Xiao Shuisheng gestured towards the house: "Come in and talk."
Gu Xiufang nodded, untied her apron and walked into the inner room. After entering the room, she put the apron on the back of the chair and turned around to sit on the sofa.
Jiang Zao and Xiao Shuisheng came in later and sat near her.
Outside, Xiao Chengda closed his eyes in despair, waiting for the knife to hit his neck. His shirt was soaked with sweat, and the wind blew it wet and cold, as if he had been licked by a ghost.
He closed his eyes tightly and didn't dare to go in.
The weather gradually got cooler, and there was no need to light the stove at sunset. The room was a little cold, but within tolerance.
Gu Xiufang glanced at the door and had a bad feeling.
If it was a good thing, why would Xiao Chengda be too embarrassed to come in?
Xiao Shuisheng grabbed Jiang Zao's hand, pondered for a moment, and then said decisively, "A few days ago, he brought back a mother and daughter from the countryside. The mother's name is Qin Taoxian and the daughter's name is Huang Wanqing. He found them a place to live and introduced Huang Wanqing to our institute. He used my power to get the HR clerk to pay Huang Wanqing a monthly salary of more than 20 yuan. The normal salary for a cleaner is more than 11 yuan."
"I went to have lunch with him at noon and exposed Huang Wanqing's affair. He sent me away and then took Huang Wanqing and Qin Taoxian to a state-owned restaurant, where they spent over ten yuan on dinner. He then took them to a department store and bought Qin Taoxian two pairs of women's shoe soles and a lot of fabric. When I learned about this, I kicked Huang Wanqing out of the institute. He... came to my office and asked me why I kicked Huang Wanqing out."
"He said there was no substantial contact."
"Just doing a favor for a friend."
Xiao Shuisheng frowned and said, "I'm sorry, I don't want to hide it."
Gu Xiufang maintained her original expression.
It just made my head buzz.
It felt like being hit from behind with a club. At first it didn't hurt. It was just like listening to other people's stories. It didn't seem like a big deal.
...But slowly, the wound began to hurt, and it was as if the oxygen in my body was being sucked away.
What my son said...
Each character was broken down into radicals and strokes, and each stroke was like a knife, stabbing her body, leaving her with wounds that were pierced to pieces and bleeding that could not be stopped.
She took a few deep breaths, repeated them several times, and suddenly lowered her head to cover her face, her voice choked and confused: "No, he wouldn't be like this... Did you misjudge him? No, you are always rigorous in your work. If you can tell me this, it must be true."
"He really...changed his heart..."
Jiang Zao pulled her hand out of Xiao Shuisheng's, sat over and hugged Gu Xiufang's shoulders: "Mom, vent it out. Don't keep some things in your heart."
When people around him are emotional, Jiang Zao doesn't like to persuade them to calm down.
Let it vent first, then deal with things calmly after you’re done.
Gu Xiufang now had someone to rely on, and she felt like she was no longer herself: "Why did he do this to me?"
"Did I do something wrong?"
When encountering such a thing, many people would subconsciously reflect on themselves. Jiang Zao felt distressed when he heard it, and twitched: "You did a good job. It's them who are cheap. The women are cheap bones, and the men are stupid. They rush to smell it and flatter the widow's stinky feet."
Gu Xiufang had already fallen into a state of self-doubt, feeling that she would break at any moment. But after hearing Jiang Zao's words, she felt that she had done nothing wrong, so why should she break?
Xiao Shuisheng's anger, which had been pent up in his heart for a whole day, was mostly relieved when he heard Jiang Zao's harsh words.
It was like drinking a bowl of chili water when I had a cold, and I started sweating profusely.
Gu Xiufang leaned on Jiang Zao for a long time to adjust herself.
As the sky grew darker, Xiao Wensheng and Huo Xiaoman left work one after another.
Huo Xiaoman was startled when she saw Xiao Chengda. She patted her chest and said, "Dad, what are you doing standing here? Aren't you cold? Come inside."
Xiao Chengda shook his head and said nothing.
Then, Xiao Wensheng came in: "What's wrong, Dad?"
He had never seen his father like this before.
His hair drooped down, as if someone had poured a basin of cold water on him, and he looked completely lifeless.
He didn't make eye contact with others, immersed in his own world.
It's very strange.
Huo Xiaoman shook her head: "I don't know either. I saw him standing here when I entered the yard."
Gu Xiufang walked out tiredly, and seemed to have aged several years in an instant. Even her voice was hoarse when she opened her mouth: "Xiao Chengda, come in, I have something to ask you."
divorce?
It was a little hard for Gu Xiufang to accept. At this age, she had already regarded this place as her home. Her bones and blood were connected to this land and the people here.
She didn't know how to live.
forgive?
Obviously, that's impossible. She is not that cheap that she can tolerate her partner cheating on her.
Hearing Gu Xiufang's voice, Xiao Chengda's eyes became even more broken, and he walked into the house resignedly.
Gu Xiufang: "Vincent and Xiaoman, please come in together."
After saying that, he turned and went into the house.
Xiao Chengda paused, his face filled with bitterness, half pleading, half venting: "Is it really that serious? Do you really have to make it known to everyone? I didn't really do anything. I was just helping an old acquaintance. Why are you messing around with a child?"
With her back to Xiao Chengda, Gu Xiufang raised her head with sobs, pinching her palms tightly to hold back the tears. After calming down, she sneered and said, "I arranged a place for him to live, helped him buy shoe soles, and spent several months' salary in a few days. Is this just a favor?"
"You dare to flatter a widow outside, but why don't you dare let me tell my son and daughter-in-law about it?"
Xiao Wensheng realized that something big had happened at home: "Is there anything that we can't hear?"
Huo Xiaoman was secretly happy.
We've all been laughing at her for a while now. Come, let her see what kind of ugly trouble this old couple can cause.
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