Chapter 199: You're so familiar with me, and you're asking me to introduce you to someone? I'm very...
Chu Lingyi introduced herself, and Zhou Juan realized that this person was Xu Wei's sister.
She looks okay, with an oval face and big eyes. The only drawback is that the middle of her nose is a little sunken, like a mountain range with a sudden gap.
His skin color is also wheat-colored. It seems that the sun in the northwest is indeed a bit hot. Chu Lingze is not white either.
Zhou Juan was a little curious: "Why don't you look like your brother?"
"He looks like my uncle, and I look like my father." Chu Lingyi smiled. She knew that Xu Wei had married a young lady from the province, so she naturally had to be more polite.
Zhou Juan smiled and said, "Then your uncle must be better looking than your father."
Chu Lingyi understood that this was a disguised way of saying that she was not as good-looking as her brother.
Yes, she had to admit that her brother was the most beautiful girl in the school when he was in school, and he was also the leader of the kids in the alley. All the girls liked to get close to him.
Of course, there were also some who wanted to get to know Qi Changxiao through him. After all, Qi Changxiao was more handsome than her brother, and with his sickly look, he was like a male version of the sick Xishi.
Moreover, Qi Changxiao rarely goes to class, so if you want to get to know him, you can only do so through these neighbors and friends in the alley.
Unfortunately, her brother was only focused on studying and rejected all the girls who showed interest in him. He went to college at an age when his peers were busy getting married.
As a result... if I had known that I wouldn't be able to finish college, I might as well not go to school and get married and have children directly. It's better than being in the middle now.
Thinking of her brother, she felt sad. In his current situation, he is already an unmarried young man of advanced age. Apart from studying, he has no special skills and has not finished his studies. He is neither fish nor fowl. Those with better conditions look down on him, and those with average conditions are also looked down upon by him. It is a difficult situation.
However, since Zhou Juan thinks her brother is good-looking, it means that her brother may still have a chance.
Although she was angry at her brother for scolding her, he was still her brother after all, and she still hoped that her brother could find a reliable in-law.
So she smiled and said, "You think my brother is good-looking too? Do you have any suitable unmarried lesbians to introduce to him? Don't worry, if you can find one, our whole family will treat you well."
Zhou Juan laughed. This guy was so funny. He asked her to introduce him to someone the first time they met?
She doesn't understand the ways of the world even more than she did before.
I couldn't help but sarcastically say, "You're quite so familiar with people. Why should I introduce him to someone? I don't even know him well."
"But don't you two work in the same editorial department? It's normal for colleagues to help each other, right?" Chu Lingyi was quite envious of Zhou Juan. Her family was well-off, her husband's family was respectable, and her husband was a university teacher. They were one of the few high-level intellectual families these days.
But she heard from her brother that Zhou Juan and Xu Wei didn't seem to have any children yet.
Maybe it’s because Miss Jiao doesn’t want to go through the pain of giving birth, because giving birth is too painful.
Just as I was lost in thought, I heard Zhou Juan say with a smile, "What you said makes sense, but shouldn't he have come to me and told me about this himself? Do I know you very well?"
"Will we be familiar with each other from now on?" Chu Lingyi was trying to show her goodwill. She glanced at the staff dormitory where Zhou Juan lived and saw some fabrics on the bed. She smiled and said, "I've learned tailoring. If you help my brother find a girlfriend, I'll make clothes for you. How about that? I won't charge you for it."
Oh? Zhou Juan suddenly became interested. It seemed that Chu Lingyi did have some advantages.
She asked curiously, "What can you do?"
Chu Lingyi also perked up: "Jackets, pants, skirts, everything is fine. I can also fluff cotton, quilt quilts, make cotton-padded jackets, sew shoe soles, crochet hats, knit sweaters, and crochet shoes... basically, I can do anything you can think of. I can also embroider, and my embroidery skills are very good. Do you want to give me a task? I'll show you the finished product in a couple of days."
"Then make me a set of clothes for the baby. If you're embroidering, embroider a little dragon." Zhou Juan had just finished her postpartum confinement and needed to take care of herself. She was optimistic. If she could get pregnant in the second half of the year, she could give birth next year. Next year, the child would be a dragon, which was perfect.
Chu Lingyi looked at her belly curiously: "Are you pregnant?"
