Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Just treat him as an ordinary person who comes to visit for the first time...

Ji Qinglan gave birth prematurely. Her adoptive mother came over quickly and signed for the surgery. Before entering the operating room, Ji Qinglan grabbed her adoptive mother's hand and begged, "Mom, please find a way to save my second aunt. She has been beaten and sent to the hospital. She is your biological sister. Mom, please think of a way."

Her adoptive mother was upset: "Stop talking. I can't even take care of myself now, how can I take care of her? The Ji family said that after you give birth, you and the child will be sent back to Yuncheng. Even if Hongyun doesn't come back, you can't stay at home."

Ji Qinglan felt disheartened. What the man had said just now was not a lie to her. After giving birth, she would be sent back to Yuncheng.

She would go back to Yuncheng and be laughed at, or wait until she gave birth to the child and have the child be "taken away", and she would marry the man who looked like her first love.

Ji Qinglan closed his eyes and made a decision in his heart.

…

The woman who was rescued by Jiang Xiaoci woke up. Her name was Qian Meiping. Her bag and ID were at the guesthouse. Han Jingyuan came to her house with the ID and got them. She thanked everyone again and again, but was unwilling to say whose baby she was carrying.

She only said, "My home is hundreds of kilometers away from Beijing. I couldn't hide my big belly, so I came here to find my fiancé. But he got married after returning to the city, and he doesn't want the child. Because I got pregnant before marriage, I can't go back to my hometown. After I'm discharged from the hospital, I'll find a job and pay you back for the hospitalization money."

Du Shunyi thought of her own situation. If it weren't for the kindness of her brother's ex-wife's family, who helped him get a Beijing residence and a house, and allowed him to learn a craft and open a shop, she would never have been able to settle down in Beijing. Du Shunyi felt sorry for her and wanted to help her very much.

Han Jingyuan was familiar with the address on the woman's ID. He pulled Jiang Xiaoci aside and said, "Her hometown is the commune where He Qizhao went to work. He Qizhao only said that she had an emotional entanglement with a local villager, but he didn't say that she was pregnant."

Jiang Xiaoci turned her head and glanced at the door of the ward, and said, "Sister Qian and He Qizhao must have broken off the talks. She has no red line. She doesn't want to say that the father of the child is He Qizhao. Should we still notify him?"

Han Jingyuan shook his head: "Respect her decision."

Jiang Xiaoci said: "Okay, but I still need to tell Grandma Xie."

Not only did Han Jingyuan tell Grandma Xie, he also called the Du sisters out one after another and told them about Qian Meiping and that the child was He Qizhao's.

Du Shunyi suddenly realized: "No wonder she went to the photo studio. She probably wanted to see Shunmin who was abandoned by Lerong. Shunmin has a place to stay and a photo studio to support his family, but she is living on the streets and can't go back to her hometown. Oh, what should I do?"

Du Shunmin felt bad and said, "To be honest, if Aunt Xie hadn't considered me, I would have thought about revenge in ten or twenty years. If I couldn't take revenge, I would have let my son take revenge. Now that I have hope in life, I feel how dangerous and not worth it my previous thoughts were."

The siblings, who had been helped in desperation, looked at each other, understood each other, and smiled: "How about we help her?"

Jiang Xiaoci was really grateful to them: "Sister Du, Brother Du, you are so kind."

After a discussion, several people have figured out what to do.

Back in the ward, Du Shunyi said to Qian Meiping, "Sister, I am also a woman, I understand your difficulties. Our photo studio needs help. We have just opened and haven't started making money yet. We have to pay rent and take care of our lives, so the salary may not be very high."

Qian Meiping grabbed a life-saving straw and said, "I don't want money, just food and shelter."

Jiang Xiaoci thought about it and realized that Sister Du was not paid for taking care of the children, cooking and helping her younger brother in the photo studio, so it would be better to try a different way.

She said, "What Brother Du needs is a nanny who can help take care of the children and do logistics. Let Sister Meiping do logistics and take care of the two children in the photo studio for 35 yuan a month. She can live in the store and pay 8 yuan for rent. Food is included. In this way, she can still get 27 yuan in salary, which is enough to support the children. Sister Du can spare time to work as an apprentice in Uncle Cheng's flower shop. Uncle Cheng said that Sister Du is very talented in tending flowers and arranging flowers. She can learn something and get a salary. Uncle Cheng can hire a hardworking and down-to-earth employee. Isn't this perfect?"

