A hidden corner of the park.
"Brother Zhiqiang, you don't know that she is simply crazy!" Ji Xiaorou curled up in Chen Zhiqiang's arms and cried, "My parents can't do anything about her. I have become her mad girl at home! I really can't live like this anymore. Please come to our house and propose marriage as soon as possible!"
Li Zhiqiang hurriedly coaxed: "My little darling, don't cry, if you cry again I will be broken!"
Ji Xiaorou cried, "I don't care! I'm already 20 this year! You're also 22, no matter how strict your family is, they still haven't let you get married! We've been dragging this out for a year or two, and you still don't have me in your heart!"
Ji Xiaorou is pretty and charming, especially now with her tears in her eyes, she looks particularly pitiful.
Li Zhiqiang glanced around and pulled the person into his arms, coaxing her: "You also know that my mother is from the countryside. Seeing that my sister married well, she tried her best to find a good daughter-in-law for me. She would never give up until the last minute."
Ji Xiaorou raised her head and said, "Isn't it that I'm not good enough? My parents are both working, and I'm a high school student. If it weren't for the current job shortage, I wouldn't even sit in the office!"
"Okay, okay, our Xiaorou is the best." Li Zhiqiang coaxed, "But my mother is a stubborn person who will not give up until she reaches the Yellow River. Let her suffer a little more setbacks before she realizes the goodness of our Xiaorou."
Ji Xiaorou began to realize that Li Zhiqiang was trying to stop her, but now Ji Wanqing had taken all the money from the family, and the one hundred yuan dowry her mother had promised was nowhere to be found. Ji Xiaorou did not dare to act too much and scare him away.
"Good boy Xiaorou, I haven't seen you for a few days. Come on and kiss Brother Zhiqiang."
Ji Xiaorou half pushed and half pushed, and the two kissed passionately. When Li Zhiqiang was about to lose control, Ji Xiaorou quickly pushed him away.
"It's getting late, I have to go back and cook."
Li Zhiqiang raised his head with a feeling of unfulfilled desire. The two of them had talked for such a long time, and except for the last step, they had done almost everything. Ji Xiaorou was also somewhat sober and did not give herself up without getting married.
"Xiao Rou, can you give it to me next time? We are going to get married anyway, so please be kind to me. It's not good for your health to endure this kind of thing too much. You also have to think about your future happiness!" Li Zhiqiang coaxed her.
Ji Xiaorou was embarrassed: "Brother Zhiqiang, my mother would beat me to death if she knew! Let's get married first, and then you can do whatever you want."
The two of them hid in the bushes in the park and talked in a sticky manner for a long time. When it was time for lunch, they ran home with a feeling of unfulfilled desire.
She had no choice but to go home. Li Zhiqiang couldn't have lunch with her, and she didn't have money to eat out.
At home, Ji Wanqing had already cooked a pot of snow-white and fragrant tofu and carp soup, which she ate happily with some appetizers.
"You're back." Ji Wanqing put down his bowl and chopsticks, "I just went to wash the dishes."
Looking at the messy kitchen table, Ji Xiaorou felt hungry and wanted to cry.
Ji Wanqing was the one who did all these things at home, so why was it her turn now?
After escaping in the apocalypse for so long, Ji Wanqing finally had a few days of leisurely and comfortable days.
Every day she either reads a book or basks in the sun. If she wasn't afraid that they would poison her, she wouldn't even want to cook.
However, in order to satisfy her own appetite, she even read several recipes and tried them herself. Now her cooking skills can be said to be better than those of the chefs in state-owned hotels.
Ji Wanqing also inexplicably discovered that not only did he have a photographic memory, but he was also incredibly strong in his hands.
It's like a meter in your eyes, 3g or 4g of salt, you can tell the difference at a glance.
There is a whole process of cooking, and if you strictly follow the recipe, won’t it taste good?
