Chapter Twenty-Five: Confusing Lady Ann
The morning after the birthday banquet for his wife, Wen Yuanfang returned to Meichi to continue his work. Mrs. Lou and Lou Cuiying still had to live in Tongxin Pavilion for a while, until Wen Wuwei came to pick them up when he was free.
Mrs. Lou likes to watch Yue Opera, and Zhu Yuliang will accompany her mother-in-law to watch a new play at Zhuji Theater. What "Dream of Red Mansions", "Liang Zhu", "Liu Yi's Biography"...... The old lady is really addicted to drama, and she is more and more satisfied with this little daughter-in-law. Zhu Yuliang also fell in love with Yue Opera from that time.
And Lou Cuiying's favorite is novels. When Zhu Yuliang went to work, in addition to occasionally accompanying her grandmother to go shopping, she moved a small bamboo chair and sat at the door to read with natural light
One evening, Lou Cuiying was leaning against the door frame, wanting to finish reading one of the chapters of the novel in her hand and then go to wash rice and vegetables, when Chen Meijuan happened to pass by her when she came home. Teacher Chen saw that she was fascinated by reading, so she stopped and asked curiously, "What book is Nong reading?" So attentive! ”
Lou Cuiying saw that the graceful Teacher Chen was asking, so she stood up and handed her the book, saying, "I'm reading "Jane Eyre". ”
"Jane Eyre? Can Nong read it? Chen Meijuan asked without malice.
"I basically understand, I think it's pretty good. Jane Eyre is amazing! Lou Cuiying asked honestly.
I saw Chen Meijuan flipping through the book at random, her face suddenly changed, she threw the book to Lou Cuiying, and walked towards her room.
As soon as Chen Meijuan got home, she went to check her bookcase. She said to herself while lighting the book: "I said, I always feel that the spacing of this book is much looser, it turns out that there are five books missing, "Jane Eyre...... "La Traviata", "Red and ......Black", "Gone with the Wind", "Don Quixote", yes! These are the five books. ”
She sat down in her chair in a huff and began to think crankily:
"Could it be that they took advantage of my supervising evening self-study to spread flirts and secret dates? Recently, when I heard those messy gossip, Allah naturally didn't believe it, because Lao Cai Bei was a fishy man; In his eyes, it seems that except for Ala Chen Meijuan, who is worthy of being his wife, other women are not even worthy of helping him carry shoes. Now, it seems, this is not entirely the case.
Could it be that Lao Cai is really Zhu Yuliang's backstage in the Material Bureau? Li Fan is just a cover he uses to cover up his intentions? Good you old Cai! Usually see that Nong is indifferent to Zhu Yuliang, and he never looks at other people's eyes, so he has always pretended to be shown to Allah!
Good you Zhu Yuliang! usually pretends to be sacrosanct like a saint, but doesn't she take advantage of her husband's absence to hook up behind her back? Nong wants to read the book and won't buy it himself? What to borrow? Allah is really blind and treats Nong as a woman of a good family! I must ask Lao Cai this morning, what is the relationship between the two! ”
"Mom! Mom! We're back from school! Dabao and Erbao were taken back by Cai Fuguo from the bureau nursery and ran into the house.
"You play in the patio for a while, and Mom talks to Dad. Don't go to the mouth of the well! After Chen Meijuan took care of her sons, she pulled Cai Fuguo to the bookcase and asked, "What's going on?" ”
"What's going on?"
"How did our book end up in the hands of Wen Yuanfang's nephew?"
"Oh! Last time, Xiao Zhu said that there was always a power outage here, and she was annoyed at night, and asked me if I had any books to borrow her to see; I just took four or five copies for her. If you live in a doorway, you can't be so stingy that you don't even want to borrow a book, right? Cai Fuguoyun replied lightly.
"Why didn't Namnon tell Allah? As a result, these books could not be found everywhere when Allah was translating the materials. These books were bought by Alla when he was in college, but Nong was very generous, borrowing four or five copies at a time. If she wants to read a book, won't she go to Xinhua Bookstore to buy it herself? The alarm in Chen Meijuan's mind began to lift little by little.
