Chapter 44【44】Bringing shame upon oneself.
Everyone has impulses.
What's more, Zhou Wei is only sixteen years old.
In 1992, the TV series that was popular all over the country was "Green Grass by the River". Who can't sing a few lines of "Green grass by the river, the sky never grows old"?
In that era, love was more important than life and it was very popular.
In an instant, the piece of glass that pierced Tang An's palm seemed to have pierced Zhou Wei's heart as well.
Tang An, does he care about me so much?
Her soul seemed to be captured by those broken eyes, and she ran towards him regardless of everything.
"Zhou Wei."
Zhou Wei took two steps back as her arm was grabbed. Tang Yuanyuan looked at her with a smile, "Are you still going to fashion design class tonight?"
A person's momentary impulse is only at one point.
Once that point is passed, the momentum is gone.
"Go, go."
Tang Yuanyuan pulled her aside and said, "It's a great day, don't let any bad luck get in your way. You can't get blood on your hands."
When they returned to the house, Tang Yuanyuan pinched her hard: "Are you crazy? Were you trying to care about Tang An just now?"
"It's just some broken glass. Just bandage it. It won't kill you. Why are you so impulsive?"
When Zhou Wei thinks about it now, she is actually scared.
She didn't understand what happened to her just now, but for a moment, she was extremely moved.
Those eyes seemed to have a magical power that attracted her, making her want to run towards Tang An regardless of everything.
"Yuanyuan, I'm so glad you're here. If I had gone over there just now, I would have been so sorry to Fang Shi, and I wouldn't have been able to face my mother."
Zhou Wei covered her eyes in fear.
If she had done that, what would the situation be like now?
Tang Yuanyuan was also a little scared, but fortunately, she had that dream again last night.
In the dream, Tang An bitterly rejected Zhou Wei, his eyes full of reluctance, and he said cruel words, shutting her out.
Even though Zhou Ma was harsh, he could be generous and not care.
Zhou Wei was very depressed because her mother cared about her everywhere but spoke coldly and ruthlessly. Under the pressure from her mother, she finally agreed to get engaged with tears. On the day of the engagement, Tang An suddenly appeared and crushed the cup. Zhou Wei threw herself into Tang An's arms regardless of everything.
Zhou Wei's mother fainted on the spot due to anger and threatened Zhou Wei to sever the mother-daughter relationship. So Zhou Wei moved into the Tang family and completely took over Tang Aiguo and the family, while concentrating on supporting Tang An.
Everyone laughed at Zhou Wei for being stupid, and some scolded her for overestimating her own abilities, saying that a factory girl actually had fantasies about a college student.
In this era, men and women are not allowed to talk too much, and marriage is decided by parents. Zhou Wei broke up with her family and got involved with a student. She couldn't even get a marriage certificate and was despised by everyone. Tang An was the only one left in her world.
Those days were more horrible than her mother's.
"Zhou Wei, you must never go down that path. That kind of life will be worse than death."
"Yuanyuan, your brother saved me last time and got stabbed several times. Am I too snobbish?"
The footprints on her back flashed through Zhou Wei's mind unconsciously. No matter what, she was the one who was sorry for Tang An.
She is afraid of suffering and of supporting someone. She is a bad girl.
Tang Yuanyuan didn't dream about this incident, but she couldn't dream about everything anyway: "He was willing to save her, so why do you feel sorry for him?"
"Tang Aiguo is his father, not yours. It's his own responsibility."
"Besides, Tang An isn't your son. What obligation do you have to support his education? If you feel you owe him something, just ask your mother to send him some gifts to repay the favor."
Zhou Wei slapped her forehead and said, "That's right."
"How come I never thought of this? Why do I subconsciously feel that I owe him something if I don't pay for his education? I never thought that I could actually pay him back by giving him money or gifts."
"How could I be so stupid?"
Tang Yuanyuan thought about it seriously and said, "Maybe you automatically put yourself in the role of daughter-in-law."
"Look, when my grandpa and grandma were sick, it was my mom's fault. When your grandpa and grandma were sick, it was your mom and a few aunts who took care of them. Serving men is something that is ingrained in everyone's bones."
She was distressed: "You said, the parents-in-law gave birth to a son, so why is it all the daughter-in-law's responsibility? When a woman gets married, it's like having two more mountains to climb. No, three more mountains."
