Chapter 136: Dog Poop Falling from the Sky
Cheng Wanying walked down slowly from upstairs, holding a few brand new comic books in her hands, the covers gleaming with a delicate luster under the light.
When Xu Nuo saw it, his heart beat faster.
"Nunuo, come and see what this is?" Cheng Wanying handed the book to her with a smile.
Xu Nuo reached out to take it, his fingertips touching the smooth cover.
A familiar book title caught my eye - it was her work.
The second volume of drawings has actually been published.
"Mom, what's going on?" She raised the corner of her mouth with a look of joy that was hard to conceal.
Before leaving, she hurriedly finished the draft, but forgot to inform the publisher about the follow-up matters. Unexpectedly, the draft was quietly published in just a few days.
Cheng Wanying looked at her with some relief in her eyes, and said softly: "Not long after you left, I received a call from home. It was an editor from Chaoxin Publishing House, who came to urge you to submit your drawings. I went to the study and saw your work. I talked to the editor, and he said he would send someone to pick up the manuscript and publish it for you."
Sure enough, the editor from the publishing house came and took away the manuscript.
It was published shortly afterwards, and they sent me a sample copy.
Xu Nuo opened the pages of the book, and a faint scent of ink wafted to her face. The quality of the publication this time was better than the last time, which made her very satisfied.
This is a work that she worked hard on for several months, and she cherishes it very much.
Cheng Wanying's voice sounded again, with a hint of smile: "I heard from the editor that your book is selling very well. Fifty thousand copies were printed first, and they were sold out in less than a week. He said that the sales of this book are very hot, and he hopes that you will continue to create after you come back."
With a bit of admiration in his eyes, Lu Cheng interrupted, "Sister-in-law, even the kids in the military compound are scrambling to read your book! Even Lei Ming, who is uneducated, has learned a lot from reading the comic book. He said he saw your name on it, so he called me to confirm. After confirming, he said you are his idol! I admire you very much!"
Xu Nuo was stunned for a moment, then a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
She didn't expect that her work would be spread to the military compound and even the children there liked it.
Lu Cheng added: "When Dad found out, he was very happy and kept praising you."
"Yes, your dad is so happy! He has become a celebrity in our compound these days. Everyone who sees him asks if he has become a writer." Cheng Wanying laughed when she thought about it. "Your dad walked with his head held high these days, as if he wanted to lift his head to the sky!"
Xu Nuo was amused, she knew that her family was proud of her.
Lu Cheng was distracted for a moment when he saw her smiling.
Now thinking back, he realized how superficial and ridiculous he was at the time. He thought Xu Nuo was a rural boy with no knowledge or culture, and that they had no common language.
So he refused to fulfill the engagement no matter what.
Now, the promise is like a shining pearl, emitting sparkling brilliance.
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After dinner, Xu Nuo went upstairs early, washed up, and went to bed early.
The fatigue of the day gradually dissipated on the soft bed, and she soon fell into a sleep.
That night, she slept exceptionally soundly, without tossing and turning, or having any distracting thoughts.
When I opened my eyes again, the sunlight had already filtered through the curtains into the room, bright and warm.
She got out of bed, stretched, and felt a rare sense of relaxation.
There were a few bird calls outside the window, clear and melodious. She opened the curtains and pushed open the window to let in fresh air.
The leaves have begun to turn yellow and dry, and late autumn is approaching.
Xu Nuo finished washing up and went downstairs. Cheng Wanying brought him breakfast. "It seems that you have rested well. Your complexion is better than yesterday. Are you hungry? Come and have breakfast."
"Thank you, Mom!"
After Xu Nuo finished eating, he smiled and suggested, "Mom, the weather is nice today, let me go shopping with you. You don't bring many clothes, and the weather is getting cold, so it's a good time to buy two thick ones!"
Cheng Wanying smiled with satisfaction and nodded in agreement: "Okay, I've been here for so long and haven't gotten out for a good walk yet. It's a good thing you're here with me, so let's go shopping. You don't have to buy any clothes, I have so many that I can't wear them all."
"Then let's see what happens."
"OK."
After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law packed up simply, they got on the bus and set off.
On the way, Xu Nuo chatted with Cheng Wanying while driving. She asked casually, "Mom, how are Lu Feng and Zhang Man doing recently?"
Cheng Wanying sighed and frowned slightly, "Oh, don't mention it. The couple quarreled a lot at home and it was very troublesome. They called a few days ago and said that Yiyi had pediatric pneumonia and had to be hospitalized. Zhang Man and Lu Feng both had to go to work, and they were worried about leaving the child to grandma to take care of him."
Xu Nuo listened and comforted him softly: "It is indeed worrying when a child is sick. Mom, don't be too anxious. This disease can be cured as long as it is treated in time."
