Chapter 73
Not long after, the guest Yang Qiuyue mentioned arrived.
As Yang Qiujin expected, the so-called guest was the burly-looking Fan Sui.
Fan Sui probably didn't expect Yang Qiuyue to ask her to come over for dinner. There were so many people in the room. After he entered the room, he called out a little awkwardly, "Hello, Director Yang and Deputy Director Chen."
Yang Qiujin hummed, glanced at Yang Qiuyue and said, "Sit down."
"Fan Sui, sit here." Yang Qiuyue received her sister's gaze, smiled, and asked the other children to squeeze in a little to make room for Fan Sui to sit next to her.
As soon as Fan Sui sat down, Yang Qiuyue picked up the chopsticks and put the cooked rabbit meat and vole meat in the pot into his bowl.
Now anyone with a discerning eye could see that something was wrong.
Chen Tianyou screamed: "Aunt, there is only so much meat in the pot, why do you keep giving it to Uncle Fan? It's almost gone. Didn't you love me the most in the past and give me all the good things to eat? Why have you changed now?"
"You are stupid. Can't you see that this uncle is your aunt's boyfriend? From now on, don't even think about eating the meat picked by your aunt." Li Dadan said schadenfreudely.
"What?!" Chen Tianyou was stunned, his eyes widened, and he looked back and forth at Yang Qiuyue and Fan Chong, "Aunt, when did you get together with Uncle Daxiong, oh no, Uncle Fan?"
"It's been a while." Yang Qiuyue smiled shyly and said, "Today, I want to let him meet you while you are all here."
Fan Sui never expected that she would suddenly introduce him to her family. He felt very upset. They were just a romantic relationship, so when did they become a couple?
He opened his mouth to deny it, but when he turned his head, he saw a hint of warning in Yang Qiuyue's beautiful eyes, which were full of smiles. His heart skipped a beat, and he realized that if he dared not to admit it at this juncture and not to give her face, their relationship would be over.
He didn't want to break off his relationship with Yang Qiuyue, and even when she suddenly introduced him to her family, he didn't feel that repulsive.
He nodded and politely said to Yang Qiujin and others, "Director Yang, I am really sorry. We have known each other for so long and it is my fault that I am telling you this now."
Yang Qiujin looked at their expressions coldly, ate a piece of cabbage and said, "Fan Sui, my sister looks gentle and generous on the surface, but in fact she is very opinionated and willful. I don't know how you two got together, but if you want to be with her, you have to be responsible for her, love her, and pamper her. You can't bully her, let alone hit her. If you can't do these things, you'd better stay away from her and don't delay her from finding someone else."
Her face was very cold. Yang Qiuyue lowered her head and her eyes were slightly red. "I'm sorry, sister. Actually, I wanted to tell you a long time ago, but I was afraid that you would not agree with me and Fan Sui..."
Yang Qiujin didn't say anything and the atmosphere in the room was very tense.
Yang Qiujin did not disagree with Yang Qiuyue being with Fan Sui. On the contrary, she felt that although Fan Sui was taciturn, he was hardworking and down-to-earth, and was eager to help others. If he really got together with Yang Qiuyue, she thought it would be a good idea.
But she knew Yang Qiuyue's character very well. If Yang Qiuyue had not been forced into a desperate situation, she would never suddenly bring people to see her without giving her any hints.
This made her feel that Fan Sui was definitely not sincere towards Yang Qiuyue, otherwise Yang Qiuyue would not have launched a surprise attack.
Fan Sui couldn't bear to see Yang Qiuyue sad, so he immediately said, "Director Yang, I was inconsiderate and didn't bring Qiuyue with me to let you know in advance. It's my fault. You can blame me if you want."
Yang Qiujin sneered, "Blame you? You are so infatuated, your wife has been dead for several years, and you have never remarried, and you have never had any relationship with any lesbians. How come you suddenly fall in love with my sister?"
"I..." Fan Sui was speechless.
It can't be said that he fell in love with Yang Qiuyue first, but it was her sister who seduced him.
"Qiujin, stop talking. The rabbit meat in the hot pot is about to be cooked." Chen Shengqing tried to smooth things over at the right time. He put two pieces of soft rabbit meat into Yang Qiujin's bowl and said, "Qiuyue is willing to find a new partner. It's actually a good thing."
