Gu Xuemei's fifth day in the hospital was Saturday. In the evening, Gu Xuehui and Gu Xuelan both came back.
At that time, the country still implemented a day-off system, so the eldest and second eldest children could only stay at home for one day, and had to go back to school and work respectively on Sunday afternoon. However, at least they could keep Liu Wangxue’s grandmother and Gu Xuemei took her place and let the two of them rest.
Gu Xuelan is attentive. From the first moment she saw Gu Xuemei when she came back, she noticed that she was preoccupied. Intuition told Gu Xuelan that the lingering haze between Gu Xuemei's brows was definitely not just related to her grandma lying in the hospital bed.
The old man suffered a serious fall, and the medical expenses are not low.
Liu Wangxue's grandmother has always been a housewife, taking care of the housework, taking care of the children and the elderly, and also taking care of the work in the fields. The main income of the entire family is Grandpa Liu Wangxue's salary. Grandpa and grandma took out all the bankbooks and cash at home, and after calculation, they still found that part of the money was missing, so they decided to borrow some from relatives and friends.
Gu Xuehui had just started working at the time and had no money on hand. He also needed support from his family when dealing with favors. Not to mention Gu Xuelan, the money she usually earns from her part-time job as a tutor is only enough for her own living expenses, and she was talking to Liu Nanshan at that time. It is not good to always let Liu Nanshan spend money when going out for dates, shopping and dinner.
Gu Xuelan didn’t tell Liu Nanshan about the old man’s hospitalization, but Liu Nanshan still knew about it, so he gave Gu Xuelan all the money he had saved and asked her to take it home for emergencies - Liu Nanshan at that time He had already decided that he would marry Gu Xuelan as his wife in the future, so he had no reservations about her financially. But Gu Xuelan didn't ask for it. She knew better than anyone how difficult it was for Liu Nanshan to save all this money.
In the end, Liu Wangxue's grandfather did not go out to borrow money, because the missing part was filled by Gu Xuemei. Although Gu Xuemei was the youngest in the family at that time, she was also the richest. However, her family has never had any idea about her. Seeing that her business has become successful, their initial worries have turned into happiness. Gu Xuemei also has a temperament that reports good things but not bad things, but how could they as parents not care about their children? After asking the aunt's family, she would know all about the hardships she has endured during her years abroad.
When Gu Xuemei took out the money, Liu Wangxue's grandfather and grandmother still refused to take it. They said to Gu Xuemei: "You don't want to follow the path planned by your father and go out on your own. We can't Can't stop you. Our family's wealth is here, just in case you run into any trouble, we won't be able to protect you." They all knew that Gu Xuemei opened a store in partnership with her friends, so they asked her to keep the money and think about the store in case. There is a need for capital turnover.
Liu Wangxue’s grandfather made an agreement with a relative about borrowing money, but then the man said that something happened at home, which was an excuse at first glance. The hospital was pressing for help, so he finally had to use it. Regarding the money, Gu Xuemei said, "Dad borrowed it from you, and I will pay it back to you later." He also wanted to write an IOU.
Gu Xuemei was very angry, feeling that Liu Wangxue's grandfather did not regard her as his own daughter: "You raised me so big, what did you do to me in terms of food and clothing? Now that the family is in trouble, isn't it just the rich? Is money enough to help? What happened to me for paying for my grandma’s medical treatment? Dad, are you trying to slap me in the face? ?”
Liu Wangxue’s grandma hurriedly tried to smooth things over, but her grandfather also realized that his actions and words were too ill-considered. How could he mean that? He just felt sorry for his children that it was not easy to make money!
When Gu Xuelan saw Gu Xuemei's appearance, the first thing that came to her mind was the issue of money. Worried that she had a problem in the store and lacked cash, she took the opportunity to pull her out and ask her quietly.
When Gu Xuemei went home to get a change of clothes at noon the day before, she received a call from Meixia. Meixia was crying, saying that she couldn't think of a way and didn't know what to do. Only then did Gu Xuemei realize that the money that Meixia had been tricked into by Shao Qin included not only her personal savings, but also the money she borrowed from others. The IOU she wrote stated that she would pay back all the money after receiving the dividends. Now Fortunately, she didn't have enough money on hand, and the other party came to ask for debt.
