Chapter 350: Fighting for the Child 3 I will definitely fight for the child’s custody…
Yao Zhizhi's end-of-term party did not go well.
When the students who had finished their exams returned to the classroom to pack their bags, Lu Yihong and Ji Dongqi started arguing again. The point of their argument was the choice of dumpling fillings.
Ji Dongqi believes that there should be more choices. After all, students come from all over the world, and we should respect the eating habits of students from other regions.
Lu Yihong was annoyed, thinking Ji Dongqi was just looking for trouble. It was just a dumpling, what else could he do with it? Just mince some meat, chop some onions, ginger, and garlic, add some cooking wine and seasonings, and it would be done. What else could he do?
Ji Dongqi disagreed with this and insisted on preparing a pot of pure vegetarian dishes. Since it was not easy to buy green vegetables in the winter in Beijing, he would use cabbage, vermicelli and radish.
I also make a pot of minced meat and diced mushrooms, which students from the southwest will like very much, and another pot of sesame-filled ones, which students with a sweet tooth will definitely like.
Finally, have a pot of shrimps, which is more suitable for those students who make a living by the water.
Lu Yihong was so angry that he just threw up his hands and quit, letting Ji Dongqi deal with it on his own.
Class monitor Cheng Che's cold had already recovered. Seeing this, he quickly tried to persuade them. At worst, they could just hold a vote. If too few people chose certain flavors, they wouldn't do it. But if three or more people chose a certain flavor, then they would do it.
At worst, we can divide the students into several groups based on the voting results, and let each of them prepare the flavors they like.
Yao Zhizhi sat on the side watching the show. She had to admit that Cheng Che, the squad leader, was quite convincing. As soon as he made this proposal, no one objected.
The final voting results showed that except for the sesame filling, which only had one candidate, the other flavors had more than three people choosing them.
Ji Dongqi smiled victoriously and raised his eyebrows at Lu Yihong.
Lu Yihong couldn't swallow this humiliation. He had finally organized an event, but it was ruined by Ji Dongqi. He was so angry that he called Zhou Xiaoxiao, asked for the class fees he had paid, and threatened to withdraw from the event.
Cheng Che had no choice but to chase him out and tried to coax and persuade him, but Lu Yihong still felt embarrassed and refused to come back.
Ji Dongqi stood at the window, watching the squad leader and deputy squad leader arguing outside, and sneered, "Even the squad leader can't get you to leave? Then go away. I've given you a way out, but you're still not going. Who do you think you are? A local tyrant?"
This was a big deal. Lu Yihong was completely furious and rushed into the classroom to fight with Ji Dongqi.
Ji Dongqi was not afraid of him, so he raised his head and prepared to fight.
Yao Zhizhi couldn't stand it any longer. What kind of party was this? It was supposed to bring people together, but it ended up dividing the class. It might as well not have happened at all.
But she didn't want to get involved in the feud between the two second-generation officials, so she called Cheng Che's wife Zhu Mingmei and came up with an idea: "Tell Zhou Xiaoxiao to pretend to be sick and say she has a stomachache, and Lu Yihong will definitely stop arguing."
Zhu Mingmei is a thin and skinny woman. Even after going to college and having relatively better food, she didn't gain much weight.
After all, the place where she had been sent to work in the countryside was extremely difficult, and she had given birth to three children. The years of physical deterioration could not be made up for overnight.
So she was listless all day long. If you asked her to mediate a fight, that would be unrealistic, but if you asked her to have a private chat with a female comrade, that wouldn't be a big problem.
Moreover, Yao Zhizhi's method was very good. It did not offend anyone and could calm the situation. So Zhu Mingmei agreed. She went to the corridor and dragged Zhou Xiaoxiao back to the classroom to talk.
Zhou Xiaoxiao has always been partial to her boyfriend. When she saw Ji Dongqi mocking Lu Yihong, she was jumping up and down and busy arguing with him.
He subconsciously pushed Zhu Mingmei. Zhu Mingmei was too thin and could not withstand the sudden push. He staggered and hit the wall beside him. When he hit the wall, he subconsciously stretched out his arms to protect himself. However, the reaction force pushed him back and he fell on his butt and couldn't get up.
