The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 152 - 149: Meeting You Took Me Two Lifetimes

Chapter 152: Chapter 149: Meeting You Took Me Two Lifetimes

Director Zhao, who was standing by, saw that everyone had said their piece and hurried to identify himself to Director Liang, taking out the rental agreement between Xiao Shen and Jiang Nanzhou and saying, "This is the agreement the child signed with Comrade Jiang yesterday, with our Housing Management Bureau’s seal on it, and the child’s proof of housing. All three branches of our family have seen it, it’s under the name of Shen Manman. It’s not owned by Old Madam Shen, and we haven’t received any agreement from the Shen Family to transfer it to the Shen Family’s Second Branch."

Director Liang nodded and said to his subordinates, "Take her back. Inform her family: breaking and entering, assaulting a tenant, exhibiting violent tendencies, threatening to kill people." He deliberately said to Old Lady Shen, "This won’t be taken lightly."

Although Old Lady Shen was intimidated, she had lived many years and had her calculations, sitting there thinking for a while before she started cursing again: accusations of collusion between officials and the public, bullying country folks, taking advantage of her age to seize her house, and so on.

She scratched and clawed at the approaching police officers, leaving nail marks on their hands.

The street office staff had been there for a while, but didn’t step forward since the police was already there. Seeing that the police couldn’t handle Old Lady Shen, Director Zhang gestured to her team, and several sturdy women stepped forward, securing Old Lady Shen’s limbs and lifting her straight up; two held her legs, two her arms, carrying her like they would a pig, directly onto a handcart nearby.

Director Liang, seeing how efficiently the street office handled the situation, thanked them with a smile.

He then said to Lu Xianrun, "Take our girl for a medical examination of her injuries."

Lu Xianrun took out a cigarette and offered it, saying, "Let our son-in-law go, I’ll come with you to make a statement."

"Okay," he said, then turned to Jiang Nanzhou, "Nanzhou, take Jingqiu for the medical examination. Once you’re done, come find me at the bureau."

Jiang Nanzhou nodded and said, "I owe you one, Uncle Liang."

Director Liang laughed, saying to Lu Xianrun, "This young man is not bad."

Jiang Nanzhou also quickly thanked the street office staff, and Director Zhang smiled, "My Ah Wei is very grateful for your help. If there’s anything you need at home, feel free to come to the office and ask for Auntie."

Lu Jingqiu followed suit in expressing her gratitude, "Thank you for the trouble, Auntie."

"We’ll all be part of the same community after all, it’s only right," they replied.

After the commotion came to an end, Jiang Nanzhou locked the door and hurriedly took Lu Jingqiu towards the hospital, fearful that her wounds would be exposed to the wind. He took off his jacket and covered her head with it.

Lu Jingqiu smiled helplessly, "Isn’t this a bit exaggerated?"

"It is. You don’t know when we’re out on missions; what we fear most is the wounds getting wind."

Seeing how serious he was, Lu Jingqiu obediently complied, keeping her head covered on the way to the hospital.

Wei Guixiang hadn’t seen Lu Jingqiu for several months, and was surprised to see her now, injured.

As she treated the wound, she chided, "You’re an adult, how can you still not take care of yourself? What if it leaves a scar?"

Listening to Aunt Wei’s concerned nagging, Lu Jingqiu smiled, "Aunt Wei, I encountered a bizarre person today. I wasn’t careful for a moment, and she succeeded. I certainly don’t want a scar, you have to help me."

"Don’t worry, don’t touch water before it scabs, then apply some medicine for half a month, and it should be mostly healed. How’s life at school?"

"Yeah, it’s quite fun."

"Ah, my child is not worry-free, he..."

Her words trailed off as she suddenly noticed Jiang Nanzhou standing by, turned her head, and looked puzzled, "And who might you be?"

Jiang Nanzhou, finally noticed, hurriedly introduced himself, "Hello, Aunt Wei, I am Jingqiu’s partner, Jiang Nanzhou."

"Oh my, Qiuqiu, you have a partner?"

"Yes, we’ve been dating for several months now, Aunt Wei, we’re getting married at the end of the year, and you must come."

"Okay, okay, your mom would have been very happy if she had seen this."

It’s just that this person seemed familiar, as if I had seen him somewhere before.

