Chapter 44
"Sister, there are so many delicious foods at home! Please walk faster!" Youyou grabbed Jiang Guo's hand with her little hand, spread her short legs, and ran very fast.
But in fact, even if she didn't urge him, Jiang Guo could already be impatient.
Because she ran so fast, Jiang Guo's face was flushed and her eyes were shining with joy.
Her brother and sisters have not forgotten her, and even her mother is willing to let them take her home. What could be more joyful than this?
"Wait for me--" Although they both have short legs, Shanshan's legs are even shorter than Youyou's. Now she can't catch up anymore and keeps shouting behind her.
"Brother will hold you!" Jiang Cheng volunteered.
He can’t carry Youyou, so can he carry Shanshan too?
Jiang Cheng did some warm-up exercises, then raised his hands and carried his younger brother.
Shanshan was hugged tightly by her brother, with her chin resting on his shoulder. She didn't dare to move her hands and feet, and clung to her brother tightly, fearing that he would not be able to run away.
In this way, the four brothers and sisters ran towards the end of the village.
Meng Jinyu stood at the door. Before she saw the children, she could hear their laughter.
She looked towards the entrance of the village, and the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously.
She is the biological mother, not a stepmother. She just wanted to teach the child a lesson and let the child learn to grow up.
After going through so much, Jiang Guo should have grown up.
The sky was gradually getting dark. Looking from afar, Meng Jinyu saw the children's figures getting closer and closer.
Their eyes sparkled, even brighter than the stars.
"Mother!"
"We're back!"
"Mom, we got my sister back!"
When they were not far from home, Jiang Guo felt a little embarrassed.
The little girl's heart began to pound, her cheeks grew redder, and she glanced cautiously at her brother and younger siblings.
Youyou raised the corners of her mouth high, and the dimples on the corners of her mouth were sweet and cute. She gently pushed from behind, signaling her sister to come into the house quickly.
Shanshan has been put down by his brother. He is the only child who did not run all the way here. His face is not red and he is not out of breath. He just tilts his head and looks at his sister with a silly look.
Finally, Jiang Guo looked at Jiang Cheng.
Her brother nodded gently at her, his eyes gentle yet full of power.
Almost at this moment, Jiang Guo felt as if he was relieved.
They all support her. Even if she does something wrong, they will still try their best to give her a chance and help her fight for it.
In this case, she must be brave.
"Mom." Jiang Guo walked to Meng Jinyu and called softly.
Meng Jinyu looked at her eldest daughter with mixed feelings.
It seems like I haven't heard the word "Mom" for a long time.
"Come in and have dinner." Meng Jinyu looked at her and said gently.
Jiang Guo's tense nerves finally relaxed at this moment. She raised her face, her eyes red, and nodded vigorously.
Immediately afterwards, she was pushed into the house by her sister.
This is Jiang Guo’s first time visiting her mother’s house. The house is very small and looks a bit shabby, but it is so warm.
There were a lot of dishes on the table. After the children left, Meng Jinyu didn't pick up her chopsticks and waited quietly for them to come back.
Now, the family can finally have a New Year's Eve dinner in peace.
Shanshan went to get a bowl and chopsticks for her sister, and Youyou pulled her to sit down.
When she first started eating, Jiang Guo was a little nervous and awkward, but soon she was conquered by the delicious food on the table.
Now that her sister is back, the family seems to be suddenly complete, and Youyou is happier than anything else.
She was in a good mood and had an appetite for everything. After that, her little mouth never stopped eating and she ate with great relish.
The table full of delicious food was originally prepared for the children. Seeing them eating so happily, Meng Jinyu was happy from the bottom of her heart.
The children were very enthusiastic, especially Youyou and Shanshan. They were so satisfied with the meal that they were reluctant to stop even when they had to hold their round bellies.
The food on the plate was eaten bit by bit, and Youyou exclaimed: "It's so delicious!"
Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
They are the eldest children in the family. Even if some of them are immature, they knew that a big change had happened in the family when their mother decided to divorce their father.
Before, Jiang Cheng had listened to the gossips from his second aunt and thought that his mother’s life would be over after the divorce. He was so worried that he couldn’t sleep well for several days.
But now it seems that it was because my second aunt had too narrow a vision.
Just because I’m divorced, does that mean my life is over?
On the contrary, Jiang Cheng felt that his mother seemed to be reborn after the divorce.
