Chapter 83

Yang Qingxue ran all the way to Lu Shuangshuang’s house. Lu Shuangshuang was sweeping the yard in front of the house.

She was wearing a gray dress, her face was also gray and dull, her figure was slightly hunched, and she looked a bit dazed.

“Shuangshuang, Shuangshuang…”

Lu Shuangshuang heard Yang Qingxue’s voice and quickly said to her, “Wait for me, I’ll finish sweeping this area.”

Yang Qingxue could only wait on the side.

The area Lu Shuangshuang referred to was all the empty space in the courtyard where she lived.

This was her responsibility to sweep.

She had to sweep it twice a day.

She was paid three yuan a month for this.

Lu Shuangshuang’s family was of average means, but she had an older brother and a pair of younger twin siblings.

Being in the middle, she was not favored, especially since she was a girl.

Her situation at home was no better than Lu Yunxiang’s before.

She slept on the balcony.

And she was the only one doing all the housework for the whole family.

This time, according to the rules, it should have been her older brother who went to the countryside.

But her family was reluctant to let him go.

Her father directly gave the job to her older brother.

So, naturally, the responsibility of going to the countryside fell on her.

After about half an hour, the area was finally swept clean.

She finally came to Yang Qingxue, panting.

“Xiaoxue, what’s wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?”

Yang Qingxue was about to cry.

“I signed Lu Yunxiang up to go to the countryside, but she reported me, and the neighborhood committee also gave me a notice to go to the countryside. I have to go to the countryside too.”

Lu Shuangshuang’s gray face froze for a moment.

“Where are you going to the countryside?”

“The same place as you, Xiaxi Village.”

A glimmer of calculation flashed in Lu Shuangshuang’s eyes.

This was good news for her.

Yang Qingxue was simply evil.

But she wasn’t very smart.

She was easy to manipulate.

Moreover, Yang Qingxue had a lot of money and good things on her. If they went to the countryside together, she could rely on Yang Qingxue to benefit.

She carefully listened to Yang Qingxue’s explanation of how she ended up going to the countryside.

She instantly understood that there was no way to change the situation.

But she wouldn’t say it directly.

After thinking for a moment, she said, “The reason for this is Lu Yunxiang. You can’t find Lu Yunxiang now, so you can go to Lu Yunxiang’s mother and see if she has any way to help.”

Yang Qingxue felt like she had been enlightened.

“Right, go to my aunt.”

Chen Chunping was Lu Yunxiang’s mother. If Chen Chunping asked Lu Yunxiang…

Yang Qingxue was about to go find Chen Chunping.

Lu Shuangshuang thought for a moment and immediately followed.

“I’ll go with you.”

The two of them went to Chen Chunping’s house.

Zhang Qing had gone out under the pretense of looking for a job, but was actually fooling around.

Zhang Qi had been sent to school by Zhang Lin.

Only Chen Chunping was at home.

Yang Qingxue rushed in, crying.

“Aunt, please save me, I don’t want to go to the countryside.”

Chen Chunping genuinely liked her niece, Yang Qingxue.

Because Yang Qingxue didn’t look like Chen Qiuxia, she actually looked six parts like her aunt!

“Xiaoxue, what’s wrong? Don’t cry, take your time. What countryside? Why would you go to the countryside?”

Yang Qingxue cried, wiping her nose and tears.

“I… I was afraid that Xiangxiang wouldn’t come back, so I thought of signing her up to go to the countryside, so she would definitely have to come back once. Then we could find a way to keep her here, but I didn’t expect that Xiangxiang would actually report me, and the neighborhood committee made me go to the countryside.”

Lu Shuangshuang’s face was expressionless.

But in her heart, she was cursing Yang Qingxue for being such a fool.

She should have asked someone else to sign Lu Yunxiang up. Why did she do it herself? Wasn’t she just handing the handle to Lu Yunxiang?

“Didn’t Lu Yunxiang’s actions recently make it clear? She’s already escaped your and Chen Chunping’s control. You should be wary of her. But you still acted so foolishly and directly. You deserve it!”

Chen Chunping immediately panicked.

“How could this happen?”

She wasn’t even this worried when her own daughter, Lu Yunxiang, was going to the countryside!

Yang Qingxue cried and wailed.

“What is Xiaxi Village? It sounds like a godforsaken place. I don’t want to go! Auntie, please help me!”

Chen Chunping was taken aback when she heard Xiaxi Village. The name sounded familiar.

Then, she suddenly remembered something.

“Is it Dongshi, Zhende County, Xiaxi Village?”

“Yes.”

A calculating glint flashed in Chen Chunping’s eyes.

“Since Xiangxiang reported you, she definitely won’t withdraw it. You’re definitely going to that village.”

Yang Qingxue looked up at Chen Chunping incredulously.

“Auntie, you’re not going to help me?”

Chen Chunping smiled wryly.

“It’s not that I’m not helping you, but Xiangxiang doesn’t listen to me now. However, if you’re going to Dongshi Zhende County Xiaxi Village, you don’t have to worry about having a bad time there.”

Yang Qingxue burst into tears.

“That’s the countryside! How can I have a good time there?”

The countryside was such a scary place!

Not everyone here hadn’t gone to the countryside!

Those beautiful girls who went to the countryside, all of them were harmed. They were forced to marry and have children in the countryside and never came back.

Yang Qingxue wasn’t narcissistic.

She was genuinely beautiful.

If someone like her went to the countryside, wouldn’t she be like a lamb going to the slaughter?

Chen Chunping smiled.

“I’m telling you, there’s a reason for this. Xiaxi Village is Xiangxiang’s father’s hometown. There, her uncle and younger uncle are very kind people. They won’t mistreat you once you’re there. As long as…”

Chen Chunping suddenly realized that Lu Yunxiang was still there.

She stopped abruptly.

Lu Yunxiang was very smart and immediately understood what Chen Chunping meant.

She immediately said, “I’ll go out for a bit.”

Although Lu Yunxiang went out, she stood by the door, slightly squatting down.

She was eavesdropping on their conversation.

Seeing Lu Yunxiang leave, Yang Qingxue shook her head at Chen Chunping.

“It’s impossible. Lu Yunxiang is also going to Xiaxi Village. Her uncle and younger uncle won’t take care of her, so why would they take care of me? Besides, with my relationship with Xiangxiang, she might try to kill me.”

She had stolen Lu Yunxiang’s job.

She was also flirting with Su Wenyuan.

Lu Yunxiang had already hated her to death.

She thought going to the countryside was already scary.

Now she was told that Lu Yunxiang’s relatives were also there.

Wasn’t that like having Lu Yunxiang’s helpers?

Wasn’t her situation in the countryside even scarier?

How could she, a weak woman, defend herself against Lu Yunxiang’s dirty tricks?

Chen Chunping smiled.

“You’re overthinking it. They won’t know about Lu Yunxiang’s existence.”

Yang Qingxue was stunned.

“Auntie, what do you mean? How could they not know about Lu Yunxiang’s existence? They’re family, aren’t they?”

Chen Chunping sneered.

“Xiangxiang’s father is a scientific freak. His mind and life are only about research. Xiangxiang doesn’t even know that her father has two brothers! Besides, from what I know about Lu Ziqian, even if Lu Yunxiang goes to the capital to reunite with him, he won’t tell her about this!”