Chapter 869: Past Events

Niu Hongjuan smiled, but her smile was somewhat desolate, yet she tried hard to make her smile look natural.

"Tell me, is your Aunt good-looking?"

Zhou Andong was stunned. This was not something an Aunt would ask her nephew.

But he knew that since Niu Hongjuan asked this, there must be a deeper meaning.

"I can tell that Aunt must have been very beautiful when she was young."

Niu Hongjuan looked into the distance, her eyes becoming somewhat ethereal, and her voice became very soft; if one didn't listen carefully, one really couldn't hear it clearly.

"Back then, I was good-looking and famous in ten miles and eight villages. Matchmakers could line up to the village entrance at my house. You tell me, what reason did I have to marry a hooligan like Yuan Hongbiao? If he looked decent, that would be one thing, but look at his appearance—he's so wretched. My eyes aren't blind."

Zhou Andong nodded in agreement; he had had such a thought the first time he saw Niu Hongjuan.

How could such a beautiful woman marry Yuan Hongbiao?

Could it really be that women don't love men who aren't bad?

Now, listening to Niu Hongjuan's words, it was obviously not the case; there was a story in this.

Niu Hongjuan fell into memories, her facial expressions changing drastically, finally becoming very angry, her teeth gnashing with a creaking sound.

"I was raped by Yuan Hongbiao. If I had been brave enough at that time, he would definitely have been shot. But I didn't dare. If I had reported it to the police and he had been shot, I would have been drowned by the spit of the neighbors."

"Later, I discovered I was pregnant. I began to be afraid, terrified, and lived in fear every day. At this time, Yuan Hongbiao, who had disappeared for two months, appeared again and violated me once more."

"He also threatened me, telling me to marry him. If I didn't agree, he would kill my whole family and ruin my younger sister. I resisted powerlessly, but looking at my growing belly, I compromised."

"Women, who isn't spending a lifetime with someone? Why demand so much? But, because I wanted to marry Yuan Hongbiao, my father and mother didn't understand and severed ties with me."

"On the day of the wedding, my eldest brother, eldest sister, and younger brother didn't come, but my younger sister came and brought fifty yuan, which was given to me by my eldest brother. Dongzi, do you know what this fifty yuan meant at that time?"

Speaking of this, Niu Hongjuan stopped her steps. "Give me a cigarette."

Zhou Andong took out a cigarette and lit it for Niu Hongjuan.

Niu Hongjuan took a fierce puff. "I thought they didn't want me anymore, but this fifty yuan let me know that my eldest brother still cared about me, making my already dead heart come alive again."

"The day after the wedding, I went to Qishi. I didn't want people to know that I was more than three months pregnant when I got married. Later, I gave birth to a daughter. Yuan Hongbiao was very unhappy, but what was comforting was that he treated me quite well."

"I thought, alright, let it be. We had a child, what else could happen? Life went on day by day. Yuan Hongbiao always wanted a son, but I didn't want to give birth for him."

"Who would have thought that while I didn't give birth to a son for him, my own younger sister did. The name Meng Shulin was given by me, and he was brought to my side at the age of three."

"After raising him for more than ten years, I discovered this secret. At that time, I had the heart to kill them both. But thinking of my daughter, if I died, how would she live in this world alone?"

Niu Hongjuan took another fierce puff of the cigarette, then laughed with a *ha*, her tone mocking. "That pair of dog-man-and-woman often fooled around together, thinking they were doing it without anyone knowing..."

Hearing this, Zhou Andong understood everything. "So, you have new hatred and old grudges, and you want to send Yuan Hongbiao in. And Zhi Wanshan being able to find me was also told to him by you, right?"

"Right!" Niu Hongjuan nodded and admitted readily. "Yuan Hongbiao ruined my whole life. Originally, I had accepted my fate, but he even got together with my own younger sister."

"My face and my dignity were thrown on the ground and trampled by them without mercy. How could I let them go? Anyway, my daughter is married, and I have no worries."

"So I have been waiting for an opportunity until you appeared. I accidentally heard Yuan Hongbiao and Liang Zhen's conspiracy against you, and I knew the opportunity had come."

Zhou Andong thought of Sister Yuezhen and Su Lingling, his mood inexplicably becoming somewhat irritable. Happy lives are all the same, but unhappy lives are each unhappy in their own way.

Niu Hongjuan took two puffs of the cigarette, threw the butt on the ground, and crushed it fiercely, then exhaled a long breath, the smoke slowly drifting in the air.

"I've said it, and my heart is relaxed. I hope you don't blame your Aunt for using you."

Zhou Andong rubbed his face with both hands. "How did you know I would definitely take action?"

Niu Hongjuan smiled. "You wouldn't be able to not take action. If you don't achieve your goal, Yuan Hongbiao won't give up."

Zhou Andong tilted his head and looked at Niu Hongjuan. "As the saying goes, a strong dragon doesn't suppress a local snake. Are you sure I won't just leave?"

"The saying that a strong dragon doesn't suppress a local snake is true." At this time, the two walked to the small river. Niu Hongjuan squatted down and washed her face. "You are a true dragon, but Yuan Hongbiao, this snake, is fake. At best, he is a maggot; apart from disgusting people, he is nothing."

Niu Hongjuan stood up and shook the water droplets off her hands. "Also, who are you? You are the famous Chairman of the Yugong Group. If you were forced away by a so-called local snake, where would you put your face?"

"Besides, your grandmother, grandfather, and uncle are all here. Your investment in the water plant is known to the world and has become their pride. If you just left like this, the villagers could poke their spines broken. How could you let them hold their heads high in the village?"

"Moreover, getting rid of Yuan Hongbiao is very difficult for us, even an impossible task. But for you, it's just a matter of one sentence."

Zhou Andong sighed in his heart; one really shouldn't underestimate the people of the world. Niu Hongjuan, a woman, and a rural woman who hadn't received much education, could see things so clearly and even calculated him into it.

Yuan Hongbiao being able to live until now shows that Niu Hongjuan is still very kind; otherwise, the grass on that guy's grave wouldn't know how many times it had been pulled.

"Let's go!" Niu Hongjuan turned and walked back. On the way, neither of them spoke again.

When they reached the gate of the house, Zhou Andong asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

"What plans can I have? Live one day at a time." Niu Hongjuan shook her head, got on her motorcycle, and didn't enter the courtyard. "I'm leaving. If you come to Arong Banner in the future, come to the house to sit."

"Alright!" Zhou Andong agreed. "Aunt..."

Niu Hongjuan waved her hand. "Don't call me Aunt; call me Yi!"

Zhou Andong smiled. "Juan Yi, if you are bored at home and want to find a job, go find my Uncle Xiaozhan."

"Alright!" Niu Hongjuan kicked the motorcycle and left very stylishly.

For her, today might be the beginning of her life. ===== CHAPTER 870 =====