Gu Tingzhou shielded Li Qingyun and the child behind him and said with a cold face, "We are not familiar with each other. Please just call me by my first name."
Tian Meixue said embarrassedly: "Comrade Gu, what a coincidence to meet you. Are you going to eat? Can I exchange some food coupons with you? I left in a hurry and forgot to bring them."
Gu Tingzhou didn't buy it at all, "We don't have any extra, you should find someone else."
In this life, he didn't want to have anything to do with this woman. Thinking of how she and her son used her as a stepping stone to climb up in his previous life, he hated her so much that his teeth itched. There was nothing he could do but to let it go because he was blind and couldn't judge people well.
After saying that, Gu Tingzhou pushed his bicycle and left with his wife and children. The school was on holiday today, so they specifically borrowed bicycles from Cheng Jie.
After they walked ten meters away, Li Qingyun looked back at the woman who was staring at Gu Tingzhou's back with affection, and teased him in Tian Meixue's tone, "Brother Gu, you have such a cruel heart." After saying that, she patted Gu Tingzhou's chest with her hand.
"Stop messing around. Are you hungry? Let's go eat." Gu Tingzhou smiled dotingly.
"Dad, I want to eat braised pork." Dabao pulled his father's clothes and shook them, grinning with a flattering look on his face.
"Okay, Dad will take you to eat braised pork." Gu Tingzhou picked up Dabao, put him on the front crossbar of the bicycle, and pushed it.
Tian Meixue looked at the close-knit family from behind, and a burning jealousy burned in her heart, diluting the joy she had just felt from receiving the five hundred yuan.
She wanted to tear the smiles off their faces.
Finally, after watching them walk away, she went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things and then slowly walked back. This time she came to the county town on foot. She set out before dawn and arrived at noon. Now if she walked back, she would probably arrive in the afternoon. She had walked too much in the past few days, which made her physically and mentally exhausted. She just wanted to go home and have a good rest.
On the other side, Gu Tingzhou's family found a state-owned restaurant and had a delicious meal. They ordered the braised pork that Dabao wanted, the twice-cooked pork that Li Qingyun liked, and two vegetarian dishes. The family ate until they were full, and then found a cup of warm water in the restaurant to make milk for Erbao. After drinking the milk, he fell asleep again.
The couple took Dabao for a walk and went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some stationery, notebooks, pens, snacks, fruit candies and the like.
Li Qingyun specifically asked Gu Tingzhou to send Dabao away for a while. After the father and son left, Li Qingyun found a deserted place and took out a package of things that she had prepared long ago from the space, ready to take it back and give it to Qinghuan as a dowry tomorrow.
Yes, tomorrow is Qinghuan's wedding day. They came out today to take pictures and also to find a suitable excuse to take some things back for Qinghuan as a dowry.
During this period, Cheng Huaishan often came to visit, and the unmarried couple became more familiar with each other. Li Qingyun could see that Qinghuan was looking forward to her future with Cheng Huaishan. She even put extra care into making her clothes and kept asking her if they looked good.
Gu Tingzhou took Dabao for a walk and then came back to pick up Li Qingyun and prepared to go home.
The big package was hung in the front of the bike. Although it looked like a big package, it actually contained very light things. Dabao sat on the horizontal bar in the front, and she sat in the back holding Erbao. Gu Tingzhou pedaled the bike very fast, and Dabao screamed with joy in the front. The little boy liked this kind of excitement.
Soon, they caught up with Tian Meixue who was walking alone. She looked very tired and walked very slowly. Gu Tingzhou ignored her and increased his speed instead of slowing down. He flew past her, raising a cloud of dust.
Tian Meixue swallowed a mouthful of dust and looked up angrily, ready to curse, only to find that it was Gu Tingzhou's family who had just passed by. She felt aggrieved and uncomfortable. She did not blame Gu Tingzhou for being cold to her, she only blamed Li Qingyun for snatching away the happiness that should have belonged to her.
After returning home, Li Qingyun put the second child on the bed to continue sleeping, sent the first child to play by himself, and took Qinghuan to take stock of her dowry.
She opened the large package she had brought back and first took out two vintage peony-patterned bed sheets, which looked very festive.
"I've bought some dowry for you. Take a look and see if you like it. Here are two bed sheets. The salesperson said they are the most fashionable. There is also a set of quilt covers and pillowcases with a pattern of mandarin ducks playing in the water, and two bars of bath soap.
Cheng Huaishan has bought you some cloth to make new clothes, so I won't make clothes for you anymore. I've bought a few pieces of cloth for you to take with you. You can make them for yourself or your future baby. It doesn't matter. These colors are all very beautiful." Li Qingyun took out a piece of light yellow cloth and compared it to herself.
Qinghuan blushed, she hadn’t thought that far, her own baby?
"And this last thing, you're sure to like it."
"Thermostatic kettle?" Qing Huan was surprised. This thing is not easy to buy.
"With your brother-in-law here, there's nothing we can't do." Li Qingyun was afraid that she would ask more questions, so she deliberately pushed the blame onto Gu Tingzhou.
"Sister, I know your intentions, but I really can't take so many things. You've given me too much." Li Qinghuan looked at her sister worriedly. She didn't know if her brother-in-law would be angry. It would be bad if she destroyed her elder sister's family for her own affairs.
In fact, for Li Qingyun, this was just a drop in the bucket in her space. She bought it with real money in modern times, and she could give it to anyone she wanted. Even Gu Tingzhou couldn't say anything, but Qinghuan didn't know.
Li Qingyun said helplessly: "This is the last time. When you get married, you will belong to another family. This is a token of my love. Please accept it. And last time, I gave you money, but you didn't take it."
"That few dollars is not enough to buy so many good things. Sister, please don't lie to me. These are all good things. I'm not stupid." Qinghuan refused to accept them.
"Just accept it. Your elder sister wants to save your face so that Cheng Huaishan won't dare to look down on you. Only then will your life be smooth in the future." Gu Tingzhou also came in to persuade.
"Your brother-in-law is right. Cheng Huaishan seems nice now, but who knows what will happen in the future? I want you to marry him uprightly. Money and dowry are your confidence. You are also someone who is looked after by your family. He won't dare treat you badly in the future."
"Sister~ Qinghuan cried and hugged Qingyun tightly. How could she have met such a good elder sister? She clearly didn't want to drag her down, but she seemed to be bothering her all the time.
"Okay, stop crying. You're an adult, but you're still crying so much. Hurry up and pack your things. You're getting married tomorrow. Your eyes won't look beautiful if they're swollen from crying." Li Qingyun patted her shoulder.
"Sister, I will never be able to repay you for what I owe you."
"There's no need to divide things so clearly between sisters. If you can't pay it back, you don't have to pay it back. As long as you live well, I'll be very happy." It can be considered that I haven't let my sister down.
Li Qingyun got up early in the morning and found some simple cosmetics from the space to tidy up Qinghuan. She looked much more beautiful than usual, like a daffodil bud about to bloom. After everything was ready, she just waited for Cheng Huaishan to come and pick her up.
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