Chapter 215: Eating Melon in the Contemporary Literature (Twenty-Seven)
"Hua Zi, it's time to get off work!"
"You kid, are you going to the West Street Restaurant again?"
"...Hey, you always go looking for that Meng Yao, are you——"
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the bell for the end of get off work rang on time.
Lu Xinhua, wearing a work suit stained with a little oil, put the lunch box into the net bag, and was about to run out carrying the net bag.
When his colleagues saw how anxious and impatient he looked, they all started to make fun of him.
"Yeah, let's go!"
Lu Xinhua was too lazy to pay attention to the winks and glares from these wretched old men. He responded casually and quickly walked out of the car class.
He is not a child anymore, and even if he were a child, in this information-rich age, he would understand everything he should and should not understand.
Lu Xinhua knew what those people were talking about.
It was nothing more than saying that he had taken a fancy to Meng Yao from the West Street Hotel and wanted to date her! Pfft! Dating? What an old-fashioned excuse.
However, living in this era, Lu Xinhua gradually began to adapt.
The three words "dating" also touched Lu Xinhua's heart to some extent.
At the beginning, Lu Xinhua felt that Meng Yao had similarities with himself - she was not held hostage by family affection, morality and other messy things, and she was a true person who had the courage to resist.
They sympathize with each other and even have a little sympathy.
Alas, not to mention in this era, even decades later, if children go and sue their own father, it will become a hot topic and will trigger discussions among netizens.
If you are not careful, you may be cyber-bullied.
There was no cyber violence in the 1960s, but the cold violence such as exclusion and isolation in real life could also drive a person crazy.
Lu Xinhua didn't want Meng Yao to go through this, and he was even more worried that a girl under 20 years old wouldn't be able to withstand such pressure and would go to extremes.
So, Lu Xinhua started looking for Meng Yao and told her -
"This is not your fault! Just because he is wearing his father's coat, can that person act recklessly?"
"Children are also independent individuals, not someone's appendage."
"...Meng Yao, this is the sadness of the times, and also the poison of traditional dregs of thought."
In fact, Lu Xinhua wanted to say that Meng Yao was still too anxious.
Or rather, he met Meng Yao too late.
If he had known Meng Yao earlier, he would definitely have advised Meng Yao to wait a little longer.
Nowadays, when children sue their parents, it is shocking and despicable news.
But after a few years, it's not too common.
However, things have already happened, and Lu Xinhua can only sigh a few times and not dwell on it too much.
He could only try his best to persuade Meng Yao.
He even said the most popular phrase on the Internet in later generations, "Hey, you, you just carry too heavy a psychological burden."
"You are too moral, that's why you were kidnapped."
"Meng Yao, remember, as long as I have no morals, no one can kidnap me."
Just like in that slum filled with the worst kind, the so-called first uncle and second uncle are just some nosy old men.
Humph, whenever something happens or there is a conflict among the neighbors, they jump out to administer justice.
When persuading, the rhetoric is always the same old routine, and they always bring up the excuse that “we are all neighbors living in the same yard”.
What's wrong with my neighbors? Just because we live in the same yard, should I help others unconditionally?
Doing good things requires my willingness!
If I don't want to, no one can morally blackmail me.
Perhaps Lu Xinhua himself did not realize that he had gone to an extreme and was involuntarily filled with a sense of violence.
Perhaps he shouldn't be blamed for this.
Before he came here, he had no good feelings towards the people in the compound.
He has already determined that all the people in the slum are top-notch people, and he looks at everyone with tinted glasses.
Therefore, even if it is normal behavior, or behavior that is not normal in later generations but is customary in this era, Lu Xinhua rejects it from the bottom of his heart!
Meng Yao, a girl who had the courage to fight against her scumbag father, was regarded as a like-minded confidant by the "maverick" Lu Xinhua.
Meng Yao: ...Actually, no! Meng Yao was an ancient man who lived hundreds of years ago.
The ideas she was taught since childhood were the Three Bonds and Five Virtues.
She would rebel against her biological father Yu Xingwang not because she was brave or resolute.
Meng Yao was the head of the family, while Yu Xingwang was a son-in-law, and he broke the rules first.
In addition, Meng Yao is the ancestor of the Meng family, and she instinctively puts herself in the position of an elder.
Therefore, as the head of the family and as an elder, it is only natural and reasonable for her to teach a younger son-in-law who does not follow the rules a lesson.
However, Meng Yao disagreed with Lu Xinhua's words of persuasion from the bottom of her heart.
Especially the sentence "Without morals, others cannot kidnap you."
This statement is too extreme and full of hostility.
In the eyes of ancient natives like Meng Yao, morality is not only a way to restrain oneself, but can also protect oneself.
As long as everyone abides by the rules and acts according to the rules, evil people will be restrained and the interests of the weak can be protected.
However, after Meng Yao came here, she has been excluded.
At home, her neighbors treated her like a monster; at the restaurant, her colleagues ignored her.
Humans are social animals. If we are ignored every day, we will inevitably feel lost and lonely.
