Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

After Lao Mo showed up, the entire Xizhimen area immediately calmed down.

The atmosphere at Lao Mo's restaurant has become more harmonious. There are no more fights, no more people running away from their bills, and no more people stealing things. This has left the waiters wondering why things have been so quiet lately.

It was the end of August. Zhao Cheng reported to work today and then went home. The patrol work was going smoothly, and Zhao Cheng had nothing else to do.

Finally, they had just finished their meal at home. Zhao Cheng was lying on the kang to rest, and Pingping was watching the three children playing in the yard. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

Pingping opened the door curiously and found a young girl standing outside with two bags on her back.

"Who are you looking for?" Pingping looked at the girl and asked curiously.

"Hello, is this Director Zhao Cheng's home?" the girl asked.

"Yes, are you looking for Zhao Cheng?" Pingping asked.

"Yes, my name is Li Xiuzhi. Are you Director Zhao's daughter-in-law?" Li Xiuzhi asked.

"Yes, I am his ex-wife! Please come in first!" Pingping looked at the pretty girl and quickly led her in.

Li Xiuzhi asked without hesitation and followed Pingping into the yard. Looking at the three children playing in the yard, they just looked at her with curiosity when they saw her. Li Xiuzhi felt that these children were well educated.

In fact, this was also forced upon him. After the incident with the third child, Zhao Cheng's management of the children became increasingly strict. One third child was enough, and he didn't want another Zhao Weijun.

"Girl, how do you know Zhao Cheng?" Pingping pulled Li Xiuzhi to a shady place in the yard and sat her down. After pouring her a glass of water, she began to ask Li Xiuzhi questions.

"It's like this, sister-in-law." So Li Xiuzhi told Pingping the whole process of how she met Zhao Cheng.

"That is to say, he bought you a ticket and gave you money to let you go home. Then how did you find yourself in Peking?" Pingping was even more curious this time. What was going on?

"Sister-in-law, I have no choice. My parents were very happy when I returned home, especially the money that Brother Zhao lent me. After my father paid off the famine relief funds, there was still a lot left. We bought food and can eat it until the autumn harvest. And my father also agreed that I should pay back Brother Zhao when I earn money later." When Li Xiuzhi said this, tears flowed unconsciously.

"Don't cry, don't worry. Since you can find this place, it means something must have gone wrong, right?" Pingping said softly to comfort you.

"Yes, sister-in-law, I've been home for less than a week and gossip has spread in the village. They say I'm a jinx and a jinx. They say I'm an unlucky person!" Li Xiuzhi couldn't help it this time and squatted on the ground and burst into tears.

Pingping could also understand Li Xiuzhi's difficulties. If any woman was matched with an unlucky man who was destined to bring bad luck to her husband, it would be difficult for her to stay in the countryside.

Such problems are no longer uncommon, and are very common in this era. There are many women in rural areas who have been driven to death by gossip.

"Who is it? Why are you crying in the yard in the middle of the day? Pingping, are you crying again?" Zhao Cheng, wearing shorts and a vest, walked out of the house rubbing his eyes and asked curiously as he walked.

"No, Brother Cheng, it's Xiuzhi who came. I was chatting with Xiuzhi, and she got so sad that she couldn't help crying!" Pingping walked over and patted Zhao Cheng, pointing at Li Xiuzhi who was crying on the ground, and said in a low voice.

"Who? Li Xiuzhi? Didn't she go back to her hometown? Why did she come to Beiping?" Zhao Cheng thought for a while before he remembered who Li Xiuzhi was.

"Hey, what you said is all old news. Xiuzhi can't stay in the village anymore. She has no choice but to leave! Isn't this because she comes to seek refuge with you?" Pingping smiled and looked at Li Xiuzhi, who was squatting on the ground at a loss.

Zhao Cheng rolled his eyes at Pingping. Even without her saying anything, he knew what she was up to. But Zhao Cheng didn't have time to dwell on Pingping's thoughts. He quickly walked over to Xiuzhi, helped her up, and sat her down on the stool she had been sitting on.

"Comrade Xiuzhi, why did you come out from your hometown again? Did something happen there?" Zhao Cheng sat in Pingping's seat. Pingping stood behind Zhao Cheng and began to massage his shoulders.

"Brother Zhao, I have no choice. The villagers say that I am unlucky and that I killed my blind date before they even met. They also say that if I stay at home, I might bring bad things to the village! They don't even give me a chance to defend myself! Wuuuuuu!" Xiuzhi started crying again when she said this.

Zhao Cheng was also a little confused about how to respond to Xiuzhi's words. Such questions were very common at this time, and there was no room for explanation. Many women, unable to bear these rumors, committed suicide, left their hometowns, and even went crazy after becoming depressed.

"Don't cry so quickly. It's normal for villagers to spread gossip, but your parents shouldn't gossip about you too, right?" Zhao Cheng asked curiously.

"My father didn't say anything, but my mother refused to let me stay at home, saying that she couldn't stand the gossip of the villagers. She also said that since you are willing to lend me money, let me come to work for you to pay off the debt, or even let me be your mistress! She said that the money is your betrothal gift, and it's a good thing that I don't have to pay it back!" Li Xiuzhi said this, feeling embarrassed and sad.

