The aunt handed Li Qiumei a handful of candy.
"Qiumei, next time you go to clean Teacher Song's house, ask me to go with you.
Teacher Song is giving Wanwan extra lessons, so I should go and help out."
"Okay, Auntie, let's go together next time.
Find a sunny day and help Teacher Song’s family wash the quilts.
It's hard for them, an old couple, to wash the quilts since they live alone."
Li Qiumei turned around and asked Qian Wanwan again.
"Do you take care of Uncle Wu's vegetable garden from time to time?
Don’t let him kill them all.”
Qian Wanwan stuck out her tongue.
“Oops, I was so busy reading these days that I forgot.
I'll go check it out after school tomorrow."
Li Qiumei stood aside and chatted with her aunt.
"Qiumei, Wanwan seems to be a little bit stupid.
In this respect, she is not as good as Jiaojiao.
Too slow."
Li Qiumei couldn't help laughing: "Aunt, I think it's fine!
Wu Qinghua likes Wanwan, and his father is also very satisfied with Wanwan.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have helped her find a tutor.”
The eldest aunt smiled and said, "Wanwan, this is a case of fools having good fortune.
If she could get into a technical school, she would marry into the Wu family in the future.
Then our family would be very lucky.”
When Li Qiumei got off work in the evening and just walked to the door of her house, she saw Qian Jiaojiao getting ready to go out in a fancy dress.
"Sister-in-law, you're back."
"Um, are you going on a date?"
Qian Jiaojiao smiled and ran away.
Wu Meiping saw Li Qiumei coming in and leaned against the door.
"Sister-in-law, Qian Jiaojiao is dating a deputy director of a workshop at the chemical plant.
These days are so cool.
She asks her mother-in-law for money every day, sometimes to buy rouge and powder, sometimes to buy skirts.
All our efforts have been in vain!
Look, it’s almost time to eat, but you’re still running out.
I heard you're going to the movies."
Unexpectedly, Qian Jiaojiao actually hooked up with that deputy director.
In the evening, Li Qiumei was knitting a sweater alone in the house when she heard a commotion coming from her mother-in-law's side.
She quickly turned off the lights and stood at the door to eavesdrop.
In the moonlight, a ladder was placed on the top of the wall.
"There's a thief!" Li Qiumei quickly hid beside the chicken coop.
When she saw clearly the person standing on the ladder, Li Qiumei almost laughed out loud.
It turned out to be Sister Wang from next door.
I didn't expect that she would actually carry a ladder and climb over the wall to watch the fun.
Qian Jiaojiao's crying could be heard from the room.
Li Qiumei saw that the apple tree in Ma Dazui's house opposite was shaking violently.
Someone else whispered, "Hold on tight."
After a while, Ma Dazui was seen climbing up the apple tree.
She stretched her neck to look into Li Qiumei's yard.
Li Qiumei had to admire these two women.
They would even risk their lives to listen to gossip.
These days, there aren’t many activities at night, and even the TV programs are monotonous.
So, listening to gossip has become a pleasure for these women.
Those who have a lot of gossip become powerful people in the circle.
Wherever you stand, other women will come over to chat.
They enjoy the feeling of being a leader.
They gather together to gossip during the day and continue gossiping after dinner.
They didn't go home until it was dark.
I'm not idle even when I get home.
You see, as soon as there is any sign of trouble, they are immediately in place.
"Ma Dazui, you'd better come down quickly.
I watched as the branch was about to break."
It’s Ma Zipo’s voice!
Li Qiumei was shocked again. She didn't expect that there was someone waiting outside the gate!
There are people who like to listen to gossip hiding all around.
Ma Dazui changed his hand and hugged the apple tree.
"It won't break. I climb it every day, how could I not know?"
"Did you hear anything?"
"I can't hear you, the wind is not favorable tonight.
I saw Hongmei's mother over the wall.
You go back first.
We can just listen to her tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll go back to bed then.
You should come down quickly too."
There were sounds of dogs barking and the voice of Ma Zipo scolding the dogs in the alley.
The surroundings became quiet again.
Qian Jiaojiao rushed out to look for the rope she wanted to use to hang herself.
Li Qiumei also wanted to know what had happened.
But she is too embarrassed to go out now.
After all, Sister Wang and Ma Dazui are still watching.
As usual, Qian Jiaojiao stood at the door of the living room and threw a rope onto the beam.
The parents-in-law and Qian Jinshu ran out to stop them.
Seeing Sister Wang retract her head, Li Qiumei retreated.
Looking again, Ma Dazui also turned around and was about to get down from the tree.
She took the opportunity to quietly walk out.
"What happened in the middle of the night?"
Qian Jiaojiao turned around and scolded her: "Why do you care what happens to me?
You just can't stand seeing me doing well!
Even if I die and become a ghost, I won't let you go!"
"Hmph, the dog bites Lu Dongbin, who doesn't know the kindness of a good person."
Li Qiumei turned around and pushed the chair aside, then squeezed into the living room.
Qian Jiaojiao shook and quickly tightened the rope in her hand.
Wu Meiping greeted Li Qiumei in a low voice.
"Sister-in-law, I thought you were asleep.
There was such a big commotion, but you didn't come out."
Li Qiumei sat down next to Wu Meiping: "What's the matter?"
Wu Meiping glanced at the door and said, "The deputy director of the workshop told Qian Jiaojiao.
His parents told him to find a woman with a city hukou and a job.
But he liked Qian Jiaojiao and asked her to find a way to buy a city hukou first.
When he got the chance, he got Qian Jiaojiao to work in a factory.
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