Su Jinlai and his three children sat by the pond, humming little songs and eating grilled fish. Their daily life was as comfortable as a gust of free wind.
Although they didn't have much salt, it didn't affect the three children's eating and drinking.
The grilled fish tastes really good.
Jin Lai said proudly: "I said fishing is not difficult. They adults can do it, and we children can do it too."
Yin Lai: "Big brother is the best. Ordinary kids can't do it. Can you let Hu Tou do it? No! Can you let Li Junjun, Li Weiwei and the others do it? No! You see they are all very cocky, but they are just little brats. They are different from us. We are real men! Just like adults."
Tonglai: "Yes, man, brother is the best."
He is still young and can't do anything, but he is already very good at flattering.
"Brother, it's delicious."
Jin Lai waved his hand and said, "At worst, we can go fishing! We'll have plenty to eat."
It was already dark. Although Yinlai was a bit of a braggart, he looked around and felt a bit panicked. He said, "Brother, it's getting dark. Should we go back? If we don't go back now, we will miss the No. 2 bus."
"you're right."
Jin Lai also looked around, but besides them, there were still a few people there, who lived nearby, perhaps living at the foot of the mountain, and wished they could harvest more. Because there were still people, Jin Lai felt relieved, and he said, "What does it matter? Look, there are still people here, right? You don't have to think too much. If you can't catch the bus, then you can't catch it. We'll wait and see how they leave, and just go with their adults."
He felt that he was simply too smart.
Yin Lai: "That's right."
Tonglai grumbled, "If we go back late, Mom will beat us."
"No way! Our grandma and mom won't be willing to beat us. Besides, it doesn't matter if we go back a little late. So many people come to the suburbs to fish. They can guess that we are here to fish. We are not here to have fun. We are here to do serious work. It's okay."
"That's true. We are all kids, but others are not as capable as us!"
"Brother is right."
Jin Lai said proudly: "And you see, even if we didn't catch any fish, we still borrowed fifty cents. We still have thirty cents left. We borrowed it based on our own ability, so we don't have to pay it back. We can buy candy or firecrackers. Anyway, we made a profit."
"right!"
The three children were oblivious to the situation and felt good about themselves.
At this time, the main group was walking up the mountain. Wang Xiangxiu was walking in the front, while Aunt Su was stumbling behind, looking miserable. It was Old Man Bai who helped her up the mountain.
The old man was so distressed that he said, "Sister, please go slower. You are so weak, how can you bear it? Otherwise, how about I carry you?"
Aunt Su shook her head and said, "No need. You haven't recovered from your previous injury yet. How can I let you carry me? What if you get hurt?"
In fact, it was not because of this, but because she was afraid that the old man would fall down. At first glance, this old man was nothing. He himself was weak, how could he be relied on? She glanced at the strong men around her and coughed softly a few times.
If you know what's best for you, you would offer to carry me on your back like the old man did!
She is not heavy and doesn't feel heavy when I carry her on my back.
If you want to respect the elderly and love the young, you should take the initiative to express it.
She glanced at everyone and coughed a few times, trying to get's attention. But who cared about an old lady at this time? Everyone was anxious to find their children. Because the police station comrades were there, everyone was still very organized and there was no chaos. They lined up one by one, holding flashlights and walking up the mountain, shouting: "Gold, gold, silver..."
"Jin Lai..."
Everyone was shouting, and when everyone added fuel the fire grew higher, and the shouting was louder.
Everyone was shouting at the top of their lungs and working very hard. People on the mountain could vaguely hear the noise. Jin Lai's three children were still fishing. Maybe it was because there were fewer people at night, but their fishing results were quite good.
For example, Zhao Guihua and her friends came during the day, carrying fishing nets and each of them got four fish.
But late at night, each of the three Jinlai brothers caught a fish.
Not only that, there was another one being grilled, which was also the fourth harvest. The three of them smiled proudly, looking quite satisfied.
"Jin Lai..."
There was a faint cry coming from the bottom of the mountain. The adults who were still fishing at night heard it vaguely and stood up to look. However, Jin Lai and his three companions ignored it and were heartless. I don't know whether they heard it but didn't care, or didn't hear it.
One of the old men shouted, "Kids, it's been dark for quite a while, why don't you come down the mountain?"
Jin Lai said angrily: "What do you care?"
The old man said, "How can you talk like that, kid? Why are you so rude? Is this to you?"
Jin Lai was even more fierce: "Get out of here, you old fool!"
The old man was so angry that he blew his beard and glared: "What's wrong with you, kid? Why are you so rude!"
Jin Lai squinted his eyes and said, "What? You dare to hit me? If you hit me, you have to pay me!"
He was very proud: "The person who was looking for me is here!"
Well, the kid has heard it.
The old man was so angry that he cursed: "This is a little bastard, no wonder he got beaten. This is the little bastard! It would be strange if he didn't get beaten!"
He turned and walked away, ignoring the little bastard.
Jin Lai and Yin Lai were beaten by Bai Fendou yesterday and now they still have bruises on their faces.
The old man felt a little pity for him just now, and thought to himself whose child had such a hard time that he still had to come fishing so late at night with such a face. Now he knows that this child deserved to be beaten to death!
