Chapter 2 Going Down to the Countryside

Shu Chi returned from the army and brought many gifts for Shu Qingyao.

Two cotton floral dresses, three pairs of black sandals, a can of malted milk powder, and two large bags of Big White Rabbit milk candy.

There was also a necklace made from a bullet.

Bian Rong cut a watermelon, and Shu Chi squatted at the door, eating it in big bites.

After a while, he felt his little sister come over and squat beside him.

“What’s wrong?” He turned to look at his sister, feeling she had something to say.

Shu Qingyao whispered in his ear.

“Pfft!”

Shu Chi sprayed a mouthful of watermelon from his mouth.

“What did you say?” Shu Chi’s eyes widened, his tone incredulous.

Shu Qingyao glanced at her mother who was busy in the kitchen, blinking her big black and white eyes innocently, “I want you to take me to the Youth League registration office on your bike, I want to go down to the countryside!”

Shu Chi was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted, frowning at his little sister’s rare determined look, “Are you serious?”

Shu Qingyao nodded vigorously, grabbing Shu Chi’s arm and shaking it, “Brother, take me there, I have nothing to do at home, I want to go down to the countryside to contribute to the country!”

The Shu family only had two children, Shu Chi had already joined the army, and Shu Qingyao didn’t need to go down to the countryside. Shu Chi looked at his little sister’s delicate arms and legs, and shook his head, “Yao Yao, I think I should discuss this with Mom and Dad…”

Shu Qingyao pouted, “If you don’t agree, I’ll go register myself!”

Shu Chi had always been unable to resist her, watching his little sister run out of the house, her two pigtails bouncing, he sighed, scratched his prickly short hair, stood up and said to Bian Rong, “Mom, I’m going out for a bit!”

Then, he pushed his Flying Pigeon bicycle and chased after her.

…

Three days later.

Shu Qingyao, carrying large and small bags, boarded the train to the countryside.

Before leaving, Shu Qingyao secretly stuffed over three hundred yuan of private money into her pocket, and Bian Rong even took her to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a bunch of miscellaneous things, including a full hundred kilograms of rice!

If Shu Qingyao couldn’t ride a bicycle, they might even have sent her the Flying Pigeon from home.

However, Shu Qingyao didn’t bring most of the things Bian Rong bought for her, she would have them sent over later.

At this moment, she only carried two large suitcases, containing toiletries and daily necessities, as well as some food and snacks.

The train slowly started, leaving the people and things on the platform far behind.

Shu Qingyao peeled a Big White Rabbit milk candy and put it in her mouth, her originally calm heartbeat couldn’t help but beat faster.

She would be able to see Xie Hezhang soon.

Would he like her now?

Shu Qingyao couldn’t help but take out a small mirror from her pocket and look at herself.

The girl in the mirror had two braids, her lips were red and her teeth were white, her small face was flushed, exuding a sense of innocence and delicacy. She had specially changed into the floral dress Shu Chi bought for her today.

At the same time.

Ruan Wenhui dragged a woven bag and climbed onto the train, panting.

She didn’t have much inside, just some old clothes and worn-out quilts, things that had been discarded by her family.

The Ruan family favored sons over daughters, and they wouldn’t give her anything good.

Just as she was muttering to herself.

She turned her head and saw a pretty girl sitting by the window seat on the train.

Shu Qingyao was here too?!

Ruan Wenhui was startled at first, then overjoyed.

“Yao Yao, are you going down to the countryside today too?”

A female voice sounded from beside her.

Shu Qingyao looked up and saw Ruan Wenhui walking towards her with a look of surprise.

Seeing her, Shu Qingyao’s face turned cold.

Shu Qingyao Father was a small leader at the chemical plant, while Ruan Wenhui’s father was a worker at the chemical plant.

Although their parents’ status was different, they were essentially factory children, and because they had lived together since childhood, they could be considered childhood sweethearts.

Ruan Wenhui had always been Shu Qingyao’s little follower.

Shu Qingyao had been beautiful since she was a child, and she was also loved by her family, so all the children of the same age, regardless of gender, doted on her. Ruan Wenhui followed Shu Qingyao around and also benefited from it.

Unlike Ruan Wenhui, the Ruan family favored sons over daughters. Ruan’s mother had five children, and the fifth one was a son. Ruan Wenhui was the third child and was not favored.

This time, there were two spots for the Ruan family to go down to the countryside. The Ruan family naturally wouldn’t let their youngest son go down to the countryside, and Ruan Wenhui didn’t even get to protest before she was packed off by the Ruan family.