Cheng Wanying shook her head, her tone somewhat helpless: "The child is fine, but needs someone to take care of him. I've been planning to go back in a day or two, and Lu Cheng has asked someone to buy a ticket."
"Are you going back now?" Xu Nuo was stunned. "Aren't you going to wait for Lu Chen to come back?"
"No more waiting." Cheng Wanying sighed, "I originally came here to hide away and have some peace and quiet. It seems that what is coming will always come and I can't avoid it. I'd better go back! When Lu Chen comes back, call me and let me know that he is safe."
Xu Nuo knew that she was still thinking about her granddaughter, so he nodded and said, "Okay. I know you must be thinking about your home, and you must be feeling uneasy. In that case, you can go back! I have time today, so I can accompany you for a good walk."
Cheng Wanying patted her hands and smiled: "I am very happy that you have this heart."
The car slowly drove into the city, the sun shone on the streets, and the mood of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law gradually relaxed.
Xu Nuo took Cheng Wanying's hand and walked into the largest state-owned shopping mall in the area.
The mall was bustling with people and full of goods. She took Cheng Wanying straight to the counter selling wool coats, pointed at two coats with new styles and soft textures, and said to Cheng Wanying with a smile: "Mom, try these two, I guarantee you will look very energetic when you wear them."
Cheng Wanying looked at the price tag, frowned slightly, and waved her hand quickly, saying, "This is too expensive. I can't accept it no matter what you say."
Xu Nuo was unwilling to comply, and coquettishly took Cheng Wanying's arm and said, "Mom, please don't refuse. This is a little gift from me. You usually work so hard for the family, so you should wear something nice."
Under Xu Nuo's insistence, Cheng Wanying had no choice but to accept it, with a happy and slightly shy smile on her face.
Upon learning that Cheng Wanying was going back, Xu Nuo carefully selected local specialties in the mall, and specially selected a few bottles of good wine for his father-in-law Lu Huaizheng. He also bought two beautiful sets of clothes and shoes for the sick Lu Yiyi.
Coming out of the mall carrying lots of bags, she was ready to take Cheng Wanying to a special restaurant for dinner.
The two passed by a busy intersection. Xu Nuo inadvertently glanced and saw Bai Qiuning and Liao Hong who were selling braised duck. Not far away, Li Cuiying who was selling roasted chicken was shouting to attract customers.
Cheng Wanying also saw it and couldn't help but stop. She smiled and said to Xu Nuo, "Hey, isn't this the family of Political Commissar Liao? It seems that the business is booming. Look at the queue."
Xu Nuo's lips curled up: "It's a good thing that the business is booming! I have a stake in this business."
"Yes! I hope they will continue to be so popular."
"Mom, let's go. I'll take you to eat something delicious." Xu Nuo said.
"Okay."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stood aside and watched for a while. Just as they were about to leave, they suddenly heard a harsh quarrel.
It turned out that Liao Hong and Li Cuiying were arguing again.
Li Cuiying's roast chicken stall was deserted. Seeing people coming and going at Liao Hong's place, she felt so upset that she couldn't help but shout at the top of her voice: "Oh my, so many people are buying this dead duck. Aren't they afraid of getting sick from eating it?"
As soon as she said this, it was clear that she was trying to damage Liao Hong's reputation.
When Liao Hong heard this, she became furious and cursed with her hands on her hips: "Li Cuiying, stop talking nonsense here! How could you see that my ducks were dead? You can't sell your own goods, so you come here to make up rumors! Your roast chicken has been left over for several days, sprinkled with some seasoning and then roasted, it's not freshly roasted at all, and you still have the nerve to criticize others?"
Li Cuiying was hit in the sore spot, her face turned black, and she retorted: "You are talking nonsense! I, Li Cuiying, have always been honest in doing business, unlike you who sell dirty things!"
"You're talking nonsense! You have a big mouth and you just spit out shit when you open it! You're just spreading rumors and disrupting my business. Be careful or I'll sue you for defamation!" Liao Hong cursed.
The two quarreled more and more fiercely, and the words they said became more and more unpleasant, and finally they just started fighting.
Li Cuiying grabbed Liao Hong's hair, and Liao Hong did not show weakness, stretching out her hand to scratch Li Cuiying's face.
The two men wrestled with each other, scratching and clawing at each other, and the scene was very chaotic.
Bai Qiuning was stamping her feet anxiously, protecting the ducks on the stall while shouting, "Stop hitting! Stop hitting! If you keep hitting, the stall will fall over!"
More and more people gathered around to watch the fun, and some even started to cheer: "Good fight! Fight harder!"
The scene was extremely lively and exciting, even more exciting than watching a play.
Liao Hong was actually stronger than Li Cuiying. After several rounds, Li Cuiying gradually couldn't stand it anymore. She was scratched with several bloody marks on her face and screamed in pain.