Zhou Wei felt relieved now that she had unloaded the burden in her heart: "You're right, getting married is so scary. I'd better get married later."
Tang Yuanyuan: "It's better to study and earn money."
The two of them hid in the room and whispered to each other, forgetting the time.
It was not until Zhou Wei's mother knocked on the door that he realized that he had been talking for an hour!
"My shop, I have to go back!"
"I'll go with you."
Zhou Wei's mother slapped her daughter's butt and said, "You little bitch, your boyfriend is still here."
“…” Forgot about it.
Zhou Wei's mother waited until dark, then took fifty yuan and went to Tang's house.
"Xiao Wei just told me today that you saved her."
"Thank you, auntie, for this matter. This is a small token of our appreciation from the two of us old people."
Money represents the payment of money and goods.
This is not a reward at all, it's clearly a slap in his face.
Tang An: "Aunt, please take this money. I don't need it. It's just something I need."
Zhou Wei's mother put the money directly on the table: "Given your family's current situation, Xiao An, don't refuse."
The light bulb was orange, and the flying goose was buzzing upwards. Tang An stood on tiptoe, clapped his two palms together, and then opened them. The flying goose was flattened and only a layer of skin was left.
He observed the flying geese, with resentment flowing freely in his eyes.
It was clearly a flying goose in the palm of my hand, but it was turned out of my palm.
It’s all Tang Yuanyuan’s fault.
This good sister of mine has such a cruel heart.
Not only did I leave my home to him, but I also wanted to ruin his good deeds.
This is not my sister at all.
Clearly an enemy.
Li Mu's store also opened on Sunday.
Unlike Tang Yuanyuan's low-key style, he is very lively.
He invited everyone he could in the compound!
He invited everyone from childhood friends to familiar aunts and uncles, making it so lively. He also invited everyone to a wonton shop to eat wontons. Who could afford to do that? So everyone brought at least one piece of clothing. Anyway, these clothes were cheaper than those sold in department stores. Either adults bought one piece, or they bought clothes for their children. Those who were better off bought two or three pieces.
When it comes to business, being thick-skinned is a good way to make money.
Li Mu sold 52 pieces of clothing that day and made a lot of money.
"Tang Yuanyuan, you are so heartless. I opened my business today, and you didn't even give me a gift. I'm going to give you one."
Tang Yuanyuan didn't want to pay any attention to him and picked up the two iron frogs: "You call this a gift?"
Li Mu wound up the spring, and the frog started hopping forward, making croaking sounds. "This is the most popular toy right now!"
"This isn't called a gift!"
"Look, when you don't have any customers and you're tired of studying, playing with frogs is a great way to relieve boredom."
"They were 3 yuan each, and two cost me 6 yuan. It's the biggest gift I've ever received in my life. I couldn't even afford to buy one for myself."
Tang Yuanyuan: "Thank you!"
Li Mu held his chin in his hand and put on a well-behaved smile: "What are you going to give me? It's not like nothing, right? That's not worthy of your status as a boss."
Tang Yuanyuan: "I've never seen anyone as shameless as you, and you even want a gift."
Li Mu: "Then you have seen it now."
Tang Yuanyuan took out a set of tea set from under the counter.
Li Mu: "Why would I need this? It's not as practical as mine."
Tang Yuanyuan: "Aren't you going to boil water for the customers?"
Li Mu: "Why boil water? I'll be gone in two minutes."
Tang Yuanyuan: "Why do your customers leave so quickly? Don't they even try anything on?"
Li Mu: "No, we are all grown men. Just compare and take it away if you think it's the same."
"The fitting room you asked me to keep is useless."
Tang Yuanyuan's mouth twitched. Some of her customers wanted to try on several pieces of clothing.
Why don't men try on clothes before buying them? Aren't they worried that they won't look good in them?
Don't understand.
"Then don't take it. It's ten dollars a set. I'm keeping it for myself."
"Yes, who said I don't want it?" Li Mu quickly snatched it back from Tang Yuanyuan's hand: "It's ten yuan, it's a waste if you don't want it."
Tang Yuanyuan: "You said it's impractical."
Li Mu: "As long as it's expensive."
