Or maybe, if he had not treated Jiang Ling like that for a little bit of profit and had lived a good life with Jiang Fu, would the ending be different than it is today?
But there is no medicine for regret in this world. You must bear the consequences of your own actions, and there is no turning back.
She stood up and drank the chicken soup that Niu Wa had cooked himself.
This chicken soup is really delicious. She hasn’t had such delicious chicken soup in a long time.
“It’s delicious!”
"Really? If it tastes good, drink more."
When Niu Wa saw Zhang Xiaoqin praising him like this, a happy expression appeared on his face.
At this moment, she was so moved that she wanted to cry.
At the same time, Kang Shumei and her family also sat around the table to eat dinner.
Little Shuangning lowered her head, looking very scared, and her hands were shaking slightly while she was eating.
The attentive Xiao Youchen noticed something was wrong and asked with concern: "Ningning, what's wrong with you? Your hands are shaking, are you cold?"
"No... I'm not cold... It's nothing." Little Shuangning lowered her head and responded with a squeaking sound.
Upon hearing the voice, Shumei turned her gaze to Xiao Shuangning.
"Ningning, why are you lying again? What happened?"
Xiao Shuangning raised her head and stared at the two of them for a long time. Finally, she spoke in a low voice and told them what was hidden in her heart.
"I saw my aunt!"
She could still vividly remember everything Zhang Xiaoqin had done to her when she was a child. As the saying goes, once bitten, one becomes afraid of ropes for ten years, so how could she not be moved by the sight of Zhang Xiaoqin?
"What? Your aunt, Ningning, you're not talking in your sleep, are you? I haven't heard from your aunt in several years. Where did you go to see her?"
"Mom, it's true. She was right at our door. I saw her walking past our door with my own eyes." Xiao Shuangning spoke a little excitedly when she saw Zhang Xiaoqin questioning her.
"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
"I'm sure it's definitely my aunt."
"Alright, even if your aunt is back, there's no need to be so scared, right? What happened before is all in the past. Don't worry, your mother is here now and won't let anyone bully you anymore. It's getting late, hurry up and eat and go to bed. You have to go to school tomorrow morning!"
"Oh!" Xiao Shuangning responded reluctantly, lowered her head and continued eating.
Shumei had a thoughtful expression and frowned slightly.
For so many years, she had never had a peaceful life wherever Zhang Xiaoqin was. When Zhang Xiaoqin suddenly came back, not only was Xiao Shuangning scared, but even she herself felt a little uneasy.
She could only pray silently, hoping that this trouble-making elder sister-in-law would not come to her house again to cause trouble and disturb their peaceful life.
That night, Zhang Xiaoqin sat on a chair holding her bag of money and stayed awake all night.
She couldn't look at this world for many more times, so she wanted to keep her eyes open and take advantage of the limited time to look at it.
Everyone should be afraid of death. But she was very calm, waiting for death. The thought of "not wanting to die" slowly dissipated from her mind. She felt that death was her best destination.
It was daybreak, and light shone in through the transparent tiles on the roof, and the originally dark room slowly became brighter.
She raised her head and looked at the transparent tiles above her head with her empty eyes.
"It's dawn, and I'm still alive."
There was a hint of surprise on her face. The King of Hell could take her away from the disease at any time and anywhere. She could not guarantee that she would be able to see the sun again before dawn.
Niu Wa was still lying on his doghouse-like bed, snoring deafeningly.
Zhang Xiaoqin took some money out of her bag and put it on the cabinet in front of the bed. This was considered as payment for the last dinner last night!
Of course, Niu Wa wouldn’t think the money is dirty.
She held her bag, took the matches on the table, and came to the familiar river bank in the village. She took out the money from her bag one by one and lit them one by one like burning toilet paper.
For this money, she ruined her life; for this money, she sold her body and soul; for this money, she was deserted by everyone...
She wanted to turn these things into ashes, put an imperfect end to her life, and then let the clear river water end her life and wash away the shame of her life.
Villager A, who was passing by, saw her and asked in surprise, "Zhang Xiaoqin! I haven't seen you in years. When did you come back?"
Zhang Xiaoqin didn't answer her and continued to burn the money in her hand.
Villager A took a closer look and said, "I thought you were burning ghost money! Isn't this real money? What are you burning it for?"
Zhang Xiaoqin still didn't say a word, looking distraught, and mechanically threw the money into the fire one by one.
"Neuropathy!"
Seeing that Zhang Xiaoqin ignored her, Villager A could only shake her head helplessly and leave.
Waves of villagers came to watch the fun. Some stayed to talk about it, while others found it boring and turned away.
At this moment, Shumei was cleaning the chicken coop in her family's chicken coop.
A villager who had just returned from the riverside shouted at her, saying something incoherently, "Shumei! There's a good show to watch under the big willow tree by the river. Why don't you join in the fun?"
"A good show? Auntie, what good show is that? Is there a circus performing in the countryside?"
"Hahaha! That's much more exciting than a circus performance. Burning money, ever heard of it? It's literally burning hundred-dollar bills one by one."
"What? Burning money?" Zhang Xiaoqin stopped what she was doing and asked in surprise.
"You've never heard of it? You've never seen it? Go check it out! If you miss this opportunity, you'll never see it again. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Shumei was stunned for a moment, smiled and shook her head, waved at the villagers, "Forget it, I have a lot of things to do! I won't join in the fun." After that, she continued to bend down and shovel the chicken manure under the cage.
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