Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

Cui Hongmei was no longer as agitated as before. Although she did not vehemently refuse, she did not agree either.

Liu Jianye wasn't in a hurry to urge her, and reached out to wipe away the tears on Cui Hongmei's face.

"Take good care of yourself. I'll come to see you whenever I have time. Oh, and here's some money. Keep it safe."

Liu Jianye didn't elaborate on the rest.

However, Cui Hongmei knew perfectly well what was going on.

My parents are money-grubbing fanatics; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they're obsessed with money.

Otherwise, this whole mess wouldn't have happened.

It was obvious that Liu Jianye, like himself, didn't trust them at all.

If they truly trusted them, they would have given them the money long ago; why would they entrust it to themselves separately?

“Brother Jianye, I can’t take your money. Liu Jia owns a factory, right? It should be operating normally now…”

Before Cui Hongmei could finish speaking, Liu Jianye interrupted her.

"This money was given to me by Sanzi. You can keep it without worry. Our priority is to recover from our injuries."

After finishing his sentence, Liu Jianye recounted what had happened that day.

How did I encounter Cao Xiangyang while crossing the bridge, how did I swindle Cao Xiangyang out of one yuan, and how did I even beat him up?

That's why I missed my date with Cui Hongmei.

Cui Hongmei's eyes widened, and her emotions rose and fell with Cui Jianye's words.

“Brother Jianye, you’re really cunning. If it were me, I would have told the truth, and maybe I would have even taken them to find someone.”

Hearing Cui Hongmei praise him, Liu Jianye finally grinned.

"Why would I have so many thoughts? I just felt that person wasn't a good person. Even though he wore glasses and looked like an intellectual, he just gave off an uncomfortable feeling."

Liu Jianye was telling the truth.

When Liu Jianye first saw Cao Xiangyang, he didn't think much of it, but after exchanging a few words, he sensed that something was wrong.

The person in front of me looks a bit shifty.

But Liu Jianye couldn't pinpoint exactly what was wrong with it.

Something just doesn't feel right.

That's why Liu Jianye became more cautious.

Unexpectedly, it really came in handy.

Having resolved her inner conflict, Cui Hongmei's mood improved significantly.

But every time Liu Jianye saw Cui Hongmei's legs, he would frown slightly.

Jumping from such a high roof and breaking your leg must have hurt so much.

Why is this silly girl so impulsive?

How could you be so silly!

"Brother, we're back."

As soon as they reached the door, Liu Jia quickly said something.

Liu Jianye quickly released Cui Hongmei's hand, then properly adjusted his posture before asking, "Did you buy anything?"

"I bought them; they're all things Sister Hongmei loves to eat."

As Liu Jia spoke, he carried his things into the house, followed by Hong Mei Niang.

“I kept telling him not to spend so much money, look how much stuff this child bought.”

Hongmei's embarrassed expression wasn't an act.

The pile of stuff that Liu Jia has must have cost at least a dozen yuan. It would take him quite a while to earn that much money, let alone save it up.

So while on the road, Hongmei's heart was always in turmoil, and she couldn't put her mind at ease.

Logically speaking, it should be a good thing that the two brothers came all the way from the village and bought so many things, but Hongmei's mother was always worried that this was the last time they would meet.

What if Liu Jia sent me out just now so that Liu Jianye and Cui Hongmei could clarify things?

If the person were perfectly healthy, it would be fine, but now that my daughter's leg is injured like this, and she's so old, who would dare to marry her in the future?

Hongmei was so anxious that she kept scratching her head, not knowing what to do.

Fortunately, seeing her daughter's face beaming with joy, Hongmei's mother secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“Yes, Sanzi, why did you buy so much stuff?” Cui Hongmei looked at Liu Jia with a hint of reproach.

“Sister Hongmei, this is what my brother told us. You’re here to recover from your injuries, not to suffer. We can eat whatever we want.”

Liu Jia's words made Cui Hongmei laugh.

Seeing that it was getting late, Liu Jianye stood up, gave Cui Hongmei a few more instructions, and then walked out.

Under these circumstances, Hongmeiniang was too embarrassed to ask anything, so she could only send Liu Jia and Liu Jianye away.

As soon as she turned around, Hongmei's eyes widened.

"Honey, what did Jianye say to you just now? They didn't mention breaking off the engagement, did they?"

Hongmei's mother was extremely nervous, and she kept craning her neck forward as she spoke, afraid that she wouldn't hear what Cui Hongmei was saying.

Hospital bed.

Cui Hongmei glanced at her mother indifferently and said something in a lukewarm tone.

What do you think they came here for?

"Oh dear, how could I possibly sense anything? I was walking around with Sanzi for ages, and you were with Liu Jianye the whole time. You two didn't talk about this, did you?"

According to Hongmei's mother, Cui Hongmei must have mentioned marriage to Liu Jianye.

As for whether or not to get married, that depends on what Liu Jianye's family says.

If it were anyone else lying on this hospital bed, you could guess what was going on just by looking at their expression. But the person on the bed is Cui Hongmei, and she's a stubborn one.

Don't be fooled by her smile now; she might be swallowing her anger and resentment!

The child has always been competitive, and her current excitement might be because she doesn't want to be laughed at.

But if the Liu family really doesn't want to marry her, how will she live her life from now on?

Hongmei's mother grew increasingly anxious, staring longingly at Cui Hongmei.

But at this moment, Cui Hongmei remained completely silent.

She's really going head-to-head with her mother.

"You brat, can't you say a word? Are you trying to drive me crazy?!"

