Black Lotus is reborn. Hush! Just lie down and be quiet.

Xia Qingqing was not afraid of Xu Manru and Xia Qingshan complaining, because Xia Qingshan didn't care about this old house at all. He always thought that the house had not been transferred and was still in Xia Qingqing's hands.

Moreover, Xu Manru did not tell Xia Qingshan everything. She had impure motives in marrying Xia Qingshan from the beginning. She just wanted to find a backer who could provide her with a comfortable life. In the past few years, when Xia Qingshan was in the Revolutionary Committee, he really allowed her to live a comfortable life.

But after the Revolutionary Committee failed, Xia Qingshan returned to the factory in disgrace. He was lame and could only work as a warehouse keeper, earning 36 yuan a month, which was not enough to satisfy Xu Manru.

She had to buy new clothes, new shoes and bags every month, and perm her hair. Her entire salary of thirty-six yuan was not enough for her to spend alone. What's more, Xia Qingshan was also a spendthrift. He couldn't stop smoking and drinking, and he would prepare at least two side dishes for every meal. His salary was simply not enough.

Xia Qingshan required his children to hand over half of their salary, but this was not enough to spend, so he and Xu Manru set their sights on Xia Qingqing and sold her for eight hundred yuan.

However, the eight hundred yuan had not even warmed up in the bag before it was taken away by the Yang family. They lost both the wife and the army, and suffered a huge loss.

Xu Manru glared at Xia Qingqing's receding back in dissatisfaction, feeling extremely distressed. The 800 yuan betrothal gift was gone, the old house was ruined, and the rebellious girl seemed like a completely different person. Could it be that this damn girl was acting before?

Her heart sank to the bottom, thinking that Xia Qingqing must be acting, otherwise this damn girl would have known about her and Xia Tao's affair long ago but kept it to herself. She must be too thoughtful.

Xu Manru was very panicked, afraid that Xia Qingqing would really run to find Xia Qingshan and she would be beaten to death.

No, she had to go and discuss it with Xia Tao. She couldn't be worried alone.

Xu Manru left in a hurry and went to Xia Tao's unit, asking him for some money. The weather was getting warmer, and she had to make some spring clothes, as she didn't have a single decent piece of clothing in her closet.

Xia Qingqing jumped off the bus. It was getting dark. On her first day back, she earned more than a thousand yuan, three treasures and a house. She also sent Yang Hongbing to jail, intimidated the Yang family, and protected her brother.

She did a lot that day. She let out some steam, made her wallet fatter, and felt better.

"Sister Xu, buy me a pack of Maltesers!"

Xia Qingqing walked into the small shop at the entrance of the alley and handed the proprietress a five-yuan bill. The proprietress, Sister Xu, gave her four yuan in change.

Maltesers were introduced from abroad in 78. They were really delicious when I was a kid.

"Are you the bride who got married yesterday?"

The proprietress recognized Xia Qingqing at a glance. After all, there were so many weddings held in the alley, and Xia Qingqing was the most beautiful bride. She would never forget her after seeing her once.

"Ah."

Xia Qingqing sighed, sadness showing on her face. On the second day after their wedding, her husband was arrested by the police, and she had to express her opinion.

The beauty frowned, like Xishi holding her heart, which made people feel pity. Sister Xu looked at her sympathetically, regretting that she couldn't speak well and brought up things that were irrelevant. Yang Hongbing had become a hooligan, and the beautiful bride must be feeling upset now. She was like stabbing someone in the heart.

"Girl, sit down for a while, don't stand!"

The proprietress looked embarrassed, not knowing how to comfort her. Her hands moved helplessly on the glass counter, and she felt a few pieces of maltose. She immediately grabbed a handful and stuffed them into Xia Qingqing's hands.

"Eat candy. This candy is delicious."

"Thank you, Sister Xu. I...my mouth is really bitter."

Xia Qingqing sighed again. She didn't eat the candy or open the marshmallows. She just sat there blankly. The proprietress was even more worried. She cursed the Yang family inwardly for being good-for-nothings. Why did they marry their son to a wife when they knew their son was born impotent?

