Although Sun Honglei said there was no rush, Wang Hu still transferred 100,000 yuan to him, since he had already resigned and it wouldn't be good for him to be idle.
Then Wang Hu made two or three more phone calls, canceling the appointment with the securities company, and also calling Shen Wanqing, as well as a few other women.
They were all outraged when they heard about Meng Zhiyun's situation and expressed their support for Wang Hu's decision. Zhang Feng, in particular, liked Meng Zhiyun's gentle personality and wanted to go to her house with Wang Hu, but was eventually dissuaded by Meng Zhiyun.
She was deeply moved to see that Wang Hu had turned down so many jobs for her sake, and she knew she had made the right choice.
After driving for nine hours and getting off the highway, Meng Zhiyin told Wang Hu about her family situation. Her parents got married early and had Meng Zhiyun when they were 18. They are only in their 40s now, which is very common in rural areas.
His father's name is Meng Hongjun, his mother's name is Li Zhaodi, his younger brother's name is Meng Chaoyang, who is 18 years old and the same age as Wang Hu. He is about to take the college entrance examination. His younger sister's name is Meng Zhiyu, who is 15 years old and is of junior high school age. Therefore, the family has a relatively large financial need, especially for his younger brother, whose tuition fees for university are 10,000 to 20,000 yuan a year.
Shangqiu is a prefecture-level city located in Henan Province. It is not only a national historical and cultural city, but also one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization.
Shangqiu has a long history and was the capital or an important city of many dynasties, including the Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Song State of the Zhou Dynasty, Liang State of the Han and Jin Dynasties, and Song Dynasty.
Shangqiu boasts a civilization history of nearly 5,000 years and a city-building history of over 3,000 years. It is the origin and settlement of the Shang tribe, the earliest capital of the Shang Dynasty, the birthplace of Shang merchants' commerce, and the birthplace of Shang civilization, thus earning the reputation of "the source of Yin and Shang". Shangqiu City administers 2 districts, 6 counties, and 1 county-level city.
Among these counties, Ningling County is Meng Zhiyun's hometown.
Ningling County has a profound cultural heritage related to the Meng family. According to the "Genealogy of the Meng Family of Ningling County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province", Ningling County is a branch of the Meng family that migrated to Ningling, Henan.
In addition, there is a place called Menglaojia Village in Qiaolou Township, Ningling County. During the Ming Dynasty, the Meng family moved here from the Confucius Mansion in Shandong and built a village named Mengzhuang. Later, many people split up and moved to other places, which became the old Meng family village, hence the name Menglaojia. The village where Meng Zhiyun lived is a branch of this village.
Shihezi Village in Ningling County (I made this up; I can't really write it as Mengjia Old Village, can I?) is the birthplace of Meng Zhiyun. This village is small, but it has a long history and profound cultural heritage.
There are many people with the surname Meng in the village. On important festivals, the clan members gather in the old Meng village to worship their ancestors and pass on family traditions.
Meng Zhiyun grew up in such an environment, and the wisdom and perseverance of Mencius flowed in her blood.
After arriving in Shangqiu, Wang Hu found a bank and withdrew 400,000 yuan. Luckily, he was a private bank client, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to withdraw the money, as the bank was already closed for the day.
Then he drove towards the People's Hospital, where Meng Zhiyun's father was receiving treatment. The closer they got, the more nervous Wang Hu became, as this was the first time in both his lives that he had met his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Meng Zhiyun noticed his nervousness and said, "Don't worry, my parents are very nice people and won't do anything to you." Meng Zhiyun was even more nervous than him at that moment. His parents only knew that he had a new boyfriend and didn't know Wang Hu's age.
She didn't dare tell her parents that Wang Hu was the same age as his younger brother, not because she was afraid of being scolded, but because she was afraid of her parents' opposition, and she was also afraid of losing Wang Hu.
Upon arriving at the county hospital, Meng Zhiyun called his sister. His younger brother was about to take the college entrance examination and was in closed-door study, so he was unaware of what was happening at home.
Less than ten minutes later, his sister came out, saw Meng Zhiyun, ran over quickly, hugged Meng Zhiyun and started crying. Meng Zhiyun also started crying.
Wang Hu watched the two of them cry, and his eyes also became a little moist. Meng Zhiyu cried as she recounted the ordeal her family had suffered.
Wang Hu, who was standing nearby, understood as well. The main problem now wasn't Zhou Yunpeng, since he had already been arrested. The main issue was that the villagers believed Meng Zhiyun was really doing something illicit outside.
For a traditional family like the Meng family, this was a very serious matter. As the saying goes, even a spit can drown you. Wang Hu thought to himself, "I've come at just the right time. If I had come a few days later, who knows what would have happened."
After the two calmed down, Meng Zhiyun introduced Wang Hu to his sister, "This is Wang Hu, just call him brother."
Her younger sister was very well-behaved and called out softly, "Brother."
"Hey." Wang Hu was very happy to hear this, and he responded by taking out 10,000 yuan from his pocket, stuffing it into her hand and saying, "Little sister, you should ask your brother-in-law to give you double!"
Meng Ziyu's eyes lit up when he heard this. He knew his family was short of money; otherwise, they wouldn't have accepted Zhou Yunpeng's 50,000 yuan dowry. In Shangqiu, a notorious area for high dowries, the dowry was around 100,000 yuan per year. (Of course, there are a few exceptions who don't ask for anything, but these are just a minority. Don't accuse me of regional discrimination; the dowry in my hometown is about the same.)
Then she sweetly called out, "Brother-in-law."
"Hey, you're such a good girl. If you ever need anything, just ask your brother-in-law. I'll do anything you can." Then he took out 10,000 yuan from his pocket and handed it to her.
Meng Zhiyun, who was watching from the side, quickly stopped her, saying to her sister, "What do you need so much money for? Give it back to your brother." Then she glanced at Wang Hu and added, "And you, how old is she? Why are you giving her so much money?"
After listening to her sister's words, Meng Zhiyu reluctantly handed the money to Wang Hu. Wang Hu didn't take it and said to Meng Zhiyun, "What's wrong with me giving my sister some money? Haven't you heard the saying 'Raise sons frugally and daughters lavishly'? If we have the means, we should give it to her."
Then he turned to Meng Zhiyu and said, "It's okay, you don't need to listen to your sister. She has to listen to me, so you have to listen to me too. From now on, you should open a bank account, and I'll transfer the money to your account. That way it's safer."
Excited, she stuffed the money into her pocket, then glanced at her sister and stuck out her tongue. Meng Zhiyun had no choice but to say to Wang Hu, "You'd better spoil her. She's so mischievous at home. You'll have a hard time later."
After saying that, he was about to lead him to the hospital when Wang Hu quickly stopped him, saying, "We can't park the car in front of the hospital." Meng Zhiyun remembered that there was a car, and the three of them got in and Meng Zhiyu gave them directions.
Ningling County People's Hospital is huge, much bigger than his hometown. It took a lot of twists and turns to get there. Luckily, there weren't many cars around at the moment, otherwise there would have been nowhere to park.
After the three got out of the car, Wang Hu put the money he had taken into a bag containing clothes. Meng Zhiyu's eyes widened when she saw so much money inside.
After getting off the bus, she kept glancing at the bag. Wang Hu, seeing how amusing she was, handed the bag to her. Meng Zhiyu, holding the bag, asked her sister, "Sister, how much money does your husband have? He just casually gave me so much money."
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