Quick Transmigration: Always Just a Passerby

Chapter 25 Friends from the Past 2

Although Chen He is young, he knows his grandmother is good and she loves listening to him talk.

He couldn't wait to talk to his grandma!

Chen He's mother, He Xiaomeng, is from the county. She had a falling out with her family because she refused to give up her formal job to her older brother.

These days, having a formal job is no easy feat; it's considered a golden opportunity.

Even though He Xiaomeng usually listens to her parents, she can't help but think about herself, so she had no choice but to move to the single dormitory at her workplace.

Not long after they settled in, they ran into their old classmate Chen Yuan at a scrap metal recycling station. Their circumstances were similar, so they got married in a flash.

Actually, He Xiaomeng was worried that her family would cause trouble in her marriage, so she quickly found someone for her.

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Seeing her grandson's expectant eyes, Zhou Dongping handed the things to Chen Yuan and then picked up the child. His clothes were quite clean, so he didn't seem naughty.

She casually stuffed some candy into the child's mouth, gave her son a handful of melon seeds, and then went into the recycling station to browse through the junk.

The original owner used to love coming here too, and even bought a dining table with a broken leg, several broken sauerkraut jars, old wooden boxes...

Zhou Dongping walked around for a while, then put Chen He down and walked on her own. The little guy kept chattering, saying that someone loved going to the scrap yard even more than his grandma.

The system then revealed that it was Zhou Dongping's neighbor, Chen Fubao; the others, influenced by the protagonist's halo, wouldn't care about this matter.

Chen He was unaffected, probably because he inherited the original owner's love of gossip.

The original owner and her old friends often chatted idly, and they remembered many famous scenes of Fu Bao from childhood to adulthood. This was because Fu Bao hadn't done anything bad, so no one stood up to specifically criticize her.

After walking around and not seeing anything interesting, she returned to the entrance and sat next to Chen Yuan, giving her son a few symbolic words of advice.

"Mom, I think I'm fine. Anyway, Mengmeng doesn't mind."

"You two are like turtles eyeing green beans."

"Yes, yes, Mom, look at the little pink vase I left for you. It's one that the guys from the sleeve team didn't break last time."

Chen Yuan started to change the subject, so Zhou Dongping stopped talking about it. After all, what kind of conditions are there in society now? It's hard enough to just have enough to eat, so anything else is just fuss.

The system suddenly answered, "It's not an antique, it just looks nice."

Zhou Dongping wasn't interested in this stuff either; she browsed the junkyards purely for the treasure hunt experience.

So he taught her to put the flowers in a vase and give it to He Xiaomeng, and then rode away on his bicycle with the newspapers that Chen Yuan had saved for her.

Chen He and Chen Yuan were left behind, their faces full of envy, watching their carefree mothers/grandmothers leave.

Zhou Dongping didn't go back immediately. She bought some small items for her old friends at the supply and marketing cooperative that didn't require coupons, and also bought herself a pound of peach shortbread before riding her bicycle away from the county town.

She didn't slow down when passing the state-run restaurant, and Chen Jing could only watch helplessly as her mother drove away like the wind.

When Chen Jing returned home from get off work, she was delighted to see the red dates, canned goods, and note in the room, feeling fortunate that her mother and mother-in-law had a good relationship.

Meanwhile, Zhou Dongping was riding her bike slowly on the road when the vibrations became so painful that she had to lift her buttocks, only to be mercilessly mocked by Tongzi.

While Yi Renyi was arguing, Chen Fubao overtook them from behind.

Chen Fubao was pedaling so hard she was practically sparking, like a dog was chasing her. Zhou Dongping couldn't help but glance at her a few more times, wondering if her butt hurt.

The system didn't take it seriously and told her that Fu Bao had taken advantage of the team's loophole and was afraid of being discovered and had to go home.

Unlike Chen Yuan, who found a fake antique, Chen Fubao found a small yellow croaker.

Zhou Dongping thinks this is normal; all the lucky babies have this kind of aura, at least she's not unlucky.

