Chapter 207

Zhou Jiani wrote a letter to her family, asking them to be on guard, stay away from the Liu family, and not to provoke them.

When I received the next reply from home, a letter from Qiu Zeming had also arrived, as well as a letter from Meng Yan from Zhejiang Silk Factory.

In the letter, Meng Yan congratulated her on being admitted to Huazhong University of Science and Technology and said that she had also considered it, but ultimately felt that she liked working more than going to school, and finally gave up the plan to go to university.

Because Zhou Jiani always asked Meng Yan to help buy silk handkerchiefs and silk scarves, Meng Yan has now developed the habit of grabbing goods for Zhou Jiani whenever she gets the chance. This time, she mentioned the goods she had snatched from the factory in the letter and asked Zhou Jiani if she wanted them. If not, she could dispose of them herself.

The goods were very mixed, and each style was not in large quantities. There were even only three long silk scarves, four embroidered shawls and twelve square silk scarves. The most silk handkerchiefs there were were no more than twenty, and these were bought in four batches.

Why didn't Zhou Jiani want it? She just wished she could get it by the truckload.

Perhaps considering that the correspondence was too slow, Meng Yan left a phone number in the letter and asked Zhou Jiani to call to confirm. If she didn't want it, she would dispose of it herself.

Zhou Jiani took advantage of her free time to go to the post office. After a series of connections, she contacted Meng Yan and told her on the phone that she wanted not only this batch of goods, but also any silk products she could get in the future, and she would transfer the money immediately.

She did not pay according to Meng Yan's quotation, but added ten yuan as a reward for Meng Yan's hard work.

After hanging up the phone, he called the Qianjin Brigade.

Some time ago, she collected some study materials and textbooks, and she also added some other gifts and mailed them back. I guess the villagers should have received them.

Liu Tong answered the phone. Hearing it was Zhou Jiani, he hurriedly said, "Jiani, I received your package. You're so expensive. It's a shame I couldn't reach you directly by phone, or the captain would have called and naggled at you. But I also want to thank you on behalf of the village children. I also have to thank you. Those accounting books are hard to come by..."

In addition to the books and materials sent to the village, a set of books and school supplies was also sent to Zhang Huihui, and two cans of milk powder were sent to her younger brother Zhang Goudan.

Zhang Goudan is his nickname. It is said that he has not yet been given a real name, but is called that so that he can be easily supported.

Of course, this does not necessarily mean to rank them based on price, friendship is more valuable than gold.

Just like Grandma Wu embroidered insoles for her, it was impossible for her to send a book back to Grandma Wu. When she passed by Tong Ren Tang that day, she suddenly remembered that Grandma Wu had some pain in her knees every time she sat down and stood up, so she went in and asked for some plasters, and also bought a few plasters for Zhang Baosheng, Zhang Laosi and others.

Liu Tong continued to grumble, "You can't buy things like this in the future. Save your money for your studies. The thing that's most abundant in the countryside is food. We run our own factory, and weave those little gadgets for free. How can I send you things in the future if you're so reserved?"

Grandma Wu received the things and came to the brigade with the money, asking them when they would send the next package to the capital. She wanted to give the money for the plaster to Zhou Jiani. Liu Tong guessed that Zhou Jiani would not want the money, so he talked a lot when he answered the phone.

However, everyone was very happy to receive the new design drawings. The factory was still holding a meeting to discuss paying Zhou Jiani a design fee, but the specific result had not been decided yet, so Liu Tong did not mention it on the phone.

Zhou Jiani listened patiently to Accountant Liu's ramblings before she smiled and said, "Glad you got it. As for the new designs I drew, I'll place an order once the samples are ready. Order twenty for the wallet, and ten for each of the other styles. Don't rush to ship them. I'll call and confirm there's a truck passing by and I can make it in time before sending them."

Liu Tong didn't even ask her why she needed so many things. He agreed immediately and said, "Call me back in ten days."

"OK!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Jiani walked around the counter, bought some stamps, and then rode her bike back to school.

As soon as they returned to the dormitory, Lv Minjuan talked to her: "Lao Wu, your enthusiasm for studying needs to be improved."

Since the start of the school year, she seems to be the busiest person in the dormitory and goes out the most during her spare time. Compared with other students who are extremely busy, she seems a little lazy.

