Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Going crazy to register at the Sixth Hospital
When she woke up, it was already past nine o'clock. Liu Mianmian turned her head and looked, but didn't see Shen Weizhuo, only a neatly folded quilt.
Last night, when she fell asleep, Shen Weizhou was still sitting at his desk reading. He went to bed late and got up early, and he didn't take naps. For a terminally ill man, he had far less rest time than she did.
If he had not died of illness not long after in the original book, Liu Mianmian would have suspected that those who said he was terminally ill were simply spreading rumors.
After getting up and washing up, Liu Mianmian finished her breakfast while Aunt Liu kept saying, "Rain brings spring. It rains on New Year's Eve this year, so there will be good weather and good harvests throughout the year."
"The bus doesn't have a regular schedule, so it's time to go out. It's better to go early than late. Actually, it's not too early now."
Aunt Liu took out the two large bags of gifts that Yu Wan had prepared, and while urging Liu Mianmian, she shouted towards the study, "Weizhou, it's getting late, time to go out!"
Shen Weizhuo came out of the study. He was wearing a lead-gray suit today, which made his figure look even taller and more slender. If you ignore his overly pale face, he looked handsome and gentle, with an indescribable temperament.
Liu Mianmian glanced at him and picked up the two large bags of gifts very consciously.
He looks so sick that you can't expect him to carry anything.
Liu Mianmian was the first to walk out of the yard. Shen Weizhuo glanced at what she was holding in her hand, and slowly followed her at Aunt Liu's urging.
The two of them walked one in front and one behind, at an arm's length apart. Occasionally, when they met neighbors in the alley, some sitting and chatting, or some walking their children, they would pass by Liu Mianmian who was walking in front and greet Shen Weizhuo.
"Xiao Shen seems to be in good spirits today."
"Oh, today is the third day of the New Year holiday. Shouldn't you accompany your wife back to her parents' home?"
"Xiao Shen, come over to play chess when you're free!"
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The original owner wasn't familiar with the people in the alley, and she was acting rude and noisy on her wedding day, so it was understandable that the neighbors didn't like her. Liu Mianmian was curious about how Shen Weizhou, who always had a cold face and spoke little, seemed to have a good relationship with his neighbors?
The way these uncles and aunts looked at him was full of love, just like the most favored youngster in the family.
When Liu Mianmian looked back curiously, she was almost hit by a bicycle. While dodging, the bag in her left hand fell to the ground.
The young man on the bicycle said "sorry" several times. Shen Weizhuo picked up the bag on the ground, took a look at it, and waved his hand to let the young man go.
Liu Mianmian reached for the bag: "Let me carry it."
Shen Weizhou didn't give it to her: "I'll do it."
Liu Mianmian looked at him and said doubtfully, "Can you do this?" Then she realized what was happening and said, "Oh, there are only two packs of cigarettes and two kilograms of candy in your bag. It's not heavy at all. You can carry it first. If you can't do it, give it to me."
Shen Weizhou: "..."
An elderly woman strolling her child nearby chuckled: "Oh, the bride doesn't think before she speaks. How can you ask a man if he's capable? Men, after all, always say they're capable!"
Another aunt also laughed and joked: "What do you know? The bride is worried about Xiao Shen. They have only been married for two or three days. Xiao Shen must be tired too!"
The others laughed too.
Liu Mianmian: “…”
This car was driving so unexpectedly.
Liu Mianmian glanced at Shen Weizhou, who usually had a blank expression on his face. It was hard to tell if he was embarrassed. She was embarrassed anyway. In her previous life, she had been single from birth, had been a constant source of flirtatious talk online, and had never even held hands with anyone in real life.
Liu Mianmian rubbed her hot ears and walked forward quickly. The old men and women behind her teased Shen Weizhuo and urged him to catch up with the bride.
After arriving at the stop, the bus came without long waiting.
The bus wasn't crowded at this hour, and there were still some empty seats. Liu Mianmian found an empty seat by the window and sat down. Shen Weizhou glanced at her calmly and sat down next to her.
The car slowly drove out, heading west along Zhijiang Road. The street scenes outside the car window, rich in the sense of age, passed by frame by frame, like a long shot in an art film.
After turning an intersection, the buildings on both sides of the road became lower and the road became bumpier.
Liu Mianmian was obviously not used to the road conditions of this era. When the car passed the pothole, it jumped and the whole person was thrown up. Her butt hung in the air for a second before falling heavily back onto the seat.
In panic, she screamed "Ah" and grabbed something randomly with her hands.
When the car stabilized again, Liu Mianmian came to her senses and found that she was holding Shen Weizhuo's hand tightly.
Glancing at the other person's face, which seemed to have grown even colder, Liu Mianmian quickly let him go and explained, "I didn't mean to do that. I was just startled."
Shen Weizhou looked at her deeply and suddenly asked, "What scared you? Did the car go over a pothole?"
Liu Mianmian was speechless for a moment. It was obvious that everyone in the car was accustomed to this kind of road condition. She had just shouted, and several people turned to look at her, as if they couldn't believe that someone would scream in fear because the car went over a pothole and bumped the road.
Who made China a construction freak a few decades later? Any uneven road surface in the city would be quickly pried up and resurfaced. Liu Mianmian had never seen such a bumpy road.
