Chapter 44: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 44: Mountain Gully Village 44

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Niu Chunsheng saw Li Xiulan speaking up for Wang Zhanggen at this moment, and couldn't help but laugh in anger:

"He hit you and you won't let me settle it, he smashed our store and you won't let me settle it, Sister Xiulan, you really are a good wife to that bastard Wang Zhanggen!"

Then he uttered harsh words:

"No matter what, today's matter absolutely cannot just be let go like this! You also know, this convenience store was run by us with a lot of effort! Now it's all smashed to pieces by him, he must pay the price!"

Niu Chunsheng was also furious.

He felt that what Wang Zhanggen had done to him was really too much.

It cannot be denied that he had feelings of admiration for Li Xiulan, but the two had always remained within propriety, and had never done anything over the line!

But Wang Zhanggen actually didn't distinguish right from wrong, didn't ask any questions, and just came to smash his store!

If he didn't pursue it, others would think he, Niu Chunsheng, was a soft persimmon easy to handle!

"Chunsheng, I beg you, let him go this time, how about this: I withdraw from managing the convenience store, all my investment in the early stage, I don't want it, all the shares are given to you, you won't pursue it anymore, okay!"

Li Xiulan begged humbly.

Actually she hated Wang Zhanggen to death, and wished to cut Wang Zhanggen into eight pieces.

But she couldn't not consider her three sons' future prospects!

"Chunsheng, I'm kneeling to you, okay?"

Li Xiulan saw Niu Chunsheng indifferent, and actually chose to kneel down.

Niu Chunsheng saw this, was immediately shocked, and hurried to help Li Xiulan up:

"Sister Xiulan, don't do this, can't I just not pursue it? You get up first!"

Niu Chunsheng watched Li Xiulan kneel and beg for mercy for that scum Wang Zhanggen, and felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

If he had met Li Xiulan before Wang Zhanggen, what would the situation be like?

It's just fate playing tricks.

Li Xiulan married Wang Zhanggen, and even gave birth to three sons with Wang Zhanggen.

They have been married for eight years, while he, Niu Chunsheng, is just a latecomer.

"Chunsheng, I'll help you clean up the things in the store right now, from now on I won't come to the store anymore, you must run this store well yourself."

Li Xiulan actually didn't want to withdraw from this store either; she and Niu Chunsheng ran this convenience store together, from nothing to something, and she had deep feelings for this store.

But the various realities of life, the shackles brought by marriage, forced her to make a concession.

"Sister Xiulan, you don't need to withdraw, can't I just not pursue it? We can still continue to run this store together!"

Niu Chunsheng was very magnanimous; he didn't want to lose Li Xiulan as a business partner.

Not only because Li Xiulan was beautiful, but also because Li Xiulan was hardworking.

If it weren't for Li Xiulan managing everything in the store in an orderly manner, he alone simply couldn't keep up.

"No no no, I'll still withdraw, otherwise Wang Zhanggen won't stop, he will definitely come to make trouble again."

Li Xiulan wiped her tears; her decision to withdraw was firm.

Most importantly, she knew too well Wang Zhanggen's stubborn temper.

In the end, Li Xiulan just withdrew from managing the convenience store like this.

This farce had no winners on any side.

Niu Chunsheng lost a very good business partner, Li Xiulan lost the economic source brought by the convenience store, and Wang Zhanggen completely lost Li Xiulan's love for him.

"I've withdrawn from the convenience store; are you satisfied now?"

After Li Xiulan helped Niu Chunsheng clean up the convenience store, she dragged her tired body back home and said coldly to Wang Zhanggen.

Wang Zhanggen revealed a victorious smile on his face.

He went to make trouble just to get such a result.

"Withdrawing is fine; from now on stay away from that kid Niu Chunsheng, men understand men best, don't think I don't know what little schemes he's plotting! He's always called you Sister Xiulan instead of Sister-in-law Xiulan; from this point I can tell he has improper intentions toward you!"

Li Xiulan was expressionless and no longer paid attention to him.

She turned around into the bedroom and cried silently.

