Chapter 97: Ma San and Liu Juan talk
"Brother Zhou, I have finished reading all the books you gave me. Please find me two more."
Zhou Yong teased Ma San: "My wife just came home, why are you so diligent?"
Ma San scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "It is because I got married that I have to be more diligent."
Zhou Yong smiled and nodded, then walked into the office while talking to Ma San.
Two books were placed in front of Ma San, and he picked them up and flipped through them.
"If you come across a word you don't know, look it up in the dictionary. If you really don't understand, ask me."
Ma San looked away from the book and said, "Brother Zhou, I will not trouble you less."
Zhou Yong leaned back in the chair and crossed his arms: "Ma San, your wife is staying at home anyway, why don't you ask her to come to the brigade to help clean up. If someone comes to visit, ask your wife to help cook. Don't let her work for nothing. Give her ten yuan a month..."
Ma San grinned when he heard this and nodded vigorously: "Brother Zhou, thank you for your care."
Zhou Yong chuckled: "Let your wife work hard, and if she does a good job, I will give her a raise."
Ma San nodded again, feeling very grateful to Zhou Yong.
Because he knew that the brigade did not need anyone to clean, and he knew even better that when someone came to visit the brigade, it was Zhang Guifang and Li Caiyun, mother and daughter, who cooked and earned work points.
Now that Zhou Yong has assigned the job to his wife, it is equivalent to stealing money from Zhang Guifang and her daughter.
Thinking of this, Ma San frowned: "Brother Zhou, this is not good, right? Will my aunt and sister-in-law be happy with you in the future?"
Zhou Yong glanced at Ma San and said, "No, I earn two salaries. If they earn one, someone will definitely say something bad about them..."
Although he said this, Ma San knew in his heart that Zhou Yong's arrangements were entirely for the sake of taking care of their family.
After all, no one would complain about having too much money. Besides, how many people would be willing to go against Zhou Yong's family nowadays?
Ma San knew very well what was going on, but he didn't say anything and kept in mind all the kindness Zhou Yong had shown him.
"Brother Zhou, you are busy. I will go back first."
Zhou Yong nodded, and Ma San stood up with the help of a crutch standing beside him. He took the book and left.
Ma San walked into the courtyard of the Public Security Brigade with a smile on his face, and saw Liu Juan sitting under the eaves washing clothes with an expressionless face.
He walked over, Liu Juan slowly raised her head to look at Ma San, then lowered her head to continue washing clothes.
“Is there enough water for washing clothes?”
Liu Juan bit her lip and thought: If there is not enough water, what can you do to fetch some water?
She was not concentrating on rubbing the clothes in her hands. Ma San looked at Liu Juan with a darker expression.
"Come with me into the house."
Liu Juan glanced at Ma San who turned around, threw the clothes in her hand into the basin, and followed him with a stern face.
Ma San looked at the depressed Liu Juan and sat down on the edge of the kang: "Liu Juan, let's have a good talk."
Liu Juan grabbed the front edge of her shirt with both hands and pulled at it: "What are you talking about?"
Ma San sighed: "If you don't want to live with me sincerely, then leave!"
Liu Juan hasn't smiled since she got married yesterday and has always had a stern face. Ma San can tolerate her for a short period of time, but he can't stand her for a long time.
Ma San knew very well that Liu Juan didn't want to marry him because he had lost a leg.
Ma San’s words left Liu Juan stunned. She looked at her newlywed husband with a knot in her heart.
I don’t know what Liu Juan was thinking, but she actually started crying.
Ma San panicked when he saw her crying, and hurried over to say, "Don't cry, if someone hears them they'll think I bullied you!"
They live in the public security brigade and work the night shift. It would be bad if they could be heard by people coming and going.
Liu Juan looked at Ma San with tears in her eyes. She said, "I've already married you. Are you trying to kill me by saying this now?"
Ma San scratched his head at a loss: "That's not what I meant. I just think it's a shame for you to marry me. You deserve a better destination..."
Liu Juan wiped her tears carelessly and muttered to herself with a sad face: "This may be my fate."
Even if she didn't marry Ma San, with Liu Youquan's personality, how could she have a good ending?
Ma San sighed: "Don't say that. If you want to leave, I won't stop you."
Walk?
Where does she go after she leaves?
Will I go back to my mother's home and be sold again by my own father?
Liu Juan thought about her miserable life experience and tears welled up in her eyes. She sniffed and said, "Ma San, if you dislike me, then I will leave. If you don't dislike me, then we can live on."
Why would Ma San dislike Liu Juan?
Although she is not very pretty, she still stands out in the crowd.
Besides, they have been engaged for more than a year, and they have met and had contact several times. Ma San knows that Liu Juan is a kind-hearted person.
Ma San looked at Liu Juan and said, "You have to think it over. If you stay, you have to live a good life with me. You can't have a stern face all day long. If people see it, they will misunderstand..."
Liu Juan wiped her tears and said, "But I really can't laugh."
She was sold to Ma San by her own father, and Ma San was missing a leg. How big of a heart does Liu Juan need to have to be able to laugh?
To be honest, it takes a certain amount of courage for her to survive until now.
Ma San raised his hand and scratched his head again: "I understand your mood and feelings, but people should move forward in life and cannot live in sadness..."
The couple sat down to have a heart-to-heart talk. Ma San was a positive and optimistic person, and his words were humorous. With his guidance, Liu Juan finally smiled.
Ma San tentatively held her hand: "Although I lost a leg, don't worry, I will never let you starve..."
This is the biggest promise he can make to Liu Juan at the moment.
Liu Juan looked up at him and pulled her hand back a little embarrassedly: "You said that. What if I get hungry?"
Ma San blinked, thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll chop myself into pieces for you to eat."
Liu Juan was stunned. She looked at Ma San and curled her lips: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Ma San smiled. Liu Juan got up to wash clothes but was stopped by him.
Liu Juan looked at Ma San and said, "You look very pretty when you smile."
"You're so smooth-talking. I'll ignore you."
Liu Juan trotted out of the house, and the smile on Ma San's face gradually widened.
The washed clothes were hung one by one on the clothesline, and Liu Juan poured water and went into the house.
Ma San was concentrating on reading a book, while Liu Juan was tiptoeing to clean the house.
At around ten o'clock, Liu Dazhuang came to see if there was a shortage of water in the Ma Sanjia water tank.
There was still half a tank of water, enough for them to make lunch, so Liu Dazhuang went back after seeing this.
During lunch, Ma San and Liu Juan talked about something Zhou Yong asked her to go to the brigade to work.
"Can I do it?"
Ma San looked at Liu Juan and said, "What's wrong with that? Just clean up the offices and cook for visitors..."
Liu Juan nodded repeatedly, holding the rice bowl in one hand and the chopsticks in the other: "If I don't do a good job, how embarrassing it will be for you?"
Ma San, however, looked nonchalant: "If you can do it well, then do it. If you can't do it well, then we won't do it. When I start working, the money I earn will be enough to support you..."
Liu Juan glanced at Ma San and was moved by his words.
"Don't worry, I can do this job well..."
She earned ten yuan a month, three yuan of which was enough for their daily expenses. The rest of the money and Ma San's salary were saved, and they would be able to build a house next year.
Ma San froze after hearing Liu Juan's words, and his face looked a little unnatural.
Liu Juan took a bite of food and noticed the expression on Ma San's face. She asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"
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