Chapter 30 Chapter 30 Guoguo, we have a car now, I will earn enough money...
Jiang Hongguo made some noodles for herself. The little one could eat something thin besides milk powder. After feeding him, she picked up the bowl. Then Sister Shan came over. Sister Shan hadn't eaten either, so Jiang Hongguo hurriedly filled a bowl for her.
Sister Shan was not polite. In the kitchen of Hongguo's house, while eating, she talked about what happened when she went to Xiaosun's house just now. It didn't take long to talk at all, and she explained everything she had inquired about in just a few words.
"I asked Xiao Sun why she took half a month to come back. She said that they hadn't agreed on the price and she was delayed in the village. Fortunately, everything was settled. She also showed me the antiques she brought back. They were the promised reward."
Jiang Hongguo said: "The people came back safely, and the things were done. It just took some time, which is good enough. I don't have to feel burdened anymore."
Sister Shan raised her eyebrows: "But I looked at her expression, it's not that simple. Her husband prepared dinner and called her to eat, but she only talked to me and didn't even say a word to her husband. I couldn't stand it, so I left."
Jiang Hongguo made a random guess: "Maybe she did feel a little wronged. Her husband is not as good at coaxing people as my husband, but he is good to her. Our neighbors have seen it, and Xiao Sun has praised him before. He should be fine in a few days."
Sister Shan hopes that the couple can get along well, saying, "If she doesn't say anything, I can't persuade her."
Jiang Hongguo lived next door to Xiao Sun's house. She heard faint quarrels in her family at night. It was Xiao Sun's one-sided venting, and she couldn't hear it clearly. She didn't hear Cheng Qizhen's voice, which made Jiang Hongguo toss and turn and unable to sleep.
She couldn't understand it no matter how hard she tried. The person had returned safely and had helped his boss to get things done, so why was he still angry?
They must have encountered some setbacks on this trip. Is it Xiao Sun's man who can solve the problem? Not encouraging praise and quarreling, is it because the event was not to Xiao Sun's liking?
Jiang Hongguo sighed and suddenly felt very lonely. She wanted to go to the little one's room to see the child and bring him to sleep. However, she thought of Changzong's habit of raising the little one and she couldn't disrupt it, so she held back.
The next day, Xiao Sun actually came to Hong Guo's house on his own initiative. Hong Guo was a little surprised and asked him the same questions as Sister Shan had asked yesterday as if nothing had happened. Xiao Sun gave almost the same answers.
When Xiao Sun saw the colorful plate where Jiang Hongguo had placed melon seeds and peanuts, he put aside all his thoughts, took out the melon seeds, wiped them carefully with a cloth, and after examining them, he said with certainty that they were genuine.
Jiang Hongguo knew it was real when she bought it. She was very surprised: "Is it real? Before I bought it, I felt that the color was different from those fake ones. I was lucky to buy a real one."
Xiao Sun envied Jiang Hongguo's luck. She could buy genuine goods at the price of fake ones in the antique street.
Xiao Sun praised: "You two are lucky, Gu Changzong is capable, but he earned enough money to buy a car in such a short time. Don't you think he is strange in some way?"
What kind of words are these? Are you testing me? Jiang Hongguo became alert and said with a smile, "You should know that grandma left an inheritance to Changzong. He is really good and made a lot of money. I even borrowed money with interest from Sister Shan and Grandma Kong to earn enough money to buy a car. It's not surprising. Why do you think so?"
Xiao Sun said: "I feel that he is very capable, as he can convince my wife wholeheartedly."
Jiang Hongguo smiled: "Right, my Changzong is awesome."
Xiao Sun didn't ask anything and was not interested. He chatted for a few words and then left. Jiang Hongguo couldn't calm down for a long time. She felt that Xiao Sun noticed that something was wrong with her man and wanted to find out from her and Chang Zong.
Xiao Sun's husband treats her so well, there is something wrong, can't you figure it out if you think about it yourself? Why do you have to be so serious?
Jiang Hongguo was upset and ran to Sister Shan's house. She first told her that the colorful plate she bought last time was real: "Just now, Xiao Sun came to my house and saw this plate and said it was real."
This was the first time that Sister Shan had found a genuine product. She quickly wiped the plate clean and said to Hong Guo, "Xiao Sun has a good eye. Let's find a place to get an estimate on the price."
Jiang Hongguo also wanted to see how much such a plate was worth now.
She and Sister Shan took turns carrying the little one to the antique shop and asked the shopkeeper, Xiao Zheng, to take a look.
Xiao Zheng was not very good at appraisal, so he said, "Since it was appraised by Sister Sun, it must be correct. As for the price, my uncle will have to take a look. If you want to sell it, just leave the multicolored plate in the store and I will consign it to you."
Sister Shan kept the plate and asked him to ask. Just as she was about to leave, Xiao Zheng had an unwelcome request and said to Jiang Hongguo: "Sister, Uncle Zheng has something to say to you and wants me to talk to you."
Sister Shan was enthusiastic, but she knew her limits. She knew what to ask and what not to ask. She held the little one in her arms and said, "I heard that Old Zheng is seriously ill this time. Hongguo, you stay here and listen. I'll take Diandian out for a walk and come back later."
Jiang Hongguo had met this young man two or three times. He was a nice guy, a distant relative of Chang Zong's grandfather, Zheng. Jiang Hongguo had no reason to refuse his message, so she sat down again.
The young man was overjoyed that the other person was willing to listen. He did not dare to waste too much of Jiang Hongguo's time and told him what his uncle wanted to say as briefly as possible.
