Chapter 126: Countermeasures
Luo Jijun's frown deepened. He was the only one in the room. He realized that it was inconvenient for his wife to say something, and his heart sank, "Go to Zong Guo's office and call me."
"Okay." Zhang Guilan agreed happily and breathed a sigh of relief.
After hanging up the phone and giving the money, Zhang Guilan went upstairs.
The mother-in-law hadn't gotten up yet, so Zhang Guilan had a simple meal by herself before going downstairs to the military area. There were soldiers guarding there. Zhang Guilan said that she was looking for Yang Zongguo, and Yang Zongguo came striding over not long after.
"What happened?"
"It's okay, I want to borrow the phone in your room."
Yang Zongguo breathed a sigh of relief, "Come on."
Seeing how nervous he looked, Zhang Guilan felt quite embarrassed because she always had to trouble him with her own family affairs. No matter how good the relationship between her comrades was, they would never trouble others as much as her own family affairs.
When she arrived at the office, Zhang Guilan still looked embarrassed, "I'm really sorry to bother you, but it's not good to talk about family matters in front of outsiders."
"You're so polite again, call me now. You treat me as one of your own, and you're still polite."
Zhang Guilan smiled, then picked up the phone and dialed. The phone only rang once and was connected. Apparently Luo Jijun on the other end had been staying by the phone.
Zhang Guilan was also unambiguous and recounted what happened yesterday, "It depends on Mom, I seem to be waiting for your opinion."
Yang Zongguo was reading documents across from him, looking very serious, but he kept listening to what Zhang Guilan said with his ears. He did not miss her every expression in the corners of his eyes, and even frowned slightly at the end.
"Dad said he was scaring mom. Mom was waiting for me to ask dad to pick her up." After hearing this, Luo Jijun knew what his mother was planning, and he couldn't help but worry, "Dad, this time I am determined to make mom bow down.
I'm afraid it won't work if I ask him to take mom back, so I have to think of other ways to let mom go back by herself."
It's easy to say, my mother-in-law didn't give in like she did yesterday. How is it possible to let her go back by herself now?
Zhang Guilan didn't say anything, just waiting for Luo Jijun to think of a solution.
"Let's do this. You just have to endure it for a few days. If you really don't want to stay at home, go to the city. When you come back in the evening, dad and the others will also be home three days later. Just say that I called and said that dad is at home.
If you want to find a divorced old lady, that will do." Luo Jijun said the solution without hesitation.
It's strange that my mother-in-law wasn't in a hurry when she heard that her man wanted to accompany his wife. She must have been in a hurry to go back.
Zhang Guilan couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this. "You know your mother well, so this is a good idea."
Luo Jijun smiled helplessly, "Whatever you think is good. Don't worry about Haiying. I understand her temperament. If you don't let her out, she will never give up in her life. You can't persuade her. Whatever.
Let her go."
Speaking of her sister, Luo Jijun was even more helpless. She knew that there was a fire pit in front of her, but no one could stop her.
"I understand, should I give it to my mother when she gets home?" Zhang Guilan was actually worried that her mother-in-law would let her give it to her, and she really didn't like this mother-in-law.
"No need, just send someone to the car when the time comes. Anyway, we'll get home after getting off the car and changing to a bus. Mom can just ask more."
"I know this, what if mom asks me to send her there." Zhang Guilan didn't dare to think of things so simply.
Luo Jijun was stunned for a moment, but when he thought of his mother's difficulty, he furrowed his brows and said with a hint of annoyance in his tone, "You were at home that day, so let Zong Guo send you off. Is Zong Guo there? Let him answer the phone, I'll tell him.
"
Zhang Guilan was afraid that he would regret it, so she raised her head and waved to Yang Zongguo. Yang Zongguo was stunned for a moment, then came over to answer the phone. Zhang Guilan was sitting in a chair and made the call. If Yang Zongguo came over to answer the phone like this, he wouldn't have surrounded Zhang Guilan. He couldn't get out.
When Yang Zongguo came closer, Zhang Guilan didn't dare to move. Only then did she realize how awkward their position was.
Yang Zongguo's heart was beating fast. He concentrated on listening to Luo Jijun's explanation on the other end of the phone, and responded with a hum. Only when Yang Zongguo handed the phone to Zhang Guilan's hand did Zhang Guilan feel the oppressive feeling.
No more, secretly relieved.
"I told Zong Guo about the matter. It's troublesome for him anyway. This time is the right time. Just tell your mother what I taught you in three days." Luo Jijun had been looking at it for so long. "The official phone number.
That's it this time, give me a call after mom leaves."
Zhang Guilan told him to take care of himself and then hung up the phone.
"Jijun has told me, leave this matter to me, so don't worry." In order to break the embarrassment just now, Yang Zongguo spoke first, "Just bear with it these days, now I know that Shang
Hong is so lucky to have met a good mother-in-law like my mother."
With such a good mother-in-law, she still didn't want to live a good life. Yang Zongguo really didn't understand why he fell in love with Shang Hong in the first place.
Zhang Guilan smiled and said, "Zong Guo, you are still young and you will find a better one."
