Chapter 31 Chapter 31 Jinjiang exclusive, plagiarism will be investigated (catch...
If Gu Yan didn't have the aura of the male protagonist, and didn't rely on his status to make a lot of money to support the Gu family in the later period, it wouldn't have been so easy for them to turn things around.
With the addition of Zhang Mengzhi in this life, the development was different from the very beginning.
The Zhang family broke off the engagement with the Wang family long ago. The two did have conflicts but they were not enemies. The Wang family did not dare to let the Gu family know that their daughter had been engaged before, so they would keep the engagement with the Zhang family a secret.
Since nothing happened to the Zhang family, the Gu family naturally would not bother to make enemies with the Zhang family, and would not investigate the Zhang family. Zhou Guilan would not be harmed by the people sent by Gu Yan.
Until now, Gu Yan still doesn’t know that Zhang Mengzhi is Wang Lingya’s ex-fiancé.
The last time he asked, Wang Lingya diverted the question, saying that Zhang Mengzhi was a blind date introduced by a matchmaker, but because the other party went to the countryside, the two of them never met and naturally the blind date fell through.
As for how she knew Zhang Mengzhi, it was because the matchmaker showed her his photo.
After all, it’s a blind date, so you definitely have to look at the photos in advance.
Gu Yan didn't believe all of Wang Lingya's words at first, but he couldn't find any loopholes. Finally, he believed it all after she acted coquettishly.
Because Gu Yan heard from Wang Lingya that the two had never met each other and were just introduced by a matchmaker, there was no need for him to target Zhang Mengzhi for something that didn't happen.
After all, that happened before he met Wang Lingya, and their relationship didn't work out. If he deliberately made things difficult for Zhang Mengzhi, he would be the one to be embarrassed if people found out.
So the matter was over for Gu Yan, and Wang Lingya almost got into trouble because of her previous carelessness. From then on, even when she met Zhang Mengzhi in college, she pretended not to be familiar with him.
After all, the first time she could say that she was too surprised and shouted, but if someone saw them talking later, she and Gu Yan would not be able to explain it clearly.
Zhang Mengzhi knew exactly what Wang Lingya was thinking. The reason why he hadn't taken any action was not because he wanted to let them go, but because he didn't want to involve himself because of these two people.
He wanted revenge, but he also wanted to do it cleanly, otherwise he would implicate other members of the tribe.
The Zhang family is so powerful in this city that even gangsters don't dare to mess with them. In addition to the fact that they have connections in various units, it is also because the Zhang family is relatively well-behaved.
If the Zhang family had not been law-abiding, the higher-ups would not have tolerated their existence. Although they would not kill all of them, they would still find ways to split up the Zhang family and resettle them.
Zhang Mengzhi is not young and he will not act rashly. No matter what he does, he will do it according to the rules, at least so that his superiors cannot find any mistakes.
Maybe Zhang Mengzhi didn't have any tricks up his sleeve, and he really found an opportunity to teach Gu Yan a lesson.
One day, Gu Yan and Wang Lingya secretly went out on a date again. Even though he repeatedly assured his parents, Gu Yan still did not break up with Wang Lingya. Instead, because of his family's opposition, Gu Yan became rebellious.
Last time he failed the exam, he just felt guilty for a while and then didn't care about it anymore. Anyway, he got into college, and his family would arrange a job for him as soon as he graduated, so Gu Yan felt that it didn't matter if he didn't study hard.
Of course, for the sake of the Gu family and his face, failing the exam was absolutely not something he could allow to happen, so he worked hard for three days and rested for two days, and his grades were always on the verge of passing.
His parents were sad, and the teacher also sighed that this student was not doing well. His college entrance examination scores were obviously good, so why did his grades get worse and worse after entering university?
The teacher began to suspect that he had cheated in the college entrance examination. After all, such a thing had happened before and the school had investigated it, and the officials from the Education Bureau and many localities had been brought down.
However, after verification, it was found that Gu Yan had taken the college entrance examination himself, and he did not impersonate someone else. However, his behavior of not studying hard for his girlfriend still made many people think he was stupid.
The last opening test successfully saved a group of students whose identities had been impersonated, and some officials from their school and education bureau were praised for it.
Coincidentally, because the Zhang family has never been good at studying and has no interest in impersonation, they refused whenever someone asked them for help.
