Chapter 2: Hit the mark
This was indeed the case before Yuan Lingling came here.
Xie Guanglian came to see her original body almost every day, not because she really loved him, but because she was easy to deceive.
The original body took a fancy to Shen Caisheng not only because he had no father or mother, but also because of another very important reason, which was that he was rich.
Not to mention his original self, many girls of marriageable age around him who knew about him wanted to marry him.
Everyone says that Shen Caisheng has a good name and his greatest strength is just like his name: making money. Shen Caisheng has been very lucky in terms of wealth since he was young. When others went out, they would fall into shit, but he would pick up money when he went out.
In recent years, his family has been prosperous.
I heard that the Shen family used to be a down-and-out family, notoriously poor in their area, but since the birth of Shen Caisheng, the family has gradually become prosperous.
But if it were really that easy to make money, Yuan Lingling would have changed her name to Yuan Youcai.
Yuan Lingling couldn't say what happened in the past, but according to the description in the book, before the reform and opening up, many people made their fortunes in the black market, commonly known as speculation and profiteering. As the villain in the book, how could Shen Caisheng not do those things?
Yuan Lingling even felt that when he said he was going into transportation, he might actually be doing some reselling business.
He was rich now and not a stingy person, so naturally he gave more to the original body.
But most of the money in the original body was either given to her parents' home or to Xie Guanglian. Now Yuan Lingling only has a few dollars in her hands, otherwise she wouldn't have to stay in the kitchen eating roasted sweet potatoes.
With so much going on in her mind, Yuan Lingling only took a few seconds to react.
"No, I come here occasionally to ask for money. I saw that he was dressed well, but I didn't expect he was so short of money." Yuan Lingling was not sure how much Shen Caisheng knew, but it was true that the original body had given the money away, so she had to give an explanation.
"I lent him some money a few times ago, so I can't say that my family is stingy, but he comes every time. Now he even asks me for money when he goes far away. How can he be like this when his family is rich?"
Yuan Lingling puffed up her cheeks angrily as she spoke, and by the time she came to her senses, Shen Caisheng's sight was already on her.
She hurriedly straightened the corners of her mouth. Shen Caisheng's eyes were too oppressive, as if he could see through people at a glance, but this was her old habit. She couldn't correct it no matter how many times she tried, so she simply let it go. She couldn't pretend to be herself in everything.
I don’t know if Shen Caisheng noticed something, but he kept staring at her.
"I...there's something on my face?" Yuan Lingling was nervous and reached out to touch her face.
Shen Caisheng lowered his gaze to the side of her nose and said, "It's a little dusty."
Yuan Lingling reacted for a moment, then quickly reached out and rubbed her face. After two months of care, her hands were much whiter than before, but they were still so thin that they were almost skin and bones.
“Instead of lending the money to others, it is better to keep it for yourself and eat more.”
After Shen Caisheng finished speaking, he felt that this was unnecessary, so he changed the subject, "Keep the hens to lay eggs, and stew some meat for dinner."
He wanted to say something else, but the nonsense of those people outside flashed through his mind, and he didn't open his mouth in the end.
Yuan Lingling thought that the other party was just warning her. She didn't dare to retort and there was no need to. She nodded silently, then picked up the hen that was still clucking beside her. Yuan Lingling was surprised because it was quite heavy.
She grew up in the city and had never raised these. Did Shen Caisheng mean to let her raise chickens? It’s so cold now, we can’t keep chickens outside in the yard. What if they freeze to death?
Just as she was about to ask, Shen Caisheng walked past her expressionlessly, without even saying hello, and went out.
Yuan Lingling curled her lips. She didn't want to go out and feel the pressure from the other party, so she continued to sit on the bench and feel the faint residual warmth from the stove.
But after a while, there was a series of ping-pong noises coming from outside. Yuan Lingling moved to the door and saw Shen Caisheng fiddling with a pile of wooden boards that he had found from somewhere.
He twisted the ink line with his slender fingers and flicked it lightly, leaving a thin black line on the wooden board. He sawed the board along the black line, and then used nails and hammers. Soon, the small wooden boards were pieced together.
"Do you need my help?" After admiring for a while, Yuan Lingling walked forward. It would not be a good idea to just stand there, although she didn't know what the other person was doing.
