Chapter 109: Unwavering “Aren’t you hot or uncomfortable?”…
The family chatted for a while, then went to Zhao Yunfei's room to help her clean up. The room was downstairs, next to Chen Xiuqin and her family's room. Zhao Yunfei had lived in this room before she got married.
"Stop messing around here and take Dongbao out to play." Chen Xiuqin said unhappily when she saw Zhao Yunsheng teasing Dongbao in the room.
Zhao Yunsheng picked up Dongbao and said, "Come on, uncle will take you to buy some soda."
Dongbao said sullenly, "Okay." Zhao Yunsheng kept teasing Dongbao, just to make her happy.
After the uncle and nephew left the room, Zhao Yunfei sighed, "Dongbao must be feeling very sad."
"Dongbao is very sensible and can tell right from wrong at such a young age. Wasn't she the first one to dislike her aunt? In fact, Dongbao was the first to discover it. She will understand." Wang Ying said.
Chen Xiuqin put down the clothes in her hands and said, "Is their family not going to steal Dongbao?"
"I won't give it to you even if you snatch it away. The child is young and a girl, so she must follow me." Zhao Yunfei said.
Wang Ying had experienced divorce in a previous life and had heard of many divorce cases. She warned Zhao Yunfei, "Their family may not really want a child, but they may use the child to control you."
"It's really possible." Zhao Yunfei said.
Wang Ying added, "We should actually stop Ji Qiang from making this known. Since no one else knows about this, it's still a bargaining chip. If it becomes public knowledge, Ji Yang will be humiliated and will become unscrupulous. He'll probably just drag out the divorce and fight with you over Dong Bao. He won't let anyone else have an easy time, and he won't let anyone else have an easy time either."
"That's right! Can Ji Qiang figure it out? How about asking Yunsheng to talk to him?" Chen Xiuqin said.
"I was thinking of making a big scene and making them lose face in front of everyone, but now I think Yingzi is right. We should prevent them from getting desperate," Zhao Yunfei said. "Then let Yunsheng go again and bring over the rest of my stuff."
Zhao Yunsheng came back holding Dongbao. Dongbao was holding a bottle of soda, and Zhao Yunsheng was holding four bottles.
"Mom, Yingzi, big sister, drink a bottle of soda and take a rest." Zhao Yunsheng said.
Zhao Yunfei took the soda and said, "Yunsheng, go to my house again, no, go to Ji's house and find Ji Qiang..."
"Okay, I'll go, but he shouldn't tell anyone about it, right? After all, he's the one being cuckolded, by his own elder brother at that. Would he tell anyone about such a shameful thing?" Zhao Yunsheng said.
"I'm just afraid he'll be too angry." Zhao Yunfei said.
"Okay, I'll go right away." Zhao Yunsheng said and left.
Wang Ying and the others finished their sodas and continued to help Zhao Yunfei clean up. Director Zhao came to see her twice, the last time standing at the door and asking, "Is there anything I need? I'll go get it."
Zhao Yunfei looked up at her father. They hadn't spoken since they came back. Zhao Yunfei felt sad and her eyes turned red. She said, "I don't need anything."
"Well, tell your mother if you need anything." Director Zhao said this and left again.
After the room was tidied, the women sat by the bed. Chen Xiuqin said, "Things have already come to this. You can just stay home and relax. I will retire in two months, and then I can take care of Dongbao."
"I'm sorry to trouble you." Zhao Yunfei said.
"What are you talking about? Who are you causing trouble for? Should you tell it to me or Yingzi and the others? Don't say such rude words." Chen Xiuqin said, "The house will be lively when you come back."
Wang Ying also said: "Mom is right, big sister, this is your home, you can live here."
Zhao Yunfei nodded, looked at her watch and said, "I have to go to the hospital for the night shift, so Dongbao will stay."
"I'll make you a bowl of noodles before you go," said Chen Xiuqin.
