Chapter 50
When she woke up the next day, Jiang Suihan rubbed her lower back and looked at the light coming in through the curtains. She got up and looked down at her clothes. They were clean.
He was quite careful and wiped her body clean and changed her into new pajamas.
But the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Jiang Suihan pounded the bed with her fist, thinking that Xu Zhao was a bastard who was too cunning and deliberately disturbed her thoughts, so she escaped a disaster.
The honeycomb briquettes sold outside are not as cunning as his, and they are very black.
Zhang took two steps forward, stepped forward, patted Xu Zhao on the shoulder, and whistled: "Hey, this happy and cheerful little guy, you must have worked hard last night, right?"
They are all married men, so who wouldn't be unaware of that?
Xu Zhao glanced at Zhang Xiangqian's stupid look and asked, "Have you finished writing the report?"
Zhang Xiangqian was struck by a heart attack. He wailed, "Can you please not bring this up? I'm so overwhelmed and my hair has fallen out. As good brothers, can you help me?"
He has never liked studying since he was young. He gets a headache when he sees the words in the book. Asking him to write a report is as uncomfortable as not letting him eat meat. It would be better for him not to eat meat.
Xu Zhao said calmly: "No, this is a task assigned to you by the political commissar. I can't just help you casually."
Zhang Xiangqian approached but was pushed away by Xu Zhao. He didn't care and just wanted to please this guy: "Don't be like this. How can this be called casual? Good brothers should share the burden. It's good for you, it's good for me, and it's good for everyone. Last time, I tipped you off. You owe me such a big favor. Isn't it right for me to help you a little?"
Xu Zhao pushed open the door: "Come in and talk."
Zhang pulled the chair forward and casually put his long legs aside: "What's the matter?"
He even closed the door, which clearly showed that something was wrong.
Xu Zhao spread out his hand and said, "I can help."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Xiangqian couldn't wait to hold Xu Zhao's hand, with a deeply moved expression on his face: "I knew you wouldn't abandon me, brother, I'm so touched."
Xu Zhao pulled his hand back and resisted the urge to roll his eyes: "Alright, stop acting. I can help you, but I have a condition."
Zhang Xiangqian's expression instantly disappeared, and he curled his lips: "I knew you were so kind. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
The two men whispered in the office for a long time and reached a deal with each other, and both parties were very satisfied.
Zhang Xiangqian looked at Xu Zhao with a curious expression: "It is said that women have the most vicious hearts. I think you are no less vicious. It is so pitiful for the girl from the Wang family to meet a man like you who is cold-hearted and hard-hearted. Let me mourn for her for a second. She fell in love with a scum like you. How pitiful and sad."
Other men are usually very proud when girls like them, and some even brag to others about how charming they are. However, Xu Zhao does the opposite. He has no sympathy for women and wants to kill them all, cutting off all possibilities at the source.
That's not right. He has women he cares about. He is so gentle and considerate to Jiang Suhan, always caring about her. But to other women, he is as cold and merciless as autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
Tsk tsk, a man with double standards.
Xu Zhao casually threw a peanut over, and Zhang Xiangqian quickly caught it. While peeling the peanut, he said, "Where did you get the peanuts? Do you have any more? Give me some more."
Xu Zhao ignored him. There was only a handful of peanuts, which were sent by a regiment commander from the office next door. He happened to see Xu Zhao and gave him a handful.
"Once the job is done, I'll give you a bucket of peanut oil instead of a handful of peanuts."
Zhang Xiangqian made an exaggerated expression: "You are so generous. Okay, for your bucket of peanut oil, I will definitely do it for you and will definitely not delay your business."
He was agile, leaned forward, grabbed the peanuts on the table and put them directly into his pocket: "Take some interest first, go back and wait for my good news. Also, remember not to write my report too well, just an average one will do."
It's so brilliantly written that the political commissar will know at a glance that it wasn't written by him. If it's exposed, he will definitely be in trouble. It's safest to keep it at an average level.
Xu Zhao waved his hand and said, "Go away."
Zhang Xiangqian was chewing peanuts, and as he closed the door, he turned around and said, "Cross the river and destroy the bridge."
"Sister Dai, why are you here? Come in and sit down." Jiang Suihan hurriedly called Dai Jia in and stood up to pour her a glass of water.
Dai Jia explained her purpose: "I came here to tell you that Principal Cai has notified everyone to arrive at the Military Primary School at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. He said that he wants to hold a meeting in advance to arrange the work."
Jiang Suihan nodded: "Okay, I understand. I will be there on time tomorrow morning."
