The group walked for about an hour. They had been on the road for the past two days and were a little tired, so they went back to rest.
Wang Xu was busy boiling water for the others to wash up. Chen Minhua then saw that there was a bathroom and the toilet was clean. "This environment is really nice. It's bigger than our bathroom at home. Most importantly, this toilet can be flushed with water. It's very convenient."
Gu Xi pointed to the small hole on the wall and said, "Look at this small hole. It's used for heating the kang. In winter, add firewood into it. The whole room, especially the bed, will be warm. It won't be cold at all."
After everyone else had finished, Gu Xi went to take a shower. Wang Xu helped her fill the tub with water: "You take a shower, and I'll take care of the remaining water."
Chen Minhua was packing her luggage, including quite a few things for Gu Xi, including a four-piece suit made of defective cloth from a textile factory. No cloth coupons were required, and the pattern had a few minor flaws, but they were not noticeable at all and did not affect its use.
I washed these four-piece sets twice and dried them in the sun for a few days until they were completely soft before bringing them here. After thinking about it, I went next door to get some new sheets for Gu Xi. I can help her wash and dry the bed set tomorrow and help both of them finish some work.
Wang Xu and Gu Chao were counting the accounts in the room, and they gave Gu Chao the cost of the clothes he brought this time and his share of the profit first.
Gu's father and mother took five days off and bought train tickets to go back the next morning.
Gu Chao looked at the huge sums of money he had earned and smiled from ear to ear: "This business is much easier than making money at work. I don't even want to go to work. I can make a fortune just by running back and forth every day."
Wang Xu saw that he and Gu Xi looked similar, so he put aside his guess from the afternoon and decided that they were definitely siblings.
"You work hard, otherwise our parents will be worried, and Gu Xi will beat me up, saying that I led you astray.
It is more important to have a formal and stable job. Doing this is considered speculation and you will be reported if you are finished. So we can’t do it too often, or people will get jealous. "
Gu Chao put the money in his wallet: "I know, I'm just saying, I have a good job now, and I have a lot of free time."
Wang Xu pinched his wallet and said, "Put your money in separate places. Don't put it in your wallet. People can easily steal it. Wrap it in paper and keep it separate. You are too eye-catching. You can tell you have money at a glance."
Gu Chao thought so too: "Okay, I'll rewrap it before I leave and put some in my parents' pockets."
"Mom, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying?" Gu Xi's nervous voice interrupted the conversation.
Several people ran out of the room and saw Chen Minhua sitting at the head of Gu Xi's bed crying. There was a newly changed bed sheet next to her. Wang Xu knew it was broken at a glance.
Chen Minhua threw the condom onto the bed and said, "What is this? Explain it to me."
Gu Xi saw that she was going to be unlucky today. She turned around and glanced at Wang Xu, and Wang Xu's mind went blank all of a sudden.
Gu Chao took a look and said, "What is this? What is so scary that it made you cry?"
Chen Minhua kept staring at me, Gu Xi, and saw her exchange glances with Wang Xu. If there was anything she didn't understand, she would say, "Ask her, don't ask me, why you became like this, Gu Xi! How can you be so bold? I should have never let you go to the countryside even if I died."
Gu Chao walked over, picked up the thing, and immediately threw it back on the bed because it was too hot. "Wang Xu! How did you promise me that you wouldn't take advantage of me and that you would be responsible for Gu Xi, you bastard!"
After saying that, she stepped forward and punched Wang Xu. Seeing her mother's sad face, Gu Xi also shed tears sadly: "Mom, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have hidden it from you, I actually..."
Bang! It was the first time that Chen Minhua hit a child. He had never hit Gu Chao before, even when he was being naughty.
The slap hit Gu Xi's face with such force that it tilted to one side. In fact, she was filled with grief in her heart: "Why have you become like this? You have no self-respect and are so bold. What will you do in the future? You were like this before we got married. Who would dare to marry you in the future?"
After being beaten, Gu Xi felt better: "Wang Xu and I have already obtained a marriage certificate. We are a legal couple, so there is nothing wrong with not loving ourselves."
Wang Xu quickly stepped forward and stood in front of Gu Xi: "Mom, if you want to hit me, hit me. Gu Xi was fooled by me."
Gu Weiguo recovered from his shock and punched Wang Xu. Wang Xu did not dodge this time and took two punches. Gu Xi was anxious when she saw Wang Xu being beaten: "Dad, don't hit him. I agreed after thinking it through. He didn't fool me. I married him voluntarily."
Chen Minhua was already sitting on the bedside crying uncontrollably, and slapped herself: "It's all because of me who didn't teach you well. I spoiled you too much, which is why you dared to secretly marry someone without telling your parents. I don't care about you dating, but you can make the decision on such a big matter as marriage."
Gu Xi stepped forward and held her mother, hugged her and cried, "I didn't act on my own. I just didn't want to have any regrets. It was my fault for hiding it from you, but I don't regret it. From going to the countryside, to dating Wang Xu, to getting married, I don't regret it. I think I made the right choice."
Gu Weiguo could no longer stand and leaned against the wall: "I have never asked for anything from you since you were a child. I just hope you can be healthy and successful. I will try my best to create the best conditions for you and Gu Chao. I always hope you can be confident and strong. If you don't choose to get married early in difficult situations, can you be sure that this is love? Or is it just a momentary impulse or a life-saving straw?
What if you can go back to the city someday? How will you live? Or you won’t go back to the city! Are you just going to sit here and wait for death your whole life? "
After hearing what Gu Weiguo said, Wang Xu also fell into a trance and looked at Gu Xi. Gu Xi hugged his mother to comfort her and looked at his father firmly.
"Dad, I told you I don't regret it. At the end of last year, Lin Ling and I went into the mountains without telling Wang Xu. We encountered three gangsters. Lin Ling, I and a young educated youth were on the verge of death. We were rescued for a long time. Fortunately, we survived. Many scenes of my life at that time emerged from my mind.
There are you and Gu Chao, but in the end I thought of Wang Xu. He is different from you. You have each other, but he only has one person.
I thought I couldn't die. I hadn't enjoyed my life yet, so I wanted to get married. I wanted to be with Wang Xu and didn't want either of us to have any regrets. That's how we decided to get married. "
When Gu Weiguo heard that his life was hanging by a thread, his legs went weak: "How did you run into a criminal? Is your injury healed now?"
Gu Xi wiped away her tears and said, "All the injuries are healed. I just fainted, but the injury is not serious. I just broke my hand. Lin Ling and another educated youth had broken ribs and legs.
Wang Xu is very nice to me. I feel that apart from him, everyone else is just compromising, and I don’t want to compromise. I believe he must be the best. "
At this moment, Wang Xu tried hard to restrain the urge to hug Gu Xi in his arms. Such a small body can protect itself from the attacks and misunderstandings of its parents.
"Mom and Dad, I also want to get married. I can't resist any request from Gu Xi. I will definitely work harder to make money and create a better environment for Gu Xi. I also promised her that I will go back to Shanghai to live. I don't have any relatives here. Gu Xi is my only relative and the only bond."
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