The sky darkened and Gu Yi hurried towards Sanyuan.
"Xing'er, is Xiaohuzi okay today? He's not here? Why is everything so quiet?"
Zhao Xiaoxing was cleaning the yard and shook her head, "Brother and sister-in-law went out after lunch, taking Xiaohuzi with them."
"No wonder!" Gu Yi muttered, "I passed by my brother's office this afternoon and wanted to go in to ask for a glass of water, but my brother was not there. The other apprentices were busy and said that my brother didn't go in the afternoon."
After a pause, he asked, "What did the family of three do?"
Zhao Xiaoxing shook her head: "I don't know... It seems like a very important matter. My sister-in-law didn't say anything, so I didn't ask."
Gu Yi thought for a moment and asked, "Are you sending your sister-in-law to report to Yuda? It seems like the time is about right."
"It doesn't feel like it." Zhao Xiaoxing shook her head again.
Gu Yi pounded his stomach a few times and couldn't help asking, "Xing'er, is there anything delicious in the kitchen? I'm starving! Find me something to eat first."
"There's roast chicken and peanuts in the kitchen." Zhao Xiaoxing replied, "And a bag of biscuits."
Gu Yi laughed loudly: "I knew that there is always delicious food here at sister-in-law's place! Give me some cookies and peanuts!"
"You--how can you be so greedy!" Zhao Xiaoxing glared at him angrily: "These things all belong to my sister-in-law."
Gu Yi smiled and said, "Sister-in-law has always loved us. She is willing to give us anything to eat, no matter how much we eat! Go ahead, go ahead!"
Zhao Xiaoxing smiled softly and quickly ran to the kitchen.
My sister-in-law is indeed very generous. In the past, whenever there was something at home, she never cared who ate it or who took it.
Ever since my sister-in-law and her family moved here, my mother-in-law has been asking for money every few days, but my sister-in-law rarely cares about her and lets her take and move as she pleases, and she always makes up for the missing items when she gets back.
"Ayi, I think my sister-in-law... is very rich."
Gu Yi was slightly stunned and nodded repeatedly.
"I heard from my eldest brother that my sister-in-law paid 80% to 90% of the money for building this garden. Remember the last time my sister-in-law filled the entire living room and room with fried noodles? I heard that she made a lot of money that time! For my eldest brother to say "a lot of money", it must be at least one or two thousand yuan."
Zhao Xiaoxing was stunned and made a decision secretly.
"I...I will follow my sister-in-law and work hard in the future."
Suddenly, Gu Yi remembered something and took out a crumpled envelope from his pocket.
"Here's your telegram. It arrived this morning."
Zhao Xiaoxing hurriedly dropped the dustpan, rubbed her hands hard on her pants a few times, then quickly took it and opened it.
"Ayi, please help me look! There are only a few words - I can't recognize any of them!"
Gu Yi didn't bother to eat and came over to take a look.
"My mother is ill and in urgent need of money. I hope my sister can help me."
Zhao Xiaoxing stood there in a daze, and then burst into tears.
"My mom...my mom is sick? Wuuuu! My mom is sick! Why is she sick? What's going on? Why is she sick?! Ayi...wuuuu! What should I do? What should I do?"
Gu Yi quickly supported her and comforted her, "Don't panic, don't panic. Saying that you need money urgently proves that your illness can be cured. It's okay. As long as it can be treated, it's not a serious illness."
"But I... where can I find the money?" Zhao Xiaoxing choked up and cried, "I haven't worked for two months... I don't even dare to tell my parents."
Gu Yi said hurriedly, "I still have 10 yuan saved from last month's salary. When my eldest brother and his wife come back, I'll lend them 30 yuan more and collect the remaining 10 yuan and remit it to them tomorrow."
"...Can it be done?" Zhao Xiaoxing wiped her tears and whispered, "I have finally saved up some money... and I still have to borrow money... If my mother-in-law finds out, she will scold me to death... and scold me for being a burden to you."
"We are husband and wife." Gu Yi comforted him, "What do you mean by burden or not! Your parents worked hard to raise you. It was not easy for them. The old man is sick, how can we just ignore him? Your brother and sister-in-law can help take care of him. We are too far away to help. If we can't take care of him, at least give him some money. Don't let my mother know. She is just like that. Don't bother with her."