This arrangement is indeed very good. As long as the logistics are taken care of, Du Shunmin has no worries and can devote himself to the photo studio. This is a virtuous cycle of self-reliance.

Everyone laughed and agreed with Jiang Xiaoci's arrangement: "Xiaoci is worthy of being a matchmaker, she is very thoughtful. Let's decide it."

…

The ward here was properly arranged. Everyone was talking and laughing, and tacitly agreed not to ask about the child's father.

On the other side, Ji Qinglan was discharged from the delivery room after a caesarean section. She happened to be in a ward and was only taken care of by her adoptive mother. No one else from the Ji family came.

Qian Meiping was taken care of by Jiang Xiaoci and Du Shunyi in turn, and Grandma Xie also came to visit her once.

Xie Shuju knew that the child was the son of her daughter and stepdaughter's remarried husband. She felt that this was an evil fate arranged by God and if not handled properly, it would surely cause harm for decades.

The Du siblings made proper arrangements and eliminated the hidden dangers.

Xie Shuju went home and told Aunt Cheng about it. Aunt Cheng touched her pregnant belly and sighed: "Mom, if I tell anyone about this, no one will believe it, but it really happened. If we hadn't treated Du Shunmin well at the time, I dare not think about the four-corner relationship. I am afraid that my child will be hated and implicated after it is born."

Xie Shuju said: "Yes, it was just a matter of one thought, but the result was completely different. Fortunately, it is a good result now, so don't worry."

Because they were in the same ward, sometimes the family members were not there, either washing dishes or going to the nurses' station, and Ji Qinglan would talk to Qian Meiping.

"We two are in the same boat. The father of the child doesn't want the child."

Qian Meiping was told that her situation was different from that of this little girl and she must not be deceived by appearances.

She said: "My man changed his mind and no longer wanted a country girl like me. He married someone richer. Why didn't your man want me?"

Ji Qinglan had no words to express her pain. Her man was a chess player. He just happened to find out that she looked a lot like someone's first love, so he started to lay out the chessboard.

Now that the child is born, he wants to continue playing chess and take her child away.

Ji Qinglan already knew the result, so she never held or fed the child since she gave birth, and did not develop any further emotions.

She said bitterly, "It's similar to your situation."

Qian Meiping didn't respond. She didn't know why Ji Qinglan was trying to get close to her. It didn't matter if she didn't understand. It would never be wrong to ignore him.

Ji Qinglan still wanted to win Qian Meiping's favor, but the person who took care of her came again and gave her almost no chance.

She wanted to use the same experience to become friends with Qian Meiping, so that she could know the situation of photo studios, flower shops and matchmaking agencies at any time, but Qian Meiping was like a wooden man.

She couldn't help but say, "Your man doesn't want you, maybe it has something to do with your talkative personality."

Qian Meiping said, "What about you? The fact that your child's father doesn't show up is probably related to your nosy and self-righteous personality, right?"

…

Both of them had caesarean sections and could not be discharged from the hospital until seven days later. On the day of discharge, Jiang Xiaoci and Du Shunyi came to pick them up, but Ji Qinglan was alone with her adoptive mother. Her adoptive mother handled the discharge procedures, and she endured the pain from the incision and walked out with difficulty, holding the child in her arms.

Du Shunyi shook his head and sighed without saying anything. Ji Qinglan had such a good start, so how did she end up like this?

She said to Jiang Xiaoci, "Xiaoci, you hold the child, and go to the hospital gate with Meiping and wait. I will complete the discharge procedures and ask Shunmin to ride the tricycle to the gate. You can walk less and feel less pain."

Jiang Xiaoci nodded: "Okay, we'll wait for you at the door."

It was still cold in early March. Jiang Xiaoci wrapped Qian Meiping tightly and held the baby who was also wrapped in a small cocoon. The baby didn't cry all the way. She even laughed when Jiang Xiaoci teased her.

After waiting for a long time at the hospital entrance, Du Shunyi didn't show up. Du Shunmin couldn't wait any longer and came on his tricycle. Jiang Xiaoci helped Qian Meiping up and handed the child to Qian Meiping, saying, "Brother Du, you take Meiping home first. I'll take the bus with Shunyi later."

Du Shunmin nodded: "Okay, my eldest sister likes to meddle in other people's business, you just keep an eye on her."

Jiang Xiaoci searched several places and finally found the green area behind the inpatient building. She saw Du Shunyi and ran over to her. "Sister Du, you are here to complete the discharge procedures. Why are you here?"