Dai Jia was holding a child about three years old. The child had round, black and bright eyes. He was sucking his fingers and rolling his eyeballs around. When he saw strangers looking at him, the child became shy and turned around and buried his head in his mother's arms.
Jiang Suihan has no resistance to cute little things and stares at Dai Jia's son eagerly: "So cute, how old is he?"
Dai Jia smiled and said, "He is three years and one month old. He is very naughty at home, just like his father. If I don't keep an eye on him, the house will be in a mess. I can't beat him or scold him. It's so worrying."
Although she was complaining, the smile on her face never stopped when she talked about her children. How could a mother be annoyed with her children?
Jiang Huihan felt itchy and gently grabbed one of the child's fingers, which was fleshy and soft.
Dai Jia gently coaxed her son: "Why are you still shy when you see your beautiful sister? Come and say hello to your sister."
Like a little rabbit that accidentally meets a passerby, a little shy and a little scared, so cute.
Jiang Suihan turned her right hand over, and a candy was lying in her palm: "Are you Youyou? Hello, Youyou, can I call me Aunt Jiang? Do you want to eat some sweet candy?"
Youyou turned around cautiously, staring at the candy in front of him. He had eaten it before at his grandmother's house. That time, his grandmother bought some candy and gave one to him and his cousin each. His cousin refused and took one more while crying.
That was the first time he tasted toffee candy. It was sweet and had a milky flavor, and it was especially delicious. Unfortunately, that half bag of toffee candy was put away by his grandmother, and he never got to eat it again.
Jiang Suihan asked with a smile: "Do you want to eat?"
Youyou was an honest child. He nodded his head and said softly, "Yes."
I wanted to eat it but I didn't reach out to take it. I just looked at it with longing eyes.
Jiang Huihan glanced at Dai Jia, who gave her a look that said she could eat it, tore open the candy wrapper, and put it in Youyou's chubby hands: "Eat it."
The familiar sweet smell made Youyou so happy that she squinted her eyes, sat on the stool, and swung her little feet happily.
Dai Jia joked, "Since you like children so much, you and Xu Zhao can have one. You have been married for a month, right?"
Jiang Suihan was stunned. She and Xu Zhao had never discussed the issue of children since they got married. She had thought about asking him what he thought before, but she forgot about it when she had too many things to do.
She likes children very much and is not opposed to having one. She is young now and having a baby early will help her recover faster.
"It's just been a month. Let nature take its course. If you are pregnant, just give birth to the baby. We are not in a hurry."
Having a child is a matter for two people. Otherwise, I should ask Xu Zhao what he thinks tonight.
Dai Jia hesitated for a moment, but still spoke: "Do you know about Wang Lijuan's incident?"
Jiang Suihan looked confused: "She? I don't know. I've been staying at home these past two days. What happened to her?"
After her last self-exposure, she hadn't seen Wang Lijuan for two days, and she didn't pay any special attention to anything related to her, so naturally she didn't know what had happened.
Dai Jia: "I heard that the army was planning to ask her to return home and that she was not suitable to stay in the army any longer. The reason seemed to be that she had destroyed the unity of the army and her ideological awareness needed to be improved."
This news spread throughout the staff quarters, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the Wang family, all wanting to join in the fun.
She thought Jiang Suhan knew about it too, but maybe to avoid suspicion, she didn't say anything. It turned out that she knew nothing. What a homebody.
Jiang Suihan was quite surprised. Although Wang Lijuan had done some bad things, she should not be kicked out. She had a vague feeling that perhaps someone had intervened.
"When did the army become so strict? I heard Sister Wu and the others talk about some things that happened in the past. There were worse consequences than this, but no one was driven away. It's a bit strange."
Dai Jia glanced at Jiang Suihan and said meaningfully, "You really don't know anything?"
Jiang Suihan spread her hands, her expression particularly innocent: "More real than Zhenzhu, I'm still confused at the moment, Wang Lijuan didn't make a fuss?"
Dai Jia sneered, "How is that possible? I heard she was crying and making a fuss at home, and even wanted to go to the army leaders to ask for an explanation. Fortunately, Wang Liying stopped her, otherwise Captain Li might have been implicated."
"She is not a family member of the army. It is normal for her to return to her hometown. There is nothing wrong with that. Besides, during the days since she came here, rumors about her and Xu Zhao have spread. I don't believe she is so innocent."
After a pause, Dai Jia glanced at Jiang Suihan and saw that she was very calm. She continued, "Of course, your Xu Zhao has high standards. Naturally, he would look down on people like Wang Lijuan. And about the elementary school teacher exam incident, she didn't have the ability and didn't pass the exam, but she spread rumors that Principal Cai leaked the exam questions to you. It seems that as long as things don't go her way, it's someone else's fault. She is kind, innocent, and pure."
