Chapter 112: Bowing
So don’t mess with straightforward people, because in the end, your face will be torn apart in an ugly way.
Meng Changli stood in the crowd, clenching her fists and looking furious. She was really angry.
At first, Mengfud wanted to speak out to stop his daughter. After all, they lived in the same village and he was an honest man, so he didn't want to ruin their relationship.
But on second thought, those people were really going too far. Using the younger daughter's studies as an issue not only touched the older daughter's bottom line, but also the bottom line of their entire family.
Things have come to this point, and Ye Pingshun has no choice but to apologize.
His expression changed again and again, and finally he gritted his teeth, showed an ugly smile, and said to the onlookers: "It seems that I have been meddling in this matter. I was a little worried that Brother Meng's business would affect Shulan. Now it seems that I am shallow and failed to notice the changes above.
Brother Meng, Shulan, I'm sorry for both of you. You've made everyone unhappy."
Ye Pingshun wiped his face as he spoke, looking very sad, and then bowed to the people from the Meng family.
Ye Pingshun has been the village chief for more than ten years. No one knows what he is like in the outside world, but in the village, he has never bowed his head to anyone.
Now this posture is almost his limit.
The crowd watching secretly gasped. This time, the Meng family won completely.
After this incident, if the Ye family has any other ideas, they will have to think carefully.
This is the effect Meng Changli wants.
The Ye family is bad, and they will do whatever they can to control them. If they don't hurt you, it will only make them become more aggressive.
Seeing Ye Pingshun bending over, Meng Fude came up to him appropriately and said, "Village Chief Ye, Brother Pingshun, what are you doing? Be careful not to hurt your waist. We are from the same village, so if there is anything, just talk it out. How can I be really angry with you..."
I've already said the apology and bowed. What's the point of saying this now? It's just to save face.
The key point is that Ye Pingshun couldn't ignore it. He kept saying that it was okay and it was his fault. He also praised Meng Changli, saying that she was a person of temperament and eloquent.
Soon, the scene became lively again.
Everybody was discussing doing business with each other. Since everything was going to be liberalized, why not everyone see if there was anything they could do?
For a time, many people began to think about this, and some bold ones even wanted to ask the Meng family about this matter to see if there was any way to make money.
But then he thought again, when Ye Pingshun had made things difficult for the Meng family before, they all joined in the commotion. Now that he was asking for help from them, would they pay any attention to him?
Alas, I’m afraid it’s a bit difficult.
Forget it, let’s think of a way to please him.
The bustle below the village could not be extinguished for a long time.
On the other side, the mother and daughter of the Meng family had already returned home with their belongings.
After returning to her own yard, Meng Changli breathed a sigh of relief, then grabbed her sister and asked, "How did I behave just now?"
Meng Shulan gave a thumbs up.
"Sister, that's great. You have the potential to be a leader. Keep calm, don't panic, seize the initiative, and prepare to be a big boss in the future."
Meng Shulan was not praising her sister, but her previous performance was really good.
Meng Changli laughed, "I will be the person in charge of our stall from now on. How can I handle it without any manners..."
At noon, there was fish, meat, and bone soup.
During the meal, He Jinqiu took out a large bowl, filled it with a bowl of radish and bone soup, and asked Meng Changli to deliver it to the Gu family next door.
Ever since Gu Hansong helped send Meng Shulan to find her sister and helped the two sisters, He Jinqiu has been looking for opportunities to invite Gu Hansong to dinner, but Gu Hansong has never come. There are many reasons that cannot be explained.
He Jinqiu is most afraid of owing favors to others. Recently, whenever his family makes something delicious, he will send a portion over there as a way to indirectly repay the favor.
Meng Changli was operating the sewing machine, and Meng Shulan saw her and said, "Mom, I'll go and take it."
"OK."
Meng Shulan held a large bowl and knocked on the door of the next door.
The gate was not locked, so Meng Shulan knocked once and pushed it open.
Grandma Wu was there, squatting at the kitchen door lighting the small stove. Meng Shulan went over and called her twice before she looked up.
Although Grandma Wu is in good health, her eyes and ears are no longer as good as they used to be.
"Hey, Shulan is here."
Grandma Wu looked at the food in her hand and sighed, "Your mother is such a bad person. Why did she send food over again? It's just a small matter. Just help the neighbors. Don't take it to heart. You're embarrassed to be so polite."
Grandma Wu is still very good at talking.
Meng Shulan smiled, "Grandma Wu, it's okay. Compared to the help Han Song helped me with, this little bit of food is nothing."
Meng Shulan put the bowl of food into the kitchen, and seeing that the stove had not been lit yet, she helped to light the fire.
It can be seen that the Gu family wanted to cook noodles for lunch, and they should also have eggs.
In fact, the Gu family’s conditions were not bad; at least they lived better than most people in the village.
But the situation in this family is too special. There are old and young people, and a bedridden father.
Meng Shulan heard from others that before the Gu family moved back, they all worked in the county and were the envied city dwellers.
But later, something happened to Gu Hansong's father, and it was heard that the compensation money was gone for some reason. The family could no longer survive in the county, so they returned to the village.
In Meng Shulan's impression, things were pretty good when the Gu family first moved back. Gu Hansong's sister had not yet married, and his grandfather was rehired to work on the railway and received a salary every month.
Although there was a paralyzed person in their family who needed care at that time, overall the situation was not bad.
But later, when Gu's grandfather passed away and the family lost its source of income, the family's situation began to deteriorate.
Later, Gu Hansong brought back his infant niece from the neighboring county, and life became even more difficult. The family relied on the little money Gu Hansong earned in the village. They were not well fed or clothed, and owed the village money every year. Gradually, their family's reputation for poor conditions and heavy burdens spread.
But now it’s better, society is different, and the Gu family’s lives will only get better and better.
Meng Shulan used dry grass to ignite a small wooden stick, and then placed the beaten coal on the stick, and the small stove soon lit up.
She also helped put the pot on and boiled water before clapping her hands and going home to eat.
In the afternoon, Meng Shulan pretended to practice riding a bike, so that when it was time to go back to school, she didn't need anyone to take her there and could ride by herself.
Come to think of it, she hadn't ridden a bike in several years, and it felt pretty good to be on the road again.
The school has a special parking space for cars, right below the teachers' dormitory.
Meng Shulan locked the car and was about to go back to the dormitory with her things when she happened to meet classmates. There were quite a few of them, both male and female.
Meng Shulan knew that these people came early to ask the class teacher about their grades.
She thought that since she met him, she casually asked him how he did in the exam.
(End of this chapter)
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