In the end, she was defeated miserably, packed up her stall and left angrily, still muttering, "Just wait for me!"
Li Cuiying stopped selling goods, packed up her stall and walked back.
As he walked, he gritted his teeth and thought about how to take revenge.
Halfway through the journey, she saw a few children squatting on the side of the road playing in the mud. Her eyes rolled and she immediately had an idea.
She walked over, took out a handful of change from her pocket, and said to the children with a smile: "Here, I'll give each of you a dollar to help Auntie, how about that?"
When the kids heard that there was money to be taken, they all asked in a flurry, "What can I do for you?"
"Is it difficult?"
"If we help, the money will be ours?"
Li Cuiying said, "Of course, you can get money if you help. Go forward and pass an intersection, and you will see a duck seller. How about you go and make some trouble over there?"
When the children heard that they could get money and that they only needed to do some digging, their eyes immediately lit up.
"Okay!" Several people agreed in unison.
"Okay. It's settled then! You guys make trouble first, and then come to me for the money after you're done."
One of the fat guys was thoughtful: "Auntie, you have to pay us a deposit first. Otherwise, what if you run away?"
"Okay, I'll give you three dollars first. I'll give you five dollars after the job is done."
Several people nodded repeatedly, and the little fat boy asked again: "How are we going to cause trouble? Should we overturn her stall or take away her things?"
Li Cuiying shook her head and smiled sinisterly: "Don't bother with that. Just mix some urine mud and throw it on her stall. This way, no one will find out and it will make her feel disgusted enough."
When Fatty heard this, his eyes lit up: "Auntie, I found a few piles of dog poop when I was playing just now. Why don't we collect all that dog poop and throw it on the duck stall? It will definitely be even more disgusting!"
Li Cuiying smiled even more proudly after hearing this: "What a good idea! If you can do it, I will reward you another dollar!"
Several children nodded excitedly, picked up some waste paper from somewhere, used the waste paper to bag up the urine mud and dog poop, and ran to Liao Hong's business stall.
They pretended to play around, and when no one was paying attention, they threw the mud and dog poop in their hands onto the stall.
Crackling dog shit and urine mud fell from the sky and landed on the duck.
"What are you doing? You little brats, what are you throwing at my stall!!" Liao Hong was furious. She rushed out and pointed at the children and shouted, "Where are you from? Where are your parents? You have made my stall and the ducks dirty! You have to compensate me!"
"Hey, what is this?" someone asked, "It looks like mud! But why does this mud smell so bad?"
"Why does it smell like urine? Isn't this urine mud?"
"That's weird! This is too disgusting!"
"Oh my God, look at what this is! There's poop!"
Bai Qiuning was so angry that she was about to die. She hurriedly packed up these things, but it was too late.
A lot of urine, mud and dog poop fell into the duck bowl, completely contaminating the entire bowl.
The people who were queuing just now scattered in an instant, covering their noses and running away.
Bai Qiuning was so angry that his face turned blue: "Liao Hong, catch those little bastards for me! Don't let them get away!"
"Don't worry, sister-in-law! If we let them get away today, I'll take their last name!"
Liao Hong was furious, and she angrily chased after those little guys, leaving Bai Qiu Ning to clean up the mess.
Li Cuiying was hiding somewhere secretly, watching this scene and laughing so hard that she fell backwards: "You deserve it! Bah! You are too young to fight with me!"
Cheng Wanying felt so distressed when she saw such a good thing being destroyed like this: "This is such a sin! Such a good thing was destroyed by these naughty kids."
Xu Nuo looked at the children running towards her, stuffed the things in her hand into her mother-in-law's arms, went straight up to stop one of the children, held him tightly, and would not let him leave.
"You want to run away after getting into trouble? I'm afraid it won't be that easy!"
Liao Hong rushed over and was very surprised to see Xu Nuo: "Why are you here?"
Xu Nuo told her: "I just happened to see this scene when I passed by. I caught the child. Please see how to deal with it."
Liao Hong was furious. She grabbed the kid by the collar and started to curse: "You little bastard, you are so brave! You dare to mess up my stall? Are you tired of living? Who told you to do this?"
"I...we were just joking. I'm sorry, Auntie, we didn't mean it." The little fat boy was the most cunning and pretended to be pitiful and lied.
"Apologies are useless! Pay me! I have at least fifty of these things, if not a hundred! Pay me! If you don't pay me, I'll take you to the police station! I'll put you in jail!"
The little fat boy was frightened by Liao Hong's aura. When he heard that he had to pay so much money and would have to go to jail if he couldn't afford it, he dared not hide it anymore.
"An auntie asked us to do this. You have to find her if you want to find someone." He said stutteringly.
"Who?" Liao Hong roared.
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