I've never seen such a mean kid.
He ignored him and walked away. One of the men who was fishing said to the old man, "Don't worry about him. You can see that he is not a good bird."
The old man: "I don't know how this family educates their children."
"What do you think of him?" Yinlai picked up a stone and threw it at him. He was small and not very strong, so the stone fell directly into the water, splashing water.
"You little bastard!"
“What!”
Yinlai thought that his mother had brought people to look for them, so he didn't need to be afraid at all. He became even more arrogant, and picked up another stone and threw it directly at them. As luck would have it, it hit the fishing rod, and didn't hit anyone, but the fishing rod broke...
There is a one in ten thousand chance that they caught up with it.
The fishing rod just broke. Yinlai didn't expect to break the fishing rod, but he quickly applauded himself and said, "Great! I'm awesome!"
Jin Lai nodded with a smile on his face: "The second one is the best!"
He also picked up a stone and threw it over: "Watch me!"
With a bang, it hit the old man's feet.
Old man: “Fuck!”
The old man and the uncle were both very angry. They would be sorry if they didn't beat up such a naughty boy.
Gold, silver, and bronze came, and everyone applauded and laughed.
The two men immediately stood up, and at this time they heard Yin Lai shouting: "Murder! Adults are bullying children!" He shouted proudly and provocatively at the two men, with a look on his face saying "What can you do to me!"
"Oh shit!"
"This little bastard!"
This uncle was not like the old man. He moved quickly, taking two steps at a time. He didn't care what the kid was shouting and rushed forward to grab the little bastard, then slapped him twice!
Yin Lai: “Ah!”
Jin Lai threw away his fishing rod and rushed over: "How dare you hit my brother."
The uncle suddenly knocked the man over and pushed him to the ground, kicking him: "Little bastard, I'll teach you how to be mean and show off! Where did you come from, little bastard? Sooner or later, you will be put in jail!"
Jin Lai and Yin Lai get beaten again!
The old man and the uncle don't care whether they are children or not. You are not my child, why should I indulge you to be a slut? Big slap, go away!
Tong Lai saw it and quickly ran away, he didn't want to be beaten...
Otherwise, Tonglai will become the groom of Niu in the future, and make all the aunts and sisters happy. This is definitely a man who knows the current situation. So it is true that a person's future can be seen at the age of three. This kid in their family is just like this.
Although he usually acts very arrogant when following his brother, he quickly ran away when he saw these two guys getting beaten.
He ran away stumblingly, not caring whether his two brothers got beaten or not.
He didn't run far, but saw that the crowd had come up now, and he shouted, "Mom!"
Wang Xiangxiu saw Tonglai from a distance and shouted, "Tonglai!!!"
She quickly started running, and the others quickened their pace as well.
Tonglai shouted, "Hurry up and save my brother, someone is beating us."
Wang Xiangxiu was furious when she heard this. She loved her son the most. He was her precious child. If anyone touched him, she would fight him to the death. She ran forward quickly and accidentally tripped and fell to the ground. She got up again without caring about the pain.
Wang Xiangxiu ran towards Tonglai, hugged her son and shouted, "Are you okay? Are you not hurt? Where is your brother?"
Tonglai pointed in the direction of the pond: "Brother is over there."
Wang Xiangxiu rushed over and saw that both her sons were beaten. The mother rushed over like an enraged lioness and said, "I will kill you!"
She ran over and pounced on the middle-aged man, trying to scratch him. But he was not a weakling, and slapped her aside, cursing: "I can see that this is a child of the same parents. You are so ashamed to come here and pick a fight? Why don't you ask what your little bastard did?"
"that is!"
"What's going on!" At this time, the public security comrades also hurried over, and more people came.
The middle-aged man felt a little timid when he saw that there were so many of them, but he still shouted loudly: "Comrade Public Security, don't accuse me of beating wild kids. Ask everyone what these three little bastards did!"
"Don't hit children no matter what. They are still children!"
Before the police officer could say anything, Aunt Su rushed over, and after shouting something, she hugged Jin Lai and cried loudly: "My Jin Lai, these wicked bastards, how could they bully us like this? It's not easy for us, an orphan and a widow, to have to deal with such bad people..."
"Old lady, stop talking nonsense. Why don't you ask what those little bastards of yours did? Look at my fishing rod. I ignored them, but they came to provoke me. Who has ever seen such kids? This uncle kindly asked if the shouting was directed at them. What about them? These two kids directly called me an old fool. And!" The old man was so angry that he said, "These two naughty kids threw stones at us. Ask them. Ask others!"
"Yes, what the elder brother said is right."
"Yes, that stone hit my foot directly, look!"
"Who is this person?"
"Comrade Public Security, we have to testify for them. These two kids are mean and mean, and they don't behave like human beings..."
It has to be said that people nowadays are still relatively simple.
If this happened decades later, people would definitely turn a blind eye to it. But now it is not the case. As soon as people saw this, they all came over and started talking about it, testifying to it.
"These two kids are such bastards. The younger one is speechless..."
"You deserved the beating!"
"I have never seen such an ignorant child..."
