Chapter 2: Thirty Years in the East, Thirty Years in the West

He Wanqing’s steps quickened under the encouragement of the thunder, until finally she broke into a run, causing her, who was already feeling unwell, to almost fall to the ground again. The taxi in the middle of the road, seeing her like this, honked its horn from time to time, soliciting business. Unfortunately, He Wanqing, who was only focused on her hatred, couldn’t hear anything, ignoring the invitations of one taxi after another, gritting her teeth and running to her cousin’s residence. Looking at the villa complex in front of her, she took a deep breath, calmed her mind, and walked towards her cousin’s house. “Knock, knock, knock” she knocked heavily on the door and stood there waiting for the maid to open it.

On the second floor of the villa. He Cao, who was standing by the window, looked at the person outside her front door, her face full of confusion. Seeing the stormy weather outside, her confusion grew even greater. Originally, she wanted to let He Wanqing get wet for a while longer, but she touched the spot on her right waist and then said to the man beside her, “My good cousin is here, you go upstairs and wait for a while, I’ll find out what’s going on and then send her away, you come out later.” Beside her, the man standing next to her, looked at the woman with a weathered face outside the door with disgust: “I know, don’t delay too long, send her away as soon as possible, don’t attract any unclean germs.” “Okay!” He Cao was very satisfied with the man’s words and expression, and after watching him go upstairs, she asked the maid to open the door. She herself changed into a more glamorous outfit before slowly going downstairs to see her.

On the first floor. He Wanqing, who was brought in by the maid, wiped her wet hair with a large towel while scanning the interior of the villa. She didn’t know why, but every time she came here, she always felt something was wrong, but she couldn’t find the reason. Seeing the maid hand her another large towel and look at her pants with a look of disgust, and feeling sorry for the sofa under her butt, she smiled slightly. Then she silently got up and sat down on a stool on the other side, also refusing the towel the maid handed her again.

On the stairs, He Cao, who was admiring her embarrassment as she went downstairs, was very satisfied with her maid’s actions. Not bad, after she sends the person away, she will give her a raise. “Oh, little sister, why are you sitting on the stool, come and sit on the sofa, this is a new one I just imported from the Sunset Country a few days ago. You can try it too, if you like it, I’ll have one custom-made for you. And you, Zhang Sao, go to my room and get my sister a set of clothes to change into, this wet stuff is no good, it’s easy to catch a cold. By the way, I heard you’ve been sick lately? You know, I’ve been a little bit under the weather these past two days, I was thinking of going to see you when I felt better in a couple of days, but I didn’t expect you to come first.” She said words of concern, but the mockery in her eyes was about to overflow. Even her steps down the stairs were lighter, showing how satisfied she was with He Wanqing’s current appearance.

“Cousin, no need, I’m just here to talk to you for a few words and then I’ll leave.” He Wanqing tucked her wet hair behind her ears, looked up at her, and shook her head. Her eyes dimmed when she saw her face. Looking at her face, and then thinking about herself, He Wanqing suddenly didn’t want to ask her for help anymore. They were only two years apart, when they were girls at home, she was the happiest girl in the brigade. Her marriage was arranged by her grandfather, who helped her find the most promising man in the village at the time, who worked in the security department of a machinery factory in the city. Who would have thought that after so many years, the gap between them would be so big. Her cousin, who originally married an ordinary man and became a widow, was getting better and better, and she was getting younger and younger, while she was aging ten years younger. Now, if you say she is the older sister and she is the younger sister, no one would believe it. Hearing her praise her children over and over again, she, who had lost her uterus and kidneys, dared not look at her. She was afraid to see the contempt and disdain in her eyes, just like the maid just now.

He Cao, who had already reached the sofa, looked at the person who was looking down and said with disdain, “Little sister, what’s wrong with you? Why are you so disheveled? You and your sister, although we are cousins who live in different houses, but in Shanshi, we must stick together. Tell me what happened, don’t worry, if I can’t solve it, there’s your nephew, they can definitely help you.” Ignoring the envy in her eyes, He Cao once again struck at her confidence. ‘Cut~ Back then, you were so good because you had a soldier in your family, what’s the use now, you’re still coming to me for help?’ Thinking about what happened in the village back then, the smile on He Cao’s face never went away. That saying is true, thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, it really didn’t lie.

He Wanqing, who suddenly raised her head, happened to see the smile in He Cao’s eyes. She knew that this smile was definitely mocking her, but her own cousins lived far away, and her elder brother had died in the war. Now, only she was here, she had no choice but to come to her for help. Let her mock her, as long as she could get her property and house back. Automatically ignoring the expression in her eyes, she sat up straight, her eyes blank as she began to speak.

…… When she spoke of her sadness, she wiped her eyes with her dripping sleeve and sobbed, “Sister, I’ve always been devoted to the Lao Xu family. Especially after my mother and brother passed away, I treated them like my parents and brothers. But what about them? They treated me like a fool, eating my food, drinking my water, spending my money, and they still want to kick me out.” She wiped her tears: “I’m not going to agree, not to mention the money, just my uterus and kidneys, I’m not going to let them off.”

He Cao, who had already been shocked by her words, silently swallowed her saliva a few times, looking at her murderous face and tentatively said, “This Lao Xu family is really not human, they used your uncle and your brother’s sacrifices to pave their way back then. Who would have thought that they would later blow up and trap you in their house to work like a cow and a horse, earning money for them to support their family. By the way, little sister, do you know who Xu Weijun’s new wife is? And what about those two children, how do you plan to deal with them?” She looked at her with a dark and unclear expression, her heart was in a panic, and she was thinking of a countermeasure.

She shook her head: “I don’t know, they didn’t say.” He Wanqing didn’t know that if she stayed a few more seconds, she would be able to hear who that person was, but she was too anxious and left, otherwise she wouldn’t have had the following incident.

“You don’t know? Then what are you going to do? You know, some things are not so easy to find out, especially those factory directors and leaders.” After hearing the accurate answer, He Cao’s tense body suddenly relaxed, and she was more at ease to watch He Wanqing’s pain.