Rebirth 78: After being jilted at the altar, I reached the pinnacle!

Li Hanliang originally wanted to give the thief a good beating and rushed into the outer room, but suddenly realized that something was wrong.

He saw a graceful figure with her back to him, completely unsuspecting, picking through his dirty clothes.

Isn't this Chu Yuxi?

When Chu Yuxi saw him return, she complained unhappily, "Why don't you even pay your electricity bill? Do you expect me to wash your clothes in the dark?"

"If things are like this now, then there will be plenty of suffering to come!"

The beautiful woman's pretty face was flushed with anger, revealing a proud reproach under the moonlight, which startled Li Hanliang.

"What are you doing at my house?" But he wasn't one to be easily swayed by beauty, and he couldn't ignore the strangeness of this scene.

"You still dare to say that?" Chu Yuxi threw the clothes into the laundry tub in the corner of the yard. "I'm doing all this for your own good, aren't I?"

“If you were just a little more assertive, I wouldn’t have to work so hard.”

Li Hanliang then realized that she had prepared soap and water in advance, and was indeed there to wash his clothes.

This is actually a good thing, after all, as a single man, I am naturally not good at these washing and cleaning tasks. In the past, the housekeeper did them. Back in the 70s, these trivial matters really gave me a headache.

But this beautiful woman doesn't know how to handle things properly; her mouth is like it's made of nails, every word piercing the heart.

“You are you, and I am me,” Li Hanliang said coldly, standing behind her. “I don’t need you to do these things for me. I have other things to do. You should go back now.”

Chu Yuxi angrily threw off her clothes, stood up, and stomped her foot, "Li Hanliang!"

The beautiful woman glared at me playfully and said, "Don't be so ungrateful! So many people want me to do their laundry and cook for them, but they haven't had the chance yet!"

Li Hanliang shook his head and raised his hand to ask her to leave, but then he suddenly remembered that he was still carrying two pounds of pork.

Chu Yuxi also saw the pork in his hand at this moment, and her beautiful eyes lit up.

In those days, every household was very poor, especially in their brigade. Although they produced a lot of goods every year, they had to exchange them for rice, flour, and cooking oil to fill their stomachs. They couldn't bear to eat pork at home.

Although Chu Yuxi is arrogant, sharp-tongued, and pretentious, there is one admirable quality about her: she has great self-respect.

How many men have pursued her over the years? Besides the poor boys in the village, there were also wealthy men from the city like Jing Wenqiang. It's not that no one has sent pork or milk to her home, but she has returned them all.

"I... if it weren't for you saving me last night, do you think I would have done all this?" Chu Yuxi said, a little embarrassed, and quickly turned her head away.

Looking at her, Li Hanliang found her somewhat charmingly arrogant. Furthermore, considering that although she was a manipulative woman, she wasn't a gold digger, which was commendable, his tone softened.

"I appreciate your kind gesture, but I can do the laundry myself."

As Li Hanliang spoke, he invited her into the house, saying, "I made some braised pork last night, it's soaking in the pot. You can take it back and make noodles with it tomorrow morning."

Li Hanliang also cut off a piece of the two pounds of pork belly he was carrying and gave it to her as well.

“I don’t want you to do my laundry for no other reason than I don’t want people to misunderstand,” Li Hanliang said frankly. “Yuxi, you are a good girl, well-educated and reasonable, with a bright future. Your thinking is right. Considering my own conditions, I am indeed not good enough for you.”

"You think that if you want to marry me, I will definitely agree, which makes sense from a common-sense perspective. But right now, I just want to make money and don't want to be involved in other things. I hope we can still be friends in the future."

Li Hanliang felt that what he said made a lot of sense. If it were in the past, would he have explained so much to a woman? Chu Yuxi was a smart girl, and he believed that Chu Yuxi would understand his rejection from this point on.

Unexpectedly, Chu Yuxi not only failed to express reconciliation openly, but became even angrier.

"Li Hanliang, you bastard!"

As Chu Yuxi spoke, she threw a plate of braised pork at Li Hanliang and ran away crying.

Li Hanliang was stunned and stood there, and a bowl of braised pork was ruined just like that.

You know, this tiny bowl is something so many people dream of eating. I didn't even have the heart to finish it last night.

"It's unreasonable!"

As Li Hanliang cleaned himself up, all his remaining understanding and tolerance for Chu Yuxi vanished.

"That crazy woman."

Li Hanliang shook his head, looking at the half-pound piece of meat he had cut off, feeling that his good intentions had been wasted.

Pei Shuxin's gentle smile appeared in Li Hanliang's mind, making him even more impatient.

He changed into a clean white undershirt, hesitated for a moment, and then put on his suit. He glanced at the time; it was almost 10 p.m. If he rode his bike to the county now, he wouldn't arrive until after midnight.

However, the more they do this, the more they can demonstrate their sincerity.

Having started his own business, he understands best that when a person is penniless, the only way to move others and get them to lend a helping hand is to be 120% sincere.

"Little sister, you sit at the bow of the boat, and I'll walk on the shore..."

Li Hanliang hummed a song as he headed towards the county under the moonlight.

He went to the textile factory gatekeeper and asked around for a long time before he finally found out the Pei family's address. By the time he arrived at the Pei family's courtyard, it was already past 1 a.m.

Li Hanliang had previously thought that the Pei family must live in an apartment building specifically allocated to government officials, and perhaps there were guards or something, making it difficult to enter the community.

But to my surprise, the Pei family lived in the eastern suburbs. They had five large brick houses, a spacious cement courtyard, a small fishpond they had created, two cherry trees, and some fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers. They were both wealthy and comfortable.

"No wonder they were able to raise a celestial beauty like Pei Shuxin."

Li Hanliang thought to himself, looked around, and then hung the pork inside the door.

When Pei Shuxin wakes up tomorrow morning and sees the pork, she'll definitely guess it was him who sent it. Establishing this favor now will make it easier to ask her for a small favor later.

Li Hanliang turned to leave when he suddenly heard someone call out from the courtyard, "Li Hanliang?"

He looked closely and saw that it was Pei Shuxin who came out wearing a coat.

She arrived in a hurry, still holding the book she had bought that day. "Li Hanliang, why are you here so late?"

"Quick, come in."

Pei Shuxin opened the door for Li Hanliang warmly, "It's so cold outside!"

Li Hanliang had been riding all the way and was indeed chilled to the bone, but it was the middle of the night, and he knew it wouldn't be convenient for him to go in. Just as he was about to refuse, he saw Pei Shuxin bend down to open the door, revealing a glimpse of her cleavage.

He froze, wanting to say that he hadn't looked at it on purpose, but before he could speak, Pei Shuxin grabbed his wrist.

"What are you standing there for? Come in!"