Shen Yan's face suddenly turned pale: "He is just a country boy!"
Cheng Yaoyao said bluntly: "What's wrong with being a country boy? He is just more handsome than you, more noble than you, and better than you in everything!"
Shen Yan clenched his fists, clenched his teeth, and stared at Cheng Yaoyao's pretty face, shaking with anger.
That familiar feeling came back again. Cheng Yaoyao had been arrogant and domineering since she was a child, always trying to suppress him in everything. But Cheng Yaoyao now was a little different from before. Whenever Cheng Yaoyao made him angry, as long as he ignored her for a while, Cheng Yaoyao would chase after him and act coquettishly to please him. But now, no matter how he tried to please her, Cheng Yaoyao was unwilling to even look at him.
If there had not been the previous comparison, Shen Yan's sense of loss would not have been so strong.
Seeing Shen Yan's face full of doubts about life, Cheng Yaoyao turned away and was about to leave, but caught a glimpse of Wei Shuying and Cheng Nonuo from the corner of his eye. The two of them had been sneaking around and watching for who knows how long.
Cheng Yaoyao's eyes turned and he said to Shen Yan, "Aren't you here to bring me something?"
Cheng Yaoyao's expression changed so quickly that Shen Yan couldn't react: "Yes, yes."
Cheng Yaoyao made a disdainful sound and walked ahead with his head held high like a little swan. Shen Yan gradually came to his senses and followed him with great joy.
At the restaurant entrance. Wei Shuying gritted her teeth and poked her daughter's head with a finger: "It's all because of you, this damn girl. If you had the ability, you would have plotted against her in the countryside! And let her come back to bully your mother? Do you know that all the property I have saved for half a lifetime was sold as junk by this damn girl?"
Wei Shuying went on to tell the story of Cheng Yaoyao selling scrap products.
Cheng Nonuo listened, thinking about something with a dim gaze. Wei Shuying didn't hold back her strength when she poked him with her finger, Cheng Nonuo's head was tilted, and a white mark was left on her withered, dark and thin skin. She rubbed her temples and said, "I told you in the letter that she has changed a lot now, and I told you not to provoke her easily. I'll tell you everything when I come back..."
Wei Shuying interrupted her angrily: "You damned girl, you are scolding your own mother? Let me ask you, how did you become like this? Didn't I tell you to get pregnant as soon as possible so that you can catch Shen Yan? Now Shen Yan is chasing that damned girl again!"
Cheng Nonuo frowned at Wei Shuying's explicit words. She touched her belly and said, "I know what's going on."
"You have no idea!" Wei Shuying said bluntly, "Look at what you have become now. How can you catch a man? What's wrong with you? Are you sick?"
Since she lost the spiritual spring, Cheng Nonuo's appearance has been deteriorating at a speed visible to the naked eye. What Cheng Nonuo hates most now is other people's comments on her face. When she was in the village, she would suspect that others were laughing at her when she saw them talking and laughing.
Cheng Nonuo gritted his teeth and said, "I work in the fields under the scorching sun every day in the countryside. Isn't it normal to get tanned? Why don't you give me some money? I need money everywhere in the countryside. Where can I get the money to buy vanishing cream and beautiful clothes?"
Wei Shuying felt guilty for a moment, then pouted and said, "If you had the money of that dead girl, wouldn't you be able to save the money on this vanishing cream?"
Cheng Nonuo hates it most when others say that she is not as good as Cheng Yaoyao, but her own mother comes and pokes her in the lungs.
Cheng Nonuo sneered: "Cheng Yaoyao has never been out on the ground for a few days! Who is like her, who is supported by someone?"
Wei Shuying's eyes lit up immediately, and she pulled Cheng Nuonuo's hand and said, "Tell me quickly! I know this damn girl must have done something shameful! Did she follow an old farmer in the countryside? Or is she the team leader or the village party secretary?"
Neither. Thinking of the young and handsome Xie Zhao, Cheng Nuonuo's smile twisted for a moment. She evaded the question, "We'll talk about it later. You should give me the money."
Wei Shuying immediately said, "No money!"
Cheng Nonuo said, "You were the one who rushed to tell my dad to give the money to you and then send it to me. I've been in the countryside for so long, have you ever sent me a few dollars?"
