Zhuzi decided to test the situation.
So when his mother invited him to her home again, he did not refuse.
Zhuzi's mother remarried a man named Pang, who had just been transferred to the Liuguan County Education Bureau as deputy director.
Although Zhuzi's mother dresses like a female cadre, she actually does not have a job.
Before, her youngest son was too young, so she stayed at home. Last winter, her youngest son died, and she was so sad that she fell seriously ill.
Her husband was transferred to Liuguan County for work, and the whole family moved there.
On the way, Zhuzi asked tentatively, "Aunt, did you have a child after you remarried?"
Zhuzi's mother's face froze, she nodded, and then said bitterly, "He was born, but unfortunately your brother was unlucky, he fell into the river in the middle of winter and died."
Zhuzi was silent for a moment. He knew that he should express his sadness at this moment, but unfortunately, he did not. Because he had seen too many tragedies in the past few years, he had no feelings for this brother whom he had never met. After a short silence, he changed the subject, "Does the man have a child?"
Zhuzi's mother was a little embarrassed. "Yes, I have a son and a daughter. My son has joined the army, and my daughter just graduated from high school this year and is looking for a job."
Zhuzi didn't seem to notice her discomfort, and instead asked with a smile, "Why don't you let your uncle help her find a job?"
Zhuzi's mother pursed her lips, a cold light flashed in her eyes, and then she raised her head and smiled, "She wants to find it on her own. She doesn't want to rely on your uncle's relationship."
Zhuzi sneered. How could he let his daughter stay at home if he could ask for a favor from someone who had nothing to do with him? Even if his daughter was really so noble, he could find a partner for her in private. This reason was full of loopholes.
When he arrived at Pang's house, Zhuzi saw the man his mother remarried. Deputy Director Pang was older, about fifty years old, with a very serious face, a pair of glasses on his nose, and a Hero brand pen in his shirt pocket.
"This is the son you've been thinking about, right?" Deputy Director Pang joked with a smile.
Zhuzi's mother smiled and nodded, "Yes, his full name is Wang Zhenghao. His nickname is Zhuzi."
Zhuzi nodded to Deputy Director Pang, looking very reserved, "Hello, Deputy Director Pang."
Deputy Director Pang stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder. "This young man is good, and looks really strong. We are all relatives, so please come often in the future."
Zhuzi smiled and nodded, but he didn't take it to heart at all.
Deputy Director Pang said to Zhuzi's mother, "Where's Xiaoyue? Why hasn't she come out yet?"
The smile on Zhuzi's mother's face disappeared and she frowned slightly. "I'll go call her." Then she was about to go to the small room.
Deputy Director Pang waved his hands to stop them and shouted into the room, "Xiaoyue, come out quickly!"
A girl came out of the house. She was about sixteen or seventeen years old. She was fair and clean and very beautiful.
She pursed her lips slightly, glanced at the pillar, frowned slightly, and then nodded.
"This is my daughter, Xiaoyue." Deputy Director Pang introduced Zhuzi to Xiaoyue.
When Xiaoyue heard his name, she looked up at him and said, "Your name doesn't sound rustic at all. It doesn't seem like it was given by a country bumpkin."
Zhuzi smiled faintly, "My grandmother gave it to me."
Seeing that the two young people had already started chatting, Zhuzi's mother winked at Deputy Director Pang and said, "You two young people can chat first. I'll go to the kitchen to cook."
After she left, Deputy Director Pang also made an excuse that he had to go to the study to work.
Zhuzi lowered his head slightly. His grandmother really didn't think much about it. This family really wanted to bring him and this girl together.
"I heard you also graduated from high school?"
"Yes. I graduated last year."
"That's barely worthy of me."
Zhuzi was stunned, "You misunderstood, I'm not here for a blind date with you."
"I know. But your mother wants to bring you and me together. I know what she means. She wants to make the relationship closer."
Zhuzi smiled faintly, "Her thoughts have nothing to do with me. No one can force me to do something I don't want to do."
Xiaoyue was stunned for a moment, and then became anxious, "You mean you don't like me?"
"Yes! I don't like it!" Zhuzi told the truth.
Xiaoyue, who had never been looked down upon like this, immediately jumped up from the sofa, pointed at his nose and started to curse, "You!"
Zhuzi smiled faintly, "What's wrong with me?"
Hearing the two people arguing, Zhuzi's mother immediately rushed out from the kitchen with a knife in her hand, "What are you arguing about?"
When Xiaoyue saw her, her anger immediately subsided and she sat on the sofa with her neck shrunk.
Zhuzi frowned slightly and looked at Zhuzi's mother, "She said you wanted to pair us up, and I said I didn't like her, and she got angry."
Zhuzi's mother looked at Xiaoyue with a warning in her eyes, "How can you be so ignorant, child? I just talked to your father about it when we were chatting. Marriage cannot be forced. How can you take a joke seriously?"
Xiaoyue lowered her head, "I know. I was wrong."
The interaction between the two surprised Zhuzi a little.
Zhuzi's mother looked at Zhuzi and said, "I've spoiled her and she can't tell good from bad. Please bear with me."
Zhuzi put away the expression on his face and nodded.
Zhuzi's mother returned to the kitchen and continued cooking.
