Chapter 50

"Okay, who helped you build this place?" Zhong Miao nodded obediently.

"The place where you hide your family's wealth must be made by yourself."

"Uh-huh."

When Pei Ze was making dinner, Zhong Miao noticed something was wrong. "Why are you making so much?"

"Dongzi, come over later and have dinner together."

"What is he doing?"

"Oh, when he comes, ask him and let him tell you himself. Let's test how thick-skinned he is."

"Humph, bastard, you're keeping me in suspense."

Li Guodong changed his clothes and came here clean. He now lives in the soy sauce factory, which is a few minutes away.

The three of them ate and chatted, Li Guodong occasionally grunted and blushed as he answered Zhong Miao's various questions.

Haha, Li Guodong really didn't like life in the city. He felt that houses in the city were too cramped, not as good as his own compound and the newly built small building, and the cost of living was also high. But this guy fell in love with the girls in the city.

Pei Ze originally asked him to help decorate the house, but he couldn't really not pay him. Li Guodong couldn't let anyone pay for his food and drink in the city. Pei Ze directly paid him 50 yuan, which was about the same as a month's salary for a factory worker in the city.

After receiving the money, Li Guodong worked even harder. Apart from supervising, he could also do the work that he knew how to do. Pei Ze simply skipped the factory masters and gave full power to him, which saved a lot of trouble.

There are three rows of residents in their alley. Zhong Miao's house is right in the middle and at the innermost end. Several families from the two rows in front and behind came to meet their new neighbors. Among them is a girl who works in a rubber factory, the same factory as Song Xing.

The girl graduated from high school and didn't go to college, but she was well-spoken, fashionable in clothes, and knew how to put on makeup. She exuded a fragrance whenever she passed by. Li Guodong had never seen such a girl before. He fell in love with her at first sight and was completely fascinated by her.

It was fine at the beginning. The two of them treated each other as friends and chatted every day. Li Guodong was a nice and warm-hearted person, and the girl also wanted to get to know him better.

But Li Guodong is really a real person. He was serious and didn't think twice, so he told others all his family secrets.

How many people are there in the family? What do they do? What are their personalities? There is a troublesome sister who insists on running to the city, but it’s okay. She can’t go out unless her family allows her to.

After they get married, he will go home to help his parents farm, and you, my girl, will continue to work in the city. We will see each other once a week. Although we can't see each other every day, it's much better than the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.

Li Guodong didn't want to be separated from his sweetheart, but he had parents and a sister at home, and he was the pillar of the family, so there was really nothing he could do.

This guy almost said that he wanted the girl to quit her job and go back to the village with him to farm. In fact, he really thought about it, but he quickly rejected this idea. It was impossible for her to go back with him.

The saying that a toad is like its roots is absolutely true. Li Guodong's male chauvinism is definitely inherited from his father.

As a result, the girl didn't come to see him the next day. He waited for a few days and went directly to the entrance of the alley to wait for the girl to get off work. After waiting for a long time, he was told that they were not suitable for each other.

After that, he went to the entrance of the alley to wait for people to get off work, but the girls ignored him.

Seeing that the new house was almost renovated, how could Li Guodong be willing to go back to the village? This was his first love, his dream girl.

This silly guy discussed with Pei Ze that he would not go home for the time being, and would let him renovate the soy sauce factory and the warehouse at the back, without asking for any wages. He was so enthusiastic that he wanted to pay Pei Ze for the renovation himself.

Pei Ze was amused by this boy after hearing this, so he gave him 500 yuan for decoration. 300 yuan was for hiring workers and buying building materials, and he would refund the excess and make up the shortfall. The remaining 200 yuan was his wages. If he didn't want it, he could go back to the village and farm.

"Pfft, hahahahaha, I'm deliberately making fun of you."

Zhong Miao couldn't stop laughing, her stomach hurt, she kept laughing.

Pei Ze was infected by his wife and started to laugh too. Li Guodong was really a piece of shit.

"Sister-in-law, why are you laughing at me? What did I do wrong?" Li Guodong blushed.

