Chapter 55 Letter of Introduction and Food Stamps
It wasn't a one-day thing that made him hate Gu Yuehuai.
Since childhood, before that woman left, he trusted the eldest brother the most and liked the third brother the most, while he was stuck in the middle and was not a good person. In the family, only his grandmother would gently touch his head and tell him stories.
Sadly, my grandmother didn’t live many more years.
After that woman left, he thought life would get better and someone in the family would notice him.
But Gu Yuehuai has become the treasure of the whole family. He is still the ignored one, and his father and elder brother are extremely partial to him. Gu Yuehuai wants the stars but not the moon. As time goes by, jealousy and disgust are deeply buried in his heart.
When Gu Yuehuai was a child, she was very cute and adorable, like a dumpling, and everyone around her liked her.
He had thought about treating her better, but every time he did, he could always see the gap between him and her. Did she need him, an extra brother, to treat her well? No.
As time went by, Gu Yuehuai became spoiled and selfish, and did things without caring about other people's feelings at all.
Their family suffered from the contempt of others in the brigade and became a "street stalker" family. Wasn't it all for her "good life"? But why? They were all Gu's children, so why should they treat her well?
When Gu Ruihuai thought about the past, the emotions hidden in his chest surged.
He just hates Gu Yuehuai!
"Alas." Gu Tinghuai glanced at Gu Ruihuai, met his stubborn eyes, and sighed.
He lowered his eyes to look at the steamed bun in the lunch box and handed it to Gu Ruihuai: "You eat."
Gu Ruihuai's throat felt like it was stuffed with a ball of cotton, dry and astringent.
He took a big bite of the steamed bread, stuffed his mouth full, and returned the steamed bun to Gu Tinghuai: "I have to pay Gu Yuehuai back, the steamed bread can save a few cents."
After saying that, he turned his head to the side, looking like he would not give in to Hanamaki.
Gu Tinghuai smiled silently and shook his head.
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On the other side, Gu Yuehuai came out of the clinic, sat on the stone at the door, and took a deep breath.
She was afraid that if she didn't leave, Gu Ruihuai would be so angry that he would go crazy.
Although she had known for a long time that he didn't like her, she didn't care in her previous life. Now that she cared in this life, she truly realized how deep this dislike was, as if it was a disgust engraved in her bones.
However, in his previous life, he was able to endure such disgust and even caused his wife and children to break up in order to take care of his sister.
Gu Yuehuai laughed at himself and wrapped his clothes.
It was obviously too late for her to settle the dispute with Gu Ruihuai now. After all, the one who owed the favor was not him, but her in the previous life. In this life, she came to repay the debt.
Gu Yuehuai blinked her beautiful eyes and prepared to go back to the brigade tomorrow to ask Director Wang to write a letter of introduction and borrow some food coupons. These days, it is impossible to travel far away without a letter of introduction.
At that time, Chinese people did not know what an ID card was. Before going out, they had to find an "official" to issue an original certificate of personal identity, which was a letter of introduction. This was the only legal proof for personal business trips and unit transfers.
Even couples who have obtained a marriage certificate need to have a marriage certificate and a letter of introduction if they want to stay in a hotel!
Gu Yuehuai sat at the door and thought carefully about tomorrow's affairs until he heard Gu Tinghuai's voice: "Nannan! It's cold outside, come back soon!"
She looked back at Gu Tinghuai, who was standing at the door of the clinic and waving at her against the dim light, and suddenly smiled.
"Hey! Here it comes!"
Gu Yuehuai followed Gu Tinghuai back to the ward, and Gu Ruihuai had already fallen asleep.
"Nannan!"
Gu Yuehuai turned around and saw Gu Tinghuai patting the cardboard under the bed, on which he had folded a pillow with his coat.
She was stunned at first, then looked at Gu Tinghuai's thin clothes, smiled and shook her head, "Brother, go to sleep. You have to go back to work early tomorrow morning. I'm not sleepy at all! Go to sleep, don't worry about me!"
Gu Tinghuai looked at her disapprovingly and was about to speak, but was pressed down on the cardboard by Gu Yuehuai: "Go to sleep!"
He looked at his sister's fierce yet caring expression, and his heart warmed. He pursed his lips and said no more. He had originally thought of lying down for a while before letting Nannan sleep, but he fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
Gu Yuehuai chuckled and glanced at Gu Ruihuai who was sleeping soundly on the hospital bed. After thinking for a while, he pulled out half of the quilt and hung it on Gu Tinghuai, hoping to bring some warmth to his elder brother.
Gu Ruihuai moved but did not open his eyes.
Gu Yuehuai ignored him, sat down on the small stool beside the bed, and lay down on the bed with his eyes closed to rest.
Gu Ruihuai suddenly opened his eyes at this moment. He looked at the half quilt left on his body, then looked at Gu Yuehuai who was lying on the bed. His eyes were a little complicated. After a long while, he pouted and closed his eyes again.
The next morning, Gu Yuehuai woke up early.
She went to the cafeteria to buy breakfast again, and when she came back, she saw Gu Zhifeng and Gu Xihuai.
"I think you are so bewildered by Tian Jing that you have lost your way!"
As soon as Gu Yuehuai walked into the ward, he heard Gu Zhifeng's angry voice.
A nurse who was giving a patient an IV drip looked at Gu Zhifeng and said in a very dissatisfied tone: "Family member, there are other patients in the ward, don't make a loud noise!"
Gu Zhifeng blushed and smiled bitterly.
Gu Xihuai turned to the nurse and the patients and said, "I'm sorry, we will control our voices."
"Dad, Third Brother!" Gu Yuehuai came in with breakfast. When he saw his daughter, Gu Zhifeng's red and black face finally looked better: "Nannan, Dad has taken a day off today, you can go back to your eldest brother."
Gu Yuehuai nodded: "Okay, I'll go back and ask Director Wang for a letter of introduction."
Speaking of the letter of introduction, Gu Zhifeng remembered that her daughter said she wanted to go to the city. Her face immediately turned dark again. Looking at Gu Ruihuai lying on the hospital bed, she was really dissatisfied with everything about him. If it wasn't for this good-for-nothing like him, would her daughter need to go to the city?
Gu Tinghuai was stunned for a moment: "Letter of introduction? Where is Nannan going?"
Gu Yuehuai shook his head and said lightly: "It's okay, let's go back first, brother, we will be late for work!"
When she pulled Gu Tinghuai out of the clinic, she did not forget to put in her pocket two steamed buns that she had just bought from the cafeteria. The buns had thin skin and large meat fillings. They were one cent more expensive than steamed buns, at five cents each. They were freshly out of the pot and still steaming.
No matter how fast the two of them walked, it would take nearly an hour to walk back from the county. Besides, Gu Tinghuai had to go to work and do hard labor all day. Gu Yuehuai felt sorry for his elder brother and of course couldn't just watch him walk back.
As soon as we left the county town, we stopped a ox cart on the road leading back to the Dalaozi Production Brigade.
Three cents per person, a total of six cents, and he took the two people back to the Dalaozi Production Brigade.
Gu Tinghuai was somewhat reluctant, but when he met Gu Yuehuai's unquestionable gaze, he smiled bitterly and got on the ox cart. The two of them sniffed the slightly cool air in the early morning and ate the meat buns in big mouthfuls, which tasted quite different.
Gu Tinghuai was still thinking about the letter of introduction. He had only taken two bites of his bun when he asked, "Nannan, where are you going?"
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