Chapter 30 Gu Family Village
"Have you heard? Ai Dang's daughter, Han, ran off with an old man!" Jiawang's wife said while pulling weeds.
The young woman in the blue dress immediately put down what she was doing and looked at Jiawang's wife: "Really? How did you know?"
“Yesterday, someone from our village went to the commune with her in the morning, and when they came back in the evening, the old man with the oxcart waited for Han for a long time, but she didn’t show up,” Jiawang’s wife said mysteriously.
"Guess what? That girl didn't go home or to school last night!" Jiawang's wife gave him a look that said, "You can guess what I mean."
"My God, that girl is only 13 years old, and she's already running off with an old man. How desperate must she be for a man!" The young woman couldn't control her volume, and her voice was exceptionally loud in the open field.
The old women and young wives working alongside her all had their eyes light up and walked towards Jiawang's wife.
Liu Zhaodi took the lead and said, "Jiawang's wife, what are you talking about? What good news is there? Tell us so we can all have a good laugh."
The young woman looked at Liu Zhaodi and said in an unusually loud voice, "Sister-in-law Liu, this is no good news! Ai Dang's daughter, Han, has run off with an old man."
The women around whispered among themselves, "If people from other villages find out, won't they say that the girls from our Gu family village are immoral?"
"That's right, one bad apple spoils the whole bunch," Jiawang's wife chimed in.
"What are you all doing? Instead of getting to work, do you think you can make money by just gathering in groups?" The deep voice of Captain Gu Baoqing rang out.
"Captain, you have to think about our village's reputation! Ai Dang's daughter, Han, has eloped with someone!" the young woman in blue said impatiently.
The brigade leader looked at the young woman in blue, Peach Blossom, and said, "Hey, Xiangdong's wife, who are you listening to gossip about? Han'er has been accepted into a vocational school."
No sooner had the brigade leader finished speaking than Liu Zhaodi's sharp voice rang out: "How is that possible? How could that good-for-nothing possibly get into a vocational school?"
Team leader Gu Baoqing ignored Liu Zhaodi: "Get to work quickly. Do you think gossiping will bring you work points?"
One of the women nearby said, "She got into a vocational school? That's amazing! She'll be one of the best in our village now. Girls have a secure job!"
Captain Gu Baoqing turned to leave, but Liu Zhaodi grabbed his sleeve: "Captain, how do you know that good-for-nothing got into a vocational school?"
The captain shook off Liu Zhaodi's hand that was grabbing his sleeve and said with disgust, "What a worthless piece of trash! You think everyone is as sexist as you?"
"Besides, I issued all the relocation certificates. Her household registration has been transferred to the school. How could I not know? When you have nothing to do, earn more work points and stop gossiping."
Liu Zhaodi said dejectedly, "How could that be? That's a money-loser. He's nowhere near as smart as my son Jiaxing."
A middle-aged woman nudged Xiang Dong's daughter-in-law, Tao Hua, with her elbow: "Isn't your father-in-law the village secretary? Does he know that Han girl has changed her household registration?"
Peach Blossom glared angrily at the other person: "How would I know?" She turned around and went to pull weeds.
The middle-aged woman walked in the direction Tao Hua had gone: "Pah, what are you pretending for?"
Soon the whole village knew that Gu Yihan from Gu Aidang's family had been admitted to a vocational school, and they heard that she would be guaranteed a job after graduation.
The Gu family, Gu Aidang and Chen Xiu returned home anxiously
Gu Aidang called out urgently to Grandma Gu, "Mom, do you know that Gu Yihan got into a vocational school?"
Grandma Gu slapped her forehead and said, "Look, I'm getting old and my memory isn't good. I forgot to mention that Hanhan went to school yesterday."
Gu Aidang's wife, Chen Xiu, could no longer control her emotions and angrily said, "Mother, what's wrong with you? Why didn't you tell her when she got into vocational school? Why did you let her go?"
Grandma Gu got angry too: "Isn't it a good thing she got into university? None of you asked! Hanhan said she didn't want you to know beforehand."
Chen Xiu was furious: "Mother, do you know that girl's household registration has been moved out?"
Grandma Gu was really annoyed by the questions: "She got into a vocational school, so she definitely needs to change her household registration. Don't I know that?"
Seeing that Grandma Gu still hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem, Gu Aidang said earnestly:
“Mom, after the household registration was moved, we don’t know where she was assigned after graduation. If we can’t find Gu Yihan, it’s like we raised her for nothing.”
Grandma Gu looked at her earnest youngest son and angry daughter-in-law, waved her hand and said, "Hanhan said she'll give me 5 yuan every month, and besides, she'll come back during holidays."
Gu Aidang looked at the innocent Grandma Gu and said, "Mother, how can you not understand? That girl is an ingrate. In all these years, think about how many times she has ever called me 'Dad'?"
"Besides, if a daughter marries nearby, she can often help her parents' family. If she goes far away, she won't get any advantages."
Grandma Gu didn't quite believe what her son said: "That's because you don't care about her. I raised Hanhan. She's the most obedient and filial child."
Gu Aidang's daughter-in-law looked at Grandma Gu sarcastically: "Mother, I'm just waiting to see your granddaughter be filial to you. It seems you don't need Aidang to be filial to you now that you're old."
After finishing her sentence, Chen Xiu angrily dragged Gu Aidang back into the house, slammed the door shut, and vented her dissatisfaction.
When Gu Meng heard from the kitchen that Gu Yihan had been accepted into a vocational school, she couldn't contain her jealousy and muttered through gritted teeth, "How come you're so lucky?"
When Liu Zhaodi returned home, she saw Zhou Jiaxing, who only knew how to eat, and angrily snatched the multigrain steamed bun from his hand and slapped him across the face.
"Eat, eat, all you know is eating! Are you a reincarnated starving ghost? Hurry up and go read a book. You're not even as good as a little girl."
Zhou Jiaxing was terrified by his mother's distorted face: "Grandma, my mother is possessed by an evil spirit, she's hitting me."
Old Mrs. Zhou came out when she heard her grandson's shouts, and saw that Liu Zhaodi's face still had a distorted expression on it.
"You dare hit my precious grandson? You're asking for it!" Old Mrs. Zhou went up and started hitting Liu Zhaodi.
Liu Zhaodi dared not fight back, and could only dodge while talking.
“Mom, I’m making him study. Gu Yihan from the Ai Dang family was born on the same day as him, and she’s already been admitted to a vocational school. She’ll have a stable job in the future.”
When Zhou Jiaxing saw his grandmother beating his mother, he clapped his hands and cheered, saying, "Mom, I was born from you and Dad. Neither of you are good at academics, so I must have inherited your genes!"
This ingrate is hopeless; he didn't even try to protect her when she was being beaten.
Liu Zhaodi was seething with hatred and glared at Zhou Jiaxing, saying angrily, "You're not even as good as that brat Gu Yihan."
Zhou Jiaxing was the only son in the family, and Grandma Zhou doted on him. Hearing Liu Zhaodi say this...
He said directly to Old Lady Zhou, "Grandma, look at Mother, she wants our Zhou family to be childless. If I were a girl, you wouldn't have anyone to break the pot when you're old."
Upon hearing that she would be childless, Grandma Zhou grabbed a fire poker from the ground and began to beat Liu Zhaodi mercilessly, her screams carrying far and wide.
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