Chapter 50: Malicious Intent

Lu Jingchen raised an eyebrow.

“Alright, I won’t tease you,” Zhang Lun dared not tease him, “Xiao Lu is here.”

“What’s he doing here?” Lu Jingchen frowned, also somewhat disbelieving, “Is he here to play?”

This is a mountainous area.

There’s nothing here.

That guy grew up pampered, he’s never suffered.

“He must have had a falling out with his family.” Zhang Lun thought that even the heavens were helping him. He had been thinking about how to lure Lu Jingchen out.

Now he had a chance.

Lu Jingchen was unhappy: “Where is he?”

“In my dorm.” Zhang Lun caught a glimpse of Su Anan in a long dress coming out, and quickly greeted her, “Sister-in-law, going out?”

His attitude was exceptionally good.

Actually, Zhang Lun also thought Su Anan was prettier than Ruan Jiaojiao, and she had a natural charm.

Unlike Ruan Jiaojiao, who relied on makeup skills.

But he was more willing to pursue Ruan Jiaojiao.

Because the Ruan family had power.

Their family wanted to climb the Ruan family.

Su Anan nodded: “Going out to buy some things.”

Her attitude was neither cold nor warm.

She couldn’t bring herself to have a good impression of Zhang Lun.

“Let’s go, let’s go see him.” Lu Jingchen was a little unhappy. He had finally taken a day off to spend time with his wife, but his buddies had come.

He couldn’t ignore them either, after all, they had come a long way.

Here, he was also the host, and he had to fulfill his duties as a host.

Su Anan found Sister Xin, and hearing that they were going to the black market, Gousheng became interested. School was on summer break, and Xin Hao was also at home, so he was dragged along.

Hearing that Su Anan was going to buy chickens, ducks, geese, piglets, and rabbits, people found it strange.

“I’m not raising these small animals, I don’t know how to raise them, I’m buying them for a friend.” Su Anan made an excuse. If there were no such animals at home, it would arouse suspicion. “Once I buy them, I’ll have Lu Jingchen send them to my friend.”

Sister Wei also came along.

They would occasionally go to the black market.

After all, there were many people in their family, and buying things with coupons alone wasn’t enough.

In this era, even if you had money, without coupons, you couldn’t buy things.

This led to the prevalence of the black market.

Xin Hao led Gousheng behind them. He would occasionally look up at Su Anan.

She was wearing a goose-yellow long dress that reached her ankles, and a pair of white sheepskin shoes.

Her long hair was braided into two pigtails.

The black braids lay against her neck, making her skin appear even fairer, and her small face, free of makeup, looked even more delicate.

She spoke softly and gently, with two small dimples.

“Sister Anan is so beautiful.” Gousheng said foolishly while wiping his nose, “When I grow up, I’m going to marry Sister Anan.”

Xin Hao looked at Su Anan again, seeing her talking to Sister Wei with a smile.

“Second Brother, do you want to marry Sister Anan?” Gousheng wiped his nose again.

Xin Hao couldn’t bear to look any longer, so he took out a handkerchief and pressed it against his nose.

He scolded him: “Don’t talk nonsense, Aunt Lu is already married.”

“Oh.” Gousheng looked bewildered, “She’s married, so I can’t marry her?”

Then his little face became a little sad.

A few people got on the ox cart, and Su Anan casually gave Xin Hao and Gousheng a few pieces of White Rabbit milk candy.

“Thank you, Aunt Lu, I won’t eat it.” Xin Hao directly gave it to Gousheng.

His expression was unnatural.

He also noticed that Su Anan treated him like a child.

She treated him the same way she treated Gousheng.

Sister Xin was also helpless: “Anan, Er Hao is a few years younger than you, calling you sister is fine, you still give him candy.”

In Su Anan’s eyes, Xin Hao was indeed a child.

“I eat candy too.” Su Anan shrugged and smiled, her plain earrings swaying. They dazzled Xin Hao’s eyes.

“Anan is also a child.” Sister Wei also chimed in, “Look at Tuan Zhang Lu, he doesn’t pamper her like a treasure.”

Everyone in the family compound knew that the newly arrived Eighth Regiment’s Tuan Zhang most spoiled his wife.

Like the apple of his eye.

Even Lao Zhao, the cart driver, smiled: “There aren’t many men who spoil their wives so much, the little girl is lucky.”

When he saw Su Anan, he felt the world was brighter.

Such a beautiful and clean little girl, he had never seen in his whole life.

Xin Hao stole another glance at Su Anan, pursed his lips.

Tuo County’s black market was divided into east and west sections.

Each was managed by someone.

Belonging to two different forces.

Several people changed their appearance. Su Anan wore a darker headscarf.

Sister Wei and Sister Xin wore scarves.

Xin Hao and Gousheng wore hats, pulling their brims low.

Here, you didn’t need coupons to buy things, but you had to pay extra.

Lu Jingchen gave Su Anan a lot of money, even giving her all his savings.

Letting her spend freely.

Giving her enough confidence.

She was buying live animals, so Su Anan took several large bags.

Because her goals were clear, she didn’t haggle over the price, and Su Anan quickly bought what she needed.

Xin Hao didn’t say a word and directly carried them.

“Thank you, Erhao, later, I’ll have your Uncle Lu make you something delicious.” Su Anan was a little wary of the taciturn Xin Hao.

After all, in the original text, he did all sorts of bad things.

He was also the original female lead’s lickspittle.

He was her nemesis.

“Aunt, you’re welcome.” Xin Hao felt awkward every time he called her aunt.

He was only one year younger than Su Anan.

Then Su Anan bought some candy and a few meat buns, giving Gousheng and Xin Hao three each, and she ate one herself.

Sister Xin and Sister Wei refused, having only eaten some dry food.

The journey from the county to the village, and then to the military area, was long and the ox cart was slow. By the time they got home, it was already dark.

Xiang Chunhua was waiting at Su Anan’s door.

With the chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, and piglets, Su Anan could only carry one bag.

Xin Hao carried the rest.

Seeing the two walking side by side, Xiang Chunhua’s eyes lit up.

Seeing that Gousheng wasn’t there made Xiang Chunhua even happier.

She didn’t have to coax the little brat away.

“Lu Tuan’s family!” Xiang Chunhua smiled so much that her face looked like a chrysanthemum. “Erhao is here too.”

“Something?” Su Anan was disgusted with her.

“About yesterday, it was my fault, I’m here to apologize. Old Liang scolded me. I like to take advantage of others, I won’t do it again.” Xiang Chunhua spoke smoothly, these words must have been said to her neighbors often.

Su Anan waved her hand: “Sister-in-law, remember what Lu Jingchen said.”

She didn’t want to get entangled with Xiang Chunhua.

She opened the door and let Xin Hao carry the things into the outer room.

The thick-skinned Xiang Chunhua also entered the room, and poured two glasses of water familiarly: “You must be tired after going out, it’s so hot, drink some water.”

Seeing her using her own water to apologize, Su Anan was speechless.

This was really insincere.

“Here, Erhao, you look tired, all sweaty.” Xiang Chunhua was very enthusiastic, handing a cup to Xin Hao.

She handed the other cup to Su Anan.

Looking at the cup, Su Anan thought again, unsolicited kindness, there’s something wrong.

Xiang Chunhua must have malicious intent.