Chapter 49 Two Cowards
Gu Zhenguo was beaten so hard by Lin Xiangnan that his whole body was in pain. He complained, "I've already told you that Lin Xiangnan is not a good person. Mom, why did you mess with her? Not only did I get beaten in vain, but Gu Zhenhua will come and beat me up later. Why did you make a mistake and I got beaten up!"
During the discussion, he also offered suggestions, but after being beaten, he only knew how to blame Gu Chouni.
Gu Chouni did not argue and sincerely admitted her mistake, "Yes, yes, it's my fault. I won't provoke her again next time. I didn't expect that this little beast is the same kind of bastard as Gu Zhenhua. No wonder they can be a couple."
Other families' sons and daughters-in-law are filial to their parents. Her sons and daughters-in-law, one beats the father, the other beats the mother, which is immoral.
Among the family, Gu Fugen was the least injured, but he also blamed Gu Chouni.
"It's all your fault. You gave birth to a debt collector. I asked you to sell him to that old woman named Qian, but you refused. Now the big debt collector has married a little debt collector."
Gu Chouni explained aggrievedly: "I didn't refuse. It's Mrs. Qian who didn't want to pay. I can't give away the son I raised for nothing."
Everyone knows what kind of people their family is.
Even if they gave the child away, if something happened, they would be able to get back on their feet. That was why Mrs. Qian was unwilling to spend that money.
Granny Qian has an allowance and has no shortage of money. If she wanted to adopt a child, she would have done so a long time ago. However, she knows that her health is not good and she doesn't know how long she can live, so she doesn't dare to bring someone home.
She got along well with Gu Zhenhua and just wanted to help the child. Who knew that Gu Fugen wanted to sell the child after seeing this, and Gu Chouni dared to ask for 500 yuan, so Granny Qian directly locked her out.
Having many sons will bring honor to the family, but they cannot be sold at a high price and there is no way for you to live a good life.
Gu Fugen couldn't help but kick Gu Chouni and cursed: "Your belly is useless. After giving birth to two sons, it's time to give birth to daughters. You're just giving birth to debt collectors."
It was her fault that she didn't give birth to a good child. Gu Chouni bowed her head in shame and comforted him, "My daughter-in-law gave birth to two daughters."
"What's the use of having only a granddaughter? I want my eldest grandson." Gu Fugen said without any scruples: "If I can't have a son this year, I'll divorce him and marry another one."
Gu Zhenguo also agreed directly, "Listen to Dad."
His wife Xu Xiaodong didn't change her expression when she heard this, because she knew that the family had no money, so how could they marry a new daughter-in-law? Was it because the father and son of the Gu family were lazy and greedy?
Gu Zhenguo is better off, he has to go to work every day.
Gu Fugen was like an old man at a young age, with everything provided for him. Gu Chouni's clothes were patched up, but Gu Fugen would buy himself new clothes every year. He did the least work but ate the most. If there was any good thing at home, Gu Fugen would stuff it into his mouth.
In this situation, how can the family save money?
Sure enough, after a while, Gu Chouni lamented, "The pot was smashed, the bed fell apart, and even the light bulb was broken... What should I do? Where will the family get the money to buy new things?"
"What else can I do? Go get an advance on next month's salary." Gu Fugen replied without thinking.
Gu Zhenguo was the one who received the salary. He knew more about this matter than his father, so he quickly said, "He doesn't want to be an accountant. My mother and I both received an advance on our salary last month, and we haven't paid it back yet. We can only get the second advance after we pay it back."
No matter how humanitarian the factory is, it is impossible to advance wages without a bottom line.
"What should I do?" Gu Fugen was furious. "The Gu family even broke my electric fan. How am I going to get through this summer?"
This electric fan was bought by Gu Chouni with the advance on her salary last month, but it was smashed by Hu Daxixi.
Although the Gu family often quarreled with the neighbors, most of the time it was just a few curse words and a few fights. This was the first time that the Gu family had encountered a situation where their house was smashed.
But it is normal for her family to help her daughter. Although it was illegal, everyone said she was right to plot against Lin Xiangnan and to gather people to smash things.
Seeing the family cleaning up the mess, the lady next door not only did not come to help, but also gloated over their misfortune.
"I told you not to gossip behind my back, now they're coming to pick on me."
"You are a coward, you can't stand up for yourself, and you don't dare to challenge your man, but others are not like that. You have hit a wall now."
The people around him also interrupted and said, "Compared to the one who didn't get married, your eldest daughter-in-law is just a piece of dough. Even so, you still want to divorce. Find a new tigress, and your life will be miserable."
"Tsk tsk~ You are a child bride yourself, so you want to torture someone else's daughter as a child bride? You really want to do that."
"Get out! What does our family affairs have to do with you?" Gu Chouni didn't want to be laughed at, so she slammed the door shut.
Seeing her daughter-in-law Xu Xiaodong still standing in a daze in the corner, she quickly scolded her, "What are you doing standing there? Come and clean up quickly."
Xu Xiaodong slowly straightened the stool on the ground, thinking in a somewhat strange way: She is not a child bride, she has people in her family.
No matter how bad Gu Zhenguo's reputation was, she was still a city dweller with a job. It was not easy to marry into the city and eat commercial grain in the village, so Xu Xiaodong was also a favored one at home.
In order not to embarrass Xu Xiaodong or cause trouble, her relatives from her hometown rarely come to the city to visit her, and when they come, they will bring some vegetables or dried goods from their hometown.
Even if her relatives brought gifts, Gu Chouni would still be on the side and make fun of them for being shabby. But since Gu Chouni was the mother-in-law, everyone would give in.
Whenever Xu Xiaodong went back to her parents' home in the past, she always pretended that everything was fine. Firstly, it was for her own face. Secondly, the Gu family only fought with her occasionally, and she could still tolerate it. Thirdly, she was afraid of calling her parents' family over for support. If her brothers and uncles were injured, she would not be able to live a normal life in her hometown.
The armed fights in the countryside are not as polite as those involving Hu Daxi and others.
A small problem is just taking up hoes to fight. If it gets out of hand, it can develop into an armed fight between two villages and two surnames. When they get angry, each family can even take out their privately hidden homemade guns and cannons and call in the village militia.
At times like this, not only can people get injured, but there are also deaths.
But after the Hu family came and made a scene, Xu Xiaodong finally saw through it.
She knew that the Gu family was cowardly, but she didn't expect them to be so cowardly. If her family came to help her, not only would they not lose any limbs, they wouldn't even get bruised.
So what else does she have to be afraid of?
The neighbor lady said she was dough, but now, when Xu Xiaodong looks at the Gu family father and son, they really look like dough.
If I don't take the opportunity to pinch her, I would be sorry for all the injustice she has suffered over the years.
Gu Zhenguo didn't know his wife had other thoughts, so he ordered, "Come over and rub my shoulders. Lin Xiangnan's girl is born in the Year of the Ox, so she's very strong."
Xu Xiaodong walked over with a wooden face and pressed hard with his hand.
"Ah!" Gu Zhenguo wailed, "Where are you pressing the pig? Be gentle!"