Right after that, his anger flared up. "That Yu Xiuyuan is really a piece of trash! You wait. I'll definitely teach him a good lesson and make him behave."
...
Chen Junsheng happened to be going out with Li Chuchu. They were right in the middle of the storm at the moment, so it was impossible to ask her out for a meal. As they walked out of the gate, they saw Shen Yanshan.
By this time, most of the workers had left, and only a few stragglers remained.
Shen Yanshan was standing beside the gate, one hand on his bike, his eyes fixed on the bustling streets in the distance. His gaze was deep, and it was hard to tell what was on his mind.
Li Chuchu was stunned when she saw him. She didn't know he would come today, so she had lingered inside for quite a while. She wondered how long he had been waiting here.
It was as if they had a telepathic connection.
The moment Li Chuchu looked at him,
Shen Yanshan happened to turn his head and look at her.
In that instant, Li Chuchu clearly felt that there was something different in his eyes. Especially when she glanced at Chen Junsheng, although his facial muscles didn't move a bit, Li Chuchu felt that his gaze was as sharp as an ice pick or a blade.
It seemed as if it was about to strike Chen Junsheng right in the vital spot.
Li Chuchu: …?
When Chen Junsheng saw Shen Yanshan, alarm bells went off in his mind.
His fragile heart had been sensitized and sharpened by his father's scolding recently.
He was worried that the rumors in the factory might have reached Chuchu's husband's ears.
He was sure that although Chuchu's husband seemed reliable, if he found out that there was something going on between himself and his wife,
he would definitely beat him up!
At this moment, the most important thing was to protect himself.
Chen Junsheng decided to make a quick getaway.
It had to be said that
although Chen Junsheng was not very smart on ordinary days, his mind worked quite well at critical moments.
Shen Yanshan had come happily to pick up his wife today. He didn't expect that after standing at the factory gate for a while, he would hear a lot of rumors about his wife and almost got into a fight with someone at the factory gate.
Now his mood had hit rock bottom, and it was darker than ever before.
He couldn't figure it out. He didn't dare to think about it.
He had finally managed to get rid of Duan Jingqi, but now there was another unknown political cadre. Well, forget about Chen Junsheng. He was too young. Li Chuchu should not take a fancy to him. He was probably just a tool to attract hatred.
He wanted to pretend not to know, but his feet wouldn't move. He could only let those words drill into his ears.
His mind was filled with speculations about whether they were true or not.
But when he thought of Li Chuchu's occasional late returns these days, his heart sank.
He had never asked Li Chuchu what she had been doing. Now he just felt a chill in his heart.
Li Chuchu was extremely insensitive and had no idea about Shen Yanshan's inner turmoil. She walked up to Shen Yanshan and asked considerately, "When did you come? Aren't you cold standing here?" She took his cold hand and held it in her palm for a while. "Your hands are so cold. You must have been standing here for a long time."
She did this out of pure instinct.
Shen Yanshan felt the warmth from her palm, and his heart was in turmoil. The words he wanted to ask kept swirling in his mouth. When he finally opened his mouth,
"It's okay. I haven't been waiting long."
Shen Yanshan realized that his life was just like this. He couldn't even ask the question, and instinctively he only said things that would make Li Chuchu feel less burdened.
"Let's go back then. I have some good news to tell you."
Li Chuchu looked mysterious.
Looking at her bright and clear smiling face, Shen Yanshan couldn't bring himself to say anything that would spoil the mood. He responded with a grunt and reluctantly got on the bike as the driver.
On the way home,
Shen Yanshan was extremely uneasy.
He was skeptical about his wife's good news. He wasn't sure if this good news meant that he would regain his single status.
So he kept a straight face, looking rather serious.
Li Chuchu glanced at him and thought he must have some troubles at the factory. She slapped him on the shoulder and said, "Don't keep such a straight face at such a young age. When you frown, you look as old as the old masters in the workshop."
Shen Yanshan felt a lump in his throat. He almost fell off the bike.
Was he supposed to be happy while wearing a cuckold?!!!
But he still obediently raised the corners of his mouth a little, trying to put on a happy face for his wife.
He looked rather strange, like a hypocrite.
When they got home,
Li Chuchu closed the door and excitedly took out the property certificates she had bought at the auction a few days ago. She neatly arranged them on the table.
She had used the money Shen Yanshan gave her to buy these properties, and she might need Shen Yanshan's help with the follow - up work of the small Western - style building. So she decided to tell him in advance. After all, these were the couple's common properties, and Shen Yanshan had the right to know.
"I spent more than 40,000 yuan to buy three properties. They are all in prime locations that will be the focus of future development! Two shops and a small Western - style building, which was the former site of the Haiqiao Office. The historical value of this place in the future will be incalculable. It's bound to appreciate several times!"
Shen Yanshan looked at the locations with a complicated mood.
They were all excellent locations. Regardless of the investment vision, ordinary people couldn't buy them even if they had the money. These areas were all under the government's management.
"Such good locations? Did you buy them from a real - estate agency?"
People who had access to such government internal information must be high - ranking officials. They had to be at least municipal - level cadres.
Shen Yanshan's eyes were full of complexity.
A person like this, just leaking a little resource from their hands, would be enough for an ordinary person to live a superior life. For someone as capable and far - sighted as Li Chuchu, she could really thrive. He had racked his brains to get a decent house for Li Chuchu, but she had easily obtained a ready - made small Western - style building.
Could he really give her more than others?
If not, how could he have the nerve to ask Li Chuchu to be devoted to him?
Shen Yanshan fell into a deep self - doubt.
He suddenly thought that it would have been better if he hadn't come to pick up Li Chuchu today.
At least he could still hold on to the title of the legitimate husband.
Shen Yanshan lowered his eyes and berated himself:
Now, he had only brought trouble to himself!
Li Chuchu said excitedly, "Of course not. How could an agency have such properties? I bought them at an auction. I was only able to buy them through Secretary Su's connections."
"Secretary Su? The one whose daughter you saved before?"
Shen Yanshan frowned.
Li Chuchu nodded. "Yes! I've been tutoring his daughter recently. I've been teaching Xiaomei English. You were too busy a few days ago, so I forgot to tell you."
Shen Yanshan's eyes twitched slightly, and there was great surprise in his eyes.
"Be a tutor? When... when did this happen?"
"Just last month. After I hosted the Mid - Autumn Festival party, Secretary Su thought my English was good. And because I saved Xiaomei's life, he offered me a salary of ten yuan a day and asked me to be Xiaomei's tutor."
"Is that all?"
But Shen Yanshan looked too surprised.
Li Chuchu had clearly noticed that something was wrong with his tone. She frowned and hit his arm with the property certificate in her hand. "What else do you think?"
Well, there wasn't really anything else.
It was just that if she had explained a bit later, Shen Yanshan would have already convinced himself to be the "other man".