Two more days passed.
evening.
Gu Qingyu’s home.
Lin Yue walked to the door, raised his fingers and knocked on the milky white door.
Squeak...stuck...
The door opened, and Gu Qingyu's face appeared on the opposite side. Because she was at home, she was dressed casually, a gray twill dress with white slippers underneath.
"coming?"
Lin Yue nodded.
"Come in." She took two steps back and let him come in from the outside.
"Dad just arrived too."
Lin Yue tilted his head towards the balcony and found Gu Shihong wearing a vest and walking back and forth on the balcony with his hands behind his back.
It was only September, and the young people outside were still wearing half-sleeves and shorts. He had already changed into a vest. He didn't know whether he really felt cold or was simply afraid of the flu brought about by the change of seasons.
"Hey, Qingyu, why don't you plant some pots of flowers on your balcony? Let me tell you, plants are much better at purifying the air than air conditioners."
The old man has the habit of preaching again. He used to go to school to teach students, but now he is retired and has no teaching anymore. He can only talk about his son...oh no, his daughter.
Gu Qingyu walked to the refrigerator, and while getting Lin Yue mineral water, he said casually: "Dad, it's not like you don't know. I'm so busy at work that I don't have time to plant flowers."
"It's always good to plant aloe vera in a pot. It doesn't need to be taken care of. It's very worry-free. You can just water it after a while. It can be used as a source of water." After the old man said this, he remembered that his son-in-law was not here: "By the way, why isn't Shi Yuan here?"
Gu Qingyu glanced at Lin Yue. Although he didn't say anything, everyone knew what his eyes meant.
The younger brother has a bad relationship with his brother-in-law, so why should he stay at home? Aren't you happy to find it?
"Aren't we discussing Xiaoqin's purchase of a house today? I asked him to take some shrimp paste he brought back from HK two days ago and go home to see his parents." Gu Qingyu handed a bottle of Evian mineral water to Lin Yue's hand. He walked to the three-person sofa in the living room and sat down.
Lin Yue took a look at the light blue translucent bottle and remembered that Andy from the world of "Ode to Joy" also liked to drink this.
The old man sat down on the single sofa to her left and waved his hand: "Shrimp paste is not good, but our Shanghai bald butter is better."
"Dad, you don't bring such comparisons." Gu Qingyu was speechless and asked Shi Yuan to bring shrimp paste back to his parents just to eat freshly as a sign of filial piety. Who is Hua Yongyu? As a true Shanghainese, and from a family with a private chef, how can I never eat bald butter?
Lin Yue did not interrupt the two people's discussion about Shi Yuan. Gu Qingyu thought that Hua Yongyu and her husband would miss her, but they didn't. At this moment, Shi Yuan was sitting in the fly restaurant in the alley with a sad face, ordering something. A plate of ants climbed up the tree, a plate of dried leeks and beans, and a bottle of Maopu wine, and I sat there drinking alone.
If you want to ask why, it's actually simple.
Shi Yuan saved some money before, and has taken on a lot of jobs these days. After get off work, he is either working part-time or on his way to a part-time job. Originally, he wanted to save 1 million to repay the loan from the small loan company---- --Hua Yongyu and Shi An have no income. Over the years, he has been responsible for doctor visits, hospitalization, and daily household expenses. Anyway, in order to keep Hua Yongyu alive, the interest on the loan has been compounded to 1 million.
She had almost saved up enough, but it turned out that Hua Yongyu spent another 500,000 yuan for surgery, which was still the money provided by Gu Qingyu. That time at the Yongfu meeting for dinner, the brother-in-law stimulated the mother and son quite a lot. After returning home, Hua Yongyu forced He earned money to repay, and he himself wanted to settle the matter as soon as possible, so he took on part-time jobs like crazy. After two months of hard work, he finally collected 1 million, and immediately repaid 500,000 to the small loan company. Then he took the remaining 500,000 in cash to give it to Gu Qingyu, who refused to reveal his bank card number. The two of them took the opportunity to take a step back and reconciled. However, he never expected that when he returned home this time, he would find those from the small loan company. People splashed paint on the walls of his house and painted ugly slogans, causing everyone in the alley to point fingers behind his back, saying that the Shi family were old people.
