Chapter 67 Pre-marriage illusion

The captain was smiling so hard that his eyebrows were not visible. Regardless of what would happen to Gu Zhiqiang's idea in the future, at least he could see the benefits now.

This is why it’s good to act together in groups. If you go to the back mountain alone, you won’t dare to run too far.

And if one or two people encounter a wild boar, they won’t be able to handle it.

It’s not like now, there’s so much meat, how great it is.

On this day, everyone in the Hongqi Brigade was as happy as if it were Chinese New Year. After all, they had been working in the fields and had not eaten meat for a long time.

In addition to meat, there were also ribs and pork offal, and the people in the old Gu family also got some extra.

Because Gu Wan still had a little abdominal pain, Qiao Yuemei cooked that night, and everyone in the old Gu family ate very happily.

The next day, Gu Wan went to work at the commune as usual. He arrived before ten o'clock and saw the two helpers.

Gu Wan did not mention at all that they were not there yesterday, and the other party did not seem to care.

Or maybe they thought Gu Wan was afraid and didn't dare to speak?

As a result, they became more and more slack at work, saying that they were just washing cabbages, but in fact they were just slacking off.

Gu Wan had already prepared the braised fish, but the cabbage had not yet been washed.

She doesn’t like cleaning up after meals or washing dishes, but cooking is what she likes, so Gu Wan does the preparation work very naturally.

Today at noon, as usual, the two top leaders had lunch in the small kitchen, and they were both very satisfied with the meal.

Seeing that they had almost finished eating, Gu Wan said directly in front of Secretary Zhao: "I was the only one who washed the vegetables and cooked the dishes just now. The two of you only washed one cabbage together. So, I'll leave first. Is it okay for you to wash the dishes?"

The two of them widened their eyes in disbelief. Comrade Gu said this in front of the Secretary?
However, they couldn't refute it because what Gu Wan said was the truth.

He could only nod. Gu Wan smiled, said something to Secretary Zhao and Secretary Zheng, and left.

What she didn't see was that after she left, the two secretaries looked at each other and smiled.

Gu Wan was not joking when she said that something happened. Yesterday, the two brothers did not carry the bicycles back. It was Qi Bin who stopped them.

Since Qi Bin can only have the repair tools delivered to the commune, wouldn't it be more convenient to just repair it and ride back directly?

It just so happened that Luo Yutong, who had been working very seriously for many days in a row, asked for leave today and wanted to go to the commune post office to make a phone call. The team leader approved it.

Luo Yutong came with Ye Meihua and Zhou Weihong. These three are considered the best female educated youth in the educated youth site.

When they arrived at the commune, they happened to meet Gu Wan coming out of the small kitchen. After they met up, they were all very happy.

Gu Wan also brought them candies and small cakes, and several people, including Ye Meihua, accepted and ate them calmly.

Anyway, they all know what's going on, so they won't forget to send any delicious food to Gu Wan. Favors are more friendly when there is give and take.

It is already a hot season now, and some local fruits are available, such as melons.

It’s true, Gu Wan really likes this authentic melon grown at home and is planning to buy some.

It was a woman with two children, she was sitting on a small stool, and the melons were placed in a basket on the ground.

Because the crops are grown by the locals themselves, and those from poor families come out to supplement their household expenses, the commune leaders generally don't manage it too strictly.

As a result, before Gu Wan made a move, Ye Meihua had already paid for all the melons from the woman, and even Luo Yutong lent her some money when she didn't have enough. The woman immediately burst into tears, but Ye Meihua didn't say anything. Instead, she and Luo Yutong carried the basket and turned around and left.

They walked and walked without Ye Meihua saying a word, so naturally Gu Wan, Luo Yutong and Zhou Weihong were not in a position to speak either.

But Gu Wan could feel that the woman behind them was watching them.

It was not until she had walked quite far away and the people on the other side probably could no longer see her that Ye Meihua finally stopped and squatted on the ground and started crying.

There must be a story behind this. Gu Wan didn't know how to comfort her, so he just patted Ye Meihua's shoulder silently.

Ever since Ye Meihua went to the house for dinner that night, and from the glances between the brothers, Gu Wan knew that this might be his future sister-in-law.

Therefore, I gradually had more and more interactions with Ye Meihua at the educated youth center, but this was the first time I saw her like this.

Fortunately, it only took a while for Ye Meihua to recover. She first said thank you to Luo Yutong and told her that she would return the money when she got home.

Then he said, "That girl just now was also an educated youth. She went to the countryside earlier than I did, and she got married very quickly there."

Even if Ye Meihua hadn’t said the following words, Gu Wan would have figured it out: she had married badly.

It was actually the woman just now. If Ye Meihua hadn't said it, others might not have been able to tell that she was once an educated youth.

Then Ye Meihua told the story of the female educated youth.

The female educated youth was called Qiu Qin. When Ye Meihua was first assigned to the Red Flag Brigade, she was very uncomfortable and was taken care of by them.

But no one knew what was going on. One day, Qiu Qin said she wanted to get married, to a man from the production brigade next door.

At that time, many people said that Qiu Qin could not stand the hardship of going to the countryside and wanted to escape labor, so she just married someone casually, but Ye Meihua knew that was not the case.

Qiu Qin has been working in the countryside for several years and has always been very diligent. She even helped Ye Meihua when she could no longer work.

Why did you get married suddenly?

But no matter how Ye Meihua asked, Qiu Qin refused to say anything and told her not to meddle in other people's business.

At first, it seemed like a good idea for Qiu Qin to marry him, because the man had a large family and at least she wouldn't have to work so hard.

However, after Qiu Qin gave birth to two daughters after marriage, her life in her husband's family became very difficult.

Ye Meihua also tried to look for Qiu Qin, but each time she could not find her, or was ridiculed and insulted by Qiu Qin's in-laws.

Over time, Ye Meihua also became disheartened, but occasionally when she met someone in the commune, she would feel sorry for him and would try her best to buy all the things for him, even if she would become poor afterwards.

Every time there was a market, Qiu Qin would bring her children out to sell things, even if they were just some crops.

But every time I only saw her with the child, I never saw her husband or anyone from her in-laws helping.

In fact, Qiu Qin is only two years older than Ye Meihua, but if they stand together now, people might think there is a generation difference between them.

To be honest, this is also the reason why Ye Meihua has never dared to make up her mind to date Gu Hai.

Even though it seems that the Gu family are not bad people, this is just an illusion before marriage. Who knows what will happen in the future?

Just like when she just got married, Qiu Qin probably never thought that her in-laws would no longer treat her as a human being just because she gave birth to two daughters in succession?

(End of this chapter)