Zhou Jiani laughed and said, "I went out to buy books and materials for my fellow villagers some time ago. They couldn't find any at the bookstore, so I had to run to the toll booth a few times. I'm a little less active than everyone else, but don't worry, boss. I haven't slacked off on my studies at all, and I promise not to bring shame to our dormitory."

Not only the people in the dormitory were eager to learn, but other students were also eager to learn. They would get up at 5:30 in the morning to run. While running, they would take out a small notebook from their pocket to write down two foreign language words and recite them while running.

I go to the library three times a day, squeezing out my lunch time as much as possible, and then I have to study until midnight.

At this moment, only the boss of the dormitory was waiting for her in the dormitory, and the others were probably reading in the library.

Zhou Jiani, who had a negative attitude towards studying, was dragged to the library and had to stand.

The weekend came again in a blink of an eye. Zhou Jiani went to Qiu's house for dinner on Friday night. She told Du Yunxin that she would go out to visit a friend the next morning.

She planned to go to the Agricultural University on Saturday morning to find Professor Fu, to thank Professor Fu for the information he provided that year, and to ask which school Teacher Meng Wen was admitted to and get the address.

In the afternoon, I rode my bike around the old city. One reason was to familiarize myself with the terrain and look at houses in advance. The other was to visit a few black markets to see if I could collect some tickets and buy some things.

After dinner, Zhou Jiani was about to take a shower when the phone rang at home. Qiu Dongshu happened to be standing next to the phone. He was obviously stunned for a moment and said into the phone, "Okay, I got it. We'll be there right away."

After hanging up the phone, Qiu Dongshu said, "The old man went to the hospital."

Even if Du Yunxin still had some grudges against him, she would definitely have to go for this kind of thing.

Zhou Jiani said, "Auntie Du, I'll go with you to see if there's anything I can help with."

Qiu Zeming is not at home, and as his serious fiancée, Zhou Jiani cannot ignore it now that she has met him. Even if she cannot go tonight, she has to express her feelings when she finds out later.

Du Yunxin: "She has just been sent to the hospital. We don't know when she will give birth yet. Don't go there. Focus on your studies at home. Wait until your sister-in-law gives birth before visiting her in the hospital."

Du Yunxin was also worried that Lao Qiu's ex-wife would definitely be there tonight and the chaos would scare Jiani again.

Zhou Jiani didn't insist anymore.

After taking a shower, she went back to the room to read. At around eleven o'clock, she heard some noise downstairs. She opened the door and saw Du Yunxin walk in with a stern face.

"Auntie Du, Uncle Qiu..." Zhou Jiani came downstairs, "You're back!"

Mr. Qiu hadn't gone to the hospital. He had been working in his study. When he heard the noise, he came out and asked, "Did my wife give birth?"

Qiu Dongshu followed Du Yunxin into the house with an embarrassed look on his face and said, "It's born, both mother and child are safe."

Gave birth to a son.

Even though he was not very close to his eldest son, he was still very happy to be officially promoted to a grandfather. However, his happiness did not last long, as his ex-wife jumped out to make things worse and suggested that the eldest son's wife return to the compound to recuperate after giving birth.

Xingamei's family also has the same attitude.

The stepson's wife is going back to the compound to recuperate after giving birth. Although Du Yunxin feels uncomfortable, she will not really refuse. She is angry because Qiu Dongshu's ex-wife brought the topic to Zhou Jiani.

Although the stepson moved out, he rarely came back because the relationship between the two sides had not been broken. However, he was surprised that he knew everything about the family affairs. He even knew that Zhou Jiani occasionally came back to stay on weekends while she was in college.

All in all, Zhou Jiani only came back to live twice after she started school, and they felt unbalanced. Her stepson's mother yelled at Qiu Dongshu, saying that they were all daughters-in-law, and the eldest daughter-in-law had now given birth to the eldest grandson for the family. The one who had not married into the family could live in the main compound, but this one who gave birth to a big fat grandson for the Qiu family could not go back to live, and must go back to the main compound to recuperate after childbirth.

Qiu Dongshu disagreed. His eldest son was a deep-minded man, and what he did to his brother was not fair and honest. He already had deep conflicts with his family, and his ex-wife was also involved. It went without saying that if he brought him back, it would be difficult for the family to have peace.

But the in-laws sighed and said, "No matter how big the conflict is, I hope the child's second uncle can forgive his eldest brother for the sake of his nephew."