The appearance of Lu Xinhua was somewhat of a comfort to Meng Yao.
If you have different views, just don't disagree for now. At least you have someone to talk to.
At the West Street Hotel, Meng Yao, who had suffered another day of cold violence, stood at the door, looking eagerly in the direction of the machinery factory.
Soon, there was light in her eyes.
Lu Xinhua ran over with a net bag.
He was tall and full of energy, with an orange glow behind him.
His whole body exuded a sense of vitality, and the depressed Meng Yao was instantly infected.
The corners of her lips couldn't help but rise.
"Yaoyao, how are you today? Did they bully you again?" Lu Xinhua's words were obviously full of concern.
But Meng Yao's smile froze slightly.
She thought of the bad experience at work, and her mood, which had just improved, became gloomy again.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"Don't worry, even if everyone in the world excludes you and dislikes you, I will still stand by you!"
Lu Xinhua stood in front of Meng Yao and made this domineering declaration.
With the God's perspective turned on, the troublemaker who secretly ran to watch the show scratched his head. When he saw the interaction between the male and female protagonists, he always felt that something was wrong!
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Gujia Village.
"Dad, it's been almost a month, and I don't know how Xiaoni is doing?"
Mrs. Gu was pregnant with a big belly, her eyes were shining, and she said with concern:
"Alas, she is a woman and she is pregnant. It is inconvenient for her to work and live."
"And Qiao'er, even if she is enrolled in the Red Care Class, she still needs care."
"You are the eldest brother after all, you should help out a little."
Mrs. Gu acted like a good sister-in-law who cared about her younger sister-in-law.
She was muttering in her heart: I waited for a month just to let my sister-in-law know how difficult it is to have no one to take care of me.
There is no one to do the housework. After a tiring day at the factory, I can't even get a cup of hot water when I get home.
She also has to wash clothes, cook and take care of the children while having a big belly!
Mrs. Gu judged others by herself and thought that if she were Gu Xiaoni, she would definitely not have had a good time in the past month.
This family definitely cannot do without someone to take care of it! And only when the sister-in-law has suffered and endured hardships, and they, as the elder brother and sister-in-law, take the initiative to come to help, she will be particularly touched and cherish her.
Knowing how “good” her brothers from her natal family were, the sister-in-law naturally understood what to do.
"Yes, it's really not easy for Xiaoni to be an orphan and a widow!"
Brother Gu is not so cunning. In his heart, Gu Xiaoni is his biological sister and should be taken good care of.
In the past, he didn't dare to do so because he was afraid that his wife would be unhappy.
Now it seems that he was overthinking. His wife is a good daughter-in-law and sister-in-law.
"How about I go to the city and see how Xiao Ni is doing?"
Brother Gu looked at Mrs. Gu cautiously and asked tentatively.
"Go! You should go!"
Mrs. Gu was straightforward and generous: "Pick some vegetables from your own plot, and take some of the mushrooms I dried, and send them all to Xiaoni!"
Anyway, they are free things, so Mrs. Gu doesn't feel bad about giving them to her sister-in-law as a favor.
"Hey! Good!"
After confirming that his wife was truly generous, Brother Gu quickly agreed and turned around to get busy.
The next day, Brother Gu asked for a day off from the production team and went to the city carrying a bag of vegetables, dried mushrooms, dried wild vegetables, etc.
When Gu Qingcheng left the Gu family, because she was not sure where she would live, she said to her family: If you need to find me for anything, go to the machinery factory first.
Afterwards, she rented a small courtyard from the Su family and was busy "learning technology". She forgot to contact the Gu family for a while and did not tell them her new address.
It doesn’t really matter. In this day and age, as long as you have a job, you can find people.
Brother Gu got out of the car with a lot of bags, asked along the way, and arrived at the Five Star Machinery Factory.
"Uncle!"
Brother Gu has the inferiority and cowardice of a country man, and he is a little timid when he comes to the city.
He mustered up his courage and approached the guard, smiling carefully, "I, I'm looking for Gu Xiaoni!"
In his panic, Brother Gu even spoke his hometown dialect.
"Gu Xiaoni? Who are you? What do you want to see Master Gu for?"
Hearing the three words "Gu Xiaoni", the security guard immediately became alert.
Originally, seeing that Brother Gu looked like an old farmer coming to the city, the security guard didn't take it seriously.
He was still thinking to himself: Whose poor relative is this? Is he coming to the city to beg for money? Unexpectedly, this person actually asked about Master Gu right away.
Master Gu is now the treasure of their machinery factory. His technology is amazing.
Not only did we successfully complete the emergency task of the Sanqi Factory, but some factories in need of precision parts also came to us.
I heard that the leaders above all attach great importance to him, saying that Master Gu is a rare technical talent and that he should be taken good care of.
Master Gu is so capable and has won great honor for the machinery factory. Everyone from the factory director to the security guard attaches great importance to him.
"Master Gu?"
Brother Gu blinked. When did his little girl become a master? Although he was a country boy, he was not completely ignorant.
At least the word "Master" is not something you can say casually...
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