"Sister Rutang, can my brother-in-law come back tonight?" Chen Guining asked worriedly.
The Yu brothers have been out all day, and tomorrow is the day to pay money to the clothing factory. It's already dark now, and they haven't come back yet. Guining can't help but worry about her sister.
Hao Mei and Xiao Li went out to the stall, and now they were the only two girls at home.
Rutang sat in front of the desk with a book spread out on the table. She was concentrating on reading. When she heard Guining's question, Rutang raised her head and replied: "If you don't come back tonight, you will definitely come back tomorrow morning."
"Oh." Guining was very anxious, but she didn't dare to show it in front of Rutang for fear that her pregnant sister would be worried. However, Guining seemed to have a hunch that even if she showed it, Sister Rutang might not care.
Except for Rutang, everyone in the family is very anxious.
Even Xiao Li, who had always been calm and composed, couldn't sit still and only ate a few bites of lunch. Hao Mei couldn't sleep since Yu Yaoyang left last night. Guining, the host, became anxious.
Only Rutang is extremely calm.
At noon, I even had a strong appetite. I ate two bowls of rice with water, and I also tried to persuade everyone to eat more to avoid getting angry.
"Sister Rutang, what book are you reading?"
Guining moved closer to Rutang and looked curiously at the book in Rutang's hand.
Hao Mei didn't let Rutang follow him to set up the stall, for fear of tiring her. Rutang was bored at home, so he took his sister to the library and borrowed a bunch of books.
"Family parenting guide, I originally wanted to learn some skills in taking care of children, but this book is too dogmatic and has no practical significance." Rutang put down the book in his hand and changed it to another one.
This book is slightly better than the previous one. It introduces some soups that can help with breastfeeding during confinement, as well as techniques for baby massage.
Rutang spread out his notebook and started taking notes seriously.
Guining saw how serious she was and finally couldn't help it anymore: "Sister Rutang, are you not worried at all?"
"I have confidence in him." Rutang wrote quickly while still being distracted in answering her sister.
"Uh-" Guining confirmed, her sister was really calm and not worried at all.
Why didn’t I realize that Sister Rutang is such a strong-willed person before? The more I get to know Sister Rutang, the more I feel that she is very calm and calm, and that she doesn’t change her face even if the mountain collapses in front of me. It’s completely different from the impression I had in the village.
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"When I was young, I was just like you. I was always full of fear of the unknown. After seeing a lot, I developed it. We have more energy than we think."
Rutang put down her pen and imparted some of her own experience to her sister.
When she was the same age as Guining, she was in the same state as Guining now. She was defined by others and always felt like she couldn't do anything.
With the experience of being a human being for a lifetime, I looked back on my life and realized that she could do much more than I imagined. Girls must not be defined by others, nor should they define themselves. This is how she educated her younger sister, and she will educate her in the same way in the future.
own children.
Rutang chatted with Guining for a few words, and seeing that the time was almost up, she got up and went to the kitchen to bring down the soup.
This soup was simmered for several hours using Laoya's Chinese herbal medicines mixed with clear fire. Rutang originally planned to give it to the Yu Yaoyang brothers.
According to the plan, it's almost time for them to come back.
Rutang was sure that the two brothers would not find a hotel to stay in. With so much cargo in the car, they would definitely stay in the car to look after the cargo. It was difficult to rest in the car for a while, so he prepared soup and hot water so that they would have food when they came back.
Eat and have a hot bath to cleanse yourself from fatigue.
It's been this long and the person hasn't come back yet, so maybe something happened.
Rutang believes that Yu Yaoyang has the ability to deal with the problem, and he will definitely come back as soon as possible, but she also needs to make preparations in advance.
If he couldn't come back, she would have to negotiate with the garment factory to stabilize the situation.
Just as Rutang was thinking, there was a sudden noise outside.
The door was kicked open with force, and several people came in angrily. Rutang knew something was wrong as soon as he saw it.
"Sister Rutang, hurry up and leave through the back door!" Seeing this, Guining hurriedly pushed Rutang.
The little girl was very alert. Although she didn't know what was going on, she saw Hao Mei and Xiao Li being surrounded by a group of strong men. She guessed that something was wrong and wanted to protect Rutang.
Sister Rutang is pregnant now, so she can't be frightened.
"It's okay. I'll go out and take a look. You go through the back door and go to Sister Wang's house next door to stay for a while." Rutang took advantage of the fact that those people didn't enter the house and took the opportunity to give instructions.
"I can't leave you!" Guining was excited.
"If these people really have any bad intentions, call the police and leave quickly. If you don't leave, our family will be ruined!" Rutang pushed her sister out of the back door. She didn't understand why these people were here. They always wanted to help the family.
Leave a tip-off person.
As soon as Guining walked out of the back door, the door was kicked open.
Several strong men escorted Hao Mei and Xiao Li in. Rutang looked around at these people one by one and found two that looked familiar.
He is a laborer in a garment factory.
She met him when she accompanied Yu Yaoyang during his transformation.
When Rutang saw the familiar faces, she felt confident. She probably knew what these people were here for.
After the strong men came in, they surrounded Rutang. Seeing their menace, Rutang felt a little panicked, but she still took the time to look at the two elders.
Hao Mei's eyes were all red, Xiao Li looked better, and she still had time to fight with the man who was tugging on her arm.
"If you have something to say, let's talk it over. What's the point of using hands and feet?" Xiao Li angrily scolded.
"Let go of my mother-in-law and my mother. If you scare the two elders, you won't get a penny of your money." Rutang spoke to calm down the situation. The calm and confident aura on his body calmed the man, and he could only relax.
Open Xiao Li's hand.
A middle-aged man came in from the door and said with an angry look on his face:
"Can we still get the money from our factory?"
The person who came was none other than the director of the clothing factory. Rutang had seen him before.
Compared with the previous conversation, which was very pleasant and polite, the factory director showed his sharpness today, and his whole body was filled with the aura of "we are here to make trouble."
"Director Wu, why didn't you notify me in advance when you came to my house? I could prepare some refreshments for you." Rutang asked the factory director to sit down and talk as if nothing was wrong.
Her attitude made the people who came here feel unsure.
On the way here, the factory director already thought about punishing the "liar" severely. He also thought that Rutang might kneel down and beg for mercy, or be so frightened that he might climb over the wall and run away.
I never thought she would have such an attitude.
"Can you still laugh? I already know the truth about you and your wife -" Before Director Wu could say the word identity, he was interrupted by Rutang.
"Director Wu, are you sure you want to say this in front of so many people? If you don't mind, why don't you invite the brothers to take a break in the courtyard and have a drink? My tea making skills are not bad. Let's talk while drinking. How about
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Rutang's words made Director Wu stunned for a moment, and then he remembered something important.
This order from Rutang and his wife was a "private job" he took for the factory. It was really not appropriate to make it public like this.