Today, Huang Meili was weeding in the field when she saw from afar Wang Jinzhi and Zhou Pandi riding their bicycles westward. Judging from the direction, they were going back to their natal home.
Their natal home was far away, so they definitely wouldn't be back the same day.
As dusk fell, Huang Meili carried a bamboo basket to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables. She deliberately walked around the door of Zhou Dana's house. The courtyard was quiet, and there was no sign of Wang Jinzhi and Zhou Pandi.
She only heard Zhou Dana talking to someone in the courtyard, saying that Wang Jinzhi's mother was seriously ill, and the two of them had gone to see the old lady. It would take at least three or two days for them to come back.
As soon as Huang Meili heard this, her heart immediately felt a rush of heat, and she thought of coming to Zhou Dana that night.
Zhou Zhimin had gone to help a distant relative build a house these days and was eating and staying there. There were only her and her three children at home.
After dinner, when the children were sound asleep, she tiptoed to Zhou Dana's house.
She was afraid that Shi Yanhua was there, so she stood outside the window and listened. After confirming that there was no sound of a woman, she stepped forward and gently knocked on the door.
Huang Meili didn't dare to make a sound. First, she was afraid that the neighbors would hear and gossip. Second, she was afraid that Zhou Dana wouldn't open the door.
Since the incident before the Spring Festival when she forgot to wear her underpants, Zhou Dana had always been avoiding her.
She knew clearly that it must be Shi Yanhua who was inciting and controlling him behind his back.
Zhou Zhimin also had suspicions, and she could only endure it.
Now it was already the third month of spring, and the flowers were in bloom. The little longing in her heart was even more unbearable, itching terribly.
Coming here tonight, on the one hand, was to relieve her restlessness, and on the other hand, she had an important thing to do.
When Zhou Dana opened the door and saw it was her, his face immediately sank.
Huang Meili wasn't intimidated by him. She entered the door and looked at him askance. "Zhou Dana, I really didn't expect that you're quite the playboy!"
She reached back and bolted the door, and when she looked at Zhou Dana again, the anger in her eyes had already turned into a blatant desire.
"People miss you every day. You old thing, you're so heartless!" Huang Meili said in a coquettish voice and directly threw herself at him.
The reason why Zhou Dana didn't dare to get close to Huang Meili these days was really because he was afraid of Shi Yanhua.
Shi Yanhua had a strong personality and tough methods. The two of them were keeping a huge secret, and Zhou Dana was firmly in her control, not daring to act recklessly at all.
But Huang Meili was different. Although she seemed blustery, in fact, she had a soft ear and could be easily coaxed into a daze with a few nice words.
Which man really liked a strong - willed woman? Compared with Shi Yanhua, Zhou Dana really preferred Huang Meili's gentleness from the bottom of his heart.
The two of them had an old relationship, and they hadn't been intimate for so long. When Huang Meili threw herself at him and clung to him, he got carried away in a moment of passion and completely forgot Shi Yanhua's warning.
The old wooden bed creaked and swayed. They kept the noise down, but it took quite a while before it stopped.
Huang Meili collapsed beside Zhou Dana contentedly, gasping for breath.
Zhou Dana took out his tobacco pouch and lit a pipe of tobacco, but his brows were tightly furrowed.
He was always afraid that Shi Yanhua would suddenly barge in and catch them in the act.
"Go back quickly. If the kids wake up and don't see you, they'll cry and look for their mother."
"Heartless thing! Why didn't you drive me away when you were so eager just now? Now that you've had your fun, you want to kick me out?" Huang Meili reached out and gave his thigh a hard pinch.
Zhou Dana grimaced in pain and glared at her. "I'm doing this for your own good! If Zhou Zhimin really catches us, won't he skin you alive?"
"Would he dare?" Huang Meili said bravely, but in fact, she was also a little scared.
Although Zhou Zhimin seemed cowardly, after all, he was a man. How could he not be angry if his wife was sleeping with someone else?
Even more terrifying was that if this matter got out, she would be drowned in the villagers' spittle and would never be able to hold her head up in the village for the rest of her life.
But Zhou Zhimin wasn't at home these days, and the children slept like logs; they wouldn't even be woken up by thunder, so she had the courage to be so bold.
It couldn't be so easy for Zhou Dana to drive her away after having his fun. Coming here tonight, besides satisfying her desires, she had a more important thing to do.
Huang Meili reached out and put her arms around Zhou Dana's waist. She rubbed her face against his chest, and her voice was soft and sticky. "You promised me a ring earlier, but I haven't even seen a trace of it. When will you give it to me?"
Zhou Dana frowned even more tightly. "When did I promise you? Don't be unreasonable. Hurry up and go. It's not good to be seen by others!"