"I'll keep it for myself to drink."
Afraid that Tang Yuanyuan would go back on her word, he took the tea set and carried it back to the store.
Tang An went up to him again and said, "Li Mu, can I watch the store for you until school starts after summer vacation?"
Li Mu put the tea set on the table, feeling quite satisfied. He raised the corner of his mouth and replied absentmindedly, "I really don't need you. I've told you several times. Why are you still asking me this? Aunt Huang, just let me watch the store."
Tang An: "Li Mu, you are too heartless. If I hadn't told you about my sister's train to the border town, how could you have followed her into the business? You asked me to lie to my sister, and I did, but you..."
"You want to die!" Li Mu quickly covered Tang An's mouth: "Didn't I tell you to rot in your stomach?"
"Your sister is just across the street."
However, it was too late, because Tang Yuanyuan was standing at the door, and her whole body seemed to be frozen.
She seemed to have returned to the day when she learned of Zhang Lancao's accidental death, and her eyes looked at people as if she was bloodthirsty.
Li Mu, who had always been fearless, felt his heart stop as if something had been snatched away.
Like that afternoon when I was eleven years old and swam in the lake with Zhao Dong.
"Tang Yuanyuan," he hurriedly let go of Tang An's mouth, stood up, and walked towards Tang Yuanyuan: "It's not what you think."
Tang Yuanyuan's gaze was like a knife, stabbing Li Mu hundreds of times: "Do you still want to lie to me?"
"I'm so stupid."
"I should have thought of it earlier. The jelly business is so small, who wouldn't want to be the first to start it? You knew my mom and I were going to the border town, so you tricked Tang An. How could two women like us possibly run a business? You're a liar and a thief. The train station is so chaotic, you'll never come back once you go there. Is that how you tricked Tang An?"
Li Mu: "No, I didn't say that."
Tang Yuanyuan sneered: "Do you think I will still believe you?"
Li Mu: "I didn't lie to you. Tang An told me your train time. We haven't been there before, so who knows if there is any business there or if we can find it."
"Tang Yuanyuan, be fair. You've already walked that path, and now looking back, you realize the correctness of your move. At the time, neither of us was sure whether this business could succeed. How could I possibly think you were hindering me?"
"brute!"
Tang Yuanyuan slapped Li Mu in the face.
Li Mu was furious, like a furious lion. "Fuck, Tang Yuanyuan, do you know that the first person to slap me in the face was Zhao Shun? Do you know what happened to him?"
Tang Yuanyuan: "I saw it. He looks like a rat crossing the street now."
"Don't you think I'm afraid of you?"
Li Mu: "You don't know, that day, I pushed his head into the water tank. He couldn't breathe, and the water was bubbling. When he was about to die, I lifted him up, let him take a breath, and pushed him back in. I did this more than ten times. His legs were weak and he knelt on the ground, retching desperately, like a dog."
"We've lived together for so long, and you just don't trust me and think such badly of me!"
Tang Yuanyuan: "Are you still a good person?"
"What happened to the Zhao family? Zhao Dong is dead, and Aunt Zhao and Zhao Shun are living like rats crossing the street. Wasn't it you who planned this step by step?"
"You have always been scheming, yet you manage to appear innocent on the surface."
Li Mu's eyes bulged out bloodshot: "Is that how you look at me?"
Tang Yuanyuan: "Yes, I hate you, you make me sick."
"grass!"
Li Mu punched the wall, the back of his hand was covered in blood: "I'm going to tell you this one last time."
"Believe it or not."
"I never said you couldn't do business, and I never asked your family to stop you from getting on the train."
Tang Yuanyuan: "I don't believe it."
"From now on, we'll just go our separate ways."
Tang Yuanyuan turned her head, and Zhou Wei was so frightened that she froze, "Yuanyuan, are you okay?"
Tang Yuanyuan: "You look after the store, I'll go pack my luggage."
Zhou Wei: "Oh oh."
"Ride slower."
Next door, Zhou Wei saw Li Mu swearing and kicking Tang An to the ground: "Are you fucking sick?"
"Did you do that on purpose?"
Tang An was accidentally hit on the wall with his head, leaving a bloody hole on his forehead.
"Li Mu, who took care of you before? How dare you hit me? Do you have a heart?"
