Gu Ya was originally unwilling to write any letter of apology. However, in order to marry Yu Mingxin smoothly, she ultimately wrote this letter. After all, as soon as it was dawn, Gu Ling was going to the island, so what difference did it make if she wrote an apology letter?
Looking at Gu Ling's fragile appearance, she won't last half a year on the island!
That night, people in the Gu family couldn't sleep well. Everyone was uneasy, and Gu Changjian couldn't sleep as he thought about his daughter being pressed down by that scoundrel, Yu Mingxin. After the sun rose, when the people from the Yu family arrived, he would vent his anger properly!
Besides, these past few days, he felt that Gu Ling seemed to have changed a bit. He couldn't pinpoint exactly how she had changed, but her gaze thought of a person.
Before Yang Shan went on a business trip to Hainan, she accidentally saw the red marks on his neck that had been left by Sun Xiulan. At that time, Yang Shan didn't ask anything, but she acted as if she knew everything. In her cold and indifferent eyes, there was sarcasm, disappointment, and disdain. Whenever he thought about it, Gu Changjian felt extremely uncomfortable!
Which man could endure such a gaze? And which man wouldn't like his wife to be gentle and obedient?
So, he would rather marry Sun Xiulan, an uneducated rural woman, than continue with Yang Shan. Besides, Sun Xiulan was honest and decent, unlike Yang Shan, who relied on her knowledge and education and refused to yield during arguments!
On the other hand, Sun Xiulan couldn't sleep either. She was worried that Gu Ya would be tormented at the hands of her mother-in-law in the Yu family. She was also afraid that Gu Ling, with her excessively beautiful face, might climb the high branches of the young leader on the island...
But maybe if Gu Ling became the wife of the chief, she could more or less help the family, right? But why should it be Gu Ling who becomes the chief's wife? how is she even worthy...
Sun Xiulan was feeling extremely distressed that a hundred claws were scratching her heart,to the point that in the end, she hoped that Gu Ling would rather not help her family. She actually hoped that Gu Ling, this little wretch, would suffer on the island and never return!
Gu Ya was so happy that she couldn't sleep and spent the night fantasizing about villas, cars, and nannies.
On the contrary, only Gu Ling remained relatively calm. She barely slept and got up at six in the morning because her appointment with Secretary Ma and Auntie Chen Xuefeng was at six thirty.
Gu Changjian and Sun Xiulan got up early as well. At dawn, Secretary Ma and Chen Xuefeng came to the door, which surprised Gu Changjian greatly!
Secretary Ma simply got straight to the point: "I know you are busy at work, so we especially come in the morning. Yang Shan has been gone for many years, and the one-time compensation was specifically applied for and granted for Gu Ling's sake. And now we, as Yang Shan's old unit, also want to come to understand if this compensation has been used on Gu Ling's body? Are there any difficulties in Gu Ling's life?"
Next to him, Chen Xuefeng laughed: "There should not be any difficulties. After all, the survivor benefit is more than nine hundred, and Yang Shan had quite a few pieces of jewelry before. I remember she had a jade bracelet and a gold necklace, which were quite valuable."
Gu Ling immediately looked at Gu Changjian in surprise and said, "Dad? my mom's survivor benefits are over nine hundred yuan? Didn't you say that it wasn't much money and you've spent it all? Also, the jade bracelet, the gold necklace? Isn't that what she's wearing?"
She pointed at Sun Xiulan, and Chen Xuefeng looked over, immediately recognizing the jade bracelet on Sun Xiulan's wrist. Her face turned quite ugly. "It's this one! Good, Gu Changjian, how dare you give Yang Shan's things to your second wife so easily? Wasn't this supposed to be for Ling Ling? Also, where's the compensation money? You give an explanation! Don't chill the hearts of everyone in Yang Shan's old unit!"
Secretary Ma also completely did not expect Gu Changjian to be like this and said in a serious tone, "Xiao Gu, I really did not expect you to be such a person. When you entered the pharmaceutical factory, it was more or less because of Yang Shan's father's sake. If you're really mistreating the child Yang Shan left behind, then I will seriously consider talking to the leadership at the pharmaceutical factory."
