Chapter 46: It's all about women again!
Seeing Zhang Xiuying enter the house, Gousheng was both happy and ashamed. He was happy that Miss Xiuying didn't look down on his family and wanted to leave, but he was ashamed that he was incompetent and could only let Miss Xiuying and her family live in such a place.
Gou Sheng eagerly brought out a small stool from home for Zhang Xiuying and her daughter to sit on. Although the mother and daughter both disliked the stool, which looked dark, yellow, and filthy, they still sat down.
Then Gou Sheng eagerly took out several sets of clothes that he had stolen from the Zhang family and said he would boil water for the two of them to wash up.
Zhang Xiuying and her daughter finally couldn't bear to wash themselves in such a place, but their clothes were no longer suitable, so they had to cover for each other and change their clothes first.
While Gousheng was busy preparing a meal, Zhang Xiuying whispered to Yu Meifang, "Mom, what are we going to do in the future? I heard that being sent down to the countryside will be very tough..."
Yu Meifang also looked distressed. In fact, she used to come from a poor family, but she was good-looking. Later, she married Zhang Youde, and her life gradually improved. After Zhang Youde became an official, her life became even better. She had long forgotten the hardships she had suffered before.
Or perhaps she deliberately made herself forget it.
However, Yu Meifang also had her own ruthlessness. Although she was unwilling to suffer, she cherished her life even more.
"Xiuying, bear with it for now. Once we get there, we'll behave well and try to get a reduced sentence. It'll be better after a while. At least we're still alive, unlike your dad and your brother..."
Speaking of Zhang Youde, Yu Meifang had long since lost feelings for her husband.
Although Zhang Youde didn't tell his wife about what he did, how could she, as his wife, be completely unaware? It's just that she herself coveted this life of wealth and power, so she pretended not to know.
Yu Meifang was even more heartbroken for her son. It was all Zhang Youde's fault. He did bad things and dragged her son down with him. Her son hadn't even gotten married yet, and he hadn't even left behind a child. Waaah!
Hearing her father's and brother's names, Zhang Xiuying felt a wave of fear and was thankful that she had survived.
"Mom, is there no way for Auntie to help them either?" Zhang Xiuying thought of her aunt who had married into the provincial capital. Her aunt's husband was so capable; surely he could find a way to save them.
“Your brother and father committed serious crimes, and they confessed in public. The evidence is conclusive, so your uncle-in-law can’t do anything about it.”
However, this is also one of the reasons why I asked you to hold back for now. Your dad and your brother's issues are too big to handle, but my issues with you are not as big.
We'll try to contact my aunt again once things calm down a bit.
Although we've severed ties with your father, it's to avoid being implicated. You're now his only remaining bloodline. Your aunt and father were such good friends; she'll definitely save you.
After hearing Yu Meifang's words, Zhang Xiuying finally felt less afraid.
After a while, Yu Meifang whispered to Zhang Xiuying again:
"Xiuying, I noticed that the way that person looks at you is unusual. He must like you. Remember to build a good relationship with him these next few days and try to get more money and things from him, okay?"
But you also need to be careful not to let the other party take advantage of you.
Although Zhang Xiuying looked down on Gousheng, she knew that they could only rely on him for the time being. Those who used to be close to their family and flatter them had long since run away and wished they had never had any contact with them.
After Gousheng finished cooking, everyone else in his family returned home.
Gou Sheng's parents were quite surprised to see that they had two such beautiful women.
At first, they thought their son was dating someone, but when Gousheng introduced them as Zhang Qiang's mother and sister, Gousheng's parents couldn't sit still and pulled Gousheng aside.
"Dog Boy, why did you bring them home? Lately, we've been hearing people cursing their family everywhere we go. What if they think we're in cahoots?"
Gou Sheng frowned. "Mom and Dad, stop talking. I can't control what others say, but no one in our family can say a bad word about us. Don't forget, your jobs and mine were all arranged by Brother Qiang. We can't be ungrateful bastards."
Xiuying and her aunt are only staying for two days; they'll be leaving after that. So please be careful what you say these next two days!
Thinking about their own situation, Gou Sheng's parents could only shut their mouths with worried expressions.
Zhang Xiuying and her daughter pretended not to see the worry in Gousheng's parents' eyes, complaining while constantly convincing themselves to stay.
Gousheng and his younger brother gave up their small cubicle for Zhang Xiuying and her daughter to sleep in. Gousheng's younger brother, who was still in elementary school, went to share a room with Gousheng's parents. Gousheng and his grandmother slept on a makeshift bed on the floor outside.
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In the provincial capital, Zhang Yufen already knew that her brother and nephew were going to be shot. The matter had escalated too much, and she was too far away to do anything about it.
Moreover, her husband seriously analyzed with her that she had to sever ties with Zhang Youde's family, otherwise she might also be implicated.
Zhang Yufen was heartbroken, but she knew her husband was right, so she listened to him and quickly went to the newspaper to register a statement severing ties with her husband.
Moreover, for the sake of the bigger picture, her husband wouldn't let her go back to see her brother and nephew one last time. Zhang Yufen thought bitterly that she would definitely find out who was behind this and avenge her brother and nephew!
Time flies, and two days have passed quickly. This day was the day Zhang Youde and Zhang Qiang ate peanuts, and it was also the day Zhang Xiuying and her daughter were to be sent down to the countryside.
Under Zhang Xiuying's deliberate attempts to get close, Gousheng became so infatuated with her that he started to imagine all sorts of things. He thought that Zhang Xiuying had finally seen his true feelings, and that because the Zhang family had fallen on hard times and gone from phoenix to chicken, he was now worthy of Zhang Xiuying.
Moreover, Zhang Xiuying deliberately tricked Gou Sheng into revealing that her brother had been busy with a woman all those days!
After Zhang Xiuying said things like, "Brother Gousheng, when I come back from that reformation, I will repay you..." Gousheng imagined that Zhang Xiuying would repay him with her body, and he not only carefully helped Zhang Xiuying and her daughter prepare the luggage they would take when they were sent down to the countryside.
On the day of their parting, Gousheng secretly took out his family's savings and gave them to Zhang Xiuying.
When Zhang Xiuying saw that Gousheng had really given her so much money, what was once a paltry sum of three hundred yuan that she would have looked down on was now a huge amount of money for her.
But she wasn't moved at all. On one hand, she felt proud of her own charm, and on the other hand, she despised Gou Sheng, thinking that Gou Sheng's family was really useless for having so little money.
Seeing her daughter's expression, Yu Meifang quickly spoke up, "Comrade Gousheng, thank you so much! Xiuying and I will definitely remember your great kindness!"
Gou Sheng didn't notice that Zhang Xiuying's expression was off; he only felt a deep reluctance to part with her.
After Zhang Xiuying and her daughter boarded the train to Beidahuang and settled in, Yu Meifang began to educate her daughter.
"Why are you so impatient? Even if you look down on them, they're doing better than us now. The important thing is that we can't let our guard down or mess things up as we get closer to the end. Otherwise, if they change their minds and take the money back, what will we do?"
After saying that, he pointed at Zhang Xiuying's head and said, "You need to use your brain when you do things, don't wear your thoughts on your face, understand?"
Zhang Xiuying realized she had almost messed things up and quickly nodded in apology.
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