"People outside have said that there is a treasure on Wantan Island, so the villagers here refuse to leave no matter how difficult the conditions are."
"But actually, the ancestors of this island passed down a blessing: as long as your relatives are buried in the coastal cemetery, and that relative guards this land, then in the next life they will continue the kinship of this life, as a mother and son, as sisters, as good brothers..."
A low, magnetic voice, with a dull, trembling tone, gently echoed in the small stone house.
"Huanwu, if this blessing is true, I also want to be buried in that seaside cemetery, so that we can still be husband and wife..."
Ling Huanwu felt as if a needle had gently pricked her heart, and a sour feeling spread throughout her body.
Even after the initial shock, the shock remained.
She never imagined that the reason why the villagers on the island in her previous life would rather die than move away from the island was just such a simple reason.
Ling Huanwu's face was already streaked with tears as she kissed his lips. Her indistinct voice was filled with deep longing, "Okay, okay, in my next life, and the life after that, I will be Zhou Jiuzhen's wife. Don't talk nonsense, we will always be together, we will never be separated even in death..."
Outside, a flock of white seagulls swept over the rooftops and landed on the seaside cemetery.
Seagulls craned their necks to gaze at the shimmering sea, as if looking at someone they longed for, a hope that stretched as far as the eye could see.
*
Ling Huanwu returned to the cooperative and, looking at the cooperative's profit ledger in such a short period of time, fell into deep thought.
At the door, Zhou Shuyao peeked in, wanting to come in but not daring to.
In the end, it was Lin Xiaoqin who noticed and pulled the person in.
"Captain Xiao Zi, your brother-in-law has been looking shifty at the door. I was afraid he was here to steal the blueprints too, so I pulled him in. Interrogate him and don't let him get away!"
Lin Xiaoqin, with a look of gritted teeth, brandished a hand chop at Zhou Shuyao in front of him, pretending to cut him, which frightened Zhou Shuyao so much that he fell to the ground with a thud.
When the aunties at the cooperative saw him like this, they all laughed so hard they almost fell over while they sewed clothes.
Among them, Tie Dan and Gang Pao, who had seen the world, laughed the most heartily.
"Oh my, isn't this the legendary richest man in Hong Kong? Why are you dressed so shabbily? Do you have so much money that you don't want to dress well?"
"Oh, he's also the father of an academician, a lawyer, and a big star. We absolutely mustn't mess with him, or one of his triplets, who only know how to pee all over the place, might get so angry that he'll pee on you, hahaha..."
Everyone in the cooperative burst into laughter.
Zhou Shuyao was extremely embarrassed and ashamed, wishing he could find a hole to crawl into.
If Song Yaoyao hadn't spread these words around, he wouldn't have become a laughingstock.
He stood up and stared at Ling Huanwu with eyes full of guilt and love, making her feel uncomfortable.
She took the ledger away from her hand, glanced at the obsequious man in front of her, and couldn't help but feel extremely impatient.
"What is it? Let's talk in the office!"
Ling Huanwu gestured for him to go into the cooperative office and explain things slowly.
The door wasn't closed, and Ling Huanwu stared at him, her cold eyes seeming to say, "Spit it out."
Zhou Shuyao was stung by her coldness. Before he could speak, his eyes reddened with sobs. "I just heard from the aunties in the family compound that you were bullied by those red armband-wearing women. It's all because that bitch Song Yaoyao was talking nonsense. I've already taught her a lesson."
"Are you in pain? I'm sorry I couldn't be there in time..."
He took a step forward, wanting to touch Ling Huanwu's hand, but her cold gaze stopped him.
"Are you done talking? Go back now, I'm very busy!"
Zhou Shuyao froze, feeling that the sentence was very familiar.
In his previous life, Ling Huanwu came to him several times to ask for a divorce, and he always used these words to brush her off.
Hearing this now, it's like a knife stabbing into my heart, causing unbearable pain.
Suppressing the bitterness in his heart, Zhou Shuyao half-squatted down, took out a velvet box, opened it, and took out a diamond necklace. "Huanhuan, in my previous life you always said you liked diamond necklaces, but I never bought one for you. You know I was born in the countryside and don't understand these things. After you left, I realized I owed you countless gifts. Unfortunately, it was too late for me to realize this. I bought many gifts but never got to give them to you."
He cried so hard that his face was covered in tears and snot, as if he was moved to tears by his own deep feelings. "Thank goodness God gave me another chance. This time I went to Hong Kong to buy you a necklace, as a way to make up for the regrets of my previous life, okay?"
Seeing Zhou Shuzhen get up and put the necklace on her, Ling Huanwu's mind flashed back to the image of him and Song Yaoyao in the threshing machine, and him pressing down on the female secretary's head. She felt a wave of nausea and gagged.
She held onto the table and spat into the spittoon beside her, raising one hand in the air to stop him from getting closer.
Zhou Shuyao held the diamond necklace, his face pale, and his whole body swayed precariously.
He hadn't expected her dislike for him to be this extreme.
"Huanhuan, I..."
Zhou Shuyao was about to say something more when a deafening wail came from behind him, piercing his eardrums and startling him.
"Zhou Shuyao, you useless abusive man, you actually took all our money to buy a necklace! I'll kill you!"
With bloodshot eyes and bruises all over her face, Song Yaoyao charged straight at Zhou Shuyao like a madwoman.
Zhou Shuyao was afraid that Ling Huanwu would be bumped into by this crazy woman, so he quickly pulled her to the side to avoid her.
This was too late to dodge. Having already prepared for a desperate, frenzied attack, Song Yaoyao crashed into the bookshelf behind her, and blood instantly gushed from her forehead.
Outside, the aunties rushed over to check, and this is what they saw.
Ignoring the blood gushing from the wound on her forehead, Song Yaoyao collapsed to the ground, crying her heart out.
"I'm so unlucky, why do I always run into nasty men who hit me?"
"Zhou Shuyao, you heartless bastard! You actually took all my money to buy a necklace, just to give it to this bitch!"
"Is there no law in this world? Is there no one to do anything about this despicable couple?!"
As she spoke, she pointed angrily at Ling Huanwu, her eyes filled with resentment and malice, "Ling Huanwu, you shameless mistress, you stole my man! I don't care about him anymore. Take him away, give me back my money, and compensate me for my emotional distress!"
Zhou Shuyao's face flushed red as he stared intently at Song Yaoyao, wishing he could beat her up again.
"Who are you calling a slut? Huanhuan is not a mistress. And have you no shame? This money was given to me by my mother. What I buy and who I give it to is none of your business. And you actually want my Huanhuan to pay for it? Believe me or not, I'll beat you to death!"
Ling Huanwu finally recovered from her nausea and was about to wipe her mouth when Zhou Shuyao's words, "my Huanhuan," disgusted her even more.
I wonder what the aunties will think when they hear this.
She stood up, about to speak, when she saw Zhou Jiuzhen appear at the doorway, stepping over the crowd and staring directly at her.
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