Wei Guixiang thought hard but couldn’t recall, and it was not until after she had seen them out that she remembered and asked Jiang Nanzhou, "Was it you who brought Qiuqiu here last autumn when she fainted, young man?"

There was a smile in Jiang Nanzhou’s eyes as he hummed in affirmation.

Wei Guixiang said, "What a coincidence, Qiuqiu, it seems you two are quite fated. When you get married, Auntie will definitely give you a big red envelope."

Lu Jingqiu was confused by what was said and on her way out asked, "Aunt Wei mentioned you brought me here the time I fainted."

Jiang Nanzhou smiled and took her hand, saying, "Actually, the first time you saw me was on the road in Ten-miles Village, but I had already seen you several times. Last summer when you fainted on the bus, you fell right into my arms. And at Capital City Hospital, when I arrived, you were asleep at your aunt’s side."

"So, it was you who saved me that time, Nanzhou. Meeting you has taken me two lifetimes."

"Well, I feel that to meet someone as good as you, I’d also need two lifetimes to find."

What was originally a sad matter turned out to be quite romantic because of what he said. She glanced at him with feigned annoyance and couldn’t raise her head in embarrassment.

Jiang Nanzhou didn’t tease her any further and took her to the police station.

...

At the Shen Family, news had come in directly to the brigade that Old Lady Shen had gotten into trouble with her two grandsons.

The wife of Shen Lao Er, upon hearing this, almost couldn’t recover and resentfully looked at Shen Lao Er, "Shen Lao Er, it wasn’t enough for your mom to cause trouble in the village, now she has to run to the city, taking my two sons with her. I don’t care what happens to her, but if she leads my sons astray, Shen Zhaodi and I will never be done. If you don’t take care of your mother, don’t blame me for being unkind. Even if I die, I’ll drag her down with me."

The wife of the Shen Family’s Second Branch had been hoodwinked by Old Lady Shen into this marriage. Otherwise, how could such a decent and competent girl have married her lazy, gluttonous son?

Shen Lao Er also looked distressed, "At first, mother said that Big Uncle Shen had no one left, just a girl, a piece of property—they had money, a house, and a job. Was it not just to get our Lao Er a job and a house for the family? Who knew she would make such a fuss for so long without gaining anything."

"Your family has no conscience to fear; the girl’s family has only one child left. You don’t help, that’s fine, but you didn’t leave them a way to live. Being associated with your family, I’ve been unlucky for eight lifetimes. I don’t care about the old lady, but you better find a way to get my two sons out. Once they’re out, we’re going to separate our family.

If you want to live with your mother, you can. I’ll stay with my eldest son and look after Lao Er and the youngest."

If the younger ones don’t care anymore, they’re as good as gone to heaven. Eldest, go and ask the village head if he’s renting out his uncle’s house. If it’s for rent, we’ll take it. I don’t want to live with your father anymore. Hongya, let’s pack our things."

Eldest Shen nodded in agreement; he couldn’t stand his grandmother either. Because of her, Hongya was not even speaking to him now.

If we must separate, then let his dad go live with the grandmother.

Seeing that his eldest son was actually about to leave, Shen Lao Er hastily called him back, "Come back, come back, what are you all doing? Do you really want to break up this family?"

The wife of Shen Lao Er said sarcastically, "This family is almost broken up by your mother already. In the early years, she meddled with your elder brother in the city. My sister-in-law is a forceful woman who could keep the old lady in check. Unable to settle in the city, she came back to stir up trouble with us.

I was trapped by your family into marrying you, a lazy man, but that’s okay, we could have managed. But your mother, she looked down on me and my daughter with disdain.

Fortunately, my daughter is married off; she can’t bother her anymore. Now, look what’s happened. My eldest son got married, and she started meddling with her grandchildren. She really has the nerve, meddling even in the affairs of her grandchildren. I’m telling you, Shen Lao Er, I won’t deal with your mother anymore."

With that, she waved at the eldest son, urging him to move quickly.

Not having to face the old lady every day, her daughter-in-law Hongya was also pleased, packing up things efficiently.

Seeing that his family was not united with him, Shen Lao Er, disheartened, said softly, "I’ll call the elder brother to see if he can check on them."