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  When she handed it over to Gu Aiguo's hands, she gave him an extra 50 yuan. "Old Three, Old Four, you both have skills and can make money, but your big brother is a real farmer, he doesn't have a penny on his hand, the grain he grew in the past all went into one family's belly, I'll take 25 yuan less from each of you, to give to Weiguo, do you have any objections?"

  Gu Weimin and Gu Weiqiang exchanged a glance and shook their heads. Gu Weiqiang spoke up, "It's not easy for big brother, I know. From now on, the tuition fees and book expenses for Ping'an will be taken care of by me." When Ping'an went to elementary school, the miscellaneous expenses for one year were at most twenty yuan, which was still affordable for his uncle.

  As soon as he said this, Gu Weiguo and Zhao Junyan looked at Gu Weiqiang with gratitude, thinking that his younger brother had a good heart, which is why they were willing to help them.

  Wang Da Ying's eyes lit up instantly, and she rolled over to Gu Wei Qiang's side, pleading, "Fourth brother! You've taken care of Ping An, so be kind and take care of our family's Gu Shu too. In the future, when Gu Shu goes to university, he will surely repay you well."

  Wang Da Ying made a scene several times, and Gu Wei Fu looked like he hadn't seen anything. On the contrary, he hoped that his wife would cry, make a fuss, and hang herself, so that Lao Si would change his mind and at least support Gu Shu to finish high school.

  Always treated as an invisible person, Gu Shu suddenly became lively and looked at Gu Wei Qiang with eagerness.

  Gu Weiqiang kicked Wang Da Ying, "Second brother, are you going to let second sister be so unruly? Should I give this money or not, you tell me?"

  At this moment, everyone's eyes turned to Gu Weifu.

  Gu Weifu was like sitting on pins and needles, if he had to say that sentence, he really couldn't bring himself to say it. After all, over the past two years, a thousand or so yuan wasn't a small amount of money. He said, "Fourth brother, you're also considered one of Gu Shu's close uncles, if Gu Shu gets into university, it'll be a glorious thing for our old Gu family." The meaning behind this sentence was: aren't you ashamed to not take care of your own nephew who shares the same surname?

  Old Master Guo, who was sitting in the first place, echoed, "That's right, Gu Shu is the face of our Gu family and also the nephew of Old Fourth, you should help him."

  Gu Wei Qiang's expression was calm and collected, "Second Brother, do you know why Lan Zhi brought Wan Wan back to the city?"

  Isn't it that you didn't take a liking to me? This sentence Gu Weifu ultimately did not say.

  Because Wanwan was going to the county town to attend high school, I didn't agree. Anan gave up her place for Wanwan and knelt in the snow for an entire afternoon. As their father, watching two sisters fight over a place in the county town's high school, almost to the point of bloodshed, Lan Zhi had the idea to take Wanwan back to the provincial city and let her maternal family support her continued education.

  The key to this lies only with Zhou Aijuan, not even Old Master Gu is aware of it. When Anan knelt outside, the story outside was that Anan had committed a mistake.

  It's actually not me, it's that child, who is kind-hearted and wants to give up his spot in school for Wanwan.

  "An'an and Dongdong originally had a home, also with a mother. It was all for the sake of supporting this family, so that Gu Shu could live comfortably in the county town. Our small family of four has scattered." Gu Weiqiang seemed invincible to everyone, he had never shown his weakness in front of his family members. His tone was too calm, but the grief on his face couldn't be hidden.

  Zhou Aijiu sat on the chair and heard this, crying into a tearful person. It was her! She was wrong!

  It's all ruined!

  Spoiled the young son.

  It's even more so that An'an and Dongdong lost their mother early on.

  Gu Anan thought the same, thinking that her father had long lost his feelings for that woman. Even when Tang Lanzhi left, her father's expression was too calm, but she didn't know that he was also a person who could feel pain. No matter how unfeeling the woman was, they had lived together for over ten years after all. This family said it would disperse and then dispersed.

  She suddenly grasped Gu Weiqiang's hand tightly and said sincerely, "Dad, I'm sorry. I should have stopped her back then." Who was she? They both knew clearly.

