Chapter 117 Two in One
Pei Che really wanted to stay with Ding Guo for a while longer, but Ding Guo had to go to work in the afternoon, so he could only return to Zaohua Lane to continue helping with the work. He was quick and nimble, doing the work of two people. In the evening, he graciously prepared dinner and came to pick up Ding Guo after get off work.
Ding Guo stood in the crowd of people leaving get off work waiting for Pei Che, but he saw a familiar figure followed by two or three young men who looked a bit ruffian disappearing around the corner.
"What are you looking at?" Pei Che nimbly moved through the crowd to Ding Guo's side, did a neat tailspin and stopped the 28-inch bicycle in front of Ding Guo, raised his hand and waved in front of her.
Ding Guo retracted his gaze and said, "Nothing, I just saw a useless person, let's go!"
Pei Che also followed Ding Guo's line of sight and quickly thought of Qi Guangming's hiring someone to follow Ding Guo. He frowned and asked, "Who tried to attack you before?"
Ding Guo was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, those people were taken away for labor reform. The person I just saw was my blood brother, Ding Jianshe!"
Pei Che knew that the Ding family treated Ding Guo badly, and that his younger brothers and sisters were also taught astray by their elders and had seriously biased thoughts.
When Ding Guo got in the car, he found a mat tied to the back seat. It was not the canvas bag from last time, but a straw mat. Seeing Ding Guo staring at it, Pei Che smiled and said, "I made it in the army. I brought it with me this time. I'll take it off when I don't need it and tie it back when I need it."
Ding Guo gave him an admiring look and said, "You have quite a deft hand!"
Pei Che's eyebrows flew up when he received the compliment, and he said, "Guoguo, I saw the blueprint of the bread cellar from Master Shi this afternoon. I don't think it's difficult. When we get married, I will build one at home in the capital, and I will make roast chicken and roast duck for you."
Marriage? Our family?
Ding Guo rolled his eyes and said, "You can't run a bakery if we're not married, and you can't make me roast chicken and roast duck?"
Pei Che's face flushed red as he immediately replied, "Yes, of course. I just said it casually."
Ding Guo smiled silently and said in a long tone: "Oh - such a serious matter as marriage turned out to be said casually!"
"No, I didn't say that casually." Pei Che was a little incoherent, "Guoguo, I am serious about wanting to marry you. It's definitely not just a casual remark."
Ding Guo was amused by him. From her angle, she could see that her earlobes were red and about to bleed. She decided not to tease him anymore and cleared her throat and said, "Since this topic has been brought up, I'll tell you my attitude."
"Okay, you talk and I'm listening." Pei Che slowed down and tensed his body slightly to show his correct attitude.
Ding Guo: "First of all, I don't accept flash marriage. We have known each other for quite some time, but we haven't had much contact. Strictly speaking, we don't know each other very well. Secondly, if we can get married in the future, I will not be a housewife after marriage. I want to have my own job and my own life. To be more specific, I can work when I want to work and rest at home when I want to rest at home. My actions cannot be dominated by you, but must follow my own wishes. Thirdly, it doesn't matter whether the child is a boy or a girl, I only want one."
Pei Che smiled gently. He didn't expect Guo Guo to think about the issue of having children in the future. However, she didn't think as far ahead as he did. He had even thought of what to name the child.
"I agree to all of this. I am willing to continue to accept Comrade Ding Guo's tests and strive to become your qualified revolutionary partner. There has never been a female comrade in our family who can only do housework at home after marriage, unless she wants to. Don't worry about this. You are in charge of your own affairs. The organization will decide my work affairs, and you will decide my life affairs. Not to mention the children's affairs. Female comrades have suffered more, so of course you have the final say!"
Ding Guo nodded with satisfaction: "Well, that's all for now. I'll add more when I think of it."
Pei Che smiled and said, "Comrade Ding Guo is always welcome to write to discuss and supplement."
