Chapter 69 [69] He knelt on one knee to catch her falling body...
The car accident case will go to court again in early August, less than a week away.
I don't know where Mrs. Wu got the news from, but she knew that Lancao Clothing and Cosmetics was Tang Yuanyuan's store. In the hot summer, she knelt down at the door of the store and hit her head on the floor tiles.
In just five months, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Wu family have changed a lot, especially Mrs. Wu. Her hair used to be black, but now it is all white.
"I, an old woman, apologize to you on behalf of my son."
"I was wrong."
"Please spare my son's life."
"Please spare my son's life."
Mrs. Wu said something and kowtowed, her head hitting the floor tiles straight on. The bruise on her forehead was very deep, which aroused the sympathy of the onlookers.
Zhou Wei said distressedly, "It's been five days. She's been coming here every day at this time. I lied to her and said this shop has nothing to do with you, but she already knows the details and still comes every day."
Tang Yuanyuan walked out of the store. Mrs. Wu walked up to her on her knees and tugged at her skirt, "Girl, please!"
"I've been your slave my whole life, my son and grandson have all been slaves to you. Please, let my son live."
Tang Yuanyuan: "I won't give you a letter of forgiveness. Dream on."
Mrs. Wu pulled out a bottle of paraquat from her bosom and said, "If you don't give me a letter of apology, I will die in front of your store. I mean it."
Tang Yuanyuan: "The rent here is 300 yuan a month. If you die here, I can open a shop somewhere else. It just so happens that the government is planning a clothing market, and I just want to move there."
"Your daughter-in-law should have given birth by now. If you die here, she's still so young. I wonder if she'll be willing to take on a burden. After all, it won't be easy for her to get married with a child, especially a boy."
"If you die here, you will not only kill yourself, but also the descendants of your Wu family."
"Of course, this is the incense of your Wu family. I don't care. The worse your life is, the happier I am."
"I'm a very hard-hearted person. Your tricks won't move me," she called out to Zhou Wei and brought out a chair. Tang Yuanyuan thought she had placed it in the wrong spot, so she carried the chair herself and placed it in front of Mrs. Wu, then sat on it. "Come on, whether you want to kowtow or drink the medicine, face me. I'll watch. When the trial begins in a few days, I'll explain it in detail to your son. I wonder if I can see his tears of regret."
"If he could kowtow to me, I might be able to feel a little better and talk to my mom properly."
"you!"
Wu Chuang's daughter-in-law threw the pesticide in Wu Pozi's hand and said, "Mom, let's go. This kind of person has no sympathy at all."
Mrs. Wu seemed to have lost her soul and mechanically let her daughter-in-law drag her back home.
Tang Yuanyuan emptied the bottle of pesticide and burned the bottle for fear that children might play with it and cause an accident.
The so-called reputation is something that if you don't take it seriously, you won't be able to feel it.
The crowd just dispersed. In fact, in the city, not many people care about other people's affairs. What's more, they are all doing business here and are busy making money. It's okay to just watch the excitement, but they also have to say hello to Tang Yuanyuan.
The next day, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did not show up.
The next time we meet, it will be the day the court resumes.
Mrs. Wu's eyes were bloodshot, as if she hadn't slept for three days and three nights.
Wu Chuang's wife was holding a little boy about two months old in her arms, who was sleeping soundly in his mother's arms.
Mrs. Wu knelt down in front of Tang Yuanyuan again and said, "My daughter, for the sake of my grandson, please spare my son's life. Our whole family knows we were wrong."
Tang Yuanyuan remained unmoved: "If you are willing to exchange your life for your son's, I will do the same."
"My mother couldn't survive, so he had to die too."
She doesn't care about being a bad person, as long as she can avenge her mother, she can look at everything with a cold eye.
Unsurprisingly, Wu Chuang was sentenced to death again.
In early September, the execution was carried out by firing squad.
Tang Yuanyuan took a leave of absence that day, changed into plain white clothes and went to watch the execution. She saw Wu Chuang and the repairman falling to the ground after being shot, their eyes wide open with fear.
"Mom." Tang Yuanyuan leaned on the tombstone and said, "I didn't get to see you for the last time. I sent the murderer to pay for your life."
"If there is a next life, I will be the mother and you will be the daughter."
"Let me take care of you for once."
In October, Li Mu brought another piece of news: the grinding wheel factory went bankrupt and Tang Aiguo became the first batch of laid-off workers.
The Tang family no longer has even a fixed income of 150 yuan.
Tang Aiguo is now riding a tricycle to sell apples. Tang Yuanyuan saw him from a distance once. He was dressed in tattered clothes and had a bitter look on his face. He answered people's questions one by one. It was unknown how many days old the apples had been on sale. The skin was wrinkled and his business was very bad.
