Chapter 24 It's You I'm Hitting: Ex-Husband
Taking a shower took a while, and it was already dark when I left the bathhouse.
Chen Yanqiu felt that there wasn't enough time to cook elaborate dishes now, so she decided to have dinner in the cafeteria.
Of course, we ate stir-fries, sat in a private room, and the environment was just as good as any other restaurant, but the price was much more affordable.
A large bowl of braised fish with pork intestines cost 7 yuan; a plate full of sweet and sour pork with pineapple cost 3 yuan; and a lamb offal soup with plenty of lamb meat cost 8 yuan. Because the portions were so large, and we were afraid we wouldn't be able to finish it, we only ordered cold spinach salad as a side dish.
Wang Xiao ate only hospital food, which, to use Li Kui's (or Lu Zhishen's?) words, was so bland it was almost unbearable. Now, catching this fatty fish, she ate with immense relish.
Thankfully, she's quite capable; otherwise, with four people, three dishes and a soup, we might have had to pack them up.
After dinner, Chen Yanqiu went back to the clinic for his night shift. Wang Tiejun hadn't even left the factory area when he was called to help again. The machine had broken down, and the old fitter had to take a look.
Tang Yicheng had no choice but to say that he would take Wang Xiao home, otherwise he could just park his car at the entrance of the bathhouse and go to the video arcade next door to watch a video for five cents.
Wang Xiao didn't stand on ceremony with anyone.
The main problem is that the steel plant area is too large. She didn't pay attention to the road when she came by car, and now you're making it difficult for her to go home in the dark.
She got into the car with a straight face, and Tang Yicheng drove her to the family building.
At this point, logically speaking, Wang Xiao should have just gotten off the bus and gone home.
However, a commotion arose from the front, and a neighbor shouted, "No one has come downstairs; they must still be in this building."
Who is it?
He's a thief!
These days, thieves are so brazen; they even dare to steal from the steel factory's residential area. The thief stormed out the door when the homeowner entered, and everyone chased after him, but no one knows where he went.
A shout came from the rooftop: "No one's here, there's no one on the rooftop."
That's really strange. The person wasn't on it, nor did they run away. How could they just disappear on the spot?
An experienced veteran worker was quite certain: "They're hiding. They're definitely hiding inside the building, maybe in one of the apartments."
Everyone was shocked. How could this be? How could they not notice a stranger entering their home?
The old worker argued confidently, "Who can say for sure? When you went out after hearing the noise, did you close the door behind you? Thieves are so fast; even with your skill, they might have already slipped inside."
Oh my god, that's really scary.
To put it bluntly, thieves aren't actually that scary. If you encounter a thief, at most you'll lose money. But if the homeowner catches them in the act, the thief might get angry and even pull out a knife.
Wang Xiao found it strange; were thieves these days not thinking straight?
It's only seven o'clock now, far from the middle of the night. Some families are just having dinner now, which is when they're at their busiest. If you come here to steal, aren't you just walking into a trap?
Even if it's broad daylight, when everyone is at school or work, or even if it's late at night when everyone is quiet, it's fine to do it then.
Tang Yicheng also heard the commotion and came over, frowning upon hearing the sound.
This is a bit troublesome.
If it were hot, he could simply leave and let Wang Xiao wait outside for a while; after all, with so many people around, there was no fear of anything happening.
But it's cold now, and she's only just been discharged from the hospital. What if she catches a cold from the chilly night wind?
"I'll take you up," he decided. "I'll leave when Master Wang comes back."
Wang Xiao thought this was fine, since they had a TV at home, and the Hong Kong drama "Looking Back in Anger" was currently airing, and it was quite popular. Although Wang Xiao thought Ding Youjian was a lunatic and a masochist.
As the two walked upstairs, the neighbor reminded Wang Xiao, "Be careful, or they might hide in your house."
Wang Xiao laughed and said, "We just got home and locked the door this morning."
"That's not necessarily true. Maybe they climbed over from your neighbor's balcony."
Tang Yicheng immediately asked Wang Xiao for the key: "I'll open the door."
As the saying goes, good things don't come true, but bad things do. Before the door was even opened, Tang Yicheng gave Wang Xiao a wink, signaling her to step aside.
Sure enough, when he pushed open the door and slammed it against the wall, the door made a loud "bang" and he cried out in pain.
There's someone behind the door.
"Grab him!"
The neighbors who were holding on tightly instantly realized that they had been searching high and low, only to find it right under their noses.
There shouldn't be anyone in the Wang family in the first place. Who else could be hiding in their house but a thief?
A group of people rushed up, grabbed people, and started punching and kicking them.
This is outrageous! If we don't teach this thief a lesson, he'll never know that the Horse King has three eyes.
