Therefore, she was so busy in the remaining month of summer vacation that even Wu Tianjiao said to her, "It seems like you want to finish everything in this month! I can't handle it!"
How could I handle being dragged to meetings by Lin Qingping every day?
End of August.
Xiaoqin came to the capital from her hometown county. She first went to Lin Qingping's house and brought Lin Qingping local specialties from her hometown.
Lin Qingping entertained her warmly and sent her to school the next day.
Soon after, Gu Youlian and Xiaomai came back, and Du Gen came back with them. After two months in the south, Gu Youlian looked much thinner.
When they were having dinner together in the evening, Lin Qingping felt that something was wrong with them.
Gu Youlian treated Du Gen coldly the whole time, while Du Gen was obviously trying to please Gu Youlian by serving her rice, vegetables and soup. After Gu Youlian finished her meal, he took the bowl and put it away for her.
You know, since Gu Youlian and her husband got married, it is actually Gu Youlian who dotes on Du Gen the most. As long as Gu Youlian is around, she will not let Du Gen do housework.
However, the two men obviously had no intention of saying anything to her. After dinner, they took Xiaomai, said goodbye to her, and went back to their own home.
Xiaomai looked depressed. She was being held by her mother and looked back at Lin Qingping.
Afterwards, Lin Qingping called Zhiyuan over and asked him if Xiaomai had said anything to him.
Zhiyuan shook his head, "I gave her delicious food, but she wasn't happy."
Lin Qingping fell into deep thought, remembering what Gu Youlian had mentioned at the beginning of summer vacation, about temporarily sending Xiaomai back...
Maybe things are not that simple.
Gu Youlian and Du Gen live in different places, but in fact Du Gen often comes over, with intervals of six or seven days at least and more than ten days at most. Because Du Gen is in charge of marketing in the factory and has to run business everywhere, he is almost out all year round, so he has many opportunities to come to the capital to reunite with Gu Youlian.
But usually he would only stay for one or two days before leaving. However, this time, four days passed, Xiaomai Primary School started, Lin Qingping had returned to school, but Du Gen was still here.
Zhiyuan was never able to find out what was going on from Xiaomai, and Du Gen and Gu Youlian seemed to be on bad terms. Lin Qingping was hesitating whether to find a chance to have a good talk with Gu Youlian, when the matter came to him.
Du Gen's father and mother came and lived in Gu Youlian's house.
Lin Qingping knew that Du Gen's parents were not easy to deal with, so she was worried about her living in the school dormitory and went home every day, fearing that something might happen.
It was not convenient for him to directly intervene in the Du family's affairs, so Lin Qingping could only observe secretly.
I heard from Sister Zhao that Gu Youlian went home very early these two days, even at noon, probably because she had a lot of things to do at home.
What could be the matter?
That day, she went to Gu Youlian's house on the pretext of delivering something to her. As a result, she saw Gu Youlian washing clothes in a large basin. It must be not just hers and Xiaomai's. As expected, those clothes were obviously those of Du's parents.
"Pingzi..." Gu Youlian wiped his hands and came to greet her.
Lin Qingping glanced at the house. The two elders of the Du family were watching TV happily with a pile of food in front of them. When Lin Qingping came, the two of them greeted him without saying that they were relatives.
"I'll bring you some fruit." Lin Qingping put the fruit on the table and gave up the idea of saying hello. Forget it, the relationship was already strained anyway.
Gu Youlian guessed Lin Qingping's intention, and took her out the door under the pretext of sending her off.
Lin Qingping glared at Gu Youlian. When did she say she was leaving?
But Gu Youlian ignored her gaze and took her hand and walked out.
Lin Qingping had no choice but to grab her and question her in the yard, "What's wrong with you?"
Gu Youlian dodged a little, "Nothing, Du Gen's parents are here, I'll cook for them at noon and in the evening."
"Washing clothes for them after cooking? They are not too old to move!" Lin Qingping said angrily.
Gu Youlian sighed, "Anyway, you're only here to stay for a while, so for Du Gen's sake, be a little more filial."
"You really are..." Lin Qingping felt that he was being a bad guy. If he continued to talk, it would be no different from stirring up trouble. "What happened between you and Du Gen? Did you have a fight?"
"It's just a small matter." Gu Youlian forced a smile, "What couple doesn't quarrel?"
Since Gu Youlian said so, Lin Qingping couldn't continue.
The two were talking outside, but the Du family's parents, who were watching TV in the house, shouted, "Xiaomi, Xiaoomi! Pour me a glass of water."
Xiaomai was doing homework in the room. When she heard the noise, she quickly put down her pen and ran out.
At that time, there were no water dispensers or water purifiers. The water we drank was boiled tap water and then cooled. Gu Youlian boiled a pot of water in the evening and put it in a large teacup. It was no longer hot, but still warm.
Xiaomai hurriedly took a glass of water and handed it to her grandmother.
As a result, Dugen's mother took a sip of water and sprayed it on Xiaomai's face. Then, she stretched out her hand and pinched Xiaomai hard, "You damn girl! It's so hot, pour me some hot water! You want to scald me to death!"
Xiaomai was in so much pain that tears came out, "No, it's not boiling water...ah——"
With a scream from Xiaomai, Dugen's mother grabbed her hair.
"You still dare to talk back? Who taught you to talk back? Your mother who can't give birth to a son?" Du Gen's mother grabbed Xiaomai's hair and shook it hard, "You money-loser! You still have the nerve to talk back! When you grow up, you will be like your mother, unable to lay eggs!"
Xiaomai's hair was pulled so hard that it hurt. Tears flowed down her cheeks, but she didn't dare cry out loud.
Du Gen's mother loosened her grip and pushed Xiao Mai to the ground, pointing at her and warning her fiercely, "Don't tell your mother. If you dare to complain, I will make your father abandon your mother! Kick your mother out of the house!"
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