Her life has just begun!
After dinner, the children rushed to help wash the dishes.
Meng Jinyu had learned the lesson from her previous life and knew that she had to let go of many things, so she just let them go.
Washing dishes was not a difficult task for them. The children were chatting and laughing in the kitchen, as if they were playing in the water, and did not feel tired at all.
Meng Jinyu went back to the house.
By the time she came out of the house, Youyou had already wiped her hands clean and ran out of the kitchen.
"Mom! We're done washing!" she said.
"Mom, Shanshan is making trouble!" Jiang Cheng carried Shanshan out and complained, "He just used the dishwashing water to wash his face."
Shanshan quickly waved her hands to explain: "Shanshan didn't make any trouble, Shanshan, wash your mouth, your mouth is greasy..."
"Why didn't I see it just now!" Jiang Guo said in shock, "Shanshan, aren't you the smartest kid in the commune primary school? Why are you using dishwashing water to wash your mouth..."
Meng Jinyu was amused by them and couldn't help laughing out loud.
Shanshan is very smart, but he uses all his intelligence in studying. In life, he is always confused.
In this life, Meng Jinyu intended to improve his life skills in all aspects, but the little guy never paid attention to it.
However, this did add a lot of fun to their family.
"Okay, stop making fun of Shanshan!" Youyou put her hands on her hips and said seriously.
"Then let's make fun of Youyou!" Jiang Cheng smiled and scratched the corner of the little dumpling's mouth, "Which kid doesn't wipe his mouth after eating?"
Youyou’s big eyes like black grapes kept blinking, and she immediately covered her little mouth with her little hands.
When I cover it, it becomes so greasy!
The little girl felt a little embarrassed and hid in her mother's arms. Even her white ears turned red.
Shanshan also ran forward with her short legs and started to act coquettishly with Youyou.
Meng Jinyu was very gentle and coaxed them: "Brother and sister are just teasing you."
Looking at this scene, Jiang Guo was sincerely envious.
In the past, she always thought that when she grew up, it would be fine if her parents no longer cared about her.
But when no one really cared about her anymore, Jiang Guo realized that this feeling was terrible.
She also wants more care and love.
Of course, Jiang Guo couldn't be jealous of his younger brother and sister, he was just a little bit envious.
"Guoguo, let's go home." Jiang Cheng said.
Jiang Guo nodded.
"Wait a minute." Meng Jinyu said suddenly.
Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo turned around in confusion.
"It's the New Year, and Mom is going to give you New Year's money." Meng Jinyu said with a smile.
The children opened their eyes wide.
Divide the New Year's money...
This has never happened in their family before!
Although the Jiang family is not poorly off, the old lady is very stingy and usually won't spend a single extra penny.
As for the father, he would only say in a high-sounding manner that children do not need to keep money around them and should not develop bad habits of wasting.
God knows how envious Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo were when they saw other classmates carrying money around with them.
I didn’t expect that mom would give them New Year’s money now!
"From young to old, line up." Looking at her eldest son and eldest daughter in a daze, Meng Jinyu said with a smile.
After a while, the team led by Shanshan was lined up.
Youyou stood behind her brother, stretched her neck, and waited curiously.
"This is the New Year's money for Shanshan." Meng Jinyu put fifty cents into Shanshan's hand.
"This is the New Year's money for Youyou." She stuffed another fifty cents into Youyou's pocket.
It was the first time for the two little kids to receive lucky money and they felt it was really new.
"But you two can't spend the money recklessly. If you want to buy something, you have to go with your brother and sister," said Meng Jinyu.
Shanshan and Youyou nodded quickly: "Got it!"
Next it was Jiang Guo and Jiang Cheng's turn.
Meng Jinyu gave each of them one dollar.
One dollar! This is an astronomical figure!
Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo were afraid that the money would be lost, so they immediately put it in their pockets. Then they couldn't help but touch their pockets with a look of cherishment and anticipation on their faces.
What are they going to buy with so much money?
No, don't buy anything!
They must keep this money safe and put it under their pillow as a lucky charm!
When it was time to leave, Jiang Cheng was reluctant to leave, but in his heart he was anxious to take the money home and hide it.
He walked to the door and turned to urge Jiang Guo: "Guo Guo, let's go."
Jiang Guo responded and followed his brother's footsteps, but after a few steps, he turned back and trotted to Meng Jinyu.
