Chapter 21 Good People and Good Deeds
After returning, Shen Xiaoyue shared with Hu Qingqing the news of discovering wild mulberry trees and some plants that can be used for dyeing.
"We can make a few more colors! We can see which one is more popular and increase the quantity!"
"Xiaoyue, I want one that's all flowers."
"Okay, make some too. Make yours the most beautiful one."
"Hehehe, Xiaoyue you are so nice!"
The two of them excitedly discussed in low voices behind the others' backs. The others knew they had a good relationship and had long been used to it.
Everyone was planning what to buy when they went to the county town two days later. It was a rare trip, and if they didn’t write it down well, they would be afraid of missing something.
Calculating the time, the things at home are about to be delivered, and everyone has a look of anticipation on their face.
"Xiaoyue, Xie Zhiqing is looking for you."
Li Zhiqing winked at Shen Xiaoyue, and she said that the two were having an affair, otherwise why did Xie Zhiqing come to see Shen Xiaoyue from time to time instead of her? Not looking for Song Zhiqing?
If Shen Xiaoyue didn't respond, would Xie Zhiqing, who is handsome and has a good family background, continue to stick with her?
Last time, Shen Xiaoyue even deliberately choked her. She was really good at pretending.
Li Zhiqing turned around and secretly rolled his eyes.
Shen Xiaoyue: …
I like yin and yang so much that others can go to the door and act as the Tai Chi diagram. Thank you.
And what’s wrong with Xie Ning? He used to be annoyed when I asked him to meet him, but now he acts like a jerk from time to time. Is he anxious because he owes him something?
Shen Xiaoyue called this the bad nature of men, to put it bluntly, it was lowly.
Perhaps it was because the impatience on his face was too obvious that Xie Ning felt extremely unfamiliar. He frowned, opened his mouth, and said after a while: "Xiao Yue, I will go to the county town in two days. I should be able to receive a letter from your family."
letter?
What letter?
In her previous life, she had been looking forward to receiving anything from home for a long time but never received one. Every time she asked the post office pitifully, but later, when people knew her, they would say that they didn't have anything for her and looked at her with a bit of pity.
Later, she couldn't hold it in any longer and took the initiative to write a letter to her family to express her longing.
In the end, her family only sent her a lonely envelope saying that her brother had grown up. The implicit words were asking her to think more about home and help her brother more in the future. Finally, they asked her to hold on to Xie Ning and try to get married as soon as possible.
Does your family still send letters? She didn't believe it at all.
unless……
Shen Xiaoyue glanced at Xie Ning suspiciously.
Unless this bastard said something to the family!
She could already guess what the letter from home said. It asked her to support this young master and it would be best if she could do his laundry and cook for him, work diligently like a slave, and devote herself to him without complaint.
The more Shen Xiaoyue thought about it, the angrier she got. She also became more and more annoyed with the person in front of her: "Oh, is the young master going back to complain? What's going on? The Shen family is here to seek justice for you?"
Anyone who wants to read this letter can do so, but she won’t.
Since her parents had concealed their affair from Xie Ning in her previous life in order not to affect their work and her brother's future, she had treated herself as an orphan.
She can't play the role of someone who influences others and is influenced to be kind and sensible.
During her days as a housewife, she degenerated into a person she didn't even recognize.
It was obvious that she was the one who learned to read the fastest in the yard when she was a child, and it was obvious that she was the one that the teacher praised endlessly.
Everyone said Xie Ning was a talented and proud boy, so it was natural for her to give in for him, but she was someone whom even Xie Ning was afraid of being crushed by.
Because of Lu Ping'an's business, she has seen many glittering women fighting for power and profit.
That should have been her life, too.
She thought.
Lu Pingan saw the light in her eyes at that time and was willing to support her.
Unfortunately, she was so timid after the failed marriage that she even doubted whether she was a bad person or not and why everyone wanted to betray her.
In addition, due to my poor health, I could only secretly envy others.
Even so, Lu Pingan would always bring her into such occasions because she liked it, so he gave her the opportunity to learn and grow, even if she eventually chose to retreat into her shell.
Although she never became a shining person until her death, she also understood one truth:
They suppress her only to make her compromise. They look down on her while enjoying the convenience she brings. Their accusations against her are just a reflection of their inferiority complex.
It was hard for her to forget what they had said.
They said:
"Xiaoyue, you are pregnant, you should take a good rest. You can wait until next year to study. Just think of it as for our baby, okay?"
They said:
"Xiaoyue, the food in the school cafeteria is really terrible and the pressure is too great. You have nothing to do at home, so bring me some food, okay? Everyone envies me for having a virtuous and beautiful wife."
