Qin Lu divorced Teacher Zhou, and her daughter lived with her. Qin Lu had been looking for a new partner, and had met two military officers, both of whom had very bad tempers and would yell at her at every turn. She couldn't stand it and looked down on men with such vulgar lives, so the relationship ended there.
Those with good conditions and good tempers are in great demand and have long been divided up. The remaining ones with good conditions all have their own problems. Even if you choose someone who is remarried, they still have children.
Qin Lu had been looking for a suitable partner for half a year without success. She was feeling anxious and began to regret divorcing Teacher Zhou. It happened to be the Chinese New Year, so she took her daughter back to her hometown to visit relatives. Then, someone introduced her to a good partner, who was not an officer but a politician, but also a "high-ranking official."
When Qin Lu heard his identity, her heartbeat slowed down. She remembered that he was Gu Sheng's brother, and her handsome face twisted a lot. But when she thought of Gu Yao's position and family, Qin Lu's heart became restless.
People say that when they get older, they want to find someone who is remarried, who doesn’t have to be too pretty, but is down-to-earth and knows how to live, and who doesn’t mind taking care of children. Isn’t she just the right person
If she became the sister-in-law of Gu Sheng and his wife, what qualifications would they have to say anything to her
Qin Lu thought that she must seize this opportunity, so she came into contact with Gu Yao. Gu Yao was not as handsome as his brother, but he had a good temperament, held a high position, spoke slowly and steadily, was involved in officialdom, and was a knowledgeable man.
It's just... when his pair of smiling eyes glanced at her, Qin Lu always felt that she was seen through.
Getting along with Gu Yao is like being roasted under the scorching sun every day. Gu Yao is not an easy man to get along with. He has many faults and is picky. There are many things he can't stand, and he has to speak out when he doesn't like something.
"Qin Lu, you today—"
Every word Gu Yao said to her was a criticism and instruction. There were always things he didn't like, like how your skirt should be done, how you should talk, and even the speed of walking out of the hotel would be reminded by him.
When Qin Lu was doing something, he would also give her endless instructions, "Why don't you know how to do xx?"
"Put the photo in your hand straight."
Every time she does something, she will be greeted with a "guidance". Qin Lu will be criticized for everything she does, no matter whether it is right or wrong, this official always has to give her instructions...
At first, Qin Lu was at a loss, worried that she had done something wrong. She was always frightened by Gu Yao, as if she was being criticized by her leader... Later, she found that no matter what she did, she would be criticized and Gu Yao would point out some faults.
The more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make; and if you do nothing, you make no mistakes.
She did her best and met Gu Yao's requirements, but she only got one or two meaningless compliments. Then the man came again and started to find new faults and point out new shortcomings.
Crazy.
*
When Zhan Aiping learned that Brother Gu was dating Qin Lu, she choked on a mouthful of water and coughed several times, "Oh my God, Qin Lu is dating Brother?"
While Zhan Aiping was still in doubt, she heard another thing from Xie Wan:
"Qin Lu remarried Teacher Zhou."
Zhan Aiping: “?!?!!”
What happened to this world? How did it develop so fast?! Didn’t Qin Lu just date Brother Gu? Why did she remarry her ex-husband
For this reason, Qin Lu even made a special phone call to Zhan Aiping: "Zhan Aiping, the previous things, this year I and Mr. Zhou had a quarrel, I wanted to make him jealous, don't take it to heart."
"Now the awkwardness between him and me has been resolved, and I have caused your family a lot of trouble. In the future, our family of three will come to visit your home." Qin Lu said these words with an extremely relaxed tone.
After experiencing this incident with Brother Gu, Qin Lu finally discovered the good in Teacher Zhou. Although he was not very motivated, he was very respectful to her, making her daily life comfortable and favored.
If we don't compare him with my cousin's husbands in terms of position and power, and just talk about being a husband, Teacher Zhou is still better.
They all get salaries and eat government-funded food. Those cousins' husbands have high positions, but their salaries aren't actually much higher, and they don't all live a luxurious life, so there isn't a huge difference in their living standards.
Qin Lu thought about it and finally let it go.
Zhan Aiping said on the other end of the phone: "Really? Then congratulations."
She was also giving Qin Lu a way out. Qin Lu was really a troublemaker. After all the trouble, she actually remarried.
Fortunately she didn't become her sister-in-law.
Zhan Aiping said sincerely: "I wish you and Teacher Zhou happiness."
"Thank you." Qin Lu suppressed the smile on her face and thought about returning to her old life.
She was an enviable woman before, and she will be in the future.
Although the broken mirror was mended, the cracks still remained. Teacher Zhou was much more motivated than before and began to strive for upward mobility. He wanted to leave the education system, study at the Party School, and go into politics.
Teacher Zhou worked harder and spent less time at home.
Qin Lu was in a state of torn regret again.
She found that life after remarriage was not what she wanted. Qin Lu was very conflicted. Teacher Zhou was no longer as considerate and caring towards her as before. The quarrels between them had worn away a lot of their feelings for each other.
Teacher Zhou is striving to move forward, which is what Qin Lu originally wanted. But after he really started to climb up, he became very unfamiliar.