Unexpectedly, this incident allowed the Zhang family to gain an advantage. Several officials with the surname Zhang took over after their superiors were dismissed.
I have to say that this random check at the beginning of school helped the Zhang family a lot.
Zhang Mengzhi also secretly reminded them to swear that they would never touch such matters in the future, so as not to expose them and make the entire Zhang family lose face.
Anyway, Zhang Mengzhi has proved to everyone that even if you have the last name Zhang, you can get into college. And Zhang Mengzhi's sister is said to have good grades and is expected to get into college.
Zhang Mengyu proved to everyone that even girls can study and are no worse than boys. So the higher-ups ordered all girls in the Zhang family to go to school, and if anyone dared to stop a girl from going to school, they would not be blamed for breaking the family rules.
A clan leader said that all the girls in the Zhang clan who had not been able to go to school because of the preference for boys over girls were sent to school. As long as they were not yet adults, they all went to school.
Other things aside, literacy is very important. Moreover, □□ said that women hold up half the sky, and those of us surnamed Zhang should always remember □□'s words and conscientiously implement his policies.
This stroke of genius also brought a lot of goodwill to the Zhang family. Now the Zhang family has a good image in the local area. After all, not all girls in every clan can go to school. Most ordinary families still value boys over girls. Not allowing girls to go to school is a common occurrence in other clans.
Even after the country implemented nine years of compulsory education, there were still people who did not allow girls to go to school.
Therefore, it is so rare that the entire Zhang family can send their daughters to school; other clans cannot compare.
Although the Zhang family was very powerful in the city, they did not cause any trouble and only followed orders from above. Therefore, there was no suppression of the Zhang family's influence in the city.
In a sense, with the Zhang family around, the underground forces in this city are smaller than in other cities.
Zhang Mengzhi's first revenge on Gu Yan was to have someone bring Gu's mother to the scene when he was secretly dating Wang Lingya.
"Gu Yan, what are you doing?"
A roar in the school grove interrupted the date of a couple.
Mother Gu looked at the young couple hugging each other, and her face turned green. She wanted to cross her eyes, she really didn't want to see her son hugging and kissing a girl.
"mom."
Gu Yan stood up in panic and quickly took his hand off Wang Lingya's waist.
“Pah.”
Gu's mother came over and slapped her son, leaving five red fingerprints on his face.
"Do you still have any shame? You have brought shame to my Gu family."
Although this slap hit Gu Yan's face, it made her more embarrassed than hitting Wang Lingya.
"I'm sorry Auntie, we just..."
In addition to apologizing, Wang Lingya also wanted to explain that she and Gu Yan couldn't help themselves.
However, Mother Gu did not give her this opportunity, or rather, she did not even look at the other person.
"You come home with me."
Mother Gu pulled her son and was about to walk out. She actually wanted to slap Wang Lingya in the face. However, with her upbringing, she couldn't do anything to hit someone else's daughter, so she slapped her own son in the face.
"yes."
Gu Yan didn't dare to object at all, and didn't even have the courage to look at Wang Lingya.
"Ayan, don't go...If you leave, what should I do?"
Seeing her boyfriend being dragged away, Wang Lingya hurriedly chased after him.
She couldn't just watch Gu Yan being taken away by Gu's mother. She had a premonition that if she let Gu Yan be taken away today, it would be even more difficult for her and Gu Yan to be together in the future.
Zhang Mengzhi watched this scene on the rooftop of the teaching building with a faint smile on his face.
He knew that the hero and heroine would not separate so easily, so they continued to play slowly.
Turning around and leaving the top floor, Zhang Mengzhi returned to the classroom for class in a happy mood.
School is a place for studying. It was not as youthful and energetic as later generations. Most students were afraid that they did not have enough time, so they studied very hard every day. Especially the older students, they cherished this opportunity very much. Except for eating, sleeping and taking a bath, they spent almost every day in the library.
The university provides subsidies, although not much, but it is enough for students to eat and buy some daily necessities.
Of course Zhang Mengzhi also had some, he was a college student who had been admitted properly. He lived and ate at home, so he kept his allowance for himself.
The school distributes subsidies on the 15th of every month. After Zhang Mengzhi went to the Logistics Department to collect his subsidy, he took the money to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things for his family.
"Mom, Auntie, see if you like it."
