Chapter 670: The Man Who Lives on Gigolos (Thirty)
"Comrade Zhou, shall we go directly to Liujia Temple? Or shall we take a walk around the county town?"
The driver glanced at the rearview mirror and said softly.
To be honest, this person was not hired by Zhou Ziqin.
Gu Qingcheng was sure that Zhou Ziqin was going to Liujiamiao, so she called the county diesel engine factory and asked the factory leaders to help pick her up.
Since you are going to pick someone up, you naturally cannot go empty-handed or ride a bicycle.
The leaders were already very grateful to expert Gu. The diesel engine incident not only made the diesel engine factory famous in the province, but also made it famous nationwide.
And such a great honor was brought to us by Expert Gu.
Expert Gu finally spoke up, and it was not a matter of principle, so the leader was very willing to help.
"Then drive the jeep from the factory over there!"
The leader made the decision without even thinking about it.
Zhou Ziqin knew her husband's arrangement and felt very relieved.
However, she is rich and she is not someone who likes to take advantage of others.
When they met, she told the driver, "After all, this is our private matter, we can't take advantage of the public."
"How about this, we'll pay for the gas ourselves!"
As he spoke, Zhou Ziqin asked Wei Ma to give the driver a pack of cigarettes.
Seeing this, the driver couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth: Oh, Daqianmen!
A box costs 1.2 cents!
The key point is that in a small county like theirs, it is not available even in the supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores.
Expert Gu is very capable, and his family is also very open-minded! The driver was just following the instructions of his leader to do a job, so he couldn't say whether he was happy or not.
But the moment he received the cigarette, he was happy.
Not to mention, they are willing to pay for the gas.
Being with such capable and generous people will make you feel happy even if you don't get much benefit from them.
Therefore, the driver was more enthusiastic towards Zhou Ziqin.
He is from the county town and knows this place very well.
With foreign guests, the driver was very active in promoting his hometown.
“…Although our place is small, it is an ancient city with a long history.”
"To the west of the city, there is a section of ancient city wall. I heard it is more than a thousand years old."
"In addition, our snacks here are also very unique! Comrade Zhou can try some."
Zhou Ziqin: ...
Zhou Ziqin was not flattered by the driver's enthusiasm.
She listened with a smile and expressed her gratitude, but still politely declined, "Let's go to Liujia Temple first."
"My wife is thinking about home, and I also want to see my parents-in-law as soon as possible!"
After hearing what Zhou Ziqin said, the driver felt it was useless to try to persuade her anymore. He just responded, stepped on the accelerator, and the small jeep headed towards Liujia Temple.
The county seat is about twenty kilometers away from Liujiamiao.
The road conditions were not very good, but the driving was still relatively fast, and we arrived at our destination in less than an hour.
"Huh? There's a car?"
"Is it the leader who is here?"
"Oh, the county leaders are here, go call the village chief."
"...No, what are the county leaders doing in our Liujia Temple?"
"Who knows? If not the leader, who can ride in a car?"
It is now the busy farming season, and people are working hard in the fields.
They heard the noise, looked up, and saw the little jeep.
Nowadays, bicycles are considered "luxury cars", not to mention cars.
Although the little jeep looks a bit old, it is a car.
An oil-burning iron thing!
Not to mention in Liujia Temple, it is very rare even in the county town.
It is no exaggeration to say that it was almost the first time for the villagers of Liujiamiao to see a small jeep at their doorstep!
They instinctively think of their leaders.
"Leader? Where is the leader?"
There were no production brigades in those days and everyone owned their own land.
The village chief also has to work on his own land.
Hearing the noise, the village chief didn't bother to work, picked up his shoes and hurried over.
The small jeep stopped under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village and was soon surrounded by people.
"Oh, this is a car!"
“It looks so impressive!”
"This is the first time I've seen a car in my life."
"Erdan, you bastard, don't touch me! If you break it, I won't be able to pay for it even if I sell you off!"
The villagers were curious, talking, pointing and chattering.
There were also a few naughty kids who stretched out their hands, eager to try.
The adults hurriedly scolded: "I can't afford it! I really can't afford it!" Gu's mother also heard the noise and ran to watch the fun with a group of middle-aged and elderly women.
The old lady who had fought with Gu's mother saw her and deliberately picked a quarrel with her: "Hey, Qingcheng's mother, your Qingcheng is so capable, does he also ride in a car?"
When Mother Gu heard someone provoking her, she immediately went into “combat” mode.
She raised her chin high, "Of course! My family in Qingcheng has a car."
She was not bragging. Not only did she see the car that her daughter-in-law brought as a dowry, she also sat in it herself.
Wow, it's shiny and glossy, and looks so classy.
And the seats are soft and comfortable to sit on.
"At home? Haha, it should be the dowry of the Qingcheng daughter-in-law."
"It's good to marry a capitalist daughter. She even has a car."
The old lady who was flirted with first spoke in a sarcastic tone.