"Don't worry about this. I'll handle my own affairs."

"You think you can solve this? You're kidding me! I'm not trying to be mean, but you have to be waited on hand and foot to eat and sleep. How are you going to solve this? If you're really that capable, you should get Liu Jianye to marry you right now! Stop spouting nonsense!"

In her anxiety, Hongmei complained a lot more.

Cui Hongmei had already anticipated this outcome, so she simply twisted her neck and refused to say another word.

"You child, you're trying to drive me crazy! If I had known you were this stubborn, I should have drowned you in the chamber pot when you were born!"

Cui Hongmei closed her eyes, still feeling unsatisfied, and simply covered her head with the blanket again.

Although it was stuffy and hot, it was still better than listening to my mother's mosquito buzzing.

……

"Sanzi, I suddenly remembered something. I'm going to buy some more things for Hongmei. Wait here for me for a bit."

"Brother, what are you buying? Are there any stores near this hospital? Or should we go to the supply and marketing cooperative?"

Liu Jia didn't hesitate to spend money on things for Cui Hongmei.

After all, in Liu Jia's heart, he had long regarded Cui Hongmei as his second sister-in-law.

Liu Jia is currently worried that there aren't many places selling things here, and he's afraid Liu Jianye won't be able to find anything.

Liu Jianye smiled and shook his head. "It's alright. I'll buy her a can of hawthorn berries. I remember she said she liked them."

"Second brother, you are so good to my sister-in-law. I asked her for a long time, but her mother couldn't tell me what my sister-in-law likes to eat."

After hearing Liu Jia's remark, which was meant to be a sigh, Liu Jianye fell silent once again.

So he secretly made up his mind that once Cui Hongmei's injuries had healed, he would marry her as soon as possible.

"I'll be back in a bit, wait for me."

After saying this, Liu Jianye turned and left.

It wasn't quite noon yet, and the area under the big tree was quite shady.

Liu Jia instinctively walked over.

But after taking only a few steps, a sound suddenly came from behind.

"Liu Jia!"

Cao Xiangyang?

Upon hearing the sound, Liu Jia instinctively turned around.

Unexpectedly, it really was Cao Xiangyang!

Seeing his bruised and swollen face, Liu Jia simply sneered.

"Who is this? He looks kind of familiar."

"Liu Jia, stop playing dumb here. There are some things I need to make clear to you. I was beaten up, and I definitely know the person who beat me up."

Cao Xiangyang gritted his teeth, his hands clenched into fists as he spoke.

Liu Jia frowned once again.

"What does it have to do with me that you got beaten up? What makes you think I know the person who hit you? What proof do you have?"

"I am... never mind, even if I told you, you wouldn't understand. Anyway, this matter is not over. I hope you will cooperate and provide information about the assailant."

After witnessing Cao Xiangyang's outrageous actions, Liu Jia burst out laughing.

"Cao Xiangyang, are you crazy? You think I'll cooperate with you? Because you're ugly? Because you're a coward? Because you're bruised and battered?"

Before Cao Xiangyang could refute, Liu Jia quickly spoke up again.

"You still want me to confess? What gives you the right to do so? Do you even have that right? These days, the high-ranking officials are on equal footing with ordinary people. Why are you acting all high and mighty?"

"Oh, I see. Your mind is full of the dregs of your own capitalism. You're a parasite on society, how disgusting!"

Liu Jia spoke and laughed at the same time.

His face showed complete indifference.

These sarcastic remarks came out like a fast-paced clapper talk.

Cao Xiangyang was so angry that he trembled all over, but he couldn't say a word.

Seeing Cao Xiangyang's angry expression, Liu Jia couldn't be more smug.

Cao Xiangyang, you really think too highly of yourself!

Don't think that just because you wear glasses and hold a pen for a couple of days, you're an intellectual!

When it comes to being a smooth talker, you're nowhere near as good as me!

Back in the day, I single-handedly defeated five business tycoons, leaving them speechless.

You're nobody!

Cao Xiangyang never expected that Liu Jia's words would be so sharp!

The words were spoken softly, yet they pierced the heart like knives!

Just now, I wanted to take care of Liu Jia and get him to reveal some relevant information.

Unexpectedly, I was scolded for no reason and ended up feeling very angry!

Regardless, there is one thing Cao Xiangyang is certain of.

That person hit him because he said he wanted to ask about Liu Jia.

Based on this alone, it can be concluded that the person is related to Liu Jia.

Following the natural order of events, after hitting him, the person should have gone to Liu Jia to report the incident or try to appease him; that would have been the logical course of events.

but.

Judging from his appearance, how come Liu Jia knows nothing?

Cao Xiangyang tilted his head and stared at Liu Jia, his eyes full of suspicion.

"What are you looking at? Are your glasses just for show? Or are they just for decoration because there are no lenses in the frames?"

"There's nothing we can do. This person is all show and no substance; everything he does is just pretentious and fake!"

Cao Xiangyang was stunned!

Embroidered pillow?

What kind of embroidered pillow?

He claimed to be all show and no substance, but in reality, he was implying that he was useless!

In an instant, Cao Xiangyang's head buzzed!

Liu Jia also knows about this?

How did he know?

"Liu Jia, how dare you access my medical records! You're dead!"

"Ha, you think I've been scared since I was a kid? You think you're so tough, saying I'm dead? Get your medical records? You worthless piece of trash, you don't even deserve to!"

After Liu Jia finished cursing, he raised an eyebrow.

It's been a long time since I've had a good, satisfying outburst of insults.

It feels so good to have such a cathartic and satisfying rant!