Chapter 64(1)
The next day, the flag was handed over to Xu Aiping. This woman actually issued a declaration of war to the men at that time. How could men be afraid of this? Naturally, none of them would be afraid. The five captains counted the numbers on the spot and went into battle.
In the morning, the women lost. In the afternoon, the men lost. The competition invisibly boosted the enthusiasm of the members, and the work of digging sweet potatoes in the fields was much faster than in previous years.
The next day, Xu Aiping asked Gu Yan to join them. "We can't let men get ahead of themselves. If we can't put an end to their arrogance, then the equal pay for equal work will be just empty talk. You're a woman too, you won't just stand by and watch without helping, right?"
"Okay, I'll join you today." Before Xu Aiping could be happy, she said, "It's just temporary! I have to take care of the work of the brigade and my children at home. I really don't have the energy to join the Iron Lady. I'm just a mortal, I don't have three heads and six arms."
"Okay. Just for a few days. Once we achieve equal pay for men and women, we'll let you go."
"I think it's hard to have equal pay for all men and women, but you iron ladies can consider it. You have proven your strength in the past two days. I have reported it to the branch secretary. The party branch will hold a meeting to discuss it and then see what the secretary thinks."
"Oh!" Xu Aiping sighed and walked with Gu Yan. "Women may be slightly inferior in terms of physical strength, but when it comes to skilled work, women are just as good as men. Why do men get paid more than women?"
"In the spring, the team will collect manure. Then we will organize a competition. All women will participate. We will use our strength to prove that we are no worse than men at this job. We will strive to get the same pay as men within one to six months."
"Okay, I will respond positively. Organize the majority of women comrades to fight for their legitimate rights and interests."
The two women risked their lives to fight for women's rights. With Gu Yan's supernatural powers and martial arts, his speed and accuracy are many times higher than others. With one dig, you can completely dig out the sweet potato rhizome, and it only takes one time, there is no need to do it a second time. If one is intact, the whole nest is complete. The women who followed her were shocked.
When it came to the final evaluation, Captain Five had already admitted defeat without the women having to say anything, and raised his hand to give her a thumbs up. "Our director, that's true. No wonder the commune secretary praised women for being as good as men. We men don't have that ability. If you compare the director with us, we admit defeat."
Before the women could cheer, he emphasized again. "But you don't have the ability of the director. I still don't accept it."
"If you don't agree, just keep competing. We don't need the director's help. We can still beat you men to the ground."
"Stop talking nonsense, let's see what's really going on in the workplace."
"Let's meet, who's afraid of you?"
"Let's compete. I don't believe I can lose to you."
Well, here we go again. Gu Yan shook his head and let them do it on their own. This is the current situation. There are competitions everywhere, so she just needs to go with the flow.
There was a labor competition in the autumn, and when the infrastructure construction started in the winter, the two groups were still competing. Whenever Gu Yan has time, he will join the female team, cheer everyone on, and bully these men at the same time.
In this way, with wins and losses, and more wins than losses, she finally, through her repeated efforts, secured the same pay for these hard-working ladies as for men.
"Oh! Gu Yan..."
“Gu Yan…”
"Director, you are so awesome..."
The lesbians cheered collectively and held their idol in their hands. Li Zhongxia stood aside and looked at his daughter-in-law with pride. A group of educated youth who had just arrived in the countryside and were exhausted from labor also admired and loved her, with respect written all over their young faces.
She refreshed their understanding of working women and their views on grassroots life. Let the heart that has been hit by labor rekindle hope.
There is a lot to be done in this vast world. If she can do it, so can we.
In the last few days before the New Year, Gu Yanxi also returned home from the provincial capital. Although the child had received comfort from his parents in the letter, he still found it difficult to accept the fact that the sports school was disbanded.
"Mom, can the sports school really be rebuilt? Our campus has been occupied by those people. Whatever they say is the truth. I don't know where our coach has been demoted to."
Gu Yan turned around and faced his eldest daughter, his bright eyes filled with hope. "Yes. You have to believe that there will be sunshine after the storm. My sister is working hard towards her goal, and you can't be so depressed! If you are too stiff to do any graceful movements when the reconstruction comes, then the reconstruction will have nothing to do with you."
"Yes. I will keep practicing. According to the coach's request, I must practice every day without interruption."
