Chapter 76 Chapter 76 My father Song Guogang, the Taoxian King Kong...
It's easy as Song Guogang said, but it's not easy to travel far away in this day and age - let's not talk about the fare, just getting a letter of introduction is a hassle.
However, it is not impossible to get a letter of introduction if the leader is persistent. The most urgent task now is to get enough money for the travel expenses - the Northeast is so far away, they can't just walk there, right?
However, they had already borrowed money from all the neighbors around them, and their wages from the factory had been advanced for two months, so now there were only a few dollars left. After much thought, the two decided to visit their eldest daughter Song Ling's home again.
Song Ling was cooking at home. It was time to go to work. Everyone else went to school or work. Her mother-in-law had gone to visit relatives, so she was the only one left at home.
It is also a rare kind of freedom.
She was picking vegetable leaves slowly and leisurely - she married into a good family that she had carefully selected, and the whole family were workers. Her father-in-law was a small leader, and their monthly salary was high, so naturally, they were quite particular about their life.
Although she has to do some housework, the food, clothing and housing are much better than when she was at her parents' home, and she doesn't have to go to the countryside, so she is still very satisfied.
She also heard about the big quarrel between her two younger sisters from her natal family because of going to the countryside, but she didn't take it to heart at all - after all, it had nothing to do with her, a daughter who married out.
The focus of her life now is on her mother-in-law's home, and she just laments a few words about her younger sisters' experiences and moves on. She is just a new bride now, has no job, is not strong enough, and can't help much.
But in fact, if you really say that you can't help at all, that would be a lie. No matter how little say you have in your husband's family, quietly giving a few old clothes or sending some food and supplies from home would be of great help to those who go to the countryside.
However, indifference and calculation are almost inherited in the genes of the old Song family. Song Ling thinks that she has changed her class by getting married, and she will live better than her younger sister who went to the countryside. They can't help if something happens, so she is not prepared at all.
Just as she was thinking, she suddenly heard someone knocking on the door. She paused while picking vegetables and asked loudly, "Who is it?"
The knocks on the door became more intense, accompanied by Song Guogang's voice: "Girl, girl! It's me! And your mother!"
Song Ling's face froze.
She also knew that her house had been robbed, and her parents had come to her house several times to borrow money. Her mother-in-law had some opinions about her because of this - it hasn't been two years since the new daughter-in-law got married, and she hasn't even given birth to a grandchild, but she's already starting to rely on her parents' side. Who would be happy about this?
But because her house was indeed robbed and the thieves even scraped off the wall, the news had spread all over the streets and alleys.
Due to the relationship and face, it is not easy to say it out loud, so I can only say a few cold words. But if it happens twice again, I will definitely point at her nose and scold her!
Although life has become a little difficult after the house was robbed, it can be overcome by gritting your teeth. Didn't you get through it even though you didn't have enough food to eat before? Why can't you consider her?
How come her parents are never satisfied!
Song Ling frowned in annoyance, regretting that she had responded hastily. Now she couldn't even pretend that she was not at home.
After all, they were her parents. She wiped her hands on her apron, stood up reluctantly and opened the door: "Mom and Dad, why are you here?"
Even though Song Guogang usually acts like a bossy guy at home, he becomes kind to outsiders, especially to his relatives who are much better off. He becomes even more angry.
"Girl Ling, where is your father-in-law?"
Although Song Ling was impatient, since the door was open, there was no need to lose face and she warmly invited her parents to come in and sit down.
She also knew what kind of person her father was. She lowered her eyelashes and said, "He's still at work. But he said he might come back early today, so he might be on his way. Dad, if you have something to talk to him about, you're in luck. Come in and sit for a while."
Sure enough, Song Guogang waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, I won't come in to talk if I'm not looking for him."
He also knew that it was not a glorious thing to always ask a married woman for money, and fearing that he would run into the returning in-laws, he said straight to the point:
"It's like this, Ling girl, do you have any money? Give me some."