Li Sannier interrupted and said, "Uncle Chen, my mom and her friends said that if a pregnant woman eats rabbit meat, her baby will have a cleft lip. You'd better not eat it."
"You're wrong." Wang Songyue said politely, "Two years ago, Uncle Chen was in the hospital. I went to see him and heard a female doctor give a popular science talk. She said that as long as most foods are fully cooked, pregnant women can eat them without any problem. There is no such thing as the dietary taboos that the older generation said."
"Anyway, I believe what my mother said." Li Sannier said unconvincedly while poking a piece of rabbit meat with chopsticks.
Yang Qiujin was quite open-minded. When she was pregnant with Chen Tianyou, she consulted the doctor in her hometown and got a similar answer as Wang Songyue's. She didn't have any dietary restrictions, and she has even less restrictions now.
She glared at Chen Shengqing, "What's good about that?"
This girl is good in every way except that she doesn't have a very good eye for men. The first man Yang Qiuyue married, she was deceived by his honest and hardworking appearance, and ended up living a life worse than death after marriage.
The person I'm interested in now, Fan Sui, appears to be hardworking and down-to-earth, but who knows what he's like inside?
At that time, Fan Sui's wife died of dystocia. Some people said that before his wife gave birth, a neighbor heard him and his wife fighting. It was said that he beat his wife and knocked her to the ground bleeding, which led to her death.
It is not known whether these statements are true or false, and Fan Sui has never explained that Yang Qiujin was afraid that her sister would make another mistake and end up in a fate worse than death again.
Wang Songyue, seeing the tense atmosphere, whispered to Yang Qiujin, "Aunt Yang, don't be angry. Being angry is not good for the baby in your belly. My mother said that when she was pregnant with me, my father coaxed her into a very happy mood, so she gave birth to a beautiful girl like me."
"Shame on you, pretty girl! You're not even as pretty as Xu Tao." Li Dadan did not forget to tease her while chewing the meat.
Wang Songyue's face suddenly turned red with shame. She held a pair of chopsticks and lowered her head at a loss. She wished she could turn into a bug and crawl into a hole to hide her embarrassment.
"Who said Xu Tao is pretty?" Chen Tianyou defended Wang Songyue without hesitation, and even used chopsticks to put several pieces of rabbit meat into Wang Songyue's bowl. "In my eyes, Wang Songyue is the best-looking and most beautiful girl in the world, a hundred times prettier than Xu Tao. What's wrong with you, Li Dadan, that you think Xu Tao is prettier than Wang Songyue?"
"I think Xu Tao is prettier than Wang Songyue." Li Dadan chewed a large piece of field mouse meat and said with savory mouth, "She has big round eyes, a small mouth, and knows how to curse. She is fierce and aggressive, and even looks good when she curses."
Chen Tianyou teased him, "You are not interested in Xu Tao and want to marry her, are you? She is five years younger than you. You are already a grown man, but she is still not grown up."
Li Dadan's thoughts were exposed, and his dark face turned red. He pretended to be calm and said, "I am five years older than her, so what? My father is seven years older than my mother. They still got married and had children. I can wait until she grows up and then marry her."
"You're talking as if she'll be willing to marry you if you want her to." Chen Tianyou mocked him unceremoniously, "You know how vicious Xu Tao's stepmother is. She's said in front of everyone that she wants to sell her off. If you don't have the ability and money, how can you marry her?"
"Just wait, I will be successful in the future, make a lot of money, and marry Xu Tao." Li Dadan said while biting his chopsticks.
"What about you, Chen Tianyou? Who do you want to marry in the future?" Li Sannier, who was also eating with her mouth full of grease, asked without taking her eyes off the pot.
"I, I haven't thought about it yet." Chen Tianyou glanced at Wang Songyue, his handsome little face flushed.
Wang Songyue met his gaze and lowered her head again, her fair little face turning even redder.
Yang Qiujin, who was originally full of anger, was half speechless and half amused when she saw a few little brats talking about future marriage. Finally, she sighed and said, "It's up to you. Anyway, you have to take responsibility for your own actions. No matter how much others say, it's useless."
In the cold winter, eating a spicy hot pot, even if it is just vegetables, is very spicy and numb.
What's more, a group of people were scrambling to eat it, which made it doubly delicious. After finishing the hot pot, everyone was still reluctant to eat more, and even the bland food from the cafeteria was eaten up, and then they left with a full burp.
