Sure enough, things went as expected; the women had just left.
Immediately afterwards, the crowd began to throw "gifts of comfort" at them, but you could never guess what they were.
It could be a rock, a rotten vegetable leaf, a lump of warm... well, it could be that bloody strip of cloth...
In short, anything is possible; there's nothing these middle-aged women can't do, only things you haven't thought of.
In an instant, Qin Huairu was devastated, because this was not only a physical blow but also a psychological one, a nightmare she would never forget for the rest of her life.
Even if she wanted to vomit, she had to swallow it back because she dared not open her mouth for fear of accidentally spitting it in.
At this moment, the most hardworking middle-aged woman hidden in the crowd had already given out all her 'gifts,' so she quietly went to a corner and found her benefactor.
“Aunt Zhou, everything’s already smashed, it’s still warm. How was that? I did a good job, right? You’d better keep your promise of one yuan.”
The woman referred to as Aunt Zhou by this older woman is none other than Aunt Yi, Yi Zhonghai's ex-wife.
She has now severed ties with Yi Zhonghai and received a huge sum of money, so she is certainly not short of cash.
To vent her anger, Qin Huairu spent 5 yuan to hire several middle-aged women to participate in the public humiliation parade.
The people who were beating people the most and throwing things the hardest just now were the men hired by Aunt Zhou.
"Don't worry, Aunt Wu, I won't shortchange you a single penny. Here's what I'll do: smash it as hard as you want, and I'll add another 50 cents."
When Aunt Wu heard that she had another job, she grinned and opened her blood-red mouth wide.
"Alright! Just you wait and see! I guarantee everything will be arranged perfectly."
With Aunt Zhou's generous donation, the women were in high spirits, and you can imagine how unlucky Qin Huairu was going to be...
A dozen minutes later, the criticism meeting ended, and the next step was to be paraded through the streets to face a new round of judgment from the people.
Sun Zhengguo didn't follow them out of boredom, but instead took a detour back to the courtyard house.
As for the other people in the courtyard house? They're definitely going to join the fun...
Around 10 a.m., the parade officially ended. The street office staff gave Qin Huairu half an hour to take care of her personal hygiene before going to study and reform.
Lin Wencui made good arrangements for the Jia family's children today, handing them all over to Yan Bugui's family and not letting them go out to watch the criticism meeting.
So as not to let their young minds be unable to bear such a blow.
In fact, among the three children of the Jia family, Banggeng could be said to fully understand the meaning of "broken shoe".
That ungrateful wretch now hates Qin Huairu to the core.
If he weren't still so young and unable to live alone, he probably would have immediately severed ties with his mother.
...
In the front yard of the Sun family's house, Lin Wencui hurried home to cook after finishing her tasks at the neighborhood office.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the kitchen, she saw her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law bustling about.
"Mom, take a break, let me do it!"
"And Xiaowei, you should also leave and go be with the children!"
"No need, no need, Wencui, you've been busy all morning, go and rest for a while, we'll be done in a minute."
As Grandma spoke, she pushed Lin Wencui outside, while Ning Xiaowei covered her mouth and chuckled to herself.
Seeing this, Lin Wencui could only smile and accept the old woman's kindness as she walked towards the main room...
Inside the main room, the group was discussing buying a television.
After being enlightened by his granddaughter-in-law, the grandfather has now accepted the fact that his grandson is rich and powerful, and no longer complains about the price of the television.
As soon as Lin Wencui entered the main room, seeing the group chatting so happily, she asked the old man a question.
"Dad, what are you two talking about? You seem to be having a great time."
"Oh! Wencui is back. My eldest grandson said that once we buy a TV, we should put it in our room. But what would we need such a thing at our age? That's why I didn't agree."
When Grandpa said this, he seemed to be blaming someone, but he was actually showing off.
I'm just short of using a loudspeaker to shout, "Come and see, everyone! Look how filial my grandson is!"
Lin Wencui, of course, understood the implied meaning, and could only smile helplessly. What else could she say?
Soon, everyone started eating, then tidied up the house, and finally prepared to leave for the No. 1 Department Store.
After all, such high-end items as televisions are definitely not available in ordinary places.
With everything prepared, Grandpa went next door and called out into the house.
"Big River, let's get going!"
"Coming, coming." Footsteps then came from inside the house.
...
Today, because there are so many people, everyone is planning to take the tram, since it won't cost much anyway.
However, since the television would need to be brought back later, Sun Zhengguo still arranged for the car to be driven over.
Grandpa, Grandma, Yu Li, and a few children all got on and left first, while the rest of the group would catch up later.
...
Half an hour later, at the entrance of the No. 1 Department Store, the whole family arrived and headed to the third floor in a grand procession, because everyone had only one purpose for this trip: to get a television set.
Compared to the bustling activity in other areas, the television area was eerily quiet.
There were only a few televisions on the counter, and not a single customer.
After all, this is a luxury item. If you don't have a ticket or money, it's a waste to see it and will only make you a laughing stock.
When the sales clerk saw a dozen people walking towards them, she mechanically stood up without saying a word and just watched quietly.
When the Sun family arrived at the counter, they didn't immediately say they would buy anything. Instead, they also looked at the legendary television.
"Jung-guk, this little box is a television. It doesn't look very big. Can a person fit inside it?"
Grandpa was puzzled. He pointed to the television displayed in the counter and checked again, afraid that his grandson had been tricked.
"Grandpa, this is a television. Don't underestimate its size; it's really useful. It can hold not only people, but even the sky."
"Hahaha!"
Sun Zhengguo's exaggerated explanation immediately amused everyone.
However, he ignored all of that and instead shouted at the sales clerk.
"Comrade, could you come here for a moment? We want to buy a TV."
Upon hearing this, the sales clerk quickly came over with a smile. There was no arrogance or disdain as rumored; on the contrary, she was very polite.
"Hello sir, you need a special ticket and relevant documents to buy a TV. Could you please show them to me?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Zhengguo didn't waste any words. He immediately took out his TV ticket, then his work ID and cadre ID, and handed them all to the salesperson.
The salesperson took the documents and carefully checked the TV ticket.
She hadn't expected that it was a 17-inch special ticket, so it had to be checked more carefully.
If anything goes wrong here, she'll probably have to quit her job as a sales clerk.
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