They said:
"Chen Xiaoyue, are you annoying? You ask me about school every day. Can you understand what I tell you? What do you know as a housewife?"
They said:
"Chen Xiaoyue, you are the elder sister, why don't you help your younger brother?!"
They said:
"Chen Xiaoyue, look at yourself now. Who can you blame for not being able to hold a man's heart? You should thank Chen Xing for protecting your husband for you!"
They selected her as a sacrifice for their own benefit.
Now the sacrifice doesn't want to do it anymore, and the whole world is getting anxious.
This is also the reason why she fell in love with Lu Pingan.
If she wanted to hide in the audience, he would use his body to create a safe and comfortable corner for her.
If she wanted to be on stage, he would do his best to light her.
I never worry that my light will be overshadowed by her.
So she is also very tolerant of her little husband.
Originally, she thought Lu Ping'an didn't like doing business. She was ready to start her life over again. She wanted to seize the opportunity, work hard to make money, support her young husband, and reach the peak of her life.
I didn't expect that this guy was just playing the victim, but he actually made more money than anyone else.
Shen Xiaoyue inexplicably felt a little pity.
But she is not like Xie Ning, who has no strong ability. She is afraid that others will steal her glory, so she tries her best to suppress others.
Both she and Lu Ping'an will become great people.
Shen Xiaoyue didn't want to bother with Xie Ning any more, so she turned around and wanted to go back to the dormitory.
Xie Ning didn't expect that she didn't even care about the letter from home, and hurriedly grabbed her arm, "Xiaoyue, you misunderstood, I just informed you, I didn't mean anything else."
"It's none of my business." Shen Xiaoyue shook his hand away.
Hu Qingqing saw Xie Ning standing at the door holding Shen Xiaoyue, and immediately ran over, stood beside her, and looked at Xie Ning vigilantly, "Xie Zhiqing, this is the Zhiqing point, please don't pull and tug. Can't you see that Shen Zhiqing wants to leave? Are you trying to be a hooligan?"
Xie Ning's face darkened. He obviously couldn't bear the accusation of being a hooligan, so he reluctantly loosened his sleeves and left.
"Xiaoyue, are you okay?"
"It's okay, let's continue studying the styles."
Shen Xiaoyue patted Hu Qingqing's hand that was holding hers, indicating that she was fine.
On the other side, Lu Ping'an just returned home and saw his mother Lu with her mouth pouted to the sky, and his father Lu who was comforting her softly beside him.
This situation is not uncommon. Lu Ping'an grinned and said, "Dad, why did you make my mother angry again?"
Lu Guodong glared at Lu Pingan when he heard this. What did he mean by causing trouble? Is this child stupid?
When Wu Qingyun heard this, his lips pouted even higher.
"Oh, you still remembered to come back? Is the chicken soup delicious? Poor mother, she smelled it all afternoon and the worms in her stomach were about to get mad, but in the end she didn't even taste anything."
"Lu Guodong, why is my life so miserable? I don't even know who to give this soup to! I didn't even get to drink a single sip!"
Wu Qingyun didn't really want to make a fuss. Her daughter-in-law was the one who would accompany her son for the rest of his life. She would only have an opinion if Lu Ping'an didn't treat his daughter-in-law well!
But the problem was that she didn't even see her daughter-in-law's face, and she didn't know whether she was an educated youth or from the village.
If the educated youth...
Wu Qingyun had to make some noise to see if he could find out who this kid had his eyes on.
If it was an educated youth, she would have to persuade him again!
She thought that her son might also be too eager to do the job.
This has been delivered to someone's doorstep, but there is still no definite news.
Lu Ping'an finally came to his senses. It turned out that the anger was directed at him.
"Mom, it's not a big deal. If you're really hungry, I'll go catch one right now."
Lu Pingan scratched his head. Could it be that his craving for food had taken over and he was crying because of it? It's also his fault. He really has a talent for cooking. His mother is so jealous that she's crying.
He didn't think too much about it, thinking that his mother was really greedy, and was about to turn around and leave.
Lu Guodong: ...
Wu Qingyun: ...
Who does this silly kid look like?
Lu Guodong and Wu Qingyun looked at each other, obviously wanting to pass the blame to each other.
Since he was so smart, Lu Ping'an definitely didn't take after him/her.
Forget it, the educated youth have always been smart and noble, they should look down on this idiot.
Seeing that he was about to take one leg out, Wu Qingyun couldn't pretend anymore and hurried to stop him.
"Come back soon! I'm not hungry, your mother. I'm full."
