I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 151 - 148: Wait for My Grand Gift

In just a fleeting moment, she saw everything clearly.

First, she guessed right, Shu Wenquan was indeed pushed by Zheng Honglian, and the reason matched her expectations. Zheng Honglian naturally hated Shu Wenquan simply because he was the original owner’s friend. It’s quite laughable, too much like a kindergarten circle game.

Second, Zheng Honglian indeed followed Jiang Zhenzhu’s planned route and moved into the old house as soon as she arrived.

Specifically, Zheng Honglian had been at the educated youth point for three days, working every day to the point she couldn’t bear it anymore and was eager to find a way out. That’s when she remembered the old lady that Jiang Zhenzhu had mentioned once. It’s said that the old lady was particularly kind and especially good to Jiang Zhenzhu. Without the old lady’s help over the years, Zhenzhu would have been tortured to death by the Third Branch of the Jiang Family.

Zheng Honglian didn’t know that the reason Jiang Zhenzhu mentioned the old lady before Zheng Honglian went to the countryside was that she understood Zheng Honglian all too well. She subtly dug a pit by speaking well of the old lady. As for suggesting she stay in the old house, it could be casually mentioned in a joke, but not when she was leaving, as it would backfire. But speaking well of the old lady was different; Jiang Zhenzhu bet that Zheng Honglian would take it to heart.

Sure enough, she couldn’t hold on after just three days. With a pack of brown sugar and a pound of candy, Zheng Honglian went to visit the old house.

The old lady was indeed "kind-hearted" and treated her with a benevolent and kind demeanor. Zheng Honglian followed the trend and accepted the invitation to stay.

But after staying for only three days, she couldn’t take it anymore.

The reason being Hehua frequently found trouble with her intentionally or unintentionally, and that Wu Cuilan kept hinting at how good Jiang Beiyang was. She’s not some clueless fool who’s never seen the world. She could even report her father Zheng Gang; how could she not see through such petty tricks? 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Wu Cuilan wanted to match her with Jiang Beiyang!

She’s a city girl, how could she fancy a bumpkin? Especially one who’s sneaky and unreliable.

But she couldn’t afford to offend Wu Cuilan directly, so she didn’t openly refuse. When Hehua found a fault, she didn’t retort or fight back, allowing Hehua to bully her. Then she turned around and cried to the old lady, taking the opportunity to propose going back to the educated youth point for a while. She didn’t say she wouldn’t return, leaving her words open-ended, so the old lady agreed.

Jiang Mingyue sighed, Zheng Honglian does have a bit of shrewdness, but she shouldn’t harm innocent people.

"I’m sorry, does it hurt?" Jiang Mingyue’s previous coldness shifted to a warm smile as she took the initiative to ask.

Zheng Honglian was so surprised to see Jiang Mingyue that she was still dumbfounded.

Yet, the face opposite her, so full of allure, reminded her of how loathsome this person was.

Zheng Honglian couldn’t even pretend to fake it. She glared at the other with utmost disgust: "Jiang Mingyue, what are you doing here?"

The tone barely hid: I don’t like you, and I don’t want to see you.

Jiang Mingyue kept her brilliant smile: "Of course, to see just how poorly you are doing!" As if she was visiting the educated youth point for the first time, she pretended to look around, expressing regret: "Oh! Why did they build the educated youth point so well? I think they should have dug a few holes at the foot of the mountain, way too good for you."

These insulting words paired with her smiling face were entirely incongruous.

Zheng Honglian was so angry she wanted to tear apart the woman in front of her. Ever since the failed report incident, nothing went right for her, and now anger was bottled up inside her!

Jiang Mingyue noticed her hand clenching into a fist and then relaxing repeatedly at her side.

Still have the impulse, good!

Next, she would give her a grand gift.

"Oh dear! I left in such a hurry today and didn’t bring anything. Next time, next time I’ll definitely bring you a gift, enjoy farming!"

After saying this, she left gracefully, leaving Zheng Honglian with an uncontrollable, hideous look of hatred.

This Jiang Mingyue, just because she has two talented brothers, one became the secretary with the entire village listening to him, and another is the deputy director of the brick factory. It’s said many people eagerly await job openings from there, and this deputy director holds real power while the director above is just a mascot.

Jiang Mingyue doesn’t even know what kind of luck she stumbled upon. Over the years, she was always someone admired by their group. She had pampering parents and two brothers who protected her. Especially that Second Brother Jiang, if anyone dared say a single bad word about Jiang Mingyue, he’d secretly fix them to the point of tears so they’d take a detour when they saw Jiang Mingyue. Yet Jiang Mingyue, loving as she was, was nonchalant and even said her second brother was cold and unemotional; she didn’t like it.

Hmph! Hypocrite!

Before her identity was exposed, Jiang Mingyue lived like a star or moon.

Then suddenly came another girl around the same age to the Jiang Family, named Jiang Zhenzhu, claiming she was the real daughter of the Jiang Family, with a face carved from the same mold as Aunt Xu.

Later on, Jiang Mingyue indeed went insane, causing a daily ruckus. Tsk! Thinking back, it’s laughable, wasn’t she ashamed? Occupying Zhenzhu’s place, wasn’t she embarrassed?

Yet in a flash, this person went back to the countryside, and Zheng Honglian thought that this round moon was destined to become an inconspicuous pebble on the beach, black and hard, forever fading away.

But unexpectedly, she soon relied on her two brothers to eat well and dress well. It’s said she didn’t even have to work in the field, living off unearned food at home with a face even fairer than in the city.

Zheng Honglian was so angry she really wanted to hit someone.

She vented without even realizing it.

When Jiang Mingyue saw Shu Wenquan, his legs were swollen like elephant legs, and he was sleeping, oblivious to everything.

Jiang Mingyue thought again of Mrs. Jiang’s suggestion that he could stay at their house. She might mention it later.

He’s already in poor health, experiencing countless hardships, and crucially, there’s no one to take care of him when something happens.

However, just as Jiang Mingyue had these thoughts, someone was standing at the door.

"Oh! Is someone there?"

Jiang Mingyue looked towards the door at the voice, but against the light, she couldn’t see the person clearly, only a vague outline of about three people.

While considering whether they might be new friends Shu Wenquan had made, they entered with surprise.

"Senior sister, is that you?"

"Junior sister?"

Jiang Mingyue stood there amidst the chaos of the wind, finally seeing their faces when they came in.

Jiang Mingyue stood up. She was also pleasantly surprised to see them.

"It’s you guys. My cousin mentioned you had also come down to the countryside, and coincidentally to Qingshan Village; what a small world! By the way, how are you doing here? Adjusting well?"

Qiao Rang chuckled: "Your questions come one after another, how can we handle that?"

Chang Yu and Qin Ruofeng both laughed along.

Chang Yu: "At first, I thought I might not be able to adjust, but the atmosphere in Qingshan Village is great. I really like it, so I stuck it out."

Qin Ruofeng: "Responding to the call to build the countryside, initially it was just a longing, but after coming here, it’s truly tough. Every day I’m so exhausted I don’t want to move, with no energy left to think of anything else. But after a few days, I got used to it. And you know what? I’ve applied for and got the accountant position at the brick factory. So, tomorrow I don’t have to go to the fields anymore."

The fact that the brick factory and the village needed an accountant was something Jiang Mingyue had heard about. Her eldest brother even asked her if she wanted to take the job, but she refused.