In novels, there's a kind of lucky charm that sucks away other people's luck, causing them to suffer misfortune and even lose their families. If you ask me, that thing should be called an evil charm.

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After returning to the village for dinner, the old ladies came one after another to pick up their things, and then sat in her yard to rest. There was never a moment of peace throughout the day.

Seeing this, Zhou Dongping took out a cucumber that she had just picked and gave it to someone to eat.

Without any formalities with the old friends, Wu Dahua started talking about Wang Maomao from the neighboring educated youth compound, exclaiming in amazement at how loose his hands were, a rarity among the educated youth.

That girl was previously fooled by Zhang Wei, a handsome educated youth who went to the countryside with her, and she paid him money and ration tickets, practically worshipping him.

Later, she was amazed by Xiao Gu in the cowshed and changed the people to provide for her. Unfortunately, Xiao Gu did not accept the things, so she secretly sent things to the cowshed, thinking that someone would help her.

Before she had been sent there for more than a few days, Wang Maomao's biological father took leave and came to the village, bringing with him her childhood sweetheart, whom she hadn't seen for many years and who was as beautiful as a flower. Finally, the villagers relented and she was transferred back to the city.

Zhou Dongping thought to herself, "What an old-fashioned girl who's obsessed with looks and chasing after celebrities. This Wang Maomao hasn't even thought about holding someone's hand."

However, it is probably precisely because he had no evil intentions that he was not targeted by the aura of good fortune.

The reason everyone was able to live in peace was because Wang, the educated youth, didn't bother anyone else.

Zhang Wei was happy to take advantage of the situation, and the people in the cowshed didn't dare to speak up, and they did indeed benefit from it.

After Wang Maomao changed her target, Zhang Wei began to spread his grievances everywhere. Unfortunately, he had been keeping the relationship ambiguous at the time, so he really didn't have any grounds to stand on.

He was timid and afraid of Wang Maomao's family, so he only dared to secretly stare at Wang Maomao's back, hoping that Wang Maomao would reconsider. But she left quickly.

After finishing this topic and having had their fill of fun, everyone dispersed.

Zhou Dongping prepared all the food, clothing, and daily necessities at home. Bai Zhenzhen and Xiao Chenhe were coming to stay in a few days. The two were very shrewd, and she didn't want to give herself away.

When everyone was asleep late at night, Zhou Dongping ate Bo Bo Chicken while watching TV series, and felt even hungrier.

The thought that I'll probably only be able to eat steamed buns for dinner in the future fills me with sadness.

Fu Bao was the best; she could smell that her neighbors, Fu Bao's family, were eating roast chicken next to the open space. This was because her sense of smell had become exceptional after she took the health-enhancing pills and started cultivating.

She was so tempted that she ate a whole roast duck before she was satisfied.

They're just waiting for the weekend so they can bring their two little grandchildren over.

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Before the weekend even arrived, Zhou Donggua, the younger brother of the Zhou family, and Zhou Dongxue, who had already started their own families, came over first, carrying firewood they had collected along the way.

Once inside the courtyard, they unloaded the firewood, which was originally intended for Zhou Dongping.

The two arrived after lunchtime, presumably having finished work early and walked over. The Zhou family, including the original owner of this body, all had strong legs.

They can not only walk, but also run very well.

The original owner brought the bicycle home simply because there was only one and it was difficult to divide between the two children.

Thinking that they probably only ate dry rations on the way, Zhou Dongping took out the peach shortbread she bought at the supply and marketing cooperative and shared it with the two of them. She also secretly took out peach shortbread from her space to supplement their diet.

After finishing these tasks and putting away the peach shortbread boxes, she was about to turn around and go to the stove to boil some eggs for the two of them when Zhou Donggua stopped her and went to do his own thing.

Zhou Dongxue carefully took out a small handful of wild ginseng from her basket and whispered to her older sister.

It turns out that this matter is also related to Chen Fubao, Zhou Dongping's neighbor.

The dog-watching system is keeping everyone in suspense, so Zhou Dongping can only wait for her younger sister to continue.