Chapter 2020 (revised, more new content~) That is another...
People with a guilty conscience love to show off.
Yue Hongmei went to the unit where she was on secondment today again. After work, she rode her bike to the grocery store to buy things. She didn't buy meat, but bought some eggs and vegetables and went home to cook.
Dinner is no longer as simple as before. There is one dish of stir-fried spinach, one dish of scrambled eggs with leeks, and one dish of tomato and egg soup. The staple food is big white steamed buns, and we also have some millet porridge.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was dull. Except for Ding Guo who was eating with gusto, everyone else had no appetite at all in such a dull atmosphere.
After the meal, Ding Zhigang looked at Yue Hongmei and said in a deep voice: "Jianguo's girlfriend will come to our house tomorrow. You should prepare some dishes for her tomorrow. You should entertain her well."
Ding Jianguo heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this.
Today he went to the steel mill to talk to his father and tried to persuade him earnestly for more than an hour.
In the end, it all comes down to one thing: an old couple has lived together for most of their lives, and it is not worth it for them to have a conflict over a person who doesn't know how to live or die. If the neighbors find out, it will just be a topic of conversation for them.
Ding Zhigang was very silent. Although he did not explicitly agree to reconcile with his mother, he also said: "This is a major event in your life. Dad knows what is going on. Don't worry, we will definitely entertain them when they come to our house tomorrow night."
After all, the family background of my eldest son's girlfriend is quite good, and if it works out, the family can also get some help.
At this point, Yue Hongmei also breathed a sigh of relief. Lao Ding was finally willing to talk to her. Her throat was a little choked with excitement as she said, "I've already informed the secondment unit. I'll help out for another morning tomorrow. I'll take a leave in the afternoon and come back to work hard."
After dinner, Yue Hongmei went to clean up the table. Ding Jianguo found the right opportunity to settle accounts with Ding Guo. He said coldly: "You don't keep your word, give me back the money!"
Ding Guo sneered: "Why don't I keep my word?"
Ding Jianguo lowered his voice and said, "You promised me to put aside your prejudices, stop sabotaging me, and stop adding fuel to the fire. Why did you tell Nianjun about her life story?"
Ding Guo sneered: "Are you stupid? I promised you that I would not add fuel to the fire of my parents' reconciliation and would not sabotage you on this matter. What does it have to do with my adopted daughter?" She then asked, "Did I sabotage your parents' discussion tonight about entertaining your boyfriend tomorrow?"
"But..." Ding Jianguo was choked with anger. When he asked Ding Guo to let go of his prejudice, it included his prejudice against Ding Nianjun. Although he didn't say it explicitly, both sides knew it. This elder sister was a scoundrel. He added, "Including Nianjun! I mean you have to let go of your prejudice against Nianjun."
"Oh, that's another price!" Ding Guo smiled, "I have a big prejudice against her, and I can't let it go if the money is less. How about this, one thousand yuan, I won't call her my adopted daughter anymore, and I promise I won't object if my parents want to take her back. Are you willing to give it to me?"
With the means used by the heroine and Yue Hongmei, plus the concerted efforts of these filial sons and grandsons to mediate, Ding Zhigang alone will not be able to handle it, and sooner or later he will have to accept it and let Ding Nianjun return to the family.
It would be better to make some real money from the sucker first.
"One thousand?" Ding Jianguo's face turned red with anger: "Why don't you go and rob?"
Ding Guo laughed and said, "What do you think I'm doing now?"
Ding Jianguo left angrily, and Ding Guo pouted in disappointment. It seemed that Jiuer was not that important in Ding Jianguo's heart.
Oh, is she asking too much?
Ding Guo picked up his palm-leaf fan, took a stool and prepared to go out to enjoy the cool air, and chat with the aunties and ladies in the staff compound.
As a result, Ding Jianguo caught up with him not long after he came down from upstairs, pulled him aside, and said, "Two hundred!"
Phew!
Ding Guo smiled and said sarcastically: "Your dear sister Nianjun is so cheap. A good dog doesn't block the road, get out of here!" After that, he kicked Ding Jianguo, walked around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Ding Jianguo again.
"Don't go too far. Two hundred is not a small amount."
Ding Guo narrowed his eyes and said, "Watch your words. Don't force me to slap you. Get out of here!"
"Three hundred? I really don't have that much money. My boyfriend is coming over tomorrow, and if nothing goes wrong we'll discuss getting married. I have to save some money for my wife." Ding Jianguo didn't want his family to break up. If he could spend some money to make Ding Guo calm down and get along well with Nianjun, the money should be spent.
Ding Guo pretended to think for a moment, then said reluctantly, "Seven hundred can't be any lower! You know how much I hate Ding Nianjun. She took the place that should have belonged to me. She wants me to stop hating her with three hundred yuan. Is she too cheap or am I too easy to talk to? Seven hundred, leaving you three hundred for your coffin."
This matter has nothing to do with Nianjun... Ding Jianguo subconsciously wanted to speak for Ding Nianjun again, but he was afraid of angering Ding Guo, so he had to hold back, and didn't even care about the "coffin money" that Ding Guo mentioned.
How old is he and he's already in his coffin?
Never mind. It doesn't matter.
After another round of bargaining, Ding Jianguo finally agreed to give Ding Guo five hundred.
Ding Jianguo doesn't have that much money.