  Gu Wei Qiang withdrew his hand and patted the top of his daughter's head, "It's not your fault." Lan Zhi had wanted to leave for a long time, but was temporarily stopped. However, she couldn't be stopped forever. Although Lan Zhi was somewhat in the wrong, he also shared some blame. His constant yielding had led to their current situation.

  Gu Wei Qiang's distress was only momentary, he opened his mouth and said, "As for the second house, I won't interfere anymore. Gu Shu, you're on your own." According to what he had investigated, most of Gu Shu's money was spent on eating, drinking and having fun in the county town. If he was more frugal, with Second Brother's earning ability, it would be enough to support his education.

  The air suddenly became quiet, Li Yu'e hugged her little son and said faintly, "Gu's home is indeed a wolf's den. Wei Min, I'll take Chengcheng back home first. You finish your business and come back later." After speaking, she took her son by the hand and left Gu's house without looking back.

  The people left, even the old master of the first house, felt that their old face was so ashamed that they couldn't open their mouths to say the words that would let the fourth help the second house.

  Zu Lao Qi Shu Gong took a signed and stamped paper, stuffed it into his pocket, stood up, "Gen Sheng, I think you're really old-fashioned." After that, he left the Gu's house just like Li Yue Jiao.

  The rest are all our own people now.

  Anyone with a conscience wouldn't dare say anything more and let Gu Weiqiang support Gu Shu in reading high school.

  Wang Da Ying didn't think so, she turned her head and said, "Fourth brother! Since Wan Wan has given up the quota, let's continue to give it to our family's Gu Shu!"

  "Get out!"

  Gu Wei strongly suppressed his anger, holding his daughter with one hand and his son with the other, saying to Zhou Aijuan, "Mom, we're going to Hua Zi's house for lunch at noon. You come with us."

  "We four rooms will take the things from the western house, and the rest will be given to second brother and big brother..."

  Zhou Aiju waved her hand, "You all go, you won't be short of your share, Mom will help collect it at home." She didn't have the heart to eat now.

  "Nai, come with us to Huazi Uncle's house, there's braised pork trotters at noon, lots of meat!" Gu Dongdong was small but had a big personality, holding Zhou Aijuan's hand and swaying back and forth.

  Zhou Aiju smiled kindly and said, "Go on, eat more and grow strong."

  Seeing Zhou Aiju's attitude was really firm, Gu An'an didn't say anything else and kept looking back at her own grandmother in three steps.

  Gu Weimin and Anan went out together.

  He patted Gu Weiqiang's shoulder, "So many years, hard on you, fourth brother." Gu Weimin had always been clever and knew what he wanted. In the Gu family, he was not favored, so when he said he would go to Old Li's house as a son-in-law, he didn't hesitate at all.

  At least Master Qi and Yue'e were sincere towards him.

  It's not that Old Man Gu and Zhou Aijuan are bad people, but they both have biases in their hearts. That person is not him, and it's not his turn to be Gu Weimin.

  Gu Wei Qiang smiled wryly, "It's no big deal, it's all voluntary."

  "Let's go to Hua Zi's house and have a drink together."

  "Never mind, Yue'er and Chengcheng are still waiting for me at the village entrance. If anything happens, remember to come to the county town to find me. After all, we're brothers, even if our bones are broken, they're still connected by tendons."

  See off Gu Weimin.

  Only three people were left, Gu An'an tightly grasped Gu Wei Qiang's hand and asked, "Dad, do you regret it?"

  Gu Wei Qiang pried open An An's hand, her palm was covered with calluses, even more than his own as a man in his forties. He smiled bitterly, "An An, Dad doesn't regret it at all, on the contrary, I'm very happy. From now on, I'll just focus on raising you and Dong Dong well."

  He said solemnly, "We three depend on each other for life. From now on, the heavy work at home will be put aside until Dad comes back to do it, or let Dongdong come and do it." Little did Gu Weiqiang know that his own son was only eight years old.

  In his opinion, the one who owed him the most was Anan. From now on, he would also let Anan live a life like Huazhi's, where everything is taken care of and she can just relax and enjoy herself, getting plump and looking good.

  An'an still doesn't know about his father's grand ambitions.

  On the other hand, a little bean nearby kept nodding its head, "Right, I'll take care of the rear defense, just give me orders, sister."