Gu Xuemei has no ability to help Meixia now, and she doesn’t have the mental energy anymore. Her efforts have been in vain in the past few years. The grandmother who has hurt her since childhood is still lying in the hospital, and the treatment has not improved. Doctor There was also a critical illness notification. She felt like the sky was falling and she could hardly hold herself together.
After being asked such a direct question by Gu Xuelan, Gu Xuemei couldn't hold on anymore and cried and told the story.
The two of them were standing in the emergency passage of the hospital. Liu Wangxue’s grandmother thought at first that the two sisters were going out to whisper, so she didn’t pay attention. But after a long time, neither sister came back, so she planned to I came out to take a look, threw away the trash, and then heard a tail.
If the mother knows it, the father will know it too. The hospital was not a place for talking, so they hired a temporary caregiver to take care of the elderly, and then they went home together to discuss and think of ways to see if they could help their little daughter find a solution.
Gu Xuemei brought the contract back and showed it to everyone when she got home.
Liu Wangxue’s grandfather didn’t pay much attention to what he said when he was angry. This contract was nothing compared to the ones he had handled in the factory: “Tell me about you, can’t you see such an obvious loophole? ? Those words are in reverse order? The meaning is completely different, don’t you know? You can be so careless when signing a contract! I taught you to go to school well and read more books since you were a child. If you had brought your brains to the classroom, you wouldn’t be tricked like this now. ! ”
His words were like firing a machine gun, and even Liu Wangxue's grandma couldn't stop him.
Gu Xuemei was like a frost-beaten eggplant. She didn’t have a word to refute. She felt that her father was right. Meixia may not have read the contract carefully when she signed it, but it was out of trust in Shao Qin, but she was different. Her relationship with Shao Qin was not that strong, and she agreed to partner only because of Meixia's presence. After getting the contract, she really looked at it carefully from beginning to end and signed it only after she felt it was okay. The result...
Looking at her brother and sister, she only said that she had been cheated. After taking out the contract and handing it to them, they didn’t say where the loopholes were, but her brother and her sister found them out at a glance.
So Gu Xuemei felt that what her father said was right. She was just stupid and brainless. She also recalled the scene when she and Meixia went to a law firm for consultation and couldn’t even understand what the lawyer said. To be honest, she A trace of regret arose in her heart. She regretted that she didn't study well when her father took her to school with a broom. She thought that she couldn't learn mathematics, but she had to learn Chinese well. Isn't reading the contract just for reading comprehension...
This family meeting ended in Gu Xuemei's tears of regret.
Before the family could help Gu Xuemei come up with a solution, the hospital issued another critical illness notice. This time it was really impossible. Arranging funeral arrangements for the old man, grief and busyness intertwined, Gu Xuemei temporarily put her loss behind. Unexpectedly, after the first seven days, Meixia called and said that the matter was resolved and the money would be returned.
Gu Xuemei was not too happy either, and she seemed a little depressed.
Liu Wangxue's grandmother enlightened her and asked her to remember Meixia's kindness: "You are lucky enough. Stop being so depressed. Why not cheer up and think about what to do next."
The mother naturally did not want her little daughter to go out and suffer hardship again. She was worried that if she encountered this kind of thing again, she might not be so lucky. She advised Gu Xuemei that if she still wanted to do business, , it’s good to be at home, you can rent or buy a small shop in the town, it’s close to home, and they can help take care of it.
Liu Wangxue’s grandfather disagreed. He felt that his little daughter’s fall—although she did not fall completely—was a result of her lack of knowledge. He said: “While she is still young, It’s better to go back to school.”
"Go to school?!" Gu Xuemei was startled, "Dad, did I hear you correctly? I'm already 21 years old, and you want me to go to school again? What school? Junior high school? With a bunch of teenagers Together? Where can I put my face? "
Gu Xuemei is unwilling to have a quarrel with her father. After the argument, she felt that what her father said made sense. She should learn something to grow her brain, but she definitely didn't want to go to school and sit in a classroom seriously with a bunch of brats.
