◎Second update◎
Before leaving, Song Jianguo gave the ten or so yuan he had on him to his wife. In addition, Song Chunhua asked him to write a letter of guarantee that he would come back to pick up the people within a year and send half of his salary from working in the factory back home every month to Baoying and Mengmeng.
She couldn't tie someone down for life, but she had to leave some security for her daughter. If Song Jianguo really got angry in the future, she would have to go to her workplace with the letter of guarantee signed and stamped by him to make a scene!
She won't care about her son-in-law's face at that time, and will just break up with him! No one will have an easy life!
However, she still had a glimmer of hope. Since the lady trusted her son-in-law so much, she hoped that he would have some conscience and not forget his wife when he went to the city. There was no other way to think otherwise, so she just took it as a hope.
Liang Baozhen felt a little sad when she looked at her niece Mengmeng. No matter what, children are the most pitiful.
Mengmeng, who will be five years old this year, knows that something big has happened at home, but she is dizzy and doesn’t know why her father is missing. Her mother said that her father is going out and will be back later.
"Third Aunt." Meng Meng put her arms around Liang Baozhen tightly. "My father has gone to the city, and you are also in the city. Can I go to the city too?"
Liang Baozhen stroked her niece's soft hair and said, "Sure, you can come whenever you want."
"Great!" Mengmeng was the happiest one in the whole family.
When they were preparing to return to the city, Liang Baoying carried her daughter Mengmeng to see her off at the entrance of the village. Mengmeng shouted goodbye to her third aunt, but the eldest sister just smiled and told her to go back and work hard, not to worry about herself, and not to delay her work.
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Liang Baozhen took the bus back to the city. On the way to wait for the bus, she looked up and saw an acquaintance.
Dong Jiayan, wearing patched clothes, came towards them and was also surprised when she saw Liang Baozhen.
The two have not seen each other since they got married. When they first met in the department store, Dong Jiayan was so proud that she could buy whatever she wanted, but now...
"Liang Baozhen." Dong Jiayan lowered her head to take a look at the coarse cloth clothes on her body, and her voice became much lower.
Liang Baozhen was not prepared to pay attention to her, and didn't even want to glance at her, although she was quite curious about Dong Jiayan's simple and harsh outfit at the moment.
"Liang Baozhen, are you making fun of me in your heart?"
Dong Jiayan stopped the man and looked at Liang Baozhen with resentment. She felt that it must be true! Now that Chen Siming was in trouble, she had gone from being the envied daughter-in-law of the purchasing director and the daughter-in-law of the factory director to a big joke. It was really shameful that her own man had to be sent down to the countryside for reform.
She didn't even dare to go back to Damian Village for fear of being laughed at and looked down upon, but the person she least wanted to be looked down upon was Liang Baozhen!
"If you hadn't shown up today, I would have almost forgotten who you are." Liang Baozhen's eyes were calm and her voice was light. After saying this, she walked around Dong Jiayan and left.
This person actually ignored me all this time! Dong Jiayan was upset. She watched Liang Baozhen leave and tightened the suitcase in her hand.
Today, she was going to the farm where Chen Siming was undergoing labor reform to accompany him.
However, it was not that she was deeply in love with him. Instead, ever since Chen Siming was sent down to the countryside for reform, she had no status in the Chen family, no job and no money. Guo Mingli only gave her five yuan a month and often looked down on her.
Dong Jiayan thought about it seriously and decided that instead of suffering in the Chen family, it would be better to win the face of her parents-in-law and elder brother, and also to gain a good reputation. She took the initiative to ask to take care of Chen Siming. No matter what, Chen Siming would always come back, and in the future, the Chen family would remember that she had stayed with Chen Siming when he was down and out, and would be able to help her gain a real foothold in the Chen family.
As soon as she proposed this idea, Guo Mingli became gentle and kind to her, and kept saying that Siming had married the right wife!
The bus came and she had to take it to the train station. She would take the train to the farm tonight.
There have been a lot of things going on at home recently, and it was already evening when Liang Baozhen returned to the compound. After sitting in the car for a long time, she felt a little uncomfortable. With the arrival of summer, the smell in the car became stronger and stronger. The smell of various things and the sweat of many people filled the closed bus, making people feel uncomfortable. She then took a bus and sat for a long time before finally getting home.
When she was about to get off the bus, she felt sick to her stomach. When she reached Yueya Hutong, she ran into Liu Nianhua's little son Zhou Hu, who was jumping and running out.
Zhou Hu was a chubby boy with a chubby face and was very likable. When he saw Liang Baozhen, he called her "Auntie Baozhen."
Why is the child going out alone at this late hour?
"Xiao Hu, where are you going? Where are your mother and brother?"
"I'll go... I'll go find some stones on the next street. My mom and brother are at Aunt Zhang's house."
"Okay, walk slower and come back soon."
"knew."
Liang Baozhen walked all the way and when she arrived at Yueya Hutong, she saw Xu Shengjie waiting at the entrance of the alley with Xiaowei and Xiaoya.
"Sister-in-law!" Xu Shengwei had sharp eyes and a loud voice. He started yelling as soon as he saw Liang Baozhen from a distance.
