Chapter 93: The Evil Stepmother in the Republic of China (Twenty-Eight)
Ma Yong looked determined and didn't even care about the foreigners, so the governor couldn't persuade him any more.
"Forget it! This marriage, after all, is your own business. If you really don't want to, then forget it."
"But, big brother, I still advise you to think about it more. These young foreign students are arrogant and spoiled. It's inevitable."
"You are a grown man after all. If you can be more tolerant and loving, won't the problem be solved?"
"By then, you will have your lovely wife in your arms and can also deal with foreigners. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"
The warlord was unwilling to accept this.
He said "forget it" but as he spoke, he started to persuade again.
Ma Yong could only reveal his conflicted and painful expression again.
He is in a dilemma!
He also couldn't bear to part with his foreign students! But -
A hint of determination flashed in his eyes again, and Ma Yong waved his hand weakly, "Brother, forget it."
"I have finally figured it out, little brother. I don't have that kind of fate!"
"From now on, I will continue to follow you as I did in the past. I will always have something to eat."
"Brother, you won't ignore me, right?"
When saying the last sentence, Ma Yong actually had a rogue tone.
Of course, you can also say that they treat the governor as their own brother and family member.
When he was supervising his own army, a dark light flashed in his eyes.
He raised his hand, pointed his index finger at the air, "You! You are so bold, I owe you this!"
"Hey, who made you my big brother?"
"roll!"
"Okay!"
Ma Yong rolled away happily, with such a chuckle-like look, not a bit of the demeanor of Commander Ma.
The warlord laughed and scolded Ma Yong from behind, "You are so bold, I really owed you in my previous life..."
However, when Ma Yong’s back disappeared, the commander-in-chief’s smile instantly disappeared, his face was as dark as water, and he fell into deep thought.
As for Ma Yong, he got into the car with a smile on his face.
Only after he closed the car door and rolled up the window did his face turn cold.
"Go to Nanxin Street!"
Nanxin Street is the location of the courtyard where Gu Qingcheng rents.
The two soldiers watched Gu Qingcheng rent a house and went back to report.
They did not report to the adjutant that Gu Qingcheng was chatting and laughing with the foreigners, but told the adjutant the address of Gu Qingcheng's rented house.
Adjutant Dong was Ma Yong's confidant, so he naturally reported truthfully.
"yes!"
The driver agreed, stepped on the accelerator, and the car rushed out.
…
On the other side, Gu Qingcheng took Li Yaozong away from the horse farm, and Wang Dali was guarding outside.
Seeing the mother and son coming out, he quickly stood up and pulled the rickshaw to meet them.
"Ms. Gu, are you done? Is everything going well? Shall we go home now?"
Wang Dali asked Gu Qingcheng with a smile while whipping the car seat with a towel.
"All right! Let's go home!"
Gu Qingcheng spoke briefly and to the point. She waited for Wang Dali to finish wiping the car seat before pulling Li Yaozong into the car.
Seeing that the mother and son were seated, Wang Dali pulled the rickshaw and ran quickly.
Half an hour later, the group returned to Nanxin Street.
As soon as she entered the alley, Gu Qingcheng saw smoke rising from the direction of her home.
It should be Mrs. Wang who is cooking.
Gu Qingcheng glanced at Wang Dali who was pulling the cart hard in the front, and was secretly satisfied: this couple are both hardworking and reliable people.
However, the couple both have their own goals and want to settle down and build a career in the provincial capital. They probably won't sell themselves into slavery.
Well, okay, although Gu Qingcheng came to the Republic of China, she is an ancient native at heart.
She had no aversion to buying and selling slaves.
She would not be like the heroine Han Qiuyu who traveled through time and space in the book and believed from the bottom of her heart that "all men are created equal".
equality?
Haha, people are never equal.
Gu Qingcheng was born into a noble family, living a life of luxury and extravagance.
Some people have been slaves since they were born.
Gu Qingcheng was born into a noble family, but she was ugly.
However, her brothers and sisters from the same father and mother all have outstanding looks.
Although Gu Qingcheng is ugly, she is intelligent and has a photographic memory.
However, many of her cousins and brothers are stupid.
...In this world, from ancient times to the present, there has never been absolute fairness and equality! In this imaginary Republic of China that advocates freedom, democracy, and progress, there are still too many injustices.
Slaves, concubines, etc. still exist.
Gu Qingcheng was also used to being served, so in her opinion, as long as she had the ability, she could still order slaves around and have them follow her everywhere.
"The Wang Dali couple won't be willing to sell themselves. It's better to find a more reliable human trafficker, buy a wife, and then buy a maid."
Gu Qingcheng was secretly calculating.
"Ms. Gu, we're home!"
Wang Dali stopped the car, wiped the sweat off his face with the towel hanging around his neck, and said to Gu Qingcheng with a smile.
"Okay! Thank you!"
Gu Qingcheng thanked him as usual, then pulled Li Yaozong out of the car.
When I entered the house, I saw four steaming dishes and a soup on the eight-immortals table in the main hall.
Gu Qingcheng was born into the Gu family of Wujun and was a typical southerner.
So, she prefers to eat japonica rice.
She specifically instructed Mrs. Wang and gave her some money to buy and steam rice.
Mrs. Wang was very conscientious. Although she was not very good at cooking rice, she went to a neighbor from the south to learn from her.
