The next day, Wang Fang changed her target and went to the gate of Zhao Aiguo's school. After asking around, she found Zhao Aiguo's class. Just as get out of class was about to end, Zhao Aiguo was stopped by Wang Fang.
Wang Fang, who is 165 cm tall, looked at her cousin, who was about the same height as her, and felt particularly conflicted. She was thinking about how to scheme against him, and while she couldn't say she felt uncomfortable, she also couldn't say she felt too good. Just as she was pondering what to say, Zhao Aiguo, finding this somewhat eccentric woman strange—she had called her out but hadn't said a word.
He was starving and desperate to get home for dinner. He shuffled to the side, about to leave, when Wang Fang called out, "Qi Aiguo!"
Zhao Aiguo was taken aback and said, "You've mistaken me for someone else. My name is Zhao Aiguo! My surname isn't Qi."
Wang Fang looked at Zhao Aiguo with a complicated expression and said, "You should have been surnamed Qi..."
Zhao Aiguo suddenly remembered Qi Zhifang, that crazy woman, and looked at Wang Fang with unfriendly eyes, saying impatiently, "Who are you? If you're going to have an episode, stay away from me. I have to go home for dinner!"
As he was about to run away, Wang Fang quickly grabbed him and whispered, "What I'm telling you is true. Your surname is Qi. When you were little, your mother, Wei Shuqing, remarried and moved to the Zhao family. I am your cousin."
Zhao Aiguo pulled the clothes out of Wang Fang's hands, looked Wang Fang up and down, smiled and said, "Are you my cousin?"
Wang Fang nodded, and Zhao Aiguo reached out his right hand to touch his smooth chin, saying, "How do I know if you're telling the truth?"
Wang Fang sighed and said seriously, "If you don't believe me, I'll take you to find your dad!"
Zhao Aiguo's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "So that old Deng is still alive?"
Wang Fang suddenly didn't know how to respond, but fortunately Zhao Aiguo didn't need her to, and continued, "Who is he to you? Who are you?"
Wang Fang patiently explained, "His name is Qi Zhijun, he's my uncle. My name is Wang Fang, I'm your aunt's daughter!..." She went on and on, recounting his connection to her family. Of course, she omitted the negative details. Finally, she concluded, "That's how it happened. Your mother upset your grandfather so much that he was hospitalized, causing unrest in the family. My uncle divorced your mother, and not long after, your mother remarried Zhao Dahu, taking you with her."
Zhao Aiguo suddenly realized, nodded exaggeratedly, "Oh..." Then he stretched out his index finger and beckoned to himself, whispering, "Come here, I'll tell you."
Wang Fang approached him with some skepticism, and Zhao Aiguo said, "Let me tell you! Go back and tell that old Bideng to settle the child support he owes me for the past few years. It's been 120 a year for over ten years. I'll give him a discount and round it up to 2000."
Wang Fang was so angry she almost fainted, but Zhao Aiguo immediately said in a very nice tone, "Cousin, you're my cousin. I'm hungry, shouldn't you buy me something to eat?"
Wang Fang suppressed her anger and asked, "What do you want to eat? Hot soup noodles? Or mutton offal noodles?"
Zhao Aiguo shook his head and said, "No need for such high-quality stuff, just go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy a twisted dough stick for seven cents!"
Wang Fang scoffed inwardly and said, "Let's go then!"
"Oh! My beautiful and kind cousin is so good to me! This way, please..." She flattered him all the way, saying nice things as if they were free. As soon as she entered, she said loudly, "Sister, are you going to pay for what I buy today? Don't try to fool me, I'm just a kid. I've never been here before, and I don't have a single penny on me!"
Wang Fang glanced at Zhao Aiguo with disdain and said arrogantly, "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and take it!" She thought to herself, "You're just as poor as your mother, you're not even worth asking for seven cents."
Zhao Aiguo called out to the sales clerk, "Big sister, give me ten Tianjin-style twisted dough sticks, and a pound of each of the eight kinds of steamed rice cakes..."
Wang Fang quickly interrupted, "Wait a minute, there's so much patriotism in the world, you can't possibly finish it all..."
Zhao Aiguo pressed Wang Fang's hand down and said with genuine emotion, "Sister, didn't my dad send you to my place?"
Wang Fang immediately replied, "Yes, your dad misses you!"
Zhao Aiguo said to the sales clerk, "Big sister, you see? My dad, who seems to have appeared out of nowhere! He hasn't seen me in over ten years. I finally get to eat something of his, so I have to order as much as I can! Sister, if you ask me, don't be stingy with him. We have to spend this kind of money that Chen Shimei (a notorious womanizer) has, spend it like crazy..." He continued, "Canned goods, four meat cans, four fruit cans, this kid loves to count, not one more! Oh, and three catties of sesame candy, and one catty of rice candy!" As he spoke, his small eyes spotted Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), and he pointed at it, saying, "Give me two bottles of Erguotou, I have to go see him. I need to get some liquor."
Wang Fang's face darkened with anger. The other person had packed a large bag, and Zhao Aiguo, struggling to carry it, gave Wang Fang a bright smile and said, "Thank you, dear cousin! See you later! Bye-bye!" Then he ran off like a madman.
Wang Fang had never experienced anything like this before. Furious, she paid the bill of 25.7 yuan, plus 17 jin of grain coupons. Then, the unlucky child disappeared without a trace.
Zhao's father, Zhao Dahu, and Wei Shuqing were cutting the leftover green beans, eggplants, and potatoes planted by the wall. The vegetables needed to be dried to save for winter.
Zhao's mother came out and called out, "Dinner's ready! Why isn't Aiguo back yet!"
Just as Zhao's father put down his work and was about to go out to look for him, Zhao Aiguo came in singing the national anthem, carrying large and small bags with great effort.
Father Zhao began, "My little darling! Where have you been? Did you strike it rich?"...
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