Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Chang Zong has always been the one who loves her, Hong Guo thinks...
Jiang Hongguo and Xiao Zheng went to the jade shop together. His uncle said he would give the shop to him, and he started to count the inventory. The shop had not been open for the past two days, so the door was locked. A couple was standing at the door. Xiao Zheng's usual smile faded, and he told Hongguo that they were his biological parents. He said a few words and asked Hongguo to wait for him in the shop for a while.
While waiting, Jiang Hongguo touched all the antiques in the store. She could tell the appearance and authenticity of the antiques just by looking at them. She actually saw two antiques that came from the counterfeit village. In addition to these two pieces, there were several more that Xiao Sun had taken back because he had made mistakes before.
Jiang Hongguo touched the jade that needed to be looked at, and then Xiao Zheng sent the couple away. He took the initiative to explain to Jiang Hongguo that the biological parents came and wanted to restore family ties.
Xiao Zheng said: "I told them that Uncle Zheng sold the store to me, but asked me to write an IOU for 20,000 yuan. I don't know how many years I have to work to pay it back, so I asked them to help me pay it back."
Jiang Hongguo thought that Old Zheng's heart had changed, so it was impossible. She asked hurriedly, "You didn't really write a 20,000 yuan IOU, did you?"
Xiao Zheng smiled: "I wrote it, but Uncle Zheng won't ask me to pay it back."
When Xiao Zheng said this, Jiang Hongguo realized that Xiao Zheng and Lao Zheng had the same experience. They were sent to an orphanage when they were just born and were adopted by their aunt's family. Later, their aunt and uncle divorced because of this, and Xiao Zheng was disliked by both sides. Lao Zheng brought Xiao Zheng back home and provided him with food, drink and education.
Jiang Hongguo said: "Old Zheng took good care of you."
Xiao Zheng is very content: "My uncle gave me everything he lacked. I am very grateful to him. Without him as my mirror, I don't know how many detours I would have taken to understand the truth I understand now."
Jiang Hongguo thought about it and thought that maybe Xiao Zheng was Lao Zheng's hope, and grandma was Lao Zheng's regret. Before Lao Zheng passed away, he should have died with his eyes closed.
Jiang Hongguo told Xiao Zheng about the fake antiques she had picked out, and Xiao Zheng felt relieved. The antiques were almost exactly what he had been unsure about after the appraisal. He felt that he had made the right choice by finding Jiang Hongguo.
Xiao Zheng asked Sister Sun to authenticate these two pieces. She had worked for his uncle in the store before and was not the kind of person who would cheat the boss. But she could still make such a mistake. How realistic must the fakes be?
Xiao Zheng did not doubt Jiang Hongguo's talent, and said, "Sister, Sister Sun's eyesight is good, but she made a mistake. The technology of this counterfeiting den is quite advanced. This batch of fake antiques has leaked out, which is incredible."
Jiang Hongguo said: "I can't tell whether they are real or not. I just think that the luster of these two antiques is new and they don't have that oily feeling. You'd better find a few experts to confirm it before deciding what to do with these two pieces."
Xiao Zheng agreed, and he also promised to teach Jiang Hongguo how to identify. He found two books for her, asked her to go back and read them first, and then told her some tips to get started.
As she was talking, Hongguo heard someone calling her name outside the store. It sounded familiar. She turned around and saw that she knew the person. It was an educated youth who had been sent to the countryside in Dayang Village. She lived in the same educated youth dormitory as Changzong. He recognized her through the glass window.
Since they had encountered the opportunity, Jiang Hongguo asked Xiao Zheng to open a shop.
"Hongguo, it really is you. You've changed so much in the past few years that I almost thought I was seeing things."
There have been huge changes. The last time Hongguo saw Duan Zhiqing, he was only sixteen years old. Duan Zhiqing passed the exam in March 1977 or 1978, and should have been working for more than two years now.
After chatting for a while, I learned that Duan started from the grassroots level after graduation, and now he has been transferred back to the provincial capital and has become a young leader in a key unit.
Duan Zhiqing also knew that Jiang Hongguo was marrying Gu Zhiqing, who was unable to take the college entrance examination and could not return to the city.
Having missed the best time for the college entrance examination, Gu Changzong went into business to make money. The fact that he was able to buy his own transport truck in 1985 was beyond Duan Hongwen's understanding of Gu Changzong.