Although she didn’t know…

Shu Qingyao couldn’t understand why she was on the same train as Ruan Wenhui, but Ruan Wenhui was genuinely happy to see her.

Shu Qingyao had always been kind to her, sharing good food and things with her.

They lived in the same neighborhood and grew up together. When she was bullied, Shu Qingyao always stood up for her.

Now that Shu Qingyao was going down to the countryside with her, she could continue to be good friends with her!

Unlike Ruan Wenhui’s joy, Shu Qingyao’s eyes were cold as she looked at her.

She remembered the week before she divorced Jiang Xun, when Ruan Wenhui, with a big belly, came to kneel before her, telling her that she was pregnant with Jiang Xun’s child, and begged her to divorce Jiang Xun!

“Yao Yao, I know I’m sorry, but please let me have him. I don’t want my child with Jiang Xun to be a bastard!”

“You’re better than me in every way, you can still find happiness without Jiang Xun, but I only have Jiang Xun and this child.”

“Yao Yao, please give Jiang Xun to me!”

…

Her best friend was having an affair with her husband! Her breast cancer could be said to have been caused by Jiang Xun and Ruan Wenhui!

What made Shu Qingyao even more desperate was that Ruan Wenhui was able to get into her father’s company because of her help.

“Beware of fire, theft, and your best friend.”

This online joke, she never thought it would happen to her, she had been so good to her!

But Ruan Wenhui told her that she had hated her since she was a child, envied her, and befriended her only because she was stupid and easy to take advantage of.

She still remembered that day, Ruan Wenhui touching her protruding belly, her face, which could only be described as plain, had a smug expression.

That expression made her want to vomit even now!

“Yao Yao,” seeing Shu Qingyao’s indifferent expression, Ruan Wenhui was stunned for a moment, then put down her cloth bag and sat down next to her, trying to please her by putting her arm around Shu Qingyao’s arm, “Don’t be angry with me. Didn’t I explain to you? On your birthday, I just forgot to give you the pen, just forgive me, okay?”

Shu Qingyao heard her say this, and she remembered what she was talking about.

On her 18th birthday, her friends gave her many gifts, some of which were given to her by her best friend Ruan Wenhui.

One of her pursuers stole a Hero pen from his home and asked Ruan Wenhui to give it to her.

Unexpectedly, Ruan Wenhui secretly kept it for herself.

The family who stole the pen was exposed, and the parents found out that the gift was missing. After asking their son, they directly took him to Shu Qingyao’s house and demanded that she return the pen in front of her.

Shu Qingyao was confused and said directly that she didn’t take it. The parents said a lot of nasty things to her in front of her. At that time, she was young and had a gentle personality, and she was directly scolded to tears. It was Shu Qingyao who came home from work and stood up for her, confirming that she had not received any valuable gifts from the boy, and then directly took her to the family to question them, only to find out that Ruan Wenhui had taken the gift and not given it to her.

Shu Qingyao couldn’t remember how she made up with Ruan Wenhui later.

Maybe she was coaxed back with a few words.

At that time, she was young and naive, and she had been pampered by her family like a pearl since she was a child. She had never seen the wickedness of people’s hearts, and she would believe Ruan Wenhui when she said she forgot.

Staring at Ruan Wenhui in front of her, this ordinary and plain face gradually overlapped with the smug and mean face in her memory.

She still remembered the disgust she felt that day.

The sudden surge of disgust made Shu Qingyao unable to hide her emotions.

She slapped Ruan Wenhui’s hand away and said to her, “Stay away from me, I don’t intend to forgive you.”

Ruan Wenhui was stunned for a moment, looking at Shu Qingyao’s cold and beautiful expression, even when she was angry, her face was still so beautiful.

Shu Qingyao’s skin was exceptionally white, no matter how much she sunbathed, she wouldn’t tan. Compared to her naturally dark and yellow skin, Ruan Wenhui was like an ugly duckling next to a white swan.

Even though she was going down to the countryside, Shu Qingyao was wearing a misty blue floral dress and black leather shoes, bright and beautiful, pretty and eye-catching, as if she was going on a spring outing.

These were all the good things that her parents wouldn’t buy for her.

A flash of jealousy crossed Ruan Wenhui’s eyes, but she quickly concealed it and smiled at Shu Qingyao, “Yao Yao, I’ll sit opposite you, just call me if you need anything.”

Shu Qingyao propped her chin and looked out the window, ignoring her.

Ruan Wenhui sat opposite her, looking at her outfit, and thought resentfully, “Look at you, going down to the countryside to do farm work and still wearing this!”

“There are no factory children in the team who will be around you all day long, let’s see how you can still be arrogant!”