The whole process happened in the blink of an eye. Zhou Xiaoxiao had no time to help Zhu Mingmei and she saw her faint.
She was so frightened that she didn't care about the quarrel anymore and screamed, "Lv Yihong, come here quickly, it's bad, Zhu Mingmei has fainted!"
Everyone looked and thought, oh my, something happened to the class monitor's wife. Why are they still making a fuss? Hurry and send her to the school infirmary.
A group of people were busy, and Yao Zhizhi also followed.
She had already seen Zhu Mingmei making faces at her, and it was really not easy for her to hold back her laughter the whole time.
When they arrived, the nurse checked Zhu Mingmei and said it was nothing serious. She might have had a concussion and she just needed to rest for a while.
Everyone then breathed a sigh of relief and went out to talk.
A group of people filled the hall of the medical office. Cheng Che took the opportunity to criticize Lu Yihong and Ji Dongqi together.
Lu Yihong was also convinced. Zhou Xiaoxiao, this stupid woman, was really looking for trouble and holding him back. Given their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend, even if Zhu Mingmei's fainting had nothing to do with him, he still had to bear joint liability.
He had no choice but to give up, pay the class fees for himself and Zhou Xiaoxiao, divide the class members into several groups, and go buy ingredients.
When Zhu Mingmei "woke up", the ingredients were ready. Yao Zhizhi supported her and went to the cafeteria together to make dumplings.
As they walked and talked, Yao Zhizhi asked, "You're quite smart. Do you want to start a business with me after graduation?"
Zhu Mingmei had no such plans. Her family was relatively ordinary and she didn't have much savings, so she shook her head and said, "No, I'm not in good health. At most, I can be a handyman, which will only hold you back."
"You have a good ability to cope with emergencies. But there is no need to rush. There are still three years left. We'll talk about it then." Yao Zhizhi didn't force it, but people with quick wits like Zhu Mingmei actually have great potential.
Zhu Mingmei smiled and took her arm, saying with emotion, "Actually, if you hadn't suggested it today, I wouldn't have changed my mind like this. So I'm not as smart as you think."
"You're too modest. Who among those who can get into our school is stupid?" Yao Zhizhi smiled and walked forward. "I know what you're worried about. Don't worry, take your time."
"Yeah." Zhu Mingmei was worried that she wouldn't live long. After hesitating for a moment, she asked, "Do you think Cheng Che would find a stepmother for the child if I were gone one day?"
"I don't know." Yao Zhizhi couldn't say for sure. She didn't live on campus and only saw these classmates during class. She didn't know much about Zhu Mingmei and Cheng Che's love life. But she still comforted them, "My husband was also sick before. Many people said he wouldn't live more than three years, but my mother-in-law refused to give up and looked for a Chinese medicine doctor for him. Later, she really found one. Look, he's doing well now, isn't he? This is my ninth year with him, and this guy is really getting better and better. How about this, I ask that Chinese medicine doctor if he is free recently. It happens to be winter vacation, so you can go to our provincial capital to take a look."
"Really?" Zhu Mingmei saw a glimmer of hope. She stopped and asked curiously, "Is the medical bill expensive?"
Yao Zhizhi spoke frankly, "I don't know about this either. You can refer to my wife's situation. My father-in-law was a martyr, and my wife was raised by my mother-in-law alone. My mother-in-law's salary not only supported them and their child, but also kept him informed of medical treatment and medicine, and I've never heard that it was not enough. So I guess, as long as it's not a difficult or complicated illness, it shouldn't cost too much. Besides, you're already in college, so will you still worry about not finding a good job in the future? Health is the capital of revolution, so don't save on things that shouldn't be saved. If it's really not enough, I can lend you some. Anyway, what about three children? Can you really bear to leave them without a mother?"
"I can't bear it." Zhu Mingmei breathed a sigh of relief. "If there's hope, I'll definitely go and take a look. Please write me your contact information."
"Okay." Yao Zhizhi arrived at the cafeteria, opened her canvas bag, took out a pen and paper, and wrote down Dr. Zhong's contact information to Zhu Mingmei.
