Chapter 47: The Wife is a Black Market Dealer

In the small courtyard on the east side.

Tang Hua was sitting on a long bench, his legs crossed, shaking with glee.

One hand held a pig’s trotter, the other awkwardly holding a champagne flute, mimicking the way wealthy people swirled their drinks.

The flute contained a crimson liquid, and next to it was a bottle of red wine that was half empty.

He had bought this bottle for 58 yuan from a client, a big deal that he had made, and he had spent a lot of money on it to celebrate.

Zhao Sihai, who had been notified early in the morning and had specially taken a day off to wait here, heard the slurping sounds and tapped the table with his finger in disgust, “Big brother, watch your image.”

“Hey, what’s there to watch? It’s just you and me, Lao Si. Come on, have a little bit. Don’t say it, this stuff tastes pretty good. No wonder those foreigners love it.”

Zhao Sihai glanced at him sideways and ignored him, continuing to read his book.

These books were all collected for him by Tang Hua, mostly related to machinery.

Tang Hua glanced at them, shook his head and clicked his tongue, “I don’t know what’s so interesting about these things. I tell you, you’d be better off joining me in business. Although the factory is an iron rice bowl, you might not earn as much as we do in a few decades.”

His eyes couldn’t help but glance at the canvas bag next to him.

It contained bundles and bundles of money.

If he had that kind of money, he wouldn’t do anything in his next life. He could just lie in bed and live a comfortable life.

So, money is truly a good thing.

Zhao Sihai heard this and paused. He pursed his lips and remained silent for a few seconds before raising his head and asking, “Big brother, have you… considered quitting?”

Tang Hua’s movements stopped abruptly. He looked up at him.

Their eyes met, and the room suddenly fell silent.

After a while, Tang Hua sighed, put down the pig’s trotter and the champagne flute, took a cigarette, put it in his mouth, squinted his eyes, and didn’t speak.

Zhao Sihai knew that he couldn’t bear to give it up.

Indeed, wealth is tempting. He sighed, “Big brother, fortune favors the bold.”

Tang Hua exhaled a puff of smoke, remained silent for a while, then sighed heavily, “Lao Si, I know what you’re worried about. Don’t worry, I’ll listen to you. This time, you make the decision. If you say we can continue, then we’ll do one more deal. At least we can share more money with the brothers. If not, we’ll quit.”

Zhao Sihai was surprised when he heard this. Then, he realized that he wasn’t just being perfunctory, so he nodded reassuringly.

“Okay.”

Just as they finished speaking, the courtyard door was knocked on.

Tang Hua, who had just picked up the champagne flute and wanted to continue his “drunken revelry,” immediately jumped up.

“Here, here, Lao Si, she’s here.”

“Big brother, don’t get excited. Stay calm. Then give Xiao Zhi, who’s been waiting outside, a look.”

Xiang Zhigao was also a little excited. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, reached out to unlatch the door, and opened it.

Sure enough, the woman was standing outside.

But at this moment, in his eyes, she was a real-life god of wealth.

He secretly pinched his thigh, gave a forced smile, and invited her in.

Actually, he wanted to give her a friendly smile.

This time, they were truly amazed.

There were over ten brothers, and besides the big brother who took the biggest share, everyone else received over two thousand yuan.

If they could do this a few more times, they would be rich.

Bai Ruojiao glanced at him coldly, took a long stride, entered the courtyard, and then followed him to the main room.

Before she even entered the door, Tang Hua had already greeted her.

“Oh, Comrade, you’re here. Welcome, welcome! Come in and sit down. Xiao Zhi, quickly bring out the wine and food.”

“Okay!”

“No need. Where’s the money?” Bai Ruojiao got straight to the point.

Tang Hua didn’t mind her coldness. At this moment, she was their god of wealth.

“The money is ready. I guarantee it’s all there. Please come in.”

He stepped aside, bent over, and made a gesture that he thought was very gentlemanly.

But he was tall and big, and the gesture looked awkward.

As he stepped aside, Bai Ruojiao saw the other people in the room.

The people inside also turned their heads to look at her.

When their eyes met, Bai Ruojiao’s pupils constricted, and her mind was instantly struck by lightning, leaving her blank.

Why was Zhao Sihai here?

How could this be?

Was he going to start dealing in the black market again?

But this life, I don’t lack money, why would I take such a risk!

My mind couldn’t help but recall the situation at the police station in my previous life. My heart instantly felt like it was falling into an ice cave.

Could it be that the fate of my previous life couldn’t be avoided in this life?

No!

I thought again, catching something wrong.

Zhao Sihai had only been back from the army for a short time, and I went to the commune and traded with Tang Hua earlier than him.

After that, Tang Hua went south and only returned recently.

I stared intently at Zhao Sihai, who was starting to look suspicious.

I wanted to control myself, to regain my composure, but my emotions were a little out of control at this moment.

I was wrong. They probably knew each other much earlier than I knew.

Not after they entered the black market.

Sure enough, Tang Hua, who hadn’t noticed the change in my expression, was smiling and introducing us.

“Lao Si, this is… uh, our big customer. Comrade, this is our transportation team. Our transportation team is where it is today thanks to him. My brother is very capable.”

My hand unconsciously clenched.

My eyes suddenly turned red.

I suddenly remembered my previous life. I was introduced to someone and wanted to cooperate with Tang Hua’s logistics company.

That’s what he said about Tang Hua at the time.

He said he was a rare conscientious businessman, very trustworthy.

He was said to have named his group Huahai in memory of a brother who had worked hard with him.

Even though this brother had passed away, he still gave him a share of the company and established a children’s medical foundation.

Because of this foundation, I had a good impression of Tang Hua at the time.

Unfortunately, he directly refused to cooperate with me, saying that we didn’t get along.

I didn’t understand at the time, but now I probably know why.

Tang Hua hates me. He probably thinks that I abandoned Zhao Sihai, which led to his despair and his suicide with the Zhao family.

The flood of memories made my eyes sore and uncomfortable.

Zhao Sihai’s mood was also not calm at this moment.

There’s a saying, “A person who truly cares about you can recognize you even if you turn to ashes.”

Maybe he didn’t recognize me at first glance, but when our eyes met.

Looking at the familiar eyes, the intense emotions that suddenly erupted.

My heart ached slightly, and my eyes inexplicably turned red.

Then, these eyes overlapped with the eyes in my memory.

At this moment, my mind was also blank, my heart in turmoil.

Why, is it her?

Why can she disguise herself as someone else?

Why did she go down the path of reselling?

Why does she have those goods?

She…

I had so many questions, all mixed with unease and worry.

My first thought was, was it because she was pushed too far that she went astray?

After all, those things are definitely not something a woman trapped in the countryside could get.

But no matter how many suspicions I had in my heart.

When I saw her first tear roll down, I couldn’t care about any thoughts or ideas.

I unconsciously got up and walked quickly towards her, wanting to hug her.

It’s just that the emotions she was radiating at this moment were too intense.

Sadness, grievance, self-deprecation, sorrow…

My heart ached with her.

But as soon as I reached out, she took a step back, avoiding my touch.

Tang Hua also noticed something was wrong at this time.

Looking at the woman’s tearful eyes, then at Lao Si’s red eyes, he was also a little confused.

“Ah, you know each other?”