Chapter 148 Chapter 148 Flood
“Wow—”
Suddenly, heavy rain fell from the clear sky, and the bean-sized raindrops hit the ground, creating brilliant water splashes.
The pedestrians on the road had no time to dodge and were soon soaked.
He Junxia, pushing a suitcase, arrived at the Yuanyuan Milk Tea Shop on the roadside and sat down amid the envious and jealous eyes of countless people.
He brushed past the falling raindrops and walked into the milk tea shop before the slanting raindrops arrived, perfectly avoiding the attack of the rain.
The milk tea shop was neither big nor small, with three tables, and it was soon filled with pedestrians hiding from the rain.
Some people, feeling embarrassed to sit there for nothing, opened their phones to scan the QR code on the table and order a cup of milk tea. The order announcements from the backstage of the milk tea shop continued.
He Juanxia put the suitcase in the corner of the milk tea shop: "Sister-in-law, you take a rest, I'll do it."
That's right, this non-chain milk tea shop was opened by Xinyuan's brother and sister-in-law. Because it opened early, uses quality ingredients, and offers affordable prices, it's long since carved out a niche in the small town's milk tea market.
Even after major milk tea chain brands opened stores in small towns, it did not affect the business of the store.
"No, you've only been on the train all day, and that's only five cups. I'll be done with it in no time."
Wei Lingyu smiled and waved her hands: "The doctor at my last prenatal checkup said that I'm a bit fat and I should walk around more."
However, before Wei Lingyu could drive He Junxia out of the kitchen, the small printer suddenly spit out a long list of orders, and the machine responsible for announcing the takeout kept making ding-dong sounds.
At this time, a big order came in.
Wei Lingyu: ...
Wei Lingyu laughed heartily. "It seems the heavens don't want you to rest today. Do you remember the milk tea recipe? Come in and wash your hands first."
"I remember everything."
"Okay, I'll help you."
He Junxia put on his work clothes and gloves. He and Wei Lingyu worked well together and after working for a while, they finally finished making all 56 cups of milk tea.
Wei Lingyu wiped the sweat from her head with a towel and said, "It's been raining for half an hour, why hasn't it stopped yet?"
He Junxia looked over and saw that the clear sky was covered by large dark clouds, and the gloomy sky seemed like it would collapse in the next second.
"It's going to be cloudy and it might rain for hours."
"Every autumn rain brings a chill. It's good to have rain. It won't be so hot after a while."
Wei Lingyu has a plump figure and her weight has increased rapidly since she became pregnant. She hates the hot and unbearable summer the most.
"I'll clean up, sister-in-law, you go and rest."
He Junxia picked up a rag to wipe the wet countertop, washed her hands, and put on clean disposable gloves to cut watermelon and mango.
Wei Lingyu didn't rest either. She sat on a chair and peeled grapes. Her gloves were covered with sweet grape juice.
However, perhaps because of the sudden heavy rain that caused the delivery fee to increase, the announcer fell silent after the large order of 50 cups was taken away by the delivery man.
The two of them were also happy and relaxed.
He Junxia made herself a cup of mango pudding when a crisp cell phone ringtone suddenly rang out in the kitchen.
Wei Lingyu took off her gloves and took out her phone: "Hello, Mom, it's okay, there are umbrellas in the store, Xiaoxing is helping me."
She handed the phone to He Juanxia: "Xiaoxing, Mom asked you to answer the phone."
"good."
He Junxia put down the work in her hands: "Mom."
"Xingzi, your sister-in-law is pregnant. Please help her and don't let her get tired."
He Junxia nodded: "Okay, I know."
Even if Su Guizhi didn't say it, he would do it. The main task this time was to protect the wisher's sister-in-law Wei Lingyu to give birth safely, and secondly to let his nephew or niece grow up safely.
"It's a strange day. It suddenly rained heavily out of nowhere. If your sister-in-law wants to finish work first, you should take a taxi back. Don't walk. The road is so slippery. What if you fall?"
