Cheng Qiao originally wanted to say that Xu Laidi set a trap to harm her, but she is not sure how much weight she holds in this father's heart.
If his mind and eyes are filled with his stepmother and stepsister, then there is no point in saying more. It is because he lived too foolishly and did not understand human nature in his previous life.
"I don't agree, girl. Listen to what dad says. You are only eighteen years old. You can't just give your life to someone. Wait for dad to examine the other person's character first."
The voice coming from the phone line became obviously anxious. When Cheng Qiao was about to say something, a staff member came up and held up a finger, indicating that there was still one minute left.
Cheng Qiao coughed lightly and said quickly, "Dad, there is only one minute left. I also want to tell you that I was fooled by Xia Fen and Cheng Qin when I went to the countryside this time. Dad, you have to be careful."
"What? You've been fooled."
"Xia Fen said Cheng Qin had a hidden illness and couldn't go to the countryside. She played a sad drama in front of me, and I, a fool, was fooled. Dad, you must be careful."
"There is such a thing, why didn't you tell me earlier, you are such a..."
"I'm sorry, Dad. I will write to you later, but I will send it to your factory."
"Okay, Dad will, hello, hello..."
Cheng Qiao listened to the "beep" sound in the microphone and put down the phone dejectedly. The time was so accurate. It said five minutes and it was exactly five minutes. There was still a lot to say.
Cheng Qiao gave the money, thought for a while, and bought some stationery at the post office. She walked to the partition by the wall and began to write the letter. She simply wrote down everything she had encountered after going to the countryside on the stationery, and wrote five long sheets of letter paper.
Then he wrote the address of the steel plant on the envelope. Cheng Qiao was worried that the letter would be intercepted by someone, so he sent it by registered mail. This way, no one except Cheng Liguo himself could intercept the letter.
Cheng Qiao rode her bicycle to the supply and marketing cooperative. She wanted to buy some malted milk, cigarettes and alcohol. Although her grocery store also sold cigarettes and alcohol, the quality was completely different from that of today.
"Cheng Qiao, why are you here again? I see. You are getting married and preparing your dowry, right? Let me tell you, we have some defective sheets here. They don't require a ticket. Do you want them?"
"Yes. By the way, this is for you. My father sent it to me from Huizhou."
Cheng Qiao took out an oil paper bag from the cloth bag, which contained a few sesame cakes. This kind of sesame cake is made of flour, sesame seeds and sesame oil. It has a strong sesame aroma, a thin skin and lots of sesame seeds, and tastes delicious.
"So you are from Huizhou, um, it smells so good, I'll take it home and eat it with my mother."
Qiu Min quickly wrapped the sesame cake, placed it in the drawer next to the counter, and locked it. This kind of food is hard to come by, and if someone steals it, there will be a lot of trouble.
He took Cheng Qiao through many twists and turns and finally arrived at a warehouse. The warehouse was almost empty except for the shelves. It was completely different from the warehouse of her grocery store.
Cheng Qiao sighed secretly, there was nothing he could do, supplies were in short supply at this time, but as time went by, life would gradually get better.
"Look, these are the ones I wanted originally, but I didn't dare to buy them back, or else my sister-in-law would get angry again, and then they would fall into her hands."
Cheng Qiao was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Qiu Min to tell her about the trivial matters of her family. She couldn't help feeling warm in her heart. She thought Qiu Min treated her as a good friend.
"Just take your time and find a good family to marry into. If you care about your parents, just separate the family. Otherwise, there will be more quarrels and troubles in the future."
"Well, I said that too, but my father just wouldn't agree. After all, he only has my eldest brother as a son, and my eldest sister-in-law gave birth to a big fat grandson for their Qiu family. He would be willing to do it even if his blood was drained dry."
"this… "
Cheng Qiao certainly understood how serious the idea of favoring boys over girls was in this era, so he could only pat Qiu Min on the shoulder and ask her to hide more of her own money so that she could leave it with him when she had good things in the future.
Qiu Min's eyes lit up, and she quickly pulled out a bed sheet with red and blue squares, pointed at the edge where it was hemmed, and said, "I like this one, but the edge is not hemmed properly. If you sew two stitches with needle and thread, it won't be noticeable at all."
"Okay, just leave it here. Come get it when you want to get married."
The two of them happily picked out four bed sheets. Of course, Cheng Qiao took three and Qiu Min took one. Then they went to other places, bought a few big meat buns, and returned home satisfied.
On the way, while no one was around, Cheng Qiao put all his things into the space, and walked towards Xiangyang Village with empty hands. However, halfway through, he was stopped by two people.
Cheng Qiao looked carefully and found that it was Chen Chunhua and Miao Qing. She couldn't help but frowned slightly. They were harvesting in the fields. Why were these two people here instead of working in the fields
"Cheng Qiao, I want you to return the betrothal gift to that second-rate guy immediately."
Chen Chunhua stopped Cheng Qiao angrily, but she didn't expect that by pushing him, she not only pushed the scoundrel to Cheng Qiao's side, but also made her family go into debt and even pushed herself out of the house.
"Why?"
Cheng Qiao tilted her head and looked at Chen Chunhua with a slightly mocking look in her eyes, which made Chen Chunhua's pretty face deformed with anger.
"You can't marry a second-rate guy. If you marry a second-rate guy, you won't be able to return to the city."
Chen Chunhua didn't know how to explain, so she could only scare Cheng Qiao by saying that she couldn't return to the city.
"Chen Chunhua, I didn't have to marry this second-rate guy. I have to thank you for your dirty tricks."
Chen Chunhua was speechless and could only stand in front of Cheng Qiao stubbornly, as if she would not let Cheng Qiao leave unless she agreed.
"Chen Chunhua, you still owe me an apology. By the way, didn't you also get the betrothal gift from Wang the butcher? Why, do you want to marry two men?"
"You're talking nonsense. That was an arranged marriage between my parents. I never agreed to it."
"Then did your family return the betrothal gift to Wang the butcher?"
Chen Chunhua was speechless. She just wanted Cheng Qiao to return the betrothal gift to the second-rate guy, and then she would take the betrothal gift from him and then return the betrothal gift to Wang the butcher. Otherwise, her family would not have the money to return the betrothal gift.
"Oh, you are not thinking of taking the second-rate guy's betrothal gift and returning it to Wang the butcher, but you know that I have already promised the second-rate guy that after we get married, the betrothal gift will still be returned to the second-rate guy, otherwise how are we going to live in the future?"
Miao Qing took a deep breath after hearing this. She immediately changed her mind, as she was originally planning to help Chen Chunhua bully Cheng Qiao. This Cheng Qiao was too stupid and naive, and her money was no longer hers. There was no point in making trouble with her.
"It was the second-rate guy who told you that the betrothal gift must be returned after the marriage."
Chen Chunhua could hardly believe her ears. How could there be such a shameless person in the world? But as long as he was a second-rate guy, maybe he would really do this.