They were all well-off, and since the watermelon growing season wasn't long, each of them earned five work points per day, even during their rest days. This was something Wenxi and Captain Qian had agreed upon beforehand.
If it's ten work points a day, then this job wouldn't be theirs to do. The watermelon planting technology and seeds were provided by Wenxi, so why would Wenxi let others benefit from it?
Although they only earn five work points a day, they only stay in the fields for a short while before running off. Even so, many people are still tempted to join them!
However, Wenxi disagreed. If any villagers joined, she would stop teaching them anything. The only reason she grew watermelons was to make her life easier.
She wouldn't do anything that would be detrimental to herself!
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That day, Feng Xintong came home from get off work and was overjoyed to see Gu Ningzhi back. Gu Ningzhi had been away for more than half a month, and Feng Xintong had been home alone during that time.
So Feng Xintong was very happy to see Gu Ningzhi return.
"Xintong, you're back? Come wash your hands and eat quickly. I just went to the state-run restaurant and got some braised pork and stir-fried mutton with scallions!" Gu Ningzhi has a high salary and good benefits, so he naturally has the means to eat and drink well.
Upon hearing that there were two meat dishes, Feng Xintong quickly fetched water to wash her hands and face before coming over to eat. As soon as the braised pork entered her mouth, she felt extremely greasy and nauseous, and then spat it out.
"Gu Ningzhi, why is today's braised pork so greasy and disgusting?" Feng Xintong complained.
"How could that be? The chef is still the same chef! No one's changed!" Gu Ningzhi quickly ate a piece of braised pork and said with a smile, "It still tastes the same!"
Feng Xintong was puzzled as to why the food tasted so greasy and disgusting. So she picked up a piece of mutton, but before she even put it in her mouth, she felt nauseous and gagged.
Feng Xintong hurriedly put down her chopsticks and ran to the kitchen, because there was a wooden bucket in the kitchen used to store rotten vegetable leaves.
Seeing Feng Xintong squatting there gagging, Gu Ningzhi reached out and patted her worriedly, "What's wrong?"
Feng Xintong's eyes were red from vomiting. "Gu Ningzhi, I think I might be pregnant."
"Really?" Gu Ningzhi was very excited. "I happen to have tomorrow off, so I'll go with you to the factory to ask for leave, and then we'll go to the hospital for a check-up."
"Okay." A sweet feeling welled up in Feng Xintong's heart. Gu Ningzhi liked her very much, treated her very well, and even went to great lengths to arrange a job for her. Now that she was pregnant, Gu Ningzhi should like her even more and cherish her even more.
Thinking of this, Feng Xintong reached out and grabbed Gu Ningzhi's shoulder, saying weakly, "I'm a little scared."
"Don't be afraid, I'm here!" Gu Ningzhi picked up Feng Xintong and sat her down at the dining table. "Since you can't eat meat, then eat some vegetables and rice. I'll ask the doctor tomorrow to see how to resolve this."
"Okay." Feng Xintong looked at Gu Ningzhi with a sweet smile on her face.
Looking at her smiling face, Gu Ningzhi felt very satisfied. He had actually married the third most beautiful woman he had ever met.
First was Wen Xi, then Wang Xinru, neither of whom paid him any attention. This third one gave him a chance and was willing to be with him, so he was naturally in a wonderful mood.
The next morning, Gu Ningzhi accompanied Feng Xintong to her workplace to ask for leave, and then accompanied her to the hospital for a check-up. It turned out that she was indeed pregnant and was almost two months along.
Gu Ningzhi felt guilty thinking about how Feng Xintong was pregnant before he went on his business trip, but he didn't know and left her alone at home.
However, the higher salary for business trips to other places would allow him to provide her with a better life, so he would continue to travel to other places for business trips until the last month when he could travel locally.
That way, I can be by her side when she gives birth.
Gu Ningzhi bought two cans of malted milk powder and told Feng Xintong to drink a little every day. He would figure out the formula. There was still plenty of time, and they could prepare it slowly.
Gu Ningzhi was countless times glad that he had made things clear to Yang Liling early on. Otherwise, given her personality of deliberately keeping people hanging, he didn't know when he would be able to get married and have his own children.
In the afternoon, Gu Ningzhi took Feng Xintong back to his hometown. He worked in the transportation team, but that didn't mean he was from the county town. He also came from a rural area.
However, his home is in another direction, and it's also close to the neighboring county.
Gu Ningzhi drove for nearly three hours before arriving at his hometown's brigade. Because Feng Xintong was pregnant, he slowed down, which is why the meeting took so long this time.
As soon as Gu Ningzhi drove into the brigade, a crowd gathered to watch the spectacle. Gu Ningzhi was a promising man, and many families wanted to establish a connection with him and marry their daughters to him.
Unfortunately, Gu Ningzhi had very high standards, and none of the girls in the village were to his liking, not even the educated youth at the settlement. Many of those educated youth had feelings for Gu Ningzhi.
After all, Gu Ningzhi has a good job, a high income, and is also good-looking. She can be said to be the most popular candidate in the matchmaking market in this group.
Moreover, Gu Ningzhi was the only one working in their team at the transportation department, so everyone could tell at a glance that Gu Ningzhi was driving the vehicle, and they came over to make their presence known.
After all, Gu Ningzhi's marriage is not yet settled, so everyone still has hope, right?
But when everyone saw Gu Ningzhi drive the car to the Gu family's gate, and then see Gu Ningzhi get out of the car and pull Feng Xintong out of the passenger seat, and see Gu Ningzhi carefully helping Feng Xintong, everyone was quite curious.
"Gu Ningzhi, who is this woman? We've never heard you mention her before?" an aunt asked, voicing the question everyone wanted to ask.
"Auntie, this is my wife, Feng Xintong, whom I met in the city. My wife is pregnant, so I have to take her home to rest as soon as possible. We can talk about it later!" Gu Ningzhi helped Feng Xintong into his courtyard and then closed the gate.
Feng Xintong looked at the ordinary farmhouse in front of her and felt a little disgusted, but she didn't show it. Anyway, she and Gu Ningzhi were living outside, and she would coax Gu Ningzhi to buy a house later. She had finally returned to the city and didn't want to live in the countryside again.
"Ningzhi, who is this?" Gu's mother was somewhat surprised to see Gu Ningzhi helping a pretty girl into the room.
“Mom, this is my wife, Feng Xintong, whom I met in the city. We’re already married in the city and have our marriage certificate. We were planning to have a wedding banquet at home at the end of the year to invite guests, but Xintong is pregnant. I happen to have a day off today, so I brought Xintong home,” Gu Ningzhi said.
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