The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Knowing Pei Yu’s intentions, Liu Dalian was particularly warm to Wang Ming when she came downstairs.

”Is this Xiao Wang’s first time visiting our village? Let me tell you, the village has great vegetables, I’ll grab some fresh ones for you later. Be sure to take some home when you leave, and remember, you’ve got to have dinner with us today, no need to be formal.”

While speaking, Liu Dalian called An Xian to help prepare the meal.

As soon as the meal was ready, Zhao Chuan and the others returned.

The family sat together for dinner.

During the meal, Liu Dalian smiled and asked Wang Ming: ”Where are you from, Xiao Wang? How old are you? Who are there in your family...”

Wang Ming, well-mannered, put down his chopsticks and answered earnestly upon being asked.

Liu Dalian was quite pleased with his responses.

The main thing is that family members know their own matters.

Pei Yu didn’t have good grades in school, and after some incidents, she stopped studying altogether, lacking much culture.

But Wang Ming was a graduate student at a prestigious university; if not for a car accident leaving him disabled, he would have pursued a PhD.

In times when university degrees are quite rare, a graduate student really carries a lot of weight.

With this factor, Liu Dalian no longer minded Wang Ming’s leg.

After eating, Wang Ming sat for a while before excusing himself.

His main intention of visiting today was to restore Pei Yu’s reputation and clarify matters, with a secondary aim of visiting the Pei Family. Having accomplished these tasks, naturally he wouldn’t linger, since it’s his first time visiting and staying too long might be inappropriate.

Zhao Chuan gathered a lot of vegetables from the field, packing them in Styrofoam boxes and placing them in the trunk, while Pei Laoshi and Liu Dalian together saw Wang Ming off.

After seeing him off, Liu Dalian smiled and said, ”Now you know where we live, come visit often, next time come back with Xiao Yu.”

Wang Ming smiled, ”Brother and elder sister-in-law, head back. I’ll visit whenever I can.”

Once Wang Ming sat in the car and it drove away, several nearby families approached Liu Dalian, asking, ”Who was that?”

Liu Dalian seemed quite happy: ”It’s Xiao Yu’s boyfriend. He specially visited our place.”

A woman nearby, similar in age to Liu Dalian, sneered: ”Honestly, what kind of boyfriend is this for your Xiao Yu? Can’t even walk. How’s this gonna work out?”

Upon hearing this, Liu Dalian was displeased: ”Well, he had a car accident that hurt his leg, but it’s not untreatable. Besides, do you think we’re in the countryside doing physical labor? Wang Ming is a graduate student from a prestigious university, he uses his mind. Furthermore, his family’s quite wealthy; even if he does nothing all his life, he won’t go hungry.”

The woman continued to challenge Liu Dalian: ”Ha, you’re just after their money. I knew Pei Yu wasn’t any good.”

Liu Dalian trembled with anger: ”What are you talking about? It’s not about their money. Do we lack money? Xiao Yu makes a fortune singing at events, we don’t even know how much she earns in a year. Plus, Xiao Yu bought two parcels of land in Dream City, and they’re going to be developed soon. They’re giving us a dozen buildings, just the rent each month would be huge. Are we the type to marry Xiao Yu off for some lousy money?”

Pei Laoshi stood silently by, with a somewhat gloomy look.

He memorized that woman, planning to report the incident when Anning returned.

The reason he didn’t voice support for Liu Dalian was because the village tradition tended to be like this, where men were discouraged from intervening in women’s arguments, as male involvement could escalate situations into serious conflicts, possibly leading to violent incidents.

An Xian stepped out at this moment.

As soon as she appeared, she joined in on scolding: ”Everyone spews nonsense, mouths full of filth, always thinking of selling daughters for glory, assuming others are like you. Don’t you know what you are? If I catch you chattering again, I’ll tear your mouth apart.”

Truth be told, among the four Pei sisters, their tongues were each more sharp-witted than the next.

Though An Xian might be lazy or withdrawn, unwilling to be upfront, when it came to arguing, she was never outdone.

Her tirade intimidated the woman, causing her to shrink back.

After berating the woman, An Xian pointed towards the Yang Family’s door and started cursing: ”Yang Baozhu, you crazy woman, driven mad wanting a man. You tried to steal my aunt’s boyfriend, but he rejected you and sent you away. Yet you blame my aunt, spreading slanderous rumors. Now, the truth is out. He came here to clear things up, many people saw it. If he were your man, why didn’t he go to your Yang family’s door? Who do you think you are? Hoping for unreachable heights, with your looks and personality, huh, only a man who hasn’t seen a woman in lifetimes would want you.”

Yang Family

Sun Jinhua was cowering indoors, afraid to show her face.

Yang Baozhu also didn’t dare to appear.

She hid away, crying uncontrollably, her eyes red.

Yang Laoer, frowning, squatted smoking, glancing at Sun Jinhua and then at Yang Baozhu, could only sigh.

Yang Baozhu, unable to bear it, fled to her room, huddled on the bed, trembling under the covers.

”Why? Why?”

She cried while questioning.

Why was Yang Baozhu, a pure and unblemished Miss, failing to catch Wang Ming’s eye while he preferred Pei Yu, that worthless person?

And Anning, why did Anning’s reputation and fortune end up better than it was in the past life, despite her efforts to tarnish Pei’s name and steal Anning’s opportunities to prevent her marrying into her own family?

In the previous life, Anning captivated Yang Baoshan completely, always listening to Anning’s words. After making money, instead of supporting the family, Anning managed the finances, living in splendor, while refusing to lend her money. Even after Yang Baoshan passed, Anning continued to thrive.

This lifetime, it was supposed to be different, yet Anning found a better man than Yang Baoshan, earning even more and winning most villagers’ favor.

Now, when talking about the Pei Family, most villagers praise them, while Yang Baozhu’s reputation only worsens.

Why is this happening?

Capital

An Yi and Chu Kaifeng arranged to have dinner together.

Outside, the weather was cold, so An Yi wore a thick coat. Once seated in the restaurant, she soon felt warm.

But she remained wrapped in her coat, while Chu Kaifeng shed his jacket, wearing only a light sweater.

He looked at An Yi: ”Aren’t you hot? Take off the coat.”

”Okay, okay.” An Yi lowered her head, blushing slightly, appearing both pure and charming, leaving Chu Kaifeng mesmerized.

An Yi removed her outer coat, revealing a simple black knit top underneath.

The knit top might be ordinary in design, but on An Yi it fit her perfectly and looked quite nice.

However, upon closer inspection, the knit top showed signs of wear at the cuffs and some damage at the collar, suggesting it had been worn for a long time with reluctance to discard it.

Seeing An Yi’s attire, Chu Kaifeng felt a pang of sympathy.

”I found a tutoring job for you.” After ordering, Chu Kaifeng whispered to An Yi: ”Your language and English are good, teach these subjects. There’s a student across the street needing math and physics tutoring, which are my strengths. How about we team up for the lessons?”

An Yi smiled: ”Alright.”

Soon, the food arrived, and An Yi glanced at the dishes: ”Next time, don’t order so much, it’s wasteful.”

”Okay,” Chu Kaifeng agreed.

Once they’d finished eating, An Yi mentioned she needed to use the restroom, and shortly after returning, she suggested leaving.

Chu Kaifeng went to pay at the counter, only to be told the bill was already settled.

He looked at An Yi.

An Yi smiled shyly: ”Last time you treated, so this time it’s my turn. You’re not exactly flush with cash, can’t always let you pay.”