Chapter 56 New Daughter-in-law
Gao Shaolin from the police station suddenly felt a pain in his heart and a fishy-sweet taste surged up. He was almost about to vomit it out. Gao Shaolin forced down the fishy-sweet liquid that had already reached his mouth.
He slumped down in the chair, feeling that the situation was hopeless, as if he had worked so hard to achieve something, but still failed.
But he didn't even know what was going on. This feeling made him feel panicky and scared.
Tan Yanlu lay flat on the kang, barely able to see the outline of the beams in the darkness, but this small, warm room gave her an infinite sense of security.
She succeeded, she broke free from the psychological suggestion, and she did not die at the hands of the robbers. Has she changed her fate?
Tan Yanlu cried with joy. It was at this moment that Tan Yanlu secretly made up his mind not to fall in love with others easily. This was really terrible. He was just a little bit away from losing his soul.
Tan Yanlu recalled the decades she had wandered as a wandering ghost in her dreams. She compared the dreams with reality bit by bit. She knew that her only hope of turning things around lay in Jiang Panyu, who also had her own secrets.
But Tan Yanlu didn't want to know what secrets Jiang Panyu had. She only knew that Jiang Panyu saved her, and that was enough.
Retracing the path of life, Tan Yanlu now knows that the college entrance examination will be resumed in a few years. There are only a few rare chances to start over in life, and since she is already a human being, she might as well experience the joy of being a human being.
When I have time, I will look for that legendary self-study series of math, physics and chemistry books, study hard on my own, and wait for her to get admitted to university so that she can experience a different life.
If you meet Gao Shaolin in the future, you'd better stay away from him. That weasel has caused her so much suffering. It would be a lie to say that she doesn't want revenge.
But as soon as this thought came to her mind, she felt a sharp pain in her head. Tan Yanlu had a feeling that it would be better for her not to have any entanglement with Gao Shaolin.
Gao Shaolin was the calamity in her life that she had successfully overcome. She would surely have a bright future. If she continued to be entangled with the people and things in the past, it would do her no good at all.
Tan Yanlu let out a breath. If she didn't want to take revenge, then she didn't. Gao Shaolin was such an unlucky person. It would be bad luck to be associated with him. She still had to learn to look forward.
After thinking clearly about what path she would take in the future, Tan Yanlu let out a long breath, her mind became clear, and she felt a lot more at ease.
Tan Yanlu slowly closed her eyes. This time she did not have a nightmare, but slept until dawn.
Jiang Panyu in the other room suddenly woke up, and the melon-eating system screamed in her mind: "Host, host, you, you, you, quickly check the progress bar of the little koi's plot!!!"
Jiang Panyu, sleepily, clicked on the task progress bar under the command of the melon-eating system. Well, it was ninety-five percent.
Jiang Panyu took a look and closed the progress bar. He was about to fall asleep again, but he felt something was wrong. Ninety-five percent! Ninety-five?
Jiang Panyu suddenly opened her eyes again, and all of a sudden she was no longer sleepy. She clicked on the progress bar again and saw that it was indeed 95%!!!
What did Tan Yanlu do tonight? How come she made 60% more progress all of a sudden?
Jiang Panyu and the melon-eating system looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.
"I have been scanning for changes in events in real time. Tan Yanlu didn't do anything strange tonight. She went to bed after washing up. She just woke up for a moment and then fell asleep again. There is nothing special about her!"
The melon-eating system checked its real-time database over and over again, and did not find anything unusual about Tan Yanlu tonight, so the 60% progress came too suddenly and startled the melon-eating system, which caused it to wake up Jiang Panyu.
Jiang Panyu also looked through the database but did not find anything unusual. In the end, he could only guess that it might be because Gao Shaolin failed to get what he wanted, and psychological suggestion could no longer control Tan Yanlu's thinking. In addition, Tan Yanlu herself had the aura of the protagonist. The double blessing made her awaken so quickly.
But no matter what the reason is, this is a good thing. Although it is still a little short of 100%, the heroine Tan Yanlu has completely awakened herself and is already embarking on a different path in life.
Now Jiang Panyu no longer needs to do anything tricky. She just needs to wait for the task to be completed and get the reward. This is really cause for celebration.
Jiang Panyu felt happy at this time: "Is the task going to be completed so soon? Why do I feel it's a little unreal?"
