The Love of Passerby A

Chapter 514: A Survival Guide for Women in the Old Republic of China (53)

"Huh!" Su Xiangran woke up from a nightmare, her forehead, cheeks and neck were covered with cold sweat, and her heart was beating so hard that it seemed like it was about to jump out of her throat.

She opened her eyes wide and breathed rapidly. It took her a long time to calm down, but the terrible dream kept appearing in her mind.

The scene in the dream was so real that the deep hatred surged into her heart like a tide, making it hard for her to forget.

At this moment, she finally understood why this body had an instinctive rejection of Cao Shixun. It turned out that the original owner died in his "backyard" in her previous life!

Su Xiangran silently calculated the timeline in her dream. Cao Shixun would get engaged around this time next year, and then get married in two years.

At the same time, the Su couple seemed to be facing a crisis brought by the war when Su Xiangran was around sixteen years old.

Fortunately, everything is moving in the right direction.

At least in this life, Su Xiangran did not have her feet bound, and she did not have to be trapped in the backyard waiting for her mother to find a husband for her.

However, although the trends in some crises have improved, some potential dangers have not been completely eliminated.

Faced with this situation, Su Xiangran knew that she couldn't act hastily and could only take one step at a time and slowly seek a solution.

Su Xiangran clenched her fists tightly, with a hint of determination in her eyes. She knew very well that if she didn't take action, the nightmare would come again.

Everything in the dream began when the original owner moved into Cao's Mansion. It seems that when she reaches the age of marriage, she must be extra careful every time she goes to Cao's Mansion.

With her medical skills at her disposal, Su Xiangran was fully confident that she could tell the difference between the "added ingredients" in the water. The most important thing was that she could not stay overnight in Cao's house in the future.

Fortunately, the Su family now has their own property in Hai City, so they don’t have to live in someone else’s home as in the dream.

However, the most important thing now is to record the major events and time nodes seen in the dream before, while I still remember them, so as not to forget them in the future.

But just recording it like this would inevitably lead to the worry of being discovered by others, so the clever Su Xiangran thought of a very special way - writing using Chinese pinyin.

In this way, even if someone accidentally saw these things, they would definitely not be able to understand the specific content of what she wrote.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is time for school summer vacation.

Over the years, due to Su Yanqing's busy studies and tremendous pressure, he would never return to Jincheng even when the holidays came.

Haha! Su Xiangran secretly speculated that perhaps this brother simply didn't want to be restricted and disciplined by his parents, so he deliberately chose not to go back.

But it’s better this way, as she can feel at ease now.

After all, the atmosphere in the Su family has always been dull and depressing, especially in recent years, as his father Su Weichen's physical condition has deteriorated, he often can't help but lose his temper.

After each tantrum, he would usually "lie" in bed for two whole days, and then the cycle would repeat itself...

That day, Su Xiangran finished a day's study and was watering the flowers in the yard when someone came to her door.

"Xiao Ran, I'm back!" Cao Shixun didn't consider himself an outsider at all. As soon as the servant of Su Mansion opened the door for him, he couldn't wait to come in.

Su Xiangran, who was watering the flowers, did not put down the kettle in her hand, but her brows slightly frowned slightly. But when she looked up at Cao Shixun, the frown was gone.

"Cousin, it's your day off!" Su Xiangran placed the kettle in front of herself, intentionally keeping some distance between the two of them.

"Yes!" Cao Shixun was carefree and didn't notice Su Xiangran's rejection of him. "This is a gift I brought you from Guangcheng. Come and take a look. Do you like it? There are many new things along the coast of Guangcheng."

As he spoke, Cao Shixun took out a music box from the gift bag: "This is a music box, and there are dancing figures inside."

If it were any other little girl, they might have liked it very much, but Su Xiangran, who had seen too much of the world, was not too excited. She just smiled and said, "Thank you!" and did not show too much excitement.

Seeing Su Xiangran's mediocre performance, Cao Shixun couldn't help feeling discouraged.

As soon as he got home, he rushed to Su's house, just to see how Su Xiangran liked the gift, but...

Cao Shixun thought about it and thought that Su Xiangran might not like his music box, so he quickly took out another gift from the bag and wanted to introduce it to her.

Just at this time, Song Chengjing, a frequent visitor to Su Mansion, arrived.

"Xiao Ran, have you finished today's homework?" Song Chengjing's tone was obviously more natural than Cao Shixun's. At least there was no flattering tone like before.

Su Xiangran finally put down the kettle in her hand. She walked to Song Chengjing and whispered softly, "Brother Jing, where is the book you said you would bring me?"

Song Chengjing reached out and gently scratched Su Xiangran's nose, and said in a friendly tone: "Don't worry, it has been sent out. I will bring it to you when it arrives."

This seemingly ordinary scene made Cao Shixun's eyes red with anger. He tried his best to please but couldn't get a smile. Why could Song Chengjing get it without doing anything?