"Don't worry, I will definitely remember it."
He Juanxia returned the phone to Wei Lingyu: "Sister-in-law, Mom said that if you plan to finish work early, we should take a taxi back to avoid the trouble of water on the road."
Wei Lingyu checked the time on her phone: "In half an hour, when the rain subsides, we'll close the shop and go back."
Anyway, it was already 4:30, and fewer people ordered milk tea on rainy days than usual. My brother-in-law had just finished his internship and there was no need for him to be greedy for a few cups of milk tea in the evening.
At 5:27 p.m., Yuanyuan Milk Tea Shop saw off its last dine-in customer.
He Junxia cleaned all the equipment in the kitchen, mopped the floor in front of the counter, and cleaned up the scattered tables and chairs and the garbage left on the table.
Wei Lingyu was about to help, but was stopped by He Junxia's words. She stood at the door and watched the young man busying around. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart that her brother-in-law had really grown up.
In the past few years, let alone coming to help in the milk tea shop, I would be considered in a good mood if no one glared at me.
He Junxia closed the shop door and habitually opened the mobile phone app to call a taxi, but then found that the screen showed that the taxi function was not yet enabled in this area.
Well, the taxi-hailing apps in this world have not yet developed to the point where they can do everything from eating, drinking, and having fun.
While He Junxia was looking down at her phone, Wei Lingyu had already raised her hand to hail a taxi: "Xiaoxing, get in."
"Here I come."
He Junxia put his phone back in his pocket, put the suitcase in the trunk, and hurriedly got into the back seat of the taxi.
The moment he got in the car, an unpleasant and disgusting smell of gasoline hit him in the face, and He Junxia almost couldn't hold back his retching.
Wei Lingyu seemed completely oblivious to the strange smell in the car: "I'm carsick, open the window."
He Junxia rubbed his nose uncomfortably.
A pregnant woman's sense of smell shouldn't be more sensitive than a normal person's. Even though there was such a strong smell in the car, Wei Lingyu acted as if nothing had happened.
[That's because your soul is too strong, indirectly transforming the wisher's body, causing your five senses to become more acute.]
The system explained He Junxia's doubts.
He Junxia: ...
But there are no non-scientific factors like ghosts in this world. He can't release the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, nor can he block his overly sensitive sense of smell.
He Junxia resigned herself to covering her nose and opening half of the window to let in some air. Seeing this, Wei Lingyu took out a clean pomelo peel from her bag.
"Just smell it, hold on a little longer, and we'll be at the house in a moment."
After she became pregnant, she often suffered from sudden nausea, and smelling grapefruit peel could relieve it, so she always kept a piece of grapefruit peel in her bag.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
He Junxia smelled the grapefruit peel while enjoying the breeze, and the nausea in her chest finally eased a lot.
Six minutes later, the taxi stopped in front of the community gate. Wei Lingyu took out ten yuan in cash and handed it to the driver. He Junxia opened an umbrella and got out of the car to get the luggage in the trunk.
The rain was still falling. Although it was lighter, the raindrops were still as big as beans. There were not many people walking or chatting in the community.
The two of them walked upstairs through the deep and shallow puddles. The door of the house was already open, with a small gap left, waiting for the owner to come home.
"Mom, what are we having for dinner?"
"Eat, eat, eat. All you do when you get back is eat." Su Guizhi rolled her eyes at He Juanxia and said, "When can you bring me a girlfriend?"
"This kind of thing depends on fate."
He Junxia squatted in the hallway and wiped the four wheels of the box with a tissue. Su Guizhi snorted, "Just pick and choose. If you keep picking and choosing and finally no one wants it, let's see what you can do!"
"Cold salad?"
He Juanxia smiled and said, "What's the good of falling in love? I won't get married. I will stay by your side and serve you from now on."
Su Guizhi glared at her troublesome little son and said, "You can't even cook. How can I need you to serve me?"
