As they were talking, the group arrived at Wu's pork shop. Mr. Cheng was the first to see them and hurriedly called out, "Daughter!"
Just as Wu was praising the meat to someone, she glanced at Cheng's father and smiled rather helplessly. It had only been a little over ten days since she last saw him, and the old man missed his daughter terribly. She, as his mother, felt ashamed of herself.
Before, when we could hardly ever see each other, he would secretly hide away and wipe away his tears. Now that we see each other every day, he's still like this.
Cheng Yue jumped out of the car and walked forward, calling out with a smile, "Dad, Mom!"
Chen An and his two siblings, Chen Lin and Chen An, also joined in calling out to people. Wu was very happy, "Little Lin is getting more and more energetic!"
I see Chen Tong and Chen Ning often, but I haven't seen Chen Lin in a long time. Looking at him now, I feel that Chen Lin has changed the most.
Chen Lin grinned, "Grandma and Grandpa are getting younger and younger!"
These words made Cheng's father, Wu, burst into laughter. "Hahaha, this little mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter!"
Chen Tong covered her mouth and laughed, "Big Brother is doing business in the shop now, and he's spouting nice things like they're free."
The family laughed again, and Chen Lin smiled shyly along with them. Cheng's father said, "This is so good. Meeting more people will help you grow up."
Not only has Chen Lin changed, but Cheng Feng has also changed a lot recently. He used to be quiet and reserved, but now he can crack a few jokes.
This is the benefit of interacting with more people.
The butcher shop was busy with business, so it wasn't the place to talk. After buying the meat, Cheng Yue said, "Mom and Dad, we'll head back now. Tomorrow's the festival, so we'll come back in the afternoon and have a family reunion dinner together!"
They have to set up their stalls in the morning, so they only have time in the afternoon.
Mrs. Wu nodded happily, "Okay! I'll keep the meat safe. Oh? Whose children are those two?"
To avoid blocking the road, Cheng Yue had Lai Xing and Lai Wang park the oxcart in front of the pork shop and keep watch over it, which is why Wu Shi only saw the two of them now.
“That’s the shop assistant. I just bought it from him a while ago. Since it’s a holiday, and the two kids had nowhere to go, I brought them back with me.”
Mrs. Wu was surprised for a moment, but she didn't ask any more questions. She just said, "I'll bring them to my house for dinner tomorrow."
There's plenty of time tomorrow; we can talk about it slowly later.
"Okay, then we'll be going now!"
After leaving the pork shop, Cheng Yue and the others went to the grain shop and bought some refined rice and flour for Zhang Shaowen and Zhao Changyong.
There's definitely no room for growth in the current technology for refining rice and flour.
But because the rice and noodles in the space are too conspicuous, it's fine for personal consumption, but not suitable as a gift. I'm afraid they'll feel uneasy eating it, and I don't want them to be thinking about the price while eating it.
It's better to just buy it from the grain store and get it as a gift; it won't cost much anyway.
After buying rice and flour, they went to meet Zhang Shaowen and Zhao Changyong under the big tree at the entrance of town.
Cheng Yue had said they weren't allowed to buy meat or grains, so the two of them only bought some snacks and hair accessories.
"It's all divided up, one for each of you, and you can also take this money, it's a reward for your hard work in the first half of the month."
The group rode in an oxcart. Cheng Yue took out the things she was carrying and divided them up so that they could take them home directly, avoiding any fuss or tugging at the door when their families saw them.
Zhao Changyong and Zhang Shaowen weighed the meat and grain at the shop every day, and they could tell how many kilograms each kilogram was just by looking at it.
There must have been three pounds of meat, and ten pounds of rice and flour combined. There was also the heavy money bag that Cheng Yue had given them. Although they didn't want to open it to look inside, they knew there was definitely more than they had, and they felt even more embarrassed.
Zhao Changyong said embarrassedly, "Sister Cheng Yue, we've accepted the meat and grain, so we don't need the money. We've already been paid for our work, so how can we accept any compensation for our hard work?"
Refined rice and flour are expensive, about the same price as meat. Buying this much rice would cost around 200 coins. With the money we paid, it would probably cover half a month's wages for them.
Zhang Shaowen blushed as well, "Aunt Cheng Yue, you only said you'd give us meat and grain, why did you give us money too? If my grandpa finds out, he'll definitely scold me again. Besides, we're not working hard, are we?"
