Lu Qingqing stopped listening and raised his hand to gently knock on the door of his parents' house.
"Dad, aren't you asleep yet?"
Lu Zhenghao coughed a few times before he responded tiredly, "No, come in."
Lu Qingqing responded, opened the door and went in to see Lu Zhenghao wearing a coat and sitting on a small bench smoking a pipe. Li Guiqiu sat next to him and leaned on Lu Mingyu's shoulder.
All three of them said nothing, and the atmosphere was extremely heavy.
It was only a day apart, but yesterday they were sitting in the same seat. Lu Qingqing's mother brought her chicken soup, and the family of four was enjoying themselves.
But now, both Lu Zhenghao and Li Guiqiu had no smiles on their faces, and their long and short sighs were full of confusion about their future life.
Although a large family usually lives together, it is inevitable that there will be quarrels and frictions.
However, after the sudden separation of their families, they still felt a sense of emptiness in their hearts.
Lu Zhenghao blew out smoke rings and looked at Lu Qingqing with somewhat cloudy eyes.
"Girl, what's wrong?"
Lu Qingqing moved a bench and sat in front of his parents.
"Dad, didn't I go into the city today? I found a way to do business!"
With the family separated, even Li Guiqiu almost forgot about Lu Qingqing's entry into the city.
When she heard what Lu Qingqing mentioned about doing business, she took her daughter's hand at a loss and said, "Daughter, what kind of business is this? Isn't it time to let speculation go? Don't be stupid, have you been deceived?"
Lu Zhenghao said nothing and looked at Lu Qingqing waiting for her explanation.
Lu Qingqing patted Li Guiqiu's hand with his other hand and said comfortingly: "Mom, it's okay, I'm not speculating! When I went into the city today, I met a master who made pig intestines. The master at that time
There was no one around me when I fell, so nothing happened to me thanks to me!”
"The old master said that he was old and would soon live in the provincial capital with his children. He would not do the pig intestine business anymore, so he told me about his skills as a thank you for saving him.
, I’m thinking about whether it’s feasible to try this approach starting tomorrow!”
In order to avoid Lu's father and Lu's mother's suspicion, Lu Qingqing made up a story for herself.
Lu Zhenghao looked at Lu Qingqing silently, as if he was checking whether the person under this skin was still his useless girl.
"Girl, you are completely different now than before."
Lu Qingqing knew that Lu Zhenghao was inevitably a little suspicious.
"Dad, to tell you the truth, I dreamed about a lot of things when I had a high fever. Only then did I realize what kind of bastard things I had done. Now I can be considered a senior and a junior. I can't be like before.
Just like that, just do nothing and wait for the meal with your mouth open, right?"
Lu Zhenghao's slightly raised corners of his mouth revealed a hint of relief, "Okay, okay, this is the best."
"Girl, if you really want to do some business, if dad doesn't stop you, you will have to live a good life even if you divorce Xiao Xie."
"You need capital to do business. Ask your mother to give you thirty."
Today, after the family separation, Lu Zhenghao only had fifty left in total. Lu Qingqing said he wanted to do business, and Lu Zhenghao said he would give thirty, which was a true expression of support.
As an orphan, Lu Qingqing felt the support of his family for the first time.
It feels like you have a way out, the confidence to start, and the courage to fail.
But she has money, and she doesn't want Father Lu's money.
She said this tonight just to divert the attention of Father and Mother Lu, and she didn't want them to be immersed in the anguish of family separation.
"Mom, I will go to the county town tomorrow and bring back the pig intestines for cooking. If this business can really succeed, you will follow me to sell the meat and keep it so that our family can eat and drink without worries!
And third brother, let third brother eat meat every day from now on. If you have a chance, go to a big hospital in the capital and give me third brother a good look!"
Although all this sounds like just a fantasy now, Li Guiqiu was still amused and laughed, which swept away the gloom of the whole night.
When Lu Mingyu heard that he wanted to eat meat, he also laughed, "Eat meat, eat meat!"
When Lu Zhenghao saw a smile on his face, Lu Qingqing let out a sigh of relief.
