After dinner, Guan Baiyu took a shower and then went back to his room and turned on the air conditioner.
Shi Zhen was the second to wash, and after he finished...
Wait, Shi Zhen didn't come to his room?
Guan Baiyu picked up a book to read, but couldn't quite get into it.
Fortunately, his door was opened not long after, and Shi Zhen came in with a bag of clothes.
Guan Baiyu put down his book and saw Shi Zhen about to leave again. He asked in a low voice, "Where are you going?"
Shi Zhen also whispered, "My sister is taking a shower. I'll go get all the things."
Shi Zhen went back twice to get his things, and even laid his mat next to Guan Baiyu's bed.
That way, even if others find out, he can say that he came to Guan Baiyu's place to sleep in order to use the air conditioning.
While Shi Zhen was moving things, Guan Baiyu got up and put his clothes into his own wardrobe.
Their clothes looked particularly pleasing to the eye when placed together.
After Shi Zhen finished tidying up, he locked the door and lay down on Guan Baiyu's bed.
Guan Baiyu rolled into his arms and hugged him, kissing him.
After suddenly regaining his memories of his past life, he was initially a little upset, but after taking a nap, he felt much better.
He died quickly back then, without much pain. His only regret was not being able to stay with Shi Zhen longer.
But now that he's doing well, that regret no longer exists.
Seeing Guan Baiyu so happy, Shi Zhen smiled as well.
The two spoke in hushed tones, and Guan Baiyu asked Shi Zhen about the future development of society.
Shi Zhen talked a lot, about what Changxi City would become in the future, what the whole country would become, and which companies would develop. He talked about everything.
Guan Baiyu said, "Then my choice of major was quite right. The future belongs to the internet!"
“Hmm,” Shi Zhen said.
Guan Baiyu then asked, "Should we buy shares in some companies with good future prospects?"
“I hadn’t thought about it before. If you want to buy it, I’ll give you the money,” Shi Zhen said. He felt that having enough money was enough, and he wasn’t particularly enthusiastic about these things.
“I have money! But as you said, they’re not on the market yet,” Guan Baiyu said.
Shi Zhen smiled and said, "Yes."
As they were talking, Shi Zhen suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, Xiaoyu, I bought you a cell phone."
Among the things Shi Zhen brought in was his usual bag. He opened the bag and took out a Motorola cell phone.
He originally planned to buy Guan Baiyu a house outright, but it was too big and would cost a lot of money. So he changed his mind and bought a smaller one, which saved him tens of thousands of yuan.
As for the house he bought with a loan... Guan Baiyu paid the down payment for that house; it was a gift from Guan Baiyu.
With some spare money, Shi Zhen bought a cell phone today and gave it to Guan Baiyu.
This phone is a new model, and it's much cheaper than his; it only costs five thousand.
With a mobile phone, he could contact Guan Baiyu whenever he wanted.
"Why do you like buying things for people so much!" Guan Baiyu bit Shi Zhen's lips.
Shi Zhen looked at Guan Baiyu blankly—did Guan Baiyu not like it?
Guan Baiyu felt that Shi Zhen looked inexplicably innocent, so he immediately kissed Shi Zhen's eyes again.
Shi Zhen's breathing became a little rapid.
Guan Baiyu took the towel and covered himself up, then said to Shi Zhen, "There are other people at home, so don't think about anything today... It's still early, I'll read some books first."
Shi Zhen said, "I didn't mean to..." Guan Baiyu was injured yesterday; he wasn't that beastly.
Guan Baiyu said he was going to read a book, but he couldn't concentrate at all. He lay down after a short while and said, "Brother, your figure is better now than it was back then."
Shi Zhen: "Was I in poor shape back then?"
Guan Baiyu said, "You gained weight later, didn't you even notice? You had a lot more fat on your stomach." At that time, Shi Zhen was busy, but he still ate and drank a lot and still gained a little weight.
Of course, you can't tell from the clothes they're wearing.
Shi Zhen: "I will definitely work out harder in the future." If Guan Baiyu doesn't like him having any extra weight... then he must take good care of his physique.
"No need, I like it chubby," Guan Baiyu said.
Shi Zhen was a little confused about Guan Baiyu's preferences.
The two were talking in hushed tones, and then, somehow, one of them went silent...
The room was quiet for a long time before Guan Baiyu adjusted his posture and hugged Shi Zhen.
His eyes stung again, and he felt like crying.
When he asked Shi Zhen about the future development of the world, he actually wanted to know how far into the future Shi Zhen knew.
Upon asking this question, he discovered that Shi Zhen probably knew... what had happened in the following twenty years.
