Once inside, Xu Qingning offered to make tea for the two of them.
Before leaving, my mother-in-law filled all the thermos flasks with water and steamed a pot of buns.
Xu Qingning asked them if they had eaten. The two were flattered and repeatedly said they had eaten, feeling that their sister-in-law was too kind to them and that they were not used to it.
After brewing the tea, she smiled and said to them, "You two chat, I'm going back to my room to rest."
The two young men were handsome and well-built, with a roguish charm that exuded a free spirit.
In the future, taking them out will definitely be very cool.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry about us, go back to your room and rest." Wang Yaqiang and Liu Dawei said in unison.
Xu Qingning poured herself a glass of water, carried it back to her room, took off her shoes, and went to bed.
I was out for most of the day and I'm quite tired.
It's still more comfortable at home.
"You can go to sleep. I'll call you when it's time to eat." Zhao Jingyu sipped the tea his wife had brewed, enjoying it immensely. He watched Xu Qingning return to her room before saying, "I'm leaving my wife in your care. When I get back, you'll be rewarded handsomely."
"Why are you being so polite with us, boss?" Wang Yaqiang lit a cigarette and started puffing away. "It's only right to take care of my sister-in-law."
“By the way, boss, I’ve contacted that guy you mentioned last time. He said he’s working as a carving master in a jade factory now, and he even suggested you come back to the Northwest when you have time.” Liu Dawei took a piece of paper out of his pocket and handed it to Zhao Jingyu. “This is his address.”
Zhao Jingyu glanced at the address, got up, grabbed a notebook from the windowsill, and copied the address into it: "I'll write him a letter tonight. If he replies, I'll send it to his workplace. Please remember to receive it for me."
"Don't worry, that's no problem." Wang Yaqiang nodded, then asked, "Boss, is what you're saying going to work out?"
"Why not?" Zhao Jingyu put away his notebook and poured tea for the two of them. "You've both been abroad and seen the overseas market. Although the domestic development is a bit slow now, I believe that it will develop rapidly in a few years. Just look at our company's freight volume."
"The eldest brother has run around more often, so he knows more than us."
"Yes, we'll do whatever you tell us to do."
Wang Yaqiang and Liu Dawei both agreed.
Inside the room, Xu Qingning, who was dozing off, woke up considerably after hearing Zhao Jingyu's words.
It must be said that this man has a good business sense.
That's right. In just a few years, all industries in China will develop rapidly. Many people made their first fortune in the 1980s and 1990s by taking advantage of the reform and opening up policy and started to live a comfortable life.
Since the author has created this world, many things, even if she didn't write them down, cannot stop the rapid development of this world.
At least they were all treated as hidden storylines or background elements.
What Xu Qingning is eyeing are these hidden plot points.
People in that era worked for state-owned enterprises, dutifully earning a few dozen yuan a month and barely making ends meet.
Because everyone lives this way, people get used to it.
But Zhao Jingyu was different. He was a seaman who traveled all over the world. When he docked to replenish his supplies, he would go ashore and wander around. He was truly knowledgeable and well-traveled.
In that case, his thoughts and insights would definitely be different.
Although the author positioned Zhao Jingyu as a villain, someone who deliberately caused trouble for the male and female protagonists, he also gave him a strong career path for the sake of the plot.
After many twists and turns, he started a company, became an entrepreneur, and shone brightly, attracting the attention and pursuit of countless women.
Just as he was riding high and recklessly suppressing Xiao Tingshen, Xiao Tingshen coldly told him a story from the past, about the night he and Xu Qingning had a one-night stand.
It is said that Xu Qingning was once pregnant with his child, but later had an abortion and eventually went insane and died.
They even mocked him as a despicable and shameless villain, asking what right he had to stand on the moral high ground to suppress him and oppose him.
Shocked, Zhao Jingyu began to investigate this past event. After learning the whole story, he even bought flowers and visited her grave.
After this incident, Zhao Jingyu disappeared without a trace.
The male and female protagonists lived a happy and fulfilling life.
