Liu Fen, walking behind, naturally saw Qian Sheng and his daughter. When she married Qiao Tiezhu, she heard that he had once had a girl he liked, the daughter of the village chief.
After she married Qiao Tiezhu, she had wanted to see what the girl who rejected Qiao Tiezhu looked like, after all, Qiao Tiezhu was a vocational school graduate and a man with a proper job.
But Qian Duoduo never returned to the village, and she never saw her in person. But this time she saw her, and what she really didn't want to admit was that she was jealous. She was jealous of Qian Duoduo's fashionable appearance, jealous of her high level of education, and even more jealous that Qian Duoduo occupied most of the space in Qiao Tiezhu's heart, becoming the white moonlight he loved but could not have.
So as Qiao Tiezhu's steps slowed down, she finally came to his side, glanced at his disappearing figure, and whispered, "Brother Tiezhu, I will always be with you."
Qiao Tiezhu glanced at Liu Fen, thinking of the disputes between her and his mother at home, and his brows furrowed for no apparent reason.
Seeing Qiao Tiezhu's furrowed brows, Liu Fen said, "Brother Tiezhu, he's my only younger brother. My mother says she wants to give him some money for his wedding."
Qiao Tiezhu stopped and looked at Liu Fen, saying, "You think that's just a little bit? You almost gave them my pants! I need money now, so hurry up and go to your parents' house to get it back."
Liu Fen said with a bad expression, "That money was all given to my brother as betrothal gifts, how can we get it back?"
Qiao Tiezhu's expression changed, and he said in a very unpleasant tone, "If you're not coming back, then the two of us don't need to go to Liujia Village."
Liu Fen was secretly delighted and said, "Brother Tiezhu, look, my brother is also your brother. His marriage is a good thing. I think we should go home."
Qiao Tiezhu snorted and said, "Go back to home? If you don't get this money back today, we'll go straight to the county civil affairs bureau and get a divorce certificate. We can't afford to empty the husband's family's savings to support the wife's family."
Liu Fen's face turned pale instantly at those words. She took two steps back and said, "Brother Tiezhu, you want a divorce?"
Qiao Tiezhu said, "Although our child is still young, I think my mother can take good care of him. Liu Fen, I'm not afraid of hardship or fatigue, but I'm afraid that the money I earn won't be enough to support my own mother, let alone your brother's family. So, Liu Fen, we need to settle this matter today. Either your Liu family returns the money to me, or you go back to your Liu family, and then I'll go to the police station to sue your family."
Liu Fen's face was very pale, her expression bitter, and she said with tears welling up in her eyes, "Do you really have to drive me to this dead end?"
Qiao Tiezhu said helplessly, "If you don't get the money back, I'll be driven to despair. It's either you or me. Who do you think will die?"
Liu Fen looked at Qiao Tiezhu with an icy expression and asked in a low voice, "Do you really have to do this?"
Qiao Tiezhu snorted coldly and replied, "Anyway, if I don't get this money today, I'll lose my job. Once I lose my job, you can think about the consequences yourself!" After saying that, he turned around and continued walking forward.
Upon hearing this, Liu Fen collapsed to the ground. But when she saw Qiao Tiezhu walking further and further away, she quickly got up and ran frantically towards her parents' home, praying that her mother would keep some of the money she had given her and hoping that she could get it back.
Meanwhile, after Qian Duoduo returned home with Qian Sheng, she rode the family's bicycle to Maoershan Town.
Meanwhile, Qiao Tiezhu and Liu Fen were still on their way to Liu Family Village when they suddenly felt a fragrant breeze pass by. From the figure, they could tell it was Qian Duoduo. Watching Qian Duoduo walk further and further away, Qiao Tiezhu felt a surge of bitterness and helplessness. If she had agreed to his request back then, perhaps he wouldn't be in such a sorry state now.
Qian Duoduo rode her bicycle to Mao'ershan Town first. She rode around the town for a while, and it was still the same as it had been years ago, with no changes over the years. She came to a deserted alley, quickly stored her bicycle in her farm space, and just as she was about to leave, she smelled the aroma of vegetables. She looked up and couldn't help but smile. This place was too familiar; it was the back entrance of the state-run restaurant!
Just as Qian Duoduo was about to leave, she saw a familiar face emerge. It was Chef Jiao, the chef she had once worked at the state-run restaurant. Qian Duoduo looked at him and smiled.
When Master Jiao saw Qian Duoduo's smile, he was taken aback and asked in confusion, "Who are you?" Qian Duoduo replied with a smile, "I didn't expect that after Master Jiao left the state-run restaurant, you would work here for so many years."
Master Jiao was taken aback by Qian Duoduo's words and asked again, "Who exactly are you?" Seeing that the other man didn't recognize him, Qian Duoduo didn't say anything more, simply shaking his head and leaving. Master Jiao was left standing there, dumbfounded, finally muttering, "Crazy."
Qian Duoduo strolled around the small vegetable market in Maoershan Town and found that it was almost time to cook dinner, but there weren't many people buying vegetables. Qian Duoduo thought about it and realized that everyone lived in single-story houses and almost every household had a garden. It wasn't the lean season yet, and the vegetables in the garden could last for a while.
Qian Duoduo leisurely arrived at the meat stall of the supply and marketing cooperative, only to be surprised to find it deserted, with almost no customers. Curious, she looked around and realized there were indeed very few people. She remembered the mouthwatering braised pork and egg stew Jin Jinxiu had made, and her mouth watered. So she slowly walked to the meat stall and immediately saw the butcher sitting there blankly.
When the butcher saw a stylishly dressed, pretty young woman approaching, his eyes lit up. She was clearly someone who didn't lack money. A warm smile immediately appeared on his face, and he quickly stepped forward, asking in a friendly tone, "Young lady, are you here to buy meat?"
Qian Duoduo smiled and replied, "Yes, there's quite a lot of meat in this."
The butcher then asked enthusiastically, "Which piece would you like?"
Qian Duoduo asked directly, "Do you have pork belly? I want to buy some to make braised pork."
The butcher immediately nodded: "Yes, but it's not cheap."
Qian Duoduo is no longer the person who used to save every penny. Without hesitation, she asked, "Do you still need meat coupons?"
The butcher shook his head and said, "Now, apart from needing cloth coupons to buy cloth and grain and oil certificates to buy grain and oil, nothing else needs coupons or certificates."
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