Zhou Jiao handed him a cup of tea. This honest man had been talking for so long, and he wasn't afraid of being thirsty.
"Thank you, little sister." Miao Zhicheng smiled happily at her and turned his gaze to Lin Lishan. Oh my! How could his aunt give birth to such a beautiful girl?
"It's okay to talk later. Are you hungry?"
Miao Zhicheng shook his head and said, "I ate that bowl of noodles just now. It doesn't matter if I don't eat it."
"You silly child!"
"Aunt, I have to tell you something serious first."
Lin Lishan nodded happily when she heard this. This nephew didn't look like Lin Dingsheng at all, but she still thought this child was likable.
"Aunt, it's a good thing you didn't go back first. Last time, people from the county came and made a big fuss, and this time it's a big deal. They said my grandfather was a martyr and wanted to posthumously confer him a title. This isn't ancient times. My father and I went to the county the next day to refuse.
Later, a retired cadre told my father to stay home and farm, and not mess with those people. But the two uncles at home disagreed. They came to our house and made a scene, and the wives of the two families kept accusing my mother of causing trouble. In the end, my second sister rushed home with a big broom and chased them away.
Zhang Guoqing listened silently, and he discovered one thing. After this family sent the baby girl away, did they have no other daughters except for the family of the adopted son?
For example, I didn't hear anything about my aunt.
"My mother said that if you're living well in the city, don't go back if you can. Those people dream every day of you going back to help them. What if they kneel on the ground crying and begging you?
Oh, yes, she said, 'The eldest son has five sons, and the second son has three boys. Each of them can only earn five work points a day, which is nothing compared to the women in the team. The wives they married are all lazy and gluttonous, leaving no room for their feet in the house. Tell your aunt not to pay attention to them, they are a bottomless pit.' Aunt, do you know what five work points means?
Everyone in the living room burst into laughter.
Zhang Guoqing pointed at himself and said, "I just came from the village. Ten work points is nothing."
"I often go to the grassroots level and I understand this very well."
Miao Zhicheng nodded. "That's good. Just keep it in mind! My father meant that if that grandmother were still alive, outsiders might still remember what happened and stop the two families from pretending to be crazy. But if you come back in glory, those people will think we're all family and will have to help. So before I came, my mother asked me to come and take a look. If you're doing well, she'll let you stay."
Lin Lishan said jokingly, "So do you think your aunt is good or bad?"
Miao Zhicheng looked at her speechlessly. "Auntie, I've graduated from high school! I'll be a college student soon! I just arrived in Beijing and I'm not used to it. In our county, I'm also a top figure."
Oh, they were almost dying of laughter when they saw this honest child say this.
Stopping his laughter, Zhang Guoqing picked up the luggage on the ground and said, "Let's go, number one. I'll take you to take a shower and find you a place to stay."
"Little Fifth Brother-in-law..."
"Xiaowu!"
"Okay, Xiaowu. I still have something to say to my aunt."
Zhang Guoqing, carrying his luggage, looked at him with amusement and motioned him to speak quickly.
"Aunt, it's like this. Will my university spot affect you and uncle? At that time, there were three candidates for the Agricultural Technology Station, including me. Later, they mentioned grandpa, so they gave me the spot in Beijing and gave the spot in the provincial capital to another colleague. The remaining spot will be selected next year. My mother asked me to ask you, if there is no such policy, I should go back to work."
Lin Lishan smiled and shook her head. "This is the result of your own hard work, don't let your imagination run wild. Go take a shower with Xiaowu, and we'll talk when you come back."
"It's really okay? Why don't you ask my uncle first and see what he says?"
Zhang Guoqing pulled him up and walked away, "Stop wasting time, we can talk tonight." There were some things he really couldn't explain clearly. Forget about whether there was a connection or not, even if there was face involved, it wouldn't matter!
I am very strange now!
When cadres allow their children to go to college, it is a pursuit of progress and a way to better contribute to the country. This condition can be achieved without any obstacles.
If you accepted even a single gift, even a pack of cigarettes, you were done for! Reported, you could be demoted and exiled to a remote location, as happened to Lin Aidang. In serious cases, you'd be put on a sign and sent to a cowshed for self-reflection, and your entire family's lives would be turned upside down overnight.
This is why those old men admired the couple. With his and Zhou Jiao's status, they could easily enter college without taking the college entrance examination.
Damn, it’s so awesome!
Zhang Guoqing didn't understand this unspoken rule at first, and he dragged his wife along on the road of "ambition" without thinking. Even when his father-in-law repeatedly suggested that he could just send the couple to college, Zhou Jiao was still worried about affecting her father's reputation and turned a stubborn back.
Just thinking about it brings tears to my eyes! Luckily, they both got in. Otherwise, people would say they were ambitious, while others would say they were sick and what a waste of time!
They were moving around in circles, doing all sorts of strange and bizarre things. Zhang Guoqing was still a little confused, wondering what was going on.
"You will sleep in this room tonight. I'll be across the street. Just call me if you need anything."
Miao Zhicheng stood at the door of the first room in the west wing, pointing at the poker cards and chessboard inside, "Is anyone living here? Would it be inappropriate for me to live here?"
"It doesn't matter." Zhang Guoqing didn't explain further. He wouldn't be staying for more than a few days anyway, and given the temperamental nature of his father-in-law and his wife, they'd be more than happy for him to stay in a guesthouse.
The father and daughter had a strong sense of territory and didn't like outsiders entering their territory. For example, in his father-in-law's study, he wouldn't let anyone other than family members, not even Secretary Chen, enter or leave.
For example, when his wife came to stay in the study in the east wing, she would clean things frantically as soon as the person left, for fear that the things would be contaminated by the smell of outsiders.
Now there's another son in the family. This little guy is even more domineering! Apart from family members, no one else can enter his bedroom without his permission.
Even if the child uses the excuse of practicing calligraphy or reading a book to avoid being discovered, the essence of the matter cannot be escaped. Are you really worried about how you will find a wife in the future?
"Jiaojiao, don't move the heavy things. Wait until I come back."
"knew."
In the living room, Zhou Jiao responded loudly, then looked at Lin Lishan and whispered in her ear, "Mom, are you planning to make the best of a bad situation? He just said that the Miao family has a lot of bad people."
Lin Lishan was also helpless. This identity had to be confirmed. If someone came out one day and started talking nonsense, she still had her family to support.
As for those rubbish, she sneered, "With Miao Zhicheng in the short term, there's no need to go back there to pay respects. Wait until the New Year, with your father and the orderly there, who would dare to seek death? Not to mention there's no blood relationship, even if there is, we're just cousins, or the blood of our enemies, how close can we be? But this young man is not bad! To be able to raise a child like this, it seems this family has good character."
Zhou Jiao shook her head: "There are all kinds of people in this world. Who knows what they are thinking? To avoid future trouble, it is better to keep a distance."
The human heart is unpredictable. Lin Lishan thought of the Lin family and fell silent...
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