She looked at Wei Lingyu: "Lingyu, are you hungry? I made yam and bone soup today. Yue Ze has to work overtime, so we can eat first and don't have to wait for him."
"Well, Mom, thank you for your hard work."
Wei Lingyu opened the bedroom window. It had been hot for so many days, and it was finally raining, so she had to let some fresh air into the house.
Su Guizhi bluntly instructed her youngest son: "Xiaoxing, come to the kitchen and take this pot of soup out. I'll get the chopsticks and bowl. Be careful."
He Junxia walked out of the kitchen carrying a pot of fragrant and delicious yam and pork ribs soup, and Wei Lingyu took out the insulation pad from the drawer in time.
He Junxia placed the casserole steadily on the heat-insulating pad. Su Guizhi, holding the chopsticks and bowl, instructed, "There are four more dishes in the kitchen. I'll go get them."
He Junxia was only busy taking the casserole and didn't pay attention to anything else. After hearing what Su Guizhi said, she turned back to the kitchen.
Good guy
Braised pig's trotters, meatball and vermicelli soup, braised prawns, stir-fried cabbage, pork with preserved vegetables and cold-mixed zheergen.
Where are there only four dishes?
Su Guizhi had her own reasons, and she said confidently, "What kind of vegetables are cabbage and watercress?"
He Junxia: give in.jpg
It took him three trips to get all the dishes on the table.
Wei Lingyu looked at the table full of dishes and couldn't help but smile. "Mom heard you were coming back today, and she was worried that you didn't eat well outside during your internship and lost weight, so she gathered all her energy to nourish you."
"oops"
"He's always been a jerk, and he doesn't hang out with friends like other young people. I don't worry about him at all."
Su Guizhi waved her hands repeatedly in disgust.
Wei Lingyu turned to look at He Juanxia: "Yeah, yeah, don't worry. Who is it that runs to the market to buy meat before dawn at five or six o'clock, saying that fresh meat tastes better."
"Eat, eat, eat."
Su Guizhi picked up a large bone and placed it in Wei Lingyu's bowl: "Try it! I asked them to cut it into pieces for me so I can suck out the marrow."
Wei Lingyu lowered her head and sucked the milky white bone marrow. An expression of enjoyment appeared on her face. She gave a thumbs up and said, "Mom, it's delicious. It's better than what we cook in the hotel."
"If it tastes good, eat more."
Su Guizhi then asked He Junxia, who was also gnawing on a bone, "Is it delicious?"
"tasty!"
He Junxia nodded heavily.
Although there is a certain degree of exaggeration, the pork bones cooked by Su Guizhi are indeed good, and the soup with yam is even more delicious.
Su Guizhi was very satisfied.
"Don't just chew on the bones, there are also meatballs, pig's trotters, braised pork and shrimp. Try them all and see how they taste."
"Mom, how could your cooking not be delicious? Just eat it and stop asking us questions."
Wei Lingyu picked up a piece of pig's trotter with chopsticks and gave it to Su Guizhi.
"Okay, okay, I'll eat it. If you think any of them are not tasty, remember to tell me."
Su Guizhi happily took a big mouthful of rice.
He Junxia tossed the cleaned bones into the trash can and quietly observed the two women in this household. So far, it seemed like they were getting along well, and the wisher didn't recall any obvious disagreements between them.
However, the wisher was indifferent to his sister-in-law two years before his brother Miao Yueze got married. His attitude gradually changed after he went to college.
The reason lies with another person, Tong Yidan.
She was Miao Yueze's first love. They were once discussing marriage, but eventually they separated for unknown reasons.
After hearing Tong Yidan's complaints, the wisher thought that his brother was cheating on his wife and mistress, and he couldn't stand her.
He Junxia took out his cell phone and looked through the chat history between the wisher and Tong Yidan, frowning slightly.
Although she did not explicitly say that Wei Lingyu was a mistress, there was such a hint between the lines. After Miao Yueze got married, she often asked her lover about the couple's recent situation.