The two were the last to arrive. After washing their hands, they joined the dumpling-making team.
The party lasted until 11 o'clock in the evening. The photographer didn't have the patience and took some pictures and left at around 8 o'clock.
To this end, each person had to pay an additional class fee ranging from four to twenty yuan. These days, the price of a black and white photo ranges from 80 cents to a few yuan depending on the size.
The class photos used are color photos, one for each person, and they are enlarged to 16 inches, so the price is naturally a bit more expensive.
However, some people are short on money and would rather have black and white ones, which are cheaper. Others choose smaller sizes, including eight inches and four inches. Some people simply don't want them because they don't have the money.
Yao Zhizhi originally planned to be generous and lend some money to others, but she was afraid that if she opened this door, no matter who it was, rich or poor, would come to her in the future. After thinking about it, she decided to give up.
Don't show off your wealth, and don't help the poor when they are in need. This is the eternal truth.
Besides, her relationship with most people is really average. After all, she doesn't live on campus and has fewer opportunities to interact with them privately.
She didn't feel it was a pity. In life, it is impossible to have friendship, family and love all at once.
Apart from studying, she spends all her time with her family, so it is naturally impossible for her to develop friendships with her classmates.
When I was leaving, a figure chased me from the corner diagonally opposite the cafeteria.
Yao Zhizhi turned her head and saw Leng Dongyang, holding a thick roll of letter paper in his hand, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
She stopped and looked at him: "What's wrong?"
"I want to submit my work. Can you please take a look at it for me?" Leng Dongyang was a little embarrassed. He knew that Class 1 had an activity today, and he had been watching from the corner of the cafeteria.
Not only did we see Yao Zhizhi's skillful movements in making dumplings, but we also saw her being pranked by her classmates and having flour all over her face. She didn't get angry, but smiled like a flower.
Now that her face was clean, she looked even fairer and more radiant. She didn't look like a mother of two children, but rather a young lady with eternal youth.
Qi Changxiao is a blessed man, and Leng Dongyang is very envious of him.
But no matter how envious he was, he still had a bottom line, and he handed the manuscript to Yao Zhizhi.
Yao Zhizhi accepted it and said, "It's too late today. Wait for me at the library entrance at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Okay, I'll wait for your good news." Leng Dongyang breathed a sigh of relief, looked at his watch, and asked, "It's so late, how about I take you home?"
"No need, my lover will definitely be here, you can go back." Yao Zhizhi refused and lifted the thick windproof curtain at the cafeteria door. Sure enough, a handsome man in a windbreaker was sitting on the back seat of a bicycle with his feet on the ground, lying on the seat and reading a book.
There were dim street lights above his head and cold air around him, but he seemed fine, quiet and focused.
He didn't even notice Yao Zhizhi when she came out. It was only when she walked up to him that he came to his senses. He turned around, closed the book, stood up, and gave the back seat to Yao Zhizhi: "It's so late, let's go home."
"Yeah." Yao Zhizhi waited for him to turn the car around before jumping into the back seat. "I'm still envious of your class. There aren't any activities."
"I envy your class. It's the only time in your life to be a freshman. It's great to keep a souvenir." Qi Changxiao smiled politely and nodded to Leng Dongyang. Facing the cold wind, he pedaled his bike with his long legs and hurried back.
On the way, we talked about Gray stealing the child.
Yao Zhizhi was quite surprised: "He actually came here? What's his relationship with Ge Yuru?"
"They are cousins who have the same great-grandfather. They are not particularly close." Qi Changxiao had already asked Ge Yuru. The two of them were only two generations apart and were within the fifth degree of separation. Their relationship was really insignificant.
Yao Zhizhi suddenly realized: "I didn't expect this to be related. Does Ge Yuru know what he did?"
"Now I know." Qi Changxiao asked, "Are you planning to change the nanny?"
"No, Ge Yuru is quite hardworking. She didn't do anything wrong." Yao Zhizhi didn't intend to hold people accountable. Ge Rui was Ge Rui, and Ge Yuru was Ge Yuru.
Qi Changxiao originally thought so, but he was still worried: "But if Gray has any bad intentions, our child will be in danger."