"I don't have an appetite. I won't eat for now. I'll go to the cafeteria when I get to the hospital if I'm really hungry." Zhao Yunfei walked to the mirror and smoothed her hair. The corners of her eyes were still a little red, but it wouldn't be noticeable unless you looked closely. This was the mirror she often used at home. Looking at herself in the mirror now, Zhao Yunfei suddenly felt that the person in the mirror was becoming more and more unfamiliar.
Wang Ying held Dongbao in her arms and said to Zhao Yunfei, "Ji Yang and Tang Meiling are still in the hospital, right? Big sister, you have to stay calm when you see them."
Zhao Yunfei smiled bitterly: "Don't worry, I have to remain calm for Dongbao."
Zhao Yunfei packed up and went to the hospital to be on duty. Dongbao was taken upstairs by Wang Ying to play, while Chen Xiuqin started to prepare dinner.
Before dinner, Zhao Yunsheng arrived home and brought back Zhao Yunfei's dowry box.
Wang Ying was playing with Dongbao in the yard. He went up to him and asked, "Have you seen Ji Qiang?"
"I saw him. Luckily you asked me to go and warn him. He was really pissed off and was about to go to his older brother's workplace to cause trouble. But after I nagged him a few times, he came to his senses." Zhao Yunsheng said as he unloaded the box from the back of his bicycle and asked, "Where's my older sister?"
"It's night shift." Wang Ying said.
"Then we will meet those two people." Zhao Yunsheng said.
At this time, Zhao Yunfei had already seen Tang Meiling, who had just undergone an abortion. She was lying on the hospital bed, her face pale and crying. Ji Yang was sitting beside the bed with her.
As soon as Zhao Yunfei arrived at the hospital, the nurse under her told her that her husband had brought a woman to the hospital, and that woman had suffered a miscarriage.
Seeing Zhao Yunfei coming, Tang Meiling was so scared that she wanted to lean towards Ji Yang, but Ji Yang dodged her.
Ji Yang wasn't sure why Zhao Yunfei had come, but his face didn't have the same expression he had when he looked at Zhao Yunfei at home. He stood up and said to Zhao Yunfei calmly, "You're not home. My sister-in-law fell down. I took her to the hospital. Please take care of her. I have something else to do and it's not convenient for me to be here. I'll leave first."
Tang Meiling's face turned even paler when she heard Ji Yang say he was leaving her to Zhao Yunfei's care. She tugged at the hem of Ji Yang's clothes, but Ji Yang looked at her coldly, so Tang Meiling had to let go.
Ji Yang felt that Zhao Yunfei would definitely understand what he meant, and sure enough, Zhao Yunfei nodded: "I understand, you go ahead and do your work, I'll take care of your sister-in-law."
Ji Yang looked at Zhao Yunfei carefully, then left without looking back.
Only Zhao Yunfei and Tang Meiling were left in the ward. Zhao Yunfei took a look at the saline solution in the bottle and then sat down beside the bed.
After a long while, Tang Meiling stammered, "I'm sorry, sister-in-law."
"You're sorry to me, to Ji Qiang, to your parents who raised you, and to yourself." Zhao Yunfei's voice was cold and expressionless. Zhao Yunfei thought she would hate Tang Meiling, but looking at her now, she hated Ji Yang even more.
Tang Meiling looked at Zhao Yunfei with tears in her eyes and said, "I don't know why I became like this. I didn't want to do this, but I couldn't control myself."
"You can't control yourself and fall in love with someone you shouldn't love? Look at him now, does he dare to protect you? He even threw you to me. Do you know why?" Zhao Yunfei said.
Tang Meiling shook her head first, then nodded. Why else? She had to save face.
"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I destroyed your marriage." Tang Meiling said.
"And your own." Zhao Yunfei said.
Tang Meiling cried even harder. She really didn't know how she had ended up like this. She had originally just admired Ji Yang's steadiness and elegance, unlike Ji Qiang, who was a rough man. But later, things got out of control.
"Don't cry anymore. You still need to be careful during the postpartum confinement period. If you cry your eyes out, you will suffer in the future." Zhao Yunfei said unhappily.
