Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Her movements didn’t seem like a struggle, more like…
Song Guanshu's guess was correct. When Jiang Ling returned home, she met Mrs. Fang's daughter.
In order to watch the fun, she didn't rush home.
She didn't even know that someone was waiting for her to come back inside.
Old Mrs. Fang has three daughters, Fang Zhaodi, Fang Yingdi, and Fang Laidi. From their names, one can tell that the Fang family longs for a son.
When Old Lady Fang was a child, she followed her parents to escape famine and came to the North City. Her parents and relatives died along the way. It was Old Man Fang's parents who took her home and raised her as a child bride for their son.
Child brides have no status in their husband’s family, just like the maids who sold themselves in the old society.
It was not until both of Grandma Fang's parents-in-law passed away that she began to have some say in the family.
Old Mrs. Fang was still not nice to her, and her daughters looked down on her as a mother. Her life only got better after Old Man Fang passed away.
Now that she has a huge sum of money and the man who used to boss her around is dead, her life is so easy.
Old Mrs. Fang had never met a man who treated her well in her life, so when Old Man Sun often visited her home to ask about her well-being and brought food, she inevitably fell for him.
The eldest daughter, Zhaodi, works as a temporary worker in a steel factory. She has not been able to give birth to a child after seven or eight years of marriage, and her husband's family has many complaints. She always felt guilty towards her parents-in-law and husband. This time when her father passed away and received a large pension, her parents-in-law encouraged her to fight for it.
She thought that if she didn't want it, her two younger sisters would get it for free, so it would be better for her to take it and leave it to her own children in the future.
Because of this compensation, the three daughters of the Fang family have fallen out and no longer speak to each other.
If their mother had not married them off quietly, this state of estrangement would have continued for decades, by which time all three sisters would have died.
"We are the only three of your closest relatives left in this world. How could you not tell us about such a big event as marriage?"
Facing her daughter, Old Mrs. Fang felt a little guilty, and it would not sound good if it were to be told to others.
But she is also quite shameless. I have already obtained the marriage certificate, what can you do to me? You can't force me to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce.
Old Man Sun: "Nowadays, people emphasize freedom of marriage. Parents have no right to interfere with their children's marriages, and women have no right to interfere with their parents' marriages. Your mother and I are both adults, and we have the right to pursue love."
Fang Zhaodi cursed angrily, "Are you pursuing love? You are pursuing my father's compensation. Bah, you shameless old man, you saw that my mother had some money and wanted to cheat her."
She pointed to the sky and said, "My father is watching from the sky. If you bully the four of us like this, believe it or not, a bolt of lightning will strike you dead."
Fang Zhaodi's husband received the news from his wife and went straight to his parents-in-law's house after work. He had to help his wife fight for the family property.
Her husband is Zhao Lin, a gentle man wearing glasses, who is a primary school class teacher. He had a wife before, but they divorced for unknown reasons.
He played the role of a good guy here, "Mom, Zhaodi has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She cares about you too much and is always worried that you will be cheated. You have always been protected by your family, and you have no idea that the world outside is dangerous."
Old Mrs. Fang was willing to give face to the only educated person in the family.
"If the three sisters hadn't always been thinking about your father's compensation, would I have dared not tell them about such an important matter as marriage?"
Zhao Lin nodded repeatedly, "What they did was indeed wrong. That was the money that Dad exchanged his life for, and it should be kept with you."
This was the first time that Old Lady Fang had met her eldest son-in-law in the past six months. He was the only person in the family who spoke to her in her favor.
Old Lady Fang's expression brightened slightly, "In this family, only Lin Zi speaks human language."
"Zhao Di is worried about you. You know, she is kind-hearted and too honest. Sometimes she tends to do bad things with good intentions."
Old Mrs. Fang was so happy that she said kindly, "Let's go home and talk first."
After the family entered the house, there was no need for Jiang Ling to stand in the yard.
When she returned home, Song Guanshu was folding clothes as if nothing had happened.
The bandage on the arm had been removed. Jiang Ling took a closer look and saw that it had already scabbed over.
There was a very long scar on his fair skin, like a winding earthworm.
