Chapter 97 "Reported"

After ending the call, Gu Chenghuai went to the county government building to find Yang Junzhi to inquire about the brigade's electricity supply.

Yang Junzhi is not responsible for this, but he also knows the news.

After all, having electricity is a big event for the entire commune.

"Electricity? Soon. Just wait a little longer. According to the plan, all brigades in our commune will have electricity in the second half of the year."

Gu Chenghuai originally thought that if the brigade did not have a plan to provide electricity, he would think of a way. Unexpectedly, it was such a coincidence that the entire commune had a plan to provide electricity.

"Got it. Thank you."

Yang Junyi punched Gu Chenghuai on the shoulder and said unhappily, "Thank you for nothing."

He just answered a question, what's there to thank me for?

"I'm used to it." Gu Chenghuai chuckled, "After all, there are four children in the family. My wife said that I should be a good role model."

Yang Junzhi was speechless, "Are you showing off?"

"Is it obvious?" Gu Chenghuai raised his eyebrows.

"..."

Director Yang was so angry that he almost laughed.

"You haven't treated me to a meal you owe me yet." He decided to give Gu Chenghuai a good meal.

Gu Chenghuai: "Where do you want to eat?"

Yang Junzhi was confused.

"What? Can I still choose?" He raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

"Well." Gu Chenghuai said calmly, "Two choices, either the state-owned restaurant or my house."

Yang Junzhi said in a joking tone: "You do it?"

Joking aside, he didn't think his comrades would go into the kitchen. The kitchen had nothing to do with him.

"If it wasn't me who did it, could it be my wife who did it? That's a weird thought." Gu Chenghuai looked meaningful.

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Yang Junzhi was so surprised that he lost his composure. "You can cook, is that true?"

"Is it strange?" Gu Chenghuai asked back in a calm tone, with a calm look in his eyes that showed that he was in control of everything.

"Strange! How can it not be strange? You are not a cook!" Yang Junzhi thought it was outrageous.

"You even learned how to cook?" He was shocked. "Believe it or not, if your soldiers knew you could cook, they would definitely react more strongly than I would."

Gu Chenghuai didn't care.

He is not a man who only cares about his face and doesn't care about his wife's feelings.

Housework is not just the wife's responsibility. He is also a member of the family. He feels guilty towards his wife and children if he is often not at home.

If you continue to sit there and do nothing, you'd better not come back. It will be more troublesome at home.

"Do I care?"

Yang Junzhi knew that his comrade's family was building a new house, and that they had moved to the old house, so there was no place to entertain him. He smiled and said, "I'll have a chance to try your cooking again in the future. Remember, you owe me a meal. This time we'll go to a state-owned restaurant, and I'll treat you and your sister-in-law, and bring your four children with you. How do you think?"

"We met last time, but we didn't say much. This time you're here, so we can get to know each other again. Don't think too much. I'm talking about your children. My wife heard that you have two pairs of twins and she's very curious. She's been saying that she wants to meet them."

What else can Gu Chenghuai think? If he can't even trust his comrades, then what else can be true?

He also wanted to introduce Zhaozhao to Yang Junzhi and his wife.

After all, I am far away, and if something really happens, I will have to find my comrades.

"good."

Gu Chenghuai did not argue with Yang Junzhi about who would pay for the meal. When the time came, he would let Erzai take care of the other person and he would just pay.

After finishing the business, Gu Chenghuai remembered that he still had to go to the Wei family to report back, so he made an appointment for the next meal and left without wasting any more time.

I went to the Wei family and told my sister and brother-in-law the news I had heard.

Wei Xiangdong was smart and immediately understood what his uncle meant. "You mean, we should send Xiao Shitou to the Children's Palace to learn how to play table tennis?"

"It depends on what you want." Gu Chenghuai would not interfere too much. He was just an uncle. When it came to Xiao Shitou's future, he couldn't take the initiative.

"We can learn about it in advance, but the national situation is not good. No one knows what the direction of the Children's Palace will be in next."

