Jiang Youtao's words made Fu Shaohua blush.
He hesitated and didn't say anything. After Gu Nianwei left the kitchen, he said, "My grandfather was sick at that time, so I went home. After he got better, I couldn't wait to come back. My mother just joked with me. I didn't give a direct answer at that time, so she guessed it herself."
"Guo Kaian and I are good friends, and we don't have any secrets between us. The reason why he told my mother about this is because he knows who my cousin is, and he will definitely gossip about you and comrade Gu in front of my mother."
"Originally, Guo Kaian didn't plan to bring him along this time, but after he accidentally heard it, he followed along shamelessly and couldn't be driven away. He even wanted to follow Guo Kaian to the toilet. Guo Kaian's vacation time was limited, so he brought him along."
"When I sent them back that day, Kaian apologized to me for a long time."
"Although my mother knows about your existence this time, she will not interfere with our relationship. You can rest assured about this."
Jiang Youtao nodded and said nothing. As long as Fu Shaohua didn't tell his family about the relationship before they even started, she wouldn't think there was anything wrong.
Fu Shaohua was afraid that Jiang Youtao would not believe him, so he added, "I actually have another brother named Fu Shaokang. He had a girlfriend when he was in high school, but before he graduated from high school, something happened to his girlfriend's family, and the whole family was driven away to Gansu Province, and he followed them."
"He is now working as an educated youth in Gansu Province. He has always wanted to get married, but his partner is afraid of affecting him and has always been unwilling to do so. Now they are stuck there."
"Even in this situation, my parents did not object to them. They also greeted them during the holidays." His mother is the one who makes the decisions in his family. His father is also a casual person. When his family chooses a daughter-in-law, they never consider family background.
Whether it is his uncles and grandfather's generation or their generation.
Jiang Youtao nodded to Fu Shaohua, thought about it, and decided to tell her about the situation of the original owner's home. After all, Fu Shaohua's eyes had been looking at her with sparkling eyes, and she would feel a little guilty if she didn't tell him.
Fu Shaohua knew about Jiang Youtao's family situation and looked at her with pity. Jiang Youtao ignored him and went to cook with Gu Nianwei.
Time flies so fast. After eating vegetarian dumplings on the fifth day of the New Year, the New Year is over.
On the sixth day of the New Year, Jiang Youtao and her friends went out for a walk and saw Tang Wan and a young man in military uniform walking towards them from the other side of the bridge.
Tang Wan is good-looking. After all, she comes from ancient times. She has a bit of the temperament of a lady from a noble family, and she looks quite intimidating.
She was talking to others with a smile on her face, but the soldier next to her didn't want to say a word to her and his face was gloomy. Tang Wan said ten sentences before he responded to one.
Jiang Youtao felt really sorry for him. Really, people like Tang Wan were so disgusting.
She was always thinking only about herself. She stubbornly insisted on her own opinion. Even though she had lived in modern society for so long, the soil of socialism still could not nourish her, a flower from feudal society.
The melon-eating system said that Niu Junzheng, whom she was relying on, was an excellent soldier. His current position was not high. His supposed to be wife, who had been dating him for many years, stayed in the village for many years before joining the army after marrying him.
His wife was filial to her parents-in-law and educated the children at home. Niu Junzheng was grateful to her and loved her. Wasn't that the right thing?
In her previous life, Tang Wan only heard about how good Niu Junzheng was to his wife, but did she know what it took to be Niu Junzheng's wife?
She knew nothing. She had come to this dead end after having experienced several men who she considered irresponsible.
She wants to find a man who, in her opinion, is responsible and capable.
But to be honest, the way Tang Wan gave birth would scare anyone if they saw her.
Did she give birth to so many children because she really loves them? Jiang Youtao is not sure.
In fact, the way for Niu Junzheng to get rid of Tang Wan is very simple. As long as Niu Junzheng tells Tang Wan that he cannot have children, then Tang Wan, who was obsessed to having children, will definitely abandon him immediately.
Xu Manqiu saw Tang Wan and greeted her, but just like what had happened several times in the past few days, Tang Wan still ignored her.
Xu Manqiu was very sad. Jiang Youtao touched her head and Xu Manqiu smiled at her.
The 'Tang Wan' that Xu Manqiu was friends with had died on the day they met Fu Shaohua's friends.
This good friend of Xu Manqiu has probably disappeared.
The melon-eating system appeared at the right time and told Jiang Youtao that Tang Wan, who was good friends with Xu Manqiu, had already been reincarnated, and that every life she would be reincarnated into would be extremely happy.
Much, much better than in the seventies.