Gu Changjian was recently fighting for promotion and was in a critical period. His reputation couldn't afford to be tarnished. He hadn't expected Chen Xuefeng and Secretary Ma to show up suddenly. His heart was pounding, but he could only force a smile and say, "Ling Ling was too young before; how could I entrust such a large sum of money to her? What if she lost it? So, it has always been me and Xiulan who kept it. It's just this jewelry... Xiulan, why didn't you inform me before wearing it?"
Sun Xiulan was embarrassed to the extreme. Since she married into the Gu family, everything in the Gu family is hers. What's wrong with her wearing a bit of jewelry?
But looking at the situation, Sun Xiulan could only hurriedly remove the jade bracelet and gold necklace and hand them over to Gu Ling: "I'm also afraid of losing them, so it's safer to wear them. Ling Ling, although I'm not your biological mother, everyone in the neighborhood has seen how I treated you over these years. I believe you're not an ungrateful child. You tell Secretary Ma and Aunt Chen how your mother treats you."
Gu Ling lowered her eyes, her pretty face pale: "If you treat me well, give me my mom's survivor benefits money. I'm already twenty, and now I'm going to replace Gu Ya to be an educated youth on the island. I don't even know if I'll ever come back in this lifetime!"
Sun Xiulan and Gu Changjian, of course, do not want to take out the money, but Secretary Ma and Chen Xuefeng are eyeing them like tigers. Gu Changjian knew he couldn't avoid this, so he reluctantly had Sun Xiulan retrieve the money.
But after deducting other expenses, there was only a thousand yuan left, and taking out over nine hundred yuan would leave them with only a few dozen!
Sun Xiulan really didn't want to hand over the money. Gu Changjian then went into the inner room with her, scolding her in a low voice, "Even if we give this brat her share! Do you know how much more I can earn in a year if I get promoted to Deputy Factory Manager? Just from accepting kickbacks, I could earn this money back in a year. If this matter affects my promotion, you'll have a hard time!"
Encouraged by his words, Sun Xiulan was able to bring herself to hand over the nine hundred yuan, wrapping it in a handkerchief and handing it to Gu Ling.
"Ling Ling, Mom and Dad love you the most. You let Secretary Ma and your Auntie Chen take a look; as long as you ask, how can we not give it to you?"
Gu Changjian also laughed beside her. "Secretary Ma, don't worry about it; when I married Xiulan, I thought that she was kind and loved Ling Ling. How could she treat Ling Ling badly?"
Secretary Ma and Chen Xuefeng glanced at each other. Since the money and jewelry went into the hands of Gu Ling,they felt reassured. They had to get back to work, so they did not stay longer; they got up and left. However, as they reached the doorway, a disheveled, stubbly man suddenly appeared from somewhere!
This man is Chen Dazhu, who followed the address based on the phone call to find the Gu family. At first glance, he saw Sun Xiulan standing side by side with Gu Changjian!
Chen Dazhu pushed up his sleeves and rushed in, seeing the towering Gu Changjian. He didn't dare go up, but he went up and grabbed Sun Xiulan's collar!
"You □□□! Didn't you say you brought Yaya into the city to be a nanny? FIne! So you're here to serve men in bed! Do you remember that you had a husband called Chen Dazhu back in your hometown? You shameless thing! Yaya isn't my child, is she? How come you got pregnant within a month of our marriage? Rotten bitch! How dare you fool me! I'll beat you to death!"
Chen Dazhu's curses were embarrassing and left Secretary Ma and Chen Xuefeng stunned. Gu Changjian went up to stop Chen Dazhu. "Where did this thug come from? What do you want?"
Chen Dazhu shook him off. "I am Sun Xiulan's man! Ten years ago, she coaxed me into a fake divorce, sent me money every month, and went back to sleep with Laozi every half a year or every few months. So Laozi believed her and agreed to let her come to the city as a nanny! But she lied to me! You're the one who slept with my woman, aren't you? I'll kill you!"
