1980s: I was reborn after being scumbag to death

Chapter 122 Fair Competition
Shen Chengyuan was entrusted by Gu Hansong to go to the town to pick up Meng Shulan after school.

They were supposed to drop him off at the village entrance and go back, but who knew that his big mouth said something he shouldn't have said, so the two of them blocked the intersection.

When Jiang Xiuzhen appeared, the topics naturally stopped.

Shen Chengyuan was a little surprised to see Jiang Xiuzhen. "This is Yantang Village. What are you doing here?"

Obviously Shen Chengyuan recognized Jiang Xiuzhen, and he probably knew that she was Gu Hansong's suitor.

Jiang Xiuzhen is not someone to be trifled with.

"You're not from Yantang Village either. Aren't you here too?"

Shen Chengyuan's eyes widened. "I have something to do."

Jiang Xiuzhen laughed, "I also have something to do."

Shen Chengyuan was angry. "What can you do? Are you here to block Brother Han again? Jiang Xiuzhen, you are a woman! Can't you be a little reserved?"

Jiang Xiuzhen's face turned cold, "It's none of your business."

Shen Chengyuan: "You..."

Just as he was about to jump down and start a fight, Meng Shulan quickly grabbed him.

"Forget it, we're already there, you can go back first."

"Sister Shulan, this guy is just a stalker."

Shen Chengyuan was so angry.

Meng Shulan: "I know, you should go back first, it will be dark soon."

"What about you?" Shen Chengyuan looked at Meng Shulan and then at Jiang Xiuzhen. He always felt that it was a bit wrong to leave these two people alone together.

This is obviously a love rival, let's not fight for a while.

Like scratching the face or pulling the hair.

Meng Shulan: "It's okay, I just happened to have something to say to her. Let's talk alone. It's not convenient for you to be here."

When Gu Hansong went to Nancheng before, he asked her to find a way to solve this problem, but Meng Shulan did nothing.

She was indeed helpless about this matter before, but today, when she saw Jiang Xiuzhen here, she suddenly had an idea.

Shen Chengyuan took Meng Shulan's schoolbag down and placed it on the grass by the roadside.

"Sister Shulan, I'm leaving now."

Shen Chengyuan was still a little reluctant and looked back every three steps.

Meng Shulan smiled and said, "Alright, go with peace of mind. This time I'll just give you a warning. If it happens again, I won't cover it up. As for the reason, you can figure it out yourself."

Shen Chengyuan suddenly became happy.

"Sister, I know, I understand. I'll never do that again, even if you beat me to death. Don't worry."

How could Shen Chengyuan not know this? Since he was following Gu Hansong, he had to listen to his arrangements. Even if Meng Shulan was really his sister-in-law, he couldn't say what Brother Han told him to do.

He doesn't need to consider anything for Brother Han, he just needs to be absolutely loyal and obey the arrangements.

Shen Chengyuan drove away.

Jiang Xiuzhen stepped forward and looked at Meng Shulan. "You are amazing. You said you didn't like him, but you even coaxed the people around him and made them treat you as one of their own."

Meng Shulan smiled, glanced at Jiang Xiuzhen's empty backpack, and asked, "Did you come all the way here to see him under the pretext of going out to work?"

Jiang Xiuzhen: "Yeah. Isn't he back?"

This time since Gu Hansong left, she hasn't seen him for a month.

Meng Shulan's face turned cold, "Don't come here again."

Jiang Xiuzhen was also unhappy, "What? Is it bothering you?"

Meng Shulan: "Yes. What you said last time made a lot of sense. After thinking about it carefully, I don't want to miss him either, so I decided to express my feelings." Jiang Xiuzhen was not surprised that Meng Shulan said this. She crossed her arms and looked at the high school student in front of her seriously.

He is educated, good-looking, and tall, so his conditions are no less than mine.

Can……

"You're a high school student, you're going to take the college entrance exam, right?"

Meng Shulan: “Yes.”

"Are you sure you want to find Gu Hansong? Do your family members agree?"

Meng Shulan: "Didn't your family also disapprove of your feelings? And you didn't back down anyway!
And you don’t need to worry about my affairs.”

"Oh." Jiang Xiuzhen sneered at Meng Shulan, "It would be fine if you didn't pass the exam, but if you did get into university, could you come back to find him?"

Meng Shulan: "No one knows what will happen in the future."

"Okay. Pretty stubborn!"

Jiang Xiuzhen smiled and said, "Okay, then we'll compete fairly from now on."

Meng Shulan: "If Gu Hansong chooses me, shouldn't you withdraw and stand far away to bless us?"

"No. Unless he's married, I'll try to make him dump you and look at me again."

Meng Shulan: “…”

The next day, after breakfast, the three members of the Meng family prepared to rent a donkey cart from the village to go to town.

Although the workshop is closed today, He Jinqiu still has to go there early to do something. He can't let the machines sit idle.

Although they have paid back the money they borrowed from Director Song, there is still a large amount in the bank, which puts them under even greater pressure.

Meng Shulan also packed her things. After having lunch there, she didn't need to come back and would go back to school directly in the evening.

When Meng Fude drove the donkey cart back, Meng Shulan and He Jinqiu had already picked a basket of vegetables, including radishes and cabbages, some lettuce and spinach, and some dried beans and sweet potatoes at the bottom.

These are all prepared to be taken to town to eat.

Although the employees currently hired by the store are not provided with accommodation, they are provided with meals. Those who work the day shift are provided with lunch, and those who work the night shift are provided with breakfast.

Meng Fude helped to lift the backpack onto the car, and after the mother and daughter were seated, he drove away.

They met many villagers along the way, all of whom greeted the three of them enthusiastically. Some even asked if the store needed anyone, willing to do any physical work such as moving, transporting, and lifting.

Meng Fude was a good man. He had no control over the affairs of the store, but he nodded happily to others. He remembered that he would consider the other party if he had any needs in this regard.

After leaving the village, the road became quiet. Meng Fude sighed deeply and said to his wife and daughter, "Oh, by the way, when I went to rent a car, Wu Liangjun told me that the Ye family is also planning to do business in town. I heard that they went to the city yesterday to look for fabrics. I think they're selling clothes and pants."

The Ye family is about to start doing business!
Meng Shulan was not surprised at all to hear the news.

Sooner or later.

He Jinqiu was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.

"They also want to make clothes and pants to sell?"

He Jinqiu was a little confused, "Doesn't Xie Hongyun know how to make clothes?"

Xie Hongyun is Ye Ran's mother. He Jinqiu knows that she can't operate a sewing machine or do handicrafts.

Meng Fude: "I don't know about this either. Wu Liangjun told me so. And now everything is open. If you can't do it yourself, you can hire someone to do it. As long as they can get paid, that's fine."

That’s right, we hired someone ourselves.

But why would the Ye family want to do this?

From now on, won’t we become competitors?

If other families wanted to follow their footsteps and learn how to do business, it would be fine. After all, the market is now open and everyone is free to do whatever they want. But for the Ye family, it always feels like it's not that simple.

(End of this chapter)