As for Shi An, he not only sympathized with him and supported him, but also yelled at him, saying that Gu Qingyu's money was his money, and complained that when he had money, he didn't pay back the loan first, but insisted on giving it to his wife, which made the Shi family in trouble now The whole street couldn't hold its head up, and the people from the small loan company said that if the loan was not repaid within a week, they would come to their house to repossess the house.
He clearly discussed with the manager of the small loan company and agreed to pay back half first and the remaining three months later. The other party didn't say anything, so he thought his request was approved. Who knows why those people didn't tell them at that time? Understand, if you go back to the Shi family, you only have a week, and the house will be taken away before it is repaid. How can he get 500,000 to pay them back in such a short period of time?
Sad, so sad that I can only drink to drown my sorrow.
However, as the saying goes, drinking to drown sorrow will make it worse.
"Gu Lei, Gu Lei."
Gu Qingyu's voice brought Lin Yue back from his thoughts. He stared at the flower arrangement in a bottle that was the same as Guanyin's mutton-fat jade bottle on the table and said, "What's wrong?"
"Is it true that Feng Xiaoqin signed the house purchase contract without asking you to go?"
"certainly."
"How could you do this?" Gu Qingyu was a little anxious.
"Dad gave her the card. She can buy it if she wants. What can I do?" Lin Yue replied nonchalantly.
Gu Qingyu looked at the old man again: "Dad, didn't I say it? Buying a house is a matter for two people, and it cannot be left to her own whim."
"Qingyu, have you forgotten why I asked you to come to Gu Lei? The house purchase contract has been signed, the deposit has been paid, and the last step is to transfer the ownership. Will this be useful? The important thing is your brother and Xiaoqin We can live a good life after moving here, but if the family is guarding against this and that, doesn’t that intensify the conflict?”
Gu Shihong is such a person, always thinking of others for the best. The thing that Gu Qingyu regrets most now is not telling the two of them that Feng Xiaoqin had a son before marriage and pretended to be his younger brother. Otherwise, the old man would not have such a serious "We are a family after all" , there is no relationship between husband and wife without stumbling blocks, try not to divorce as long as possible, it is all for the sake of the children."
What now? What's the use? The old man will definitely complain that she doesn't want her brother to reconcile with Feng Xiaoqin and doesn't think about the little tiger at all.
So...it's really difficult for her to be a sister.
"Gu Lei, remember, you must go during the transfer. The two families bought the house together, so your name must be on the real estate certificate."
Lin Yue said: "Is it necessary? I will have a share of the house bought during marriage, whether my name is written on it or not."
Gu Shihong saw that the elder sister was teaching tricks to guard against his sister-in-law. The boss was not happy. They were about to move out, so couldn't they teach him something that would help unite the family?
"Gu Lei, please move back home quickly. I'll go talk to Xiaoqin."
"It's fine for me to live outside alone." Lin Yue said, "If you want me to go back, okay, you let her beg me."
Gu Shihong was so angry that his son cheated on her during marriage and they didn't get divorced. Now she was asked to go out and beg him to come home. What was this thinking?
"What are you doing!"
Gu Qingyu quickly patted Gu Shihong's hand and comforted him: "Dad, don't be angry. If you have anything to say, please speak it out."
After speaking, he said to Lin Yue: "What do you think? Is this marriage a divorce or a non-divorce?"
Gu Shihong glared: "Qing Yu!"
The daughter did not look at him and continued: "I called Sun Qi yesterday. She said that as long as you divorce, she is willing to marry you."
When the old man heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded.
He knew about his son's affair with Sun Qi, and he had seen the girl. However, what he couldn't understand was that a young girl with a high education, good job, and first-rate appearance would choose to marry someone like Gu Lei. A man over 36 with no house, no car, no house, and a child as his wife? Is she out of her mind?
Presumably, this was also the reason why Gu Qingyu turned a deaf ear to his words and persuaded him to leave instead of making peace.
Lin Yue tapped his fingers on the armrest of the sofa a few times and said something that they couldn't understand.
"Let's see."
See? What does it mean to watch?
Do you still want to see a first-class outstanding girl who is willing to marry you, an older man who has a boy from your first or second marriage?