  Looking at the two men in front of her, with the same blood flowing through their veins as hers, her heart felt warm and fuzzy.

  She thought she was the real Gu Anan.

  Lunch was eaten at Gu Hua Zi's house, very rich, radish stewed pork hocks, sauerkraut stir-fried meat, sour and spicy bok choy, dried bean curd braised red roasted meat, it can be said that the New Year has never been so rich.

  Jasmine brought the meat dishes cooked by Gu Weiqiang and added some of her own family's good dishes.

  An An said this meal was the fullest he had eaten in the past few days.

  Right!

  A few days ago, at Gu's house, Da Guo Fan, she had never eaten enough, one was that when it was her turn, the quantity was not enough, and two was that it was really not delicious!

  She knew why Xiasummer was so fat, it's all thanks to Aunt Juhua.

  Even a simple stir-fry of pickled vegetables and meat, the pickled vegetables were so delicious that she was drooling.

  After eating and drinking enough, Gu Wei Qiang led the two cubs back home, while Gu Hua Zi went with him to the Gu's house.

  This is just the beginning of separation, and there are many things to sort out. The key point is that a family needs a woman; otherwise, it's a mess. Gu Huazi also regards Gu Weiqiang as his own brother.

  He took his wife and daughter together to help out.

  Gu's village was just that big, and after Gu had just divided the family property, within half an hour, everyone in the village knew about it. Gu Wei's relationships with the villagers were actually not very good. The eastern household wanted to bring a basin from the county town, and the western household wanted to bring some hair ties for their daughter's use, all of which required finding Gu Wei to handle.

  Gu Weiqiang is indeed capable of getting things done, the goods he helps to bring back are always a few cents cheaper than others, and the quality is still top-notch. He doesn't charge for transportation costs, and it's said that almost every household in Gujia Village has had something brought back by Gu Weiqiang at some point.

  As soon as this was heard, Gu's fourth old man divided the house. After Gu Huazi shouted, some people brought their own men, and those who didn't have any men went to make up for it personally.

  It's worth noting that those who bring their own tools are indeed bringing their own tools. Since they've split up, the small courtyard must be built up, and this can't be done without some effort.

  As for those who came empty-handed, it's even more extreme. Some people brought pickled vegetables and Chinese cabbage from home, some carried a broom made by themselves, and others carried a pot brush, a loofah.

  Don't underestimate these things, although they are not worth much money, but they are indispensable. Take the loofah for example, which household doesn't cook? When cooking, you need to use a pot brush to wash the pot, and you have to eat anyway.

  A coarse ceramic bowl for eating rice, paired with dried loofah gourd coated with grass ash, which was washed clean.

  There are still some people, who really can't afford to open a pot at home, so they just gather a group of people. Rural people don't have much else, but they do have strength, and when dividing the family property, they need to move out, what with cabinets! And tables!

  Everyone needs someone with strength to move.

  Gu Huazi glanced at the crowd following behind him, and he raised an eyebrow at Gu Weiqiang, "Weiqiang, you're still popular, take a look at the people behind us, my goodness! Half of the village's labor force is here, including the elderly men and women, they're all good fighters." Later, when moving furniture, if Wang Da Ying dares to say no.

  Look at this group of people, their saliva could drown her.

  You know, these old men and women, their fighting strength is not bad... By the time she arrived, the family had already divided up the spoils.

  Inside the main house, the first person sitting on top was the elder of the Gu family. Gu Weiqiang shouted "Uncle".

  Next were Mr. Gu and Zhou Aijuan.

  Gu's four sons sat on both sides. Because dividing the family property was a big deal, Gu Wei-qiang specially called back Gu Wei-min from the county town.

  Although Lao San became the son-in-law of Lao Li's family, he is still considered a member of the Gu family and has his share in the family property.

  This was Gu Anan's first time seeing her third uncle. Unlike her own father, who was tall and majestic, her third uncle looked somewhat bookish instead.

  She was spotless and clean, if you said she was a schoolteacher rather than a carpenter, she would also believe it. To be precise, Gu Shu's appearance was the one that made San Shu look like they were carved out of the same mold.

  Gu Anan pulled her younger brother's hand and rushed back from outside in a fluster.