She leaned close to her mother's ear and said, "Mom, I'm sorry."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Guo ran away.
Seeing the awkward look on the little girl's face, Meng Jinyu's mouth corners raised even higher.
"Mom, what did my sister say?" Youyou asked.
"Nothing." Meng Jinyu rubbed Youyou's little head, "Sister said she has grown up."
Youyou nodded thoughtfully: "After the New Year, Youyou and your brother will have grown up!"
As soon as Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo went out, they actually saw Wang Xiaofen.
Wang Xiaofen leaned against the window with her butt raised high. She couldn't see clearly, but she felt that Meng Jinyu seemed to have distributed money to the children.
"Second aunt, what are you doing?" Jiang Cheng asked.
Wang Xiaofen was caught and was so scared that she almost fell down. She pretended nothing happened and asked, "How much did your mother give?"
Of course Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo ignored her, and the brother and sister went home together.
Wang Xiaofen followed their steps closely, but no amount of coaxing or deceiving could get them to talk, so she just made up her mind and continued to sow discord between them.
"Jiang Guo, the money your mother gave you must be different from the money she gave to your brother, right? And the money she gave you two must be less than the money she gave to Youyou and Shanshan, because they were raised by her!" Wang Xiaofen said with a smile, "Tell me, let me hear it, how much New Year's money did your mother give you two? If your mother bullies you, your second aunt will take care of it for you!"
Jiang Guo glanced at her, put a hand into the pocket of his cotton-padded jacket and touched it.
This girl is such an idiot!
Wang Xiaofen's eyes were lighting up.
But the next second, Jiang Guo imitated her and said in a sarcastic tone, "Mom treats the four of us the same, not like Second Aunt who is partial to one another. Second Aunt, is the New Year's money you gave to Daniu the same as the New Year's money you gave to Niuniu? And Xiaobao, does Xiaobao get any New Year's money?"
Wang Xiaofen was stunned by the question.
Jiang Cheng tugged at Jiang Guo's arm: "Guo Guo, you are ignorant, how can you expose people's shortcomings? Second aunt is not as capable as our mother, how can she give them New Year's money?"
Jiang Guo nodded as if he suddenly understood something: "That's right!"
It was not until the brother and sister walked away and disappeared from her sight that Wang Xiaofen realized that she was being bullied by them!
The two children are only thirteen years old after the Chinese New Year, but they have no respect for their elders at all.
Little bastard!
Wang Xiaofen was very angry.
It would be fine if Meng Jinyu could eat and drink well, but how come she has so much money?
Just now, through the window, she saw Meng Jinyu sitting with the children. They looked so happy, with smiles on their faces, as if they were so happy.
Wang Xiaofen wanted to mock Meng Jinyu about the divorce, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that Meng Jinyu didn't care at all about the divorce.
Moreover, without a man holding her back at home, her life became more fulfilling.
Thinking about having to face Li Guimei and her mother-in-law when she gets home, Wang Xiaofen felt inexplicably sad.
This was the first time that she felt a little envious of Meng Jinyu, and even thought that it was really good not to have to serve a whole family after the divorce.
On New Year's Eve in 1977, some were happy and some were sad.
Of course, most of the villagers' families were happy, but the only ones who were sad were the Jiang family and the widow Jin's family.
It was late at night, and Jin Minmin's little son was crying loudly. She and Nie Xiaojia were busy trying to coax the baby.
"Xiaojia, you have to work hard and grow up quickly, otherwise mom really can't hold on any longer." Jin Minmin said in a crying voice with deep dark circles under her eyes.
Nie Xiaojia nodded, and then said to her brother: "Xiao Wen, you have to work hard and grow up quickly, otherwise mom and sister will not be able to hold on any longer."
Nie Xiaojia felt sad.
But on the other hand, I breathed a sigh of relief.
My mother used to say that there must be a man in the family because he is the backbone of a family.
Although the "man" in the family is still young, his younger brother will grow up eventually. When he grows up, the family will have someone to rely on.
At this time, the baby Nie Xiaowen, who was not even a month old, had no idea that his little shoulders were already carrying such a heavy responsibility.
He was just tired of crying, so he took a break. He kicked his little feet, smacked his lips, and spit out bubbles.
…
In a blink of an eye, it was the third day of the first lunar month.
The children in the village play on the ridges of the fields and in the threshing grounds every day, and they are reluctant to go home until it is time for dinner.
