Chapter 72 Chapter 72 Like them, I am willing to be licked by a dog...
"The weekend train?" Butcher Li frowned. "Wouldn't that take another five or six days?"
"Well, I've actually packed up most of my things. I've handed in the transfer but haven't completed the formalities yet." Li Zhen has been really busy recently, but it's a good thing to think about it.
Doudou always stays in the house, helping Hongjuan to clean up. But every time Guanjun goes out to play, Doudou looks expectant but dares not go out.
Strange place, unfamiliar people around.
And the people who come to ask questions from time to time, asking whose child he is, why his parents don’t want him anymore, and so many more. Some of them are out of curiosity without any malice, but they have no idea that these curious questions are also a kind of harm to the children, and they would rather stay at home than go out again.
If she was a little hesitant at first, now she is even more determined to leave.
But train tickets are so hard to come by that it took Majian a lot of effort to get just these two tickets.
"It's been too long." Butcher Li didn't urge his daughter to leave. He said, "I heard yesterday that the weather is getting colder and colder, and many elderly people on the farm can't stand it. If the punishment is light, they may be released early."
If Old Lady Ma was released, it would not be so easy for them to leave.
The idea of filial piety can weigh a person down to pieces.
Especially since Old Lady Ma is so troublesome, who knows what will happen? She will cry, make a fuss, and even hang herself. Even if she can finally leave, she will have to go through a lot of trouble.
He thought for a moment and said, "Well, I will go to see Master Cheng later. His son is at the train station. I heard that his wife just gave birth to a child. I will bring two pig's trotters and ask him for help."
I don't know how much money I have spent on favors since I came up with this idea. But at this critical juncture, spending a little more doesn't mean anything. The most important thing is to get them to leave as soon as possible.
As long as the person is gone, even if Old Lady Ma wants to threaten him with filial piety, she will not be able to do so.
It was so far away that she couldn't go there even if she wanted to. Did she really think that it was that easy to get a letter of introduction to leave the city? If she made trouble, at most they would give the young couple a few dimes as a token of filial piety. They couldn't give them more. If that didn't work, they could just contact the police. But she was just a relative, not the ancestor of the Li family. How could they let her keep making trouble in the Li family?
Butcher Li was a man of impatient temper. "I'll go now. You two should pack up quickly and leave as soon as you get the tickets. Ma Jian's transfer procedures have been submitted. They are in urgent need of skilled workers. You can wait for the procedures after you arrive."
Li Zhen also knew the urgency of the matter, "Then I'll trouble Dad."
"Don't say that among your own people." Butcher Li waved his hand and walked towards the slaughterhouse. Why are butchers so popular? It's because it's easier for them to get some pork than to ask ordinary people. They take the money and get two big pig trotters, and then take them to Master Cheng's house...
Just like what Butcher Li said, the people undergoing reform on the farm were divided into different levels of severity. On normal days, it would be fine, but as the weather was getting colder, it was difficult for some women, children, and the sick to hold on. In addition, since they had performed well during the reform, it was decided to be lenient with them and a small number of them could be released early.
Among these candidates is Mrs. Ma.
The reason why Old Lady Ma has been able to show off her power for so many years is definitely not just because she is good at making trouble, but also because she is also good at pretending. Otherwise, how could she have deceived Jiang Qing in the past?
Jiang Shuangshuang also knew the news. Officer Xiao Fu mentioned it casually while they were having dinner in the small kitchen. After all, this old lady Ma was sent to jail because of something Xiao Jiang said, which was her first "order" at the Public Security Bureau.
"So fast?" Jiang Shuangshuang felt that time passed very quickly. More than half a month had already passed.
"Not bad." Policeman Xiao Fu buried his head in his meal, swallowed a few mouthfuls and then said, "I don't know if the old lady is really in poor health or just pretending. She's in pain all over. It's almost time for her to be released, so we decided to release her this Friday. We have to send a message to the Ma family in advance so they can pick her up."
"The two men who were imprisoned earlier were her sons, right?"