Dai Jia looked down on Wang Lijuan, saying she was selfish, always thinking about herself, and was very brainless. She looked like a smart girl, but what she did was very funny.
Jiang Huihan couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Sister Dai, your words are really interesting. I don't like dealing with people like her. It's boring and laborious."
Dai Jia said with deep feeling: "It's better to leave. I'm not afraid of thieves stealing, but I'm afraid of thieves thinking about it. No one can guard against thieves all the time. If it were me, I would know that there was a fly buzzing in my ear every day, but I couldn't swat it to death. It would be annoying to death."
She felt that Jiang Suhan had a good temper. Even though her man was being targeted by someone and was threatened in front of her, she remained indifferent and stayed at home calmly, not looking worried at all.
Dai Jia couldn't help but wonder in her heart whether Jiang Huihan and Xu Zhao got married in a hurry and had no feelings for each other at all, and only got married because the marriage was arranged by their families.
Jiang Suihan was happy and in a good mood: "Your metaphor is quite vivid. Actually, I think when encountering such a thing, women should not be anxious to think about how to drive the man away. Shouldn't the man take the initiative? It was he who caused the bad peach blossom in the first place, and he still wants us women to solve it. It's beautiful to expect it."
"If I have to do even this little thing myself, what's the point of having him? I might as well not get married. It's so nice to be free and unrestrained. I don't have to worry about some good girl coming over one day and saying some specious and stupid things in front of me. Only women who are not confident and have no confidence would want to stare at their men all day long, but they don't know that the tighter they hold, the easier it is to rebound. Sometimes you have to give men a chance to show off, don't you think?"
Dai Jia looked deeply educated and clapped her hands excitedly, "Xiao Jiang, you are so right, it makes so much sense. That's right, we should let those stinky men solve the troubles they cause by themselves. Why should we suffer? It doesn't make sense. Since I gave birth to my son, I feel that my time is not my own. I have to work during the day and coax and play with the child at night. My husband is okay and helps out occasionally, otherwise I would have kicked him several times."
As she said this, she couldn't help but laugh. Zhang Xiangqian was sometimes unreliable in taking care of the baby, and he would do some dangerous actions with his son. Every time she saw it, she would scold him. However, he agreed verbally at the time and did it the next day. She was so angry that she wanted to beat him up.
She works in the supply and marketing cooperative, and her mother helps take care of her grandson during the day. But now her mother is too busy. Her sister-in-law gave birth to a grandson a few days ago, and her mother is so happy that she has a smile on her face these days.
Fortunately, she passed the exam, otherwise who would take care of her son would be a difficult problem to solve. Her mother was willing to do so, but she was worried about having two children. One was just born, and she had to take care of her sister-in-law during her confinement. She would be too busy to take care of them all, and she didn't want her mother to work so hard.
Her sister-in-law couldn't help but have some thoughts. Her sister-in-law was already married, but she still went back to her parents' home to take advantage. Her sister-in-law was already very dissatisfied with her for what happened last time.
Jiang Suihan pursed her lips and smiled, thinking that Dai Jia had a little bad temper. Thinking of Zhang Xiangqian who was gossipy and nagging, she didn't know how the two of them got along in daily life.
"It's not bad now. You've got a new job and your primary school is in the army, not far away. I think Youyou is very well behaved, so it should be okay to take him to school during the day."
Dai Jia couldn't help but complain: "There's nothing I can do about it. My mother-in-law is in her hometown and can't come, and my mother is busy, so I have to come by myself. Fortunately, I survived the first two years, otherwise I would have suffered even more."
Fortunately, her mother came to take care of her for a while when she gave birth, otherwise she might have collapsed. Zhang Xiangqian was on a mission at the time and could not help at all.
Jiang Suihan: "Yeah, it's not easy to be a military wife."
When I asked Xu Zhao before going to bed at night, he was silent for a while.
Jiang Suihan stared at him, and couldn't help but feel a little angry: "What do you mean? Don't you want a child?"
Is it necessary to think about it for so long? It seems as if she is forcing him to agree.
Xu Zhao quickly explained: "It is very hard for a woman to get pregnant and give birth. It is not easy to be a mother. We are still young, so there is no need to rush. My parents are fine too. If you want to have a baby, then we will have it. If you want to wait, then we can wait. You don't need to consider other people's opinions. I will listen to you."
In fact, he was fine. It's not that he didn't want a child with his and Jiang Suihan's blood, but he thought it was better to let nature take its course and there was no need to rush it.