When they came back from their walk, they saw Yu Daya and her two brothers again. They were playing at the entrance of the alley wearing cotton jackets with many patches on them. They were so cold that their noses were running, but no one went home in such a cold day.
After entering Xingfu Lane, Old Lady Zhang and her friends' gossip stall opened on time. Jiang Youtao took out some melon seeds from her pocket and shared some with everyone, then stood by and listened openly.
What a coincidence, they were still talking about Zhang Shuixiu's family, which was also the regular topic of Old Lady Zhang and her family.
After all, it is hard to find anyone more bizarre than Zhang Shuixiu in the entire Zaoxiang Commune.
Jiang Youtao knew that Tang Wan would walk side by side with her in the future, but now she was the only one who knew the answer to this question, and no one else knew it yet.
Jiang Youtao felt very uncomfortable with the feeling of having the melon but not being able to share it.
Jiang Youtao once again lamented that she was tight-lipped and would rather keep it to herself than go out and talk about other people's affairs. If she has a talkative mouth, the melon-eating system would definitely not choose her as the host.
The melon-eating system was so caught off guard by a wave of self-praise that it couldn't bear to tell her that it was because it just happened to have no energy, and Jiang Youtao was unlucky, that she was struck by lightning.
They clearly need each other and complement each other.
After bragging about herself for a while, Jiang Youtao asked Zhang Yubing's wife, "Aunt, why are Yu Daya and the others still playing outside on such a cold day? We came over just now and saw them, and they were so cold that their noses were bubbling."
Zhang Yubing's wife said, "What else could it be? It must be that Yu Guozhu wanted to do that with Zhang Shuixiu. Zhang Shuixiu was afraid that the children would disturb them, so she kicked them out."
Zhang Yubing's wife looked disdainful.
Old Mrs. Zhang said: "Zhang Shuixiu is really a piece of shit. I don't know what she is thinking. If Yu Guozhu wants, she can kneel down and lick the soles of his shoes."
"Without Yu Guozhu, she might not be able to live." Mrs. Zhang's husband has been dead for nearly ten years. Unless she was angry and start nagging at her children, Mrs. Zhang never thought about him.
Even in the first few years of their marriage, when they were in love, she wasn't like Zhang Shuixiu. What the hell is this!
The old lady at No. 4 Xingfu Lane said: "It's not that she can't live without Yu Guozhu, it's that she can't live without men. If she changes to another man, she will still be like this. She doesn't regard herself as a human being."
Jiang Youtao had heard of similar statements, but this was the first time she had seen the real person. Xu Manqiu now listened to these things very seriously.
Ever since she left Xu's house, she felt that everything was new and the sky was bright.
Gu Nianwei couldn't help but say, "There's no need to kick her children out. It's freezing cold out here, aren't she's afraid they'll get frozen to death?"
"In Zhang Shuixiu's heart, men come first, and children have to come second. After all, in her mind, it's hard to find a man if she loses him, but she can always have another child if she loses them."
Hearing this, Jiang Youtao felt deeply moved.
Zhang Shuixiu and Tang Wan are truly a perfect match of Zaoxiang Commune. Their ideas are so compatible.
If two people can get along like sisters, they will definitely have no shortage of topics every day.
After chatting about Zhang Shuixiu for a while, Zhang Yubing's wife turned the topic to Tang Wan's fiancé Niu Junzheng.
"I went back to my parents' home yesterday and saw the girl that Niu Junzheng had been dating. She looked terrible. Her eyes were lifeless and swollen, and she was unsteady when she walked. I was really worried that she might have some kind of depression."
"The same thing happened to Niu Junzheng. When they met on the street, the girl burst into tears as she looked at him. Niu Junzheng's eyes also turned red. What a sin."
"The two children grew up together. When they were only five or six years old, Niu Junzheng dared to fight with the boy who pulled Qiaoqiao's braids. When they grew up, the two were inseparable. Who in our village would not automatically assume that they were a couple?"
"You all know our village's matchmaker Wang. She's so good at talking to people that she's well-known in the surrounding villages. Even so, she didn't go to Qiaoqiao's house to propose marriage in consideration to Niu Junzheng's family."
"Isn't it because they know that they are both taken? After this news came out, the old lady was worried. Such a good couple was torn apart abruptly."
Zhang Yubing's wife looked worried. She happened to see that scene yesterday. To be honest, she was about to cry.
Everyone discussed this matter for a while and sighed.
Old Mrs. Zhang said, "Tang Wan looked fine before, how come she became like this? How come she became so crooked?"
Although they were not from the same alley, they grew up nearby. Tang Wan didn't look like that kind of person. How could she change so suddenly?
