It took more than two hours to finish watching two movies in a row. In the middle, Zhang Fu took Jinniu to the toilet. Meng Tao and Zhang Di had been chewing melon seeds like two little mice and their mouths were dry. They had no water to drink, so they didn't need to go to the toilet.
Zhang Fu and Jinniu watched the movie very seriously and refused to eat the melon seeds given to them.
After the show, the four people got on a tricycle and were about to go home when suddenly a man ran up to them and blocked their way, shouting "Third Brother" and "Taohua".
Meng Tao and Jin Niu looked away immediately: How come I met Meng Jingang again? Meng Jingang didn't care about the attitude of the two people. He still smiled and looked at Zhang Fu very enthusiastically:
"Hello, do you remember me? We have met before. I am Taohua and Jinniu's younger brother, Meng Jingang. I work at the county paper mill now. You are engaged to my cousin Meng Taohua, right? I heard from my grandfather that Taohua's fiancé is a city dweller. You watched a movie together tonight, so it must be you..."
When Jinniu heard something was wrong, he quickly stopped him: "King Kong, what are you talking about? Can you ask clearly before you speak?"
Zhang Fu looked at Meng Tao, afraid that she would be angry. Meng Tao shook her head indifferently. She didn't take Meng Jingang seriously at all, so there was no need to explain to him.
Meng Jingang was unhappy and condemned, "Third brother, Taohua, how did you become like this? I know you found an old friend of Third Grandpa, who is a high-ranking official, but you can't be too snobbish and look down on others. The facts cannot be changed. We are brothers. Can't I say a word? You forced me and asked me to stop us from going to Linshui Village to recognize our relatives. Do you really plan to have no brothers and sisters for the rest of your life?"
Meng Jinniu was so angry at his counter-attack that he opened his mouth but could not say a word.
Meng Tao said, "Meng Jingang, stop talking nonsense and tell us what you want to say. A good dog doesn't block the road. Don't waste our time and delay others."
Meng Jingang was also unambiguous, pointing to the side and saying, "Those are my colleagues. We are going out to watch a movie tonight. Just now, a girl accidentally twisted her ankle while walking down the stairs. It is inconvenient for her to walk, and the factory is far away. You have a tricycle, can you lend it to us and return it tomorrow?"
Meng Tao, Jinniu and Zhang Fu brothers looked over and saw five men and women standing on the side of the road. Together with Meng Jingang, they made up exactly three pairs. All of them were dressed neatly and fashionably, and the looks they gave them were contemptuous and indifferent, full of a sense of superiority.
Meng Tao refused directly: "No."
As if Meng Jingang had expected this, he didn't say much to her and immediately turned to Zhang Fu: "Brother-in-law, help me! My ankle is sprained and it hurts to walk. That girl is dating me, I can't let her down, can I?"
Zhang Fu: "I can't help you with this. Taurus has difficulty walking, and Taohua is a girl and will get tired walking. How can we get home without a tricycle?"
"Your home shouldn't be far away. Jinniu has a walking stick, and Taohua is a country girl who usually carries a load and does hard labor. What's the big deal about walking a little distance?"
Zhang Fu: "Stop talking nonsense, what do you mean you don't want her to walk? Get out of the way!"
Jinniu glared at Meng Jingang: "If you block my way again, do you believe I will give you a cane?"
Meng Jingang's face was full of disappointment and anger: "Meng Jinniu, are you my real brother? I misjudged you!"
Meng Tao thinks that Meng Jingang should change his name to Meng Qi Pa. Unfortunately, there are too many people in front of the cinema and the onlookers are layered. Otherwise, she could just slap this Qi Pa a few times, maybe that would straighten out his weird train of thought.
Zhang Fu was about to pedal the tricycle, but unexpectedly a young woman ran over from the crowd nearby and blocked their way again.
Meng Tao was speechless: Is this why you don't check the almanac before going out? I've encountered so many obstacles tonight.
The woman standing in front of the tricycle had two shoulder-length braids tied with pink organza bows at the ends. She wore a red plaid coat with a white shirt's small round collar showing through her neckline. She was slim, youthful, and pretty, and looked quite good. Unfortunately, she deliberately twisted her mouth into a sarcastic smile, and her words ruined everything: "I thought I had heard or seen wrongly. Is it really you, Zhang Fu? I didn't expect that after not seeing you for a few days, you've found a rural wife? You're quite capable. Now that you have a wife, have you forgotten my sister?"
Meng Tao looked at Zhang Fu and saw that he was silent but his face became very ugly, so she guessed the identity of this woman: Zhang Fu once had a girlfriend, and they dated for nearly two years, but the girlfriend ran away with another man. From what this person said, she should be the sister of his ex-girlfriend.
Sure enough, when Zhang Di saw that his brother was silent, he could not hold back and jumped up to curse: "Pan Qiaofen, you big-mouthed woman! You are everywhere, what has my brother's marriage got to do with you? If you keep talking nonsense, be careful not to break your teeth and you won't be able to get married in the future!"
Pan Qiaofen was scolded by a little brat and immediately became furious: "You bastard! Your mother is a big mouth, and your whole family is a big mouth!"
Zhang Fu shouted coldly: "Pan Qiaofen! How dare you say anything about my mother again?"
Zhang Di continued, "I'll beat you to death, you big mouth! Your sister is shameless enough to cheat my brother out of his money, you are even more shameless, your whole family is shameless!"
Meng Tao smiled and pulled Zhang Di back to sit down, putting her arm around his shoulders. The naughty kid was very combative and handsome.
"You!" Pan Qiaofen was so angry that she fell backwards.
She went to the movies with her friends tonight and unexpectedly met Zhang Fu. She could have pretended not to see him and walked away, but she heard someone calling Zhang Fu brother-in-law. She looked carefully at the country girl sitting on the tricycle. She was pretty and well dressed. Pan Qiaofen knew what was good. The country girl was wearing a tweed jacket, corduroy pants, and leather shoes. Even the bag she was carrying and the scarf around her neck were all the best and most expensive ones in the department store!
Where did Zhang Fu get the money to buy such a nice thing for a rural girl? And the reason why Zhang Fu didn't lend the tricycle was that he didn't want the rural girl to be tired. Pan Qiaofen felt unbalanced immediately: When Zhang Fu was dating her sister, how good was he to her sister? He could give her sister more than half of his monthly salary to spend, and even his younger brothers and sisters benefited from it. But now Zhang Fu married another wife, who was just a rural girl, and he treated her so well!
What about the vows he made to her sister before? They sounded better than singing, saying that he would never change his mind, but her sister had been gone for less than two years before she found a new lover.
Humph! So if a man’s words can be trusted, then even a sow can climb a tree!
Pan Qiaofen pointed at Zhang Fu and said hatefully, "I'm telling you, my sister is your first love. You want to betray her? No way! My sister came back yesterday and is at home. She will look for you!"
After saying this, Pan Qiaofen no longer cared about her friend and angrily pushed through the crowd and ran away.
Zhang Fu also rode away on his tricycle.
(End of this chapter)