Chapter 12: Enemies Meet Again, Reuniting with the Ex-Husband

Wang Jianguo said in a low, magnetic voice, “Yuelan, I love you. I swear, I will protect you for the rest of my life!”

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Waiting for Huang Yuelan to fall into a deep sleep, Wang Jianguo was too excited to sleep.

Wang Jianguo knew that Huang Yuelan had been married before, but he didn’t mind at all. He didn’t care about the village rumors that she couldn’t bear children, because loving someone meant loving everything about them, including their past and imperfections. But today, Wang Jianguo unexpectedly discovered that his beloved girl was still a virgin!

After discovering this truth, Wang Jianguo hugged Huang Yuelan even tighter. He felt like he had struck gold. Marrying such a good woman like Yuelan in this life was truly worth it!

The next morning, when Huang Yuelan woke up, the sun was already high. Her two younger brothers were already cleaning the yard, while she was still lying in bed…

She was usually used to getting up early, but today she unknowingly overslept. However, this wasn’t entirely Huang Yuelan’s fault. It was all because of Wang Jianguo. Thinking of this, Huang Yuelan felt a lot of resentment. Wang Jianguo looked ascetic, but in reality…

Huang Yuelan put on her clothes and went to the yard. She saw Wang Jianguo cooking in the kitchen, and a strong smell of eggs wafted from the kitchen. Judging by the strong aroma, there must be more than one egg.

At the kitchen door, Wang Jianguo added firewood while smiling at Huang Yuelan, “Yuelan, you’re awake. There’s hot water I boiled for you in the thermos. You can use it to wash your face. I’m making egg and scallion noodles for you.”

Thinking about his wife’s first time last night, he had to give her a good meal. Wang Jianguo carefully selected large eggs and added several to the noodles, along with some scallions. It smelled delicious.

At that time, not only were eggs rare, but noodles were also considered fine grains. Few families in the village could afford to eat them. Moreover, the noodles at that time were different from the noodles of later generations. They weren’t made of pure flour, but a mixture of three types of flour. Although they lacked firmness, they still tasted quite good and were considered healthy. Many people in later generations missed this type of mixed-flour noodles.

Huang Yuelan picked up the green metal thermos. It was full of hot water, all boiled by Wang Jianguo early in the morning.

He was really diligent. He got up early in the morning, not only boiling water but also washing clothes and cooking.

After washing her face, Wang Jianguo had already served the noodles into bowls. Yueqiang and his brother also washed their hands and sat down to eat.

The milky white broth was topped with green scallions, and each bowl had a large egg. The rich aroma wafted up with the rising steam.

“Brother’s noodles are amazing!”

“This is the first time I’ve eaten noodles! It’s so fragrant!”

“And there are eggs!”

The two younger brothers couldn’t help but marvel at their current life, feeling like they were dreaming. They had never dared to imagine such a life before, not even in their dreams.

Before, even yellow noodle cakes were a luxury, let alone delicious noodles and eggs.

“You two are at the age of growing up. You must eat more. Only by eating more can you grow as tall as your brother. Understand?” Wang Jianguo told Yueqiang and his brother.

Yueqiang and his brother nodded vigorously.

Although Wang Jianguo wasn’t their biological brother, Yueqiang and his brother felt that Brother Jianguo was much better than their paternal uncles’ sons.

The brothers from their uncle’s family wouldn’t let them eat noodles. If they stole food, they would definitely tell their grandmother, who would beat them up. Sometimes, the brothers would steal food and blame Yueqiang and his brother, who didn’t get to eat anything but received the beating…

Seeing Wang Jianguo treating her two younger brothers so well, Huang Yuelan smiled, feeling that Wang Jianguo was truly warm-hearted.

He didn’t dislike her two younger brothers as burdens. Instead, he treated Yueqiang and his brother as his own younger brothers. He often gave them snacks and sweets. Crucially, their daily meals included eggs and millet porridge, almost without interruption. While they couldn’t eat meat every day, he would go to the mountains every so often, and each time he returned with a bounty.

Before, Huang Yuelan thought that Wang Jianguo, being a hunter, might have a careless personality and do things roughly. She never imagined that he was such a thoughtful and considerate person.

This was true not only in their production team but also in the entire Red Flag Commune. Huang Yuelan believed that there was no one else like him!

“Yuelan, you should eat more too!” After saying this, Wang Jianguo added another egg to Huang Yuelan’s bowl.

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Huang Yuelan’s ex-husband, Sun Gousheng, was also from the same production team, so news spread quickly. Within a day, everyone knew. When he learned that Huang Yuelan had remarried, he was shocked and didn’t believe it.

“Someone actually wants her? Don’t be kidding!” Sun Gousheng said dismissively. He didn’t believe anyone would marry her so quickly.

Sun’s mother: “It’s true. Do you know who married her?”

Hearing this, Sun Gousheng knew it was true. He felt inexplicably lost, as if something important had been taken away.

After all, Huang Yuelan’s appearance was impeccable. There was no one as beautiful as her in the surrounding villages. Therefore, Sun Gousheng was initially very satisfied with her.

“Who is it?” Sun Gousheng asked coldly.

