Chapter 82
This was exactly the question that everyone present was wondering, because Du Cheng looked very abnormal. If he was not stupid or crazy, which adult in his twenties would do such a thing?
Xia Qingtang squinted his eyes and looked at Du Cheng's every move. A lot of sympathy began to spread around, but Xia Qingtang did not feel pity for Du Cheng at all. It was obviously his own fault that he became like this, and who knew if he was up to something again this time?
Seeing him panicking like a little child, Xia Qingtang couldn't help but wonder in his heart: Is a villain like Du Cheng really that mentally fragile? Is he crazy?
Thinking of this, Xia Qingtang couldn't help but turn his head slightly to look at Xie Jinxuan, and found that his eyes were as sharp as torches, staring closely at every move of Du Cheng and his son.
After hearing what her mother-in-law said, Du's mother gasped. She seemed to have epilepsy. She stretched out her trembling right hand and pointed at her mother-in-law's nose. Almost every pore in her body was filled with anger. Her eyes were wide open, as if her eyeballs were about to be squeezed out.
She stared at her mother-in-law for a long time, and finally squeezed out a few words from her trembling lips: "You old thing, how can you be so vicious? My child is not stupid, let alone crazy! I tell you, stop making up stories! If you think you are too idle, find something to do, and don't point fingers at other people's children and talk nonsense! My child is fine! He is the best child!"
After saying that, she turned around and hugged Du Cheng tightly, who was still calling for his mother, with tears streaming down her eyes: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, mom is here, Chengcheng, don't be afraid..."
Du Cheng buried himself in her arms and began to cry like a little child.
Everyone fell silent, staring motionlessly at the actions of the mother and son. Some people had confusion in their eyes, while others began to show sympathy.
The mother-in-law was a little embarrassed after being scolded, but after seeing the actions of Du's mother and Du Cheng, she also looked at them with sympathy.
Du Cheng, a grown man, has become like this, and his mother still says that her child is fine. Isn't this just covering one's ears and stealing the bell? There is no point in arguing with such a mother. The mother-in-law sighed and turned away.
Du's mother held Du Cheng in her arms. Both mother and son burst into tears and looked so pitiful. They did not seem to have brought handkerchiefs. Du's mother kept wiping her son's tears with her rough right hand and whispered, "Chengcheng, don't be afraid. Mom is here. Chengcheng, don't be afraid..."
Du Cheng whined like a child, then grabbed his mother's sleeve and said, "Mom, stay with me. Mom, I'm scared."
His overly long bangs covered his eyes, making it impossible to see his expression, but his voice did sound very pitiful and touching.
"Mom is with you. Mom will always be with you. Don't worry, mom will protect you. Mom won't let anyone bully you anymore. Chengcheng, don't worry, you are safe now..." Du's mother said slowly in a crying voice.
Seeing this scene, many older women among the audience began to sigh and shake their heads.
Xia Qingtang heard an aunt whisper: "He had a good son. He just came back and got a job. He had a bright future. But he turned out like this. How pitiful..."
"Yes, it's really pitiful. Think about it, Du Cheng didn't kill anyone or set fire to anything, nor did he do anything against the law of nature. How could he become like this? Sigh..."
"He has become so stupid and crazy. What will the Du family do in the future?"
Hearing this, Xia Qingtang's face froze and something quickly flashed through his mind - something was wrong!
Not far away, a middle-aged woman walked towards Du Cheng and his mother. She took out a few folded pieces of toilet paper from her pocket and handed them to Du's mother: "Use this to wipe your tears, and blow your child's nose too."
Mother Du took the pieces of toilet paper while crying, and said with a moved look on her face: "Thank you, Sister Chen, thank you, our Chengcheng is really a good child..."