  As soon as she saw Gu Weiqiang, she rushed up to him like a little swallow, softly calling out "Daddy". After calling out, tears fell down. Gu Weiqiang's previous fierce look was completely gone, his entire demeanor suddenly became gentle, "You're already a big girl, why are you still crying like a child?"

  "Why didn't you have dinner at your uncle's house?"

  "Waiting for Dad, we'll have dinner together as a family."

  "Yes, Dongdong also misses Daddy."

  Gu Wei Qiang coaxed his two children, then turned around and looked at the first elder of the clan. "Seventh Uncle, let's do it as we previously discussed. This house will be divided among us four brothers, one room per person." It was only right that he should get this much, not a single cent would he willingly give up. He had figured it out clearly - while he considered them his brothers, they treated him like an outsider.

  Seventh Uncle took a puff of his dry tobacco, tapped the tobacco pouch on the table a few times, nodded and said, "Gen Sheng, do you have anything to say? You two old folks are going to follow which child?"

  Gu Gen Sheng is Gu Lao Ye Zi, he's now completely out of energy, he finally understood that when children grow up, they don't listen to their parents. Among the four sons in his family, only the second son has a heart that matches his. As soon as he opened his mouth, he said, "I'll live with Er Ge."

  Gu Weifu's complexion finally looked a bit better, and the old man followed him, which meant that the things his brothers had been filial to the old man were still his. Moreover, the old man was still young now and could work for several more years.

  Zhou Aiju seemed to have understood that now all the children had left and were following someone, but no one was comfortable in their heart.

  "She simply waved her hand, 'When dividing the house, leave me one room, I won't follow anyone, just live alone from now on! Each child will give us five yuan a month to show their filial piety, four sons, that's twenty yuan in total. My husband and I will each take ten yuan, we'll live our own lives separately. If you want to follow the second son, then go with him, it's up to you.' Her heart had turned cold by now."

  Old Master Gu heard this and his neck stiffened. "You old woman, what nonsense are you spouting? If you're not following Old Two, then what do you want to do?"

  "Depend on Erniang? With Erniang's stinginess, she only does things that benefit herself. Do you think she'll serve you tea and water? Support you? You're dreaming." Zhou Aijuan thought to herself, "I can still move around now, I support myself, but if one day I'm unable to move, Si, I'll ask you, are you willing to support this useless old woman?"

  Gu Wei Qiang forced a smile, "Mom, you can follow me now, An An and Dong Dong don't have a mom, so it's up to grandma to take care of them more."

  Gu An'an and Gu Dongdong also hugged Zhou Aijuan's thigh, opening their mouths together, "Mom, we'll support you."

  "This, Zhou Aijuan heard in her heart is comfortable, but still shook her head,"If I were to follow you Lao Si, who knows if someone would think that I'm taking advantage of Lao Si's family and feel it's unfair. It's better for me to be alone, you all have time come visit me often."

  Who is this kind-hearted person referring to? It's naturally Wang Da Ying.

  Wang Da Ying stood by, also silent, letting everyone watch.

  Gu Weimin, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, "Since mom wants to live alone, I voluntarily give up my share of the house, let her live there." Behind him, Li Yue'e pinched his waist, Gu Weimin turned back and glared at her, after all, he was the head of the household. Li Yue'e didn't say a word, she just hugged their young son tightly.

  "Ancestor, 'no regrets'?"

  Gu Weimin shook his head, "I was already a live-in son-in-law, this is what my mother deserved."

  The old man stood up, "Alright, since everyone agrees, let's do it this way! The house will be divided into four parts. Guo Gen Sheng and his branch will give up their share automatically. Zhou Ai Ju, Guo Wei Min, Guo Wei Guo, and Guo Wei Qiang will each get one room. As for the elderly, Guo Gen Sheng will live with the second brother, while Zhou Ai Ju will live alone. From now on, Guo Wei Qiang will be responsible for taking care of Zhou Ai Ju's old age. Each child must give their parents five yuan every month."

  "After taking care of the family, the five mu of mountain land behind the house, how will you divide it?"

  Gu Weiqiang and Gu Weimin shook their heads at the same time, "We don't need it, give it to big brother." Big brother naturally referred to Gu Weiguo.