Her mother sells jelly buns. Despite working so hard, even the uppers of her shoes are kept clean. She can even smile at people and is very kind.
Tang Yuanyuan just found it funny. Tang Aiguo was only 39 years old now. He had no elderly or children to take care of. He just had to raise a son in high school and yet his life became like this.
In the past, she always acted superior and always belittled her mother. Who is the useless one?
Tang An's life became more and more miserable. In the first half of the year, he could still afford extra meals by selling apples, but now he has to make do with steamed buns and free soup. He always has to wait until his classmates have eaten before he goes to the cafeteria to eat. He has become more and more silent, no longer as prosperous as he was a year ago.
In the final exam, even his proudest grades fell out of the top 20.
Tang Yuanyuan drank a bottle of fresh milk every day for the past six months. Although she was a vegetarian, she ate a rich meal every day. She grew three centimeters taller and gained some weight. Her skin, which had been tanned two years ago, became much whiter.
My grades were stable and I ranked fifth in the class and 31st in the grade.
When going to Shanghai again during the winter vacation this time, Tang Yuanyuan learned her lesson and called Assistant Fan, asking him to buy her a few sleeper berths for the return trip. Then Assistant Fan naturally knew the train time for Tang Yuanyuan to Shanghai and said he would come to pick her up in person.
Tang Yuanyuan didn't feel comfortable bothering such a prominent figure. Assistant Fan had sent him negatives every two months that year, and he was already very grateful. "No need. I'll pick them up at Jiang Jing Company myself after I get to Shanghai. If you're busy, just leave your train ticket at the front desk."
Assistant Fan said, "Jiang Jing Company has been sold to Mr. Shen. Mr. Shen is getting engaged soon. I have some free time. I'll come pick you up."
That's how it was settled.
Assistant Fan handed Tang Yuanyuan two more keys to the apartment. "Just rest assured, it's the staff dormitory. You helped me a lot last time. Not only did we build up the Dongfangmei brand, but we also sold high-end crystal jewelry at sky-high prices. Mr. Shen said you've done a great job, so just live here and rest assured. I won't take the keys. I got a very generous year-end bonus this year."
Tang Yuanyuan later also attracted attention to that beauty pageant. Although it was not as popular as the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant, it still attracted a lot of attention. Even the newspapers in Yucheng reported on it.
What surprised Tang Yuanyuan was that Mr. Shen actually sold the crystal jewelry business!
"Isn't that very profitable? Why did you sell it?"
Assistant Fan Te said, "Because Mr. Shen can now make rhinestones himself, the cost is too low. The market for high-end crystal jewelry will definitely be impacted in the future. Mr. Shen went abroad to investigate and is more optimistic about the platinum market. Coincidentally, because of the beauty pageant, the market for high-end crystal has opened up, and it's in great demand and fetches high prices. Now, only the rhinestone factory business remains, and the rest has been sold. The store has just opened."
Tang Yuanyuan only knew gold: "What is platinum?"
Assistant Fan took Tang Yuanyuan to visit the store.
Lin Feier saw Tang Yuanyuan wearing the iconic flowery cotton jacket at a glance, as well as Assistant Fan beside her, and was furious.
"Mr. Fan, why are you with this liar?"
Special Assistant Fan: "Ms. Lin, this is Mr. Shen's guest. Ms. Tang, Mr. Shen specially invited you to come over to see if there is anything wrong in the store."
As he spoke, Assistant Fan introduced the store staff: "This is Miss Tang. She is Mr. Shen's distinguished guest. No matter when she comes, she must not be neglected."
The salesperson said, "I understand, Mr. Fan."
Lin Feier was very angry.
What's going on with Shen Yu? Could it be that he has fallen in love with this village girl?
During the summer vacation, he asked her to work at the stage, let her walk on the catwalk, and let his assistant be so polite to her.
Even Assistant Fan was not so nice to her, always chatting and laughing with her.
Who the hell is this village girl? She is a swindler and a cheater. She is the daughter of the Lin family and she can't even catch up with Shen Yu. Why should this village girl get what she sees with her own eyes?
So angry.
"She's just a girl from a small village. What can she possibly know about business? Mr. Shen is getting more and more confused."
"Hmph, let's go."
Lin Feier glared at Tang Yuanyuan hatefully, held her boyfriend tightly, and strode out of the gold shop.
Tang Yuanyuan didn't take this episode seriously. She took a quick look at the platinum and found it was indeed brighter. She originally thought that crystal was already very expensive, but when she looked at the platinum, she realized that it was sold by gram, and the price of one gram was as high as 10,000 yuan.