Tang Dalin and He Cuifang are not in harmony, but they are not in harmony to this extent!
Niu Junzheng was passing by the alley, so Old Lady Zhang and the others stopped talking. They only spoke again after he was far away.
"Is he here to pay his respects to the Tang family? This is the first year that the new son-in-law has visited his father-in-law's house. It's a bit perfunctory for him to come alone."
"Why shouldn't they be indifferent? If my promising son was being relied upon like this, I would not even let him visit the Tang family! This is just giving face to his family."
Everyone looked down upon Tang Wan's behavior.
Jiang Youtao and the others didn't say anything. They stayed outside for a while, ate a handful of melon seeds, and then went back.
Jiang Youtao asked the melon-eating system if it was possible to arrange a broadcaster for Niu Junzheng as well.
[ Yes, you need to pay extra coins. ]
[ Gaga, gaga. ] Jiang Youtao is no longer the stingy person who used to worry about a few melon coins for a long time.
Jiang Youtao was straightforward, and the system was also straightforward in placing the broadcaster on Niu Junzheng.
Jiang Youtao found a comfortable position to hold it, took out a book and pretended to read it, but in fact she was staring at the situation over there with Niu Junzheng.
Niu Junzheng was chosen by Tang Wan because of his appearance. He is about 1.80 meters tall, has a square face, is upright and full of masculinity.
As he got closer to his village, his steps became slower and slower. Then Jiang Youtao saw Niu Junzheng, whose hand was bump to a poplar tree on the side of the road.
When he brought down his hand, a drop of blood flowed from his hand and dripped onto the withered yellow grass by the roadside.
He ignored the pain in his hand, squatted on the side of the road with his face covered. When he stood up again, his eyes were full of bloodshot.
He returned home in silence. His parents sighed at him, and he sat on the kang without saying a word.
His father Niu Laosan advised him: "Zheng'er, don't blame your parents for being cruel. The last time you came to our house with your leader, he said that you are suitable to stay in the army."
"Your parents have achieved nothing in their lives, and your brothers are all digging for food in the dirt. They can't help you. You can only rely on yourself to fight for it. You can't have any stain on your reputation."
Niu Laosan has not been feeling well these past few days. His temples have turned a lot whiter in the past two days. Niu Junzheng's throat feels like it's blocked by a layer of cotton and he can't utter a word.
His mother was sewing the soles of shoes nearby, not even looking at him: "I have discussed it with your aunt. From now on, you should tell others that Qiaoqiao is your adopted sister. When you have the ability in the future, you should promote her more."
Lovers become siblings, is there anything more ridiculous than this?
Niu Junzheng wanted to cry but couldn't.
He didn't dare to stay any longer, so he turned around and went back to his room. Behind him, his mother asked his father in a trembling voice: "Why is he so unlucky?"
Yes, how could he be so unlucky, Niu Junzheng thought. He just saved a person out of kindness, why did he end up sacrificing his life?
He was unfaithful, and what had Qiaoqiao, who had been waiting for him for so many years, done wrong? She was happily waiting for him to come back and marry him and in the last letter he received from her, she said she was making clothes, a red smock.
She said that on their wedding day, she would wear a bright red dress and he would wear a green military uniform. Red and green go well together, and their future days would surely be prosperous.
Niu Junzheng's eyes were sore. He felt that he hadn't cried so much in years, and he was afraid that he would shed all the tears he hadn't shed in the past few days.
Before entering the house, Zhou Qiaoqiao's mother came in and grabbed Niu Junzheng's hand.
"Zheng'er, Zheng'er, I have never asked you for anything in my life. Today I will ask you for one thing. Go see Qiaoqiao, go see Qiaoqiao, go and persuade her." Zhou Qiaoqiao's mother knelt down in front of him, but before her legs touched the ground, Niu Junzheng ran out like an arrow.
He ran against the cold wind. He thought of how haggard Qiaoqiao looked when he saw her yesterday. He thought of the day when he went to join the army and how Qiaoqiao avoided everyone and told him that she would wait for him to come back.
His past with Qiaoqiao flashed through his mind frame by frame like a movie.
Niu Junzheng feels that there are always many regrets and many things to regret in a person's life.
He didn't know how many things he would regret in the future, but he knew now that if he let Zhou Qiaoqiao go in this life, he would spend the rest of his life in endless regret.
They had been playing together since they were wearing open-crotch pants, loved each other when they first fell in love, and decided to spend their lives together when they were fifteen or sixteen. How could he adapt to the days without her company for the rest of his life?
Screw his future, screw his good days.
As a man, can you hold your urine to death? If one road is blocked, why not try another one? What is there to be afraid of if it is difficult?