Volume 3, Heartbroken and Helpless Chapter 43, Because of Time(1/2)
After sending Zhao Hong away, Tiemin suddenly felt trembling all over.
He threw himself on the kang and broke out in a cold sweat without realizing it. He didn't know that this was the exhaustion caused by not eating water and rice all day long, so he could only use panic to explain this special phenomenon.
Aunt Zhou brought over a lunch box of dumplings.
Aunt Zhou is not a person who thinks about things thoughtfully and meticulously. Today is an exception.
Liu Shoucheng came home, but Tiemin never showed up.
Zhou Zhiqiang didn't know what happened. From Liu Shoucheng's words, he could tell that Tiemin might be rude to Liu Dongmei.
Liu Shoucheng felt as if he was having a seizure and left immediately. Zhou Zhiqiang concluded that this matter was directly related to Tiemin.
Although Liu Dongmei calls Zhou Zhiqiang godfather, he still has another identity after all. As a father-in-law, it is impossible to ask his future daughter-in-law: What did Tiemin do to you.
When Zhao Hong came home in the evening, Zhou Zhiqiang became alert.
He didn't expect that the matter would be so serious. Liu Shoucheng actually went to the station to sue the Iron Man for being a hooligan. He just felt that something must have happened here, and he wanted to get accurate information in time.
Liu Dongmei's performance made Zhou Zhiqiang even more confused.
She said nothing, asked for Ironborn's bicycle keys and left without even saying where she was going.
At noon, Liu Dongmei made dumplings for the whole family and left a big bowl for Tie Min. When Aunt Zhou came home from get off work, Zhou Zhiqiang and her son, Yanzi, were all eagerly waiting for her to come back to make dinner.
She asked about Liu Dongmei's whereabouts, and Zhou Zhiqiang, who was rarely mysterious, told her in a low voice: "The leader of the Tiemin unit came to talk to Dongmei."
Before Aunt Zhou could be surprised, Zhou Zhiqiang suddenly woke up. Don't say anything else, Liu Shoucheng must have caused trouble again.
Aunt Zhou made mixed soup noodles and said nothing on the surface. She always made excuses to go to the kitchen. When she came back, her lips were full of oily smell.
This prodigal kid was so greedy that he went to eat some dumplings secretly.
She slapped the child, put the remaining dumplings in a lunch box, and warmed them on the kang, waiting for the Ironborn to come back and ask what happened.
The couple waited for Tiemin's return and Liu Dongmei's shadow. Zhou Zhiqiang became restless and forced Aunt Zhou to go downstairs to take a look.
Aunt Zhou came to the door of the lower room and called out first: "Is the Iron Man back yet?"
Hearing Tie Min's voice of agreement, she boldly pushed the door open and came in. Seeing that Liu Dongmei was not there, Aunt Zhou opened her mouth and cursed: "You big bastard, where have you been dying all day?"
Aunt Zhou wanted to put the lunch box on the kang to warm it up. When Tie Min smelled the aroma of the dumplings, he got up and wolfed them down.
"Eat slowly, don't choke." Aunt Zhou didn't know that Tie Min hadn't eaten all day. She was thinking about how to report to Zhou Zhiqiang when she went back, so she asked, "What happened?"
"It's okay," the Ironborn replied straightly.
"The leaders of your work unit are here, and you say everything is fine. Who are you lying to?" Aunt Zhou said in a sharp voice, which made Tiemin lose his appetite.
He put down his lunch box and let out a long sigh, and Aunt Zhou suddenly became nervous.
"What's going on? Tell me quickly!" Aunt Zhou wanted to open Tiemin's chest to see what secrets were hidden inside.
"Mom, I can't be with Liu Dongmei." Tiemin shed tears.
Aunt Zhou began to regret her rashness.
She shouldn't have brought up this topic with Tie Min. It was all the fault of the old bastard in charge. She knew clearly that Tie Min was still thinking about Wang Li, but he let her broach the subject.
"Tie Min, my parents are all doing this for your own good." Aunt Zhou didn't want to complain to Tie Min, but she also wanted to find a suitable reason to show her good impression of Liu Dongmei. She said, "In a family like ours, it's just a matter of time to find a wife.
You have to find something practical. Look at Dongmei, what’s inside and outside the house..."
"I'm looking for a wife, not a nanny." Tiemin was very disgusted with his mother's words. He took out the test sheet from his pocket and was about to hand it to Aunt Zhou when he changed his mind.
"What is this? Let me take a look." Aunt Zhou wanted to take the test sheet from Tie Min's hand.
Tiemin put the test report into his pocket and said, "Nothing, it's my physical examination report."
Tiemin wanted to tell his mother that Wang Li was pregnant with his child.
As he spoke, he was still worried that his parents would be prejudiced against Wang Li and be forced to give up.
"Let me see what I can do." Aunt Zhou became serious. She took out the test sheet from Tie Min's pocket, turned it over and looked at it and said, "What is this?"
Tiemin snatched back the test form, put it in his pocket and said, "Test form."
Aunt Zhou never went to school, but she was in a literacy class and studied for a while. She recognized Wang Li's name and the gender "female" on the test sheet.
"What happened between you and Wang Li?" Aunt Zhou's eyes widened. She intuitively realized that something must have happened between Tiemin and Wang Li, otherwise Tiemin would not shed tears.
The ironmen lowered their heads and began a fierce ideological struggle.
