At the thought that her new dress was gone just like that, Gu Nana immediately burst into tears.
She cried so hard that her cries sounded earth-shattering. It seemed that she could only stop after venting all the grievances in her heart.
"Shut up. If you want to howl, do it outside the house. You can show the neighbors how ugly you look!"
The next moment, a girl's impatient voice came from inside the room.
Upon hearing those words, before her mind could react, her body instinctively silenced itself and stopped crying. Tears continued to flow from her eyes, but no more noise escaped from her lips.
Perhaps it was because of Gu An'an's shocking intimidation and warning, for the rest of the afternoon, aside from a brief visit from Gu Jianguo and Liu Mei'e to return the dowry, they didn't disturb her again. Even their voices were noticeably subdued when they spoke to her.
When it was dinner time, Liu Mei'e took the initiative to call her out for dinner. It was truly a rare occurrence!
…
At eleven o'clock that night.
In the dead of the night, everyone, including Gu Jianguo and Liu Mei'e, were already sleeping soundly with loud snores, each one louder than the other.
Lying on the makeshift hard bed made from a few old planks, Gu An'an opened her eyes instantly as soon as the time came. A faint smile appeared on her lips, her face filled with anticipation.
She rolled off the bed and took out two sticks of bewitching incense from the space. After lighting them, she placed them at the doors of her scumbag father and Gu Nana. After waiting silently for half an hour, she got into action.
Her goal was clear, as she went straight to her scumbag father's house. As soon as she entered, she swiftly scanned the room with her sharp eyes, taking in every detail, and then…
In this 10-square-meter room, it didn't take long for Gu An'an to uncover four or five hiding places where Liu Mei'e kept her money. And then, one after another, more hiding spots were discovered. When she tried to keep count, there were surprisingly more than ten of them.
There was no denying that this woman is truly skilled at hiding money. For example, within the padding of a cotton jacket, inside a pillow, in the pockets of her underwear, behind a rat hole, at the bottom of a cabinet, under the bed, and so on…
In short, there was no hiding spot she couldn't find, only places where she chose not to hide her money…
After thoroughly searching for money, valuable documents, and belongings that originally belonged to her biological mother, Gu An'an proceeded with her other plans.
She took out a pair of sharp scissors and cut off all the hair of Liu Mei'e and Gu Nana.
As for her scumbag father…
Wasn't he going to work tomorrow?
Hence, out of kindness, she gave Gu Jianguo a bowl haircut. After admiring her masterpiece in satisfaction with glinting eyes, Gu An'an returned to her cramped room.
…
The next morning, Gu An'an left the Gu residence with her luggage. Before leaving, she glanced at the two rooms and left with a smile.
She wouldn't miss this place at all. In fact, the moment she stepped out of the Gu family's courtyard, she could not help but feel relieved.
Auntie Wu came to send her off. She made her a few pancakes, a few steamed buns, and two eggs. She also carefully reminded her to take good care of herself when she arrived in the countryside. After which, she returned home with red, swollen eyes.
All these did not go unnoticed by Gu An'an. She told herself that she would remember Auntie Wu and Uncle Yang's kindness and repay them in the future!
After coming to this world, Gu An'an experienced what it was like to travel on a train. It was quite an uncomfortable experience. If not for the spiritual spring water and her inner cultivation technique, she would have broken down long ago.
Three days later, the train finally arrived at the terminal. As the train slowly pulled into the station and came to a stop, the educated youths quickly picked up their luggages and queued up to disembark.
There weren't too many people in the carriage. There were only a dozen or so educated youths in each carriage. Gu An'an followed the group and checked out the surroundings. She realized that the environment here was much worse off than in New Capital City.
She walked out of the bus stop curiously and heard someone calling out to the group of young people. Gu An'an instinctively looked in the direction of the voice.
And then—
Her beautiful almond-shaped eyes widened in shock…