Du Shunyi was terrified. He looked around and lowered his voice and said, "I had completed the discharge procedures and saw Ji Qinglan carrying the child to the back door of the hospital. I followed her because I was worried. I found that she had left the child in the abandoned flower bed and left by herself. I was so scared that I ran around the corridor. In the blink of an eye, the child had been taken away by someone. Did she do it on purpose? Should I call the police?"

Jiang Xiaoci couldn't guess and thought of several possibilities. The most likely possibility was that she was coerced by someone and deliberately left the child here and had someone take the child away.

She said, "Sister Du, she must have lost it on purpose. Let's not meddle in her business. She might call the police soon."

Du Shunyi couldn't believe it: "Since she was willing to give birth to the baby, why did she throw it away?"

Jiang Xiaoci said: "I don't quite understand this either."

…

Sure enough, after a while, Ji Qinglan's adoptive mother called the police, saying that the child was missing from the hospital. The police came to investigate and questioned many people, but no one saw who took the child away.

But he asked Ji Qinglan a question: "You are about to be discharged from the hospital. What are you doing in that deserted flower bed with your child in your arms?"

Ji Qinglan cried out of breath: "I mistook a man for the child's father, so I went there, but it turned out he wasn't. I was tired and couldn't hold the child anymore, so I put the child down and wanted to find someone to help. In the blink of an eye, the child was taken away. I really didn't mean to. If I wanted to abandon the child, how could I choose to abandon it in the hospital myself? Wouldn't it be better if I didn't give birth to the child?"

Although it is very suspicious, the last sentence makes some sense. Now I can only keep looking.

When asked about any birthmarks or moles in special locations on her child, she said she didn't know. Her adoptive mother was even more confused and didn't know either.

Jiang Xiaoci knew, so she said to Du Shunyi, "Sister Du, I remember the location of the birthmark on that child."

Du Shunyi asked hurriedly: "How did you know?"

Jiang Xiaoci whispered, "There is a precedent of her family swapping babies, and I was afraid she would do it again. When the nurse took the baby to take a bath, the enthusiastic head nurse watched with me."

Now that we know the birthmark on our child, maybe we can get it back one day.

There was a pregnant woman who had just been discharged from the hospital at home. Du Shunyi couldn't listen any more, so he went back to the store with Jiang Xiaoci.

During the seven days of hospitalization after the caesarean section, Qian Meiping was well taken care of in the hospital. She lived in a room in the backyard of the photo studio. Du Shunyi took care of her during the confinement period. Jiang Xiaoci ate the confinement meals and still ate with Han Jingyuan at night.

In his spare time, Han Jingyuan helped to inquire about the whereabouts of the child, but there was no news. No one knew who took the child away or where he went.

After Qian Meiping was brought back, Du Shunyi took good care of her and helped her have a smooth confinement period.

After the confinement period, Qian Meiping took care of a three-year-old child and a one-month-old child, and was able to arrange the housework in an orderly manner. Meals were provided, and a few dollars were deducted from her salary for accommodation. The remaining salary was enough to cover the expenses of raising the baby.

Du Shunmin had no worries and put all his energy into the photo studio. He set aside one day a week to go to the surrounding suburbs and countryside to take photos for people at their homes. The next time he went, he would give the photos to people, which provided him with extra income. The photo studio gradually became profitable and was able to provide enough money to pay wages and provide food and drink.

Du Shunyi works in the flower shop, following Cheng Lianjin to learn the habits of seedlings and flowers, and how to arrange flowers. She has a talent for flowers and plants, and is very comfortable dealing with soil. She speaks little but works seriously. When Cheng Lianjin goes to the seedling base to select flowers and plants, Du Shunyi is in charge of the store, and the flower shop gradually gets on track.

Thanks to Jiang Xiaoci's good arrangements, the business of the photo studio and flower shop became more and more prosperous.

Jiang Xiaoci's matchmaking agency is doing pretty well. Last month, they introduced five couples successfully and earned over 100 yuan. Add to that Han's monthly salary of several dozen yuan, and the two of them have a pretty considerable income.

The house has been bought and I can still live here. Apart from food and drink, the rest of the money can be saved. Jiang Xiaoci opened a new passbook and deposited all the money she earned in March into it.

…

March was already April so quickly. The weather was getting warmer. There were more varieties of flowers and potted plants, and more customers came to buy flowers.