Xiaoyue picked up the apple on the coffee table, snorted and turned her head away, "What's so great about you? If it weren't for my father, how could a country bumpkin like you have the chance to become a worker?"
Being looked down upon, Zhuzi did not argue with her, but followed up her question and asked, "What about you?"
Xiaoyue smiled faintly, "I'm still looking."
Zhuzi nodded, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked into her eyes, "I heard from my mother that she gave birth to a younger brother for me, what's his name?"
The apple in Xiaoyue's hand fell to the ground with a plop. When she met his inquiring gaze, she looked a little flustered. She rubbed her hands together tightly and then put them under her knees.
Her body was extremely tense, like a squatting Buddha statue. It was obvious that she was very nervous.
Zhuzi couldn't help but frown. Although he and his grandmother had maliciously guessed when they saw the information, there was no evidence. Her reaction now was enough to make him suspect that the other party was really related to his brother's death. He turned his head to look at her, "What's wrong with you?"
Xiaoyue bent down to pick up the apple, took a deep breath, and then explained, "His name is Pang Guoqing, and his nickname is Shitou."
Zhuzi looked at her with envy, "When I was little, I really wanted to have a younger brother. But my adoptive mother could never get pregnant. I could only run behind my brothers and sisters every day. But they grew up so fast, and got married in the blink of an eye. Now I am the only one left."
Xiaoyue's face was a little stiff, and she didn't agree with what he said. She was not much older than her brother.
She originally thought that although her adoptive mother was not her biological mother, she was at least her biological father.
But she didn't expect that in his father's heart, he was not as important as his brother. He would rather leave the job to his brother than to her.
He knew exactly what kind of hardships she would have to endure if she went to the countryside at her age, but he was still able to be cruel enough.
Since they wouldn't let her live, why couldn't she fight back.
When her family wasn't paying attention, she tricked her brother into the river and pushed him into it.
But she didn't expect that this would be seen by her biological father who came after her.
His father asked someone to rescue his brother, but the river was too cold in winter and his brother could not be saved.
"Yes, he is very cute." To be honest, Xiaoyue had regretted it a long time ago. If she had not done the wrong thing out of jealousy, she would not be sitting here and letting others choose her.
How could this country boy be worthy of her? He was so stout, looked like a bandit, and dressed so rustically.
Asking her to marry him was already an injustice to her, but he still despised her. What right did he have
Because the two of them disliked each other, they waited until the food was served without saying a word to each other.
After dinner, Zhuzi said goodbye.
Zhuzi's mother sent him out.
Zhuzi looked at her and said, "I think it's not appropriate for Miss Xiaoyue to stay at home all the time. Why don't I give my job to her? Anyway, I won't starve to death if I return to the countryside."
Zhuzi's mother looked very unhappy. "What nonsense are you talking about, kid? This is an opportunity you have finally got."
Zhuzi narrowed his eyes and looked at his mother, "Aunt, did Guoqing really drown himself?"
His eyes were like a mirror that could illuminate all the darkness in the world, shining with dazzling light. Zhuzi's mother felt as if he had seen through her. She subconsciously lowered her head, "He was careless, what else could it be?"
"You know it, don't you?" Zhuzi waved his hand. "From the day you gave up on me, we no longer have a mother-son relationship. You want to have a better life in the future and live under the same roof with the enemy who killed your son. That's your choice and has nothing to do with me. I don't want to get involved in your family's affairs. So don't come to me again."
Her sense of shame was ruthlessly exposed by him, and Zhuzi's mother felt her forehead filled with blood.
She squatted on the ground holding her head, her eyes that were filled with smoke just now were instantly filled with red bloodshot, "Do you think I want to live with the enemy who killed my son? But what can I do? Guoqing has been weak and sick since he was a child. The doctor once told me that he would not live past 20. I have been mentally prepared for this."
After hearing her words, Zhuzi was dumbfounded. He obviously didn't expect that she could feel at ease just because her son died a few years earlier because she had been mentally prepared.
What's even more ridiculous is that she actually wanted to introduce the murderer to him.
It is easy to understand what she is planning, because Xiaoyue has the leverage in her hand, and her life is in her hands, so she dare not be disobedient to her.
And him? Because he was her only son, she treated him well.
Zhuzi just thought it was ridiculous. "You are not worthy of being a mother. You should be a businessman. You have fully demonstrated the meaning of profit first."
After saying that, he turned and left.
As for his job, he went to the Education Bureau and resigned the next day.
It’s so hard to find a job these days. He said he didn’t want to do it anymore, and the higher-ups directly approved it.
By the time Zhuzi's mother found out, it was already too late.
She had a serious illness and Zhuzi no longer paid attention to what happened afterwards. He only heard from people a few days later that she and that family had finally fallen out.
Li Chunhua was very happy that Zhuzi could return to the countryside.
Originally, she cared a lot about what others thought of her, but after this incident, she became more open-minded.
Qian Shulan was slightly surprised to see that her forehead had also become nine points.
She thought about it for a moment and understood. Just like Sun Daqin who liked to gossip about others, Li Chunhua also had a fatal flaw: she liked to be smart.
Don't think that this problem is not very serious. In fact, it is not. If this problem is faced by a brainless person like Li Chunhua, it can be very harmful.
Now that she has changed it, the pillar has become much looser.