Yesterday, she watched the commotion from the other side of the gate. Wasn't that ungrateful educated youth named Zhang Wenming, who abandoned his wife and children, left the countryside to return to the city, and then went back to the countryside to take his son away because he couldn't have children?
By the way, yesterday, when that ungrateful son who was eyeing his mother's demolition compensation got into a fight with that old lady's nephew, she heard the old lady call her nephew "Qiangzi".
Could that nephew be Xiao Qiangzi?
So, that old lady is... Xiuning?
Xing Zhaozhao couldn't help but clench her hands tightly with excitement.
Is it really such a coincidence? I actually ran into Xiuning and Xiaoqiangzi?
If it's true, could she ask her about the whereabouts of her three children?
She didn't want to acknowledge them as her parents; she just wanted to know how they were doing fifty years later.
She couldn't wait any longer and hoped that she could meet Xiuning again after tomorrow.
Hongfei felt his mother gripping his hand, and suddenly her grip tightened, making his hand hurt. He frowned and called out, "Mom?"
Xing Zhaozhao was a beat slow to react, but quickly came to her senses and turned to look at her son: "What's wrong?"
"What is Mom thinking? She's squeezing my hand so hard it hurts," Hongfei said.
Xing Zhaozhao then loosened her grip a little, quickly loosening her hold on Hongfei's hand: "I'm sorry, Dafei, I was just thinking about how to punish Xiaoyu if he caused trouble again, I didn't notice."
Hongfei: "..."
When he got back, he would give his younger brother a good warning: don't cause any more trouble and make Mom angry, or the consequences will be severe.
Xing Zhaozhao led Hongfei up the mountain, and when she thought of Hao Xiuning, she couldn't help but frown again.
If we find that old lady after tomorrow and confirm that she really is Xiuning, we can't let her marry that ungrateful wretch again, lest she ruin her life for nothing.
Zhang Wenming had a decent lunch at Hao's house before returning to the educated youth settlement.
Considering the attitude of Hao's parents towards him, he figured that his marriage with Hao Xiuning should be settled, and his already good mood immediately improved even more.
He wasn't originally supposed to go to the countryside.
He was the youngest in his family, and his parents were both permanent employees in a machinery factory, earning good salaries. He had been spoiled since childhood, so he couldn't endure this kind of hardship.
It had all been agreed that he would take over his mother's job.
However, because he had an ambiguous relationship with Xie Tingting, the daughter of the factory's leader, he offended someone and was directly put on the list of those sent to the countryside, and he couldn't escape it even if he wanted to.
However, before he came, he had already decided that he couldn't endure hardship, so he might as well find a long-term meal ticket.
So, he immediately inquired about the situation in the village. In the Hao family, both parents were capable, and the two older brothers were a man with a formal job in the town, although it was at a scrap yard, and a soldier who sent back a stipend every month. Hao Xiuning herself was good-looking, had a good temper, and was capable. If he could win her over, she would be an excellent meal ticket, with no worries about food and drink, and someone to take care of her. Life couldn't be more comfortable.
Of course, he would need to make some sacrifices in the early stages to secure this meal ticket, but he could endure this little hardship in order to enjoy great wealth in the future.
Then, he would write a letter to Xie Tingting from time to time to complain. After a while, she would arrange a job for him and he could go back to the city directly.
As Zhang Wenming thought about the path he had arranged for him, he became more and more excited, and his steps unconsciously quickened.
Everything is going well; he's so clever.
"Bang!" I accidentally bumped into someone.
"I'm sorry," he quickly apologized.
He was a man in his early twenties with a pair of slightly slanted eyes that looked somewhat familiar, a roguish face, and the appearance of a hoodlum.
"Be more careful when you walk next time," the man said irritably, giving him a hard shove.
Zhang Wenming was pushed so hard he stumbled and almost fell.
However, he is good at assessing situations and, knowing he can't win, he won't stoop to his level.
Turning his head, Zhang Wenming watched as the man knocked on the door of the Gao family next door and went inside. Only then did he realize why those slanted eyes looked familiar—they looked exactly like the old lady from the Gao family.
Is he a relative of hers?
When Liu Gouzi entered the Gao family home, he saw Old Lady Gao lying on the bed groaning and asked worriedly, "Auntie, what's wrong? Are you sick? Should I take you to the clinic?"
Liu Gouzi is the youngest son of Gao Laotai's brother. He has been close to Gao Laotai since childhood and often says that he will support his aunt when he grows up. Gao Laotai also spoils him. Whenever he comes to eat, drink, or ask for something, she always gives in to his request. Compared to Gao Mingcheng, he is much better.
"Why are you here, Gouzi?" Old Lady Gao asked in surprise when she saw Liu Gouzi.
Liu Gouzi touched his nose: "It's been a long time since I've seen my aunt, so I came to visit her."
They're actually broke and just trying to scam money.
Hearing Liu Gouzi's words, Grandma Gao felt extremely warm: "Our Gouzi is the best. He knows how to treat his aunt well, unlike those ungrateful wretches who only know how to bully me."
As she spoke, Grandma Gao's tears flowed even more freely.
Upon hearing this, Liu Gouzi became furious: "Who dares to bully Auntie? Tell me, Auntie, and I'll get revenge for you!"
"Who else could it be? It's that old lady next door, the one surnamed Hao," said Old Lady Gao.
"The one surnamed Hao..." Liu Gouzi's words were cut short as he immediately wilted.
Isn't that woman next door, surnamed Hao, the daughter of Butcher Qin from town? She has several burly brothers; you can't afford to mess with her.
"And Mingcheng's wife," Old Lady Gao continued.
Liu Gouzi: "..."
This time, Liu Gouzi didn't even say a word.
Gao Mingcheng hits really hard, and he can really beat people to death.
"How did they bully Auntie?" Liu Gouzi asked.
Old Mrs. Gao immediately began to speak indignantly: "That little harlot went into the mountains and found some treasure land. She actually picked wild wild berries. Such rare things, instead of bringing them to her mother-in-law, she sent them all to the neighbor. I was not satisfied and said a few words to her, and she actually hit me with a broom. She is simply lawless and doesn't she fear being struck by lightning?"
Liu Gouzi didn't hear what Old Lady Gao said afterward; his mind was filled with thoughts of the precious land and wild berries: "At this time, she actually managed to pick wild berries?"
“That’s for sure,” said Old Lady Gao. “It shouldn’t just be wild strawberries. When I saw her come, she was carrying a heavy basket on her back. I wonder what she was hiding there. I suspect that she might have dug up some treasure in some sacred place, like ginseng or something.”
"Ginseng?" Liu Gouzi's eyes lit up when he heard that.
"Gouzi..." Old Lady Gao wanted to say something to Liu Gouzi, but Liu Gouzi was no longer listening.
"Auntie, I suddenly remembered I have something important to do, so I have to go now." After saying that, Liu Gouzi hurriedly left.
Mrs. Gao: "..."
They just left like that?
However, her dog was quite clever; this time, it didn't even ask her for money.
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