It's already the hot July and August. The weather in early August is really hot.
Mingmei is now nearly four months pregnant, not quite there yet, but almost there. Their yard has inexplicably become peaceful these days. It may be because the weather is too hot, so no one has the energy to do anything except work.
I'm sweating all over after just a short walk outside. This summer is so hot.
But it is definitely not true to say that nothing happened in their compound. The stability of their compound is different from that of other compounds.
First of all, there are three pregnant women in their hospital now. Li Fang and Ming Mei are both showing signs of pregnancy. Li Fang was found out later than Ming Mei and is older than Ming Mei, but it doesn't look more obvious than Ming Mei.
Because Mingmei recently had a check-up and confirmed that she was pregnant with twins.
She was more obvious than Li Fang. Zhuang Zhixi was like a eunuch beside the empress dowager, taking care of his wife. In Zhao Guihua's words, he was like a lackey. But she was the one who reacted the least among the few people. Li Fang and Jiang Lu were vomiting every day.
Li Fang and Jiang Lu were similar. They were both fine when they first found out they were pregnant, but they couldn't stand the hot weather these days. Especially Jiang Lu, she had been nauseous for half a month, vomiting everything she ate. She used to look pretty good, but in just a few days her face turned pale.
Although she looked very bad, Jiang Lu was in good spirits and was happy every day. After all, this was the child she had been looking forward to for ten years. How could she not be happy? Even Zhou Qun was particularly happy. He had been discharged from the hospital. He was a little suspicious at first, thinking that Jiang Lu had colluded with the hospital to pretend to be pregnant to appease him.
But he didn't expect that Jiang Lu was really pregnant. He took Jiang Lu to the hospital several times to get pregnancy-preserving medicine. It has been confirmed that Jiang Lu was not lying. Now Zhou Qun really felt that everything was destined.
You said he had been waiting for more than ten years, and even began to doubt himself vaguely, but they still had no children. But unexpectedly, something went wrong with him, and by mistake, Jiang Lu found out she was pregnant.
How could Zhou Qun not be happy?
He even felt that it was God who didn't want Zhou Qun to have no descendants, so he sent a child to his family at such a critical moment.
Jiang Lu was also happy. She also felt that God was kind to her. In fact, she had always been worried that she would not be able to get pregnant. After all, she was already in her thirties. Although it was confirmed that she was fine, it would not be easier to get pregnant at this age than in her twenties, right?
She had already thought that if she didn't find out she was pregnant within a month and a half, she would pretend to have a miscarriage. Otherwise, she couldn't cover it up. But she didn't expect that it didn't take that long before she got pregnant.
When Jiang Lu found out she was pregnant, she almost cried with joy.
She calculated the date and found that she was pregnant almost within a few days of her relationship with Xiao Xu. This was even better news for Jiang Lu. Because she had originally said that she was pregnant for about a month, it was actually quite easy for her to fool people. The time difference was short! When the time came, she would say that the due date was delayed and there was no problem at all.
She had asked around and found out that there were cases where babies gave birth nearly a month past their due date, so it's actually not that accurate now.
Zhao Guihua had no idea about this. If she knew, she would have sighed that Jiang Lu was lucky to be in such a good time. In this era, since she is not so precise, it is not easy for her to be exposed. If it had been left for more than ten years, she would have been completely ruined.
Of course, Zhao Guihua really didn't know, but she knew that Jiang Lu's child had nothing to do with Zhou Qun.
She was very sure that Zhou Qun could not have children.
Zhao Guihua is not a talkative person. Even her husband Zhuang Laonian doesn't know this. Although Zhao Guihua doesn't like Jiang Lu, she is not someone who deliberately sabotages others. Besides, Jiang Lu has become more powerful recently. Zhao Guihua thinks this is good.
Now there are three pregnant women in the yard, which makes everyone extra careful, for fear of bumping into them. This is also the reason why there are fewer things happening in their yard. After all, no one can afford the responsibility of bumping into a pregnant woman.
Besides, everyone is pretty happy lately and really doesn't want to cause any trouble.
Yes, happy.
This is the second thing that happened recently. The current grading examination is held in late June or early July every year. This year it was delayed for a while and only started in mid-July. However, several people were promoted in this grading examination.
Their compound is full of factory workers, and several of them have been promoted, which is a great thing for salary increase. How can they not be happy? Although it has been more than half a month now, it has not affected everyone's happy mood at all.
Whenever I mention it, I feel happy.
Cook Li and his son-in-law Yang Lixin were both promoted to the next level, as were the Sui family in the backyard and the Zhang family, but the front yard was a little behind. Only Zhuang Laonian was promoted. He was a level 5 riveter with a salary of 55.5 yuan.
Now I have been promoted to level six, and my salary has increased by eleven dollars. My current salary is sixty-six dollars and fifty cents.
Plus, every two years, the seniority increases by one level, which is also increased at this time. Zhuang Laonian's salary has risen to 67.5 yuan. Plus the heatstroke prevention and cooling fee, Zhuang Laonian has been able to get more than 70 yuan in the past two months.
He was the only one in the front yard who had a salary increase.
For example, Zhuang Zhixi was a cadre, and he had just been transferred there. He was adjusted once when he was transferred there. Now, less than two years later, he will not be adjusted again. Jiang Lu works in the Women's Federation, which cooperates with the factory office and is also a cadre. Their salary system is different from the traditional grading system, so they only increased their salary by one yuan for seniority. There is no other increase. This is not considered a salary increase in everyone's eyes.