Given the current situation, he speculated that the learning content of the Children's Palace would change and shift towards the direction of the Red Art Propaganda Team, but this was temporary and sports would sooner or later be taken seriously again.

Gu Chan and Wei Xiangdong's minds were a mess.

"Is there a Children's Palace in the county?" Wei Xiangdong asked.

"There are none in the county, but there are in the provincial capital." Gu Chenghuai passed by the provincial capital on his way back, so he knew there were some.

Gu Chan and his wife were even more confused.

They seldom even go to the county, let alone the provincial capital.

I have a heart that wants to help my child, but I don’t know what to do.

The couple looked embarrassed.

Gu Chenghuai also understood.

"I asked a friend to buy a new pair of table tennis rackets for Xiao Shitou. Brother-in-law, you can make a table tennis table for him at home. He likes it. Let him practice on it when he has nothing to do."

It's better to familiarize yourself with it so that you can have the opportunity in the future than to know nothing.

He didn't say anything about looking for relevant information. It's not time to do that yet. We have to eat one bite at a time.

Wei Xiangdong listened to his brother-in-law and said, "Okay, I'll do it when I'm free."

The chatterbox Erzai had already told him the measurements, so he didn't need to ask any more.

Gu Chan couldn't help much, so she just said, "I'll give you the money."

"No need." Gu Chenghuai said.

He is my nephew. Is it appropriate to ask for money from him?

Zhao Zhao said that his eldest sister helped the family a lot and they always praised her whenever they mentioned her. He had comrades-in-arms all over the country and he could get a lot of information from her, so he had to help.

"If there is any news, I will tell you in time," he emphasized.

As for whether Xiao Shitou can make any achievements in this field, Gu Chenghuai doesn't care.

It's like planting a fruit tree. No one can be sure... that it will bear fruit.

Gu Chan was so grateful that she didn't know what to say.

"Thank you, Cheng Huai."

Gu Chenghuai still said, "Little Stone is my nephew."

If it were someone else, he would help, but definitely not in this way.

Dashitou knew that his third uncle had troubled him with his younger brother's affairs, and he would always remember his kindness.

He cannot repay his third uncle's family now, but when he grows up, he will treat the four children well and treat them as his own brothers and sisters.

"Thank you, Third Uncle."

Seeing his brother laughing foolishly beside him, he patted Little Stone on the back and said, "Is your mouth covered with glue? Thank you. Third uncle bought you a table tennis racket and helped you keep an eye out for news."

Dashitou thought his brother was a real fool.

"Thank you, Third Uncle." Little Stone said in a low voice.

Gu Chenghuai was not wearing a military uniform today, so the little kid was not so brave to approach him. He had taken the initiative to ask for a hug before because he saw him in a military uniform.

Although he was young, he knew that those wearing green military uniforms were... good people who defended their country.

After saying that, Gu Chenghuai didn't stay long and went back to the Fengshou Brigade. His family was building a house and he had to keep an eye on it, as well as taking care of four children.

Wei family yard.

Gu Chan said to her two sons, "Your third uncle is good to you two, you two must remember, do you hear me?"

The two stones answered decisively.

"I heard you." They are not ungrateful and they know who is good to them.

Little Stone looked up and met his father's eyes, "Dad, can I play ball in our yard in the future?"

"Yes." Wei Xiangdong reached out and wiped the sweat off his youngest son's forehead, and said, "When the ping-pong ball is hit, you can practice. Let your brother accompany you."

Dashitou thought of his brother's enthusiasm when playing ball, curled his lips, and didn't really want to be a sparring partner.

After a while, I was sweaty and sticky all over, it was so uncomfortable!

Little Shitou had no idea what his brother was thinking and smiled shyly.

Wei Xiangdong hired someone to build a gate. He used wood from a carpenter's house and spent two dollars on it.

The money given was a little more, but he needed it urgently.

Achan can't sleep well without a front door at home.

"I'm going to build a higher wall today."

Gu Chan reminded: "Put some sharp stones on top."

In fact, broken tiles are better, but tiles cost money, and the same is true for using stones.