"Yes, two of her three sons were sent to the hospital. If she knew about this, she would be so sad that she would become ill." Policeman Xiao Fu sighed, "So we have to find someone to pick her up and persuade her not to be too sad, so that nothing really happens to her."
Jiang Shuangshuang listened without saying anything. Anyway, she had no intention of getting involved in this matter.
If she went, she would make the old lady very angry.
At this moment, someone gently pushed her shoulder. She turned around and looked at the people around her, asking what was going on.
Cheng Jin reached into his pocket and pulled out two bullet shells. "I went to your house tonight and got two bullet shells for my brother Xiaozhou."
Jiang Shuangshuang looked at him silently.
After this guy came to the house for the first time the day before yesterday, he found an excuse to come again yesterday, saying that he had brought two kilograms of brine beef and wanted to ask Aunt Xu to taste it.
Today, he used Jiang Xiaozhou as an excuse to visit again.
Jiang Shuangshuang took the two bullet shells from his palm and asked curiously, "What about tomorrow?"
If there is one, there will be two, and if there are two, there will be three.
You wouldn't be satisfied after just a few visits, right?
Cheng Jin smiled lightly, "Let's talk about tomorrow's matter tomorrow."
Jiang Shuangshuang raised her eyebrows. It seemed that there was still a tomorrow. She said directly, "How about I tell Jiang Xiaozhou to prepare your meal every night from now on?"
Cheng Jin's eyes sparkled, "Is it convenient?"
Jiang Shuangshuang asked back, "What if I say it's inconvenient?"
Cheng Jin didn't respond to her words, but said: "Then I will bring the food over tonight. Brother Xiaozhou has worked hard. I will bring him something fun tomorrow."
When Jiang Shuangshuang heard this, she knew without a doubt that Jiang Xiaozhou would be particularly happy about it.
When Comrade Cheng came to visit, the person who was happiest was not her, nor the mother-in-law, Mrs. Xu, but the brother-in-law, Jiang Xiaozhou.
How happy are you?
After finishing his meal and washing the dishes, he excitedly pulled Comrade Cheng to see the chickens he had raised, the earthworms he had stored, and the ant eggs he had dug out with his friends.
She even enthusiastically invited him to taste it, saying that the ant eggs he picked were plump and round, and crispy, and would taste even better if sprinkled with a little chili sauce.
The two chatted for about half an hour about how to eat ant eggs.
But Mother Xu couldn't bear it and sent Jiang Xiaozhou away to work, and then she pulled Comrade Cheng aside to chat for more than half an hour.
She had inquired about his family's situation thoroughly, and even the household registration investigation was not as detailed as hers.
But it is obvious that Comrade Cheng is quite happy about it.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have found another excuse to go home with her today.
"Let's take some pictures after get off work?" Cheng Jin invited, "I told my family that I have a date, and I plan to send them a picture."
"Okay." Jiang Shuangshuang agreed readily, "Let me know when you want to send a letter, and I'll add a few words to greet your uncle and aunt."
She is not afraid of the daughter-in-law meeting her parents-in-law.
According to Comrade Cheng, his parents were not particularly unreasonable people. Although their education of their son was somewhat difficult to criticize, both of them made great achievements in their careers.
If she really wants to get along well with someone, it is quite easy. It just depends on whether the other person is worth her attention.
Let's just get along with each other first. Whether we can get along well is a matter for the future.
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Today happened to be a rare family gathering of the Cheng family. In a room in the family compound, there were five adults and a little boy of five or six years old sitting there.
The little boy was very thin. He was holding a wooden airplane toy in his hands and waving his hands around. However, his big eyes looked dull. Mother Cheng felt very distressed when she saw this. She kept touching his head and said, "He is still too thin. He needs to eat more. Look at how fat he is."
Bai Yuanhua frowned and said to the person next to him: "Listen to what your mother says. Don't just focus on rehearsals all day and ignore the things at home?"
Zhao Susu sneered, "Is this child mine alone? At least I'm still at home, unlike some people who are thinking about the outside world."
"Hey, who are you talking about?"