As a seasoned bookworm, Xu Qingning knew at a glance that this ending was clearly a disappointing one.
As she pondered, her eyelids began to droop, and she drifted off to sleep.
Wang Yaqiang and Liu Dawei stayed until dark before leaving.
When Zhao Jingyu returned to the room, he found Xu Qingning still sleeping. He lifted the lid of the pot to look at the buns inside, then gathered firewood to heat them up and also cooked some white porridge.
When Xu Qingning woke up, he had already prepared the meal and was sitting on the edge of the bed reading a book.
Seeing her open her eyes, he looked up at his watch and joked, "You slept for a full three hours. Aren't you going to sleep tonight?"
"Don't you know pregnant women get tired easily?" Xu Qingning stretched and sat up. Smelling the food, she knew he had prepared it and stood up, saying, "Let's eat!"
Dinner consisted of cabbage and pork buns, pickled radish, and white porridge.
"I noticed you like plain congee, so I cooked some. Try it and see if you like it." Zhao Jingyu ladled a bowl of congee for her.
The congee was cooked until soft and mushy, neither too thick nor too thin.
"I like it." Xu Qingning took a sip, gave a thumbs up, and praised, "It tastes even better than what Mom makes."
Yang Yuelan's porridge was thin, probably because she was reluctant to put in rice.
Zhao Jingyu put in just the right amount of rice.
"Do you like porridge, or do you like the person who makes it?" Zhao Jingyu asked her casually.
"What do you think?" Xu Qingning looked up and met his gaze. That scoundrel was flirting with her again. She was pregnant; was she afraid of him?
"Don't want to talk about it?" Zhao Jingyu's gaze also hardened, and he said in a low voice, "Tell me when we're asleep later..."
The atmosphere was ambiguous.
A series of footsteps sounded outside, and Zhao Lei and her husband suddenly pushed open the door and walked in.
As soon as they entered the house, Zhao Lei sat down next to Zhao Jingyu and said in a coquettish tone, "I thought you were going to come over for dinner today, why didn't you come?"
Xu Qingning looked completely bewildered.
What the heck?
"Something came up at home, I can't get away." Zhao Jingyu was quite nice to his sister, glancing at his brother-in-law and asking, "Have you eaten?"
"No." Zhao Lei seemed to only then notice Xu Qingning, and forced a smile. "Sister-in-law, Jing Yu would always come to my house for a visit before he left. He didn't come today, so I thought something had happened and came over with your brother-in-law to check on him."
Xu Qingning gave a perfunctory smile, not wanting to pay any attention to her.
"Let's eat together then!" Zhao Jingyu brought the two of them bowls and chopsticks again. Zhao Lei didn't stand on ceremony and pulled her man to sit down. "I was scared to walk at night, so I had your brother-in-law come with me."
Xu Qingning didn't say anything, drank a bowl of plain porridge, and then put down her chopsticks.
Zhao Lei's husband, Li Yucheng, was a quiet and reserved man. After sitting down, he started eating without saying a word, and he ate half a pot of buns all by himself.
Zhao Jingyu was obviously used to it and didn't mind. Seeing that Xu Qingning had finished eating, he asked her if she wanted some plain porridge.
Li Yucheng said he wanted some, and then drank the rest of the half-pot of white porridge.
While eating, Zhao Lei chatted incessantly with Zhao Jingyu about her family affairs, saying that her father-in-law was sick, her mother-in-law was also in poor health, and they didn't have enough money to spend.
Zhao Jingyu listened quietly without saying a word.
"You guys eat, I'm going back to my room." Xu Qingning was annoyed.
Every family has its own troubles.
Who has enough money to spend?
She had just stood up when she heard Zhao Lei say to Zhao Jingyu, "Jingyu, you got your salary this month, lend me twenty yuan, I need it urgently."
"No, we need it urgently too." Before Zhao Jingyu could speak, Xu Qingning refused directly, saying coldly, "Zhao Jingyu's salary is only a little over forty. You're asking to borrow half of it? You're really asking for an exorbitant amount. Does he support me or you?"
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