"Dare to snatch my daughter’s stuff, are you tired of living?" The woman’s sharp voice resounded throughout the courtyard. Su Xiaoxiao pushed the door open and saw a middle-aged woman in her forties, standing at the yard gate with hands on her hips, cursing aloud. With just one glance, she recognized who the woman was; it was Zhang Dongmei’s mother, Li Huilan. Seeing her come out, Li Huilan, hands on her hips, angrily rushed forward, "You dead girl, how dare you snatch our Dongmei’s stuff? Hurry and return it to me." Zhang Dongmei was hiding behind Li Huilan, timidly, without her usual swagger. Su Xiaoxiao frowned, "Aunt Li, that’s not right. This bicycle was clearly won by me from Zhang Dongmei." "How can you take children’s jokes seriously? Return the bicycle quickly, or I’ll stay at your home today and won’t leave." Li Huilan immediately folded her arms across her chest, looking like a rogue. "Tch, already twenty and still a child?" Liu Cuilan had just entered the yard when she heard this and immediately joined the battle. "Liu Cuilan, quickly ask your daughter to return our bicycle, or I’m not done with you." Li Huifang spotted her coming in and was not at all timid, speaking aggressively. "What bicycle of yours? When my daughter and your daughter made the bet, there were so many people watching, and Aunt Liu was a witness." With her mom backing her up, Su Xiaoxiao swiftly took out the promissory note from her bag. Afraid Zhang Dongmei might default, she always kept the promissory note with her. "So what? Children’s jokes shouldn’t be taken seriously." Li Huifang snorted with righteousness, glanced at the bicycle parked against the wall, and gave Zhang Dongmei a hard look, "Go, push your bicycle back." Relying on her mom’s presence, Zhang Dongmei felt a bit more confident, but just as she was about to step forward to push the bicycle, Su Xiaoxiao blocked her, "Want to take back the bicycle? Fine, according to our agreement, whoever defaults should strip naked and apologize by bowing." Upon hearing this, Li Huifang’s face turned pale. A single girl stripping naked to apologize? If word got out, Dongmei’s reputation would be ruined. Her daughter is going to be the wife of a battalion commander; how could there be such a blemish? "Dead girl, how can you be so vicious? Our Dongmei is a clean and innocent girl, stripping naked to kneel would ruin her reputation?" Su Xiaoxiao chuckled, "If I remember correctly, this vicious idea was offered by your Dongmei herself." "I’m setting down the law now, either strip naked and bow according to our agreement or accept the loss gracefully." Seeing that further arguing wouldn’t bring the bicycle back, Li Huilan reached out and fiercely twisted Zhang Dongmei’s ear, "You dead girl, prodigal child, how could you use such a valuable thing like a bicycle as a bet?" Zhang Dongmei cried out and covered her ear, "Mom, ease up, my ear’s going to fall off." Li Huifang cursed and dragged Zhang Dongmei away, not forgetting to cast Su Xiaoxiao a glaring look as they left. Xu Zhaodi waited until they were out the door, walked over, and slammed it shut with a bang, scaring Zhang Dongmei into a jump. Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t be bothered dealing with such people, so she cheerfully went to the room and brought out a flashlight, waving it like a treasure in front of everyone, "Look, what is this? I bought it at the department store on my way back." Liu Cuilan frowned at the item in her hand, "Where did you get industrial coupons?" She knew her daughter had earned some money selling mugwort recently, but industrial coupons were hard to come by. Even her elder two sons only got one every few months. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝙣𝙚𝙩 Su Xiaoxiao had forgotten about this detail and lied casually, "The leader at the meat processing plant gave it to me last time." Only then did Liu Cuilan relax; the third daughter had been bringing back rare things lately, and she was really afraid she’d gone down a crooked path. Understanding where it came from, Liu Cuilan carefully took the flashlight from Su Xiaoxiao’s hand and examined it closely. Su Xiaoxiao stood by, explaining, "Mom, you see, push this up, and the flashlight lights up." To avoid suspicion, Su Xiaoxiao deliberately bought that old-fashioned big battery model flashlight. Liu Cuilan watched her turn it off and on, quickly patting Su Xiaoxiao’s hand in distress, "Don’t turn it on, it wastes electricity." Touching it lovingly over and over, she couldn’t help but marvel, "This thing is really good, much brighter than candles or oil lamps, no wonder everyone is scrambling to buy it." Su Xiaoxiao initially wanted to bring out the other two things, but seeing her mom’s naive reaction, she couldn’t bear to watch. Afraid of startling her, she decided to wait until later to show them. Time quickly passed, and a week later, it was time for the department store interview. Su Xiaoxiao mounted her bicycle, ready to head to the city early in the morning. Just as she got on the bicycle, Liu Cuilan came chasing out with an aluminum lunch box, "Third child, take this for lunch, eating outside is too expensive." Touched by her mom’s thoughtfulness, Su Xiaoxiao felt warm inside, reached out to take the lunch box, and put it in her bag. With a force of her legs, she pedaled away on the bicycle. Halfway there, she happened to meet the bus heading to the city. She turned her head to look, only to be startled by Zhang Dongmei squishing her face against the glass. Early in the morning, who is she planning to scare? Zhang Dongmei’s eyes glared venomously at her. This dead girl not only made her lose her bicycle but also got a good beating from her mom at home. Thinking of this, she hated it to her bones, yet was helpless. Su Xiaoxiao smugly flipped her the middle finger through the glass. Zhang Dongmei didn’t understand the gesture, but felt inexplicably irritated. Seeing her smug face, Zhang Dongmei gritted her teeth in anger. Dead girl, what’s so smug about it? Thinking about how her military boyfriend is coming today, her mood quickly improved. She would let Su Xiaoxiao die of jealousy. Zhou Cheng, hearing about her interview today, took an overnight train specially to find her. When the time came, she must flaunt in front of Su Xiaoxiao, the dead girl. So what if she got the job as a sales clerk at the department store? She’s still just a country bumpkin. She’s going to be the future wife of a battalion commander. Thinking this, Zhang Dongmei coldly huffed and looked away. As soon as she turned her head, she was faced with a pair of big black eyes; her face immediately darkened. Damn, who the hell brings two live chickens on a bus? And worst of all, the chicken pooped on her brand new leather shoes. Zhou Cheng took an overnight train and finally arrived at the department store entrance before nine in the morning. He nervously adjusted his military uniform, using his height advantage to scan the crowd. Suddenly, he caught sight of a familiar graceful figure from the corner of his eye. Delighted, he strode towards the figure. The crowd was dense, and he was a large man, but after finally squeezing to Su Xiaoxiao’s side, just as he was about to call her, an excited voice sounded from nearby.