Zhao Dahu sat down with a smile, picked up a piece of meat for Wei Shuqing, and said, "I spoil her. After all, I chose her and gave birth to her."
Wei Shuqing glared at him, and seeing Zhao Dahu fawningly peeling garlic over, she quickly refused, "I won't eat it for lunch."
Looking at the father and son, their eating habits were exactly the same. It's true what they say, like father, like son. The Zhao family all have good appetites, including myself; I've gained quite a bit of weight in the past few years. I took a hateful bite of my steamed bun, then ate a few more bites of vegetables.
After Zhao Aiguo finished eating, he skipped out with the lunchbox Zhao Dahu had given him. After everyone left, Wei Shuqing said to Zhao Dahu, "Dahu, it seems Qi Zhifang was there this afternoon, you know..."
Zhao Dahu said nonchalantly, "It's nothing. I had someone change Aiguo's file. He's now a child of the Zhao family, and has nothing to do with you."
Wei Shuqing was still uneasy and said, "I'm scared!"
Zhao Dahu patted her and said, "What are you afraid of? If the sky falls, the big guy will hold it up. Just remember, there is no Qi Aiguo in this world, only Zhao Aiguo, with a clean and innocent resume!"
Wei Shuqing nodded, "It's so good that Da Hu married you!"
Zhao Dahu laughed and said, "What are you talking about? If you were with me, and I made you live in fear, that's not what a man does. There are no such people in our Zhao family."
Wei Shuqing gave him a coquettish look and said, "You're such a jerk!"
She believed Zhao Dahu on this point, but just in case, she still said, "Should we tell Qi Zhijun?"
Zhao Dahu said, "When we were doing it, I already told him and he agreed. And believe it or not, he handled things like a real man this time." Only then was Wei Shuqing relieved.
After Dongfang Hong was sent back by the Wang family, Qi Zhijun also sensed that things were going wrong. At this time, Zhao Dahu came up to him and wanted to arrange an identity for Zhao Aiguo, so that he could completely break away from the Qi family. Although he was reluctant, he agreed after weighing the pros and cons. Anyway, he and Xiao Cui would still have children. It was a final compensation to Wei Shuqing and Aiguo. So he went to the hospital with Zhao Dahu to sign the death certificate for Qi Aiguo in July 1959. From then on, Qi Aiguo was no longer in this world. The one at home was Zhao Aiguo of the Zhao family.
After Wei Shuqing left, Zhao Dahu felt he couldn't leave Qi Zhijun unreturned, so he rode his bicycle to Qi Zhijun's workplace to tip him off. When Qi Zhijun came out, Zhao Dahu whispered, "Your sister's affair with a prostitute has been exposed. Do you think you can find someone to help her?" After saying that, he left, leaving Qi Zhijun alone, bewildered in the wind.
In the afternoon, Li Maocai led her through a maze of turns to the small house where she always cooked for him. After entering, Li Maocai closed the door, plopped down in a chair, and coldly stared at Qi Zhifang.
Qi Zhifang stood there dumbfounded, like a puppet on a string, with bricks and broken shoes hanging around her neck.
After a while, Li Maocai leaned closer and said, "Two choices: either you go back to the labor camp, or you become my woman!"
Qi Zhifang was stunned and asked incredulously, "You want to marry me?"
Li Maocai, as if he had heard a joke, said, "What are you talking about? Marry me with a reputation like yours?"
Qi Zhifang, her face flushed with anger, said, "You mean you want me to be with you without any status or recognition?"
Seeing that Li Maocai remained silent and turned to leave, Li Maocai's cold voice rang out, "Once you walk out this door, you'll never have another chance. You should think about your mother, your brother, your sister-in-law, your son, and your daughter. Your whole family will be dragged down by you and unable to hold their heads high."
Qi Zhifang said firmly, "Then I don't need you!"
Li Maocai laughed and said, "You're not still thinking about asking your lover for help, are you? What's her surname... Xiao?" He then let out a contemptuous laugh.
Qi Zhifang turned around incredulously and asked, "What's wrong with him?"
Li Maocai said sarcastically, "Too many problems, he would have been thrown in jail long ago. Otherwise, how do you think he got into trouble? If I remember correctly, it was related to you, a womanizer. I have to say, you're quite something, how many men have you slept with? Now what are you pretending to be so virtuous for! If it weren't for your somewhat charming appearance, do you think you would have had the chance to show up here?"
Seeing that Qi Zhifang had stopped there and was no longer moving, he went over and hugged her from behind, slowly unbuttoning her clothes. Just as he was about to take them off, Qi Zhifang said weakly, "Wait, I promise you, but you also have to agree to bring Wang Fang back to give her a job!"
Li Maocai glanced at her disdainfully and said, "You'd better get past your own hurdle first! As for the rest, that depends on whether you're worth it!"
A few days later, when Li Maocai came to the office to submit materials, Qi Zhifang finally left the archives and went to the service department to get a job as a cleaner.
When Wei Shuqing found out, she was completely dumbfounded. Qi Zhifang and Li Maocai were indeed involved, though it seemed to be different from what was written in the book. She didn't know what the problem was, but she was still very troubled.
Zhao Dahu obviously didn't have that many concerns, and Li Maocai didn't value Qi Zhifang much at all, otherwise he wouldn't have made Qi Zhifang a cleaner.
She's in a terrible predicament herself, and she doesn't know what her wife is so anxious about.
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