On the way back, Yang Qiujin and her entourage still rode in a horse-drawn cart.
Because the back seat of the car couldn't accommodate so many people, Yang Qiujin and Chen Shengqing sat side by side in the front, and the children sat in the back.
On the way back, a faint sunset glow appeared on the horizon. Under the light rose-red clouds, a few eagles were circling in the sky over the distant wilderness. I didn't know whether they were chasing prey or picking up carcasses to eat.
"Can you please stop burping?" Chen Tianyou kept picking up food for Wang Songyue, and when Wang Songyue couldn't finish the food, he would give it to Wang Songyang.
Wang Songyang accidentally ate too much, and his belly became as round as a drum. He kept gurgling like a toad all the way, which annoyed Li Dadan to death.
"I just like to burp, burp~" Wang Songyang has always been at odds with Li Dadan, mainly because Li Dadan always thinks his sister is not as pretty as Xu Tao and always belittles his sister. Of course he can't stand it and always thinks of ways to go against Li Dadan, and this time is no exception.
When he burped, he deliberately burped in front of Li Dadan, making Li Dadan stink. He pushed him away and said, "Get out of here, you're disgusting to me."
"I won't." Wang Songyang is also a stubborn person. Although he is several years younger than Li Dadan, it does not affect him from fighting with Li Dadan.
After all, he has been willing to eat and grow in the past few years. Although he is only eight years old, he is taller than a nine-year-old boy and is no problem in fighting.
"Stop fighting. We are on a carriage. Do you want to fall off?" The two men started fighting, and Wang Songyue, Li Danier and Li Sanier, three girls, had to try to separate them.
Unexpectedly, Li Dadan and Wang Songyang were so strong that the three girls couldn't pull them away. The car was shaking and was about to overturn.
Chen Tianyou quickly stabilized Wang Songyue, who was sitting on the outermost side and had already fallen outwards. At the same time, he raised his foot and kicked Li Dadan and Wang Songyang, "If you want to fight, go down and fight. Don't hurt others in the car. If the car flips over and gets my mother and some girls involved, I will beat you to death."
Chen Tianyou, who has been exercising and practicing martial arts for many years, is now a good fighter among his peers in the compound. Li Dadan, who is several years older than him, is no match for him, and Wang Songyang doesn't even dare to fight him.
After being kicked by him, the two men immediately became obedient and the car gradually became stable.
Yang Qiujin looked back and saw her son holding Wang Songyue's hand. She chuckled and whispered in Chen Shengqing's ear, "Do you think our boy likes Songyue? He is too protective of Qiuyue."
"Tianyou is only ten years old after his birthday this year. It's too early to talk about love now. I think the most important thing for him right now is to study hard and prepare for the high school entrance examination." Chen Shengqing said handsomely as he drove the carriage.
Primary schools nowadays all have a five-year education system, which means that students have to take the junior high school entrance examination after the fifth grade. If Chen Tianyou is admitted to junior high school this summer, he will be a junior high school student.
"Our Tianyou's grades have been among the top three in the class for the past two years. I think there will be no problem for him to take the junior high school entrance exam." Yang Qiujin was not worried.
"I hope so. When I was in school, I was always in the top three in my grade, but he is only in the top three. He is still a little behind."
"You were such a good student back then, why didn't you get into college?" Yang Qiujin asked.
Chen Shengqing knew that she was asking a question that she already knew the answer to, so he frowned and thought for a while before saying, "Isn't it because someone drugged me back then, and I became obsessed with someone's body, and I lost my mind because of it, and missed the best opportunity to take the college entrance examination."
Yang Qiujin glanced at him sideways, a smile on her face like a knife, "Are you blaming me for saying that?"
"I dare not."
As for why he failed the college entrance examination, there was actually another reason, which he was unwilling to discuss.
If he didn't say anything, Yang Qiujin wouldn't ask again. Having been a military wife for more than ten years, she had long been accustomed to the fact that Chen Shengqing didn't tell her many things. As long as Chen Shengqing's heart was with her, nothing else mattered.
In the vast wilderness, the horse-drawn cart moved forward slowly, leaving behind two rows of deep tire tracks, which were gradually submerged by snow fragments blown up by the wind.
