C276 What Happened in the past
C276 What Happened in the past
Although she knew that it was her grandfather who had arranged it, Yi Mengruo was willing to take such a huge risk to deliver the medicine to him. Furthermore, she knew that Xiao Chen's situation was very bad.
Therefore, Xiao Chen agreed to Yi Mengruo's request almost every time he asked for it.
In fact, Yi Mengruo had made two requests over the past few days. The first one was to ask Xiao Chen to find her a suitable set of clothes. Wearing a yellow vest made her feel uncomfortable all over.
Second, she had just mentioned that she wanted to take a bath.
After Xiao Chen finished grilling dinner, he went on his "borrowed" journey again.
This time, he could guarantee that he would return it after he used it. This time, he only borrowed a kettle to boil water. Although it was autumn in Wuling, the water in the river was still very cold.
So Xiao Chen still wanted Yi Mengruo to take a hot bath.
Arriving at the village under the barren mountain, Xiao Chen bowed to all the villagers again to express his regret. Then, he quietly walked in.
Everything was still going smoothly. He quickly found a relatively old water bottle. After getting the water bottle, Xiao Chen had an idea. He thought about how the two of them hadn't had much water for the past few days. When he was thirsty, he would eat wild fruits. He might as well cut down two bamboos on the way back. Then he made two bamboo cups.
Although there was a slight smell inside, it could be considered to be able to drink water. It was better than just eating wild fruits previously. After all, Xiao Chen was a little worried that Yi Mengruo might have diarrhea after eating so many wild fruits.
Seeing Xiao Chen bring back a kettle, Yi Mengruo's heart was somewhat moved.
If there was such a man by her side to shelter her from the wind and rain, she would not be reduced to having to open a Ten Fragrance Pavilion to maintain her livelihood.
Xiao Chen put the kettle on the fire rack and set it on fire. When he came back, he had already prepared water on the way back. Now he was going to boil a pot of boiling water for the two of them to drink first, then build a wooden bucket for Yi Mengruo to take a bath.
"Xiao Chen, do you want to hear my story?" Yi Mengruo suddenly said.
Xiao Chen was shocked. There were three of them here. She rarely spoke. Two days ago, Yi Mengruo's heart was in great pain because she was violated by two criminals. However, things would always pass. Under the influence of Xiao Chen's positive attitude, Yi Mengruo also slowly opened the box.
"If you are willing to say it, then I am willing to listen." Xiao Chen smiled and said.
Seeing Xiao Chen's smile, Yi Mengruo wished she could jump on him and hug him right now, because Xiao Chen was the only man who had not abandoned her for so many years.
Even if she was caught in prison, even if she knew that she was a famous "Black Widow."
However, Yi Mengruo still had her rationality. She knew that she was dirty and that the possibility of her being with Xiao Chen was very small.
After lightly sighing, Yi Mengruo slowly opened her mouth and said, "My first husband was a public official. We are all from the Bianzhou, but he was transferred to the Wuling because of work needs."
"Bianzhou? Isn't that a few thousand miles away from the Wuling? It's about to catch up to my hometown, the East Sea. " Xiao Chen was slightly surprised.
The Bianzhou and East Sea happened to be in the opposite direction of the Empire. The East Sea was near the sea. The Bi'an Province was close to the north. Furthermore, it was said that there were yellow soil everywhere, also known as the "land of yellow soil."
"Do you want to hear it?" Yi Mengruo seemed to be a little angry. It seemed that she did not like to be interrupted when she was talking.
"Oh, okay. I won't say it anymore. Go ahead." Xiao Chen could only touch the back of his head in embarrassment.
"He was transferred to Wuling, so I followed him. At that time, because I was not familiar with the place, it was very difficult for me to find a job..." Yi Mengruo recounted what she had experienced as if she was watching a movie.
After listening, Xiao Chen took a deep breath and only one word appeared in his mind: Pitiful!
He originally thought that Yi Mengruo became like this because she was hurt by a man, but he did not think that there were so many reasons.
After arriving in Wuling, she was chosen by the director of the Wuling Cultural Center. He asked her to go to work there, so she didn't have to do anything. She could get 5,000 yuan a month, and she would get various shopping vouchers and subsidies every now and then.
For a woman who had just stepped into society, this was already a pretty good job.
Yi Mengruo immediately agreed, but a beauty would always provoke a group of perverts who had ulterior motives wherever she went, and this cultural curator was one. After Yi Mengruo entered the cultural club, he continuously harassed her.
In the beginning, Yi Mengruo did not say it out loud because of her face, until one day when she was disturbed when she was answering the phone at work. She could not bear it any longer and proposed to resign.
Although the cultural curator promised again and again, Yi Mengruo did not agree.
At that time, his boyfriend worked in the criminal police team. His monthly salary was not high. The two of them lived a life of poverty.
Yi Mengruo had no choice but to go out and find other jobs, but after going around, she would meet people who coveted her beauty everywhere.
As a graduate student of a famous university, her knowledge did not allow Yi Mengruo to work in those jobs that did not have technical skills. She had no choice but to ask her boyfriend to go back to her hometown.
But her boyfriend said that if she went back, it would be better to just break up. He also began to suspect that she had another man outside. After all, her appearance was too charming.
At that time, Yi Mengruo had not been selected as the number one beauty in Wuling. Firstly, she had not shown her face often. Secondly, she was indeed quite young at that time.
According to Yi Mengruo, she had never thought that she would wear a qipao and enter those so-called upper class people.
The more Xiao Chen heard, the more interested he became. Some of the anxiety in his heart also eased up a lot.
"Actually, whether you are a plain beauty or a charming beauty like now, I feel that this is you." Xiao Chen chuckled at Yi Mengruo.
"Is what you said true?" Yi Mengruo's beautiful eyes widened.
For so many years, she thought that she had already lost her original soul. She was no longer the Yi Mengruo who purely wanted to live an ordinary life, but after hearing what Xiao Chen said, she suddenly felt that her heart was filled with a force that warmed her entire body.