Chapter 37 Give it a try
After school that afternoon, Gu Siqing kept an eye on Gu Jiancheng's yard, watching to see when Gu Xueqiang would leave. But even after dinner, he was still working in the yard, showing no sign of leaving. No matter how anxious Gu Siqing was, she could only wait.
There is a lot of work to do in the fields these days. Gu Jiancheng and Zhang Chuntao are not diligent people. The work in their fields mainly depends on Gu Xueqiang, so it is normal that he is not idle.
Wang Yueju took out the red cloth she had torn today and started making shorts for Gu Jianguo. Gu Jianguo felt dizzy when he saw the red cloth, but he knew that he had to wear the red shorts.
I've objected many times before, but it's no use.
He added water to the basin and put his feet in. Then he heard his wife say, "When are you going to get the letter of certification?"
Shenzhen is in another province, so you must go to the county police station to get a letter of certification.
Gu Jianguo rubbed his feet and said, "Let's go tomorrow."
Wang Yueju hummed, "When the time comes, take all the money with you. I'll sew a secret pocket in these pants and put the money in it."
Gu Jianguo glanced at the red cloth in her hand, then lowered his head to wash his feet, thinking out of sight, out of mind. Wang Yueju knew he didn't want to wear the red shorts, but she had to wear them even if she didn't want to.
The next day, Gu Jianguo set off for the county town after breakfast. He had already obtained a letter of certification in the village yesterday, so he would get it in the town first today and then go to the county town.
I met Han Deyi at the town police station and went in together to get a letter of certification. The process went smoothly. I showed him the letter of introduction issued by the village and was asked a few more questions before the letter of certification was issued.
The two took a bus to the county town again. When they arrived at 12:30, the police station had already closed. They took out some dry food outside the police station and ate a few bites, waiting for the police station to open in the afternoon.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, people from the police station came to work one after another. The two waited for a while at the place where the certificate was given, and then a man in his early twenties wearing a green police uniform came over.
After he opened the door, Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi went in and took out the letters of introduction issued by the village committee and the town police station. The young police officer glanced at the two people's letters of introduction and asked, "Where are you going?"
Gu Jianguo smiled and said, "Shenzhen City."
"What are you going to do in Shenzhen?" the young policeman asked again.
Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi exchanged a glance. Neither of them wanted to tell anyone that they were going to get the goods for business, so Han Deyi said, "Meet my comrades."
The young policeman glanced at the two men again and said, "The letter of approval for traveling to other provinces needs to be reported to the higher authorities before it can be issued. The director is not here today, so please come back tomorrow."
Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi both frowned. They hadn't expected it to be so difficult to get a letter of certification in the county. They had no choice but to go home.
Gu Siqing returned home from school and was a little upset to learn that the county town's ID card hadn't been issued yet. Traveling was a hassle these days. Without an ID card, you needed a ID card everywhere you went.
It seems that the first generation of ID cards will not be available for another two years.
After dinner, Gu Siqing saw Gu Xueqiang go to his third aunt's house, and immediately followed him and said with a smile: "Brother Daqiang, are you going to play poker? I'll go with you and see."
"Have you finished your homework?" Gu Xueqiang stopped and asked her. He also knew that his uncle's family was counting on Xiao Si to go to college.
"It's done." Gu Siqing said immediately. Gu Xueqiang nodded and asked her to follow.
They must have made an appointment. There were already several people sitting in the room of Third Aunt's son Zhang Dongsheng. When they saw Gu Siqing and the others, they joked with her.
Gu Siqing sat next to Gu Xueqiang, watching them play cards and chatting. After a while, she learned a lot about Luo Yongnian from Zhang Dongsheng.
When they got home, Gu Yimin and the others had already gone to bed. After washing up, Gu Siqing went to bed and whispered about Luo Yongnian.
"Luo Yongnian is probably around 27 or 28 years old. He's been in the army for many years and should be an officer, but I don't know his exact rank. His parents died when he was five or six, and he's lived with his grandmother since he was a child. He's been married for about two or three years but has no children. He went home to visit his family a while ago and happened to run into his wife with someone else."
Gu Siqing couldn't utter the word "affair", and it was not something an eight-year-old child could say, so she could only vaguely pass it off. She thought her elder and second sisters understood what it meant.
"That man was Luo Yongnian's cousin. There was a lot of trouble in his family. Luo Yongnian's grandmother was already in poor health, and after learning about what happened, she couldn't handle it... and passed away. The scars on his ex-wife's face must have been caused by her aunt, who said she seduced her son."
Gu Yimin lowered her head and clutched the half-knitted sweater in her hands. Her heart ached, she felt sorry for the man.
Gu Siqing and Gu Erhui looked at each other. The eldest sister must be feeling very uncomfortable right now, but some things still need to be said.
Gu Erhui: "Twenty-seven or twenty-eight, a bit old."
About ten years older than Gu Yimin.
Gu Siqing: "He should be okay, but he's had a rough life."
He grew up without parents, was cuckolded after marriage, and his grandmother, who depended on him for everything, was angered to death.
Gu Erhui: "In this situation, are you still going to give me some hints?"
His grandmother had just passed away and he was divorced. At this time, Luo Yongnian should not consider personal emotional issues.
Gu Siqing: "I don't know what rank of officer he is."
Gu Siqing was worried that Luo Yongnian's high military rank would make her older sister tired of marrying him. It's okay for a woman to marry someone of higher rank, but marrying too high isn't a good idea. In relationships, men and women still need to be compatible in many ways.
Can a university professor fall in love with an illiterate person?
Will a girl from a peasant family be happy if she marries into a family of high-ranking officials?
Being well-matched is sometimes really important.
The eldest sister is not bad. She is one of the good girls in their village, but compared with those who have jobs and are educated, she is indeed a lot worse.
If Luo Yongnian had a high military rank, even if it was his second marriage, he could still find a partner who had a job and was well-educated.
Gu Yimin stared at the sweater in her hand for a while and said, "This sweater will be finished soon. I will give it to him after it is finished. If he doesn't respond, I will never think about it again."
She had thought of what Gu Siqing and Gu Erhui had thought of, but this was her first time being moved, and she didn't want to miss out because of timidity. She wanted to give it a try no matter what the outcome was. If Luo Yongnian had no interest in her, she would give up.
This sweater was originally knitted for my father. Luo Yongnian is about the same height as my father, so he should be able to wear it.
Gu Siqing and Gu Erhui looked at each other again. Although they had many concerns, they supported their eldest sister's desire to give it a try.
Gu Erhui turned over and whispered, "How do I send it?"
If this kind of thing were to become known, it would definitely be gossiped about. It would be bad if it spread a bad reputation.
Gu Yimin also frowned when he heard this. At this time, Gu Siqing said, "Mail it. Take it to the town and mail it to his house."
Gu Yimin and Gu Erhui's eyes lit up. Gu Erhui rubbed Gu Siqing's head and said, "Xiao Si, how come you are so smart?"
"What are you talking about? Is there anything delicious?" Gu Sanjing's confused voice sounded, and Gu Siqing, Gu Yimin, and Gu Erhui all laughed.
Gu Sanjing was confused by the laughter.
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