After all, Zhang Guilan was still confused and didn't say anything. After leaving the camp, Zhang Guilan shook her head. She must have been overthinking it, and everyone in Yang Zongguo acted like nothing was wrong.
When she came back, she saw that all the food in the living room had been eaten, and her mother-in-law was sitting on a chair with a sullen face like an old Buddha, looking like she was asking questions. Zhang Guilan thought to herself that she was full and started to make trouble again.
"Mom, did you sleep well?" Zhang Guilan asked pretending to be concerned, while clearing the dishes.
"Did you sleep late last night? Why didn't you get up when I called you in the morning?" Guo Ying stopped pretending and asked directly, "I stood at the window just now and saw you walking with a man. He just knocked on the door yesterday.
That one, right?”
"Ah, I was busy cleaning the house and washing clothes yesterday, so it was not very late when I lay down." Zhang Guilan carried the things into the kitchen, "Didn't you ask me to call Jijun? I just went to borrow a phone from someone else's house.
Jijun said he would send a telegram home tomorrow to see what's going on, but dad and the others are leaving today and will have to get home the day after tomorrow. If dad calls Jijun back, it will have to be four or five days later, right?" There is a house in the town that has a phone.
Still at the town government.
Zhang Guilan suddenly realized that it was too early to tell her mother-in-law three days later, and it seemed that she would have to endure it for a few more days.
"Why didn't you wait for me to go with you?" Guo Ying became worried when she heard this. She was still thinking about how to complain to her son, but she spent the whole night thinking in vain.
"You didn't say anything either? Besides, seeing as you were sleeping so deeply, I didn't call you." Zhang Guilan pursed her lips and smiled, feeling proud in her heart and her voice was brisk, "Jijun said, it's not easy for you to come here once.
I think it's okay to stay for a few more days. Although there are no vegetables now, the pickles have come down. I'll go to the village to buy some eggs. You can stay here for a while."
"How can that be done? You can't live without me at home." Guo Ying regretted it as soon as he finished saying it. Knowing that he had leaked it in a hurry, he hurriedly changed his words, "But Jijun is not at home, and I don't worry about you alone.
Let’s spend some time here with you.”
"That's not the case. I thought so too. It's agreed that Mom will stay for a few more days when the time comes." Zhang Guilan dug the hole and people jumped in. She just waited to finish it in a few days.
Guo Ying snorted, feeling proud on his face, but feeling annoyed in his heart. Calculating the time, it was almost time to get in the car. That dead old man really left her alone. Why was he so cruel?
Yesterday Zhang Guilan was making a lot of noise, and everyone in the courtyard heard the noise. Today it was quiet, and they heard that Zhang Guilan's mother-in-law had not left, so they all came to the door curiously, not wanting to see what this playful mother-in-law was like.
However, Wang Li and Jiang Zhi were nowhere to be found. Zhao Chunmei and a few people with whom she got along well on weekdays arrived. As soon as Guo Ying saw the people coming, he immediately put on the old lady's airs. What's the rush?
Sitting there talking like the head of the family.
Who in this compound is not smart? Seeing Guo Ying like this, thinking about the trouble yesterday, and understanding who the mother-in-law is in front of her, she seems to be complaining that it is difficult to be an old man, and no one will answer her.
He just nodded in response.
Zhang Guilan was not very happy. It was okay for her to look down on her mother-in-law, but there was no need to let people from the courtyard come to her home to watch the excitement. However, her brainless mother-in-law didn't know that she was complaining to others in a serious manner.
He didn't know that he regarded her as a joke.
"Mom, I'm here as a guest, why are you telling them this? Of course we, as children, know how hard it is for you to be old people, but if you say this, I'm afraid people will misunderstand that Jijun and I are not good to you.
, it’s just a joke.” Since she was here to see a joke, Zhang Guilan didn’t have to save face for these people.
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Chunmei and others' expressions froze slightly, and they stood up gurglingly, "Sister-in-law, we have been here for a long time, so we are going back first."
"Okay, come and sit down some other time." Zhang Guilan still had a smile on her face.
However, with such a harmless smile, the few people in front of them did not dare to think that Zhang Guilan had a good temper. Just like that just now, a few words left their faces with nowhere to put it.
The few people who were still holding on to luck were a little frightened when they came out, and they all dispersed without saying anything more.
Guo Yingzheng said happily. He was not happy when he saw Zhang Guilan driving people away. "We live in the same courtyard. Wouldn't you offend people by saying this? Who can help you if you have anything to do in the future?"
"Mom, don't you see that they are just here to watch the fun? I know you are not hiding it from me, but you have to think about your son's face, right? You said it happily, and they have laughed enough. Then
What will happen to the army's face? I don't care. Anyway, what do I, a woman, have to fear?" Zhang Guilan turned around and went into the east room to change into the clothes she was wearing at home. "You think about what I said, right? Do you think they are really here?
Does it depend on you?"
After being out for so long, I don’t know how the vegetables grown at home are doing. Yesterday I only picked some sticky pickles, but they looked like they had been picked. There weren’t many in a ditch. I was busy yesterday, so Zhang Guilan didn’t have the time to ask.
If you can't go into the city these days, let's take care of things at home first. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
Chapter completed!