Song Guanshu said in a muffled voice, "It's ugly, isn't it?"
"How could that be? It's so beautiful." After racking his brains, he finally found an adjective, "Like a vine wrapped around you."
After comforting him for a while, Jiang Ling realized something was wrong. "No, don't you care about this kind of thing?"
Song Guanshu sighed softly, "A rich woman won't like such an ugly scar on your body."
This guy's addiction to acting is too strong. After a whole day, he is still stuck on being a gigolo.
"No, rich women care more about looks." Jiang Ling comforted him perfunctorily.
Song Guanshu quickly noticed that something was wrong with her mood. Was she too tired?
He asked casually, "Did anything happen at work today?"
"No?" Jiang Ling wondered why he asked such a question.
Song Guanshu continued, "The wound on my hand has scabbed over, so I can cancel my leave and go back to work. We'll go to work together tomorrow."
Jiang Ling looked at his arm again, "Great, I've lost my work partner. It's boring to go to get off work every day. We can talk together."
The unconscious dependence and familiarity in her words made Song Guanshu feel very comfortable.
"The salary will be paid tomorrow, and you can get your salary while you go to work."
Song Guanshu knew why she was happy, and he said, "Go buy some meat after you get your salary."
Jiang Ling didn't buy any vegetables on the way. When she passed by Juxiang's house, she stuffed a few eggplants into Jiang Ling's pocket.
"Let's have eggplant and potato stew tonight."
Jiang Ling sat on the stove and tried to scrape potato skins with glass shards. She had seen Song Guanshu do the same thing before. This was her first time using glass shards. She had to struggle to scrape off the potato skins while trying not to hurt her hands.
Song Guanshu washed the eggplants and was about to peel the potatoes, but he couldn't find any glass anywhere. When he turned around, he saw a scene that frightened him.
"Don't move, let me shave!"
His voice was always calm and peaceful, but this was the first time he sounded so serious.
Jiang Ling was peeling potatoes, which required her full attention, but he called her and distracted her. The sharp edge of the glass scratched the tip of her thumb, and bright red blood flowed out instantly.
Jiang Ling was not a porcelain doll who had never been hurt before. She was ready to stand up and rinse herself under the faucet.
Song Guanshu's movements were much faster than hers.
The next moment, Jiang Ling felt Song Guanshu's lips and tongue licking her wounds.
This action was too ambiguous, and Jiang Ling wanted to pull her hand away awkwardly.
However, there is a gap in strength between men and women.
In particular, Song Guanshu once went to the countryside and did farm work for a long time.
The muscles on his body were developed through long-term hard work. Although they are not ostentatious, there is not a single dead muscle.
Jiang Ling's actions seemed like child's play in front of Song Guanshu.
Her movements didn't seem like a struggle, but more like flirting.
Song Guanshu held her hand. Jiang Ling's hand only stirred in his mouth twice and stroked his tongue.
Jiang Ling's brain was instantly filled with blood.
Goodbye, Mom. I'm sailing away tonight...
The expression on Song Guanshu's face was too scary. He always had a spring-like smile on his face. Even when he was in a bad mood, he could still put on a fake smile.
Jiang Ling had never seen him so cold before, and she didn't dare to ask him why he put her hand in his mouth.
When Song Guanshu was injured some time ago, he went to the hospital and bought some external injury medicine.
Although he couldn't use it, he could give it to Jiang Ling.
Song Guanshu took a cotton ball and gently pressed it on her wound.
"It's just a small wound that will heal quickly. If you don't touch it, it might be healed in the next second."
Song Guanshu twitched the corners of his lips slightly and uttered a quick sneer, "Blame me for doing this unnecessary thing."
Jiang Ling didn't dare to add fuel to the fire, as Song Guanshu looked like he wanted to eat her.
"That's not what I meant. In fact, although saliva can disinfect, there are some bacteria in the mouth that may cause infection. Of course, if you like to be clean, there must be no bacteria in your mouth. Under normal circumstances, rinsing with clean water and disinfecting with disinfectant can isolate most bacteria."
Song Guanshu frowned, pinched her injured finger, and was a little at a loss for a moment.