Youyou has to go to school every day, and she finally has the winter vacation now. She is very popular wherever she goes. Every kid who sees her will wave to her and invite her to join the game.
Little Tuanzi is very kind. She doesn't want to disappoint any of her good friends, so wherever she goes, she has to stop and play for a while, which keeps her very busy.
"Youyou, can I play with you?" Suddenly, a timid voice came.
Youyou looked back and saw that the person standing behind her was Nie Xiaojia.
In fact, Nie Xiaojia didn’t want to play with Youyou at all.
However, Youyou has too many friends, and only by following Youyou can she have more friends.
And her mother said that Youyou is Uncle Jiang’s daughter. If she wants Uncle Jiang to be nice to her, she must first show kindness to his daughter.
Nie Xiaojia stretched out her hand and whispered, "Youyou, can we hold hands?"
Youyou remembered that Nie Xiaojia cheated in the exam, which was not the behavior of a good child.
But my mother also said that even if a child did something wrong, if she knows her mistake and can correct it, we shouldn’t hold on to her mistakes.
The little girl tilted her head, and after a long while, she nodded: "We can play together."
However, she did not hold hands with Nie Xiaojia. They were not good friends yet, and holding hands seemed weird.
"Let's play hopscotch!" Youyou said, pointing to a place not far away.
The small grids on the ground were drawn by Teacher Lin with chalk, and they looked like small houses. The children jumped on one foot, then with both feet together. They won if they reached the finish line.
Nie Xiaojia is an expert at shuttlecock jumping, so hopscotch is naturally not a problem for her. She stood at the starting position, stared for a while, and then started jumping.
She had a good sense of balance and reached the finish line in just a few jumps. When she stood at the finish line, a smile finally appeared on Nie Xiaojia's face.
"Look! I won and you lost!" Her voice rose unconsciously.
"But I haven't jumped yet, how do you know I lost?" Youyou found her confusing.
Nie Xiaojia was stunned for a moment: "Then you jump."
She stood at the finish line, waiting for Youyou to jump over.
Youyou has a round little face and a round belly. She looks like a glutinous dumpling. Every time she jumps, the flesh on her cheeks trembles.
Nie Xiaojia looked at her, feeling somewhat unconvinced.
In the past, I was the prettiest kid in the village, but now, Youyou’s face is white and white, and she is wearing a pretty red cotton jacket with a small flower embroidered on it…
Nie Xiaojia envied Youyou, but couldn't help feeling sorry for herself. The little girl was unwilling to accept and always thought that she had to defeat her in at least one aspect.
At this moment, every time Youyou jumped, her short legs would shake, and her whole body was shaky, which looked very funny.
Nie Xiaojia breathed a sigh of relief. She was waiting for Youyou to fall to the ground. This would prove that Youyou could not do everything.
However, she didn't expect that Youyou stumbled and jumped over and was about to reach the finish line.
"Xiaojia, please move aside! I'm coming over!" Youyou waved her little hand to attract Nie Xiaojia's attention.
But Nie Xiaojia just froze in place, not moving at all.
As long as you do it, you have to do it to the best of your ability. Youyou won't allow yourself to fail at the last step.
"Xiaojia! Did you hear that?" Little Dumpling shouted seriously.
Nie Xiaojia heard it, but she pretended not to hear it.
Because she saw many children not far away were attracted by them and looked over.
She didn't want to let Youyou win, and even wanted to watch Youyou fall.
When Gu Qi arrived at Fenglin Village, he saw Youyou from afar with her hands on her hips, one foot on the ground, glaring at Nie Xiaojia angrily.
The two little girls seemed to be at odds with each other, neither of them willing to give in.
"Nie Xiaojia! I'll give you one last chance. If you don't get out of the way, I won't be friends with you anymore!" Youyou said loudly.
Nie Xiaojia's eyes were red, and she bit her lip. After a while, she spoke: "Is this your place? Did your family buy this hopscotch game?"
Youyou:? ? ?
Several children gathered around.
The noise grew louder and louder, attracting Jiang Huanming who was passing by on a bicycle.
When he saw Nie Xiaojia's red eyes, he thought the child was bullied and got out of the car quickly: "What's going on? Are you bullying Xiaojia?"
A little kid said, "Xiaojia is occupying the spot and not letting Youyou jump over."
