Hearing this, Jiang Chen wisely shut his mouth and continued on his way with his tired body.
In two days, they will arrive in Beijing.
I don’t know if his wife was pregnant with his baby when he left last time.
On the other side, Du Shouquan brought his family and people to Beijing. With their previous memories, they found the Gu family's old house with ease.
The fatigue from driving for many days, coupled with the patched clothes on their bodies, if you ignore the things they are holding in their hands, you might think they are beggars who have come here to escape from disaster.
Although the Red Flag Brigade has become richer in recent years with the help of Shen Yunshu, the team members are still as frugal as before. In their opinion, as long as the clothes are wearable, it is fine.
Even so, they still wore their best clothes this time.
But they forgot that this is not a small place like Zhou County, but a big city.
Hearing the noise here, everyone in the alley came over. They surrounded Du Shouquan and others, talking non-stop, looking down at them with disgust.
It was as if he had been contaminated by something bad, so he covered his nose and quickly backed away.
The team members who had never traveled far came to Beijing for the first time. They were already nervous and were disliked from the beginning. They lowered their heads in confusion, looking at the shoes with toes showing on their feet.
They began to regret in their hearts that they had come here dressed like that. They should have gone to the county supply and marketing cooperative before coming and spent a lot of money to buy a new set of clothes so as not to embarrass Shen Zhiqing.
Chen Fengying didn't have so many concerns. She looked at the closed door of the Gu family's old house and shamelessly came to Old Lady Song.
"Old lady, I see you have a kind face and I can tell you are warm-hearted. I want to ask you something."
Chen Fengying's subtle flattery was very helpful to Old Lady Song. She smiled and said:
"You've asked the right person. There's nothing in this alley that I, Tian Chunlan, don't know. I see you standing at the door of the Gu family. Could it be that you're distant relatives of the Gu family?"
Even though they have been neighbors for so many years, she has never heard that the Gu family has any relatives in the countryside.
If that were true, with so many poor relatives coming to ask for money, the Gu family would be in a big fuss.
"How can we from the countryside be related to the Gu family? Shen Zhiqing once worked in our brigade and helped us a lot. He is our brigade's benefactor.
Our team heard she had given birth, so we came over with some things to see her." As she spoke, Chen Fengying subtly showed her the two wilted chickens in her hands.
Old Lady Song's eyes widened as she watched. To put it nicely, these people were city people and ate food supplied by the state, but they had too many mouths to feed and their lives were tight, not as comfortable as those in the countryside.
When was the last time she ate meat? Old Mrs. Song couldn't remember. She swallowed her saliva.
"Gu family's granddaughter-in-law is a capable person."
When Chen Yunshu was mentioned, the team members who had been timid and reserved just now became excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
"Shen Zhiqing is the most capable person in our brigade. He led us to do business with the supply and marketing cooperative. The vermicelli produced by our brigade is sold to..."
The neighbors were dumbfounded. This was not just marrying a granddaughter-in-law, but clearly a hen that laid golden eggs. They looked at Du Shouquan and others with less contempt.
Du Shouquan noticed the changes in the people around him and scolded them with a smile: "Second Nao, we still have important things to do, so keep your mouth shut."
Wang Ernao shut up immediately, but the pride in his eyes was obvious. Shen Zhiqing from their team was the most powerful one.
"Gu's granddaughter-in-law is giving birth at Huaxie Hospital. Turn right after you exit this alley and continue straight along that road..."
"You are such a kind person, old lady. I thank you on behalf of everyone." After Chen Fengying finished speaking, she took out two kilograms of vermicelli from the cloth bag and stuffed it into Old Lady Song's hand.
"This is not good..." Old Mrs. Song refused, but she withdrew her hand.
Chen Fengying's mouth was as sweet as honey: "What's wrong with it? This is produced by our brigade. If you like it, I will bring you some next time you come to Beijing."
"I'll shamelessly accept it, old lady. If you need any help, just come to my house and find me."
Chen Fengying agreed immediately.
When Wan Xinyu came back from the hospital, he saw a group of people gathered in front of the Gu family's door, and he subconsciously rode his bike over there.
It was hard not to notice Wan Xinyu's face. Zhou Lili, whose mind was wandering, noticed Wan Xinyu at the outermost edge. She exclaimed:
"Wan Zhiqing!"
Everyone looked in the direction Zhou Lili was looking.
Neighbors: "Wan family kid."
A member of the Red Flag Brigade said: "Wan Zhiqing from their brigade."
Wan Xinyu was also stunned. When he reacted, his hands were tightly held by Chen Fengying:
"Wan Zhiqing, has Shen Zhiqing given birth?"
"Not yet, but it will be soon, in the next two days." Wan Xinyu continued: "If Shen Zhiqing knew you were coming, he would definitely be very happy."
"The people in the team knew that Shen Zhiqing was about to give birth, so they sent us here to see her." Seeing an old acquaintance, Chen Fengying's panicked heart instantly calmed down, and even her momentum became much stronger.
Seeing that they knew each other, Old Lady Song looked at Wan Xinyu curiously: "Wan family boy, do you know these people?"
“I met them in the countryside before, Grandma Song, I won’t tell you anymore, I have to take them to see Shen Zhiqing.”
Along the way, the members of the Red Flag Brigade followed closely behind Wan Xinyu.
Seeing that they were about to reach the hospital, Chen Fengying looked down at herself, looking unkempt and disheveled. Thinking that the little girl loved cleanliness the most, she asked Wan Xinyu to find a guesthouse nearby so that they could tidy up before going there.
Wan Xinyu had lived in the countryside for a period of time and knew that the team members were very frugal, so he did not take them to stay in a guesthouse, but brought them to the small courtyard where he lived now.
After being discharged from the hospital, disappointed with his family, he found a two-bedroom apartment to live in. He paid eight dollars a month for the rent for a year and the place was quite spacious.
The arrival of the team members made the originally spacious courtyard instantly crowded.
Wan Xinyu was worried that the team members would feel burdened by the living conditions, so he said considerately:
"During my time in the countryside, I was so grateful for your care. I'll always remember that kindness. You can live here peacefully and stay as long as you like."
Having said that, Du Shouquan shamelessly agreed on behalf of the team members.
Hot water was boiling on the stove. Wan Xinyu went to the neighbor's house next door to get a few pots of hot water. The team members took a simple shower with cold water and changed into clean clothes.
"I'll take you to the state-owned restaurant for dinner first, and then I'll take you to the hospital to visit Shen Zhiqing after dinner."
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