Chapter 852 - Chapter 852: Old Jealousy
Chapter 852: Old Jealousy
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Li Xiang and Li Nian were children, so they were easy to coax.
They would believe whatever the adults said.
However, Ji Yuanyuan knew that if her grandmother’s health had really improved, they would have called home long ago.
After all, there were so many people at home who were worried.
On the way back, the two children were in a much better mood.
When they passed by the sweet potato stall, Li Xiang still remembered to remind Ji Yuanyuan, “Sister, didn’t you promise to buy sweet potatoes for Tangtang? Brother-in-law, stop the car. I’ll go down and buy it.”
Only then did Ji Yuanyuan realize that she had promised Tangtang when she came out.
There was a parking space beside them. Qin Mucheng quickly turned the steering wheel. “It’s alright. You guys can stay in the car.”
The hospital did not need that many people, so Qin Mucheng followed Ji Yuanyuan and the rest home.
There were still a lot of things to deal with at home, and life had to continue.
Zhang Kun had also returned to his hometown.
It was not easy for him to come back, so he had to go home to see his parents.
After Qin Mucheng parked the car, Ji Yuanyuan took her phone and got out of the car.
There was a three-wheeled motorcycle parked on the opposite side of the road. There was a stove for roasting sweet potatoes on the three-wheeled motorcycle.
A woman who was wrapped up tightly was looking at the sweet potatoes on the stove.
As she got closer, Ji Yuanyuan realized there was a little girl sitting in the driver’s seat of the three-wheeled motorcycle.
She looked about eight or nine years old. She was curled up in her seat and eating candied haws with relish.
She had just finished the last one. She threw the stick of candied haws aside and asked, “Mom, I’ve finished it. Can I have another one?”
The stall owner raised her head and was about to speak when she saw Ji Yuanyuan from the corner of her eye. “Hello. Do you want to roast sweet potatoes? It’s still hot.”
Ji Yuanyuan retracted her gaze from the girl and looked at the sweet potato. “Mmm, I want all of these. Pack them up for me.”
At this moment, Qin Mucheng also came over.
He wrapped the scarf around Ji Yuanyuan’s neck. “Why don’t you wear your scarf?”
“It’s just for a while,” Ji Yuanyuan smiled. “I’m not cold.”
She turned around and saw that the stall owner was staring at her and Qin Mucheng in a daze. She was holding a white plastic bag in her hand, but she did not move.
“Boss?” Ji Yuanyuan called out strangely.
The stall owner seemed to have suddenly regained her senses. She hurriedly put the sweet potatoes into a plastic bag and handed it to Ji Yuanyuan.
“Boss, you haven’t weighed it yet,” Ji Yuanyuan laughed.
The boss quickly put the sweet potato on the scale again and lowered her head to press the button on the scale.
She lowered her head, and the scarf around her neck fell off.
Her face, which was initially covered by the scarf, was exposed in front of Ji Yuanyuan.
“Boss, do we know each other?” Ji Yuanyuan looked up subconsciously and was a little surprised.
The owner’s face was really familiar.
Moreover, the boss’s behavior just now was too strange.
Hearing this, the boss, who was trying to cover the lower half of his face with a scarf, stopped.
A moment later, she took off her scarf and smiled at Ji Yuanyuan. “You’re Ji Yuanyuan, right?”
The boss looked up. Ji Yuanyuan saw her entire face and immediately remembered.
The woman in front of him was clearly Shao Xue.
Back in high school, she had even made things difficult for her because of Yu Jianian.
After so many years, Shao Xue’s appearance had not changed much. She was still beautiful.
However, she looked older than her peers.
“Shao Xue?” Ji Yuanyuan was also a little surprised.
In front of her, the little girl who had not received an answer stood beside Shao Xue. She asked unhappily, “Mom, can I eat candied haws?”
Ji Yuanyuan looked at the young lady. “Your daughter is already so big?”
Shao Xue smiled sheepishly. “I can’t compare to you guys. I didn’t go to university. I gave birth early.”
Ji Yuanyuan looked at the young lady who had inherited most of Shao Xue’s beauty and felt a little emotional.
Back then, Shao Xue had sacrificed so much for Yu Jianian.
In the end, she did not get anything and could only marry someone else and have children.
She wondered if she would regret it now that she thought about it.
“Take this roasted sweet potato and eat it. It’s not worth much.” Shao Xue said with a smile.
However, that smile looked a little awkward.
Although the two of them were considered classmates, not only did they not have any feelings for each other when they were in school, they even had some grudges.
The two of them did not have much to chat about. Ji Yuanyuan took out a hundred-dollar bill from his wallet and placed it on the stove. “Even brothers should still settle accounts. How can I dine and dash?”
After saying that, Ji Yuanyuan picked up the sweet potato on the scale.
“I don’t need so much. Wait a moment, I…” Before Shao Xue could finish her sentence, Ji Yuanyuan and Qin Mucheng had already turned around and left.
Qin Mucheng took the sweet potato from Ji Yuanyuan’s hand. Ji Yuanyuan reached out her hand and waved behind her without looking back.
Shao Xue looked at the backs of the two people and was momentarily stunned.
She saw her former love rival and the man in expensive clothes get into the luxurious car.
She did not chase after her.
If she could afford to drive such a car, why would she care about a few dozen yuan?
If she really chased after her with a few dozen yuan, she would only be a laughing stock.
Pursing her lips, she took the hundred yuan from the stove and stuffed it into her bag.
Her daughter was still looking in the direction where the two people had left and muttered, “Mom, is that your classmate? Her husband is so handsome, like a celebrity.”
Shao Xue expressionlessly wrapped the scarf around her neck again. She pulled it up to cover her face.
“Just eat your candied haws.” After a moment, she said in a low voice.
The little girl reluctantly retracted her gaze and mumbled insensibly, “You actually have such a classmate.”
Shao Xue tilted her head. “Such a classmate?”
“She drives a luxury car and has a handsome husband, but you’re selling sweet potatoes here.”
Shao Xue looked at her daughter in front of her, and her eyes gradually turned red.
When she saw Ji Yuanyuan earlier, she did not regret it.
However, her daughter’s words made her regret it.
She regretted her choice.
After getting into the car, Qin Mucheng silently drove home.
“Isn’t that classmate of yours married to Yu Jianian?” Halfway there, Qin Mucheng suddenly asked.
“Why would you ask that?” Ji Yuanyuan was a little surprised.
“You still remember Yu Jianian?” she added after a pause.
Qin Mucheng let out a soft snort and did not say anything else.
Ji Yuanyuan could not help but laugh when she saw him like this.
When they reached home, Ji Yuanyuan passed the sweet potato to Li Xiang. “You two go home first.”
Li Xiang tactfully pulled Li Nian out of the car.
Only Ji Yuanyuan and Qin Mucheng were left in the car.
She reached out and pinched Qin Mucheng’s cheek gently. “How many years have you been jealous? Do you still have to be jealous when you think about it now? How would I know if they’re married or not? I haven’t been in contact with Yu Jianian since we graduated from high school..”