Tang Meiling sobbed for a long time before she stopped crying.
"You should have a good rest here. I still have things to do. I will come to see you when I have time." Zhao Yunfei said.
Seeing Zhao Yunfei about to leave, Tang Meiling hurriedly called out to her, "Sister-in-law, are you leaving me here alone?"
"This is a hospital, what are you afraid of? A nurse will come to check on you soon," said Zhao Yunfei.
Tang Meiling's heart is empty now and she dare not stay alone. She knows that she has done something wrong and hurt her sister-in-law, but now she has no one to rely on and can only rely on her sister-in-law who she has hurt.
"Then you, come see me later." Tang Meiling said cautiously.
Zhao Yunfei nodded, looked at the saline bottle again, turned and left the ward.
After leaving the ward, Zhao Yunfei sighed deeply, but saw that Ji Yang had not left, but was standing in front of the window at the end of the corridor.
Zhao Yunfei walked towards him. When she reached Ji Yang's side, Ji Yang said, "I agree to the divorce, but you can't tell anyone about this. Ji Qiang and the others can't divorce at the same time."
"I won't tell, but I can't guarantee that Ji Qiang won't tell. If we can't divorce at the same time, we have to divorce first." Zhao Yunfei said coldly.
Ji Yang looked at Zhao Yunfei: "Why do you have to do things so drastically!"
Zhao Yunfei sneered, "Did I do something too extreme, or are you too disrespectful of others? You two did something like this, and now you're blaming others."
"The baby in her belly is most likely not mine. I was just about to break up with her. I thought we could go a long way." Ji Yang said in a hoarse voice.
Zhao Yunfei just thought it was ridiculous. This man didn't realize his mistake at all and had no intention of repenting. He just said this because he was caught cheating and had no choice.
"That's it, Ji Yang. Let's get a decent divorce." Zhao Yunfei didn't want to waste any more time talking to him.
"Is there really no room for maneuver?" Ji Yang asked unwillingly.
"Not at all." Zhao Yunfei said, "I'm busy. You should go back and ask Ji Qiang or the Tang family to take Tang Meiling out of the hospital as soon as possible. I have no obligation to take care of her."
Zhao Yunfei left immediately after she finished speaking, and Ji Yang quickly took two steps and followed her. When they reached a fork in the road, Ji Yang even managed a smile and said hello to Zhao Yunfei, "Well, Yunfei, I'm leaving first." They acted like a normal couple.
Zhao Yunfei felt ironic. Now that he knows how to save face, what were he doing before?
At the Zhao family, after dinner, Wang Ying gave Dongbao a bath, and Chen Xiuqin carried Dongbao to their room.
Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng went upstairs, and Zhao Yunsheng talked to Wang Ying about what happened between his elder sister and Ji Yang.
"They used to have a really good relationship. When my eldest sister gave birth to Dongbao, the old couple in the Ji family were unhappy that Dongbao was a girl. At that time, Ji Yang said that daughters were good and daughters were treasures. He also named Dongbao, saying that Dongbao was the baby who came to their family in the winter, and the baby of him and my eldest sister. When my eldest sister mentioned this to me, her eyes were full of love for Ji Yang. And not long after that, they are getting divorced."
"It's not surprising that people's hearts are fickle. What's more, what you said was just his lip service. Some people just say nice things, and maybe at that time, he had already hooked up with my brother's wife." Wang Ying said.
Zhao Yunsheng held Wang Ying tightly in his arms and whispered, "Don't worry, Yingzi, things won't turn out like that between us, absolutely not."
"It's hot!" Wang Ying tried to break free from Zhao Yunsheng's arms, but he held her tighter.
"Yingzi, I will let you go only if you say you want to trust me," Zhao Yunsheng said.
"I believe you." Wang Ying said immediately. She just wanted Zhao Yunsheng to let her go. It was so hot and it was really uncomfortable to hug each other.
