Nightfall

Nanqiao and Sheng Yanchuan were lying on the bed, thinking about what Taohua had told her in the afternoon. Nanqiao and Sheng Yanchuan said

"When you were cooking this afternoon, Taohua told me that my parents seemed to feel sorry for my eldest brother's family and wanted to help them. What do you think?"

"It doesn't matter. We just need to fulfill our obligations. If our parents are willing to support them, then that's fine." Sheng Yanchuan tightened his arms around Nanqiao and pulled him towards him.

"Yeah, I think so too," Nanqiao responded in Sheng Yanchuan's arms. She didn't mind Aunt Xiumei and her husband helping Sheng Yanjun's family. Even if they were separated, they were still their biological children.

As long as it doesn't exploit Sheng Yanchuan to support that family, she has no objection.

"Did Taohua say anything to you this afternoon?" Sheng Yanchuan asked

"No one said anything. It should be before you left. Auntie Gaixian talked to mom. Taohua said that mom and dad were unhappy these days." Nanqiao said thoughtfully.

"Well, let's not worry about them." Sheng Yanchuan didn't have much sympathy or heartache for his eldest brother's family's current situation. He thought he had done enough. He couldn't just stay away when he saw the risks here, and then come over again when there were benefits. How could such a good thing happen? Even his own people would have a time when they would feel disappointed.

When he married Nanqiao, he also invited her to his house.

But those two, as his elder brother and sister-in-law, just came to eat, packed up their food and left. He guessed that if it weren't for the meal, these two might not have come.

"Okay, Mom will come over tomorrow?"

"I guess I'll come in the afternoon."

"Then I will go to the company to get leave in the morning and not go in the afternoon."

"Okay, I'll take you there in the morning and pick you up at noon."

Nanqiao arched her back in Sheng Yanchuan's arms, hummed, and then fell asleep in a daze.

The next morning, when Nanqiao arrived at the office, he met Minister Zheng who was going to get some water. Nanqiao followed him to the water room with a smile.

Minister Zheng looked at Nanqiao who was following closely behind him, put the thermos on the water receiving area, and then asked, "What's the matter? Tell me."

"Yes, there is something I want to discuss with you."

"What's the matter? Tell me."

"It's like this, I want to apply for not working at the office"

"Not going to work? What? You don't want to work here anymore?" Minister Zheng said this in a panic. After a slight pause, he hurriedly turned off the kettle that was about to overflow.

"Let's go, let's go back to the office first."

"good"

After returning to Minister Zheng's office and sitting down, Nanqiao continued, "It's not that I'm not going to do it anymore. It's just that you see that I don't have much to do every day, and I still get paid so much. I feel a little guilty, so I thought, when there are foreign businessmen coming to the town again, I will come again, and you can pay me by the day. At other times, if there is a document to translate, or something needs to be written, I can do these at home. There is no need to occupy this position and get paid so much for nothing, don't you think?"

"You girl, I give you money for free and you don't want it." Minister Zheng was relieved when he heard her idea. As long as she didn't refuse to do it, it would be fine.

"I feel guilty for not being able to get it. After all, I come here every day and have nothing to do. Look, it's been two months and the foreign businessmen have no plans to come."

"It's not impossible, but you have to think it over carefully. If foreign businessmen don't come and you don't go to work, but just write an article or translate a document occasionally, you won't have much money in a month."

"Brother Zheng, don't worry. I've thought it through. In fact, besides this reason, another reason is that I'm pregnant, so I want to stay at home."

"Yeah, that's a good thing. I'll go to your house with your sister-in-law someday. She's been pregnant twice, so she knows more about girls. Let her talk to you."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Zheng. Come to my house some other day and ask Yan Chuan to make more delicious food. He cooks really well now."

"Girl, you've arranged a job for others, but your man is a good man, I didn't make a mistake. When you went back to meet your parents, your brother Wu Wei nagged me a lot."

"I know. I am here thanks to your care."

"You are too polite. Your brother Wu Wei may not know the news yet. You should tell him as soon as possible and also send a letter to your family. I will go to work and just say hello. You don't have to come over if you have nothing to do in the next two days. I will keep your office for you in case someone needs it in the future."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Zheng." Nanqiao thanked him and left the office to find Wu Wei.

After she told Wu Wei about her plan, he agreed with her idea. Apart from thinking that her sudden drop in income was a problem, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"Just stay at home and take care of your baby. Anyway, you have a job in town, so you don't have to go back to the village to work. You don't have to worry about these things. Does your family know that you are pregnant?"

Nanqiao shook his head and said, "I just went to the hospital yesterday, and my family hasn't told me yet."

"I heard that you are going back to Shanghai to celebrate the New Year, right?" Wu Wei suddenly thought of something and asked.

“That’s the plan.”

"So when will you be back?"

"Not yet."

"Then I'll write you a note first. It's almost New Year and it's hard to buy tickets. You can come back when you buy your tickets."

"Okay, thank you Brother Wu Wei. Um...can Shen Nian be included in the ticket? She's coming back with me this time too."

"Why thank you? You called me brother, so it's my duty to arrange these for you. But even though it's a sleeper berth, you still have to be careful on the road. Let Yan Chuan protect you and don't get bumped." Upon hearing this, Wu Wei wrote a letter with a big stroke, added Shen Nian's name, and affixed his official seal to it and gave it to Nanqiao.

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