People change. He was so stupid when he just graduated and joined the company. So much has changed in two years. When he came back, everything has changed. Gu Changzong's change is beyond cognition. Is that not okay?
Duan Zhiqing was filled with emotion and wanted to see his old friend. He made an appointment with Jiang Hongguo: "Hongguo, when you are free, ask Changzong to come out for dinner."
These were all polite words. Jiang Hongguo smiled and said politely, "Okay, I'll wait until you're free someday."
Xiao Zheng had been holding back his curiosity, but felt it was impossible. Duan Zhiqing was admitted to university in 1978, when Hong Guo was only sixteen years old. He should not have had any other thoughts. But looking at Duan Zhiqing's expression and tone just now, he seemed to be regretful for missing out. What was going on?
Jiang Hongguo saw Xiao Zheng's doubts and was afraid that he would think too much, so she took the initiative to say that among the educated youth in the village, Duan had the most talent for studying. When the college entrance examination was resumed in 1977, he missed the admission to his favorite university by a few points. He took the exam again in March 1978. During the few months in between, he lived and ate at Hongguo's house.
"My dad wanted to use this favor to ask Duan Zhiqing to help me in the future. After he passed the exam, he never took the initiative to call me because he was afraid of being pestered. So I told my dad not to go look for Duan Zhiqing. After six or seven years, we still see each other."
"Does he have a good relationship with Brother Zong?" Xiao Zheng was able to get to the point.
Jiang Hongguo was rather slow to take on matters of the heart at that time, especially with Gu Zhiqing, whose marriage was arranged by her father before his death. Only after their marriage did they gain a deeper understanding of each other.
Hong Guo thought about it and said, "It should be OK."
When she saw Duan Zhiqing today, she realized that her father had originally favored Duan Zhiqing and wanted to invest in him to become a noble son-in-law.
Duan Zhiqing was not a fool. He had been admitted to a key university, so how could he fall in love with a village girl? After much deliberation, her father hastily decided on the most suitable man he could find, Gu Zhiqing, when she was 20 years old and could get married.
Gu Zhiqing never brought her much warmth, it was always Changzong who took care of her. Hongguo missed Changzong, she knew where he set up his stall, and took a car to find him.
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There is a street near the department store. There are many stalls during the day and it is even more lively at night. Jiang Hongguo just arrived here and there was no need to look for Chang Zong, who was occupying the best position. He was stepping on a man's back with one foot. The man's arms were still tied behind his back in his hands.
Jiang Hongguo had never seen Chang Zong beating someone in person, and she was frightened by his ferocity at this moment. She wanted to call him, but she covered her mouth again. This was the busiest street in the provincial capital. If she wanted to occupy the best position, didn't she have to be a little fierce to defend it?
She couldn't show any fear and had to stand on his side.
Jiang Hongguo trotted over at a normal pace, pulled his sleeve, and advised in a tone of praise: "Changzong, I know you are powerful, let him go."
The person under Gu Changzong's feet was not a kind person. He was afraid that Hongguo would think he was too cruel and it was not good to teach him a lesson, so he kicked her hard and said, "I know where your home is and the surnames of all your aunts and uncles. Get out of here now."
The man didn't even dare to look and ran away.
Gu Changzong changed his fierce expression and pretended to have done something wrong. He carefully explained: "Guoguo, that person just now was hateful, so I taught him a lesson. I don't usually bully people."
So what if she was bullied? This was Changzong. He had brought her to the provincial capital and established a foothold there. Others had two drivers taking turns driving long distances, but he was the only one on his own.
Jiang Hongguo's eyes were sore. She touched his face and told him not to let his mind wander. "If you weren't more capable, you would be the one who got beaten. I'm so glad you're so capable. I'll help you sell them and then we can go home together."
Gu Changzong used to be happy, but today he realized what others said, that he liked something but also felt sad. No words could express his joy. Why were his red fruits so good?
Gu Changzong was unusually calm and overjoyed. He boasted to the owners of the stalls next to him: "Hongguo never scolds me. I am so happy to be with her."
Jiang Hongguo blushed. She was ashamed that Changzong thought of her in such a good way.
In fact, she is not good at sales. When she set up a stall to sell sesame cakes in the county before, she was only responsible for collecting money, and Changzong was the one who made the cakes and shouted. It is the same now. Changzong introduces the uses of small household appliances and gives gifts, and Hongguo is responsible for collecting money.