Xiaohua, who was sitting at the desk nearby, also came over to comfort her sister, and the two sisters whispered to each other about their anxiety and fear. Because I had my parents behind me, I quickly got over the depression. In the afternoon, the two girls took their younger brothers and sisters to the brigade's primary school yard to exercise. They heard Gu Yanxi shouting "exercise" from a distance, and there were definitely more voices following behind him than just their own.
Following instructions from above, we will celebrate a revolutionary Spring Festival this year, with competitions in the fields in the morning on New Year's Day and a meeting in the afternoon. A group of people were making a lot of noise and doing all kinds of things. Gu Yan found the noise annoying, so he went home shortly after carrying Niuniu.
These few rural rich people have been proletarians for a long time, and now they are dragged out again. Just looking for trouble. The leader has a long-term vision, but his subordinates are just making up the numbers. I can't get the spirit of it and it's just nonsense.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw my mother-in-law lying on the kang. The old lady rarely lies down during the day. What happened to her today?
"Mom, are you feeling unwell? Did Xiaohua give you the medicine I gave you at noon?"
"I ate it and I don't feel any discomfort." The old man smiled and stuffed another pillow under his head. "It's just annoying. You said everything was fine for so many years, why did you bring up these things again? It's the New Year and you can't stop."
"Don't dare say such nonsense. If someone hears it, they will criticize you."
"Oh!" The old lady sighed, and when she heard someone coming, she said nothing more. Sister Xu and her friends brought their children to pay New Year's greetings to the elderly. The women and children were making the place lively and lively, creating a festive atmosphere.
There is no need to visit relatives during the first month of the year, as everyone will go back to work on the second day. Gu Yan asked for leave from the branch secretary, and when asked the reason, he replied with a helpless smile.
"I make shoes for adults and children. In other families, the men go to work, but my husband and I are both on the front line, so we have to take time to take care of the rear as well. Otherwise, everyone will be barefoot in the spring."
The secretary laughed when he heard this, and his wife laughed and scolded him, "How dare you laugh? What else do you do besides work? I told you that men have an easier life than women, but you still deny it. You see, she's not pregnant yet. If she gets pregnant again, how much can she save?"
"It doesn't seem easy when you put it that way!" The branch secretary laughed and agreed to Gu Yan's request for leave. He would go and keep an eye on it these days.
"Look at how arrogant you are. It's not easy for Gu Yan, but for you. Why are you so arrogant? You just do housework and take care of the kids at home, and work two jobs when you're busy. It's no big deal."
"What's the big deal? I'm on strike today, so you have to go hungry today. Let's see if the raw ones can turn into cooked ones automatically?"
"If I don't make money, how will you live? You'll starve to death in three days."
Gu Yan shook his head and laughed, then quickened his pace back home. Men and women have different divisions of labor, and what they need most is mutual understanding. You understand that I’m tired outside, and I know that you’re having a hard time at home. Let’s help each other when we have time. If everyone only cares about themselves and thinks themselves the most important, then all that is left is grievances and complaints.
Secretary Li is a male chauvinist. He thinks that he is the boss just because he earns some money and he has to act like a master when he gets home. No wonder he is criticized by his wife.
I took a leave of absence and made shoes at home. The uppers can be sewn with a sewing machine, but sewing the soles is more time-consuming and laborious. The old lady had helped with a lot of needlework when she was bored. Her arms were weak now, and Gu Yan insisted on not letting her do this strenuous job.
A group of old ladies work during the slack season and often get together to chat. When the weather is warm, everyone sits in the yard, chatting while working, and the days pass very quickly.
The only problem was that the educated youth lost their subsidies after the New Year and had to rely on that little food ration to survive for a month. This has caused even greater conflicts with the residents.
It had been said before that the residents had withheld their food rations, and Gu Yan had mediated the matter several times. You live in someone else's house and they cook for you for free, so it's normal for you to have one extra mouth to feed. They can't serve you for free.
But now it is the time of spring famine, and the days are difficult to endure due to the gap between the harvest and the harvest. They no longer had subsidies, and every family had to eat thin porridge for every meal of the day. The dinner was so thin that you could see a person’s shadow in it. Now, it's not just a matter of being unpalatable and rough, it's also a matter of being hungry and not being able to get enough!
In the evening, several young people came to see Gu Yan. After explaining the situation, she was asked as the team leader to find a way to solve the problem.
"Tonight I only have cornmeal porridge, and I can't even bear to take the pickles. After a day's work, who would want to starve to death with such watery soup?"