He ruined a beautiful and innocent girl!

"Girl, you have to be more open-minded and look forward. I know how to read faces. You have a face that indicates you will have good fortune in the future. Good days are yet to come!" the proprietress comforted her.

"Thank you, sister. My name is Xia Qingqing, Xia for summer, Qingqing for green grass."

Xia Qingqing smiled gently, but her smile was a little bitter, which made the proprietress even more uncomfortable. If this was her own sister, she would definitely go to the Yang family and seek justice for her sister.

"Sister Xu, I'm going back."

Xia Qingqing stood up and put fifty cents on the counter. She bought two pieces of maltose for ten cents each and the proprietress gave her ten.

"Qingqing, take the money back. Hey... why are you running so fast?"

The proprietress took the money and chased after him, but Xia Qingqing had already walked away. She shook her head, sighed, spat in the direction of the Yang family, and cursed in a low voice: "You old thing, aren't you afraid of retribution!"

"Xiao Xu, who got punished?"

An old lady came over with an empty soy sauce bottle. She came to get some soy sauce and heard the word "retribution". Immediately, the fire of gossip burned in her.

"The Yang family. Just now the bride of the Yang family came to buy candy. She is so pretty, but her life is so miserable!"

The proprietress took a plastic funnel, inserted it into the bottle mouth to pour soy sauce, put it on the counter after it was full, and took the twenty cents handed over by the aunt.

Soy sauce

The auntie did not leave. She enthusiastically discussed the Yang family with the proprietress. After a while, a few more aunties came to buy things and joined the discussion.

"Yang Hongbing is born with impotence, so the bride must remain a girl and will be a widow forever!"

"That's not necessarily true. There's more than one man in the Yang family, Yang Hongbing!"

Everyone's expression became strange, and their eyes were full of sympathy for Xia Qingqing.

"Do you still remember the Li family who moved away eight years ago? They had a beautiful little girl." Someone suddenly mentioned the Li family who once lived in the alley.

It was the home of the little girl who was bullied by Yang Hongjie.

"How could I not remember? The little girl from the Li family has grown up to be very pretty, like a foreign doll!"

"The Li family was living there peacefully, but they moved away without any notice, without even a notification!"

Everyone has a deep impression of the Li family because the little girl in the Li family is really beautiful, with big twinkling eyes and naturally curly hair. Even a six-year-old girl can be seen to have the grace she will have when she grows up.

An old lady said angrily, "It was Yang Hongjie's fault. The Li couple went to work during the day, and the little girl was alone at home. She was abused by this beast. The Yang family paid a sum of money, and the family moved out."

"Oh my god, this Yang Hongjie even attacked Xiaonan, oh my, how can such a person not be struck to death by thunder!"

"I just found out about this today. Aunt Zhang, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

The aunt who knew the situation was named Zhang, and she used to be a neighbor of the Li family.

"Do you want to protect the little girl's reputation? How dare I spread rumors everywhere!" Aunt Zhang felt very sympathetic towards the little girl from the Li family.

"So what do you say now? How is Li's little girl now?"

Everyone was concerned about the pretty girl and asked questions one after another.

Aunt Zhang sighed heavily and said angrily, "Xiao Nan was young at the time and doesn't remember this. Alas, if a girl is too pretty, her life will always be hard. Xiao Nan has leukemia. I ran into the Li couple a few days ago. They looked so old that their hair turned white before they were 40."

"God is blind. How could a man like Yang Hongjie not be punished?"

"When has God ever been kind to me? Since ancient times, good people don't live long, while bad people live long!"

"shush"

Someone reminded everyone to shut up because Yang's mother came over from a distance with an empty bottle in her hand, and she was also here to join in the fun.

"Is He Qian from your family not back yet? Her brother came over today, and there was no one at your house. Her brother waited for me for a long time before leaving!"

The proprietress was eating and drinking while chatting with Yang's mother.