"They did it on purpose. Didn't they hear your shouting? They thought they couldn't afford to suffer any loss, so they started to behave dishonestly..."
"Yes, yes, these two kids threw stones at people on purpose."
The public security comrade rubbed his temple speechlessly. These three kids really are... really good at causing trouble.
"Okay, stop howling. It's good to find the child."
"No, they are bullying my son like this. We are going to sue them and put them in jail. They can't get away with it!"
“Why!”
"Do you have any shame?"
Everyone started to complain and attack each other. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Su family felt extremely sorry for the child, but everyone else was also extremely annoyed.
"I don't care. You must pay compensation and take my son to the hospital, otherwise this matter will not be over." Wang Xiangxiu refused to give in. The police officers were helpless, but when they saw that the child was beaten black and blue, they could understand the parent's pain.
But no matter how upset you are, your child is really capable of causing trouble. Anyone would be furious if faced with such a thing, and a beating would be the least of their worries.
He said: "You really shouldn't do that to children."
The leading public security officer said something to the middle-aged man, then turned to Wang Xiangxiu and said, "But this incident was caused by your child, and it was your child who did it. Even if there is responsibility, your family is mostly responsible. It's wrong for them to hit their children, but your child also hit people with stones, and the other person's fishing rod was broken..."
The old man who spoke first said, "Look, they also hit the back of my foot."
The public security officer said, "If you all feel that this matter is unacceptable, then follow me to the police station. You can hold them responsible for beating the child, but they will also hold you responsible for breaking the fishing rod and injuring someone."
"What's a fishing rod like his? This is my child." Wang Xiangxiu was a little nervous, but still shouted.
Police: "It doesn't mean that the child made a mistake and that's it. You should compensate each other."
The middle-aged man immediately said, "Let's compensate each other. My fishing rod is very expensive. You see, it's not a local brand. I brought it back from a business trip in Shanghai. It's still very expensive. And this kid was already bruised and battered when he came here."
He sneered and said, "Looking at their mean looks, I know these kids are not good people. They may have been beaten up somewhere before."
Wang Xiangxiu: “You!”
She was extremely angry. She felt really heartbroken at this time. She talked about how many of the neighbors in the surrounding compounds had had ambiguous relationships with her, and how many of them had made substantial progress.
Although, although she asked for money and food, she also paid.
It is said that a husband and wife's love for each other lasts a hundred days.
These people had no gratitude at all. Now they saw her being bullied by strangers, but they were unwilling to stand up for her. Wang Xiangxiu felt upset. She knew that men were unreliable. The only person she could rely on was her son.
She bit her lip and felt a little uncomfortable.
She wanted to continue shouting, but if they compensated each other, the police would definitely be happy to do so. But... she looked at her son and it didn't seem serious. If he went to the hospital, it probably wouldn't cost much. But she didn't know how much the fishing rod cost.
She bit her lip. Aunt Su immediately noticed Wang Xiangxiu's dilemma. She cried and said, "We have been an orphan and a widow for so many years. I know I have neglected the child, but the widow Jiajia has a hard life..."
She started by playing the victim, and then said, "With my family's financial situation, it's hard to even get enough to eat, so how can we afford to compensate for the fishing rods? If we were not hungry, the three children wouldn't have secretly gone up the mountain to fish. It's because we, as the grandmother and mother, are incompetent..."
This was something that they had seen many times in their compound, but not outsiders. Seeing her like this, their expressions softened a bit. Even the police officers were like this. Aunt Su continued, "The children made mistakes. We will take good care of them when we get home and will never let them do naughty things again. Please, don't take it personally... My children made mistakes, but it's a bit inappropriate for you adults to beat them."
Zhao Guihua and the others followed to the suburbs to look for someone. As soon as they saw Aunt Su's behavior, they knew what she was going to do.
Sure enough, Aunt Su said, "I think this incident is a good lesson for the children, and I hope they can learn from it. As for this time, we didn't plan to go to the hospital. Our family is already in financial difficulty, so why go to the hospital? Let's just take care of it. Don't take my daughter-in-law's words seriously. I won't hold you accountable."
The police officer saw that Aunt Su was very understanding and said, "Since both parties are wrong, let's just forget it."
Everyone has sympathy, including the police, the two people just now, and the onlookers. Everyone started to persuade him, and the middle-aged man pursed his lips and said, "Forget it. This matter is bad luck for us all."
The Su family didn't make any money, but he definitely lost money.
His fishing rod! But seeing the orphans and widows in this family, he couldn't say anything more.
Besides, he did hit someone.
"Well, since we've all let it go, you don't hold me responsible, and I won't hold you responsible, then let's just leave it at that. Let's apologize to each other and get down the mountain quickly. It's really getting late now."
It’s late at night. If I don’t go home quickly, I won’t have the energy to go to work tomorrow.
"Yes, let's go."
"Yeah, let's go back."
Public Security: "Comrade Wang Xiangxiu, your children are not young anymore. The older one is already in his teens, and the younger one is also old enough to be sensible. You can't continue like this. You must educate your children well when you go back. We found the children this time, but what if we can't find them next time?"
He looked at the three children and said earnestly, "Children, even if life is difficult, we can't do anything rash. Look at you, why didn't you tell your mother and grandmother that you came out? Do you know how worried they are?"