"Our old Zheng family was just the steward of the farm of Changzong's grandmother. They wanted to rise to the top and change their fate overnight, so they deliberately brought the most handsome young man in the family to Changzong's grandmother. At that time, the old and new ideas were changing. The new ideas advocated freedom of love and did not recognize the old generation's equal status. So the eldest daughter of a wealthy family wanted to marry a poor boy with no foundation. However, they did not know that the old Zheng family wanted both people and money. They were too greedy. After marrying Changzong's grandmother, they had no children for several years, so they proposed to adopt one, that is, Uncle Zheng who was only a little over one year old. When the child grew up, he looked more and more like a member of the Zheng family. When Changzong's grandmother checked, she found that the child was sent to Jiyoutang by the old Zheng family when he was just born. It turned out that the old Zheng family had been plotting since they got married."
Jiang Hongguo asked curiously, "How can your Zheng family guarantee that Grandma Changzong will not give birth?"
The young man said, "The Zheng family never planned to let Grandma Changzong have a child. They had medicine that prevented her from getting pregnant in their tea for a long time. But the Zheng family didn't expect that Grandma Changzong didn't want to have a child so soon, so she took another dose and didn't get pregnant for several years. They thought she wouldn't have a child, so they stopped putting the medicine in. It just so happened that Grandma Changzong wanted to have a child, so she stopped taking the medicine. When they divorced, Grandma Changzong got pregnant. She hated the Zheng family's calculations, so she still divorced and left with her dowry."
Jiang Hongguo only learned about these inside stories today. No wonder Changzong’s grandmother never mentioned Changzong’s grandfather until her death.
After the young man said all this, he talked about his uncle Zheng, saying that his uncle was a poor man. When Changzong’s grandmother got divorced, Old Zheng was still young and did not achieve his goal, so the Zheng family did not treat him very well.
It was not until a few years ago that Grandma Changzong was reported and found a few students she had sponsored to keep her dowry for her. She even called Uncle Zheng over and asked him to keep ten pieces of her dowry for her, telling him that he could pick one and keep it as storage fee.
"My uncle Zheng longs for recognition from his family, and his attitude is similar to that of Xiao Sun towards her in-laws. He was tricked into giving away several antiques. His illness may not be cured this time, so he wants to return the last antique to Gu Changzong. This is what Uncle Zheng asked me to bring."
With just this sentence, the young man was afraid that Jiang Hongguo and Gu Changzong would not accept it, so he told them the inside story that others did not know and let them judge for themselves.
Jiang Hongguo couldn't make the decision for Changzong, so she promised to wait for him to come back and tell him everything that happened today.
The young man said considerately, "Sister, you don't have to be embarrassed. Uncle Zheng said he won't force you. Just pass on his message."
Jiang Hongguo nodded and asked, "If I have antiques in the future, can I still consign them to you?"
The young man smiled and said, "Sure, I'm here every day, selling for my uncle, my uncle won't object."
Hongguo waited for a while, and Sister Shan came back holding the little one with a teacup in her hand. The young man took a look and found it was fake. Sister Shan was not disappointed and said that she bought it cheaply and for fun.
After returning home and waiting for a few more days, someone from the transportation company brought a letter to Hongguo, saying that Changzong would take a few more days. Buying a truck is not something you can do just by having money, so you have to wait. Changzong must have found many ways to shorten the time.
After waiting for a few more days, Xiao Zheng said that the consignment plates had been sold. When the buyer saw that there was a pair, he was very happy and did not bargain much. He bought them together for 800 yuan and sent the money over.
Jiang Hongguo and Sister Shan together took 216% of the money and gave it to Xiao Zheng as consignment fee.
Xiao Zheng accepted the polite words and asked Jiang Hongguo, "Sister, did Brother Changzong say when he will be back?"
They were all worried that Lao Zheng's illness would worsen and they couldn't wait. Jiang Hongguo said, "It should be soon. In the next two days. I'll tell him as soon as he comes back."
Sister Shan was very happy when she counted the money she earned from selling antique plates. She said, "Four hundred yuan can buy a black and white TV, but some people are willing to buy a plate."
Jiang Hongguo smiled and said, "You like to buy too."
Sister Shan said: "I only buy cheap ones, just for fun."
She pursed her lips and pointed at Xiaosun's family next door in Hongguo's yard and said, "Hongguo, do you think Xiaosun and her husband have been acting strange recently? They went out one after the other and Xiaosun didn't talk much when they saw me. Speaking of which, they had both suffered hardships before they met. They were so considerate of each other and seemed like good people before, but what happened now?"
Jiang Hongguo didn't hear the quarreling between Xiao Sun and Cheng Qizheng these past few nights. Maybe they would be fine after calming down for a few days.
She said, "Maybe the quarrel has not yet healed. Wait until Changzong comes back and let him talk to Cheng Qizheng and try to persuade him."
When the first month of the lunar year was over, Jiang Hongguo was cooking at home when suddenly the little one jumped up, danced and waved his hands, muttering "car, car". Jiang Hongguo listened carefully and heard the rumbling sound of a large truck starting on the road outside.
She quickly picked up the kid and ran to the intersection. Changzong parked the truck on the side of the road. The man who had just got out of the cab and drove back was in high spirits as if he owned the world.
Jiang Hongguo looked at the familiar figure, her eyes sore with joy. After being apart for more than ten days, she really missed him.
Gu Changzong missed Hongguo even more, so he ran over, hugged Hongguo and Xiaobutian together and spun around, sharing his joy: "Guoguo, we have a car now, I will make a lot of money and come back to give it to you."
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