Chapter 192 Two in One

Dayong didn't stay here for long. After accompanying his parents to meet his in-laws, he bought a ticket to return on the same day. Before leaving, he talked to Ding Guo alone for a while. He was going on a long business trip to the three northeastern provinces and would probably not be back until the end of the year.

Ding Guo gave him three hundred yuan and asked him to collect things, including dried goods, sausages, ginseng, and ganoderma lucidum.

Although it was convenient for her to buy and grow things in her space, she had to have a source in the open. Besides, those things she bought would not be wasted. Even if she didn't eat them, she could store them in her space. When she was in better health after giving birth, she could sell them on the black market and earn some pocket money.

Unexpectedly, Ding Dayong discussed another way with her: "Sister, how about we plan the three hundred, you use one hundred to buy ginseng and deer antlers, and I will help you collect some dry goods with the rest of the money and sell them on the way?"

He made a small profit by selling things with his master, and because of his good internship results, he has now made a name for himself in the team, and he wants his sister to make some money with him.

The main reason is that his sister really doesn't lack food, so he might as well make some extra money.

After the new year, he will officially leave the internship category and become an independent driving instructor, which will be much more convenient then.

Ding Guo asked in detail about the situation of their team and Dayong's usual investment, and said: "The two hundred I add will account for your share. I will invest one hundred, and the rest can be used to buy dry goods."

"Sister, that's a short-term difference. I'm just following the crowd and naturally invested less. The money you invested in such a long-term difference doesn't account for my share."

In this case, Ding Guo didn't hesitate any more and simply added another hundred yuan. He collected items worth two hundred yuan and used the remaining two hundred yuan to invest in reselling goods. He also asked Dayong if he wanted to lend him some money.

Dayong shook his head. Maybe he would increase his investment in the future, just like his master and other experienced drivers. But now, he would take whatever amount of capital he had. He didn't want to take a big step at once, fearing that he would get too carried away and lose his direction. This was good enough.

Ding Guo repeatedly reminded Dayong that if the situation was not right, he should stop immediately. It didn't matter if he lost money, the most important thing was that no one was hurt.

"Don't worry, sister, I will pay attention!"

Dayong has always been steady and has received a lot of guidance from his sister along the way, so he takes it very seriously.

Peng Guihua and Wu Fang went out for fun, and then stopped going out. They helped Aunt Qiao take care of Ding Guo's daily life and do needlework.

Before they set off to return home, Ding Guo asked Third Aunt to check the food in her utility room and cellar, and said, "Third Aunt, you see, I really have no shortage of food. You and Third Uncle should not be stingy and send food to me in the future. Dalin and Dazhu are still growing up, and you and Third Uncle are getting older. If they eat more and better, not only will I feel at ease, but Dayong will also feel at ease outside."

Peng Guihua patted the wheat and rice piled there, then looked at the sweet potatoes in the cellar, nodded in relief, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, okay, but they benefited from you. They grew a lot taller when they went back during the summer vacation."

"It's good to grow taller. You can grow up to be as tall as Dayong." Ding Guo said with a smile.

Ding Guo packed a bag of sweet potatoes for Peng Guihua.

The food grown in the space tastes better than the food grown at home.

I took another big bag of fruits and vegetables.

The vegetables she took were cabbage, spinach, carrots, and a bundle of yams.

In fact, the cabbage and white radish she grew in her space were also delicious, but Third Aunt said nothing to stop her from taking any more. She wanted to put back all the ones Ding Guo had taken out, saying, "You have to eat rationed food in the city, and you have to calculate how much you eat. Your grandfather loves you and bought these rare vegetables for you, so why are you giving them to me?"

Beyond the fixed amount, you have to find ways on your own and spend a lot of money.

She thought these were all sent to Ding Guo by the Pei family, so how could she take things from Ding Guo's in-laws' family?

Ding Guo quickly said that this was a gift from the old man to give back to her mother's family, so Peng Guihua had no choice but to accept it and reminded her, "Remember to thank your grandfather for me."

"knew!"

Peng Guihua also instructed: "This year you should stay in the capital and spend the New Year there. Don't go back to your hometown."

She was worried that if she didn't remind him, Ding would really run back to his hometown on the second day of the Chinese New Year.

Because she had discovered in the past two days that Ding Guo had no awareness of being a pregnant woman and was not careful in her actions... Although her movements were agile, they still made those watching her nervous.

Ding Guo nodded.

