Chapter 27

Lin Xixi's eyes widened when she heard this.

Qiao Wei hooked her leg and pulled the bench over: "Sit down."

Lin Xixi was in a daze and she sat down after she was pressed on the shoulder. Qiao Wei herself sat on the small bamboo chair holding Wu Ni'er.

Although the small bamboo chair was not high, the bench was even lower. She immediately formed a superior posture to Lin Xixi.

Lin Xixi sat down and couldn't come back to her senses.

Although she was a girl, the soul inside was that of a middle-aged woman in the 1990s with a low level of education. She was born in the countryside and was a bit superstitious in her bones. This time, she experienced such a magical thing as rebirth, which made her even more superstitious.

"Because of her rebirth, Yan Lei's original wife survived" - this statement is really unacceptable! It was as if she was destined to have no connection with the noble Yan Lei.

"Xiao Lin." Qiao Wei let Wu Nier sit on her lap and waved a hand in front of Lin Xixi's eyes, "Xiao Lin?"

Damn, this auntie confused her. It would be shocking to see that she was stupid.

In any case, Qiao Wei hoped that Lin Xixi could understand that the situation had changed and her plan of "marrying Yan Lei and living a good life" should be abandoned.

Unfortunately, when Lin Xixi came to her senses and looked up at Qiao Wei again, a fierce light suddenly shot out of her eyes.

Qiao Wei's heart sank. It was

useless. It was obvious that Lin Xixi was obsessed with marrying Yan Lei.

She guessed right.

Lin Xixi is not obsessed with Yan Lei, but with "wealth".

As the old saying goes, destroying someone's wealth is like killing their parents, which is absolutely true. Lin Xixi came to her senses and looked up to see Qiao Wei, who had fair cheeks and healthy lips. Her first thought was - she is the one who hindered my wealth!

After Qiao Wei's fabricated explanation, Lin Xixi no longer doubted that she was also reborn. But at that moment, what she thought in her heart was: If it weren't for her, if it weren't for her... it's all her! It's all her!

But seeing Qiao Wei pursed her lips and stared at her with a deep look, Lin Xixi suddenly woke up and quickly looked away.

"Ahem..." She covered up hurriedly, "This is really fate. Aunt Qiao, you, you... shouldn't, shouldn't..."

Qiao Wei waited for her to speak with a smile.

Lin Xixi also knew that she should say something like "Your life shouldn't end." But she felt so uncomfortable with the suffocation in her heart. When the words came to her lips, she couldn't say them, which made her feel so uncomfortable.

Qiao Wei deserved to die. Only when she died could she make room for her.

Qiao Wei saw that Lin Xixi's face was distorted, so she stopped making things difficult for her. She lowered her head and rubbed Wu Ni'er's furry little head: "Wu Ni'er, tell Auntie if you want to eat canned yellow peaches?"

When Wu Ni heard the word "eat", her eyes lit up: "Eat! Yes! Wu Ni'er, eat!"

Supplies were scarce, but as long as there was something to eat, the baby would eat it. Older ones like the soldiers would pluck the stamens of the flowers displayed at the door of the town committee office to eat the nectar. They would

pluck the flowers to pieces. Every time, the people from the communication room would come out with sticks to chase them away, and the little kids would scatter like birds and beasts.

They would dare to do it again next time.

Qiao Wei knew that canned yellow peaches were hard to come by in this era, so when she saw them, she would want to buy more and stock up. But after all, they were just canned yellow peaches, not gold or silver nuggets.

Just don't let others know that she bought four bottles at once.

Qiao Wei stood up and put Wu Ni'er on the small bamboo chair: "Wait for me. Come on, Xiangxiang, let's open the cans for Wu Ni'er to eat." She

ate it yesterday and she ate it again today. How can she be so happy. Yan Xiang said happily, "Okay!"

The mother and son went into the house to open the cupboard and get canned food. Qiao Wei took the opportunity to educate Yan Xiang, "If you have good things, you should know how to share them."

Yan Xiang puffed out her chest, "Eat with your friends, don't hide them!"

Qiao Wei opened the can and divided it into three bowls. She took two bowls, and Yan Xiang followed her out happily, holding her own bowl, and sat on her own small stool to eat.

Wu Ni'er was too small, and the bowl was too big for her to hold, so Qiao Wei called her from the shade of the tree to the eaves, brought a square wooden stool for her to use as a table, and let her sit on the small stool to eat.

The third bowl was of course for Lin Xixi, she was the guest.

But Lin Xixi didn't take it.

Lin Xixi looked at the bowl, which was filled with a bowl of sugar water and two yellow peaches. There are only five or six yellow peaches in a can, and three people can get two at most each.

What good thing is canned yellow peaches? In the 1990s, people were too embarrassed to serve canned yellow peaches to guests. At least they should have a cup of "Fruit Juice" or "Gallo", or a can of Coca-Cola or Sprite would be good.

Lin Xixi's regretful heart suddenly regained confidence.

She has lived an extra life and has seen the world of the 1980s and 1990s, which is not comparable to people of this era.

So what if Qiao Wei is still alive. Don't look at her as a "city dweller" airs, but she, Lin Xixi, has seen things that Qiao Weiwei has not seen.

Moreover, since Qiao Wei is not reborn, she is just a little girl in her early twenties.

When Sister Yang introduced Qiao Wei to Lin Xixi, she naturally classified her as a "cultured person" because Qiao Wei had attended high school.

Lin Xixi sneered when she thought of this.

Not to mention that Qiao Wei didn't even finish high school, even if she did, how could she be considered a cultured person? Twenty years later, college students dared to call themselves cultured people. High school students are not as popular as vocational high school students and technical secondary school students.

