The slum where the Qiao family lived was originally a courtyard with two entrances.

The front and back yards are not big:

There are three main rooms and two side rooms on the east and west sides.

Because it is close to the Five Star Machinery Factory, many employees were arranged to come in by the street and the factory.

Based on length of service, rank, etc., some employees were allocated one room, and some were allocated two.

There are two courtyards and a total of about ten households.

Although Old Man Qiao's level is not very good and his skills are average, he has a lot of experience.

He used to be an apprentice in a foreign machinery factory. After liberation, he became a veteran of the Five-Star Factory.

When the houses were distributed, he got the two main rooms in the front yard.

Widow Liu’s husband is also an old man in the machinery factory, but he started a few years later than old man Qiao.

Her house is in the east wing of the backyard.

There are also two rooms, one is used as the main room and the other is the inner room.

Widow Liu's husband died of illness a few years ago, leaving behind three daughters.

Originally, Widow Liu gave birth to four daughters in one go, one of whom died when she was a few years old.

The eldest and third daughters got married one after another, and only the youngest daughter found a son-in-law at home.

Bai Si Ni's son-in-law is Gu Changhe, a relative from the same village as Gu Xiaoni.

According to the seniority in the village, Gu Xiaoni should call Gu Changhe "brother".

As for Widow Liu, she is the aunt who is closely related to him.

With the favor of Gu Changhe as the matchmaker and the relationship between them, it was not too much for Widow Liu to act like an elder in front of Bai Si Ni.

"Xiao Ni, I'm telling you, don't be stupid!"

"That job at the machinery factory was left to Jianguo by your family. How can you just give it to someone else just like that?"

"If it really doesn't work, go to the factory or the Women's Federation! They'll always be able to help you!"

Widow Liu's words were indeed from the perspective of "Gu Xiaoni".

Otherwise, as a neighbor of the Qiao family, they would just watch the fun and try to smooth things over.

Gu Qingcheng knew that Widow Liu was doing this for her own good.

She looked at Widow Liu with eyes full of gratitude, "Aunt, thank you!"

Then she added, "But let's just forget about it."

"Others may not know Jianguo's father's temper, but as an old neighbor, aren't you aware of it?"

"They're always throwing things around, yelling at people at every turn... Oh, my child and I just want a quiet life!"

"Now there's another Qiao Tongsuo. Jianguo's dad actually said something so ridiculous that I never thought of it!"

When she said the last sentence, Gu Qingcheng's face was full of surprise and ridicule, but more of it was disheartened: "Forget it! I really can't stay in the Qiao family anymore."

"If you're not careful, mud will fall into your crotch, which is shit!"

Widow Liu opened her mouth and swallowed all the words of advice in her heart.

"Mom, you're back! What's going on in the front yard? I can hear it from so far away!"

Widow Liu took Gu Qingcheng and her daughter to the front of her house. Before she could open the door, it was pushed open from the inside.

A young man in his twenties came out of the house carrying a basin of water.

Looking up and seeing Widow Liu, the young man asked casually.

Just after asking, the young man saw Gu Qingcheng, "Huh? Xiaoni is here too! Come in quickly!"

As he spoke, he stepped aside.

"Brother Changhe!"

Gu Qingcheng greeted the young man.

Gu Changhe's eyes swept over the small bundle hanging on Gu Qingcheng's arm, and he suddenly realized, "Xiao Ni, wasn't that the noise at your house just now?"

"Oh, let's go inside first!"

Widow Liu was a little impatient and waved her hand, "Go and pour some water quickly, Xiao Ni and I will go into the house and talk!"

Widow Liu's attitude towards Gu Changhe was not good, but she was not deliberately looking for trouble.

If the identities are changed: Widow Liu is not the mother-in-law, but the mother-in-law, and she treats the daughter-in-law instead of the son-in-law, which seems normal and reasonable.

After all, a son-in-law, like a daughter-in-law, is "married" into someone else's family.

However, there are essential differences between a son-in-law and a daughter-in-law.

The former is a macho man, with self-esteem and pride that comes from his gender and the world.

Both of them suffer from bullying in their partner's family. The son-in-law has to compromise and is miserable and pitiful, while the daughter-in-law takes it for granted!

A hint of darkness flashed in Gu Changhe's eyes, and veins bulged on the back of his hand holding the aluminum basin.

However, he still "suppressed" it, forced a smile, and found the stairs by himself, "Hey! Come in!"

After saying that, Gu Changhe took the basin and went to the water room in the yard.

Wash the dishes and basins very carefully.

"Hey! Xiao Gu is here to wash the dishes again. Haha, your son-in-law is really capable."

The person who spoke was Li Hongmei, the eldest daughter-in-law of Zhu Jinshui, the old man who was in charge of the backyard. She was in her thirties, had a rather thin tongue, and looked like a shrewd and eloquent person.

What she said to Gu Changhe seemed normal at first glance.

But she mentioned "washing dishes" and "son-in-law", which made it easy for "interested people" to think too much.

In this era, how could a grown man in the north do housework?

Gu Changhe did it, and he had a son-in-law who married into the family.

so--

"Hmm!" Gu Changhe responded randomly, lowering his head. His entire face was hidden in the shadows, making it impossible to see his expression.

Only when washing dishes, the banging and clanging sounds seemed a bit harsh in the yard in the evening.

After Gu Qingcheng entered the house, she also noticed the movement outside.

A son-in-law with a strong sense of self-esteem, and a gossipy neighbor who likes to make fun of others... Tsk tsk, the widow Liu's family may not be able to have peace in the future.

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