Song Ling looked embarrassed: "Don't you know whether I have any money? I gave you all the money when you came last time."
Song Guogang also sighed: "I know you are a good girl, but it's almost winter, and we need to buy all kinds of things. I plan to ask your sister for money, and then I can pay you back some of it, so that you won't be blamed by your father-in-law."
The main thing is that my relative is a leader, and he can't just owe me money like other people do. If he falls out with me, I don't have to pay him back. We still have to maintain good relationships, just in case we can be of help in the future.
"Sister?" Song Ling was stunned. Which of her sisters was so rich?
Song Guogang got angry again when he said this: "It's your third sister Song Ruan, that damn girl secretly sold her job, she should have at least 500 yuan. Just give me some money for the trip."
"Five hundred!" Song Ling exclaimed, "She has so much money?!"
You have to know that even though she married well, her parents only gave her 50 yuan to live on, plus the 20 yuan she had secretly saved before, the total was only 70 yuan - this was already the best among the neighbors, and she always held her chin high in front of them.
Song Ruan actually has five hundred in his hand now? !
She felt regretful. If she had known earlier, she would have written more letters or sent some supplies. After all, they were sisters, and giving it to her would not let it fall into the hands of outsiders.
But now that the old couple wants to go, they will definitely take as much as they can - they are family members and everyone knows each other - there is no benefit for her to write now, and if she doesn't write well, she will have to pay for it.
Not being able to take advantage is as painful as losing money.
Thinking of this, she began to blame Song's father and mother: They always say how much they love her, but they are still on guard against things like this! Pooh!
But it was not without benefits for her that the old couple got the money. At least they didn't have to come to her every day to beg for money.
But she still remembered that she had just said that she had no money, so she pretended to be embarrassed and thought for a long time, then clapped her hands and said, "Mom and Dad, I really have no money, but your matter is indeed important. So, please wait for me, I will get something and then go to the next door to borrow some."
But the two of them were deeply moved.
She first went to the room to get ten yuan, then took out two bags of freshly picked vegetables, took them to the next door for a walk, and then gave the money, which had been calculated clearly, to Song Guogang and his wife.
She said to Song Guogang in embarrassment: "They are only willing to lend me this much... You know, I have no children and no job, and I am not yet established in my husband's family. If my mother-in-law knew that I lent you money, she would definitely scold me, so don't let it slip."
In fact, it was still not enough, but the girl had really tried her best after putting in so much effort, so the two of them stopped arguing and planned to find someone else to make up the remaining money.
Song Ling added, "And Mom and Dad, you just need to prepare the fare for the trip there. When you get to Third Sister's place, will she let you starve and leave you without the fare for the trip back?"
yes!
Song Guogang and Zhang Meijuan looked at each other and suddenly they understood - they were just going to ask for money, not to really check whether the third brother was doing well, so why did they bring so much money?
It doesn’t matter if I go hungry for a couple of meals on the way. I can eat as much as I want when I get to Song Ruan’s place, right? It doesn’t cost any money!
"This period is just after the autumn harvest and grain distribution. I heard that the land in the Northeast is fertile and there are many wild animals, so there must be grain! Then we won't have to sell grain in the winter!"
The two of them fell into a beautiful fantasy and made a promise to Song Ling: "If there is any wild game or mountain products, bring some for your father-in-law!"
Before Song Ling had time to be moved, Zhang Meijuan spoke again: "Girl Ling, it's inconvenient for us to take Jiabao with us. Please take care of Jiabao during this period. We will bring him over later."
Want to send Song Jiabao to her house? And take care of it for “a while”? ! !
Song Ling's heart skipped a beat, but her expression remained unchanged as she suggested sincerely, "You can bring my younger brother along."