Old Bai and Fendou were transferred to the logistics department to clean toilets because they made mistakes, so they didn't get a raise. This position has a fixed salary, which means that no matter how many years you have worked, 25 is 25. Unless you are transferred, it will be the same salary.
But is twenty-five dollars a month low? Even for an average family, it is not low.
If this is a rural family, some families can't even save 25 yuan a year, which is why everyone wants to run to the city and marry a city person. But the Bai family father and son don't think so, they used to earn more than this. So they are in a bad mood.
But he didn't vent his anger in the compound.
They also knew the severity of the situation. If they caused trouble in the compound, with so many pregnant women in the compound, if someone got bumped or bruised by accident, it would be strange if they didn't stay in jail. They were also very quiet.
Wang Xiangxiu also did not get promoted. She has been working for a few years, but except for the increase in seniority, her salary has not increased at all. She is always thinking about how to cheat people and make money. She is not working at all. At work, she is lazy whenever she can and does not study hard. It is naturally difficult for her to get a salary increase if she fails the exam.
The workshop only values the skills of the skilled workers, not other things, so Wang Xiangxiu's salary has not increased. Her previous salary was 25.5 yuan, and now it has increased by one yuan to 26.5 yuan.
Wang Xiangxiu was not very happy about these two salary increases, because she only got one yuan increase every two years. How could she be happy? Besides, four years ago, her salary was 24.5 yuan, which was lower than the minimum average living cost in the city, so her family could get poverty subsidies from the street. Some small jobs, such as pasting paper boxes, would also be given to their family.
But two years ago, the price went up by one yuan, becoming 25.5 yuan. Just this difference of 50 cents made a difference in status. His family is no longer considered poor. In the past two years, he has been trying to take advantage, but he has relied on playing the victim. When things are extremely difficult, he always has to show 100% acting skills and 80% strength.
Now, she has gained another piece of money. Although she has grown so little, her family has completely escaped poverty. This makes Wang Xiangxiu unhappy. So she is naturally in a bad mood. Of course, she is also in a bad mood for another reason. In June, she broke up with Bai Fendou.
It's already early August, more than a month and a half, but Bai Fendou still has no intention of reconciling. She made several overtures to make peace, but Bai Fendou ignored her. He was really cruel.
Some are happy and some are sad.
There are many happy people, so it is useless for unhappy people to look unhappy.
So, the wind direction in this courtyard has been a little strange recently, but it is particularly stable. Zhou Qun and Jiang Lu did not get a salary increase, but they are happy because they have a child. The only ones who are really unhappy are the Bai family and the Su family.
As for Lan Sihai's family, they are actually a little isolated from everyone else. After all, they moved in later, and Lan Sihai's work situation is different from everyone else's. So unless there is a general meeting, everyone rarely thinks about their family.
Maybe it's because the yard has been relatively peaceful recently. Even Mingmei lamented that she hadn't seen anyone fighting in the yard for a long time.
Zhao Guihua: "Without Aunt Zhou, the troublemaker, here, there are fewer problems."
Although other people also made a fuss about the list, none of them would meddle in every little thing like when Aunt Zhou was around.
Mingmei: "How long will it take for Aunt Zhou to be released?"
Zhao Guihua said casually, "Four months. That means there's still a little over a month and a half left. I'm sure I'll be back by National Day."
Mingmei: "When she comes back and finds out about Zhou Qun, I wonder if she'll make a scene."
Zhao Guihua: “No.”
Mingmei: "???"
She looked at her mother-in-law in confusion. Zhao Guihua: "Jiang Lu is pregnant, and she always has to take care of the pregnant woman's mood."
Mingmei sighed that pregnancy seemed to be a gold medal, and everything could be considered from this perspective. She leaned back in the chair and rocked gently. This was a rocking chair made by her father. It was delivered recently. Mingmei liked to sit under the eaves of the corridor, rocking in the rocking chair and fanning herself with a palm leaf fan. It was very comfortable.
It was a rare weekend, Mingmei chatted with Zhao Guihua for a while, then went to rest outside, feeling that the room was even hotter. Zhao Guihua made a few chive dumplings and put them in the lunch box. She said, "Don't wait until dark before you come back."
"I know."
Zhuang Laonian planned to go fishing on the weekend, and Zhuang Zhiyuan was going with him, but Zhuang Zhixi did not go with them. Since Mingmei got pregnant, Zhuang Zhixi was more concerned about his wife. Even on weekends, he did not plan to go out and just stayed at home to sweep the floor and fold the quilts.
Zhuang Laonian and Zhuang Zhiyuan went out with their lunch boxes, while Hutou and Xiaoyanzi watched eagerly. The two kids were on summer vacation and were at home every day, running around all day. Seeing their grandfather and dad going out together, they were both moved and said, "I want to go, too."
Zhao Guihua: "Why are you going? Just play in the alley. Your grandfather and his friends are going to the Houhai area. Why are you following them? Just play nearby. I'll stew some minced meat and eggs for you at noon."
Upon hearing this, Hutou and Xiaoyanzi couldn't walk anymore.
The two men immediately swallowed their saliva and agreed.