Her mood was complicated. On the one hand, she despised Gu Qingcheng, a gigolo who lived off his wife.
On the other hand, she was extremely jealous and envious!
Wow, why is her son not lucky enough to marry a rich wife? Not to mention a car, there is not even a trace of a bicycle.
After spending a few dozen dollars on the bride price, she got two quilts as a dowry, and carried them around the village to show off.
The old lady had completely forgotten that her daughter-in-law had brought a new quilt as a dowry, and she had proudly boasted about it to the villagers.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
What a pity, people are afraid of comparison! I used to think that it was very good for my daughter-in-law to have a new quilt as a dowry.
Unexpectedly, when Gu Qingcheng married a wife, he not only didn't spend a penny on the bride price, but also asked his wife to bring a house and a car as a dowry...
"Humph! What's wrong with being rich? There must be something wrong with that capitalist lady. She can't get married, so she came to Gu Qingcheng."
That was all the old lady could think of.
Mother Gu: ...
She has always been a fierce person, so it only took her a moment to be stuck.
She quickly found her voice: "It's also my son's ability that he married a daughter-in-law who can bring a car as a dowry."
"Besides, my son not only has a car as a dowry from his daughter-in-law, he is also an expert, and when he is on a business trip, he is also picked up and dropped off by people from his company!"
I'm not bragging.
Mother Gu was not just hearing this from others; she had personally experienced the expert treatment her son received.
"You know the diesel engine factory in our county!"
"Humph, last year my son came back and casually drew a blueprint for them, and they treated him like an expert."
"They live in a guesthouse, eat the food provided by experts, and even I, a family member, benefit from it."
As Gu's mother mentioned her own past experiences, she became more confident.
"The diesel engine factory in the county? Humph, just keep bragging!"
The old lady didn't believe it at all.
Not only her, but also the villagers who were watching the fun nearby, after hearing the conversation between the two, felt that Gu's mother was just bragging.
Yes! They admitted that Gu Qingcheng was indeed the most promising young man in their Liujia Temple.
However, no matter how promising you are, you can only be a college student and become a teacher in a school after graduation.
They had never seen Gu Qingcheng's awesomeness with their own eyes, so naturally they couldn't imagine it.
Gu's mother was a notorious shrew in the village. The villagers seriously suspected that the old lady had deliberately made up lies in order to brag about her son.
Mother Gu: ...Who is bragging? Who is making up a lie?
My son is really an expert, he is on a business trip to the grassland now! For a moment, Mother Gu regretted that she should not have stopped the villagers from going to the capital in the past year.
As long as they went to the capital, they saw the courtyard house that their daughter-in-law brought as a dowry, and the way their son was being called back and forth by others, they would know that she, Gu Chen, was not lying!
"Oh, forget it, forget it. Let's not let them go. Xiaoqin is too lenient. Outsiders will not get any advantage."
Mother Gu is not the kind of person who would brag about being rich.
As someone who has come from poverty, she naturally values face more than substance.
Why did she become a shrew? Why did she have such a bad relationship with her husband's family? Wasn't it because of money? For a meal, for a penny, Gu's mother could even lose face.
Now that her son has become successful, Gu's mother wants to show off, but this is based on the premise that her own interests cannot be harmed.
"Xiaoqin, you said you've already booked the ticket. Judging by the time, it should be time for us to arrive."
"I told him I wanted to pick him up at the station, but the kid just wouldn't agree."
"...Hey, she should bring a lot of things with her this time, right?"
"Actually, you don't need to bring anything. As long as she comes back, that's good enough."
"Our Qingcheng daughter-in-law is so beautiful. She looks like the eldest daughter of a wealthy family."
"Hmph, when Xiaoqin comes back, I'll take her around the village to stop those people from saying nonsense!"
While arguing with the old ladies around her, Mother Gu was thinking to herself.
She didn't associate the car at the entrance of the village with her daughter-in-law at all.
At this time, the village chief had already rushed to the front of the jeep and grabbed a naughty child by the collar, "Go! Go play somewhere else!"
"Make way! Make way!"
"This car is so valuable. If it gets damaged, we won't be able to pay for it even if we sell our village!"
The village chief not only drove away the naughty children, but also asked the villagers to stand back.
Villagers: ...The village chief’s words sound so familiar.
"Haha, the village chief thinks we are just those disobedient little brats!"
The villagers laughed and backed away, finally leaving some space.
The village chief then came up to the car, smiled and said attentively, "I am the village chief of Liujiamiao. I don't know which leader you are——"
Before the village chief could finish his words, the car door was opened.
An old lady in her fifties got off the car. She had her hair combed neatly into a bun and was wearing a blue jacket with a slanting collar. She looked very energetic.
The village chief hurried to meet him.
However, before the village chief could speak, the old lady went around to the other side and opened the car door.
Zhou Ziqin got out of the car, and the village chief and the surrounding villagers all took a deep breath subconsciously.
Mother Gu shouted in surprise, "Qingcheng daughter-in-law?!"
(End of this chapter)
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