"I thought borrowing books was a trivial matter, so I forgot to tell you! If I lend her a few more copies at once, won't she bother us less? Fool! Cai Fuguo gently pulled his wife's shoulder, kissed her forehead and continued: "Don't be so stingy! If you want to use the book, go and get it back! I guess she can see it too. ”
"Does Nong really want Allah to get it back? Aren't you afraid that Ibe will be happy? Chen Meijuan continued to probe.
"The book is ours, what are you afraid she will be unhappy about? Go! Go and get it back now, borrow and return. Cai Fuguo patted his wife on the shoulder to show encouragement.
"Okay, this is what Nong wants Allah to beg for? Nong dares to guarantee that Nong has not supported Yi in secret? Chen Meijuan asked coquettishly.
"How many times have I told you, Xiao Zhu's backstage is...... Hush! Last time, when he heard that I was going to approve Xiao Zhu's resignation, he almost turned his face on me. You just need to know it in your belly, don't talk to Dr. Liu! It's better for us not to know about this kind of thing. Therefore, you are also straight to Xiao Zhu, there is no need to offend her. Do you understand? Cai Fuguo Nunu mouthed, signaling his wife to go and ask for books, but pay attention to the ways and means.
Chen Meijuan was obviously extremely satisfied with such a result after her husband Xingshi asked for the guilt. She was about to open the door and go out, when she suddenly heard Zhu Yuliang calling the door: "Teacher Chen, I see Dabao Erbao lying on the well fence to watch the reflection, no adults are watching, it's dangerous!" ”
"Oh, thank you Xiao Zhu for the reminder! Dabao Erbao go home quickly! Chen Meijuan called out to her sons happily.
After a while, Chen Meijuan came to Zhu Yuliang's house, and after politely asking some gossip, she explained her intentions: "Last time, Lao Cai lent Nong a few books, don't know if Nong has finished reading them, Allah needs to find some information for translating English in the past two days." I'm so sorry! ”
"Oooh! I read it and wanted to send it over, but I always forgot it when I got home. I'm embarrassed! I'll go upstairs and get it now. After listening to Chen Meijuan's words, Zhu Yuliang first chuckled in his heart, and then understood that Deputy Director Cai would not silently turn on the lights for her in the future, so she didn't have to be too nervous and vigilant. I was worried about how to send these books back, and now Mr. Chen took the initiative to come to the door to get them back, which is naturally the best.
"I haven't finished Jane Eyre yet! It's stingy! After Lou Cuiying waited for Chen Meijuan to leave, she pouted and complained.
Women's mouths are often not very well kept secrets. A few days later, Chen Meijuan and Liu Yuelan had another chance to talk to each other.
Chen Meijuan: "Xiao Zhu's resignation last time made a lot of trouble, why didn't the bureau approve it?" ”
Liu Yuelan: "Her husband Wen Yuanfang came from Meichi and said a lot of good things to Lao Li and Lao Cai. Didn't Lao Cai tell you about it? ”
Chen Meijuan: "He mentioned it, but he didn't say anything specifically, he knew that Ala Be's nosy thing." ”
Liu Yuelan: "There are rumors that Lao Li is Xiao Zhu's backstage, how are they doing...... I don't even believe it! My Lao Li has this thief's heart and doesn't have the courage to be a thief. On the contrary, some people are loyal and honest, and they do things quietly. ”
Chen Meijuan: "What did Nong hear?" Rumors don't have long legs, and it's hard to believe. ”
Liu Yuelan: "Yes, rumors don't have long legs, whoever believes them is unlucky." As women, we have to learn from Comrade Xiaozhu! ”
Chen Meijuan: "Learn Yi Hexi? ”
Liu Yuelan: "Look at her, if you don't give birth to a villain, you won't give birth to a villain; How to dress up or how to dress up, who can tell that she is married? I have never seen such a self-assertive woman. Her husband was an official in Mae Chi alone, and she didn't see her worrying about her husband being snatched away by other women all day long...... It's her husband, I think I'm afraid of flowers when I put her in my mouth, and I'm afraid of falling if I hold her in my hand...... and her mother-in-law, an old woman who is in the works, and she hurts her like a girl. It's like me, I nag Lao Li all day long, and he doesn't bother to talk to me now......"
Chen Meijuan: "This is their first year of marriage, and they are separated from each other, and both parties are still fresh!" After a long time, Nong will see if they will be so slimy! ”
Liu Yuelan: "Maybe you're right...... Either way, women should be kind to themselves! It's really boring to stare at people all day long! ”