Shi Zhen... died quite young.
Guan Baiyu pulled the blanket over and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
When Guan Baiyu moved, Shi Zhen didn't dare to move at all.
He finally relaxed only when Guan Baiyu stopped holding him.
All of this made him feel... wonderfully unreal.
The next day, Anshan Town.
At 3 p.m., Shi Dalin and Zhao Meiyun closed their shop, took out the frozen meat from their refrigerator, and took Shi Ting home.
Shi Ting is on summer vacation now and is impatient to stay at home alone, so she goes to the small shop every day to watch TV series with Zhao Meiyun, who is very free every day because she doesn't have to sell breakfast.
Shi Dalin didn't like watching those tearful TV dramas; he preferred watching the news or dramas about fighting the Japanese invaders. But since he was alone, he couldn't compete with the two people, so he could only watch some things that seemed strange to him.
The three of them returned home and started cooking. Shi Ting helped with some chores, and said, "Dad, Mom, I also want to live in Changxi City. Many of my classmates are there, and I heard that a new supermarket opened there..."
"Tell your brother later," Zhao Meiyun said.
"I'm afraid he won't agree."
“No, he loves you the most,” Zhao Meiyun said again.
Shi Ting: "..." Is that so?
She felt that her brother was really indifferent to her now!
However, it could also be her imagination.
As they were talking, there was a knock on the door. Zhao Meiyun quickly said, "Tingting, go open the door."
Shi Ting hurriedly went to open the door: "Brother, you're here so early!"
However, when they opened the door, it wasn't Shi Zhen and his group who came, but Zhao Dongjuan.
Shi Ting stammered, "Second Sister..."
Before she knew what to do, Zhao Dongjuan had already squeezed into the room.
It was at this moment that Shi Ting noticed that Zhao Dongjuan was heavily pregnant.
She looked at Zhao Dongjuan curiously. Zhao Meiyun came out of the kitchen at this moment, wanting to greet Shi Zhen and the others. But as soon as she came out, she saw Zhao Dongjuan and her expression froze.
When Zhao Meiyun's shop first opened, Zhao Dongjuan came to see Zhao Meiyun.
Zhao Meiyun ignored her at the time, but she still came back later.
Now that she's settled in Anshan Town, she cares about her reputation and knows she's in the wrong, so she won't make a scene in public. Normally, she won't come over when Shi Dalin and Zhao Qiujuan are around; she only goes to Zhao Meiyun when neither of them is there.
But Zhao Meiyun ignored her, and there was nothing she could do. At most, she would take some things and then leave, taking advantage of the fact that Zhao Meiyun couldn't catch her.
As for why Zhao Meiyun was able to harden her heart and ignore her... in the end, it was related to those peers who always came to chat with her.
Since Zhao Meiyun started earning money by making breakfast and other similar items, she became much more confident. Later, when her family bought land and built a house, she felt even more secure.
She then dared to make friends with the people in town.
The people in town are not like the people in the countryside, who constantly criticize their children. Wouldn't that make them a laughingstock?
They mostly boast about how wonderful their daughters are and how successful their sons are.
One person said their daughter went back to her parents' home and brought so-and-so along, while another said their daughter took them to Changxi City for fun.
The more Zhao Meiyun thought about it, the more she felt cheated after showing off so much.
She gave birth to Zhao Dongjuan and raised her with great difficulty, but Zhao Dongjuan doesn't give her anything!
In addition, Zhao Dongjuan's reputation in the town was really bad...
The elderly Wang couple sell fried skewers in town. They talk badly about their daughter-in-law all day long, saying that she takes all of their retirement pensions and that they have to serve her even after they come home from their stall…
Hearing all this, Zhao Meiyun didn't want anyone to know that Zhao Dongjuan was her daughter.
Especially since... she knew that most of these things were true.
Fortunately, Zhao Dongjuan didn't bother her much.
Zhao Dongjuan was living a very comfortable life. The two elders of the Wang family had long service records, and each of them received a retirement pension that was more than those who were still working.
She controlled both of their salaries, and the elderly couple helped support the household by selling fried skewers... How comfortable!
As for Wang Zugen... Wang Zugen likes to talk big and boast, acting like he's very capable, but it's actually arrogance caused by his inferiority complex.
Since he lost his job and his wife ran away from home once, he has refused to go out and spends all his time watching TV at home.
His behavior didn't bother Zhao Dongjuan. In the end, Zhao Dongjuan made a few friends who were similar to her, played mahjong every day, and were quite happy. She didn't have much time to visit Zhao Meiyun and the others.