But Wang Zhanggen wouldn't let it go and followed her in:

"Did you hear what I said? Also, did he give you money for withdrawing? You did a lot of work for him after all; you can't be shorted a single cent!"

Li Xiulan said angrily:

"You still have the nerve to ask for money? You smashed someone's convenience store into a mess; do you know how much loss was caused? It's already good that they didn't ask you to compensate, and you still have the nerve to ask for money? If it weren't for me pleading, Niu Chunsheng would have reported to the police; if he reported to the police, you just wait to eat prison food!"

Wang Zhanggen wrinkled the corner of his mouth, feeling a bit guilty, and only then realized that what he did was indeed a bit too much.

But it was impossible for him to admit his mistake; he said coldly:

"Even if I go to prison, I'm unwilling to see you and him together!"

Wang Zhanggen was just like that, very chauvinistic, with very strong jealousy.

Li Xiulan used to think he was honest and proper, but actually he was narrow-minded, had a stubborn temper, and didn't know how to be flexible.

Also, what made Li Xiulan feel very nauseated was that Wang Zhanggen himself found other women outside, yet didn't allow her to contact other men; even normal business partnership was not allowed, this was too double-standard, too nauseating!

However, Li Xiulan didn't want to argue with him anymore, so she didn't directly scold him, and even more didn't bring up the matter of him finding other women.

Now she just wanted to raise her three children well.

In a few days Wang Zhanggen would definitely go out to work; once he left, this home would still be the same home as before, so there was absolutely no need to argue with him.

For the sake of the three children, she chose to endure all the grievances and injustice.

That night, Wang Zhanggen proposed to sleep with Li Xiulan.

Li Xiulan wanted to refuse; she no longer loved this man at all, and naturally did not want any physical contact with him.

But Wang Zhanggen insisted.

He was like that—the more she refused him, the more he wanted.

Li Xiulan did not want to argue with him, nor did she want to leave a bad influence on the three children.

So in the end she still agreed.

After ten o'clock at night, Li Xiulan had taken care of the three children until they fell asleep, and only then did she tiptoe to Wang Zhanggen's room.

She lay on the bed, letting Wang Zhanggen have his way with her, and tears could not help but flow from the corner of her eye.

Only afterward did Wang Zhanggen suddenly realize that during the time he was away, his wife absolutely could not have done anything disloyal to him with another man!

Wang Zhanggen looked at Li Xiulan's still-perfect figure, looked at Li Xiulan's beautiful cheek still marked with tears, and the last shred of conscience in his inner heart finally made him rise with a feeling of guilt.

He knew that keeping a mistress outside was wrong, he knew that beating Li Xiulan was wrong, and he also knew that misunderstanding the relationship between Li Xiulan and Niu Chunsheng was wrong.

But an invisible force drove him to do these things anyway, and he also knew that if heaven gave him a chance to start over, he would still keep a mistress outside, still beat Li Xiulan, and still slander Li Xiulan and Niu Chunsheng as having an improper relationship.

He was just such a contradictory and face-obsessed lower-class man.

"Wife, I'm sorry, it's my fault, can you forgive me?"

Wang Zhanggen lay on top of Li Xiulan and finally spoke the words of apology.

Li Xiulan said nothing.

Because she had already seen through Wang Zhanggen; Wang Zhanggen would apologize to her, and the apology was sincere, but after apologizing he absolutely could not change.

"I'm closing the shop. From now on you must send me three hundred yuan every month without fail, otherwise I and the three children cannot live!"

Li Xiulan did not answer Wang Zhanggen's question; asking her to forgive Wang Zhanggen was impossible, and Wang Zhanggen's repeated distrust had already made her heart completely dead.

Now she only wanted him to send money back to raise the children, and she would not think about anything else; even if he kept a mistress outside, she would not care about it anymore.

"Fine, fine. Once I find a job again, I'll send you money as soon as I get my salary every month."

Wang Zhanggen absentmindedly agreed to Li Xiulan's request, then lay on top of Li Xiulan and fell asleep.

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