That evening, Chen Ying finally woke up and heard that Xie Shijun’s job had been confirmed. He would be working in the city.
This made Chen Ying feel a little better. At least the man she set her sights on wasn’t just anyone; he had the ability to secure a position in the city on his own merits.
In the afternoon, she had a dream, another nightmare about her previous life.
Now, she didn’t even want to hear the name Song Ye. If she really had to stay in Tang County, it would feel worse than death.
“Shijun, when are we going to the city?”
Chen Ying wished she could leave immediately. She lightly pressed her lips together and looked at Xie Shijun with anticipation.
Xie Shijun looked at her strangely. “You’re not going to visit your family first?” He remembered what happened back then and found it a bit amusing. He didn’t have much fondness for the rest of the Chen family, but since they had come all the way back, they definitely had to visit. “It’s been so many years. You should at least stop by.”
“Then let’s go tomorrow.”
Chen Ying knew that she couldn’t completely cut ties with the Chen family. If she came back and didn’t visit, who knew what the people around them would say.
“Tomorrow we’ll go to your family’s place, and the day after we’ll invite Director Song over for dinner.”
Chen Ying felt a bit unsettled but nodded. “Okay.” She didn’t ask why. In her mind, it was probably because of Song Ye’s current status. Inviting him to dinner wasn’t anything unusual.
But just thinking about facing Song Ye made her very uncomfortable.
Meanwhile, on Tang Guo’s side, she heard that Chen Ying had taken Xie Shijun back to the Chen family. Thinking about the current situation of the Chen family, she couldn’t help but laugh inwardly. Chen Ying would probably come back furious from that trip.
But that wasn’t her concern. Her daily routine was just playing with cats and teasing her man.
Song Ye: ? Cat = Man = Song Ye
Just as Tang Guo had expected, when Chen Ying returned to the Chen family, she did not receive a warm welcome. Although everyone in Tangjia Village had become wealthy, the Chen family had been slower to develop because they had initially been skeptical of Song Ye, falling behind the rest of the village.
Moreover, the Chen family members all had a common trait: they were sly and opportunistic, lacked real ability, wanted the biggest share, and were the type who disliked learning or making progress.
For people like that, who made no effort to improve and had no real intention of developing themselves, even Song Ye couldn’t do anything to help. He certainly wouldn’t give them important roles and would just let them fend for themselves.
Still, even they were better off than Chen Ying, who had spent years following the army. Xie Shijun’s meager military salary wasn’t enough to impress anyone in the Chen family now.
Not to mention that back then she had left with Xie Shijun without hesitation and even made an enemy of Chen Fangfang. The entire Chen family had been dissatisfied with her ever since.
Faced with the Chen family’s sarcasm and mockery, Chen Ying couldn’t stand it after sitting there for a while. In the end, when Chen Fangfang suggested going shopping, she actually agreed.
As a result, by agreeing, she had walked right into Chen Fangfang’s scheme.
Chen Fangfang still remembered the incident from back then vividly. Because of Xie Shijun, her reputation had been thoroughly ruined. Today, seeing Chen Ying’s expression, she came up with a good plan.
Soon, Chen Ying felt the full brunt of Chen Fangfang’s malice. The woman bought one piece of clothing or jewelry after another right in front of her, showing no hesitation at all. It nearly drove Chen Ying mad with anger.
“Big Sister, I’m sure you wouldn’t care for the things from our small place, right? After all, you’ve seen the world with Brother-in-law.”
Seeing Chen Ying’s foul expression, Chen Fangfang couldn’t be more pleased.
“Big Sister, if you don’t mind, I could buy you a couple of things too?”
Chen Ying kept a straight face. “No need. I’ve seen plenty of these things. They don’t interest me.” In reality, everything Chen Fangfang bought was extremely expensive, and the styles were ones she had never seen anywhere else.
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