To be honest, his family is not a poor one. If we really talk about it, they can be considered a well-off family, better off than 90% of the people in the country, or even more. But Hutou and Xiaoyanzi are still very greedy.
It can be seen that the overall living standard at this time.
"Go play."
"good."
The two children ran to the door, squatted beside the chicken coop, and muttered: "Dahua and Xiaohua, you must lay eggs well."
These are the old hens Zhao Guihua replaced a few months ago. I have to say that the old hens are very hardworking. They started laying eggs on the fourth day after they were brought home, two eggs a day, which really does not bring shame to the chicken world. They are the best in the chicken world. Zhao Guihua loves these two old hens very much, and so do the children in the family.
Because Zhao Guihua's old hens are more "sensible", people in their yard have started to raise chickens one after another. It's not okay to have more than two. For example, Aunt Wang and Zhao Guihua are one after another.
The old hens in his family are not bad either, not only because Aunt Lian's chickens are good, but also because the children often chase insects to feed the chickens. Hard work always pays off, and the chickens of the two families are quite good. Although the price here is not so cheap, because the quality is guaranteed, there are two other families in their yard who also buy hens from her.
Jiang Lu also raised two chickens. Normally, his family should have raised two chickens a long time ago, but it happened that Aunt Zhou was sent to labor reform. So they gave them to others first. Later, when Zhou Qun was discharged from the hospital, Jiang Lu raised chickens.
However, Wang Zhaodi is the one who takes care of the housework and raising chickens.
Wang Zhaodi came to the city to have children. No matter how unwilling she was, she did not dare to disobey her parents and could only go to the house obediently. However, after this, Zhou Qun lost interest in women. Then he was completely ruined.
To be precise, it is useless, but not completely useless.
Yes, but no functionality.
Even the virgin Wang Zhaodi knew this.
Although she lost the beautiful scene described by her family, Wang Zhaodi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. People are sometimes ignorant because they have never seen it. No one has ever told her what the right thing is.
But now that she has moved to the city, she has seen more under the influence of everyone and her mentality has changed to some extent.
She worked hard at Jiang Lu's house every day, and Jiang Lu didn't say that he would send her back immediately. Wang Zhaodi was working here, and she treated herself as a maid anyway. Work hard and I will guarantee you food and drink.
Wang Zhaodi had been hungry since she was a child and was really afraid of being hungry, so a place where she could have enough to eat was very important to her.
Wang Zhaodi knows how to put herself in the right position. As long as she is well fed, she will do whatever work at home. Now the Zhou family is clean and tidy, looking brand new. Although Aunt Zhou did not work before, she was lazy and did not do housework.
Jiang Lu has to go to work, and when she gets home she has to do laundry, cooking and clean the house. She is busy all day long. It is a blessing that she does not have children. If she had children, Jiang Lu would not know how tired she would be.
Jiang Lu was too busy, so the Zhou family was naturally like that, but now the Zhou family is much cleaner.
Jiang Lu does nothing now. Wang Zhaodi does everything. Wang Zhaodi is quite happy because Jiang Lu will not restrict her from eating or drinking. When she is at home, she will be scolded if she eats a little more.
But not now at all.
Wang Zhaodi is not a stupid child. She used to live in the countryside and didn't know many things. But now she has learned a lot from others. Wang Zhaodi likes to follow Aunt Wang and Zhao Guihua the most.
Both of these aunts are quite strong. Wang Zhaodi feels very safe following them and can learn a lot from them.
So, she came out early in the morning, supporting Jiang Lu, and greeted Zhao Guihua in a crisp manner.
Zhao Guihua: "Have you eaten?"
"have eaten."
Jiang Lu also came to Mingmei and sat down, sighing: "Your rocking chair is still the best."
Mingmei: "Aren't you sitting down at home too? Are you still not ready?"
Jiang Lu: "Zhou Qun went to get it and will be able to get it back today."
Since Jin Lai and his friends got lost that day, several pregnant women gathered together to watch the gate. The three pregnant women in the yard often sat together to enjoy the cool air and sometimes exchanged experiences with each other. As a woman who had given birth to two children, Li Fang had more experience than others. She also often told Mingmei and Jiang Lu about pregnancy.
Sometimes this is how people get along with each other. In fact, it is just an opportunity. Li Fang didn't have much contact with them before. Although Li Fang looks a lot like Aunt Wang, tall and big, her personality is not like Aunt Wang who likes to be lively. She often stays at home alone.
As for Jiang Lu, there is no need to say much, so everyone couldn’t get together very often. But since she got pregnant, the situation has changed. Everyone can sit together now and have common topics.
Faintly, the doorway of the banker's house has now become a gathering place for young wives.
Two pregnant women, Jiang Lu and Li Fang, will come over, plus Mingmei and her elder sister-in-law Liang Meifen, so there will be almost four people. Wang Zhaodi, besides doing housework all day, follows Zhao Guihua and Aunt Wang, and also hangs out here.
People like to gather together, so now everyone is happy to come here.
Jiang Lu: "Just now I saw Mr. Zhuang go out. Is he going fishing?"
Mingmei nodded and said, "Dad and big brother went to Houhai together."
Now they basically go to this place to fish. The catch is not much, but there is something every time. As for going up the mountain to catch fish, it seems a bit like a different world. This place was exposed by a few teenagers, and there were so many people going up the mountain that they were like ants. It only took about a week, and soon there were no fish in that pond.
