The Green Tea’s Crushing Victories in the ’70s

Chapter 491- Tong Zhenzhen and Gu Yilan (2)

Commander Xiao brought the four siblings with him to look at houses after the Xiao family members had taken off.

They went to look at two different courtyard houses but neither one of them fit their needs.

One of them was too small. It was crammed, old, and worn down. It would cost a lot of money to bring it back up to shape.

The second one was big enough in size and the inside was also well-maintained. However, it was said that the family of four who lived there previously had committed suicide.

The place was practically cursed!

Commander Xiao was not a superstitious person but Tong Xuelu was a transmigrator. She felt that it was a bad omen and had rejected it.

Seeing that his granddaughter was not keen about it, Commander Xiao waved his hand and decided against it. They would just have to keep looking.

Ever since families had started being reinstated since last years, there would be more and more families returning and more and more houses would be available.

Most of those who had their properties taken away from them were reluctant to live in their original houses after they had gotten them back. Mainly they had been traumatized by their lives in the ranch and worried that they would one day be labeled as capitalists or rich farmers again.

They would want to sell their houses as soon as they had received them back. That was a very good opportunity for Tong Xuelu to snatch one up.

As such, she was in no hurry to find a place.

Commander Xiao left on the third day even though they never settled on a house.

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Tong Xuelu returned to work after the engagement.

Tong Zhenzhen’s words, however, weighed down on her like a boulder. She had been thinking about them a lot in recent days.

“You will live happily ever after.”

There was something wrong with that. Tong Zhenzhen would not congratulate her wholeheartedly. That she was sure.

Her having Fang Jingyuan relate that message purposeful was most likely a gloat.

But what was it that she was gloating about?

Suddenly, Tong Xuelu turned pale and her hands started shaking.

She recalled a part that was briefly mentioned in the novel. Tong Zhenzhen, who was rebirthed, was doted on by Heaven and was going up and up in life.

After the economic revolution, she had Fang Wanyuan gone into business and the two of them made a lot of money. Fang Wanyuan held a big birthday party for her on her 22nd birthday.

That same day, a guest who attended the event mentioned in passing that the favorite disciple of the “Father of Missile” had committed suicide. Tong Zhenzhen snickered when she heard the news and thought to herself, “Finally.”

The author seemed to have only included that detail in the novel for the sake of making Tong Zhenzhen’s life look good. She was the only one who had rebirthed and was able to change her fate. The others, however, were not so lucky.

In this parallel universe, the “Father of Missile” was Jiao Boshan and Wen Rugui was his only disciple.

So Wen Rugui was the one who committed suicide?

Tong Xuelu was shocked by that discovery and could make a sound for the longest time.

Meng Qingqing brought some guests upstairs and was startled by the look on Tong Xuelu when she walked past her office. She ran inside and asked, “Are you feeling alright, Manager Tong?”

It took Tong Xuelu a little while before she was able to recollect herself. “Yeah, I’m fine. I just remembered that I seemed to have forgot to lock my door on my way out today.”

Meng Qingqing said anxiously when she heard that, “Then you should hurry up and go home. You wouldn’t want your house broken in!”

Tong Xuelu nodded. “You are right. I should do that. Please watch over the restaurant while I am gone.”

Meng Qingqing, “The lunch rush is almost over. You don’t have a thing to worry about, Manager Tong.”

Tong Xuelu grabbed her jacket and started running in the direction of the Logistic Compound as she walked out of the restaurant.