"Guihua, come sit here quickly."
After Xie Xiuying finished cleaning up the dishes, she finally had time to chat with Wu Guihua.
Thinking of her old friend whom she hadn't seen in a long time, Xie Xiuying generously took out her treasured peanuts, melon seeds, and fruit candies.
"Xiuying, don't bother. I just came to ask you a few questions."
Wu Guihua grabbed Xie Xiuying's hand, stopping her from taking anything out.
"Xiuying, tell me honestly, were you and Gu Lao Er kicked out of your home by your third son and his wife?"
Wu Guihua lowered her voice and whispered in Xie Xiuying's ear.
"Sent back? How is that possible? Who said that?"
If it hadn't been Wu Guihua who asked the question, Xie Xiuying would have immediately attacked and injured someone.
Who's so despicable as to spread rumors and sow discord between her and her husband, Lao San? They're just deliberately trying to make her happy.
The third son and his wife were too busy being filial to her, otherwise they wouldn't have bought so many things and secretly slipped her 10,000 yuan.
Of course, she wouldn't tell the old man about this money; she had to keep it secretly for emergencies.
"The day you and Gu Lao Er came back empty-handed, everyone was talking about it."
Wu Guihua told Xie Xiuying all the rumors circulating in the brigade.
Xie Xiuying and her husband went to Beijing in high spirits, carrying large and small bags.
When they returned, they hadn't brought any local specialties or gifts, and they looked miserable, dressed in tattered clothes.
This appearance is so repulsive; what else could it be but that he's been rejected by his city wife and kicked out?
"Guihua, that's not how it is. Don't you know the character of my family's Changfeng and Qiushui?"
"The reason we're dressed in such tattered clothes is to protect ourselves from pickpockets on the train. If we had new clothes, we wouldn't be wearing them."
"Besides, my third son's wife bought us so many things that several large sacks couldn't hold them all. My third son was worried that we would get tired, so he specially arranged for a large truck to bring them back. They should arrive in a couple of days."
"My third son's wife also bought you a gift. When it arrives, I'll take it home for you."
It's fine if she's misunderstood, but we can't tarnish the reputation of the third brother and his wife.
Xie Xiuying wasn't going to argue with the gossipy women in the village right now. She'd understand when the truck arrived.
"Oh dear, how could I possibly accept that? Why are you still thinking about me?"
When Wu Guihua heard that she would also get a share, she was overjoyed.
This Dr. Ruan is really good, a good doctor.
"Alright, I won't say any more to you. I've gotten confirmation from you, so I'm going to go out and deal with those foul-mouthed people, and see if they dare to act like that again."
Wu Guihua left the Gu family with her head held high and her body strutting around.
She didn't dare to argue too much before because she wasn't sure what to expect. Now that she knows the truth, she'll definitely give those old women a good slap in the face.
"Old man, what are you looking at with your head down?"
Xie Xiuying walked over to Gu Guangrong and saw him looking at several pieces of paper very intently.
"This is the information that Ruan Yatou gave me."
Gu Guangrong didn't have time to go into details, as things hadn't been finalized yet.
"Okay, you go ahead and do your thing."
Upon hearing that it was given by the third son's wife, Xie Xiuying didn't press the matter further and turned to tidy up the house.
I haven't been home for a month, and the house is filthy; even the spiders have spun webs.
"Mother, you've finally opened the door."
Gu Changjiang and Gu Changshan entered the courtyard one after the other.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing her two sons looking anxious, Xie Xiuying thought something terrible had happened.
"Mother, my elder brother and I just miss you and Father a little."
Gu Changshan and Gu Changjiang stepped forward and stood on either side of Xie Xiuying.
Even though they're all grown up, children with mothers are like treasures, so why can't they be babies anymore?
"Come on."
Xie Xiuying got goosebumps all over her body and turned around to wash the rag.
"Mother, let my older brother and I help you."
Gu Changjiang and the other person quickly took the tools from Xie Xiuying and helped wipe the table.
"Mother, what exactly happened yesterday? Why did you and Father stay inside after you came back? Did something happen?"
Gu Changjiang carefully considered his words before asking the question.
Although he didn't believe his third brother and sister-in-law would be the kind of people who disrespected their parents and lacked compassion, the rumors from the village were quite convincing, and given his parents' destitute return home, he was certain they had cried all night.
"Mom, please tell me."
Gu Changshan also asked the question.
He was unsure and needed to ask his mother for clarification.
"Did you come here because of the rumors circulating in the brigade?"
"Do you also think that Changfeng and his wife sent your father and me back?"
Xie Xiuying maintained a smile, looked left and right, quickly picked up a broom from the corner, and began to beat the Gu Changshan brothers.
“I’ll make you distrust the third brother, I’ll make you distrust the third brother’s wife.”
Xie Xiuying used all her strength and lashed the broom at her two sons' bottoms, making them jump up in pain.
"Oh my goodness, it hurts so much!"
"Dad, help! Mom's going to beat us to death!"
"Mother, we were wrong, we will never ask such questions again."
Gu Changshan and Gu Changjiang gasped in pain and ran away as fast as they could. Xie Xiuying gave chase.
The three of them circled the yard. Xie Xiuying was exhausted and couldn't catch up with the two little rascals anytime soon.
"Alright."
Hearing the commotion, Gu Guangrong rushed out and helped the panting old woman.
Look at these two brats, they've made their old woman so angry. Can't they just stand there and take the beating?
"father."
Gu Changshan and Gu Changjiang were moved, thinking that Gu Guangrong had come to save them.
"I don't want to see you right now, all of you get back home."
Xie Xiuying was very angry, so she simply threw down the broom, turned around and went back into the house.
"mother."
Gu Changjiang and Gu Changshan exchanged a glance, feeling somewhat flustered and afraid. Could their mother really be angry?
"Sigh, your mother doesn't look well right now. If you want to stop her from being angry, you'd better clean the house."
Having successfully received his wife's wink, Gu Guangrong ordered his sons to finish the cleaning.
"Mom, you're not angry anymore, are you?"
Gu Changshan and Gu Changjiang stood at the door, watching Xie Xiuying with her back to them, and they felt bad too.
They were worried that their parents had really been mistreated by their third brother, which is why they asked.
They can change it later.
"I'm not angry anymore, you can go back now."
Xie Xiuying tried hard to suppress her laughter and waved for her two sons to go home.
…
Two days later, a large truck discreetly drove from the brigade entrance all the way to the Gu family's door.
Since the Hongqi Brigade has had two major pillars—the skincare branch factory and the food factory—large trucks can be seen coming and going every week or two, but the members are no longer as curious as before.
However, today the big truck didn't stop at the factory gate, but at the Gu family's gate, which is going to be interesting.
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