After seeing his uncle and aunt off, Ding Guo continued his life as usual, going back to work and home every day.

When he was on vacation, the old man would ask Xiao He to drive to pick her up for dinner and then drive her back.

Every time he went back to the compound, Ding Guo would quietly add some well water to the water that Aunt Zhang boiled to fill the thermos, indirectly to regulate the health of his family.

After a heavy snowfall, Aunt Zhang came to our house and delivered a leg of lamb and a processed chicken, and also brought a package that was mailed by Shao Xunping.

Shao Xunping sent Ding Guo some dried yaks, red dates, raisins, bacon, local candies, dried day lilies and the like.

There were also two pieces of cloth, one gray woolen cloth and one cotton cloth with a purple background and black checkered patterns, for Ding Guo to make clothes to wear.

Ding Guo wanted to give some of the things to Aunt Zhang to take back to the compound, but Aunt Zhang hurriedly said, "There are two packages over there. This one is yours."

After Aunt Zhang left, Aunt Qiao asked Ding Guo, "Last time we had fried chicken, can I make soup for you this time? Soak some mushrooms in advance and stew them together! Also make some hand-rolled noodles and cook them in the chicken soup."

Ding Guo's appetite is getting better and better now. He is drooling at what he hears. "Okay, let's make some fried bacon with garlic sprouts. As for the mutton, cook half of it in a few days and make cumin mutton. Add some carrots to the other half and make fried buns."

Aunt Qiao makes great fried buns.

Last time I made leek and pork buns. The bottom of the buns was fried crispy and fragrant, the top was thin and the filling was large. One bite filled your mouth with oil, and it was so satisfying to eat.

Aunt Qiao smiled kindly on her round face and said, "Okay!"

Since she started working for Ding Guo, Aunt Qiao's face has gained weight visibly.

Although she hardly ever cooked at noon when Ding Guo was not at home, and only made do with toasted steamed buns and some pickled vegetables, she ate very well in the morning and evening.

After eating stewed chicken and fried mutton buns, the days passed by and it was the end of December. Ding Guo received another letter from Taozi.

The first sentence in the letter was: "Sister, things are very lively over at Grandpa's house now..."

This instantly piqued Ding Guo's interest, and he couldn't wait to quickly scan the letter. He was only halfway through when his eyes widened in shock: "This is too lively!"

She immediately sighed with regret that she came to the capital too early!

There are two main events in the melon that Taozi sent this time: one, Ding Jiandang dropped out of school; two, the new aunt is pregnant!

The liveliness of the old Ding family nowadays is far beyond what Taozi’s writing can describe!

Ding Jiandang dropped out of school because several workers from the cotton mill went to the school to make trouble because Ding Jiandang peeped at female comrades using the toilet.

Ding Jiandang argued that he was innocent, he did not peek at the female comrades using the toilet, the person who peeked was 'Jia Anshun', Zheng Wenfang's youngest son.

But he had no witnesses. Instead, Zheng Wenfang's eldest son Jia Anping testified for his brother, saying that it was not his brother, but obviously Ding Jiandang, who had peeped at female comrades using the toilet and wanted to use his brother to take the blame.

Ding Jiandang was speechless. He didn't understand how such a thing could happen when he just went to the cotton mill with his stepmother's two sons.

As luck would have it, the person being peeped at didn't see the face of the person peeping at them. He only saw a head wearing a cotton hat withdrawn from the top of the wall. The three brothers were wearing the same cotton hat that day. It was something that Zheng Wenfang and Ding Zhigang bought for their children when they got married. In addition to the three of them, Ding Xiang also had one.

He even bought some for Ding Jianguo and his wife, as well as Ding Guo.

However, Ding Guo’s hat was not given away, and is now worn by Zheng Wenfang.

After the incident, the employee who went to the toilet hurriedly fastened his pants and came out to catch the man, and also called the factory security guard to come over.

In the end, the two brothers of the Jia family jointly pointed out that it was Ding Jiandang who was peeking.

There were two unmarried girls among the female employees. How could they tolerate such a thing? They immediately started to quarrel.

Ding Jiandang was slapped several times, and the two Jia brothers were also hit a few times, but Ding Jiandang was beaten the worst.

Ding Zhigang went to the cotton mill to pick up his son. He felt that it was shameful for his son to cause such a thing, so he went over and kicked Ding Jiandang several times without saying anything.

Ding Jiandang was almost beaten silly, and he cried so loudly.

