Cheng You, her stomach full, took the medicine and walked out, handing over the prescription to Dr. Liang and Dr. Chen for their perusal.
She had been out for too long; it was time to go back.
Before she could leave the pharmacy, she saw a familiar figure.
"Jiang Wanrou?"
Dressed so neatly, Cheng You couldn't help but think of Qian Limei.
Both had traveled to Yancheng to find relatives, but Jiang Wanrou appeared much more presentable.
"I'm looking for Qi Ning. I heard she's working for you."
Cheng You didn't immediately call Qi Ning out. Instead, she asked, "What do you need Qi Ning for?"
Jiang Wanrou sneered, gritting her teeth.
"I've heard everything. She's been seducing Yuan He at school. I'm Yuan He's wife, and I can't teach her a lesson?"
Cheng You stared at her, lost in thought.
Sometimes she wished she could pry open Jiang Wanrou's head and see what was inside.
"Jiang Wanrou, why don't you shake your head and see if it's full of water? Do you know who Qi Ning is? She's Qi Chengyan's cousin! With Yuan He's pathetic appearance, do you think Qi Ning would go after him?"
That was a pipe dream.
Jiang Wanrou was about to say more, but Cheng You cut her off impatiently, "Stop appearing in front of me, and don't bother Qi Ning. If you want to treat trash like a treasure, that's your business. Last time you stole fifty yuan from Qian Limei, and I paid it back for you. Since you're here, give me that money back!"
Jiang Wanrou became furious, a hint of grievance on her face.
"You're my cousin, why are you siding with outsiders!"
"Our Jiang family no longer acknowledges you. We have no relation whatsoever, so don't try to claim kinship!" Cheng You hastily distanced herself from her.
Jiang Wanrou stomped her foot in annoyance, "You're too heartless!"
"With someone like you, it's best to cut ties quickly."
Cheng You didn't want to deal with her and just wanted her gone.
Unexpectedly, Qi Ning had been listening behind the door and walked out.
She stood with her hands on her hips, adopting the air of a proud young lady.
"Look at what Yuan He is, and you think I'd chase after him? Go ask around at school. If he hadn't been pestering me, would I have even glanced at him? You accuse me of seducing him, don't you ever look in a mirror?"
Qi Ning was almost driven mad by Jiang Wanrou.
She had already broken up with Yuan He, so how could anyone still link her with him? This was from the Kuaishuge.
She glanced at Jiang Wanrou with disdain, finding it hard to believe this woman was Cheng You's cousin.
"She's nothing like you. Are you sure she's your actual cousin?"
Cheng You shrugged, "That's why we severed ties."
Qi Ning nodded thoughtfully, "A wise decision."
Jiang Wanrou was almost enraged by them. She had come to cause trouble but ended up seething with anger.
"Jiang Wanrou, stop standing here and hindering our business. If you're sick, go to a proper hospital, get a check-up for your brain first." Cheng You told her to leave.
Seeing Jiang Wanrou's face turn pale from Cheng You's sharp retorts, Qi Ning couldn't help but chuckle.
She now believed that Cheng You and Jiang Wanrou had truly cut ties.
Her sharp words felt like they were cutting into her flesh.
Jiang Wanrou was fuming and didn't want to suffer further humiliation. She turned and stomped away angrily.
However, after only a few steps, she bumped right into someone.
Before she could react, her hair was grabbed.
"You wretched girl, give me my money back!"
Cheng You looked closely and exclaimed, "Well, if it isn't Qian Limei!"
She watched the scene unfold with a smile, not stopping anyone.
Yancheng was truly a small place.
Qian Limei, having worked in agriculture, was physically larger than Jiang Wanrou and quickly pinned her down.
She beat Jiang Wanrou until she begged for mercy, "I'll give it back, I'll give you your money! I've found my husband, I'll return the money right now!"
Hearing that she would return the money, Qian Limei let go of her.
"Now!"
Jiang Wanrou, disheveled, gasped for air and pulled fifty yuan from her pocket, throwing it at Qian Limei.
Qian Limei picked it up and returned it to Cheng You.
"Sister, thank you."
Cheng You shook her head and noticed Qian Limei's pale complexion. "Sister-in-law, are you feeling unwell?"
Qian Limei nodded. "I rented a room nearby. I woke up with a headache today. I heard there's a divine doctor here, so I came to see."
Cheng You smiled. "I dare not claim to be a divine doctor. Please come in."
Qian Limei no longer looked at Jiang Wanrou. Their only grievance was fifty yuan.
After Dr. Liang examined her, he said, "It's just a chill. Two doses of medicine will clear it up."
Qian Limei waited in the pharmacy for her medicine to be brewed. Cheng You stayed for a while longer.
"Sister, you're truly skilled. Did you open this pharmacy?"
Cheng You nodded. "I studied this major in university."
When Qian Limei heard she was a university student, she admired her even more.
Such a good girl, how could she have someone like Jiang Wanrou as a cousin.
"I'm uneducated. I used to think about sending my son to school so he could go to university."
Cheng You recalled Qian Limei mentioning earlier that she was looking for her son.
"Have you found your son?"
Qian Limei shook her head. "Yancheng is too big, I can't find him."
"Your mother-in-law brought him to Yancheng. She must have come to rely on your husband, right?"
Qian Limei nodded. "That's what I thought."
Her mother-in-law had lied to her, saying her husband had sacrificed himself, just to trick her into leaving.
Such a wicked scheme.
Later, when she was drugged, her mother-in-law brazenly told her that this was the result of their discussion.
Qian Limei then realized her husband found her, a village girl, to be an obstacle to his future.
Since she was unwilling to divorce, he resorted to this method to sell her off.
Qian Limei's face was numb. "I only want my son. I can divorce him."
Cheng You, after listening for a while, finally understood. "Is your husband a soldier?"
Qian Limei replied, "He's in the army, but I don't know the specifics, as I've never been to the military compound."
She had gone to the military compound when she first arrived in Yancheng, but she wasn't allowed in.
Cheng You's expression became complex. The man who could sell off his wife was a soldier.
"What's your husband's name?"
"Zhang Fuqiang."
Cheng You: "..."
It couldn't be a coincidence, could it?
After a moment of hesitation, she said, "Sister Qian, my husband is also in the military. I happen to know there's a deputy regiment commander named Zhang Fuqiang. Earlier this year, his mother and child came from the countryside to stay with him."
There couldn't be so many coincidences. This Zhang Fuqiang must be Qian Limei's husband.
Qian Limei stared blankly. "Is a deputy regiment commander an official?"
"He's a military officer, and quite a high-ranking one."
The last shred of Qian Limei's defense crumbled. She covered her face and burst into tears.
He was already a deputy regiment commander, yet why did he treat her like this?
When she married Zhang Fuqiang, he was just a new recruit in the army.
Over the years, she had served his parents and raised their child. When his father fell ill, she carried him to the hospital.
Why would he treat her like this!