Just as Sister Chen was about to say something, Xie Jinxuan suddenly spoke up, "A child? A child in his twenties? A child who spread rumors about innocent comrades being insulted? A child who fell in love with his classmate's wife and went crazy because he couldn't get her? I'm young and haven't given birth to a child yet, but I've had a child before. I wasn't like this when I was a child. All of you sisters, aunts, and mothers-in-law have children. I wonder if the good children in your family are as good as this Du Cheng?"
The onlookers had originally been led into the pitiful and tragic atmosphere by Du Cheng and his mother, and were expressing their sympathy. Suddenly, they heard Xie Jinxuan's words, which were like a wake-up call, and the group of people woke up at that moment.
Sister Chen was the first to react. She immediately said, "Xiao Xie is right. Our child is an honest man and has never done anything disgusting like this."
"That's right, if someone's child is like Du Cheng, it would be better not to have that child!"
"Hey, Du Cheng is already 24, right? Is he still a child? When I was his age, the oldest was already five!"
"Really? You did something bad and got punished. Now you've lost your job and can't face anyone. Why are you pretending to be pitiful? Isn't it all your own fault?"
"The Du family is really good at pretending. If you don't know, you would think that their Du Cheng has suffered some great injustice! He clearly deserves it!"
"Like father, like son. How can such parents raise a good child? I think the Du family is full of such people! And you're still praising your children here. Ugh!"
"That's right, you are so shameless, you still dare to cry? What are you crying for? You know how to cry now, why didn't you know how to be a good person in the first place?"
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The aunts and mothers-in-law were very unanimous when they felt sympathy, and even more unanimous when they felt less sympathetic. Many of them felt that their kindness had been exploited by Du's mother, so they scolded her without mercy!
Xia Qingtang glanced at Xie Jinxuan and gently took his hand.
Xie Jinxuan turned to look at her, then leaned over and whispered in her ear: "Do you want to pretend to be tolerant, generous, noble and upright? Du Cheng and the others can act here, so can we. Besides, we can't beat the drowning dog too hard. Du Cheng is a sinister guy, so we have to be on guard."
Xia Qingtang immediately understood the meaning of his words, so she nodded slightly, took Xie Jinxuan's hand and took a step forward, walking to the side of Sister Chen.
Du Cheng and his mother didn't dare to cry or act at this moment. They hugged each other with their heads lowered one after the other. They wanted to run but didn't dare to. Moreover, they were loosely surrounded by the crowd. If they forced to run out at this time, they might be caught and beaten.
"Comrades, can you listen to me?" Xia Qingtang spoke loudly.
Sister Chen glanced at her and quickly said, "Xiao Xia, look at this bad guy. Do you think he is really crazy? Or is he just pretending to be stupid?"
Xia Qingtang said: "Whether he is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid, please give Comrade Du Cheng a chance. He did do something wrong, but he also accepted the punishment. Since people who break the law can reform themselves, Comrade Du Cheng should also have such an opportunity. Please come together as a witness and give Comrade Du a chance to see if he can start a new life. Although he is not a child anymore, he is only 24 years old. Even if he has done bad things and broken the law before, he can use the rest of his life to do good things and be a good person to make up for his previous mistakes. As a victim before, I am willing to take the lead and give him a chance to correct himself. I don't know if you are willing to believe him and supervise him to start a new life together!"
This was not said in an official way, and because of her pleasant voice and sincere emotions, everyone was touched when they heard it.
The mother-in-law was the first to say, "Xiao Xia is such a good kid. She was wronged by Du Cheng, but now she is willing to give him a chance to make amends. I think that although Du Cheng is not a good person, he is still young. It is not a good idea to just kill him with one blow. It would be better for everyone to supervise him together. It would be best if we could ask a leader to give him an ideological education class, so that he can learn the principles of being a good person and doing things, and really be a good person in the future."
"That makes sense. I don't think it's okay to just lock him up for a few days without receiving ideological education."
