Chapter 77 "Vinegar"

The young doctor looked at him in surprise, as if he was looking at some freak.

"You're still so young..."

Why are you so upset?

Gu Chenghuai interrupted him, "I am the father of four children."

“…” It’s unnecessary to ask!
The young doctor even wanted to slap himself, but when he noticed the gaze of his military comrade, he lowered his hand.

He cleared his throat and answered Gu Chenghuai's question.

"A gay man undergoes a minor surgery to cut off the vas deferens, thus eliminating his ability to have children. The procedure is simple, recovery is quick, and it doesn't affect... well, other functions."

"Our hospital doesn't have the technology to do this, so we can't do it. I suggest you go to a big city." The doctor offered sincere advice.

After listening carefully, Gu Chenghuai felt that this was more reliable than the IUD. He remained calm, but a hint of thought flashed in his eyes.

"Thank you."

After thanking him, he left the house and went to the pharmacy.

……

At noon, Song Yunjin came to the supply and marketing cooperative to deliver meals again.

When he came, his walking posture was a little awkward, unlike the casual and free-spirited one yesterday, and there was a sense of stiffness in it.

"Did you get beaten?" Lin Zhao glanced at her little cousin's butt with a curious look on her face.

Song Yunjin put the lunch box on the counter. He felt that his sister's gaze was real and he wanted to cover it with his hands, but he held back.

The young man cried out in a sad voice: "Sister!"

Lin Zhao withdrew his gaze and sat down to eat. "Are you okay?"

"Something's wrong." Song Yunjin bared his teeth and complained to his sister, "Sister, my dad's beating really hurts."

His butt was swollen from being spanked!

"You're courting death again, aren't you?" Lin Zhao's eyes showed a clear understanding. "How did you offend your uncle?!"

Song Yunjin raised her hand to touch the tip of her nose, her eyes wandering. "Nothing, it's just that yesterday, I snatched the job of delivering food to you, sister."

"Ah? It was my uncle who brought me food?! Isn't he very busy?" If Lin Zhao hadn't known that Uncle Song was very busy, she would have gone to his house early in the morning after get off work.

"Yes, I'm busy." Song Yunjin felt even more guilty, and didn't dare lie to his sister. He said, "...I finally squeezed out some time yesterday afternoon."

He robbed it!

Lin Zhao gave him an indescribable look, "This... you deserve it!"

"Sister, you have no conscience!" Song Yunjin screamed and shouted.

"Sister, I was just trying to bring you food. How could you say that to me? Now that I have four children, I'm no longer your favorite little cousin! If you don't miss me, am I still your brother?"

It's normal for middle school boys to sometimes turn into chatterboxes.

"..."

Lin Zhao turned her back silently and didn't look at him.

If it weren't for the appearance, this look would be described as an eyesore.

Song Yunjin calmed down, and as her elder sister, Lin Zhao felt a little distressed. She reached into her bag, took out two candies, and stretched her arm back.

"Chocolate?" Song Yunjin's eyes suddenly lit up, gleaming like two little torches. "Where did you get the chocolate, sis? My dad said it's only available at the Friendship Store, and it's hard to find."

He only tried it once, sharing it with his brother, and he liked it very much.

"You talk too much." Lin Zhao pretended to be impatient.

Song Yunjin knew what was good for her and shut up.

"Your brother-in-law came back yesterday. I will bring him to your house on Sunday. Please go back and tell your uncle and aunt." Lin Zhao swallowed the food in her mouth and turned back to instruct her little cousin.

She hadn't been to the Song family much in the past few years. Uncle Song hadn't seen Gu Chenghuai many times and had an average impression of him. She had to go there on weekends to improve his impression of him.

"What?" Song Yunjin stood up, his eyes widening in disbelief. "He's back?!"

Lin Zhao narrowed his eyes, his expression threatening, "Him?"

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, it's okay, isn't it?" Song Yunjin instantly became as obedient as a quail, and couldn't help but murmur in grievance: "Sister, you value your love more than your brother!"

