Some people were too timid to stand up for themselves. They didn't dare to cause trouble with the neighborhood committee. That family didn't seem like a simple family either. If something really happened, the neighborhood committee wouldn't side with them.
"You're so useless. You think you'll live your whole life with just one room? Where will your kids live in the future?"
The few people who still wanted to cause trouble looked at the man with disappointment, and the group parted on bad terms.
If they had known they would be living together in what they considered a large courtyard, they probably would have made an even bigger scene.
Suti was unaware of the ongoing argument among the group. As soon as she arrived home, the housekeeper said she had her phone number.
"Hello?" Suti answered the phone, still wondering who was calling her.
"It's me, Suti. I was just about to hang up when that person said you weren't home." Guo Lili was very excited when she heard Suti's voice.
I thought the call would be a waste of time, but Suti just happened to come back.
She didn't know who had answered the phone, but the person sounded quite old, so Guo Lili didn't dare call out to anyone.
"Guo Lili?" Su Ti remembered that Guo Lili had asked her to inquire about her cousin's boyfriend when she was in Shanghai those few days.
She told her father that she found out without much effort, and later asked someone to tell Guo Lili, and then she didn't get involved anymore.
Later, when I realized we were getting married, and there was no one in Shanghai, I gave her my home phone number in Beijing.
At least for now, she has a pretty good impression of Guo Lili; she is a shrewd and calculating person.
"Yes, it's me. You've finished your wedding, right? Congratulations on your marriage and may you have a baby soon!" Guo Lili had heard Su Ti mention the wedding ceremony last time.
They had already given her a wedding when she was in Yangliu Brigade, so Suti couldn't accept her as a bride a second time.
In addition, Guo Lili had other commitments, so she didn't invite her to the wedding.
"Thank you. Are you going back yet?" Su Ti asked with a smile, thinking that her cousin's situation was probably in deep trouble.
"I'm going back now, and I haven't even had a chance to thank you for your help yet." Guo Lili was truly grateful to Su Ti; otherwise, her family would have been completely lost and unfamiliar with the place.
Even though Suti had a lot on her plate, she couldn't very well go and bother him.
Guo Lili was thinking that once she got her salary, she would send something to Su Ti as a wedding gift.
"It's alright, it's resolved now." Suti thought that it would be fine to go back.
“Su Ti, my cousins aren’t back. If you run into them in Shanghai and they try to talk to you, just pretend you don’t know them.”
Guo Lili initially found it difficult to bring up the topic, but she was also afraid that if her sister found out something and contacted Su Ti again, it would put her in a difficult position.
She knew her sister well; she was a snob, and now it seemed she was shameless too.
Guo Lili thought that she couldn't keep this a secret, since Su Ti had helped her find out the information.
She knew everything and had nothing to hide, so she recounted her sister's glorious deeds.
Her sister's boyfriend was indeed a full-time employee at a shoe factory, but he was sick; when he had an attack, he would convulse and foam at the mouth.
He wasn't just married once, he's been married three times, with three children born to three different wives. They all divorced because they couldn't stand his illness.
Everyone around Shanghai knows that no matter how good a woman is, no one wants to marry her. Even if the family is greedy, the girl won't truly want to settle down there.
That's why I wanted to find someone from out of town; country girls can endure hardship, and at least I can settle down and live a peaceful life.
When her parents found out about this, they advised her sister, "Why did you have to look for someone like this?"
But her sister was like she was under a spell; she insisted on marrying that man no matter what.
She knew that her sister wasn't interested in the man himself, but in him because he was from Shanghai and because he was a full-time employee and a director.
Her family and her uncle's family had a falling out, and she was afraid that her sister would see the way Su Ti's family was buying things that day.
She started having crooked thoughts again; after all, she wasn't good at big things, but she had plenty of ideas for exploiting these small loopholes.
“I understand. I’ve married and moved to Beijing, so I don’t go to Shanghai as often anymore. She can’t find me.” Su Ti paused for a moment after hearing Guo Lili’s words.
From another perspective, that family couldn't find partners in Shanghai, so they looked for someone from a smaller town. If even Guo Lili's cousin wasn't willing, it would be even harder for them to find someone.
Now that she's willing to marry him, she's also holding leverage over him. It's a win-win situation; everyone wants to climb the social ladder, they just use different methods.
Guo Lili's cousin knows exactly what she wants. Someone like that might take advantage of the situation and have a good future because she's open-minded.
"Then I'll hang up. I'm calling you from the office phone, otherwise the director will yell at me again."
Guo Lili's call was intermittent, and she eventually hung up.
The phone lines these days don't block out sound well, so Li Baichuan only managed to hear the gist of it intermittently.
He only came over after his wife hung up the phone. "Honey, I'm going to hand out wedding candy to everyone in the compound. Do you want to come?"
He never paid attention to unimportant people, and never even asked them anything.
“Okay.” Suti saw the candy and some pastries in his hand, which were obviously prepared in advance by his family.
In the past, Li Baichuan would never have taken the initiative to do these things, but now, without her teaching him, he handles these social interactions quite well.
Suti followed Li Baichuan to deliver wedding candies and pastries to each of the neighbors, who were all prominent figures.
Most family members work, so there are rarely any people at home during the day. If they have a nanny, they simply hand over their belongings to her and leave.
Since the host was present, they exchanged a few polite words and then handed out the candy.
Of course, they were even more polite, constantly pulling them inside to sit for a while. Su Ti and Li Baichuan were truly exhausted after walking around.
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