  The two younger brothers have expressed their opinions, so Gu Weifu naturally cannot compete with the eldest for this land. Even if he were to get it, considering their household, Wang Da Ying is lazy and gluttonous, and his three sons are not suitable for farming. As for himself, why would a good team leader like him bother with farming?

  "Let it go, big brother."

  Gu Weiguo thanked his brother with gratitude, if he had separated from the family and didn't even have land, what would he use to support his wife and children? Unlike his three brothers, Gu Weiguo was a farmer who had been digging in the ground since childhood.

  The old man nodded and continued, "There's still some savings at home, let's take it all out and divide it up."

  The family's savings were kept by Zhou Aiju, she hurriedly ran to the inner room, took out a cloth package, and poured out more than 200 pieces of money scattered on the table.

  "Old Master Gu spoke first, 'How can there be so little?'"

  Zhou Ai-ju sneered, pulling out a small notebook from her bundle and starting to read: "Let's calculate from the past three years. The new house that was built last year cost 1,300 yuan. Gu Shu went to the city to study for three years of junior high school and took 400 yuan from me. Last year, he attended high school for a year and spent 280 yuan. He repeated a grade for half a year and spent 120 yuan on tuition fees. He also spent 100 yuan on supplementary lessons. When his brother-in-law got married, he gave 20 yuan as a gift. When his mother-in-law was ill, he took a total of 63 yuan from me in two installments. He invited his superiors to dinner eight times, each time spending around 10 yuan, totaling 80 yuan. During festivals and holidays, he spent nearly 300 yuan on gifts. Gu Dan went to the county town last year to learn carpentry and spent 5 yuan per month on living expenses. This year, Gu Shuang fell ill and was hospitalized in the county town, spending a total of 130 yuan. Our family's daily expenses are around 0.5 to 1 yuan per person, which adds up to over 20 yuan per month. And this doesn't even include the grain we grow ourselves."

  Zhou Aiju was also intentional, only reporting the expenses of the second house, just to make Wang Da Ying, the head of the second house, take responsibility. If it weren't for her stirring things up, a good family would not have fallen apart. Every time she reported an item, Gu Weifu's face turned red with shame. He was not good at managing the household and didn't know how to control expenses; he actually didn't even know that just the second house alone spent so much money.

  It's just as well that everyone in this family is one of us, except for the clan elder who counts as an outsider.

  Otherwise, if outsiders hear about this, they will be scared by the expenses of the Gu family. This is just the second house, not to mention the other three houses.

  "Alright, alright, stop reporting, it's humiliating."

  To be honest, Zhou Aiju and Gu Gen Sheng have been married for decades, and they can be considered as respectful to each other. Gu Gen Sheng is the village head, and Zhou Aiju is also a cultured person, so they can still respect each other. In the past, they could also consider each other's face, but now they have torn their faces apart. Zhou Aiju threw the account book at Gu Gen Sheng's face, "And you, old man, every day's cigarette money, drinking money, and money to support Lao Erjia's family, just you alone, in a year it's also two hundred yuan."

  She went ahead and made everything clear, with her hands on her hips, and spat out a mouthful of words. "This family, you think it's easy to support? Just the food expenses alone, our family spends at least 15 yuan every month. Not to mention social interactions, and several small ones, which one doesn't need money for school?"

  "Wang Da Ying, I'm telling you, since you've messed up this family, I'll say it here and now: from now on, anything related to the second house has nothing to do with me, Zhou Ai Ju. You're so capable, so you can take care of the living expenses for Eldest in county town, tutoring fees, as well as Second's living expenses while he's an apprentice there, plus Third's tuition fees - all these are on you now. Don't come asking me to make decisions or shift the burden onto Third and Fourth, they don't owe you anything."

  Zhou Ai Ju felt a lump in her throat, suffocating her. She had only gone out for one trip, and came back to find such a huge mess. A good family like theirs was now scattered.

  Everyone thought she loved Eldest Fourth the most, but actually!

  It's her who is still here, tying up the fourth elder to the entire Gu family, letting him help with the expenses of the second elder, just thinking that the second elder has many children at home, each one needs money.

  Now she's fine, pulling forward like an old cow, but can't stand being dragged back by the hind legs!

  Wang Da Ying was scolded so badly that she lost her voice, and only then did she realize that she was finished, completely finished. Where would she get the money to raise three children?

