Chapter 40 Fortunately, the engagement was cancelled
When Deng Dazhu arrived at the Gu family's house, they were having dinner. He was carrying a net bag filled with gifts.
"Brother Jianguo, are you eating?" He smiled, his back slightly bent, and looked humble. "It's great to have such a lively family. This is a gift for the children."
Deng Dazhu talked to himself, looked around the hall of Gu's house, and then placed the net bag containing the gifts on top of several bags of peanuts behind the door.
The Gu family was a little confused. They had never expected Deng Dazhu to come, bring gifts, and be so kind. Did the sun rise from the west today?
Don't hit someone who smiles at you. Gu Jianguo stood up and took a chair for Deng Dazhu to sit on.
Although he knew that it was so difficult to get the letter of certification before, and there was a high possibility that Deng Dazhu was obstructing it, this was just speculation. There was no solid evidence, so he still had to save face when getting along with others.
They weren't three-year-old children; their thoughts would show immediately on their faces. They had to be especially cautious when dealing with someone like Deng Dazhu who said one thing in public but did another.
Who knows if he will make things difficult for him again in the future.
"What are you doing here today?" Gu Jianguo asked.
Deng Dazhu smiled again. "I just found out today, Brother Jianguo, that you went to the county police station to get a letter of certification. It took you several days to get it. Why didn't you come to me?"
Gu Jianguo smiled but said nothing. He really admired Deng Dazhu's acting skills. It was clearly him who was obstructing the situation, but he could still say such words as if nothing had happened. It was really admirable.
Deng Dazhu was upset when he saw that Gu Jianguo didn't respond. He'd been so nice, yet Gu Jianguo wouldn't give him a break. But even if he was upset, he had to endure it. Gu Jianguo wasn't the same Gu Jianguo anymore. He was now the Gu Jianguo who had a relationship with Zhang Mingcheng. He couldn't afford to offend him.
"I've heard everything. It was Xiao Wu who didn't fully understand the policy, which caused you, Jianguo, to go to the police station so many times. Did it delay your work?"
Gu Jianguo still didn't understand Deng Dazhu's intention. He forced a smile and said, "It didn't delay me."
"I'm glad there's no delay," Deng Dazhu said with a smile. "I came here today just to apologize to you. After all, our mistakes at work have caused you quite a bit of trouble."
"It's not a big deal. You just have to make another trip."
"It's our fault after all."
After a few pleasantries, Deng Dazhu stood up and left. Gu Jianguo squinted at his back for a long moment before returning to his room to continue eating. Today's events were strange. Knowing Deng Dazhu, he wouldn't have apologized if no one was putting pressure on him.
Who was putting pressure on him? And who was behind him helping him get the letter of certification?
"Why don't I understand?" Wang Yueju asked, "Is he here to apologize? But his words and actions all imply that it's Xiao Wu's fault. So why is he here to apologize?"
Gu Jianguo snorted coldly, "His involvement in issuing the letter of certification should have been exposed. He came to apologize because he was probably pressured by his superiors. Saying it was Xiao Wu's fault is just a cover-up for himself."
"How did he get exposed?" Gu Siqing asked.
Gu Jianguo shook his head. "I don't know. I'm wondering too."
The Gu family was wondering who had helped them. Deng Dazhu rode his bike to Deng Erzhu's house. They had just finished their meal. Deng Erzhu was squatting under the eaves smoking, Zhao Fenglan was feeding the pigs, and Deng Zhiming was not at home.
"Brother, why are you here?" Deng Erzhu quickly stood up and greeted Deng Dazhu when he saw him.
Deng Dazhu snorted heavily when he saw him, "Where's Zhiming?"
Seeing that he was unhappy, Deng Erzhu carefully invited him into the house and said, "He's at work and hasn't come back yet. He said he's busy with work."
"Now that he doesn't have to pay his taxes, what's he busy with?" Deng Dazhu was furious and wanted to complain, but he didn't know how. He took the teacup from Deng Erzhu and put it to his lips to drink, but the water was too hot and burned his tongue.
"Bang!" He threw the teacup to the ground and yelled at Deng Erzhu, "Deng Zhiming has been engaged to Gu Jianguo's eldest daughter for a year, and you don't even know what connections his family has in the county?"
Deng Erzhu's head was buzzing from his yelling. "How could Gu Jianguo have connections in the county? If he did, wouldn't he have told me long ago?"
"What's going on?" Deng Dazhu glared at Deng Erzhu. "Today, our director personally ordered a letter of certification for Gu Jianguo, and I was even forced to apologize to him. I'm completely humiliated."
"How is this possible?" Zhao Fenglan said, standing at the door. "I've never heard that the Gu family has any connections in the county town."
"It's hard to say. Gu Jianguo was a soldier, who knows if he has any comrades?" Deng Erzhu realized at this time that the cancellation of the engagement was a bit awkward, and he shouldn't have let Deng Dazhu make things difficult for Gu Jianguo later.
Deng Dazhu suddenly remembered that Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi had gone to the provincial capital a few days ago. Did they go to see their comrades? What a mistake, what a big mistake!
"What should we do now?" Zhao Fenglan asked in a low voice. She began to regret it. If she knew that the Gu family had connections, she would never cancel the marriage.
The Gu family too, why didn’t they tell you earlier if they had a relationship?
Deng Dazhu snorted again, "Just don't mess with Gu Jianguo's family in the future."
He strode away. Deng Erzhu sighed and knelt down to smoke, frowning. Zhao Fenglan clutched her chest and said, "This marriage was a mistake, a mistake!"
"It's all your fault!" Deng Erzhu yelled at Zhao Fenglan.
Zhao Fenglan clutched her chest and groaned again, "Isn't this also for Zhiming's own good? Zhang Shuangping is a teacher, and he only makes fifteen yuan a month."
Deng Erzhu snorted and said nothing. He was also attracted by Zhang Shuangping's monthly salary of fifteen yuan.
The two were upset about Deng Zhiming's marriage. In the town, Deng Zhiming was dragged naked out of the bed of the young widow Su Qiuling and was watched by a group of people.
The next day, the Gu family found out. Wang Yueju said to Gu Jianguo in fear, "It's a good thing we broke off the engagement. It's a good thing we broke off the engagement. The Deng family is such a hell of a place!"
Gu Jianguo also breathed a sigh of relief. If he didn't cancel the engagement, his daughter Yimin would marry Deng Zhiming, and her life would be miserable.
After Gu Siqing learned about this, she was a little confused. There hadn't been any cases of adultery in her previous life. Could it have been caused by her little wings? Even if it was caused by her little wings, there would have to be traces!
Suddenly she thought of Han Zhengping.
She once asked Han Zhengping to follow Deng Zhiming. Before that, her father and Uncle Han were blocked by Deng Dazhu from issuing letters of certification. It is very likely that Han Zhengping followed Deng Zhiming and was caught in the affair.
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