Chapter 166 Unworthy
The next day, Gu Tong went to the county with other educated youth, and she also brought Xiao Piaoliang with her.
Although he was absolutely unwilling to go at first, he finally agreed under her coercion and inducement.
Xiao Piaoliang was pitiful and had never eaten anything good. She wanted to take him to a state-owned restaurant for a meal, and then go to the department store to buy him a cotton-padded jacket.
In the cold winter, the cotton-padded jacket he wore was probably several hundred years old, and the cotton inside was rolled into a ball.
Ivan lowered his head, for he was afraid that others would notice his eyes. Although Gu Tong said that she liked his eyes, he still didn't want her to be talked about by others because of him.
All the people who were traveling with us were there, including Zhang Zhizhi, Chen Yuling, Chu Yulong and others.
Zhang Zhizhi wants to send a letter home to inquire about their family's latest situation. Her family had a big fight over the issue of going to the countryside, and no one wanted their children to go there.
Those who meet the criteria include her, Zhang Haohao, and her second uncle's cousin. Logically, all three of them should go to the countryside.
But my cousin Zhang Haohao married herself in a hurry.
Her grandson was so precious that her grandmother used her private money to buy a job for her cousin.
She was the only one left. Her parents had no money and could not afford a job, and she did not want to get married in a hurry.
Since he couldn't get into university, he made up his mind and signed up to go to the countryside.
Now that they have separated, her grandmother was coaxed by her third aunt to live with them. She thought that maybe things would calm down this time.
Chen Yuling had made an appointment with Yuan Weide last time that they would meet at the county department store today.
She followed Yuan Wei De here because he went to the countryside. The Yuan family was the best-off family she knew, and she wanted to marry into the Yuan family, so she was willing to come to this remote and poor place to suffer for this.
Everything was going smoothly. The two of them had successfully become a couple. When their relationship took a step further and they got their marriage certificate, she asked him to write a letter home and find a way to return to Beijing. She didn't want to stay in this broken place for even a single day.
Chu Yulong's face was full of anticipation. He was going to the black market to meet the man he had been thinking about day and night.
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After arriving at the county, everyone immediately went their separate ways.
"Zhizhi, let's go to the post office first, then go to the state-owned restaurant for dinner, and finally go shopping in the department store. What do you think?" Gu Tong suggested.
Zhang Zhizhi had no objection and nodded in agreement.
Ivan followed Gu Tong cautiously, two meters away.
Gu Tong couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he grabbed his arm and threatened, "If you stay that far away from me, I will hold your hand. If I get caught by someone, will you be happy?"
"No, I'll just be closer to you. Don't say such things. I don't want anything to happen to you." Ivan pouted his lips and stared at the angry woman opposite him with his blue eyes.
Gu Tong instantly lost her temper. This little devil was flirting with her again. She would teach him a lesson when she got back.
After arriving at the post office, Gu Tong called her second brother's unit, only to be told that her second brother had come to Ding'an County to serve as the county magistrate.
It turns out that the new county magistrate they discussed yesterday was her second brother...
But why didn't anyone tell her about this?
Gu Tong was not in the mood to go to the state-owned restaurant. She dragged the other two to the county party committee compound to look for someone. She wanted to ask her brother why he didn't come to see her and why he didn't tell her about this important event.
But they can’t see the county magistrate whenever they want!
Gu Tong thought that her second brother's value had really increased, and she, his younger sister, couldn't see him even if she wanted to.
Just when she was feeling disappointed, she saw a familiar face and excitedly shouted to him, "Mao Shun, Mao Shun."
When she returned to Beijing before, her second brother asked Mao Shun to send her to the train station.
Alas, whenever she mentioned the last time she went back to Beijing, she would feel disappointed for a second.
When she came, my second brother and his wife both went to greet her. But when she left, none of them was willing to see her off.
It would have been fine if the younger sister-in-law couldn't get up in the morning, but his second brother, who had forgotten his younger sister after getting married, actually said that he was afraid that his younger sister-in-law would be disappointed if she opened her eyes and couldn't see him, and he couldn't let her down.
She had never seen such a shameless person.
"Oh, Comrade Gu," Mao Shun hurried over.
Gu Tong: "I want to see my brother, but they won't let me in. Can you help me talk to them?"
Mao Shun: "County Magistrate Gu is out. I don't know when he will be back. How about I take you to my sister-in-law's place?"
"Okay!" Gu Tong was a little surprised. This was better. Her sister-in-law was much easier to talk to than her brother.
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“Boom boom boom…”
"Xiuzhu, someone is looking for you." Aunt Zhao knocked on the door.
Xiuzhu is drawing comic books in the house. The last one about eating dead people didn't sell well because the editor said it was too bloody. Some parents of children reported that their children started having nightmares after reading that comic book and requested that the publication of this type of comic books be reduced.
After she found out, she was in a low mood for several days. It took Gu Yu a long time to comfort her before she gradually adjusted her attitude.
What she is painting now are events based on Feng Xiaolian, mainly emphasizing that there are only zero times and countless times of domestic violence, and that female comrades who have been harmed must stop the loss in time and have the courage to resist.
Xiuzhu was painting with great enthusiasm when she heard a knock on the door. She was reluctant to put down her pen.
She walked downstairs slowly and saw Gu Tong and Zhang Zhizhi. A sweet smile instantly appeared on her face.
"Gu Tong, Zhang Zhizhi, please sit down quickly. It's great to see you!" Xiuzhu's tone was full of joy.
"I went to look for my brother and met Mao Shun, who brought me here," Gu Tong explained to Xiuzhu.
She was also very happy and looked at Ivan again. With two beauties by her side, her life was like living in heaven!
Xiuzhu looked at Mao Shun and said to him politely, "Sorry to bother you, please sit down too."
Then she poured a cup of tea for everyone present, "This is rose tea, you can try it."
Seeing that Mao Shun was a little reserved, she smiled and handed the tea to him.
Mao Shun didn't dare look up at her. He bowed his head and thanked her. After drinking the tea, he stood up and said goodbye.
In fact, he could have just sent Gu Tong and the others to the door and left, but he didn't, because he still wanted to take a look at her.
Even though I know I am not worthy, I still want to take a look, that's enough.
"Why are you together? And who is this person?" Xiuzhu finally asked the question in her mind after seeing Mao Shun leaving.
Why bring a mixed-race child here?
Was this kind of situation still allowed to exist in China in the 1960s?
Ivan felt a little nervous when he saw that everyone was paying attention to him.
Since coming to this house, he has kept his head down and dared not look around. This is his first time to come to such a nice house.
"Be good, don't be afraid, sister is here." Gu Tong comforted him for a few words before telling Xiuzhu about her trip to the countryside and her acquaintance with Ivan.
Of course, she didn't tell the reason why she went to the countryside, partly because she was attracted by Ivan's beauty.
Xiuzhu's red lips slightly opened when she heard this. Gu Yu didn't even tell her about such a big thing as Gu Tong going to the countryside.
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