“It’s that wild man from our village!” Sun’s mother said.

Sun Gousheng snorted coldly. No wonder she got married. “She could only find a wild man. No one else would want her.”

Thinking of this, Sun Gousheng felt much better.

Sun Gousheng had five older sisters, and he was the only son in the family. Therefore, his mother spoiled him endlessly. From a young age, he wasn’t allowed to work, and she even sent him to school. Unfortunately, he wasn’t cut out for studying. He repeated second grade three times and third grade four times. Finally, he didn’t graduate from elementary school and didn’t work in the production team, just loafing around the village.

When he saw Huang Yuelan’s beautiful appearance, he became infatuated and asked his mother to arrange a matchmaker to marry her. On the wedding day, some gossipy women told Sun Gousheng some idle talk.

Sun Gousheng was a fence-sitter, with weak will. After hearing the gossip, he suddenly felt that the wife he had obtained wasn’t so good, and later he broke off the engagement.

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After a light rain, Huang Yuelan carried a bamboo basket and a hoe up the mountain.

The bamboo forest was lush, and the soil was fertile. After the rain, the bamboo shoots must be very tender, and they would certainly be delicious stir-fried.

Sun Gousheng saw Huang Yuelan from afar. In just a few days, he found that she was much prettier than before.

Before, Huang Yuelan had been malnourished, with pale skin and dry hair. Coupled with her tattered clothes, her beauty was hidden.

Now, Wang Jianguo bought her new clothes and face cream. She ate eggs every day and occasionally wild chicken and rabbit. Her thin face had become rounder, and her previously sallow complexion had become rosy and elastic. Her whole person looked much better.

Seeing Huang Yuelan like this, Sun Gousheng suddenly regretted it!

Huang Yuelan found a bamboo forest and soon discovered a sizable bamboo shoot. She dug it up and put it in the basket, then continued to search.

After walking a few steps, she saw some bright red mushrooms. These red mushrooms were slippery and sweet when cooked, and very delicious.

Huang Yuelan squatted down and carefully picked the mushrooms, clearing away some weeds and placing them in the basket.

Having searched this bamboo forest, Huang Yuelan went to look for the next one.

Her luck was good. In the next bamboo forest, Huang Yuelan found two more tender bamboo shoots. As she was putting them in her basket, she suddenly saw a pair of large feet in front of her.

Huang Yuelan looked up and saw that it was none other than her ex-husband, Sun Gousheng.

Enemies meet on a narrow road, the ancients did not lie!

She could even run into him while digging bamboo shoots. Huang Yuelan felt that this production team was too small.

She didn’t have anything to say to him. After all, he had rejected her and abandoned her. Should she still try to get close to him? She wasn’t that pathetic!

Huang Yuelan turned to leave, and Sun Gousheng said from behind, “It’s only been a few days, and you won’t even say a word?”

“What do we have to say? You go your way, and I’ll go mine. I hope we can avoid each other,” Huang Yuelan hoped they could never see each other again.

Sun Gousheng smiled. In just a few days, she was not only prettier but also had a stronger temper than before.

Before, when they were together, even if he scolded her, she wouldn’t dare to retort. She would just lower her head and remain silent, letting him do as he pleased. That made him increasingly angry. Now, she was more and more adorable.

“Yuelan, I was wrong before. I shouldn’t have listened to other people’s gossip. I’m sorry. Can we start over?” Sun Gousheng discovered that he still liked Huang Yuelan, especially after learning that she had remarried. He felt as if a piece of his heart was missing, as if he had lost his soul. He realized that she had long resided in the depths of his heart.

He only realized his regret after losing her.

Huang Yuelan was stunned for a few seconds. She never expected Sun Gousheng to come and apologize and ask to get back together!

Was the sun rising in the west?

She remembered that he had often verbally abused her, saying all sorts of nasty things, trying to make her leave.

He had achieved his goal. Why did he suddenly come to apologize and say he wanted to reconcile? Was he crazy?!

Even if she didn’t have Wang Jianguo, a good-looking and kind man, she wouldn’t get back together with him, even if all the men in the world were dead!

“What do you think I am? Trash that no one wants? You didn’t like me so you threw me out of the house. Now that you think I’m useful, you want to take me back. If you get bored again, will you throw me out again?!” Huang Yuelan asked back.

Sun Gousheng didn’t expect Huang Yuelan to be so sharp-tongued. She was a completely different person. “Yuelan, I really know I was wrong. I truly like you, and I’m truly repentant. As long as you come back to me, I swear I’ll do whatever you want, without a word of complaint. Or you can just scold me or beat me up to vent your anger.”

Hearing Sun Gousheng’s words, Huang Yuelan felt that there was some sincerity, but even if it was completely sincere, it was useless. She had already married Wang Jianguo, and besides, she didn’t have the habit of going back to her ex.

“What’s done is done. I’m married now. I hope you’ll keep your distance from me in the future, so that people won’t gossip and make it difficult for me in the village.” Huang Yuelan said to Sun Gousheng.

“What’s so good about that wild man? He has nothing! How am I any worse than him?!” Sun Gousheng was full of resentment. He didn’t understand where he had lost, and he couldn’t accept losing to a wild man.