Yang Qiuyue opened the door and saw that it was snowing outside again. She felt that her mind, which had been dizzy from the strong aroma of the hot pot in the room, had become much clearer. She turned around and looked at the man who was blocking the door like a bear and said, "You have to go back to your room tonight, right?"
Fan Sui did not answer her question, but asked expressionlessly: "Why did you break our agreement?"
"What? You don't like our relationship being made public?" Yang Qiuyue was hurt by his attitude.
"It's not that I don't like it, but you broke our agreement. You clearly told me before that we were just in love and each got what we wanted. Why did you suddenly change your mind?" Fan Sui stated the facts.
Yang Qiuyue also did not answer his question, but asked: "They said that your ex-wife died of dystocia because you beat her. Is that true?"
"No." Fan Sui stared at Yang Qiuyue's eyes seriously and said, "She did have an argument with me on the day she gave birth, but I never hit her. Or rather, it was always her who was arguing with me. It was just because she always wanted to support her two brothers from her mother's side. If I refused, she would fight at home and tell the neighbors that I beat her. I was too lazy to argue with a woman like her. No matter what she said, I don't know how it turned into a rumor in other people's mouths that I beat her to death due to a difficult birth."
"Well, I believe you." Yang Qiuyue reached out and brushed off the tiny snowflakes that were falling on his coat. "Then guess why I suddenly broke our agreement and brought you to my sister and brother-in-law to introduce you?"
"Did your sister find out about our relationship? Or did someone else find out about our relationship and you heard some rumors and wanted to verify them?"
Fan Sui frowned and thought for a moment. Seeing that her expression did not change, he suddenly thought of a possibility and stared at her belly in astonishment, "Are you pregnant?"
The first time they did it in the wild, he didn't even use a condom. He just did it as he pleased, based on his mood.
Although both of them cleaned up in time afterwards, Yang Qiuyue even went to the farm clinic and bought the latest contraceptive pills. After that, they always wore condoms when having sex, but it was inevitable that some would slip through the net.
"Neither." Yang Qiujin stood aside and let the cold wind blow on Fan Sui, hoping to clear his mind. "I just got tired of playing tricks between us, and wanted to see how much I meant to you, and whether you would acknowledge our relationship. If you don't, I will break up with you and find another man. If you do, maybe we can still play around."
"Play?" Fan Sui felt that he was insulted inexplicably.
He prided himself on his good looks and was quite popular among the wives and widows in Tianshan Farm. He could have any kind of woman he wanted.
Unexpectedly, one day he would fall into the hands of a woman and be toyed with by her.
He took a few deep breaths, suppressed his anger and asked, "Yang Qiuyue, in your eyes, am I just a toy that can be discarded at any time?"
"In your eyes, I can be discarded at will." Yang Qiuyue asked him aggressively, "How long have we been together? You don't even dare to let others hear us when we do that. You always do it in the wilderness or in an abandoned cave. What? Is it embarrassing to do that with me? Or do you think you can only be with me?"
"Didn't you say you were afraid that others might hear you and it would have a bad influence?" Fan Sui felt that the woman in front of him was unreasonable. "What's wrong with you? You've been so moody lately."
"Think about it slowly." Yang Qiuyue pushed him out, slammed the door shut, and said in the room: "Come back to me when you have figured it out, otherwise we should never meet again."
When we returned home from the farm, it was still light outside and the children were eager to play because they would be going back to school in two days. Several children went out to play together in the alley outside the family yard.
Yang Qiujin was still thinking about something. She went to Li's house without taking a breath. She found Zhao Erfeng who was washing clothes in the yard and said, "Sister Zhao, I want to introduce a job to you to make some extra money. Are you willing to do it?"
"What kind of work?" Zhao Erfeng stopped what he was doing and asked.
"There is a young wife on our farm who is about to get pregnant. She has no parents-in-law and has cut off contact with her parents. We are looking for someone to take care of her and help take care of the baby for one month. We will pay her 30 yuan. Do you want to go?" Yang Qiujin did not beat around the bush and said straight to the point, "You know that young wife. She is the veterinarian of the Second Company, Ren Ying."
"Oh, it's her!" Zhao Erfeng was a little hesitant at first. After all, she had five children to take care of at home, and she had to do laundry and cook for them, and was very busy.
She has to leave home to take care of others during their confinement. Not to mention what her husband thinks, even her children may not be used to it.
