Chapter 100: Red Roses and White Roses

　　Jiang Youtao felt her head buzzing just by seeing that the male lead was Shen Mingyuan and the female lead was Zhang Dezhen.

　　She can still vividly remember the happiness on Zhang Dezhen's face when she talked about her boyfriend.

　　Shen Mingyuan will have a day off tomorrow. The two of them had just finished their meal at the state-owned restaurant, and Zhang Dezhen was going to send Shen Mingyuan to the west of the county town as she did before.

　　Jiang Youtao looked at Shen Mingyuan several times. Compared with the last time they met, Shen Mingyuan was not as gentle and attentive to Zhang Dezhen this time. He did not respond actively to what she said, and even rarely looked at her.

　　Occasionally, he would glance at her with a hint of disgust in his eyes.

　　Women in love are the most sensitive. Zhang Dezhen had already noticed Shen Mingyuan's changes, and she felt sour in her heart. She didn't know what was wrong with Shen Mingyuan, nor did she know what she had done wrong to make Shen Mingyuan so cold to her.

　　They were obviously fine, they had dinner together, watched movies together. But after one day of not seeing each other, Zhang Dezhen didn't understand why his attitude changed.

　　Zhang Dezhen cheered up and greeted Jiang Youtao. After she had said a few words to Jiang Youtao, Shen Mingyuan interrupted them impatiently: "Dezhen, it's getting dark. I have to go back first, or my family will be waiting anxiously. You can talk to your friend slowly."

　　Zhang Dezhen was silent for a while, then said, "Okay, you can go now."

　　Shen Mingyuan noticed that Zhang Dezhun was in a bad mood, but he didn't say anything, nor did he try to coax her like he did before. He just got on his bike and left.

　　In the past, when Zhang Dezhen talked with her friends, even if Shen Mingyuan was always in a hurry to go home, he never urged her, let alone got impatient. Zhang Dezhen felt upset, and her eyes were slightly wet.

　　After Shen Mingyuan left, Zhang Dezhen stood there for a long time before speaking: "I'm sorry, I'm not in a good mood today, so I won't talk to you more. Have you been transferred to the school? I'll come to play with you in two days when I have a day off."

　　Zhang Dezhen was in no mood to chat with Jiang Youtao and Gu Nianwei. Knowing that Shen Mingyuan was going to go home on a day off today, she went to the cannery to wait for him as soon as she got off work in the afternoon. She went there excitedly, but found that Shen Mingyuan was particularly perfunctory to her.

　　Zhang Dezhen left after she finished speaking, and Jiang Youtao glanced in the direction Shen Mingyuan went.

　　"Let's go shopping." Jiang Youtao and Gu Nianwei walked hand in hand. The two of them were partners again. As they walked, they exchanged the personality traits of the students in the class.

　　After coming back from shopping at the state-owned store, They went to see Xu Manqiu, where she had just stayed.

　　Xu Manqiu has a good personality and there are many students of the same age as her in the junior high school. She gets along well with her roommates. After seeing this, Jiang Youtao and Gu Nianwei left with peace of mind.

　　As soon as Jiang Youtao and Gu Nianwei left, Xu Manqiu was surrounded: "Manqiu, Manqiu, are those two young teachers your relatives?"

　　There are no secrets in the school. Jiang Youtao and Gu Nianwei are young and beautiful, and their name has long been known in the school.

　　Xu Manqiu is very proud to have two sisters: "They are my sisters!"

　　The sound is very loud.

　　"Wow! I heard from my sister that their teaching level is very good. Did they help you with your homework?"

　　Questions like these kept coming up, and Xu Manqiu answered them flawlessly. Soon, she made an appointment with her new friend to go to the toilet.

　　Jiang Youtao and Gu Nianwei went their separate ways after returning to the dormitory.

　　Jiang Youtao turned over the quilt and lay on the bed to watch the plot of Small World No. 10.

　　This is a story about the male protagonist's rebirth. In his previous life, Shen Mingyuan was an inconspicuous employee of a canning factory. On his way to a blind date with a friend, he met Zhang Dezhen, who came from a wealthy family and was beautiful and generous. He fell in love with her.

　　He launched a passionate pursuit of Zhang Dezhen, and under his strong attack, Zhang Dezhen quickly agreed to date him. Less than a year later, the two showed signs of getting married.

　　There is a person in Shen Mingyuan's hometown, that is the adopted daughter of the Shen family, Shen Mingyuan's nominal adopted sister Ruan Manni.

　　She was originally the daughter of Ruan Zhifu, a good brother of Shen Mingyuan's father Shen Zhenjun.

　　When Ruan Manni was two years old, Ruan Zhifu died in an accident. Not long after Ruan Zhifu's death, Ruan Manni's mother returned to her parents' home and remarried. Ruan Zhifu had no brothers or sisters, and his cousins from the next room were coveting the things left behind by the Ruan family.

　　Those were the most difficult years, and no family wanted to raise Ruan Manni. Ruan Manni's cousin was the closest relative of the Ruan family. She went out early and came back late during that period, asking which family wanted a child. She wanted to sell Ruan Manni.