Without waiting for Zhang Meijuan to refute, she continued, "Not to mention that one more person means more strength, if you bring Jiabao with you, it will be even harder for Song Ruan to refuse. The whole family will come to see her. If she dares to treat you badly, outsiders will pierce her spine. Even if it's for Jiabao, it's a good thing."
Zhang Meijuan and Song Guogang were stunned: "Be good to Jiabao? How can you say that?"
As for Song Jiabao, they are indeed a pair of loving and responsible parents, fearing that their child will suffer any loss.
Although Song Ling had seen through it, she still felt jealous. She took two deep breaths before continuing, "As the saying goes, reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. This is a rare opportunity for Jiabao to see a different world from ours. How do you say it - broaden your horizons!"
At first glance, it does make some sense.
Song Ling coveted their eager expressions and added fuel to the fire: "Besides, Jiabao is the only child in our family. He needs to gain more experience and set high ambitions. He needs to work harder now so that he can have a promising future. You and my mother will have to rely on him when the time comes!"
In just a few words, he made taking Song Jiabao to see Song Ruan into something as important as admission to school or employment, as if without this opportunity Song Jiabao would never be able to transform from a fathead fish into a dragon.
However, Song Guogang and Zhang Meijuan really regarded their son as a potential talent and had high hopes for him, so they nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
"Girl Ling, you are the one who cares about Jiabao. Don't worry, when Jiabao becomes successful in the future, he will definitely support you!"
Song Ling looked touched, but rolled her eyes in her heart.
Song Jiabao is so stupid that he looks like a crooked coal stove that can't even afford soft rice. What's the difference between her expecting him to support her and expecting a pair of chopsticks stuck in the soil to grow into a towering tree?
Of course, she didn't want to fall out with her family yet, so she smiled and said, "Of course, Jiabao is a promising talent. If he can support me when the time comes, I will be very confident. I will definitely treat him well."
Song Guogang and Zhang Meijuan were very satisfied.
The whole place is harmonious and joyful.
Song Ruan didn't know about the instigators here. She and Han Zhenzhen were waiting for their food to be served in a state-owned restaurant.
It's strange to say, the state-owned restaurant is almost a place she must visit every time she comes to the commune, and she has already ordered several signature dishes; but every time she wants to sit down to eat, something will happen and she can only take away the food - as if she has a conflict. She has been in the countryside for nearly three months, and this is the first time she has eaten in a restaurant properly.
Han Zhenzhen generously ordered a plate of braised pork, a plate of sweet and sour pork, a pot of three-fresh soup and two plates of dumplings. The Northeastern dishes are large in portion and almost filled up half the table.
"Eat as much as you want! My dad will send me money soon!" She was very confident, just like a clear-headed college student who was about to receive her living allowance at the beginning of the month but still had a large sum of money left over from last month.
The two of them cooked together every now and then. They were very clear about each other's abilities and had no worries about not being able to pay back the money. Song Ruan added a piece of braised pork without hesitation and started eating.
I have to say, this dish just out of the pot is indeed more delicious than the one that has been reheated.
The soft, glutinous and fragrant braised pork seems to melt into broth as soon as you take a sip of it, and slides into the stomach like a warm current, which is very comfortable in the slightly chilly day.
The two were eating with gusto when there was a sound from the wooden door of the restaurant and a group of people walked in.
Song Ruan had his back to the door and didn't see them, but Han Zhenzhen recognized them immediately and poked Song Ruan with her crutch: "Look, those are the new educated youths we fought against four people."
Song Ruan looked back and saw that it was indeed Gu Jun and the others.
"What are you talking about two against four? It makes you seem like you are some powerful main force. It's obviously me against three and a half. You little loser."
Song Ruan corrected.
Little girl Han Zhenzhen snorted loudly.
But she was heartless and forgot about it as soon as she turned her head. She continued to lean over and whispered in her ear: "I'm telling you, Tian Huini, who used to like to take advantage of you but always failed, has changed her target - she has set her eyes on that Gu Jun. But I see that Zheng Qiuyue seems to like Gu Jun too, and I heard that they grew up in the same courtyard. What's the word for that..."