She never thought that her mother, who always loved her, would say this to her! How could Xiuzhi stay here?

"So my father went to the village to get me a certificate, and even took out money to buy me a ticket, and asked me to come directly to Peking to find you. No matter whether you accept it or not, he would not let me go back, and told me not to go back to the village. My mother even treated me as if I were no longer a daughter!" When Li Xiuzhi said this, she couldn't stop crying at all, and she flowed down.

Pingping saw Xiuzhi crying sadly, so she quickly patted Zhao Cheng and asked him to go back to the house first. She comforted Xiuzhi.

Seeing Pingping's eyes, Zhao Cheng had no choice but to go back to the house and leave everything to Pingping. Anyway, he couldn't say anything here.

It's not good to keep people or drive them away. Li Xiuzhi is already so miserable, are you rubbing salt into her wounds?

After seeing Zhao Cheng return to the house, Pingping first asked the eleventh child to take the twelfth and thirteenth children to find their father, and then took Xiuzhi to the backyard because there was only an empty room there.

"Xiuzhi, I'm older than you, so I've been calling you that. Since you can find this place, it means we are destined to be together. Tell me the truth, what do you think?" Pingping looked at Li Xiuzhi with shining eyes, like a big bad wolf.

Li Xiuzhi was not bad at all, whether in figure or appearance. And Pingping knew at a glance that she was a decent person. Pingping was just worried about not being able to find someone, and now someone came to her door.

Although Brother Cheng found someone in the border area, that distant water cannot quench the immediate thirst. Ye Juan simply cannot come back for a while. At least we have to wait until the situation stabilizes before we can do anything.

Besides, the third child is still there, so Pingping can feel more at ease with Ye Juan around. So Pingping is also very upset about Ye Juan's absence.

Brother Cheng went to the border this time, and I don’t know what happened after he came back. Tian Dan and I are both at a loss, and now is the time when we are short of people!

"Sister-in-law, I originally wanted to marry Brother Zhao directly to pay off his debt, but since he already has a wife, I can only be a slave to your family! I have to pay back the money Brother Zhao borrowed from me before I have a chance to think about other things!" Li Xiuzhi didn't know what Pingping was thinking, she could only think of serving Brother Zhao's family as paying off her debt.

It must be said that Li Xiuzhi was definitely a good girl and had no intention of defaulting on her debts. Even if she had to work for Zhao Cheng's family, she would pay off her debts.

"We don't need anyone to be a slave in our family, and now it's a new era, and we don't allow slavery. I have a different idea, would you like to consider it?" Pingping said in a low voice.

"Sister-in-law, just tell me! As long as I can do it!" Li Xiuzhi's eyes lit up when she heard there was another way.

"As for my sister-in-law, she is your brother Zhao's ex-wife. Your brother Zhao has a current wife. We have been living together for so many years. Do you understand what I mean?" Pingping asked tentatively.

Liu Xiuzhi understood immediately. It was just like what her mother had told her, like the landlords before the revolution: they had two wives, but only one was registered. The other was either an ex-wife or a divorced woman who didn't leave the family. They just served the man together.

"Could it be that my sister-in-law wants me to serve Brother Zhao together? But can I do that since I have a fate that brings bad luck to my husband? Will I bring any bad things to Brother Zhao?" Li Xiuzhi couldn't help but think.

"Sister-in-law, I'm destined to be unlucky. Do you think this is okay?" Li Xiuzhi lowered her head and said shyly.

Pingping saw that this was possible! "Why not? This is not a tradition in our family. Just tell me if you are willing or not! But even if you are willing, you will be an unofficial child! You can't even transfer your household registration. We can only wait for the opportunity to get it for you. Moreover, if you have a child in the future, you can't say that it is yours. You can only say that it was born by your brother Zhao's current wife! Are you willing?" Pingping asked.

Li Xiuzhi thought about it and nodded. In fact, she was very willing. Brother Zhao was such a good person, and both of his wives lived with him, so he must be capable. She really didn't dare to ask for too much now. As long as she could have a place to eat and repay Brother Zhao's kindness, that would be enough!

"Since you agree, that's fine! It just so happens that your brother Zhao's third wife is in the frontier and can't come back now. Sister Dan and I are worried about not being able to find anyone! And then you come! I have to say that you are really a good candidate!" Pingping said.

"Brother Zhao has another wife? Then I am the fourth one?" Li Xiuzhi was also a little surprised.

"What? You don't want to be the fourth? Then you can be the third!" Pingping said.

"No, no, it's not that I don't want to. I'm just a little curious about how Brother Zhao has such a wife!" Li Xiuzhi quickly explained.

So Pingping leaned close to Li Xiuzhi's ear and whispered a few words, which made Li Xiuzhi blush.

"Sister-in-law, is it really that powerful?" Li Xiuzhi was a little skeptical.

"You'll know once you try it! Since you agreed, then settle down first. I'll introduce you to each other when Sister Dan comes back in the evening!" Pingping said generously.