　　Shen Zhenjun couldn't bear to see the only flesh and blood of his good brother being treated like this, so he went against everyone's opinion and took Ruan Manni back home to raise her.

　　With the support of the village chief at the time, the Ruan family's house and property naturally went to the Shen family who adopted her, which was considered as the Shen family's food expenses for supporting Ruan Manni.

　　In order to show his magnanimity, Shen Zhenjun did not let Ruan Manni change her surname, but only moved her household registration to his own home.

　　Ruan Manni is the same age as Shen Mingyuan. They grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Ruan Manni became more and more outstanding as she grew up. Gradually, Shen Mingyuan fell in love with her. When they were eighteen years old, they ate the forbidden fruit and became de facto husband and wife.

　　But Shen's mother Niu Dafang was very dissatisfied with their relationship. If Ruan Manni was Niu Dafang's daughter, Niu Dafang was satisfied with her, being well-behaved, obedient, smart and pretty.

　　But she was not good enough as a daughter-in-law. In Niu Dafang's view, her youngest son Shen Mingyuan was smart and clever. After graduating from high school, he relied on his own efforts to get into the cannery and became a glorious worker.

　　He is tall and handsome, so he should find a city girl who is educated and has a job. This is a good match. Ruan Manni is good in every way, but her family background is not good. She is an orphan and can't help Shen Mingyuan at all.

　　But Niu Dafang turned a blind eye to the fact that Shen Mingyuan slept with Ruan Manni. After all, her son was not the one who suffered. Besides, her family had raised Ruan Manni for so many years, and Ruan Manni should give something back to her family.

　　Shen Mingyuan also didn't take Ruan Manni seriously. After he started dating Zhang Dezhen, he told her about it when he got home. Zhang Dezhen's father worked in the township government and she was an only child. Even if Shen Mingyuan was going to marry into the family, the whole Shen family would be happy. As for whether Ruan Manni was happy or not, no one cared.

　　That night, Shen Mingyuan still went into Ruan Manni's room to sleep, and Ruan Manni's resistance became fun in his eyes.

　　Just when Shen Mingyuan was about to marry Zhang Dezhen, Ruan Manni became pregnant. She used the child to threaten Shen Mingyuan to marry her, and if he did not agree, she would make a scene in front of Zhang Dezhen.

　　In order to keep Ruan Manni, Shen Mingyuan had to compromise and postpone the wedding date.

　　In the previous life, Ruan Manni's child was still gone. For the future of his youngest son, Niu Dafang bought an abortion pill from a country doctor and gave it to Ruan Manni.

　　The child was aborted, but Ruan Manni could never have children again.

　　Shen Mingyuan married Zhang Dezhen as he wished. Zhang Dezhen was a kind person and always treated Ruan Manni as her sister-in-law. She would never forget Ruan Manni's share when buying things for the Shen family.

　　Ruan Manni has never married, and has always told others that she is in poor health. On the surface, the Shen family treats her very well, and Shen Mingyuan is also very filial, coming back to visit his parents from time to time. But no one knows that during the days when Shen Mingyuan returns home, he has always lived with Ruan Manni.

　　Ruan Manni finally couldn't stand such a life anymore. In the year when Zhang Dezhen was pregnant with her second child, she drank pesticide and committed suicide late at night in the house left by her parents and already occupied by Shen Mingyuan's eldest brother.

　　After Shen Manni died, Shen Mingyuan suddenly realized who he loved. He was heartbroken and went crazy. It was at this time that Zhang Dezhen discovered the affair between Shen Mingyuan and Ruan Manni.

　　She was devastated. Her baby was miscarried when it was less than three months old. She hated Shen Mingyuan so much when he proposed to divorce her in order to give a legitimate status to the deceased Ruan Manni.

　　Shen Mingyuan believed that the reason why Ruan Manni died was because Zhang Dezhen interfered with their love. If Zhang Dezhen had not seduced him, he would not have given up Ruan Manni.

　　At this time, Shen Mingyuan had obviously forgotten how he pursued Zhang Dezhen in the first place.

　　Zhang Dezhen didn't want to divorce, not because she still liked Shen Mingyuan, but because her sunk costs were too high and she was unwilling to divorce.

　　The two had been entangled for half their lives. Later, the county canning factory was not profitable, Shen Mingyuan was laid off, and Zhang Dezhen had been working in the cinema. Later, she relied on her family's connections to buy the cinema.

　　Zhang Dezhen had been carefully nurturing her and Shen Mingyuan's son Zhang Zitang, and she did not divorce Shen Mingyuan until Zhang Zitang graduated from university.

　　But at this time Shen Mingyuan was unwilling to do so. After he was laid off, he relied on his father-in-law's relationship to work in several units, but he could not stay for long in any of them. After Zhang Dezhen took over the cinema, he just lay at home and did nothing.

　　At this time, Zhang Dezhen wanted to divorce him. He was already in his forties. Where could he find a job that paid for him without working?

