Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 1193 - 711-712:

"Luoluo, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing Luo Ye not speaking, Zhao Qianqian nudged her.

With Old Man Li present, Luo Ye wasn’t comfortable saying too much, so she smiled, "Nothing, just suddenly arriving in a new place, it’s a bit hard to adjust at first."

Li Baohan hesitated for a moment, moved closer to them, and lowered his voice: "Girls, you both seem like kind-hearted kids, so I’ll be honest with you. When you get to the Cultural Troupe, stay away from that troupe leader Yao Wengang.

He’s from a powerful family and doesn’t follow the rules. Everyone at the mine knows this and no one dares to offend him. There was a local girl in the troupe who was forced to commit suicide by him.

Everyone knows it was him who drove her to it, but reporting him was useless. The girl’s parents made a fuss for a while, but before long, her mother went crazy and her father quietly went back to work."

"That’s outrageous. How can someone like that not be held accountable?" Zhao Qianqian angrily looked at Old Man Li, "What was that girl’s name? What are her parents’ names?"

"The girl’s name was Wang Li, her father is Wang Baotian, and her mother is Zhao Xiulan. I’m telling you this just to warn you to be cautious and not get yourselves into trouble.

Yao Wengang’s wife’s second sister’s father is a big official in the city, even the mine chief has to give Yao Wengang some leeway." Old Man Li sighed, "In their eyes, our lives mean nothing.

If I didn’t see that you both had good hearts, I wouldn’t be telling you this. If Yao Wengang finds out, my family won’t be able to stay at the mine." As he spoke, Old Man Li’s expression grew more apprehensive, clearly fearing that Zhao Qianqian and Luo Ye might do something rash.

"Don’t worry, we know better." Luo Ye quickly reassured him.

As they spoke, they arrived at the exit. They handed their tickets to the inspector, and with a "snap" of the scissors, they bid farewell to this train ride.

As soon as they stepped down the stairs, a taxi screeched to a stop in front of them, the driver poked his head out, "Where to?"

"No need, no need." Li Baohan waved repeatedly, "We won’t take this, we won’t take this." He then looked at Luo Ye and Zhao Qianqian, "To get to the mine, there’s a small open-top ride that’s more than half the price cheaper than this."

The driver hesitantly eyed Luo Ye and Zhao Qianqian, extending his hand out the window, tapping his index finger lightly against the door.

"Grandpa, let’s just take this one, the other ride is too bumpy and uncomfortable." Luo Ye said as she tossed her bag into the back seat.

Li Baohan half-reached out his hand, then retracted it, "Girls, my fault, my fault, you city kids wouldn’t handle that bumpiness, this one’s more comfortable."

"Open the trunk." Luo Ye instructed the driver, then looked at Li Baohan, "Grandpa, put your bags in the back, you sit in the front passenger seat and help us with the directions." If she didn’t mention the directions, Li Baohan certainly wouldn’t board the car.

As expected, Li Baohan hesitated for a moment, then piled his luggage into the trunk, patted himself off, and sat in the front passenger seat, "Driver brother, turn south at the next intersection."

Luo Ye and Zhao Qianqian clearly noticed that the driver, who seemed to be in his early twenties, twitched his cheek, then let out a soft "hm" and started the car.

Along the way, Old Man Li diligently directed the route, occasionally glancing at the meter. Having been in the city, he understood well that such cars charge by distance traveled, and if not carefully watched, the driver might overcharge.

"Alright, stop!" Old Man Li turned back to the two, "Girls, once you go through those gates, you’re at the Cultural Troupe. You can head inside."

Luo Ye forcefully rubbed the corner of her mouth—she had already noticed the meter showing the kilometers, and was just 0.1 away from ticking over again. Old Man Li... truly a sincere person.

"Grandpa, where do you live? Let’s drop you off first, you have so much luggage, how will you get home from here?" Luo Ye added, "We might as well take this chance to find your place, otherwise, you must be worried we’ll frequently visit to bother you."

"Girls, I know you mean well, but I’m just over fifty, still strong, carrying this bit of luggage is nothing." As he spoke, he pointed to the right, "Just up that road a few steps is my place, you’ve had a long day, another time, I’ll personally take you over."

At this point, Luo Ye couldn’t insist further, so she instructed the driver to open the trunk and helped Li Baohan retrieve his luggage.

"Here’s my share of the fare." Li Baohan pulled out a crumpled ten yuan note from his pocket, the total fare being thirty, so he was covering his portion.

Luo Ye pushed it back, "You helped guide us, how could we let you pay?"

"Exactly, without you, who knows how much more we would have spent." Zhao Qianqian chimed in, handing the money to the driver, apologetically nodding to him, "Please count it."

The driver twitched his lips, took the money from Zhao Qianqian, and quickly drove away.

"No way, without you two, I planned to walk back, even if I took the open-top ride, this money wouldn’t cover it. I’m poor, but I don’t take advantage..." Old Man Li kept protesting, this earnest man, being serious, could really be a handful.

"Grandpa, if you keep this up, we won’t visit you anymore..."

After much effort, they finally convinced Old Man Li. Watching his figure disappear around the corner, they quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Squeak!" That taxi from before turned around again.

"Miss Ye’er, please get in the car."

Before Luo Ye and Zhao Qianqian could speak, the driver spoke first.

Being addressed as Miss Ye’er, this driver must have been arranged by either Grandpa or Ye Xuan, Luo Ye nodded to Zhao Qianqian, "Let’s get in."

Once they were seated, the driver silently drove off, his skilled handling showing he was no ordinary driver.

Zhao Qianqian wasn’t entirely sure of Luo Ye’s identity, thus she watched Luo Ye anxiously, as if wanting to ask something but holding back.

"It’s alright." Luo Ye patted her, "We need to find a place to stay for a day anyway, leaving like this won’t attract as much attention."

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The two Chapters are combined to make up for yesterday’s, with one more update to go. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian () to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)