She paused for a moment, illiterate, thinking hard.
"Childhood sweethearts, innocent?"
Songruan prompts.
"Yes, yes, yes, I knew you could understand me," Han Zhenzhen nodded repeatedly and continued gossiping, "But Tian Huini is persistent and actually seems to be catching up. Zheng Qiuyue is so angry that she is jumping up and down, and she is always being weird, but she can't win over Tian Huini, and she always gets beaten up."
She cleared her throat, pinched her hands and imitated Zheng Qiuyue's Beijing accent: "Some women, who are poor themselves, are biased and want to climb up to men and become phoenixes. They are really two-faced."
Then his expression changed, imitating Tian Huini's pitiful look: "Comrade Qiuyue, although I don't know what you are talking about, but Phoenix is feudal superstition, you'd better not say it anymore, or you will be reported."
Then he changed his direction and pretended to be Zheng Qiuyue, with his hands on his hips and glaring, his chest puffing up and down, looking very angry: "You!"
Song Ruan ate while watching her wonderful performance, and then asked a question: "But they didn't bring her with them this time."
Han Zhenzhen paused: "Uh..."
"Comrade, a portion of braised fish fillet, take it away."
Gu Jun took out a lunch box from his arms and put it on the table.
Han Zhenzhen bit her chopsticks and pinched Song Ruan's arm excitedly: "That's Tian Huini's lunch box. Although she doesn't seem to be here, she's actually still here! You see, Zheng Qiuyue will definitely be angry."
Song Ruan looked over there as she said, and sure enough, she saw Zheng Qiuyue staring with her hands on her hips, her chest heaving - Han Zhenzhen had imitated her quite well.
Zheng Qiuyue was holding her anger and was reluctant to get angry at Gu Jun. Tian Huini, the vixen, was not there. She looked around the hotel with hatred and stopped at Song Ruan and Han Zhenzhen.
She saw the large plates on their table that had been almost completely eaten, and said sarcastically, "We educated youth are really disappointed. It's like we haven't had a meal in our entire lives."
How could Han Zhenzhen, a young lady who didn't like to be bullied, endure this? She glared at him and slammed her chopsticks on the table: "Who are you talking about?!"
"Whoever responds to me is the one who gets it." Zheng Qiuyue looked at the crowded restaurant and guessed that they wouldn't dare to hit anyone in public, so she replied toughly.
Song Ruan picked up a piece of rice with chopsticks and said, "What do you mean by eight generations? Comrade Qiuyue, please stop spreading feudal superstition."
Zheng Qiuyue's face changed: "Don't put the blame on me!"
"I heard that you also said these incorrect things to Comrade Tian Huini every day at the educated youth camp. You still have to be careful. It's not good to say them every day, don't you think?"
"Or has feudal superstition become a habit of yours and is difficult to change?"
After buying the vegetables, Gu Jun looked back and saw that Zheng Qiuyue was quarreling with someone again. He couldn't help feeling tired and annoyed.
Couldn't she cause less trouble?
When he heard Song Ruan's words again, his face changed and he shouted, "Comrade Song, you can't say that!"
Han Zhenzhen sneered: "Zheng Qiuyue started the trouble first and you didn't care, but now you are blaming us. You are really a wolf in sheep's clothing!"
She was very angry and wanted to curse, but her vocabulary was not enough and the curses sounded weird.
“…”
Song Ruan's face twitched, and she whispered, "They are in cahoots with each other, they are ruthless, they are the same nest of snakes and rats."
Han Zhenzhen was not at all ashamed of her lack of education, and she became even more aggressive: "Yes, yes, that's it!"
Gu Jun's eyes fell on Han Zhenzhen: "Comrade Han, I know your family has some abilities, but you also have to know that there are always better people out there."