Ding Zhigang beat his son, and Zheng Wenfang went to apologize to the victimized employees on behalf of Ding Jiandang. She bent her back to 90 degrees, her face tearful, and blamed herself for not taking good care of the child...

By apologizing like this, wouldn't she have confirmed that Ding Jiandang had peeped at female comrades while they were using the restroom?

The married employee was familiar with Zheng Wenfang and sympathized with her difficulty as a stepmother, so she did not pursue her relentlessly. However, the other two unmarried girls would not give in. One of them was particularly aggressive, and her family did not give in either, so they went straight to Ding Jiandang's school and questioned how the school could have taught such a little hooligan!

As a result, Ding Jiandang was expelled from school.

When he got home, Ding Zhigang was furious and beat Ding Jiandang with his belt.

Ding Jiandang cried until he was hoarse, hiding while making excuses, saying that it was not him but Jia Anshun who peeked at the female comrades using the toilet.

Ding Zhigang: "You're still quibbling?" He continued to whip her, and her belt made a crackling sound. All the neighbors were alarmed and came running to stop the fight.

This situation frightened Dingxiang so much that her face turned pale and she turned and ran out.

Although she had threatened before that she would not have any contact with her biological mother, she was not Ding Guo, so how could she really not have any contact with her biological mother?

When he saw Ding Jiandang was beaten so badly, he hurried to find Yue Hongmei. Yue Hongmei took the child back to the family compound and had a big fight with Ding Zhigang, saying that Jiandang had not been that kind of person since he was a child, and scolded Ding Zhigang for not trusting his own son and favoring his stepson.

Yue Hongmei even formed cliques and called on neighbors to judge the matter together: "We all watched Jiandang grow up, and you aunts and uncles all know what kind of person this kid is. My Jiandang doesn't have this problem at all..."

She had just started talking when Zheng Wenfang in the room first covered her chest and retched twice, then her eyes rolled back and she fainted in Zhigang's arms.

Yue Hongmei: ...

It was like swinging a heavy hammer, but ended up hitting cotton.

The atmosphere that had just started turned cold in an instant. Ding Zhigang didn't care about his ex-wife's throwing a tantrum and rushed Zheng Wenfang to the hospital. After a check-up at the hospital, it turned out that she was already one month pregnant.

People of this generation generally get married and have children early. Peng Guihua said that they were half-dead. Strictly speaking, Ding Zhigang was just over 40, and Zheng Wenfang was several years younger than him, and now she was only 36 or 37. As long as there was nothing wrong with their health, pregnancy would be normal.

However, when Zheng Wenfang became pregnant, apart from the two parties who were so happy that they cried, holding hands and looking at each other with tears in their eyes in the hospital, no one else in the family was happy about it and showed great rejection.

Lu Xiaomei, who rarely returned to the family compound since the family split up, was unhappy, Dingxiang was unhappy, and the two Jia brothers were also unhappy.

As for Ding Jiandang, he had no intention of caring whether his stepmother was pregnant or not. He lay on the bed and cried until his voice was hoarse. His body was in pain and he felt wronged. No one cared about him and no one spoke for him... Oh no, his mother spoke up, but the fight ended before she finished.

Ding Xiang had helped him get help before, but she didn't hesitate to come in and taunt him: "I believe you didn't peek at people using the toilet. I know you are wronged, but you deserve it! How did you treat me the last time I was wronged? I told you that the two brothers were not good people, but you didn't believe me. I told you to stay away from them, but you didn't believe me either. You deserve it, you deserve it, it hurts so much!"

Ding Jiandang's voice was hoarse and he looked confused: "When were you wronged?"

Ding Xiang gritted her teeth and said word by word: "I wasn't the one who cut Jia Anping's clothes last time!"

She didn't like Zheng Wenfang, nor did she like the two children she brought with her, and naturally she didn't want her stepmother to give her a little brother or sister.

Ever since her stepmother came into the house, she felt that something was wrong.

Before getting married, her father persuaded her to accept Zheng Wenfang by telling her that she would feel more relaxed with an extra mistress in the house.

But Dingxiang didn't feel any relief at all. On the contrary, she felt she was even busier, as she had to wash clothes for three more people.

Dingxiang protested, and her father and stepmother were at home when she protested. After listening to her, her stepmother rubbed her wrist and gently comforted her: "Xiangxiang, don't be angry. I sprained my wrist these past few days. Pick out the clothes of your brother Anping and your brother Anshun and put them aside. I will wash them when my wrist is healed."

