Cannon Fodder Husband Ch.59-60

Chapter 59 – Scaring Zhuang Hongmei

Receiving the letter from the Lu family did not affect Lu Xia. Instead, seeing the Lu family’s fate made her feel much relieved.

Finally, she vented on behalf of the original owner.

The next day, she woke up with a smile on her face, surprising those who knew her at the educated youth spot.

However, everyone knew that she had received a letter yesterday, so they smiled and asked, “Why are you so happy? Did your family send you good news in the letter?”

Lu Xia nodded, “Yes, indeed, there are some good news.”

Others nodded as well, but since she didn’t specify what it was, they didn’t dig deeper and ask.

However, there’s always that one person who lacks insight.

Zhuang Hongmei sneered and said as soon as she saw Lu Xia, “What good news can make you so happy? Could it be that you, an educated youth, can return to the city?”

As soon as her words fell, there was an instant silence among the educated youths.

Returning to the city was the dream of every educated youth.

Especially the older ones who had been in the countryside for a long time, they knew too well how difficult rural life was, so they tried every means to return to the city.

Therefore, when they heard these words, everyone looked at Lu Xia with complex gazes.

Lu Xia also noticed everyone’s eyes and glanced meaningfully at Zhuang Hongmei before smiling and saying, “How is that possible? I’ve just arrived in the countryside. If it were so easy to return to the city, why would I come down here? It’s my eldest sister’s wedding, and my sister mentioned some lively events at home in the letter.”

As she denied it, the atmosphere in the room instantly relaxed. Sun Shengnan also let out a sigh of relief, knowing that something was off in the atmosphere just now, and took the initiative to ease the tension by saying, “That’s something to be happy about. It seems like you and your sisters get along well.”

Lu Xia smiled and said, “Yes, we get along ‘particularly well’.”

After discussing Lu Xia’s matters, everyone started talking about other topics, but Lu Xia was still thinking about Zhuang Hongmei.

She thought that she had scared her before, and she should have been afraid, but she didn’t expect her to be so forgetful and quickly start provoking again.

It seemed that she had to do something to make her remember, or else she would keep making snide remarks behind her back, which was disgusting.

So, during noon laundry time that day, when there weren’t many people around, Lu Xia took the opportunity to confront Zhuang Hongmei directly.

“What do you want?” Zhuang Hongmei looked at Lu Xia warily.

Seeing her like this, Lu Xia couldn’t help but sneer, thinking that with this much courage, she dared to provoke her every few days.

Did she really think that she, Lu Xia, wouldn’t take any action?

So she directly grabbed Zhuang Hongmei and pulled her aside. Zhuang Hongmei was startled by her sudden movement and tried to resist but couldn’t match the strength of Lu Xia, who had been strengthened by drinking the spiritual spring water.

She could only shout, “What are you doing? Let go of me, Lu Xia, you little—”

Seeing her like this, Lu Xia didn’t care if they were in a secluded place or not. She directly used her other hand to firmly grip Zhuang Hongmei’s neck, making her unable to make any sound.

“Go ahead, continue to curse! Aren’t you very capable of cursing? Why aren’t you saying anything?” While speaking, Lu Xia tightened her grip, and with a cold gaze, she stared at Zhuang Hongmei, who was completely petrified.

“Ah… ah!” Lu Xia’s gaze was so terrifying; she wants to kill me!

That was Zhuang Hongmei’s thought at that moment!

Seeing her trembling all over, Lu Xia felt that it was about enough, so she released her grip.

And as Zhuang Hongmei regained control of her body, she fell to the ground.

Lu Xia didn’t pay her any attention and coldly said, “Consider this a lesson for you. If you provoke me again, you can give it a try next time.”

Zhuang Hongmei didn’t know if she had heard it or not, but at this moment, she felt that Lu Xia was like a demon, scared out of her wits, and quickly stumbled away.