"I'll try to invite that girl over tomorrow. When she gets off work, take me with you and we'll have a good chat. Then you'll know where you went wrong."

Li Guodong was speechless. His brother Ze and sister-in-law both laughed at him, and brother Ze didn't help him. He felt a little better after hearing what Zhong Miao said. At least his sister-in-law was willing to help him.

"Let's not wait at the alley entrance. I know her house, but it's not easy for me, a man, to go directly to her house. I'll take you there tomorrow."

"OK."

Because of this, Zhong Miao was still happy when he washed up and lay down on the bed at night.

The wife in his arms was laughing so hard that she couldn't stop. She had no idea that today was the beginning of their world of two people.

He did get what he wanted, but why is his wife so heartless?

"Just think about me more. How can you lie in bed with your man and think about other people's affairs? That's not right. You should think about me more now."

Pei Ze couldn't bear it anymore and pinched her little face.

"You are just here, what is there to think about?" Zhong Miao looked up at him, tears welling up in her eyes from laughing, and her little face was rosy and tender.

"If you don't want to think about it, let's do something to make you want to think about it." After saying that, he kissed her.

Pei Ze was particularly fierce today, and Zhong Miao was almost suffocated by him.

After a few minutes, both of their mouths were swollen and their necks were red. Pei Ze had several marks from her scratches and his mouth was bitten by her.

"Wife, what should I do if I can't help it?" Pei Ze nestled his head in the crook of Zhong Miao's neck, nibbling it bit by bit.

"Then I won't bear it." Zhong Miao half-closed his eyes and lazily stroked the back of his head, one by one, like petting a dog.

Pei Ze was so shocked when he heard this that he felt dizzy and couldn't think anymore.

The next morning, when Zhong Miao woke up, Pei Ze was no longer at home.

I turned over and saw the note he left on the bedside.

Wife: I'm going to work at the store and will be home before 7pm. The meal is ready and in the thermos in the kitchen. I applied medicine to your swollen mouth. If you feel hungry in the afternoon, you can have some snacks. Take a good rest today and don't do anything. Wait for me to come home and cook.

Zhong Miao hesitated and turned on the TV first, but she didn't watch it, just listened to the sound.

There was a full-length mirror on the door of the wardrobe, and it had a patterned pattern on it. She looked in the mirror and almost scared herself to death.

Her hair was messy, she had dark circles under her eyes, her lips were red and swollen, and there were a lot of red marks and teeth marks on her neck. She looked like a female ghost.

Not to mention that she felt weak all over and her stomach was growling with hunger.

She cursed Pei Ze, that bastard, in her heart.

Zhong Miao ate and read in the morning, and took a nap in the afternoon. As it was getting evening, he remembered that he had made an appointment with Li Guodong yesterday to meet a girl at her home, so he had to get ready quickly.

Zhong Miao was thinking about what to say when she came to the house so as not to seem presumptuous.

Nowadays, neighbors are quite familiar with each other. They see each other every day and will get to know each other sooner or later. It is legitimate for her to visit, but Li Guodong absolutely cannot come to their house on his own.

After a good night's sleep, I feel much better. The dark circles under my eyes have gone away and my mouth is not so swollen anymore. But my neck needs to be wrapped with a silk scarf.

Fortunately, Pei Ze bought her a lot of things, including two silk scarves.

It was around six o'clock when she finished cleaning up, and Li Guodong also came to the door. She was afraid that if she went out at this time, Pei Ze would not find her when he got home, so she slipped a note in the crack of the door.

"Sister-in-law, why are you going outside? Her house is in the front yard."

"You are such a big fool. Can you go empty-handed on your first visit?"

"Oh, yes, what should I buy?"

"You don't have to buy it, I'll buy it. I'm going there to get to know the new neighbors, but I may not be able to help you at all. Remember, you're just a guide, so don't talk nonsense later."

"OK."

"Also, I won't speak for you, nor will I match you up with that girl. Whether she likes you or not is her business. I can only try my best to find an opportunity for her to explain things to you and let you know where you fall short."