"Aunt Tang, your husband was doing ideological work before he retired. Now that he's retired, he has nothing to do. Du Cheng doesn't have a job either. Why don't you let Du Cheng go to your husband's place to take classes, receive a good education, and accept the supervision of our entire compound! If he can turn over a new leaf in the future, then everything will be fine. If he doesn't correct himself, then Mr. and Mrs. Du will have to give us an explanation!"
"agree!"
"I agree! That's a good idea!"
"This is great! Supervise Du Cheng to become a better person!"
"We also need to supervise Lao Du's family and stop doing such embarrassing things!"
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Voices of agreement came one after another, and Du Cheng and his mother, who were hugging each other, continued to tremble. It was obvious that they were really scared this time.
From now on, the whole family will be under the supervision of everyone in the compound. How can we live like this?
And what does it mean to be a reformed person? How is this measured? When will it end?
Xia Qingtang stared at Du Cheng not far away, and sure enough, he saw his left hand gently pinching his mother under the cover of his clothes.
Mother Du paused for a while, and finally raised her head while holding her son. She gritted her teeth and said, "We...we are not pretending. My son was really scared..."
Someone sneered and said loudly, "So what if your son was frightened? You deserve it, don't you understand?"
Mother Du swallowed her saliva, her eyes moved quickly, and she immediately said: "What I mean is, I thank you all... Thank you for giving my son a chance to correct his mistakes, thank you all! I... Both Lao Du and I will help Du Cheng to be a good person, please believe us, thank you all... Please help me, my ability is limited, if you have good children in your family, can you help me?"
She was so angry that her teeth were itching and she wanted to strangle Xia Qingtang and Xie Jinxuan to death immediately, but she had to swallow her anger and act and tell lies.
Several warm-hearted aunts and mothers-in-law immediately stood up and gave advice to Du's mother, telling her how to teach her children well.
Du's mother was so angry that she was about to go crazy, but she could only hold back her anger and stand there to listen to all the opinions given by everyone.
Everyone is very enthusiastic when encountering such a thing, and everyone rushes to help Du's mother with ideas.
After finally listening to everyone's opinions, when Du's mother was finally able to take Du Cheng out, she found that Xia Qingtang and Xie Jinxuan were gone.
She stomped her feet in anger. Du Cheng pulled her and motioned her to continue walking out.
The grandmother asked, "Old Du's family, where are you going?"
"Du Cheng has a rash on his body. I applied ointment on him but it didn't work. Now it has spread to his face. I had to persuade him to go out with me to the hospital." What Du's mother said this time must be true. You can tell by looking at the rashes on Du Cheng's face.
My mother-in-law said, "Then you should go quickly. The doctor is off duty now. You can only go to the emergency room."
"It's okay, as long as I can see a doctor. Thank you, thank you..."
The mother and son held hands and slowly walked to the outside of the courtyard.
They walked out of the compound and headed towards the hospital. When they reached a remote section of the road, Du's mother gritted her teeth and said, "That Xie Jinxuan is such a piece of shit! We finally managed to get everyone to sympathize with us, but in the end, they ruined everything!"
Du Cheng stood up straight and said coldly, "Who can be blamed for this? Isn't it you? I've already told you that Xie Jinxuan is not a good person and has a lot of tricks up her sleeve. I told you to avoid them and do the show, but you insisted on doing this in front of them today. Who can you blame?"
"Who should I blame? Blame you! If you hadn't offended Xie, would you have lost your job? Would our family be like this? I think this idea is for your own good. Can you really hide at home forever? Let me tell you, you are already in your twenties, and your father and I can't support you forever! You didn't want to go out before, and I took you out today to see a doctor. If I don't take advantage of today to act, when will I have the next chance?"
"Anyway, you failed today, and you made my situation even more difficult. I tell you, I will stay at home and not leave, so you don't have to bother with anything else. I'm fine staying at home. I have food and drink and I don't have to go to work. How happy. You have other children, so encourage them well. Once they start working, you will be able to come forward." Du Cheng even smiled.