In fact, this is the best time for him to have a showdown with his parents. Let his mother know that there is no turning back for him and Wang Li. I believe that for the sake of Wang Li's pregnancy, my mother can stand on his side and make love with his father.
Final negotiations.
If Tiemin knew that his father had changed his mind and no longer wanted to interfere with his marital autonomy, he would speak his mind without any scruples.
What happened was that Liu Shoucheng's visit today caused tremendous psychological pressure on Tiemin.
He regretted that he inadvertently took off his pants and was caught by Liu Dongmei. But he had no choice but to meet in a narrow road, allowing Liu Shoucheng to seize the opportunity.
Zhao Hong did not say what Liu Shoucheng said in front of the station leaders. From Zhao Hong's words, he could already feel the seriousness of the nature.
The main leader of the unit sent a special person to talk to him, and also mentioned the matter of promoting him to join the party. Zhao Hong reminded him not to lose the big for the small, and ended by saying that a good man does a good job.
This shows that the unit leaders have recognized Liu Shoucheng's accusation.
He was taking a bath at his home and was accidentally bumped into by Liu Dongmei. It was such a big deal, Liu Shoucheng had to turn it into a thunder, how dare the Iron Man take it lightly.
He didn't want his parents to know about this, especially his father's fiery temper.
The honesty and honesty of the Ironborn have become dull due to this special mentality.
If it were another person with a lively mind, he would definitely make a big fuss out of this and put all the blame on Liu Shoucheng.
I believe Zhou Zhiqiang was so angry that he not only kicked Liu Dongmei out of the Zhou family, but at least used Wang Li's pregnancy to completely disrupt the marriage.
We can also use idealistic thinking to describe this matter as destiny.
Tiemin was currently thinking about how to quell the turmoil, and he took his image in front of his leaders very seriously.
The key person who can quell this turmoil is Liu Dongmei. As long as she is willing to tell the truth, Tiemin will be able to pass the test smoothly.
Tiemin wanted to calm down the matter before talking to his parents about Wang Li's pregnancy.
In Tiemin's heart, Liu Dongmei is a good girl. He agrees with his mother's evaluation of Liu Dongmei. She is a good woman who endures hardships and is diligent in running the house.
If it were not for the rural household registration restriction, Tiemin might not necessarily be favored by her.
Tie Min wants to handle the relationship between them well without hurting Liu Dongmei. He can even treat Liu Dongmei as his own sister for the rest of his life.
Wang Li is Tiemin's true love that he can never give up in his life, and cannot be replaced by any other woman.
Although Aunt Zhou was carefree all day long, she frowned when she saw the test report with Wang Li's name written on it.
She didn't need anything more from Tiemin to realize that something was going on here. However, she would never have thought that the honest and honest Tiemin could get Wang Li pregnant.
"What's wrong with Wang Li?" Aunt Zhou began to observe the words and expressions. She was quite confident in her observation skills.
The ironborn didn't answer.
He knew that this was the association his mother had when she saw the test sheet.
"Actually, your father and I also like Wang Li quite a lot." Aunt Zhou said with a smile on her face: "It's just that compared with Dongmei, she seems not as good as Dongmei in terms of life."
"That's because you don't understand her." Ironborn fell for the trick.
He couldn't let go of this opportunity to recommend Wang Li to his mother.
As long as his mother relents, he will have an ally at home, which will provide prerequisites for the next attack on his father's fortress. He said: "Actually, Xiaoli's family is well-off, and she is also a good worker."
"Tell me, apart from being prettier than Dongmei, what else is better about her than Dongmei?" Aunt Zhou wanted to know how important Wang Li's position was in Tiemin's heart, and then help Liu Dongmei choose the right breakthrough point.
"I can't tell." Tiemin is the kind of person who makes dumplings in a teapot and knows what he is doing, but can't say it out loud.
"Why don't you like Dongmei?" Aunt Zhou changed her approach and asked Tiemin to give an evaluation of Liu Dongmei.
"Actually, Dongmei is a nice person, but..." Tiemin wanted to say: She just appeared after Wang Li.
As he spoke, he was afraid that his mother would catch him and put pressure on him, so he changed his tone and said, "Mom, I'm tired and want to sleep."
"How far are you and Wang Li?" Aunt Zhou pretended not to have heard Tiemin's expulsion order.
She was talking happily, using a hammer here and a club here and there, trying to blurt out the answer she wanted to know when the Ironborn weren't paying attention.
"She..." Tiemin licked his lips, felt depressed for a few moments, and then changed his mind.
Simply, tell mom about this first, and then let mom tell dad. This will give the two elders a mental preparation, and then formally showdown with them.
Still the same sentence: I will never marry anyone other than Wang Li in this life.
There was a "bang" and the door was knocked open. Liu Dongmei carried a bucket of water in her left hand and a kettle and washbasin in her right hand. She barged in and said, "I'm back."
Aunt Zhou came out and asked Liu Dongmei: "Where have you been and how did you come back?"
"I'm going out to do some errands." Liu Dongmei put the kettle on the stove, took the bucket and washbasin into the house, and said to Tiemin: "Brother, take a shower and go to bed."
"No, no, no, I won't wash it." Tiemin shook his head nervously, unable to even speak.
"What's going on? I look like you were scared." Liu Dongmei laughed. She put down the bucket and washbasin and said, "No matter what happens, I'm here to make sure nothing happens to you."
These words spoke to the Ironborn's hearts.
To be continued...