Chapter 3: Two Yuan and Seventy-Eight Cents

“A dragon in shallow water is mocked by shrimp, a tiger in the plains is bullied by dogs.”

Is this what they call “even a hero can be brought down by a single penny”?

Li Xinyue didn’t know what Lin Yuzhe was thinking, but her face was still red.

Both contempt and sympathy made her uncomfortable.

In her previous life, she was an orphan, so she was very strong-willed.

She graduated with a doctorate at twenty-two and became a small leader at twenty-five.

Although she wasn’t rich, she never lacked money.

But now, she couldn’t even come up with two yuan and seventy-eight cents!

Two yuan and seventy-eight cents!

In her world, even a cup of milk tea cost more than that!

Yet now, it was killing her!

Other people who transmigrated had either systems or spaces.

But she transmigrated with nothing, not to mention this pitiful and detestable identity!

She clenched her fists, but even so, Li Xinyue could only submit to the present.

“Doctor Lin, don’t worry, I’ll write to my husband and ask him for money to pay the debt!”

However, as soon as she said this, Zhao Guihua’s contempt grew even stronger!

“Li Benlu , do you even know where your man is? You’re writing a letter?”

Li Xinyue truly hated this Zhao Guihua.

This woman loved to pick on the weak, she wouldn’t be happy unless she was bullying someone!

And that scumbag!

Once she was ready, she would take the child to the army and get a divorce!

Since he didn’t want the original owner and the child, she would make him regret it for the rest of his life!

As soon as Zhao Guihua’s words fell, Li Xinyue gave her a cold glance: “This doesn’t concern you! It’s none of your business!”

“Aunt Zhao, I don’t cause trouble in the Chen family, but that doesn’t mean I’m tolerant of others!”

“You have no business here, I hope you don’t get involved!”

This gaze was a bit cold, Zhao Guihua trembled: Could Li Benlu  be… because of the child…

Finally, she shut her mouth.

A mother’s love is fierce, as a mother herself, Zhao Guihua understood this…

Having successfully silenced Zhao Guihua, Li Xinyue ignored her: “Doctor Lin, can I borrow your pen and paper?”

“You really want to write a letter?”

Did he not believe her?

It was true, the original owner’s spinelessness, it was no wonder others didn’t believe her.

Li Xinyue raised her eyes to look at Lin Yuzhe’s serious expression: “Doctor Lin, I’m an honest person, but I’m not a liar!”

“I may not be trustworthy, but the child’s father is a soldier.”

“I believe, one day, he will come home! If he doesn’t come back, you can go to the armed forces department and find his phone number.”

Forget it, it was just two yuan and something.

For two yuan and something, he would go to the armed forces department to find someone for money, wouldn’t that be very disrespectful to the soldiers?

Lin Yuzhe’s face turned red, then he went to the pharmacy awkwardly.

Soon, he brought back pen, paper, and an envelope.

“Thank you!”

Taking the pen and paper, Li Xinyue sat down.

She picked up the pen…

“Chen Mingchuan, if you’re still alive.”

“Please, for the sake of being a father, send two yuan and eighty-six cents to Doctor Lin at the village health center to save your son’s life!”

“Of course, if you’re dead, consider it my bad luck!”

“I’ll sell blood to pay back this money! Li Xinyue.”

Looking at the beautiful handwriting and the fierce words, Lin Yuzhe’s face twitched uncontrollably.

Didn’t they say that the Chen family’s wife was a very honest person?

But this letter, it doesn’t sound like something an honest person would say!

For some reason, Lin Yuzhe felt that the letter wasn’t written properly.

So he reminded her: “Comrade Li Xinyue, Comrade Chen is defending our country, you shouldn’t say that.”

Defending our country?

Li Xinyue admitted that Chen Mingchuan was indeed defending our country.

She respected soldiers.

Because soldiers are the most lovable people in the world.

They shed blood and sacrifice for the country, they give their lives for the country, she once yearned for that.

If she hadn’t been severely nearsighted and too young in her previous life, she might have gone to military school.

But… do those who defend their country really have to ignore everything else?

Does the country ask them to disregard their families, their wives, children, and parents?

No matter how upright this male character was, he abandoned the original owner for five years without a word. In Li Xinyue’s eyes, he was a scumbag!

She raised her eyes, filled with disdain.

“Doctor Lin, I’ll just ask you one question.”

“For a man who hasn’t returned in five years, who ignores his wife, do you think I need to be polite?”

“He’s defending his country, I admit!”

“So, according to you, people who defend their country can ignore their wives and children for five whole years?”

“This kind of man, a real scumbag!”

Lin Yuzhe: “…”

I didn’t say that!

At this time, on a bus heading to J Province, a handsome and tall soldier sat by the window.

Suddenly, his nose itched, and he sneezed twice, “Achoo, Achoo,” waking everyone on the bus who was dozing off.

“Pfft! Young man, someone at home is thinking of you!”

Chen Mingchuan glanced at the old lady beside him, a look of unknown emotion—whether it was crying or laughing—crossed his face…

Would anyone in that home think of him?

It would be closer to the truth if someone cursed him!

Although he hadn’t been home in years, Chen Mingchuan felt no longing or nostalgia for that place.

Especially when he thought about what his parents had done to him, his heart would ache inexplicably.

They were both his parents, yet they had no affection for him!

If it wasn’t for something he absolutely had to resolve, he wouldn’t want to set foot on that land ever again!

However, Chen Mingchuan wasn’t wrong. It was Li Xinyue who was cursing him!

Zhao Guihua, who was sitting next to her, couldn’t help but chime in when she heard Li Xinyue’s words, “Li Benlu , don’t you know why Mingchuan ignores you?”

“Think about what your family did!”

“Mingchuan is a soldier, his thoughts are progressive, he wants to break the ‘Four Olds’ and break off the engagement.”

“Look at what your family did? You wanted to accuse him of being a Chen Shimei, you wanted him to lose his job!”

What kind of people are they!

Are they only blaming the woman?

Didn’t Chen Mingchuan know that in this era, a woman who was rejected would have a hard time finding a good husband?

To fulfill his own desires, he could sacrifice the original owner?

Zhao Guihua spoke with increasing excitement, and Li Xinyue really couldn’t listen anymore.

She raised her eyes and asked, “Aunt Zhao, the engagement was arranged by our elders, what did I do wrong?”

“Can he just break off the engagement if he wants to?”

“You wouldn’t understand how bad a woman’s reputation would be after a broken engagement, would you?”

“Also, you’re defending Chen Mingchuan so much, do you think he’ll marry your daughter after he divorces me?”

“Pfft! Don’t look at your daughter’s appearance!”

“Even if I’m not good, at least I’m pretty, I’ve been educated, and I’m already engaged to him.”

“What about your daughter? She has a horse face like you, and she can’t even read a few characters. Do you think Chen Mingchuan will want her?”

“You might as well go to bed early and see if he’ll marry your daughter in your dreams!”

Zhao Guihua was furious!

Her daughter wasn’t pretty, it was a pain in her heart!

She and her husband were both good-looking, but their eldest daughter didn’t resemble either of them!

A horse face, buck teeth, she was truly ugly.

But she just liked Chen Mingchuan, the most outstanding young man in the village!

Zhao Guihua raised her hand to hit Li Xinyue.

“You stupid donkey, you dare slander my daughter. I’ll fight you!”