The word "rich" is like a carrot hanging in front of her eyes but not yet in her reach, attracting Lin Xixi to run forward. She can't just give up without even trying, because that's sky-high wealth.

Live in a villa! Take a car!

Lin Xixi smiled reservedly: "I don't need it, you eat it. It's rare."

The last sentence was pure sarcasm. What good things did people in the 1960s see? A can of yellow peach is treated as a treasure.

This sentence sounds like politeness to others, but she doesn't know that Qiao Wei can fully understand the sense of superiority that is secretly showing off.

"It's very rare. I happened to pass by the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, and I took a casual look and happened to see it on their shelf, so I bought it quickly." Qiao Wei sat down again and started eating without any hesitation.

He didn't even try to refuse her the food. How petty. Lin Xixi's sense of superiority became stronger, and her frustration and annoyance disappeared, and she rekindled her fighting spirit.

"Aunt Qiao." She brought the topic back to the topic, "What relatives did you lose?"

Qiao Wei took a bite of the yellow peach and answered without raising her eyelids, "Distant relatives."

"Why did I hear that you don't have any relatives at all?" Lin Xixi's eyes flickered, "Where did these relatives come from?"

She said this with evidence. This was also what Sister Yang told her when she borrowed money. She said that Yan Lei's original family members were all dead, and there was no relative at the time of the burial. It was really tragic.

"Who told you that?"

"Ah, I heard...well, my sister-

in-law told you that." "Sister-in-law?" Qiao Wei finally raised her eyelids. "Since I came to this town, I have never talked about my family's affairs with anyone. Sister-in-law Zhao doesn't know anything about my family, so why did she make up stories about me behind my back? My parents are dead, but all my relatives are alive!"

Qiao Wei stood up with the bowl in her hand. "No, I have to ask Sister-in-law Zhao. I haven't offended her, so why is she cursing me behind my back!"

She was about to run over to confront Sister Yang. How could Lin Xixi really let her go? She grabbed her arm and pulled her back: "No, no, I just said that casually. Actually, I heard others say it at the market..."

Having said that, Lin Xixi simply flashed the blade of the knife. She stared at Qiao Wei and said, "I heard others talking at the market, saying that... you didn't go to visit relatives, but eloped with someone."

Sister Yang told Lin Xixi about this matter, using the words "heard" and "it is said" because it was a long time ago and there was no way to verify it.

Qiao Wei did not die, and was taken back by Yan Lei. But if she really eloped, the couple would have to keep a face. But the couple that Lin Xixi saw did not look like they had anything wrong. It made her a little uneasy, afraid that what Sister Yang said was not true. So she wanted to verify it.

As long as she can find a little clue to prove that this is true, she doesn't need any real evidence. She just needs to spread this matter and let everyone know about it. It will be enough to end the marriage of Yan Lei and Qiao Wei and let her take the position.

As long as it is confirmed to be true!

Lin Xixi didn't dare to blink, and didn't miss any expression change on Qiao Wei's face!

Who would have thought that after hearing such an offensive accusation, Qiao Wei's face changed from angry to suddenly enlightened. She "snorted" and said, "What do I think I am? You can just listen to the vegetable market. Speaking of which, I am embarrassed to tell you that I heard them talking about you yesterday morning."

Don't prove yourself. Never prove yourself, just bounce the question directly.

Sure enough, when Qiao Wei said this, Lin Xixi was stunned for a moment: "Talking about me? What can I say?"

"Look, I'm embarrassed to say it." Qiao Wei looked ashamed and quickly bounced back the attack, "They said you flirted with men. They all said you were not decent and said they should be careful of you and not let their husbands be seduced by you."

Lin Xixi got angry when she heard it: "Nonsense! I didn't!"

Lin Xixi was actually very passionate and bold when she was young. She and her educated youth husband got married because she got pregnant before marriage.

But this matter followed her all her life. Whenever the couple quarreled, her husband would be weird and scold her for being coquettish. Her mother-in-law didn't give her any face and directly pointed at her nose and scolded her, thinking that she, a rural woman, had ruined her son's life.

They quarreled too much, and the neighbors all knew about it, and they talked about it behind their backs.

Lin Xixi felt extremely regretful. She had thought about it many times in her life. If she had the chance to start over again, she would not let anyone hold this kind of handle on her, which was her soft spot for life.

She wanted to hold her head up and marry Yan Lei.

Who would have thought that Qiao Wei would tell her that her reputation was already ruined?

This sharp poke at Lin Xixi's pain point, and not surprisingly, she fell into the trap of self-proof: "I didn't, I didn't at all. I just worked and took care of the children with my uncle's family every day. I was well-behaved! I took Wu Ni'er and Junjun with me when I went to buy groceries! My sister-in-law can testify! I was well-behaved, and I had a clean record!"

She was so emotional that she almost jumped up on the spot.

Although she was a young girl, Qiao Wei could still tell that she was a middle-aged person. She

had been tortured by life for half her life, and even though she was reborn with a youthful and beautiful appearance, she still had a sense of panic in her bones.

Qiao Wei used chopsticks to poke the last bite of yellow peach into her mouth, pulled out the chopsticks, and poked at Lin Xixi's face: "I tell you, don't pay attention to those gossipers in the market. They can say whatever they want, and you, as long as you are upright, you don't have to worry about the shadows. Don't pay attention to them. The more you pay attention to them, the bigger the matter will be. The more people know about those gossips, the worse it will be for your reputation."

Lin Xixi was still very excited: "They are just talking nonsense, I didn't do it at all! Tell me who it is, and I will tear their mouths off! Who is it?"

Qiao Wei said: "I didn't see the face, but it should be the same group of people who said it behind my back. After all, they know both of us. Who did you hear saying it behind my back? Let's go find them!"

She said, and stood up.

Lin Xixi choked.