His newlywed wife was gentle and generous, but his own daughter was making a fuss over a few clothes. Ding Zhigang felt ashamed and angry. He scolded Ding Xiang with a fierce face: "Will washing two more clothes tire you to death? Did your Aunt Wenfang boil eggs for you in vain this morning?"

Dingxiang was so angry that she burst into tears. Zheng Wenfang was in a panic. She asked her stepdaughter Zhigang to comfort her, but she didn't know how she did it. In the end, the father and daughter quarreled more and more fiercely. After all the quarreling and making a fuss, Dingxiang finally washed the clothes, crying while washing.

The next day, there was a long slit on the sleeve of Jia Anping's clothes that was cut with scissors...

Ding Zhigang thought that Ding Xiang was angry about washing clothes and deliberately cut her stepson's clothes to vent her anger.

Other people in the family also thought so, and even Ding Jiandang looked at Ding Xiang with suspicion.

After all, Dingxiang had just made a big fuss about washing clothes the night before, and she had finally washed them reluctantly, so it seemed reasonable for her to take revenge.

Everyone believed it, except Zheng Wenfang. She firmly protected Ding Xiang behind her and said to Ding Zhigang, "Anping must have gotten her clothes hooked from somewhere when she was putting them on. Don't wrongly accuse Xiang Xiang."

Ding Zhigang was furious when he heard this. He shook the sleeve of the shirt and roared loudly: "I'm not blind. Can't I see that something was broken by hooks and something was cut by scissors? Don't indulge her. If she cuts clothes with scissors now, will she cut people with scissors in the future?"

Dingxiang was dragged out by her father and slapped twice, crying so hard that she was out of breath.

As a result, Ding Jiandang came to condemn her: "Brother Anping is a good person, and Dad said that we will be a family in the future. When we grow up, we will have two more brothers to help us. Don't cut his clothes in the future. At worst, you can resolutely refuse to wash them and let Aunt Wenfang wash them."

Ding Xiang was so angry: "I didn't cut it. I said I didn't cut his clothes."

Ding Jiandang: "Okay, there's no one else in the house now, why are you still being so stubborn?"

Dingxiang was so angry that she pushed him away and ran out.

At this moment, Ding Jiandang was surprised: "Really, it wasn't you who cut it?"

Ding Xiang sneered: "You really didn't peek at the lesbians going to the bathroom?"

Ding Jiandang was immediately furious: "I didn't peek, it was really Jia Anshun, why don't you believe me?"

Ding Xiang continued to sneer: "Then why don't you believe me?"

Ding Jiandang was speechless, but he couldn't figure it out: "Then, who cut it? It can't be that he cut it and wronged you... But he didn't say anything about you at the time? I remember it very clearly, he and Jia Anshun stood beside him and didn't say anything, and Aunt Wenfang even spoke up for you."

Ding Xiang was furious. She stared at Ding Jiandang for a long time and said, "Idiot, you big idiot, you deserve to be labeled a hooligan for the rest of your life."

After saying that, he turned and walked out.

Lu Xiaomei was also holding back her anger, and whenever she was angry she would vent it on Ding Jianguo, roaring madly, "Isn't this embarrassing? Your dad is already a grandfather, and I didn't say anything about his second marriage, but he ended up having a child with this man. In the future, when I'm out of confinement and my mother-in-law is doing the confinement, won't the people in the family compound laugh at me to death? Don't you feel ashamed?"

In fact, Ding Jianguo was also somewhat repulsive in his heart. He felt that his father should just find someone to live with and simply live a simple life with. Why would he want a child at his age?

In the future, the child will be their half-sisters, and there will be an emotional barrier between them, but in the end he will be able to justifiably share his father's property.

But what can he do? He can't ask the stepmother to beat the child, right? Will she listen to him?

"Go talk to your dad!" Yue Hongmei said, "Anyway, I'm putting this out there. If your dad insists on having that child, then let the unborn child take care of him in his old age. If I don't take care of him, then you can forget about taking care of your dad!"

If my father-in-law insists on having that child, the issue of future retirement needs to be discussed now.

She does not object to her father-in-law remarrying.

She would only be worried if Ding Zhigang remained single. She was afraid that in two years, after Ding Xiang got married and Ding Jiandang also got married, her father-in-law would come and live with them early because there would be no one to take care of them.

But she really opposed her mother-in-law giving her father-in-law a child.

