Looking at his increasingly full wallet, Gu Qingning's inner satisfaction reached its peak at this moment.
"What are you so happy about?"
Lu Changqing looked at his money-loving wife and couldn't help but smile dotingly.
"With money, we can do bigger business and pursue bigger undertakings in the future," Gu Qingning said. "With a bigger business, there will be more job opportunities, and the villagers won't have to endure hunger and live in such a tight spot."
She not only wants to make herself rich, but also wants those who are good to her to make more money.
Lu Changqing pondered for a moment and felt more and more that he should find a way to make more money to make his wife happier.
Unfortunately, Gu Qingning firmly refused to let him go into the mountains to dig for herbs or hunt: "It's not safe!"
"I grew up in the mountains. I know the conditions there better than any wild boar there is. You can rest assured!"
When he was a child, his family didn’t give him food, so he had to go hunting in the mountains alone.
Occasionally, when he collected some useful medicinal herbs or hunted some wild game, he would sell them to the barefoot doctor in the village, or ask someone to sell them to the county town. In this way, he grew up.
Gu Qingning curled her lips and said, "I know you're safe, but I'm not! I'm getting older and heavier, and Bai Huan and the Lu family are causing trouble. If something goes wrong, won't you feel bad?"
These words made Lu Changqing break out in a cold sweat.
He quickly said seriously, "Don't worry, I will definitely protect you and the child and never leave your side."
Gu Qingning patted his head with satisfaction and hugged him in her arms: "That's more like it!"
Lu Changqing: I always feel like something is wrong, but I can’t seem to put my finger on it.
Never mind, his stomach isn’t very good anyway, so being able to eat free food is a skill.
Gu Qingning also stared at Old Lady Lu and would never let the old woman be rescued.
Old Lady Lu is the worst. She is the one who comes up with many cruel ideas. Without her, Lu Xue and Lu Weiguo have become less intelligent.
With her around, Lu Xue can at least live a few more years.
Indeed, without the suppression of Old Lady Lu, Lu Xue became even more arrogant.
The Zhou family has already sent the betrothal gifts to the door with great fanfare.
"Hey, Xiaoxue, you're pregnant now, why did you come out to greet me in person?"
Aunt Zhou's previous vicious look disappeared, and instead she smiled and took Lu Xue's hand, looking her up and down, and spoke to her in a very affectionate manner.
Lu Weiguo couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body.
The last time I went to the city and gave them an ultimatum, they didn't speak in this tone. Now they suddenly became so affectionate, which was creepy.
Aunt Zhou's voice was so loud that everyone in the village heard it.
She even took out the 500 yuan betrothal gift and other betrothal gifts in public: "Xiaoxue, after all, you are pregnant with our Zhou family's flesh and blood. I have specially added some supplements for you, and bought you some red cloth to make you two new clothes. Don't dress shabbily when you come to my house, or people will look down on you!"
Aunt Zhou emphasized this so many times just to let everyone in the village hear it.
She, Lu Xue, got pregnant before she even got married. What a shameless slut!
This is also to avenge what happened last time at the textile factory.
Lu Xue looked a little embarrassed, but she still smiled proudly: "Aunt Zhou, you are so good to me. I will definitely live a good life with Jianjun after I marry him!"
Aunt Zhou's smile was as bright as a peach blossom on the surface, but her eyes were full of resentment.
She continued to take out the betrothal gifts one by one and showed them off to the villagers: "These things were all bought from the provincial capital. I even specially bought a semiconductor radio. I'm afraid your village doesn't even have one? The rest of the bicycles and other things will be placed in your and Jianjun's dormitory at the factory when the time comes."
Gu Qingning watched from afar and couldn't help but sneer.
I'm afraid the Zhou family's life will become more and more interesting in the future.
Most people in the village are kind, but there are always some who like to make people angry and laugh at others.
Aunt Zhou has publicized these betrothal gifts so widely that there will definitely be people who are jealous, and then there will definitely be more people who want to make things difficult for the Lu family.
Gu Qingning was naturally happy to see this happen.
The people around them started to talk more and more: "Lu Xue, a country girl from the old Lu family, was able to marry into the city, and even asked for such a large betrothal gift. It seems that people who have studied are different."
"What's the difference? Didn't she get married because of her big belly?"
Someone nearby said sourly, "Didn't that girl from the next village find a man from the city? She got pregnant before she married him. He took advantage of her pregnancy and didn't dare to delay the marriage any further, fearing that her pregnancy would be exposed. He hasn't even given her a penny in betrothal gifts! Her mother even gave her a few quilts and clothes as a dowry."
"After all, she's only had two years of education, so she's quite clever. I heard she went to the man's factory and caused a scene, so he was afraid of the negative impact, so he had no choice but to marry her."
"Educated people need to be smart, but they also need to be shameless!"
Gu Qingning listened from a distance and couldn't help but sigh.
She felt that if the villagers let girls go to school just because of these things, although their purpose was wrong, at least they were willing to let girls go to school.
The result is good after all.
However, Lu Xue is so arrogant, Gu Qingning has to dampen her arrogance.
She went straight to Lu Xue's house to ask for money: "We agreed before that your 500 yuan betrothal gift must be given to me!"
The money in your hand has not even warmed up yet, but you have to hand it over to another person.
Lu Xue felt a little distressed.
But since the money would not fall into her hands anyway, and she did not dare to offend Gu Qingning, she prepared to take the money out directly.
Lu Weiguo rushed out like a hungry wolf, "Gu Qingning, I think you're asking for money like a fool! You're an outsider, what right do you have to come to us for money?"
Gu Qingning smiled slightly: "Do you have the right to speak in such a situation? You just want to use your sister's betrothal money to pick up the bride. This money can be given to you, why can't it be given to Lu Changqing?"
"You're talking nonsense! You separated from us a long time ago. What relationship do you have with us? How dare you ask for money?"
Lu Weiguo's face was twisted with anger and his teeth were grinding.
Gu Qingning looked at Aunt Zhou and Lu Xue beside her with a half-smile: "I have already informed Lu Xue. Aunt Zhou, what do you think?"
Aunt Zhou had seen how powerful Gu Qingning was, so she was naturally afraid.
She waved her hand quickly: "I have already sent the betrothal gifts. As for how to spend them, that is your family's business. If there is nothing else, I will leave first!"
After saying that, he ran away faster than a rabbit.
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