So, with good food and drink every day and someone to help with the housework, Ji Wanqing took good care of herself. After half a month, her complexion recovered and she gained weight.
The spiritual spring water moisturizes it from time to time, and the light in the mirror is almost the same as when I first came here, except for the scars on my body.
Ji Wanqing has never used the spiritual spring water to heal those scars. If Ji Jianguo's family has been too obedient recently and does whatever they are told, it makes him feel that they are secretly plotting something bad.
She kept these scars to occupy the moral high ground at critical moments, in case she needed it.
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Half a month.
Ji Jianguo had to eat only coarse food for half a month!
Because of his nephew's going to the countryside, he was too embarrassed to ask his elder and second brothers for a loan. His colleagues at the factory could only lend him three or four yuan at most, which was not even enough for a meal at a state-owned hotel, and there were no tickets.
If he hadn't been afraid of that fierce ghost, he wouldn't have had to endure so much!
And today is the day when the factory pays wages.
Ji Jianguo, deputy workshop manager, earns 18 yuan a month, and Su Xiu, a nurse at the medical station, earns 32 yuan a month, which adds up to a total of 100 yuan!
After receiving his salary, Ji Jianguo took the 100 yuan to Xinghua Lane in the south of the city and knocked on the door stealthily.
"Master Nie, here I come."
The door opened and a thin, dark and lean old man stuck his head out.
He first looked around cautiously, and when he found that there was no one else in the alley, he grabbed Ji Jianguo's hand and quickly pulled him in.
These days, feudal superstition and shamanism are strictly punished. If the Revolutionary Committee finds out, you'll be in trouble!
"Master Nie, please pick a date so we can go and take down that fierce ghost!" Ji Jianguo couldn't wait even a day! He had had enough of the life he was living.
Nie Bogen half-closed his eyes, holding a lotus-shaped hand in his right hand, and counting on a few knuckles.
"It's better to do it today than to wait for a day. Eleven o'clock tonight is a good time!"
"Okay, okay!" Ji Jianguo was very happy and took out a 20-yuan deposit from his bag. "After the deal is done, I'll pay you the remaining 80 yuan!"
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Ji Wanqing is eating sweet and sour pork ribs tonight.
The sweet and sour aroma filled the whole room. Ji Xinbao was so greedy that his mouth was watering, but he didn't dare to make trouble in front of Ji Wanqing. He tortured Su Xiu and Ji Xiaorou over and over again, punching and kicking in their arms, shouting for meat.
When Ji Jianguo came back, he smelled the rich aroma of meat, then looked at the rough noodle bun in his bowl. The saliva that reached his throat felt like a knife.
He glared at him, and Ji Xinbao immediately stopped making trouble. He ate the bun miserably, tears streaming down his face.
On the dining table.
The family of four only had sweet potato flour to eat every day. Not only did they have to work, but they also had to do housework.
As a result, not only did he lose a lot of weight, but his face also became pale and yellow.
In contrast, Ji Wanqing eats and drinks well every day. He is no longer as skinny as he was half a month ago. Even his hair has become dark and shiny.
Ji Xiaorou stared at Ji Wanqing jealously.
Yesterday, Li Zhiqiang sent her home and unexpectedly ran into Ji Wanqing going out.
She noticed that Brother Zhiqiang was absent-minded at the time, and even tried to inquire about Ji Wanqing in some subtle ways, as if he had taken a fancy to her.
Ever since Ji Wanqing came to this family, Ji Xiaorou knew that she was prettier than herself, so she never mentioned the arrival of a new step-sister to Brother Zhiqiang.
It was not until later, when Ji Wanqing was tortured by them and lost all color and was no longer a threat, that Li Zhiqiang learned from Ji Xiaorou that there was such a person in the family.
The rough texture made her cheeks hurt from chewing. Ji Xiaorou didn't dare to show her emotions in front of Ji Wanqing, but she unexpectedly found that her parents were looking at each other, as if they were telling a riddle.