Because there were too many people and everyone wanted to get something, the pond was finally emptied.
In fact, if this place was allowed to recuperate a little, it wouldn't be like this.
But there were so many people, and no one wanted to go empty-handed, nor did they want to give others a bargain, so the result was predictable.
If I get better, I don’t know how long I will need to recuperate.
Their family hasn't been to the mountain for about a month. As I said before, if they didn't know that they could fish in the pond on the mountain, it wouldn't be worth it for them to travel so far from the city to the suburbs just to pick some fruits and dig some wild vegetables.
Fortunately, he has a lot of salted fish at home, so there might be some left over after the winter.
The weather was good during this period, and Zhao Guihua had already made almost all the fish into salted fish and dried them for storage. The fish his family eats now is always bought by Zhuang Laonian or Zhuang Zhiyuan and Zhuang Zhixi when they go fishing in Houhai.
It’s no wonder that Zhuang Laonian is quite an expert at fishing.
He never leaves empty-handed, and every time he does something, big or small, he gains something.
“I just don’t have the patience for this.”
"Me too."
A few people sat down, and soon Li Fang came over.
As soon as Li Fang sat down, she saw the window of Bai's house. She was speechless and said, "Oh no, what's going on with his house? The window hasn't been closed yet?"
The Bai family's father and son were really strong. When it rained heavily and their house was flooded, they just didn't close the windows. They were really stubborn. It rained twice again during this period. Fortunately, the rain was not heavy, not as exaggerated as the first time, but they still had to clean up.
However, the Bai family father and son just persisted, making everyone want to bet on how long it would take them to install the windows.
They would rather suffer than spend the money.
Mingmei: "I guess they will wait until after the National Day. They won't start paying their salaries normally after the National Day. They will definitely install it then."
"But who can guarantee that it won't rain heavily? We can handle light rain, but what about heavy rain?"
"Who knows?"
While Jiang Lu was sitting here chatting, Wang Zhaodi went back and got a basin of clothes and started washing them in the sink.
Mingmei: "Wang Zhaodi is really capable."
Jiang Lu: "She's a nice person. I want to introduce her to someone in the city."
Ever since she discovered that Wang Zhaodi was very capable, Jiang Lu wanted to keep her even more. If they were in the same courtyard, she would be able to help a lot. Jiang Lu had no doubt that Wang Zhaodi was much more useful than her mother-in-law, the old hag.
"What do you think...Is Bai Fendou suitable?"
Jiang Lu asked, looking at Mingmei and Li Fang.
"Puff!" Li Fang sprayed out directly.
Mingmei also opened her mouth in surprise, unable to believe it.
Jiang Lu was not surprised by their shock. Anyone who heard this would be shocked. She said, "It's actually quite appropriate."
Mingmei scratched her head: "Where is the right place?"
Wang Zhaodi is diligent and hardworking, while Bai Dou is lazy.
Wang Zhaodi is not even twenty years old, while Bai Fendou is in his early thirties.
Wang Zhaodi is a simple person, while Bai Fendou and the widow have a bad reputation.
This is totally inappropriate.
Mingmei wanted to say this, but when she opened her mouth, she suddenly couldn't say anything, because Wang Zhaodi might be more than one level better than Bai Fendou. However, in everyone's eyes, Wang Zhaodi was not worthy of Bai Fendou.
Bai Fendou has a formal job and a house, so he can find a wife based on these.
Wang Zhaodi has a rural household registration and no food allowance. Her family is also burdened with heavy expenses and she is not well-adjusted. It can be said that if she really gets married, it would be a blessing to find someone like Bai Fendou. If it weren't for this chance to meet, Bai Fendou would never want to meet a girl like Wang Zhaodi even if another five hundred years had passed.
Of course, if Wang Zhaodi was good-looking, it might be a different story.
But Wang Zhaodi is an ordinary person.
When she first came to the city, she looked like a famine refugee, with a pale face and thin body. Now that she has enough food at Zhou's house, she is much stronger. But she is still an ordinary person among ordinary people.
Mingmei reacted and stopped talking.
After being shocked, Li Fang thought for a while and said, "You know what, it's actually quite good. But..."
Bai Fendou may not be willing to do that.
And if she really gets involved with a man like Bai Fendou, she will be angry in the future. Although Bai Fendou has drawn a clear line between himself and Wang Xiangxiu, if it were so easy to do so, he would not have been entangled with Wang Xiangxiu for so many years.
Moreover, one can vaguely feel that Bai Fendou has actually loosened up recently, and is quite enjoying Wang Xiangxiu's flattery.
“This one…”
Everyone didn't know what to say, but Zhao Guihua heard it all clearly. She said, "I think if you want to act as a matchmaker, then talk to Wang Zhaodi first. Make it clear about the advantages and disadvantages of Bai Fendou and her. If she confirms that it's okay, then you can talk to Bai Fendou. You can't blindly assume that Wang Zhaodi will be willing. If you make it clear, at least you have a clear conscience. As for Bai Fendou, you should also make it clear to him. As a person, you must know yourself. Now it's not about whether he wants to find a country girl. He wants to find one in the city, but are there any? Will the city girls with good conditions agree to be with him? And he wants to find a young one, but do you think she is an ordinary family at such a young age? If she has a way to stay in the city, she won't look for him."
Jiang Lu nodded: "You are right."