Cheng Yue laughed and said, "Just take it. I'm the host, how could I let myself lose money?"
Chen Lin shook the money bag in his hand and said with a simple smile, "Take it, I have some too!"
Zhao Changyong and Zhang Shaowen looked at each other, then at Chen Tong, Chen Ning, and Lai Xing and Lai Wang, who were also receiving money, before finally accepting it.
Since everyone has something, they should accept it. Aunt Cheng is so generous to them, so they should just work hard from now on.
As the group talked, they soon arrived at the village entrance, where a crowd had gathered again—or more accurately, a crowd had gathered in front of the Zhao family's house.
"My goodness! It hasn't been long since Li Manying cheated on Chen Ping, and he's already brought a woman home with a seven or eight-year-old son. Who would believe it wasn't intentional?"
"The deed is done, so Chen Ping isn't afraid at all. Li Manying and the slovenly guy have already signed their marriage certificate, so what can they do?"
"That Chen Ping is really heartless! To scheme against his own wife like that, ugh! And he even says the child isn't his, who would believe that?"
"That man is raising someone else's child? Isn't that just being a sucker?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yue realized that he had brought his mistress back? And to save face, he claimed the child wasn't his?
She was truly baffled by Chen Ping's thought process. How abnormal could he be? He clearly cared more about his reputation than anyone else, but then he would suddenly change his mind and prove them wrong. The one who always slapped him in the face the loudest was herself.
The incident involving Li Manying had barely happened before he brought his mistress back. I don't know if he thinks others are stupid or if there's something wrong with his own brain.
"Chen Ping! You still won't admit it? No wonder I don't remember anything from that day, you must have drugged me!"
I was even happy, saying, "Why did you buy me snacks? You were deliberately trying to get me killed! Just so you could bring that bitch and her bastard home!"
These past two days, Li Manying has been either arguing with Zhang Lata or waiting for Chen Ping to come back at the intersection. She knows she can't go back, but she can't help but take a few more glances at Chen Ping.
As a result, today we not only met Chen Ping, but also Chen Ping's mistress and illegitimate child.
Suddenly her blood surged and her mind cleared. She wasn't stupid; after thinking about it carefully, she realized she had fallen into Chen Ping's trap!
It's all my fault for being so happy and carried away. I thought Chen Ping knew how to cherish her, but it turned out to be all a scheme!
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart! You're the one who can't control your own lust and you're blaming my son? You made a mistake yourself, how dare you criticize others!"
Zhao, like an old hen, stood with her hands on her hips and cursed loudly, repeating the same thing over and over: she would never admit it, let's see what Li Manying can do about it.
Li Manying's chest heaved with anger, and she slapped him across the face. "You old beast! It must have been your idea!"
Chen Ping immediately stepped forward to stop him, saying fiercely, "What's wrong with you! We have no relationship anymore. If you come here to cause trouble and frame me, I will definitely report you to the authorities!"
Drugged her? What evidence does Li Manying have that he drugged her? If it weren't for Arou's kindness and desire to avoid harming others, he wouldn't have spared her life at all!
Li Manying was stunned when she saw the warning in Chen Ping's eyes; those eyes not only contained a warning, but also a blatant killing intent...
This is the man who has been with her for over ten years. Not only did he use such despicable means to scheme against her, but he also wanted to kill her?
Li Manying was indeed unable to swallow this insult, but she was also genuinely terrified; she didn't want to die...
Standing on the oxcart and seeing this, Cheng Yue knew that Li Manying had lost again. She felt a pang of sadness, not for Li Manying, but for the women of this era.
Li Manying walked out dejectedly. Several women in the village seemed to have forgotten how hateful she was and came forward to comfort her, telling her to live a good life with Zhang the Sloppy.
Even if it was Chen Ping's scheme, so what? Li Manying had no choice.
Chen An remained expressionless, flicking the reins and saying, "Let's go!"
Cheng Yue also found it boring. She had originally wanted to see Li Manying torture Zhao Shi, but who knew the plot would develop like this?
However, judging from Chen Ping's mistress, she doesn't seem like a good person. I wonder if she can handle the baton of tormenting Zhao Shi well?
She was even a little looking forward to it, especially after Chen Ping lost his job.
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