But when she heard that the other party wanted Ren Ying, she agreed immediately, "Okay, I'll go."
She agreed so readily that Yang Qiujin felt a little uncomfortable. "Sister Zhao, aren't you afraid that Deputy Head Li will disagree?"
"Oh, don't mention it. I had a fight with that bastard last week, and we still sleep in separate rooms and ignore each other." Zhao Erfeng would have gotten angry if she hadn't mentioned it. "Sister, I'm not afraid of you making fun of me. I told that bastard at home that the children are growing up and the family expenses are increasing, so we shouldn't send so much money back to his parents. After all, his parents have more than one son, so there's no need to send fifty yuan back every month to support their family.
After hearing this, he started quarreling with me, saying how hard it was for his parents to raise him and how difficult his brothers and sisters' lives were. We should help them more and save everything at home.
I got furious when I heard this, because he was always thinking about sending money home and often mailed all kinds of receipts issued by the army back to his hometown. My children and I hadn't had clothes for years and couldn't eat meat much in a month. The children were often crying with hunger and we didn't even have extra money to buy snacks. Yet he still had to pretend to be rich and support his family.
As soon as I said I couldn't make it anymore, he told me to leave. He was so powerful, saying I was a shrew and no man would want me if I left him. It was just right, I didn't want to take care of their family anymore. Tomorrow you take me to Comrade Ren's house to get acquainted with her. When she gives birth, I will live directly with her and take care of her during the confinement period. I won't be in charge of the family anymore!"
Yang Qiujin knew that Deputy Captain Li was somewhat patriarchal and somewhat filial, but she did not expect him to be so filial. She immediately agreed to take Zhao Erfeng to the farm to find Ren Ying the next day.
After returning from Zhao's house, Chen Shengqing found that Yang Qiujin was in a bad mood. She sat on the kang bed with a frown on her face, and no one knew what she was thinking about.
Chen Shengqing brought her a basin of water for washing her feet, bent down to take off her shoes, put her feet in the basin, gently washed her feet with both hands and asked: "What are you thinking about?"
Since Yang Qiujin's belly became increasingly prominent, she moved much slower and her hands and feet were colder than before. In cold weather, whether she took a bath or not, she would always soak her feet for a while before going to bed, so that she could sleep soundly.
Feeling the man's rough palms scraping the delicate skin of her feet, Yang Qiujin was startled and retracted her feet and said, "I'll wash them myself, don't wash them for me."
"Is it because I'm too strong that it's uncomfortable to wash?" Chen Shengqing looked up at her, his eyes full of tenderness and worry.
"No, I think it's not good for a grown man like you to always wash my feet." Yang Qiujin put her feet back into the water. "I came back from Sister Zhao's place. Sister Zhao told me that Deputy Head Li has always been filial to his parents and never considered the feelings of the six of them. Half of the money went to the parents-in-law, and he complained that the money for postage was not enough and asked Sister Zhao to save more. But Sister Zhao hasn't bought a set of clothes for several years..."
At this point, she sighed and said, "I feel really bad after hearing this. You said they are all men, why are there such big differences? Deputy Head Li doesn't cherish Zhao's wife, Ke Jian doesn't trust my sister, and my father has been torturing my mother. They are not loved and cared for by their husbands, and their lives are like being fried in a frying pan. It's so uncomfortable.
Women are really like what the old people say, marrying is like reincarnation, marrying a good person, you will live a carefree life, marrying a bad person, you will suffer a lifetime and it is difficult to let go. I am very lucky, I am lucky to marry the right person. "
"Qiu Jin, do you think you are lucky to marry me?" Chen Shengqing asked.
His eyes were deep and blazing, as if there were flames burning in them. Yang Qiujin's face turned red and she nodded without hesitation, "Yes, I am very lucky."
Chen Shengqing stared at her for a while, then suddenly stood up, held her cheeks with both hands, walked up to her, and said in a low voice: "Qiu Jin, I am actually the lucky one. God is so kind to me that he sent you to my side. I am luckier than you."
As he spoke, he bent down and kissed her red lips.
Yang Qiujin wanted to say something, but gave him an opportunity to chase and play with her like a fish.
At first, he kissed her gently, as if he was kissing some rare treasure, carefully and gently. Later, he kissed her harder and harder, his breathing became heavier, and finally he leaned over to her ear and asked, "Can I?"
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