So when Lu Cheng saw Shen Wei sitting together with another man, chatting and laughing, he immediately got angry.
But he also knew that Shen Wei was still misunderstanding him because of Qingqing. Even if he went in, she wouldn’t give him a good attitude.
Sigh… women are really impossible to understand.
Lu Cheng stood at the entrance the whole time, waiting until Shen Wei and the others finished eating. He just kept watching her.
Shen Wei didn’t even spare him a glance. She turned around and left with Xu Song and his sister.
On the way back, they talked about where they lived, and it turned out their homes were only one street apart.
“Sister Shen Wei, come visit us when you have time,” Xu Yue said with a smile. “The landlady who rents to us is really nice.”
“Alright, see you,” Shen Wei replied.
After she left, Xu Yue jogged to catch up with her brother. “Brother, do you like Sister Shen Wei?”
“You’re just a kid what do you know about liking someone?”
Xu Yue snorted lightly. “The way you look at her is different. Right now, I’m your only family. I approve, so go ahead and pursue her boldly!”
She liked Shen Wei as a future sister-in-law, and besides, she was only two years younger than her brother she wasn’t a child anymore.
“You little rascal!” Xu Song flicked her forehead.
…
After an autumn rain, the temperature in Yuncheng dropped quickly.
When Shen Wei rode her tricycle out early in the morning, you could already see her breath in the cold air.
She had just finished setting up her breakfast stall when an unwelcome guest arrived.
Lu Cheng smiled at her, then casually walked behind the stall. “I’ll help you.”
“No need. Please leave,” Shen Wei said coldly. In her previous life, she hadn’t realized his skin could be this thick.
“Shen Wei, even if our blind date didn’t work out, I still have the right to pursue you, don’t I?” Lu Cheng said with a grin. “You’re a woman running a stall alone it’s not safe without a man backing you up. People might bully you.”
In truth, he didn’t need to do anything. Just sitting there would be enough to “hold the fort” and keep troublemakers away helping her a lot.
Shen Wei almost laughed in anger. She didn’t even know how to respond to this man so ordinary, yet so confident.
She grabbed a steaming hot bun and threw it straight at his head. “Get lost! Of all the weapons in the world, you chose to practice being shameless! Pursue me? Don’t you have a mirror at home or at least your own reflection? You already know you’re full of crap, no need to spew it from your mouth too!”
Lu Cheng let out a cry as the bun burst on his face, chives and egg sticking to him. He was completely stunned by the scolding.
How could Shen Wei curse so harshly? Had she forgotten she was a woman?
“Y-you…”
“You what? Don’t understand human language? I’ve rejected you how many times already where’s your dignity? Sick parents, siblings who drain money, and you with no ability if I were you, I wouldn’t even have the nerve to chase a woman!”
Sister Wu, who had come to buy buns, didn’t fully understand the situation, but she had always been the type to side with her own people regardless of reason when something happened, she jumped in.
“Pah! You shameless thing! The girl already rejected you and you still pester her what, trying to act like a hooligan? You filthy creep!”
She even threw the eggs and vegetables she had just bought from her basket at him. Lu Cheng’s face darkened even more.
Looking at the egg liquid all over himself this was his best set of clothes.
So Shen Wei was really that materialistic? Was she looking down on him for being poor?
But he was only nineteen this year, full of strength and ambition who could say he wouldn’t succeed in the future?
“I think this guy is just jealous that the young lady is making money selling buns and wants to take advantage of her.”
“Definitely! Didn’t you hear her say just now that his family has nothing…”
“Shameless! How could there be such a shameless man in our Yuncheng? He’s really embarrassing our city!”
“Sister Shen Wei, you need to be careful with this kind of man. I think he’s definitely after your bun stall. He’s just like those relatives from the countryside always trying to take advantage for free!” Xu Yue stood beside Shen Wei, fuming.
“That man is really a toad trying to eat swan meat.”
Lu Cheng was directly driven away by their anger.
Hmph! Just wait Shen Wei listening to these people will definitely suffer badly sooner or later.
…
On the day of the Beginning of Winter, it was Shen Wei’s birthday.
In her previous life, she didn’t like celebrating birthdays, and Lu Cheng had never brought it up either.
But after being reborn, she wanted to experience things she had never experienced before.
For example celebrating her own birthday.
That day, Shen Wei didn’t go to her stall. She planned to give herself a proper break.
She slept until she naturally woke up. After washing up, she opened the door intending to go out for breakfast but as soon as she pulled it open, something fell from the doorknob.
It was a light cyan bamboo basket, with a few pink roses inside and a card.
“Shen Wei, happy birthday.”
The handwriting was strong and powerful, and she felt it looked somewhat familiar.
On the back of the card were the words: There is still a surprise. Please follow me. A simple route map was attached.
Fu Xiao?
That thought surfaced in Shen Wei’s mind.
She looked down at her plain home clothes, went back inside, and changed into a purple dress. Then she tied her hair up and styled it into a gentle bun.
It was said that women dress to please themselves and those they admire. Shen Wei smiled at the girl in the mirror a bright smile welcoming a new life.
She followed the route all the way to the cinema entrance, and as expected, she saw Fu Xiao in a white shirt. The man’s tall figure stood out in the crowd like a crane among chickens.
The moment he saw Shen Wei, Fu Xiao’s lips curved slightly.
His comrades had told him that most girls liked romance and surprises. He had spent half the night before his leave thinking of this idea.
They looked at each other across the crowd. This time, there was no Lu Cheng between them he could walk toward her directly.
Fu Xiao walked up to Shen Wei. “Comrade Shen Wei, happy birthday!”
He took out a red velvet box from his pocket and handed it to her expectantly. “Open it and take a look?”
Shen Wei could tell Fu Xiao was a little nervous and so was she. It was the first time someone had so seriously celebrated her birthday.
Carefully undoing the red ribbon on the box, she opened it and saw a beautiful watch inside.
Entirely golden, including the dial and the hands.
It was a Rolex.
In her previous life, Shen Wei had only seen such watches on celebrities on television.
“This watch was my reward from the commander after I first went into battle and earned merit,” the young man said seriously, his deep phoenix eyes fixed on her. “It is very meaningful to me just like you.”
As soon as he said it, Fu Xiao himself was slightly stunned. He had thought, just like his mother and elder brother said, that he was a wooden block when it came to feelings.
He hadn’t expected that when emotions ran deep, words would come out so naturally.
Even though he had said it, he still felt a little shy.
The young man’s ears turned as red as blood under the morning glow of the sunrise.