Captain Huang: "We've known Zheng Lanlan's personality for a long time. She's trying to use this method to cling to Shujing. No matter what she says, we won't believe her."
Yu Rujia: "That's true, but Shujing will inevitably be criticized in the future. The current situation is the best. Zheng Lanlan brought it on herself and should not appear in front of Shujing again."
In private, she called Gao Shujing "Fourth Brother," but in front of outsiders, she naturally couldn't use that title anymore, so she called him by his name.
Huang Guihua shook her head in disagreement: "Only when Zheng Lanlan gets married can Secretary Gao be completely free of this mess."
Captain Huang agreed, saying, "Old Zheng's family is a bit stubborn. In my opinion, you two should just have a wedding banquet. Once Shujing is married, Zheng Lanlan should be able to give up."
Huang Guihua chimed in, "Yes, we don't have so many rules in the countryside. Once the banquet is over, it's considered a wedding."
Gao Shujing had previously gotten Yu Rujia to agree, but it hadn't been finalized. He didn't want to tell Captain Huang and the others the actual situation, lest Yu Rujia think he was forcing his way out of the situation.
Gao Shujing glanced at Yu Rujia furtively, wondering how to answer Captain Huang's question.
When Captain Huang saw Gao Shujing's cowardly appearance, he thought that this man would be a henpecked husband after marriage.
Yu Rujia didn't have so many thoughts: "Shujing was busy connecting the various brigades with electricity in the first half of the year, let's talk about it after he's done with that."
Seeing that Ru Jia did not object, Gao Shujing's voice even carried a hint of excitement.
Gao Shujing: "Marriage is a major event in one's life, and it cannot be taken lightly. We are still young and have plenty of time. There is no need to rush at this moment."
Gao Guojing finally understood that his brother was a cunning man, but when it came to marriage, his own brother couldn't make the decision; he had to ask his younger brother for help.
Gao Guojing: "I'll tell my parents about this when I get home in a couple of days. They can't make time to attend your wedding because they're in the military. Once my brother is done with his work, it will be summer vacation, and then I can come to your wedding."
For once, Gao Guojing's IQ surpassed Gao Shujing's. His words indicated that his elders could not attend the wedding due to work reasons, so as not to make the villagers think that his family did not value Yu Rujia if no one else showed up.
I took my brother's side again and urged him to get married.
Yu Rujia didn't expose his little scheme. She had no objection to getting married during the summer vacation. The key was Gao Shujing's subsequent behavior.
Gao Shujing had never thought Gao Guojing could be so reliable, and mentally gave him a thumbs up: "I will discuss this with Rujia. Once it's confirmed, I hope you can make time to attend our wedding."
Captain Huang: "That's for sure. No matter when you decide on the wedding date, remember to let me know."
“I was your matchmaker. If I hadn’t agreed to let Shujing build a house next to the educated youth, you wouldn’t have gotten together so quickly.”
Zhang Zhaodi: "As a good friend, I definitely had to come and witness such a joyous occasion as Rujia's wedding."
Huang Guihua: "Settle it quickly, the sooner the better. Only when you are married can we feel at ease."
Zheng Lanlan bought a low-quality aphrodisiac; it did have some effect, but not much.
After being carried home by her brother, Li Xiaoyuan tied her up in the house and wiped her body several times with a cold water towel. The fever subsided, and after a nap, she was fine.
However, with all these things happening, Zheng Lanlan's reputation is completely ruined.
The boys in the team who liked her were either ordered by their families to stay away from Zheng Lanlan, or they were so frightened that they dared not come to Zheng Lanlan again.
No matter how beautiful a woman is, few people would want to be cuckolded.
Li Xiaoyuan and Zheng Lanlan, who had just woken up, hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Gao Guojing was equally saddened. Today was the Lantern Festival, and he had to return to Jiangcheng tomorrow. The thought of never being able to eat delicious food as freely as he did now made him extremely sad.
Gao Shujing went to the Xiafen Brigade, and Gao Guojing kept muttering to the kids, "Duofu, I don't want to go back to Jiangcheng, what should I do?"
Duofu asked, puzzled, "Uncle Guojing doesn't have to go back if he doesn't want to. We all like Uncle Guojing very much. Can't you stay here and play with us?"
Gao Guojing: "But Uncle Guojing needs to go back to school."
Duofu: "Uncle Guojing, can't you study here?"
Gao Guojing said, "No, I'm from Jiangcheng. I can only go to school in Jiangcheng." As he said this, he felt even more aggrieved.
If he still had many years until graduation, he really wanted to transfer to this school. It's so nice here; the weather is warm, there's delicious food everywhere, and even the grass picked on the roadside is so tasty it's irresistible.
Duo Shou tilted his head curiously and asked, "Uncle Guo Jing, is studying scary?"
Gao Guojing said with a look of grief and indignation, "Studying is not scary, what's scary is that there aren't many good foods in Jiangcheng."
He and Gao Shujing are brothers. Although he is not as smart as Gao Shujing, who has a photographic memory, he is not far behind. In terms of academic performance, he ranks among the top three in the grade.
When Duolu heard that there was nothing good to eat in Jiangcheng, he thought Jiangcheng was a terrible place. He couldn't stand not having good food for a day. How would Uncle Guojing live if there was nothing good to eat?
Duolu felt a pang of pity for Uncle Guojing.
Based on this idea, Duolu, who was always protective of his food and wouldn't even share his food with his favorite follower Duoxi, scooped a piece of cured meat into Gao Guojing's bowl at lunchtime.
Duolu said, "Uncle Guojing, eat more." But his eyes were still fixed on the piece of meat with heartache. It smelled so good. If Uncle Guojing wasn't so pitiful, he wouldn't have given it to him.
Several times he considered taking the meat back, but in the end, Duolu made a tough decision, buried his head in his bowl, and ate several mouthfuls of rice mixed with cured meat before he felt a little better.
Even though it was just a small piece of meat, it wasn't easy to pry it out of Duolu's mouth, and Gao Guojing was so moved that he almost cried.
Gao Guojing: "Duolu is so kind. Knowing that I won't be able to eat meat in the future, he is actually willing to give me his own meat to eat."
Duolu felt even more sorry for him when he saw him, and wanted to give him a piece of meat to eat, but he also liked meat very much.
Just as he was struggling with his decision, Duofu and Duoshou, who were standing nearby, couldn't bear to see Gao Guojing looking so pitiful. They each gave him two pieces of meat, and even the youngest, Duoxi, gave him a piece of meat, which moved Gao Guojing to tears.
On a side note: Every time Matsuko had to go back to work after a holiday, she would hug the door and cry, not wanting to leave. Many details in this novel are based on real-life events, except that there's no protagonist as capable as Matsuko to carry her through life. Matsuko is going to cry a little here…
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