Chapter 202: Killing Intentions She could only show her knife to scare the woman...
Zhang Wang's life was finally peaceful. The two old men of the Niu family were both imprisoned for harboring a criminal, and his two sons-in-law also had to go to jail for beating Ye Zheng so badly that she was seriously injured.
The four daughters and two sons-in-law pooled together 600 yuan and compensated Ye Zheng, and the matter was finally settled.
When he got off work at noon, his mother prepared some cakes and fruits, two packets of brown sugar, two pounds of pork and two fish for him to take to thank Tang Fengyuan.
Tang Fengyuan confiscated it and let him take it back intact.
When Zhang Wang returned home, his mother couldn't help but grumble, "You're such a dumb kid! They've helped you so much, and you can't even give them something?"
Zhang Wang was helpless: "Auntie Tang should keep herself clean. It's better not to send her. It would be bad if it hurts her later."
Qu Ping still felt bad, so she came over in person that night, but was still rejected by Tang Fengyuan. She had no choice but to salt the fish and freeze it in the well together with the pork, and come back the next day.
This time she learned her lesson. She packed her things in a basket and went to the courtyard by the lake when Tang Fengyuan was at work.
It was summer vacation, and the yard on the other side of the alley was small and not as spacious as the one by the lake, so at this moment Shen Qingwan was playing in the yard with Xie Chunxing and their six children, while Xiao Gao's wife was cooking and Yao Jingzong was hammering and making toys for the children.
There were people in the yard, it was lively and the atmosphere was very good.
Qu Ping came over and greeted him with a smile. After chatting for a few minutes, she dropped her things and left.
Yao Jingzong quickly chased after him, carrying a basket: "Comrade, how come you left your shopping basket behind?"
"Commander Yao, it wasn't me who left it behind—" Qu Ping still wanted to find an excuse.
Yao Jingzong's face immediately turned sullen: "Comrade, you really have no idea what's going on! My mother-in-law has offended so many people because of your son's affairs, and you still send her gifts? Are you afraid that others won't be able to find fault with her? Hurry up and take it away. Don't blame me if you send me gifts again!"
Qu Ping was so depressed that she had to pick up the basket and go back.
At noon, Luo Chuiyi had lunch with her. After hearing what she said, he tried to persuade her: "That's exactly what you did wrong. She clearly refused, and you still gave it to her?"
Qu Ping sighed, "It's hard to repay a debt of gratitude. I have to give her something to feel at ease. Hey, how about I find a piece of scrap cloth, wrap some money in it, and throw it in her yard?"
"Come on, I'm not a fool. How could she not think that it was you who threw it?" Dispatcher Luo was a little speechless. Why didn't this woman listen to advice? This was definitely a case of good intentions leading to bad results. It was unacceptable.
Qu Ping frowned: "Then I... I'll wait for Xiao Qi and his wife on their way to and from get off work and throw the money on the road for them to pick up?"
"Mom! Are you done yet?" Zhang Wang was annoyed. Wasn't his mother just causing trouble for others?
Not to mention that Qi Changxiao and his wife are definitely the kind of people who would not keep the item. If they find out that it was thrown by her, they will only be even angrier, right?
He simply stopped eating and said, "If you keep being so stubborn, I'll be really angry!"
Luo Chuizhi also felt that Qu Ping was a bit unreasonable. He couldn't help but sigh after returning. He didn't know if Qu Ping would make a fuss if he broke up with her now.
Both of them had done that. Although they were older and didn't care so much about it, they had slept together after all, and I'm afraid it won't be so easy to end.
But we can see the big picture from the small details.
When they first started dating, Qu Ping wanted to introduce his daughter to her son. Looking back now, this old woman really was confused.
If I marry a woman like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to get along well with his two daughters in the future, so I'd better forget it.
In the next few days, Luo Chuizhi deliberately distanced himself from Qu Ping. He wanted to gradually transition to breaking up, rather than bringing it up right away. This way, Qu Ping might be more receptive. Besides, what if this woman couldn't stand his coldness and took the initiative to break up?
Then he wouldn't have to be such a heartless person.
It turned out that he was overthinking it. If he didn't go to find Qu Ping, Qu Ping could come to him.
He had only been ignoring her for a week when she came to him.
He could only make up an excuse: "It's summer vacation recently, and there are many people visiting their families. The traffic is heavy, and work is very busy. You should go back first. It will be fine after school starts."
Qu Ping did not leave. She took the initiative to help him wash his dirty clothes and cleaned his staff dormitory before going back.
Dispatcher Luo felt a little soft-hearted again. Although this woman was a little old-fashioned, she was still very hardworking.
He can't be left without someone to take care of him when he's old, so why don't you just continue to be together?
She was wavering like this, and when Luo Chuizhi came to his senses, Qu Ping was already pregnant.
How can a woman in her forties still be pregnant?
Luo Chuihui was dumbfounded, but he had no son, so he wanted to take a gamble. What if?
He picked a sunny day, got his marriage certificate with Qu Ping, and let Qu Ping live in his staff dormitory.