In fact, when Pei Che told her about his family situation last time, Ding Guo discovered that whether it was Pei Che's mother, sister-in-law, or sister, they all had their own careers. After several contacts with Mr. Pei, it can be seen that the Pei family has a good family tradition.
So far, Ding Guo is still very satisfied with this object overall.
But we should still get to know each other for a while and then see if we have the chance to meet other members of the Pei family.
But this exchange made Pei Che feel more at ease. Although Guoguo did not agree to get married immediately, she had considered her future married life. Next, he would continue to behave well and open his screen more often to let Guoguo see his sincerity and discover his goodness.
The project at Zaohua Lane was about to be completed, and Master Shi and his team did not work overtime. In the evening, Ding Guo, Pei Che, and Ding Dayong had dinner together.
The kang has been usable for a long time. It has been burned several times in the past few days. Ding Guo no longer lives in the "guesthouse". He has moved his things here one after another. He has put everything in place and made it look like home.
After dinner, Ding Dayong hesitated for a moment, but finally returned to his room, leaving the hall to his sister and future brother-in-law.
He was worried that his sister would be bullied by Pei Che. After all, it would be embarrassing to tell others that a man and a woman were alone in the same room. But he decided not to leave... His sister and Pei Che had few opportunities to meet, and it was really inappropriate for him to just stand there.
Ding Dayong rarely failed to concentrate on reading information on auto repair, and he kept listening with his ears perked up. It was not because he wanted to eavesdrop, but because he was worried that if Pei Che was not honest, he could rush over and beat him up immediately.
Fortunately, the two had been talking in the hall, and Pei Che was talking about whether they had enough supplies for the winter. From what he said, it seemed that he knew someone who wanted to help them get a batch of coal and firewood to ensure that the siblings would not have enough supplies.
Ding Guo agreed to get the coal. These days, everything is rationed. Except for coal, which cannot be used freely, one also has to buy firewood to burn in the city. Whether it costs money or not is secondary. The key point is that one cannot buy as much as he wants.
Pei Che didn't stay until very late, and got up and left at almost eight o'clock.
Ding Guo asked him to ride his bike away, but Pei Che refused. Today's time was squeezed out, and the next few days would be very busy, so it was not certain whether he would be in Fengning.
"Then you should be more careful." Ding Guo reminded.
She didn't ride the bicycle, but it was best to take a flashlight when walking at night. Pei Che didn't refuse. He took it and held it in his hand. He watched her close the door, bolt it from the inside, and turn around and walk away.
However, when he was about to reach the alley, his eyes suddenly became sharp and he looked fiercely forward.
A figure flashed around the corner, and Pei Che rushed out like a cheetah. A few minutes later, several brief sounds of fighting were heard in the alley, and soon, a young man was pinned to the ground by Pei Che.
"Sneaky, what are you doing?"
"Let me go!" The young man said in pain, "I live nearby. I came out for a walk after dinner. Why are you hitting me?"
Pei Che said coldly: "Then why are you running?"
Young man: "How can I not run if you chase me?"
Pei Che: "You ran away first, then I chased you. Come on, follow me to the police station..."
The young man begged for mercy: "No, no, no, brother. I just saw someone coming out of nowhere and got scared. I subconsciously turned around and took two quick steps. I really live nearby, just two blocks away, and I came out for a walk after dinner."
Pei Che narrowed his eyes slightly and let go of his hand: "Lead the way!"
Young man: “Where are you going?”
Pei Che: "Don't you live nearby? Take me over to have a look."
"No, what do you do? If you want to go to my house, then go to my house. What qualifications do you have..."
Bang!
"From the Revolutionary Committee!" Pei Che turned on the flashlight and took out the work permit of the Revolutionary Committee that Xiao Haifeng had temporarily issued to him. He put it away without waiting for the young man to take a closer look. "I'm investigating a case recently, and I have reason to suspect that you deliberately followed the investigators for ulterior motives..."
The young man's heart skipped a beat and he broke out in a cold sweat. He tried to steady his heartbeat and said, "Misunderstanding, it's really a misunderstanding. My home is just behind here. I'll take you there."