At this time, there were already quite a few people wandering around outside, coming out after dinner to enjoy the pleasant night breeze.
"What are you playing?" Liang Baozhen followed and sat on the stone steps, next to Xu Shengjie.
"Arm wrestling!" Xu Shengya had just been defeated.
Today, my eldest brother came back from overtime work. In the evening, he went out to the entrance of the alley to wait for his sister-in-law. Xiaowei and Xiaoya accompanied him. On a whim, they wanted to compete with their eldest brother.
The two took turns to fight, and the result was predictable, a terrible defeat!
"Don't you know how to give in to them?" Liang Baozhen rolled her eyes at the man, thinking that he was really weak-minded. Why was he competing with two children?
Who knew Xu Shengjie was very proud? "How can I give in in a competition? Whoever deserves to win wins, and whoever deserves to lose loses."
When he was in the army, he participated in many military competitions, big and small. Everyone relied on their real abilities and never gave in or gave up.
"Are you coming or not?" Xu Shengjie looked at his two defeated subordinates, with their elbows resting on the stone steps, slightly bent over, and their thin arms looked very strong.
"Bullying!" Xu Shengwei was ready to look for reinforcements. He just didn't believe it. If one person couldn't defeat the eldest brother, then a group of people couldn't do it? There were many children in the compound, and they all took turns to come.
One, two, three, four... a group of children from the compound lined up and were all defeated. When Xu Shengjie was in the army, he often encountered soldiers arm wrestling in competitions. He knew his limits, so he used all his strength to play with these children.
"Oh, Xu Shengwei, your elder brother is so amazing."
"No, no, we have to find someone to beat Big Brother!"
Xu Shengya looked around. There were quite a few people strolling at the entrance of the alley, some rolling on iron rings, some chasing and playing, and some adults gossiping. Grandma Zhou Yun was also nearby, and it was unknown what she was talking about with Aunt Li.
Liang Baozhen watched for a while and thought Xu Shengjie was such a bad guy. How could he be so interested in bullying children? She kept cheering for the children, but the gap between the children and Xu Shengjie was too big.
"Sister-in-law! Let sister-in-law go." Xu Shengya tilted her head, thinking that she had come up with a good idea.
"Okay!" Xiaowei and Binzi also joined in the fun. They loved watching the couple 'fight'!
Liang Baozhen: "...Why was I suddenly called out?"
However, she was eager to try. She had some strength, neither too strong nor too weak. Although she was not as strong as her mother Song Chunhua, she was not weak either. She rolled up her shirt sleeves twice, wanting to see how powerful Xu Shengjie was.
"Really coming?" Xu Shengjie smiled this time, looking at his wife who seemed to be about to do something big, with great momentum. Her sleeves were folded up, revealing a piece of white jade arm, which dazzled his eyes.
"Of course! You just want to bully kids, right?" Liang Baozhen gestured with her right hand and placed it on the stone steps first, then nodded her chin at Xu Shengjie, "Come on."
Liang Baozhen was beaming with joy at the moment, and she looked very lively, with a faint smile on her lips, like a jasmine flower in early summer, pure white as the sun, blooming with a faint fragrance.
Xu Shengjie reached out and shook hands with Liang Baozhen.
"Sister-in-law! Come on! Sister-in-law! Come on!"
Xu Shengwei was already excited. He jumped twice on the spot and started cheering for his sister-in-law. He was hoping that someone would beat his eldest brother.
The other children were not willing to be left behind and started chattering. Liang Baozhen was carried up by a group of children and suddenly felt guilty. Were these people too excited?
Liang Baozhen tightened her hands and listened to Xiao Wei's "start". She held Xu Shengjie's hand and pushed to the left. She gradually increased her strength, her little face wrinkled, and she didn't hold back at all. But Xu Shengjie's arm was as hard as a century-old tree, with a solid foundation, steady and powerful, and could not be shaken at all.
Xu Shengjie was very relaxed. When he was in the army training, he had to carry heavy loads, which made him physically fit and strong. He watched Liang Baozhen frowning and exerting herself, her eyes curved like crescents, her cheeks as if dyed with the colorful clouds in the sky, and a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, but she still hadn't given up.
His fair and tender hands kept bending to the left. He was better than the other children, but he couldn't win.
"Hey~~" Xu Shengwei felt so sorry. Why couldn't anyone cure his elder brother? "Hey!!!"
In a flash, he saw his eldest brother's hand being pressed to the other side by his sister-in-law.
Ah, brother lost?
"Wow! Big brother lost, big brother lost!"
"Sister-in-law is so amazing!"
"Brother Xu Shengwei lost, hahahaha, he finally lost."
The group of children were jubilant. No matter who won, since Xu Shengjie lost, they were happy too, as if they had contributed to the victory.
Liang Baozhen took her hand back, but she was not very happy. She stared at Xu Shengjie with her almond-shaped eyes, her cheeks puffed up, "Why did you let me do that?"
She didn't want such a victory.
Xu Shengjie smiled, "How can I beat you?"
The sky is big, the earth is big, but the daughter-in-law is the biggest!
The author has something to say:
Xu Shengjie: My thoughts and awareness today are so high!
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