Lin Zhao shrugged, not denying it. "Yes, I value my lover over my brother. Gu Chenghuai gives me money to spend, buys me skirts, hats, and small leather shoes. Why shouldn't I value him?"

The words fell.

She stood up, opened her arms slightly, turned around, and said ostentatiously, "Look at this skirt of mine. Your brother-in-law brought it to me from Haicheng. Doesn't it look good?"

Song Yunjin couldn't say it didn't look good, because his sister looked really good in it, so good that there was nothing wrong with it, even prettier than the actresses in the movies.

"……nice."

He was a little unconvinced again, "Sister, you are so beautiful, even wearing a sack looks good."

Song Xiaojin, who has a sister complex, dislikes Gu Chenghuai.

He was only ten years old when his sister got married. He cried for two days, his eyes were swollen like light bulbs, and he hated the person who took his sister away.

I still get angry when I think about it now.

and!

In the boy's mind, his sister's relationship with his family has become distant in recent years because of her marriage, and he is very annoyed and angry with the Gu family.

"I won't wear a sack. Why would I wear a sack when I have a nice new skirt? I'm not stupid." Lin Zhao sat down again and ate slowly.

She doesn't want to suffer!

Life is short, she wants to live brilliantly, like a blooming flower.

Song Yunjin's shoulders drooped. "I didn't force you to wear a sack. What I meant was..."

Well, he didn’t know what he meant, he just had the habit of going against his brother-in-law.

Well, of course, I was muttering behind his back.

The young boy who has not yet graduated is like a star in front of a real man, and dares not act rashly.

"I know what you mean. You just can't bear to leave me. I'm a girl and I'll get married sooner or later. It's good enough for me to marry into the Gu family. I won't be bullied and I'll be the eldest in the family. It's very comfortable." Lin Zhao comforted her brother and told him not to worry about it anymore.

Song Yunjin's face was stern, and she said righteously, "Sister, you are the eldest in our family. When you get married, you must be the eldest too. You must not be bullied. Otherwise, why would you marry someone? Are you just waiting for him to be away from home all year round? Do you just want him to look mean?"

He was quite appreciative of his sister's supreme status in both the Lin and Song families.

Getting married can't be worse than not getting married, otherwise why get married!

Are you free?!

"Your brother-in-law is a good person! How polite of you to say such things about someone you haven't met many times, especially an active-duty soldier?" Lin Zhao shook her head and raised her hand to tap his forehead.

Slip failure.

Not even a sound.

She calmly withdrew her hand and concluded, "You are too presumptuous!"

Song Yunjin hissed twice exaggeratedly, stiffening his neck, still unwilling to accept it, muttering, "Don't I want to see you more often? I need a chance."

“…”You are finding fault with everything.

After Lin Zhao finished eating, Song Yunjin quickly packed up the lunch box, tied it around her wrist, and was about to leave.

"Song Xiaojin."

Before Lin Zhao could speak, Song Yunjin waved her hand and said, "I know, I know. I'll tell my dad when I get home. I'll make sure I'm well prepared and won't make my brother-in-law uncomfortable."

He emphasized the word "brother-in-law".

"Thank you, Song Xiaojin, you're the most reliable!" Lin Zhao praised him and stuffed a can of meat into his hand, "Here's a treat for you."

The clever boy was instantly coaxed into a fool, grinning, and went home with the can in his arms.

Li Fen sighed, "You and your cousin have such a good relationship."

It was the first time she saw her niece and her uncle's family so close.

"My uncle has only two sons. He treated me as his own daughter and was especially good to me since I was young. When I was little, he would come to live in the city every ten days or half a month." Lin Zhao's expression was soft and her voice was soothing.

"There are very few uncles like this." Li Fen said with a complicated expression.

Life was tough, with even my own family lacking food and clothing. Which uncle wasn't wary of his nephews and nieces? Some were even worse, eager to peel off their skin, like Lin Zhao's uncle...

less.

Rare.

At least she hadn't seen it.

"Does your uncle have other nieces?" Li Fen had nothing to do, so she went to chat with Lin Zhao.

Wang Ju also moved her stool, her ears perked up.