"Not yet. Let's get ready first." Zhou Juan was a little unhappy. Don't bring up this unrelated topic. Miscarriage is not a happy thing. She said with a cold face, "Just do it when I ask you to. Why are you asking so many questions? If you satisfy me, I will introduce someone to your brother."
Chu Lingyi thought to herself that she was indeed Miss Jiao, with such a bad temper.
She didn't dare to offend Zhou Juan, whose mother was in the province, so even though she was unhappy, she still had a smile on her face: "Okay, then pick out a piece of cloth for me and I'll make it when I get back."
Zhou Juan rolled her eyes at her, turned around and found a piece of bright red cotton cloth: "This is it, if there is any extra, send it back to me."
"Don't worry, I'll collect even the scraps of cloth and return them to you." Chu Lingyi took the cloth with a smile and asked, "What about the high school textbooks—"
"When you come next time, let's see what you can do first. No one would ask for things the first time they come. Go back and think about whether you were a bit abrupt today. I don't like this." Zhou Juan spoke to her directly.
As long as Chu Lingyi is really a great tailor, we will have to deal with him in the future, so it is better to put forward your requirements as soon as possible to avoid making him unhappy in the future.
Chu Lingyi smiled and said, "You're right. It's my fault. I'll go back and come back to you when I'm done."
"Go ahead." Zhou Juan waved her hand, looked at the time, and prepared to go to the cafeteria for dinner.
After she and Xu Wei moved into the school staff dormitory, they ate directly in the cafeteria. They just had to pay some money and get meal tickets, which actually saved them a lot of trouble.
Chu Lingyi left with a smile, but when he got outside, the smile on his face fell. After returning home, he grumbled to his mother, "Mom, my brother's classmate, Xu Wei, has been married to his wife for several years, right? How come they don't have any children?"
After Chu's mother came back, she visited her former friend's house. Although she didn't know Xu's parents, the two families had common friends and their children were classmates, so she had heard some things about the Xu family.
Hearing this, he sighed, "It's said that his wife is a bit difficult to please, likes to act up, and forced the child to abort."
"How is it made?" Chu Lingyi was very gossipy. She sat in front of the sewing machine with an excited look on her face.
Chu's mother took the cloth from her hand, looked at it, and explained, "It seems that because she spent money lavishly, her mother-in-law asked for Xu Wei's passbook. She was unhappy about it, so she deliberately bought a dead fish and cooked it to disgust her mother-in-law. She was pregnant at the time, so she ate it herself. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were both admitted to the hospital, and the child died from diarrhea."
Chu Lingyi was stunned: "It's understandable that she is disgusted by her mother-in-law, but why does she eat it herself? This doesn't make sense."
"I don't know either. Others say so. Maybe she doesn't know that eating dead fish can make you sick?" Chu's mother had never thought about this issue in detail, but it was none of their business. They lived along the river, and everyone knew that it was best not to eat dead fish, especially after the weather got warmer, as they would easily deteriorate.
Even if the person had just died an hour or two ago, the taste would be different. However, the food is generally poor these days. Maybe he really has run out of money and can't afford to be picky.
Chu Lingyi thought it made no sense, and she suddenly felt a sense of sympathy: "In this kind of situation, everyone will definitely say something that benefits them. Maybe Xu Wei's mother herself is not a good person and is just making excuses. Don't forget, your son-in-law's salary passbook is also in his mother's hands."
Mother Chu thought about it and casually unfolded the cloth to take a look: "Alright, let's not talk about other people's right and wrong. Did you buy this cloth? Where did the cloth coupons come from?"
"Xu Wei's wife gave it to me. She asked me to help her make baby clothes. She's preparing to have a baby." Chu Lingyi took the cloth and said, "Okay, Mom, I'll make the clothes. You go cook."
"Don't you want to take a rest? You just had a miscarriage..." Mother Chu looked helpless. This child didn't take the miscarriage seriously at all.
Chu Lingyi curled her lips: "What's the big deal? I worked so hard that I gave birth two years ago, and I'm in good health."
Mother Chu couldn't convince her, so she gave up and quickly went to boil the Chinese medicine.
*
Ever since President Li was fired, Ye Zheng was kicked out. She was too embarrassed to ask Yao Zhizhi for help, so she could only ask Xiao Song if he was willing to let her live there.
At the beginning, Xiao Song took the initiative to show goodwill and wanted Ye Zheng to live in her parents' home. It was Ye Zheng who let Xiao Song down.