Mother Du was so angry that she slapped Du Cheng on the head: "That's my home. If you do this again, I will kick you out!"
In the corner, Xie Jinxuan and Leng Feng suddenly walked out.
"So today's incident was your mother's idea, Du Cheng, not yours?" Xie Jinxuan suddenly asked coldly.
Du's mother was startled. She took a step back and almost fell to the ground. She only managed to stand by grabbing Du Cheng's clothes.
Du Cheng was also quite surprised, but he hadn't been out for a long time and his reaction ability had declined a lot. It was only after Xie Jinxuan had finished half of the sentence that he really reacted.
"It was my mom's idea, what's wrong?"
"Nothing much, I just want to know if you've learned your lesson." Xie Jinxuan emphasized the word "lesson".
Du Cheng couldn't help but recall some of the unbearable memories from the past. He looked at Xie Jinxuan and his legs were shaking so much that he could hardly stand.
"What else do you want? Haven't you taught you a lesson yet? Now you are following us?" Du Cheng said in a low voice. It can be heard that his voice seemed calm, but the pronunciation of the last sentence was trembling slightly.
This is a physiological fear that cannot be controlled.
He is not afraid of others, but Xie Jinxuan... he is very afraid of him.
Ever since he came out of there, he began to fear Xie Jinxuan.
Because he finally knew that although Xie Jinxuan seemed gentle, he was actually the cruelest person in the entire Xie family. The things he had people do to him in prison... ordinary people couldn't even imagine it... How could he not be afraid?
To deal with such a person, unless you really risk your life to fight him, otherwise, the winner will definitely be Xie Jinxuan.
In fact, even if he really fought with him, he would not be his opponent, because the other party was trained, while he had only farmed.
After Du Cheng returned home, he slowly calmed down from the initial pain, rage, hatred and humiliation. When he was able to think calmly, he gave up all thoughts of revenge, but his mother still wanted to help him restore his image.
He remained noncommittal, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
He hadn't been out of the house or out in the sun for a long time, so his health had deteriorated and many red spots appeared on his body. Today, he couldn't stand it anymore, so he followed his mother out. As soon as his mother came out, she wanted to act, and he didn't object, so he just followed her. However, he was still defeated by Xie Jinxuan's words.
What else can he do in the face of such a person except giving up?
Xie Jinxuan looked at Du Cheng's fearful eyes and said, "We didn't follow you. We just happened to pass by."
Du Cheng sighed: "Let me explain to you, my mother asked me to do what I did today. I was against it at first, but because I really had nothing else to do, I agreed to join her for some fun."
"I know, I can see it." Xie Jinxuan said lightly.
"When did you realize I wasn't crazy or stupid?"
"I noticed it from the beginning." Xie Jinxuan said, "I know you have a good appetite and eat quite a lot every day. Occasionally, you would sneak out of the house in the dead of night and sit outside to look at the sky."
Du Cheng shuddered, then smiled bitterly: "You...are you still monitoring me?"
"No, why would I do such a thing? I sleep well at home every night. What I said is just hearsay. There are so many people in our compound, you know, there will always be people who are bored and can't sleep at night, and they will see you when they walk out the door." Xie Jinxuan said lightly.
Hearing this, Du Cheng seemed to see an invisible hand strangling his neck. He looked at the gentle and smiling Xie Jinxuan and began to have difficulty breathing.
The meaning of this statement was very clear. Xie Jinxuan didn't need to take any action herself to know his every move. Everything about him was under the control of the other party.
And his mother ridiculously thought she could help him redeem his image? How could he change that? Where was his chance?
A feeling of despair jumped from the soles of his feet to his forehead. Du Cheng had never thought about dying when he was in that state, but at this moment, he had the thought of committing suicide.
Du's mother stood there in a daze, her mouth wide open and not saying a word.
"Xie Jinxuan... do you want me to die before you will... let me go?" Du Cheng squeezed out these words from between his trembling teeth.
