Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 306 Gossiping about a colleague

Lu Qiaoge nodded in agreement, it seemed that Shao Le had learned something.

Then Sister Hua blinked and looked around. Why did this way of speaking seem so similar to someone else?
The people in the large office, especially Sister Qiao who was familiar with Lu Qiaoge's work style, gave Lu Qiaoge several extra glances.

That's right, I learned this way of speaking from Lu Qiaoge.

Old Teng continued, "When Shao Le said that, Old Zhao became furious, but before he could even curse, Shao Le started criticizing and complaining inside and outside the house..."

"Look at you! In the whole village, our Zhao family is the poorest. How did you manage to live like this, still living in a thatched hut? What have you been doing all these years? Just eating and not working? No wonder you worked my mother to death. Aren't you afraid she'll come after you in the middle of the night?"

"Not only did Zhao Laolaizi not get anything, but he was also scolded by his newly recognized son."

Old Teng's eyes crinkled with laughter as he spoke.

"Then Shao Le said to Zhao Laolaizi: This is my first time visiting your home, and you won't even give me a meal? What kind of father are you? Let me tell you, I'm getting married soon. The girl didn't ask for much, but she did ask for luggage, bedding, and a nice set of clothes. Shouldn't we buy her those? I won't ask for much more, just a bicycle."

"Old Zhao finally got a chance to speak this time, and he roared in a rage: 'You bastard, I don't have a penny to my name, I'm in debt, I can't even afford to eat, where am I supposed to get you a bicycle?'"

Shao Le said: "Can't you be more capable? You're famous in the surrounding villages. Keep borrowing money. If all else fails, learn from your second son and start stealing or robbing."

"Anyway, you're the father, so it's only right that you arrange your son's wedding. Go around asking around, what father wouldn't care about his son's wedding?"

"This isn't just adopting a son, it's practically adopting a living ancestor," Sister Qiao said with a smile.

"That's how you deal with someone like Old Man Zhao. It's useless to reason with him nicely. All his beliefs are already formed. You can't teach him to be a good father, so scolding him is the right thing to do..."

Officer Liu frowned and said, "Even so, we can't let Old Zhao steal or rob!"

Everyone looked at Officer Liu. Oh, this is Shao Le from the Public Security Bureau. He followed him for a while before he went to night school.

Sister Hua said confidently, "Don't worry, that kind of person, Old Man Zhao, values ​​his life the most. He wouldn't do such a thing."

They're the kind of person who makes no big mistakes but constantly makes small ones, and you can't do anything about them; they're incredibly cunning.

But there's nothing I can do when I encounter someone like Shao Le who throws a tantrum and demands that his father marry him.

Everyone asked with great interest, "And then what happened?"

Sure enough, nobody dislikes gossip.

Even gossip about my dearest colleague is something I'll still indulge in.

Old Teng pushed up his glasses: "I only found out yesterday. Shao Le should be able to start work tomorrow. You can ask him for more details."

"Then how do you know so much?"

“Shao Le didn’t go back alone. He went with his good friend, Little Fatty. Little Fatty learned this from me.”

Oh, so that’s it.

Just then, Lao Hu returned from the meeting and saw a large group of people gathered together. His face darkened, and he reprimanded them sternly, "What are you trying to do, chatting in groups during work hours?"

Sister Hua quickly said, "We didn't gather together to chat; we just wanted to ask Lao Teng for some data."

Sister Qiao said, "Me too, I just came to check a few numbers."

"And you, Officer Liu?"

Officer Liu blushed and didn't know what to say.

Old Hu didn't actually say he wanted to punish anyone; he just asked, "Give me an answer."

But Liu, being so straightforward, didn't know how to respond.

Lu Qiaoge said from the side, "Officer Liu just gave us a legal education presentation."

Old Teng nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, that's right, it's legal education and publicity." Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

But with the boss here, you have to put up with it.

Director Hu glared at Lu Qiaoge, then pointed at the people, but ultimately turned and left without saying a word.

Before leaving, he called Lu Qiaoge, Sister Qiao, and Officer Liu: "The three of you go to Wei Xia's house. The neighbors told me that she is not in good mental condition and often beats and scolds her four children. She has not gone to work for a week. Investigate what's going on and make sure nothing else happens."

Lu Qiaoge and Sister Qiao exchanged a glance.

Is she Wei Xia, the one who was tricked into divorcing by Jiang Chusheng?

I remember Jiang Chusheng was a worker at the subordinate steel plant, and Wei Xia was a worker at the Wangjiang District shoe factory.

I hadn't heard from them for so long, I thought they were all doing well.

Lu Qiaoge said to Director Hu, "Then I need to go to the archives to get something."

Old Hu asked, "What do you want to take?"

"It's the divorce agreement that Wei Xia signed last time. It has the official seal of our neighborhood committee, so it's legally valid both at work and in the law."

The archives are in the office at the very end.

After taking it out, Lu Qiaoge put it in her handbag, and then the three of them rode their bicycles to Wei Xia's house.

Wei Xia's home is a distance from the neighborhood office, but it only takes about ten minutes to get there by bicycle.

This area is comprised of privately owned properties, not many, only a little over a hundred households in total.

Wei Xia's family lived on the west side; it was a brick house surrounded by a fence.

Upon seeing the three people from the neighborhood committee arrive, neighbor Aunt Han quickly pulled them aside.

He lowered his voice and said, "I don't know what's wrong with Wei Xia lately. She's either crying or laughing, or she's hitting the child, making the child cry like a baby. Your neighborhood committee should do something about this, otherwise it will be difficult to handle if something really happens."

Aunt Han was a kind-hearted person. She pushed open the courtyard gate and led the three of them inside.

The main house looked quite tidy, and was about forty square meters.

At this moment, three children were squatting against the wall.

Two girls and a little boy.

The older child was holding the younger one, staring wide-eyed at the person who entered the yard.

Aunt Han muttered under her breath, "You know how shameless Jiang Chusheng is. He'll tell any lie to trick Wei Xia into divorcing him. Wei Xia is a complete wretch too, all bully at home. If you're so good at hitting children, why don't you go ask that bastard for money?"

Aunt Han was clearly very angry, but she shut her mouth when she got closer.

She asked the eldest girl, "Where's your mom?"

Then, noticing the bruises on the child's hands, she frowned and asked, "Did your mother hit you again?"

The three children stared wide-eyed in horror and shook their heads in unison.

Aunt Han sighed, stood up and called out, "Wei Xia, are you home? The street office officials are here. You can talk to them about anything."

After a moment of silence, a noise was heard inside the house, and then a woman slowly walked out of the house. Her expression was gloomy and her face was thin. She seemed to be swaying as she stood there.

Lu Qiaoge frowned, as did Sister Qiao. This was so different from Wei Xia she had seen a little over a month ago.

What happened? How did this happen?

　Have a great weekend, everyone!
　　(End of this chapter)