Pu Jianyi almost died of laughter.
But Master Wen was furious. This fish was lost to Lao Jiang in chess.
There is a saying in Lao Jiang's hometown that if the person who celebrates his birthday asks a blessed person to cook a dish of fish for him, he will have surplus every year and be as blessed as the other person in the future. Lao Jiang has
many children and grandchildren. Master Wen thinks he is more fortunate than himself. He finally won a few games of chess against him and forced him to cook fish for him. But before he could even take a bite, the fish was eaten by this stinky boy!
How could he not be angry?
But he couldn't say this, otherwise if it got out, everyone would think he was promoting feudal superstition!
Wen Rugui felt that he had never been so embarrassed in his life.
The reason why he ate all the fish just now was that he didn't want his grandfather to know that Tong Xuelu sent him the fish, because once his grandfather knew, he would always say the word "young grass" in the future.
But they were not really in a relationship, and he was worried that it would affect her reputation.
As long as he ate the fish, if his grandfather didn't see it, he would naturally not ask about it.
As for sharing the fish with Pu Jianyi?
Sorry, he hadn't thought about it.
It's just that he never thought that the fish was not sent by Tong Xuelu, but was made by Lao Jiang himself, which... was very embarrassing.
Wen Rugui ignored Pu Jianyi who was laughing so hard, and coughed, saying, "Grandpa, I will cook it for you later."
"I want to eat what Lao Jiang cooks himself!" Grandpa Wen snorted and stood up, "Xiao Zong, I remember Lao Jiang caught a lot of fish today, let's go over and ask if there are any live fish, and ask him to cook another one for me!"
Wen Rugui: "..."
To be honest, Grandpa Jiang's cooking skills are not that good, and the steamed fish just now was a little raw.
He didn't quite understand why the old man insisted on eating the fish cooked by the other party.
Grandpa Wen took Uncle Zong to Jiang's house in a hurry, and only Pu Jianyi was left in the hall still laughing.
Wen Rugui glanced at him and said in a cold voice: "Don't let anything slip about Comrade Tong later."
Pu Jianyi wiped the tears from his eyes: "I thought you told her that today is the old man's birthday, so she sent it today specially."
Wen Rugui paused in picking up the dishes: "...I thought you told her."
Pu Jianyi grinned: "How could I tell her this? Come on, it was just a coincidence that we misunderstood. But you don't have to rush to eat the whole fish by yourself. How does the fish taste?"
Wen Rugui said nothing.
Pu Jianyi looked him up and down and said, "I thought Comrade Tong was interested in you before, but now it seems that you are more interested in her, right?"
Wen Rugui's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and he said in a cold tone, "I remember that your father doesn't know that you borrowed money from me, right?"
Strike the snake at its most vulnerable part.
Pu Jianyi was frightened for a second and quickly begged for mercy: "Come on, I'm just talking nonsense, okay? But you must not let my old man know that I borrowed money from you, otherwise he will break my legs!"
Wen Rugui did not comment, and after
a moment of silence, he said: "Why did she go to the Public Security Bureau again? Hasn't the Tong family's issue been resolved?" Pu Jianyi said with a "tsk": "It turns out that she does have a connection with the Public Security Bureau, but this time she didn't go there for the Tong family's affairs. It was because a woman was beaten by her husband and mother-in-law, and she went there to serve as a witness."
"To be honest, that woman should really be grateful to her. If she hadn't persuaded those neighbors to serve as witnesses, her husband and mother-in-law would have been released in two or three years at most. Now, it will take at least five or six years."
It turned out that she was trying to persuade those people.
When he heard what she said, he guessed something, which was why he didn't go in and expose her lie.
Now that he knew she lied to help others, the doubts in his heart disappeared.
There are many people in this world who seek profit and avoid harm, and more people choose to stand by and watch the suffering of others.
She was so brave to stand up as a witness, and persuaded others to stand up as witnesses. In his opinion, telling a little lie was actually harmless.
However, thinking of her words "My target's surname is Wen", his heart moved slightly, and the tip of his ears turned red under the light.
**
Tong Xulu went to work at the textile factory as usual the next day. In order to make up for the previous injury, she took off her bangs to cover her forehead.
Except for Tong Jiaming, she didn't mention the idea of changing jobs to anyone.
The Xu family finally paid back the money they owed her, and Zhou Fang also started to go to work.
Most people in the compound understood that Tong Xuelu did not go back to the countryside with her family in Beihe, but there were also people who said sour words.
The Xu family felt that they had received a great favor from Tong Xuelu, and they always spoke well of her. If they met someone who was making trouble, Xu's mother would be the first to rush up and tear the other person apart.