Although the expression on his face was scary, Jiang Ling felt a little sorry for him, "But saliva should help the wound heal faster..."
She was used to talking nonsense and making jokes. Song Guanshu glared at her and said, "Shut up."
This cannot be blamed on Jiang Ling. When she felt embarrassed, she wanted to talk nonsense, which could relieve her nervousness.
Song Guanshu's eyebrows were tightly knitted together, and there was a hint of self-blame in his voice, "Blame me, I shouldn't have called you just now."
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt at all." Jiang Ling comforted, "It's just a little blood, not much. I lose much more blood every month."
It took Song Guanshu a long time to realize what Jiang Ling said.
He was so angry that his face turned red, "Rogue."
Jiang Ling shook her fingers that were wrapped like dumplings, "Do you have to be so exaggerated? How can I eat normally when wrapped like this?"
The anger on Song Guanshu's face gradually disappeared, and he returned to his usual calm demeanor. He said, "It's my fault that I called you so suddenly that you got hurt. I should take the responsibility. You can't eat normally now, so I should be responsible."
"No need." Jiang Ling said weakly. She just wanted Song Guanshu to loosen the gauze wrapped around the wound a little bit. She didn't want him to reflect on himself.
"Until the wound on your hand heals, I can do anything you want to do for you."
Jiang Ling tilted her head to look at him, "I need to go to the bathroom. Can you help me?"
Jiang Ling could clearly hear the sound of his breathing, and she thought Song Guanshu must be very angry with her.
To be honest, Jiang Ling felt quite accomplished.
Song Guanshu smiled and said, "If you want, I have no objection."
"Let's not do this. I can't bear to trouble you."
"It's no trouble. I caused you to be injured, so I should take care of you during this period."
He just took out the brown sugar that Jiang Ling bought when he was injured last time, made a bowl of brown sugar egg drop soup with hot water, and asked her to drink it.
Jiang Ling looked at the confinement package in front of her with an embarrassed look, "I just cut a small cut on my hand, it's really nothing serious."
Song Guanshu ignored her and pushed the egg drop soup in front of her, "Drink it."
"If I drink it all, I won't have room for dinner tonight."
Song Guanshu thought about it and compromised, "Drink half first, and drink the rest before going to bed."
If you drink sugary water before going to bed, you will get fat to death.
Jiang Ling also proposed a compromise solution, "I drink half, you drink half."
He wanted to say something else, but Jiang Ling simply acted like a rogue, "Otherwise I won't eat it."
Song Guanshu couldn't persuade her, so he had to pour out half of the egg from the bowl, "Other families would fight over an egg, but you are so good."
Who else could he say? He said Liu Tong from across the street secretly took eggs out of the house. When the fat boy Liu Lei saw it, he told old lady Liu, who picked up a broom and beat Liu Tong severely.
Jiang Ling smiled and drank a sip of red sugar water. "That's because we are a family. I got to eat the eggs, so I hope you can have them too."
Song Guanshu was in a hurry to cook, but Jiang Ling urged him to drink the brown sugar and egg water first, "Drink it while it's hot, it tastes better." Otherwise the eggs will have a fishy smell.
The next day, Jiang Ling and Song Guanshu went to work together. Jiang Ling went to work with her hands wrapped like a rice dumpling.
It just so happened that her elder sister Jiang Lian came to bring her some homemade salted duck eggs. As the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching, the salted duck eggs pickled at home were ready to be eaten.
Seeing Jiang Ling's tightly wrapped fingers, she thought Jiang Ling's fingers were broken, that's why they were wrapped like this, and she was so scared that she quickly asked, "What happened to your fingers? How could they be broken for no reason?"
Jiang Ling performed a bending of the index finger for her with difficulty, "It's not broken. I accidentally cut it when I was peeling potatoes. Song Guanshu was afraid that I might accidentally touch the wound, so he wrapped it like this."
Jiang Lian put away her worries and rolled her eyes at her with some disdain, "You are really a dog with horns. You actually did that kind of thing."
Jiang Ling laughed twice.
"Don't be reluctant to eat this salted duck egg. I'll get you another one after you finish it."