He Junxia looked at Wei Lingyu who was eating with her head down.
Putting aside the relationship issues among the three, just from the memory of the wisher, we can see that she is a cheerful and generous person, with a delicate mind, and she has a very good relationship with the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Even the volunteer who initially disliked her gradually changed his attitude as they got along, and even asked her to protect her safe delivery.
Feeling He Junxia's gaze, Wei Lingyu tilted her head doubtfully and smiled, "Is there something on my face?"
He Junxia shook her head: "Sister-in-law, I want to say sorry to you."
This sentence is said on behalf of those who wish.
During the days they spent together, he gradually realized that Wei Lingyu was not the kind of person Tong Yidan said she was. He wanted to apologize but was too shy to say it out loud.
Wei Lingyu had finished her meal.
Hearing her brother-in-law's sudden apology, Wei Lingyu's heart tightened, but she still smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"
Su Guizhi was also frightened by her youngest son's inexplicable words.
As the saying goes, if a child is quiet, he must be up to something.
Although the youngest son is relatively obedient and sensible, and not overly naughty, he must have done something bad without their knowledge when he suddenly said such inexplicable words.
Or it’s a bad thing with more serious consequences!
He Juanxia touched his nose and said, "No, I just felt that I had a bad attitude towards my sister-in-law before, but she didn't get angry and even cared about me."
Wei Lingyu and Su Guizhi immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"I don't think it's a big deal. That one sentence scared my mom and me." Wei Lingyu laughed. "When I married you, you were still in your third year of high school. You left home at six in the morning and finished school at ten at night. You didn't have any rest on Saturdays and Sundays. It was the time when you were under the most academic pressure."
"Even adults would feel heartbroken watching this, so how could they possibly bother with a child like you about such a trivial matter?"
He Junxia shook his head again.
"It's not because of the academic pressure. It's because Tong Yidan came to me and said that you ruined their relationship, so I..."
The smile on Wei Lingyu's face faded a little.
She hadn't expected her husband's ex-girlfriend to continue lying to her brother-in-law even after they got married. She didn't know how many other people Tong Yidan had slandered her reputation with.
Wei Lingyu took a deep breath and said, "I can tell you for sure that when your brother and I were dating, they had already broken up."
"Yeah, I guessed that was the case later, so..." He Junxia said very sincerely: "Sister-in-law, I'm really sorry, I misunderstood you."
Su Guizhi picked up the pillow beside her and threw it at him: "You are so stupid. You believe everything others say. If you get sold tomorrow, you will still be stupid enough to help others count money."
She said angrily, "I originally heard that her parents were bad people and that they sold soon-to-expire health supplements to elderly people with poor eyesight, so they refused to let her into our house."
"If the top beam is crooked, the bottom beam will be crooked!"
After scolding her youngest son, Su Guizhi grabbed Wei Lingyu's hand and said, "Lingyu, don't worry. In my heart, I recognize you as my daughter-in-law."
Wei Lingyu smiled and took Su Guizhi's hand and said, "I know that mom treats me the best."
She said to He Juanxia, "Xiaoxing, the past is over. Let's live a good life as a family and make her angry to death."
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
After this conversation, He Junxia knew that the last bit of grudge in Wei Lingyu's heart had also dissipated.
"It's already late, and it's still raining outside." Su Guizhi looked at the darkening sky and asked, "Why hasn't Yue Ze come back yet?"
"Xiaoxing, take your suitcase and go back to pack your things. I'll stay here with your sister-in-law."
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Author's words: [Rose][Rose], I saw a story about a boy asking about Xie Qi, but it's too late to write it now, so I'll put it in tomorrow's update. If you need it, pick it up yourself [Kiss]. In the previous chapter, I added a dozen or so words about the sequel to Chuxin Community, which basically said that Qi Dabao went crazy, and the old man and his granddaughter were reincarnated.
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