Subversion of the plot [Comprehensive]

Chapter 54 "Half Life"

Zhu Hongcai didn't say anything else that day, and Gu Zhenzhen didn't mention Manzhen either. The two had their own thoughts.Even though she can't live a married life now, and Gu Zhenzhen also hates Zhu Hongcai, but because of the house, she still sleeps in the same bed.

The house that Zhu Hongcai rented was a guest house.

There are many people in Shanghai and few houses. The housing has been tight and the housing prices are high. Many families live in one house.There are only four families living in this old house. There is a courtyard when you enter through the gate, and the living room is on the ground floor after passing through the courtyard. There are two couples, old and young, with children and servants living in one family, and there is an aisle for people to come and go.The second floor is the front building, also called guest hall building, where Zhu Hongcai and Gu Zhenzhen live.The living room building has a large area and is arranged as a small suite. The couple live inside, and Zhou's mother lives outside.An attic was added above the second floor, where a family of five and three children lived, and it was noisy all day long.Going out from the back of the living room, there is a staircase. The staircase used to be the stove draped room, and a room was added above the stove draped room, commonly known as the pavilion room, with an area of ​​only five or six square meters.On the top of the pavilion is the clothes drying platform.

Gu Zhenzhen was lying with her back to Zhu Hongcai, thinking in her mind.

The monthly rent of the living room building where they live is 20 yuan, which is relatively inexpensive. Many landlords divide the living room building into two rooms for rent, and the rent for one room is more than [-] yuan.

It's not that Gu Zhenzhen thinks the house is small, it's because she's not used to living crowded with other families, the kitchen and bathroom are shared, and there are nearly twenty people upstairs and downstairs, it's scary to think about it.Furthermore, this place is not conducive to her escape plan, just like in the original book, even if Zhu Hongcai really forced Manzhen, Manzhen would not accept her fate, and there must be a secluded and quiet place to lock her up.Only by guarding Manzhen can Zhu Hongcai let her go.

She has Manlu's savings at hand, which is about two or three hundred dollars, two big yellow fishes, and some loose banknotes and copper coins.One large yellow croaker is worth about 600 yuan, and two are worth more than [-] yuan, so you have nearly a thousand yuan on hand.Man Lu is not used to depositing money in the bank, and finds it inconvenient and uncomfortable.

It's no wonder that Zhu Hongcai is willing to work hard on Man Lu, he must have secretly accounted for Man Lu's income.

When Manlu was a dancer, she earned four to five hundred yuan a month during the two or three years when she became popular, and two or three hundred yuan a month when she was young. Most of them were bid by high-rollers, and sometimes she could break 500 yuan for an entire audience. very.But at that time, her expenses were also high. In addition to her own clothing expenses, she also had to feed, drink and study for a family of eight. Those years were the most difficult years.Later, when she got older and a new and charming newcomer appeared, her income was much less. She worked hard every month and could earn one or two hundred.If she hadn't supported a large family, no matter how extravagant she was, she wouldn't have only this little money left.

Thinking of this, she regretted giving the old doctor 30 yuan, and the monthly salary of a small bank employee is less than ten yuan.

In order to get free now, she had to bleed a little.

"Hongcai, are you asleep?" Gu Zhenzhen softened her voice and called out.

"Huh?" Zhu Hongcai fell asleep somewhere, thinking about something.

Gu Zhenzhen sighed, and said quietly: "Let's live in another place, find a bigger house, and we will live alone as a family. My illness will not recover for a while, and I have a big house. I will recuperate, and I will give it to you in addition." Marry a wife, find someone who is healthy, and I can give you a son, I wish the incense of the family will not be broken on me."

Zhu Hongcai was very surprised, he didn't expect Man Lu to say such a thing, why, always felt that something was wrong?

Zhu Hongcai hesitated and said: "Oh, Man Lu, you also know that I don't have much money now, this business has not improved, and other big houses can't afford it for the time being. In the future, when this business is completed, I will definitely change to another big house." house."

"I'll pay the rent!"

Zhu Hongcai said, "How can I do that? You are my woman, so I should support you. How can I make you spend money?"

"You and I are not outsiders. Besides, just treat it as if I borrowed it from you. When your business is completed, you can pay me back double." Gu Zhenzhen was calculating and knew that he had a good face, so her attitude was very serious and sincere. But he was holding his breath.