"Yes, quite a few," said Lin Zhao.

Her mother has sisters, and she has an aunt.

Li Fen curiously asked, "How does your uncle treat them?"

"That's fine." I didn't invite them to live in the city, but I would give them food when we met...just the ordinary good food.

Of all his nieces, my uncle likes her the most.

She even asked the reason, and her uncle said that he just liked it and there was no reason.

Favoritism, for no reason. However, Lin Zhao felt that it must be because she was very cute as a child, loved by everyone, and her uncle happened to have only two naughty boys, so he treated her as his own daughter.

Lin Zhao didn't say much about these things, so that others would not know the whole story and start to suspect her uncle's character in their hearts.

"Zhao Zhao, I have never seen a girl with a better life than you!" Li Fen expressed her envy frankly.

She is a simple person and says whatever she thinks.

Lin Zhao smiled.

She also feels that she is lucky.

"Sister Fen is not bad either. She has healthy children, is capable of managing the household, can earn money on her own, and holds her head high. And Wang Ju is the same. She has a good family background, is a technical secondary school graduate, and has a good job..." Lin Zhao felt that no one should underestimate themselves.

It seemed like a casual remark, but it was sincere.

A few words made the two of them smile.

"Yes, they're all good." Li Fen laughed and fell sideways, gently bumping into Lin Zhao's shoulder.

……

The supply and marketing cooperative is only busy in the morning. After lunch, there is much less work to do and we just have to wait until the end of the day.

Ten minutes before getting off work, Lin Zhao quietly slipped into the bathroom as usual.

Squatting in the pit, she moved her mind slightly and summoned the lottery wheel.

Glance at the points count.

435 points, quite sufficient.

First draw the one with 10 points.

The turntable slowly stopped, and a few words appeared:

Fun gift pack.

【Iron Frog × 2 pieces】

【Iron car × 1】

【Chinese chess x 1 set】

【Black jump rope × 1 piece】

【Marbles×10 pieces】

【Chicken feather shuttlecock × 2 pieces】

【Wooden Spinning Top × 2】

【Bamboo dragonfly × 10 pieces】

Lin Zhao was very satisfied with what she got today.

Gu Chenghuai somewhat neglected Sanzai when it came to bringing gifts.

She wanted to give something to her youngest son as compensation and originally planned to buy something, but when she saw that the selection at the supply and marketing cooperative was limited, she decided to hold a lottery.

Unexpectedly, I had good luck.

Lin Zhao washed her hands and returned to the counter, and the pleasant bell for the end of get off work rang.

"Sister Fen, Aju, see you tomorrow." He said hello to Li Fen and Wang Ju and left with brisk steps.

Liu Chunhong almost tore the rag in her hand into strips. Her brows were slightly furrowed, the corners of her mouth turned down, and her face was full of displeasure.

"I've been working for almost half a month, and he didn't even say hello to the old employees. How rude!"

Li Fen laughed when she heard this and retorted, "That's hilarious! If you have any objections, just say it to my face. Why are you whispering behind my back? Besides, your nose is almost up in the air. Do you have any manners?"

"Comrade Lin is receiving money from the state. She hasn't eaten or drunk anything from you. She has the same attitude as you. There's nothing wrong with that."

After saying the hurtful words, he locked the counter door, took Wang Ju with him and left.

Liu Chunhong felt a lump in her chest, her head was buzzing, and her face turned pale with anger!

"I'm so angry! What did I say? I'm an old employee, and I get criticized for everything I say. Who brought this bad atmosphere? I said we can't just recruit people randomly. Look at what a mess the supply and marketing cooperative has become..." She kept venting.

The person who was on good terms with her said something fair, "Comrade Lin is quite capable."

As he was speaking, Liu Chunhong glared at him as if he were a traitor.

"Look at me, I have to say too, she is not bad, and Comrade Wang is also okay. Although he is shy, he listens to advice and is constantly improving."

"They've all adapted and are doing a good job. You should be more open-minded. If you continue to be so fussy, you'll be the one who suffers."

The words fell.

For the first time, he left alone without waiting for Liu Chunhong.