"Then let's change one." Yao Zhizhi changed her mind. She had to be more cautious. What if Ge Rui threatened her with Ge Yuru's family?
People who have killed others should always be on guard.
It was almost twelve o'clock when the two of them returned, so they would talk about it the next day.
Before going to bed, Yao Zhizhi glanced at Leng Dongyang's manuscript. It told a heart-wrenching love story. The heroine was a tea picker in the southwestern mountainous area, and the hero was the son of a warlord in the Republic of China. The title of the book was "A Few Things Between Me and the Young Marshal."
This book came at the right time. If it had been published two years earlier, Leng Dongyang would not have been able to attend this school.
However, Yao Zhizhi feels that some of the plot still needs to be changed, as it is too romantic and too taken for granted.
Now that the policy has just been relaxed, it is inappropriate to abandon class struggle.
So the next day she suggested to Leng Dongyang that he change the story into a tragedy.
Leng Dongyang was reluctant: "But I want to give the tea picker a happy ending."
"Then let her remarry and marry someone else." Yao Zhizhi didn't want to dance on the red line, it was very dangerous.
Yes, reform and opening up are about to begin, but the policy has just been proposed and has not yet been officially implemented. Literary and artistic creation is part of the ideological struggle and must be done with caution.
Leng Dongyang was depressed: "Can't I be with the young marshal?"
"Then you can make the young marshal join the Communist Party." Yao Zhizhi felt that he was missing the point and reminded him, "You are glorifying the Republic of China. It's very dangerous. Either you make the tea picker divorce and remarry, or you make the young marshal join the Communist Party. It's your choice."
"Then join the Communist Party." Leng Dongyang sighed, "I thought the radio said that reform and opening up would happen, and that regulations in this area would be more relaxed."
"No matter when, it is not advisable to glorify the Republic of China. Think about the Nanjing Massacre, the Chongqing bombing, and those revolutionary fighters and ordinary people who died in vain. Do you think it is appropriate?" Yao Zhizhi looked at him seriously. She was even a little skeptical. How did this guy pass the review?
Maybe it's because he has been suppressed for a long time, and there is a rebound, but I am speechless.
Leng Dongyang was silent for a long time, and finally compromised: "I'll listen to you. You have been the editor-in-chief for several years, so you should have a good grasp of this aspect."
"Of course." Yao Zhizhi still had some confidence. "If you don't believe me, you can try taking it to another publishing house. They will definitely let you revise it."
Leng Dongyang didn't insist any longer, thanked him and left the library.
When Yao Zhizhi returned home, she received a call from Yao Taotao.
Yao Taotao came here by this morning's train and was about to check her ticket and enter the station.
Yao Zhizhi thought about it and decided to change her return ticket and wait until Yao Taotao arrived.
After all, Gray's existence is a threat to her family.
*
Gray was unable to produce evidence to prove the child was his, so he was detained.
The child had nowhere to go for the past two days, so he was taken back by Ge Yuru's parents.
Ge Yuru came back crying at noon. When her parents saw her, they looked anxious and asked what was wrong.
Ge Yuru cried and said that she was fired. Ge's mother was anxious and quickly called Shen Qingwan and asked her to come over quickly.
Shen Qingwan didn't know that her cousin had such a complicated relative from the same clan who had been in jail.
She was dumbfounded. Looking at the heartless child eating his meal, she gritted her teeth and said, "I'll find a new job for my cousin. She won't have to go to Editor-in-Chief Yao's place anymore."
"Why? This job is so good, easy and pays well." Ge's mother was unwilling. She was counting on her daughter's salary to help her son get married.
Shen Qingwan was firm in her attitude: "Gray knows where you live. If he has no money, he might come to you to blackmail you. What if he has evil intentions and kidnaps Editor Yao's children? I dare not take risks with those two children. Okay, don't cry. With my aunt here, it's not easy to find any job you want. Wait for my news. Don't leave the children here. Send them to the courtyard. Editor Yao's sister will definitely fight for custody of the children."
Mother Ge had no choice but to mutter to herself as she rushed to the courtyard carrying her child.
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