Wang Ying said this, but Zhao Yunsheng still didn't let go of her. He wanted to tell her that he had an "ideal for love" and that once he found love, he would protect it for the rest of his life, even until death. But Wang Ying's words made him feel that such words would seem frivolous, so he didn't say them, but just held Wang Ying tightly, not letting go.
Wang Ying felt that their clothes, which were pressed together, were soaked with sweat, and felt very uncomfortable. She said, "Aren't you hot and uncomfortable?"
"It's not hot, nor is it uncomfortable. How could it be uncomfortable to hold you in my arms?" Zhao Yunsheng said.
"My clothes are all wet, but I'm not hot yet. I don't like the smell of sweat," said Wang Ying.
Zhao Yunsheng finally let Wang Ying go, and Wang Ying immediately rolled inside, landing on the cool mat, where she felt a little better. But her comfort didn't last long, as Zhao Yunsheng came closer again...
The next morning, when Zhao Yunfei came back from working an overnight shift, the Zhao family was having breakfast.
"Sister, come here and have breakfast." Wang Ying said.
Zhao Yunfei sat down next to Chen Xiuqin and said, "Dongbao hasn't woken up yet. Did he make a fuss last night?"
"I'm not making any trouble. I'm being good." Chen Xiuqin said.
Wang Ying filled a bowl of porridge for Zhao Yunfei. Zhao Yunfei picked it up and took a sip. It was only a little warm porridge. After drinking it in one gulp, she felt like she was alive again. She drank most of the bowl in one breath.
"What did you say?" Chen Xiuqin asked.
"The child was aborted." Zhao Yunfei said, "Ji Yang agreed to the divorce, but the matter had to be kept secret. He also said that I couldn't divorce Ji Qiang and the others at the same time."
"Then when can the procedures be completed?" Chen Xiuqin asked again.
"The Tang family went to the hospital in the morning, and Ji Qiang also went. Ji Qiang said he was not in a hurry to get a divorce, and asked us to get a divorce first," said Zhao Yunfei.
"Will Ji Qiang still be with Tang Meiling?"
"Who knows? After all, he liked her very much in the past, so it's possible that he couldn't bear to let her go. I don't care about them anymore. Anyway, this just suits Ji Yang's wishes, and we should be able to complete the formalities soon." Zhao Yunfei said as she took another big sip of porridge.
"It would be better if you do it sooner." Director Zhao said.
"Okay. I'm going to sleep for a while." Zhao Yunfei drank a bowl of porridge in three mouthfuls, didn't eat anything else, and went back to her room.
After breakfast, Zhao Yunsheng sent Wang Ying to work.
There's been nothing much to do at work lately, and since it's too hot in the summer, Wang Ying really doesn't feel like trying out new products. She spends her days in the office reviewing old factory materials and organizing reports. Another daily routine is reading the newspaper.
Director Xiang continued to work on his math problems every day. One day, Wang Ying finally couldn't help but ask him if he had made any progress after so many days. Director Xiang just snorted and said that others couldn't solve the problem for hundreds of years, but it had only been a short time for him... He also said that he would solve it until retirement...
There was no follow-up on the plan to go to Shanghai for inspection and study, but Wang Ying did not give up and would occasionally mention it to Director Xiang.
Today, Wang Ying was reading the newspaper after lunch as usual, while Director Xiang was resting with his eyes closed.
"Oh!" Wang Ying slammed the table and stood up, waking Director Xiang up.
Director Xiang said dissatisfiedly: "Why are you shouting? It's scary!"
"Director, please read this report!" Wang Ying walked over to Director Xiang's desk with a newspaper and pointed to a piece of tofu on the paper. It read: "Shanghai Shengli Machinery Factory successfully developed a medium-sized vacuum packaging machine."
"Vacuum packaging machine!" Wang Ying said excitedly.
Director Xiang finished reading the report and looked at Wang Ying suspiciously: "The newspaper only reported it now, how did you know about it before?"
"Inside information!" Wang Ying said mysteriously, "Director, please show this newspaper to the factory director."
Director Xiang glanced at Wang Ying and said, "Even if I took it, they know who ordered me to do so."
