she would not be able to have children. The eldest son was adopted. Later, she gave birth to another son, who is my husband. She was partial to him and took advantage of the eldest son's family to supplement her younger son. Later, my husband died in an accident, and she was left with only the adopted son. How could his family support her in her old age? She just threw him out!"
"Is it so miserable?" Liu Meiyu raised her eyebrows. Although she said "miserable", there was no sympathy on her face.
The woman seemed to see a bit of happiness and joy on Liu Meiyun's face.
Anyway, as long as it wasn't sympathy, the woman had an inexplicable liking for Liu Meiyu. She couldn't help but pull Liu Meiyu to the cooler shed next to her and started to complain: "What a tragedy, she deserves it. You don't know how hateful that old woman is. She used to torture her daughter-in-law at home! My eldest uncle's family doesn't support her, but I don't say anything. Anyway, she just eats a meal here, and I can call her to work for me. I'll just take it as revenge."
Liu Meiyun likes to take revenge directly without any fear. She smiled and said, "It seems your mother-in-law has done a lot of harm."
The woman nodded. Seeing that Liu Meiyu was really on her side, she spoke more vigorously: "That's right! I'm telling you, I just got married and haven't gotten pregnant for two years, but this damn old woman has been looking for trouble every day, sucking the blood of my eldest uncle's family, and then throwing dirty water on me. She wants to push all the dirty and tiring work to me. Her own bones are still fine. It's fine that she doesn't do any work in the fields, but she also wants me to serve her by bringing her footbath water every day. She's just like the evil mother-in-law in the old society!"
Liu Meiyun pretended to be curious: "Then your husband doesn't care?"
"He doesn't care about shit!" The woman was not polite when she talked about her husband. "He is a good-for-nothing. He listens to his mother in everything. He has accomplished nothing as a soldier. His mother grumbles at home and tells him to go home, but he doesn't want to be a good soldier. He can't do anything when he comes home. He looks like a gentleman, but he is useless. He is in his teens and still can't be weaned!"
"Two years ago, I asked him to go out to work with me, but his mother wouldn't let him. She insisted that he stay in that poor place in his hometown. As a result, when the village was repairing the road in winter, a landslide occurred and he was crushed to death. Do you think this is fate?"
The woman was not completely resentful towards her husband. If she had to complain, she would blame the old woman more. She had obviously not allowed her husband to work on the road, but when the old woman heard that the salary was high and that there were acquaintances there so she could avoid the job, she pushed her son to go and earn the salary that he could avoid!
As a result, the person is gone!
Liu Meiyun comforted her a few words and couldn't help but be curious: "Then who is the child on your back?"
The woman's husband had been dead for two years, but the baby on her back looked less than one year old.
"I picked this up at the construction site." The woman explained seriously, "I really picked it up, I didn't kidnap her. It was at that big construction site over there. I saw it when I went out to sell lunch boxes this morning. It was thrown at the entrance of the construction site. The workers there can testify for me. You can tell me how dangerous it was. The ground was full of bricks. I don't know which conscienceless parents would have thought it was a girl. I sent her to the police station, but they wouldn't take her in. Since they didn't want her, I decided to raise her myself. Anyway, I don't have any sons or daughters, so I'll raise her as my own and not let her down!"
"Sister, you are doing good deeds, and good things will surely be rewarded."
Seeing the child on the woman's back sleeping soundly, with his body clean and tidy, and the woman willing to buy her a pacifier for a few dollars, she really raises the child like her own.
"If it weren't for this old woman, my own child would be so old now!" The woman's eyes were red when she talked about the child. "In the early years, she quarreled with me every day, scolded me for being a hen that didn't lay eggs, and forced her son to divorce me and find another woman. But one winter, I didn't even know I was pregnant. We had a fight outside over a trivial matter, and I fell into an ice hole. The child was gone, and I never got pregnant again!"
After saying that, the woman glared at the old lady who was dodging and rubbing her waist in front of the cart, and said angrily: "You damn old woman, you didn't even clean up the floor after washing the dishes. No one is buying food now, so clean up those buckets! If I see you dodging again, you'll eat less for dinner!"
The woman yelled, and the child on her back seemed to be used to it, and showed no sign of waking up. Instead, the old lady's shoulders were shaking violently, and she fell to the ground in fear.
“…”
After listening to the entire story, Lu Changzheng immediately corrected his one-sided judgment.
Sometimes, when looking at a problem, you really can't just look at the surface.
But he was curious about why Liu Meiyu was so curious about the things happening in the woman's home.
"Do you know them?" Lu Changzheng couldn't wait to ask as they walked away.
Liu Meiyu shrugged: "We are acquaintances, then."
The original owner's wicked mother-in-law in her previous life now has someone to deal with her, and the original owner's useless husband in her previous life also died in an accident, which means that in this life, the old woman will end up without any descendants. The original owner could see it, and I don't know if she could feel any comfort in her heart. Anyway, as a bystander from another world, she felt very happy to see it.
The original owner of the person is such a beautiful girl. You can't bully her just because she is gentle and weak.
She took the original owner's gold bars, but treated her like a maid. She used the fact that the original owner couldn't have children to harass her every day and didn't let her take the college entrance examination. She saw someone bullying the original owner's stupid brother, but not only did she not help, the old lady also fanned the flames and indirectly killed the person.
This is why the original owner chose to commit suicide out of weakness. If it were her, she would not give the old woman a chance to perform.
No, if it were her, she would never be so blind as to fall in love with such an incompetent husband.
When Lu Changzheng heard the ending of another "Liu Meiyu" from his daughter-in-law, his brows furrowed even deeper.
This is because the man is dead! If he wasn't dead, he would have been so angry that he would have wanted to beat the man to death.
If he can't even protect his own wife, what kind of man is he?
Thinking of the original owner’s husband in her previous life, Liu Meiyu couldn’t help but think of another source of the original owner’s tragic end - Qin Xiaoyue.
"I don't think I told you that the man had feelings for Song Hongying in this life. It was Song Hongying who wrote to me and told me so that I asked you to introduce a reliable person to her as soon as possible."
Lu Changzheng's mouth twitched, and he said in disbelief, "What's so good about that man? How could Song Hongying be attracted to someone like him?"
"He looks OK, right?" Liu Meiyu thought for a moment and said, "He's gentle and fair-skinned, and looks decent. When he's pursuing you, he's gentle and considerate, saying sweet nothings to you, and making promises to you. A simple girl with little love experience, how could she resist his persistence? Plus, with Qin Xiaoyue's help, whether it's "Liu Meiyu" in the previous life or Song Hongying in this life, when the art troupe couldn't stand Qin Xiaoyue's bullying, such a caring and considerate person suddenly appeared by their side. When people are in adversity, they are most likely to grasp at straws for warmth, but they are also likely to get into trouble."
"Did Qin Xiaoyue instigate this?"
Lu Changzheng was also a smart man and understood things immediately.
Liu Meiyun nodded: "Except for her, no one else's jealousy can be so crazy."
When she was in the art troupe, her family was in power and all her relatives were "active elements". Now that her family has fallen, Liu Meiyu is not afraid, but she has fled to the other side again and is still on the wanted list of the public security.
All I can say is, don't let her encounter it, and if you do, report it to her for a one-stop service.
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