"Are you afraid of her seeing? I'm not afraid at all!" Huang Meili pouted. "She's not a good thing either!"
Zhou Dana smoked his pipe in silence, his mind in a turmoil. He was both afraid that Shi Yanhua would suddenly come to the door and eager to get rid of Huang Meili.
"If you buy me a ring, I'll leave right away!"
"Okay, okay, I'll buy it for you!"
Huang Meili snorted. "You never keep your promises. I don't believe you. Take out the money, and I'll buy it myself!"
"No money!" Zhou Dana also got angry. "All you can think about is money! Go back quickly. Wait until I go to the city in a few days, and I'll definitely bring it back for you."
Saying that, he reached out and stroked her body, and coaxed her patiently. "Be obedient and go back quickly.
If we're really caught by someone, I can just quit being the village head, but what about you, a woman? How can you still live in the village in the future? People's spittle will drown you!"
"Don't say those useless things. I want the money today! If you don't give it to me, I won't leave!"
Huang Meili knew clearly that Zhou Dana was holding the compensation money for the oil - field land acquisition, which was no small amount. She came here tonight just to get a share of it.
Zhou Dana regretted it so much that he could have bitten his own tongue off. He shouldn't have been so stupid as to let her in just now. He couldn't control his lust, and he really had brought trouble upon himself.
Shi Yanhua alone had already given him a huge headache. Since he got the compensation money, she had been pestering him for it and making a scene with him every other day.
Now Huang Meili was also blocking his door and asking for money. He wasn't running a bank. How could he fill these two holes?
Seeing that Huang Meili was unyielding, Zhou Dana also got angry. "Are you going or not? If you don't go, don't even think about getting a single bit of the benefits in the village in the future!"
Huang Meili also got tough and didn't give in at all. "How dare you? If you don't give me the money, I'll tell Wang Jinzhi all your dirty secrets!"
She was just being tough - mouthed. In fact, she was very timid.
Zhou Dana shouted, "Say whatever you want. I don't care!"
"Zhou Dana, don't think I dare not! You're having an affair with that slut Shi Yanhua, and they even have a child. Wang Jinzhi is still in the dark.
If she knew the truth, she'd be so angry that she'd go crazy, and you won't have any peace either!
And your precious son, if he really knew that he was born out of an affair, how could he hold his head up in the future?
What would his teachers and classmates think of him? Don't even mention getting into college or finding a job. He won't even be able to marry a wife in the future, and he'll never be able to hold his head up for the rest of his life!"
His son was Zhou Dana's Achilles' heel. Whoever touched him would make him fight desperately.
"Huang Meili, dare you say a single word of nonsense?" Zhou Dana grabbed her wrist, and the strength was so great that it almost crushed her bones.
"I, Zhou Dana, have seen all kinds of storms. I know you don't have the guts to talk nonsense. If you really dare to expose it, you'll bear the consequences yourself!"
His eyes were sinister and terrifying. Huang Meili shivered all over, but since she had said so much, she didn't want to leave dejectedly.
"Give me five hundred yuan, and I'll keep this matter to myself. From now on, we'll go our separate ways, and we'll be completely finished!"
Five hundred yuan?
This was no small amount. In the rural areas of southern Henan, five hundred yuan was enough to marry two wives decently and was enough for an ordinary family to save for several years with frugality.
Zhou Dana was so angry that his eyes turned red. "Huang Meili, are you out of your mind? Where on earth can I get 500 yuan for you?"
"The compensation money from the oil field is in your hands. Taking out 500 yuan means nothing to you. It won't even hurt a single hair on you!" Huang Meili stuck out her neck and refused to give in an inch.
"That's the whole village's money, not mine personally! Get out of here right now!" Zhou Dana reached out and pushed her.
Unexpectedly, Huang Meili just started acting shamelessly. She lay on the bed on her back without putting on her clothes, clearly showing that she wouldn't leave without the money. "Once I get the money, I'll leave right away. And from then on, we'll stay out of each other's way!"
Zhou Dana had lost all his patience and didn't bother to coax her anymore. He grabbed his clothes and put them on.
"Huang Meili, if you don't get out of here, I'll shout for help! I'll tell everyone that you broke into my house in the middle of the night, acted shamelessly, and tried to extort the compensation money. Let the whole village see what a disgrace you are!"
As he said that, he got out of bed, strode to the door, and reached out to pull the door bolt.
Huang Meili was sure that he was just bluffing and wasn't afraid at all. "Go ahead and shout. I'm waiting!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhou Dana actually pulled the door open.
As soon as the door opened, there was a sudden flurry of light and hasty footsteps outside the courtyard.
Immediately afterwards, a woman's voice floated into the room.
"What are you doing standing at the door in the middle of the night without sleeping?"