"It's the same in my house. For several days in a row, I could see my shadow in the dinner."
The others nodded in agreement, and Gu Yan handed them the cups of water with a smile. "Do you know how much food you have in a month? Do you know how much food is consumed depending on the consistency of a meal?"
After hearing these two questions, several young people were immediately stunned. After a while, a young man said, "It seems that there are only 25 kilograms this month, and it will increase to 32 kilograms after the autumn harvest."
"Yes. This is the ration for the unemployed in the city. Three meals a day, ninety meals a month. Can you calculate how much food is in an average meal?"
"... Two taels and seven is less than three taels."
"But this can't be that thin, right? It's more than two ounces of grain. I don't believe the porridge can be that thin."
"No, I don't. I've cooked at home, so it's definitely not that watery. It's obvious that they think we live in their house for free and have to cook for us, so they're cheating us."
Several people agreed with this statement and turned their eyes to Gu Yan.
"I've had this idea before, let's do some voluntary work together to build a knowledge center. What do you think?"
"OK!"
"I fully agree."
"Then you write me a letter of appeal, and everyone signs it, and I'll go to the commune for approval."
"Okay, I'll write it right away. Director, do you have any paper? Lend me some."
They have all studied hard for ten years, so it doesn't take much time to write something like this. Afterwards, everyone signed and put their fingerprints on it.
After the opinions were conveyed to the leaders, the educated youth were very happy. Their faces were flushed with excitement when they left, as if they had already moved into the new educated youth center.
"Even if it's a thatched adobe house, you can be the master of your own house. It's much better than having to look at other people's faces."
"yes!"
Gu Yan was very efficient and handed the proposal to the desk of the commune secretary the next day. After the leaders held a meeting, they quickly approved it.
"Build a few more rooms so that we can arrange for the new educated youths who come next time. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome if the previous situation happens again."
"Making adobe bricks, laying foundations, all the work can be done by volunteers, it doesn't cost much. But Secretary, forget about these six. If there are more in the future, you have to grant me more land, right?"
"You, Gu Yan, are even smarter than that monkey. You're afraid that the members of your team will get less food."
"I am the head of the village, so I must consider the members."
"Okay. If there is more in the future, we will allocate some land to you from the brigade next to you."
"That's no problem. I'll get everyone to carry the adobe bricks as soon as I get back and try to build the house before planting."
After obtaining the funds, members of the Kono Brigade began to take turns to volunteer to build the houses. The address was chosen on a flat land in the south of the village, which saved the time of leveling the foundation.
Every day, more than a dozen men volunteered to work, and they worked hard under Gu Yan's leadership. Laying the foundation, making adobe bricks, cutting purlins...each task was carried out in an orderly manner. More than a month later, the five unconnected houses were all completed.
"Director, why can't this house be built together?"
"I am just preparing for a rainy day. If there are more educated youth in the future, it would be better for men and women to live separately to avoid accidents if they live together."
"Haha... Director, you really responded to the call from above and didn't mind the trouble at all."
"What's the trouble? It's just work. I can bring a few more people to do it together."
The conflict between the educated youth and the residents had reached an irreconcilable point. The house had not even been dredged up yet, but several young people had already moved in impatiently.
I thought there would be no conflicts this time, but we started quarreling on the first day of moving. The reason is naturally for this bite of food. The cooks wanted to have a big meal, and two of them were afraid that there wouldn't be enough food, so they added wild vegetables. The result was a quarrel. He was so angry that he said they should eat separately from now on.
"Okay, as long as you have a pot."
Well, a pot also needs industrial rolls to buy, so let's make do with this for now!
Gu Yan didn't take what happened to the young people too seriously. It takes a few years for a newly married couple to adjust to each other, let alone a few classmates who have no relationship with each other. It's normal to quarrel, as long as it doesn't hurt others. Here we are specifically referring to injuries sustained in a fight. As for the psychological damage, it is not her responsibility.
As soon as the house was built here, a fire broke out at the Jiaotong Hospital. what to do? With her taking the lead, she will definitely volunteer to rebuild two rooms. The mud and thatch house cost nothing to build, and the heavily roofed hut was windproof and rainproof, and there was no pungent smell.
After solving the problem of educated youth, the brigade officially entered the busy farming season. A year's plan begins in spring, and this work concerns a year's food supply, so no one dares to neglect it.
After planting corn in the field all day, I went home in the evening, had dinner, washed my feet and went to bed. Li Zhongxia sat on the kang and massaged his wife's feet to help her relax.
