Chapter 111: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 111

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Niu Chunsheng helped Li Xiulan a huge favor again, and Li Xiulan felt endless gratitude in her heart.

She thought in her heart that if Niu Chunsheng ever needed her help in the future, she would definitely do her utmost to help, but then she thought again: nowadays Niu Chunsheng's life is getting better and better, he's already living a moderately prosperous life, so why would he need a poor village woman like her to help?

As long as she can return the money to Niu Chunsheng in time, that would already be the greatest gratitude toward Niu Chunsheng.

After getting this sum of money, Li Xiulan immediately went to buy cement.

There were three or four cement shops in town in total; Li Xiulan ran through all of them, asked the prices, compared them, and finally bought 20 bags of cement at a shop that was slightly cheaper.

At that time, the retail price of cement was 300 yuan per ton, and 20 bags happened to be exactly one ton.

Li Xiulan spent this 300 yuan, leaving 700 yuan in her hand; plus the five hundred plus yuan originally left at home, she still had over 1,200 yuan, but she didn't dare spend this money recklessly — the children are about to start school and need tuition fees, and to rebuild the house will definitely cost more than just this 300 yuan for cement; there will definitely be more money needed later.

The cement shop boss was very enthusiastic and even drove a tractor to deliver the goods to her door for free.

So Li Xiulan rode back to Shanggou Village on the cement shop boss's tractor.

Returning to the village, after the cement was unloaded, Li Xiulan immediately went home happily to tell Wang Changgen this good news.

However, to her surprise.

Wang Changgen heard that she had borrowed 1,000 yuan from Niu Chunsheng, and not only was he not happy, he actually put on a stinking face.

"An old flame after all, lending you money so easily."

Wang Changgen muttered this sarcastic remark with his head down.

This made Li Xiulan so angry that she couldn't help but curse back on the spot:

"Wang Changgen, are you even human? Do you think I was willing to borrow money? If it weren't for you having no ability, working outside for so many years and not earning back a single penny, would I need to go beg others for a loan?"

"Right, right, right, you're right, I have no ability, you have ability so go marry Niu Chunsheng, don't stay with me, that'll work, right!"

Wang Changgen coldly spat out such heartless words.

These words were no different from knives, stabbing into Li Xiulan's heart.

Li Xiulan felt wronged in her heart.

She didn't know what she had done wrong.

Wiping away tears:

"You're the one who told me to go borrow! I said let you go ask your brother, you were afraid of losing face and unwilling to go, you forced me to go ask Niu Chunsheng, and now the money's borrowed but you have this attitude — are you neurotic! You think I have no shame? I'm a woman, my face is thinner than yours! If it weren't for being forced by livelihood, who would willingly lower their voice and beg for someone else's charity!"

Li Xiulan thought saying this would at least make Wang Changgen feel ashamed and guilty, but unexpectedly Wang Changgen still coldly came back with a sentence:

"If you really cared about face, you wouldn't have had those unclear relationships with He Dazhu and Yang Dafu back then."

When it comes down to it, Wang Changgen still harbors a grudge over that past incident.

It was precisely that incident that completely destroyed the emotional foundation between the two.

The killing power of this sentence was enormous, directly causing Li Xiulan's throat to seize up, leaving her with nothing to say.

She could only stare wide-eyed, lips trembling slightly, frozen in place, unable to utter a single word.

At that moment, her heart felt icy cold.

Wang Changgen turned and left:

"Start work tomorrow, I don't want to say anything more to you."

He came to the Village Entrance Convenience Store and called Lin Dajun, asking Lin Dajun about Liu Xiaoli's situation.

"Dajun Shu, it's me, Changgen. I want to ask, do you know where Liu Xiaoli's home is?"

"I know, her home is not far from town. What's up?"

"Nothing much, just wanted to go see her, haven't seen her in a long time, don't know how she's been lately..."

"Oh oh, no need to worry about that, she's doing very well. She came back over half a month ago, and now she's back working with me as a masonry worker. And she's found a partner too; heard they're getting married after the New Year."

"Wh-what..."

Wang Changgen's face was full of shock.

He simply couldn't believe his ears.

Counting carefully, he and Liu Xiaoli had cohabited in Dongguan for over half a year; it was only over half a month ago that they were caught by the Joint Defense Team and taken into the Zhangmutou Shelter. Liu Xiaoli came back over half a month ago — does that mean she was redeemed not long after being caught, but after she got out, she never cared about Wang Changgen's life or death...

Heh, and I was still this concerned about her!

Wang Changgen couldn't help feeling desolate in his heart.

"Do you want to come back and work with me too? I'm short on hands here." Lin Dajun took the initiative to ask this at this moment.

"Forget it, I'm not suited for masonry... Is Liu Xiaoli's partner someone she met through a blind date? Or..."

"From what she said, it's someone she met while working in Dongguan. They've been together for over half a year. She thinks he's alright, and the other party is also a local. He doesn't dislike that she's a widow, so she plans to marry him."

"Together for over half a year..."

Wang Changgen, besides being dumbfounded and shocked, felt his mindset somewhat collapse.

Put that way, during the over half a year he cohabited with Liu Xiaoli in Dongguan, Liu Xiaoli not only lived with him but also lived with that other man outside!

During their cohabitation, rent, utilities, daily necessities like rice, oil, salt, and all living expenses were paid by him, Wang Changgen — Liu Xiaoli didn't spend a single penny!

So Liu Xiaoli not only treated him as a backup, but also as a sucker!

And he, Wang Changgen, actually naively thought that when he was with Liu Xiaoli they got along very comfortably, that Liu Xiaoli was very virtuous, considerate, and kind!

Turns out it was all an act by Liu Xiaoli!

"Changgen, don't be sad. There are plenty of fish in the sea; don't hang yourself on one tree." Lin Dajun comforted Wang Changgen like this.

He knew Wang Changgen had feelings for Liu Xiaoli, but he didn't know Wang Changgen already had a family in Shanggou Village.

"Mm-hmm, Uncle Dajun, thank you for telling me all this."

Wang Zhanggen hung up the phone and walked out of the Convenience Store, his heart full of gloom.

He wanted to see Liu Xiaoli and ask her to her face why she had deceived him like this.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got; the more he thought about it, the more he could not get over this hurdle.

So that very day he took a vehicle to Town.

Then he called Lin Dajun again and asked Lin Dajun for Liu Xiaoli's specific address.

After getting Liu Xiaoli's specific address from Lin Dajun, he came to Liu Xiaoli's Home alone.

Liu Xiaoli's Home had not few guests today; inside the Mud Brick Black Tile House, it was packed with people.

Liu Xiaoli sat together with a strange Male, holding hands, chatting and laughing with the guests at Home.

When Liu Xiaoli looked out the window and saw Wang Zhanggen, she immediately trembled with both eyes, showing a trace of terror and guilt.

She knew, things might be ruined!