Chapter 12 I Want to Live with Him
Shen Lin didn't know that his two attempts to sell second-hand radios had successfully attracted the attention of two very vigilant middle-aged women, and he didn't know that someone actually knew him.
With about 40 yuan in his pocket, Shen Lin was happily strolling in the morning market, looking for something useful to him.
However, the tools he needed were difficult to find, so he walked around the morning market and, in addition to buying two kilograms of meat tickets, he also bought a bag of pickled duck eggs.
Big, round salted duck eggs only cost one cent each, which is really cheap.
"Where did this come from?" Lu Xiaorong asked in surprise, looking at a bag of salted duck eggs.
"I bought them at the morning market. The fellow villager who was selling the salted duck eggs said that these salted duck eggs were all pickled and could be eaten right after they were cut open."
"You don't want to eat eggs, that's easy, just switch to duck eggs!"
"How much does this cost?"
Seeing Lu Xiaorong frowning, Shen Lin smiled and said, "It's not much money, only two dollars."
Seeing Shen Lin's indifference, Lu Xiaorong hesitated and said, "It's not easy for you to earn money, don't spend it recklessly. We can't just spend money when we have a meal and then go to the rice bucket when we don't!"
"Wife, it's okay. I'll make sure you eat and drink well. This way I'll have the motivation to make money!"
Lu Xiaorong didn't say anything. She felt choked by Shen Lin's thoughtfulness.
Shen Lin cut two salted duck eggs, cut the carrots at home into thin strips, cut the shallots, drizzled with sesame oil, and added some balsamic vinegar. The millet porridge was cooked just right, sticky, bright yellow and fragrant. It felt extremely comfortable when he drank it.
"Wife, we have finished eating the yellow steamed bread at home, so let's not eat it anymore. Good flour is not too expensive, so let's just eat white flour steamed bread."
Lu Xiaorong looked at Shen Lin seriously and did not respond.
Lu Xiaorong arrived at the factory on time. Before he entered the workshop, he saw his mother Chen Hongying waiting at the door with a young man.
The young man was not tall and wore glasses. He gave people a gentle and refined feeling. When he saw himself, he subconsciously adjusted the black-framed glasses on his nose.
When Lu Xiaorong saw this person, her first feeling was that he looked very familiar.
Just when Lu Xiaorong was wondering who this person was, Chen Hongying quickly said, "Xiaorong, this is Fang Boyuan. You two were classmates. How come you don't recognize him?"
Fang Boyuan!
Lu Xiaorong immediately remembered that this was the most quiet boy in his class when he was in school. At that time, Lu Xiaorong had no impression of Fang Boyuan, but later he heard that Fang Boyuan was admitted to university when the college entrance examination was resumed.
"Hello, old classmate." Lu Xiaorong said to Fang Boyuan with a smile.
Fang Boyuan looked at Lu Xiaorong, who was smiling brightly, and smiled as well, "Xiaorong, I'm glad to see you."
After saying a few words, Fang Boyuan glanced at the watch on his wrist and said, "I have some things to deal with over there, so I'll be leaving first."
Chen Hongying smiled and said, "Boyuan, you and our Xiaorong are classmates. If you have anything to do in the future, please keep in touch."
Although there seemed to be nothing wrong with what his mother said on the surface, Lu Xiaorong still felt that her words were a little too intimate.
I'm already married, so what's the big deal about having more contact with a male classmate?
After Fang Boyuan left, Chen Hongying's face darkened. She turned to Lu Xiaorong and said, "How have you thought about that matter?"
"Mom, I think I still want to wait a little longer." Lu Xiaorong was silent for a moment and said firmly.
"Wait a little longer? What are you waiting for? Xiaorong, if you divorce that second-rate guy now, you can still find a good one. If you delay any further, you will be the one who suffers. I tell you, a short pain is worse than a long one. Divorce as soon as possible!"
Looking at her excited mother, Lu Xiaorong did not argue. She just listened to Chen Hongying scolding her in silence.
"I'm telling you, this marriage must be divorced." Chen Hongying said with a fierce look on her face, "Go home today and confront Shen Lin. If you don't say it, I will!"
Lu Xiaorong hesitated for a moment and said, "Mom! Shen Lin has changed now."
"Change? What's the point of changing! He doesn't even have a job now. If you follow him, you will suffer for the rest of your life. Look at Fang Boyuan, he is a regular college graduate and now a secretary in the factory. In the future, he will become a senior official!"
Chen Hongying pointed at Lu Xiaorong's nose and said, "Why did I give birth to such an ignorant girl like you! Why didn't you grab such a good opportunity? What can Shen Lin, that bastard, give you?"
Lu Xiaorong didn't say anything, but all she could think about was the image of Shen Lin that day, sweating profusely as he pulled a cart full of waste under the scorching sun.
After saying "I'm going to work" to his mother, Lu Xiaorong walked towards the workshop, while Chen Hongying's face became gloomy.
This silly child, how could he be so stubborn? He had to hang himself on Shen Lin's crooked tree. How was he going to live in the future?
Chen Hongying became more and more angry, and strode towards her workshop. After only a few steps, she saw Fang Yuanbo walking over from the side.
Fang Yuanbo, who kept greeting the workers around him, appeared calm and proper, which was extraordinary.
Looking at Fang Boyuan, who had a promising future, Chen Hongying felt a sense of suffocation in her chest. Why had she been so infatuated as to marry Xiaorong to that second-rate guy Shen Lin?
"Auntie Chen, where is Xiaorong?" Fang Boyuan asked casually after greeting her.
"Don't mention this stubborn girl. She still doesn't want to divorce Shen Lin at this time. I'm really mad at her!" Chen Hongying said angrily: "Bo Yuan, you are Xiao Rong's classmate, you must persuade her well."
"If she continues like this, it will hurt her sooner or later."
"Okay, I will definitely persuade her." Fang Boyuan agreed and said a few more words of comfort before walking back to his office.
Sitting at his desk, Fang Boyuan tapped his fingers on the table. After a while, he made a phone call: "Hello, is this the police station? I'm looking for Xu Ruibing. I'm his classmate and I have something to tell him."
"Rui Bing, I have a clue about a theft case. A worker who was fired from our factory is now stealing radios and selling them at the morning market. I think you should go there tomorrow morning... and catch him red-handed..."
Shen Lin didn't know what was happening in the factory. At this time, Shen Lin was cleaning up a dilapidated warehouse of the agency.
Not only were there a lot of waste newspapers in the warehouse, but Shen Lin also found a color TV!
Looking at this 17-inch color TV, Shen Lin's eyes couldn't help but light up!