Unexpectedly, Shen Caisheng didn't even raise an eyelid. "No, just do your thing."
busy? What does she have to do?
In the few days since she came to this world, the most things she did were sleeping and eating. Thinking of this, Yuan Lingling couldn't help yawning again.
There is nothing she can do about the sleepiness of pregnant women.
Seeing that Chen Caisheng had no intention of talking anymore, Yuan Lingling simply went back to her room to catch up on her sleep.
She had just eaten a full meal and as soon as she lay down on the kang, she felt so sleepy that she didn't know anything. Even the ping-pong sound outside became her lullaby.
It was two hours later when she woke up again. She half-closed her eyes and pricked up her ears to listen for a while, but heard no sound. Then Yuan Lingling reluctantly got up from the bed. She did not see any trace of Chen Caisheng in the inner room or the main room, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
When she opened the door to the main room, a gust of cold wind blew in. Yuan Lingling almost shrank back again, but she caught a glimpse of half a head outside the yard out of the corner of her eye. She felt annoyed. It was Xie Guanglian's lingering ghost again.
Climbing over a wall is really awesome!
Xie Guanglian obviously also saw Yuan Lingling and waved at her frantically. He looked so silly that Yuan Lingling wanted to hit him on the head with a shovel.
Yuan Lingling didn't want to care about it, but she felt that it was no use dragging it on like this, so she decided to just break up right away.
She was still in a bad mood after waking up. With her hands in her sleeves, she opened the door to the main room and walked quickly towards the yard.
While moving, Yuan Lingling caught a glimpse of the locked courtyard door and paused. She turned her head and looked around. Didn’t Shen Caisheng go out?
Wouldn't this affect her performance?
But now that they had already walked into the yard, it would be a bit strange if I didn't pay any attention to Xie Guanglian.
"Lingling, what's going on? I've been waiting for you here for a long time."
Someone planted a osmanthus tree outside the yard. This tree is not very cold-resistant and is rare in the north. However, this one is growing well and is now much taller than the courtyard wall. It is a good helper for thieves.
"Why are you climbing over my wall and letting people see you?" If Shen Caisheng knew that she was cheating on him, he would go crazy. Who can tolerate his wife cheating on him, even a formal wife?
"Chen Caisheng just came back. Are you looking for him? I'll help you find him." Yuan Lingling howled nervously.
Xie Guanglian was a little stunned when he heard Yuan Lingling speaking to him in such an impolite tone. It was only after he heard the last sentence that he realized she was joking. She had no sympathy for others in such a cold weather. No wonder Chen Caisheng, who obviously had a wife and children and a warm bed, was missing outside every day.
"Don't bluff me. I saw him go out, but he has a way out. Why did he climb over the wall?"
Hearing this, Yuan Lingling breathed a sigh of relief. She thought to herself, I am just guarding against you, Old Six. She gathered her sleeves and asked, "What do you want from me?"
Xie Guanglian choked. What else could he do? He saw Shen Caisheng coming back with so many things in his hands. Shen Caisheng was not home. How could this woman finish all the food by herself? Wasn't she afraid of being stuffed to death?
But he couldn't say it directly. Normally, this woman would give him good things without him having to say anything. What happened today?
He adjusted his expression and said with a smile: "I miss you, I feel uncomfortable all over my body when I can't see you for a while."
Yuan Lingling rolled her eyes in her heart. Does this guy think she is so affectionate? Judging from his cowardly look, his original self was really so lacking in love that he was desperate for food.
"What should I do?" Yuan Lingling sighed, pretending to be sad. "I told you to go to Yangcheng first, and I would go there after you've been gone for a while. What should I do if you're so reluctant to part with me?"
"Why?" Xie Guanglian didn't understand what she meant. Why did she want to leave separately from him?
If it weren't for her, how would he get the money to go to Guangzhou?
He had heard that land in Guangzhou was extremely expensive and everything was more expensive than in Beijing. How could he survive without money?
Yuan Lingling had no idea what was going on in his mind and just continued to act her own part.
"It's still Shen Caisheng." She expressed her dissatisfaction with Shen Caisheng as usual. "I don't know if he heard some gossip outside. He came back and asked me if anyone had come. He also told me to keep all my money in my own hands in the future. If I don't have any money, he will send me back to my parents' home."
