Chapter 30: Profit-seeking
On the way back, I ran into Gu Hansong again.
The person who was smiling happily before turned cold again when they met again. He sat in the corner of the last row and didn't take the initiative to say hello. He just glanced at the two of them.
Meng Shulan: “…”
He couldn't be more cheerful.
If it were someone else, they would probably say that he was arrogant. Fortunately, Meng Shulan understood him, and Meng Changli was a nonchalant person. She took the initiative to greet him and asked if she could ride in his mule cart when she went back.
Gu Hansong nodded generously.
The car wobbled out of the station and headed back.
Meng Shulan sat on the long wooden chair and looked at her cheat sheet again.
In the corner diagonally behind, Gu Hansong glanced at the scenery outside the window, then glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. He was in a good mood, with a smile on his face.
When we got back to town, it was already 5:30 in the afternoon.
Gu Hansong’s car hasn’t arrived yet, so the three of them have to wait at the town entrance.
Meng Changli wanted to go to the town primary school to see her husband Huang Jialin.
Huang Jialin was the only son of the secretary's family when the commune had not yet been disbanded.
Because of his father's relationship, Huang Jialin went to work as an accountant in the commune after graduating from high school. He received work points and wages, and he had been living a good life.
It was at the beginning of the year that the fields were settled and the commune was disbanded, and self-recruited people like Huang Jialin lost their jobs.
However, because of his family connections and the fact that Huang Jialin was the only son, Secretary Huang did not want to see his only son become a peasant, so he gave up his position in advance and spent some money to bring Huang Jialin to the town to work as an office secretary.
She is called a secretary, but in fact she is just a handyman.
These days, because the town’s primary school was repairing a teaching building, he was sent to supervise the work. He lived and ate in the school and had not been home for several days.
The station was not far from the primary school, and since she had to wait anyway, Meng Changli wanted to go over and see her husband.
If it were any other time, she wouldn't have made so much trouble. After all, it's not nice to keep others waiting when you're riding in someone else's car.
But today she went into the city, broadened her horizons, and had a strong desire to share, so she wanted to go over and take a look and say a few words.
Gu Hansong said: "Okay."
These two simple words mean that you are willing to wait.
Meng Changli laughed and felt that Gu Hansong was a very good person, different from what others said.
Meng Shulan said, "Sister, let me go with you."
Meng Changli waved her hand quickly, "No, no, you stay here and wait with me, I'll be back soon."
Now that both of them have left, it’s not good to leave Gu Hansong here alone. What if he runs away?
Meng Changli trotted all the way.
Meng Shulan stood on the side of the road for a while. Seeing Gu Hansong squatting on the stone steps under the sycamore tree, she also wanted to find a place to sit down. Then she heard the hurried sound of a bicycle bell. She looked up and saw Ye Ran and her second brother Ye Feng.
Ye Feng was riding an old bicycle. Ye Ran's schoolbag was placed in the basket on the front of the bicycle, and a cloth bag filled with grain was hung on the handlebars. It was obvious that he was riding an old bicycle to take his sister Ye Ran to school.
He rang the bell just now mainly to signal and say hello to the two people from the same village.
Ye Pingshun gave birth to three children, two sons and one daughter.
Ye Ran was spoiled by her family, she has a bad temper and is arrogant.
The two sons of the Ye family are quite good. They have learned the essence of their father. No matter what their character is, at least they do a good job on the surface. They don't mind people like Gu Hansong who always have a cold face, and they will even take the initiative to greet them.
Meng Shulan smiled as a response.
Gu Hansong didn't say anything, but raised his eyelids and took a look.
Ye Feng didn't care at all, and even slowed down the car and asked Meng Shulan, "It's time, why aren't you going to school?"
Meng Shulan said: "I have to go home for something."
She had already asked for leave from her teacher yesterday and will return to school tomorrow morning.
Ye Feng: "Is that so? Then we'll go first."
Meng Shulan nodded.
The brother and sister continued to move forward.
Ye Ran didn't say a word during the whole process, but when she passed by Meng Shulan and Gu Hansong at the end, she glanced at them sideways.
Everyone can feel the dissatisfaction and disgust revealed in that expression.
And her disdain is not only directed at Meng Shulan, but also at Gu Hansong.
Meng Shulan frowned.
She knew that Ye Ran had a grudge against her, but what did it mean when she looked at Gu Hansong with such eyes?
Could it be that because Gu Hansong stood with him, he was also disliked? It was possible, after all, people like that were very petty.
If Ye Ran rolled her eyes at her, Meng Shulan would think it was nothing. After all, the two of them didn't get along, and it was normal for her to behave like this, so she would just ignore it.
But she started to feel unhappy when she treated Gu Hansong like this. The disgust in her heart kept coming out, and she muttered a few curse words under her breath.
Beside her, Gu Hansong looked over with some surprise and asked her, "What did you say?"
Meng Shulan was startled, coughed and said, "Nothing."
Gu Hansong was silent for a moment and said, "Like father, like son. The three brothers and sisters of the Ye family were all taught by Ye Pingshun. Ye Feng is the same as his sister Ye Ran, except that one is good at hiding and the other is too stupid."
For a moment, he was afraid that she didn't understand what he meant, so he added, "Ye Pingshun is a profit-seeking, selfish and narrow-minded person."
This person speaks in an elegant and refined manner, and his words are precise and to the point.
Meng Shulan smiled, "I know."
The reason why Ye Pingshun has been able to maintain his position as village chief for more than ten years is not because of his service to the people. Don't be fooled by his cheerful appearance and appearance, like a good guy, because he is actually full of calculations in his mind.
In the beginning, Ye Ran took the initiative to make friends with me. In fact, it was Ye Pingshun's instruction that he wanted me to take his daughter to study.
It's just because of Han Ning's incident that the two of them are now at odds.
Ahead.
Ye Ran was also talking to her second brother.
"Second brother, why are you greeting them?"
Look at how distant and cold those two people are. Isn't it just like trying to please someone else?
Ye Feng: "We are from the same village. If we run into each other outside, are we going to just pretend we didn't see each other?"
Ye Ran said nothing.
Her father had taught her since she was young that no matter how unhappy she was, she had to pretend to be happy so that others would not find fault with her.
She understands the principle, but she can't do it when asked to.
Ye Feng: "Your relationship with Meng Shulan has become strained, right?"
Ye Feng knew there was something wrong because his sister didn't say a word the whole time.
Ye Ran: "I don't like her petty attitude. We are not in the same dormitory, so it is normal for our relationship to fade."
Because of Han Ning, Ye Ran had hated Meng Shulan for a long time. When she entered the repeat class and was re-assigned to a dormitory, she just went with the others.
It’s a good thing that the two of them are not together, otherwise, with their current state of dislike for each other, a lot of trouble would probably have occurred.
Ye Feng frowned, "Have you forgotten everything Dad said?"
Meng Shulan not only has good grades, but also has an older brother who is in the army. It is better to have a good relationship with such a person than with those country girls.
Ye Ran snorted, "There are so many students in school, and she is not the only one who has good conditions and good academic performance. Second brother, you think too highly of her. There are many students in our class who are better than her. Meng Shulan is nothing."
(End of this chapter)
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