Chapter 584 - 580: Running into An Dongyang Again
Aside from Xu Wenwan, there was another person who simply couldn’t accept the news of Gu Jiaojiao becoming a teacher: Sun Yeshu.
She was so furious at home that she almost ground her teeth to dust.
’That Gu Jiaojiao has some damn good luck. How did she manage to become a teacher?’
Just as Sun Yeshu was burning with rage, Mrs. Sun came in.
"Ye Shu, how are things going with you and Qingtian?"
At the mention of Leng Qingtian, Sun Yeshu’s expression brightened considerably. "Mom, Qingtian is going to have his mother get a matchmaker to come over in the next few days."
Mrs. Sun was instantly delighted. "The Leng Family may be the only family with that name in the Qingshan Team, but their sons are capable and they have plenty of land. If you marry into their family, you’re guaranteed a comfortable life."
"Besides, I heard Leng Yuan’s uncle is a high-ranking official now—that’s really something! Later on, he can help Qingtian get a job, and you can move to the city with him. You’ll be city folk then!"
Sun Yeshu nodded, thinking her mother had a point. "When they get Qingtian a job, they can get me one, too."
Arranging a job was just a matter of a single word from a high-ranking official, after all.
The mother and daughter had simple minds. They figured that since the whole Leng Family had gone to help out at Leng Yuan’s wedding, the family ties must have been mended.
Besides, blood is thicker than water. At the end of the day, they were all family. If someone was in trouble, you had to lend a hand.
This was all based on old-fashioned family thinking: no matter what elders did, they were still elders, and the younger generation was expected to be filial.
The next day, Gu Jiaojiao and Leng Yuan left their home. Xu Wenwan also left her house, carrying a cloth bag as she headed for town.
She had a few dozen yuan on her from selling facial soap before, and she planned to go to town to look for business opportunities.
’Gu Jiaojiao has a job now. I can’t let her outdo me.’
As luck would have it, Xu Wenwan had just arrived in town when she bumped into someone.
She opened her mouth, ready to unleash a string of curses, but then she noticed the other person was dressed quite elegantly. She instantly swallowed her words and instead looked at the man with an incredibly apologetic expression.
"Sir, are you all right? I’m so sorry. I was in too much of a hurry."
The man was also rushing to school. He had missed the first day of classes yesterday, and if he didn’t show up today, his dad would really let him have it.
In his haste, he was walking quickly and hadn’t noticed the person emerging from around the corner.
The man was initially quite irritated, but upon hearing her soft voice, he couldn’t help but lift his gaze to look at her.
One look, and he was dumbfounded.
’Isn’t this that girl I had that chance encounter with on the street?’
The man was none other than An Dongyang, son of An Mingjiang. He had bumped into Xu Wenwan once before, but she had slipped away before he could ask for her name.
He never thought fate could be so wondrous, bringing them together again.
Xu Wenwan, of course, recognized him too, but she put on an act of not remembering him.
"Sir, are you all right?"
"Sir..."
When An Dongyang didn’t respond, Xu Wenwan called out to him a couple more times.
An Dongyang snapped out of it and quickly shook his head. "I’m fine. I wonder if you remember me."
A look of confusion appeared on Xu Wenwan’s face, as if she couldn’t recall. An Dongyang had never seen such a beautiful girl before, and his heart was instantly snared.
He no longer cared if his father would chew him out for skipping school. All he wanted now was to ask the girl before him for her name and address.
"It seems you don’t remember me. I’m An Dongyang. I introduced myself last time we met."
Xu Wenwan paused for a moment, her expression shifting to one of sudden realization, as if she had finally placed him. "Oh, it’s you! I remember."
"I’m so sorry about last time, too. I was in too much of a rush."