In her previous life, Old Lady Wu was beaten and scolded by her husband, Huang Mancang, for half her life. For the sake of her four sons, she endured and managed to hold the family together.
...
Two knocks sounded from outside the door, and a voice suddenly came from outside, "Director Wu, Factory Director Jia asked me to deliver some things."
Grandma Wu was taken aback, put the money into the envelope, and quickly opened the door.
The first thing they saw was not the bespectacled young man in front of them, but Wang Daya, who was hiding not far away with her ghostly eyes.
Old Mrs. Wu's face darkened involuntarily.
"Director Wu?"
Grandma Wu withdrew her gaze, looked at the young man in front of her, and asked with a slight smile, "Where are the things?"
"Oh, here."
He handed Old Lady Wu a cloth bag, then turned and left, leaving Old Lady Wu stunned.
Wang Daya slowly approached, her eyes constantly glancing at the cloth bundle in Old Lady Wu's hand.
"Oh... what did Factory Director Jia give to our Director Wu this time?"
Old Mrs. Wu frowned, ignored her, and turned to close the office door.
Having been rebuffed, Wang Daya scoffed dismissively, "What's so great about you? You're all filthy stuff!"
A passerby happened to see Wang Daya standing in front of Old Lady Wu's office, looking sullen and muttering to herself. Intrigued, she...
"You need to see your director? Why don't you go inside?"
"Why would I go in? I'm afraid I'll ruin their plans."
The person who came in grunted, sensing something was up, and quickly pulled Wang Daya aside, saying, "What good news? Tell me quickly."
Wang Daya looked left and right, keeping everyone in suspense, before slowly speaking, "Let me tell you..."
Before leaving get off work, Grandma Wu went to check on how the afternoon's work was going in the workshop, and then prepared to leave the factory.
Along the way, she passed by many workers, but Old Lady Wu didn't pay them any mind, thinking that Director Jia had put in so much effort and even paid them a lot of money.
If she doesn't do a good job with these pillowcases, she won't be able to accept the remaining payment.
As soon as they hurriedly left the textile factory, the workers who had been exchanging glances suddenly started chattering amongst themselves.
Wang Daya stood in front of the factory gate, stretched her back with a contented expression, and thought, "The air here is so fresh."
*Pfft!*
A foul stench wafted over, and people nearby quickly moved away.
"Who farted? It stinks!"
Yu Meixia left late, and when she passed by Wang Daya, she covered her nose and fanned it vigorously with one hand.
Wang Daya's relaxed brows suddenly stiffened. She glanced at the person who had said "bullshit," then turned and left.
Wu Mingxia, just wait for the show to start tomorrow!
Unaware of the danger, Old Mrs. Wu left the factory and headed straight for the department store.
Normally, she would go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy anything, but this time, since it involved Director Jia, she wanted the best silk thread and fabric.
The department store in Changping City is just two streets away from the supply and marketing cooperative. You have to pass by the supply and marketing cooperative to get to the department store.
"Zhenjun, Zhenjun..."
"Fengying!"
Two young men's and women's voices rang out from around the corner. Old Mrs. Wu was startled. Why did those voices sound so familiar?
She stopped and looked up, and there stood her good son, Huang Xiaofu, who hadn't been home for several days!
There was a man and a woman with him, and the woman was none other than Miao Fengying, the sweetheart of her good son.
As for the man next to Miao Fengying, who was a head shorter than her, he looked familiar, but she just couldn't remember who he was.
"Qiao Zhenjun!"
Grandma Wu was startled. His surname was Qiao!
After a moment's thought, I remembered who it was.
Factory Director Jia's nephew!
How did they get mixed up together?
"What's wrong with you!" Miao Fengying shoved the crazed Huang Xiaofu aside, stood in front of Qiao Zhenjun, and looked at him with disgust.
Huang Xiaofu was shocked. Why would Fengying look at him like that? It must be Qiao Zhenjun who bewitched her!
"Get out of my way! This kid dares to touch you? I'll beat him to a pulp today!"
Miao Fengying was going crazy. Why was Huang Xiaofu deaf? He wouldn't listen to anything she said. "I told you, we're dating normally, and some intimate behavior is perfectly normal!"
"Impossible! You weren't with me...!"
Miao Fengying, quick as a flash, interrupted him before he could finish, raising her voice to drown out, "What about you? I've always considered you a friend, and you just thought... thought..."
Huang Xiaofu exclaimed in disbelief, "But you said...you..."
"What did I say? Did I say I wanted to be with you? Or that I agreed to date you?"
Huang Xiaofu was startled and took a step back, looking deeply shocked. This made Qiao Zhenjun, who had been standing behind Miao Fengying, frown.
"Comrade, has Miao Fengying agreed to be your girlfriend?"
Seeing that his expression was off, Miao Fengying narrowed her eyes and glared fiercely at Huang Xiaofu, her eyes seeming to say that if he dared to talk nonsense, she would deal with him.
Huang Xiaofu gave a bitter smile and slowly shook his head, "No...no..."
It turns out that Fengying had been refusing to accept him because she had found someone more suitable. No wonder, no wonder she always gave vague answers and left things unresolved whenever he solemnly confessed his feelings to her.
If he hadn't heard from people at the factory that the supply and marketing cooperative had received a batch of new hair clips from Beijing, and hadn't thought that she was pretty and loved beauty, he wouldn't have come to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy her one.
And you wouldn't run into her and that short, stout guy making out here, all lovey-dovey!
Seeing that he was relatively honest, Miao Fengying suddenly felt relieved.
Seeing that Qiao Zhenjun still wanted to speak, they quickly pulled him away. Now was not the time for a confrontation. If Huang Xiaofu went crazy and revealed everything, this rich man would have to run away.
"Hey, Fengying, I haven't finished asking him yet. I need to teach him a lesson. What if he harasses you again? Hey... Fengying... don't pull me away..."
As the sound faded into the distance, Huang Xiaofu slid off the wall and leaned against the wall, a half-smile on his face.
Old Mrs. Wu emerged from her hiding place, shook her head, and sighed, "How pitiful! Love is such a thing in this world, it makes people dizzy."
Forget it, Huang Xiaofu didn't want her to see this embarrassing scene, and turned to leave.
Huang Xiaofu raised his lifeless eyes, and a familiar figure came into view. "Mom?"
Old Mrs. Wu paused, and Huang Xiaofu became even more certain, "Mom!"
"Isn't this right here? What are you shouting for?" Old Mrs. Wu's tone was not good. Huang Xiaofu struggled to get up and limped toward Old Mrs. Wu.
"It really is, Mom, I...I miss you so much..."
When Old Mrs. Wu saw that he was having difficulty walking, her eyes darkened. Then, when she heard Huang Xiaofu say that he missed her, she couldn't help but snort coldly. "Now that something's happened, you know you miss your mother?"
Sure enough, bad seeds can't produce good offspring.
Grandma Wu lent him one arm so he could lean on it.
Okay, we can't go to the department store today, let's go home first.
Upon seeing his mother, Huang Xiaofu's face was covered in snot and tears, and his stomach rumbled inappropriately until he stepped into the house.
How did he get so hungry?
I'm so out of my mind.
"Dad, eldest brother, eldest sister-in-law, third brother, third sister-in-law, youngest brother..."
As soon as I entered the door, I called out to all my family members.
This left everyone completely bewildered.