Mao Gaoli told Du Taohua about her uncle's affair with her. The more she listened, the colder her hands became. After she finished listening, cold sweats appeared on her hands and back.

"Goryeo, Uncle Yuanlong's offspring was destroyed, so he still hasn't found a wife, right?"

She had been in Zhoujiagou for so long that she was familiar with the situation and people in the ditch. She had also heard about Zhou Yuanlong's uncle from others.

She said that when she went out to work, Zhou Yuanlong's uncle Zhou Chuanzong always came close to her and stared at her. It turned out that he had fallen in love with her.

How can a rootless man still want women?

Mao Gaoli was stunned for a moment, frowning and said, "Mom, you are already over 40 years old, are you still thinking about that kind of thing?"

"..." Du Taohua choked. Her daughter's question really left her unable to answer.

Seeing that her mother didn't say anything, Mao Gaoli continued, "You are already a middle-aged man, and you certainly don't want to think about that kind of thing anymore, so it doesn't matter whether Yuanlong's uncle can use his grandson's root or not. What do you think?"

Du Taohua: "It, it's not like that. Anyway, I don't have that kind of feelings towards Uncle Yuanlong."

"Then who are you interested in?" Mao Gaoli asked with a frown.

"I..." Du Taohua choked, she thought of Lin Yong.

Brother Yong told her to wait, but who knew that he would not act like a normal person and just say it.

So I decided not to tell my daughter yet.

"I don't have that kind of intention towards anyone, Gao Li, I really can't be your uncle Yuan Long."

"Why can't it work?" Mao Gaoli asked impatiently.

"Mom, think about it. If you marry Uncle Yuanlong, you'll have someone to rely on in the future. It's better to have someone who understands you and is there for you than to spend the rest of your life alone in your mother's village."

"Besides, Uncle Yuanlong's house is just a few steps away from mine. If you marry Uncle Yuanlong, we mother and daughter can see each other often, and I won't have to worry about you all the time because I'm too far away. We can also take care of each other."

"Mom, don't you want to be closer to me and your grandson so you can see him more?"

Du Taohua: "Of course I want to, but..."

"Since you also want to be closer to me, your daughter and your grandson, then what else do you have to say?" Mao Gaoli interrupted her.

"Uncle Yuanlong may be disabled, but he's a down-to-earth, hardworking man. He even knows about herbs, is handsome, and pays attention to hygiene. He's unlike those lazy, slovenly guys in the village."

Mao Gaoli recounted the good things about her uncle, and she was not exaggerating. Uncle Yuanlong was indeed a very down-to-earth and reliable person.

Du Taohua: "Can you please let Mom think about it carefully?"

She really didn't know what to say. If she refused again, her daughter would definitely think that she, as a mother, didn't want to be close to her, which would hurt her daughter's feelings.

Mao Gaoli nodded and said, "Mom, think about it carefully. I really can be closer to you and take care of you."

"Mom, you've been here so many times, you should have noticed that my life in the Zhou family is not easy either. If you stay closer to me, you can protect me a little bit."

Du Taohua: “…”

Of course she saw it, so she worked hard for the Zhou family these days, hoping that the Zhou family would treat Gao Li better because of her hard work.

Du Taohua had not sat in her daughter's room for a while when Zhou's mother, who had just returned from chatting with someone, started yelling outside, saying that the family had run out of firewood and asked her to go to the mountain to get some.

Du Taohua went out with a basket of firewood on her back.

"What did your mother say?" Zhou Yuanlong asked as he walked into the house.

Mao Gaoli shook his head.

Zhou Yuanlong frowned, "You don't agree?"

Mao Gaoli nodded.

"Why don't you agree?" Zhou's mother came over and asked.

Zhou Yuanlong scratched his head and said, "I asked Gao Li to tell my mother-in-law about my second uncle's marriage, but she disagreed."

Zhou's mother curled her lips, looked at Mao Gaoli with disdain and said, "Your mother is already an old woman, and she still wants to do that kind of thing? She really has no shame."

Needless to say, as the mother-in-law, she definitely disagreed because her brother-in-law was disabled.

But she didn't think about it. If her brother-in-law was not disabled, would he be interested in her, Du Taohua, a widow who brought bad luck to her husband?

Mao Gaoli: “…”

It made her seem like she had already given up on it!

"Mom, what if my mother-in-law doesn't agree?" Zhou Yuanlong asked, "If this matchmaking doesn't work out, my uncle won't give me the fifty yuan."

Mao Gaoli: "Uncle will give you another fifty yuan?"

Zhou Yuanlong nodded, "Yeah."

"Is my uncle so rich?" Mao Gaoli asked.

Being a matchmaker costs fifty yuan.

Mother Zhou said, "Uncle Yuanlong eats alone, and he's a hardworking man who saves money without spending it. He's saved quite a bit."

Mao Gaoli bit his lower lip, thinking.

"Gao Li, just tell me whether you want your mother to marry your uncle and live in the same village with you?" Zhou's mother looked at Mao Gaoli and asked.

Mao Gaoli nodded and said, "Of course I thought about it."

Mother Zhou said, "Okay, since you want it, I have a way to get your mother to marry Uncle Yuanlong."

"What method?" Mao Gaoli asked.

Mother Zhou smiled and said, "You'll know when the time comes."

steel mills

Lin Yong was holding a mask in one hand and welding with the other, when his nose suddenly felt itchy and he sneezed loudly.

He wrinkled his itchy nose. People say that when you sneeze, someone is thinking about something, so Taohua must be thinking about something.

I wonder how Taohua is doing in the countryside?

I plan to wait until the New Year's Day holiday to go back to my hometown, meet Taohua, and tell her about the marriage. After that, I will go back to the countryside to get it done with Taohua.

Thinking that he would have a wife in a few days, Lin Yong smiled happily.

On Friday night, Li Xiaoyu took Zheng Qingqing and Qin Ye on their way home.

Zheng Qingqing grabbed Li Xiaoyu's clothes and said, "I thought Zhao Siyu would not come to school until next Monday, but I didn't expect her to come today."

"Is Zhao Siyu the girl who always makes trouble for Xiaoyu at school?" Qin Ye asked.

Zheng Qingqing nodded, "She is the one."

"Did she cause you any trouble when she returned to school today?" Qin Ye looked at Xiaoyu and asked.

Xiaoyu shook her head, "No, I guess she doesn't dare anymore."

After being beaten so badly by her, Zhao Siyu should know that she is not easy to mess with.

Zheng Qingqing: "But she has been staring at Xiaoyu all day. If her eyes could kill, Xiaoyu must have been killed by her hundreds of times."

She saw it all today.

Qin Ye frowned and said, "Xiaoyu, you should be more careful with her. She might admit her mistake on the surface, but she might still be thinking about how to take revenge on you."

"I will, brother." Li Xiaoyu nodded and listened to Qin Ye's words.

When they were almost at the entrance of the alley where Zheng Qingqing lived, a group of people suddenly appeared from the side and blocked the way for Li Xiaoyu and the others.

"squeak--"

Qin Ye and Li Xiaoyu squeezed the brakes at the same time, and the friction between the tires and the road made a harsh noise.