Xie Jinxuan said calmly: "I have never thought of this, nor have I thought of killing you. As long as you behave yourself and stop thinking about those crooked ways, whether you live or die will not affect me at all."
“I don’t have a job anymore, how can I survive?”
"How to survive? That's your business, not mine. So many people have sneaked back from the countryside, you should live the same way they live. Your family is not so poor that it can't even make ends meet, right? Some places are now recruiting temporary workers. If you want to survive, you can naturally find a way to survive. If you don't want to live, that's your own business." After Xie Jinxuan finished speaking, she nodded to Leng Feng and left with him.
Du Cheng stood there for a long time without any reaction, until his mother pushed him: "Du Cheng, what does this Xie mean? What does he mean?"
"He doesn't mean anything. He doesn't take me seriously at all. Don't you understand what he says? He has already told you not to do any crooked things. So forget it. Just take good care of a loser like me!" After saying that, Du Cheng left his mother behind and walked forward like a zombie.
"Du Cheng? Du Cheng?" Du's mother hesitated for a while, but still chased after him. "He just said that some places are hiring temporary workers. If this is true, you should go and work! No matter what you do, you are in your twenties and you can't just sit around and eat idle meals!"
Du Cheng never said a word, but just walked towards the hospital like a ghost.
Xie Jinxuan and Leng Feng returned to the compound. Leng Feng, who had been silent, suddenly asked, "Do you regret it?"
"What? What do you regret?" Xie Jinxuan didn't understand.
Leng Feng said: "I regret marrying Xia Qingtang."
"Regret marrying Qingtang? How is that possible? Marrying her is the happiest thing in my life!" When Xie Jinxuan mentioned Xia Qingtang, her eyes immediately burst into enthusiasm.
Leng Feng looked at him, a little confused: "But a woman like her will definitely have endless men falling for her in the future. You can easily deal with Du Cheng now, but what will you do if you meet someone you can't deal with in the future?"
"So you are worried about these things for me. No wonder you have never liked Qingtang very much." Xie Jinxuan said.
He had felt before that Leng Feng seemed to be targeting Xia Qingtang, but since his brother didn't say it explicitly, he didn't dare to ask. Now he is sure.
Leng Feng said, "It's not that I don't like her. I don't know her, so how can I like her? I just think she will cause you a lot of trouble, so I don't agree with you being with her. You are such a good person, you can definitely find someone better."
Xie Jinxuan said, "In fact, I have also thought about the problem you are thinking about. My own solution is that when my grandfather is still in office, I can rely on his power. When my grandfather retires, I will rely on myself. I will climb up, and when I reach a certain height, no one will dare to say or do anything. In addition, Qingtang and I have been married for so long, and few people have really done anything. There must be many men who like her behind her back, but most of them have shame and will not do anything to other people's wives. Besides, everyone is very busy, and many people don't have enough food to eat. How can they have the mood to steal someone's love? Qingtang herself is also a very sensible and intelligent person. For so many years, she could avoid trouble from men when she was single. Now that she is married, she has her own set of methods. Don't underestimate her. No one can force her to do something she doesn't want to do."
Leng Feng didn't say anything, but his face was full of disbelief.
Xie Jinxuan continued, "I didn't brag about her blindly. How much did Xiang Qian tell you about Du Cheng?"
"I only said this one thing, I don't know the details."
"Then let me tell you the details..." Xie Jinxuan finished speaking slowly, and then said: "You see, Du Cheng was actually solved by Qingtang herself. She is a smart and courageous person. As for what Du Cheng did later, I was so angry and wanted to teach him a lesson, so I asked someone to do it. Of course, you must have seen these things, otherwise, you wouldn't chase him out with me."
Leng Feng said: "I don't approve of what you did to Du Cheng."
"I know, but even if you were in the compound at the time and told me in person that you didn't agree, I would still do it."
