Chapter 125 Departure
Father Gu, however, did not notice Tong Liqun's expression. Instead, he said with a smile, "Yes! Time flies! In just over two months, Xiang Wan will give birth. Yan Xiao is always in the army and can't be with Xiang Wan. So, we've decided that this time, instead of going to Beijing for the New Year, we'll stay in Beijing to be with Xiang Wan and keep an eye on her. That way, we can feel more at ease."
Upon hearing this, Tong Liqun nodded in deep agreement: "That is indeed the case. In that case, it's not appropriate for me to keep Brother Jianguo here any longer. I'll write you a letter of introduction right away."
Without waiting for them to speak, Tong Liqun directly presented the letter of introduction.
Then he asked, "Brother Jianguo, when do you plan to leave? I'll have Aiguo see you off."
"No need to trouble Aiguo, Yong'an has already arranged to pick us up tomorrow," Mr. Gu said with a smile and a wave of his hand.
Tong Liqun didn't insist any further. After Gu Yanxiao and the others left, Wu Yong'an would come to the Gu family's courtyard every two or three days to keep the two elders company and help with some chores.
The closeness of their relationship is obvious to everyone.
Besides, Wu Yong'an can get a four-wheeled vehicle to pick up and drop off the Gu family couple. What does Aiguo have to give them? A bicycle?
Should we take the oxcart from the village?
After carefully putting away the letter of introduction, Mr. Gu took his leave.
In the Gu family courtyard, Xu Yirou was helping Gu's mother boil water, kill chickens, and pack luggage.
Since the last time she borrowed money, Xu Yirou has been coming over from time to time to help Gu's father and mother with whatever she can.
She doesn't talk much, but she always helps with things quietly.
Over time, Gu's parents came to understand her better and found her to be a self-reliant and independent person.
No wonder, among the previous batch of educated youth sent to the countryside, she is the only one who has been able to stand on her own until now, without having her pride broken or her thoughts distorted by hardship.
"Aunt Gu, I've already cleaned these chickens. In this weather, they should freeze overnight if left outside, making it easier to take them to the capital tomorrow."
After packing everything up, Xu Yirou said with a smile, "I'll help look after the yard after you leave."
“Everything is packed up, and there’s nothing in the yard that needs looking after, so you don’t need to bother,” Mr. Gu said with a smile, shaking his head.
In fact, he himself was not sure whether he would come back after leaving.
We'll see if Su Xiangwan needs their help taking care of the baby after she gives birth!
If you don't need it, returning to this village of eight trees to retire is also a good option.
Early the next morning.
After having breakfast, Mr. and Mrs. Gu packed the slaughtered chicken and the eggs they had collected over the past few days into their suitcases.
I had just finished tidying up when I heard a noise coming from outside the courtyard gate.
Upon going outside, I saw Wu Yong'an getting out of a jeep.
"Uncle Gu..."
Wu Yong'an greeted him with a smile, and looking at the luggage that had already been packed in the yard, he happily carried it to the car.
After loading all the luggage into the car, Mr. Gu looked around the clean and tidy yard, closed the gate, and then got into the car.
As soon as the car arrived at the village entrance, Tong Liqun and many villagers from Bakushu Village were waiting there.
"Secretary, what are you doing...?"
Seeing that he had opened the car window, Tong Liqun put the eggs he was carrying inside: "Brother Jianguo, these are some eggs from home. Take them to Xiang Wan."
"Secretary, I can't accept this..."
Zhu Jinmei handed the things in her hands to Gu's mother: "Sister-in-law Gu, these are two sets of swaddling clothes I made. Please take them to Su Zhiqing for me..."
"Jinmei, this won't do, you..."
"Oh, Sister-in-law Gu, please don't refuse. To be honest, although you haven't been in our Bakushu Village for long, everyone here has benefited from the kindness of your Gu family. If it weren't for you, we don't know when the children in our village would be able to go to school..."
As Zhu Jinmei spoke, her eyes welled up with tears, a stark contrast to her usual carefree demeanor.
“Our Eight Trees Village is too poor, we really don’t have anything to offer. Actually, I know that with your status, you wouldn’t even look at these things…”
Before Zhu Jinmei could finish speaking, Gu's mother quickly took the things from her hands and said, "Jinmei, if you keep saying that, I'll really be ashamed. Our Gu family has come to Bakshu Village and it's all thanks to your care that we've been able to get through these past few months peacefully. It's all fate that brought us together. There's no such thing as status..."
Seeing that she had put away the swaddling clothes she had made, Zhu Jinmei smiled happily: "Sister-in-law Gu, have a safe journey. I'll be waiting for your red eggs when you come back!"
"well!"
On the other hand, Gu's father could not refuse any more of the eggs that Tong Liqun gave him, but he refused to accept any more from anyone else.
After all, they had quite a lot of luggage, and if we kept taking more, it would be really difficult to carry it all.
When Wu Yong'an saw that everyone had stopped stuffing things into the box, he finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
If they stuff any more in, Uncle Gu and the others really won't be able to take it all with them.
As soon as the car started, Wu Yong'an glanced at the rearview mirror and saw a slender figure standing quietly outside the crowd, watching them go.
Xu Yirou...
Upon seeing this figure, Wu Yong'an's eyes flickered slightly.
At the same time, Gu's father and mother also saw Xu Yirou.
"It's Yi Rou," Gu's mother sighed, "She's a child with a hard life."
"Yes! Her parents are really despicable! Last time, because of Xie Manman's matter, they actually called Secretary Tong and forced Xu Yirou to take the blame for Xie Manman! I really don't know what kind of heartless parents could do such a thing."
The village committee's phone number is publicly available, so after Xu Yirou's parents stopped calling home, they tried to contact the village committee.
Helpless, Xu Yirou answered the phone, thinking it was her family calling to check on her since she hadn't been in touch for so long.
Unexpectedly, the first thing the other party said was to ask her to take the blame for Xie Manman.
Tears immediately welled up in her eyes, and she rejected their unreasonable request without hesitation.
Unexpectedly, after being rejected, Xu Yirou's family resorted to all sorts of foul language and unreasonable behavior.
They even threatened Xu Yirou that if she dared not listen to them, they would come to Bakushu Village to cause trouble.
It was Tong Liqun who noticed something was wrong and took the phone.
As the village party secretary, I had a fight with them and threatened them that if they dared to cause trouble, I would not be polite to them.
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