Only then did Jiang Huanming realize that the little girl next to Nie Xiaojia was actually his own daughter.
However, just as he was about to speak, he heard a "wow" sound.
Nie Xiaojia cried and backed away, squatting on the ground, looking aggrieved: "I just want to be friends with you, I didn't mean it."
With a "dong", Youyou's little feet landed steadily at the finish line.
A happy smile appeared on her face: "I won!"
Jiang Huanming frowned, patted Nie Xiaojia on the shoulder, told her not to cry, then turned to Youyou and said, "Xiaojia wants to be your friend, why are you bullying her? She's crying now, apologize to her quickly!"
Nie Xiaojia opened his eyes wide. This was the first time someone supported him since his father passed away.
She sobbed quietly and her shoulders shook even more violently.
However, Youyou doesn’t think highly of Jiang Huanming as much as she does.
The little guy turned around and made a face at Nie Xiaojia: "Lululu! I won!"
Jiang Huanming was so angry that his face changed: "Jiang Youyou! Why are you so competitive like your mother?"
"It's Meng Youyou!" A friend helped to correct it.
Jiang Huanming's face turned red and then pale.
He took a deep breath and said, "Okay, Meng Youyou. If you keep being as competitive as your mother, you will never have any friends in the future."
As soon as he finished speaking, a clear voice sounded from behind him.
"Yuzu."
Following the direction of the voice, Youyou jumped up in surprise: "Brother Gu Qi!"
For Youyou now, winter vacation is great. The only bad thing is that she can't see her desk mate Wu Shuangxia and her good friend from the second grade - brother Gu Qi.
But now, the little brother has come to Fenglin Village to play with her!
Jiang Huanming also subconsciously looked at the unfamiliar face.
Nowadays, there is a big difference between rural and city primary school children in terms of clothing and skin color. His four children are good-looking, so they look like city kids.
But when Jiang Huanming saw the little boy running over at this moment, just by looking at his clothes, he knew that he was not a child from an ordinary family.
The boy was fair and clean, standing straight. His tone was gentle when he spoke to Youyou. When he saw other children coming towards him, although his expression was cold, he was also polite and looked very well-mannered.
"Youyou, who is this?" someone asked.
"This little brother is Brother Gu Qi, my good friend!" Youyou said proudly, "He is in the second grade!"
Everyone looked adoring.
He’s in second grade now, so he’s a big kid now!
"Brother Gu Qi, are you here to play with me?" Youyou asked softly. As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed that he was holding a new toy in his hand.
"This is a windmill." Gu Qi handed the windmill to Youyou, "I brought it specially for you."
The little windmill is the toy that Gu Qi brought for Youyou, and it is also a New Year gift.
When she took it curiously, a gust of wind happened to blow, and the windmill kept turning. It looked colorful and beautiful.
Youyou liked it very much and asked quickly: "Where did this come from?"
Gu Qi smiled and said, "It's a toy my mother brought from Beijing."
When he grew up, he no longer liked playing with toys, so he gave this new toy to his only good friend in the commune primary school who had ever brought him warmth.
"Your mother is back?" Youyou blinked her eyes and smiled, feeling happy for him.
But unexpectedly, Brother Gu Qi just nodded slightly, looking lonely.
Why is he unhappy?
Little Tuanzi couldn't figure it out, and was about to ask a few more questions when he heard a horn sound.
The "beep" sound of the horn was something they had never heard before.
Everyone looked at it in confusion, and actually saw a shiny black car!
The gentle and elegant woman stuck her head out of the passenger window: "Xiao Qi, go back."
Gu Qi said goodbye to Youyou and walked towards the car.
He was obviously going to ride in a car that all the kids in the village, even the kids in the city, would think was cool, so why was he so listless?
Youyou remembered that brother Gu Qi should be looking forward to their mother's return.
Little Tuanzi didn’t understand, but she was a little worried about Brother Gu Qi.
The car had already driven away, and she had forgotten to ask her brother which village he lived in. She could only check on him after school started.
"Youyou, I want to play with the windmill!" said a little friend.
Youyou finally came to her senses, holding the little windmill in her hand and started running.
"I want to play too..."
"Youyou, let me play with you for a while..."
The laughter of children echoed between the ridges of the fields. Nie Xiaojia looked at them eagerly, and then looked at Jiang Huanming with resentment.
Didn’t Uncle Jiang say that if Youyou continues like this, she won’t be able to make friends?