Zhang Mengzhi bought a pair of leather shoes for each of the two elders, which just matched the skirts they bought last time.
"You can only wear this in summer."
Mother Zhang looked at the leather shoes that were of the right size. Now that the weather is cold, everyone wears cotton shoes.
"When I went to the supply and marketing cooperative, I happened to see these summer leather shoes on sale, so I thought if I bought them now, they would be suitable for you to wear next year."
Zhang Mengzhi sat on a stool and said with a smile while looking at her mother and eldest wife who were trying on shoes.
It was because of the discount that he was able to buy the two pairs of leather shoes. Unlike the artificial leather of later generations, today's leather shoes are all made of real leather, so the price has always been very expensive.
"Uncle, don't we have any?"
Two little kids pulled Zhang Mengzhi from the left and right, they also wanted gifts.
"Yes, yes, yes. Of course there are yours too. How could your uncle forget your gifts?"
Zhang Mengxiao took out two children's coats. Both coats were blue and could be worn by both men and women.
Considering that children grow quickly, Zhang Mengzhi deliberately bought a few sizes larger so that the two can wear them for a few more years.
"Thank you, uncle."
The children ran away happily holding their new clothes.
Nowadays, it is a very happy thing for children to have a new piece of clothing. Most children look forward to the Chinese New Year, not only can they get lucky money, but also can wear new clothes.
Now that it wasn't New Year yet, they got new clothes, so the two children were so happy that they ran around the house.
"Brother, I want one too."
Zhang Mengyu stretched out his hand.
"Give."
Zhang Mengzhi took out two boxes of vanishing cream from her bag and put them in her sister's hands.
"Thank you, bro."
Zhang Mengyu was very happy and went back to the house with the cold cream to wipe her face.
"Mengzhi, don't I have one?"
Mr. Zhang is the only one left in the family, he asked pitifully.
"Yes, look what this is?"
Zhang Mengzhi took out a box from his trouser pocket and placed it solemnly in his father's hand.
"Razor, son, how do you know my razor is no longer usable?"
Mr. Zhang asked happily while holding the new razor.
In addition to the knife, there is also a box of new blades. The blades can be replaced at any time, but the blades are very sharp and you should be careful not to hurt your hands when changing them.
"When I went to wash my face this morning, I saw that your razor was rusty."
Zhang Mengzhi took everyone in the family into consideration. Zhang's father was reluctant to spend money, so his razor had been used for many years and the blades on it were not sharp. He could not shave off his beard for a long time.
There is rust on the blade, and if you accidentally scratch your face, the rust will get into the wound, which is not good. So Zhang Mengzhi found this in the morning and immediately bought a new razor today.
"My son is really filial. I'll give it a try."
Mr. Zhang happily took his new razor to the bathroom to wash his face and shave.
In order to avoid hurting his face when shaving, he would first lather soap on his hands and then apply it on his face, so that he would not easily hurt his face when shaving.
When Mr. Zhang came out of the bathroom again, his face had been shaved clean, without any blue stain left because he had not shaved cleanly in the morning.
The Zhang family was very happy that day.
Except for Zhang Mengzhi, everyone was happy because they received the gifts. As for me, it was because he succeeded in his revenge for the first time, so he was naturally in a good mood.
The first try was very good and Zhang Mengzhi even smiled when he went to bed at night.
"Brother, are you in a good mood?"
The next day when Zhang Mengyu woke up, she saw her brother cooking breakfast in the kitchen with a smile on his face.
"right."
Zhang Mengzhi did not deny it and admitted it openly.
"Can you tell me about it?"
Zhang Mengyu asked curiously.
"cannot."
Zhang Mengzhi smiled and shook his head.
"Okay! I'll go wash my face then."
Zhang Mengyu did not delve into it further because she knew that if her brother did not want to say it, he would not tell it no matter who asked.
"What do you want for breakfast this morning?"
The third person to get up was Mr. Zhang. He had to go to work in the morning, so he got up earlier than his wife.
"Dad, it's sweet potato porridge and steamed buns."
Zhang Mengzhi cooks porridge in a pot and steams buns on top of it. One pot can be used for two purposes, saving time and effort.
"Then I'll get some kimchi out and chop it up and mix it with red oil to go with the rice."
Father Zhang acted quickly and scooped out a bowl of pickled vegetables, which included pickled ginger, pickled cowpea, pickled radish, etc. No matter what they were originally, they were all cut, put into a bowl and drizzled with red oil.
