Chapter 21.2

Shu Qingyao sipped her malted milk slowly.

In this era, people were very strict about matters between men and women. If a girl was taken advantage of, she would be drowned in spit.

But Shu Qingyao had lived for decades in a more open and free era.

Although she had been deeply affected by the incident a few days ago, she had calmed down now with Xie Hezhang by her side.

Wang Wei was Xie Hezhang’s relative, and she really didn’t want Xie Hezhang’s relative to die at her hands.

Now that Wang Wei’s life was in her hands, she could use it to get some benefits for Xie Hezhang.

Shu Qingyao remembered that after Xie Hezhang married her, he never went back to Helian village. He told her that because his parents had died and he was young, all his family property was taken over by the Wang family. Later, he committed a crime as a minor and became a juvenile delinquent. Later, the land that was divided in the village was also taken by the Wang family.

This time, Shu Qingyao planned to make the Wang family return everything they had taken from Xie Hezhang.

Xie Helan waited anxiously for Shu Qingyao’s words.

She was calculating what else she could give her.

The Xie family wasn’t exactly poor.

Wang Xingde had been a village official for many years, and he had received a lot of gifts.

She could sell some of them and exchange them for money to give to Shu Qingyao.

As long as she could get Wang Wei out of the detention center, money was no problem.

Xie Helan gritted her teeth and looked at Shu Qingyao, “Shu Qingyao, how much…money do you want?”

Shu Qingyao looked at her in surprise, “Ah? I don’t want money.”

Xie Helan was stunned.

“Then what do you want?”

“I want your house.”

As soon as she said that, Xie Helan was dumbfounded.

Even Xie Hezhang, who had been standing silently by the window, looked over.

Shu Qingyao took a sip of malted milk, “Xie Hezhang is an adult now, and the Xie family and the Wang family should be separated. The house you live in was originally left to him by his grandfather. Shouldn’t you move out?”

Xie Helan didn’t expect her to say that. She trembled with anger and looked at Shu Qingyao in disbelief, then turned her anger on Xie Hezhang.

“Xie Hezhang, did you instigate Shu Qingyao? You have such a vicious heart. I fed you and clothed you, and you actually want to make our whole family homeless!”

“…” Xie Hezhang remained silent, only frowning at Shu Qingyao.

This was…the deal she had mentioned a few days ago, the deal she wanted to make with the Wang family?

But why?

This was his business.

She had been bullied by Wang Wei, her reputation was damaged, and it was only right for the Wang family to compensate her.

There was no need to use her loss to exchange for his benefits.

Shu Qingyao saw Xie Helan scolding Xie Hezhang and was unhappy. She put down the enamel cup heavily and said to Xie Helan, “It has nothing to do with him. It’s my own idea. That’s it. Just consider it as me wanting the house you live in now. If you agree, go to the village secretary tomorrow and have it notarized, transferring the house to Xie Hezhang’s name. I will immediately drop the lawsuit against Wang Wei.

Of course, if you don’t want to give up the house and don’t want to separate, then I can’t do anything about it. I can’t just get nothing in return, can I?”

After saying all this in one breath, Shu Qingyao waved her hand, looked at the dumbfounded Xie Helan, and asked Xie Hezhang to escort her out.

Xie Helan couldn’t say a word.

The house they lived in was indeed left to Xie Hezhang by his grandfather.

Their original house was a mud brick house, which they rented out to the village government as a warehouse for three yuan a month.

They had occupied Xie Hezhang’s house for so many years, and they never thought that they would have to return it one day.

Xie Helan trembled with anger, but thinking of Wang Wei, who was locked up in the detention center, she could only pale her face and go to Wang Xingde to discuss it.

…

In the ward, Shu Qingyao ate the noodles Xie Hezhang had brought her.

The noodles were already soggy and cold, but since Xie Hezhang had bought them for her, she still ate them with gusto.

When she finished eating, she realized something was strange in the ward.

Why was this kid Xie Hezhang so quiet?

Shu Qingyao looked up, curiously looking at Xie Hezhang, who was sitting on the edge of the bed. He was staring at her intently, his eyes dark and penetrating, as if he wanted to see into her very soul.

Shu Qingyao reached out and touched the young man’s face, “Xie Hezhang, are you alright?”

Xie Hezhang asked, “How did you know?”

How did she know that his family property was taken over by the Wang family?

“Um…” She couldn’t say that you told me, could she?

Shu Qingyao coughed lightly, “I heard it from the villagers gossiping.”

Xie Hezhang’s expression was a little dazed, and he didn’t care about the loopholes in Shu Qingyao’s words. After a long time, he said, “Why are you so good to me?”

Even if he was very carefree, he realized at this moment that Shu Qingyao was a little too good to him.

Her appearance was like a ray of light in his dark and barren life.

Not only did it illuminate the darkness.

It even brought him miracles.

In this world, could there really be people who are so good to another person for no reason?

What did she want?

Just this poor, penniless boy?

Xie Hezhang’s heart ached and felt sweet at the same time, and he was even a little at a loss.

He didn’t know how to repay this small girl who cared so much for him.

He had almost caused her to be…bullied by Wang Wei.

Xie Hezhang hadn’t cried since his parents died, but now his eyes were slightly red.

Even the strongest person is just a young man who had just turned eighteen three days ago.

He didn’t know how to accept such unconditional kindness.

He said to Shu Qingyao, “Wang Xingde has taken bribes over the years and saved a lot of money. You can ask him for something else.”

Shu Qingyao reached out, put her arm around his neck, and rested her chin on his shoulder, “I don’t want his things. I just want to get your house back.”

She wanted to take back everything that fate had taken from Xie Hezhang, one by one.

In the future, he would have a warm house, a high education, he would become a college student like Jiang Xun, he would have a beloved wife, and three lovely children…

He would also live a long and happy life, grow old with his wife, watch his children grow up, marry and have children.

She would make up for all his regrets this time.

She wouldn’t let him live his life again, let him be so late…

…to meet her.