Leng Feng nodded: "You have much more ideas than Xiang Qian, and I can't persuade you."
"No need to persuade me, I know what I'm doing. As for Qingtang, you don't have to worry about her. The troubles you imagined may appear, but she and I can definitely solve them smoothly." Xie Jinxuan smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "If you are worried, you can retire and stay in the compound, then you can keep an eye on us, right?"
"What are you talking about? Why would I stare at you?" Leng Feng's eyes flashed with helplessness, "I still don't approve of you marrying a woman with too eye-catching appearance, but you are already married and have a good relationship. I can't let you get divorced. Let's leave it at that for now. If you encounter any problems, you can tell me. I'm not like Xiang Qian. I can keep my mouth shut and I can help."
"Don't worry, if there's something I can't solve myself, you can't run away even if you want to." Just as they were crossing the intersection, Xie Jinxuan said, "Then I'll go home first. Thank you for accompanying me out."
Leng Feng waved his hand, turned around and went back.
When Xie Jinxuan returned home, Xia Qingtang was cooking dinner in the kitchen.
There was not much food at home today, and she wanted to go to bed early, so she just soaked some black fungus, prepared a cold dish, and then made a pot of noodle dumpling soup. After eating, she took a bath and went to bed.
Seeing Xie Jinxuan coming back, Xia Qingtang closed the kitchen window and then asked in a low voice: "How is it?"
"Du Cheng is indeed sick. It should be because he has not been exposed to the sun for a long time that his physical condition has deteriorated, so he needs to go to the hospital for treatment. As for what happened just now, it was his mother's idea. After all, there are other children in their family besides Du Cheng. If Du Cheng is always pointed at by others, the other children will not be able to hold their heads up. I can see that Du Cheng himself has no ideas, and he is also afraid of me."
"Is that so? Then you have achieved your goal." Xia Qingtang said.
"It has been achieved, but we can't beat the man when he's down. We still have to give him a chance to survive, lest we push him too hard and he does something extreme. I just revealed a piece of news to him, telling him that many places are hiring temporary workers. If he's willing to do it, it's also a way out."
Being a temporary worker is not a good job, either now or in the future. But fortunately, before too long, people running small businesses will appear on the streets. If you really want to survive, going to work is not the only way.
Xia Qingtang said: "Looking at his expression, I know he won't commit suicide. Maybe he will find a temporary job next week. Besides, the compound will take him to some ideological education class. How can he just stay at home?"
Xia Qingtang was not wrong. The aunts and grandmothers in the compound were very active. They went to Du's house on Sunday morning, called out Du's mother and Du Cheng, and then sent them to the home of a retired leader for ideological education.
Xia Qingtang was catching up on sleep on Sunday morning, so he missed the gathering. But he went to his grandmother's house in the afternoon and heard from his sixth aunt that Du Cheng and his mother were quite honest. He listened to whatever the old leader taught him and had a very correct attitude. This made his aunts and mothers-in-law very happy, and they planned to urge him to attend a class every other day.
Grandma said: "It is right to take classes. Young people who have gone astray should be educated and have their views fundamentally changed. Only in this way can they learn well and become a new person."
Xie Chengye said: "Du Cheng? Become a new man? I think that kid can only pretend, but he will never learn well."
"How do you know that? Are you very familiar with Du Cheng?" Xie's mother asked casually.
Xie Chengye said: "I am not familiar with Du Cheng, but when he was in primary school, he often came to our house to do his homework. There were six or seven children in the group at that time, and the other children were stupid, but he was very smart. Those very smart children will either be very smart and capable when they grow up, or they will take shortcuts and go astray. You see, Du Cheng has gone astray and lost his job, so he can't get back on the right track. No matter how kind-hearted those sisters and aunts are, Du Cheng will continue to make mistakes sooner or later."
Xie's mother said, "You saw so many problems before, why didn't you say it then? If you had told me earlier that Du Cheng was not right, I wouldn't have let him come to our house to do his homework."
