Zheng Jinrui glanced at him, "Take care of your own business first. You’re already one step behind. If you hesitate any longer, you’ll miss your chance entirely!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Feihong immediately became restless.
"Big brother, enjoy your meal and drink at your own pace. I’ll drink with you another day." Having paid the bill, Shen Feihong didn’t hesitate to get up, rush out the door, and ask around to find the right path. Eventually, he caught up with Feng Qingxue.
"Miss, wait for me!" Shen Feihong ran up to her, panting heavily, and extended his arm to stop the two sisters.
Feng Qingxue was listening to Wang Jiao talk about wanting to explore the department store. She had some coupons that Zhang Yuejin recently saved up and wanted to see what tasty food she could bring back. After all, the local department store was inferior to those in the city. The supplies were often not sufficient.
So, seeing Shen Feihong, Feng Qingxue was rather surprised, "Big brother, what do you need from me?"
"Miss, can I have a word?" whispered Shen Feihong pleadingly.
Upon hearing this, Wang Jiao discreetly distanced herself to a place where she couldn’t hear their conversation. She watched Shen Feihong’s every move. Although she had just heard Feng Qingxue explain Shen Feihong’s background, who could tell if he was a good or bad person? Considering that Lu Jiang often sent money and items to Feng Qingxue, many of which ended up in her possession, she wanted to protect Feng Qingxue to give Lu Jiang some peace of mind.
"Big brother, just tell me what it is. There’s nobody close by." said Feng Qingxue.
Shen Feihong rubbed his hands together and whispered, "Miss, my lifelong happiness all depends on you now. Can you please put in some good words for me with Director Wang, and say some nice things about me to Comrade Yulan and her parents?"
Feng Qingxue was stunned, "You want to propose to the Zhou family?"
Scratching the back of his head sheepishly, Shen Feihong replied, "I didn’t dare to daydream about it before. She’s such a fine lady, she deserves an outstanding cadre’s son. I may not lack food or clothes, but I’m still just a rascal. How can I be worthy of her? Who knew Zhao Mingfang would be so vicious and cunning, and Zhang Yi would be so useless. Don’t worry; I won’t let Zhao Mingfang and her family live in peace. But I’ll wait for this storm to pass, to avoid arousing suspicion about Comrade Yulan."
"What made you have these feelings?" Feng Qingxue was referring to his affection for Zhou Yulan.
Shen Feihong responded seriously, "Miss, you don’t know what kind of life I used to live. When I was young, I lived with my grandmother. We were both old and young, not skillful at anything. We completely relied on my grandmother earning a few pennies by making paper boxes for people, to buy food. I could only beg on the streets or pick up discarded radish skins and old cabbage roots from restaurants to bring back for meals. Back then, Comrade Yulan’s parents lived in the county town. She took pity on me and persuaded her parents to lend me some money to buy food each month, never asking for repayment. Or they would leave their leftover food at their doorstep for me to pick up. Nobody else was allowed to take it. That lasted until seven years ago when their family moved to the city."
"Since they have been so kind to you, why don’t you deal with the local ruffians?"
"I wasn’t home at the time!" Shen Feihong was extremely annoyed. He had been away buying supplies discreetly, especially because Zhang Yi and Zhou Yulan’s relationship had virtually been finalized, "I had previously asked people to secretly take care of their family. Those rascals who spread rumors and disrespected Comrade Yulan were hired by Zhao Mingfang, but I’ve already taken care of them!"