"I will criticize whoever is guilty." Zhao Susu has been spoiled since she was a child and has a bad temper. If Bai Yuanhua had not been a child of a wealthy family, she might not have been interested in him.
The only thing I regret in my life is marrying this jerk.
Not only does he have absolutely no abilities, he's actually a fake young master. Fortunately the Cheng family was kind enough to send him back, otherwise who knows where he would be now, picking manure and farming.
But she was already dating someone at that time. She thought that even though he was a fake young master, she was able to climb up the Cheng family's big ship, and that he really treated her like a son. Although she was a little reluctant, she still decided to get married.
They have been married for seven or eight years and have children.
She got into the arts troupe through the Cheng family's connections. On the surface, she seemed glorious, but in fact, who wasn't laughing at her in secret?
She said her man was staring at a divorced woman and licking her like a dog. His disgusting look was really unbearable to watch.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing." Mother Cheng was a little helpless, she spoke for her daughter-in-law, "Zhao Susu is a little busy with work, and the Chinese New Year is coming in two months. She is busy rehearsing now, and she really doesn't have much time to take care of the child. Let him live with me for a while."
She is quite happy to take care of her grandchildren.
In this life, she gave birth to two sons, but she did not raise either of them since childhood. Neither the two biological sons nor the adopted son had a very close relationship with her.
It's not that she didn't know, but she didn't have much experience and really didn't know how to get along with them. Now that she has some free time in her career, she has more time to spend with her grandson.
And she really loves her grandson.
Although he has no blood relationship with her, she saw him being born with her own eyes, and she has watched him grow from the size of two palms to this size over the years.
He used to be quite lively, but I don't know what happened in the past two years that made him become increasingly quiet. How could a five or six-year-old child be so quiet?
Seeing that the couple was about to quarrel again, Cheng's mother quickly changed the subject, "I have a good news story. Your brother has found a girlfriend. Maybe they can set a date before the New Year."
"He has a date?" Cheng Jing raised his head and frowned, "I was planning to introduce him to a lesbian, how come he got one on his own?"
"Isn't he on a mission in another province? Why does he have to go so far to find a partner? No, no, we have to find a partner who knows him well." It was rare for Bai Yuanhua to share the same opinion with Cheng Jing.
The two of them grew up together in the Bai family.
We had a pretty good relationship when we were kids. We were about the same age and lived together, and I would play with each other every day.
Later, Bai Yuanhua was taken away first. A few years later, the Bai family discovered that the child they sent was the wrong one, so they sent Cheng Jing back to the Cheng family.
The two brothers with different surnames stayed together again and had a pretty good relationship. Although they both felt a little uncomfortable in their hearts, they still appeared to be quite friendly on the surface.
Until they met Lin Lin.
A girl in the compound was so beautiful that they both fell in love with her. It only took a moment for them to go from being brothers to being rivals in love. The pent-up anger also burst out, and they went directly from being brothers to being enemies.
Every time they met, they would say something sarcastic to each other and even fight when they got angry. The root of Bai Yuanhua's nose was crooked by Cheng Jing, and Cheng Jing's back teeth were also loosened by Bai Yuanhua.
Even though Lin Lin eventually married someone far away, the relationship between the two was still so bad. They only had a family gathering once in a year, and otherwise they would not even see each other. Even if they met on the street, they would just pretend not to see each other and would not even say hello.
But what is rare is that this time the two brothers have the same opinion.
They all disapproved of Cheng Jin looking for a partner outside.
One said that he had already introduced a candidate, and the other said that it was better to know the ins and outs of the important events in life.
Cheng's mother looked puzzled and asked, "Have you introduced anyone to Cheng Jin?"
"I sent him a letter two months ago, but he never replied."
"I called him, but he hung up after just a few words."
Both brothers were somewhat dissatisfied, but that was just dissatisfaction. Although they were the older brothers, Cheng Jin grew up with his grandfather and had a very overbearing personality. He wouldn't listen and couldn't be beaten. More importantly, the Cheng family began to go downhill after the grandfather passed away, especially in the past two years as Cheng's father had an old illness and had been out of the center circle. Cheng's mother also slowly handed over her work and now wanted to take care of her grandson at home, which also meant she was going to retire.