"Meng Yun sprained her ankle today, and neither of the two boys could carry her. Just imagine how weak boys are nowadays. The leaders are really far-sighted. Young people like this need to be trained. Otherwise, how can they shoulder the responsibility of building the motherland?"
"Then who carried it later? It wasn't you, was it?"
"Me! What's wrong? Can't I carry you?"
"Was there no one else at that time? Why did it have to be you?"
"I just caught up with her. There were still a few people there, but the little girl kept her head down and refused to move. It was getting darker and darker, so I couldn't just ignore her. I said a few words of persuasion and carried her back."
After saying that, seeing that Gu Yan didn't say anything, he hesitated and said, "What's wrong? You won't be angry about this, right?"
After talking for several minutes, his wife still didn't say anything. This time he was really confused. Is it so unforgivable for a girl sitting behind her husband to have physical contact with another woman? He assured that his mind was pure and without a trace of sensuality. Could it be that his wife doesn't even have this little trust in him?
"Wife, are you really angry?" the man said, carefully tilting his head to look at his wife's face. I wanted to see what she was thinking from her expression.
"I won't carry you on my back anymore, don't be angry." He retreated step by step, and was about to give up even his so-called principles. No matter whether it is moral or not, no morality is more important than the mood of the daughter-in-law.
"What did you say?"
Facing the woman's obviously confused face, he couldn't tell what he felt. He was sitting here worried and anxious, his intestines tangled in knots, and he had even thrown away the moral principles that he had always valued. Didn't anyone hear what he said?
"I didn't say anything."
"Haha..." Gu Yan laughed and pounced on him, taking advantage of him all over. "Hubby, why are you so cute? If I were to make a fuss and tell you not to associate with or talk to any woman, would you be so scared of women that you would hide away when you see them?"
"If you insist, it's not impossible."
"Haha... Li Zhongxia, where are your principles? Have you thrown them away on Dongshan Mountain?"
The man bent down and kissed the corner of her lips. "My principles are you. If you say I can't do it, then I definitely won't dare to do it."
"A man's words are lies, and his words in bed are even more untrustworthy."
"Where did you hear all this nonsense? It's all so confusing."
"I'm just kidding. Normally I'd make a scene if someone carried me on my back, but I can't play this brainless shrew drama. I'm sorry to disappoint you."
"I knew my wife was the most generous." The man had already taken off her clothes and was about to do that when Gu Yan said this.
"But Meng Yun's behavior is quite unusual. Why didn't she ask others for help, but chose you? Could it be that she has a crush on you?"
After hitting a hole in one, the man squinted his eyes in satisfaction. "You are so suspicious. I am so old. I am not a young man. What is there for anyone to be interested in?"
"You don't understand. Some girls like your mature charm. You are not old at all. You are just the age of a flower."
"You, pay attention. Stop thinking about other things."
After the couple had some communication, Li Zhongxia took Niu Niu to sleep. Put her next to her mother and shushed her. The father and daughter lay down and fell asleep like thieves, afraid of disturbing the person they cared about the most.
Although Gu Yan's words were a joke, Li Zhongxia did not take them seriously. But the second time he bumped into a girl, she lost her shoes and couldn't walk. When she asked him for help, he was still wary.
"Wait here for a minute. I'll go home and get you a pair of shoes."
He walked away at a rapid pace, leaving the girl, who had no idea where her shoes had gone, staring with her eyes wide open, unable to recover. It's already dark, and you actually left me here? What about your morals? Was it eaten by a dog?
"Yunyun, how about I help you?"
Although they were both educated youth, Liu Xiaoxue was much more honest and capable. There are seven sisters in the family, and as the eldest daughter, she does a lot of work at home. There is not much difference between him and other children who grew up in the countryside. When facing the princess-like Meng Yun, he always gives in when possible and helps when possible.
"No need for you, just leave now."
After being scolded, Liu Xiaoxue lowered her head, but she was still very loyal and did not abandon her. Most of their team members had left, and it was getting dark soon. It was too dangerous to leave her here alone.
The other boy saw them standing there motionless, so he also stayed quietly. He looked down at the shoes on his feet. They were covered in mud. The princess would definitely not wear them. She refused to be helped. We were still several hundred meters away from the village. What did she want?
The two of them stayed with her in a daze until it was completely dark and they couldn't see their hands in front of them. Several young men heard the faint howling of wolves and looked around in fear. Meng Yun didn't even bother to mention shoes or not, she just got up and ran.