Another thing is that he sometimes has to go out on missions. If Jiang Suihan is pregnant, he can't stay by her side to take care of her all the time. There is only a seven-year-old child at home, and he can't worry about her. His mother hasn't retired yet, so she can't get away to come here.
Jiang Suihan asked him: "Do you want a child?"
Xu Zhao nodded: "I do."
This is the truest thought in his heart. Which man doesn't want his own children after getting married?
Jiang Suihan bit the nail of her right index finger. Whenever she was struggling to make a decision, she would do this unconsciously. Xu Zhao couldn't bear it and pulled her hand away.
She will be twenty years old after her birthday at the end of the year. There is no problem having a baby at this age. She is young and healthy, and can recover quickly after giving birth.
Xu Zhao's parents did not urge him to have a baby, but Xu Zhao would be 25 years old this year. Zhang Xiangqian already had a son at his age, so Xu Zhao could not lag too far behind.
Xu Zhao looked at Jiang Huihan's eyes rolling around, with a serious expression, as if in deep thought: "What are you thinking about?"
Jiang Suihan admitted straightforwardly: "I want to have a baby."
Xu Zhao was choked by her straightforward words: "You want it?"
He thought she didn't really want to, after all, the little girl liked freedom and didn't want to be bound by a child.
Jiang Huihan lay on the quilt, tugging at it from time to time: "It's okay. Like you said, if it's true, just give birth to it and treat it as a little gift from God. If it's not true, then just wait a little longer. Anyway, we are still young."
She is very open-minded and lets things take their own course, believing that the baby will come naturally when the time comes.
She turned over and changed her position, put the pillow under her body, and began to chatter: "Giving birth to a child is not easy, raising a child is even harder. It takes ten months of pregnancy for the baby to mature, and you have to suffer too much in between. It's not easy to be a woman, and being a mother is even harder. After giving birth, you have to raise the child. It's not as simple as just feeding and clothing a child, you also have to teach him."
"Children's thinking is different from that of adults. They are like a blank sheet of paper and know nothing. If they are taught badly, they will become parasites in society and endanger society. If you want to teach them well, you have to work hard and put in all kinds of effort. It takes a lot of time, energy and money, and you may not be able to teach them well."
Jiang Suihan sighed quietly: "It's so hard for me."
The corners of Xu Zhao's mouth twitched involuntarily. She spoke so affectionately, as if she had already planted jade in Lantian and had a child.
"You are worrying for no reason. The thing hasn't even happened yet, but you are already worrying. Raising a child is indeed not easy, but it's not as terrible as you say. My parents gave birth to three of us siblings. They were busy with work before and didn't have much time to take care of us, but we siblings still made it through."
He pinched Jiang Suihan's nose, leaned over, looked at her, and chuckled: "Want to have a baby?"
The warm breath sprayed on her face, and Jiang Huihan's face turned red. She secretly despised herself. They had obviously done more intimate things before, but now facing his sudden intimacy, she still blushed and her heart beat faster.
She inexplicably felt a sense of victory and she put her arms around his neck. She blew gently into his ear with malicious intent, her voice soft and delicate: "What if I say yes?"
Then it was visibly that Xu Zhao's ears turned red at an extremely fast speed; he was shy.
Jiang Suihan was so happy that her shoulders trembled: "Your ears are so red."
Xu Zhao pretended to be calm and looked at her with gritted teeth: "Very happy?"
Jiang Huihan smiled and nodded: "I'm happy."
It's a rare opportunity to see his shy side, how can I not be happy?
Xu Zhao smiled brightly, and a small dimple suddenly appeared on his right cheek.
It was also the first time that Jiang Huihan saw it. She couldn't help but reach out and poke it, saying with great sorrow: "You actually have dimples. You should smile more. How can you bear to hide such beautiful dimples?"
Xu Zhao was silent for a moment, then instantly regained his expressionless face, and the dimple disappeared.
Jiang Huihan looked regretful: "Why don't you smile? It's a shame that we met too late. Let's meet again soon."
Xu Zhao grabbed her hands that were causing trouble and said helplessly, "Stop it."
"Hey, why did you blow out the candle?" Jiang Huihan glared at Xu Zhao as everything in front of her was dark.
Xu Zhao put his arm around her waist and said, "Give birth to a child."
Jiang Huihan was stunned and opened her mouth to speak, but he seized the opportunity and took advantage of her.
After a long time, everything returned to calm.
The quilt was suddenly pulled open, revealing her sweaty, red face. Xu Zhao grabbed the scattered clothes beside him and wiped the sweat off her face: "Do you want some water?"
