Liu Xiangli received the fifty thousand yuan transferred by Xuan Bingbing and withdrew twenty thousand from the bank.
A phone call brought her fifty thousand yuan; it seemed that her sister-in-law was quite affluent.
Not only was Li Huai surprised, but even He Nanqing was somewhat startled.
No wonder she felt that there was something extraordinary about this sister when she met her for the first time. It seems that she was indeed not ordinary.
He Nanqing had completed her four years of university in Jianghai. Naturally, she had heard about the Feitian Group. If she knew that Liu Xiangli was the chairman and president of the Feitian Group who had disappeared half a month ago, she would certainly be shocked.
Now that they had fifty thousand yuan, there was no need to travel on a hard seat on the train.
The high-speed rail station and airport in Nanyang City are built near Liang County, one in the east and the other in the west.
However, Liu Xiangli planned to return to Jianghai the next day.
Why?
She didn't know why, but her intuition told her that returning today wouldn't be a wise choice.
He Nanqing's 'fiancé' had already been driven away by Li Huai. Even if he were to make a return, finding her in Liang County wouldn't be an easy task given its vast size.
Moreover, under these circumstances, they might think He Nanqing had already left Liang County. Even if they were to look for her, they would likely search in Jianghai given that they knew she was heading there.
So, partly to avoid her 'fiancé', He Nanqing also decided to return to Jianghai the next day.
He Nanqing took Liu Xiangli to the best hotel in Liang County. Li Huai, being Liu Xiangli's husband, naturally wanted to share a room with her. However, Liu Xiangli did not agree, so they booked three separate rooms.
All three of them went to their rooms. Liu Xiangli took a comfortable bath and then fell asleep.
Li Huai had lived in that broken temple since childhood. The best place he had ever stayed was Zhang Lao Er's home with its heated brick bed.
This was his first time staying in such a high-end hotel, which was reportedly a four-star hotel. To him, its opulence was like heaven. Everything inside intrigued him as if it were a toy.
Suddenly, the phone rang, startling Li Huai.
There were phones in the village, but he wasn't prepared for the sudden ring, hence the surprise.
He picked up the phone. A gentle female voice on the other end asked, "Hello sir, do you need any services?"
Did he need services?
Any experienced driver would know what this meant, but innocent Li Huai certainly didn't.
Because he was bored and Liu Xiangli wasn't around, and the person on the other end was a woman, he decided to strike up a conversation.
So, Li Huai chatted with the woman on the other end for over ten minutes.
Finally, growing impatient, she asked, "Sir, do you need any services?"
"Do you charge for your services?"
"Yes, there's a fee for that," she replied rather bluntly.
"Then I don't need it, because I don't have money."
"Freak!" she insulted him in frustration, and promptly hung up the phone. No money? After making her chat this long? A curse was less than he deserved. If she ever met him, she swore she'd give him a beating.
Li Huai was confused by the verbal abuse, thinking to himself that the rural women were more refined than these city women!
Just as Li Huai laid down on the bed, he faintly heard sobbing coming from the next room. Wasn't He Nanqing staying next door? Why was she crying?
Li Huai went to He Nanqing's door and knocked a few times. Although He Nanqing had stopped crying when she opened the door for Li Huai, the redness and swelling in her eyes couldn't be concealed.
"Nanqing, why are you crying?" Li Huai asked from the doorway.
"It's nothing, my dad just called me, come in and sit down." He Nanqing didn't hide it, at this moment, she needed to confide in someone to feel better.
What her father had told her on the phone had chilled her to the bone. He said that if she didn't come back, he would sever their father-daughter relationship and she should never return!
Can a father say such a thing?
If it was said by her stepmother, perhaps it would be bearable, but this was her biological father.
She thought the whole thing was instigated by her stepmother, but who knew that her father was also blinded by greed. Could he abandon his own daughter for money?
"I won't come in. If your sister's wife sees me, she won't be happy," Li Huai said sincerely.
He Nanqing had to laugh at Li Huai's 'chaste' behavior, although, from what she knew, Liu Xiangli did not accept the title of 'sister's wife'.
"Nanqing, I'm not a good talker. Anyway, people live for themselves. Live as you wish to be happy. I'm going back to my room. Call me if you need anything."
"Mm!"
Although Li Huai didn't say much to comfort her, He Nanqing felt much better. Right, people live for themselves. Stop thinking about those nagging worries.
It was only at four in the afternoon when Liu Xiangli woke up. She was a bit hungry and needed to buy some clothes because she had had enough of the strange looks from others in her big red bridal outfit.
Even the green army uniform and shoes with thousand-layer soles that Li Huai wore also needed to be replaced.
So, Liu Xiangli, along with Li Huai and He Nanqing, went to the mall nearby.
As expected from a poor county, even the largest mall here didn't have clothing brands that Liu Xiangli appreciated.
But after all she had been through, she didn't care about these things anymore. She casually bought herself an outfit and then bought one for Li Huai as well.
Originally, she wanted to thank He Nanqing by buying her an outfit too, but He Nanqing insisted she didn't want it, so she didn't buy anything.
In Liu Xiangli's view, even the most high-end clothing brands here were low-grade.
But for He Nanqing, this was a luxury. An outfit would cost two to three thousand. She felt that it was inappropriate to accept such an expensive gift without deserving it, despite having helped Liu Xiangli before but it was a minor favor compared to the gift given.
The old saying goes that people are judged by their clothes, just as horses are by their saddles.
Liu Xiangli discarded her body-obscuring, fashionless red outfit and swapped it for a white blouse with blue hip skirt, paired with a pair of black stiletto heels. Her appearance was drastically different from before, radiating style and elegance.
The moment she stepped out of the fitting room, all the sales assistants, including Li Huai and He Nanqing, were taken aback.
"I knew it, this woman is extraordinary, a true queen!" He Nanqing exclaimed internally.
Li Huai was smiling ear to ear. How could he not, considering he'd married such a beauty?
When Li Huai changed into an Armani suit, both Liu Xiangli and He Nanqing hardly recognized him.
However, Li Huai didn't think so. He felt the green army uniform was more comfortable.
As a result, the next day when they were leaving, Li Huai wore the green uniform again, rendering Liu Xiangli speechless.
Whatever, whether the clothes looked good or bad, they were just clothes after all. He could dress however he wanted.
Just as the three of them left, a group of people rushed into the hotel, led by He Nanqing's 'fiancé', Zhou Min!
He Nanqing made a big mistake. They needed identification to stay at a hotel. Li Huai and Liu Xiangli didn't have any, so He Nanqing borrowed two IDs from old school friends from Liang County, while she registered her room under her own ID.
Zhou Min found the hotel by investigating the usage of her ID. Fortunately, He Nanqing had already left which resulted in Zhou Min missing her.
But Zhou Min was not satisfied. "He Nanqing, even if you go to the ends of the earth, I will find you and bring you back. Just wait for me!"