Luo Zhang Brigade, Zhang Family.
Zhang's mother and father followed their little girl all the way home.
The two entered the room and saw her lying on the bed, sobbing.
"Safflower, what exactly is going on?"
"Yes, Honghua, tell me quickly, is what Lu Zhaokun said true or false?"
Zhang Honghua just hugged the quilt and cried without saying a word.
As Zhang's father watched, his face grew increasingly dark. His daughter remained silent, which he interpreted as tacit agreement.
"Don't you know what shame is? Who taught you to call everyone 'Big Brother'?"
"You...you're really infuriating! You've completely disgraced our family!"
“Her father, what nonsense are you talking about? When Honghua came back, I saw her faint from hunger with my own eyes. That must be a lie told by the Lu family.”
Zhang's mother instinctively protected her daughter.
She took out a handkerchief and quickly wiped away her daughter's tears.
"Honghua! Tell me, did the eldest daughter of the Lu family give you any food? Tell me clearly, don't pretend you're mute!"
"to be honest!"
Zhang's father let out a loud shout.
On the bed, Zhang Honghua trembled, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.
"Honghua, how come you're hungry? How come you fainted from hunger? Did she not give you enough?"
Zhang's mother held her daughter, somewhat dazed.
"Waaah, Lu Fangfang insisted on making me leave, and even had a strong woman forcibly escort me onto the train. I... I was so angry that I threw away my food as soon as I got on the train, and... I just starved myself."
"Smack."
"How could I have given birth to such a stupid beast like you, who even lies to his own parents!"
Zhang's father raised his arm and slapped himself hard across the face.
The thought that his family had gone to the Lu family to demand an explanation made him laugh.
With a dark expression, he turned and stormed off.
The two Zhang brothers looked at each other and lost their temper; they had really lost face today.
The two glanced at their sister again, then left the house, full of resentment.
“Honghua, how could you lie to even your own mother? This is terrible, our family has lost face, and it might even ruin your reputation.”
Zhang's mother slapped her thigh, both angry and anxious.
After thinking it over, she realized she couldn't just wait around. She had to find a matchmaker and arrange a good marriage before the news got out, otherwise it would ruin Honghua's wedding.
After glancing at her daughter, Zhang's mother couldn't help but slap her again.
"How could I have given birth to such a stupid thing? You've really ruined my life."
The once robust girl lost seven or eight pounds due to starvation, and her body looked frail. Even families with good backgrounds might not necessarily be interested in her.
"You stay put, I'll go find your third aunt and see if I can find you a good family. Eat well these next few days and try to gain some weight."
Upon hearing that it was a major event in her life, Zhang Honghua forgot about crying and looked up, saying:
“Mother, I don’t want a farmer. If I really can’t find a cadre, then I’ll find a worker in the city who gets a government-subsidized job. Otherwise, I won’t marry.”
"Pah, look at yourself now. A cadre? What cadre would want you?"
Zhang's mother was so angry that she spat again and then hurriedly walked out.
When she reached the door, she felt somewhat unwilling.
Not only does her daughter want to marry into a wealthy family, but she also wants to find a high-ranking official as a son-in-law to benefit from his status.
"Would you like someone who's been married before?"
On the wooden bed, Zhang Honghua stared blankly at her mother in disbelief.
“Didn’t you want to find a cadre or a worker? Why are you looking at me? If you don’t want one, then forget it. Like your sister, I’ll find you a healthy farmer’s family.”
Zhang's mother felt a little embarrassed and angry at her daughter's gaze, and she muttered as she was about to leave.
"want!"
"Okay, don't regret it. We need to choose a good second marriage. We won't look for divorced people who are unreliable. As for those with children... well, forget it, we might not even be able to find one."
Zhang's mother felt quite disheartened. She offered a word of comfort and then hurriedly left.
Zhang Honghua was the only one left in the room. She hugged her quilt and cried silently again.
...
Before we knew it, it was early December.
The temperature in the Qilian Mountains has not changed much, and the lowest temperature has remained around minus ten degrees Celsius.
It got a bit warmer during the day, and most of the snow on the grassland melted.
That evening, Zhuang Mingcheng returned home wearing his military overcoat and handed his wife two letters.
Lu Fangfang took it and looked at it, then turned her head and called out, "Xiuxiu, a letter has arrived from home, come and read it."
"Why."
Xiuxiu put down her Chinese textbook and ran over excitedly.
Lu Fangfang opened the letter and the first thing she saw was about the Zhang family.
She frowned slightly and continued reading.
"Sister, that Zhang Honghua is shameless. She even came to our door demanding an explanation. She's such a liar. We clearly left her some food."
Xiuxiu stood behind her sister, looking at Xin with extreme anger.
That red flower is really shameless. Luckily, my sister wrote a letter home early on, otherwise she would have been wrongly accused.
"Huh? Zhang Honghua is engaged."
"ah?"
Xiuxiu was taken aback, then quickly looked at the letter.
The more he looked at her, the more surprised he became, and he couldn't help but murmur, "Zhang Honghua, she... how did she end up becoming someone's stepmother?"
"The man is a good catch."
Lu Fangfang shook her head.
The letter stated that the man was a full-time worker at the city's thermos factory, and apparently a foreman in the workshop; he was quite well-off.
To be honest, she was quite happy for Zhang Honghua.
It's good that she married someone from the city; it's farther away, and it saves her from causing trouble back in her hometown.
"Does she like that red flower?"
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