Chapter 27 27. Eating Melon
While making mushroom sauce, Mrs. Shi San gossiped, "Who do you think Qiao Zhiqing will end up dating?"
In this age without mobile phones and computers, nothing is more eye-catching than gossip. When talking about this, the three sisters-in-law were all very excited. There is no way, rural life also needs adjustment.
Mrs. Shi, the eldest, was the first to speak: "I think Qiao Zhiqing likes Liu Zhiqing."
Mrs. Shi San also agreed.
Mrs. Shi San chuckled and said, "Actually, I feel the same way. It's just that Liu Zhiqing gives me a weird feeling. His eyes get red all the time. I don't know what's wrong with him."
"Puff..." Shi Liu raised an eyebrow. As expected, people's eyes are sharp. "Liu Piaoxu is a big white lotus. As for Liu Tiantian, she's just a weird little hot pepper. She wanted to imitate others' gentleness and consideration, but ended up imitating them poorly."
Mrs. Shi blinked. "I know what this little pepper is, but what do the white lotus and that thing mean?"
"So-called white lotuses, also known as saintly white lotuses, have delicate and charming appearances, kind, fragile hearts, a saintly-like sense of universal love, and incredible luck. They are the kind of harmless people who will grit their teeth and swallow their wounds when wronged, their eyes always filled with tears. Even if someone stabs them, as long as the other person repents and says sorry, they will immediately show sympathy and happily forgive the other person."
"What the hell!"
After hearing Shi Liu's explanation, the three of them were all stunned. Finally, Shi San's wife muttered, "I don't think this is something a normal person would do. But you know what, big sister, your description is really apt. No wonder I always felt that this Liu Zhiqing was so fake."
Mrs. Shi, who had always been an honest person, nodded in agreement: "That's right, I don't believe there are really saints in this world. People like this don't feel pain unless the knife cuts themselves. They are really saints and white lotuses with nothing to do."
Mrs. Shi Ersao was even more insightful: "That's all superficial. I haven't seen Liu Zhiqing giving candy to the children in the village for free. Last time when Liu Zhiqing was building his own house, not only did he not provide food, he also didn't give much money. It can be seen that he is a stingy person." At first she thought Liu Zhiqing was generous and let her husband go with her to build the house. Unexpectedly, in the end he only gave a few cents, nothing. He was not even as good as Principal Wang Jianguo.
When talking about this matter, the sisters-in-law of the Shi family were all upset. They had never seen anyone do things in such a way. They thought that she might as well be arrested to death.
Shi Liu also chimed in with a few insults: "To put it bluntly, Liu Zhiqing is just a fake. He tries to be a good person, but he's actually a stingy person. In comparison, Liu Tiantian is more straightforward, but she's also very fake. She likes to imitate Liu Zhiqing's words, pretending to be generous, and likes to step on others to build her image."
The sisters-in-law of the Shi family understood what was said, and their good impression of Liu Tiantian was immediately greatly reduced. After all, their sister-in-law was still the best. She would speak her mind and never harbor any bad intentions. She also never spoke ill of them in front of her mother-in-law. Thinking of this, they felt more at ease.
Su Sanlan made lunch because her daughter said she wanted to eat her mother's cooking.
Shi Liu picked up a piece of braised pork with chopsticks and put it into her mouth tremblingly with satisfaction. The best cooks at home were her mother and her third sister-in-law, and braised pork was her mother's specialty.
Su Sanlan was happy to see her daughter enjoying the meal, but she still had to say something: "Zhengyue, Dazhuang, you guys must remember your aunt's kindness. If it weren't for your aunt, you wouldn't be able to eat braised pork. Even the landlord wouldn't dare to eat it like this."
Zhengyue, Dazhuang and other children nodded: "Remember, we will definitely be filial to our aunt in the future."
"It seems quite reasonable." Su Sanlan was satisfied. "The Qin family is making trouble again. I don't know what the three sisters-in-law of the Qin family think. If I can get along well with my sister-in-law, maybe she can get me a quota when recruiting soldiers in the future. Otherwise, relying on the quota allocated by the higher-ups is useless."
Shi Liu immediately chimed in, "That's right. Even if their children don't want to join the army, they'll still be needed on a daily basis. I heard that many police officers are professional recruits from the military. They've all been soldiers, so maybe they have some connections. I heard from a classmate that a relative of hers was arrested by red armbands, but later they found the police and got him back. It wasn't a big deal, actually. Who hasn't been to the black market these days? Those red armbands are just trying to extort money."
Shi Erge's trip outing had broadened his horizons. "I've heard of this kind of thing before. Many things that aren't a big deal are just being used to get picked on. Since ancient times, people haven't fought against officials. If ordinary people like us could get to know a public security officer, we wouldn't have to worry about being left in fear. At least we wouldn't have to worry about not being able to speak our minds."
Although Brother Shi remained silent, he also had his own ideas: "Serving in the military is very popular these days, and my elder sister can find an officer in the future." During this period of time, he also realized how difficult it is to find a job in the city. He wanted his elder sister to find an officer and directly follow the army in the future, so that she would not have to work in the fields.
Su Sanlan thought about it and felt that having an officer son-in-law was not bad: "Boss, this is a good idea, but when your son-in-law is on a mission, you can go home and stay. Mom will make delicious food for you."
The three sisters-in-law had no objections. The eldest sister was generous. If she really lived at home, she would definitely bring delicious food home. Soldiers do get allowances.
Shi Liu smiled and said nothing. She had always been independent since she was young. A big part of the reason she fell in love with Zhou Pan was out of curiosity. As far as her boyfriend was concerned, Zhou Pan was quite qualified. Shi Liu didn't even think that there would be another man who would do that for her. Although the reason for their breakup was ridiculous, she had never thought of looking for someone else. She just didn't know if Zhou Pan had also come into this world.
Zhou Pan, who was far away in Yudu, suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance: Pomegranate, are you thinking about me?
The family was having dinner when they suddenly heard a noise outside. Upon listening carefully, they found that the noise seemed to be coming towards their home.
"Bang! Third sister, something happened at your uncle's house—"
Su Sanlan: "Her aunt, what's going on with my uncle's family?"
Su Dahong gasped, "Shi Jiandang had an accident in the army. He sent a telegram saying he was dying and asked his family to send someone over."
Su Sanlan's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Their Shi family would have to rely on Shi Jiandang in the future. Just now she was thinking of asking Jiandang to introduce an officer to Shi Liu, but she heard the bad news before she even finished her meal. How could she bear this?
Shi Liu hurriedly supported Su Sanlan. She couldn't let him faint at this moment. "Mom, my second cousin is probably only seriously injured. He's probably not in danger of death. Otherwise, the army wouldn't have sent us over to take care of him."
"Yes, nothing will happen!" The image of her husband covered in blood seemed to appear before Su Sanlan's eyes again.
(End of this chapter)
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