The heavens set sail from the courtyard

When Wang Gang finished his meal and wanted to leave, Zhuang Chaoying privately pulled him aside and whispered a few words to him.

"Wu Shanshan will soon be transferred to the countryside to teach. Go home and tell your mother that Wu Shanshan will no longer miss her house."

"You asked Wu Shanshan to be transferred?"

"I have an old classmate who works in the Education Bureau." Zhuang Chaoying stopped talking.

Wang Gang understood and said, "I'll tell my mother."

Zhuang Chaoying sighed and said, "Don't tell your mother that I did it."

Wang Gang was surprised: "Why?"

Zhuang Chaoying said: "Everyone has remarried, so it's better to have less trouble than more."

Wang Gang nodded, glanced at Du Juan not far away, and said: "You are really going to help others raise their sons."

Zhuang Chaoying explained: "Don't worry about me, I will take care of it myself."

Wang Gang reminded him: "You should pay more attention to your salary in the future."

"I know." Zhuang Chaoying asked: "Xiao Ting didn't say much during the meal just now. When are she and Dongzhe going to get married?"

"After graduation!" Wang Gang said uncertainly: "In fact, both families have prepared everything for the wedding, so we can get married anytime."

"I watched Dongzhe grow up. He's a good kid, but he's a little naughty and unstable. You and your mother should keep an eye on him in the future."

Zhuang Chaoying took out a red cloth bag, stuffed it into Wang Gang's hand, and said, "This is my dowry for Xiaoting. You can give it to her."

Wang Gang touched the red cloth bag and felt that there should be a bracelet inside.

"Okay, I'll give it to Xiao Ting."

Zhuang Chaoying asked again: "What do you and Lingling say? You have been married for so many years, but you don't want a child?"

Wang Gang explained: "I was studying for a doctorate in the UK before, and Lingling and I were rarely together. This will no longer happen. I have accepted the invitation from Fudan University and will go to the capital to participate in the compilation of international law in a while."

"That's good." Zhuang Chaoying sighed and said, "You and Xiaoting will definitely stay in Shanghai to develop in the future. I will visit you if I have the chance."

"it is good."

Wang Gang and Zhuang Chaoying chatted for a few more words and then left the hotel. Zhuang Xiaoting had already parked the car at the intersection.

After getting in the car, Wang Gang handed the red cloth bag to Zhuang Xiaoting.

"This is the dowry Dad gave you."

Zhuang Xiaoting opened the cloth bag and found a gold bracelet inside, which looked quite heavy.

"Dad is so generous. He gave me a hundred yuan when I got married." Wang Gang joked.

Zhuang Xiaoting silently put the gold bracelet away and did not wear it.

After returning to the alley, Wang Gang and Zhuang Xiaoting did not get off the car, as they had to send Huang Ling and Song Ying to the station later.

While waiting for Huang Ling and Song Ying, Wang Gang found Wu Shanshan walking towards the car, apparently looking for him.

"Brother, do you want to see Wu Shanshan?" Zhuang Xiaoting glanced at Wang Gang.

"I'm going to go talk for a while, you take Mom and Aunt Song to the station first."

Wang Gang opened the car door and got out.

Wu Shanshan was standing not far away, looking at Wang Gang with complicated eyes.

Wang Gang pointed to the entrance of the alley and motioned Wu Shanshan to follow.

Wu Shanshan understood and followed Wang Gang silently.

"Are you here to plead for Liu Jian and your father?" Wang Gang went straight to the point.

"It's you." Wu Shanshan didn't expect Wang Gang to be so direct.

Wang Gang sneered and said, "Yes, it was me who asked Liu Jian to work as a porter, and it was also me who added your father's name to the list of laid-off workers." Wu Shanshan sighed and said, "Can you let them go? I promise that I will never have any ideas about Aunt Huang Ling's house again."

Wang Gang shook his head and said, "It's too late to regret now."