In this way, Tong Xuelu did not have to do anything herself, and the rumors in the compound were torn apart by Xu's mother.
A week later, just when Tong Xuelu was so tired that she was about to get spinal disease, there was finally news from Su Xiuying.
He Baogen and He Pozi were sentenced to five years for abusing and insulting women, and they will be sent to a farm for reform soon.
When Su Xiuying decided to report her husband and mother-in-law, she sent her daughter to her parents' home in advance. After she came out of the police station, she did not go back to the He family, but went directly to her parents' home.
When her family saw her coming back with a black eye and swollen face, they were so angry that they scolded He Baogen as a villain, but no one advised her to divorce, or said they would stand up for her.
Su Xiuying was heartbroken, but she could not break off with her family.
She had already done such a "treasonous" act. If she broke off with her family again, she would really have no place to stay in Beijing.
Then she told her family about her report on He Baogen and his mother.
As she expected, her family members were furious, pointing at her nose and scolding her, telling her to withdraw the report immediately.
She looked at her family members expressionlessly, and then proposed that her second nephew take over Ho Po-kan's job.
The room was quiet.
Needless to say, her family members' attitude immediately changed 360 degrees, accusing Ho Po-kan and Ho Po-kan of being inhumane, and said they would definitely support her.
She sneered in her heart but didn't show it on her face. Then she went to the steel factory with her family to handle the formalities.
When the people in the steel factory learned that Su Xiuying had reported He Baogen and his mother and gave his job position to her own nephew, they were so shocked that they could stuff a shoe into their mouths.
After the shock, everyone accused her of having no conscience, especially the relatives of the He family who rolled up their sleeves and wanted to beat her up.
But this time she didn't have to take the lead. Her family rushed to the front and scolded a group of people, and shouted that they would go to the public security bureau to report them.
Because of the example of He Baogen in front, everyone else was immediately afraid.
Seeing her family stand up for her, Su Xiuying didn't feel the slightest bit of turmoil in her heart.
After completing the formalities, she bought some candies and snacks and took a bus to see Tong Xuelu the next day.
Su Xiuying came at the right time. She arrived just after Tong Xuelu finished her meal.
Seeing Su Xiuying, Tong Xuelu's eyes lit up: "Comrade Su, you're here!"
After not seeing each other for a week, the bruises on Su Xiuying's face faded a lot, and her complexion was not as haggard as before. Although she still looked very thin, she was in good spirits.
Su Xiuying handed over the candies and snacks and whispered: "Their verdict has finally come out."
She couldn't feel at ease until the verdict of He Baogen and He Pozi came out, and she didn't dare to exchange jobs with Tong Xuelu, so as not to implicate her.
Now that the verdict has come out and she and He Baogen have divorced, she can finally come here with peace of mind.
Tong Xuelu looked at the things she bought and declined: "You can just come over, you don't have to buy anything."
"It's my duty, you helped me so much!"
Su Xiuying smiled, raised her eyes and saw that there were three other children in the room, so she asked, "Is this your brother and sister?"
"Yes, they are my two brothers and sister."
Tong Xuelu nodded and asked Tong Jiaming and others to call for help.
Tong Mianmian was the cutest.
She ran over with her short legs, tilted her head and said in a baby voice: "Hello, sister, I am my sister's sister, my name is Mianmian, and I am three years old this year."
As she said that, she compared four fingers, and her cute look melted people's hearts.
Su Xiuying looked at Tong Mianmian, who was about the same age as her daughter, and her heart softened. She took a handful of fruit candies and stuffed them into her pocket, saying, "Good boy, take them and eat them."
Tong Mianmian didn't take them, but looked up at Tong Xuelu with sparkling eyes.
Tong Xuelu rubbed her little head and nodded, saying, "Take them."
Tong Mianmian then accepted the candies that Su Xiuying stuffed into her pocket, and smiled sweetly with a small dimple at the corner of her mouth, saying, "Thank you, sister. Mianmian's hands are small, so you put the candies in your pocket."
Seeing this, Tong Xuelu couldn't help but burst out laughing.
This clever little ghost even knew that pockets could hold more candies.
Su Xiuying's smile got even bigger, and she filled her two small pockets, and also grabbed a handful of fruit candies for the two brothers Tong Jiaming and Tong Jiaxin.
The two brothers thanked him shyly and took Tong Mianmian out to play.
Tong Xuelu asked Su Xiuying to sit down and poured her a glass of water: "Are all the things settled?"
Su Xiuying took a sip of water and twitched her lips: "It's settled, the verdict has come down, the divorce is done, and my parents have agreed to help me take care of the children."
Tong Xuelu saw a flash of self-mockery on her face when she mentioned her parents, and guessed a little in her heart, but didn't ask more.