Do you think steel mills are places where any scoundrel can run wild?
If I don't kill you, you'll turn into a monster!
The common areas in old-style residential buildings are very small, and the stairs are so narrow that Wang Xiao, the homeowner, couldn't even get close enough to climb them. He was forced to go down several steps, and even on tiptoe, he couldn't clearly see what the dim-witted thief looked like.
You could hear the sounds of beatings and shouts. At first, the man yelled, "Stop hitting me! I'm not a thief!"
As a result, even the dog ignored him, and the man who first caught the thief beat him even more fiercely.
Wang Xiao forced his way forward, pulled Tang Yicheng aside, shook his head at him, and gestured for him not to get involved.
Judging from this, it's likely that the thief is indeed a thief, but whether he stole a person or money is hard to say.
If she wasn't mistaken, the man was a purchasing agent for the factory who frequently traveled for work.
Sure enough, the man's wife stumbled over, grabbed her husband's arm, and cried out, "Okay, okay, Lao Zhao, stop hitting him."
Without uttering a sound, the man slapped her to the side and then kicked the man on the ground hard.
Wang Xiao had to speak up and remind him, "Brother Zhao, I was just discharged from the hospital and I'm feeling dizzy. The doctor told me to rest more."
She wouldn't mind killing the adulterer, but please don't let him die in her house.
Once she stepped outside, whether she was pushed off the stairs and fell to her death or stabbed to death, she would not utter a word.
Without uttering a sound, Brother Zhao kicked the man, whose face was already bruised and swollen, out of the Wang family's gate.
The adulterer let out a wail and desperately crawled towards the door of the damp room: "I'm not, I'm Ruan..."
Wang Xiao closed the door without hesitation.
"Bang--"
I wonder if she hit the adulterer on the head.
I can't worry about that now, I'd better watch TV.
Although the younger brother in "Looking Back in Anger" is a bad guy, Deric Wan was really handsome when he was young and had a natural talent for acting. His acting skills are beyond question.
Tang Yicheng was horrified to discover that college students are indeed college students; they never forget to study, no matter what. Even while watching a Hong Kong TV drama, they were taking notes in a notebook, writing endlessly.
He didn't understand that this is an occupational hazard for online celebrities—constantly staying on top of the latest trends. Before the Korean wave swept across Asia, the dominant culture was Hong Kong and Taiwan, meaning that current fashion standards are entirely derived from Hong Kong and Taiwan (primarily the former).
If she wanted to make money in the 1990s, she naturally had to figure out what people of that era liked.
After an episode of "The Unyielding Spirit" finished airing, someone downstairs called out, "Xiaoxiao, Wang Xiao, come answer the phone, your mom is calling you."
In those days, public telephone booths on the street were a rarity, but because the steel mill was doing well, public telephones were installed downstairs in the residential area, and someone was specifically responsible for guarding them, answering calls, and then notifying people.
Wang Xiao was quite surprised. Wasn't Dr. Chen Yanqiu at the factory? What urgent matter required her to call now? She knew that she had to give the old lady two cents for answering the phone as payment for her work.
Tang Yicheng followed him downstairs: "Let's go, I'll see you down."
Worried that something had happened to Dr. Chen, Wang Xiao didn't stand on ceremony and quickly grabbed her keys and ran downstairs to answer the phone.
Chen Yanqiu, as if holding back her anger, angrily told her, "You come here right now."
Wang Xiao was completely confused: "Mom, I'm not feeling unwell, I don't need to go to the infirmary."
"What are you doing at the infirmary? Get to the security office right now!"
She wanted to ask what had happened, but the call had already ended.
Look, mothers who are patient with their children are truly rare creatures in the world.
It's as if saying a few more words would kill them.
Tang Yicheng asked suspiciously, "Did that guy get seriously injured and they want you to go and explain the situation? Never mind, you can go back now, I'll go and explain."
Anyway, the risk of theft has been eliminated, and she's a grown woman living alone at home, so there's nothing to worry about.
Wang Xiao thought about it and decided that for the sake of her future safety, it would be better not to go against Dr. Chen's wishes. She shook her head and said, "Never mind, I'll go with you."
When they arrived at the steel plant's security office, Dr. Chen, who was waiting at the gate, immediately told Tang Yicheng to leave: "Little Tang, go back and rest. This has nothing to do with this matter."
Without giving anyone a chance to speak, she dragged her troublesome daughter inside and closed the door behind her.
Wang Xiao cried out in pain as he was being pulled, feeling utterly wronged: "Mom, I really didn't go near him! I was watching from the side the whole time. He climbed over the balcony into our house; I couldn't have avoided him even if I wanted to!"