That day, Jiang Xiaoci had just registered a member when she saw Ji Qinglan coming to the flower shop to choose flowers. Her child was taken away from the hospital and there has been no progress so far. I heard that she had been sad for a month and did not take good care of herself after the confinement period. When she saw her today, she looked very haggard.

But the relationship between the two families is very bad now. Why did she suddenly come to Uncle Cheng's flower shop to buy flowers?

It would be understandable if the route was short, but it obviously takes several stops.

Jiang Xiaoci was speculating in her heart when another member came. She turned around and saw the man she had met on the train. Later, on the day Ji Qinglan gave birth prematurely, he also appeared in the hospital. After that, the red line was broken.

Jiang Xiaoci was particularly calm and just treated him as an ordinary member who came for the first time.

She smiled and said, "Hello, this is a private matchmaking agency. Please take a look at the registration process and fee rules posted on the wall. Registration is free, but it's okay if you don't want to register."

Jiang Xiaoci was both enthusiastic and talkative, so everyone who came would register. After all, if the introduction was successful, she would get half a month's salary, and everyone was willing to do so, whether they were ordinary workers or businessmen.

The man looked at it carefully, said he could accept it, and sat down to talk with Jiang Xiaoci.

Jiang Xiaoci made him some good tea. The man took it and smelled it, then smiled and said, “I heard that you prepared two kinds of tea here. I’m watching people make tea. Is this the good tea?”

Jiang Xiaoci smiled brightly: "I say this to everyone who comes into the store, but in fact, we only have one kind of tea in the store, which is the tea produced in the village that I brought from my hometown."

The man smiled and said, "Little girl, you are really suitable for business."

Jiang Xiaoci pretended she had never seen him before, holding a pen and paper and asked, "From your accent, you're not a local, right?"

He Zongxu smiled and nodded: "I am a newly returned overseas Chinese, but my mother is from Haishi. She has spoken her hometown dialect all her life, so I also have a bit of Haishi accent."

Jiang Xiaoci said: "Okay, then tell me about your own conditions and the requirements you want in a partner."

He Zongxu said, "After this trip, I plan to settle down in the mainland. My mother hopes that I will marry a mainland wife. I heard that you have a very good reputation, so I came to you to try. My mother left a house in Hai City, which is currently idle. She only invested in a friend and gets a dividend of several thousand yuan every month."

This condition was so good that Jiang Xiaoci could hardly get it. She asked, "You have such good conditions, tell me what you want in your other half."

He Zongxu said clearly: "I don't have much ambition for career, so I want to find a girlfriend who has ambition for career. I can stay at home as a househusband and support my wife's career. My partner must be beautiful, capable, ambitious, and reasonable, and able to support my idea of ​​staying at home. Of course, I have my own house and savings, so I don't need to rely on my wife. It's just that I like this family model."

Jiang Xiaoci thought about it and realized that this condition was exactly the same as her cousin's.

The requirements he put forward were also similar to those of his cousin, and there was also an age requirement, so he asked about it.

She asked, "What are your requirements for the woman's age and family?"

He Zongxu gave this one a very generous margin: "No more than thirty-five is fine."

My cousin is exactly 35 years old. She and He Zongxu, one after another, both came to deceive her. It's so annoying.

She used the ability of the little flower demon to take a look, and sure enough, the red line on He Zongxu's body was connected to a small restaurant opposite, so her cousin should be in the restaurant.

Jiang Xiaoci was not stupid enough to dig such a big trap for her. She said, "Your information is too good, but I can't just say whatever you say. I have to verify it clearly."

He Zongxu smiled and said, "You are serious and responsible, which is a good thing, but are you going to Haishi?"

Jiang Xiaoci shook her head: "Some of our relatives are police officers, and some are colleagues. I will contact Hai City later. If they are willing to help with the investigation during their break, I won't have to go there."

He Zongxu said, "What I said is true. I am not afraid of you checking. Once you have verified it, I hope you can help me find it. My mother hopes that I will get married as soon as possible. Last month, my bonus was 5,000 yuan, and half of it is 2,500 yuan. If you can successfully introduce me to this deal, you don't have to worry about taking a year off."

Who knows what he is up to? Jiang Xiaoci might not accept the offer. She said, "It's hard to earn your money if you charge such high fees. I will try my best, but I can't guarantee it."

After sending He Zongxu off, Jiang Xiaoci saw that Ji Qinglan had also picked out the flowers, paid and left.