After Transmigration: Unexpectedly Wed the Ruthless Tycoon
Chapter 100 - 99 Watching the Show

Chapter 100: Chapter 99 Watching the Show

It must be market day, as the marketplace is especially lively. It’s the first time Gu Fuqiao has seen such a bustling marketplace since she arrived in the 1980s.

On the road, there are people with loudspeakers buying vegetables, and itinerant doctors selling herbal medicine, which perfectly fits the situation of the country at this time.

Gu Fuqiao has rarely been to such lively places. Before, she rarely went out; as a homebody, she could get by with just a phone, but now she finds that without a phone, looking at the world more often is quite beautiful!

So, she squeezed over to see the acrobatics with Chen Bajin. They say it’s acrobatics, but there hasn’t been any acrobatic performance yet; there are just a few performers swinging snakes around, with a sign that says the show starts here at 7 p.m., with tickets priced at thirty cents per person.

Although the show hasn’t officially started, watching the acrobats handling snakes captivated Gu Fuqiao’s eyes; she wanted to look at the snakes, but was also afraid they might slither over.

After watching for a while, Chen Bajin noticed how fresh the vegetables were nearby and started heading over, but the crowd was too big; she took just two steps and couldn’t see Gu Fuqiao anymore.

Worried that Gu Fuqiao wouldn’t know where she was going, she walked forward a couple of steps and patted her shoulder, saying, "Ah Jiao, I’m heading next door, wait for me!"

Gu Fuqiao turned to look at Chen Bajin, but the crowd was too noisy; she couldn’t hear a word Chen Bajin was saying—just saw her mouth moving as if saying the acrobatics were good, so Gu Fuqiao nodded and said, "Yes!"

After saying that, she continued watching.

But they were just rehearsing acrobatics at this time, so after a while, the performance stopped.

The crowd gradually dispersed, and Gu Fuqiao was preparing to leave, but just took a single step forward when she discovered a serious problem... Where did Chen Bajin go?

"Bajin... Bajin," Gu Fuqiao looked around trying to find her, but the market was still bustling; she couldn’t see a trace of Chen Bajin. After wandering around the market trying to find her to no avail, she thought she’d better wait where she was for a while, but when Chen Bajin didn’t show, she figured she’d go to Sister Bei’s bun shop to wait.

She thought, since Chen Bajin couldn’t find her, she would probably go look by Sister Bei’s.

So, Gu Fuqiao headed to Sister Bei’s bun shop; it was nearly devoid of customers, but fortunately, Sister Bei was sitting in the store.

Gu Fuqiao walked in embarrassed, saying, "Sister Bei, I’m bothering you again... Bajin and I just lost each other."

Seeing Gu Fuqiao, Sister Bei smiled slightly and pointed to the spot beside her, saying, "Have a seat; I’m bored here alone, anyway."

Alone here?

"Sister Bei, don’t you live with your family?" Gu Fuqiao asked out of curiosity.

Upon hearing the word "family," Sister Bei gave a bitter smile and said, "I made them angry back then; I don’t dare face them now, so... this life is just getting by. I might go back one day if there’s a chance, or maybe I won’t."

Her words were scattered and disjointed.

Listening, Gu Fuqiao understood and seeing the scar on Sister Bei’s face knew... she must be a woman with a story.

"How could family stay angry forever? They might have been thinking of you all along." Gu Fuqiao wasn’t sure how to comfort her and said so.

Sister Bei shook her head gently, saying, "No... you don’t know what happened... anyways... even I can’t forgive myself." After saying this, she looked at Gu Fuqiao.

She seemed to think she might’ve said too much, laughed a bit, and said, "Don’t mind, I just felt a sense of familiarity seeing you, and couldn’t stop talking."

"It’s all right, really," Gu Fuqiao quickly reassured her.

Observing Gu Fuqiao, Sister Bei couldn’t help but say, "Bajin told me before about life in your compound, I’m quite envious... She also mentioned your team’s Yan Camp Commander sometimes, he’s quite lucky marrying such a beautiful wife."

Hearing this, Gu Fuqiao couldn’t help but laugh and said, "Not really, it’s alright; living life with an open mind is quite comfortable."

The truth of the matter, whoever it is... if she started out holding grudges against Yan Zhen Guo, without Mrs. Li’s counseling to recognize him as her husband,

Gu Fuqiao doesn’t believe she and Yan Zhen Guo would be living as they are today.

"Mm." Sister Bei nodded lightly, looking at Gu Fuqiao, initially wanting to ask more when someone came into the shop.

It was Chen Bajin swaggering in.

"Ah Jiao, you were here! I searched everywhere for you!" Putting down the live chicken she was carrying, she grabbed the kettle on the table and poured herself two cups of water, drinking them quickly before looking at Sister Bei, saying, "Sister Bei, what were you guys chatting about, so intensely?"

"About life in the compound." Sister Bei smiled and answered.

Gu Fuqiao actually liked Sister Bei quite a bit, felt she was as calm and gracious as a cup of tea, despite having a scar on her face; the more you looked, the more appealing she became.

"Bajin, I had no idea where you went." Gu Fuqiao said to the person she’d been searching for.

Chen Bajin puzzledly said, "I thought I told you..."

Did she? Gu Fuqiao thought back; it seemed Bajin had said something then, but couldn’t quite hear what she said.

But it was her, not hearing properly, so she sheepishly coughed twice and said, "Bajin, your voice is too quiet; you need to practice."

"My voice is quiet?" Chen Bajin asked in confusion.

"Uh-huh!" Gu Fuqiao eagerly nodded twice; now that Bajin was found, they should be heading back, so Gu Fuqiao and Chen Bajin bid farewell to Sister Bei.

The two pushed their bicycles and rode back to the compound.

Watching Gu Fuqiao’s silhouette until they disappeared from view.

The sun was quite hot now, but with their bicycles, Gu Fuqiao and Chen Bajin quickly reached home.

Carrying a chicken and some vegetables, Chen Bajin said to Gu Fuqiao, "Ah Jiao, come over for lunch today, none of them usually come home for lunch anyway."

"I’ve got porridge cooking at home, maybe next time," Gu Fuqiao said, waving her hand dismissively.