chsdbacks Chapter 286 Rejecting Lu Banxia
Chapter 286 Rejecting Lu Banxia
Lu Banxia was originally a capitalist's daughter. She ended up here because her family suffered a disaster. Her father had several concubines before, so she was not opposed to being a concubine. Besides, Wang Feng was handsome and sunny, and he was a section chief in a large factory with tens of thousands of employees. Most importantly, Wang Feng had saved her twice.
Upon hearing Lu Banxia's reply, Wang Feng sighed and said, "Comrade Lu Banxia, I have a wife. I'm sorry."
Actually, Wang Feng was somewhat attracted to Lu Banxia's appearance, but the key was that he didn't know anything about Lu Banxia. Bringing Lu Banxia back to Courtyard No. 28 was impossible. If his secret was exposed, he would regret it too late.
Keeping him in Lujia Village is also not an option, because then the people of Lujia Village would have leverage over him. What if someone uses this to threaten him? He wouldn't gamble his own fate on someone else's good intentions.
You have to be careful in life. No matter how good your relationship is, you should never reveal your true colors. Only in this way can you live a long life.
Upon hearing Wang Feng's answer, Lu Banxia's eyes reddened, and tears slowly dripped down, wetting her cheeks, making her look incredibly tragic.
"Wang Feng, what's wrong with you? Don't you think you're good enough for Banxia?" the old village chief asked anxiously.
Wang Feng shook his head and said seriously, "Uncle Lu, Comrade Lu Banxia is so beautiful, how could I not like her? It's just that I really have a wife, so this kind of thing is really not possible. Please understand."
Seeing Lu Banxia's tearful face, Wang Feng's heartstrings were gently touched.
To be honest, Wang Feng is just an ordinary person—greedy and lustful. It's impossible for him not to be attracted to such a beautiful girl. However, with so many secrets, he really doesn't dare to take a woman he doesn't know well, especially since the old village chief knows about this, which means he has leverage over him at all times. (PS: There's more plot later; he'll take her in.)
With a sigh, Wang Feng said to Lu Banxia, "Comrade Lu Banxia, I'll be right back after a short while."
With that, Wang Feng quickly walked out of Lu Banxia's house, got on his bicycle, and headed out of the village.
Seeing that Wang Feng was truly unwilling, the old village chief sighed, "Banxia, that boy Wang Feng is timid. He has the desire but not the courage. Uncle Village Chief will try to find you a partner in the city, but the harvest season is not good now, so don't have too high expectations."
After a pause, the old village chief continued, "If all else fails, you can just go with my nephew. Although my nephew is not as good as Wang Feng in every way, at least he is hardworking and diligent. Following him is better than starving to death."
After saying that, the old village chief sighed and walked out.
As Lu Banxia watched the village chief's retreating figure, her tears flowed like a burst dam, unstoppable.
Six months ago, she was a pampered young lady living a life of luxury, but now she has fallen on hard times in Lujia Village and can't even afford the most basic necessities. How tragic is that?
If it weren't for her parents' dying wish, she would have truly wanted to end her life. Every day now felt like torture in hell for her.
About ten minutes later, Wang Feng rode his bicycle back to Lu Banxia's house. There was a burlap sack tied to the back of his bicycle.
Wang Feng carried a sack into Lu Banxia's house, sighed, and said, "Comrade Lu Banxia, this is fifty jin of cornmeal. This is all I can do to help you. I hope you can live a good life."
After saying that, Wang Feng left without looking back.
Watching Wang Feng's retreating figure, and then looking at the corn noodles he had brought, Lu Banxia covered her mouth to stop herself from crying, but the tears in her eyes just wouldn't stop flowing down her face.
She finally met Wang Feng, someone she found agreeable, and he had even saved her twice. She was willing to become his concubine, so why was he still unwilling? She genuinely wanted to stay with Wang Feng for life.
She really can't do farm work. Is she really going to live in the countryside for the rest of her life?
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the other side.
After leaving Lu Banxia's house, Wang Feng rode his bicycle away from Lu Family Village. He checked the time and realized it was already past 2 PM. He didn't have time to dispose of the body in the deep mountains, so he headed towards Beijing.
Wang Feng felt somewhat heavy-hearted throughout the journey. After all, it would be difficult for a young lady like Lu Banxia to survive in the countryside, especially during a time of famine.
It's such a pity that such a beautiful woman starved to death or married off to just anyone in the village.
But there was nothing he could do. The old village chief knew about it. If the old village chief hadn't interfered, and Lu Banxia had come to him alone, he might have really taken her in and slowly tested her character. If she passed, he would have made her his real woman, just like Lou Xiao'e.
Just a kilometer after Wang Feng left Lujia Village, he encountered three military jeeps on the road, heading towards Lujia Village.
Wang Feng was somewhat puzzled. Could it be that some military officer was visiting relatives in this remote and impoverished area?
However, he ignored him and continued pedaling, speeding towards Beijing.
"Beep beep beep".
Just then, the first jeep honked its horn and gradually came to a stop.
Wang Feng gripped the brakes and stopped his bicycle. A young man in military uniform rolled down his window and asked Wang Feng, "Comrade, could you tell me how to get to Lujia Village?"
Wang Feng pointed to the fork in the road on the right and said, "Turn right in 100 meters ahead and you'll arrive."
"Thank you, comrade."
Watching the three military jeeps drive away, Wang Feng was very puzzled. He had just seen a middle-aged officer through the car window. Judging from the star on his shoulder, he was clearly a major general. Did Lujia Village have a relative who was a major general?
Shaking his head, since it wasn't his business anyway, Wang Feng got on his bicycle and continued towards Beijing.
Along the way, Wang Feng pedaled his bicycle until it was almost smoking, and finally returned to No. 95 Courtyard at 5:30 pm.
Upon entering the front yard, Yan Fugui saw so many mountain products on Wang Feng's bicycle handlebars—dried pheasants and rabbits, as well as cured meat and the like—and a large sack tied to the back of the bicycle. He immediately fawned over him and came over.
"Wang Feng, you're back! Wow, you had a good harvest in the countryside today, so many mountain products!"
"Hehe, Lao Yan, this has to be handed over to the factory, so don't even think about it."
Wang Feng chuckled and mocked Yan Fugui before pushing his bicycle toward the Intermediate People's Court.
Seeing Wang Feng's retreating figure, Yan Fugui spat and said, "You ill-mannered bastard."
Wang Feng walked from the front yard to the middle yard. At this time, the people in the yard had just returned from get off work, and he encountered many people along the way.
When everyone in the courtyard saw so much meat hanging on Wang Feng's handlebars, they kept swallowing hard. However, many people in the courtyard had seen Wang Feng go out to buy things very early today, and they knew that these were things to be delivered to the factory.