Jiang Huihan's voice was hoarse and she was very sleepy. She closed her eyes and mumbled, "Yes."
Xu Zhao picked up the clothes on the ground and put them on. He picked up the thermos and poured half a cup of water into it. Fearing that it would be too hot, he also poured in some boiled water that he had prepared the night before.
He walked to the bed and sat down, half holding her in his arms, and carefully fed her water.
After drinking half a glass of water, the dry and itchy throat was relieved. Jiang Suihan turned her head away and refused to drink it. Xu Zhao raised his head and drank the rest in the glass.
Because she was worried about going to the school meeting in the morning, Jiang Suihan woke up before seven o'clock. She lay lazily in the bed and didn't want to get up. She just wanted to sleep until the end of time.
Xu Zhao went to the army early. She slapped her forehead in annoyance. It was all his fault. She forgot to ask him if he was the one who did what Wang Lijuan did.
After lying in bed for several minutes, Jiang Huihan rubbed her sore waist and slowly got up. She didn't know what she said last night that irritated him, and he pestered her for it several times.
The road was peaceful, and I didn't run into any annoying people. When I got to the elementary school, I saw Dai Jia standing at the door holding her son. She held Youyou's little hand and waved, "Say hello to Aunt Jiang."
Youyou still remembered that Jiang Suihan once gave him a delicious candy, and he said softly and obediently, "Hello, Aunt Jiang."
Jiang Suihan searched her pockets but found nothing. Then she remembered that she had changed her coat and there was no candy in her pocket: "Good morning, Youyou."
Youyou grinned and smiled at Jiang Suihan, no longer shy and timid as she was at the beginning.
Dai Jia put her son down and rubbed her wrists. The child was getting heavier and heavier, and her hands couldn't bear it after holding him for too long.
"Youyou refused to stay in there, so I had to take him out. Principal Cai hasn't come yet. Why don't you go in and wait?"
As soon as I mentioned Principal Cai, he arrived.
Principal Cai saw the two of them, smiled slightly, and said in a gentle manner: "Since you are here, let's go in."
She walked into the classroom first, holding a notebook in her hand.
Another person who passed the exam was a military wife named Yao Hongxia. She was very thin and dark, and looked to be in her early thirties. Her clothes were a little whitish from being washed, but very clean.
Principal Cai stood in front and spoke: "First of all, congratulations to the three of you for passing the exam. You will be my colleagues in the future. I am honored that the army trusts me and arranges me to be the principal. I feel very nervous and excited. This is also my first time as a principal. If you do something wrong, please tell me. The school belongs to everyone. Only when the school becomes better, our work will be more meaningful."
Clap, clap, clap. Jiang Suihan was the first to applaud. Seeing Principal Cai looking at her in surprise, she smiled brightly at her. Dai Jia and Yao Hongxia were stunned for a moment, then they realized it and started to applaud together.
Principal Cai stretched out his hand and pressed down, asking the three people to take turns introducing themselves.
Jiang Huihan was not afraid and talked freely while standing there. Dai Jia also performed well. She had worked in a supply and marketing cooperative before and had dealt with many people, so she had gained courage. Yao Hongxia seemed a little nervous and her voice was tense, but fortunately, nothing unexpected happened. Jiang Huihan was relieved to see her coming down.
Principal Cai is a man who gets things done quickly and efficiently. He began to assign tasks to everyone.
Jiang Suihan heard that she was in charge of Chinese and math for fourth and fifth graders and that the course load was acceptable. When Principal Cai wanted her to teach music, she quickly waved her hands and said that she had no musical talent and her singing was terrible, so she decided not to make things difficult for the students' ears.
Principal Cai couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. The girl was quite humorous, good-looking, well-educated, and graceful. The Xu family had made a good choice as their daughter-in-law.
"Then Dai Jia will be in charge of the music class, and I'll find someone else to teach the physical education class. This is the arrangement for now. If you have other ideas, you can come to me later. Because this is the first time we've opened a school, there are many unknowns. We're the only teachers for now, so let's get over it first. If we're short of staff later, I'll submit a report to recruit more people."
Including Principal Cai, there are a total of four teachers. This is arranged according to the student situation. Also, the educational level of the family members is not high enough to meet the requirements, so there is no one to recruit one or two more.
Principal Cai called Jiang Huihan and said, "Xiao Jiang, please stay for a moment. I have something to talk to you about."
"Then I'll leave first." Dai Jia was not curious why Principal Cai only took Jiang Huihan away, so she said hello and left with her son.
However, Yao Hongxia glanced at it casually, but didn't see anything, so she followed him.
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