Zhu Hongcai also had some calculations, so he acquiesced after half pushing and half pushing.

At this time, Man Lu was in Gu's house, and she still had no way of knowing her plans for Gu Zhenzhen.

With the help of Tao Shuobai, Manzhen saw Manlu as soon as she appeared, and was so excited that she blurted out "Sister".Fortunately, there was no one else in the room at this time.Strange to say, when Manzhen saw this Manlu, she knew it was her sister. Outsiders could not see the abnormality of Manlu possessed by Gu Zhenzhen, but as the second sister who lived together day and night, Manzhen always felt that the temperament and charm were different. Especially that Gu Zhenzhen's eyes, there was a look of contempt and disdain from the inner island, as if she was superior to others.

Man Lu smiled, glanced outside, and said, "Keep your voice down, don't let Mom and the others hear you."

Manzhen nodded hurriedly, wanted to go up to pull her, but missed it, realized that her sister was still a ghost, and her eyes immediately turned red.

Man Lu hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, don't cry, it's not like this all the time, it's temporary. I'm here to tell you that Gu Zhenzhen has no good intentions for the Gu family, I have to keep an eye on her, you're okay Don't get involved with her, lest you be calculated."

"I know, sister, you have to be careful." Manzhen was really worried, can people and ghosts be the same.

Man Lu originally wanted to ask Shen Shijun, but then she thought that she shouldn't know about Shen Shijun, and besides, Gu Zhenzhen had been occupying Manzhen's body before, so maybe the two of them didn't have much interaction, so they could only stay temporarily.

Seeing that her sister was safe, Manzhen breathed a sigh of relief, and began to think about her own affairs.

She is currently sick, and she may have to take care of her for half a month. She only took sick leave two weeks ago, and the factory is not very happy.Another one, because of Gu Zhenzhen, she is very ashamed of Shen Shijun and Xu Shuhui now, so she plans to resign from the current factory and find another job after she recovers.She has studied accounting and can organize files as a clerk. She can also find a job as a teacher in an elementary or middle school. Even if the salary is less, she can also find a part-time tutor at night, which is also an income...

Unexpectedly, thinking of Gu Zhenzhen's accusation against her mother, Manzhen was stunned, thoughtful.

Manzhen has no objection to bearing the burden of the family. When her sister was able to afford it for seven years, she always felt guilty and worked hard just to reduce the burden.Now all she can think about is the "white-eyed wolf", and then think of Weimin and Jiemin... Before, she always thought that her brothers and sisters were still young and ignorant, but she did the math carefully. Weimin is fourteen this year, so he is not young. In addition to being sensitive and self-respecting, I can't understand my sister's suffering. It's fine to be ungrateful, but I look down on my sister just like those outsiders. How can my sister not be chilled?

Thinking deeply, Manzhen even wanted to leave Shanghai and go back to his hometown.

Their Gu family's origin is in Lu'an, where there are houses and land, and the consumption is also small. Even if the younger brothers and sisters go back to school, it is not as good as here, so it is difficult for her to find a job.I just went back, no one knows the details of my sister, maybe my sister can start again.

When eating breakfast the next day, it was Gu's mother who served Manzhen, and Manzhen tentatively spoke.

Gu's mother was taken aback for a moment, not understanding why she suddenly had this thought, and said with a bitter face, "How can that be done? Your grandma and I want to go back, but what about Weimin and the rest of us going to school? Besides, your sister is married here, so keep her here." I don't care about one."

Mrs. Gu is old and wants to return to her roots, but Gu's mother has lived in Shanghai for more than 20 years and has long been the head of the family here, so she is a little reluctant to leave.Mother Gu couldn't bear to part with this house and everything in it.

Manzhen saw it, so she didn't say any more, since she couldn't leave now.

"Mom, you take Weimin to the factory where I work, ask the HR department to help me resign, and tell me that I am seriously ill, and I will be sick for a long time, so I can't go out to work. The factory still has half a month's salary, you Remember to bring it back."

"Resign? Then what will you do when you recover from illness? It's not easy to find a job." Mother Gu was taken aback.

Manzhen smiled wryly: "I asked for sick leave once last month, and this time I was sick again. The time off was so long, how could the factory be happy? It also delayed the work in the factory. Even if I didn't take the initiative to resign, they wouldn't want me .”

Gu's mother also understood this truth. When she thought that Manzhen lost her salary without a job, she couldn't help but feel worried, and sighed: "I don't know how your sister is doing?"