Jin Lai was a little afraid of this police officer, but he was also a little dissatisfied in his heart. He hung his head and said nothing, but cursed in his heart, wishing that this man would fall into the water. He was beaten, but these two people didn't stand up for him. What good are they?
Anyone who refuses to help their family is a loser.
"Where did you get your fishing rods and buckets?"
Jin Lai: "I got it from school."
Public Security Comrade: “…”
He pursed his lips: "Does the school know?"
Jin Lai shook his head.
If you don’t know, then that’s stealing!
The public security comrade looked at the child. Although it was dark and he lowered his head, he could not see his expression at all, but he suddenly understood. He was afraid that he would have to have more contact with this child in the future. He became more serious: "Little friends, you should know that when you steal needles when you are young, you will grow up..."
"Comrade Public Security, please stop educating the child. The child has been beaten like this and it's already very uncomfortable. I know that what he did was wrong, but we as parents can forgive him. What can't you, an outsider, do?"
Wang Xiangxiu was quite confident. She loved her son the most and no one could say that the child was not good.
She felt that this public security comrade was not a good person because he did not protect their family, so naturally she did not speak to him in a good tone.
Public Security Comrade: “…”
Aunt Su quickly said with a look of anger: "Xiu'er, what are you talking about! If you say that, I will have to say something to you. Don't you think that if it weren't for the police, would our child be found successfully? I know you are happy to have found the child, but you can't get carried away. Apologize to them immediately."
Wang Xiangxiu apologized immediately at Aunt Su's beckoning, without any hesitation.
Public Security Comrade: “…”
How can I put it? There is no sincerity at all.
As police officers, they know that if the leader is not upright, the followers will be crooked. Many children have gone down the path of breaking the law and committing crimes because of their parents' words and deeds and their overindulgence. He said: "When you go back, you really need to educate your children well."
"We know. We know."
Aunt Su dealt with it, but her expression was quite sincere.
The public security comrades feel that the mother-in-law is much better than the daughter-in-law.
So, from the time everyone discovered that the child was missing to the time they found him and returned home, it was already early morning.
Hutou and Xiaoyanzi had fallen asleep. No one at home had come back yet, so Mingmei didn't dare to sleep either. She sat in the yard with the other people, laughing. Everyone gathered in the front yard. In addition to the three pregnant women, there were two old ladies who were too old and Lan Sihai.
Just when everyone was getting more and more sleepy and tired, they finally heard the sound of bustling conversation. They must have come back.
Sure enough, the first person to come in was Zhao Guihua, followed by others who came in one after another. Zhao Guihua said, "You guys are still waiting here, go and have a rest."
She said: "The child has been found."
Others came in one after another and said, "They went to the mountains to fish."
Mingmei frowned slightly and said, "They went fishing without telling their families?"
"Of course I did. I ran over there secretly. It was really..."
"Forget it, don't say any more, or Wang Xiangxiu will start to yell again."
"I'm afraid of her? That's funny. We followed her and searched for her all night. But she was naughty in the mountains..."
Seeing that the neighbors were very unhappy, Zhao Guihua did not talk about this topic anymore. Instead, she urged: "Mingmei, go back to the house quickly."
At this time, Zhuang Zhixi also came back. He led his into the house. Mingmei had already washed up. She took off her coat and got into bed in a vest, mumbling, "I'm so sleepy, but I'm worried about you guys. I want to wait until you come back before I go to sleep... Jinlai and Yinlai's wife seem injuries to be more serious."
"They are so cheap that they deserve to be beaten."
Mingmei: “Hmm…”
She wanted to gossip, but she was too tired to do it...
Zhuang Zhixi: “They…”
Just as he was about to say something, he saw Mingmei had fallen asleep very quickly. He smiled gently and tiptoed out with the basin. He was sweating from his anxious search for the child, so he planned to just take a quick shower.
There were many people who thought the same as he did. Bai Fendou and his son were already standing in the yard taking a shower.
The lesbians had already entered the room, but they did not leave to avoid them. Instead, the lesbians left and the gays came out to take a shower. It was so late, no one was in the mood to greet each other. This was not the Zhou Qun and Bai Fendou incident, so everyone could still watch the fun.
Everyone is really tired after what happened today. There is nothing to talk about. We just want to go home, lie down and go to sleep.
Zhuang Zhixi took a shower and felt a prying gaze. He immediately turned his head and saw the curtains of the Su family shaking. He didn't know who was peeping at him from the window. Fortunately, he didn't take off all his clothes. It would be better if he was seen for no reason. How...
He moved quickly and rushed home. Bai Fendou said, "What are you doing? It's like you're chasing a rabbit."
He was slow, Zhuang Zhixi: "I'm too tired, I want to find some sleep."
Bai Fendou hushed and said, "You still call yourself a young man? Your health is not good enough."
He also said: "Why don't you get something to make up for it."
Zhuang Zhixi smiled, said nothing, waved his hand and went into the house.
Mingmei was already fast asleep at this time, Zhuang Zhixi locked the door and went to sleep. Instead of talking nonsense, he might as well sleep a little longer.