　　Moreover, Shen Mingyuan felt that his love had gone with Ruan Manni many years ago. As Zhang Dezhen was one of the people who killed her, why should he divorce her and let her go free?

　　The two were entangled for a few more years, and later Zhang Dezhen died of cancer. Shen Mingyuan felt that he was finally free.

　　Zhang Dezhen had just been buried when Shen Mingyuan gave Ruan Manni a status. He held Ruan Manni's tablet and worshipped heaven and earth, and also asked Zhang Dezhen's son to bury him and Ruan Manni together a hundred years later.

　　That night, Shen Mingyuan drank too much and was hit by a car on his way home. Zhang Dezhen's son cremated Shen Mingyuan and scattered his ashes in a random garbage dump.

　　When Shen Mingyuan regained consciousness, he found himself in the cannery more than 30 years ago. He had not yet married Zhang Dezhen, and Ruan Manni's baby had not been aborted. He could not wait to go home, and asked for leave before the shift was over.

　　As soon as he went out, he saw Zhang Dezhen, who looked 30 years younger. At this time, Zhang Dezhen was no longer as hysterical as in the previous life, but still bright and beautiful. But Shen Mingyuan's heart was calm towards her. He had seen enough of Zhang Dezhen's face in his previous life.

　　If he wasn't hungry, Shen Mingyuan wouldn't have eaten with her. Now that they had finished their meal, Shen Mingyuan was too lazy to pay attention to Zhang Dezhun. He wanted to go home quickly to see his Manni.

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　　Jiang Youtao hasn't seen the chapters after Shen Mingyuan's rebirth, but she already feels uncomfortable. What kind of trash is Shen Mingyuan? Be it Zhang Dezhen or Ruan Manni, it's really bad luck to meet him.

　　[ Tongzi, the male protagonists in your little world are really trash. ] Take Shen Mingyuan for example, he is clearly a scumbag in bold capital letters.

　　Did he like Zhang Dezhen because he liked her? Did he like the background behind Zhang Dezhen? Did he not marry Ruan Manni just because his parents objected?

　　No, he also felt that Ruan Manni's status and background were not worthy of him.

　　The melon-eating system points fingers: [ Well, if there is no problem, it can't reach us, right? ]

　　Jiang Youtao chuckled: [ There is an 80% chance that the author of this book is a man, it it weren't for the fact that most woman couldn't have written such a plot. ]

　　[ A scumbag like Shen Mingyuan should be hung on the wall. I know him best. If he is with Zhang Dezhen, he will think of his first love, his white rose, who was abandoned by him. If he is with Ruan Manni, he will miss Zhang Dezhen, the red rose, for the rest of his life. ]

　　Jiang Youtao turned the page and continued reading. As she expected, after his rebirth, Shen Mingyuan resolutely broke off the engagement with Zhang Dezhen and married Ruan Manni, who was pregnant with his child, despite his bad reputation.

　　When he first got together with Ruan Manni, he was exceptionally affectionate and considerate. No matter how others viewed Ruan Manni, he always stood firmly behind her.

　　Ruan Manni was touched, and she and Shen Mingyuan lived a happy life. But Zhang Dezhen was not happy.

　　She really liked Shen Mingyuan, she loved him, and she couldn't accept being divorced and broken up for no reason. She pestered Shen Mingyuan for a while, and then Zhang's father and mother couldn't stand it anymore and took her away forcibly for a while.

　　Shen Mingyuan made a lot of money in the 1970s and 1980s thanks to his foresight, but his ability was limited. He could make small money but not big money.

　　Moreover, he was eager for quick success and instant benefits, so he invested all his fortune in one investment. However, he encountered a scam and lost everything.

　　Ruan Manni has had a strong character since childhood. After Shen Mingyuan's investment failed and he was unable to recover, she took on the responsibility of supporting the family.

　　Not only does she have to earn money to support the family outside, but she also has to take care of the elderly, children and husband when she comes back. Shen Mingyuan will make a fuss if he is unhappy.

　　Ruan Manni endured the humiliation and her snack stand business became better and better. She now had a store and hired some helpers.

　　So Shen Mingyuan could eat while lying down again.

　　When Shen Mingyuan was 45 years old, he met Zhang Dezhen who had returned home with her husband. She was dressed elegantly, wearing a white turtleneck sweater, black corduroy wide-leg pants, a camel cashmere coat and black high heels.

　　She looks very fashionable and her family is very well off.

　　At this time, Zhang Dezhen had long forgotten the past and was relieved about the things that happened in her youth. She smiled at Shen Mingyuan and followed her husband.

　　Shen Mingyuan found out that Zhang Dezhen had married a civil servant, who was now the second-in-command in the city. She had become an official's wife and was living a very happy life.

　　Shen Mingyuan felt melancholy. He missed Zhang Dezhen again and blamed Ruan Manni for not being able to be with Zhang Dezhen.

　　After being with the white rose, he began to miss his red rose again.

　　Jiang Youtao closed the book with a snap.

　　Shw really wants to vomit, it's really fucked up. This kind of person can be reborn and become the protagonist of the small world. God is really blind.