Li Mu threw dozens of dollars in his face: "Yes, I don't have a heart, so don't mention the past to me."
"Get out of here."
Tang An wiped the blood off his head, took a deep breath, picked up the money on the ground, turned around and walked out of the store, with the corners of his lips raised.
Zhou Wei had never seen Li Mu so irritable. When the farce between the two ended, she felt her heart beat faster.
It was a while before he remembered that Tang Yuanyuan was most likely planning to stay in the hotel, so he used the hotel's landline to call Fang Shi's team. It happened that Fang Shi was free to go out at this moment, so he asked him to go to Li's house quickly to see if he could help Tang Yuanyuan move.
Tang Yuanyuan has a lot of things in Li Mu's house, including books and old clothes from childhood to adulthood. These were all kept for her by her mother, and she can't bear to throw them away.
There are also some old things of Zhang Lancao.
Fortunately, there is a warehouse behind the store, which should be able to store these.
I thought running twice would be enough, but unexpectedly Fang Shi came over on a bicycle.
When everything was tied up and they were about to go out, Li Mu came back and stood at the door, blocking Tang Yuanyuan's car. The five finger marks on the left side of his face were bright red.
"Tang Yuanyuan."
"Just trust me this once."
"In this life, you only have to trust me this once."
Tang Yuanyuan only had two words: "Get out of the way."
Looking at the empty yard, Li Mu gave a sarcastic laugh.
I should have thought of it earlier. Zhang Lancao is Tang Yuanyuan's Achilles' heel. How could she possibly trust me?
To bring shame upon oneself.
Zhou Wei didn't expect that in just an hour, the two partners would break up: "Yuanyuan, can you stay in the hotel tonight?"
Tang Yuanyuan squatted on the sofa, feeling unhappy, "Okay."
Zhou Wei: "Are you still going to Shanghai tomorrow?"
Tang Yuanyuan: "Go."
Zhou Wei: "Wouldn't it be unsafe to go alone? Do you want me to go with you?"
Tang Yuanyuan deeply hated her own cowardice. Why did she have to rely on Li Mu and get the goods with him?
This road was meant to be walked by her alone.
"No, I can do it on my own."
Zhou Wei was still a little worried: "How about I ask Fang Shi or my brother to take some time off to accompany you? Anyway, I'm really worried about you being alone."
Tang Yuanyuan: "I don't even know how long I'll be gone this time. None of you need to accompany me."
"No one can fool me."
Tang Yuanyuan refused Zhou Wei's invitation to stay at her home. If she went there, the Zhou family would probably feel uncomfortable, and she would feel uncomfortable too.
She had a bowl of vegetarian noodles for dinner at the noodle shop. When it got dark, she went to lock the door. There was still light in the shop next door, but she pretended not to see it and locked the glass door from the inside.
There were no people on the road behind her, and there were no clocks here. She suddenly realized that she should actually buy a watch.
I read for a while and felt sleepy, so I washed up and went to bed.
There was no bathtub here, so she could only wash and wipe herself briefly, then turn off the lights and curl up on the sofa to sleep.
She had the dream again.
Tang An was surrounded. Li Mu fought desperately with them, gritting his teeth and cutting his way through the blood, and managed to take Tang An out.
When demolishing the old neighborhood, Li Mu fought a battle of wits and courage with the local residents. With an evil smile on his face, he forced the people to demolish their houses. Only then could Tang An start the construction smoothly.
Li Mu is clearly Tang An's right-hand man, and it is Li Mu who does all the not-so-decent things, while Tang An is the image of a great and glorious entrepreneur.
Suddenly, a beam of flashlight shone in. Tang Yuanyuan jumped up from the sofa in shock and pulled the light cord. Outside the transparent glass window, there were several masked men holding flashlights and sticks in their hands.
Tang Yuanyuan picked up the stool and glared at these people, hoping to scare them away.
Unfortunately, these little hooligans were probably not afraid at all because she was just a girl. Instead, they arrogantly smashed the glass door with sticks and came in to steal the goods.
"brute!"
Tang Yuanyuan swung the bench at the opponent's head and said, "If anyone dares to grab it, I'll fight you to the death."
"Oh, and a strong one at that."
"Brothers, come together, I want to see how hard she can fight."