"I know what's going on." Wei Xiangdong said.

He would go up the mountain from time to time and come back late at night, so the house had to be well guarded.

…

Gu Chenghuai returned home and parked his bicycle.

Bang Bang came over and said with a smile, "Uncle San, I want to ride a bicycle."

Hearing this, Gu Chenghuai took off the cushion on the back seat to prevent it from getting dirty, and said, "Ride on."

"Thank you, Uncle San!" Bangbang was so happy that he pushed his bicycle out the door.

Tiedan grabbed the back seat, "Brother, take me!"

"Come."

Lai Mei had just come out of the toilet with her pants in her hand. When she saw this scene, she quickly put on her pants and chased after him.

"Wait for me."

The twins didn't even raise their heads. The elder one was sitting in the yard writing, while the younger one was squatting in the corner, drawing circles with a small wooden stick in his hand.

Gu Chenghuai raised his eyebrows in surprise, "What happened to you two?"

Erzai looked up and gave his father a look, then sighed, "Alas, you don't understand."

"?"

He didn't say anything, and Gu Chenghuai didn't ask any more questions. He didn't believe that these two wouldn't say anything after their wives came back.

Gu Chenghuai gave mung beans, lilies and sugar to his mother and asked her to help cook mung bean and lily soup. He turned around and went to the new house to monitor the progress and help build the walls.

In fact, his family was building a house, and many of their own family members came, including Gu's father, Gu Yuanshan, Gu Yucheng, and even Second Uncle Gu, not to mention Lin Shichang and Lin Shisheng. There would be no problem, but Gu Chenghuai felt that as the male host, he should come.

The Lin brothers live far away and it is inconvenient for them to travel back and forth. But with their sister's bicycle, the two of them can save a lot of time by going back and forth.

"Brother, Zhaozhao said that there is something for you to take back this afternoon." Gu Chenghuai found Brother Lin and conveyed his wife's words.

Lin Shichang stopped working and looked over in confusion, "What is that?"

"For Dad." Gu Chenghuai was not sure either. His wife was acting mysterious. When he asked, Zhao Zhao smiled. Her smile was very beautiful. He simply hugged her and kissed her for a long time before asking any more questions.

When he heard that it was for his biological father, Lin Shichang had nothing to say.

They had no right to stop their sister from being filial to their father, and Zhaozhao was of such a temperament that she would get angry if they said a few more words to her, and she had to be coaxed by them when she was angry.

Lin Zhao: “?”

…

County.

Lin Zhao had just reached the counter and hadn't taken off her bag when Li Fen rushed over and grabbed her hand, "Zhao Zhao, you saved my life!"

I don’t know what she was thinking about, but her eyes were red and she was visibly excited.

Lin Zhao opened her eyes.

?

She saved... Sister Fen’s life? !

When did it happen?

“I didn’t…”

Lin Zhao was about to speak when Li Fen interrupted her.

"Yes." She said, "Do you remember the eggs and flour from yesterday?"

Yes, white flour.

Li Fen only knew it was flour, but she didn't expect Lin Zhao to be so generous and give her white flour.

White flour is so difficult to make, but Comrade Lin is really willing to give it away.

Thinking about what happened last night, I feel that giving Matchbox the job was worth it!

"I definitely remember it." Lin Zhao said helplessly. He just gave it to her yesterday, how could he forget it after just one night?

"Thanks for the gift." Li Fen felt mixed emotions, nervous and scared, as if she had just escaped death.

"What do you mean?" Lin Zhao took off her shoulder bag and put it into the cabinet with a curious look on her face.

In order to listen to the story better, pull over a stool and sit down.

Li Fen also sat down.

"I received your thank-you gift yesterday, and I casually told the child's father to come home early so we can have dumplings in the evening."

"My husband hasn't eaten dumplings for a while, and he's craving them. Yesterday, he didn't take the initiative to stay to work overtime, and rushed home as soon as he got off work... Fortunately, he went home early, otherwise you wouldn't have seen me for a few days in a row."

She has to go to the hospital.