Pei Che followed the young man to his home, checked the man's work ID, glanced at the young man's home, his cold face softened, he said sorry, and turned away.
Forty minutes later, a militia team came quietly and rushed into the young man's house under Pei Che's command.
Xiao Haifeng was called by Pei Che to work overtime without any complaints. Less than two hours after the young man was invited to the Revolutionary Committee, he invited the person in charge of the unit shown on the other party's work ID. After identification, it was found that the person's work ID was forged.
Xiao Haifeng admired Pei Che's observation skills very much: "How did you find out?"
Pei Che glanced at him calmly and said, "Director Xiao, I am a scout after all. I can still tell whether it is a stroll or a scout."
Moreover, when we went to the young man's home, we didn't find many signs of domestic life.
Coupled with some subtle expressions on the young man's face during the interrogation, Pei Che became suspicious. After he came out, he contacted Xiao Haifeng and took temporary action.
Pei Che thought about the previous incident in which Pan Dingfeng had someone cause trouble for Ding Guo. Now that the Pan family was facing a crisis again, he was worried that they would be desperate and resort to the same old tricks again. It would be safer to send the person in.
Pei Che has not appeared since he left that night.
Two days later, the project in Zaohua Lane was officially completed, and Ding Guo paid Master Shi the wages.
Shi Guanghui said: "If there are any problems with the furnace later, you can come to me at any time and I will repair it for free."
Unlike building a kang, which is a familiar job, Shi Guanghui built this kind of stove for the first time. Although he made it strictly according to Ding Guo's drawings, understood the principles and did the work very carefully during the process, he was still worried that there would be small problems when using it later.
If there is any problem, he is also willing to come and maintain it, just like when he took over the job of making kangs independently in the early days, rework was inevitable. Constantly summarizing experience from the rework also made their skills better and better. Now making kangs is basically successful in one go, and rework rarely occurs.
Shi Guanghui said so, and Ding Guo naturally did not guarantee it for the other party. He agreed immediately and said with a smile: "Okay, I will definitely trouble you again in the future, but I still have to pay you for your hard work."
After seeing Shi Guanghui off, Ding Guo walked to the bakery, looked around it and admired it. He had already started thinking about recipes in his mind. Not only could he bake bread, but he could also bake sweet potatoes and make barbecue. Having such a stove was indeed much more convenient.
The roof of the toilet was also flipped over and the base of the wall was plastered with cement. Ding Guo also asked Shi Guanghui and others to chisel a niche on the wall on one side of the toilet, smooth it with cement, and use it to store toilet paper.
Ding Guo cleaned up the last bit of garbage near the toilet and the bread kiln, put it behind the door, and took it with him when he went out.
Just as I finished, there was a knock on the door and Ding Tao's voice came from outside: "Sister!"
Ding Guo opened the door and Ding Tao stepped in carrying six or seven sweet potatoes.
Today is the weekend. Shi Guanghui told Ding Guo yesterday that the work could be completed this morning. Ding Guo went to the paper mill and the garment factory and asked Ding Tao and Xiao Hong to come over for dinner today.
But unfortunately, Ding Dayong is on a business trip again and can't come back today.
"This big furnace is really spectacular." Ding Tao walked around the completely finished furnace, exclaiming in amazement, "How do you use it?"
Ding Guo briefly explained it to her, and felt a little sorry looking at the sweet potato in her hand. Although the stove had been lit once to detect the smoke problem, it could not be burned for a long time now, so it would take a few days before the sweet potatoes could be baked.
"Where did you get the sweet potatoes?" Ding Guo asked, "Don't take anything when you come here next time."
Ding Tao is a temporary worker. His food supply is still in his hometown. Temporary workers have low wages and almost no subsidies in terms of bills, so it is difficult for him to buy things in the city.
Speaking of this, Ding Tao was also very angry: "Don't mention it, it was sent by my mother. I wrote to my hometown a long time ago and told them to send things to this side to the paper mill. But when my father went to send it, he forgot about it and still wrote the address of my uncle's house."