At noon, she steamed a pot of fragrant rice with crusty texture.
"What's this?"
Gu Qingcheng had never seen rice crust before.
Well, there is no way, as a lady of aristocratic family, she is particular about everything and is also pampered by her elders and parents.
The rice she ate was always the best and softest.
Rice crusts and the like looked "indecent", so the servants did not dare to serve them.
So, this was the first time that Gu Qingcheng saw rice crust.
"Rice crust! I heard it tastes especially good if you soak it in soup!"
Mrs. Wang wiped her hands with her apron and said with a smile, "I specifically asked Mrs. Xu next door. She is from West Lake, a famous land of plenty."
I am best at making rice.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"Oh! OK!"
Gu Qingcheng tried it and found that the rice crust was even more delicious than rice.
Li Yaozong also ate a bowl, and the little guy was very satisfied.
In the morning, at the racecourse, Li Yaozong was very quiet.
Deep down, he was still somewhat frightened.
He also knew that his mother brought him to this strange provincial capital and he needed to gain a foothold.
Mom works very hard.
Many times, he was woken up in the middle of the night by the urge to urinate, and he would always see the kerosene lamp lit in the main room and the figure studying at the desk.
Outsiders could not see A Niang’s efforts. They just thought it was magical that a country woman like her could understand so much.
Li Yaozong knew, however, that A'niang had made such obvious progress because of her hard work in studying.
With A Niang's efforts, Li Yaozong became more sensible.
If I can't help my mother, then I will be a good boy and not hold her back.
Gu Qingcheng naturally noticed the change in Li Yaozong.
She was very relieved that children just have to learn to grow up.
The process may not be wonderful, but it is better to learn it early than to suffer later.
Just like Li Yaozu, Li Jiye’s most beloved son.
He was spoiled by his family since he was young, and when he grew up, he went abroad with a lot of money.
He did learn some skills, but he was also spoiled.
Disobeying father's orders and being irresponsible.
He ran away from his marriage and harmed his wife.
After escaping, he deliberately disappeared and did not contact his family...
Tsk tsk, this is the kind of person who is unfilial, unfraternal, unkind and unjust.
Such a selfish and cold-hearted person may be able to live a good life because he is shameless enough.
But, there is a greater probability that he will have a miserable ending.
Because he is spoiled, and the people outside are not Li Jiye, they will not give in to him or indulge him.
Not to mention, there is also a female protagonist named Han Qiuyu who travels through the book.
Gu Qingcheng carefully recalled the story outline she had read. It seemed to mention that after Han Qiuyu became successful, he met Li Yaozu again.
There should be some love-hate relationship between them.
Of course, these are all later stories and have nothing to do with Gu Qingcheng and her son.
Gu Qingcheng is more concerned about Li Yaozong.
In the Li family, Li Yaozong was also very favored, and the original owner, Gu Sanniang, valued this child very much.
Fortunately, there was a more favored Li Yaozu, and Li Yaozong was not the only one, so he was not completely spoiled.
Now that Gu Qingcheng has taken over Li Yaozong's adopted son, she will teach him well.
Through words and deeds, and subtle influence, Gu Qingcheng will cultivate Li Yaozong into a talented person even if she doesn't give him any deliberate guidance.
After dinner, Gu Qingcheng coaxed Li Yaozong to take a nap.
After Li Yaozong fell asleep, Gu Qingcheng started reading and reading newspapers again.
She has exchanged books several times with Editor Zhao, Mr. Xu and others next door, and she has a deeper and more detailed understanding of this world and this era.
Editor Zhao and Mr. Xu's collection of books could no longer satisfy Gu Qingcheng.
"It seems that I need to find time to go to the bookstore."
"Mr. Xu also mentioned that there is a library in the university hall with a large collection of books."
Gu Qingcheng was flipping through the book while pondering to herself.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
There was a sudden heavy knock on the door.
Gu Qingcheng stood up and walked to the yard. Through the gate, she asked, "Who is it?"
"Haha, it's me, Ma Yong!"
Ma Yong shouted with a smile.
The neighbors on both sides heard the noise and poked their heads out.
Then, they were surprised to find that there was a car parked in front of Ms. Gu's door.
There was also a man dressed as a soldier, standing at the door and knocking.
Judging from the man's attire and demeanor, he doesn't look like a private but rather an officer.
"Huh? Didn't they say that Gu came from the countryside? I haven't heard that she has any relatives in the provincial capital."
"Hmph, I think she is just restless and wears this veil on purpose. She looks so seductive and not presentable."
“Is this person here to cause trouble for Ms. Gu?”
"What, Wang Dali, you still want to rush over to help? Humph, do you really think you are a big shot just because you bought a rickshaw?"
"Old lady, I didn't provoke you, why do you talk like that?"
The people who were talking were Wang Dali and his landlord, the old lady who looked mean.
She lives up to her looks and is truly a very nice person.
When they first met, she was indeed intimidated by Gu Qingcheng's aura and did not dare to complain in front of her.
But behind the scenes, the old lady always wanted to make fun of Gu Qingcheng and deliberately spread some rumors.
Huoshui: ...Hey, I always meet the best. Isn’t this the treatment of the heroine? How come Gu Qingcheng also met him?
(End of this chapter)
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