After a while, she took advantage of the original owner's sharp tone and asked sarcastically, "Are you deliberately mocking me? I'm a country bumpkin who grew up in the countryside and has rarely ridden in a car. What's so strange about being startled? You grew up in the city, so it's different. You've seen a lot!"
Shen Weizhuo's eyes turned cold, he turned his head to look forward, and stopped talking to her.
The car bounced four or five more times on the road behind. Liu Mianmian was mentally prepared. Every time the car jumped, she held on to the back of the front seat tightly. By the time she arrived at the South City Military Factory, Liu Mianmian had completely adapted to the road conditions of this era.
The two of them walked in silence all the way from the bus stop to the military factory's staff quarters.
Liu Mianmian suddenly had an idea. They didn't look like a newly married couple returning to their parents' home for the third day. Instead, they looked more like strangers who met by chance on the way to visit a grave.
It was quite funny to think about it this way. Liu Mianmian laughed, causing Shen Weizhuo to look at her in confusion.
When they reached the gate of the family compound, a man suddenly rushed out from the side and blocked their way.
"Liu Mianmian, stop!"
Liu Mianmian stopped and looked at the other person.
This person existed in the original owner's memory. The woman in front of him with curly hair and wearing the most popular bell-bottom pants was Zhu Yongqi's sister Zhu Meiqi.
Zhu Meiqi stared at Liu Mianmian and asked a series of questions: "Liu Mianmian, didn't my brother come to find you? Why was he arrested by the police station for no reason? What is going on?!"
Liu Mianmian rolled her eyes: "If you're crazy, go to the Sixth Hospital and make an appointment. I'm not familiar with your brother. What does it have to do with me if he's arrested by the police station?"
After the original owner hooked up with Zhu Yongqi, she also loved Zhu Meiqi, often buying small things to please her. Zhu Meiqi looked down on the country bumpkin, but why not take advantage of the opportunity? The country bumpkin married a consumptive, so she would be able to take advantage of her even more in the future.
But she didn't expect that the bumpkin would turn against her.
Zhu Meiqi was furious: "You!"
Glancing at Shen Weizhou who was watching coldly from the sidelines, Zhu Meiqi felt she understood and sneered, "Are you rushing to distance yourself from the matter? Are you afraid of what your man might think? What are you afraid of? We're all friends from the same compound, and we just have a good relationship. What's the big deal?"
That being said, Zhu Meiqi actually doesn’t care what the Shen family thinks of Liu Mianmian. What does it have to do with her?
Liu Mianmian also sneered: "Who is your friend? Would your friend call you a bumpkin? You two brothers and sisters are really weird. One by one, you both throw dirty water on me. You are doing it on purpose, right? Do you think I'm easy to bully?"
Zhu Meiqi looked down on the original owner and even complained in front of her that she knew nothing and was a country bumpkin.
Zhu Yongqi never stopped his sister. Instead, he told the original owner that Meiqi was just a bad-mouthed person and was actually a very good person. He scolded her because he was disappointed in her and wanted to help her change those bad habits.
Then he would say a few sweet words like "No matter you are a country bumpkin or a potato shreds, I think you are the cutest", "When I make a lot of money in the future, I will buy you the most expensive watch and the most fashionable clothes, and let you be the most modern girl in South City", and the original owner would be very moved.
Is this still the Liu Mianmian who endured humiliation in front of her? It's just a marriage, and after not seeing her for a few days, why is this person like a completely different person?
Zhu Meiqi was stunned.
Zhu Meiqi was so shocked that she stuttered, "You, what are you..."
Liu Mianmian raised her chin and said arrogantly: "I am no longer the Liu Mianmian who you can flatten or twist."
This couldn't be more true.
Zhu Meiqi naturally couldn't understand the true meaning of this sentence. She had her own understanding.
In the past, Liu Mianmian was a country bumpkin who could only swallow her anger in front of them. Now she has married into the Shen family and lives in Qiuzhi Lane, where only the rich and powerful live. Why should she need to be humble to them?
His brother also said that he was fooled and obeyed everyone's orders, bullshit!
Liu Mianmian ignored Zhu Meiqi and looked at Shen Weizhou: "Let's go."
Shen Weizhuo looked at Zhu Meiqi thoughtfully, then followed Liu Mianmian into the family compound.
The Liu family lived on the second floor in a small suite of 50 square meters, which was considered quite good housing conditions in that era.
Liu Mianmian and Shen Weizhou walked to the front of the building and ran into a neighbor who lived in the same building. The neighbor said with a smile, "Oh, Mianmian, you're back? Come home quickly. Your parents, brother and sister-in-law have all taken special leave and have been busy at home since early morning!"
Liu Mianmian greeted the other party with a smile: "My parents really love me."
The neighbor's aunt's smile faltered slightly. Living in the same building, how could she not know whether the two Liu family members loved this daughter who had been found halfway? She took a special leave to stay at home to work, not for her daughter, but for the sake of her son-in-law surnamed Shen.
Of course, she couldn't say this. The aunt laughed dryly: "That's right, it was so hard to find it back. It must be painful, it hurts."
Liu Mianmian smiled and said, "It must hurt, even if it doesn't hurt."
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