"It's almost time. Xiaoyu, go call your mother and your wife to come out for dinner."
Father Zhang called his daughter.
"knew."
Zhang Mengyu had just finished wiping her face. After she closed the box of vanishing cream, she went to call for help.
"Mom, it's time for dinner. Grandma, it's time for dinner. Are Xiaoyu and Xiaoshuang awake yet? It's time for breakfast!"
Zhang Mengyu shouted in each room, and soon two adults and two children came out of the room.
"aunt."
Xiaoshuang was still a little unconscious, but she put on her clothes with the help of her aunt.
"Aunt, do you think I'm dressed right?"
Xiaoyu asked while standing in the main room.
"Yes, Xiaoyu did a great job today. She put on all her clothes neatly."
Zhang Meng helped her niece put on her clothes, then looked down at her nephew, and praised him after confirming that there was no problem.
"Hey, I'm a big boy now. I can dress myself."
What was Xiaoyu's biggest gain after living in Zhang's house for a few months? It was living independently.
He learned how to make fire, how to dress himself, and how to grow some wild vegetables.
Occasionally, a lot of weeds would grow in the small vegetable garden, but some of them were wild vegetables. Zhang Mengxiao did not throw them away after pulling them out, but picked the tender parts and made them into dishes for everyone to eat.
With such an uncle leading the way, Xiaoyu naturally grew up very fast. Sometimes when Zhang Mengyao came over, she found that she could hardly recognize her own children!
When they were at Zhang's family, the two children were white and plump, but when they were at Xia's family, they were thin and dark.
Comparing the two, there is no need to even say who is sincere and who is fake.
Therefore, Zhang Mengyao did not bring the children back to the Xia family, but let them stay at their grandparents' home. After all, it was not her and Xia Dayong who were being criticized.
After all, the couple would rather raise their child in the mother's home than in the husband's home. It must be that the Xia family is not human and is not good to the child!
Everyone who knew Old Lady Xia said that she was not good. When someone suspected Zhang Mengyao, they even spoke up for the Zhang family!
Holding the hands of the two children, I walked to the kitchen. Since the weather was cold, we ate in the kitchen when there were no guests.
We ate around the stove. It was a bit crowded but it was warm!
Shu Province is humid to begin with, with temperatures dropping by one or two degrees below zero, and occasional rain and snow, so the winter in Shu Province is very uncomfortable.
Not only is it damp and wet, it's also always cloudy.
A thick cotton-padded jacket makes people look very bloated, which is why Zhang Mengzhi chose a simple breakfast in the morning. The buns were wrapped and steamed in advance, so he only needed to put them in the steamer and steam them while cooking the porridge.
"There's no meat in the buns, what a pity."
While eating breakfast, Zhang Mengyu broke one open and looked at it, and it turned out to be vermicelli and dried tofu.
"You won't eat without meat?"
Zhang Mengzhi asked her sister in a threatening tone.
"Eat, I like it very much. My brother's buns are the best."
I bit off most of it in one bite.
"Be careful, don't choke."
When Mother Zhang saw her daughter's rude behavior, she quickly handed her the porridge.
"Thank you, Mom."
Zhang Mengyu almost choked and only recovered after drinking a mouthful of porridge soup.
"Grandma, sweet potatoes are delicious!"
Xiaoshuang was eating sweet potatoes. The sweet taste was what children liked most, so she didn't even eat rice and only ate sweet potatoes.
"Don't eat too much, it will cause bloating."
Zhang Mengxiao quickly stopped her and coaxed her niece to eat some porridge and a bun.
"Uncle, I want to eat more buns."
Xiaoyu, who had already eaten a bun, shouted.
"Okay, then how about we have another half?"
Xiaoyu is a boy and eats bigger than his sister. He is almost full with a small bowl of porridge and a bun, and half of it will be enough.
"good."
Xiaoyu had no objection and took the half bun handed to her by her uncle and started eating.
The vermicelli is made of sweet potato flour with oil residue added to it, and it is particularly fragrant when mixed with dried tofu.
Not only Xiaoyu likes to eat it, several adults like it too!
The adults all ate three, and Zhang Mengyu was the most exaggerated and ate six.
"Are you able to hold on?"