The textbooks used by Gu Xuehui and Gu Xuelan in middle and high school were not lost. Liu Wangxue's grandmother kept them in a bookcase at home. During that time, Gu Xuemei stayed at home and used these textbooks to study on her own. But as soon as she opened the textbook, she saw that she was either dizzy or had a headache. After so many years, her problem had not improved, but had become more serious. The time she spent studying by herself was not as long as the time she spent napping with a book in her arms.
Gu Xuemei felt that continuing like this was not an option. Isn’t this a pure waste of time? Forget it, she must be born without the inclination to learn, why not go into business, be cautious, do some small business, and you will definitely not go wrong.
Gu Xuemei threw away the book and went to the town. She was wandering around a few days ago and saw a shop in a good location. The shop owner seemed not to want to work anymore. She wanted to ask about the specific situation.
When asked, it was indeed true. The shop owner only said that his son was settling in the south, and they would move there with him. The house and shop in the town planned to be sold.
Gu Xuemei was very excited about both the store and the house, and at that time, prices in inland towns were much lower than in coastal cities. The money she had on hand was more than enough to buy both.
Just do it, Gu Xuemei bought the house and shop, renovated the shop, and started a small business again. She has a friend named Meixia in Fu City and an aunt from the same village, so all the things she sells in her store are fashionable things from the south. There are clothing and bags that young men and women like, as well as some magazines, comics, DVDs, tapes, etc. Not to mention the town, there are some things that you may not be able to find even if you go to the city, so the business in the store should not be too good.
Gu Xuemei later talked about this when she was chatting with Song Jingyu. Song Jingyu said: "Mom, actually it's done here. Although what you got is not a cheating heroine script, you still have a career. I'm a human being, let's live like this Go, let’s not say how rich your life will be, but you will definitely live a very prosperous life.”
“No,” Gu Xuemei said, “your uncle’s business start-up capital came from your mother and me. given.”
Song Jingyu sighed: "Mom, you are confused! Why did you fall on my dad?"
Gu Xuemei poked her forehead: "If I hadn't fallen on him, I would have you now. "Not long after Gu Xuemei started her business, her family's threshold was crossed by a matchmaker. Who wouldn't like such a beautiful, capable and profitable girl?
However, at that time, Liu Wangxue's grandmother felt that Gu Xuemei was too young and had not yet decided, and did not want her to get married so early, so she declined all offers of marriage. Gu Xuemei herself didn't have much idea about the person she wanted to talk to or get married, mainly because she didn't like the ones introduced by matchmakers, and she couldn't explain why, but she just didn't like them.
Until she met Song Ningwei.
The first time Gu Xuemei and Song Ningwei met was not at a blind date dinner, but in Gu Xuemei's shop. Song Ningwei went to buy a tape distributed by a Hong Kong singer. He couldn't buy it at any video store in the city. When he came back, he heard about Gu Xuemei's store and came here to try his luck.
Gu Xuemei's first impression of Song Ningwei was quite good. He was tall and thin, wearing a pair of rimless glasses. He looked polite and had a learned temperament.
That night, the matchmaker came to the door again. When he opened his mouth, he stopped Grandma Liu Wangxue and asked her to listen to the other party's situation first to ensure that she would not refuse.
The matchmaker said: "It's Xiaowei, Song Ningwei, the son of Song Yousheng's family who runs a restaurant in the town."
Liu Wangxue's grandmother really hesitated.
The matchmaker continued his efforts: "You also know that we can count on one hand the number of college students who have gone out in our town over the years. There are only two in our village, and they are all taken over by your Gu family. Hahahaha... Either you and Lao Gu are lucky. Well, not to mention the two college students in the family, Xuemei is so capable, which family from all over the country would not miss him hahahaha... Speaking of which, this Xiaowei is also a college student, but he is inferior to your Xuehui and Xuelan. He is studying at a university in our city, but whether it is famous or not, it is still a university. He is two years older than Xuemei, oh, he seems to be as old as your Xuelan, right? I will graduate in just over a month. I heard that I have already decided on a job. I am going to the textile factory in our town. Once I enter, I will be the junior leader in the workshop. I might as well work under Lao Gu. There is so much. So close..."