But she still has so many friends, and everyone likes to play with her...
"Xiaojia, don't be sad, I'll take you home."
Jiang Huanming couldn't do anything about his daughter, but since she had changed her surname, he didn't want to care anymore.
…
Gu Qi sat in the back seat of the car, turned around and looked outside the window at Youyou running freely with the other children.
It would be nice if he could be like this little sister, without any worries.
"Xiao Qi, go back and pack your clothes. Mom will take you back to the city." Liu Anqin said.
Zhou Xin, who was driving, said calmly, "No need to pack clothes. Don't want the old clothes anymore. Buy new ones when you get back."
Liu Anqin glared at him and said, "Even if you're rehabilitated, you can't waste money like this, right? Have you forgotten how hard life was in the past few years?"
The car slowly drove towards Tanqiao Village.
No one expected to see such a beautiful car in the village, and they couldn't help but block the entrance of the village, looking at it with envy.
"I knew that Mr. Gu's family was rich, but I didn't expect that they had such a nice car!"
"That's right. Little Gu Qi looked quite pitiful before, but now his mother is back, and he will be able to live a good life in the future."
"In fact, little Gu Qi is not pitiful. His grandfather treats him very well. It's just that every child wants to return to his parents. Now his parents are back——"
"Nonsense, the one driving the car wasn't his father! His father was a martyr and is no longer with us."
In fact, after Mr. Gu brought his grandson back, he was very low-key.
But many villagers knew that Gu Qi’s father had died and his mother had never been seen since then.
Some people said that Liu Anqin was transferred to another position and was busy with work, while others said that she ran away with a man.
Now, seeing a strange man driving the mother and son back, everyone was even more convinced of the latter statement.
The car stopped in front of Gu's house.
Liu Anqin took Gu Qi out of the car.
"Look, that man didn't get out of the car. He is indeed a wild man."
"I suddenly feel that little Gu Qi is even more pitiful. Is his mother going to remarry with him?"
"I met Gu Qi's father many years ago. He was a good man. I never expected that he would be gone in his thirties..."
These voices came and floated past Gu Qi's ears.
His back stiffened, but he did not stop.
As soon as he entered the house, Gu Qi went back to his own small room.
Not long after, his grandfather's furious voice was heard from the main room.
"No! If you want to leave, just go ahead. Don't even think about taking Xiaoqi with you!"
"How could a wild man like you take good care of my grandson? Liu Anqin, you really deserve my son. It hasn't been long since he died, and you've already..."
At the end of his speech, Mr. Gu choked up and sat down dejectedly.
Liu Anqin quickly supported him and explained, "Dad, you misunderstood me. Zhou Xin is not some wild man. I have known him for a long time. We were childhood sweethearts before I got married. But later something happened in his family and he was demoted."
"Has he been rehabilitated now?" said Mr. Gu coldly.
"Rehabilitated." Liu Anqin's brows relaxed slightly. "I didn't expect to meet him at work. It can be said that he accompanied me through the most difficult period. During that time, whenever I thought of Mingkai, I couldn't help but want to cry..."
Old Master Gu sneered, "You have a hard time, but Xiaoqi has a hard time too? Your father just died, and your mother took the initiative to apply for a transfer from her unit to leave this sad place. What do you think he will think? Liu Anqin, don't be so selfish. You should at least consider Xiaoqi!"
Liu Anqin knew she was in the wrong, but it wasn't that she didn't love her son.
It's just that she is a person who can't bear it. She suddenly suffered such a big blow a few months ago, and she couldn't believe it and found it hard to accept it.
"I took him away just for Xiaoqi's sake." Liu Anqin's tone became more aggressive. "Dad, Xiaoqi is my son, I will take good care of him. Besides, after Zhou Xin was rehabilitated, the confiscated house and assets have been taken back. Xiaoqi will be different from before and won't have to worry about money anymore."
"Money, money, money. Is money all the child wants?" Old Master Gu slammed the table and said angrily.
…
After lunch, when Meng Jinyu was cleaning up at home, she suddenly heard Lin Zhiqing's familiar voice.
"Gold and jade! Gold and jade!"
Lin Zhiqing came back happily with her big belly and waved from afar.
Meng Jinyu hurried out and lowered her voice: "What's the matter?"
Lin Zhiqing then remembered that there were two children at home, and hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Are Youyou and Shanshan sleeping?"