"I wanted to say it, but I thought there were a lot of kids at the time, and Jinxuan and Du Cheng didn't have the best relationship. Plus, they went to different middle schools, so I just didn't say it."
Xie Jinxuan said: "Dad is good at judging people. I also think Du Cheng will go astray in the future."
"How could he go astray?" Aunt Six looked curious. "I can't think of anything he could do. Would he... kill... people?"
"That's impossible. He doesn't have the courage. Judging from his personality, he will make money illegally in the future," said Xie Jinxuan.
"What's the use of making money? You can't buy anything even if you have money but no tickets. I have saved a lot of money, but it's just sitting there." Aunt Six said.
Grandma smiled and said, "Didn't you listen to what the young people said? You need a ticket to buy things now, but you won't need it in the future."
"Why not use it in the future?" asked Aunt Liu.
Xie Jinxuan said: "Because a lot of them will be produced in the future, everyone will be able to buy them, so there will be no need for tickets."
"Indeed, all those foreign brands of soda have come here to build factories. Your grandfather said that there will be more and more foreign brand factories in the future, with good production equipment and production technology. I'm still worried. Will our factory still be okay in the future?" Xie Chengye said softly.
Xia Qingtang nodded desperately in her heart. Xie Chengye's worries were very correct. In another ten years, the old factory would indeed face a huge crisis, with a large number of workers laid off, and then the factory would change drastically - she had experienced all of this personally.
Therefore, she has no sense of security in her job at the factory. Even if she does the best job in the union and becomes the union chairman in the future, it will be meaningless.
She would seize the opportunity to go out, build her own small business, make more money, and take Xie Jinxuan to live in a better commercial house and live a better life.
Of course, she only mentioned these words to Xie Jinxuan, and there was no need to mention them in front of the elders.
After Xie Chengye finished speaking, the family was silent for a while. Xie's mother and Xie Jinxuan were thinking about this question. Aunt Six didn't understand so she didn't say anything. Grandma didn't know if she understood, but she looked at Xia Qingtang and said with a smile: "Qingtang, you are a factory employee, what do you think will happen?"
"If you fall behind, you will be eliminated. There's nothing you can do about it. I'm just an ordinary employee and I can't change anything by myself." Xia Qingtang said softly.
Xie Chengye said: "Qingtang means that the factory will definitely face a crisis in the future? And the workers are powerless to do anything?"
"That's about it."
In the tide of the times, ordinary people are really powerless to do anything about it. Even if she had a chance to do it again, she would not have the ability to turn the tide and lead the cotton mill into a new era.
Thinking about it this way, she felt that it was a waste for her to start over. If such an opportunity was given to Xie Jinxuan twenty years later, he would definitely be able to accomplish a lot of things.
Seeing Xia Qingtang turned his head to look at her, Xie Jinxuan smiled and said, "Don't worry about these. Like you said, ordinary people just need to take care of themselves, and the rest can be dealt with one step at a time."
"That's right, you guys like to think so much. As for me, I'm old now and can complete my job. After Xiaoyun gets into college and has a good future, I don't want to think about anything." Xie's mother said, "By the way, why is Xiaoyun not at home? Where did he go?"
Aunt Six said, "He went to the library with his classmates this afternoon. He seemed to be studying there, but he came back at half past five."
"The space at home is not big enough for him to study, and he has to run out. I don't know if he is really studying or just playing." Xie's mother sighed.
Xie Jinxuan said, "What can you do in the library? Even reading comic books is a good thing. Mom, don't worry too much."
Aunt Six looked at the time and said, "I should go cook. Except for the old man, everyone else will eat at home today, right?"
"Let's eat here. We have no vegetables at home, so we can only eat instant noodles when we go back." Xie Jinxuan said truthfully.
"What did Qingtang eat for lunch?" Grandma asked immediately.