Faced with such a strange husband, why doesn't she find another one
*
"I was scared to death. I thought Qin Lu would become your sister-in-law." When Zhan Aiping told Gu Sheng about this, she was still frightened.
Gu Sheng smiled and said, "Isn't my sister-in-law your sister-in-law?"
Zhan Aiping: "You are still laughing. If this really happens, I'll see if you can still laugh."
Zhan Aiping asked curiously: "Which two types of people?"
"Either he is a hot-tempered hot pepper, who will be forced to take a step back if he is not spoiled; or he is a soft clay man with an extremely weak temper, who will be kneaded by others all his life."
"Didn't Xie Wan say that Qin Lu's previous husband was caring and considerate to her? After having experienced such a husband, how could she still tolerate my brother?"
Zhan Aiping sighed: "No wonder she quickly remarried her ex-husband, probably she couldn't stand it anymore."
"I don't think your brother has that many bad habits, why can't Qin Lu stand it?"
From an outsider's perspective, Zhan Aiping felt that Brother Gu was a good and reliable partner who didn't have any other bad habits, didn't beat women, and didn't have a bad temper... Why couldn't Qin Lu stand it and ran back to remarry
Gu Sheng said: "You will only feel the pain when the knife cuts yourself."
"If you've ever been controlled by my brother, you'd know that he's a very nagging person. He can't stand anything except himself."
Zhan Aiping nodded and said with a smile: "You are quite experienced."
*
After Qin Lu remarried her ex-husband, Gu Yao did not continue looking for a partner because he felt it was meaningless.
Women like Qin Lu are no different from those women who came to him before. They are always trying to find ways to please him.
But Gu Yao just felt it was boring. Although he always believed that a man should find a woman who would obey him in everything, there were many women around him who obeyed him in everything. However, Gu Yao knew clearly what these people were looking for.
Perhaps it was due to the evil nature in people's hearts. The more these people wanted something, the less they wanted others to get it.
In fact, he cannot tolerate any sand in his eyes and hates people who try to use him to gain benefits.
There cannot be a woman in this world who does not seek benefits or anything else, but only likes him, obeys him in everything, and does everything for his sake.
If Zhan Aiping and his wife heard what he was thinking, they would definitely say in unison: What are you dreaming about!
"I am willing to be manipulated by her."
Brother Gu thought about it and decided that instead of looking for a partner to marry, it would be better to accept the fact honestly. He didn't want to be controlled by others, nor would he be controlled by a woman, so it would be better not to fall in love with a lover.
Marry a divorced woman and have multiple stepchildren
It would be better for him to treat his younger brother as his son. After all, he has grown up under his care. This way, he will have sons, grandchildren, and grandchildren, and he will have things to worry about.
I'll find a chance to visit my younger brother and try to get him to take care of his wife.
*
Gu Xiangyi and Zhan Mingzhao are back. They plan to date for another year and then discuss marriage. Zhan Mingzhao is also planning to retire from the army.
Every year, many retired soldiers are assigned to work in different positions, and some voluntarily sign up to go to border areas and go to frontier farms.
Although the flow of people was not strong at that time, there were still many large-scale migrations, such as targeted recruitment of people by state-owned farms and relocation of state-owned factories to other places. Zhan Mingzhao strived to work in a tea factory.
Of course, Zhan Aiping really hopes that her younger brother will become a police officer. It would be so nice to wear a uniform in the future, but Zhan Mingzhao is not interested in becoming a police officer.
"Who wants to be a police officer? It's better to go to the food station." Zhan Mingzhao thought that he could benefit the local people by going to the food station, where he could be responsible for purchasing farm products and pay a fair price.
For example, when purchasing live pigs and farm products such as rice, they all need to be graded. For example, if pork is rated one grade higher, the pig can be sold for a few or even ten dollars more.
If some food stations try to lower prices, some farmers will take their pigs to purchasing stations farther away to exchange for more money and tickets.
Zhan Aiping said: "You'd better go to the tea factory honestly."
Her younger brother Zhan Mingzhao decided to retire from the army, and Zhan Aiping also left the military hospital and returned to Yanxin Health Center. This time, she came to be the hospital director.
Vice President Zhan became President Zhan.
Qin Yanfang and Dr. Zhao had a child, and Jiang Meihui also became a mother. The family area of the hospital was bustling with children coming in groups.
I haven't been back for more than a year. The hospital has changed a lot and there are ten more staff members... When summer vacation comes, there will be another group of graduating students, so I guess we will need two more people.
In addition to the graduating students, there are also junior high school graduates who went to the countryside as educated youth. Many of them have been going to the countryside as educated youth for ten years. They started going to the countryside in the 1950s and ended in 1977 or 1988. Now there are the last three batches of educated youth.
Zhan Bo said that he wanted to send Zhan Mingkang to study abroad as an educated youth. I don’t know if he was just saying it for fun or if he really wanted to send him here as an educated youth.
The college entrance examination will be resumed in two years, and the fate of many people will change.
"Wife, congratulations, you have finally become the dean, a year or two later than me."
(End of this chapter)