Liu Chunhong sneered, her eyes burned with anger, and her face was full of unwillingness, as if she would explode at any time.

"Mom, I don't want to go to the countryside. It's dirty and smelly. There's nothing there. I heard there are even hooligans. I don't want to go to the countryside. Please help me..."

"I've never worked in the fields. I'll die if I'm asked to farm!"

"Mom, if I go to the countryside, we will never see each other again in this life. Can you bear it?"

The sound of my daughter crying and despair rang in my ears.

Liu Chunhong's expression turned grim and she took out the letter she had written with her left hand last night from her bag.

She didn't want to do that. It was Lin Zhao who blocked her daughter's way. It was not her fault.

Pheasants should stay in the mountains forever!

……

Lin Zhao had just walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative when she suddenly sneezed.

"Why are you sneezing again? Are you feeling unwell?" Gu Chenghuai touched his wife's forehead with the back of his hand. He felt relieved when he felt that her temperature was normal.

"It's okay. There must be someone saying bad things about me behind my back." Lin Zhao said indifferently.

The man's sharp black eyes swept towards the supply and marketing cooperative, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and his tone was gentle as if he was chatting.

"Someone is giving you trouble?"

"It's okay, I can handle it." Lin Zhao's eyes were as calm as water, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Liu Chunhong thought she was so smart, but she didn't know that those little shady moves could not escape her eyes.

Just forget about it if you don't find any fault.

If you dare to dance in front of her, she will be the only one crying.

Gu Chenghuai raised his hand and smoothed down the few restless hairs on his wife's head. He looked at her with gentle and focused eyes, and said in a serious tone that left no room for doubt: "I have never let you suffer any injustice, and no one else has the right to do so. If you encounter any difficulties that you cannot solve, be sure to tell me and I will help."

He said this with such arrogance that Lin Zhao blinked, hesitated for two seconds, and muttered softly, "You're a soldier. You have to walk in a rhythm of 'one, two, one'. You have to obey the law!"

The words fell.

Gu Chenghuai's expression suddenly became strange, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

So, what did Zhao Zhao think he would do?
He shook his head helplessly, an indulgent smile on his lips, "Don't worry, I understand the rules, but protecting you is also my rule."

Lin Zhao's heart seemed to be soaked in honey, so sweet that it could not be melted.

Just as I was about to jump on the bike, I saw that the grass on the back seat of the bicycle had turned into a cotton mat.

"What is this mat...?"

"I asked my mother to help me do it." Gu Chenghuai looked indifferent, not feeling that this was something he needed to take credit for.

Zhao Zhao jumped out of the car in the morning and seemed to be feeling unwell. Since he saw it, he couldn't pretend he knew nothing.

"Come up and see if it's better than the straw mat."

Lin Zhao grabbed the man's waist and jumped onto the bicycle. The feeling under her butt was a little soft.

"Softer than a straw mat," she said.

"That's good." Gu Chenghuai took a step with his long legs and pedaled forward.

Lin Zhao realized that this was not the way home. She poked him in the lower back and asked in confusion, "Aren't we going home?"

"You are dressed so beautifully today. It would be a shame not to take a photo as a souvenir." Gu Chenghuai said with a smile.

The outstanding eyebrows and eyes face the bright sun, and he looks majestic.

Lin Zhao was stunned for a moment, then the corners of her lips curled up into a bright smile. "I have a camera at home. I bought it."

Gu Chenghuai paused for a moment, then quickly returned to normal.

I don’t think buying a camera is a big deal, but…

"Who did you buy it from?"

Things like cameras are only sold in a few big cities, and he was sure that they were not available here.

So where did it come from?
Or.

Who helped buy it?
The name of a male educated youth at the educated youth point appeared in his mind, and Gu Chenghuai's eyes hid an emotion that was difficult to understand.

He gripped the handlebars with increasing force, trying his best to suppress the sour feeling rising from the bottom of his heart, and slowly ground his teeth.

Is he dead, huh!?

He calmed down for two seconds, then spoke again without showing any anger, his tone as calm as usual.

"Why don't you look for me?"


Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like