"What do you know? I have a great use for that money. You don't need much money in the countryside. Don't think I don't know that your father often secretly sends money to you and that damn girl!"
As expected of biological mother and daughter, both of them knew each other's character very well, and they were wary of each other and calculating against each other.
Since Cheng Nonuo went to the countryside, Cheng Zheng did send her several bills and dozens of yuan. But after the disappearance of Lingquan, Cheng Nonuo desperately bought a lot of skin care products in order to maintain her appearance. Cheng Zheng sent her dozens of yuan and spent all his savings on them, but it didn't work at all. The most hateful thing is that those skin care products seemed to have taken effect on Cheng Yaoyao, and she looked more and more radiant day by day.
Seeing Wei Shuying's stingy look, Cheng Nonuo said, "I don't have a penny on me. You want me to go shopping with Shen Yan? Isn't that embarrassing? Besides, Shen Yan always likes girls to dress up beautifully."
This statement hit Wei Shuying's sore spot. In Wei Shuying's narrow vision, Shen Yan was the best son-in-law she had ever seen. If she missed this opportunity, she would never have it again. Besides, looking at Cheng Nuonuo's current state, it was impossible to find another one.
Thinking of this, Wei Shuying gritted her teeth and took out a hard handkerchief bag from her inner trouser pocket. She turned her back and opened it, revealing the colorful bills inside. She licked her fingers and counted out 5 yuan. After thinking about it, she put two more pieces back and handed them to Cheng Nonuo like cutting meat.
Cheng Nonuo snatched the handkerchief bag away and counted the money: "Why is there only so much money?"
"You damn girl, this is the hidden money your mother left for you!" Wei Shuying tried desperately to snatch it back, but Cheng Nonuo had already stuffed the money into his pocket.
Seeing the distressed expression on Wei Shuying's face, Cheng Nuonuo sneered in her heart. Whenever the Wei family came to ask for money, Wei Shuying never gave less than 10 yuan? Not to mention Cheng Zheng's precious fabrics and leather shoes. She wrote to Wei Shuying, telling her that the winter in the countryside was cold, and asked her to send some cotton and money for winter quilts. Wei Shuying only sent her 5 yuan, asking her to buy some cheap cotton in the countryside. Little did she know that cotton and quilts in the countryside were more expensive.
Therefore, Cheng Nuonuo accepted the 10 yuan without any gratitude to Wei Shuying.
Wei Shuying gasped in pain and said, "I've given you the money, but you have to fight for my reputation! What's the use of being pretty, you little girl? You have a bad temper and can't coax a man. Do the same thing you did before. You must keep Shen Yan under control and fight for your mother!"
A thick cotton curtain hung at the door of the Friendship Store in Shanghai. Outside the door, many people squatted with their hands behind their backs, scanning the people coming and going. Once someone approached, they would come up and ask, "Would you like to exchange foreign currencies?"
To buy things in the Friendship Store, one either needed an Overseas Chinese Certificate or foreign exchange certificates. How could ordinary people get these two things? These things did not faze the smart Chinese. These people were called "pile molds" and later called scalpers. They specialized in reselling the foreign exchange certificates used by the Friendship Store.
Cheng Yaoyao looked like a young lady, and followed by the well-dressed Shen Yan. The scalpers immediately surrounded her and asked, "Miss, do you want foreign exchange certificates?"
Cheng Yaoyao was about to ask about the price, but Shen Yan raised his hand to stop them and said, "Yaoyao, let's go in directly."
Cheng Yaoyao then realized that the second generation of Shen Yan must have connections. She didn't want to take advantage of Shen Yan, but then she thought, Shen Yan had eaten a lot of her snacks!
Shen Yan lifted the curtain and waited for her like a gentleman. Cheng Yaoyao walked in leisurely.
Cheng Yaoyao looked very outstanding, and a group of people at the door were staring at her. One of them stared at Cheng Yaoyao, and suddenly slapped his head, as if he remembered something.
Behind a thick curtain, there is a different world. The merchandise in the Friendship Store opened the eyes of Cheng Yaoyao, a time traveler.
The electrical appliance section has rice cookers, hair dryers, televisions, cameras, refrigerators and other appliances; the clothing section has all kinds of new women's clothing and leather shoes; the food section has chocolate, coffee, canned biscuits, etc. There is also an antique section, which sells mostly small ornaments and calligraphy and paintings from the Qing Dynasty onwards. The prices are not low and they are creative and foreign.