As for the two of them, even if they were unwilling to admit it, they had to admit that they were really not cut out to be soldiers. Now one of them is the deputy director of the Food Bureau and the other is the deputy director of an electric power plant.
The former works in a good unit but is only a small deputy director, while the latter has a high position but a small factory. They both understand that they cannot compare with the younger brother in the army, especially since he was promoted to deputy regiment commander this year.
I feel inferior to him.
So even though the two of them were unhappy about him finding a partner outside, they only dared to say it in front of Cheng's mother, hoping that she would take the initiative to contact Cheng Jin and mention this matter to him.
Unfortunately, Cheng's mother didn't want to intervene.
To put it bluntly, these two sons are still obsessed with the same lesbian after marriage, and she is helpless but doesn't know what to do.
She couldn't do anything about such bad behavior, so how could she care about her son's normal search for a partner?
But she was still curious, so she asked, "Which girl do you want to introduce to him?"
"I definitely won't introduce him in a bad light. After all, his brother is in the same unit as Cheng Jin."
"She's good-looking and has a good personality, so she's definitely a good match for him."
"I originally wanted to wait for Cheng Jin to come back and let them meet. If they are suitable, we can quickly settle it."
"Mom, we are doing this for Cheng Jin's sake, otherwise we wouldn't..."
With a "puchi" sound, Bai Yuanhua's words were interrupted by Zhao Susu's laughter, and the room was instantly filled with unstoppable laughter.
The two brothers' faces became uglier and uglier as they laughed.
Bai Yuanhua threw his chopsticks on the table unhappily and said sullenly, "What are you laughing at? Your parents are here, so behave yourself!"
Zhao Susu smiled and wiped away the tears that were overflowing. She stood up directly, her eyes full of hatred and ridicule, "I am really eye-opening. I don't know what Cheng Jin did to get into trouble with these two brothers. He actually used his marriage to please a woman. Do you think this is ridiculous?"
Bai Yuanhua's face turned pale and he roared, "What nonsense!"
Cheng Jing also frowned and said in a sinister tone, "You should discipline your own woman well. It's not good to be crazy like that."
Zhao Susu sneered, "Come to think of it, I'm quite curious, why didn't your sister-in-law come this time? Oh, I forgot, didn't your sister-in-law separate from you a long time ago and threatened to divorce you? After all, only if you become single again will you have the opportunity to lick her like a lapdog."
"Zhao Susu!" Bai Yuanhua stood up angrily. He didn't know which words touched his heart, and his whole face became very ugly.
Just when the three were about to quarrel, Cheng's father, who was sitting in the middle, spoke up, "Everyone, sit down. If you want to eat, eat well. If you don't want to eat, get out."
The head of the household had spoken, and even though the three were unhappy, they all sat down obediently and continued to eat.
Although Zhao Susu was smiling happily before, she was actually feeling very uncomfortable at this moment. She was not as decisive as her sister-in-law. After knowing that her husband had someone else in his heart and had no intention of coming back, she moved out directly. If it weren't for the fact that the old man in the family fell ill and she was afraid of the upset, she would have divorced Cheng Jing long ago.
My sister-in-law is decisive, but she can't.
Her family is not as powerful as her sister-in-law's, so her situation after the divorce will definitely be much worse than it is now. She is rehearsing so hard in the art troupe now, simply because she wants to stand more firmly in case she is stepped on after the divorce.
An An ate his meal quietly, and only after he put down his chopsticks did Cheng's father speak, "Zhao Susu, tell me, what's going on?"
"Dad, don't listen to her nonsense."
"That's right. She must have heard those rumors from somewhere. How could we, as her brother, ..."
"Shut up! If you dare to say another word, don't ever step into this house again." Father Cheng frowned and wanted to say something when his throat started to itch. He held a handkerchief and coughed for a long time.