Ding Tao was eating at Ding's house after all. When the food came to Yue Hongmei, she was embarrassed to take it all out, so she took out ten kilograms of sweet potatoes in the name of exchanging them for food coupons from the factory. She went to the factory specially to get them when she came to Ding Guo's place today.
Ding Guo disagreed and said, "Don't take anything from me in the future. Dayong and I have a fixed amount of food, and with what Uncle San gave us before, we won't starve."
Ding Tao also knew it, but she felt a little embarrassed after eating so much of Ding Guo's food, no matter how thick-skinned she was.
Although she exchanged those for information, she still felt a little guilty.
Moreover, the longer I live in my grandfather's house, the more I feel that Ding Guo is the only normal person in the eldest branch of the family.
The old one is full of calculations and does not distinguish between relatives and strangers, while the young one has shit in his brain and is a bad person.
"Oh, by the way, Pan Dingfeng's injury must be serious again. I don't know the specific situation, but when I went to the factory to answer the phone, I heard that Ding Nianjun was crying on the phone."
She was too embarrassed to say it. Yue Hongmei returned home in a daze after receiving the call, and has been scolding Ding Guo for the past few days.
It seemed that whenever there was any disturbance in the Pan family, her aunt would scold Ding Guo at home. She wondered if Ding Guo had dug up the Pan family's ancestral graves.
Ding Guo frowned: "Your aunt said Pan Dingfeng's injury is serious?"
Ding Tao: "No, I guess, what else could have made Ding Nianjun cry like that, except for Pan Dingfeng's injury? It can't be that the Pan family is finished, right?"
Ding Guo twitched his lips, thinking that the Pan family might really be finished.
It was already past ten when Xiao Hong came over. Although she tried hard to hide it, Ding Guo still saw a trace of anger on her face and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Xiao Hong let out a long breath before she said with a gloomy look on her face, "I ran into Ding Jianshe on the way here. Why is he hanging out with a few hooligans now?"
He also whistled at her and loudly told others that she was the woman his brother didn't want, which made her very angry.
But the reason she was late was not because of this. She was delayed a little in the morning because she helped her mother queue up at the grocery store to buy winter vegetables.
Ding Guo listened and his face turned cold.
Ding Tao next to him said, "Is he his poker buddy? He goes out to play cards after work these days, sometimes until midnight. The old man has scolded him several times."
Xiao Hong then noticed Ding Tao next to her, looked at Ding Guo, and said, "Who is this..."
"This is my second uncle's cousin, Ding Tao." He introduced Ding Tao to her and reminded her not to tell other people in the Ding family that he and Xiao Hong are friends.
Ding Tao nodded. She had heard it just now. This person seemed to be her cousin's ex-girlfriend, but she couldn't hear any good things about him from her aunt.
But she thought that Xiao Hong was better than Lu Xiaomei, and she didn't know why she and Ding Jianguo didn't succeed.
If it didn’t work out, then it didn’t work out. If it did, my life would be miserable now.
Xiao Hong didn't think much about it. She felt that other members of the Ding family who were recognized by Ding Guo should be better than Ding Jianguo and his brothers and sisters.
At noon, Ding Guo prepared clay pot rice, fried cabbage with bacon, kelp and pork ribs soup, and braised carp for everyone.
She bought the spare ribs and carp from the system mall early in the morning.
I also opened two cans of meat.
Her cooking skills were not as good as Pei Che's, but these dishes would not be too bad no matter how they were cooked.
"Sister, this is too rich." Ding Tao's mouth was full of oil and she felt a little embarrassed.
She took a few sweet potatoes, and Xiao Hong carried a net bag of apples.
Apples are rarer than meat.
What's even more surprising is that she met Ding Guo's boyfriend in the afternoon.
Pei Che, who hadn't been seen for a few days, rushed over exhausted, holding a radio in his hand.
Ding Tao and Xiao Hong were both a little amazed when they looked at Pei Che.
Ding Guo’s girlfriend is so beautiful and quite fair.