Zhao Guihua: "Besides, to put it bluntly, Zhou Qun is not young anymore."
"Who says it's not?"
When several women were talking about these random things, Jiang Lu suddenly felt that maybe she didn't need to ask Zhuang Zhixi anything. She could just ask Aunt Zhao about some things. Although Aunt Zhao was domineering, she seemed to be really something.
She looked at Wang Zhaodi, then at Bai Fendou's family, and sighed softly.
Li Fang then spoke up: "It seems that Wang Xiangxiu wants to introduce Hu Huihui to Bai Fendou."
Hu Huihui still lives in their yard. Everyone knows that Hu Huihui lives here and gets eight dollars a month. This is really great. You know, dollars eight a month can improve life a lot.
However, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Su family are not easy to deal with. Hu Huihui is paying money to their family.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Su family prepared some green vegetables with little oil for her to eat, and the staple food was steamed buns. If everyone ate the same, they would not be mentioned. The problem was that they were all eating. Jin Lai's three children could eat steamed buns made of two taels of flour. Occasionally, they would eat steamed buns made of white flour.
But Hu Huihui didn't even think about it.
Wang Xiangxiu said it well: "Do you still want to compete with the child? The child is growing, how can he lack nutrition? Adults should not argue with children."
These words left Hu Huihui speechless.
After all, she didn't want to tear her face off and move away. She was actually domineering, but she couldn't say it.
If there is a little bit, it is the bicycle of Bai Fendou's family. The source is a bit strange. In addition, the bicycle ticket of Li Chef's family is also the same. She tried to probe. It is obvious that her cousin Wang Xiangxiu knows something, but she is unwilling to say it, which makes her very unhappy.
Her focus now was on Bai Fendou, so she was happy to be introduced to someone by Wang Xiangxiu. But Bai Fendou was quite arrogant. This made Hu Huihui so angry that she gritted her teeth, she really didn't know what she was.
Although she was not really in a relationship with him, if Bai Fendou hesitated, then Bai Fendou would be doomed.
Today is Sunday, and everyone has a day off. Wang Xiangxiu looks through the window at Jiang Lu and Ming Mei sitting there chatting, and says, "Look at them, they are so cheap, they act like they have kids. They act like anyone can't have kids. I've even given birth to three sons. Am I showing off? This one is pregnant, but hasn't given birth yet. Who knows, she might give birth to a money-losing baby. They sit at the door all day, that people won't know they're pregnant."
Hu Huihui looked at her cousin and found it hard to understand her cousin. What did she do and what did it have to do with her?
Hu Huihui is also calculating and ruthless in cheating people. She can coax a man in his teens to spend money on her. But, but, but, she will only do something if it is profitable. But this cousin, this mother has nothing to gain, and she just curses people because she doesn't like them?
Is this woman crazy? Hu Huihui despised this woman and thought she was a big idiot.
But since she lives here now, it's hard to say anything. After all, she doesn't want to leave.
Thousands of words turned into one sentence: "I don't want to leave."
"Mom, mom, I want to tell you..." Tonglai ran in and came close to Wang Xiangxiu. Wang Xiangxiu: "Didn't you go out to play?"
Tonglai said mysteriously: "Mom, I know a big secret."
Wang Xiangxiu: “???”
She asked amusedly, "What's wrong?"
She didn't think that a child could know any secrets, but Hu Huihui at the side immediately pricked up her ears. She needed to know all the secrets. Who knows if it would be related to gold, silver and jewelry.
Tonglai: "Mom, I just overheard that Aunt Jiang Lu wants to introduce Wang Zhaodi to Bai Fendou as his wife." "What!" Wang Xiangxiu yelled at once, her voice extremely loud.
Not to mention the people in the room, even Mingmei and the others outside were surprised. She rubbed her ears and said, "What kind of monster is this?"
Jiang Lu: “Who knows?”
Zhao Guihua pursed her lips and said, "Just now, was Tonglai squatting in the corner over there?"
This kid is so easy to be ignored.
I guess he heard their conversation?
Zhao Guihua added: "Tonglai just ran back home."
Jiang Lu: “!!!”
She frowned and said, "This is not going to be easy."
Zhao Guihua: "It's nothing, actually. If you really want to do this, Wang Xiangxiu will know it sooner or later, so you don't have to think too much. Whether it can succeed or not does not depend on Wang Xiangxiu, but on Bai Fendou." Jiang Lu frowned: "I hope Bai Fendou can grow some brains."
Zhao Guihua looked at Jiang Lu in surprise. She never expected to hear these words from Jiang Lu's mouth.
But thinking of Jiang Lu's recent status at home, Zhao Guihua sighed again. If this woman was not blinded by love, her mind would be much clearer in an instant. But, she, she, she still wanted to know, who did Jiang Lu get pregnant with?
Zhao Bagua Osmanthus.
Although you like gossip, keep your mouth shut.
Zhao Guihua and the others were looking in the direction of the Su family, and Wang Xiangxiu was no longer calm at this time. She said, "Introduce her to Bai Fendou? This Jiang Lu, why is she so mean? What does she have to do with this? She is still being mean here. What does Bai Fendou have to do with her? Does she need to be so kind? It's really like a dog chasing a rat and meddling in other people's business."
"Jiang Lu and Wang Zhaodi have a good relationship." Hu Huihui said casually.
