Chen Xingling hurried back to his bedroom and closed the door.
Then, she quickly went into the supermarket and looked for a set of small-sized bedding, and deliberately picked the most common cotton series. She didn't dare to make it too fancy, so the style was ordinary and there were not many prints.
Thinking that there was still a lack of a pillow, I specially found a small rattan pillow and then sent it to the room in the corner.
Zhao Xiaoxing was still sitting stiffly in the corner of the bed, pinching the corner of her clothes and looking at the dark river view outside the window. Seeing Chen Xingling coming in with bedding, she stood up hurriedly and smiled warmly to please him.
"Sister-in-law, I...I'm here to help."
Chen Xingling smiled and said yes.
Although Zhao Xiaoxing was timid, she worked very efficiently. Perhaps due to long-term work in the sun and wind, her skin color was a little darker, but her facial features were very attractive. As long as she was a little groomed, she would definitely be a little beauty.
Chen Xingling said gently: "Don't be shy, and don't be so formal. We can talk tomorrow if you have anything to say. Have a good rest tonight."
Zhao Xiaoxing nodded shyly, touching the comfortable and soft bedding, looking at the pink and white room and the brand new wooden bed, and couldn't help but feel envious.
"The city is the city... We in the countryside really can't compare. The fabric of my clothes can't even compare to the quilts here. The difference is really too great."
Chen Xingling quickly explained: "This is what my fourth brother bought from abroad. The quality is better. In fact, the fabrics here are all Dacron and some embroidered fabrics. These are the best. The difference is not that big."
Zhao Xiaoxing looked at the beautiful bedding and rubbed her hands nervously.
"Well... I can't bear to sleep on such a nice quilt. Sister-in-law, I'm too dirty. I have to wash first, otherwise I dare not sleep on it."
Chen Xingling finally realized something and asked in confusion: "Why don't you have your baby? Did you lose your baby?"
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In the next room, Gu Yi was rubbing his ankle and complaining in frustration.
"My mom is really too much! She scolded Xiao Xing's whole family, and she did it in front of other people in the village! Xiao Xing's parents and brother and sister-in-law all refused to pay attention to me, and even kept driving me away. Xiao Xing was locked up in the attic of the earth building. I waited and waited, begged and begged, but they just wouldn't let me see her. After I got home, I had a big fight with mom, and I went to find my classmate Lin Yueshu and lived in his house."
Gu Qi frowned and asked, "What happens next? I know all this. You told me this when you called me to ask for money. What happens next? I transferred the money to you. Did you receive it?"
"It was confiscated." Gu Yi pouted and explained, "You sent the money back home, and Mom immediately took the remittance slip to withdraw the money. I told her that you sent it to me, but she refused to pay at all, saying that she could only buy me train tickets and food for me on the way, and she would not give me any other money."
Gu Qi asked suspiciously: "Why?"
"Why else?" Gu Yi explained angrily, "She's just afraid that I'll take the money and bring Xiao Xing to Yucheng. What else could it be? Mom is too cruel! She's cruel to me, but she's even crueler to Xiao Xing. She's on guard against her like a thief."
Gu Qi frowned and asked, "Didn't your sister-in-law and I tell you before you left? Get a job first, make some money, and then go and propose to the girl - what's going on between you and her now? Does her family know that she came to Yucheng with you?"
"I..." Gu Yi dodged his gaze and stammered, "After our mother went to Pingshuo Mountain to cause trouble, Xiao Xing's parents disapproved of our marriage. They said that my mother was too powerful, and even if they agreed, Xiao Xing would definitely suffer after marrying me. They couldn't afford to marry our family, and they didn't want their daughter to suffer, so they asked Xiao Xing to break up with me."
"What happened next?" Gu Qi asked.
Gu Yi lowered his voice and said, "I went to look for Xiao Xing every now and then, but unfortunately I could never see her. Later, a villager secretly told me that Xiao Xing's parents had already found a matchmaker to arrange a marriage for her, and they wanted her to marry a young man from a nearby village. I was terrified, so I asked a friend to help me twist a hemp rope, and that night I quietly went into the mountains to look for Xiao Xing... and then we escaped together."
"What?" Gu Qi asked in disbelief, "What is this? Escape from marriage with a girl? Have you ever thought about the consequences?"
Gu Yi's eyes were red and he lowered his head.
"Brother, I... I have no choice, right? If I come here to work first and stabilize Mom's situation, Xiao Xing will marry someone else. I swore to her that I would marry her. I can't break my promise and I can't let her down."
Gu Qijun's face was gloomy, and he said, "Engage her as a wife, and run away as a concubine. You eloped with the girl, have you ever thought about her parents? Have you ever considered her reputation?"
"I can't care about so many things!" Gu Yi choked up: "If I come to Yucheng to find a job, she will marry another man...we will miss each other. Then what's the meaning of my life?!"
"The meaning of life is not just love." Gu Qi interrupted in a deep voice.
Gu Yi was a little angry and embarrassed: "But I can't give up my love! I have no career and no money now! I have nothing except my love! If I can't even protect the woman my father loves the most, then what kind of man am I!"
Gu Qi said in a deep voice: "That's not the way to keep her. You eloped with the girl, have you ever thought about her? Do you want her to abandon her family? People in the countryside value reputation and fame more. How can you expect her family to face such a thing?"
"I... I can't care about so many things!" Gu Yi started to cry: "Brother, I know you will scold me... but I really can't care about so many things."
"Shut up!" Gu Qi said coldly: "What do you mean you can't care about so many things? Have you ever thought about the consequences when you do things? You are impulsive and self-righteous. If you really love the girl, you shouldn't do this!"
Gu Yi said angrily, "If I had no other choice, if my mother hadn't forced me into a corner, I wouldn't have done this! Yes! I'm different from you! If you have the ability to marry your sister-in-law, even if our mother objects, it's already a done deal, and her opposition is useless! If I could do it myself like you, why would I do something like this!"
"What are you talking about?" Gu Qi was also angry, and said in a deep voice: "You still call this a failure? You brought this person here secretly without even saying hello, don't think you are that great! If you really treat this girl well, you should be responsible for her and her family as well!"
"How can I be responsible?!" Gu Yi cried, "I almost killed her! I took her home, treated her well, and treated her well for the rest of my life! I am responsible for her! If she was forced to marry someone else, I wouldn't even have the chance to be responsible! If I knew you would have such an attitude, I wouldn't have come to you! I would rather take Xiao Xing to beg, no matter how hard it is, I would rather not come to Yucheng!"
"Very good!" Gu Qi's face turned pale, and he shouted, "You ran away with the girl in the middle of the night, and you didn't take responsibility for her and her family's reputation! You let the girl beg with you, and you still dare to say that you are responsible for her?! Is this what you call being responsible?! Where did you read all the books?! You don't even know the basic etiquette and morality - what kind of man are you!"
At this moment, the door was pushed open with force!
Chen Xingling rushed in with a frown on his face, lowering his voice: "What are you two doing? What are you two doing? What are you yelling about so late at night!"
Gu Qi glared at his brother fiercely, then turned and left angrily.
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