Even if you are not full, you must be full of anger.
"Mom, why is your appetite like the weather, sometimes sunny and sometimes cloudy?"
Lu Pingan couldn’t help but muttered in a low voice, this Shen Zhiqing was also angry at one moment and smiling at the next.
When he is angry, he thinks he is very fierce, but in fact his cheeks are puffy, which makes people want to pinch them to see if they are as soft as they look.
Lu Ping'an's mouth curled up into a smile, which looked very worthless.
Wu Qingyun couldn't bear to see his lustful look, and gave Lu Guodong several looks, indicating that he should take the opportunity to ask.
Lu Guodong is a typical rough guy, so how could he feel comfortable speaking?
He tried to tell Lu's mother with his eyes: Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and we as parents should not worry too much.
Unfortunately, the persuasion failed. Wu Qingyun glanced at him and warned him not to procrastinate.
Lu Guodong: It just makes people do embarrassing things.
"Ahem... Ping An, are you dating someone?"
Lu Pingan looked at him doubtfully: "Who is it?"
This kid!
"Of course it's you! Who else!"
Lu Pingan was even more confused. How come he didn’t know that he was dating someone?
Although Shen Zhiqing did like him and was pursuing him, he didn't agree. What kind of person was he dating?
Is someone spreading rumors about him?
Don't let him know, otherwise you'll have to teach this guy a lesson.
"No?!"
"Who are you going to give the soup to if you don't have a boyfriend?"
That's it.
"I was sent to the countryside as an educated youth."
Lu Ping'an didn't take it seriously. In his mind, he was just caring for the lonely educated youth and doing good deeds.
When Wu Qingyun heard this, he felt like the sky was falling. He was really an educated youth!
"Which educated youth do I know?"
Lu Ping'an glanced at the two of them warily. Isn't his father talking nonsense? Which educated youth doesn't he know?
"Why do you ask that?"
"You little brat, can I still ask you something?"
"I'm just caring about the educated youth who went to the countryside. Dad, I'm going to criticize you now. You're the village party secretary, and the educated youth don't have enough to eat or drink. Isn't that your fault? I'm doing a good thing for you now."
"Alright, alright, I won't talk to you anymore. I've been busy all day and I'm so sleepy."
Lu Ping'an felt that telling others about it would be bad for Shen Xiaoyue's reputation, so he tried to fool around with the matter.
"This brat!"
Lu Guodong was stunned by his son's shameless words.
Wu Qingyun suddenly stopped worrying because she knew her son.
There is a high probability that he really thinks so and they haven't really started dating yet.
Well, my son hasn't figured it out yet, so there's no rush. I'll just observe him for a while, and who knows, maybe the educated youth is not interested in him.
Even if it's interesting, can anyone stand Ping'an's dull look?
But this is an educated youth! There are not many happy families in the village who married educated youth. They are already eager to take care of others before they even realize what is going on. What will happen if they realize what is going on?
No, that Liu Erya didn't seem to give up. She talked to her friends last time and said that Erya really liked Ping An and she wanted them to see each other more often.
Wu Qingyun remembered that the educated youth would go to the county town in a few days, so she had to ask Ping'an to take Erya with her.
She automatically ignored whether Lu Ping'an would agree.
This silly boy definitely couldn't think of so much.
"You, you are not allowed to come back for lunch next week. Watch carefully to see which educated youth it is."
Lu Guodong wanted to cry but had no tears. What did this have to do with him? !
So the next day, everyone found that Secretary Lu, who always went home for dinner, suddenly smiled amiably and sat with them.
"Comrades, are you having any trouble getting used to anything after going to the countryside? Feel free to tell me if you have any questions."
He remembered that his son seemed to say he was not full yesterday, which was probably because the educated youth were not used to the food.
"No, Secretary Lu, there's nothing I'm not used to."
"Yes, Secretary Lu, thank you for your care."
To be fair, the situation in Dahe Village is much better than that in other villages. Although they have never been there, they have heard about it.
The production team in Dahe Village would slaughter pigs three or four times a year, which was considered very rare. Although the meals were mainly coarse grains, there was enough for every meal and they would not go hungry.
Before going to the countryside, I heard that people had to fight for food, but I haven’t encountered that here.
Moreover, Secretary Lu was a nice person. He gave them quite a bit of freedom during the slack season, with fixed days for rest. The villagers were also easy to get along with. It only took them two days to go to the county town, and a kind-hearted villager took them there in a ox cart.
There were hooligans in some villages, which made the educated youth miserable and troubled.
So everyone really doesn’t think there is any problem, and no one says that they go to the countryside to enjoy a good life.
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