"Host, host, I also feel it's unreal, but the data won't lie, we are really about to succeed." The melon-eating system was also a little confused, but it didn't stop him from feeling excited at this moment.
Jiang Panyu was so happy that she couldn't sleep. If it wasn't the middle of the night, she would probably jump up and yell.
After the excitement wore off, Jiang Panyu began to care about her ultimate reward: "Guagua, when the progress bar of the little koi reaches 100%, how are you going to give me the Beijing courtyard as a reward?"
The melon-eating system immediately gave a solution: "Host, don't worry, your aunt is about to die. She has a courtyard house in her name and will give it to you in a will. When the time comes, you will receive the property certificate and title deed of the house. Then you can take the will and the certificate to the capital to collect the house."
Jiang Panyu blinked: "This aunt who is about to die can't be real, right?"
The melon-eating system shook its head: "Of course it's fake, it's just to let you, the host, get this courtyard house legally. The so-called aunt is just something we made up. Don't worry, we will handle all the procedures for you. When the time comes, you just need to collect the room and move in with your luggage."
Jiang Panyu's mood became even happier. Thinking of the courtyard house that was about to be in her hands, the corners of her mouth were raised and she couldn't let go of them, and she even giggled from time to time.
Tan Yanlu reached out to touch her forehead, wondering if Jiang Panyu was sick. "What's wrong with you? You've been laughing since this morning. Isn't your mouth sore?"
Jiang Panyu shook his head: "Nothing, I just had a beautiful dream yesterday. I dreamed that I got a big house and was recruited back to the city. When I woke up today, the more I thought about it, the more beautiful it became. I couldn't control myself, hehe!"
Tan Yanlu laughed: "It was just a dream. I had a nightmare yesterday. It scared me awake."
"What kind of nightmare are you having? Don't worry, as long as it's a nightmare, the dream will be the opposite." Jiang Panyu said seriously, shaking his head.
Tan Yanlu didn't want to talk about last night's dream, so she told a small lie: "I don't remember it either. I forgot everything when I woke up in the morning."
Jiang Panyu naturally did not ask any further questions. She began to mention that they had not yet taken back the tables, chairs and benches that they had placed at the police station yesterday.
The Chinese New Year is approaching, so I have to hurry and get it back. After all, I need to repair it again, and it has to be ready in time for the Chinese New Year.
The two decided to go to town after lunch to get the things back and have them repaired.
So the two of them finished their lunch an hour early and then set off for town.
At the police station, Gao Shaolin was bailed out by the director of their department. The director was very serious: "Shaolin, you said you have nothing to do after get off work, so why are you wandering around instead of going home to sleep?
Look at the trouble you caused today. Everyone in the department knows about it. When you go back, write two self-criticisms first."
Gao Shaolin hadn't slept all night, and his face was haggard: "I know, I'm sorry to trouble you, Director."
The director is not young anymore, but he still has some good feelings towards Gao Shaolin: "Shaolin, married people should be more mature and stable. When you have nothing to do after get off work, go home and spend time with your wife and children. Don't hang around there all the time.
Fortunately, nothing serious happened. If something had happened, what would your wife, children, and parents do?"
Gao Shaolin's face was a little stiff, and his body was still very uncomfortable. He wanted to lose his temper, but the person opposite him was his immediate superior, so he could only suppress his temper:
"I understand, Director. I was just in a bad mood, so I went out for a walk, but I didn't expect to encounter something like this."
"I also know that it's not easy to be a man, but now that you have a family, you have to learn to adjust your mood." The director patted Gao Shaolin on the shoulder, said this, and left the police station.
Gao Shaolin also pushed his bicycle back to the dormitory assigned to him by the hospital. He had not slept all night, and as soon as he lay down on the bed, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Then he had a beautiful dream. He dreamed that Tan Yanlu gave him a big treasure. With the help of Tan Yanlu's treasure, he earned billions of fortunes. Gao Shaolin woke up from the dream with a smile.
Then he looked at this small eight-person dormitory where things were placed in a messy manner and he could faintly smell the odor of stinky socks. Gao Shaolin suddenly woke up. This was the reality. No matter how beautiful the dream was, it was not reality.
Gao Shaolin felt lost. He sat there for a long time before he took out a notebook from the drawer and began to write a self-criticism.
It was already evening when he finished writing. He quickly got up and dressed himself, as it was his turn to be on duty tonight.