Zhao Xiaoxing felt a little guilty and whispered, "Since I married you, my family has asked for money two or three times. I have been married to you for only half a year..."
Although life in the mountains was hard, the betrothal gift and rice given to me before were so generous, and I don’t know how my parents arranged it.
How could two hundred yuan be spent in just half a year? It must be all gone, otherwise how could he have asked her for money even for medical treatment?
Gu Yi didn't say much, just reminded: "Remember, don't let my mother know about this. Your mother is probably seriously ill, otherwise your brother and sister-in-law wouldn't be anxious to ask you for money. Life is more important than anything else, this may be life-saving money. We will work hard to earn money, as long as the old lady can get better, don't feel sorry for the money."
After hearing this, Zhao Xiaoxing finally felt better.
Fortunately, Ayi is very filial to the old man and doesn’t care too much, otherwise she would be so uncomfortable being caught in the middle!
…
As night falls, a full moon hangs above the branches.
Gu Qi came back on his bicycle with his wife and children. They all looked tired, as if they had run a long way.
"Brother, sister-in-law, you're back!" Zhao Xiaoxing hurriedly called out, "Come in and have dinner! The food is ready!"
While eating, Gu Qi and Chen Xingling explained to them what they did in the afternoon.
"Little Shanshan from Section Chief Sun's family was frightened and had nightmares and cried all night. The next morning, my sister-in-law felt something was wrong and rushed her to the hospital for an IV drip. Except for the two children who were not seriously injured, the other children were too frightened to go to kindergarten."
"Ah?!" Gu Yi also knew Xiao Shanshan and felt distressed: "So miserable? What did the doctor say?"
Chen Xingling answered: "We went to the hospital to see her. Her face was much thinner and her complexion was very bad. She was timid and kept crying. Fortunately, Xiaohuzi got along well with her and asked her to play with small building blocks together, so she stopped crying. I brought her some chicken wings, and she ate two of them. She looked better. The doctor said she had to take medicine and have an IV drip, and she could be discharged from the hospital only when her emotions were stable."
Gu Yi and Zhao Xiaoxing felt very sorry when they heard this and kept scolding Guo Jiayue, that crazy woman.
"Section Chief Sun and the other two parents agreed to go with us to sue her." Gu Qi explained: "We went to the police station together to report the case and submitted a complaint, so we came back a little late."
Gu Yi was shocked and was stunned for a long time before asking, "Brother, won't that cause a big fuss? What if...what if Director Guo gets angry, what should we do then?"
I originally thought that my elder brother and his wife would at most go to Director Guo to seek justice and ask him to punish Guo Jiayue according to the factory regulations.
I never expected that they would go and sue Guo Jiayue!
What if Director Guo protects his protégé too much and ends up taking his anger out on my eldest brother and Section Chief Sun - that would be terrible!
Gu Qi was very calm and said, "Before, when several children were bullied, Lao Guo just made a small matter and covered it up. Later, when Xiao Shanshan got into trouble, Lao Guo suspended her. Everyone knows that after a while, she will be reinstated and continue to work. He can protect her in the factory, but it is impossible for him to do so outside the factory, right? Guo Jiayue must pay the price for what she did!"
"Brother, what if the factory manager gets angry with you guys..." Zhao Xiaoxing asked anxiously, "What should we do then? Will we lose our job?"
"If he is such a superior who cannot distinguish right from wrong, then just throw him away." Chen Xingling shook his head and said, "Since she is determined to sue her and bring her to justice, we are not afraid."
Gu Qi nodded in agreement: "Not bad."
After eating, Gu Qi took Xiaohuzi upstairs to take a bath.
Chen Xingling went to the back balcony to collect clothes.
Zhao Xiaoxing and Gu Yi were washing dishes in the kitchen while discussing whether they should ask their eldest brother or their eldest sister-in-law.
"My sister-in-law is making a lot of money now, and she's so confident! Just now I said that if I angered Director Guo, I'd lose my job, but she's not afraid at all. I'd better talk to my sister-in-law, her financial situation is probably better than my brother's now!"
Unexpectedly, Chen Xingling immediately shook his head after hearing this.
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