"Of course we should say it. There might be someone eyeing An'an, so we have to remind her."
"Okay, I'll take the call here. You go quickly."
Aunt Zhang took off her sleeves and put them on the table. She walked out quickly, and by the time she reached the Xiao family's house, she was already panting, which showed how anxious she was.
"Is something wrong at the factory?"
Gu An'an handed her a glass of water, which Zhang Sao took and drank. After catching her breath, she said, "No, the factory is doing very well. It's just that I just received a call. At first, he said that your relative asked you for help. When I asked him to leave his name so I could pass on the message, he said that he was Uncle Li from the same residential compound as you. He said that something had happened at home and he urgently needed your help."
Uncle Li from the family compound? The only person in the family compound with the surname Li who is close enough to call him is Factory Director Li. But Uncle Li calls frequently, and Aunt Zhang has answered the phone more than once. If he has something to say, he would definitely say it directly. There is no need for him to be so secretive. The only possibility is that the person is not Uncle Li at all.
Can you tell how old someone is just by listening to their voice?
Aunt Zhang thought for a moment, "Judging from the voice, I think she's not young, at least forty or fifty years old."
A man in his forties or fifties? He even knows Uncle Li and would think of asking her for help if he gets into trouble. Gu An'an mentally eliminated all the people she could possibly know, and finally Zhang Changsheng was left.
"I think I know who he is."
"Who? I have a feeling that person isn't up to any good. If you know who it is, you can be on your guard."
Gu An'an was genuinely touched by Zhang Sao's concern. "He is my blood father, but we have long since severed ties."
As the wife of the regimental commander, Aunt Zhang knew a bit about Gu An'an's family affairs. When she heard that the person on the phone was the scumbag she had cursed countless times, Aunt Zhang regretted her mercy just now. If she had known this would happen, she should have just cursed him to death until he doubted his existence.
"Damn it! How dare he call again!"
"Damn it! If I had known it was him, I definitely wouldn't have come looking for you. Old Zhou and I would have given him a good dressing down."
“An’an, don’t be soft-hearted. You have nothing to do with him. No matter how bad his life is in the future, you just need to live your own life well.”
Seeing that Aunt Zhang was afraid that she would do something wrong if she softened her heart, Gu An'an's heart softened. "Sister-in-law, don't you still believe me? If I soften my heart now, wouldn't I be letting down all the suffering I've endured over the years?" I would be letting down the original owner of this body.
"Moreover, I have already severed ties with them by publishing a notice in the newspaper. Whether then or in the future, I will never allow myself to suffer any more grievances."
"That's good. I was worried you might make a mistake, but thinking about it, our An'an is so smart, how could she possibly make such a basic mistake?"
After praising Gu An'an, Aunt Zhang asked, "Are you going to call him back and give him a piece of your mind?"
Gu An'an shook her head. She had no interest in wasting time with that kind of person. "No need. If he calls again, just hang up. There's no need to let that kind of person affect your mood."
Aunt Zhang agreed, and she thought it was very good that Gu An'an was able to deal with it so calmly.
"Okay, I'll head back now. Things are still busy at the factory."
As soon as she reached the door, her loud voice rang out, "Old Zhou, has that person called back?"
"Not yet, how should I reply...?"
Before she could finish speaking, the phone rang. Aunt Zhang rushed forward and answered it, "Hello, who is this?"
"It's me again, An'an is here..."
Upon hearing Zhang Changsheng's voice, Aunt Zhang didn't give him a chance to finish speaking. "An'an what An'an? How dare you call her by her name? You don't even dare to say who you are. Do you feel ashamed to face people because you haven't done anything decent? Let me tell you, someone like you who has done so many bad things will definitely have maggots on your head and sores on your feet, and live a miserable life. This is the retribution for your inhumanity."
After yelling, Aunt Zhang slammed the phone down.
"Damn it! I should have cursed a few more times, it's been over a minute already."
Aunt Zhang regretted not scolding Zhang Changsheng for a few dozen seconds longer, feeling as if she had lost a fortune.
"Who is this person that makes you so angry?"
Aunt Zhang looked around to make sure no one was outside before she spoke up, "That scumbag father of An'an, ugh! I don't know where he gets the nerve to ask An'an to help him."
Aunt Zhou was gentler than Aunt Zhang, but when she heard that the person on the other end of the phone was Zhang Changsheng, she became agitated. "Why did you hang up? Let me vent my anger a bit."
"Why don't we wait a little longer? He might call again. If he does, he'll give you a piece of his mind in the next round."
"OK."
The two waited by the phone for a long time, but the phone never rang again.
It wasn't that Zhang Changsheng didn't want to keep calling; he was just unwilling to give up since he hadn't achieved his goal and had wasted his phone bill.
But he had spent all the money he had on phone bills, and he didn't have a single penny left.
"Sister, please let me call one more time. My daughter didn't answer just now. She'll wire me the money when she gets back. You won't be shortchanged on the phone bill."
"What do you mean, 'big sister'? Look at the wrinkles on your face, you look much older than me. How dare you call me 'big sister'? This is a phone billing office, not a charity. If you have money, make a call; if you don't, get lost."
These days, telephones leak sound. The woman heard Zhang Sao's loud cursing a long time ago and knew that Zhang Changsheng was no good person, so she disliked him even more.
"The person who just answered the phone was deliberately trying to cause trouble. She didn't want me to contact my daughter on purpose. My daughter definitely won't abandon me. She's my daughter, she has to take care of me and give me money."
Having encountered too many setbacks, Zhang Changsheng's original disguise crumbled inch by inch, revealing him as a complete villain.
"What do you mean you have to raise the child just because you gave birth to it? We'll see if you've done anything right. Alright, alright, there are other people waiting to make phone calls, move aside."
"Exactly, why make a phone call if you don't have money?"
"Get out of the way! I have an urgent matter to contact my family. You're wasting all my time."
Caught off guard, Zhang Changsheng was pulled aside, the stick he had picked up was thrown aside, and he fell uncontrollably to the side. At the last moment, he grabbed the counter with both hands to prevent himself from falling, but even so, his leg, which had just undergone surgery, was twisted again.
"Alright, hurry up and come back with me. I have a lot of things to do, and I don't have time to waste with you here."
The man guarding him refused to touch him and simply picked up the wooden stick and gave it to him, saying, "Hurry up, go and complete the discharge procedures now, so you can catch the last bus back to the farm."
"No, brother, I really called my daughter. She was the top scorer in the province's college entrance exam this year. She's very capable and rich."
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