Yang Wang: "You came at a good time today. That woman must be at the Xu family these days."
Hua Qingqing asked Yang Wang to show her the way.
Yang Wang scratched his head and stood up. "I'm free now, but I can only take you there. I have to leave right after. I've got something to do with my friends. Or you can come tomorrow. I think the mess about Xu Guangzong will probably continue then."
"I just want you to take me there so I can find the way."
Yang Wang led her around a few corners and they arrived at a place.
The small buildings were surrounded by low - roofed tile houses, looking quite distinctive. As they got closer, they saw a door at the bottom of the building with a guard beside it.
"Over there, see? This area is for cadres. That building belongs to his grandma. She used to be the deputy director of the Women's Federation. She passed away a few years ago. Otherwise, how could his father, a mere team leader in a factory, live here?"
Hua Qingqing could detect a hint of sourness in his words.
In this era, living in a building was indeed quite a glorious thing. No wonder people were envious.
As they were talking, Yang Wang suddenly got excited and pointed at a young couple coming out of the door.
"Look, look! That's Xu Guangzong. The girl beside him should be his girlfriend!"
It wasn't "should be".
Hua Qingqing squinted and could sense the ambiguous atmosphere between them.
The young man had his hair slicked back. He looked and dressed quite decent, but there were dark circles under his eyes, making him look unhealthy. The girl had two braids and was quite good - looking.
The two of them stood there, all lovey - dovey, and left in the opposite direction.
Their postures, expressions, and actions didn't look like a couple on the verge of breaking up at all.
Could he be trying to play both sides? This was unacceptable!
After saying goodbye to Yang Wang, Hua Qingqing hopped on her bike and rushed to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Yu Linxiu was organizing things on the shelves.
Hua Qingqing got off her bike and rushed straight to the counter.
"Big cousin, are you free? I have something to tell you!"
Her sharp and clear voice attracted a lot of attention.
But Hua Qingqing didn't care. The situation was urgent. They had followed Xu Guangzong for a while and found that the two had entered a small shopping mall.
Hua Qingqing guessed that their relationship had improved. Xu Guangzong might buy something for his girlfriend as compensation. This would take one or two hours.
She had to take Yu Linxiu there to wait for the scumbag to come back and catch him red - handed!
Yu Linxiu often covered shifts for others, so she was very popular. She just had to say a word, and someone immediately took over her work.
"Qingqing, what's going on?"
"I heard from others that you came to look for me last week when I wasn't around. What was the urgent matter?"
Hua Qingqing looked serious and told Yu Linxiu everything she had discovered.
"... I'm really not joking. If you don't believe me, you can take a leave and go with me to catch them. Just now, Xu Guangzong took his girlfriend to the small shopping mall next door."
The small shopping mall was also a supply and marketing cooperative, but with a more trendy name.
"I'm really not joking."
The gentle look on Yu Linxiu's face gradually disappeared. Her throat seemed to be blocked by a wad of cotton. She wanted to say something but couldn't.
Hua Qingqing wasn't quite sure what Yu Linxiu was thinking.
At first, Yu Linxiu didn't have a strong reaction to this arranged marriage. But after meeting Xu Guangzong a few times, she came back looking more shy.
This meant that Yu Linxiu was quite satisfied with Xu Guangzong. Of course, it was very likely that Xu Guangzong was good at pretending in front of her.
After all, what you can't get is the most precious.
Telling the truth like this would definitely be a big blow to this 20 - year - old girl. It was all Xu Guangzong's fault for being so good at pretending!
Hua Qingqing said softly, "Cousin, I know you can't accept it or believe it right away. But it's okay. I can take you to find them. Then you can talk to him clearly. If it's true, you can seriously consider this relationship."
Suspecting that she had been the other woman, Yu Linxiu was both shocked and embarrassed. She couldn't calm down to work at all.
She was eager to know if she had been deceived and if Qingqing had mistaken someone for Xu Guangzong.
Yu Linxiu took a leave and went with Hua Qingqing to the cadres' building. Soon after they arrived, they saw Xu Guangzong and his girlfriend come back with a lot of things in their hands.
Hua Qingqing looked at Yu Linxiu and saw that her eyes were red. Before she could think of something to comfort her, Yu Linxiu smiled and comforted her instead.
"Don't worry, I'm okay. Thank you. If you hadn't reminded me, I would still be kept in the dark."
Hua Qingqing: "Do you want to talk to him clearly?"
Yu Linxiu nodded and asked Hua Qingqing to wait in the alley while she went to talk to him.
Hua Qingqing thought that since Xu Guangzong was in the wrong, he wouldn't be so low - class as to fight with a woman. Moreover, she was so close that she could save Yu Linxiu quickly. So she boldly let Yu Linxiu go forward.
Xu Guangzong had spent a fortune today and finally managed to placate Yang Hong.
This woman only had a good - looking face but no brains. Now she even wanted to use the child to secure her position in the family and get married into the Xu family.
How ridiculous! What kind of family was the Xu family? She didn't deserve to marry into it!
Actually, Yu Linxiu wasn't a perfect match either, but she was better than Yang Hong and had graduated from high school.
In his current situation, he couldn't find a girlfriend in the county, so he had to look in the countryside. He was still a bit satisfied with Yu Linxiu.
He had to find a way to deal with Yang Hong once and for all. He had heard that people had been going missing in the mountains recently...
In a flash, Xu Guangzong had come up with a plan.
"Xu Guangzong!"
The man stopped in his tracks and looked up instinctively. He was instantly stunned. Why was she here!
The woman beside him felt a strong sense of crisis. She tightly grabbed Xu Guangzong's hand and asked sourly who she was.
Xu Guangzong didn't want to answer. His face was as black as coal ash.
Yu Linxiu looked at Xu Guangzong. "I want to talk to you."
Yang Hong hugged the man tightly and wouldn't let him go. She shouted at Yu Linxiu, "Get out! Guangzong will never marry you. Why do you country bumpkins always dream of marrying into the city? You're so shameless!"
Yu Linxiu originally thought that this woman was kept in the dark and planned to tell her the truth later. But now it was obvious that this woman knew about Xu Guangzong's shamelessness but didn't care. Instead, she was even proud of it.
The woman's words were really dirty.
Yu Linxiu was so angry that her eyes turned even redder. She slowly calmed down and imitated the sarcastic smile of Aunt Li from the supply and marketing cooperative when she scolded people.
"Xu Guangzong, can't you even make your own decisions and just listen to a woman?"
Xu Guangzong immediately shook off Yang Hong's hand and followed Yu Linxiu into a deserted alley.
Before he could say a word, Yu Linxiu turned around and slapped Xu Guangzong hard.
"How dare you hit me!"
Xu Guangzong stared at her in disbelief and covered his face.
Yu Linxiu sneered. "Shouldn't I hit you?"
"You're really lucky with women. You came to see me a few days ago, and now you're with your old flame. Have you forgotten that we're supposed to formalize the engagement in a couple of days?"
Hearing this, Xu Guangzong thought that Yu Linxiu was still infatuated with him and could be coaxed.
"She's just my younger sister. Don't worry. I won't do anything to let you down."