arrive.
That’s it.
Lu Jiaoer was holding two large bags of luggage and standing at the entrance of a courtyard that looked particularly quiet but was heavily guarded.
Fortunately, I just took a bus and it was less than ten stops away. It was just afternoon.
"Comrade, this is the work compound. If you have nothing to do, please leave."
When the people in the guardhouse saw a woman dressed in a country style standing carelessly at the door, they took the initiative to remind her.
Lu Jiaoer came back to her senses and didn't feel offended. She really shouldn't stay here for a long time.
"Hello, comrade, I am Gu Fengji's wife. We just got married. He asked me to come to my husband's house from Guizhou Province. Can you please inform me?!"
She said calmly while handing over the home phone number and address written by Gu Fengji.
She didn't know what the Gu family's attitude would be, but she was not a shady person now. It was a fait accompli, so just face it, there was nothing to be ashamed of.
What? !
Is she the wife of Battalion Commander Gu? !
No, haven't they heard that Battalion Commander Gu is married? !
Even if he is married, Battalion Commander Gu shouldn't marry a country woman like this? ! How could Chief Gu’s family agree? !
Several guards who heard what she said couldn't help but be shocked. They couldn't believe their ears. They had not received the news of Battalion Commander Gu's marriage.
However, they didn't have much suspicion. After all, they knew it as soon as they asked. The chance of this woman lying was extremely low.
Moreover, the phone number and address in this hand indeed belong to Chief Gu's home, and there is nothing wrong with it.
"Comrade, please wait a moment, I'll call in to confirm."
After the comrade guard said this to Lu Jiaoer, he quickly got into the guard room and made a phone call.
After a while, the guard appeared again with an inexplicable look on his face.
"I'm sorry, comrade. Chief Gu's family said they don't know you. They also said it was impossible for Battalion Commander Gu to get married while he was on a mission."
In fact, the comrade guard knew that the woman outside was not lying when Chief Gu's family said these words, because it was obvious that Chief Gu's family did not want to admit that this country daughter-in-law was not the daughter-in-law they wanted.
He sympathized with Lu Jiaoer, but he couldn't help.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you, comrade, I'll leave first."
Lu Jiaoer had expected it when no one came to pick her up at the train station, so she was not disappointed or desperate at all. She calmly nodded to the comrades in the guard and left happily.
She understood, didn't complain, and was very sensible, so she took the initiative to leave without any emotion.
It was impossible for her to go back to Guisheng, so she would find a house to rent in Beijing and live there first.
Anyway, now that she has money and a marriage certificate and a letter of introduction, she is not afraid of not being able to rent a house.
Lu Jiaoer left.
Several guards quietly watched her leave, knowing what was going on.
Wooden doors and red doors are not a good match at all.
Who is the Gu family? !
It's not like they didn't sympathize with Lu Jiaoer. The gap between country people and city people was already huge, let alone the disciples of the Gu family. It was not a simple gap, but an insurmountable gap between heaven and earth.
Lu Jiaoer did not find a place to live in this area, but went in the opposite direction to the Gu family. The main thing was to stay away from each other.
At this moment, the Gu family in the compound.
"Mom, I didn't expect that she would actually find this place. If she refuses to leave and stays outside, others will see our joke."
The call just now was answered by Gu's mother, and Gu Mingzhi heard it clearly from the side. She really didn't expect that this country woman was so capable that she actually found it herself.
However, she was worried that the country woman was shameless. If she kept waiting outside, her father and the uncles in the compound would get off work later, and she wouldn't know how others would see her joke.
Her mother had rejected the idea of using money to send a country woman away. She felt that after the woman knew the conditions of their family, money would definitely not be able to send her away.
"A joke is a joke, isn't it only a matter of time?! Now that things have happened, I am no longer afraid of jokes. I will not admit such a woman, and I will not let her enter our house, not even a step."
Gu's mother said decisively with a cold face, having such a daughter-in-law has long been a joke, and she doesn't care anymore.
However, to the mother and daughter's surprise, when people in the compound came back from get off work that night, no one came to mention this matter. Even Gu's father looked like he didn't know anything about it.
Since no one was talking about it and her husband didn't know, of course Gu's mother and Gu Mingzhi would not tell them.