After the matchmaker left, Liu Wangxue's grandmother thought for a moment, thinking that she would wait for the child's father to come back to discuss it with him, and then ask someone to inquire. To be honest, she felt that the conditions of the people introduced by the matchmaker this time were much better than those before. The most important thing was that they were from the town. If Gu Xuemei married in the future, they would be close to home. If anything happened, they would be there at any time. Can look after and help.
However, after asking about it, Liu Wangxue's grandma and grandpa immediately changed their minds. No, Song Ningwei's conditions are indeed good, but he is lacking in character and is not a good match. So he declined again at the matchmaker, and the matter just passed without mentioning it to Gu Xuemei.
The matchmaker was angry. The Gu family rejected her six times in total. She hung up the phone with anger, feeling that her "career" had been severely challenged and insulted: "No. It’s just that I can earn two bucks. What’s the big deal? If I delay any longer, I’ll become an old girl, and no one will even want the money!”
More than a month later, Song Ningwei graduated from college and successfully worked in the textile factory after returning. Onboarding. He often went to Gu Xuemei's store after get off work and chatted with Gu Xuemei while picking and shopping. The two of them became familiar with each other after going back and forth, and then Song Ningwei also went to Gu Xuemei's store on his days off and stayed there all day. Gu Xuemei placed a set of tables and chairs next to the bookshelf in the store, and Song Ningwei would sit there every time and read magazines or comics. Sometimes when Gu Xuemei is too busy, Song Ningwei will go out to buy her some food and drinks.
After some time, Song Ningwei and Gu Xuemei confessed their feelings.
After Gu Xuemei learned that Song Ningwei was a small leader in the textile factory workshop and had a university degree, she naturally looked at him with a filter. She had a good impression of Song Ningwei, and there was no way she would not agree to his confession. So, the two of them started talking.
After they talked, Gu Xuemei felt that she had finally understood why she was dissatisfied with all the people introduced to her by the matchmaker - those people were so praised by the matchmaker that they did not mention their academic qualifications. Ask, either he graduated from elementary school or he didn’t finish junior high school like her.
Gu Xuemei thought, it turns out that she likes people with high academic qualifications. The person she wants must first be a college student, a college student like her brother and sister!
Gu Xuemei herself didn’t realize that it was actually the matter of the contract that had never left her mind. She had always envied and admired Gu Xuehui and Gu Xuelan, but when she met Song Ningwei, who had the same academic qualifications as her brothers and sisters, her envy and admiration suddenly went away.
Therefore, Gu Xuemei naturally failed to see through the underlying reasons for the formation of her "mate selection criteria". What she was thinking in her heart was that she was stupid and did not have the talent to learn, but she could find someone who was completely opposite to her. As the saying goes, what was missing? What are you trying to make up for, so that the children you have in the future may inherit your partner's smart mind, and they won't be like her who can't even see the trap in the contract.
Of course, the love affair between two young people could not be hidden, and it didn’t take long for their family to find out.
Liu Wangxue’s grandma and grandfather were both opposed, especially grandpa. Don’t forget, Song Ningwei was also in the textile factory. Although he was not under his command, he also had the authority to do those mindless things that Song Ningwei did. All heard.
But the more her parents objected, the more Gu Xuemei felt that she and Song Ningwei were true love. In the end, there was no other choice. Liu Wangxue's grandmother said to let them talk first. Maybe after talking for a while, Gu Xuemei would be able to see Song Ningwei's shortcomings - as parents, they couldn't really use violence to separate the two children. We can hope that Gu Xuemei can see clearly for herself.
How could it be possible for Gu Xuemei to see Song Ningwei clearly through the super thickened filter that was 1.8 meters tall?