They were the first to go to bed. After returning home and washing up, they all turned off the lights and went to bed. As for these gossips, it would not be too late to talk about them tomorrow. Today, they were too sleepy and tired. The banker turned off the lights, and Wang Xiangxiu also lowered the curtains.
Aunt Su sighed, "People are selfish. How can you count on others? They just want us to have a hard time. They just want to watch the fun. These people are not good people. You should have known this for a while. How can you, a child, still not see the cold and indifferent nature of these people?"
"I know, but it still makes me sad every time I think about it..."
She looked at Bai Fendou and his son who were taking a shower, and pouted her lips in disdain.
Then he added, "That Bai Fendou is just as bad. He didn't even come to comfort our family. I treated him so well. He is really heartless."
Hu Huihui looked at her cousin and thought that she was really weird. How could she have the nerve to scold this and that? Why should others help her? Hu Huihui didn't like her cousin before, and she disliked her even more now.
What the hell is this.
Wang Xiangxiu: "No, I have to find Bai Fendou tomorrow. How can he just ignore my family?"
She turned her head and looked at Hu Huihui, and suddenly said, "Huihui, how is your cousin treating you?"
Hu Huihui: "...My cousin was very kind to me and took me in when I was in trouble."
Wang Xiangxiu nodded: "That's right, since your cousin is so kind to you, shouldn't you help her?"
"Cousin, I have no money. You know I have to pay you eight dollars every month. After paying you, I will have no money of my own." When has Hu Huihui ever been plotted against by anyone? Now, in order to stay and investigate the whereabouts of the gold, silver and jewelry, she has to play dumb.
Damn it, one day she will take care of that bitch Wang Xiangxiu.
She offered five dollars, but Wang Xiangxiu refused to do it and asked for ten dollars, otherwise she would chase her away.
She came here to avoid her family's urging to get married by making excuses. She knew it was fake, but Wang Xiangxiu didn't know. In her mind, she was desperate. Hu Huihui didn't want to let Wang Xiangxiu go for being so cruel to a desperate cousin.
That's it for now, but she will never let it go.
"Cousin, I don't have any money..."
Wang Xiangxiu rolled her eyes: "Of course I know you don't have money. If you had money, would you come to me for help? You see, I'm the only one who took you in, which means I'm good to you, so shouldn't you help me too? I'm not asking you to give me much money, but I just want to introduce you to someone."
"What?"
Hu Huihui was shocked. She didn't know what this cousin was thinking.
Wang Xiangxiu said faintly: "Of course it would be best if you don't agree..."
Hu Huihui understood it immediately. She, Hu Huihui, had used this trick many times.
However, planning for yourself and planning for others are two different things, and she immediately became unwilling to get up.
Wang Xiangxiu saw that she was unhappy and immediately said, "You have to eat and live here. Think about it, even if you pay eight yuan, is it enough to spend? We are not cheating people, and we don't cheat people out of their money. We just tricked them into buying some things, isn't that a big deal?"
Hu Huihui said nothing.
"If you don't like it, get out of here."
Hu Huihui held back her anger and said, "Well, okay."
"Then I'll introduce you to Bai Fendou first, but don't think you can really marry Bai Fendou. I can't agree to that. You just need to trick him into continuing to help our family. Also, help me get in touch with Zhuang Zhixi. It would be best if you could get Zhuang Zhixi to spend money on our family as well. Both of them work, and their living expenses aren't much, so they must have money. He's a man, and in a family, the man must be in charge of the money. If you can trap him little by little, will he still be able to stop spending money on us? In addition, there's Yang Lixin in the backyard, he's the cook in the kitchen, it would be best if you could trick him into bringing us leftover food from the cafeteria."
The more Wang Xiangxiu thought about it, the better it seemed, and she became happier.
"I'll spread the word that I'm going to introduce you to someone, so you won't have to worry about having a good life."
Hu Hui: "I'll listen to you."
She took the opportunity to ask, "Cousin, who do you think has the best conditions in this area?"
"Whose family? There are so many families with better conditions. The best should be the Zhou family. Zhou Qun's salary is over 90 yuan. Oh, how can he spend all that money? Jiang Lu is also a cadre and has worked for quite a long time. He is probably over 40 now. There are only three people in his family. With such a small number of people, they only get a salary of 130 or 140 yuan. Tell me, is that rich? It's a pity that Zhou Qun is not a man anymore, otherwise this would be a good plan."
Hu Huihui knew about this. They had been digging out manure pits in this area for several days, so of course they had a general idea of it.
But she didn't want to know such routine things, she said: "Then are there other families with better conditions?"
She smiled and said, "Oh, everyone knows about the good conditions, so it's not your turn to introduce me to someone. So...are there any people who suddenly became rich? It's easier to plan for them."
Wang Xiangxiu glanced at Hu Huihui and said, "I knew you were not a good person. Why are you pretending to be a pure and innocent little white rabbit? I knew you were not a good person."
Hu Huihui clenched her fists and said nothing.
"Poor people suddenly become rich, but there is no such thing in our area. All of us are factory workers. We are neither poor nor rich."
"Then the Zhuang Zhixi you mentioned just now..."