Mr. Shen is really good at making money.
It seems that her business is just like playing house.
Tang Yuanyuan couldn't help but ask, "Assistant Fan, Mr. Shen, how much money do you have?"
"...After more than a year of starting the business, I guess I've made a few hundred million."
Tang Yuanyuan: “…” It’s so sour.
Assistant Fan invited again: "Miss Tang, are you free tonight? Would it be convenient for you to stay for dinner together?"
Tang Yuanyuan thought he was going to treat her specially, so she waved her hand and said, "Assistant Fan, you're welcome. You're a busy man, so there's no need to go out of your way to treat me."
Assistant Fan: "No, it's my birthday today, and Mr. Shen gave me a day off."
"There's no one else. My family is all abroad. As for the business people, I'm too lazy to deal with them today."
Tang Yuanyuan did not refuse and went to buy two pens, one for Assistant Fan as a birthday present, and the other for Assistant Fan to pass on to Mr. Shen to congratulate him on his engagement.
Assistant Fan hesitated for a long time while holding the pen, and then reminded him, "Do you remember that in the spring, you asked me to pass on a pen as well?"
Tang Yuanyuan: "I remember."
Assistant Fan: "..."
Tang Yuanyuan: "Don't you think this is very practical? And it can't go wrong. Is my idea bad?"
Assistant Fan: "..." To be honest, this was the first time he saw someone being so careless when giving a gift to Mr. Shen.
It would be wrong to say that he didn't care at all. He believed that Tang Yuanyuan herself would not be willing to use such an expensive pen that cost one thousand yuan.
If you think about it carefully, it seems reasonable. This is indeed something they can all use.
The next day, Assistant Fan handed one of the pens to Mr. Shen.
"Miss Tang asked me to pass it on. She said it's an engagement gift for you."
Shen Yu stopped typing on the keyboard and looked away from the documents on his computer. He unpacked the box, pulled out the top drawer of his desk, and took out the pens inside. The two pens were exactly the same, even the model was the same. The corners of his mouth twitched: "Did I buy too many of these pens and get a wholesale price?"
Assistant Fan took out his own pen: "Not really, this is also the birthday gift she gave me. I bought it yesterday. She said that the pen is practical and you can't go wrong."
Shen Yu held the pen in his hand and was silent for a second: "Do I look scary?"
Only when you are afraid of others will you strive not to make mistakes.
Assistant Fan: "How can you be scary? Maybe it's because you are too rich, which makes people feel distant. Miss Tang is a high school student."
Shen Yu laughed softly. After all, he was just a child. Indeed, he had never called her on his own initiative.
"Anything she needed help with, you did it for her."
"I get along very well with Miss Tang, and I wouldn't dare neglect her. Even without your words, I would have handled it."
Shen Yu saw that it was almost time and prepared to get up and go to the hotel.
Assistant Fan's cell phone rang, and he looked very strange: "...Where are you? I'll be right over."
Shen Yu: "What's wrong?"
Assistant Fan: "Miss Tang is in trouble. Her goods were stolen and she was injured."
Shen Yu: "Let's go."
"Drive my car."
Assistant Fan got into the car and suddenly remembered: "Mr. Shen, you should go to the hotel to get engaged. I can handle Miss Tang's situation."
Shen Yu glanced at the watch on his wrist: "I'll go take a look, it's still early."
On this side, on the road, Tang Yuanyuan, with a bloody hole on her face, stood in the middle of the road with her arms outstretched after being refused a ride for the second time. A taxi stopped urgently half a meter in front of her.
"You're looking for death!"
Tang Yuanyuan directly threw out a thousand yuan: "Please help us take us to the nearest hospital, and these are all yours."
The taxi driver looked and saw a boy lying on the ground, covered in blood. A girl was supporting him and she also had injuries on her body.
Washing a car only costs 3 yuan, so a thousand yuan is a good profit.
"Is this man not dead?"
"No, he's just injured."
"That works."
The three of them got on the car together, but it was the evening rush hour and the traffic was congested. After finally arriving at the hospital, Tang Yuanyuan didn't care about her own injuries. She held on to her last breath and ran all the way from the hospital gate, carrying Li Mu on her back and putting him on the stroller.
"Miss Tang."
Tang Yuanyuan turned around and saw Mr. Shen running towards her from the crowd in the hospital. His black cashmere coat was blown up by the wind, and Assistant Fan was following behind him.
There was a blood clot on the girl's forehead, and blood was flowing down and winding around her head.
She seemed to have used up the last of her strength and fell down softly. He stretched out his hand, subconsciously knelt on one knee, and caught her falling body.
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