Oh shit! Is he threatening me? He is threatening me! Who the hell is he! !
Han Zhenzhen was furious on the spot, and before she could say anything, she was pulled back by Song Ruan.
She knew that the male protagonist's family was indeed quite powerful. Although Han Zhenzhen was not afraid, why bother? Let her do this kind of thing that will bring hatred to the family!
So he sneered on the spot: "Who are you threatening? Do you know who I am?"
Gu Jun was stunned, and was really frightened by her aura: "Where are you from?"
Song Ruan raised his head and said, "My father is a well-known tyrant in Tao County, Xiangcheng!"
Xiangcheng? Is it just a small county town?
Gu Jun, whose headquarters was in the capital, immediately started to tremble again. He sneered and said, "Come, let me see what kind of tyrant you are."
"My dad, Song Guogang, is tall and strong with a strong character. He is well-known in our area and is known as the Tao County King Kong. If you have the guts, come over. My dad can't stand people like you who pretend to be powerful. With your weak kidneys, watch my dad beat your whole family down with one hand. As for you, I'll beat you into a propeller and take off on the spot!"
Gu Jun's face twisted and he gritted his teeth: "Okay, okay, King Kong, huh? I want to see how he turns me into a propeller!"
"Oh, if you dare to go, even a dragon can be crushed into a worm!" Song Ruan said arrogantly, "My father's brothers are all over the world, especially Director Ma Feng of the winery, known as the poisonous Ma Feng in the world, he is the most die-hard - but our factory is the largest, with more than a hundred people under his command. If you dare to step in, your bones will be crushed into ashes."
The grasshopper couldn't help it, and jumped out to laugh loudly: "A winery director..."
Gu Jun stopped him with a dark face: "Let her continue talking! Jianghu Poison Ma Feng, right!"
"Yes!" Song Ruan said proudly, "And my mother Zhang Meijuan, although she looks weak and tearful, she can stand on the moral high ground when she opens her mouth. She is known as the White Lotus of Tao County, Hunan Province. If you mess with her, you will be ruined!"
Fang Yang couldn't help it and burst into laughter.
Song Ruan acted like a fool who didn't understand. She slapped Han Zhenzhen's hand that was pulling her sleeve away, turned around and said to Zheng Qiuyue who was so angry that she looked like a frog:
"And my sister Song Li, although she has already gone to Yun Province to work in the countryside, she is still very famous. She is as beautiful as her name suggests. She is like a fairy in the sky that you can't even imagine. She is not something that a sour woman like you who loves to touch a man can admire!"
"What?!" Zheng Qiuyue, who was already very angry, immediately jumped up and said, "I want to see what kind of person this sister you admire so much is!"
Song Ruan raised her chin: "How can a bunch of you who only know how to stick to men like you, a bunch of heartless people, understand the deep friendship of our family!"
"And there is the lifeblood of my family, my little brother Song Jiabao. Although he is young, he has the potential to be a dragon. He is now the little tyrant of Tao County and will be a pillar of the country in the future. If you offend our family, you will have to wait and see!"
The four of them sneered.
Song Guogang's family, who were buying tickets at the station, sneezed twice at the same time and felt an inexplicable chill rising from their backs.
Song Jiabao reached out to Zhang Meijuan: "Mom, I'm cold."
Zhang Meijuan hugged him and said, "It's okay. We can just wait until we get to your third sister's place. Your third sister must have bought some clothes."
"I don't want to wear that money-losing piece of clothing." Song Jiabao said coquettishly, "Grandma said it would bring bad luck."
Zhang Meijuan said, "Then we can borrow from other male educated youth. I heard that they all live in the same educated youth center, which is very convenient."
"Then we'll find a male educated youth with better conditions to borrow. The clothes are better. Anyway, your sister is pretty, so those male educated youth won't be unhappy. Let's find the one with the best conditions to borrow!"
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