The three of them crawled towards the village, and Li Zhongxia appeared from behind a tree in the distance and also walked back. This girl Meng Yun is really interesting. Why is she targeting him? Is this kid not smart enough to come up with an excuse to ask for help because his shoes are missing?
Jiang Taigong fishes and those who are willing to take the bait will be caught. Does he look that impatient?
The couple went home to study the matter, but they couldn't guess what the girl's purpose was, so they had to take a wait-and-see approach and counter each move.
A few days later, all the corn in the field was planted. Gu Yan went to the commune for a meeting, and Li Zhongxia took a nap at noon, but was blocked in the house by Niupitang.
In the ear room, she cried and begged him for help. The man was very annoyed. He had been on guard against her to begin with, and this time he was even more out of temper. Facing the girl with tears in her eyes, he had no sympathy at all and was about to leave.
"Don't leave. Brother Li, how can you be irresponsible? That's not what you told me at the beginning. How can you do this to me now?"
"Let go, what are you talking about? What responsibility do I have for you? I have nothing to do with you, you are crazy and talking nonsense."
The girl's voice suddenly became louder, and all the neighbors in the yard were alarmed. At this moment, many onlookers came running over. Li Zhongxia chopped her hand and made her loosen her grip. Then she became so angry that her face turned pale and her hands were shaking.
The relationship between men and women is such a sensitive topic. In ancient times, perhaps it could be passed off as just being romantic, but nowadays it is a serious work style issue. How did I offend you that you deliberately framed me step by step?
"You...how can you turn your back on me? That's not what you said when you were trying to coax me..." The woman cried sadly, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
As more and more people came to watch, Li Zhongxia became angry and anxious all of a sudden. He really didn't expect a girl to treat him like this. Her reputation won't be very good if this continues. She will still have to live in the Kono Brigade in the future. How can she do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit herself?
"Don't talk nonsense. If you have anything to say, just say it clearly and don't confuse people here."
"Woo woo...how can you turn your back on me?"
Well, it’s just this sentence over and over again, but it can give people endless imagination. Li Zhongxia was so angry that veins popped out on his fists, but he had no place to put force, so he could only stand on his own and get angry.
"Meng Yun, please explain yourself clearly. What do you mean by these ambiguous words?"
"Wuwu...Brother Li, how could you do this?"
Well, no matter what he said, people just wouldn't respond. He was so angry that he was on fire, but others were still performing according to the script.
"Don't be afraid, Meng Zhiqing. If you have anything to say, just speak up. We will take care of it for you. Even if he is the director's man, you can't just take advantage of him."
"Accountant Xu, please have evidence for what you say and don't just make up stories." Li Zhongxia suppressed his anger. At this point, he had basically guessed that this matter had something to do with this guy. Otherwise, their two families are not close to each other, so how come he arrived so quickly when something happened here?
"How could I be so irresponsible? I was just trying to give the little girl courage, so that she wouldn't be afraid to say anything if she was bullied by some people."
"Why are you talking so unclearly, little girl? Didn't Li Zhongxia just not help you get your shoes last time? Is there any need to go to her and say these nonsense? If someone doesn't know, they would think someone did something to you. You are not someone's wife, it's not normal for someone to ignore you."
Sister Xu had just arrived with the child in her arms, and she was ruthless when she spoke. The crowd suddenly changed their tune and started talking about the shoes. With this interruption, the girl can no longer fish in muddy waters and mislead the audience with ambiguous words.
"I am his woman."
What? As soon as these explosive words came out, everyone was stunned. All eyes looked towards the center of the explosion. Wang Xiaomai from the east room shouted anxiously.
"Don't talk nonsense, girl. Zhong Xia and Gu Yan have such a good relationship, why would he do something behind her back? If it were another man, I would believe it, but it's impossible for Li Zhong Xia to do it."
"That's right. You are such a shameless girl, you just talk nonsense. Zhongxia works, takes care of the children, washes clothes and does housework at home. Where does he find the time to do these stupid things?"
"That's right. Men are all greedy cats, and Li Zhongxia is an exception. If nothing else, he doesn't have the time to do these things."
Well, before anyone could refute, Li’s neighbors simply didn’t believe it. The woman has a great liking for this good family man who stays at home all the time except when he is working, but he has the desire but not the time. Besides, the couple has such a good relationship, as sweet as honey, how could they have such thoughts?
