country bumpkin

Chapter 361 Unexplained Jealousy

Autumn feels pleasant and comfortable, with a refreshing breeze. After a long, hot summer, the current climate is the most comfortable of the year.

Sun Limei felt extremely homesick when she woke up that morning; this was the first time she had ever traveled so far from home. She had been away for two months, and she started missing home during the first month.

Yunya didn't feel anything at all. She had worked in the shoe factory for two years and still managed to get through it.

Sun Limei told Yunya that she missed home and didn't want to work anymore; she wanted to go home.

Yunya couldn't understand her sister's feelings. She didn't understand what was so great about "home." It was much more comfortable outside, where she could earn money and be free. What was the point of coming home and being controlled by her mother?

The main problem is that there are no good jobs at home, and the working hours are long and the pay is low, which is not as good as the jobs outside.

Yunya advised her sister, "Sister, we've only been out for two months, and we've only received one month's salary. The other month's salary is still owed! If we leave, we'll lose our wages. I've inquired, and as long as we work for six months, all our wages will be settled. Why don't you hold on a little longer, and after six months, we can take the money and go home? Wouldn't that be great?"

Sun Limei was persuaded by Yun Ya and considered whether she should continue to persist.

Yun Ya didn't rush her to make a decision. Once she figured it out herself, things would be easier. Besides, if she wanted to go back, she had to go back with her. She couldn't just leave her behind and run away!

And so Sun Limei continued to persist and consider, while Yun Ya remained calm and went about her business as usual.

After work that day, Yunya and her roommates went to the night market together.

The factory is located in an industrial park, and there is no market nearby, only a small grocery store at the entrance.

The night market is a small, temporary market where people from the easternmost village set up stalls to earn money. The market isn't big, but it's very crowded.

Upon arriving at the market, one finds vendors selling snacks, as well as clothes, bags, and daily necessities.

There were no vegetables for sale; if there were, they were just pre-cooked hot dishes. These vendors all knew that the people from the industrial park were all migrant workers living in dormitories, without pots, pans, or stoves to cook.

So even selling vegetables doesn't work, it's better to cook them first and then sell them, then people will buy them.

Yunya and the others hadn't eaten dinner when they came out, so they ate at a street stall.

Yunya drank rice noodles, while Sun Limei ate wontons. The other two girls in the dormitory ate fried rice noodles. Xuanmei wanted to eat liangpi (cold skin noodles), but after looking several times without finding a place to buy it, she could only sit at the table and wait for Yunya and the others to eat.

At this moment, Liu Jing said, "Wait for me," and then ran out.

No one knew what she had gone to buy, so they could only eat while waiting for her to come back.

Ten minutes later, Liu Jing came running back, panting, carrying two plastic bags and two pairs of chopsticks.

She placed the bag on the table, put one portion in front of herself, and pushed another portion in front of Xuanmei.

Smiling at Xuanmei, he said, "Amei, you eat! It's liangpi (cold skin noodles). Didn't you want to eat liangpi? I'll eat with you."

He then used his hand to open Xuanmei's portion of cold noodles, took out chopsticks, and handed them to her. Only then did he sit down to eat his own portion.

Suddenly realizing something, she took out a chili oil packet from the bag outside her cold noodles and handed it to Xuanmei.

"Here, this is chili oil. I don't know if you like it or not. Add as much as you like."

After saying that, he lowered his head and started picking at the cold noodles in front of him.

Looking at the cold noodles in front of her, Xuanmei said with deep gratitude, "You came all this way just to buy me cold noodles, thank you so much!"

Liu Jing waved her hand, "What's the big deal? I'll go buy it if you want to eat it."

Everyone said at the same time, "That's great!"

This heartwarming scene made the surrounding atmosphere exceptionally warm.

Sun Limei was surprised by the scene, but she felt there was something else going on.

Yunya smiled and said, "We have such a great relationship in our dorm." Everyone ate and chatted, their laughter echoing through the night market.

After dinner, they strolled around the night market and picked out some small items they liked.

On the way back, Sun Limei said to Yunya, "I've made up my mind. I'm going to continue working for the full six months."

Yun Ya patted her on the shoulder, "That's right, let's work hard together to make money."

The moonlight shone on them, and they walked towards their dormitory, filled with warmth and anticipation, as if the future was becoming brighter.

Back in the dormitory, everyone jokingly asked Liu Jing a question.

"Jingjing, why are you so good to Xiaomei? Why aren't you as good to us?"

Liu Jing smiled faintly, seemingly very sweetly, and said, "There's no reason, I just want to be good to her. What's wrong with that? She's my good friend, why can't I be nicer to her?"

Zhou Tongtong, a bespectacled girl who usually doesn't talk much in the dormitory, exchanged a glance with Zhang Liaoliao across from her and said, "It's not just a little bit good!"

Everyone laughed and joked with them. Xuanmei didn't say anything, didn't stop them, and didn't explain anything.

Listening to their conversation, Yunya felt a pang of jealousy creep back in. That feeling of having something of hers taken away from her returned.

The other roommates, who didn't like to meddle in other people's business, couldn't help but laugh.

These girls are all from the same county as Yunya, but they are from the same village. They are: Shang Siruo, Qiu Wenhui, Shen Junru, and He Baizhen.

There are 12 people living in one dormitory, which is a bit crowded, but everyone likes to be lively, so there are usually no quarrels or arguments.

After everyone had laughed enough, they packed up their things and prepared to go to bed.

Xuanmei was laughed at by everyone, but she didn't care; she just felt a little confused.

Liu Jing remained unchanged, continuing to shower Xuan Mei with concern. She didn't care what others thought; she only did what she liked.

And when she saw Xuanmei, she couldn't help but want to be good to her, want to be with her all the time, and want to care for and look after her.

This feeling had already appeared within a few days of meeting Xuanmei. Now, the longer they spend together, the more Liu Jing feels that Xuanmei is wonderful in every way.

They had only been there a short time; it was early autumn. There were singers performing on the streets of the night market, charging one yuan per song.

A large television, a microphone, a large speaker, and rotating colored lights attracted customers from the surrounding area to come and watch.

The stall owner sang a song, and then it was time for everyone to request songs.

If someone is willing to sing, it's one yuan per song. If no one is willing to sing, you can request a song title, and the stall owner will sing it for two yuan per song.

Xuanmei loves to sing. She ordered a Cantonese song, intending to pay after she finished. The stall owner played the accompaniment for her, and Xuanmei slowly sang along to the rhythm.

"However, the night was still deep and the flow of alcohol was intense, and the rhythm of the music was so strong that it was like a drumbeat."

Xi Xiang met seven times and was pulled and shaken; the spear and the teeth were even more three times.

He had been broken by his father three times, and was kicked and groaned by Negan.

Duo Xiu An Wai Ka Ning Man, Tao Tao's dad, the monk…”

The music was beautiful, the singing was melodious, and the singer was exceptionally good. People around were drawn to the song, gathering around and cheering enthusiastically.