Gao Shaolin hurried to the hospital cafeteria, had two steamed buns, a plate of pickles, and a glass of boiled water. After eating, he went to the department to be on duty.
Today's class is destined to be unhappy. Those who know him and those who don't know him all come to ask him why he was taken to the police station yesterday?
Gao Shaolin was upset by the question, but he always boasted in the hospital that he had a good temper and would not easily lose his temper with others, so he could only hold back his impatience.
At this time, someone was sent to the hospital late at night, and Gao Shaolin was also called to help. However, he was distracted and accidentally broke a medical device at this critical moment.
This is no small problem. Yushan Town is just a small town. As the only hospital in the town, the medical equipment there is very limited.
Often, a set of tools is used by several departments in turn. Now that one of the tools is broken, we don’t know when we can replace it. And where will the money for this set of machinery come from?
Everyone then turned their attention to Gao Shaolin. After a meeting at the hospital, Gao Shaolin was given two choices: either be fired and go home to eat on his own, or pay for the machinery and the hospital would forgive him, but he would have to do an undemanding job in the future.
There was no way Gao Shaolin would bear to lose his job, so he chose the second path and paid for the machine.
But where could he find so much money? Even if he sold his whole family, he still couldn't raise that much money for something worth more than 500 yuan.
Even if he used his salary to cover the cost, it would take three or four years. Would he have to not eat or drink during these years? That was impossible.
Gao Shaolin was so anxious that a circle of blisters appeared on his mouth. He seemed to have aged several years overnight. After much deliberation, he decided to go back to Lianshan Village.
When Lin Wumei heard him explain the situation, she jumped up and said, "How can our family have so much money? This is a sin. You are trying to take our lives."
Lin Wumei slapped her thigh and cried loudly. Gao Shaolin took a few puffs of his cigarette and then shouted, "Okay, stop crying. I have an idea."
"What method? Tell me quickly." Lin Wumei quickly wiped her tears and snot, then took her son's hand and asked.
“My bicycle is a Phoenix brand, and I can sell it on the black market for more than a hundred yuan.
Tomorrow, you, I, my father, and the child's mother will go to the county and sell blood at the county hospital. The four of us will make more than a hundred dollars in total.
As for the remaining three hundred or so, think of a way to borrow from a friend or something, and just get over this matter first."
When Li Wumei heard her son's plan, she shook her head and said, "Selling blood is not an option. Your father and I are so old, what if something happens to us?"
Gao Shaolin suddenly threw the cigarette butt in his hand to the ground: "What else do you want me to do? Quit my job and come back to farm? Can I support you all by myself?"
Lin Wumei was also in a dilemma. She couldn't think of any good way to raise the money, so she could only listen to Gao Shaolin.
While the mother and son were discussing, they did not notice Gao's wife who was lying by the door and eavesdropping. When she heard that Gao Shaolin was going to pay the hospital 500 yuan in compensation, she gasped. The Gao family was already poor, so where would they get 500 yuan to compensate others?
Even if we finally find a way to gather the money, how many years of famine will it take?
Mrs. Gao felt that her life was hopeless in an instant. She tiptoed back to her room, took a look at the empty furnishings in the house, and suddenly made a decision in her heart that she could not stay in the Gao family any longer.
That night, after the Gao family finished their meal, they all went to sleep on the kang. Mrs. Gao got up early in the morning and said she was going to the mountains to cut grass for the pigs.
Lin Wumei wanted to ask her to quit as she would have to go to the hospital to sell blood, but when she thought about the precious pigs at home, she agreed.
Lin Wumei thought that cutting grass for pigs didn't take much time, so she could wait for Gao Dasao to finish her work and then go to the county town together. But in the end, Gao Dasao never came back after she left.
Gao Shaolin and Lin Wumei then realized something was wrong. They went to look through Gao Dasao's box, only to find that it was empty. Gao Dasao had run away!
Gao Shaolin was so angry that he ran to Gao Dasao's parents' home to bring her back, but he found out that Gao Dasao had not returned to her parents' home at all.
Gao Shaolin only then realized that he was in trouble. In order to leave some wiggle room for himself, he did not get a marriage certificate with Gao Dasao.
If Mrs. Gao doesn't want to live with him anymore and packs up her things to go back to her parents' home, it means she is unilaterally divorcing him. Now Mrs. Gao's parents don't acknowledge that their daughter has come back, so Gao Shaolin really has no way to find her.