Sister Xu made a few slurring sounds and looked at the girl with disdain. "I don't know who encouraged you to say this. Do you think this is possible? Before you lived in this courtyard, Li Zhongxia never talked to you much. Now that you have moved out, he is flirting with you? He goes to work and comes home at 2:10 a.m. every day. Where does he have the time to do this with you?"
After being refuted by several women, the girl lowered her head and just kept crying. Accountant Xu on the side curled his lips and said, "That's not the case. What man doesn't cheat? Isn't it normal for a tough tigress like Gu Yan to like a gentle and agreeable girl?"
"Normal bullshit." Sister Xu almost spit on his face. "You're talking about you. Don't f*cking think that everyone in the world is the same as you. You're a piece of rotten mud, so you think that no one else can help you?"
"You woman..." Accountant Xu was so angry that he wanted to curse, but suddenly he felt that this was not appropriate in this occasion. For a moment I was so angry that I didn't know what to say. Several relatives of Accountant Xu jumped out, looking ready to fight.
"You are talking nonsense, woman. Today, I..."
The man's outstretched hand was pushed back by Li Zhongxia. He took several steps back and only managed to steady himself with the help of his relatives and friends. This time no one dared to take action easily.
At this point, the onlookers were extremely confused. They didn't leave even after the bell rang for work. Instead, the noise here attracted more members.
Sister Xu didn't feel relieved at all after scolding people. She was even more angry than when her own husband was wronged. He went over and grabbed Meng Yun, "Tell me the truth. Explain clearly what happened. Explain clearly who did what to you, what day, what time, where, and don't try to accuse someone to death with just one sentence."
"Woo woo...I...I have evidence."
As the girl spoke, she actually took out a pair of men's trousers from her bag. There were some white spots on the pants, like evidence left by something. Now, the crowd was boiling again. The doubts that had just been suppressed rose up again. Accountant Xu turned to look at Li Zhongxia and asked proudly.
"You don't have any excuses now, do you?"
"It's just a pair of underwear with white spots on it. What can it prove? An 80-year-old man might be able to make one. Who are you trying to accuse of with this thing? Take it to the provincial capital to have its genetic genes tested, and you'll immediately know who it belongs to. You don't think that all men's things are the same, do you?"
Following the sound, everyone made way. Gu Yan came back and hit the nail on the head as soon as he opened his mouth. A group of people who had no idea what genes and heredity were suddenly confused and understood what this meant. This thing in men can be tested.
"No... no way?"
Accountant Xu was very panicked, with his head lowered and his face pale. And Meng Yun, who was still acting as the little white flower, actually wiped away her tears and stood up. Going over and holding Gu Yan's hand was like seeing a relative.
"Director, I'm glad you're back. I was forced to do this! Accountant Xu forced me to frame Brother Li for being a hooligan, and then implicate you. He said that you two didn't have a child of your own, so you set your sights on me. You two teamed up to bully a little girl like me, so that he could sue you in the commune, drive you out of office, and then put a big hat on you so that you can never turn over a new leaf in your life.
If I didn't agree, he threatened me. I'm a little girl, helpless here, and I dare not disobey him. Otherwise he will do something bad to me right then and there, and I will have no choice, you have to make the decision for me!"
What? The unexpected twist stunned the crowd. This time, no woman came to clear up the matter for Accountant Xu. Everyone looked at him as if they were looking at something poisonous.
"No wonder he said all men are cheaters. It turns out that I am not a good person. I actually bullied a girl from the city."
"I can't believe that Old Xu is so bold. How old is he? How old is the girl? This is not the way an old cow eats young grass, right?"
"Bah, what a shameless villain."
"You said that their work style was problematic, but it turns out that the problem lies here."
"We have to sue him and remove him from the ranks of the people."
"Yes, we can't let a single bad apple spoil the whole barrel."
Old Xu pointed at the pretty girl with his hands shaking like he had a stroke, and he was angry and anxious about what was said around him. The retribution came too quickly. Without even leaving the yard, he could already feel how Li Zhongxia felt when he was wronged just now.
"You're talking nonsense."
Accountant Xu roared those three words and rushed forward with gritted teeth, as if he wanted to strangle the girl who had made him the target of public criticism.
Gu Yan was right next to him. He raised his hand and pushed him, causing him to stagger, take a few steps back, and fall to the ground. The onlookers could have helped him, but no one reached out. They all avoided him as if he was some virus. Even his relatives hid in the crowd, fearing that they would be involved in this romantic incident.