Zhang Mengzhi looked at her sister, worried that she might upset her stomach.
"No, I think I can fit two more in."
Zhang Mengyu said regretfully that it was not that she didn't want to eat anymore, but that the buns had been finished.
"If you're not full, have another bowl of porridge."
Zhang Mengzhi said helplessly that the buns he steamed today were quite big, and his sister ate six of them. Her appetite was almost as much as that of three adults.
"good."
As expected, Zhang Mengyu didn't eat. She drank another big bowl of porridge, filling up the rest in the pot.
Looking at her drinking the porridge in big gulps, the adults in the family looked at each other in bewilderment.
"I'll have to cook more tomorrow."
Zhang Mengzhi cooked today's meal according to the usual amount, but no one noticed that Zhang Mengyu's appetite had increased again.
"I woke up very hungry this morning."
Zhang Mengyu said after finishing the last mouthful of porridge.
"It's okay. You're still growing. Eat as much as you can. There's food at home."
Mother Zhang touched her daughter's hair, which was more gluttonous than boys of the same age.
"good."
Seeing that her family members didn’t mind her eating too much, Zhang Mengyu’s previous feeling of insecurity disappeared.
She has seen many families where girls give in to boys. When eating, the boys always have more rice in their bowls, and the girls often can't eat enough. The girls in her class have also had such experiences, so Zhang Mengyu is also afraid that her family will dislike her for eating too much.
"Here are today's fruits and cookies. Eat them after class if you're hungry."
Zhang Mengyu put an apple and two packets of biscuits in her sister's schoolbag.
"Yes, brother."
Zhang Mengyu nodded. She now has to have a snack in the morning, otherwise she will be too hungry in the middle of the class. For this reason, Zhang Mengyu also went to her sister's school to communicate with her teachers and allowed her to have a snack after class.
"Then I'm leaving. Goodbye, Grandma, goodbye, Mom and Dad, goodbye, brother, goodbye, Xiaoyu and Xiaoshuang."
Zhang Mengyu picked up her schoolbag and ran out the door. She had made an appointment with Miao Xiang and Xiao Pang to go to school together, and if she didn't go out now, she would be late.
"Mom, I'm going to school now. Dad, you take Xiaoyu, Xiaoshuang and the others to school."
Zhang Mengzhi also carried a schoolbag. Zhang's father went to work in the same direction as his grandson's school, so he could send the two children to school on his way to work in the morning.
"Okay, be careful on the road."
After washing the pots and pans, Mother Zhang and Grandma Zhou went to the market to buy vegetables, then came back to wash and cut them.
After preparing everything, I rode my tricycle to set up the stall before school was over at noon.
As soon as they arrived, they were immediately surrounded by people who had been waiting here long ago.
"Give me three vegetarian dishes and one meat dish."
"I want two meat dishes and one vegetable dish."
The sound of ordering food is louder than the street vendors’ shouting.
"Zhang Mengzhi, have you heard?"
As soon as he stepped into the classroom, Zhang Mengzhi was stopped by his classmates.
"What did you hear?"
he asked, confused.
"Gu Yan from our school was given a minor offense."
It's a demerit. Such a rare thing actually happened to their class. Everyone is curious about who Gu Yan is.
"One minor offense. What did he do wrong?"
Why is this? Zhang Mengzhi was really confused.
"Why else would they abandon a girl from another school? The girl's parents have approached the school and asked them to give them an explanation."
The classmate in the class looked at him with disdain, and it was obvious that he looked down on people like Gu Yan.
There is nothing wrong with dating in college, but what really makes him despise is Gu Yan's irresponsible attitude.
"It is said that the girl committed suicide at home. If her family had not woken up in the middle of the night to find her, they would have only seen her body the next day."
“…”
Zhang Mengzhi understood after hearing this, it was the heroine's family setting a trap for the hero!
Wang Lingya committed suicide? Impossible, absolutely impossible. Even if everyone in the world died, she would not commit suicide. After all, she cared about herself the most.
That's why Zhang Mengzhi was sure that this so-called suicide was deliberately staged by the Wang family.
Of course, in order to make it more realistic, Wang Lingya did commit suicide once, but this suicide may have been done under the watchful eyes of her family to ensure that she would not turn the fake into reality.
After all, Wang Lingya did this so that she could live a good life, not to become a dead ghost in the underworld.
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