Now Zhang Wang was completely alone. Qu Ping felt uneasy, fearing that she would neglect her son. She quickly asked the blacksmith for help and insisted on introducing a partner to her son so that he could start a family as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Wang rejected them all. He was not interested and did not want to get married.
If you ask why, it is probably because his parents’ failure story made him have no confidence in marriage.
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Li Xiaobei has been very desperate recently. Her sister is pregnant and refuses to divorce Zhao Pingyang.
After all, Zhao Pingyang has not done anything so far, and it is difficult for her sister to believe that this man would harm others.
Besides, Zhao Pingyang has little experience. Even if he really harmed their mother, he would not be able to take over the job of director of the sugar factory.
How could this situation be good for him? After all, Zhao Pingyang could benefit from having a mother-in-law who was a factory director.
There was no other way, so Li Xiaobei had to discuss it with her mother.
Li Man was very cautious. After observing for a while, she found that her son-in-law was quite considerate.
He would take the initiative to cook after work, and wash the dirty clothes of the young couple after taking a shower in the evening. As for Li Man and her two unmarried daughters' clothes, it was not convenient for him to wash them to avoid suspicion, so Li Man washed them.
After receiving his salary, Zhao Pingyang handed it all over without keeping a single cent, and there was no sign that he had any bad intentions.
Li Man hesitated, and she couldn't just kill her son-in-law with a stick just because he was Director Zhao's illegitimate son.
Besides, my eldest daughter had already aborted her first child. If she had another abortion for this one, I’m afraid she would become a habitual miscarriage in the future.
Forget it, at least wait until the baby is born.
And with her, an elder, watching over him, Zhao Pingyang wouldn't dare to do anything rash.
Li Xiaobei was really at her wit's end and had to be extremely alert and stare at the man together with her mother.
Zhao Pingyang seemed to have noticed something and tried even harder to show how virtuous and family-oriented he was. After a long time, people would let down their guard.
But he was very tired and had to think of other ways.
When he got home from work that day, he brought it up with Li Man: "Mom, Xiaohua will be in her last trimester soon, and someone will need to take care of her, right? Can I bring my mom over to live with us? Doesn't our factory have extra staff dormitories? Then Xiaohua, my mom, and I can split up and live in separate rooms."
Li Man pondered for a moment and didn't agree. "Let's talk about it later. Although the factory still has dormitories, several young people have gotten married in the past two years and are vying for the last few empty rooms. We'd better not compete with the ordinary employees to avoid resentment."
Okay, this is to guard against him. Zhao Pingyang smiled and said, "That's right, I didn't think it through. I'll listen to you."
Li Man smiled and said nothing, but she was worried in her heart. Xiaohua had just been pregnant for a short time, and her son-in-law wanted to bring his own mother over.
Did he really want to harm his mother-in-law? Then let his own mother become the factory manager?
But how is this possible? His mother is just a rural woman, she has no such qualifications.
After all, whether a family member takes over the business depends on the position. For an ordinary position that does not require high ability, there is of course no problem, but a position like a factory director cannot be taken lightly.
Late at night, when everyone was asleep, she couldn't help but ask herself, was she overthinking it?
No, I still have to go to the countryside and take a look. Maybe Zhao Pingyang doesn’t want to harm her, but her daughter?
When the time comes, he can arrange for his cousins to take over, which can be regarded as revenge for his father.
Not only her, Li Xiaobei also thought of this possibility. The mother and daughter discussed it and decided that they could not just sit there and wait for death. They had to find a way to verify their guess.
So on her day off, Li Man used the excuse of going to the mall to buy things and prepared to go to the countryside to meet Zhao Pingyang's mother in person.
She had specially packed a fruit knife in her canvas bag, so that when the situation really came to a head, she could only show the knife to scare the woman.
Before leaving, he also reminded his youngest daughter to stay with her pregnant sister closely and not to be careless.
But the countryside is far away after all. Even if she could get the truth from her mother-in-law as soon as she got there and then rush back without stopping, she would not be home until the afternoon.
So at noon, when Zhao Pingyang prepared lunch and saw that his mother-in-law had not come back yet, he began to become suspicious.
He looked at Li Xiaohua calmly. This woman was a bit naive and couldn't hide her thoughts, but he still wanted to ask: "Did something happen to our mother? Why didn't she come back from the mall?"
Li Xiaohua didn't know: "Maybe he met a friend."
Really? Zhao Pingyang turned and looked at Li Xiaobei: "Little sister, do you know where our mother went? It's almost twelve o'clock, and she hasn't come back yet. Aren't you hungry? Why don't you go out and look for her?"
Li Xiaobei refused to do so. She had already thought of an excuse: "No need to look for her. She must have gone to see my father. His illness hasn't improved. It's a rare opportunity for her to rest, so she must go and see him."
Is that so? But Zhao Pingyang has never seen this legendary father-in-law since he got married.
I don’t even know which hospital my father-in-law is in.
He smiled and asked, "Is that so? Then let's bring some food and go together. I've been married for several months, and I don't even know what my father looks like."
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