Meng Jinyu nodded, and then she noticed that there was a female comrade following Lin Zhiqing.
The lesbian has a delicate appearance and wears a pair of glasses on her nose. She looks like an educated person.
"Jin Yu, look who I brought here?" Lin Zhiqing couldn't hide his joy.
Meng Jinyu had a lot of question marks on her head and asked in confusion: "Is this - is this your relative?"
"That's right." Lin Li introduced the relationship between herself and Lu Jing, and then said, "She works at the Red Star Garment Factory. This time, I came here to have a good talk with you about the relevant matters of cooperation."
"Cooperation?" Meng Jinyu felt even more strange, but vaguely, she felt that something good was waiting for her.
Lin Li smiled and took her arm, holding Lu Jing's hand with the other hand: "This matter is a bit complicated, let's go inside and talk about it."
In the room, Meng Jinyu was sitting with Lin Zhiqing and Lu Jing, discussing their cooperation.
If all goes well, her career will reach new heights.
And Youyou in the inner room naturally had no idea what was going on.
The little girl is taking a nap with her eyes tightly closed.
But this time, she accidentally had another dream.
The protagonist of the dream turned out to be Brother Gu Qi.
Youyou dreamed that after Gu Qi’s mother came back, she took him with her and remarried.
But after remarrying, she found that her second husband was not as good as she had imagined.
Zhou Xin was instigated to be very cold towards Liu Anqin. She was bothered by her status as a second marriage, and her mother-in-law was not an easy person to deal with either, always deliberately targeting her.
Not long after getting married, Liu Anqin regretted her decision.
But at that time she had remarried and took her son with her. If she divorced again, would it cause secondary harm to Gu Qi?
Moreover, she was afraid of being laughed at by her relatives and friends.
Liu Anqin could only hold on.
In order to keep her husband's heart, she decided to have several children.
After his younger brothers and sisters were born one after another, Gu Qi received less and less attention.
Zhou Xin had always disliked Gu Qi. Several times when his younger brothers and sisters cried for no reason, he thought that Gu Qi was deliberately bullying the children.
At first, Gu Qi would explain, but gradually, he found that explanation was useless.
He is just an outsider in this family.
Later, Gu Qi packed his bags and returned to his grandfather's house by himself.
Grandpa loved him very much, but at that time, he had been hurt and became even more silent.
Not long after, grandpa passed away.
However, Gu Qi was unwilling to look for his mother and stayed in the village alone.
The villagers felt sorry for him and would occasionally take care of him, and in this way, he slowly grew up.
When Gu Qi grew up, he had only received a few years of education and his clothes were ragged.
Every time he was invited to his stepfather's house for dinner, he always felt inferior.
Another time, his half-sister tried to get close to him. Gu Qi, out of concern for family affection, was flattered and tried his best to be nicer to her.
But I didn't expect that this was just a joke from my younger brothers and sisters.
"You really don't know what you are capable of. Do you think we really treat you as our brother? Our last name is Zhou, your last name is Gu, and we don't have such a useless brother."
These are his sister's exact words.
Looking at the appearance of Brother Gu Qi in the dream, Youyou almost couldn’t recognize him.
The little brother should be a very outstanding person, but he was bullied like this and let reality smooth out all his edges.
"Youyou - Youyou - wake up quickly, Mom said she has good news!" Shanshan whispered in Youyou's ear, calling her to wake up.
Youyou sat up dazedly.
The dream just now was interrupted.
But at the end of the dream, she seemed to see a man.
The man said that he was Gu Qi’s brother’s biological father.
Didn’t Brother Gu Qi’s father die?
Is it just a misunderstanding?
If that were the case, the little brother would not suffer any more.
…
Gu Qi didn’t know that Youyou had a dream about him.
At this moment, he was just squatting on the floor in the house, curled up, holding tightly in his hands a photo that had been taken of their family of three.
He is the happiest child in the photo.
But that seemed like a very long time ago.
The quarrel in the main room became more and more intense. Gu Qi stood up, holding the photo and pushed open the door.
"Stop making noise." The little boy's thin figure looked particularly gloomy.
Liu Anqin walked up to him and said, "Uncle Zhou is very good to my mother. I have the confidence in that family. No one will bully you."
After she finished speaking, she stroked her son's face with her hand again: "Xiao Qi, come with mom."
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