Chapter 994: Thirty Years of War

People living in the shantytown basically wash clothes by the river. Xu Feng is quick and nimble, and she doesn't like to chat with others, so although she didn't come early, she was the first one to finish washing.

"Aunties, I'm going back first."

Xu Feng wrung out the washed clothes and put them in the basin. After politely greeting everyone around her, she turned around and left with the basin.

After Xu Feng left, the rest of the people gathered together to discuss.

"I say, I don't know if you have discovered something."

A woman who has lived here for more than ten years said mysteriously, and when everyone's eyes were focused on her, she continued to speak.

"Do you think Feng Yatou and the Xu family don't seem to be from the same family?"

When this was said, the others looked at each other, and one of the most enthusiastic aunts immediately said: "Don't say this nonsense, Feng Yatou is not from the Xu family, who else can she be from?"

"That's right, what you said is unreasonable, Feng Yatou has grown up in our eyes, and although the couple of the Xu family are not easy to get along with, they are not mean to Feng Yatou, so how can they not be a member of the Xu family?"

The Xu family has moved here for ten years, and their life is pretty good. Although they are not as rich as those rich families in Jinling City, they are also the best in the shantytowns.

Xu Dadong is a hardworking man, carrying sandbags at the dock every day. He can endure hardships and is willing to work. In addition, he is flexible and eloquent. He has seven or eight people working with him.

Although Xu Shufen was mean and had a bad temper, her midwifery skills were impeccable. She was a well-known midwife, and many people specifically asked her to deliver babies. She could make a lot of money with her skills.

The Xu family's life was not as good as others, but better than others. They didn't know about others, but who in this shantytown didn't envy their family's life?

Xu Dadong and Xu Shufen had only one son and one daughter. The eldest daughter, Xu Feng, was seventeen years old this year, and the youngest son, Xu Xiaobao, was only eleven years old this year.

The couple believed in favoring boys over girls, and spoiled Xu Xiaobao to the sky. To them, Xu Feng was like a little girl. Not only did she have to take care of the lives of the whole family, but she also had to take care of Xu Xiaobao, a precious egg. If Xu Xiaobao had any bumps and bumps, even if it had nothing to do with Xu Feng, Xu Shufen would scold him.

However, although Xu Shufen scolded Xu Feng, she never hit her. She was not merciful, but she was careful when scolding her daughter and didn't say anything excessive.

In general, the couple treated Xu Feng well. After all, these days, girls don't have a high status in the family. If they say Xu Feng is not a member of the Xu family based on this, it would be a bit too much.

Seeing that no one seemed to believe her, the fat auntie got anxious and raised her voice, saying, "Don't disbelieve me. Look at Xu Feng. Does she look a bit like the couple from the Xu family? If she is really a child of the Xu family, can she not look like her parents?"

"Another thing, don't you think Xu Feng has a bit of nobility? She doesn't look like a girl from a shantytown, but a bit like a noble lady raised by a wealthy family. Who in our area is as polite as her? She speaks softly and gently?"

When the fat auntie said this, everyone's faces showed thoughtful expressions. If you really count it this way, it seems to be true. Xu Feng is a gentle girl. She has never been to school and can't read a single word, but she has a bookish air in her every move. If you don't know, you would think she is a lady raised by a scholarly family.

Xu Dadong and Xu Shufen both have loud and noisy personalities. Xu Xiaobao is exactly like them, also a loud and noisy monkey. Xu Feng does not fit in with the family, and does not seem to be a member of the same family.

"Now that you mention it, I have the same feeling. Xu Feng is not only out of tune with the Xu family, but she does not even look like someone from our shantytown."

"I have also lived here for many years. Thinking carefully, it seems that she was like this when she was a child, quiet, elegant, sensible and reasonable. The first time I heard someone say thank you to me was from her mouth."

With someone taking the lead, everyone began to recall, and thinking about it, it seemed to be true.

In their memories, Xu Feng was a very special girl. They watched her grow up, become more beautiful, and behave more appropriately.

"Could it be that Xu Feng is not the child of Xu Dadong and Xu Shufen, but the daughter of a wealthy family?"

Someone said this out of the blue. As soon as this was said, everyone fell into silence. Everyone looked at each other, thinking that this guess was a bit too absurd.

How could a daughter of a wealthy family end up in a shantytown? Do you really think this is a play in a novel or a story? How could a daughter of a wealthy family have anything to do with a family like theirs? This is so different, it's totally impossible.