In fact, she didn't care about Bai Fendou at all, but if Bai Fendou didn't like her and liked Wang Zhaodi instead, that wouldn't work.
She couldn't afford to be outdone by an ugly country girl.
She doesn't like Bai Fendou, a sloppy and useless guy, but Bai Fendou must like her.
Hu Huihui: "How about I take the initiative to find Bai Fendou, I..."
"no!"
Wang Xiangxiu looked at Hu Huihui warily and said, "You can't go to him."
Although she said that she would introduce Hu Huihui to Bai Fendou, she knew in her heart that this was just a stopgap measure and she would never really introduce him. Bai Fendou was her food coupon, and she was unwilling to let him go.
If Bai Fendou and Hu Huihui were allowed to be together, Wang Xiangxiu would never agree.
Bai Fendou can't look for any woman, not even Hu Huihui.
"I'm going to find Bai Fendou."
Wang Xiangxiu was a little confused at this time and wanted to go out immediately.
Aunt Su stopped her and said, "Don't go over there like that. Are you going to question him? What if you get into a fight with Bai Fendou? Men should be treated with kindness. Don't you understand this principle?"
Wang Xiangxiu bit her lip.
Aunt Su: "Don't mention this. Jiang Lu didn't mention it. Why are you mentioning this? Bai Fendou was not interested in Wang Zhaodi at first, but after taking a closer look, he thought, this person is not bad. What should I do if I like her again?"
Wang Xiangxiu: "But..."
"No buts, isn't it summer? The weather is hot, go and help Bai Fendou take out all his bedding and dry it in the sun. Besides, it rained a while ago, and his bedding is all wet, so take it out and tap it."
She winked at Wang Xiangxiu. It was inconvenient with Hu Huihui around. She had to be very reserved when speaking.
Fortunately, Wang Xiangxiu and Aunt Su had some tacit understanding, and they had communicated privately, so they knew where to start. She understood, took a deep breath, and walked out. Hu Huihui poked her head in, and Aunt Su said softly: "Huihui, didn't you say you had to work overtime today? Why don't you leave?"
This is a way to chase people away.
Hu Huihui pursed her lips and said, "Then I'll leave first."
Hu Huihui stayed here and although she could earn money, she had to have a source of income. So she made up a temporary job for herself. Actually, she didn't want to go out to work, but she thought that staying here every day would allow her to better understand the situation in the surrounding area. However, she really couldn't bear it anymore.
So she made up a temporary job and went out every day.
In fact, she could have stayed at home, but Aunt Su and Wang Xiangxiu were not good people. She paid eight yuan, and these people left a lot of housework for her to do. There was no finished housework every day, and Aunt Su even asked her to paste matchboxes, but the money was taken away. She felt tired and exhausted.
They simply treat her as a nanny and even compare her with Wang Zhaodi.
Hu Huihui was almost mad at him for always saying that she was not diligent.
Wang Zhaodi's family came to live here without paying a penny, but she paid eight yuan, and the food she ate was not as good as Wang Zhaodi's. From this point of view, although everyone said that Zhou Qun and Jiang Lu were such and such, from Hu Huihui's point of view, this family was not as bad as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Su family.
She couldn't hold on any longer, so she pretended to go to work and went out during the day.
At least you can avoid these jobs.
Vicious and damnable Wang Xiangxiu.
Hu Huihui hated this cousin very much and couldn't believe how such a disgusting woman could exist in the world. She was self-aware and always knew that she was a scheming girl who would do anything to live a good life.
But compared with my cousin, this is nothing.
Her cousin is a super weirdo.
Hu Huihui went out, greeted the people in the yard with a smile, and then left with her bag on her back.
Mingmei asked curiously, "Where does she work as a temporary worker?"
Li Fang: "I heard it was in a theater, moving tables and chairs for people, ten yuan a month."
Jiang Lu: "Ten dollars? Then the Su family only charged her eight dollars, right?"
Even though the Su family got eight yuan, Hu Huihui was no reticent person. She had to say what she had to say. So even though the Su family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law whitewashed their own reputations and said nice things, saying that they were helping their relatives.
But not only their yard, but the whole street knew that his family charged eight dollars for the girl.
Eight yuan was a lot, especially when the girl only earned ten yuan. In addition, Aunt Su and her daughter-in-law always took bribes in the name of introducing people to each other, so their reputation was not good recently.
Of course, this was also Hu Huihui's intention. Did she suffer in silence? Not possible.
Hu Huihui made up a story about escaping from marriage and leaving home. She didn't want to marry someone she didn't like for money, and she didn't want to sell herself for money, so she even refused to agree to the promise of a formal job.
I would rather be a temporary worker for ten dollars.
Be self-reliant and self-loving.
It is precisely because of this personality that Hu Huihui has quite a few fans on this street.
In fact, there are many people who are interested in Wang Xiangxiu, but they are interested in Wang Xiangxiu just to take advantage of her. No one would marry her and take her home. After all, no family wants to have more hats.
Wang Xiangxiu has multiple burdens, but Hu Huihui is different.
Young, beautiful, honest, pure and kind, she does not bow down to money, this quality is rare. Who doesn't want such a good wife? Therefore, Hu Huihui is very popular among young men, and also in the eyes of the elderly.
Although everyone thinks that Hu Huihui is a little silly for not doing it for money, they also think that sillyness is cute. Such a girl is really good. A girl with such character does not have to worry about piles of hats even if she takes it back.