  Gu An'an exchanged a glance with Gu Dongdong, and saw admiration in each other's eyes. Only today did they realize that their grandmother was so powerful.

  Zhou Aiju scolded.

  The whole house was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

  Wang Da Ying splashed, "Ma! I won't divide the house anymore, I won't, I'll apologize to Fourth Brother."

  "It's late."

  All the thumbprints on the divorce papers have been signed, and no one is paying attention to Wang Da Ying's tantrums.

  Duan Liu Tang Lan Zhi stood dazedly in the snowy ground, unaware of what she was thinking.

  Gu Wei Qiang had just taken a few steps when an eight-year-old Gu Dong Dong came running from in front of him, and with one glance, he saw Tang Lan Zhi standing at the village entrance with her big bags. He immediately threw himself at Tang Lan Zhi's legs, crying his heart out, "Mom, mom, don't go...", Eight-year-old Gu Dong Dong knew that Tang Lan Zhi was biased, but after all, she was his mother.

  He is like all other children, yearning for motherly love.

  Tang Lanxi lowered her head, looking at Gu Dongdong who was crying and gasping for breath. She squatted down, prying open Gu's hands one finger at a time. Her eyes sparkled with tears as she spoke in a firm tone, "Dongdong, I'm sorry..." Sending her younger daughter to the provincial city to study was only one aspect of it; she would be able to leave, but her biggest personal desire was that she herself didn't want to stay in the countryside anymore and didn't want to live a hard life.

  She had heard a lot of news about the returning educated youth, and those educated youths were all doing well.

  If I had a choice, who would want to stay in this mountain valley?

  Gu Dongdong sat in the snowy ground, wailing loudly, watching Tang Lanzhi's figure getting farther and farther away.

  Looking at Gu Weiqiang beside him, his heart was broken.

  He picked up Gu Dongdong from the snowy ground and comforted him, "Don't cry, Dad will find you a beautiful stepmother."

  Gu An'an heard this sentence and almost fell into the snowy ground. Is there such a comforting way to comfort one's son?

  She stuffed a large handful of money and tickets into Gu Dongdong's arms, domineeringly saying "Let's go! Sister, I'll take you to buy sweets, let you eat sweets every day, and eat meat for every meal." Indeed, with sweets and meat, everything is fine. Xiaodou heard that there were sweets to eat and meat to eat, and Jindou also stopped crying.

  He stared blankly, "Buy sugar, eat meat."

  Gu Anan's eyes sparkled as she looked at Gu Weiqiang, with an expression of seeking praise, "Dad, I cheated that woman out of a lot of money and tickets."

  The daughter-in-law ran away, which was originally a sad thing, but it was made into a joke by the eldest daughter, and I couldn't bear to feel sad anymore.

  Gu Weiqiang held his youngest son in one arm and his eldest daughter with the other, shouting "You're indeed my Gu Weiqiang's daughter!" Perhaps in Gu Weiqiang's heart, Tang Lanzhi would eventually leave this home anyway, so having a premonition made it not so difficult to bear.

  Actually, to tell the truth, Gu Weiqiang and Tang Lanzhi were together back then because of Tang Lanzhi's scheme. Tang Lanzhi was a cultured person from a big city, with a good appearance, a white and tender oval face, sparkling eyes, and a head of black braids. When Tang Lanzhi first arrived at Gujia Village, she stunned the entire village's young men.

  The young men in Gu's village all came to Tang Lanzhi with enthusiasm, but Gu Weiqiang was an exception. At that time, he had just learned to drive and was preoccupied with how to get into the transportation team so that he could stay behind, without any thought of romance.

  Due to the transportation team's relationship, Gu Weiqiang was the only one in the village who often went out. He came and went, and many educated youths asked Gu Weiqiang to bring things from the county town for them.

  Tang Lanzhi was no exception. Logically speaking, with such close contact between Gu Weiqiang and Tang Lanzhi, he should have been moved by this watery, pale city girl, but he wasn't.

  At the age of eighteen or nineteen, Gu Weiqiang was emotionally immature and had not opened up yet. He worked hard because compared to city people, this rootless rural person wanting to enter the transportation team was simply a fantasy.

  He put all his mind on the transportation team.

  However, he forgot that a woman's heart is the most difficult to measure.

