Zheng Lanlan: "Mom, is it Yu Rujia, who lives next door, who's up to something? That woman must regret raising those little brats and wants to cling to Director Gao to support them."
Li Xiaoyuan: "Even so, as long as Officer Gao acknowledges her, we can't do anything to her. There are still a few households in the team that haven't been connected to electricity because they spoke ill of her, which angered Officer Gao. The brigade leader will definitely side with him."
Zheng Lanlan: "I don't want to give up Cadre Gao to Yu Rujia. He's worth two workers. There's no better match for him. Mom, think of a way to make him marry me. After I marry Cadre Gao, I'll deal with that bitch Yu Rujia."
If Gao Shujing hadn't said those words, Li Xiaoyuan would have spread rumors that Zheng Lanlan was dating him, in order to force Gao Shujing to marry her.
Gao Shujing said that if she dared to do that, he would send her to the police station. Even if she couldn't get to the police station, with Captain Huang around, they wouldn't get away with it.
Li Xiaoyuan doted on Zheng Lanlan, and when she saw Zheng Lanlan with tears in her eyes and a wronged look on her face, she couldn't care less about anything else.
Rumors take time to spread. Even if they did it, Gao Shujing might deny it and send them to the police station. In that case, their plans would be in vain, and Lanlan would have her reputation ruined.
Why not go for a decisive move? If someone sees Gao Shujing lying with Lanlan, he won't be able to refuse to marry his daughter.
Li Xiaoyuan: "Lanlan, Officer Gao doesn't want to marry you. If you really want to marry him, we'll have to think of another way."
Zheng Lanlan said eagerly, "Mom, I'll do anything you ask as long as I can marry Cadre Gao."
Gao Shujing's face had long since captivated Zheng Lanlan. If it weren't for the warning from Captain Huang and the city workers from Li Xiaoyuan keeping her in check, she would have lost her mind and gone to find Gao Shujing long ago.
After Gao Shujing became a commune official, she could no longer suppress her feelings and was determined to marry him.
The two whispered to each other inside the house, while Zheng Lanlan's sisters-in-law chatted amongst themselves outside as they washed clothes.
The eldest sister-in-law said, "A woman who doesn't do any work wants to marry Director Gao. What family would want to bring such a lazy wife into their home?"
Second sister-in-law: "That's right. Even city wives have to do chores, but she's so precious that she can't do this or that. Look at her now that she's married into another family, she can't do anything. How will she survive?"
Third Sister-in-law: "She's eighteen this year. If she doesn't get married soon, she'll become an old maid and be laughed at by the whole brigade. Even for the sake of our family's reputation, Mom will marry her off in the next couple of years. We'll just have to be patient."
Second sister-in-law: "I really hope she marries someone from far away."
The eldest sister-in-law agreed, "Yes, it would be even better if she could really marry into the city. We don't ask her to promote us, we just ask that she come home less often."
The second sister-in-law paused in her washing of clothes, thinking of something: "If she really marries Cadre Gao, will she come back every day?"
Third Sister-in-law: "If that's really the case, we'll be in trouble. She might come back for dinner every day, dump all her family's clothes on us to wash, and make us do all the housework."
Shangfen Brigade is only so big. No matter how far you live, it's only a ten-minute walk. You can't just go home whenever you want.
Thinking about this situation, the three of them couldn't help but shudder. They knew that they would have more and more to do.
The group exchanged glances and made a decision: they absolutely could not let Zheng Lanlan marry too close to home.
Having achieved his goal, Gao Shujing left Captain Huang's house and came to find Yu Rujia with the return gift he had given him.
Yu Rujia: "Who sent this?"
Gao Shujing put down the things, which were some biscuits and a little cured meat: "I just went to wish the brigade leader a Happy New Year, and this is a return gift from him."
Yu Rujia glanced at her sideways: "You didn't just offer a New Year's greeting, did you?"
Gao Shujing chuckled and said, "I also mentioned Zheng Lanlan's matter, so that it won't be too late to talk about it later if something goes wrong."
Yu Rujia: "What did the captain say?"
Gao Shujing: "He said he would talk to Zheng Lanlan's family and hope they could calm down."
Yu Rujia held little hope: "Even if we talked, it's uncertain whether it would work. If Zheng Lanlan is determined to marry you, she'll simply try to get close to you and spread rumors."
"She might falsely accuse you of bullying her; or she might drug you and force herself on you. It's safer for you to stay away from her."
Gao Shujing: "I'll listen to you. I'll stay far away from her and not let her have a chance to get close to me. We'll get married when we're old enough, and those people will give up."
Yu Rujia: "If you're worried, you can tell other people about our relationship. It might make some people back down."
The previous brigade member who had reached the maximum work points could not earn more than fifty-six yuan a year, while Gao Shujing earned that much in a month. Moreover, he was single, making him an absolute hot commodity in the brigade.
Even though it was an open secret in the Shangfen Brigade that he was close to Yu Rujia, many people still wanted to marry him. Zheng Lanlan was just a more extreme example among them.
Gao Shujing had previously told Captain Huang that marriage was only possible when one reached a certain age and obtained a marriage certificate, but in reality, he was worried that Yu Rujia would not agree.
When you're with someone you love, you're not satisfied with just seeing them but not being able to touch them; he's now getting more and more changes of clothes.
Yu Rujia was willing to go public with their relationship, and Gao Shujing naturally agreed without hesitation.
If Yu Rujia hadn't adopted four children and treated them as her own, spending a great deal of energy raising them, her extravagant spending would have scared away some people.
With such a capable person standing there, the rest of the group had no choice but to abandon their ulterior motives.
Otherwise, with Yu Rujia's talent and looks, she would have long attracted a bunch of people who fawned over her.
Thinking of this, Gao Shujing felt uneasy, and even considered the suggestion from Captain Huang to hold the wedding banquet first and then obtain the marriage certificate later.
Looking at Yu Rujia, who was calm and composed, Gao Shujing backed down: "Okay, I'll have Guojing take a few kids out to play later, and let them tell everyone that we're dating."
Yu Rujia: "To prevent you from being drugged, I'll prepare some cooling water for you later. You can apply it to your body every day, and those drugs won't be able to harm you."
Gao Shujing's slender fingers twitched. Although he knew Yu Rujia was a skilled doctor, he still asked awkwardly, "This medicine has no side effects, right?"
Yu Rujia knew what he wanted to ask; no man could be indifferent to this question. She glared at him and said, "No." What was he thinking? She would need him in the future; why would she let him cause problems?
Having received permission, Gao Shujing couldn't wait to find Gao Guojing, who was discussing lunch plans with his nephews, and asked him to declare his ownership to everyone.
Gao Shujing: "Guojing, why don't you take Duofu and the others out for some fun?"
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