Cheng Yaoyao also saw the sanitary napkins she wanted most, and it was as if she had returned to the 21st century in an instant.
Cheng Yaoyao did some shopping at the Waihui Store. The things in the Waihui Store were not cheap. Cheng Yaoyao spent money like water, which made Shen Yan nervous. He secretly touched his pocket. Fortunately, he brought extra money today, otherwise it would not be enough for Cheng Yaoyao to spend so much.
But looking at Cheng Yaoyao's face, Shen Yan felt that the money was definitely worth it.
The salesperson calculated the price: "Two hundred and seventy-one dollars and eighty-seven cents."
Shen Yan immediately took out his wallet, and Cheng Yaoyao rushed over and handed over a stack of money. Shen Yan hurriedly said, "Yaoyao, I'll do it."
"I bought something, why should I ask you to pay?" Cheng Yaoyao slapped the money on the counter and said, "Take it from me!"
The salesperson looked at Cheng Yaoyao in surprise. Cheng Yaoyao looked so cute and beautiful, but she was actually tough. The salesperson took the money from Cheng Yaoyao and handed the change and receipt to Cheng Yaoyao.
Shen Yan's outstretched hand was suspended in the air, and he felt awkward and complicated. He thought he could coax Cheng Yaoyao with money one second, but the reality hit him hard in the face the next second. But the more this happened, the more he couldn't stop wanting Cheng Yaoyao.
He picked up two heavy bags and happily followed Cheng Yaoyao.
After visiting the Friendship Store, Cheng Yaoyao went to Shanghai First Department Store. In this era, if there is still a shopping mall worth visiting in China, it is definitely Shanghai First Department Store.
The department store was bustling with people. The fabric section was right at the entrance. A wide variety of fabrics hung on the shelves, brightening my eyes that were used to seeing earthy yellow and dark blue. Next to the fabric section were the food section, the daily necessities section, as well as the sports equipment section, kitchenware...
The second floor is much quieter. There are four major items for sale here: cigarettes, alcohol, imported ready-made clothes and fabrics. It belongs to the luxury goods area. Cheng Yaoyao stopped in front of a watch counter, lowered his head and looked at the men's watches in the glass cabinet carefully.
Cheng Yaoyao was obviously a wealthy man, and Shen Yan followed behind her. The salesperson enthusiastically showed her various men's watches: "For your wedding, right? This is an imported Rolex, the only one in Shanghai. And this one, made in China, is of great quality."
Shen Yan was carrying a lot of bags. Cheng Yaoyao didn't know if it was intentional, but the things he bought were all very heavy. Shen Yan was sweating from exhaustion. Seeing Cheng Yaoyao's attitude of carefully selecting, he couldn't help but ask, "Yaoyao, what else do you want to buy?"
Cheng Yaoyao put a watch on his wrist and gestured, rolling his eyes and said, "If you feel tired, just go back first."
"No, no, I'm not tired." Shen Yan denied immediately.
Cheng Yaoyao squinted his eyes: "Don't put things on the ground, it will get dirty."
Shen Yan quickly hugged all the packages in his arms and took a breath, but Cheng Yaoyao ran away again. Shen Yan was about to chase him when suddenly a group of young people in military coats came towards him.
"Shen Yan?"
Shen Yan looked up and saw that they were all familiar faces, all second-generation people from the military region: "Nan Fang, long time no see."
Xu Nanfang was the leader of this group of young people. He greeted Shen Yan with a smile, then looked at Cheng Yaoyao not far away: "Isn't that Cheng Yaoyao? What are you doing..."
The young people's eyes were fixed on Cheng Yaoyao, but they didn't dare to go up and say hello. Cheng Yaoyao's arrogance and beauty were both well-known in the circle. Who had never been humiliated in front of her before? But Cheng Yaoyao was only devoted to Shen Yan.
The young people looked at Shen Yan with envy and jealousy. That look greatly satisfied Shen Yan's vanity. He smiled and said ambiguously: "Buy something."
"You are really good!" Several young men hit Shen Yan on the shoulder and said half-seriously, "I thought you were really blind to insist on having the second daughter of the Cheng family!"
Shen Yan waved his hands: "Let's not talk about the past."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a faint voice behind him: "Brother Ayan."
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