Manzhen immediately understood what it meant, and said in disapproval: "Mom, my sister has been responsible for this family for seven whole years, it's time to rest. Besides, my sister is married, and it's unreasonable to support her mother's family. It's easy. Mom, don't worry, I will find a job soon after I recover."

Manzhen was always wary of that Gu Zhenzhen, how could she get close to her? Besides, even if she was a real sister, she couldn't let the family drag her down again.

Seeing her attitude, Gu's mother didn't dare to say any more.

After work this day, Shen Shijun waited for Xu Shuhui to have dinner with him at the factory gate as usual.Originally, he always went to Xu Shuhui's office, but since he felt that Gu Manzhen was inappropriate, he deliberately avoided it.

"Shijun!" Xu Shuhui raised his hand in greeting.

The two went to the small restaurant together, and each ordered a meal as usual.

Xu Shuhui suddenly said: "You don't know, Gu Manzhen has resigned."

Shen Shijun was taken aback, unable to explain what he was feeling for a moment, he only asked, "Why did you resign?"

"It seems that he has some serious illness and needs to take a long time off. He was afraid that the factory would not like it, so he resigned." Xu Shuhui was eloquent and well-connected, so he knew a lot of news in the factory.After finishing speaking, she pretended to be mysterious with a smile: "If you want me to tell you, maybe the illness or something is just a cover. Maybe I met a rich man and got married."

Xu Shuhui sometimes makes people feel uncomfortable when he speaks, but he has no bad intentions, and he just says what comes to mind.For example, with Gu Manzhen, although they have worked together for a long time and know each other well, they always feel that Gu Manzhen is too mysterious, never talk about family affairs, and seem to be unwilling to let people go to her house, so they always feel that Gu Manzhen has a secret.For this reason, Xu Shuhui and Shen Shijun speculated that Gu Manzhen might have married early and deliberately kept it from the people in the factory.

After all, Shen Shijun had a vague fondness for the former Gu Manzhen, and was dissatisfied with what he said, so he deliberately asked: "Didn't you guess that she was married long ago?"

Xu Shuhui smiled and frowned again: "This Gu Manzhen is quite strange, she has always been very mysterious."

Shen Shijun didn't make a sound.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shen's mother wrote a letter, hoping that Shen Shijun would go home. After thinking about it, Shijun said that he had to go back to the factory for the Double Tenth Festival holiday, and invited Shuhui to be a guest.Shijun has always lived in Shuhui's house, Shen's mother has long wanted to meet this Shuhui, and wanted to know what kind of character he is.Shijun also guessed what his mother was thinking, so he made this invitation.Unexpectedly, on this trip back, it was his sister-in-law who wanted to be a matchmaker for him and Shi Cuizhi, which made him unhappy. He didn't like Shi Cuizhi since he was a child.It was even more unexpected that Shi Cuizhi didn't like him either, but had a good impression of Xu Shuhui, and the two of them became ambiguous under his nose, but he was so dull that he didn't notice it.

At this time, Manzhen had recovered and found a new job.

Manzhen still found a job as a clerk, and she was the only clerk in the whole factory, and she was very busy arranging documents every day.The new factory was in Yangshupu, far away from home, so Manzhen lived in the factory dormitory.The dormitory has water and electricity. Two people share a room of six to seven square meters, and the monthly rent is two yuan.Manzhen goes home every week on vacation, which saves the daily bus fare.Manzhen's monthly salary is 50 yuan, and some things will be given out during the New Year's Day. If she wants to support a family with this, she really can't afford it. It's no wonder that Manlu said before that she can't rest. She can save money on food at home, and how can she save money on studying.

On the other side, Gu Zhenzhen found a big house as she wished.

The new house was not rented, but bought. It was a Shikumen detached house, which cost [-] yuan.At this time, buying a house usually requires gold bars. Zhu Hongcai paid for twenty small yellow fishes. During the housewarming, he had a lively drinking party, and finally fell asleep after getting so drunk.

As if to prove that Manlu really had the luck of a prosperous husband, Zhu Hongcai had already made a deal after only three or four months of marriage.Speculation is high-risk, high-reward, Zhu Hongcai became rich before he even borrowed money from Manlu, and immediately he was not willing to rent a house, but planned to buy land and build it himself, but Gu Zhenzhen thought it was too late to build a house, so she persuaded her several times , and secretly pointed to Zhu Hongcai's thoughts, and finally bought the house directly.