Wu Shanshan said with a complicated expression: "Do you blame me?"

Wang Gang snorted coldly: "You shouldn't make my mother sad."

Wu Shanshan suddenly burst out laughing, confusing Wang Gang.

"why are you laughing?"

Wu Shanshan put away her smile and asked, "Do you hate me now?"

Wang Gang frowned and asked in confusion: "Are you crazy?"

Wu Shanshan smiled miserably and said, "Since I can't get your love, it's okay for you to hate me."

Wang Gang said in astonishment: "You robbed my mother's house just to make me hate you."

Wu Shanshan sighed and said, "I have liked you for a long time, but you only treat me as your neighbor's little sister. I am afraid that one day you will forget me."

Wang Gang was shocked and asked: "Are you crazy?"

Wu Shanshan shook her head and said, "I'm not crazy. I just want to have a small place in your heart, even if you hate me."

Wang Gang slowly calmed down and looked at Wu Shanshan as if she was a madman.

Wu Shanshan said: "Don't look at me like that, I'm not crazy, I just like you too much, but you are too dazzling, I know I am not worthy of you, but I am unwilling to accept it."

"You must have become stupid from reading so much!" Wang Gang said speechlessly.

"You know, I actually went to your wedding, but I didn't dare go in because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to bear it." Wu Shanshan said faintly:
"Then I asked you to borrow money because I wanted to stay in Shanghai and be closer to you."

"Crazy woman." Wang Gang cursed inwardly, and then said: "You are already married, stop having these random thoughts and live a good life with your husband!"

Wu Shanshan nodded and said, "I have already accepted my fate, so I accepted Liu Jian's proposal, but every night I pretend that Liu Jian is you."

Wang Gang took a deep breath and felt that Wu Shanshan was really sick. She was in the late stage of brain cancer.

Wu Shanshan finally spoke out her true feelings and felt completely relaxed.

“Brother Tunan, I will go to the countryside to teach, and I don’t ask you to let my father and Liu Jian go, as long as you don’t forget me.”

Wang Gang cursed him as a lunatic and turned away. Wu Shanshan did not chase him but just stared at his back.

Later, Wu Shanshan obeyed the arrangement and went to teach, and began a long-term separation life with Liu Jian.

Wu Jianguo was also laid off and left the cotton mill, doing odd jobs using his carpentry skills.

Liu Jian was transferred to work as a porter, but he couldn't continue the job after two days and took the initiative to resign. Then, under the arrangement of his father, he found a job that was easier but less paid.

Liu Jian's father was transferred to the Wuxi branch, but it soon went bankrupt due to poor management, so he was transferred back to the main factory. However, he could no longer serve as deputy director. Later, as the cotton mill became increasingly deteriorating, he was finally laid off.

After Wang Gang and Zhuang Xiaoting returned to Shanghai, they never returned to Suzhou. However, Zhuang Chaoying would come to Shanghai to reunite with her children whenever she was free.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhuang are still taking care of the giant baby Zhuang Ganmei, but they can no longer get a penny from Zhuang Chaoying.

Du Juan is indeed someone who is not easy to mess with. She holds on to Zhuang Chaoying's money tightly and refuses to let go no matter how much Zhuang's father and mother force her.

Zhuang Chaoying had to raise Du Juan's son and had no money left to support his parents in their old age.

As for Zhuang Hualin, his son Xiang Pengfei made some money in the transportation business, but because of what happened in his childhood, Zhuang Hualin didn't care about his parents' life or death.

In their later years, Zhuang's father and mother lived a very unhappy life, and Zhuang's father even had to collect scrap to supplement the family income.

After graduation, Zhuang Xiaoting and Lin Dongzhe, one joined Huang Ling's company to take over, and the other was admitted to a foreign company as a salesperson. Both of them are doing well.

A few years later, Wang Gang received a call from Zhuang Chaoying one day, asking him to return to Suzhou because his father and grandmother were dying. (End of this chapter)