"What? Are you so angry that you want to kill someone to silence him? In front of everyone, aren't you a little too arrogant, Accountant Xu?"
"Woo woo..." The girl stood up and hid behind Gu Yan, looking at the man half lying on the ground with horror. "I really can't help you. Brother Li is such a good person. I've lived in this hospital for a few months and I know him well. How can I help you discredit him? Don't blame me, I really..."
As the girl spoke, she suddenly burst into tears. "Director, you have to save me! He said that if I didn't obey, he would find some hooligans to do me. He also wanted to take advantage of me, but I used the excuse that I helped him to get away with it. Please save me! I am an innocent girl..."
Gu Yan patted the girl, but before she could say anything, the crowd around her were already talking in support of her.
"Don't be afraid of him. Old Xu is not a local tyrant in the Kono Brigade. He can't do whatever he wants."
"That's right. There is no law. Now it's our country that rules the world. If he bullies us like this, we will go to the commune and sue him."
"Such scum must be eliminated. Let's unite and find the leaders. We must not allow such filthy people to remain in the ranks of the people."
Li Zhongxia shouted and everyone responded. Immediately, a letter was written to all the people in Li's house, and everyone went up to put their fingerprints on it.
Accountant Xu collapsed on the ground, with only two words in his mind. It's over. The work style issues, coupled with malicious framing, threatened female students. His political career was over.
He was right. Li Zhongxia didn't give him any time to think of a solution and went to the commune that afternoon. Such a heinous incident, coupled with public outrage, led to his dismissal from his post within three days. He was expelled from the party.
Seeing her son being wrongly accused, Old Lady Li opened the window anxiously and angrily, but she was unable to help. Things took a turn for the better, and I finally breathed a sigh of relief. Gu Yan was afraid that she would suffer from sequelae of the emergency, so he mixed some medicine and gave her an injection at night. Prevent recurrence of cerebral infarction.
After giving her the injection, I took off my pants and wiped her body. This job is usually done by Li Zhongxia, and when the man came in and saw it, he naturally wanted to take over.
"I can do it. I did it all when you were not at home in the past few years."
"You also said that I was not at home. Now that I am here, of course I will come. It is my responsibility to honor my parents."
The son and daughter-in-law are both filial, and the old lady is grinning with joy. Although her legs were paralyzed, she was not incontinent, so it was not difficult to take care of her.
"They are all good children. I am a blessed old woman."
"We should cherish our blessings. Why were you so anxious this afternoon? Your cheeks are red and your blood pressure is high. It's just a little monster jumping around. What are you afraid of? I, your daughter-in-law, can smack it out with just one hand."
"Well, I'm just afraid that the little girl will talk nonsense and cause you and Zhongxia to quarrel and get upset, right?"
"Is the relationship between us made of paper? Can it be broken by just one poke?"
"Then why did you get so angry last time?"
Gu Yan threw the towel into the basin, and Li Zhongxia went over to pull up his mother's pants. The two were about to respond to this question when Xiaohua at the side interrupted.
"My dad said something wrong, that's why my mom got angry."
The adults all laughed. Gu Yan rolled his eyes helplessly at his daughter. Just as he was about to go get some water, the little girl had already run away quickly with the basin in her hand.
"Xiaohua is a really sensible child. She cares so much at such a young age." The old lady's love for obedient girls is mixed with pity.
"It's natural, right? I've told you not to worry about it, but you still worry about it all day long. But this child is really reassuring. No matter what you give her, she will definitely take it seriously and basically never make mistakes."
"Yes, he's a good boy." The old lady said, holding Gu Yan's hand. "Are you really not going to have another child?" The old man continued without waiting for Gu Yan to answer.
"People live in this world not only for themselves, but also for the eyes of others. Without your own children, you are not considered a harmonious family in the eyes of outsiders. There will be cracks between two skins. Otherwise, Accountant Xu would not have thought of this trick to deal with you two."
"...Mom, do you really want me to give Zhongxia a baby?" Try to persuade her whenever you get the chance.
"Hehe... yes, Mom just loves you and wants a grandchild with your blood."
"Oh, how can I respond to this?"
"Okay, I'm just saying this, the details are up to you. My children are all filial and lovely, and I'm content. If it weren't for Accountant Xu, I wouldn't have said this."
"I know you are worried
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