"Okay, sister-in-law, she's ignoring me now, it would be best if you could explain it to her."

The convenience store is at the entrance of the alley, on the same street as the soy sauce factory, and there are a few small stalls opposite for selling things.

Zhong Miao bought two bags of better tea and two bags of milk candy, neither too much nor too little, neither too light nor too heavy.

"Li Guodong, go to my house and wait. Tell me where it is and I'll go there and try to bring the person out."

Zhong Miao glanced at him and felt that if he went, something bad might happen, so it would be better for him to go alone.

"Well, that's fine too. The sixth one in the front row, the one with the red door, is called Zhou Xiaohui."

"Okay, got it."

Zhong Miao thought a lot about Li Guodong's matter. She did this for Li Hongmei. Girls in the city are different from those in the village, especially fashionable girls like this who have jobs and avant-garde ideas. They are just the right thing to cure Li Guodong's dull mind.

Li Guodong is a man who can't be convinced by reasoning. He has to wait for the girl to explain the reason herself before he can understand where his shortcomings lie.

If he could figure it out, Li Hongmei would feel better.

She had this idea after hearing about this yesterday. Li Hongmei can be said to be her only friend. Even if she doesn't go out to work, Zhong Miao doesn't want her to feel depressed at home in the future. She should be respected.

She would just give it a try, just to make friends, and it didn't matter if she couldn't make any.

It was Zhou Xiaohui herself who opened the door for Zhong Miao.

The two girls looked at each other. Zhong Miao just felt that Li Guodong had good taste. The girl had a good appearance, figure and temperament. It was a pity that she was not a good match for him.

In fact, Li Guodong looks good and is tall, but he has some problems with his brain. If he can get rid of the water in his brain, these two people would still be a good match.

Zhou Xiaohui was puzzled. Where did such a pretty girl come from? She thought she was the most fashionable and beautiful girl in the factory, and many people were chasing her, but compared with Zhong Miao, she was no match.

"Who are you?"

"Hello, my name is Zhong Miao. I just moved in here with my wife yesterday. My wife's friends told me that you came to see our house when it was being renovated. I don't have many friends here, so I thought I'd come and get to know my neighbors."

"Is the house in the middle that you're renovating yours?"

Zhong Miao came to the house on her own initiative with something in her hand. Even though Zhou Xiaohui was thinking of Li Guodong, she couldn't bear to show her displeasure to Zhong Miao, so she invited her into the house.

"Yes, my wife is usually busy, so I asked Li Guodong to help clean the house."

"Are you here to persuade me to be with Li Guodong?" Zhou Xiaohui was also straightforward. She arranged for Zhong Miao to come into the house and sit down, since she was the only one at home anyway.

"No, Li Guodong is that blockhead. I don't think he's worthy of someone like you. You two are not the same kind of people."

"Hehe, you think so too?"

Zhong Miao's words touched Zhou Xiaohui's heart, and she let down her guard.

"Of course, but I want to ask you for a favor."

"You said, we will be neighbors from now on, so I will definitely help you if I can."

Zhong Miao told her about Li Hongmei's story. To be honest, she was just giving it a try and trying her best.

This wasn't her gossiping, it was mainly because Li Guodong had already told Zhou Xiaohui about Li Hongmei's matter, so she knew the whole situation.

"So how can I help?"

Zhou Xiaohui felt very sympathetic when she heard about Li Hongmei's experience. She thought Li Guodong was a down-to-earth man, tall and good-looking, but she didn't expect him to be a stupid guy, which scared her away.

"Look, Li Guodong refuses to go home now. He wants to get to the bottom of things. He doesn't know the difference between you two. If you don't mind, you can explain to him in person why the two of you are not suitable. He's stubborn, so you have to go and explain it to him in person."

"What's there to say? If you're not stupid, who would want to find someone like him? Look at how frustrated his sister is. She won't tolerate anything. If I really found him, I'd be so frustrated I'd die. And then there's that once-a-week thing. It's amazing that he could think of that."