The better days are yet to come, and it is not good to always have a gloomy look on your face.
Early the next morning, Lu Qingqing got up and called Pudding.
Today she is going to take Dongdong to the county town with her.
One is because Xie Jia has to go to class and is always troublesome and inappropriate; the other is because, after yesterday's incident, she doesn't feel comfortable leaving Dongdong in the hands of others.
Carrying the backpack Li Guiqiu had prepared for her on her back and holding Dongdong in front of her, Lu Qingqing walked until almost eleven o'clock before arriving at the county seat.
When we arrived at the entrance of the slaughterhouse, the guard, Uncle Zhang, was drinking water from a teapot.
As soon as he saw Lu Qingqing from a distance, Uncle Zhang put a smile on his face, "Girl! I really saw the right person, you are really capable. Director Guo greeted me when he came today and said that there would be a small class in the morning.
If the girl comes to see him, I will guess that it is you!"
Lu Qingqing put Dongdong down and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Uncle, thank you for giving me a clear path! Dongdong, call me grandpa!"
"Hello grandpa!"
Dongdong smiled obediently.
"Hey, this fat boy is so nice."
Uncle Zhang has a better impression of Lu Qingqing. There are many people who know Director Guo, but he has never seen anyone who can really make Director Guo relent. Lu Qingqing is the first one!
It’s not easy for a little girl to have a baby!
Uncle Zhang had to look at the gate and couldn't lead Lu Qingqing in, so he pointed out the place to Lu Qingqing and asked her to go in and find Director Guo.
Lu Qingqing held Dongdong's hand and walked around to find Guo Shida's office.
"Dong dong——"
"Director Guo?"
Guo Shida raised his head from the pile of information reports in front of him, and Lu Qing's innocent and rosy face came into his eyes.
Lu Qingqing was still sweating on his forehead, and a strand of hair beside his ear was gently swaying in the wind. He stood at the door and smiled lightly, and Guo Shida was a little at a loss.
He quickly stood up from the chair, "Ah, here you come? Then you, come in quickly, come in and have a rest."
Lu Qingqing was not polite either. After walking for two or three hours, his legs almost broke.
After thanking him, Lu Qingqing hugged Dongdong and sat on the chair in Guo Shida's office.
Guo Shida poured a glass of water and handed it over, looking at Dongdong with his eyes.
"Is this your son?"
"Yes, my son, Dongdong, is called Uncle Guo."
Lu Qingqing smiled and rubbed Dongdong's head. It was his first time in the city, and the child was a little overwhelmed and cautious.
"Hello, Uncle Guo." Dongdong called out and shrank behind Lu Qingqing.
Guo Shida responded and quickly took out a piece of candy from his trouser pocket and handed it to Dongdong's hand.
When he lowered his head, he saw two marks on Lu Qingqing's arms made by the backpack, and felt a little strange in his heart.
"Where's your man? Why are you allowed to come into the city alone?"
"We're leaving." Lu Qingqing smiled and answered briefly.
Although she didn't shy away from it, she didn't want to say too much in front of Dongdong.
When Guo Shida heard that Lu Qingqing was getting divorced, he quickly raised his head, looked at Lu Qingqing with a glimmer of light in his eyes, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
She is also getting divorced, maybe this is fate.
After resting in the office for more than ten minutes, Guo Shida took Lu Qingqing to get the pig into the water.
Pig offal is the most abundant and cheapest item in the slaughterhouse. Normal pork costs about one yuan per pound, but pig intestines only cost two or three cents per pound.
Director Guo took the initiative and paid Lu Qing two cents per catty, but Lu Qingqing couldn't carry that much, so Guo Shida only gave her less than twenty catties and helped her put it in the backpack.
It was already noon. Guo Shida looked at the watch on his hand and said hesitantly:
"How about I treat you to a meal?"
After saying that, he was afraid that Lu Qingqing would overthink it and refuse, so he quickly added: "It's already noon, it's time to eat something, otherwise you have to walk such a long way hungry."
Before Lu Qingqing could refuse, a gentle female voice came over:
"Director Guo! The cafeteria made dumplings for lunch today, shall we eat them together?"