She earns over a thousand yuan a month, and she feels that Zhao Meiyun and the others work so hard every day, they probably don't earn as much as she does.
Last year, Zhao Dongjuan reached marriageable age and registered her marriage with Wang Zugen, obtaining a birth permit. Now, the baby is already six months in her womb.
The Wang family elderly couple kept all the money they earned from their stall, except for household expenses. Zhao Dongjuan didn't know the exact amount, but the elderly couple said that if Zhao Dongjuan had a child, they would give her 8,000 yuan if she had a son and 5,000 yuan if she had a daughter, and Zhao Dongjuan got pregnant.
Although the town was small, the Wang family deliberately avoided inquiring about the Shi family's affairs. They didn't know about the Shi family buying land and building houses at first, but they did see Zhao Qiujuan and Shi Xingxing working hard to make money.
They also heard another version of the rumor at the time—that Shi Zhen had spent all the family's money on a car.
So Zhao Dongjuan didn't come to their door for a long time. It wasn't until recently, when the Shi family moved, that they saw it and went to ask them. They then learned that the Shi family had moved into a new house.
The new houses on both sides of that street are now all completed, and many of the shops downstairs have already been rented out. Some people have opened bicycle shops, motorcycle shops, and even mobile phone shops downstairs.
The houses here... have become something many people aspire to.
There's actually one in Shijiazhuang!
Zhao Dongjuan was incredibly jealous.
Of course, the most important thing was that she learned Shi Zhen was now a big boss.
She had no idea that Shi Zhen could become a big boss!
Zhao Dongjuan was filled with remorse.
If she had known this would happen, she definitely wouldn't have broken ties with her family!
Zhao Dongjuan went to the convenience store to look for someone today, but couldn't find them. She asked around and finally found the Shi family's house.
She hadn't seen Shi Ting for a long time, and now that she saw Shi Ting, she felt an eyesore.
She has always disliked Shi Ting the most.
Shi Ting is dressed so beautifully now... She's shameless, at such a young age, she's already thinking about seducing men.
After seeing the house, Zhao Dongjuan became even more unhappy.
The house in Shijia's house isn't very well decorated.
The Shi family didn't want to spend too much money, so Shi Zhen only did the simplest renovations for them, laying floor tiles and painting the walls white.
We haven't gotten any of the trendy wallpapers or similar items.
But it's a new house, with big windows, making the room very bright and spacious.
The Wang family's house isn't this nice!
"Mom, why didn't you tell me when you were building the house and moving?" Zhao Dongjuan asked.
Zhao Meiyun didn't know what to say. She stared at Zhao Dongjuan's belly for a while before saying, "You're pregnant, but you didn't tell me!"
She hadn't seen Zhao Dongjuan for a while and only then did she learn that Zhao Dongjuan had a child.
Zhao Dongjuan said, "Didn't I come to tell you? As the grandmother, you need to prepare baby clothes and blankets for the child, as well as a gift..."
Zhao Meiyun's face darkened: "No! Don't even think about it."
“Everyone else’s grandmothers give them to her!” Zhao Dongjuan was also unhappy.
“You were going to cut ties with us!” Zhao Meiyun said, then suddenly remembered that Shi Zhen and the others were coming: “Hey, what are you doing here? Let’s go!”
"Why should I leave?" Zhao Dongjuan said unhappily, and sat down on the sofa.
"You still want to stay here?" Zhao Meiyun said angrily.
"Go ahead and kick me out if you dare!" Zhao Dongjuan said, her belly protruding.
With her big belly, no one dared to do anything to her.
Just as they were at an impasse, the door, which hadn't been closed, was pushed open, and Zhao Qiujuan came in.
As soon as Zhao Qiujuan entered, she saw Zhao Dongjuan sitting on the sofa and was slightly taken aback.
Zhao Dongjuan was also stunned when she saw Zhao Qiujuan.
These days, Zhao Qiujuan works for Shi Zhen, and following Shi Zhen's suggestion, she bought a few pieces of clothing.
She would also wear some lipstick or something, and she looked completely different from before.
Especially after Zhao Dongjuan gained weight during her pregnancy... Zhao Qiujuan is much prettier than Zhao Dongjuan now.
Zhao Dongjuan became even more unhappy.
Shi Zhen and Guan Baiyu entered at this time.
On his way here, Shi Zhen bought some things, and he was carrying a watermelon in his hand.
Seeing Zhao Dongjuan... Shi Zhen felt very annoyed.
"Shi Zhen, you've arrived?" Zhao Dongjuan stood up and actually smiled at Shi Zhen: "Please sit down, let me pour you a glass of water."
As she spoke, she actually poured water for Shi Zhen.