At this point, Li Fen's face changed slightly, her fingers clenched the fabric of her pants, and her voice was a little hoarse: "There was an accident at the match factory last night."

"Some factory workers teamed up with outsiders to steal factory property. They were discovered and escaped with three injured..."

Lin Zhao still didn't understand what this had to do with her.

Li Fen continued, "The reason I say you are my husband's lifesaver is because my husband is a model worker at the match factory. He usually goes home late, but he went home so early yesterday. My husband heard about the accident at the factory early in the morning and was terrified. The place where the factory workers were injured... is exactly where he usually passes by. Not only the place, but also the time of the accident matches. If he hadn't gone home early yesterday, he would definitely be on the list of injured people."

"Look, if you're not a lifesaver, then what are you?"

She came back to her senses, her eyes filled with gratitude.

"Zhao Zhao, I dare to tell you that as long as the match factory doesn't close down and my man works there, your sister-in-law will be able to survive."

Li Fen was terrified.

She felt that Lin Zhao was a very lucky person and felt closer to her.

Lin Zhao understood now.

It's all coincidence and has little to do with me.

She smiled helplessly and said, "What savior? It's the good fortune you and your family have accumulated. You deserve to escape this disaster."

"Is the person injured by Matchbox seriously injured?" she asked.

Li Fen wanted to say a few more words, but when she heard this, the topic was immediately changed.

"It's not serious. Fortunately, there are three of them. If it were my man..."

She didn't even dare to think about it.

"I'm glad you're okay," Lin Zhao said.

They are the pillars of the family. If something happens to them, it will be a devastating blow to the family.

"Has the criminal who injured people been caught?" Lin Zhao asked.

"We caught two. One ran away quickly. I heard they are still trying to catch him," Li Fen replied.

Lin Zhao looked unhappy. "I hope he can be caught soon. It would be bad if such a dangerous person were to wander around and hurt innocent people."

Li Fen felt that Lin Zhao was a kind person and was indeed worth making friends with.

"Zhao Zhao, I made a vegetable box early in the morning and brought it to you. You can't refuse it. My husband also said he wants to thank you."

Lin Zhao was afraid that she would keep harping on the matter, so she responded randomly.

"Sister Fen, what does your brother mean? Does he want to meet my sister?"

Li Fen saw that she didn't want to mention the lifesaver, so she kept the favor in her heart and talked about her brother, "Yes, he agreed. He said he would take a day off the day after tomorrow."

"Let's meet at noon the day after tomorrow. I wonder if your sister is free?"

Lin Zhao nodded, "Okay, my sister is at my house these days and is free, so why not make an appointment for this day?"

She is not the type to procrastinate.

It's really annoying to have something stuck in my heart.

"Okay, then it's settled." Li Fen was eager to settle it as soon as possible.

"good."

After they finished talking about business, Liu Chunhong entered the supply and marketing cooperative.

Her eyes swept coldly across the counter where Lin Zhao was, her face was terribly gloomy, and deep hatred was rolling in her eyes.

Seeing this, an old employee who was on good terms with Liu Chunhong quickly pulled her sleeve and whispered to her, "Be more restrained. Comrade Lin didn't provoke you."

Liu Chunhong sneered in her heart.

No offense?

Her daughter was forced to board a train to the border, and it is unknown whether she will be able to come back in this life.

All this was caused by Lin Zhao!

If Lin Zhao had not competed with her daughter for the job, even if it was just a temporary job, her daughter would not have been assigned to... that remote place as an educated youth.

Lin Zhao felt a cold gaze falling on her, and when she looked up, she met Liu Chunhong's gaze.

Liu Chunhong quickly turned her face away, but at that moment, Lin Zhao still caught the viciousness in her eyes.

Not only Lin Zhao saw this glance, but Li Fen also saw it.

"Zhao Zhao, be careful of Liu Chunhong. I heard that her daughter was assigned to the frontier as an educated youth and she may never come back in this lifetime. She regards your and Comrade Wang's job quota as her own and thinks it's you two who caused her daughter to lose her job. Comrade Wang has a good family background, so she dare not provoke him, so she holds a grudge against you..."