"His family has two working parents, so of course they are well off. Zhao Guihua only charges them ten yuan a month for living expenses."
Hu Huihui: "I see. But I think the food there is pretty good."
"Zhuang Laonian earns money. He is a level 5 worker, and his salary must be around 50 or 60. He will take the level 6 exam in a few days. If he passes the level 6 exam, his salary will increase again. If the old couple can't spend all the money, they will definitely use it to supplement their living expenses."
Hu Huihui nodded: "Then... there is also an Uncle Lan in the yard who has good conditions, right?"
"You are so hungry that you don't even choose what you eat. You even didn't let Uncle Lan go." Wang Xiangxiu looked at Hu Huihui with disdain, thinking that this cousin was really embarrassing.
Hu Huihui: “…” Damn it, damn it!
"This old man is rich. He has two salaries, one is his retirement salary, and the other is his re-employment salary." She said angrily, "We young people work so hard to support our families. Why does he need money at his age? Does he still want so much salary? Pah."
Hu Huihui: “…”
Her cousin is really a huge weirdo.
Aunt Su: "I heard that the reason why the factory rehired Lan Sihai was mainly to find him an apprentice. I guess the factory will fire him once Lan Sihai has brought out his apprentice."
Hu Huihui: “Oh.”
Her eyes flickered. Those who had better conditions and a better life in this courtyard all had it because of their work. But I couldn't tell which one had a better life because of other things. It seemed that it was really difficult to investigate.
But this is the case. If there was no difficulty, why would she, Hu Huihui, need to take action?
This amount of money is worth her long-term fight.
She pursed her lips and said, "Then lie down early."
Wang Xiangxiu: "Since you live in my house, you have to listen to me."
Hu Huihui: “Okay.”
Oh shit.
This disgusting thing.
Compared to other families who went to bed early, their family was quite lively and talked until the middle of the night.
Oh no, there is another exception, that is Jiang Lu. Jiang Lu saw that everyone had returned in the early morning, so he packed up and went to the hospital. Everyone was moved by this, wondering how Zhou Qun could be so lucky to meet such a good wife.
Jiang Lu is truly sincere to Zhou Qun and will never leave him.
Aunt Wang advised: "Jiang Lu, if you hadn't gone there today, it's already late."
Jiang Lu shook her head: "I'd better go to the hospital. Zhou Qun is the most vulnerable now. He is very nervous all day long. If I don't go, he might start to have wild thoughts again. No matter what, I can't let him make a fuss about jumping off the building. This will also add burden to others, right?"
Aunt Wang sighed and said, "It's not easy for you either."
Jiang Lu: "Yeah, but what can I do? This is my man. He was the man I chose wholeheartedly. Now I have to live with him even if I have to grit my teeth. I'm leaving first."
Aunt Wang: "Then be careful, it's late at night."
Jiang Lu: "I know."
She did not linger in the yard, and quickly walked to the hospital. When she reached a deserted place, she even ran. When she arrived at the hospital, she was out of breath. It was already the middle of the night, and the hospital was very quiet. Jiang Lu quietly went upstairs. She coughed lightly, but there was no response.
Jiang Lu looked around and confirmed that there was no one there. She gently pushed open the door of the ward, tiptoed in, and gently pushed the man who was accompanying the patient. The man was about to scream when Jiang Lu covered his mouth.
He finally came to his senses and pursed his lips when he saw it was Jiang Lu.
Jiang Lu pointed to the door, and the man hesitated and followed.
The two of them came to the laundry room of the hospital one after the other. This is where the hospital washes bed sheets and quilts. Usually no one comes at night. Of course, most people dislike this kind of place because it is unlucky, so no one comes. So Jiang Lu and Xiao Xu have a tryst here.
There is also a bed here.
Yes, the person who had a secret meeting with Jiang Lu was Xiao Xu.
The one from the publicity department of the machinery factory.
He followed Jiang Lu into the room and whispered, "Sister Jiang Lu, it's so late today, let's just forget it, okay?"
Jiang Lu began to unbutton her clothes and said, "Forget it? Why should I forget it? Don't you want to?"
She stepped forward and gently put her arms around Xiao Xu's neck. Xiao Xu: "..."
He swallowed and whispered, "Too much recently..."
Jiang Lu smiled and leaned over: "How can you complain about such things? You are just talking nonsense, you are obviously very happy..." She started to talk...
Xiao Xu: “Woo woo.”
The morning sun shone into the house. It was still dark, but the two had already gone back and forth several times. Jiang Lu put on her clothes and said, "I'll come to see you tonight."
After a pause, she said, "Wait for me at the back door of the factory at noon, and I'll get you a bullwhip to mend your condition."
Xiao Xu held onto the head of the bed and slowly stood up.
He felt weak when he walked. He held onto the wall and walked to the door. He nodded, "Okay."
Although Jiang Lu wanted a lot, they were also "newlyweds" and it was normal for her to be a little bit ruthless. Moreover, Jiang Lu was a really good person. Look, she was really willing to spend money on a man.
This thing is hard to buy even if you have money.
But ginger reed can be bought.
He said, "Then I'll wait for you at noon."
Jiang Lu: "Okay."