"Okay, thank you, big sister." Jiang Ling agreed. After eating, she couldn't ask Jiang Lian for more. Big sister was having a hard time.
"I'll go back to work. If you have anything to say, we'll talk when we get paid."
After seeing Jiang Lian off, Jiang Ling returned to the office. She was surprised that the two cashiers always came to work very early in the past, but for some reason, they had not come to work today.
I feel good when I think about getting my salary soon.
All the colleagues saw Jiang Ling's finger as soon as they entered the office, and everyone asked about her finger with concern.
Section Chief Old Tang was no exception. However, before Jiang Ling could explain, Old Tang said gloomily, "We can't pay the salary today."
What did he say? Several little heads suddenly raised their heads and looked at him.
Li Chunjiao asked, "What's going on? Didn't Sister Yu go to the savings bank to withdraw her salary yesterday afternoon? Why did they say they won't pay her again?"
Old Tang rubbed his temples, trying to sober himself up. "I went to withdraw money, but was robbed on the way. I lost several thousand yuan of salary."
"ah!"
The staff of the Finance Department screamed at the same time. They had been waiting for the salary payment for 29 days.
Jiang Ling understood. No wonder the two cashiers hadn't come back yet. She asked Old Tang, "Are Sister Yu and the others okay?"
This was another reason why Old Tang was in a bad mood. "She was protecting her salary and was stabbed by the robbers. She is still in the hospital."
Not only were the wages stolen, but the employees under him were also injured. No one would be in a good mood if this happened to them.
"I've called the police, but the money is gone. This month's salary may be paid later. It all depends on what the factory leaders say."
Either nothing goes wrong in the Finance Department, or if something goes wrong it will definitely be a big deal.
Old Tang is also worried. There isn't much money in the factory's account to begin with, and now it's raining on top of leaking roof. It's too difficult.
After explaining everything to his subordinates, Old Tang was called away by the factory director's secretary.
I guess he went to discuss the issue of not being able to pay salaries this month.
As for calling the police to catch the robber, Old Tang and the factory leaders all knew that it would be difficult to catch this person.
The workers in the factory were talking about the failure to pay their wages on time.
At lunch, Jiang Ling did not expect Song Guanshu to be waiting for her at the office door and want to have lunch with her.
"Your hand is injured. I'm afraid that the injury will affect your meal."
"No." Jiang Ling took out a spoon, which was her secret weapon.
Injury to the index finger will indeed affect eating, and a spoon will perfectly solve this problem.
Song Guanshu meant well, and Jiang Ling couldn't chase him away.
"Then let's have lunch together at noon."
However, Song Guanshu's good mood did not last long. As soon as he walked downstairs, Jiang Ling was hugged by a female comrade.
This female comrade is none other than Liu Xiaojie.
Jiang Ling had no one to eat with in the office. Ever since Liu Xiaojie had lunch with her to apologize, she made an appointment with Jiang Ling to have lunch together.
For two consecutive periods of time, Jiang Ling was forced to stay away from work and was even worried about her own meals.
Song Guanshu resisted the urge to pull the lesbian off Jiang Ling.
No, it will scare Jiang Ling.
He asked with a faint smile, "Who is this lesbian?"
Liu Xiaojie let go of Jiang Ling. "Hello, I'm Liu Xiaojie from the Warehousing Department. Who are you?"
Song Guanshu nodded slightly, "I am Jiang Ling's lover, my last name is Song."
Liu Xiaojie awkwardly withdrew her hand that was extended for shaking hands, "So you are Jiang Ling's lover, Comrade Song. She often mentioned you to me."
Song Guanshu was more interested in this topic. He asked, "Really? What did Jiang Ling say about me?"
Liu Xiaojie's words were just a polite remark, but who would have thought that Song Guanshu would actually dig deeper into the matter.
She could only use her imagination to make up a story, "Jiang Ling said that you treated her very well... and also said that you are a very good person. In short, I am very lucky to marry you."
When Song Guanshu heard Liu Xiaojie say that Jiang Ling praised others for being good, he knew she was lying. How could Jiang Ling think that others were good? Jiang Ling was afraid that it was too late for her to do so.
