I was thinking of going to the black market to buy some good food so I could have a big meal to celebrate.
I had just left the warehouse and was about to leave the department store.
Then Xu Zhenzhu came out of the office staircase behind the department store, and her expression was not happy.
But when he looked up and saw Xu Ningyan, he immediately put on a smug and proud look.
He waved to Xu Ningyan: "Xu Siya—"
Xu Ningyan ignored her and walked straight to the door, pretending not to hear.
Xu Zhenzhu panicked and ran after him, saying, "I called you, didn't you hear me?"
Xu Ningyan scoffed: "What does it have to do with me, Xu Ningyan, if you call her Xu Siya?"
Xu Zhenzhu was taken aback for a moment, then waved her hand: "Fine, Xu Ningyan! Do you know why I'm here today?"
Xu Ningyan retorted without any politeness, "I'm not your father or mother, why should I care what you're doing at the department store? What? You feel insignificant after marrying into the Lu family, so you come to me for help?"
Xu Zhenzhu was no match for Xu Ningyan's quick wit; she quickly found herself at a disadvantage, realizing that continuing to beat around the bush would only lead to embarrassment.
To be frank, I said, "I've been transferred to work in the county. From now on, I'm a saleswoman at the Changning Street Supply and Marketing Cooperative! See that bicycle over there? My in-laws bought it for me—a brand new Phoenix women's bicycle! Have you seen it before?"
"And in a few days, Brother Lu and I will be moving into our own house..."
Xu Zhenzhu was boasting on and on.
Xu Ningyan stroked his chin, looking at Xu Zhenzhu's smug expression, completely puzzled.
I really can't understand Xu Zhenzhu's mentality.
She stole the original owner's marriage to get to where she is today, and instead of showing any remorse, she is full of boasting and pride!
Is she so sure that after marrying Lu Kai, they will grow old together?
That's just how I am; I not only look down on Lu Kai, but I'm also wary of them.
If it were anyone else, being flaunted by Xu Zhenzhu every day, even a slightly wicked thought would lead them to harbor malicious intentions and try to snatch Lu Kai away.
Even if we don't take it, we should at least annoy them.
Xu Zhenzhu seemed certain that after marrying Lu Kai, everything would be fine and the couple would live in harmony.
I really don't know where she gets this confidence from?
Xu Zhenzhu boasted for a long time, from the change of address fee given to her by the Lu family, the tea money collected, the decoration of the new house, and the bicycle bought for her, to what she ate and drank every day.
If they don't speak up soon, they'll probably start bragging about how many times Lu Kai slept with her in one night.
Xu Ningyan spoke up: "Alright, alright, yes, yes, yes! You married the best man in the world. Your Brother Lu can reach for the moon in the sky and catch turtles in the five oceans. He can draw during the day and do it seven times a night. He's simply the best of the best. Is that alright?"
"Why are you telling me this? Are you telling me you're not good enough for such a good man? Do you need me to introduce your brother Lu to someone of equal social standing?"
He looked at Xu Zhenzhu with a half-smile.
Xu Zhenzhu felt a chill run down her spine from the gaze; the boasting was so exaggerated that her wandering mind finally returned.
After a moment of stiffness, she showed a panicked expression and said in a fierce but weak voice, "Xu Siya, what nonsense are you spouting? How are Brother Lu and I not a good match? We are a perfect match! Don't even think about trying to sow discord between us!"
Xu Ningyan waved her hand: "Yes, yes, you and your Brother Lu are a match made in heaven! Please lock it in forever, okay?"
Xu Zhenzhu felt a sense of powerlessness, as if her fists were hitting cotton!
She never expected that Xu Ningyan wouldn't be envious or jealous at all!
He stood there, stunned for a moment.
Xu Ningyan didn't want to deal with Xu Zhenzhu anymore. Seeing that she didn't speak, he turned and left. Staying with Xu Zhenzhu for even a minute longer risked infecting him with her brain disease.
By the time Xu Zhenzhu came to her senses, Xu Ningyan had already vanished.
Xu Zhenzhu tripped and fell hard. She felt that Xu Ningyan was still envious and jealous, but she was just putting on a brave face.
With such good conditions, who wouldn't envy the Lu family?
Her former colleagues at the supply and marketing cooperative were all amazed when they heard that she had married into the Lu family, and they even tried to curry favor with her.
Even the director of their supply and marketing cooperative treated her kindly and dared not offend her!
This is the life she has always dreamed of! Although she is not yet the wife of the richest man, she is already enjoying so many preferential treatments just because she is the daughter-in-law of the deputy director of the machinery factory.
How glamorous she will be when Lu Kai rises to prominence again?
Xu Zhenzhu is now bursting with confidence, believing that no one in this county has married as well as she has! And no one has a higher status than her!
Xu Ningyan's lack of envy or jealousy is all an act; she'll definitely be dying of jealousy when she gets back.
She wanted Xu Ningyan to live in her shadow from this moment on, to envy her and be jealous of her, but to be able to only look up to her!
She came to the department store today to complete the formalities, and she will start working at the street supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow.
Although she wasn't transferred to the supply and marketing cooperative of the machinery factory she had always longed for, the supply and marketing cooperative in Changning Street was one of the largest in the county, second only to the department store.
Once she achieves some success, she can choose whatever she wants, whether it's a department store or a supply and marketing cooperative in a machinery factory.
Thinking this, Xu Zhenzhu smiled and rode her bicycle to the Changning Street Supply and Marketing Cooperative to report for duty.
In the days that followed, Xu Ningyan would occasionally run into Xu Zhenzhu a few times.
Every time Xu Zhenzhu saw her, she would eagerly show off.
She and Lu Kai have moved out of the machinery factory and into Yuwei Hutong, which is not too far from the factory and not too far from the supply and marketing cooperative where Xu Zhenzhu works.
The young couple has three rooms, a small courtyard, a kitchen, and a toilet. The room is fully furnished with all kinds of furniture. They can live their own little life behind closed doors, which is really enviable.
Now she has been transferred to the county's supply and marketing cooperative, and soon her reputation spread widely throughout the county's supply and marketing system.
It is said that when she started working at the supply and marketing cooperative in Changning Street, the leaders took good care of her and arranged for her to work at the counter selling bicycles and sewing machines.
This counter job is both easy and respectable, and you get a decent salary.
How many people are envious of this position? She was parachuted in; who can accept that?
After inquiring about Xu Zhenzhu's background, everyone outwardly kept quiet, but secretly no one knew anything about it.
Xu Zhenzhu was also a high-profile person. After arriving, she considered herself superior and acted cold and aloof, as if everyone else were just country bumpkins.
Nowadays, most of the sales clerks in the supply and marketing cooperatives don't have a very good attitude, but Xu Zhenzhu is particularly contemptuous of people.
She had only been working for less than two months, partly due to her own reasons and partly due to others stirring things up behind the scenes; in any case, she had already offended quite a few people.
They just didn't say it on the surface, but Xu Zhenzhu was still smug, thinking that this was a matter of face for the Lu family.
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