"Forget it, forget it, don't guess blindly. Guessing over and over again will not lead to any clues, and it will only add to the trouble. What is her status, and what does it have to do with us? We should live our lives as we should. Can it be changed?"

Everyone thought about it carefully and felt that this was the truth. Apart from other things, Xu Feng's status had nothing to do with them. Whether she was a rich lady or an ordinary girl, she now lived in a shantytown, and no one came to see her for so many years. She was just a little chicken, and could not become a phoenix.

Everyone didn't say much on this topic, and soon changed the topic and talked about other things.

Xu Feng, who was carrying the washed clothes back, didn't know that these people were talking about her life behind her back. She put the clothes under the clothesline, and then hung them up one by one.

After she finished all this, Xu Dadong and the others got up one after another. Xu Feng poured water and handed towels, like a spinning top, busy around.

Ever since she could remember, her life had always been like this, day after day, year after year, always the same, as if nothing had changed.

She seemed to have gotten used to this kind of life, and there would probably be no change in her life.

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"Xinrui, I'm here!"

After a day's rest, Qi Yutong had almost recovered. She remembered her date with Zhang Xinrui, and made an appointment with her at the cafe the next day.

Zhang Xinrui, wearing a dark gray cheongsam, soon saw Qi Yutong sitting not far away - she was so beautiful that when she sat there, she looked like a good person. She probably didn't know that almost everyone in the cafe focused their attention on her.

But Qi Yutong seemed to have gotten used to such stares, and didn't care about the eyes of the people around her at all. She waved to Zhang Xinrui enthusiastically, motioning her to go over there.

Zhang Xinrui smiled, walked towards Qi Yutong with a brisk pace, and then sat down opposite her.

Even though she had known Qi Yutong for a long time, and logically she was used to seeing Qi Yutong's face, the impact of her beauty was too great. Every time she saw her, she would be shocked by Qi Yutong's beauty, and she would constantly sigh in her heart, how could there be such a beautiful woman in the world.

Even if a woman who is too beautiful does not deliberately release her aggressiveness, the people around her will be crushed by her appearance and become dull.

"Tongtong, you made an appointment to meet me yesterday, why didn't you come out? I was so worried about you."

Qi Yutong touched her nose and felt a little guilty.

In fact, she didn't have any big things yesterday, but she suddenly remembered the things in her previous life, and then she was coaxed by her mother and brother for so long, she was hypocritical, how could she remember the date with Zhang Xinrui?

"Well, my elder brother came back yesterday, and I accompanied him. I'm sorry, I stood you up. I'll pay for everything today as my apology to you."

Zhang Xinrui glanced at Qi Yutong with a reproachful look, and said unhappily: "Look at what you said. I was worried about you, but do you really think I care about your trivial matters?"

Qi Yutong couldn't help laughing, and her smile was as beautiful as a flower, which made people's eyes seem to have double vision.

"Xinrui, I have an invitation here. It's a banquet hosted by my mother to welcome my elder brother. Remember to attend."

As she said, she took out a hollow invitation from her bag and handed it to Zhang Xinrui.

Zhang Xinrui was stunned for a moment, and looked down at the invitation: "Hold a banquet?"

If she remembered correctly, Qin Minyan seemed to have never held a banquet for this reason in the past. Why did she suddenly want to welcome Qi Wang this time?

Seeing Zhang Xinrui's suspicious expression, Qi Yutong thought about it and felt that she had no intention of hiding anything from Zhang Xinrui, so she came close to her and whispered, "I'm telling you, this time it was my mother who held a blind date party for my brother, but it was just an excuse for the welcoming party."

Blind date party?

Thinking of Qi Wang's outstanding appearance, Zhang Xinrui's face turned red.

But Qi Yutong didn't notice her expression, but continued, "My mother said that my brother is not young anymore, and it's time for him to get married. In the past, he was very busy and was away from home all day, so there was no way to introduce him to a girl, but this time it's different. My eldest brother said that he would stay at home for a while, so my mother wanted to take this opportunity to solve my eldest brother's lifelong event."

Lifelong event?

The expression on Zhang Xinrui's face became trance.

In fact, she didn't have much contact with Qi Wang, but because he was Qi Yutong's best friend, in the few times they met, Zhang Xinrui found that Qi Wang was not as cold and ruthless as the rumors said.

When he faced Qi Yutong, he was unexpectedly gentle, making people want to get close to him.