Su Xiuying looked around the room and asked curiously, "Why don't I see your parents? Did they go out to buy something?"
"They were in a car accident a few months ago and died."
Su Xiuying said "Ah", and apologized quickly, "I'm sorry, I didn't know it was like this..."
Tong Xuelu waved her hands, "It's okay, you don't have to worry about it. By the way, I told Comrade Huang before that I adopted my parents."
Then she briefly talked about her life experience.
After listening, Su Xiuying sighed, "I didn't expect that you are not easy either."
Before, she saw that Tong Xuelu's clothes and dressing were different from ordinary people. She was beautiful and had a good temperament. She thought she was raised by someone, but she didn't expect her experience to be so bumpy.
Her brother and sister are still young, and the burden of the family falls on her shoulders alone. It is really not easy.
Tong Xuelu didn't feel sorry for herself: "Comrade Su, you must cheer up. Under the leadership of the Party, our lives will get better and better!"
In two years, reform and opening up will begin. By then, the economy will develop rapidly and everyone's lives will change dramatically.
She is looking forward to this day.
Su Xiuying saw her confident smile and was encouraged: "You are right. Life will get better and better!"
After chatting for a while, it was time to go to work. Tong Xuelu packed up and went to the factory with Su Xiuying.
**
Arriving at the factory, Tong Xuelu first went to the workshop to find Director Ma and told her that she wanted to exchange jobs with someone else.
Upon hearing this, Director Ma was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth: "Xuelu, you are leaving? When is this going to happen?"
Tong Xuelu: "A sister I know is moving here, and she can't continue her job in the city, so she discussed with me about changing jobs."
This was the excuse she and Su Xiuying had agreed on, without mentioning that Su Xiuying had reported her husband and mother-in-law.
It takes one or two hours to get from the city to Yanqing County by car, and her news would not be able to reach here for a while.
"In the city, then you brothers and sisters will have to move together, right? By the way, what job are you changing to?"
Director Ma liked Tong Xuelu, a young woman, very much, and when he heard that she was leaving, he felt very reluctant.
Director Ma is generous and takes good care of herself. Tong Xuelu is reluctant to let her go: "I changed my job to a waiter in a state-owned hotel."
When the people in the workshop heard that she was going to work in a state-owned hotel, they were immediately surprised.
"Comrade Tong, how did you change your job? Did your adoptive parents find you a connection?"
"I think it must be the case. Aren't her adoptive parents high-ranking officials? It wouldn't be easy to get her a job in a state-owned hotel?"
"Same person, different fate. Comrade Tong's luck is really enviable!"
Tong Xuelu told them that it was not her adoptive parents who helped her, but she was so exhausted that no one believed her, so she simply stopped explaining.
Then she went to see the factory director with Director Ma.
Director Yu was also surprised to know that she wanted to change jobs: "Have you thought it through? If you were in the factory, I could still take care of you brothers and sisters. If you go outside, it won't be so convenient."
Tong Xuelu nodded: "Thank you, director, I have thought it through. Thank you for taking care of our family these days!"
Speaking of it, the leaders of this factory are all very good people. After Tong Dajun and his wife left, they have been taking good care of the Tong family's children.
It's just that being a textile worker is too tiring, and she doesn't want to stay even if the person is good.
Director Yu saw that she had made up her mind, so he sighed and stopped trying to persuade her.
The next procedure was very quick.
After completing the procedures here, Tong Xulu and Su Xiuying took a car to the state-owned hotel to complete the formalities.
Unlike the people in the textile factory who were reluctant to let Su Xiuying go, the people in the state-owned hotel were so happy that they wanted to set off firecrackers to celebrate when they knew Su Xiuying was leaving.
In particular, a waitress named Tan Xiaoyan stared at Su Xiuying with a pair of swollen eyes and mocked: "Sister Xiuying, are you leaving because you can't do it anymore?"
Su Xiuying pursed her lips and said nothing.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Tan Xiaoyan became more arrogant: "Just don't say anything? I guess so! If I were you, I might have been too ashamed to face people!"
"But I won't do the same as you, Sister Xiuying, what are you thinking? No matter how bad Brother Baogen is, he is still your husband and Xiaoqiu's father. How can you be so cruel?"
The blood seemed to be drained from Su Xiuying's face, and it turned pale in an instant.
Tong Xulu remembered this waiter. It was the puffy-eyed and arrogant waiter she saw when she came to see Su Xiuying last time.
At that time, she called her Sister Xiuying all the time. She thought she and Su Xiuying had a good relationship, but she didn't expect her to speak so harshly.
But she didn't intend to stand up for Su Xiuying. Su Xiuying must learn to face and digest it herself.