Ding Guo was good-looking, but the two were used to seeing him. For Pei Che, it was the first time he saw such a good-looking gay man.
Before this, they thought Pan Dingfeng was a rare good-looking gay man, but compared to Pei Che, he was still a long way behind.
Ding Guo's boyfriend came, and both of them felt a little embarrassed to stay here any longer.
Pei Che didn't want to ruin their party, so he said tactfully, "It's okay, you guys have your fun. I didn't get much rest last night, so I'll go to Dayong's room and take a nap."
Ding Guo looked at the red bloodshot in his eyes. This excuse didn't seem fake, so she let him go and rest while the three of them continued chatting.
However, the two did not stay long. They stayed here for another half an hour and then got up and left.
Ding Guo originally wanted to ask Ding Tao if she knew the place where Ding Jianshe played cards, but he was too embarrassed to ask as Xiao Hong was watching, so he thought of going to the paper mill to ask Ding Tao tomorrow.
After sending the two out of the alley and watching them walk onto the main street, Ding Guo turned back. Pei Che had already come out of the bedroom. When he saw Ding Guo, he went over and hugged him in his arms.
Finally, we have a chance to be alone together.
Ding Guo let him hold her for a while before saying, "You smell too much of cigarettes."
Pei Che let go of the person with a slightly red face, lowered his head to sniff, and explained: "I will pay attention next time."
I drove all night last night and smoked a cigarette to stay awake. Today I had a meeting all morning. The conference room was full of big chimneys, so the pickled food could be marinated to make it more flavorful.
"Have you eaten?" Ding Guo could see his tiredness and bloodshot eyes, so he asked.
Pei Che: "I just had something to eat at noon."
Ding Guo: "I made some extra bacon and cabbage at noon, so I packed it out separately. I'll heat it up for you and you can eat some. After you finish eating, go to sleep for a while."
Pei Che held her down: "Guoguo, don't worry, I'll go heat up the food myself. I have something to tell you."
Seeing his serious expression, Ding Guo's heart skipped a beat: "Will the Pan family's affairs not be reversed?"
Pei Che shook his head: "The Pan family's matter is set in stone. Pan Yuanzheng has been taken away for investigation. What I want to talk about is your brother Ding Jianshe. He played cards with others for money. Although the amount was not large, I think he was suspected of gambling."
Ding Guo was somewhat surprised how Pei Che knew about Ding Jianshe's situation. Pei Che said, "I saw that you looked unhappy that day, so I borrowed someone from Uncle Xiao to help investigate."
He wanted to find out Ding Jianshe's background, and planned to see if he could find time to beat him up after finishing his current work. Unexpectedly, he made an unexpected discovery.
Ding Guo asked hurriedly: "Where is he playing cards?"
Pei Che: "You want to teach him a lesson? I'll do it."
Ding Guo shook her head. She was itching to do it herself. He dared to tease female comrades. He was becoming more and more trash.
Pei Che: "They have several dens, so I suspect Ding Jianshe will definitely fall into it. I'll write to you later. You don't need to buy sacks. I have some in my room at the guesthouse. I'll go back and get them for you later..."
Ding Guo laughed: "No hurry, eat first."
Pei Che went to heat up the rice, Ding Guo took a few apples to wash, and cleaned a teacup, poured some water for Pei Che, and added some well water to it.
Pei Che heated up the meal and brought it in, saying, "By the way, I bought the radio for you."
Ding Guo was stunned. Seeing him come in with a radio, he didn't think much about it. He thought he would take it with him when he left. He asked in surprise, "Why did you think of buying me a radio?"
"You and my brother will have something to entertain you after work." Pei Che whispered, "The firewood and coal I asked someone to buy will be delivered around 8 o'clock tonight, but the truck won't come in because it makes too much noise. I'll go out and move them when the time comes."
"Okay!" Ding Guo pushed the teacup over: "Drink some water first."
Pei Che had already picked up his chopsticks. Hearing this, he obediently picked up the teacup and gulped down half of the water before he buried his head in his food.
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