In the evening, Changzong was about to close his stall. Hongguo looked at the sky and thought it would be a pity if he stopped selling so early. But she knew that it was because of her that Changzong didn't want her to stay in the sun for too long, so he had to go back before four o'clock.
Business cannot be done in one day, so let's go back first. They took Changzong's big truck back. Hongguo felt relieved when she saw that he was not driving fast.
Gu Changzong felt satisfied to have Hongguo by his side. Hongguo was able to grow up because someone was taking care of the little one. So his efforts on Lao Zheng's side were not in vain.
Both of them were happy, and Hongguo remembered to tell him about Duan Zhiqing.
"We just happened to meet. Duan Zhiqing said we'd like to have dinner together someday. I think he's just being polite. Do you want to meet Changzong?"
"I don't want to." Gu Changzong felt uncomfortable.
Duan Zhiqing is a college student who was assigned a job after graduation and now has a decent job. Would Hongguo envy him? Gu Changzong is not omnipotent. For things like taking the college entrance examination, he has no way out now and feels helpless.
"Guoguo, do you want to see him again?" Gu Changzong asked with a heavy heart.
Jiang Hongguo saw through Changzong's jealousy. Perhaps when Duan Zhiqing was preparing for the exam, he had guessed Hongguo's father's plan with Gu Zhiqing at the Zhiqing center, so Changzong felt uncomfortable now.
Hong Guo smiled and shook her head: "I don't want to see him. He is a college student with a good job. He will start a family with someone else in the future. It has nothing to do with me. I don't envy him. I already have the best. Chang Zong, I only like you, now and in the future, and it will not change."
Gu Changzong stepped on the accelerator very quickly. He wanted to go home early, hug Hongguo in his arms, and let Hongguo know how happy he was about her words.
They closed the door as soon as they got home. It was just past four o'clock. Hongguo was worried that the neighbors would come to visit, and also worried that the little one would send a delivery at any time.
Changzong said no, and said Lao Zheng was a reliable person, and Hongguo blushed again.
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The little one had already eaten at Old Zheng's house after being brought back. Changzong made noodles for Hongguo for dinner and said he would go to the night market to set up shop.
After coming back from the sports car, he seldom went to the night market, because red fruits were all he had at night.
Jiang Hongguo was too tired to think. After she had a good rest and coaxed the little one to sleep, she had nothing to do. She looked at the small appliances displayed in the main room. They seemed to be almost the same as the ones she brought back. So what did Changzong bring to the night market?
Chang Zong should be out doing some work, right? Jiang Hongguo moved a chair to stand on and looked next door. The lights were on at Old Zheng's house, but he was not with Old Zheng. The truck was not on the side of the road, so he drove away.
This is really strange. This is the first time that Changzong has done something first. It is good that he has his own ideas. Hongguo is not angry but happy instead.
She stayed up all night waiting for him, and at night, Changzong finally came back.
Chang Zong had a happy look on his face when he entered the room, and before she could ask, he said, "Guo Guo, actually I didn't go to set up the stall. I went to see my mother's father. I didn't tell you because I was afraid he wouldn't see me and that my trip was in vain."
Why not just say grandpa directly? Why beat around the bush? Maybe in Changzong's heart, grandpa is a very close relative, but he doesn't know if that is the case to him, so he says he is his mother's father.
Now that he said it, he must have met him. He looked at the time and it was almost one o'clock. Jiang Hongguo asked hurriedly, "Why, Changzong, why did you suddenly go to see grandpa? Aren't you afraid of being rejected?"
Gu Changzong said, "Guoguo, the fact that Duan Zhiqing was able to return to the provincial capital from the grassroots level in two years is inseparable from the efforts of his family. Today I know that the power of family is very great. There is no need to go to my father's side. My mother doesn't want to see me. I can think that maybe her father is willing to see me. Guoguo, although I can't get into college, my grandfather's family has college students. When my grandfather met me, we had a good chat. You don't have to envy other people's college students in the future. We have one in our family."
Jiang Hongguo suddenly felt sad and happy at the same time. Chang Zong learned so fast just for her.
"Changzong, I love you." Jiang Hongguo only thought about liking him.
Gu Changzong heard it and felt it. He also loved Hongguo very much. Since it was a useful thing, he would hold it in his hands and give it all to Hongguo.
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