Chapter 24

He Xiangmei took Shu Fangfang home to see the quilt.

The two quilts are thick and look quite clean, which is out of place with the dirty and messy home. Shu Fangfang didn’t think much about it. She just paid the money and carried the quilt home.

On the way home, everyone saw Shu Fangfang carrying two quilts and kept silent.

No one asked questions along the way.

After getting the quilt and cotton clothes, Shu Fangfang was worried, but people can always find a solution.

Shu Fangfang took out an old cotton-padded jacket at home and refurbished it. Pinching the thick cotton inside, Shu Fangfang came up with a new idea.

She took out the cotton inside, divided it into two, and patched up one old cotton-padded jacket into two new ones.

Shu Fangfang was very satisfied with her craftsmanship, so she altered another one and eventually made four new cotton-padded coats.

On the day when she went to send the things, Shu Fangfang carried large and small bags and sent the things out in front of everyone. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, as if the huge stone weighing on her heart was gone.

This time, Shu Fangfang didn’t dare ask Shu Wan for money again. She only sent two quilts and four cotton-padded clothes. Shu Fangfang did not include the thirty yuan and her younger sister’s pocket money for new clothes.

Shu Fangfang felt so distressed when she had enough money to cover the above expenses that she refused to pay any more.

Shu Wan didn’t go on the day the things were sent. She just heard the message, smiled, and then continued to knit a sweater.

No one disturbed me these days. Apart from cooking and cleaning, I spent all my time knitting sweaters and making things.

The final result was quite fruitful, including ten sweaters, fifteen pairs of gloves and thirty scarves.

Even though the money I sold wasn’t much, it was enough to start my own business.

That night, Huo Zhengye saw Shu Wan, still busy knitting a sweater, and couldn’t help but speak:

“That job is still available. You can report for it anytime. Are you really not going to go?”

Shu Wan paused and suddenly realized that although she was not in a hurry to divorce, Huo Zhengye must be very uncomfortable living under the same roof with an annoying woman every day.

It is clearly written in the book how much Huo Zhengye despises his cannon fodder ex-wife and he feels disgusted whenever he mentions her.

“Really, I don’t feel tired when I run the stall. On the contrary, I feel that every day is very fulfilling.”

“I’m sorry to bother you during this period. The compound has almost forgotten the last blunder. When are we going to get a divorce?”

Shu Wan spoke very sincerely, her clear eyes full of serious inquiries.

Huo Zhengye was stunned for a moment. In the past few days, he hardly thought about divorce.

After hearing what Shu Wan said, Huo Zhengye hesitated for a moment and said, “I will submit the divorce report tomorrow.”

“Oh, OK!”

“If you need me during the process, just let me know.”

Shu Wan thought she was very considerate. Huo Zhengye looked at her for a second longer and it seemed that Shu Wan couldn’t wait to divorce him.

Forget it, we’re getting divorced anyway, so why think so much?

It would be better to get a divorce as soon as possible while Shu Wan agrees.

The next day, Shu Wan carried her things and walked out of the compound.

Not long after Shu Wan left, Shu Fangfang quietly knocked on He Xiangmei’s door.

The two of them whispered to each other for a few words and then stuffed some money into He Xiangmei’s hand. He Xiangmei turned around, closed the door, and followed Shu Wan into the city.

At the bus stop, He Xiangmei saw Shu Wan waiting for the bus at a glance and started chatting with her in a friendly manner.

“Shu Wan, are you going into the city?”

Shu Wan looked at the person who came and recognized it as He Xiangmei. He Xiangmei and the original owner had become two major public nuisances in the compound. The original owner was famous for her temper and fighting, while He Xiangmei was notoriously greedy and lazy, and loved to take advantage of others.

She is even more bizarre than the original owner, but her situation is much better than the original owner. Her husband died in the line of duty, and her mother-in-law and father-in-law died in an accident not long ago. She has been specially approved to continue staying in the family compound.

Basically, as long as she doesn’t make any mistakes in principle, she won’t be driven away. Everyone feels sorry for her being alone, so they are particularly tolerant of her.

“What are you going to do in the city?” He Xiangmei came over and asked.

He Xiangmei approached, and a strange smell came. Shu Wan took a few steps back uncomfortably, smiling with a fake smile, “Something’s going on.”

He Xiangmei snorted, her eyes rolling around, and fell on the package in Shu Wan’s hand, “Bringing so many things into the city to see your old lover?”

Shu Wan’s face was cold, “Sister-in-law, you can eat whatever you want, but you can’t say anything you want.”

“If it’s not the case, then why don’t you tell me? Don’t you have a shameful secret?”

He Xiangmei did not lower her voice, and her mumbling could be clearly heard by the people waiting for the train on the platform.

Not only He Xiangmei and Shu Wan were waiting for the car, but also several military wives from the compound.

They all heard what He Xiangmei said and looked embarrassed. They thought she was being a little aggressive. It was normal for people to be unwilling to tell you, maybe they just didn’t want to say it.

As for the old lover thing, no one believed it.

As it turned out, Shu Wan was quite successful in clearing her name.

He Xiangmei’s series of malicious words made Shu Wan a little annoyed. “Then may I ask, Sister He, what are you going to do in the city?”

He Xiangmei’s eyes flashed with panic, “I’m asking you, why are you interrupting?”

Shu Wan narrowed her eyes and looked her up and down. He Xiangmei was usually very stingy and she had never been seen going into the city all year round.

Why did He Xiangmei go out on the day she went into the city? Was it a coincidence?

“If you don’t tell me, do you have some unspeakable secret?”

Shu Wan narrowed her eyes and responded to He Xiangmei with the same words she had just said.

He Xiangmei only felt the pain when the boomerang pierced her body.

Perhaps because she felt guilty, He Xiangmei quickly clarified herself, “Don’t listen to her nonsense. I, I just went to the city to take a look.”

“oh.”

Now He Xiangmei was quiet and didn’t say anything.

The bus arrived at the station and everyone got on.

After getting on the bus and finding a seat to sit down, Shu Wan realized that He Xiangmei was not on the bus.

“It seems that Sister He is going to the city.”

“I was just saying, how could Mrs. He be so stingy and willing to spend money to take the bus?”

“So I was wondering why Sister He was at the bus stop just now.”

A voice from the side reached her ears and Shu Wan turned to look.

Through the transparent car window, I could see He Xiangmei gradually getting smaller in the back.

Shu Wan frowned. Since she was going to walk into the city, then what was going on at the bus stop just now? Was he so bored that he talked to her? Just ask her.

Unable to figure it out, Shu Wan put her doubts behind her.

When they arrived in the city, they found that the place where they had set up their stall last time had already been occupied, so Shu Wan found another vacant space not far away.

Almost as soon as the things were brought up, people gathered around.

When I looked up, I saw it was the mother and daughter that I didn’t buy last time.

“Give me a sweater and a scarf,” the girl’s mother said.

“Six pieces in total.”

The woman counted out six dollars and handed it to Shu Wan. After getting the things, the girl cheered, and the woman laughed and scolded: “Are you happy? Let’s go home.”

The location chosen by Shu Wan had less traffic than last time, but after a short period of absence, people soon came over.

Shu Wan took a look and realized it was not Fang Qiuwen, so who else could it be?

I actually came to the stall to find her.

Shu Wan’s items were novel in design and cute in appearance. Most of them were sold in less than half an hour.

After a group of people left, she finally had time to catch her breath, and then she heard someone calling her.