1980s: I was reborn after being scumbag to death

Chapter 174 Give Her a Hand

The preliminary exam is approaching, and she is not in school, so why is she here?

Meng Shulan walked over and asked, "Danhong, why are you here? Is school on vacation?"

Today is Wednesday, so it's unlikely.

Meng Shulan was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, she roughly understood what was going on.

According to the trajectory of her previous life, Meng Danhong was already tired of studying and was preparing to skip classes.

So, she has already escaped, but she didn't hang out with others like she did in her previous life, doing business to make money, but instead came to find me?

Meng Shulan was not quite sure, after all, a lot of things had changed in this life.

Meng Danhong's complexion was not very good, she had dark circles under her eyes and looked very haggard.

She pursed her lips, lowered her head, and didn't dare to look at Meng Shulan, "Second sister, I want to borrow some money from you."

Borrow money?

Meng Shulan: "What's wrong?"

Meng Danhong tidied the hair by her ear uncomfortably, "It's nothing, I just feel like there's no hope of passing the preliminary exam, so I want to get out early.

I've been under a lot of pressure at school lately. The teachers are very strict, and I have to pay for books and exams one after another. My grades are bad, and I'm too embarrassed to ask my family for money. So I thought, forget it, I'll just stop going to school and start a business with someone to pay back the money I've spent these past two years so that my mother won't reject me."

Meng Danhong is telling the truth.

Meng Shulan was a little surprised.

In her previous life, everyone said that she was disobedient, that she didn't study hard, that she skipped classes with the money given by her family to start a business, that she was not doing her job properly, and that she had let her family down.

But looking at it from another angle, the pressure from her family was too great, which led her to take such a desperate path.

But Second Aunt and the others didn't understand. After they found out, they went straight to her, beat her, and forced her to go back to school, which led to her running away from home with her male classmates.

During those years, Meng Danhong's running away from home became a negative example for educating girls in the village.

In this life, Meng Shulan and her were closer, and they understood each other a little better.

Meng Shulan felt that she was not that bad actually, she was just a strong-willed girl.

In her previous life, she became a single mother, leaving behind lifelong scars, mainly because she met the wrong person and her family put too much pressure on her.

If her family had been a little more tolerant, her fate might have been rewritten.

Meng Shulan: "Do your uncle and aunt know about this?"

Meng Danhong got a little excited when she heard this. "Do you think I dare to tell her? My mom will beat me to death if she finds out! I didn't go home this time. I came back quietly.

Second sister, if you can help me, please lend it to me. If you can’t, don’t tell my family and just pretend I didn’t say anything.”

After Meng Danhong finished speaking, she wiped her tears with her sleeves, turned around and left.

Meng Shulan went forward and held her, "Haven't you eaten yet? I'll take you to eat first, and we'll talk about the rest later."

Meng Danhong was shocked and nodded with tears in her eyes, "Okay."

Meng Shulan took her to the newly opened private noodle shop in town.

Meng Shulan had been to this noodle shop once. The shredded pork noodles there were better than those in state-owned restaurants, with more ingredients and more meat.

"Is two taels enough?"

Meng Danhong uttered "Ah" and hesitated.

Meng Shulan smiled and said, "Then, order three taels."

"Boss, three taels of shredded pork noodles, with a fried egg."

"Okay. Girl, don't you want to order?"

"I've eaten." Meng Shulan paid and sat back at the table.

Meng Danhong said, "Thank you, Second Sister. I'll pay you back when I make some money later."

Meng Shulan: "You already call me Second Sister, and you're still arguing with me about the price of this bowl of noodles?"

Meng Danhong smiled a little embarrassedly.

Meng Shulan asked her, "What kind of business do you want to start?"

Meng Danhong became excited when this matter was mentioned. She told Meng Shulan in detail about her business plan. In the county town, she planned to partner with others to sell used books.

"Those books were said to be discarded from bookstores or sent to me from scrap yards. People who don't know about them just sell them blindly. People like me who can understand the value of books and know how to set the prices can sell them for a good price and definitely make a profit."

Selling used books...

Meng Shulan thought about it and thought that it was actually a solution.

If I can establish a relationship with a publishing house and continue to develop in the future, I can open a bookstore. Given the college entrance examination trend in recent years, making money will not be a problem.

But does she have these conditions?

Meng Shulan: "Who is your partner? How did he come up with this?"

Meng Danhong felt a little embarrassed when this was mentioned.

"He, he's my classmate. His uncle works at a scrap yard and can help him find books."

classmate?

Meng Shulan was shocked. It seemed that this was the male classmate who took Meng Danhong away from home.

Did they start at this time?
Meng Shulan asked directly: "He follows his own path, but he brings you along with him. Are you two currently dating?"

Meng Danhong quickly shook her head. "No, that's not the case. I don't have the heart to think about that right now. It's just..."

Meng Danhong hesitated for a moment, but finally told the truth, "He likes me, but I didn't agree."

That male classmate was not Meng Danhong's ideal type.

Meng Shulan: "But you're doing business with him like this. Even though you say you don't agree, you're actually together, right?"

Meng Danhong was a little stunned.

Meng Shulan: "You don't think he's selfless and doesn't ask for anything in return, do you? There are people like that, but they're rare. Think about it, what's his ultimate goal in bringing you into business?
If he doesn't have an idea, why would he help you?"

Meng Danhong whispered, "He really hasn't given up. He keeps saying he'll wait until I agree. I know this isn't a good idea, it's easy for him to take advantage of me. But, I, I can't think of any other solution for now."

Meng Danhong's eyes turned red when she mentioned this.

She was already under great pressure from studying various subjects, and now she had to deal with English. She was overwhelmed and became dazed as soon as she returned to school, unable to concentrate on her studies.

Meng Shulan thought for a moment and said, "Danhong, don't go selling old books anymore. Come back and work with Big Sister."

At this time, the noodles have arrived.

Smelling the aroma of chopped green onions and shredded pork, Meng Danhong looked at Meng Shulan in a daze.

"Second sister, are you serious?"

The two families no longer have any contact with each other because of the separation that year, and they don’t even visit each other during the Chinese New Year.

Although her relationship with Meng Shulan has been repaired a lot, she still has her aunt and elder sister. Can everyone really accept her like this?

Meng Shulan nodded. "It's obvious that boy wants to take advantage of you. If I didn't know, it would be fine. But now that I know, there's no reason for me to watch you jump into the fire pit."

It just so happens that my family is recently renovating a factory building and expanding the production line. We've hired a new group of workers, and we need someone to oversee both the assembly line and the factory construction. If you can come over, it would be a great help to us."

(End of this chapter)