The procedures of state-owned hotels are simpler than those of textile factories. Chefs of state-owned hotels need to be certified, but waiters do not. All they need is the signature of the manager of the state-owned hotel.
Liu Dongchang, the manager of the state-owned hotel, had long wanted Su Xiuying to work here. After all, it would be bad for the reputation of the hotel to have such a "cruel" woman in the hotel.
So when he knew that Su Xiuying was leaving, he waved his hand and signed his name very happily to let her go.
After leaving the state-owned hotel, Su Xiuying still looked very ugly.
Tong Xuelu softly soothed her, "Comrade Su, are you okay?"
Su Xiuying twitched the corner of her mouth, "I've heard this kind of thing a lot in the past few days. Don't worry, I'm fine! By the way, where will you live after you come to the city? Have you found a house?"
Tong Xuelu sighed in her heart and shook her head, "Not yet. I went to the Housing Authority before, but the houses for sale are too expensive. I really can't afford it."
Su Xiuying: "I haven't found anyone to take over my house yet. If you have no place to live, you can live in my house and you don't have to pay rent."
Tong Xuelu quickly waved her hands, "No way! I've already taken advantage of you with the job at the state-owned hotel. You must pay the rent!"
Judging from the current situation, she can only rent a house with Su Xiuying.
The Tong family over there might be able to help her, but firstly, she is no longer the daughter of the Tong family, and secondly, after what happened to Tong Zhenzhen last time, although the Tong family did not say anything on the surface, they must have had some grudges in their hearts afterwards.
Therefore, Tong Xuelu did not think of asking them for help.
**
After parting with Su Xiuying, Tong Xuelu wanted to take a bus back, but suddenly remembered that she had to send a thank-you gift to Wen Rugui.
Last time, after she asked Pu Jianyi about Wen Rugui's taste, she originally wanted to find an opportunity to send the food she made for him to him, but when she went back to ask, she found out that the scientific research center was not in the city at all.
It takes at least three or four hours to get from Yanqing County to Zhongguang Village, and if you add the waiting time for the bus, it will probably take five or six hours to get there.
With such a long distance, she didn't know if the fish would be rotten after sending it there, but she would definitely get carsick and vomit to death.
And she couldn't ask for leave again, so she had to give up.
Now that she has changed jobs and has some time, she thought about sending the thank-you gift.
Wen Rugui's home should be in the city, and she didn't know when he would come back. Besides, she didn't know where his home was, so it would be better to ask him.
In these days, only the post office and the workplace had telephones. Tong Xulu turned and went to the post office.
She still remembered the phone number Wen Rugui gave her.
A young female voice answered the phone with a cold voice: "Research Center, who are you looking for?"
"Hello, I'm looking for Comrade Wen Rugui."
The person on the other end paused after hearing Tong Xulu's crisp voice, and said half a beat late: "Wait."
After five or six minutes, there was still no movement on the other end.
Tong Xulu watched the time pass by, and her heart ached. The phone bill was ten cents per minute!
Just as she was hesitating whether to hang up and call back later, the phone was finally picked up.
A gentle voice came from the other end of the phone: "I am Wen Rugui."
"Hello, Comrade Wen, I am Tong Xuelu."
Hearing Tong Xuelu's voice, Wen Rugui's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he raised his eyes to see the operator staring at him.
He turned around and said in a low voice: "Hello, Comrade Tong, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Tong Xuelu asked playfully: "Can't I talk to you if there is nothing?"
"..."
Wen Rugui was speechless for a moment. No one had ever asked him this question before. He paused and said: "Of course you can."
Tong Xuelu heard a brief silence on the other end, imagining his expression, and the smile on the corner of her mouth deepened.
However, the two were not familiar with each other yet, so she stopped teasing him: "I am grateful for Comrade Wen's help twice before. I heard from Comrade Pu that you like to eat fish. It happens that I am a good cook. I want to make you a sauerkraut fish as a thank you gift. I wonder when Comrade Wen is free?"
Wen Rugui: "Comrade Tong, you are welcome. It's just a small favor."
Tong Xuelu: "I knew you would say that, but Comrade Wen, you have helped me so much. If I can't thank you, I will feel uneasy. Comrade Wen, can you really bear to see me live in anxiety every day?"
Wen Rugui: "..."
Her voice was soft and coquettish, with a hint of grievance in her tone, which made people reluctant to refuse.
Wen Rugui paused and said, "I will go back to the city tomorrow."
Tong Xuelu smiled and said, "That's great. I knew that Comrade Wen is a considerate and kind person! Then I will cook the fish and send it to you tomorrow. Where do you live?"
"The military compound."
"Okay, then we will meet tomorrow afternoon." "
Okay." See you there.
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