Before she could finish speaking, a loud shout rang out from inside the house: "Why would I pick the lock or climb over the balcony? I entered the house openly and honestly with my key!"
When Wang Xiao looked up, she was surprised to find that the security department was not as lively as she had imagined.
There were only a few people around, including the security guard from the steel mill and her father. The former had a subtle expression, while the latter's face was as black as if it had been coated with engine oil.
However, Wang Xiao didn't immediately try to figure out why her father was so angry, because her gaze was drawn to the last remaining man.
Seriously, it's so eye-catching.
His coat was covered in footprints, his face was swollen like a pig's head, and his lip was cut. He probably hasn't been able to eat well for the past few days.
Good heavens, theoretically speaking, someone who was beaten so badly deserves sympathy.
But because his face was so comical, Wang Xiao couldn't help but burst out laughing.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry. She usually pays a lot of attention to her image and isn't such a mean person. At least she wouldn't show it so openly.
The pig-headed man saw her and immediately jumped up, his hands trembling: "Wang Xiao, tell them that you gave me the key to your house. What thief! I, Ruan Ruixing, sat upright and entered the house openly and honestly."
Wang Xiao was stunned for a moment before realizing who Ruan Rui was.
Oh, the male lead in this Mary Sue novel.
He should be considered the male lead, since in a stock-buying story told from the female lead's perspective, the one who ends up with the female lead is the male lead.
She's been making so much money lately, and since she rejected marriage a long time ago, she completely forgot about this role a long time ago.
Now, when someone suddenly introduces themselves, I'm still a little taken aback.
Why is this person showing up again? And what's with that key?
Ruan Rui sneered, "Tell them that you gave me a copy of your house key in September, saying it would be convenient for the future. Now what are you trying to do, turn the tables on me?"
Looking at her parents' faces, which had darkened to the point of almost turning black, Wang Xiao wailed inwardly, "Don't glare at me like that! Isn't this the result of your eldest daughter's misdeeds?"
Based on this alone, she felt that no amount of misery was too much for the original owner of the novel.
The puppet troops were even more despicable than the Japanese soldiers.
What right do you have to give a key to outsiders this house? This is your parents' house, what gives you the right to make a key for them!
Are you so convinced that all the wealth your parents have earned is yours, that you can take it out and spend it however you want?
Have you no shame? Your parents aren't even dead yet, how can you act like a boss and make decisions for others?
I hate people who have no sense of boundaries.
Children who rush to control their parents' property are just as shameless as parents who use their children's property as a way to be good people!
Anyone who tries to control her money, she'll beat them to death!
Now, seeing the Wang family elders on the verge of fainting from anger, Wang Xiao couldn't help but feel sympathy for them.
He had lived a respectable life, but his daughter completely humiliated him and made him feel like he was being trampled on.
They've become a laughingstock.
But so what? Wang Xiao has a mouth; she'll spread rumors.
She sighed and rebuked Ruan Rui without hesitation: "You're shameless! You secretly made a copy of my house key! Mom, you said last time that several hundred yuan went missing from our wardrobe, maybe he stole it."
Dr. Chen finally straightened up again: "That's right, I was wondering why we kept losing money inexplicably. I thought it was a rat infestation and the rats were stealing it."
Ruan Rui was almost furious on the spot, her outstretched fingers trembling: "You, you, you, you were the one who forced it on me!"
At the time, he suspected that this shameless woman was trying to test her prospective son-in-law, hoping he would become a dutiful son-in-law and do chores for her parents.
Who does she think she is? He wouldn't even bother to give her face, so he resolutely refused.
As it turned out, that slut secretly slipped it into his pocket.
Now she's actually turning the tables and pinning all the blame on him!
Wang Xiao, without blushing or panting, said, "Am I crazy? Why would I give you the key to my house? I have nothing to do with you. Don't talk nonsense and ruin my reputation."
We've already fought, what else can we do?
Breaking into a private residence by making a copy of a key deserves to be beaten to death.
Ruan Rui let out a cold laugh and pulled a certificate from her coat pocket: "It doesn't matter? You're a college student, how can you be so ignorant? We're a legally married couple with a marriage certificate."
ah?
Everyone present was stunned.
Wang Xiao quickly snatched the certificate from his hand to look at it.
Good heavens, it really is a marriage certificate.
Even pigs would kneel before the original owner and call her "Grandpa." Just how many pitfalls did she dig for herself?
It's said that people in the 80s and 90s didn't care about marriage certificates, and many people never got one in their entire lives.
Why is she in such a hurry to get a marriage certificate?
Wang Xiao desperately wanted to kill someone.
Now she says that Ruan Rui secretly went to get the marriage certificate behind her back. Will anyone believe her?
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