After saying that, he proudly puffed out his chest and pointed at Li Zhaodi, who was holding her own against two opponents.
Duan Jianhua was speechless. So you're quite smug about it?
If it were his son, a few hard slaps would turn the whole family into a whole mess of trouble!
Duan Jianhua touched his short hair with distress and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
It's truly the worst luck he could have had to deal with some troublesome commune members.
Gu Zuozuo stood at the back, listening to the other members sharing the gossip they knew.
Gu Zuozuo pieced together the general outline of the story from the accounts of these people.
Ma Yuejiao wanted to marry the second son, Ma Ershi, but he already had a wife.
So she settled for second best and set her sights on her remaining normal son, wanting to win over the third child.
Originally, both families agreed that she would marry the third son, but who knew that at the very last moment before the wedding ceremony, they would change her groom? Who could tolerate this?
She was almost ready to enter the bridal chamber when she found out that someone else was also getting married, and she wasn't the bride!
This instantly made her indignant, believing that Li Zhaodi had stolen her man, which led to the two of them fighting.
The more Gu Zuozuo listened, the deeper her disdain became. She glanced at the increasingly noisy wedding venue and silently withdrew.
"Left left?"
An arm draped over her right shoulder, and Qi Meng leaned in with a grin.
"When did you get back? You didn't even come to see us after you got back."
Gu Zuozuo turned around and met Li Mo's gaze. She nodded politely before looking at Qi Meng.
Can I find you?
Seeing her look and instantly understanding what she meant, Qi Meng glanced shyly at Li Mo, then reached out and hugged Gu Zuozuo's arm in a coquettish manner, her smile bright and her eyes sparkling.
"Zuo Zuo, my uncle has agreed to let us date! He even said that since winter is coming, I should take him back to Beijing to meet his parents."
Gu Zuozuo was genuinely happy for her, and her eyes crinkled into a smile.
Of the three of them, the youngest, Qi Meng, was the first to get married.
When are you going back?
"In a few days, I need to ask for leave from the glass factory. Li Mo is going with his sister, so there are quite a few things to prepare."
The two sisters huddled together, whispering about their plans for the future, occasionally letting out a laugh.
"By the way, Zuo Zuo, my uncle asked me to ask you if you want to go to Beijing for the Chinese New Year this year. He said he hasn't seen you for almost six years."
My uncle holds a special position and cannot easily leave Beijing, otherwise they wouldn't need to take the time to go back.
Gu Zuozuo shook her head; she had no intention of going back, as she had other plans.
Qi Meng sighed. Oh well, there's no way to abduct them to Beijing this year.
Every other year, she and Meng Tian would go home for the Spring Festival, but Zuo Zuo would stay in this small village instead of going anywhere else.
"Don't worry about me, I'm not alone. Besides, you two didn't go home for the New Year last year, you stayed here with me. Don't you miss your families?"
She has a system, the New Year, and Ahri; she is not lonely.
"By the way, why did Li Zhaodi come to Malutun?"
Seeing that her mood had visibly dropped, Gu Zuozuo pointed to the people fighting fiercely inside the room and changed the subject.
He deliberately asked Qi Meng the question, smiling as he waited for her answer.
After all, this girl has more inside information than the village aunties and grandmas.
Qi Meng rolled her eyes and pouted in disgust.
"She couldn't stay in Baiyun Village anymore. Their village isn't like our Malutun. The educated youth there all got into factories or farms based on their abilities and exams."
There were only so many factory jobs available in their village, and not enough for even the villagers themselves, so how could they possibly care about the fate of the educated youth?
I heard from Yang Shuang, who was assigned to Baiyun Village with her, that she fell for that educated youth named Xie Boyan. In the end, she was almost torn apart by his two henchmen. She caused such a scene at that educated youth settlement that she had no choice but to pull strings and slink away to our place to marry someone randomly..."
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