She is not the same as her cousin.
Hu Huihui built a good reputation for herself by going out early and returning late every day.
Her family lived far away, and the people in the courtyard didn't know her details. The only one who knew something was Mingmei. But Mingmei didn't dare to say whether Hu Huihui was like this, after all, she didn't know Hu Huihui.
Just looking at her behavior in the yard, Mingmei didn't think Hu Huihui was a bad person.
She said: "She has to pay eight out of every ten dollars she earns, leaving only two dollars. She only eats two meals a day in this home, and lunch is at work. It would be better for her to rent a place to live."
Jiang Lu: "It's not that easy to rent. What if she is targeted by someone? I guess she has no other choice. Although the Su family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law want money, she is still living with relatives. It won't affect her reputation and her safety is guaranteed. How can a woman live outside?"
She had thought about this when she was considering whether to divorce.
Her parents couldn't keep her forever, and her company couldn't give her a house for a long time. She had no choice but to rent a house, but it was so difficult to find a house for rent. In addition, a single woman rented a house outside. Not to mention other things, the rumors were scary enough.
Also, it's not safe.
It was because of this that Jiang Lu realized that he had to make some trade-offs.
She didn't dare to say that her choice was right, but she could only say that it was the best choice at the moment. She gently touched her belly and felt that she had finally gotten what she wanted. At least, things were going in the direction she wanted.
When Zhao Guihua saw Jiang Lu's actions, she could more or less understand her thoughts.
For a moment, she understood Jiang Lu's choice and what she did, because in this era, her choice was the most beneficial to herself. This is actually very good. As for some things... I can only say that you reap what you sow.
Zhou Qun deserves it.
Everyone was chatting casually, and at this time Li Fang suddenly said, "Wang Xiangxiu has been in for a long time."
Everyone looked at the Bai family. Well, because there was no glass, they could see everything clearly. Bai Fendou provided everyone with a "movie viewing" and developed a very powerful condition. Everyone looked over, but Bai Fendou and Wang Xiangxiu didn't know.
How to say it.
In fact, Bai Fendou was a little used to the lack of windows, so he didn't feel that others were looking at him. He lay on the bed, crossed his legs, and didn't move, saying: "Sister Xiu, you don't need to talk about introducing a date. I don't want to have any more contact with your family. Otherwise, no matter how much I do, I will be accused of having ulterior motives, and I will be slapped in the face by your son. Men are not without temper. Even if I can't find a wife, I don't need you."
He used to follow Wang Xiangxiu and help her do this and that, but he never got a good word or a smile in return. Now that his buddy doesn't serve her anymore and has left, she has taken the initiative. It must be said that everyone is right. The reason why he has not forgiven Wang Xiangxiu is that he enjoys this feeling.
Moreover, he had heard of Wang Xiangxiu's reputation for accepting gifts but not doing anything, so he disagreed when Wang Xiangxiu wanted to introduce Hu Huihui to him. He admitted that he had a good impression of the young, simple and hardworking Hu Huihui, but they lived in the same courtyard and had talked to each other, so there was no need for him to go through Wang Xiangxiu's circle.
If he could know her himself, would he need Wang Xiangxiu? Besides, although Hu Huihui looked good and had a good personality, her family conditions were a bit poor. It was said that her father wanted a high gift to sell his daughter. Hu Huihui was a simple girl, and she said everything at once. This was also the reason why everyone did not dare to formally propose to her.
After all, everyone now comes from an ordinary family and is not rich, so it is impossible for them to spend all their money just to get married.
So, there is still hesitation.
Bai Fendou glanced at Wang Xiangxiu and said, "Sister Xiu, please get out of here quickly. Otherwise, when your son comes back, he might think something happened to us. I can't afford that. I don't want to bear the blame either."
Wang Xiangxiu: "So in your heart, I am this kind of person who would cheat you..."
Bai Fendou looked at Wang Xiangxiu with red eyes and tears, and felt a little soft-hearted. But when he thought about how cruel she was to him for her son, Bai Fendou lost all his energy. He felt that he had done his best for this woman, but this woman was not like that to him.
He said coldly, "You won't cheat me? Your son spread rumors that I was having an affair with other men. How dare you say you didn't know? This little bastard, why doesn't he just die!"
Wang Xiangxiu's heart paused and she looked at Bai Fendou with resentment.
How dare she say that about her son.
"Don't come to my house, and don't look at me like that. I'm telling you, Wang Xiangxiu, no one is a fool. Get lost."
Wang Xiangxiu was panicking. During this period of time, she had not received a response from Bai Fendou. Although she was angry and swearing in her heart, she was not too panicked. But now that she heard that someone might introduce him to a girl, she was really scared.
Jiang Lu, this bitch!
She didn't even care about the resentment she felt towards Bai Dou, and quickly said, "I didn't, I didn't, I didn't know about Jin Lai and the others. If I knew, how could I bear to let them do this to you? Do you think I wouldn't feel bad?"
She had already felt the pain of losing this meal ticket during this period of time. The reason why she was not in a hurry to act was because she knew that Bai Fendou had little money in the past few months. There would be no profit from reconciliation. But now...
She had to use her ultimate move.
Otherwise, this person will fly away.
She suddenly stepped forward and threw herself into Bai Fendou's arms.