Seeing him lost in thought, Yuan Lingling continued to fool him, "I thought that Brother Guanglian, you should go to Yangcheng to find a place to live first. During this period of time, I will try to ask Shen Caisheng for more money. When I have money, I will go to Yangcheng to find you, okay?"
Yuan Lingling lowered her eyes as she spoke, looking anxious, "I'm worried that if he really knew something, he would hurt you."
These words were all for Xie Guanglian's benefit, and Xie Guanglian's heart was not made of stone, so he was naturally moved. However, this touch was far less than the feeling in his heart that wanted to take advantage of him.
"Then can you... lend me some money for the trip..." Xie Guanglian was unwilling to accept the fact that he failed to take anything from Yuan Lingling, so he had to pretend to be poor.
Yuan Lingling raised her eyes, tears welling up in her eyes. "What should I do? Chen Caisheng may have guessed something. He would ask me for money even if I was short of a penny. And it's not just money, he also told me not to give anything he brought back today. Otherwise, I would have given the hen to you, Brother Guanglian, to make soup. He must have known something, otherwise..."
When Xie Guanglian heard what she said, he cursed Shen Caisheng a thousand times in his heart.
Not only do you not eat it yourself, you also don't let him eat it.
Sooner or later, he will sleep with this stupid woman and become a cuckold!
"Why don't we give up everything, Brother Guanglian? Let's elope now. Don't worry, I won't leave you even if we go begging."
Xie Guanglian was feeling somewhat complacent at first, but when he heard this, he suddenly trembled while lying on the wall, and his feet slipped. He tried to step on another branch, but he couldn't and fell down directly.
Bang!
Yuan Lingling's mouth twitched. This sounded a bit painful.
"Brother Guanglian, are you okay?" Yuan Lingling called out hypocritically before slowly opening the gate. Seeing Xie Guanglian struggling to get up from the snow, Yuan Lingling almost laughed out loud.
But she still looked a little anxious, "Brother Guanglian, you don't have to be so moved. I will definitely share the joys and sorrows with you and never leave you."
Xie Guanglian didn't want to share suffering, he just wanted to enjoy happiness, "Lingling, you really hit my heart, how can I bear to let you suffer? Just do as you said, I will go to Yangcheng first, and come to me when you get the money from Shen Caisheng."
After saying that, he did not forget to make amends, "We will return the money to him when we make money."
"Brother Guanglian, you are such a good person." Yuan Lingling praised him in a coquettish tone with a clear conscience, "Then we have a deal. You have to tell my aunts and the others not to come looking for me. You know Chen Caisheng is not a fool." She was too lazy to deal with them.
Xie Guanglian thought to himself, if he is not a fool, then who is the fool? Only a fool would be deceived into marrying a woman like you, and only a fool would not know that his own woman is cheating on him?
Although he was complaining in his heart, Xie Guanglian also knew how powerful his own mother and younger sister were. The two of them probably thought that the entire Shen family belonged to them.
"I understand. Don't worry." Xie Guanglian said with a melancholy tone, "I have to borrow money for the trip later. You know that everything in the family is given priority to my eldest brother."
While saying this, Xie Guanglian kept staring at Yuan Lingling. He felt relieved when he saw her eyes still showing the same heartache as always.
Yuan Lingling pretended to be anxious and tears began to well up in her eyes.
"Otherwise, I'll go get you some money, and you take it and run. If he finds you, I'll chase you. Just let him go with the money!"
At first, it was dim in the kitchen and Xie Guanglian couldn't see clearly. But now he saw Yuan Lingling with her big wet eyes, her palm-sized face flushed with anger. She looked particularly charming against the white sky. At that moment, Xie Guanglian's heart skipped a beat.
He thought that if this woman was well behaved, he could live with her after going to Guangzhou.
"Lingling, you are so beautiful."
For some unknown reason, Xie Guanglian reached out to touch Yuan Lingling's face, but Yuan Lingling took two steps aside.
His movements froze in mid-air, and he began to feel annoyed. He glanced behind Yuan Lingling, and then he froze in place.
Yuan Lingling followed his gaze, her fingers trembling, "You...you're back."
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