Although each other has changed a lot, Li Jin and Hu Pingping still recognized each other at a glance.
Hu Pingping froze in place for several seconds before she suddenly came to her senses, lowered her head and was about to run away.
But at this time, the boss of the bun shop had already caught up.
He grabbed Hu Pingping's back collar and cursed angrily: "Damn it, you've been stealing my buns every day for three days in a row. Even if you steal things, you can't just catch my family gathering wool. You really treat me well."
Bullying, right?”
"I will teach you a lesson today so that you dare to steal again!"
As he said this, the big and powerful boss raised his hand and was about to hit Hu Pingping.
"Wait a minute." Li Jin called out to the boss.
The boss turned his head and looked at Li Jin suspiciously. Seeing that Li Jin was well-dressed and had an extraordinary temperament, he also restrained his ferocious look a little. He frowned and asked, "What, you want to control me when I teach a thief a lesson?"
Li Jin took out a hundred-dollar bill from his pocket and said, "You said she stole your things. I gave you the money, so don't worry about it. It's Chinese New Year and you're in business, so don't look for bad luck."
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"Hey! It's done!"
The boss was happy. He took the money from Li Jin and said, "We really met a good person, but your money is too big. I can't change it without any change."
"There's no need to look for it." Li Jin looked at Hu Pingping, who was standing nearby timidly, with her head lowered and not daring to look at him, and said calmly, "Just think of it as compensation for you."
"That's a good feeling!"
The boss happily put the hundred-dollar bill in his trouser pocket, and then glared at Hu Pingping, "You are lucky. If you come to my store again to steal something in the future, I will beat you to death."
"Okay, you've taken the money, and I've given you the benefits, so let's go." Li Jin frowned.
The boss grinned, turned around and walked away happily.
After the bun shop owner left, Li Jin lowered his head and said to Hu Pingping, who was trembling: "How did you end up like this?"
Hu Pingping still lowered her head, as if she could avoid being recognized by Li Jin. She said in a panic: "I'm not, you recognized the wrong person."
Saying that, Hu Pingping was about to run away.
"Stop!" Li Jin shouted.
Hu Pingping trembled all over and froze in place.
"Where is your brother and your mother? Do they know you are like this now?" Li Jin asked.
Hu Pingping knew she couldn't escape, so she raised her head and looked at Li Jin, with a sad smile on her not-so-clean face, and said: "My mother has Alzheimer's disease and is lying in bed now unable to move.
Yue committed something and was sentenced."
Li Jin frowned slightly. In his previous life, Hu Pingping's younger brother Hu Chenggong had never been in a prison cell.
It seems that with his rebirth, the fate of many people who were closely related to him in his previous life has changed.
"Don't you still have a job? Your family still has savings, right? How could it be like this?" Li Jin asked.
Although I once hated the philistines of Hu Pingping's family and Hu Pingping's character of being a brother-in-law, those are things in the past.
At least in this life, Li Jin has never suffered a loss at the hands of his family.
At this time, facing the wife of his previous life, even though he had been entangled with the woman for several years in this life, Li Jin still felt more regretful than disgusted.
After all, the structure and level were different, and Li Jin no longer felt angry or disgusted with Hu Pingping.
"It's all Wang Fugui!" Hu Pingping's eyes showed deep resentment.
"After Liang Hui fell, I had no one to rely on anymore, so Wang Fugui stayed with me. I thought he was sincere to me, but in the end he took away all our family's property and ran away!"
"It's because of this that my mother was so angry that she became Alzheimer's, and my brother also completely degenerated. He went on mischief with a group of gangsters all day long, seriously injuring people. When others ran away, he had to take the blame, and my job was also ruined.
Gone."
She looked at Li Jin and felt that her former boyfriend was no longer the ordinary person he was before.
The current Li Jin's temperament has long been beyond the scope of what Hu Pingping can understand, but Hu Pingping knows that Li Jin's clothes are worth a lot of money. Every gesture, every move, and even just a look in his eyes are full of the majesty of a superior person.
and style.
Comparing herself, Hu Pingping felt that she was like dust in the soil, while Li Jin was a superior young man in troubled times.
There is no longer any comparison between the two.
Who could have imagined that a year ago, they were still lovers talking about getting married.
Hu Pingping's body was trembling slightly, not sure if it was because of resentment or regret.
Li Jin looked at Hu Pingping, who was as miserable as a beggar, and felt a little emotional.
Talking about feelings is definitely out of the question.
But the hatred has faded away.
Li Jin once imagined that on the day when he really became famous, he might feel very proud when he stood in front of Hu Pingping, and then mocked Hu Pingping for looking down on others and choosing sesame seeds over watermelons.
But now, when this moment really happened, Li Jin didn't have any thoughts.
I just feel like things are unpredictable.
"Take it."
A stack of money suddenly appeared in front of Hu Pingping's eyes.
There are parts and pieces, about one or two thousand yuan.
"I only have this little money with me to buy you and your mother some clothes and some new year's goods. Anyway, let's spend this new year first."
When Li Jin said this, he paused and then said: "Zhang Jiang, the vice president of the ICBC City Branch, is my friend. He was promoted from ICBC in Jiacheng County before. He should have some connections. I will tell him later."
, let’s see if he can arrange a temporary job for you at ICBC first.”
"You should work hard yourself and prepare more materials for the exam. ICBC has internal indicators for regularization. If you pass the exam, he will help you make arrangements. In this way, you will have a stable job."
Looking at Hu Pingping standing blankly in front of him, Li Jin said again: "From now on, find someone and live a good life."
Putting the money into Hu Pingping's hand, Li Jin turned and left.
Hu Pingping looked at the banknotes in her hand and raised her head suddenly, only to see Li Jin's back walking away.
There was a lot of traffic around, and people preparing to celebrate the New Year were coming and going. Hu Pingping saw Li Jin disappearing, and she suddenly got the courage to run after him.
"etc!"
Li Jin turned his head and looked at the panting Hu Pingping with a frown.
Does this woman still have any delusions?
Li Jin said nothing and waited patiently for her to speak first.
"I don't mean anything else, I just want to tell you that this morning when I was stealing... shopping on the street, I heard two young men talking. They seemed to be brothers. One of them was called Tianci."
"That person named Tianci has been encouraging another person, saying that there is a big shot who wants to deal with you, and asking him to join in to help."
"I didn't hear the specifics, but because your name was mentioned in what they said, I wrote it down... Maybe the Li Jin they were talking about was not you..."
After saying that, Hu Pingping bowed deeply to Li Jin, then turned around and ran away.
Li Jin watched Hu Pingping disappear, frowning slightly, thoughtfully.
On the other end, Hu Pingping turned a corner, stopped to take a few breaths, and then suddenly squatted down and cried loudly.
Whether it's regret or something else, I'm afraid only Hu Pingping herself knows.
But both Li Jin and Hu Pingping knew it very well.
They are completely strangers to each other, and the last intersection in this life has ended with Li Jin's help.