Bai Fendou: "Fuck!"
He was stunned.
And the few people outside the window who were watching in real time: "..."
Mingmei's eyes widened, she simply couldn't bear to think about what she had seen, she waved her hands quickly, lowered her voice and said hurriedly: "Brother Zhixi, Brother Zhixi..."
This is gossip, so she has to greet her man. Zhuang Zhixi came out quickly: "Fuck."
He really didn't expect it.
On the other hand, people like Li Fang and Zhao Guihua had already understood it and looked like “as expected”.
Jiang Lu sneered. How could she not see why Wang Xiangxiu did this? Wasn't it to resist her introduction? She was just careless. Wang Zhaodi was still washing clothes. When she saw everyone's attitude, she quickly looked around and then quickly covered her mouth.
Are all the people in this city so generous?
Just... hug it?
Wang Xiangxiu hugged Bai Fendou, and Bai Fendou blushed suddenly because he was still a virgin.
The young boy was very shy. He blushed and whispered, "Let go, what are you doing?"
Wang Xiangxiu refused to let go and wished that Jiang Lu and Wang Zhaodi would see her. As long as they saw her, her evil plan would be half successful. She bit her lip, hugged Bai Fendou tightly, and whispered, "Don't you know how I feel? You really don't know how I feel? I thought you understood me the best. Fendou, I know you have suffered a lot over the years, but my heart for you has never changed. I admit that my son is very important to me, but he is my own flesh and blood, and I gave birth to him. What else can I do? They are ignorant, so how can I give up on them? As a mother, how can I do such a thing? I can only let you down. I know I have disappointed you... but Fendou, I really, I really do..."
She was crying, feeling very aggrieved: "Why can't you understand me? You are a grown man, why can't you?"
Bai Fendou was at a loss as to what to do. This was the first time they had spoken out like this. He had not expected that Wang Xiangxiu had such deep feelings for him. He whispered, "Why are you doing this? I, I can't possibly not find a wife..."
Wang Xiangxiu: "I know, but I don't want you to find someone else, because I love you, I really love you."
Bai Fendou felt like something exploded in his brain, and he felt dizzy. However, he knew that this woman loved him, very much.
He whispered: "I, I..."
"I am not worthy of you in taking care of the child. Do you think I am talking nonsense? I know clearly that I am doing this not only for the child, but also for you. I don't want you to be laughed at and said that you are a young man who married a widow. I feel sad when others say something about you..."
Bai Fendou raised the corner of his mouth and whispered: "You, you are..."
"Actually, actually, when you had a bad reputation outside, I was somewhat happy, because then you were mine alone. I know, I know that I was very bad, I scolded myself for being so shameless, how could I like you... but how could I control my love for you?"
Bai Fendou put his hand on Wang Xiangxiu's back: "I know your heart..."
He whispered, "Don't say that about yourself. Why do you say that about yourself? You're not wrong. There's nothing wrong with liking someone."
Wang Xiangxiu raised her head, her eyes misty with tears: "You don't blame me?"
Bai Fendou sighed: "No, I understand you."
His original anger disappeared at this moment. He said, how could such a good woman like Xiujie allow her children to say such bad things about him outside? It turned out that she didn't want him to be taken away by other women. Thinking about it this way, she must love him terribly. How could he bear to blame her?
"I don't blame you anymore."
Wang Xiangxiu: “Really?”
"real."
Wang Xiangxiu became happy, and smiled with the corners of her mouth raised. She was crying and laughing at the same time, but she looked at him with full affection. Bai Fendou moved his palms and said, "Sister Xiu, how long have you liked me?"
Wang Xiangxiu: "A long, long, long time. Actually... I fell in love with you at first sight, but what can I do? I had already decided to marry the Su family. I couldn't go back on my word. I couldn't ignore the reputation of both families. I could only suppress my love. I tried hard to be a good daughter-in-law because I owed the Su family too much. Because I changed my mind..."
Bai Fendou looked at Wang Xiangxiu in shock.
Wang Xiangxiu: "You are laughing at me, but I am not a faithful wife..."
"No! I know you are sincere to me."
He immediately grabbed Wang Xiangxiu's hand. Wang Xiangxiu looked at him coquettishly and said, "Look at your behavior."
"Then you like me too."
"If I don't like you, who else can I like? For many years, I didn't dare to say it out loud. Now, I finally said it out loud..."
Bai Fendou also looked affectionate.
Wang Xiangxiu glanced out the window and saw Wang Zhaodi's stunned look, and smiled smugly.
Mingmei and the others in the distance couldn't hear anything, but Wang Zhaodi who was close by could, and Wang Xiangxiu was not afraid of Wang Zhaodi hearing it, she just wanted her to hear it, so that she would know that she couldn't compete with her. Don't you even look at yourself for who you are, and you actually fell in love with Bai Fendou and want to marry into the city? Bah! Dream on!
Wang Zhaodi: “……????”
What kind of look is that? But, ah, this...
She, she, and he, what is this elder sister talking about!
This fucking...
Wang Zhaodi looked at them in confusion and drifted into the crowd. At this moment, she needed to be with everyone so as not to faint from shock. As soon as she arrived, she heard Aunt Zhao say, "Matching a dog will last forever."
She scratched her head and said sincerely, "The city is too complicated! Too, too, too complicated!"
(End of this chapter)
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