October 18th was a sunny day and it was the wedding day of Zhao Xingfeng and Song Qinghe.
The Zhao family's house was small. When Song Qinghe brought a few relatives and friends to pick up Zhao Xingfeng, he felt that their relatives and friends disliked his wife's family, and he felt a little ashamed. Before, the Zhao family's house was only about 60 or 70 square meters, and it was considered a decent family.
It is only about 30 square meters now, and there is not even a table and chairs for entertaining guests.
There were three beds in the living room, which was embarrassing.
Even though Zhao Youcai asked his two daughters-in-law to buy better wedding candies and cigarettes yesterday, it still seemed shabby.
When Song Qinghe saw that Zhao Xingfeng actually had no dowry, his face turned sour. Didn't the Zhao family even prepare a few quilts?
Zhao Youcai faced Song Qinghe's ugly face, felt ashamed and angry that Old Lady Wang couldn't do things well, which angered the Song family. He also blamed Ma Xiulan for being indifferent and not giving her daughter a dowry.
Zhao Xingfeng wore the red dress that Zhang Zhaodi wore at her wedding and left the house feeling aggrieved.
After the bride left, the excitement on the woman's side also ended. The neighbors ate the wedding candy and left. As for the leaders invited by Zhao Youcai, none of them came. If they were invited to every employee who had something going on at home, they would be too busy to handle it.
Moreover, recently it is a sensitive period for employee ratings, so they need to reduce contact with employees.
Zhao Youcai took the wedding candy and prepared to go find Director Zhang, who was in charge of him. Director He, who Ma Xiulan had called in last time, had more authority than Director Zhang. That was why he didn't dare to refute.
Old Mrs. Wang didn't come back yesterday. She came here early this morning with Zhao Youfu and Wang Qiuju. If the uncle and aunt didn't show up for their niece's wedding, outsiders would probably spread gossip about the Zhao family.
Seeing that Zhao Youcai was about to leave, he quickly asked his three daughters to greet him at home and followed him.
"Your job is a big deal. I'm afraid you can't do it, so I'll go with you. If anything goes wrong, I'll kneel down and kowtow to the boss to save your job."
Zhao Youcai thought about it and realized that it was because of the quarrel between Old Lady Wang and Ma Xiu Lan that his work was suspended.
If Old Lady Wang went with him, it would further prove that she did not gamble. She had earned part of her salary over the years to pay off her old man's gambling debts, and part of it was lost.
He was just a filial son who was threatened by Old Lady Wang on the grounds of filial piety and gave the money to Old Lady Wang for her control. He was wrong to Ma Xiu Lan, but when he divorced Ma Xiu Lan, he had signed an IOU and would compensate Ma Xiu Lan with his future salary.
Director Zhang sighed when he heard what Zhao Youcai said:
"Old Zhao, you're quite capable, but you're really confused about family matters. Even if you didn't gamble before, what's going on between you and Comrade Li Shulan? Don't you know that relationships between men and women are strictly enforced now?"
Zhao Youcai's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Ma Xiulan leaked the photos?
That shouldn’t be the case. Ma Xiulan still wants to take money from me.
He wiped the non-existent sweat from the tip of his nose: "Li Shulan is my ex-wife. I just gave her some divorce compensation. There's nothing between us."
Director Zhang frowned. "So you and Li Shulan's husband had a fight that day, and then you both divorced?"
Old Lady Wang quickly said, "It's all a coincidence. If my son liked Li Shulan, he would have divorced her at that time. It was because Li Shulan had been pestering my son for divorce compensation over the years, and my son gave it to her out of weakness.
It also caused my son and Xiulan to divorce. Xiulan gave birth to five children for our family and is a great contributor to our family. The divorce is just a momentary anger of Xiulan. We still have to work hard to redeem her and make Xiulan change her mind. My son's wife in this life will only be Ma Xiulan. "
"Son, tell me now, you and Li Shulan have no sexual relationship, and you will never marry Li Shulan."
Zhao Youcai's face turned pale and blue. He had already divorced Ma Xiu Lan, so he must marry Shu Lan.
Seeing him hesitate, Old Lady Wang clapped his hands anxiously.
Director Zhang also became puzzled: "Youcai, do you have a relationship with Li Shulan?"
Zhao Youcai gritted his teeth and shook his head.
Director Zhang sighed deeply and said, "Since you and Li Shulan don't have any sexual relationship, I'm relieved. You can return to work starting tomorrow."
In fact, there are several jobs that other people cannot do, and they are piled up there, waiting for Zhao Youcai to do them.
Zhao Youcai was a skilled but secretive person. He rarely taught his colleagues, and even his assigned apprentices were always just helping him. Since there was no actual evidence of him and Li Shulan being arrested, the factory would not intervene. The important thing was to get him back to work.
When Zhao Youcai came out of Director Zhang's house, he felt like he was about to lose his soul.
It was a mistake to bring Old Lady Wang along.
"Mom, why do you say that? I'm going to marry Shulan in the future."
Old Mrs. Wang knew this was the case. Li Shulan was a troublemaker and had caused her so much trouble.
"I'm doing this entirely for your job. Didn't you hear Director Zhang paying attention to your relationship with Li Shulan? If you marry Li Shulan in the future, wouldn't that prove that you and Li Shulan have been together for a long time?"
Although Zhao Youcai knew this truth, he was unwilling to accept it.
He muttered, "After a while, no one will pay attention to me anymore, and it won't matter if I marry Shulan."
Of course, Old Lady Wang knew this, but she would never let that scumbag Li Shulan in. Li Shulan couldn't tolerate her youngest son, let alone an old woman like her.
Ma Xiu Lan is still the best. She manages the household in an orderly manner.
If Youcai had remarried Ma Xiulan, he wouldn't have to give her so much money, and life at home would have been better.
But she couldn't reveal her selfishness because her son loved Li Shulan wholeheartedly.
"You're still thinking about marrying Li Shulan soon? Don't you know that Aunt Li lives next door to us? I estimate that as soon as Li Shulan gets married, Aunt Li will immediately report you. If you lose your job and Ma Xiulan doesn't get paid, and her evidence against you is exposed, you and Li Shulan will be reformed together."
When Zhao Youcai heard this, it seemed to be true. Ma Xiulan was still reluctant to let him go and would not let him marry Li Shulan even after their divorce. Otherwise, why would she rent her house to Aunt Li?
"I will never marry Ma Xiulan, this scheming old woman, again."
Seeing Zhao Youcai's resistance to Ma Xiulan, Old Lady Wang was a little angry:
"You can't say that. When Xiulan was at home, everything was going well at home. Look at the two daughters-in-law now. They don't work well and eat only when they are hungry. They are like starving ghosts. Unlike Xiulan, she works a lot but eats very little."
Zhao Youcai was very disdainful: "Vulgar, just hanging around the house every day, what kind of advantages are those?"
Not wanting to hear Old Lady Wang talk about Ma Xiulan's merits anymore, Zhao Youcai changed the subject: "Mom, can you give me your five hundred yuan?"
Old Lady Wang's eyebrows drooped. "I'll go back and ask your sisters for it."
Zhao Youcai wisely dodged away.
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