Finally, Lu Xia breathed a sigh of relief and looked around. Thankfully, no one saw what happened.

Suddenly feeling that something was off, she turned around and saw Jiang Junmo standing not far away, staring at her intently.

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Chapter 60 – Rejecting Jiang Junmo

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Lu Xia was taken aback. So… did he see her earlier actions?

But even if he saw, it shouldn’t matter. Based on her understanding of Jiang Junmo, he wouldn’t meddle in trivial matters.

However, the person she thought wouldn’t meddle actually walked straight towards her.

Lu Xia frowned. Could she have been mistaken?

But she didn’t expect Jiang Junmo to come over and talk about something completely different.

“I’m going to buy meat this afternoon. Shall we go to the same place as last time?”

“Huh?” Lu Xia was surprised; she didn’t expect him to say that.

Realizing what he meant, she said in astonishment, “Didn’t we just eat yesterday? How can you be craving it so soon?”

Jiang Junmo felt a bit embarrassed by her question. It was because the soup from yesterday was so delicious. After drinking it, his body felt warm, and he felt more relaxed when he woke up today. Considering that his body had always been weak due to being born prematurely, it was unexpected that a bowl of soup made him feel so much better. Therefore, he couldn’t wait to taste it again.

But Lu Xia didn’t care about his thoughts and directly refused.

“We just ate yesterday, so let’s wait a few more days. Otherwise, how many meat coupons do you have to eat every day? It’s better to have it occasionally.”

“Okay.” Hearing her response, Jiang Junmo felt somewhat disappointed but agreed nonetheless.

In his mind, he considered writing a letter to ask his family to send more meat coupons next time.

Afterward, when Lu Xia returned to the educated youth spot, she didn’t see Zhuang Hongmei’s figure and didn’t bother asking. It was good as long as she had learned her lesson.

It saved her from being bothered by a mosquito.

Fortunately, this time it seemed that Zhuang Hongmei was genuinely frightened. In the following days, she avoided Lu Xia wherever she went.

Although the other educated youths also noticed, they didn’t say much and assumed that she had changed her ways.

But occasionally, Lu Xia could see the resentment in Zhuang Hongmei’s eyes when she looked at her.

Lu Xia furrowed her brows, feeling more cautious and annoyed.

It seemed that Zhuang Hongmei hadn’t given up yet.

It’s really endless!

But she couldn’t take the initiative to harm others. After all, Zhuang Hongmei only occasionally disgusted her and hadn’t done anything too extreme. She could only be careful for now.

Later, Lu Xia resumed her previous habit of being silent and speaking less.

However, since Cheng Yujiao arrived at the educated youth spot, it was no longer as harmonious as before.

This person was just too troublesome.

Although she was no longer working with them, she couldn’t even do the simple task of cutting pigweed that even the children could handle.

Several days had passed, and she couldn’t even complete one day’s work.

Moreover, her attitude was not good. She was completely indifferent and seemed half-hearted, which made her incompatible with others.

After a few days, even Sun Shengnan, as the female educated youth leader, was summoned by the village chief. She was asked to help the new educated youth adapt and not neglect the village’s work. Her attitude had to change, or else the villagers’ impression of the educated youths would worsen.

When Sun Shengnan returned, her face looked really bad. Anyone who had been implicated wouldn’t feel comfortable.

After she returned, she took the initiative to find Su Man.

“Educated Youth Su, when you cut pigweed with Educated Youth Cheng, can you teach her? If she continues to do poorly, it will not only affect our impression in the village, but it will also have an impact on the political review.”

Su Man’s face also turned sour after hearing this. “Sister Shengnan, it’s not that I don’t want to help, but as you’ve seen recently, Educated Youth Cheng always seems to have a problem with me for some reason. Even when cutting pigweed, she keeps her distance from me. I can’t help her.”

Sun Shengnan looked at Su Man with a complicated expression, opened her mouth, but ultimately didn’t say anything more.

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