Qiu Zeming was being morally kidnapped before he even knew he had become an uncle.

It would be strange if Du Yunxin had a good face. If Xing Jiamei had not just given birth to a child, it would be strange if she could endure this anger.

Just come back to recuperate after giving birth, why bother talking about Jiani and Zeming?

But now that the old family is back, Jiani will definitely not come to stay at home on weekends. When Du Yunxin thought of this, she glared at Qiu Dongshu.

The first great-grandson of the Qiu family was born, and Mr. Qiu must go to the hospital to see him tomorrow.

The Xin family suggested that Xin Jiamei come back to recuperate after the baby is born. He couldn't say no, so he said, "Come back if you want, but Fan Cuidi won't allow Zexun's wife to visit during her confinement. If she wants to see her grandson, she can only wait until Zexun and his wife move back to their own home. I'll talk to Zexun in person tomorrow."

Du Yunxin breathed a sigh of relief. This was also what made her angry. She was afraid that Lao Qiu's ex-wife would run to the compound again and again under the pretext of looking after her grandson. She would be so sick that she would die.

"Dad, thank you for your hard work!" Qiu Dongshu didn't want to have any contact with his ex-wife, but he couldn't let Du Yunxin say this, so it was most appropriate for the old man to come forward.

Qiu Hongzhen: "After the confinement period, let them return to their own homes. If Fan Cuidi and my mother-in-law don't help take care of the children, we can hire a nanny. I'll pay for the nanny's expenses from my salary..."

Du Yunxin hurriedly said, "Dad, let Dongshu pay for this. He should pay it."

Her father-in-law had thought of everything for them, and she couldn't say nothing about it. Qiu Zexun was Qiu Dongshu's son, and even if the brothers fought to the death, their blood relationship was inseparable. She would never stop Qiu Dongshu from fulfilling his responsibilities.

Zhou Jiani said, "Auntie Du, I'll go see my sister-in-law tomorrow morning."

There will be courtesy, but there will be no easing of relations.

Du Yunxin: "I'll go with you tomorrow morning."

The next morning, the aunt at home was arranged to deliver food to the hospital. After Zhou Jiani finished eating, she went out with Du Yunxin.

On the way, Zhou Jiani asked, "Auntie Du, how much gift money should I give?"

Du Yunxin: "I've prepared it for you. I'll give it to you when we get to the hospital."

Zhou Jiani didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Auntie Du, no need, Ze Ming has already sent me the allowance, we will pay for it ourselves."

Du Yunxin was amused by Zhou Jiani's words "we'll pay for it ourselves". She had already linked Ze Ming with them. She thought for a moment and said, "You don't have to pay for Ze Ming's share yet. Just give Xin Jiamei two pieces."

Zhou Jiani opened her mouth and finally nodded.

There is really no need to act big to save face. It will be impossible for us to get along with each other in a friendly manner in the future. Besides, two dollars is a lot of money at this time. She is still a student.

Arriving at the hospital, I first ran into Qiu Zexun in the corridor. Qiu Zexun was full of vigor and walked with a breeze. When he saw Du Yunxin and Zhou Jiani coming over, he slowed down his pace and called out with a smile, "Mom, sister-in-law."

"Brother, congratulations!"

"Thank you, sister-in-law. I heard that you were admitted to Huazhong University. Congratulations too." Qiu Zexun was still humble and polite. It would be better if he could suppress the frown on his brows.

"Thank you, brother. I'll go to the ward to see my sister-in-law."

The two passed each other and when they got closer, they heard lively talking coming from the ward. As soon as they entered, the sound stopped abruptly.

Although Xin Jiamei looked haggard on the hospital bed, she had a glorious face. When she saw Zhou Jiani coming in, she smiled and greeted her, "Mom, Jiani is here too."

Zhou Jiani was slightly stunned.

How to say it, she and Xingamei have only met a few times. She always spoke softly before, but today she suddenly had a confident feeling, and her voice was even louder. It can be seen that she is really happy to be a mother.

"Sister-in-law is here." Qiu Wen spoke first to greet Du Yunxin.

Du Yunxin said: "Jia Ni said she wanted to come over to see Jia Mei, so I came with her."

In addition to Qiu Wen, there were two other women surrounding Xing Jiamei's bed. One of them had the shadow of Xing Jiamei between her eyebrows, and the other looked somewhat like Qiu Zexun. It was easy to tell their identities.