He walked towards the ward weakly. Jiang Lu put on his clothes and went out as well.
To talk about how the two of them got together, we have to start from the day Zhou Qun was hospitalized. That day he happened to meet Xiao Xu. Xiao Xu's father broke his leg and was hospitalized, and Xiao Xu was there to keep him company.
Although Xiao Xu is not very popular in the factory and is not a very good person, he is quite filial.
He came over to keep the patient company and happened to meet Jiang Lu. They both recognized each other.
Jiang Lu was at her most frustrated at that time. She felt very uncomfortable. She thought, Zhou Qun was like this, why should she stick with Zhou Qun? She should try a different feeling. As for Xiao Xu, he had no self-control. As soon as she hooked his neck, he was easily captured.
At that time, she just wanted to decompress and relax.
But the next morning, she immediately realized that this might be a great opportunity. She might be able to have a child. Xiao Xu was about the same age as Zhuang Zhixi, and was in her prime. She was not comparable to someone like Zhou Qun.
She was planning to have a child anyway, and this was a good candidate.
You know, it's not easy to find a suitable candidate, but since it's a mistake, she naturally won't let go of this opportunity. When she has a child, she can dump Xiao Xu. This is not that she is so cold.
But she knew clearly that a young man like Xiao Xu would not want to live with her.
He has good conditions in all aspects, so he must find someone better. So it's okay for them to be happy together, but if they talk about marriage, I'm afraid Xiao Xu will run away if Jiang Lu dares to mention it.
Jiang Lu sorted out her mood and clothes before returning to the ward.
Early in the morning, Zhou Qun saw Jiang Lu was very honest and greeted him, "Why are you here this morning?"
Generally speaking, Jiang Lu comes over at night and takes care of him.
Today is an exception.
Jiang Lu: "Yesterday, the three Jinlai brothers went missing. We searched for them for half the night until the middle of the night before they were finally found. I was pregnant, so I didn't have to follow them in the search. But there was no one in the yard, and we didn't sleep either. The few who couldn't follow them in the search sat in the yard waiting for news."
"Ah?" Zhou Qun was surprised: "Jin Lai is missing?"
His eyes twinkled and he was happy: "Oh, this child is so naughty."
He didn't want the child to be lost, but he was very happy to hear that the child had gotten into trouble again. He didn't have any children at home, so he was very happy to see other children getting into trouble. It's your fault that you have one and I don't.
Of course, Jiang Lu was also pregnant.
But Zhou Qun always had some doubts. Why did Jiang Lu not get pregnant earlier or later, but at this time? Moreover, after so many years, he was actually worried that he was the one who was infertile.
Zhou Qun was not sure, so he never dared to check.
He thought that maybe he was going to jump off the building because of him. The hospital and Jiang Lu lied to him to appease him. This was to appease him. He thought so. Of course, if Jiang Lu had a child with an aborted woman, Zhou Qun would not believe it.
He just suspected that the hospital and Jiang Lu colluded to fake the pregnancy to appease him, but he never doubted Jiang Lu's innocence.
It's not that he has a lot of confidence in Jiang Lu, but he has a lot of confidence in himself. He knows that Jiang Lu, although he comes from a good family, is not a good person, has no brains, and is extremely stupid. This person's love for him is unconditional.
Didn't you see it? It was obvious that he was having an affair with those old ladies, but Jiang Lu would believe him.
Even though her mother was deliberately using feudal superstition to harm her father, she still believed him.
Also, on the night of the incident, she defended him with all her might. This woman loved him so much!
The world can testify to her feelings for him.
He knew how devoted Jiang Lu was to him, and was even more aware of his own charm, so he was not worried about this matter. Of course, Jiang Lu also wanted a divorce, but he thought that this was just Jiang Lu being sad and unable to think straight.
When she gets over it, won't she still be nice to him? You see, he is just temporarily handing over his salary and savings. He immediately appeased Jiang Lu.
Jiang Lu now works during the day and has to take care of him at night. She could have arranged for Wang Zhaodi to come, but she refused, which shows that she still loves herself so much and is afraid that he will really get together with Wang Zhaodi.
He smiled proudly at his extraordinary charm.
As for his salary and savings… he could always get them back, once this matter died down a bit.
He was willing to hand over financial power in order to stabilize Jiang Lu.
Firstly, it was for Jiang Lu not to divorce, and secondly, it was also for... He was actually a little bit looking forward to it. Maybe Jiang Lu was not lying, or was really pregnant? After so many years, he had been looking forward to this child for a long time.
If Jiang Lu didn't lie, based on his understanding of Jiang Lu and looking at Jiang Lu's expression, it really didn't seem like she was lying. If Jiang Lu didn't lie, then he was going to have a child.
"Jin Lai came to see me yesterday and asked me for fifty cents."
Jiang Lu was stunned and said, "You gave it to him? Zhou Qun, what is your relationship with Wang Xiangxiu? Why would you give money to his child for no reason?"
She was unhappy: "There is no good person in that family. Even if you give money, you can't get a good thing. We can buy 100 grams of meat with 50 cents. Why do you want to spend it on her? You really are... Men can't have money."