In the morning, Xie Jinxuan accompanied her grandmother and Xie Chengye to the hospital to visit Xia Daming. They didn't go too early, and Zhao Meizhen was not there, so Xia Daming invited them to have lunch in the hospital cafeteria. Xia Qinghai paid for the lunch and provided the food coupons.
The two sides had a fairly harmonious chat, and Xie Chengye also praised Xia Qinghai for his excellent superficial work.
Xia Qingtang said: "I slept until eleven o'clock, and when I saw that Jinxuan hadn't come back yet, I took my lunch box to the cafeteria. I'm an adult now, I won't starve myself."
"The food in the cafeteria isn't good. Auntie Liu will make you something delicious tonight." Auntie Liu smiled and said, "Will you come and help me?"
"Okay." Xia Qingtang put down the teacup and followed Aunt Liu to the kitchen.
Because everyone in the family was at home, we had dinner early and finished it a little after six o'clock.
After eating, Xie Chengye went out to find someone to play chess with. Xie's mother also went to chat with friends. Xia Qingtang accompanied her grandmother and did needlework for a while.
Xie Jinxuan and his brother washed the dishes and walked out of the kitchen. Xie Jinyun approached her grandmother hesitantly and said, "Grandma, it's still early. Can I go out and watch a movie and come back later?"
The cinema is very close to the compound. If you go out to see a movie now, you won’t be back until after nine o’clock.
Grandma said, "Wouldn't it be dangerous to go out and watch a movie now? You're still a child, who would you go with?"
"Just follow my classmates."
Grandma was still hesitating, so Xie Jinxuan said, "What movie do you want to watch? Your sister-in-law and I will go with you. We won't sit together inside, but watch our own movies. How about that?"
"Okay! Thank you, brother!" Xie Jinyun ran out immediately, "Brother, sister-in-law, hurry up! There's a show at seven o'clock!"
Xia Qingtang had no choice but to put down her needlework and follow the Xie Jinxuan brothers out.
They didn't ride bicycles. When they got to the other end, they met two of Xie Jinyun's classmates and walked towards the cinema together.
The children were very excited and chattered about the plot of the movie.
Xia Qingtang listened and said, "Haven't you watched it once? Why do you want to watch it again?"
"We haven't seen enough and want to see more. We have pocket money, so it doesn't matter. We can buy the tickets ourselves." Xie Jinyun said proudly.
Xie Jinxuan patted her brother's head and said, "Don't worry, I definitely won't pay you to watch it."
When we arrived at the entrance of the cinema, we found that it was very lively. Many young people were sitting in the open space in front of the door and chatting. Many of them were in pairs, as if they regarded this place as a place to fall in love.
The three young boys blushed when they saw some young people being too intimate, and quickly followed Xie Jinxuan, not daring to walk around.
Xia Qingtang also came to this cinema last year. At that time, there were not so many young people still dating outside at this time. It can be seen that this year is really different.
Xie Jinxuan collected the money from her brother and the others, bought five tickets and came back, saying, "The previous show hasn't ended yet, we have to wait a little longer. Qingtang, do you want some soda and some melon seeds?"
Xia Qingtang shook his head and was about to speak when he heard a cursing voice coming from the ticket office: "Are you looking for death? How dare you touch my girlfriend?"
When Xie Jinxuan heard the sound, she hugged Xia Qingtang in her arms and signaled her younger brothers to cover their ears.
"Who touched your girlfriend? Your girlfriend is as ugly as a pig's head. How could I be interested in her? Don't flatter yourself! Only you can touch such an ugly thing!"
Hearing this voice, Xia Qingtang and Xie Jinxuan immediately looked at each other.
The other party immediately cursed in a very dirty dialect, followed by a scream, and the man pounced over viciously.
"Someone's been beaten! Someone's been beaten!"
"I'm going to beat you to death! You touched my girlfriend and you dared to call her ugly! Pighead? I'm going to let you know that you are a pighead!"
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