“I missed home, so I came back.” Zhao Jingyu’s eyes were full of smiles. He looked at Yang Yuelan, said nothing, and reached out to Xu Qingning, “Come and sit down.”
The person I've been longing for is right in front of me.
He had never felt so excited before, and he wished he could hold her in his arms right now and tell her how much he had missed her these past few days.
"Didn't you leave?" Xu Qingning didn't react for a moment, but still sat down next to him. What did his sudden return mean?
Will he get fired?
Oh my god, what will happen to her and her child?
She plans to save the money she earns now and use it in three years. She absolutely cannot spend it now, and she will still have to rely on his salary to support herself for the next three years.
"There was a small problem at the dock, so we're delayed until next week. I had nothing to do there, so I came back." Zhao Jingyu didn't notice the strange look on her face and took her hand. "Where did you go? You were gone for so long?"
"Mom and I went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought some colored thread, then we went shopping." Xu Qingning was relieved and asked him again, "When are you leaving?"
She wanted him to get on the ship quickly.
Once he's on the boat, he won't run back home.
Wang Yaqiang lowered his head and chuckled to himself.
Last night, he had dinner with Officer Yang and heard about the farce involving the Xu family going to the countryside, so he called Zhao Jingyu to tell him about it.
He didn't expect that Zhao Jingyu would take leave and rush back.
My sister-in-law's reaction was rather unusual; she didn't seem particularly surprised.
"I took three days off." Zhao Jingyu was amused by her. "I just got back, and you're already looking forward to my departure?"
"No, I'm just quite surprised." Xu Qingning secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that he had taken three days off. It was so great to have the bedroom all to herself. When he came back, he would have to take up half of her bed.
Ahem, making money is the most important thing!
"You two talk, I'm going to cook." Yang Yuelan was very happy to see her son and went to the yard to cook.
Wu Huihui hadn't finished get off work yet, and Yang Yuexiang, having nothing to do, wandered around the courtyard. She had only been there a few days when she became very close to the old ladies in the courtyard, chatting for an entire afternoon. She would only come back to help with cooking when it was time for dinner.
Upon entering and seeing Zhao Jingyu, she was even more surprised, exclaiming, "Oh my, Jingyu, why did you suddenly come back?"
"Auntie, I took leave to come back." Zhao Jingyu didn't expect Yang Yuexiang to be here either, and almost didn't recognize her. He asked indifferently, "How many days have you been here?"
"Your cousin and I came with your mother." Yang Yuexiang felt even more annoyed when she saw the tall and strong Zhao Jingyu. She wished she had married Wu Huihui off to the family sooner.
If Wu Huihui marries into this family, she can live here legitimately instead of having to put up with Xu Qingning's attitude.
Zhao Jingyu responded with an "oh," showing no interest in continuing the conversation with his aunt.
"Your cousin will be back from get off work soon. You haven't seen each other since she went to the countryside. You can have a good chat when she gets back." Yang Yuexiang was more and more satisfied with Zhao Jingyu. With Zhao Jingyu back, Yang Yuexiang was no longer afraid of Xu Qingning.
In the past two days, she has inquired about Xu Qingning's ancestors for eighteen generations. Tsk tsk, Zhao Jingyu actually married such a woman. She was not chaste before marriage and had messed around with several men.
After all that fuss, she got pregnant and they insisted it was Zhao Jingyu's child.
Zhao Jingyu had no choice but to marry her.
No sooner had she finished speaking than Wu Huihui returned. As soon as she entered the door, she recognized Zhao Jingyu, and her heart pounded. She could hear her voice trembling as she said, "Cousin, cousin is back."
After not seeing him for several years, Zhao Jingyu has become even more handsome.
Especially when he was wearing a suit and shirt, he looked very elegant and sophisticated; she had never seen such a flamboyant man before.
Almost instantly, Wu Huihui fell in love with him.
Zhao Jingyu glanced at Wu Huihui indifferently. Who was this person? His cousin? No recollection!
Wu Huihui lowered her head and twisted the hem of her clothes, her two braids hanging down in front of her chest, swaying back and forth, looking extremely shy.
"Wife, let's go back inside and talk." Zhao Jingyu didn't even look at Wu Huihui, and pulled Xu Qingning into the bedroom.
"Boss, I'm going back now." Wang Yaqiang tactfully left.
As Wu Huihui watched the two figures walk away, she felt her heart break.
This man originally belonged to her, but now he has been easily taken away by Xu Qingning. She is unwilling, very unwilling.
As soon as he entered the bedroom, Zhao Jingyu asked about the trip to the countryside: "Yaqiang told me everything that happened yesterday. As soon as I got back, I went to see Officer Yang and asked the educated youth office for their opinion. Don't worry, I'll handle this."
"No matter how this is handled, it won't affect me." Xu Qingning felt that the matter was already very clear, and there was no need for Zhao Jingyu to get involved.
“I’m not familiar with Officer Yang, but Yaqiang is his friend. Officer Yang said that someone wrote an anonymous letter reporting that you and Tang Wenya evaded going to the countryside, which is why the educated youth office came to investigate this matter.” Zhao Jingyu leaned against the quilt, resting his head on his arm as he looked at her. “Yaqiang and I just analyzed that it must have been someone we knew who reported it.”
"Is it Xiao Tingshen?" That was the first person Xu Qingning thought of.
“He wouldn’t do that…” Zhao Jingyu felt secretly pleased, but still analyzed objectively, “Think about it, he’s getting married soon, there’s no need to put on such a farce, unless he’s mentally ill.”
"Who could it be?" Xu Qingning never expected that someone would report something like this; it was just a waste of time.
In the original book, she went to the countryside to work after having an abortion, and there was no plot about her being reported by someone.
However, the most distinctive feature of this book is its hidden plot with surprises. It's the seemingly insignificant little things or minor characters that often lead to unexpected gains.
For example, the six outfits she designed sold for sixty yuan, which was a surprise brought about by the hidden storyline.
By analogy, could the unexpected plot point of her being reported be part of a hidden storyline?
Following this line of reasoning, the whistleblower should not be a main character, but rather a minor character or a random passerby.
"I'll have Yaqiang and Dawei investigate this person." Seeing her deep in thought, Zhao Jingyu found her especially endearing and her voice even gentler. "How have you been feeling these past two days?"
"It's great." Xu Qingning began to praise Yang Yuelan. "Mom doesn't let me do housework. I can sleep in as late as I want. She does the laundry and cooks herself, busy from morning till night."
With her mother-in-law helping with cooking and housework, she can free up time to draw design drafts, and the more she draws, the more money she earns.
Even if we can't sell it now, we'll definitely be able to sell it later.
Her main concern is that having children will distract her.
So she wanted to use this pregnancy to draw out her previous design drafts and future popular styles.
These design drafts are her assets.
Zhao Jingyu didn't speak, he just looked at her and smiled.
"You fall silent the moment I mention your mother," Xu Qingning said, giving him a reproachful look. "She's here to take care of your wife and children. Can't you at least express your gratitude or say something nice?"
"Why are you talking about this as a family?" Zhao Jingyu composed himself. "I will keep these things in mind."
Seeing his attitude, Xu Qingning wisely shut her mouth.
Forget it, she wasn't very familiar with him anyway, and she decided not to get involved in their mother-son relationship.
During the meal, Wu Huihui would occasionally look up at Zhao Jingyu, and blush every time she did.
Xu Qingning saw this and was immediately incredulous. How could someone be so blatantly seducing her husband right in front of her?
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