The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

That day, people lingering around the Pei Family’s door finally reluctantly left late at night.

Anning told Pei Laoshi to go home, and also asked Xiao Yuan to drive the truck back home.

Meanwhile, Liu Dalian had already prepared dinner.

Now that the family had a truck, Liu Dalian was happy. Knowing that Anning and the others hadn’t eaten yet, she put a lot of effort into this dinner.

She sent Zhao Chuan to buy meat, stewed a pot of braised pork, and cooked several other dishes.

That night, the entire Pei family was overjoyed.

Chen Qiang, who had come after hearing the news, also stayed for dinner at the Pei family’s home.

That night, he lay in bed chatting with Anjing: ”When are you going home? Mom said you should come back, and she mentioned that if you stay longer, the weather will get cold and the road will be slippery...”

Anjing snorted coldly: ”What’s there to be afraid of? No matter how cold it gets, I’m not scared. Our family has a car now.”

She appeared quite proud: ”Let me tell you, Chen Qiang, your mom used to take advantage of the fact that your family was doing better than mine, and she gave me a lot of grief. Now that our family is doing well, she wants to curry favor with me. There’s no such thing as a free lunch, and besides, can’t you see how busy my family is? How can I leave now? I might not be able to work in the fields, but I can still help my mom at home, cooking some hot meals.”

Chen Qiang had no idea what to say after being retorted: ”But she’s still my mom...”

”So you don’t care about me at all.” Upon hearing this, Anjing felt both angry and wronged: ”When you were trying to court me, you said you’d love me forever, no matter what happens you’d protect me. Back then, even if you saw a flower outside you’d want to pluck it for me. But now? You don’t even stand up for me when your mom scolds me. Tell me, do you have someone else outside? Or do you just not love me anymore?”

Chen Qiang felt helpless against Anjing’s stubbornness: ”There’s no such thing, don’t accuse me wrongly. How could my heart not have you? Besides, when my mom scolded you, didn’t you retort back as well.”

Anjing started to cry: ”You’re still saying it, you’re still saying it. You didn’t help me, and you want me to feel wronged and die? What was I supposed to do if I didn’t retort? Living at your house, I neither eat nor sleep well, and still you make me suffer. This life is unbearable.”

When Anjing cried, Chen Qiang was at a loss.

”Alright, stop crying. It’s all my fault, my bad. If you want to stay, then stay. I’ll speak to my mom later.”

Anjing snuggled up to Chen Qiang, crying while burrowing into his arms: ”You promised to treat me well for life. You can’t go back on your word.”

With her acting like this, Chen Qiang’s heart almost melted: ”Of course I’ll treat you well, you’re my wife, the mother of my child. Who else would I treat well if not you?”

”I want to go to the movies, and I also want to buy some more books to read.”

”Alright, tomorrow I’ll go to the county to buy you some books. Once this busy period is over, I’ll take you to the movies.”

In another room, An Xian was also talking to Zhao Chuan.

An Xian was assigning tasks to Zhao Chuan: ”Now that we have a vehicle and the vegetables are planted, you need to work hard from now on. Once we sell the vegetables, I’ll ask Lao Si for some money, so we can buy a couple of nice outfits. Once we have money, we’ll enjoy rich food every day. I heard a new bakery opened in town, I wonder if their cakes are any good. Lao Si said that if we both behave well and listen, next week he’ll give me money to buy cakes to eat.”

Zhao Chuan laughed as he listened: ”I’ll do as you say. By the way, Lao Si told me earlier today that next spring he’ll teach me to drive and help me get a driver’s license or something. He also said we can’t just have one car, and once we make money, we’ll buy a small car for the family. He mentioned remodeling our house too, we’ve got a big piece of land, and Lao Si plans to renovate it into a... oh right, a villa. By then, we’ll be the pride of the village.”

The couple was blissfully daydreaming about their future life.

Meanwhile, over at the Yang Family, the mood was not as pleasant.

Yang Baozhu was so fuming she couldn’t sleep.

The Pei Family bought a car; the Pei Family was really showing off. Today so many people gathered around the Pei Family’s door to see the car, it practically drove Yang Baozhu insane with anger.

She wanted to buy a car too, but the family was out of money.

Yang Baozhu thought she needed to do something to make money.

Additionally, she didn’t want Anning’s life to go smoothly.

She was plotting to cause trouble.

After thinking for quite a while, Yang Baozhu came up with a plan.

Now that her family had a car, Pei Laoshi seemed a lot more spirited.

Liu Dalian told Anning, the old saying is so true, money gives people courage, wealth rejuvenates the spirit, it’s absolutely correct. Just look at how Pei Laoshi was before, looking honest and timid, always stooped over, speaking cautiously to everyone, looking entirely unenergetic.