Gao Shujing: "Happy New Year, Sister Guihua."
Huang Guihua: "Don't bother, Officer Gao. We'll just sit for a bit and then leave."
Gao Shujing: "Rujia doesn't usually talk to anyone, so it's a good opportunity to spend more time talking to her since Sister Guihua is here."
After everyone left, Huang Guihua looked at Yu Rujia meaningfully: "How did you manage to make Officer Gao so obedient? He's practically become a submissive wife to you."
Yu Rujia: "Shujing is gentle and mild-mannered. He's not the timid wife you described. Besides, temperament isn't something that's developed overnight. I've only known him for a short time. It's all thanks to his parents."
As they were talking, Gao Shujing brewed another pot of tea and brought out several wooden cups, pouring a cup of hot tea for each of them.
Huang Guihua: "Officer Gao, let's sit down and have a chat."
Gao Shujing: "You can talk. I still have some things to finish. I'll come over and listen to you when I'm done."
In the blink of an eye, Gao Shujing carried two buckets of dirty clothes to the hand pump well.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the kids didn't wash their clothes because they had a lot of fun and their clothes got dirty quickly. With so many people in the family, each person had to change two or three pieces of clothing, plus Yu Rujia's few pieces, which made up more than a dozen dirty clothes. Taking advantage of the free time, Gao Shujing took them out to wash.
Huang Guihua gently pushed her: "You two are already eating together, and he's still washing your clothes. When are you planning to get married?"
Yu Rujia: "We'll have to wait a bit longer. Neither of us is old enough to get married, so we can't get a marriage certificate." Having already brought this up the day before yesterday, Yu Rujia didn't try to brush it off with any other excuses.
Huang Guihua: "In our countryside, there aren't so many rules. If you like someone, you just hold a wedding banquet. Not many people go to get a marriage certificate."
Yu Rujia: "Girls should treat themselves better. If I stay with him without getting a marriage certificate, I won't be able to keep him if he wants to leave one day."
Huang Guihua: "You'd better hurry up. His salary is so high and he's so considerate. There are still some women in the team who are still hoping to marry him. I heard that Old Zheng's family is planning to find a matchmaker to propose to Officer Gao on behalf of their daughter, Lanlan."
"Lanlan is quite pretty, and Old Zheng's family is determined to marry her off to someone in town. They don't even let her do any work, for fear that it will roughen her hands and affect her marriage prospects."
"Gao's conditions are much better than those of the workers in town. She definitely won't let this opportunity pass her by. You need to be more careful."
Yu Rujia glanced sideways: "Is that so? Did she spread the word?"
She knew Zheng Lanlan; she had previously threatened Duo Fu and the others, telling them not to go to Gao Shujing's place for food and drink.
Gao Shujing could no longer tolerate it, so he went to Captain Huang and asked him to stop the girls who came to fawn over him. Only then did Zheng Lanlan stop coming over to flirt with him.
This person is indeed quite handsome, but Gao Shujing is not one to judge by appearances.
Huang Guihua: "I heard it from her neighbor, it can't be wrong."
Yu Rujia: "Shujing is sensible; he will handle these matters well."
Huang Guihua: "As long as you know what's going on, that's fine. I have high hopes for you and Officer Gao."
Duofu and the others had new companions and no longer needed Gao Guojing. He also didn't want to join Yu Rujia and the others' conversation. With nothing else to do, he went to the backyard to find Gao Shujing.
Looking at the familiar clothes in his hand, Gao Guojing asked, "Brother, didn't you take these clothes out to wear last night? Why did you wash them overnight?"
As his younger brother, Gao Shujing has lived with him for over ten years. Even if Gao Shujing is a clean person, he wouldn't wash his winter clothes every day. So why does he wash his pajamas after only wearing them for one night?
Gao Guojing thought back carefully. During the time he was there, he seemed to see Gao Shujing washing clothes every day. It was true that the kids would get dirty easily if they rubbed against things all the time, but did he really need to change his own pajamas every night?
Gao Shujing paused in his work, then replied irrelevantly, "If you have nothing to do, go boil some water; we'll use it to kill the chicken later."
Gao Guojing felt that something was wrong with his brother, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Just as he was about to ask again, his brother glanced at him casually, and the pressure from their bloodline instantly made Gao Guojing forget to investigate.
Gao Guojing: "Okay, I'll go boil some water now." He obediently left without noticing his older brother's slightly red ear tips.
After finishing their conversation about Gao Shujing, the two turned their attention to the children playing happily in front of them.
Yu Rujia: "Taohua is a very quiet girl, quite unlike your personality."
Huang Guihua has a fiery temper and speaks her mind quickly, while Taohua speaks softly and gently. Neither of them resemble Huang Guihua in appearance or personality.
Huang Guihua: "Taohua is just like his father; he can't keep quiet for a long time."
Upon closer inspection, Yu Rujia realized that the appearance did indeed resemble Zheng Dayang somewhat: "Peach Blossom is talking, how can she not fart for so long as you said?"
They sat there watching. Ten-year-old Peach Blossom had already said several words. Although they couldn't hear what she was saying, her mouth was moving, and they could hear her voice.
Huang Guihua: "This is the result of me telling her many times. Before, she was really like a block of wood in front of outsiders, just standing there blankly."
Yu Rujia: "She's doing quite well now."
Huang Guihua: "Great! With such a mild temperament, if she marries into another family, she will definitely be bullied. I have to take advantage of the remaining few years to properly change her temperament."
"Girls are not like boys. If you don't act assertive, others will think you're easy to bully."
Yu Rujia: "If you're worried about her, find her a family nearby, like you and your brother-in-law. With you around, who would dare bully her?"
Huang Guihua and Zheng Dayang were from the same brigade. There were several surnames in Shangfen Brigade, but people with the surname Huang made up two-thirds of the population, people with the surname Li made up the remaining half, and then a few other surnames shared the remaining half, such as Wu, Zheng, Wang...
Huang Guihua: "If there's a suitable match, I certainly won't let her marry far away. We'll see when the time comes. Your family has several such blessed children, so handsome, like celestial beings descended to earth. I wonder whose daughter will be lucky enough to marry them."
"It's a pity that our peach blossoms are much bigger than theirs, otherwise I would have liked to grab one first."
Yu Rujia: "They are still young. It will be at least ten years before they think about these things. Who knows what the situation will be like then? Let's wait and see."
Once the ten-year danger period is over, the oldest, Duofu, will only be fourteen or fifteen years old. His father will take care of his marriage, so Yu Rujia doesn't want to get involved.
Even if his biological father doesn't care, Yu Rujia won't get involved in these matters. She'll just raise the child herself. As for his wife, whether she'll be with them for life, let them worry about that themselves.
Huang Guihua: "That's true, it's too early to think about these things now."
As the two were talking, Xu Huiniang brought Hua Zi to the door.
After exchanging New Year's greetings, Hua Zi and Duo Fu gathered together.
Hua Zi suggested, "Let's go for a walk around the brigade. There are many adults there. We can wish them a Happy New Year and get red envelopes from them."
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