"Hey, move your foot back, you're blocking my way!"
An impatient male voice came from behind.
The bald, middle-aged man sitting opposite her showed no mercy and kicked Xu Ruantang's foot away.
If there were sound effects, Xu Ruantang would like to add a dejected sound effect to herself.
What bad luck.
She actually thought there was some kind of secret space! The kind where money and gold drop down!
I just clearly saw a huge pile of gold at my feet.
Xu Ruantang slumped in her seat like a deflated balloon.
She felt like a gambler, or a fanatic praying to get rich overnight with the lottery, daydreaming in broad daylight.
It's better to think about something more practical.
That's right, the actual one!
With no one watching, this is a good time to escape, and she still has the pitiful ten yuan that the Xu family gave her.
On second thought, she had no idea how long ten yuan could last in this day and age!
Where did she go? It seems her household registration is still at the man's house, and her marriage certificate was even processed by someone else!
It's truly a case of heaven leaving no way out.
Besides, Xu Ruantang vaguely remembered that the man the original owner married in the original book was the male protagonist of this novel.
Not long after she got married, she couldn't resist the temptation and ran off with the healthy old man next door, taking his money with her.
The male protagonist seemed to have a difficult time because of this, and his daughter almost starved to death and died of illness.
Later, the original owner and Lao Wang squandered all the money they had taken. Lao Wang then found the woman next door and abandoned her.
The book doesn't explain how she died; it only says she died.
It's probably no longer related to the male protagonist, and it fits the cycle of karma, thus achieving the goal of pleasing the readers.
Xu Ruantang's mind was racing.
This is the world of books. If you were separated from the male protagonist, you might end up as a tool or a heartless NPC.
It seems that running is not the best option.
This is unacceptable.
Besides, this is a melodramatic, wish-fulfillment novel. No matter how tough things are for the male protagonist now, he'll eventually rise to power. Sticking to a powerful figure is never a bad thing.
Her teacher taught her to be kind to others!
That being said, can life be any more miserable than the characters in a novel written by a scribbled little dog?
Xu Ruantang had been mentally exhausted the whole way, and finally got off the train with a feeling of unease, as if she could sing "Tante".
The letter of introduction contained the male protagonist's home address, and she fully utilized her social skills, relying solely on her words to get ahead.
Fortunately, although the male lead's family lived in the countryside, it was a rural area on the outskirts of the provincial capital. She only needed to take bus number 2 and then a donkey cart to get there.
It was already dark when we arrived at our destination.
According to the description given by the old man driving the donkey cart, Xu Ruantang turned left, then left, then right, then straight, then right again, and saw two single-story houses standing alone at the foot of the mountain. One of them was the Chen family's house.
The old man's words were simple, but Xu Ruantang was already short of breath.
She used to be the kind of person who would take the cable car even when climbing mountains, and would never stand if she could sit, and would never sit if she could lie down!
Finally seeing that dim yellow light, Xu Ruantang's eyes lit up, and she sprinted over at top speed.
The two houses were next to each other, and their doors looked exactly the same, without any markings.
Xu Ruantang knocked on one of the doors, and someone quickly came to open it.
It was a middle-aged woman, petite and with a scrutinizing gaze. "Young lady, who are you looking for?"
Xu Ruantang smiled and quickly said, "Auntie, I'm looking for Chen Ji! I've come all the way from a neighboring province to be Chen Ji's stepmother!"
She was so excited that her day felt like Robinson Crusoe's adventure, and she even uttered some off-the-cuff remarks.
The middle-aged woman suddenly burst into laughter.
"So this is Chen Jixin's wife. Wait here." She said as she walked inside.
Xu Ruantang started to mentally prepare herself again, repeatedly thinking about the slovenliest and ugliest person she had ever seen in her past life, and automatically projecting that image onto Chen Ji.
She dared not have any hope at all, because having any hope would only lead to disappointment.
Lowering your expectations is the best way to respect life!
Soon, footsteps approached.
Then came a man's magnetic and pleasant voice, "You've come from the next provincial capital, haven't you? Come in and have a seat."
Xu Ruantang's heart raced.
Holy crap...
Pshaw, I shouldn't swear. But the man's voice was actually quite...pleasant.
Unconsciously, Xu Ruantang, who was voice-controlled, craned her neck to look into the courtyard.
This sight was so alarming that she almost fainted.
The man in front of her had a pointed face and was as thin as a stick. He stared at her with a lewd smile and kept urging her to come in.
"What are you standing there for? Come in."
Men can be quite passionate too.
Xu Ruantang's face fell, and she gave a muffled "Oh".
It was only as she walked further in that she noticed something was amiss.
The letter of introduction said the man was lame, but the one in front of me clearly has all four limbs intact!
Xu Ruantang immediately thought of human traffickers and impersonators, and stood warily in the courtyard without moving.
The man noticed her movement, turned around and asked her, "Why aren't you going in?"
Oh!
She vowed never to be a voice controller again!
"Where is Chen Ji? I won't go in, it's too late." Xu Ruantang said as she walked towards the door.
She wondered to herself what she should do if she really encountered bad people.
"Young lady, Chen Ji's house is right next door." The middle-aged woman came out with a bowl of water and said with a smile, "Auntie was just thinking you must be thirsty from your journey, so I got you a bowl of water to drink first. Look how anxious you are."
Xu Ruantang waved her hands repeatedly, "I'm not thirsty, thank you, Auntie."
Unable to dissuade Xu Ruantang, the middle-aged woman led her to the next house, introducing her as they walked: "That was my son. Our family used to live here. No one had lived at Chen Ji's house until recently. He just moved back here."
"Chen Ji is a man with a tragic fate. His child is still so young, and his mother has already passed away. If Chen Ji weren't in such a condition and unable to take care of the child, he wouldn't have spent so much money to marry a wife."
The middle-aged woman had unconsciously talked too much, and when she realized something was wrong, she quickly stopped talking.
Xu Ruantang smiled indifferently; after all, what the other person said was true.
"Auntie, how should I address you?" Xu Ruantang thought that since they would see each other often, she should at least know your surnames.
The middle-aged woman was worried that Xu Ruantang would be unhappy because of her words, but she didn't expect her to be so easy to get along with.
So she replied with a smile, "Our family name is Wang, you can just call me Aunt Wang. My son's name is Wang Jian, the young man you just saw. What do you think, isn't my son very handsome?"
Xu Ruantang blinked and smiled broadly, agreeing, "Hehe...hehe...energetic! Energetic!"
etc!
Old Wang next door!
Could the neighbor, Old Wang, who the original owner ran off with in the original book be the same one we just saw?!
The fact that the original owner was willing to run away with him proves what?
Is the male lead really inferior to the neighbor?
Good heavens, why is this world so malicious towards Xu Ruantang? She's still a baby!
Xu Ruantang wished he could roar to the heavens.
Before she could even whistle, Aunt Wang dragged her into the neighboring courtyard.
The room was lit, and the sounds of a baby crying could be heard coming from inside.
And the man's deep, magnetic voice: "Don't cry, okay?"
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