Mother Cheng quickly stood up and patted his back gently, looking worried and asking, "Are you okay?"
Father Cheng waved his hand and said, "It's OK, Zhao Susu, please continue."
Zhao Susu had no intention of covering up for the two brothers, but she also would not say anything to slander them. She directly told them everything she knew, "The person they want to introduce to Cheng Jin is Lin Lin... She is the biological sister of Lin Lin's girlfriend. Because Lin Lin has been divorced, the family doesn't like her. In order to please the sister of the girlfriend, she suggested to be a matchmaker for her..."
It's really ridiculous.
Sometimes she even wondered if Lin Lin was the reincarnation of a fox spirit, because she was able to trick these two mean men into doing so.
Otherwise, if the woman they like tries to please another man, they will not get angry but will be happy to help, and will even offer their own brothers to her.
Don't say she has a good appearance and a good personality. If she was really that good, how could Lin Lin possibly think of ways to please her future sister-in-law?
It's because this future sister-in-law doesn't like her and is particularly difficult to deal with, so she wants to introduce her to a person with particularly good conditions.
But when it comes to finding a gay man of the right age with particularly good conditions in their family compound, there is no other candidate except Cheng Jin.
No one knew what Lin Lin had said to the two brothers, but she actually convinced them and they all rushed to be matchmakers for Cheng Jin.
As soon as Zhao Susu finished speaking, the room became particularly quiet.
Only the children continued to cling to the whirring sound of the wooden airplane.
The Cheng Jing brothers were extremely nervous at this moment. They wanted to explain but didn't dare to. In their opinion, this was not a bad thing at all.
Although that female comrade is indeed a bit strong, her family background is pretty good and her brother is an officer in the army. If they can become a couple, even if they cannot become Cheng Jin's helpers, they can still support each other.
As for why I wanted to help Lin Lin do this.
They were also heartbroken, watching Lin Lin being bullied by that family. It was rare that she came to them for help. Even though they felt bad, they couldn't bear to see her crying, so they finally agreed.
"You guys can go back now." Father Cheng said calmly, waving his hand and letting them leave. "Your mother and I will go to the base before the New Year. We will take Songsong with us. You don't have to come over during the New Year."
"Dad?" the two brothers exclaimed, "It's okay on normal days, but we still have to get together during the New Year, right?"
The family lives in a military compound, and living here represents status; otherwise, they would not be able to get to their current position based on their own abilities.
It would be fine if they didn't come during weekdays, but now they were not allowed to come during the New Year. If people outside knew about this, would they still be able to live a prosperous life relying on the status of the Cheng family? Especially since both of them had awkward identities, if the Cheng family ignored them, who knows how people outside would laugh at them.
This incident also had an impact on Zhao Susu, but she tried hard to hold back the sound of laughter.
Even if there was an impact, she was happy just to see these two scumbag men suffer. She was so happy that she wanted to do a folk dance on the spot.
Father Cheng ignored their reactions and continued, "Your family didn't interfere with your marriage. It was all your own choice. Your family won't interfere with your brother's marriage either. We were too lenient with you in the past. You are getting more and more chaotic. I just want to say one thing. If anyone dares to interfere, don't blame me for chopping off his hand."
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"Dad, how dare I do that?"
The two knew Cheng's father's temper. He was quite kind when he was not angry, but no one could handle him when he got furious. Wenwen looked weak, but when she had an argument with someone over a patent data, she would resort to surgery and sent the person directly to the hospital.
However, he rarely loses his temper at home. The main reason is that he rarely goes home. Most of the time, he is doing research in the secret base and has no time to take care of them.
It also made them feel relieved, as no one was strictly disciplining them, and they began to relax.
But when Cheng's father really gets angry, they are really scared.
"Don't worry, Dad. I will keep a close eye on them. If anyone dares to make me unhappy, I will come and complain." Zhao Susu's main goal is to make sure no one else can have an easy life if she doesn't. So she kept a close eye on these two people. If they want to be dogs, then be them. Do they really think that everyone is willing to be licked by dogs like them?
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