Li Qiuxiang nodded vigorously beside her. Director Wang was right; if you can talk, then talk more. Looking at Qi Zhifang's desperate expression, Li Qiuxiang added, "Hurry up and send the old lady to the nursing home! Otherwise, I'll go from being the plaintiff to a police officer! Let's find a place to talk! Oh, and call that sycophantic wild man of yours along! He hasn't even stepped inside yet! And he's already reaching out so far!"
Director Wang glared at Qi Zhifang and said, "Tell me, old lady, what are you planning to do?"
Qi Zhifang's head was buzzing as she said, "This isn't just my problem..."
Li Qiuxiang raised her voice impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense! Everyone heard you say that you should support your own mother! I'll say it again, we've been paying forty yuan a year for three years to support your mother, even for Wang Hong's unmarried daughter. If you keep bringing this up, don't blame me for being impolite!"
When the neighbors heard the inside story, they exclaimed, "My goodness! Qi Zhifang is truly heartless! She even takes Wang Hong's money! Everyone knows Wang Hong only earns a pittance a month, and she still has to give Li Qiuxiang 17 yuan every month!" They all whispered and cursed Qi Zhifang for being shameless!
Qi Zhifang yelled, "That's enough! I'll raise them myself, I don't need you! Now please leave my house!"
Li Qiuxiang crossed her arms and sneered, "You're really shameless. This is your home now? Have you forgotten that you ruined your home long ago? So, you think that just because you live somewhere for a long time, it's yours? You can pack your bags and stay at Qianmen Tower for a few nights and then Qianmen Tower is yours? You can build a nest next to Tiananmen Square and then the entire palace is yours!"
Everyone burst into laughter. Qi Zhifang's face flushed red and then turned pale with anger. Finally, she squeezed out, "I'll take care of my mother myself. I don't need you. I'll send her to a nursing home in the next couple of days!"
After getting the results, Li Qiuxiang didn't waste any more words with her, and rode away on her bike. Thinking that she hadn't seen Wei Dani for a long time, she turned around and went to her side.
As soon as I entered, I saw Liu Taohua with Wei Jianshe, sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) with an old lady, eating melon seeds.
Wei Jianshe saw Li Qiuxiang and shouted, "Sister Qiuxiang!" Li Qiuxiang nodded happily and said, "Hey! Where's your sister? Why isn't she at work today!"
Liu Taohua smiled and said, "Is this Qiuxiang? I heard them mention her when they went back. I'm Da Ni's mother, and this is Da Ni's grandmother!"
Li Qiuxiang quickly greeted them warmly, "Hello, Auntie! Hello, Grandma!"
Mother Wei nodded and said, "Good! You've come to see Da Ni?"
Li Qiuxiang exclaimed, "Why didn't she come to work!"
Liu Taohua smiled sheepishly and said, "My son-in-law Jiang Zhen introduced Erni, who is Da Ni's younger sister, to a guy working at a food factory, so I gave my job to Erni. Da Ni happened to be pregnant again, so my son-in-law asked me to cover her shift!"
Liu Taohua's greatest fortune in life was that when Wei Shuqing was down on her luck, she didn't kick her while she was down. Instead, she treated her sincerely and wasn't greedy, which created a good relationship. Afterward, she unconditionally trusted Zhao Dahu, so she got a temporary job. Although she has nothing now, her two daughters no longer have to work hard in the fields. Her life has been worthwhile.
Li Qiuxiang's eyes lit up. "Da Ni is pregnant again!" She was genuinely happy. After chatting for a while, she noticed it was almost noon, so she rode her bicycle to Zhao Aiguo's workplace.
I'm in a good mood today, so I thought I'd treat myself. As soon as I went in, I smelled a bright, fresh scent and found Zhao Aiguo squatting on the ground with his back to me, whispering, "Hey! What are you researching, kid?"
Zhao Aiguo turned around and said, "Where are you cooking egg noodles? What brings you here?"
Li Qiuxiang went over to take a look and, good heavens, he had cooked five packets of instant noodles with eggs! This stuff not only requires food coupons, but each packet costs 15 cents. Isn't he afraid of stuffing himself to death? Then she saw that he had also made two poached eggs and sliced sausages. This guy really knows how to take care of himself!
Zhao Aiguo chuckled. "What brings you here?"
Li Qiuxiang frowned and said, "I knew you were going to eat alone, so hurry up, I haven't eaten yet!"
Zhao Aiguo stood up and said, "Shall we eat something together?" He quickly went to get the food. Zhao Aiguo said "Okay," picked up the food container and ran back in a short while, bringing braised pork, stir-fried eggs with garlic sprouts, and six steamed buns made from a mixture of wheat and water.
Li Qiuxiang didn't stand on ceremony. She broke open a steamed bun, put two slices of braised pork in it, took a big bite, and said, "Does your company need a gatekeeper? We can provide meals even if you don't pay him!"
Zhao Aiguo used his teacup to put a piece of instant noodles on her plate. Li Qiuxiang said, "Alright, pour me some soup, add some sausage and an egg. I want to eat more braised pork. This meat looks so good! There's so much good food in your cafeteria, how can you be so wasteful as to eat instant noodles!"
As Zhao Aiguo brought the small pot over, he said, "I suspect I might not grow any taller..."
Looking at Zhao Aiguo, who was already over 1.85 meters tall, Li Qiuxiang really wanted to say, "How much taller do you want to grow!" Suppressing her urge to curse, she said, "What's wrong? Are you worried that your height will prevent you from eating camel dung in the future?"
Zhao Aiguo looked at Li Qiuxiang with a resentful look and said, "No! I've just noticed that I'm gaining weight and not growing taller lately because I've been eating too much! I don't want to be like I was when I was a child!" He ate his noodles in big bites and then picked up seven or eight slices of braised pork from his own pot.
Li Qiuxiang swallowed hard, took another bite of her steamed bun, and said, "If you had boiled one less egg or added a few less slices of sausage, I would have believed your nonsense! And you ate so much braised pork, tsk tsk tsk! If you don't get to 200 pounds, it's because you have poor digestion and can't absorb nutrients!" She now wondered what kind of family could raise Zhao Aiguo like this! Like a stupid rabbit that had been stimulated.
I also deeply suspect that all men are the same, like soap. They look solid, but the more you use them, the less durable they become, and eventually you can't even pick them up!
Zhao Aiguo ignored him and finished his noodles in a short while.
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