"My aunt has been clamoring for fresh fruit for days, but it's far from town and inconvenient here. She's been hoping you could come!"
Seeing so many dishes, the housekeeper exclaimed, "Oh dear! I'll go find two people to help you carry them!"
"No need to trouble yourself." Zhou Erlang smiled shyly, rolled up half of his sleeve to reveal a patch of honey-colored skin, his forearms were strong and muscular, and he started working in a low voice.
After several trips, he quickly unloaded the entire truckload of vegetables.
Seeing that he was covered in sweat from exhaustion, the butler suggested, "It's hot, why don't you come in and have some tea before you leave?"
"How could I possibly accept this?" Zhou Erlang said awkwardly, his head bowed.
"This is our aunt's wish," the steward said, and only then did he stop refusing and walk into the courtyard.
Chi Yan withdrew his gaze and slowly looked at Shen Tangning: "Is this the person you've been waiting for?"
He didn't see anything special about it.
She curved her lips into a smile, her tone ambiguous: "The real show is yet to come."
...
"Why are you here again?" Aunt Fang looked at the person in front of her, her eyes filled with anger. "Didn't I tell you not to come again?"
Zhou Erlang had already removed the straw hat from his head, revealing a pair of dark eyes that held a burning emotion: "Rulan, do you really not want to see me?"
Aunt Fang was startled and quickly sent her maid out to guard the door. She looked at him coldly and said, "Our relationship is over. I am now a married woman. Are you trying to kill me?"
She and Shen Chang were indeed childhood sweethearts, but what Shen Chang didn't know was that she had been with someone else in between, and that person was Zhou Erlang in front of her.
After Shen Chang passed the high school entrance exam, he was chosen by the Xie family to be their son-in-law. The Xie family was extremely powerful, and he could not refuse, nor could he let go of such a good opportunity to rise to prominence.
When Aunt Fang heard the news, she was heartbroken. Her parents mocked her. She had waited for many years, hoping that her sweetheart would return to marry her after passing the imperial examination. In the end, she was just a stepping stone for someone else!
Seeing that she was about to become an old maid, her parents stopped spoiling her and wanted to marry her off so they could get some dowry money back!
They set their sights on Zhou Erlang, and Aunt Fang was heartbroken because of Shen Chang's change of heart, so she did not refuse.
Zhou Erlang was very attentive and considerate to her, and he was also a very upright person. At first, Aunt Fang was indeed moved by him and thought about spending her life with him.
But the Zhou family was really too poor. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were destitute. What's worse, Zhou Erlang had also developed a gambling addiction. At first, he pretended to be a good guy, but after his true nature was revealed, he gambled away all the family's money!
Upon learning of the life Shen Chang was living, the stark contrast intensified her resentment.
After Zhou Erlang was kidnapped by debt collectors for gambling debts, Aunt Fang finally couldn't take it anymore and packed her bags to run away!
Because the wedding was held hastily and simply, she and Zhou Erlang did not have a marriage certificate, and their relationship was not recognized by law.
She ran to Shen Chang for help, fabricating a story that didn't exist to portray herself as pitiful. Seeing his childhood sweetheart so humbly begging for his protection, Shen Chang's male chauvinism was greatly satisfied, and he naturally took her as his concubine.
So when Aunt Fang saw Zhou Erlang again, she was both shocked and furious!
What angered her was that this person actually had the nerve to show his face in front of her! At the same time, she was also worried that if Shen Chang found out about her past experiences, she would be in big trouble.
"Rulan, I stopped gambling a long time ago! You don't know, every day since you left I've lived in deep regret!"
Zhou Erlang's honest face broke into a look of indignation as he clenched his fists. "If Shen Changruo really treated you so well, how could he let you live alone in this godforsaken place?"
These words undoubtedly struck a nerve with Aunt Fang. Pregnant women are most sensitive and vulnerable emotionally, and she pursed her lips, remaining silent.
She was clear-headed after all, giving him a cold glare: "That's still better than going back to live a miserable life with you!"
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