Chapter 84 Don't Blame Others
After getting off the bus, Gu Siqing and the others agreed not to tell their parents when they got home, and then happily went home as if nothing had happened. However, on the way, the four Gu sisters quietly discussed making some chili powder while they could. They were running low on stock.
When they entered the house, Wang Yueju was washing clothes. Even with warm water, her hands were red from the cold. Gu Siqing saw Gu Jianguo, who was repairing a stool, and said, "Dad, let's buy a washing machine."
Gu Jianguo glanced at his wife washing clothes. He wanted to buy one too! But even if he had money, he couldn't just buy a washing machine. He needed an industrial ticket. And even with an industrial ticket, the supply and marketing cooperative still had to have the product.
"After the New Year, when I go to purchase supplies, I'll see if I can get one back." This is the easiest way.
Gu Siqing sighed. This was the way it was in this era. Many things were in short supply.
Here, Gu Yimin and Gu Erhui rolled up their sleeves and washed clothes with Wang Yueju, while Gu Siqing and Gu Sanjing went into the kitchen to add water to the pot to cook.
During dinner, Gu Jianguo said he would be back in the village the day after tomorrow and asked them to pack whatever they wanted. After dinner, Gu Yimin and Gu Erhui secretly took some chili powder from the kitchen and returned to their room. Gu Siqing and Gu Sanjing were already waiting.
The four sisters gathered together, wrapped the chili bread in paper bags, and each of them took a few bags.
Zhu Yujiao and others lay on the ground for more than ten minutes before they could stand up. Then they supported each other and got on the bus to go home.
Naturally, best friends number one and two held a lot of grudges against Zhu Yujiao, feeling that if it weren't for her, they wouldn't have been beaten. The same was true for youth number one and two; although they didn't say it out loud, they also resented Zhu Yujiao in their hearts.
Zhu Yujiao limped back home. Lu Hongyun saw that her face was covered in bruises and screamed. She came over and hugged her and cried. Although Zhu Yujiao's injuries were not serious, many parts of her body were painful to the touch. Lu Hongyun's hug made her feel even more painful.
"Mom, please move aside. It hurts so much." Zhu Yujiao cried.
Lu Hongyun was almost heartbroken. He gently pulled her and asked, "What happened to you? Who did this to you?"
Zhu Yujiao had never experienced anything like this, let alone such injustice. She cried and said, "It was Gu Erhui. Gu Erhui beat me. Mom, tell my dad to drive them away, drive them out of Lizhou."
"Who are you driving out of Lizhou? Do you think Lizhou is your home?" Zhu Tianlin walked in. He had been in a bad mood these days and had no way to vent his anger on the Gu family, so he scolded everyone at home.
Zhu Yujiao felt even more aggrieved after hearing his words. She recounted the whole story and then said, "It's all Gu Erhui's fault. I'm not done with her."
"Didn't I tell you not to cause trouble for them? Why won't you listen?" Zhu Tianlin scolded Zhu Yujiao, "Don't bother them again in the future."
He has Zhang Jingtong, the secretary, as his superior, to pressure him, and he still wants to get promoted, so he can't let this little anger in his heart ruin his future.
But Zhu Yujiao couldn't stand this anger, so she picked up the phone and called the Zhang family in Kyoto. The Zhang family's nanny answered the phone and asked for Zhang Zijun. After a while, she heard Zhang Zijun's voice.
"Hello."
"Brother Zijun, you don't know how fierce Gu Erhui is. She beat me up today, and I..."
"Get out!" Zhang Zijun hung up the phone with a snap, and Zhu Yujiao cried while holding the phone.
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Gu Siqing and the others didn't bring much when they returned to the village, just a few sets of clothes for themselves and some things for the New Year.
A family of six entered the village in a mighty procession. As soon as they entered the village, they were surrounded by people who asked them questions.
"Jianguo has become rich, how did he become rich?"
"Business? What kind of business?"
"Oh, look at your daughters, they're getting more and more beautiful. Are Yimin and Erhui engaged?"
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When the family returned home it was like they had fought a war.
After a short rest, Gu Jianguo went to Wang Dani's house, where Wang Yueju and the others cooked dinner and cleaned the house. He hadn't been home for several days, and the house was covered in dust.
Gu Jianguo brought some gifts for Wang Dani, including a coat. Wang Dani was very happy to see it, and said that Gu Xueqiang could wear the coat, and complained that Gu Jianguo didn't bring clothes for Gu Xuebin.
Gu Jianguo ignored her complaints, sat for a while and then went home. Wang Dani took the gifts he had brought and went to Gu Jiancheng's house.
Gu Jianguo saw it, but said nothing. He had paid his due respects, and he couldn't care less about the rest.
After a simple meal in the evening, the family went to bed. We were very tired after sitting in the car all day.
The next day, Gu Jianguo and Wang Yueju discussed whether to sell the grain or find a way to get it to Lizhou. If they wanted to get it to Lizhou, they would have to contact Han Deyi's truck-driving brother-in-law, Wu Anbang.
After dinner, Gu Jianguo went to Han's house and asked Han Deyi to ask Wu Anbang about the car incident.
Gu Siqing and her family started preparing for the New Year, but before they could start, someone came to the house to propose marriage to Erhui. Gu Erhui refused Wang Yueju without a second thought, as she didn't want to get engaged or married at all.
She wanted to do business with Gu Jianguo and talk about love in a few years.
Wang Yueju also thought about arranging marriages for her two daughters after a while. Their family conditions were getting better and better, and the daughters were becoming more and more outstanding, so of course they had to find someone better.
It’s not that I’m snobbish, but both their family and her two daughters are worthy of him.
The matchmaker left somewhat unhappy. As soon as she left the Gu family's house, many people asked her about her situation. Then a group of people gathered together to gossip about the Gu family.
"What's the point of Gu Jianguo making money? Without a son, the family business will belong to someone else in the future."
"How could it be someone else's? Wang Daniko said long ago that Gu Jianguo's things will belong to Gu Jiancheng's two sons from now on."
"Will Gu Jianguo agree?"
"What can I do if I don't agree? It's my fault that he doesn't have a son."
"I can recruit a live-in son-in-law."
"How can a live-in son-in-law be so easy to find? Who would want to be a live-in son-in-law if they have the ability?"
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Gu Jianguo and his friends completely ignored the gossip and let people say whatever they wanted. Since they had plenty of money, they didn't have to scrimp and save as much as they did in previous years, and this year they had a prosperous New Year.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Han Deyi came to say that Wu Anbang could provide them with a car. The family began to pack up their food and prepare to take it all to Lizhou.
The main problem is that it is difficult to buy a lot of food in Lizhou.
While they were busy packing up, Deng Zhiming and Zhang Shuangping came to visit Zhang Chuntao's relatives. It was unknown what happened in between, but Zhang Shuangping and Deng Zhiming started arguing, attracting a crowd of people to watch.
Finally, Deng Zhiming left Zhang Shuangping and rode away on his bicycle. Zhang Shuangping sat on the ground with a big belly and cried heartbreakingly.
The Gu family pretended not to see anything and continued to do what they were supposed to do. Zhang Shuangping's current situation was her own fault and she couldn't blame anyone else.
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