For the joy of housewarming, the Gu family will naturally come too.

Gu Zhenzhen had a plan in mind, so she started to pretend to be sick early on, with a yellow face, disheveled hair, lying on the bed, without makeup, she really looked like she was seriously ill.The Gu family was very surprised.

Gu's mother kept asking what was wrong, wiping tears while talking.

Mrs. Gu also sighed again and again: "Hey, tell me this, isn't it because you are rich and weak? The son-in-law finally made a fortune and moved into a new house, and your end is sick. I just told your mother, Said that you have the luck of a prosperous husband, and Wang’s son-in-law has made a fortune, but you are not blessed to enjoy it.” Then he frowned: “It can’t be that the feng shui of this new house is not good?”

Gu Zhenzhen just pretended to be weak, looked around, and asked, "Mom, why didn't the second sister come?"

Gu's mother said: "Your second sister has found a new job and is too far away from home. She also said that the factory is very busy these days and it's not easy to ask for leave, so she won't come. If she knew you were sick, she would definitely come to see you. "

Gu Zhenzhen lowered her eyes, thinking that there were two times when Zhu Hongcai tried to force her to have sex with her through drinking, if she hadn't reacted quickly...she couldn't stand it anymore.So she said: "I haven't seen my second sister for a long time, and I'm sick and can't go out. Mom asked her to come and see me and talk to me."

Mother Gu naturally agreed.

That night Zhu Hongcai woke up after sleeping until midnight, drank too much wine, got up to find water to drink.After drinking water, she came to a bedroom at the east end of the corridor, knocked on the door, and found Gu Zhenzhen inside.Since arriving in the new house, the two have officially separated. Naturally, it was Gu Zhenzhen who mentioned it. The reason is that they want to recuperate quietly, take medicine frequently, and sleep irregularly, which will affect Zhu Hongcai.Zhu Hongcai has no objection, since sleeping together can't do anything anyway, and it's bothering to watch.

Gu Zhenzhen had lingering fears about Zhu Hongcai's arrival in the middle of the night, so she asked him warily through the door, "What's the matter?"

Zhu Hongcai said: "How do you guard me against thieves? You are not a chaste and strong woman. Miss, you are so interesting? I will marry you in, and I will provide you with delicious food. You didn't even give birth to an egg. Me and you Ever quarreled?"

Ever since Zhu Hongcai became rich, his attitude and tone towards Gu Zhenzhen became more and more bad, and he often didn't come home.Gu Zhenzhen is not the original owner Man Lu, so naturally she doesn't care about these things, but she knows that Zhu Hongcai's extravagant expectations cannot be satisfied by delaying, and sooner or later she will have an accident.

Gu Zhenzhen deliberately looked lonely: "I know I'm sorry for you, but you don't want to be like this. You always lose your temper like this and scare my second sister. What should I do? I dare not let her come."

Zhu Hongcai was taken aback for a moment, and immediately smiled: "Why, the second sister is coming?"

"Well, I'm sick, so of course she wants to come and see her. She's busy with work these two days, and she'll always be free on weekends. I plan to stay with her for two days." The implications of Gu Zhenzhen's words are obvious.

Zhu Hongcai immediately filled his cheeks with joy: "It should be, it should be. If you want me to tell you why the second sister has to work so hard, the family doesn't have enough money and I am the one. I am her brother-in-law, so I will never ignore it."

The real Man Lu followed Tao Shuobai's words and kept staring at Gu Zhenzhen. When she first saw her asking for a big house, she thought it was just for enjoyment, but Zhu Hongcai coveted Manzhen inside and outside of her words. As for the fact that she didn't really understand Gu Zhenzhen's intention and real purpose of wanting a big house until tonight.For a moment, Man Lu was in a daze, as if the person in front of her was her former self. Because of a moment of misunderstanding and moment of jealousy, in order to stabilize her position as Mrs. Zhu, she cruelly plotted against her own sister...

"what--"

Man Lu couldn't bear all this anymore, her mind collapsed, her eyes turned red, and she became manic.