Gao Shaolin could only return to Gao's home empty-handed. When Lin Wumeimei learned that Gao's wife had run away, she cursed Gao and her family in the yard, and then sat on the ground and cried.
Gao Shaolin smoked again, and finally he pulled Lin Wumei aside and said, "Let's go sell blood first, and when we come back, you can help me find someone. It doesn't matter if she is tall or short, fat or thin, as long as the woman's dowry is large enough and we can get two or three hundred, it will be fine.
If the remaining amount is still not enough, I will ask the hospital to deduct a few months’ salary from me.
This way, we can collect enough money. Anyway, we have to pay it quickly, preferably before the Chinese New Year, to avoid any more trouble. I’m afraid the hospital will fire me after the Chinese New Year.”
In this way, the three adults went to the county. They did not come back until the evening. When Lin Wumei and Old Man Gao came back, their faces were pale and they looked seriously injured.
Gao Shaolin wasn't much better, but he was still young and seemed to be able to bear it.
Gao Shaolin counted the hard-earned money and went out again on the third day. When he came back this time, his bicycle was gone, and he had collected more than 100 yuan.
Then on December 23, 1975, Gao Shaolin got married. His wife was a famous fierce woman in Yushan Town.
She is 1.8 meters tall, has a broad build and is as strong as an ox. She is a porter for the town construction team. She can do the work of two men alone.
Now she is in her thirties and has been married three times. The first three marriages failed because this shrew is very fierce and has a very bad temper. Not only does she like to beat people and scold dogs, but anyone who provokes her will be beaten with a fist as big as a casserole.
It is said that the first marriage of this shrew was because the man in her family disliked her for not looking feminine enough, so she beat her first man until he cried for his parents. In the end, the man cried and begged for a divorce, and not only did he not dare to ask for a dowry, he even had to pay her money before he gave in.
The second marriage was caused by her parents-in-law, who called her a hen that didn't lay eggs and wanted to take control of the family property. This shrew was dealt with along with her parents-in-law and her second man. The second marriage also ended in failure. The man not only didn't dare to ask for the betrothal gift back, but also had to pay money to send her away.
By the time of her third marriage, neither her parents-in-law nor her third man dared to find fault with her, but there were several sisters-in-law who liked to find fault with her.
Whenever this sister-in-law started trouble, the father-in-law and mother-in-law and the men in the family would listen to her. This shrewish woman dealt with even her father-in-law, mother-in-law, the men, and several sisters-in-law who were married out.
The third marriage also ended in failure. The shrew also refused to divorce until she got the money. This shrew became famous in Yushan Town, and no one dared to marry her anymore.
But this shrew is really rich, and she has a job. She received compensation for several failed marriages, so her wallet is really full.
Although no one wants to marry her, she has always wanted to get married. However, because of her personality and temper, many people are not willing to flatter her.
Lin Wumei found a matchmaker and said she wanted to find a rich wife. She didn't care about her height, weight, or age, as long as she was rich.
The matchmaker rolled her eyes and introduced this shrew to Gao Shaolin. Gao Shaolin had no other choice. He met her in the morning, got the marriage certificate in the afternoon, and in the evening the new bride came home carrying a package.
The shrew was also very satisfied. Gao Shaolin was fair-skinned and had a job in town. She knew that he was willing to get married because he was short of money.
The shrew took the responsibility and said that she would pay for the money, but she had to listen to her in the future. If she didn't, she would suffer the same fate as her three ex-husbands.
If Gao Shaolin wants to divorce her in the future, that’s fine. He will have to pay her back double the amount of money she spent in the Gao family, otherwise he will have to be her man until his death.
Then the Gao family welcomed the new daughter-in-law into the house in a low-key and hurried manner.
With the support of his wife, Gao Shaolin gathered enough money and quickly paid it to the hospital, and he finally kept his job.
Once the crisis was resolved, Gao Shaolin became extremely displeased with his wife at home. After all, his wife was thirteen years older than him and behaved more like a man than he did.
Gao Shaolin was unwilling to go home and chose to hide in the hospital dormitory.
But the new daughter-in-law of the Gao family was known to be not easy to deal with. She went straight to the hospital, dragged Gao Shanlin back, closed the door and beat Gao Shaolin up.
Lin Wumei and Old Man Gao wanted to step forward to stop her, but they were also beaten up by her. The Gao family wailed, but no one dared to step forward to stop the new daughter-in-law for fear of being beaten.
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