Gu Qingyu really wanted to strangle him to death.
He originally planned to just nod his head and tell Gu Shihong the fact that Feng Danian was Feng Xiaoqin's biological son, so that when the old man matched his son and daughter-in-law, he would have to think carefully about the various disputes that might arise in the future. His attitude here was not firm. So what can a sister do?
Forcibly revealing the secret, if he reconciles with Feng Xiaoqin, the eldest aunt will be hated for the rest of her life. Don't worry, Gu Lei is very smart now. Just think of that wimp who is trying to imitate pig-squawking, then she is no longer human inside and out.
Ding Ding Dong...
At this moment, Lin Yue's cell phone rang.
He picked it up and put it to his ear. After humming a few words, he hung up the phone. He stretched out his hand to pick up the Bai Tianbao in the transparent fruit bowl and weighed it in his palm: "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
"Hey, I haven't finished talking yet, what are you doing?"
Gu Shihong called him from behind.
"The matter is too big, let me think about it." He didn't stop, waved his hand behind his back, Katcha opened the door with a sound, and left.
Isn’t it good to live a life of hugging each other now? Why should we get married as soon as possible?
The father and the sister looked at each other, and finally Gu Qingyu comforted him: "Dad, Gu Lei is already thirty-six years old. He is no longer a child. He has his own thoughts and considerations on everything. Things like this... let's take care of it less in the future. Bar."
Gu Shihong said: "He is ignorant, so you follow him and commit crimes? Sun Qi is willing to marry him. Dad didn't say that the child is not good. What I'm worried about is the little tiger. Which child wants his father to find a stepmother for him?"
"Dad, I know you feel sorry for the little tiger. If Gu Lei says to think about it, just give him some time. After all, he is the one who will live with Feng Xiaoqin in the future, not us."
Gu Shihong listened to these words and sighed: "This is the only way."
…
Monday evening, Imo Securities.
Jack Liu walked to the door of the office, looked outside for a few times, closed the door, and came to Shi Yuan's side. He put his hands on the table and leaned into his ear and whispered: "Why are you still hesitating? What did Gu Xin do? In Sun Qi's bag containing a bug only meant he lost his job, and there was no other loss. And what I just told you was more minor than what Gu Xin did, or it was common in our industry, and you simply didn't. You have done nothing wrong, even if Mr. Du, who favors Gu Lei, knows about it, nothing can be done to you."
Shi Yuan just stared at him with a pair of dead fish eyes and refused to let go.
Jack Liu persuaded again: "Then just help me, okay?"
"..."
"Who helped you complete the due diligence report last week? Was it me? I helped you, and you are now repaying me. Is there any problem?" Jack Liu spread his hands and began to play the friendship card.
Shi Yuan said: "This is different."
"Why is it different? Let me tell you, you are having trouble with yourself. How much is conscience worth these days? Conscience, can people with conscience do what we do? Those who play IPO, who is not drawing pictures for investors? Big pie? Who doesn’t know that our stock market is used to make money and cut leeks? Be conscientious? If you are conscientious, don’t help them go public. Fund players rely on a license to attract the deposits of Christians, and use their They use their money to invest, they lose money, they make money, and they take part of it. Performance disclosure is not in place, and the position structure is not transparent. The buyer's responsibility is in the contract, and his own responsibility is completely passed off. It can be said that there are pitfalls everywhere. Conscience? You talk about your conscience with Christians, but the market and society don’t talk about your conscience.”
Jack Liu spoke eloquently, and Shi Yuan really listened to it, because he felt that he had been bending over for rice, flattering for money, being a tour guide and being complained by an aunt who didn't understand the rules and making jokes abroad, being a master of ceremonies and having to recite those dirty jokes, Being looked at like a clown, being yelled at and disrespected as a translator for foreigners, and feeling inferior to others in his own territory. To a certain extent, he can only live with a conscience--- ---I feel the same way about living like a dog.
Jack Liu patted him on the shoulder: "Shi Yuan, are you short of money? I heard that you owe the small loan company more than 500,000 yuan. If you can't pay it back within a short period of time, they will take over your house. If this happens, your father and mother will have to sleep on the street."
Shi Yuan looked at him in shock.