  Tang Lan Zhi was used to the young men in the village adoring her, but then she ran into a wooden lump who didn't even acknowledge her, which naturally caught her attention.

  It's not that Tang Lanzhi didn't think it over carefully, but going back to the city is now out of the question. If she wants to live a good life in Gu's Village without having to do heavy farm work, marrying Gu Weiqiang would be her best option.

  He's the village head, and Gu Weiqiang's second brother is now the team leader. As for Gu Weiqiang himself, he has a robust build, tall and strong, and his work as a temporary worker in the transportation team has great prospects.

  Tang Lanqi began to think of marrying Gu Weiqiang.

  Gu Wei Qiang, who was initially hesitant, was no match for Tang Lan Zhi. In the end, he was captivated by her gentle and lovely demeanor. The two got married and spent a sweet and blissful life together.

  However, as time went by, people's flaws began to show. Tang Lanzhi was vain and selfish, while Gu Weiqiang knew about it but chose to turn a blind eye, after all, this woman had given him three children.

  In public and in private, he should give way to her.

  So, Gu Weiqiang worked even harder outside, wanting to earn more money to satisfy his young wife.

  Gu Weiqiang publicly announced that his monthly salary was 37.5 yuan, but he drove long distances and could earn some extra money on the side. Every month, his extra earnings were more than his salary, and after deducting the part he gave to Zhou Aijuan, the remaining money was basically all given to his wife Tang Lanxi.

  But Tang Lanzhi is a city girl, and her hands are originally big. Moreover, with Gu Wanwan at home who has poor health, their food, clothing, housing, and transportation are all raised in comparison to city girls. The money earned by Gu Weiqiang is basically spent on Tang Lanzhi and mother-daughter duo of Gu Wanwan.

  This time the quota for going to high school in the county town, money is one aspect, on the other hand, it really depends on the grades. Tang Lanzhi has enough money to let Gu Wanwan go to high school in the county town as well.

  However, she cannot do so because the family has not yet divided up the property, and the four houses are still as one. Each house sends out one person to go to the county town to study.

  If so, they would have four houses for two daughters to go to the county town to study. Tang Lanzhi dared say that she would be scolded to death by her sisters-in-law.

  So he clenched his fist over the money and didn't dare spend it.

  Gu Weiqiang led a boy and a girl walking back and forth, and happened to meet Zhou Aijuan who had just returned from Er Ma Zi's house, as well as Da Sao and Er Sao.

  Zhou Aiju had always doted on Gu An'an, and at a glance, she saw that Gu An'an's clothes were dirty and her hair was disheveled.

  She immediately quickened her pace, pulled over Gu Anan's arm and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Who bullied you?"

  Gu An'an saw the old man in front of her, and the tears that had stopped falling again flowed down. However, she glanced at so many people and considered her own father's face, feeling embarrassed to say that her stepmother had run away and didn't want them anymore.

  Just pouted and didn't say anything in the end.

  In Gu Weiqiang's arms, Gu Dongdong didn't care that much. Seeing his sister cry, he also started wailing and said, "My... my mom doesn't want us anymore."

  Zhou Aiju's face changed, she stared with her eyes wide open at her youngest son.

  Gu Wei Qiang smiled wryly, "Mom, Lan Zhi has returned to the city."

  "Who gave her the certificate?" The old lady was sharp, she had known all along that this young daughter-in-law was careless and couldn't keep secrets, so she had specifically instructed Old Second not to give the young daughter-in-law a certificate.

  In those days, educated youth who wanted to return to the city had to get a certificate from the village's team leader, and also needed a certificate of acceptance from their relatives in the city. Both certificates were required to leave the village.

  Gu Wei Qiang hesitated, "Second brother?", he actually understood it clearly, and even deliberately greeted his own second brother. If Tang Lan Zhi had come to him privately to open a proof, he would have agreed with just one word, but unexpectedly, this time's proof was opened by him, yet he didn't know anything about it.

  When others want to leave, using such petty tricks, how can they be kept from leaving? Moreover, since their heart is no longer here, what's the point of staying?

  Zhou Aiju dragged Gu An'an away with a fierce momentum, rushing back and forth.

  Gu Wei Qiang shouted from behind, but it was no use.