Of course Xiao Song was a little angry, but Xiao Song was kind-hearted after all. After talking to Ye Zheng for a few words, he finally agreed.
Ye Zheng has been living in Xiao Song's parents' home for a while, and Xiao Song's in-laws' home is also nearby, just a few steps away, so Ye Zheng takes care of all the work on both sides, cooking, washing clothes, and sweeping the floor, without anyone saying anything. She is so diligent and efficient. Xiao Song suddenly realized how happy President Li had lived before.
After dinner, Ye Zheng finished all the housework and went to Xiao Song to tell him that she had some private matters to attend to and wanted to go out.
The sky gets dark very late in the summer. Seeing that it was only half past six, Xiao Song warned, "Go quickly and come back quickly. Don't wait until dark. It's not safe for you, an unmarried girl, to walk alone at night."
Ye Zheng certainly understood. She smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, I'll definitely be back before eight o'clock."
Xiao Song didn't ask her where she was going, but he guessed that she was probably going to find Zhang Wang, who was almost framed and imprisoned for protecting her.
Around seven o'clock, Ye Zheng came to visit Zhang Wang's house with two bags of brown sugar and two bags of meat floss cakes.
Zhang Wang's mother was in love with Luo Chui, and the two went to the movies again, leaving Zhang Wang alone at home.
Zhang Wang was quite surprised to see Ye Zheng coming over: "Are you looking for me?"
"My salary has been paid, so I bought some snacks for Aunt Qu." Ye Zheng put the things on the eight-immortals table with a grateful look on her face.
Zhang Wang glanced at it and pointed to the long bench over there: "My mother is out, sit down."
Ye Zheng smiled and asked, "When I first came in, I saw that the clothes hanging in your yard had a tear. Do you have needle and thread at home? I can help you sew it."
"No need, I can do it myself." Zhang Wang knew she was talking about his shirt. Yesterday, the Niu family came to seek revenge on him and had a fight with him. His shirt was damaged at that time and the blood stains on it were not clean. He didn't want Ye Zheng to know, as it would cause more trouble later.
Ye Zheng went out anyway and took the clothes off: "I have nothing to do anyway, just let me sew."
Zhang Wang refused and tried to take the clothes away, but the action pulled the wound on his shoulder and his expression instantly twisted.
Ye Zheng also noticed the unwashed bloodstains on his shirt and asked in surprise, "Are you hurt? Did the Niu family seek revenge on you?"
Zhang Wang refused to answer, but just snatched the shirt away and pushed Ye Zheng out.
Ye Zheng was so distressed that she not only refused to leave, but also insisted on staying here to sew clothes for him and help with housework.
Zhang Wang laughed angrily: "What do you want to do? I'll tell you the truth, I won't interfere in your affairs from now on. It's useless for you to do this."
"It doesn't matter. I just want to feel at ease." Ye Zheng's eyes were red. She turned around, picked up the clothes he changed out of when he took a bath, and went to the yard to wash clothes.
Zhang Wang had a headache and snatched the sulfur soap from her hand: "What are you doing? Are you being so familiar? This is my home, hurry up and go back to your own home."
Ye Zheng's tears immediately burst out: "Do you hate me so much? I just want to repay you, nothing else."
"Please, I just helped you out and didn't mean to make an enemy. Please be kind and leave now." It would be even harder for him to explain the Niu family's misunderstanding that he and Ye Zheng were having an affair.
He wasn't afraid, but he felt bad because his mother cried all night when she saw him injured.
He didn't want to make his mother worry, so he didn't go out except to go to and from get off work these days.
Ye Zheng felt more and more aggrieved and felt that she was being rejected. She had no choice but to stand up and cry and go to Niu's parents to argue.
At eight o'clock in the evening, Yao Zhizhi was discussing a question with Shen Qingwan, Qi Changxiao was doing his own homework in the inner room, Tang Fengyuan and Ning Zhengrong were in the yard with two children tinkering with a rabbit lantern, and Yao Jingzong was doing wood carving next to them, very seriously.
From time to time, the laughter of two children could be heard in the yard, which was warm and harmonious.
Suddenly, Xiao Jin ran over and shouted, "Director Tang, someone reported that the Niu family beat Ye Zheng. Uncle Qiao and I are going to the scene now, but Ye Zheng may need to be hospitalized, and she doesn't have any family members around. How about asking your daughter-in-law to come with us?"
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