Gu Shijing originally wanted to take Liu Yanran to see a movie, but there were too few films available now, and most of them were in black and white, which made Liu Yanran lose interest.
Finally, the two decided to go to the hot pot restaurant in the county town. The hot pot restaurant in Jing City was about to open, and Liu Yanran decided to transfer someone from there to be the store manager.
Currently, the store managers are Liu Pianran and Cao Yue. With the expansion of the store, in addition to Gu Shimiao, Liu Yanran hired three more military wives.
These military wives have elderly people at home who help take care of their young children, so they don't need accommodation. Taking into account their family situation, Liu Yanran provides them with a monthly salary of 30 yuan and a 3 yuan subsidy, and arranges for them to work only the morning shift.
This not only meets the operational needs of the store, but also allows them to have more time to take care of their families. Although they are young, they all have the qualities of tenacity and hard work.
These three military wives all come from rural areas and used to farm in their hometowns. Although they do not have a high level of education, they have conquered everyone with their abilities and hard work.
One of the wives, Yu Xiaoli, was cheerful and always smiling. Another, Liu Yufang, was gentle, kind, and skilled in cooking. And yet another, Jiang Lan, was hardworking, simple, and skillful. All three were diligent and kind, and Liu Yanran liked them very much.
When they were almost at the hot pot restaurant, they saw people gathered at the door. An old woman was vaguely yelling and cursing, but from the sound of her voice, it didn't seem to be Li Hua's mother.
As they got closer, they could hear the ugly yelling and cursing. Meng Mei's face was distorted, her eyes flashing with anger. She pointed at Gu Shimiao and kept yelling and cursing.
"You are a useless hen that can't even give birth to a baby! You are such a useless thing!" Meng Mei's sharp voice spread, and her words were full of malice and insults.
Gu Shimiao stood there, her face pale and her body trembling slightly. Her eyes revealed a trace of pain and helplessness, but she did not respond to Meng Mei's insults. She had long been disappointed with Shen Menghe and his mother, but she didn't know why these two people came to her.
"Gu Shimiao, you dead woman, you don't respect your parents. You don't even know to hand over your salary. You are such a selfish person!" Meng Mei continued to curse, her voice getting louder and louder, as if she wanted to vent all her anger on Gu Shimiao.
Gu Shimiao bit her lip, trying to control her emotions. She knew that arguing with Meng Mei would only make things worse, so she chose to remain silent.
"If you want a divorce, return my family's betrothal gift, you bastard who cheated me out of it." Meng Mei's scolding continued, her words like sharp swords, piercing Gu Shimiao's heart. Meanwhile, Shen Menghe, standing next to him, didn't say a word, just letting his mother scold Gu Shimiao.
The more Liu Yanran listened, the angrier she became, her face darkening. She finally understood: this was the ex-mother-in-law who had wasted Gu Shimiao's time. She was indeed not someone to be trifled with.
Because Gu Shijing was a soldier and couldn't show up, but she was Shi Miao's future sister-in-law, she would never let Shi Miao suffer any injustice, and she had to stand up for her today. So she stood up, looked at Meng Mei and her son coldly, and said in a cold voice: "Where did you come from, old woman Yu, to embarrass yourself here?"
As soon as Meng Mei saw Liu Yanran in her flamboyant dress, she felt that she wasn't a serious person and immediately started cursing, "You little stinky girl, you were raised by a mother but not taught by her. Your family has never seen you respect the elderly and love the young!"
Liu Yanran was furious and fired back angrily, "I think you're the one who's disrespecting your elders!" Her eyes were filled with rage as she glared at Meng Mei fearlessly, "You're a woman, a mother, too. How could you say such vicious words? Sister Shi Miao is such a good person, and you don't cherish her? Instead, you come here to cause trouble!"
Passersby around couldn't stand it anymore and began to criticize Meng Mei and her son's behavior. Someone said: "That's right, they are divorced, and they still come to pester them. How shameless!"
Others said: "This old woman is too much. She forced the girl into this state and even dared to scold her!" For a time, the public was furious and everyone expressed strong dissatisfaction and condemnation towards Meng Mei and her son.
Seeing this, Meng Mei became even more arrogant. "I'm teaching my daughter-in-law a lesson, what's it to you?! If you dare to say anything more, I'll sue you for disturbing the public!"
"Do you really think we're afraid of you?" Liu Yanran sneered, "This is my shop. If you don't leave, we'll call the police!"
Hearing the words "call the police," Meng Mei was a little scared. She tugged at Shen Menghe's clothes, signaling him to leave together. She also said, "You...you...you remember to return the betrothal gift my family gave you."
Shen Menghe looked around and realized that the situation was not favorable for them, so he followed Meng Mei away in shame.
"Sister Shi Miao, don't worry, I'm here." Liu Yanran comforted her, "This kind of person is not worth your sadness."
Gu Shimiao looked at Liu Yanran gratefully and said, "Thank you, Yanran. If it weren't for you, I really don't know what I would do."
"We're all friends, no need to be so polite." Liu Yanran patted Gu Shimiao's shoulder, "You have to remember that women are never tools for giving birth. And who says it's a woman's fault if she can't have children? Maybe it's that Shen Menghe who's not good enough?"
"That's right, Sister Shi Miao, don't take her words to heart." Several little girls nearby also comforted her.
"Yeah, I know." Gu Shimiao forced a smile.
"By the way, Sister Shi Miao, what's the situation with that old lady talking about the betrothal gift just now?" Liu Yanran suddenly asked.
"At that time, Shen Menghe gave Shi Miao a betrothal gift of 100 yuan in order to marry her, which was considered a high betrothal gift in the surrounding area. But later, not only did I take the betrothal gift back to Shi Miao, I also gave her an additional 188 yuan as a dowry." Gu Shijing said angrily on the side. When Shi Miao came over, she only said that they were divorced. He thought it was just a disagreement in their relationship. He didn't expect that she had suffered so much grievance.
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