After a period of time, the two still had no intention of breaking up. Song Ningwei's parents came to propose marriage with gifts, which made Liu Wangxue's grandmother very angry. However, in front of outsiders, the etiquette must be thorough. She excused herself by saying that her daughter was still young and she didn't want her to get married so early. Besides, Gu Xuehui and Gu Xuelan were not married yet, so it made no sense for the youngest daughter to be married before her elder brothers and sisters. , not good-looking. After sending the person away, she immediately hid her family's household registration book tightly.
After more than half a year like this, Gu Xuehui brought his girlfriend back, and the wedding was put on the agenda. Two or three months after his wedding, Gu Xuelan and Liu Nanshan also got married.
Gu Xuemei stretched out her hand in front of Grandma Liu Wangxue: "Mom, it's my turn now!"
No one in the family nodded in agreement.
First of all, there is Liu Wangxue’s grandfather. Song Ningwei works in the same factory as him. The child’s daily behavior can be heard in his ears without him asking, but due to the relationship between Song Ningwei and Gu Xuemei, The version he heard was slightly more polished than before.
Gu Xuehui also disagreed. He had been opposed to it ever since he learned that his little sister was dating Song Ningwei a year ago. There was only one middle school in their town, and Gu Xuehui was two years older than Song Ning. At that time, the distinction between boys and girls was basically clear. Gu Xuemei didn't know about Song Ningwei being beaten because of his bad mouth, but he heard about it every time. Coupled with what his father heard in the factory about Song Ningwei's bad deeds, Gu Xuehui became even more convinced that he was right about people.
Also, as a digression, Song Ningwei made Liu Nanshan's pedal without knowing it. The Gu family did not approve of Liu Nanshan's pedal at the time, but the comparison was too harsh. Gu Xuehui felt that Song Ningwei did it. In contrast, he was completely able to accept Liu Nanshan as his brother-in-law. Even if it was Gu Xuelan and Liu Nanshan who were discussing marriage a year ago, he, his father, and his mother might have nodded in agreement.
The remaining two opponents had similar reasons. They both felt that Song Ningwei’s words and deeds were too unreliable, and that Gu Xuemei was blinded by the so-called love, so she saw Song Ningwei as good everywhere. Especially Liu Wangxue's grandma, she came from this experience and told Gu Xuemei sincerely that getting married is different from falling in love. There are too many things to consider after marriage. It is impossible for a person with Song Ningwei's personality to be a helper for the family. , on the contrary, it is very likely to become a drag.
Gu Xuelan also patiently tried to persuade her sister, but Gu Xuemei was too preoccupied with the filtered "love" and refused to listen at all.
After Liu Nanshan first learned that Gu Xuemei and Song Ningwei were dating, he also talked to Gu Xuelan in private. Song Ningwei was familiar to him. He even asked Gu Xuelan if he remembered the barbecue restaurant where he worked when they first met.
Gu Xuelan asked: "That store is owned by Song Ningwei's family?"
"No," Liu Nanshan said, "It's the one across the street that sells stir-fried vegetables. So you think I'm not familiar with it?"< br>
Then he told Gu Xuelan how Song Ningwei used a set of words and deeds that looked like he was mentally ill to "drive away" the customers who were going to the restaurant to eat: "His parents didn't even ask him to go there easily. He helps in the store, unless he is really busy. Those angry customers are still willing to go to his store to eat, all because of his father’s cooking skills.”
Of course, Liu Nanshan doesn’t use the word “sick”. He has always subconsciously restrained himself in front of Gu Xuelan when it comes to words. He will never use words even if they are lightly harmful and insulting. He uses words he learned from Gu Xuelan, "unbelievable" .
After knowing that Gu Xuemei wanted to marry Song Ningwei, Liu Nanshan felt even more incredible. He quietly asked Gu Xuelan: "Did Song Ningwei learn some heresy and belittle your sister?"
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Gu Xuelan snorted coldly: "Why do you want to lower your head? I think she is stubborn, and she will suffer from it in the future."
Gu Xuelan's words came true. (End of this chapter)