Lin Zhao sneered, "So I'm easy to bully."

"It's okay, let her come over, I'll take over."

If you haven't done anything wrong, you don't have to be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. It's not her that you should be afraid of.

"Your attitude is correct. Don't be afraid. I'll protect you." Li Fen patted Lin Zhao's shoulder and said seriously.

A hint of warmth appeared in the corners of Lin Zhao's eyes and eyebrows.

"Thank you, Sister Fen."

Liu Chunhong caught a glimpse of the smile on her face, and imagined the scene of her daughter crying on the train. She was so angry that she almost tore the rag in her hand.

Smile, smile slowly, you won’t be able to laugh anymore soon!

Soon, the customers who were rushing to buy things in the supply and marketing cooperative gradually dispersed, and the counter became deserted.

Just at this moment, a few people walked in from outside. They were dressed neatly and had serious expressions. They didn't look like they were here to buy anything.

Director Jiang from the supply and marketing cooperative was also there.

He glanced at Lin Zhao quickly, then quickly looked away, his brows slightly furrowed, worry flashing in his eyes.

I hope she doesn't get confused.

The middle-aged man in the lead looked around the counter with sharp eyes and asked in a cold voice, "Who is Lin Zhao?"

Lin Zhao had a premonition and was not surprised.

She walked out of the counter calmly, her eyes glanced at Liu Chunhong inconspicuously.

really--

Liu Chunhong's face revealed irrepressible pleasure and excitement.

Here we come!

"I am Lin Zhao." Lin Zhao said calmly.

The middle-aged man said expressionlessly, "Comrade Lin Zhao, we have received a letter of complaint saying that you took advantage of your position to embezzle materials from the supply and marketing cooperative and received kickbacks privately. Please cooperate with the investigation."

As soon as he finished speaking, the supply and marketing cooperative fell silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on Lin Zhao.

Liu Chunhong stood there, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised and a look of satisfaction in her eyes.

If these people come, Lin Zhao will be skinned alive even if she doesn't die.

Lin Zhao was not at all flustered, "I have never done that."

"You accused me of embezzling materials from the supply and marketing cooperative. Where is the evidence?"

Li Fen supported Lin Zhao and could not help but say, "Yes, words alone are not enough. You cannot arbitrarily accuse someone without evidence."

"Comrade Lin has only been in the supply and marketing cooperative for a few days. He performs his duties conscientiously every day. It is impossible for him to embezzle."

"She is a military dependent, has a high level of ideological awareness, and comes from a well-off family. How could she embezzle anything? I don't believe it anyway!"

Wang Ju was very nervous, but she also said bravely: "...I don't believe it either!"

The female employees who were on good terms with Liu Chunhong guessed that the letter of complaint was written by Liu Chunhong. They felt that she was very scary and subconsciously kept their distance from her.

"I don't believe it either," she said.

Comrade Lin did nothing wrong. Comrade Liu was a bit bullying. Isn't this just picking on the weak?

Of course she would stand up as she has a good impression of military families.

"Just like what Comrade Li said, Comrade Lin has only been at the supply and marketing cooperative for a few days. She comes at a fixed time every day and leaves the earliest. She only carries a cloth bag when she goes back and forth. She has no conditions to embezzle."

Lin Zhao: Thank you.

Seeing this scene, Director Jiang looked relieved.

In this situation, it should be fine.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

During this period, the county has been cracking down on "corruption and theft" very strictly. Once the crime is verified, the offender will not be qualified to be a person, let alone a job.

It was he who brought Lin Zhao here. If she was in trouble, he would be implicated as well.

Director Jiang doesn't want anything to happen to her.

Liu Chunhong stared at the people she was on good terms with as if they were traitors, with anger flashing in her eyes.

We've known each other for more than ten years, and this is how I repay her! ?

After finally getting these people here, she was unwilling to let Lin Zhao go.

So I took the initiative to jump out.

"I have evidence!"

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