It's embarrassing on the one hand, but the other is that they are so much older than the unborn brother or sister. When he or she grows up and faces important events in life, the step-mother-in-law and father-in-law will also be old. Won't the whole thing fall on the shoulders of this oldest pair of brothers and sisters-in-law?

Then there is the future distribution of property...

Anyway, it doesn't fit anywhere.

Lu Xiaomei was so annoyed that she couldn't help but curse: "Your father is such a shameless old man!"

Ding Jianguo instinctively wanted to yell back, but when he looked at Lu Xiaomei's belly, he suppressed his dissatisfaction.

After Lu Xiaomei lost her temper, she carefully sorted out the situation for Ding Jianguo again and said, "Tell me yourself, is it good for us to have that child? No, it will cause a lot of trouble. And your stepmother is so cunning. They don't have any children together. I'm worried that she will coax all your father's salary into her. In the end, you will get nothing and still have to support your father in his old age. Now that they have their own children, they will have to be more calculating."

Although she didn't have much contact with her second mother-in-law, Lu Xiaomei had a general idea of ​​Zheng Wenfang. She found that her second mother-in-law was much more cunning than her ex-mother-in-law.

If I had known that my father-in-law would find someone like this, I should not have supported his remarriage.

And my ex-mother-in-law is also useless. She can't even coax a man.

If they hadn't divorced, they wouldn't have to deal with this trouble now.

“So annoying!”

Lu Xiaomei returned to her room in a staggering manner.

Mother Lu, who had been silent, spoke up: "Jianguo, Xiaomei's words may be unpleasant, but think about it, she is not without reason. Besides, if your father's family is not prosperous, we won't say anything if he has one more child. Your father has three sons and two daughters. Among all of you brothers and sisters, only you and his eldest aunt are married. Your second brother has returned from education and is about to reach the age of marriage. In the future, there will be Jiandang and Dingxiang. I just want to ask, how much does your father earn a month?"

"Although your second brother is nominally with your mother, your father can't possibly not care about him at all when he gets married, right? Two unmarried sons, an unmarried daughter, and then a little one to raise. Your father will be exhausted! Don't you think that's reasonable?"

Ding Jianguo nodded: "Mom, I understand. I'll go talk to my dad."

He went to the steel mill dejected.

Ding Zhigang smoked a cigarette, with a look of shock and grief on his face: "You don't support me and your Aunt Wenfang having a child?"

The younger one is ignorant, so why does the eldest son get involved? Isn't it chaotic enough? He also wants the eldest son to help persuade Xiangxiang.

Ding Jianguo: "Also? Do Xiangxiang and the others object too?"

Ding Zhigang sighed deeply.

Not only Xiangxiang and Jiandang disagreed, but the two stepsons were also making a fuss.

The older one came to him and said that his mother was old and it was dangerous to give birth to a child, and he didn't want his mother to take any risk.

Besides, now that his mother is pregnant, she will definitely be in poor health. Who will take care of the two brothers then?

Jia Anping said, "Uncle, before you married my mother, you promised us brothers that you would take good care of us. Now my mother is pregnant, and she can't cook or wash clothes. You can't let us brothers take care of ourselves, can you? My brother and I have never suffered such an injustice. You can't let sister Dingxiang take care of us, can you? You know what happened to her when she washed my clothes last time..."

The younger one pointed at his mother and said, "If you dare to give birth to this child, I will throw you to death!"

Zheng Wenfang couldn't stop crying in Ding Zhigang's arms because of this.

This is their child, the symbol of their love. Zheng Wenfang and Ding Zhigang are reluctant to let him go.

The issue of taking care of two step-sons is easy to solve. He can talk to Xiangxiang about it, and he can't just let her do whatever she wants.

What girl doesn't do housework?

But Dingxiang also disagreed with him having this child. She would definitely make a fuss again if she was asked to take care of the two brothers of the Jia family because of this.

Ding Zhigang felt very sad. He raised his hand and rubbed his face. Suddenly he asked, "Does Ding Guo know about this? What did she say?"

Ding Jianguo said speechlessly: "Dad, do you think my eldest sister is willing to take care of these messed up things at home? Don't tell her about this."

If he said it, he would be scolded.

Ding Zhigang felt a little disappointed. He and Wenfang just wanted to have a child, but they didn't expect there would be so many obstacles. He asked in a deep voice, "Tell me your reasons. What are the reasons for your opposition?"

He wanted to hear what the eldest son had to say.