Because Chen Dazhu's voice was too loud, the nearby neighbors all started to come and watch the fun, each pointing their fingers.
"That's right, Xiulan seems to go out every few months over the years, and she even goes to the post office every month to send money. I've run into her a few times."
"Tsk,I asked Sun Xiulan what her ex-husband did, but she never mentioned it. If this guy's divorce is true, it's hard to believe that her ex-husband completely abandoned the child. But Gu Ya had just joined the Gu family and changed her surname to Gu... Could this man said is true? Did Sun Xiulan get involved with Gu Changjian early on? And is Gu Ya also Gu Changjian's daughter?"
"It can't be! At that time, Yang Shan was still around. Gu Ling was only half a year older than Gu Ya. Could it be that when Yang Shan was pregnant, Gu Changjian got involved with Sun Xiulan?"
The voices of the people around them were getting louder and louder. Chen Xuefeng turned her head to point at Gu Changjian with indignation and cursed, "Good, Gu Changjian! I caught Yang Shan crying several times when she was pregnant. She said that you always stayed out late, but it turned out that you were with someone else out there! You, Sun Xiulan, are a shameless thing! I even suspect that Yang Shan was driven to her death by you two!"
Sun Xiulan turned pale and could only keep explaining, "I didn't, I didn't, Changjian, you believe me... "
But at this point, nobody believed her!
Gu Changjian suspected that she was really sending money to Chen Dazhu month after month, going back to sleep with Chen Dazhu for half a year and several months. And Chen Dazhu hated that she had cheated him out of a divorce and lied to him that Yaya was his daughter! It seemed like they were both wearing metaphorical 'green hats.'
The neighbors shook their heads and mocked the situation, and Gu Changjian was trembling with anger. Chen Dazhu chased after Sun Xiulan, showing a level of cruelty that seemed like he might beat her to death on the spot!
Gu Ya could only rush to protect her own mother, while Gu Xiaobin was wailing.
Gu Ling took this opportunity to go inside and retrieve the luggage that Sun Xiulan had prepared for Gu Ya's trip to the island.
She took out Gu Ya's clothes, put in her own, and left the rest, such as tickets, money, and food, as they were.
Gu Ling ignored the messy situation of the Gu family and told Chen Xuefeng that she was going to the island as an educated youth.
Chen Xuefeng looked surprised and couldn't hold back her tears, but she could only respect Gu Ling's choice...
Gu Ling smiled gently, saying, "Auntie Chen, I really like the idea of going to the island. Please don't worry."
That morning, Gu Ling went to find Lin Huining to say goodbye, as well as to say goodbye to the leaders at the food factory. Her sudden decision to go to the island made the people from the food factory very reluctant to part with her.
Chen Xuefeng hurriedly prepared some essentials for the island, which Gu Ling initially refused, but Chen Xuefeng insisted.
Lin Huining didn't say anything, but she requested a leave of absence and then went home to take various tickets her mother had saved and give them to Gu Ling. She also handed over her own savings and said, "I know you've always wanted to visit Auntie Yang, and you've wanted to go to Hainan. If you want to go, then go. Life on the island can be tough, so promise me you'll take good care of yourself!"
Gu Ling smiled, her clear eyes filled with tenderness like starlight in a calm lake. "I promise to take good care of myself."
The two girlfriends gently hugged each other, and Gu Ling quietly stuffed fifty yuan into Lin Huining's pocket. She knew that Lin Huining would definitely be beaten for stealing the family's ticket, so by giving her money, she hoped to spare her from getting into trouble.
Finally, on the train, Gu Ling and the one other educated youth heading to the island looked out the window reluctantly. Lin Huining and Chen Xuefeng stood on the platform; all three of them were teary-eyed...
This goodbye, they didn't know when they would meet again.
Meanwhile, the Gu family is still in a mess. Unexpectedly, more things are going to make Gu Changjian even more angry.