He has been working for four years. In the first year, he only made 20 or 30 yuan a month. After the second year, his salary increased to 35 yuan. In the third year, his salary increased to 40 yuan. This year, his salary increased a little more, and now he makes 45 yuan a month. He is not considered a high-income earner.
In addition, he had spent a lot of money on Ding Nianjun in recent years, so he didn't save much in total.
I went to Ding Jianshe and asked for three hundred yuan, and the total amount was five hundred yuan.
"Don't always mention adopted daughter in front of Nianjun. Nianjun really cares about her family members and is very sensitive about these two words. In fact, as long as you put aside your prejudices and get along well with Nianjun, you will know that she is really a good sister. She will also care about you as an elder sister in the future." Ding Jianguo learned a lot from giving money this time, and felt that he had to remind her in all aspects, "Don't mention it in front of my parents..."
Ding Guo treated it as a long, smelly fart. After counting the money, he smiled brightly at him and said, "Don't worry, I promise not to mention it."
If we don't mention her, does that mean she is not an adopted daughter?
That dove!
Ding Jianguo watched Ding Guo put the money into his pocket with a painful look on his face, and his heart would bleed if he watched for another second.
Perhaps it was because Ding Guo was too easy to talk to at the moment that gave him the wrong impression, and he always felt that he could take the opportunity to say something more.
"Help Mom cook tomorrow afternoon. Also, since you don't have a job right now, don't just sit around at home. Help Mom with the housework. What woman doesn't do housework? It won't be good for your reputation if it gets out."
Ding Guo's good mood disappeared instantly. She put the money away, looked up and looked at him coldly, stretched out her hand and slapped him on the face twice: "You forgot your last name after not being slapped for a day, right? Who gave you the courage to teach me a lesson?"
“……” Ding Jianguo was almost angry to death.
How come this person changes his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book?
Ding Guo twisted his mouth and turned away.
Ding Jianguo was so angry that he couldn't recover for a long time.
*
At around 2 o'clock the next afternoon, Yue Hongmei came in carrying large and small bags of things, sweating profusely from the heat.
"Ding Guo——"
As soon as she entered the door, she called Ding Guo, wanting Ding Guo to come out and help with the work.
"Jianguo's girlfriend will be home tonight, come out and help mom clean up the dishes."
She went over and knocked on the door.
No one answered.
I knocked a few more times but still no one answered, so I tried pushing the door. It opened immediately, but there was no sign of Ding Guo in the house.
"This damn girl, a troublemaker, I don't know where she went."
Ding Guo was naturally in her own little home.
She went out to the post office in the morning and then went to salvage something.
Yesterday, in order to find a house, she visited several Fengnian purchasing stations efficiently, so she knew which ones had usable second-hand furniture. Today, she went around again and hired a tractor-trailer to transport the furniture she liked to the group's house.
Including the golden nanmu table.
She is worried about fleas and such, so she is now laying them out in the yard in the sun to get rid of the insects.
I estimated that it was about time, so I took a bus back to the steel plant.
It was around four o'clock in the afternoon. The aunties and ladies who were enjoying the cool air had not yet dispersed. When they saw Ding Guo coming over, they greeted her warmly.
An auntie spoke to her with an inquiring look on her face: "Ding Guo, I saw your mother buying a lot of things from the window this afternoon. Is your adopted daughter coming back today?"
Everyone in the courtyard also knows the practices of the Ding family.
Usually the meals were simple, and only when Ding Nianjun came back for dinner would Yue Hongmei serve him seriously.
Ding Guo smiled and said, "I don't know if my Jiu'er will come back, but my eldest brother's girlfriend is coming tonight."
She is a person who keeps her word as long as she receives the money. She said she would never mention the word "adopted daughter" again, not even behind her back. She is very professional.
"Jiu'er?"
Ding Guo explained: "She took my place. She is like a cuckoo occupying the magpie's nest!"
Everyone laughed a lot.
"Jiu'er, this is a good name, haha."
Everyone laughed, and Ding Guo said, "Aunts and ladies, you guys have fun. We're entertaining guests tonight, and I have to go home to help my mother with the chores. Even though she thinks I can only marry a fool, she is still my mother after all. I can't let her work alone in such a hot day..."
As he said this, he sighed helplessly.
An aunt said, "You were told to marry a fool and find someone who is not so foolish for your eldest brother. Your mother is so biased."
Ding Guo didn't want to leave again. She wanted to sit down and chat for a while, saying, "You can't say that. My parents value family background. I heard that my future sister-in-law has relatives in the Revolutionary Committee... Forget it, it's annoying."
*
Fengning Garment Factory.
Xiao Hong rushed back to the dormitory to change clothes as soon as she got off work.
My roommate joked, "Going to your boyfriend's house for dinner?"
Xiao Hong smiled and nodded, with a blush on her face.
My roommate said, "Didn't you say your future sister-in-law is back from the countryside? Observe her carefully tonight. I hope she's easy to get along with."
Xiao Hong's eyes also darkened.
I don’t know what kind of character this future sister-in-law whom I have never met is like.
Anyway, she doesn’t like Ding Jianguo’s elder sister Ding Nianjun. How to put it...it’s hard to describe.
I've met her a few times. She's pretty, lively and likable, but there's just something weird about her that I can't put my finger on. I don't like her.
But Jianguo and the Ding family all dote on Ding Nianjun. Jianguo even thinks that his eldest sister is the best in the world and there is no one better than him.
She didn't know what to say.
If her future sister-in-law is also so awkward and difficult to explain, she will really have to think carefully about marrying Ding Jianguo.
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