Song Guanshu didn't seem to notice. With a hint of surprise in his voice, he turned to look at Jiang Ling and asked, "Is that so?"
Denying it would mean that Liu Xiaojie was lying, and it also meant that she had never praised Song Guanshu in front of outsiders.
Sometimes people should tell white lies to each other. Jiang Ling nodded as a matter of course, "Of course, these are all from my heart."
Jiang Ling patted his arm and said, "Be careful not to be arrogant or impatient, and keep working hard, Comrade Song Guanshu."
Song Guanshu was in a good mood. Even if these words were not true, Jiang Ling was willing to coax him, which at least proved that he was different from others.
The three of them came to the cafeteria, got their own food, found a suitable seat to sit down, and heard other workers in the factory discussing their wages.
Liu Xiaojie curiously asked the only finance officer among the three people, "Lingling, you are from the finance department, why didn't you get paid this month? Do you know when you can get paid?"
Song Guanshu was eating in silence when he suddenly heard Liu Xiaojie calling Jiang Ling. His eyes widened instantly, but he quickly returned to his eating state.
Jiang Ling was busy chatting and didn't notice Song Guanshu. She nodded in the direction of a few people chatting not far away and said, "They are right. The salary was robbed."
"Ah! Then what about our wages this month?"
Jiang Ling spread her hands to indicate that she didn't know. "It depends on what the factory leaders have done. Our colleague from the Finance Department is still in the hospital."
This incident caused Liu Xiaojie to curse the robbers.
In the afternoon, the factory leaders proposed a solution to the problem.
Jiang Ling used the products produced in the factory to pay her salary, and received a box of toothpaste before leaving get off work.
Song Guanshu's salary is higher than Jiang Ling's. When he came to the Finance Department to find Jiang Ling after get off work, he brought a box of soap and a box of laundry detergent.
It's not just their family that's like this, it's the same for other workers in the factory.
Originally, the colleagues had agreed to go to the hospital to visit the injured colleague, but now everyone has to carry at least one box of things home, so they can’t go to the hospital.
Old Tang said, "Let's go to the hospital to visit them tomorrow after get off work. This time, everyone should move their things home first."
Song Guanshu found a net bag, stuffed the boxes into it, and hung them on the handlebars on both sides. Jiang Ling sat in the back seat with another box in her arms.
The two men rode their bicycles back home in a crooked manner and carried the things on the handlebars back home.
Looking at the three boxes of toothpaste and soap, Jiang Ling said speechlessly, "Originally they said we would buy meat with our wages, but I don't know if the boss is willing to exchange the soap and toothpaste for meat."
Song Guanshu said: "We are not short of money at home, if you want to eat meat, just go buy it."
Jiang Ling said unhappily, "Even if you have money, you can't keep these things at home forever. They have a shelf life, and you only use a few bars of soap and a few boxes of toothpaste a year."
The shampoo at home deteriorates very quickly, but other daily necessities are fine, such as toothpaste and soap, which can be used normally. Jiang Ling and Song Guanshu deliberately avoided shampoo when choosing.
She was so angry at home that she cursed, "What are the factory leaders thinking? This thing can't be eaten."
Song Guanshu moved all three boxes of things to the corner of the bedroom and placed them there. He said, "I'll sell them at a reduced price during the holidays. They're cheaper than the state-owned stores and don't require invoices. Maybe someone will be willing to buy them."
It's not about the money, it's just that it's annoying to look at this thing sitting there.
Jiang Ling said, "Let's talk about it later. I have a feeling that our soap and toothpaste will multiply like noodles and become more and more."
The fact that a factory chooses to pay workers with the products it produces only means that the factory has no money left in its account, not even enough to pay wages.
Will the future be better? Definitely not.
If the factory does not pay workers, their production enthusiasm will be low and the number of products produced will decrease.
The products produced are not sold all over the country, but are used to pay wages to the workers in the factory.
If the products are not sold, the factory will have no money on its books, and this will lead to a vicious cycle.
Perhaps, every month in the future, she and Song Guanshu would receive several boxes of soap as wages.
Jiang Ling asked Song Guanshu: "Do you think soap can be eaten?"
Song Guanshu:......
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