Jack Liu half sat on the edge of the desk: "Why are you looking at me like this? This is a world that values looks, but in the final analysis it is a world that values money. As long as you agree, I can deposit the money to you immediately How about taking it as an advance payment to your bank account?”
Shi Yuan's position began to waver.
"really?"
"You have to know that the initiative in this matter is in your hands." Jack Liu continued to confuse: "This is the money you earned based on your skills. Don't act like a thief."
Finally, he compromised: "Okay, I'll do it."
"That's right." Jack Liu was very satisfied with his answer.
…
"I've told you before, this Gu Lei is not a good guy. Look at his eyes, they look like a bandit in an anti-Japanese movie."
"How could such a good person like Teacher Gu give birth to such an unfilial son? What a pity."
"What's the pity? He said he would send you a wreath last time?"
"Bah! Bah! Bah! Bah! Bad luck!"
"Old sisters, let's not talk about that. As for Gu Lei's cheating during marriage, next time we hold the owners' meeting, we can't let Gu Shihong be the director of the owners' committee again."
"Gu Lei is Gu Lei, and Teacher Gu is Teacher Gu. This is... too much."
"Haven't you heard this sentence? It's the son's fault if he doesn't teach his father. Mr. Gu is a nice person, but he can't even take care of his own son. Why should we believe that he can do what the director of the property committee should do? Everyone is right wrong?"
"Yes, Sister Zhang, what you said makes sense."
"..."
The weather is getting cooler, and those old guys who had nothing to do all day but count the days to collect their pensions gather together again and chatter.
The most talked about topic in the Wanziyuan community recently is naturally the son of the director of the property committee cheating on his cousin's ex-girlfriend during marriage.
"Grandma Zhang, how much did Boss Shi give you, and why did you work so hard for him? Remove Teacher Gu from the position of director of the homeowners committee. Next time Boss Shi blocks the gate of the community, and the ambulance can't reach your downstairs, then you'll see It’s the King of Hell, don’t blame anyone.”
This strange remark interrupted the old ladies' discussion. When they all looked back, they found that it was Feng Xiaoqin's sister Feng Qianqian who was quarreling with Zhang Ting.
"You little girl, how can you talk?"
Feng Qianqian said: "Am I wrong? What did you say to Boss Shi at the gate of Wangxing Pavilion a few days ago? Do you dare to tell everyone? The activity room for the elderly that the profiteer promised you is still there. You don't want to cause trouble for him. , but they are stirring up trouble in the Gu family behind their backs. People who have only a few days left to live and don’t keep their mouths full of virtue will go to tongue-pulling hell after death."
Hey, this little girl's mouth looks more and more like her brother-in-law.
Grandma Zhang pointed her finger at her and said in a high-pitched voice: "Tell me that again, believe it or not, I will tear your mouth apart."
Not only was Feng Qianqian not intimidated by her, but she said even more fiercely: "Okay, if you don't say it, I will. Boss Shi said that as long as you recruit enough people and elect Teacher Gu at this year's owners' meeting, he will help you in the JD area I don’t understand why you want to buy a Feng Shui treasure land in Evergreen Cemetery. You don’t have any children to protect you. Does a Feng Shui treasure land mean anything to you?”
We all know that this statement is 50% true and 50% false. There is a high probability that Granny Zhang has colluded with Boss Shi, but there is absolutely no such thing as buying a cemetery.
But this is so disgusting.
"Second sister? How can you speak for that person?" Just when Granny Zhang was clamoring to beat this little bitch to death, a figure walked out of the public toilet not far away.
Feng Qianqian looked back and found that it was Feng Danian.
She was a little panicked because the relationship between her brother and the Gu family... was really bad.
"Sister Zhang, Sister Zhang, what's wrong with you?"
"Sister Zhang, wake up, wake up."
"Quick, quick, call an ambulance."
"..."
Fortunately, the house leaked and it rained all night. When she heard the sound coming from behind, she turned around and saw the mean old lady Zhang fell to the ground, her hands and feet twitching constantly, looking like she was about to die. The old ladies next to her were panicking. Some pinched her, some pushed her arm, some called Zhang Dingguo, and a few timid ones were sneaking home secretly.
