Seeing Huang Qinqin still waiting for his answer, Huang Jianguo racked his brains and finally decided that it was better not to tell the truth.
"It's beautiful, very unique... You managed to make a dress on your first try, little sister, you're definitely the smartest!"
To avoid Huang Qinqin pressing him further, Huang Jianguo quickly changed the subject: "By the way, when we came over just now, we saw Chen Ermei go home to her family compound."
Hmm? Chen Ermei?
Huang Qinqin hadn't seen her in a long time. The last time they met was when Chen Ermei and Lin Chunyan came to the Xu family to cause trouble.
Hearing Huang Jianguo mention her now, I have a feeling there's something fishy going on.
Huang Qinqin asked with great interest, "What is she doing at the family compound?"
After all, Xu Weimin's family has fallen from grace, so Chen Ermei can't possibly go back to the family compound to show off. She's probably going back to her parents' home, hoping to get some help.
Huang Jianguo shook his head: "I don't know what she went back for. When we arrived, we only saw Chen Ermei being kicked out."
"It seems that Chen Ermei wanted her betrothal money back, but her mother refused and kicked her out. She also told her never to come back."
Do I want my betrothal gifts back?
That can't be right. Even though Xu Weimin's family has fallen on hard times, they shouldn't be short of a few dozen yuan, right?
As far as Huang Qinqin knew, they sold that house in Xujia Village for a thousand yuan.
With this money in hand, even if you don't become rich, you can at least eat your fill and stay warm if you use it sparingly.
However, this is just Huang Qinqin's own speculation. Anyway, Chen Ermei's matter has nothing to do with her, so she just listens to the excitement.
"Okay, then let's just ignore her."
Huang Qinqin remembered that she had called Huang Jianguo over for a serious matter, so she quickly said, "By the way, brother, I went back to the village a few days ago."
"Grandma said they only come to the city on Mid-Autumn Festival. On Mid-Autumn Festival, you can borrow a tractor from the factory and bring Grandpa and Grandma to the village."
"Huh? Didn't we agree beforehand that you'd come and stay a few days earlier? Why are you suddenly saying you'll only come during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
Huang Jianguo had already applied to the factory to borrow a car and planned to go back to pick them up the day after tomorrow.
It wasn't that Huang Jianguo was unwilling to spend a little more money on gas and borrow the tractor twice. The main reason was that they wanted to take this opportunity to show their grandparents around.
If you only have one day left, then the time is very tight, and you can basically only walk around the neighborhood.
Huang Qinqin explained, "Because the department store suddenly decided to put the pickled vegetables on the shelves ahead of schedule, this is the busiest time for the village workshops."
"Grandma felt that so many people shouldn't take leave all at once, so she decided to only take one day off for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Then she asked my eldest sister-in-law and the others to come over first."
"Anyway, remember to borrow a car from the factory in advance. And then, Grandma specifically requested that Dad also go back to pick them up."
"Remember to come back with Dad, okay?"
Something's not right, something's very wrong.
Huang Jianguo could understand why Grandma Huang and her family changed their minds and decided to come only on Mid-Autumn Festival.
But why does Grandma Huang insist that Huang Eryuan go back?
Huang Jianguo carefully observed Huang Qinqin's expression and indeed found a hint of guilt on her face.
"Tell me honestly, did you get into trouble?"
"You're talking nonsense! I didn't do that!"
Alright, if Huang Jianguo was only suspicious before, now he's certain she's caused trouble.
Huang Jianguo didn't say anything more, just quietly looked at her.
Huang Qinqin felt uncomfortable under his gaze and finally gave in: "Okay, I did cause trouble."
“When I went back to the village a couple of days ago, I accidentally let it slip that you were getting married.”
"Then Grandma said that Dad should go back to pick them up, and she told me not to tell Dad that she already knew about it."
After she finished speaking, Huang Qinqin glanced cautiously at Huang Jianguo, trying to see if he was angry.
Huang Jianguo wasn't angry, but he felt somewhat helpless. If he had known Huang Qinqin would let it slip, he would have preferred to go back and confess beforehand.
However, there's no such thing as knowing beforehand in this world.
Now that things have come to this, they're bound to get scolded, and Huang Jianguo can only pray that they won't be scolded too badly.
"I understand. I'll go back with Dad then. If there's nothing else, we'll head back now."
Huang Qinqin wanted to remind him that he could go back to the village with Wang Yingxue. That way, maybe his grandmother would forgive them out of consideration for her granddaughter-in-law.
But then she thought that if she did that, Grandma Huang might guess that it was her idea, so she gave up on it.
There's an old saying: "Better to die a fellow Daoist than a poor Daoist."
...
Early the next morning
The first thing Huang Jianguo did upon returning to the factory was to register with the factory to borrow a tractor for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
After the formalities were completed, Huang Jianguo planned to take advantage of the time he had to go and ask Director Mo about the commendation.
However, before he even got to Director Mo's place, he heard the factory broadcasting announcements about the commendation ceremony.
"Good morning, comrades! In the past six months, a number of outstanding worker representatives have emerged in our steel plant."
"They are positive, hardworking, brave, and selfless. Let us extend our warmest congratulations to Huang Jianguo and the other ten outstanding comrades!"
"Comrade Huang Jianguo encountered robbers during a transport trip. However, disregarding his own safety, he did his best to protect the factory's assets. The factory has decided to award Comrade Huang Jianguo the title of Advanced Individual and, exceptionally, allocate him a house!"
"Comrade Huang Jianmin, during an outing, successfully rescued an abducted child thanks to his keen insight and wisdom."
"The factory has decided to award Huang Jianmin the title of Advanced Individual and to reward him with three jin of grain coupons and one jin of meat coupons!"
"Comrade xxx..."
"Let us once again extend our warmest congratulations and highest respect to the above ten comrades!"
As Huang Jianguo walked back to the drivers' work area, several drivers said sourly, "You're so lucky. You've only been working at the factory for less than a year, and you've already been allocated a house."
"Yes, I've been working in the factory for five years now, and I don't know when I'll be allocated a house."
"Yeah, sometimes luck is more important than anything else."
However, some of the drivers were quite calm.
"That's not how it's said. Didn't you all see how badly Jianguo was injured that day?"
"Yes, this house was something Jianguo risked his life for. Do you want this luck?"
After hearing their words, the others felt less jealous.
Indeed, Huang Jianguo had to rest for half a month because of that accident.
They decided against pursuing this "luck," fearing that if their luck turned bad, they might lose not only their house but also their lives.
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