As soon as the words fell, the man who said it covered the back of his head and screamed.
Li Mu held a stick as thick as his arm in his hand, and smashed it on the man's head with a dull sound. Tang Yuanyuan also chopped at these people with a bench. Li Mu had a red handprint on his five fingers, and his attack was accurate and ruthless. Although Tang Yuanyuan was not as strong as him, at this time, these little gangsters realized that Tang Yuanyuan's strength was comparable to their men. They didn't care about not having snatched the goods, and ran faster than each other.
Li Mu had a stern face and walked towards his shop in silence.
Tang Yuanyuan: "Li Mu, you really didn't tell me about my mother's affairs?"
Li Mu's shoulders trembled, and he turned his toes and looked back: "Tang Yuanyuan, use your brain and think about it. Could it be me?"
"Your brother can easily score 680 points on the test. What makes you think he's someone who can be easily instigated?"
"Why couldn't it be your brother's own idea? Why did it have to be instigated by someone else?"
Tang Yuanyuan was stunned.
She had never thought about it in this direction. Among the third branch of the Tang family, Tang Aiguo was the dumbest. He could persuade the second and third branches to do whatever they wanted.
Tang An also kept calling his second uncle and third uncle. The third wife wanted money and the second wife wanted a house, and Tang An thought it was no problem.
There's no way Tang An would be so stupid as to give away his family's belongings.
Li Mu sneered: "What about what you heard today? Do you really think it was an accident?"
"At this point, do you still think Tang An is simple?"
Tang Yuanyuan was unable to answer.
Li Mu continued, "You said your brother is as stupid as your father, and has the same good relationship with the second and third wives. Is it possible that he is not really close to the second and third wives, but that they have the same goal?"
"For example, everyone hates you as an overly opinionated sister."
"I want to kick you out of this house."
"Are you really sure, Tang An, that you want to see you get rich?"
In an instant, Tang Yuanyuan's blood was emitting a cold and eerie chill.
"Which sister doesn't support her brother? Why are you the only one who always complains and feels like the whole family owes you something?"
"It's all your fault. If you hadn't instigated it, Mom wouldn't have made such a fuss."
"Mom wasn't such a calculative person before."
"No wonder Second Uncle and Third Uncle don't like you, you're just annoying."
Tang An, never liked her.
His disgust for her was no less than Tang Aiguo's.
Tang Yuanyuan thought that she would no longer feel sad about the Tang family's coldness, but at this moment, she still felt disgusted.
A year ago, when she dropped out of school, she comforted herself that fortunately, Tang An could still go to school. With his grades, he would definitely be able to get into university and become successful in the future. They would all have a good life.
It turns out that sacrifice cannot be mentioned either.
Even though she was heartbroken and gave up her studies, standing for 12 hours a day in a textile factory, with swollen and sore legs, and shortness of breath from the heat, she could not ask for any care from her own brother who she supported.
If you ask for something, you will be calculative and be hated.
It turns out that as a sister, you not only have to contribute money, but also give the money to them with a smile to be a "qualified" sister.
How ridiculous I am.
She thought Zhou Wei in her dream was stupid, but wasn’t she just as stupid?
She would never sacrifice herself just to be a "good sister".
She is more successful than Tang An.
"sorry."
"grass!"
Li Mu raised his chin and said aggrievedly, "You finally know that I was wronged."
"You slapped me for nothing."
Tang Yuanyuan: "You didn't completely lie to me. Last time, you had the opportunity to tell the truth."
Li Mu: "Tell me about yourself. If I told you the truth at that time, would you believe it?"
"What else can I do except let Tang An lie with me?"
Unexpectedly, because of this lie, I was tricked by Tang An.
Tang Yuanyuan: "Will you still be good brothers with Tang An in the future? He took care of you a lot in the past."
"Brother," Li Mu said, "I earned all that money by cheating others. He's just happy with it."
wrong.
It was because Tang Yuanyuan always said bad things about herself that she felt that she was not a good person.
It seems that in the future, he will have to pretend to be a better person like Tang An.
"Anyway, he plotted against me today, so we're no longer brothers anymore."
Tang Yuanyuan: "Okay, don't play with him anymore. I'll take you to Shanghai to make a fortune."
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