"What instructions? You're the boss!" Wang Ying said with a smile, "Now that it's in the newspaper, the factory director might be interested. Why don't you go and discuss it with him?"
"No, the sun is shining!" said Director Xiang.
"Then wait until the sun sets a little before going," said Wang Ying.
"Just leave it there." Director Xiang knew Wang Ying's ability. If he didn't go, he would have no peace today.
Wang Ying was very excited. He sat back at his desk and asked Director Xiang, "Director, is there a gas called nitrogen that can also keep food fresh?"
"You know quite a lot!" Director Xiang looked at Wang Ying in surprise. "But don't even think about it. This definitely doesn't exist in China right now."
"Oh, what a pity! When can we have it?" Wang Ying said with a bit of regret.
"You really want to use all the high-tech in food production." Director Xiang said.
"Food is the most important thing for the people," Wang Ying said. "Director, what are you studying at Qinghua? Why don't you make a nitrogen filling packaging machine?"
Director Xiang almost rolled his eyes to the sky and didn't want to pay any more attention to Wang Ying.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Director Xiang went to find Qian Tongsheng with a newspaper in his hand, while Wang Ying glanced at him from time to time.
Several leaders happened to be in the small conference room, so Director Xiang went over to them.
When the leaders saw Director Xiang coming with a newspaper, they didn't mention that he was reading the newspaper during working hours. Qian Tongsheng just asked, "Director Xiang, what can I do for you?"
Director Xiang said, "Oh, during lunch break, I saw a report in the newspaper that seemed interesting, so I wanted to show it to the leaders."
Qian Tongsheng was alarmed. He had heard that Wang Ying had been reading the newspaper every day recently...
"What report?" Qian Tongsheng asked.
Director Xiang handed over the folded newspaper, and several leaders saw the report on the vacuum packaging machine at a glance.
"Vacuum packaging machine?" Director Zhao said.
Qian Tongsheng felt that his vigilance was not wrong at all. Wang Ying must have seen this, and it was she who had called Xiang Huaimin. When Xiang Huaimin was at the enamel factory, everyone said that he had a bad temper and ignored people. But after coming to their food factory, he was willing to listen to Wang Ying's words and hit her wherever she told him to.
Director Xiang said: "If the factory uses this machine, it can preserve food for longer periods of time and it will also be easier to transport."
Qian Tongsheng pressed the newspaper and said, "Introducing machinery into the factory is no small matter. This matter needs to be discussed with the higher-ups. I'll leave the newspaper here for now. Director Xiang, do you have anything else to say?"
"This machine will definitely become popular across the country in the future. It would not be a bad thing if it can be introduced as soon as possible." Xiang Huaimin added.
"I understand. Let's negotiate it again." Qian Tongsheng nodded.
Xiang Huaimin thought about it and added, "If that doesn't work, we can send someone to Shanghai to investigate and see if this machine is already popular there."
"I understand. You can go back first." Qian Tongsheng waved to Xiang Huaimin.
Xiang Huaimin returned to the office, and Wang Ying hurriedly asked, "Director, how is it?"
Xiang Huaimin only said, "I showed it to them, and they still want to discuss it." He didn't say anything else to Wang Ying. It wasn't certain that it would work anyway. If she knew that he was speaking for her, she might pester him even more in the future.
"Director, what do you think of the future of this machine?" Wang Ying asked.
"The prospects are very good and it will definitely become popular in the future," said Xiang Huaimin.
"I think so too." Wang Ying said expectantly.
"But your factory director is a conservative, so this matter will be difficult to resolve." Xiang Huaimin felt that with Qian Tongsheng's personality, he would only be willing to use this machine after the whole country had installed it.
"Good things take time, don't be afraid!" said Wang Ying.
When Wang Yingcai got home from work that day, he heard Director Zhao mention that Director Xiang had actually proposed a trip to Shanghai for an inspection! Director Xiang was truly a good leader! But Director Qian still wouldn't budge...
Wang Ying lamented, wondering when he could finally go to Shanghai!
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