Chapter 106: Chapter 106: The Groom Ran Away on the Wedding Night (Part 17)

The two of them worked at the same electronics factory. They both had high aspirations but low abilities, and they looked down on the factory’s meager wages. They were both pondering their way out.

Every day, Shen Chi got scolded by the group leader. He didn’t dare to talk back, but in his heart, he dreamed of the day he would rise and show that group leader what for. Some things were clearly not his fault, yet he was the one caught and scolded.

Are those with connections or who are good at currying favor really so great? They’ll be stuck in this tiny factory all their lives, oblivious to the outside world.

People without much vision are destined never to become big bosses.

He is different from them; he will surely soar up high in the sky one day and they’ll regret it.

Today they exclude him, scold him, and bully him, but someday they will grovel before him and look up to him for his achievements.

They had a chance to befriend him, and if they didn’t cherish it, it’s their fault; they’re all just a bunch of short-sighted fools.

Just wait, he’s only temporarily staying in the electronics factory.

Once he’s learned enough and saved enough money, he’ll definitely make it in this place.

Taking a deep breath, Shen Chi, after another bout of scolding from the group leader, quickly returned to his workstation.

Mei Li, in another group, who was pretty and articulate, was in a completely different situation from Shen Chi. Both male and female colleagues tended to look out for her.

Despite mixing well in the factory, this wasn’t the life Mei Li envisioned.

With youth and beauty on her side, she shouldn’t be wasting her time in the dark and dreary factory. She had to find a way out because staying here wouldn’t allow her to live the life she wanted.

Oh well.

If Shen Chi hadn’t lost that three thousand yuan, their lives would have been much better. They wouldn’t have had to rush into the factory to make a living, and she could have taken her time planning.

“Mei Li, was that guy who came looking for you last time your boyfriend? He’s quite handsome,” asked the girl at the adjacent workstation.

Mei Li smiled and said, “No, he’s just a fellow villager who came out to make a living. He’s already married, so I wouldn’t dare have anything unclear with him. But he’s a good guy, and since we’re both out here making a living, we look out for each other, so we have some contact.”

She never thought of having anything with Shen Chi; she was always aware that she wouldn’t have anything with the men she dealt with in the village or the town.

She and they were from two different worlds.

They could only serve as her stepping stones.

Unless, they could provide what she wanted. But given their limited skills and knowledge, it was unlikely.

Revealing Shen Chi was married, she just wanted to deter people who couldn’t take a hint, anyone with some dignity would back off.

For now, she still needed Shen Chi; at the very least he could earn some money. She didn’t want him to be wooed away by another woman before she found her way out.

She couldn’t have anything with Shen Chi, but neither could he have anything with another.

“Oh right, I thought you two were a couple, such a handsome guy, already married, what a pity. Last time when he came over, quite a few folks were watching. But us decent girls can’t possibly flirt with taken men,” the girl beside her continued, not saying that those who are indecent are different; there are indeed many without shame.

Everyone on the line understood what this meant.

“Mei Li, I think your fellow villager looks at you differently, you should be careful,” another girl cautioned.

Mei Li helplessly nodded, “How others think is not something I can control. In truth, I don’t interact much with him, but being fellow villagers, I can’t avoid seeing him if he comes looking for me. But you rest assured, I know my limits. Some things don’t work if only one person is thinking about it. As long as there’s no problem on my end, his thoughts won’t cause any issue.”

“Mei Li is so pretty, it’s normal for men to have thoughts; I’ve never seen a man who isn’t flirty. And this guy came out to work without bringing his wife; I bet his wife isn’t that attractive, probably a marriage arranged by someone else without much affection, these men just like pretty ones.”

Mei Li didn’t respond to this; she never speaks ill of others behind their backs. Once words are said, they could be spread, and that wouldn’t be good for her.

As for Shen Chi’s wife?

She was good-looking.

Very pretty.

Although she was confident about her own looks, she had to admit, Lv Chen was indeed beautiful. Lv Chen simply didn’t dress up as she did, wearing plain clothes and never using makeup, so she didn’t appear as glamorous as Mei Li. Compared with that kind of plain and pure beauty, many men prefer glamorous and sexy, their praises easily inflating those women’s egos.

Unfortunately, she chose the wrong person. Once she saw Shen Chi, she ignored everything else.

With nearly a year out there, she wondered how Lv Chen was doing now.

Mei Li didn’t dwell much on it; she wasn’t familiar with her either.

She looked down with a mocking smile: with what Shen Chi did on his wedding day, she could never choose him; he was unreliable.

Unless she had no other way out.

Unless he became extremely wealthy.

“Oh hey, did you see the boss’s car yesterday? It’s really impressive.”

“Saw it, I wonder if I’ll ever get to sit in a car like that in my lifetime.”

“Will I ever be able to buy such a car?”

“Dreaming, do you know how expensive that car is? Hundreds of thousands!”

“Oh my god, selling me wouldn’t cover the cost.”

“Give it up, selling you would fetch at most a few thousand bucks, you’re overestimating yourself.”

Hearing this, Mei Li was stirred and inadvertently asked, “Does the boss come to the factory?”

“Of course, some clients require on-site visits, and the boss would bring clients to look around,” a girl who had worked at the factory for several years said.

Mei Li didn’t ask more, continuing to listen.

Her hands kept busy, but her eyes were brewing with ambition. Working diligently in the factory wouldn’t get her the life she desired, she had to take shortcuts.

A month later, Mei Li left the electronics factory.

She didn’t take most of her dormitory stuff, only what was necessary.

Someone familiar saw her leaving in the boss’s car that cost hundreds of thousands.

“That Mei Li really is something…” People couldn’t help but be surprised.

Those who knew Mei Li were amazed, with disbelief in their eyes.

Shen Chi only found out many days later, unable to believe it, yet he couldn’t find Mei Li to ask about it.

Things weren’t going well for Shen Chi’s side.

Whereas things were going great for Ah Chen; the chicken farm and feed mill were both up and running, especially the feed mill which was gaining fame.

Due to Ding’s Chicken Farm, many locals started to raise chickens and pigs, and they had to come to the feed mill to buy feed, didn’t they?

Recently, Ah Chen went nowhere else, just loitered around the village school.

The village school, along with a kindergarten, was where her twin nephew and niece attended. Lin Shumei taught there, taking the kids to and from school daily. Now that conditions were better, Lin Shumei learned to drive last year, and after getting her license, the family bought her a small car, making it more convenient for her to take the kids.

Unknowingly, the time had come for the commissioner’s nephew and niece’s destined calamity, so Ah Chen didn’t dare be careless, and roamed there daily, going nowhere else.

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