Shi Zhen: "..."
Zhao Dongjuan then said, "I heard you started a company now, building houses for people? It must be very hard work."
She smiled, as if they had never argued before.
Shi Zhen felt... quite familiar with her appearance.
In his previous life, when he brought his family out, he was already with Guan Baiyu and had money.
At that time, Zhao Dongjuan treated him very well.
So he had no problem with Zhao Dongjuan at the time. Zhao Dongjuan felt that he was biased or something... He would give Zhao Dongjuan money and even bought her a small house.
But as it turns out, one's nature will not change.
“It’s really tough. The hardest part of working on a construction site is that the project is done for someone else, and then they drag their feet and don’t pay us… We need to settle the payments with the brick factory and cement factory, and we need to pay the workers’ wages, but we can’t get the money from the higher-ups…” Guan Baiyu said, then suddenly stopped, as if he had said something wrong.
"Isn't everyone saying that doing construction work is very profitable? You're lying, aren't you?" Zhao Dongjuan asked immediately.
"Why would I lie to you? My brother and I went to the bank today to try and get a loan." Guan Baiyu took a piece of paper from Shi Zhen's bag, which listed several loan options, and placed it on the coffee table. "Loan interest rates are pretty high lately, and they won't lend without collateral..."
Guan Baiyu couldn't hold back her tears last night, and her eyes still look strange today.
He looks even more pitiful now, given his current state.
Shi Dalin and Zhao Meiyun were frightened. Shi Dalin asked Shi Zhen, "What do we do now? Should we... sell the house?"
His son owes a large sum of money, which he definitely has to pay back.
Zhao Qiujuan recently worked at Shi Zhen's company, so she naturally knew that nothing was wrong at the company. However, seeing Guan Baiyu's expression, she roughly guessed what Guan Baiyu was going to do, and lowered her head without saying a word.
Shi Zhen then "reprimanded" Guan Baiyu: "Xiaoyu, didn't I tell you not to say this?"
After saying that, he said to Shi Dalin, "Dad, it's okay. The workers' wages can be paid at the end of the year. It will be fine in a while."
Guan Baiyu looked at Shi Zhen with an innocent expression: "Brother..."
Guan Baiyu had not had much contact with Zhao Dongjuan before, so Zhao Dongjuan did not think he would lie to her.
And then there's Shi Zhen... Zhao Dongjuan believed she knew something about Shi Zhen.
This person can't act.
So... Shi Zhen's company is probably not as good as others think.
Her desire to curry favor with Shi Zhenxian vanished almost entirely.
However, she still didn't leave. If Shi Zhen doesn't make money, he doesn't make money. This new house is definitely here!
"Xiaoyu, let's not talk about this on the day of the move," Shi Zhen said to Guan Baiyu.
Guan Baiyu said, "Yes, we can sell that empty house and that will give us some breathing room."
Zhao Dongjuan: "..." Shi Dalin and his group got two houses, and now they want to sell one?
Guan Baiyu and Shi Zhen began to talk about company matters.
They couldn't understand what Shi Dalin and the others were saying, but they roughly knew... it was very serious.
Now, everyone has lost their appetite.
Zhao Dongjuan suddenly stood up and said, "I have something to do, I'll be leaving now."
She said, "Doing business isn't that easy!"
How could Shi Zhen, a peasant, have built such a large business?
Turns out, it was a whole lot of trouble.
If they stay any longer, they might have to borrow money from her again!
Zhao Qiujuan knew that Shi Zhen was concerned about his reputation and was the type of person who didn't like to tell his family when something happened, so she didn't doubt anything Shi Zhen and Guan Baiyu said.
She walked away quickly. After she left, Shi Dalin said, "Azhen, sell this house. The one upstairs belongs to Qiujuan..."
“Dad, my company is fine. I went to the bank to take out a loan to buy a house. I bought a house in Changxi City,” Shi Zhen said.
Guan Baiyu laughed too: "Uncle, I was just saying that casually."
"Are you really alright?" Zhao Meiyun was still worried.
“It’s nothing, I just wanted to see how she would react,” Shi Zhen said.
Thinking about Zhao Dongjuan's swift departure... Zhao Meiyun and Shi Dalin were both speechless.
Guan Baiyu glanced at the doorway, his eyes flickering.
In another chapter of his life, Shi Zhen's family was quite troublesome, but the person he disliked the most was Zhao Dongjuan.
In her previous life, Zhao Dongjuan later had designs on Shi Zhen.
She didn't actually like Shi Zhen. Shi Zhen was rich, and she couldn't find a suitable partner, so she thought about marrying Shi Zhen.
