Bai Jiansheng laughed when he heard this, "That's right." Then he sat down and talked to Gu Changsong.
At around ten o'clock, Bai Ruozhen went to help Li Qiulan cook. Li Qiulan whispered, "Is your third sister-in-law's family not doing well?"
Bai Ruozhen whispered, "There are more children in their family. Her parents only take care of her two brothers. Her three sisters are working in the countryside, and her parents don't care about them at all. It's just that Changqing's third brother got a bigger betrothal gift. If it was less, I heard he wouldn't even be allowed in."
"How can there be such parents?" Li Qiulan was quite indignant. Although she valued her son more, her daughter was also her dearest child. It was pitiful enough that she was forced to go to the countryside, but they didn't even want to let her in. Were they afraid that her daughter would come back and ask for money?
Bai Ruozhen sighed, "Don't say it, it won't be good if she hears it."
Li Qiulan nodded. "Life has gotten much better at home since your eldest sister left. Sigh, I don't know how she's doing over there."
"She didn't write back?" Bai Ruozhen asked in surprise.
Li Qiulan gave a bitter laugh. "She did write, and she made herself sound so miserable. There's no one more miserable than her in the world. It's only been two months since she left, and she's already writing to ask for money. How much money does our family have? When she left, I scraped together two hundred yuan. It should last a long time if we live frugally in the countryside. And it's been less than two months now, and she's telling me she's broke. Isn't that really making me angry?"
Bai Ruozhen listened and said, "I don't know about other places, but our place is pretty good. We can fill our stomachs. But I heard that crops are grown several times a year in the south, so it's better than the north, right?"
"That's right." Li Qiulan sighed, "Let's not talk about her anymore. It makes me upset."
Li Qiulan heated up the steamed buns and said, "By the way, Lishan has gotten much better since he started taking the dietary supplements you gave him. At least he doesn't have to take days off from school every few days. He should be going to junior high school in the fall. I'm really worried that he'll have to go to the countryside by then. What will he do with his health?"
Bai Ruozhen was also very worried. Among her brothers and sisters, she liked Lishan the most. The little one was always worried about her, fearing that she would be wronged outside. Since she had the ability, she would definitely do her best to raise him well.
"Maybe we won't have to go to the countryside then." Bai Ruozhen comforted her, "I think Lishan is a child with a good future. Mom, don't worry about it for now. If it really doesn't work out, let Ruoyun go to the countryside and come to my place. I can still look after her and let Lishan stay at home."
"We'll talk about it later." Li Qiulan said this, but in her heart, she felt warmed by Bai Ruozhen's words. The eldest daughter's letters were always asking for money and complaining, but the second daughter's letters never had anything bad in them. No matter how good the countryside was, could it compare to the city? Who didn't suffer hardships?
As they were talking, Wang Jun came over to help. Wang Jun was a lively person and he got along well with Li Qiulan in just a few words.
The three of them worked for a while and the meal was ready. Bai Jiansheng took out some wine and wanted to have a drink with the Gu brothers. Gu Changsong waved his hand and said, "Uncle Bai, let's drink when we have time. I have to go to my father-in-law's house this afternoon."
Bai Jiansheng agreed and picked up the bottle of wine. "Okay, I'll listen to you, but we've got a deal. Before we go, the four of us have a couple of drinks."
Gu Changsong nodded, "Absolutely no problem."
After a warm lunch and a short rest, Wang Jun and Gu Changsong packed up their belongings and said goodbye. No matter how bad the Wang family was, it was still Wang Jun's home, and he had to go there before getting married.
After the two left, Bai Jiansheng and Bai Liqiang also had to go to work. Before leaving, Bai Jiansheng said to Gu Changqing, "When you come back this afternoon, the three of us will have a couple of drinks first."
Gu Changqing was happy, "Okay, uncle, you go to work first, there will be good wine waiting for you when you come back."
Upon hearing this, Bai Jiansheng was immediately happy. In the summer, Gu Changqing brought him two bottles of Moutai. He only drank a few sips every day. He drank two bottles of wine for two months. He was still craving for the taste now.
After everyone left for work, only Gu Changqing and Bai Ruozhen, mother and daughter, were left at home.
Li Qiulan said, "Since I have nothing to do, I'll find a guesthouse, leave my things at home, and go to sleep at night."
"Then, Mom, Brother Changqing and I will go together." Bai Ruozhen said.
Li Qiulan waved her hand and smiled, "Go, go, come back soon."
The two of them only took Gu Changqing's change of clothes and left the house. They went directly to the guesthouse where they had come in the summer and booked a room at the front desk. Bai Ruozhen said, "Let Third Brother stay in the same room with you then?"
Gu Changqing shook his head. "Wang Jun's home is quite far away, so I asked him to live there directly. We can just stay together when we leave."
Gu Changqing closed the door and pushed Bai Ruozhen against it. "Besides, it's so inconvenient for him to be here."
Bai Ruozhen blushed a little and stammered, "What's so inconvenient about this?"
"What do you think?" Gu Changqing leaned his arm against the door and moved closer to her.
Bai Ruozhen was a little nervous, his eyelashes trembling rapidly, "I, I don't know."
Gu Changqing's voice came closer, "Then I'll tell you."
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