Chapter 31: Temptation
Liu Jialing did not refuse: "Okay, then let them come to the obstetrics and gynecology department to find me, and I will take them to find Haihua."
Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, there are fewer patients coming to the hospital.
The main reason is that everyone thinks coming to the hospital is not a good thing, and those who can endure would rather wait until after the Lantern Festival next year.
She looked through the cookies in the basket and said with some satisfaction: "It just so happens that we are out of cookies at home, so I don't have to go out and buy some."
Liu Jialing's younger brother Liu Jiancheng works in a biscuit factory. Their workshop can often buy some broken biscuits at a low price.
Aunt Liu was very surprised when she heard this: "It's only been less than half a month since I sent you seven or eight kilograms of biscuits last time. How come you've eaten them all?"
Liu Jialing couldn't stop laughing: "They were all sent to his eldest son."
Aunt Liu felt even more distressed than her daughter: "You are so generous. I can't bear to eat it myself."
"If I don't give it to you, Lao Gu will have to spend money to buy it." Liu Jialing said impatiently: "The cookies you gave me last time were so broken, and A Rui stepped on them a few times, they were almost turned into powder. Fortunately, Lao Gu asked me to send the cookies."
Aunt Liu cautiously probed: "Then you didn't give him any money?"
Liu Jialing answered perfunctorily: "I just gave her ten yuan."
Aunt Liu finally breathed a sigh of relief, but she started to sing the same tune again: "Men are responsible for the outside affairs, women are responsible for the inside affairs, and you are the one who should be in charge of the family money..."
Liu Jialing was also beautiful when she was young. On her first day of work at the hospital, she met Gu Haihua, but he already had a wife and children at that time, so she could only suppress her thoughts.
Fortunately, his lover passed away, and I finally found an opportunity to marry him.
But I neglected his son and he got angry with me. Fortunately, I was pregnant at that time and was gentle and considerate to him, so I was able to let it go.
Later, her younger brother from her natal family wanted to date someone and borrowed money to buy her a car and a watch as a betrothal gift. At that time, she was still a nurse with a low salary, and she loved dressing up, so her salary was not enough for her own spending.
After being coaxed by his mother, he lent out three hundred yuan.
Unexpectedly, when he was about to buy something, he found that he was short of money. When he heard that she had lent it to her parents' home, he became furious and kicked her out of the house.
If her son, who was less than a year old at that time, had not been dependent on her, she would have been afraid that she would really be kicked out of the house.
Later, he kept all his salary for himself and only gave her the tickets.
Until now, she still has no idea how much money her man has.
All I know is that he often bought various expensive medical materials and clothes for the whole family, many of which were bought from the Friendship Store. Even though he had a high salary of more than one hundred yuan a month, he probably didn't have much money left.
She herself was originally a nurse, but due to the huge changes in the past few years, many doctors went to work on farms, which gave her a chance to change from a nurse to a doctor.
Now she is very content with her life. She rides a bicycle, wears a watch, listens to the radio, eats meat every few days, and even has several meals in state-owned restaurants.
Anyway, it was impossible for her to live such a comfortable life with her monthly salary of 38 yuan, so she was particularly afraid that he would be angry and kick her out of the house again.
Anyway, Aunt Liu hasn't been able to take advantage of her daughter over the years, and she feels very aggrieved. Naturally, she wants her daughter to take back control of the family's finances.
Liu Jialing thought about the things that Lao Gu asked her to buy, but she cut corners. She thought that Gu Ci should have received it by now, and she felt uneasy.
Wasn’t that little bastard very proud before? They all disdain Lao Gu's teachings.
Then I thought of what Lao Gu said, that we should first curb his sharpness, and after a year or two, we can find someone to help bring him back to life.
She felt very uneasy.
She didn't want to see him again. Seeing him would remind her of the first time she was kicked out of the house by Lao Gu because of him.
At this moment, she sincerely hoped that Gu Ci could not bear the hard work in the countryside and would quickly find a partner to get married.
Maybe I did something wrong before and I should send him some nice clothes.
Even if she didn't want to admit it, she couldn't deny that Gu Ci looked the most like Old Gu and was very attractive.
If he dresses nicer, even if Gu Ci has no intention, those women will find a way to make him their target.
She even wanted to give advice to those girls who were coveting Gu Ci.
Unfortunately, Liu Jialing didn’t know that her dream was almost coming true.
When it was almost dark, Gu Ci went to Secretary Su's house with a bag of biscuits wrapped in newspaper.
It was a cold winter day, and the wind was so cold that every household closed their doors and had dinner before it got dark.
Eating early and going to bed can also save money on oil lamps.
Gu Ci pushed open the half-open door and saw Chu Tong wearing an apron and washing dishes, Secretary Su was also soaking his feet, Aunt Su was feeding her grandson with a bowl of vegetable rice, and Xiao Yuer was sitting on a small stool eating with a bowl in his hand.
In addition, there was no trace of the Su brothers, and the Su family's daughter-in-law was not there either.
Anyway, when Gu Ci didn't see Su Jinxiang, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He smiled and said, "Secretary Su, I want to sign up with you to dig a reservoir."
After that, he handed the newspaper to Aunt Su: "Aunt, the nights are long and the days are short now. I bought some biscuits. If you are hungry at night, you can fill your stomach."
"Oh, look at you, you're still so polite. I can't accept it." Aunt Su refused, but took it honestly with her hand: "Sit down and talk."
Gu Ci was also very polite: "It's what I should do. When I went to the black market to buy them, some people rushed to buy them and broke the biscuits into pieces. I hope you don't mind, Auntie."
Aunt Su opened the newspaper, took a cookie and ate it, smiling from ear to ear: "Who would dislike such a good thing?"
"I have to put it in a jar to keep it from getting damp."
When four-year-old Su Xiaobao heard this, he immediately said, "Grandma, I want some cookies."
Nowadays, there are not many snacks for children to eat, and everyone will be greedy for them. Xiaoyuer beside him also said weakly: "Grandma, I want some too."
Aunt Su grabbed a handful and put it in his empty bowl. She seemed not to have heard what her granddaughter said and turned around to put the biscuits away.
Su Xiaobao was very arrogant and deliberately envied his cousin: "You have no share, all of it is mine."
Xiao Yuer held the bowl, her eyes red, and retorted in a childish voice: "I don't want yours, my second aunt and my second aunt will buy me delicious food."
"There's a lot of sugar, and a lot of cookies, and a lot of meat."
Gu Ci even wanted to applaud Xiao Yuer, what he said was really well.
But he also knew that he couldn't stand up for Xiaoyuer, so he didn't even say hello to Xiaoyuer when he came in.
Secretary Su also looked at Gu Ci, smiling gently, looking like a kind elder: "You don't look very well. Digging a reservoir is hard work. Can you handle it?"
Gu Ci looked at him gratefully: "I want to give it a try. It doesn't matter if I get a few work points. I can't just sit there and do nothing."
Secretary Su asked again tentatively: "Aren't you going back home for the New Year? Aren't you and Jianming both from Shanghai? If you want to go back, I can help you."
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