"Okay, come find me at the Housing Management Office in three days. I promise to find you a good house. My last name is An, so you can just call me Sister An."
"See you later. Thank you, Sister An! I'm leaving now because you took my time." Gu Qingmeng said goodbye with a smile.
Three days later, Gu Qingmeng went to the Housing Management Office as promised, and indeed rented the house she liked. The owner was a grandfather and his grandson, and the yard was clean and tidy. It was obvious that they were upright people.
"Sister, I'm not saying this house is bad, but these two are relatives of martyrs, otherwise they wouldn't be able to keep the house. If I hadn't told you it's for two little girls, the owner wouldn't rent it. The owner's surname is Liu, so you can just call her Grandma Liu."
Gu Qingmeng: "...I didn't say it was where two little girls lived."
"Well, let's rent it first."
Gu Qingmeng disagreed with what Sister An said. The owner obviously didn't want to rent the house to a man. She also understood, because the girl in the house was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and it would be a bad influence if a man lived there.
Gu Qingmeng didn't want to argue about this matter after signing the contract, so she walked directly to Grandma Liu and said, "Grandma Liu, let me tell you why I want to rent a house. My sister-in-law just gave birth, and it's inconvenient to go home because of the mountain roads. So I plan to rent a house in the city for two months to recuperate after the baby is born. During this period, my brother and my husband may come over. Would you consider renting the house to me?"
"Hey, sister, what did you say..."
Gu Qingmeng saw the old man look up at them, and there was something obviously wrong with the look he gave Sister An.
"You're an honest kid. I'll rent this house to you. It won't be two months. I'll pay you when you finish living here."
Old Mrs. Liu has a good impression of Gu Qingmeng. The people from the Housing Management Office have been eyeing her house for a while. Her request not to rent it to men is just embarrassing. Who doesn't have a man in their family? In fact, she just doesn't want to rent out the house, right?
As an old woman, she couldn't protect her granddaughter. If anything happened, it would be too late for her to regret.
"Thank you, Grandma Liu! I'll rent it for two months. This is the rent, five dollars a month, right?"
Gu Qingmeng took out ten yuan and gave it to Mrs. Liu, then took the contract handed to her by Sister Tian, signed it and handed it to the old woman. The contract was in triplicate. When she thought the old woman might not be able to write, she saw the old woman signing her name in a flamboyant manner.
Liu Xinjun is a nice name. Gu Qingmeng guessed that the old woman must have been a lady from a wealthy family!
Both the name and the beautiful handwriting show that the old man is extraordinary.
When leaving, Gu Qingmeng gave Sister Tian two dollars as a reward. Although she did not have a good impression of her, she agreed to give her a considerable reward.
Before going back, Gu Qingmeng went to the post office and made a phone call. She called Pei Xinghe.
"Hello, can you help me find Pei Xinghe?"
Gu Qingmeng glanced at her watch. Pei Xinghe should be in the office at this time.
"Brother Pei, your phone number seems to be from my sister-in-law."
After a while, Gu Qingmeng heard a low, hoarse voice: "Hey, wife, when are you coming back? Are you done giving birth?"
Pei Xinghe only cares about when his wife will come home. He hasn't seen his wife these past few days, and he misses her so much that he gets angry and his voice is hoarse.
It was useless for Pei Xinghe to pretend to be pitiful. Gu Qingmeng noticed that his throat was sore: "I have honeysuckle tea at home. Why don't you make some? Why is your throat still hoarse?"
"I think you're thinking...haven't you given birth yet?"
It's been four days since I went to the city, why hasn't the baby been born yet? Pei Xinghe was getting a little anxious.
"It should be soon. I rented two houses in the city. Who of you or Pei Weidong has time to come over and drop off some bedding and other things? Remember to drink some water. Someone's on the phone here. I'm going to hang up first."
Gu Qingmeng spent two dollars on a two-minute call. It is really expensive to make phone calls now. She misses her mobile phone and WeChat.
That afternoon, Pei Xinghe and Pei Weidong came together to deliver the things, and let Pei Xiaohua stay in the rented house at night.
Pei Weidong stayed with Su Xue in the hospital for a day. There was an empty bed in the hospital, so it wasn't too hard for him to stay with her.
Gu Qingmeng and Pei Xinghe stayed in a guesthouse. Naturally, they did not live in the room, after all, Pei Xinghe had a serious obsession with cleanliness.
In the space, Pei Xinghe dragged Gu Qingmeng crazy for most of the night on the pretext of getting angry. She was still in a daze when she left the guesthouse the next day. Spending one night with Pei Xinghe was more tiring than her four days of accompanying him.
"Why did you think of renting a house?"
Pei Xinghe finally had time to ask about the house.
"Director Tian said Su Xue might need a caesarean section, so I prepared the house first. If she really has a caesarean section, I will stay in the city to recuperate. I won't go back until the incision heals."
Gu Qingmeng's words made Pei Xinghe feel like the sky was falling. Before, she said she would accompany him to the hospital to give birth, and now she also had to accompany him during the confinement period.
"Xiaohua can't take care of Su Xue by herself, so I have to stay and help. You just be good at home. Besides, we'll be able to see Xiaoxue when she's discharged from the hospital. You're the best, husband. You won't be angry, right?"
Men should be coaxed. Gu Qingmeng saw that Pei Xinghe was a little unhappy and said, "Xiaoxue doesn't have a mother-in-law either. You have a good relationship with Pei Weidong. If we don't help them, who else can we help? Xiaohua can take care of people. If I knew that, maybe I would go back."
Pei Xinghe thought about it and felt that it was true. Su Xue was not only his wife's best friend, but also his brother's wife. His second aunt passed away early, and his mother was at home taking care of little Bao Pei Li, so she couldn't leave him alone. They were the only ones who could help Weidong.
Pei Weidong and Pei Xinghe had to go to work. It was a busy time before the holiday, so they went back to work early.
Only she and Pei Xiaohua were able to accompany Su Xue. In the blink of an eye, it was the end of July. Su Xue had been in the hospital for a week, but there was still no movement in her stomach.
Pei Weidong arrived early on August 1st. He stared at Su Xue's belly in a daze, wondering if his wife was pregnant with Nezha?
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