Her movement was so loud that Mei Ji, who lived on Gu Zhenzhen's body, immediately sensed that something was wrong. Even Gu Zhenzhen and Zhu Hongcai felt that the temperature had dropped suddenly.Meiji escaped from the underworld and was involved in the turbulence of time and space, so she was seriously injured, and she has not recovered [-]% until now, and it seems to be suppressed by the world consciousness. She has very weak sense of the outside world, so she has not been able to feel Mann Zhen Manlu's soul hovered nearby.

Man Lu's agitation is tantamount to exposing herself on her own initiative.

Tao Shuobai appeared in an instant, grabbed Man Lu who was mad and left, and the atmosphere in the room calmed down.

Meiji mobilized the accumulated energy, but she couldn't feel Manlu's existence, she still didn't dare to take it lightly, and at the same time, her need for luck became stronger and stronger.She felt that Zhu Hongcai's luck was still on the rise, and she was reluctant to cut it off now, so she could only raise it patiently, and Man Lu's luck could not be swallowed casually.Gu Zhenzhen is possessed by Manlu and has entangled with Manlu. If Manlu loses her luck, Gu Zhenzhen will definitely be unlucky. Gu Zhenzhen's unlucky is equal to Meiji's unlucky.

Mei Ji has been on guard all the time, and nothing unusual happened for several days.Meiji thinks that the human soul cannot travel for a long time, maybe Manlu is more unlucky, she can't hold back anymore and dissipates.

In fact, Manlu's state is indeed not good, her consciousness is in confusion, and she can't distinguish the past from the present.This kind of Manlu is too dangerous, Tao Shuobai directly puts her in a bottle and seals it up, throwing a Qingxin Pill into the bottle every day.It has been four months since I came to this small world, and the paper shop has been on the right track, but I haven't seen Junshi yet.Tao Shuobai has a vague premonition that maybe Jun is not in this world.

Tao Shuobai was inevitably a little disappointed, and also a little surprised.

Gu Zhenzhen didn't know anything about the shock that night, so she called Gu's family as soon as the weekend came, saying that she would send a car to pick up Manzhen.Manzhen already knew about this from Gu's mother, and thought of what her sister had told her specifically, she didn't plan to go, so she found an excuse and left home early.

When Gu's mother received the phone call, she was very embarrassed and said, "Manlu, Manzhen is not at home. She came back last night and left, saying that she just found a job, and she was paid a lot of money, so she couldn't bear to refuse. Lose……"

Gu Zhenzhen waited for the opportunity with great difficulty, but Manzhen hid, and suddenly became furious: "Mom! How much money can she earn by looking for something to do? Is it important that my own sister is not worth that few dollars? I can see it, You all said nicely, you don't treat me as a family at all!" After finishing speaking, he put down the phone, his face was very gloomy.

When she calmed down, Gu Zhenzhen felt strange, recalling Manzhen's series of actions carefully, she couldn't help being surprised.She didn't suspect that Manzhen knew her details, but suddenly realized that Zhu Hongcai's attention to Manzhen was obvious, and Manzhen might have noticed it, so she deliberately avoided it.If this is the case, it will be very difficult to succeed in deceiving the defensive Manzhen.

Gu Zhenzhen really couldn't bear Zhu Hongcai's vulgar person, and didn't want to delay any longer.

After thinking and thinking, Gu Zhenzhen suddenly thought of a person—Wang Lina.

Wang Lina used to be a dancer in the same dance hall as Man Lu. She is only 20 years old, but she has been a dancer since she was 15 years old. She is not close to Man Lu, but stronger than others.Since Mr. Wang offered Man Lu, Man Lu left the ballroom and lost contact with Wang Lina, but somehow Wang Lina knew about her and came to her a few days ago to borrow money.Of course, Wang Lina didn't open her mouth to ask for money, but Gu Zhenzhen could hear it, and even guessed that Wang Lina borrowed money to go to the hospital to have an abortion.

Wang Lina is also stupid, her father is a drunkard, her mother is a gambler, and there is a younger brother who smokes opium in the family, and all the money she earns is spent on the family.

She guessed that Wang Lina didn't have anyone else to borrow money from, and the advance salary in the ballroom was limited, so Wang Lina might have already paid in advance.It is estimated that in two days, Wang Lina will have to come to make friends, and then she will ask to borrow money.

Thinking back to Wang Lina's face, it's not bad, her temper is also gentle, and she is dedicated to her family. What's even more rare is...Wang Lina is pregnant!

Unstoppable, a plan took shape in Gu Zhenzhen's mind.