A hint of mockery flashed in Yu Xintong's eyes; her son was not Shen Xuwen's.
She continued crying, looking aggrieved, and said, "Dad, Mom, they're bullying us so much."
Mr. and Mrs. Shen exchanged a glance, both knowing full well that if Yu Xintong and Shen Xuwen divorced, Shen Xuwen's career and marriage would be affected.
Mother Shen quickly grasped Yu Xintong's hand, took off a gold bracelet from her wrist, and put it on Yu Xintong's wrist, saying, "Xiaotong, please forgive him this once."
"We'll definitely teach him a lesson!"
Yu Xintong wiped away her tears and choked out, "Then don't say that I brought you here. Just say that you found out on your own, otherwise he will definitely hate me."
Mr. Shen almost couldn't help but curse out loud. Shen Xuwen had always been the least promising of his three sons, unable to even get into university and needing his father's help to arrange a job.
Unable to manage his work, his marriage fell apart, and he couldn't accomplish anything, Shen's father was completely disappointed in Shen Xuwen.
After saying that, Yu Xintong rode away on her bicycle, leaving the elderly couple with only her back view.
After the car had driven two blocks, Yu Xintong's face was devoid of any sorrow, replaced only by mockery and contempt.
If she weren't afraid of being seen, she would have burst out laughing.
Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen exchanged a glance. Mr. Shen then said to the driver next to him, "Go and call Shen Xuwen down."
Driver Uncle Wang was sweating profusely, but dared not disobey his superior's orders, so he could only grit his teeth and go upstairs.
At that moment, Shen Xuwen was sitting in the living room eating noodles when he suddenly heard a knock on the door, and both of them were startled.
Who would knock on the door so late?
Lu Qing walked to the door with a puzzled look, looked out through the peephole, and said, "I don't know anyone here, I'm not a resident of this building."
As she spoke, there was another knock on the door.
Shen Xuwen was also quite puzzled. He put down his chopsticks, walked to the door, and looked through the peephole.
One glance sent a chill down his spine. He rushed to the window and cautiously peered down.
As expected, he saw Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen standing facing the apartment building.
He felt a buzzing in his head as he realized that his affair with Lu Qing had been exposed.
Lu Qing peeked downstairs and naturally saw Shen's father and mother.
She glanced at Shen Xuwen's reaction and realized that Shen Xuwen was terrified of his parents.
Even if she begged Shen Xuwen to be with her now, he probably wouldn't be able to protect her.
She might end up like before, stripped naked and beaten in the street.
Thinking of this, she took a deep breath and said, "Xuwen, I've already booked a shop in Chuncheng, the neighboring province, so why don't I just take the goods there tomorrow?"
“Go back to your parents first. I don’t want to be separated from you, but I also don’t want you to fall out with your parents because of me.”
Shen Xuwen was at a loss for what to do. Everything he had was given to him by his parents, and he had no power to go against them.
Seeing how understanding Lu Qing was, he immediately hugged her and said reluctantly, "Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to divorce Yu Xintong as soon as possible and marry you in a grand and glorious way."
Lu Qing leaned against him, a bitter feeling welling up inside her. She had given up on the dream of growing old with Shen Xuwen.
But she obediently said, "Okay, I'll wait for you. No matter how long it takes, I'll wait for you in the same place."
"Xuwen, would you like to come visit me in Chuncheng if you have time?"
Shen Xuwen readily agreed and quickly took out all the money in his pocket, a total of more than thirty yuan, which he stuffed into Lu Qing's hands.
"Take care of yourself, and remember to call me if you encounter any difficulties."
Lu Qing put away the money, gazing tenderly at Shen Xuwen, her eyes filled with tears.
Shen Xuwen tenderly touched her face. Only when Uncle Wang outside was knocking so hard that the door was almost open did he reluctantly take his coat, walk to the door, open it, and leave without looking back.
After the door closed again, Lu Qing gave a self-deprecating laugh, her heart filled with coldness.
She put the money in her pocket and quickly packed her things.
She didn't stay there for long, and she didn't have much stuff; she finished packing in less than an hour.
After packing her things, she went straight to the labor market, where there were trucks for hauling goods, some for long-distance trips and some for short-distance trips.
The long-distance trip would be very expensive, but Lu Qing didn't care. She just wanted to escape the provincial capital as soon as possible, fearing that if she left too late, she would be targeted by the Shen family.
She asked several truck drivers, and finally one driver agreed to help move the goods, but he would charge her extra.
After Lu Qing agreed, she rode in the driver's car with him to his shop.
After they got out of the car, Lu Qing immediately opened the warehouse door and called them to move the goods.
Fortunately, Lu Qing only intended to test the waters first, to build a reputation before stocking up on more goods, in case the clothes didn't sell and ended up stuck in her hands.
So she doesn't have many items, only a little over two hundred sets of clothes in total.
The business was completed quickly, but she was ripped off by the driver and then drove overnight to Kunming in a truck.
By the time she arrived in Kunming, it was already late at night. The truck driver helped her put the goods in front of the shop and left.
Standing alone on the dimly lit and desolate street, Lu Qing felt an urge to cry.
She took a deep breath, turned around, took out her keys, opened the shop door, laboriously dragged the clothes little by little into the shop, and then locked the door.
Fortunately, it's not yet October and the weather isn't too cold, otherwise she wouldn't be able to make do in the shop.
She spread out the clothes, lay down on them, and stared at the dark ceiling with her eyes open, completely unable to fall asleep.
Lu Yang wasn't asleep either; he was drinking with Zheng Yuntao.
Lu Yang always felt that the luckiest thing about his long business career was meeting a group of reliable teammates.
Take Zheng Yuntao for example. In his mother's eyes, he will always be a child who can't do anything and hasn't grown up yet.
But he is actually very good at socializing and very efficient.
Just a few days ago, he talked about renting counters in shopping malls, and he immediately got to work on it. Today, he brought good news: Lu Yang can rent ten counters.
This far exceeded Lu Yang's expectations, and he couldn't help but praise Zheng Yuntao, as not just anyone could rent so many counters.
After all, the commercial sector in Guangzhou is very prosperous, and many people are scrambling to rent a counter.
"The best stalls are those near the entrance and elevator, but they're also the most expensive, costing 1,200 yuan a month. Although the rent isn't as high as at our Yangcheng Market, it's not as profitable as the market stalls either."
"Five hundred for a regular stall, that's the lowest price I can get. I only managed to get one good spot, the other nine are regular ones."
Lu Yang smiled and said, "Okay, that's good. This rent is half the price of the shops outside."
"It only costs 5,700 a month in total, which is cheaper than I expected."
"I'll transfer 20,000 yuan to your account tomorrow."
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