Later, while it was dark, Gu Mingzhi quietly looked around the entrance of the compound, but did not find any woman outside, and did not know where the woman had gone.
Lu Jiaoer took the letter of introduction and checked into a guest house, which cost one yuan for one night.
I ordered a meat dish, a vegetarian dish, and a large bowl of rice from the state-owned restaurant next door. After eating and drinking, I slowly went back.
"Sister, I would like to know where there is a single-family house for rent?!"
Back in the guest house, Lu Jiaoer took a letter of sand cakes and asked a waiter in his thirties.
Lu Jiaoer checked in with her, so Liu Xiuqing also knew her identity as a military wife. Even her husband's family was from Beijing, so why not go back to live with her husband's family? !
"Yes, yes, but now you have to go to the street office to rent a house. Sister, why don't you go back to your husband's house?!"
So curious.
"My husband and I had a flash marriage, and we got married after only a few days of knowing each other. He is from Beijing, and I am from the countryside. My husband's family didn't know about our marriage. I went to my husband's house in the afternoon, and they didn't want to acknowledge me. I didn’t force them. It was impossible to go back. I was thinking about renting a house here to live in. Fortunately, my husband would send me money every month. I was waiting to take the college entrance examination next year. You can usually go outside to find medicinal materials to sell, and you don’t have to worry about not being able to survive.”
Lu Jiaoer had just thought about her next goal and her external rhetoric while eating, and she didn't think about covering up for the Gu family and herself.
Anyway, that’s it.
Could Liu Xiuqing not understand what was going on? ! It is extremely difficult for country people to marry in the city, let alone marrying in the capital city. It is no less difficult than going to the sky.
Moreover, this country girl is married to an officer, so her husband's family may not be low-income.
"Sister, it's best if you think clearly. It's better to rely on others than to rely on yourself. I'll take you to the street office after get off work tomorrow morning. You'd better rent the house as soon as possible. It's too expensive to live here."
It’s only one yuan a day, and it doesn’t include meals, so it’s expensive.
Lu Jiaoer thanked Sister Liu sincerely, and then went upstairs to her room to rest.
She first took a comfortable hot bath, then lay down on the bed and started reading. She had already finished high school algebra and high school Chinese on the train, and now started to study English and chemistry.
She learns English faster because she has a method, and now her memory is very strong, so it doesn't take much effort.
The next morning, Lu Jiaoer had breakfast and waited outside for Liu Xiuqing to get off work.
When Liu Xiuqing waved to her, Lu Jiaoer went over and stuffed two packed meat buns into her hands.
"Sister, please eat."
Liu Xiuqing knew that this was a thank you gift and the reason why she helped the other party, so she accepted it without any politeness or concession.
The subdistrict office is not far from the guest house. It only takes 20 minutes to walk there. It is located in an alley.
After Liu Xiuqing's introduction, as well as the letter of introduction, marriage certificate and ID card that Lu Jiaoer produced, the people in the subdistrict office understood what was going on.
Fortunately, reform and opening up had already begun, especially the regulations in various aspects of the capital city had been relaxed a lot. It was no problem for Lu Jiaoer to stay in the capital city in her current capacity.
Therefore, the people from the subdistrict office introduced two houses to Lu Jiaoer according to her request.
Single family.
There are only two rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a small yard of about ten square meters.
One is a Tongzi building with one bedroom and one living room, and the kitchen and toilet are shared.
After Lu Jiaoer looked at them separately, she chose the small courtyard without saying a word.
The price of the small courtyard and the tube building is the same, nine yuan a month. The rent is not low, so I haven't rented it out for a long time.
Nine dollars was really a lot, but Lu Jiaoer felt that she could bear it. Not to mention that Gu Fengji would send her money checks every month, but the savings she had now were enough to support her for several years.
The most important thing is that Lu Jiaoer is not afraid of not having money at all, nor does she think that she will be without money.
After renting the small courtyard, Lu Jiaoer thanked Liu Xiuqing and the people from the street office, and went back to the guest house to check out.
Then, she started to tidy up the small yard and bought various daily necessities. She spent nearly 70 yuan. By night, she had barely prepared all the daily necessities she needed.
On the other side, Gu's mother and Gu Mingzhi thought that Lu Jiao'er would come again, so they waited in vain for another day at home. However, mother and daughter found that this country woman seemed to have disappeared.