Zhou Qun: "Look at you, how come you have become so petty? Weren't you like this before?"
Jiang Lu: "I didn't do this before because I didn't have a child. Now I have my own child, so of course I have to save money for him. Don't collect your salary anymore. I will collect it for you and give you one yuan a month for pocket money."
Zhou Qun: “Fuck.”
He looked at Jiang Lu in disbelief and said, "One dollar, what can you do with it? No, no."
Jiang Lu: "Everyone else has enough, why don't you have enough?"
"What do others have? I heard that Zhuang Zhixi has five dollars. How can I be worse than him? You can't do this. We..."
The two men began to bargain.
Zhuang Zhixi sneezed in the office. It was a sunny day early in the morning. He took the initiative to clean the office. When he turned around, he saw Xiao Xu walking in with weak steps, looking like he had been beaten.
Ever since Xiao Xu's father was hospitalized, Xiao Xu has been in such a bad state every day. I don't know why it is so painful to keep watch all night.
This really looks like...
To be honest, as a gay man, Zhuang Zhixi felt that Xiao Xu didn't seem to be tired from keeping watch all night, but rather seemed to have been drained of his energy.
But Xiao Xu was not married, and his father was still in hospital, so he was not so careless as to do anything rash. I guess he was just overthinking it.
However, Zhuang Zhixi was not the only one who thought so. In fact, other people in the office said so too. Several people secretly discussed it, saying that Xiao Xu was not going to keep the night watch, but was going to do this or that?
Otherwise, why would he be so weak? It's only been a few days and there are already dark circles under his eyes.
Zhuang Zhixi was just about to say hello to Xiao Xu when he saw him return to his seat like a pianist, lie down on the table, and fall asleep.
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
What on earth have you been doing?
Zhuang Zhixi felt that there were not many normal people around him, and everyone was mysterious. But Zhuang Zhixi didn't care, he was in his element recently. He got the password for the report, and after several outstanding workers came to work, he was able to gain a firm foothold in the Propaganda Department.
Although it is fortunate that this opportunity comes, you also have to find a way to seize it.
Zhuang Zhixi has now grasped the opportunity.
He sat down and prepared to write the next step of the work. At this time, everyone was going to work one after another. Sister Cui said, "Oh my god? How come Xiao Xu fell asleep again?"
"It's like this as soon as I get here. I'm so tired in the hospital."
Zhuang Zhixi said casually.
Sister Cui didn't quite believe it.
She is not a young person like Zhuang Zhixi. She is well-informed and always feels that Xiao Xu may not have done anything good. If he did something good, why is he like this? "Young man, don't mess around."
Zhuang Zhixi smiled.
"Boom boom boom."
There was a knock on the door, and everyone looked over. It was Tao Yuye from the infirmary. Ever since Tao Yuye came, the young men in the factory have really been getting a little restless. They all ran to the infirmary, and it was very lively there every day.
It's not as cold and deserted as when Zhuang Zhixi was here.
Tao Yuye stood at the door and said, "Is Zhuang Zhixi here?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Yes, what's up?"
Tao Yuye smiled brightly and said, "Doctor Wang asked me to tell you to go to the infirmary at noon."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Okay, thank you."
Tao Yuye: "You're welcome."
She said, "I just happened to be on my way to the third floor to deliver something."
Zhuang Zhixi smiled and said, "Thank you for that too."
Tao Yuye left quickly. Sister Cui sighed: "Tao Yuye is now a popular girl in the factory. Even Director Che wants her to be his daughter-in-law."
"Isn't Director Che's son a fool?"
"What's wrong with being a fool? If a fool has a capable father, he can also marry a good wife."
Someone whispered, "Isn't Xiao Xu also pursuing Tao Yuye?"
"Yes, he is pursuing her too. There are many people pursuing Tao Yuye now. All the unmarried men in our factory are like mountain bears seeing honey."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Everybody laughed.
"What did Tao Yuye say? What kind of person does she want to find?"
"Who knows? Anyway, she hasn't agreed yet."
"She has pretty high standards, but she's overwhelmed by the choices, right? If a man had the status of a car manager and looked like Xiaozhuang, she would definitely be happy."
Zhuang Zhixi waved his hands and said, "You guys can chat as much as you want, but don't bring me in. I'm a clean and honest man. I have nothing to do with this. Tao Yuye and I have no contact. If my wife knew about this, I would have to kneel on the washboard when I get home."
"Pfft! You are such a ..."
"What nonsense are you talking about? If this gets out, people will say you are henpecked."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Is there anything wrong with being afraid of your wife? I am afraid of her because I love her. Otherwise, a man might be afraid of his wife. It's not like he can't beat a woman. The fear here is actually the same as love."
This is really... so sour that it makes everyone's teeth ache.
But Sister Cui suddenly said, "Oh, that's not right. Your wife is really strong. If you two really fight, you can't beat her."
Zhuang Zhixi was helpless: "Is this the point?"
Everyone burst out laughing.
Mingmei was sneezing constantly at this time. She rubbed her nose and said, "I don't know who is talking about me."
Then I thought, who else could it be? It must be Zhuang Zhixi.
She smiled and said, "I wonder if this guy is busy."
(End of this chapter)
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