Chapter 141: Follow-up to the Public Grain Payment
Gu Yuehuai went to work as usual the next day. Gu Tinghuai went with her, sent her there and then came back to work.
The first time is new, the second time is familiar. If she felt a little unfamiliar with reporting to Masses Daily yesterday, today the job was much easier. It took her almost no time before colorful illustrations came out from her pen.
She learned to paint from Yan Shaoyu. Later, when there was no hope for revenge, she could only lock herself in the dark and painted portraits day after day for ten years. Every portrait was of Tian Jing. She could paint this person clearly with her eyes closed.
Therefore, her portraits are much more lifelike than her still life portraits.
Her work efficiency was too high, which brought some pressure to Huang Binbin and Wan Qinglan. Both of them were the type of people who just wanted to eat and wait for death, and took one step at a time when others pushed them. Now that there was a file king in the office, they were in a difficult situation.
The day passed quickly. When it was time to get off work, Wan Qinglan was packing up her things and said unhappily, "Yue Huai, tell me, why do you work so hard? You draw the illustrations too fast, and my manuscripts can't keep up! It's very brain-consuming!"
Gu Yuehuai hesitated for a moment and said, "Will our Masses Daily also publish children's picture albums or news picture albums? I will ask the editor-in-chief to arrange some work tomorrow. You cannot let me 'affect' your progress."
Hearing this, Wan Qinglan's mouth twitched. Never mind, she had nothing to say to this activist.
Huang Binbin also looked at Gu Yuehuai and sighed, then walked out of the office with a hunched back. He had a premonition that the harmonious and lazy atmosphere in the office would be destroyed and no one would be able to work properly.
Gu Yuehuai pursed her red lips, not bothering to consider what others thought, and left the office carrying her net bag and lunch box.
As soon as she went out, she ran into a beautiful woman. She was wearing a small floral jacket and a thick braid draped over her left chest. She had beautiful features and good skin, and she stood out in the crowd.
Gu Yuehuai guessed this person's identity without much thought.
Liu Qiang, the most beautiful girl in the office of Masses Daily, is from the editorial team. It is said that she is dating Pei Yi.
As the saying goes, Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.
Just as Gu Yuehuai thought of Pei Yi, he came out of the office next door with a black leather briefcase under his arm. He had an elegant temperament and the demeanor of a gentleman.
"Pei Yi!" Liu Qiang's eyes lit up when she saw him.
Pei Yi, who had his head down and didn't know what he was thinking, raised his head and smiled when he saw Liu Qiang. However, before the smile was fully opened, his eyes were attracted by a faint figure who merged into the crowd at the side.
She was dressed very casually and was almost hard to notice in the crowd. She had a slender figure, and her back even seemed thin. From the back, she exuded a sense of detachment and independence, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances at her.
"Pei Yi! Pei Yi? What are you looking at so intently?" Liu Qiang walked closer to Pei Yi and called him several times but there was no response. Her face sank involuntarily, and she looked in the direction Pei Yi was looking with a pouting face, but she saw nothing.
"Ah?" Pei Yi came back to his senses, looked at Liu Qiang's charming face, and instantly forgot about her figure.
Liu Qiang looked at Pei Yi's handsome face and couldn't help but reveal a shy smile. She took his arm and said, "Let's go. Let's go back to my house for dinner today. My mother has prepared the meal!"
Pei Yi pursed his lips and said dully: "This... this is not good."
Liu Qiang raised her eyebrows, revealing a spoiled expression, and pulled Pei Yi out regardless: "I don't care, you must go home with me for dinner today. I have asked you so many times, you can't refuse me every time, right?"
Pei Yi showed a helpless look on his face and said nothing more, but there was always a hint of rejection in his eyes.
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It was not yet dark when Gu Yuehuai made his way back home. The sky was just getting dark and the members had finished recording their work.
As soon as she returned, she felt the heavy low pressure in the room.
Gu Yuehuai asked doubtfully: "Dad?"
There was not even a kerosene lamp on in the room, and the stove was cold. The only person who was not affected was probably Yan Shaotang, who was sleeping soundly in Gu Xihuai's arms.
"Nannan is back." Gu Zhifeng's voice was a little hoarse, as if she hadn't spoken for a long time.
Gu Yuehuai frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you, Dad?"
When Gu Zhifeng heard her words, his eyes suddenly turned red, and he held his head in his hands and fell silent.
Gu Tinghuai sighed and said, "Today we went to the county revolutionary committee compound, and Zhu Feng was there. When they heard that you didn't come, both Aunt and Zhu Feng looked very unhappy. Even if Dad is stupid, he knows that they have bad intentions."
"Dad got angry on the spot and questioned my aunt, and was eventually driven out by the county revolutionary committee's security guards."
After listening to this, Gu Yuehuai looked at Gu Zhifeng and said, "Dad, you don't have to be sad about this, and you don't have to feel guilty about it. This was Nie Peilan's fault, not you. I understand your desire to reconcile with them, and I don't blame you."
There is good and evil in the world. Gu Zhifeng's desire to live in harmony with her brothers and sisters is itself a good thing. She could not blame Gu Zhifeng for Nie Peilan's evil, not to mention that this incident did not cause any harm to her.
Gu Xihuai added quietly, "Dad, you still have to keep your eyes open in the future."
After hearing this, Gu Zhifeng raised his head, his tiger eyes were red, but he stared at Gu Xihuai with full of energy and vigor: "Stinky boy, when is it your turn to teach me a lesson?"
As he said that, his large palm like a palm leaf fan landed on Gu Xihuai's head, making him grimace in pain.
After beating Gu Xihuai, Gu Zhifeng sighed, looked at Gu Yuehuai and said, "Nannan, Dad understands now. Some people are not the same kind of people. Forcing them to get together will only hurt yourself. Let's just live our own lives from now on."
Gu Yuehuai curled the corners of his lips and nodded.
The fact that Nie Peilan can help Gu Zhifeng see all these things clearly is already worth the money.
Gu Xihuai rubbed his head and asked, "Okay, let's not talk about these unlucky things. What are we going to eat tonight?"
As he spoke, his eyes were looking at Gu Yuehuai. His appetite had been spoiled by his sister in the past two days, and the food cooked by his elder brother was no longer palatable to him. He suddenly understood what the books meant by "gluttonous food" and "satisfying the appetite".
When we were poor in the past, we were satisfied just by having enough to fill our stomachs, but it is different now.
Gu Yuehuai looked at Yan Shaotang and said, "Egg fried rice?"
The little girl still needs nutrition. She has been busy at work these days and has no time to take care of her, so she naturally has to prepare something special for her at night. She stir-fries white rice with golden eggs and adds some chopped green onions, which is fragrant.
Hearing this, Gu Xihuai nodded hurriedly. Ever since his sister took over as chef, the family had more and more money.
Gu Tinghuai smiled and shook his head, and asked, "Dad, is today the day to pay the public grain?"
When this was mentioned, Gu Zhifeng's expression turned strange.
He said hesitantly, "Did you notice that when we went to record the work points tonight, the secretary and the director all looked as if their mothers had died. I wonder if something went wrong with the grain tax payment."
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