Zhou Jiani glanced away and looked away, then greeted Qiu Wen: "Auntie!"

Qiu Wen smiled and said, "Xiao Zhou, it's really thoughtful of you to come and see your sister-in-law so early in the morning. When you graduate from university, you should marry Ze Ming and have a baby soon..."

"Qiu Wen, what time did you come?" Du Yunxin frowned and interrupted her.

Although her ex-sister-in-law was there, Qiu Wen didn't want to argue with her current sister-in-law in front of her niece's bedside, so she shut up awkwardly.

Zhou Jiani didn't go to see the baby. The baby was being held by a woman suspected to be Qiu Zexun's biological mother. When she saw her walking towards the bed, she subconsciously stepped back, with a look of vigilance on her face, as if she was going to do something.

Zhou Jiani rolled her eyes inwardly, went over and stuffed a red envelope into Xin Jiamei's pocket, and said, "Sister-in-law, congratulations to you and your elder brother on the birth of your baby boy. I'm here to add to your happiness."

Xingamei pretended to refuse twice before accepting it and said with a smile, "Thank you for making this trip."

"No trouble, sister-in-law, you have a good rest, I won't disturb you."

Zhou Jiani didn't stay long, as Du Yunxin also had to go to work, so after giving her the red envelope, they both left.

Qiu Wen followed out and walked a few steps forward.

In the ward, Fan Cuidi pointed outward and whispered to Xing Jiamei, "Is this the one that the second brother found?"

Xing Jiamei nodded. She had indeed swept away the previous gloom, and her brows were full of energy. It was worth all the trouble. She finally gave birth to a son for Zexun.

So what if Zhou Jiani is a college student? The Qiu family's eldest grandson came from her belly.

Mother Xin sat down next to her daughter and said, "Your sister-in-law is quite pretty."

Fan Cuidi curled her lips and said, "What's the point of being pretty? She's so charming and alluring. She's moving in at home before we're even married. How indecent."

She had no objection to Qiu Wen sending someone back to live at home, as they all knew that Ze Ming had gone to the front line, but she would definitely not speak for Zhou Jiani.

She was worried that Zhou Jiani was so beautiful, there were so many male classmates in college, and Qiu Zeming didn't come back for many years, so she was afraid that Zhou Jiani would not be able to keep him.

If Zhou Jiani hooks up with someone at school behind Ze Ming's back, Du Yunxin will be completely embarrassed.

Elsewhere, Du Yunxin sent Zhou Jiani out and told her to be careful on her bike. She hesitated several times before finally saying, "Jiani, the house must be a mess while your sister-in-law is away for the confinement period. I'm worried your aunt will stir things up again. I don't want you to go back and suffer that..."

His stepson's wife is obsessed with having a son. Last night, after coming out of the delivery room, her voice and demeanor were suddenly different. When Qiu Dongshu suggested returning to the compound to recuperate after giving birth, Xin Jiamei didn't agree immediately. So, "Dad, I gave birth to a son for your Qiu family..."

The posture was immediately grasped.

It seems like giving birth to a son for the Qiu family is a great thing.

She was worried that Xingamei would say something sarcastic again, and Jiani would get angry when she heard it.

But after saying this, I was worried that Jiani would think too much and think that she was not welcome to the house.

Zhou Jiani had the same idea originally. She was not worried about whether she would be bullied or not. It was just that with more mothers and children in the family, the whole family must be very busy, so she didn't plan to disturb them for the time being.

"Auntie Du, I know. I'll go home again after a while." Zhou Jiani said with a smile, "You should also be more careful and don't get angry with outsiders."

"Don't worry about me, take care of yourself. I'll ask Sister Fang to make some steamed buns and send them to you at school in a couple of days." Du Yunxin nodded blankly. Although she was talking, it was obvious that she was thinking about something in her mind and was a little absent-minded.

After Zhou Jiani rode away on her bike, Du Yunxin began to think about the matter that her colleague had mentioned a few days ago.

She calmed herself down, hurried back to her workplace, and went straight to see Dr. Guan from the same department.

"Doctor Guan, are you really going to sell that courtyard of your relative's?"

On the other side, Zhou Jiani wandered around the street for a while, found a deserted place, took a pound of tea from the warehouse, put some fruits in a net bag, hung it on the handlebars, and rode to the Agricultural University.