However, others didn't know, but he was the only one who saw through Zhao Dongjuan's clumsy seduction, such as claiming to be drunk late at night and calling Shi Zhen out.
However, by then, Shi Zhen was already getting a little annoyed with her, so he always had Zhao Qiujuan pick him up.
Zhao Dongjuan was probably dissatisfied, so she stared at Shi Zhen, and then... she discovered his relationship with Shi Zhen.
At that time, Zhao Dongjuan even approached him, using this as leverage to demand money from him, saying that she could have a child for Shi Zhen, as long as they gave her a certain amount of money.
He kicked them out, and Zhao Dongjuan then went outside and spoke ill of the two of them.
This was one of the reasons why he disliked Shi Zhen at the time.
However, Shi Zhen probably doesn't know these things.
At that time, Shi Zhen was not so easy to mess with, and Zhao Dongjuan was already a little afraid of him, so she didn't dare to talk nonsense in front of him.
Now... I never expected Zhao Dongjuan to get married so early and even have a child.
fine.
As long as Zhao Meiyun doesn't soften her heart, Zhao Dongjuan will most likely continue like this for the rest of her life.
Who knows what will happen to her once no one is there to be her ATM?
As for how to prevent Zhao Meiyun from softening her heart... it's actually quite simple.
People like Zhao Meiyun are very easy to fool.
Shi Zhen doesn't give his family much money anymore.
Guan Baiyu chatted with Zhao Meiyun and the others with a smile, and also talked a lot about Shi Zhen's hard work.
The implication was that while Shi Zhen wasn't in a particularly dire situation, he didn't have much money and needed a loan to buy a house.
Zhao Meiyun and Shi Dalin felt genuinely sorry for him upon hearing this.
Shi Zhen and Guan Baiyu left after dinner, but Zhao Qiujuan stayed. She planned to stay overnight and take the bus back to work the next morning.
Shi Ting wanted to go with them, but Shi Zhen didn't agree.
Shi Ting: "..." Her brother really doesn't care about her anymore!
Shi Zhen drove back to Changxi City. As soon as he entered the house, Guan Baiyu said, "Brother, I don't like Zhao Dongjuan."
“I don’t like her either,” Shi Zhen said.
"That's good!" Guan Baiyu hugged him and kissed him hard.
Shi Zhen took a deep breath, almost unable to control himself, but he still held back: "I'm going to take a shower."
"Let's do it together!"
"The bathroom is too small..."
"Let's bear with it for now. Next time we renovate, we'll make the bathroom bigger!" Guan Baiyu suggested.
"no……"
"Actually, smaller is good, so they can be close together."
Shi Zhen said helplessly, "Xiao Yu, please stop bothering me..."
Looking back on his past life, Shi Zhen realized that he might have gone too far when he was young, which was why Guan Baiyu later disliked him.
This itself... will harm the body.
“Brother, it’s not good to keep it bottled up.” Guan Baiyu looked at Shi Zhen seriously.
Shi Zhen: "..."
Shi Zhen finally couldn't hold back anymore.
Guan Baiyu was tired today and fell asleep quickly afterward. She was in a daze and kept snuggling into Shi Zhen's arms.
Actually, Guan Baiyu had always enjoyed being around him. It's just that later, for some reason, she suddenly developed a dislike for him.
Shi Zhen kissed Guan Baiyu and lay down next to her to sleep.
Time flies.
While Shi Zhen and Guan Baiyu were secretly spending all their time together... the college entrance exam results finally came out.
The earliest results can be checked by phone, and the school will know a little later.
Many people waited by the phone for their results, but Shi Zhen and Guan Baiyu were not in a hurry.
Guan Baiyu said he performed very well, and since he didn't apply to many universities, he basically doesn't need to worry about not getting into any.
Most importantly, when you first try to check your scores, the line will definitely be busy.
However, Guan Baiyu wasn't in a hurry. The teachers at No. 1 Middle School were helping several top students check their scores.
"Guan Baiyu failed the exam this time... I wonder what score he got... Sigh!" The principal sighed from the side. Guan Baiyu was a student he paid close attention to!
Just then, a teacher said, "It's connected... I'm here to check Guan Baiyu's score."
Just then, the principal's phone rang. He answered it and heard someone on the other end say, "Old Wu, congratulations! The top scorer in J City this time is from your school!"
"Who is it?" the principal asked.
"My name is Guan Baiyu."
headmaster:"!!!"
On the other side, the teacher checking the scores was also a bit confused: "Guan Baiyu's score is out, and he still failed... Was this test particularly easy? No, everyone said it was very difficult!"
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