"Your brother and sister-in-law are inside, don't disturb them."
After saying that, he gave Lin Meizhi a disgruntled look, thinking to himself, "Let's see if you still have the nerve to come looking for my son."
Little did they know that Lin Meizhi was incredibly thick-skinned. She smiled and said, "Okay, Auntie, then I won't go in. I'll just wait outside the courtyard gate. Mingyue, please call Brother Mingshen out."
This is practically blatant dating! Cao Maizi called out towards her son's door, "Shenzi, come out!"
To keep warm, Zhou Mingshen closed the door tightly. The two sat together, busy with their own tasks and talking, unaware of the commotion outside.
Wei Mingshen was so focused on the fact that he was asking Su Xueli about her "lover".
"I've told you about my situation with her, so in exchange, you have to tell me who he is and how you two got together."
Su Xueli didn't have a boyfriend; she just picked one up casually back then.
At this point, he had no choice but to resort to shamelessness: "I never agreed to exchange with you. You were the one who said it. I didn't beg you to say it."
"You can't say that. It's all about reciprocity. Since you listened to me, you have to say what you think. You have to be kind."
Su Xueli shook her head: "I don't want to be a kind person, kind people suffer losses."
Wei Mingshen put down the bundle of thatch he had just cut and threw the shears on the ground as well: "So you're saying I'm at a disadvantage?"
Su Xueli snorted coldly, "What's wrong with a grown man suffering a little loss?"
"I'm not going to let this slide. You have to tell me who he is, how far you two have progressed, and why you agreed to marry me in the first place. Didn't he stop you?"
Su Xueli's mind raced. "His family was poor and couldn't afford to marry me. My parents also looked down on his family because of their poverty, so they forced me to marry you."
Zhou Mingshen frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "That's not right. My parents said that you were the one who cried and begged to marry me, but they didn't agree to it, saying I was too good-looking and too wild and promiscuous. What's going on?"
Su Xueli's heart skipped a beat: Was she about to be exposed?
She laughed it off, saying, "Don't listen to the matchmaker's nonsense. Anyway, I don't want to marry you, just like you don't want to marry me. Let's wait until we finish these few doses of medicine and then bring up divorce again, a quick and decisive solution."
Zhou Mingshen stared at her without moving for a long time, then shook his head and said, "You little thing, you're really clever. You haven't gotten to the point for a while, and you've confused me. You really think I can't handle you, huh?"
He then made a fierce gesture, grabbed her neck, and growled, "Will you talk or not! Will you talk or not!"
"Hehehe..." Su Xueli laughed and reached out to scratch and claw at him.
"Brother!" Wei Mingyue pushed the door open and came in.
When Lin Meizhi saw the two of them being so intimate, her heart sank.
Wei Mingshen froze instantly when he saw Lin Meizhi suddenly appear. He held Su Xueli's back with one hand and placed the other hand on her neck without moving.
Su Xueli slowly removed Wei Mingshen's hand, stood up from the stool, looked at Wei Mingyue and asked, "Sister, have we had guests? Please let them in and sit down."
Lin Meizhi works at the counter in a shop in town, and everyone knows her, so Su Xueli doesn't need to pretend she doesn't.
Adopting the demeanor of a hostess, she politely addressed Lin Meizhi, who was standing upright, saying, "I'm sorry, we were just knitting for fun, and the room is quite messy. Please excuse the mess. It's cold, come sit by the brazier and warm your hands."
Lin Meizhi was dressed very stylishly, with a perm that was popular at the time, a bright red down jacket, black flared pants, and high-heeled leather boots.
It gives me a sense of déjà vu, like someone living in the city.
Wei Mingyue, taking advantage of her position, grabbed Lin Meizhi's arm and said, "We can't sit here anymore. Sister Meizhi has something to discuss with me. Let's go outside."
Lin Meizhi reluctantly shifted her gaze from Wei Mingshen to Su Xueli, forcing a smile as she said, "Hello, sister-in-law. I was passing by today when my bicycle chain broke. I was wondering if Brother Mingshen could help me fix it."
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