Chapter 152: Unkind Visitors
Lin Xia stood up and saw several people standing outside, led by Director Pei, with whom she had met before.
Next to them were Zhang Hongyan and Old Lady Zhou, and behind them were a few military wives. Some of them were only familiar to him but he had never dealt with them.
Looking at this group of people, a few words emerged in Lin Xia's mind: They come with bad intentions. I just don't know what role Director Pei plays in this.
All we can say is that we will fight back when the enemy comes.
Seeing Lin Xia standing up and looking around, Director Pei said, "Xiao Xia is at home."
Seeing that Lin Xia hadn't moved for a long time, Yang Hongmei stood up curiously and went to take a look. She saw a group of people outside, including Zhang Hongyan and Zhou Laotian, and she immediately felt something was wrong.
Seeing Lin Xia go to open the courtyard door, she picked up Niu Niu and called An An, "An An, can you take your sister upstairs to play for a while? Auntie and your mother will go upstairs to find you later."
Niuniu waved her little hand, "Sister, play!"
Ever since An An met Niu Niu, she has been very fond of having a younger sister. Now she is asked to play with her sister. Although she is a little curious as to why she has to go upstairs, she did not ask much.
Lin Xia welcomed people in and saw that the two children were not there. She glanced at Yang Hongmei casually, and when she saw her eyes, she knew that she had sent the children away.
After listening carefully, I heard the faint sound of a child upstairs and felt relieved.
Yang Hongmei was about to move a stool for Director Pei, and she hurried over to take over. Seeing this, Lin Xia turned around and sat on the sofa, looking at Director Pei who had just sat down and smiled, "I'm sorry for being rude, but I'm getting heavier now. I wonder why Director Pei is here today?"
As a pregnant woman, if she has any bad thoughts, she'd better consider whether she can bear the responsibility.
Director Pei smiled bitterly in her heart. She had already understood the meaning of these words. She didn't want to come, but as the director of the Women's Federation, she still had to go through the motions.
"Comrade Lin Xia, we are both military wives. We are a family living in the family quarters. We need to help each other in some matters." Without waiting for Director Pei to speak, Zhang Hongyan stood up first.
Lin Xia wanted to laugh when she heard this. A family?
Lin Xia was very touched and looked at Zhang Hongyan gratefully: "Comrade Zhang, what you said is very good. I wonder when Comrade Zhang can send some meat tickets."
After saying this, he looked at Zhang Hongyan eagerly, waiting for her reply.
Zhang Hongyan was stunned. "Why should I give you a meat ticket?"
Lin Xia covered her chest with her hands, and her face was also stunned. "Ah? Didn't Comrade Zhang say that we are a family? This... I am pregnant and I am craving meat. There is not enough meat coupons at home. I didn't expect Comrade Zhang to care about his 'family'."
The military wives nearby couldn't help laughing, and Yang Hongmei had an even harder time holding back, keeping her head down for fear that someone would notice something was wrong.
Director Pei's expression remained unchanged. When he heard these words, he knew that today's speech was probably just a formality.
"I... I'm so sorry. Our meat coupons have just run out. What a coincidence." Zhang Hongyan gritted her teeth in her heart, but she couldn't tear her face away because of what was going to happen next.
"Oh, it doesn't matter. I'll wait for Comrade Zhang's meat ticket next month." Lin Xia said immediately in surprise. She looked very serious and moved.
Zhang Hongyan cursed in her heart, but she had to smile and say, "Haha... There's no rush. We're here today to help Grandma Zhou."
Lin Xia's face was puzzled at first, but then she was sure: "This... I am a pregnant woman and I am afraid I can't help Grandma Zhou. Comrade Zhang is so kind-hearted, you will definitely be able to help her."
After saying this, she looked at Comrade Zhang with admiration. Old Mrs. Zhou seemed to be thinking about something. No one knew what she was thinking about.
Zhang Hongyan saw that the situation was going astray and tried her best to pull it back, "It's like this..."
He spoke with a tone of pity and pathos, saying how pitiful Old Zhou was. She was already in her fifties, her son got married late, and now he has been married for several years but still has no children.
After listening to this, Lin Xia gave a suggestion with a confused expression: "So? How about... adopting one? If you raise the child as your own, you can still be very close to him."
Director Pei was stunned, thinking of An An's life experience. He hadn't visited Lin Xia's home since his last visit, but he heard that they got along very well. There had never been any sound of scolding or yelling in the house, and the two of them were better than real mother and daughter.
The military wife next to her saw that Zhang Hongyan couldn't get the point across for a long time, so she rolled her eyes in her heart, looked at Lin Xia with a smile and said, "It's like this, Old Lady Zhou decided to take charge of the family, and in order for Captain Zhou to have a child, she wanted the two families to exchange houses."
"Yes, this house was originally allocated to us by the army, and all are the same." Someone nearby agreed.
Lin Xia didn't expect these people to still not give up, so she pretended not to understand and asked, "What's the reason for changing houses?"
"It's all because of the child." Seeing that she hadn't responded for a long time, Zhang Hongyan spoke out hastily.
"What does the child have to do with the house?" Yang Hongmei asked, looking as if she didn't understand.
"Everyone living in this house is pregnant. You are already pregnant and the child is of no use to you. Why not help Grandma Zhou?" someone chimed in.
Old Mrs. Zhou had a dark and thin face, which looked even more pitiful. She looked at Lin Xia gratefully and said, "Thank you so much, young lady. If my son Haozi has a child, I will thank you in my heart for the rest of my life."
When Lin Xia heard this, she almost vomited. It turned out that it was all about changing houses.
Yang Hongmei frowned, she didn't expect that these two people would not change their minds after leaving in the morning, and now they have found a few helpers to come again.
"This house has nothing to do with the child. Xiao Xia has been pregnant for more than four months. If you calculate the time, she got pregnant when she just got married. At that time, Xiao Lu hadn't even applied for the house yet. Whether the child is good or not has nothing to do with this."
Yang Hongmei repeated what she had said that morning, and then looked at Director Pei, who had been silent.
Zhang Hongyan was afraid that Director Pei would believe it, so she jumped up and said in defense, "This month doesn't mean anything. Comrade Lin only received good news after he moved into this house."
"Besides, the Zhou family lives in a building, which is much better than this house. If you really think about it, you are getting the better deal." As soon as these words were spoken, the people around him nodded slightly, and it seemed that they also thought so.
Lin Xia was speechless: Thank you for this great gift, do you want it as a gift?
I thought so in my heart, but I couldn’t say it out loud.
Lin Xia turned to look at Director Pei, with a questioning expression, but her tone was asking for an explanation: "Director Pei, I have a question, but I don't know if I should ask it."
Director Pei had wanted to leave a long time ago and had been trying his best to endure it. Now when he heard Lin Xia's words, he immediately knew what she was going to ask.
He smiled bitterly in his heart, but said calmly, "Comrade Lin, feel free to ask any questions you have."
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