When Qi Mengmeng arrived at Pan Dahahua's house, it was the busiest time. Pan Dahahua's mother-in-law, Old Lady Chen, was pulling Ge Tiezhu's clothes and asking him to pay compensation.
Ge Tiezhu's face was covered in sweat. He wanted to pull the clothes out of Old Mrs. Chen's hands, but the old lady was very strong and he couldn't pull it out at all. He wanted to do it himself, but there were too many spectators. If he hurt Old Mrs. Chen, he would not be able to leave.
"Mom, you have to make him pay for it. Don't let him go easily." A nonchalant boy nearby gave Mrs. Chen some advice.
Qi Mengmeng was wearing a headscarf that covered most of her face, making it impossible to see her features. She heard someone next to her vividly describing what had just happened.
Ge Tiezhu came to bring food to Pan Dahua and was seen by Old Lady Chen. Without saying a word, she asked her youngest son to beat him up. She also called the neighbors nearby to come out and see, saying that Ge Tiezhu was Pan Dahua's lover.
No matter how Ge Tiezhu explained that he and Pan Dahua were relatives, Old Lady Chen didn't believe it. She opened the lunch box that Ge Tiezhu brought over, and found stewed pig's trotters inside, which were obviously for increasing lactation.
Nowadays, it is good enough for one's own family to have enough food. Who would give such good things to a relative's mother who has just given birth, unless the relationship between the two people is not normal.
Old Mrs. Chen thought that Pan Dahua wanted to remarry, so she directly asked Ge Tiezhu for 200 yuan and asked him to marry Pan Dahua.
Ge Tiezhu was almost mad with anger. He had just moved and hadn't even packed his things yet, but he came to deliver food to Pan Dahahua. He was worried that his son would be hungry, but who knew he would meet an unreasonable old woman.
Two hundred yuan to marry Pan Dahahua was more expensive than marrying a virgin, and it was given to Pan Dahahua's ex-husband's family. How could he agree to it? That's why they had an argument.
Seeing more and more people gathering around, Ge Tiezhu became anxious. He had just divorced, and if someone recognized him at this time, they would definitely think that he was the one at fault, and then the news he had spread in the factory in the past two days would be useless.
"Why is this guy so nice to a woman who just gave birth? No way, the child must be related to him?" Qi Mengmeng suddenly said to herself.
The two people who were discussing enthusiastically next to her brightened their eyes when they heard this.
yes!
Who would go find a woman who just gave birth and buy her a lunch box of pig's trotters? That's not cheap.
"I said, that child must be his."
"Wow, I know Widow Pan. Her husband has been ill for several years. Could it be that this child is not her husband's?"
The onlookers' eyes were full of gossip and their voices were getting louder and louder. Qi Mengmeng quickly moved to another corner to watch the fun so that Ge Tiezhu wouldn't see her.
Old Mrs. Chen, who was standing at the front, did not hear the discussions in the crowd, but the youngest son of the Chen family heard it. He walked straight forward and hit Ge Tiezhu in the face.
"I asked you to come and deliver the food. Tell me, what is your relationship with that woman? Whose child is it?"
Mrs. Chen was shocked when she saw her youngest son hitting someone. This was different from what she said when she came here, so she wanted to stop him. But when she heard the following words, her eyes widened and she gave Ge Tiezhu a slap: "You actually hooked up with that vixen a long time ago, my poor son, two hundred is not enough, at least three, no, five hundred, or I will sue you."
Ge Tiezhu was confused, he just came to deliver food, how could someone discover his secret.
Qi Mengmeng felt relieved when she saw the scene in front of her, but she saw anger and calculation in Old Lady Chen's eyes, so she didn't stay any longer.
Anyway, with this old lady, Ge Tiezhu will have no time to cause trouble for the mother and daughter for a while. Once she gets the certificate, he will have nothing to fear.
Qi Mengmeng walked out of the crowd in a good mood, found an empty corner, took off her headscarf, braided her hair into two pigtails again, walked out from the other side, and bumped into Gu Guizhi.
"Why are you here?" Qi Mengmeng took the initiative.
Gu Guizhi pointed to the post office not far away and said, "I just finished making a phone call at the post office and bought some things when I came out and saw you."
"It took so long to make the call? Are there many people calling now?" Qi Mengmeng poked her head behind Gu Guizhi. You know, an entire afternoon had passed, and Gu Guizhi had just finished a phone call.
Gu Guizhi's brows twitched. He made three or four phone calls that afternoon and waited for two hours. He only came out when the people at the post office got off work.
As soon as he came out, he saw Qi Mengmeng passing by with a headscarf wrapped around her. He followed Qi Mengmeng to Pan's house and saw that she had changed her hairstyle.
Although he didn't know why, he kept waiting outside, afraid that someone would bump into Qi Mengmeng.
"I called the political commissar and told him that my marriage application has been approved and we can go get the certificate tomorrow." Gu Guizhi was the first to tell the good news.
Qi Mengmeng's smile immediately blossomed: "That's great."
It makes me happy that I don’t have to go to the countryside anymore.
Gu Guizhi thought that Qi Mengmeng was happy because she could marry him, and there was a little more smile in his eyes. He had completely forgotten what Qi Zhijun had said just now.
"I stewed pork ribs and made dumplings for you and put them in your yard. You should go back and eat them." Qi Mengmeng suddenly remembered and quickly reminded Gu Guizhi.
In this weather, the spareribs will definitely not get cold, but the dumplings will probably stick together if left for too long and won’t taste as good.
"You made dumplings?" There was surprise in Gu Guizhi's eyes. He didn't expect Qi Mengmeng to bring him food.
"Well, you should go back quickly. The dumplings are probably stuck together. Soaking them in warm water may help." Qi Mengmeng waved at Gu Guizhi and quickly walked towards home.
Although she left a note for Qi Huilan, she couldn't go back too late.
"I'll take you home." Gu Guizhi strode forward and stood next to Qi Mengmeng: "It's getting dark, I'll take you home."
It's summer now, and it doesn't get dark until around eight o'clock. Qi Mengmeng looked at the gorgeous sunset in the sky. She didn't expect that Gu Guizhi still had the ability to lie with his eyes open.
Gu Guizhi felt a little regretful after he finished speaking. He actually just wanted to spend more time with Qi Mengmeng.
Fortunately, Qi Mengmeng didn’t say much, but just walked quickly towards home.
It was already past the time to get off work, and there were not many pedestrians on the road. The two people were half a step apart, and did not attract anyone's attention.
Qi Mengmeng stopped when she was still one turn away from home and said, "My home is just ahead. I'm going back first."
"Wait." Gu Guizhi pulled Qi Mengmeng's arm.
Qi Mengmeng was caught off guard and staggered. Fortunately, Gu Guizhi helped her, otherwise she would have fallen against the wall.
Gu Guizhi was a little embarrassed because he used too much force.
Qi Mengmeng didn't notice his expression because she heard Qi Huilan's voice coming from the front.
"No need to send me back, I can go back by myself."
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