Chapter 70 He did a great thing quietly

When Wang Mingfang heard the news that his daughter-in-law was pregnant, she immediately smiled widely, and then said to Lu Lidong eagerly:

"Hurry up and show me the report."

"Oh, oh, here it is." Lu Lidong responded, hurriedly unbuttoned his pocket, took out a piece of paper from it, and then handed it to Wang Mingfang with a smile.

Wang Mingfang couldn't wait to open it, and sure enough, she saw a "+" sign under the word "pregnancy" on the report.

Now she was relieved. Her granddaughter Yingying was growing up and would soon go to kindergarten. Basically, she didn't need to take care of her anymore. By then, she could still use some legitimate reason to stay in the Lu family. So she was looking forward to Yao Hongmei giving birth to another child. In this way, she would not only have a grandson, but also could stay in the Lu family in the name of taking care of the grandson.

Wang Mingfang smiled so hard that her teeth were showing. She took the hand of her daughter-in-law Yao Hongmei affectionately and said,

"Oh, you are finally pregnant. Mom has been looking forward to this day for two years. If you can have a boy this time, it will be a hero of our Lu family."

Wang Mingfang hadn't been so intimate with her for a long time. Yao Hongmei was happy and worried when she heard her words, fearing that she would have a girl this time.

Since her father's death, her parents' family has been unable to help Lu Lidong at all, and occasionally they have to provide some support. Although her mother-in-law Wang Mingfang didn't say anything on the face of her face, she was not stupid and how could she not feel the change in their attitudes.

She also understood why her mother-in-law was so anxious to give birth to a boy. That was because the Lu family had two sons, Lu Lidong and Lu Jingzhe. Lu Jingzhe was not born to her mother-in-law. The position of eldest grandson was naturally very important.

In this family, except for Xia Qingning, who has always been disliked, she has the least say. If she can give birth to a son as she wishes, not only will her mother-in-law be happy, but her status in the family will also be equal to that of mother and son.

"This baby must be a son." Lu Lidong looked expectant and continued, "How can it be girls all the time?"

"Yes, Wang Mingfang smiled. I'm happy today. I'll go stew the chicken." Then he said to He Shanshan who came out,

"Shanshan, come and help. You can't be lazy in the future. Your sister-in-law is pregnant now. You have to take good care of her."

Hearing this, He Shanshan pursed her lips in dissatisfaction and muttered in a voice that only she could hear,

"What's there to be proud of? A pregnant woman in seven or eight months still works."

She has always been short-sighted and could not think of any benefits that Yao Hongmei's pregnancy could bring. She just felt that with her pregnancy, more work would fall on her in the future, so naturally she would not be happy.

"What are you mumbling about? Go to the kitchen and boil some water. I'll kill the chicken right away..." Wang Mingfang was speaking when she saw Lu Jingche and Xia Qingli coming out of the room with smiles on their faces:

"Luckily Jingche is back today, otherwise we would have to wait for the chicken."

These words were obviously meant to show goodwill to Lu Jingche. Lu Jingche didn't even look at her and walked straight to Lu Lidong. He was always calm and his mood didn't change at all. He only said words of congratulations.

Xia Qingxi on the side looked at Yao Hongmei and said,

"Congratulations, sister-in-law. Please take care of your health in the future."

In fact, the original body and Yao Hongmei did not have any grudges. Yao Hongmei was not like Wang Mingfang and He Shanshan, one was calculating and the other was stupid and bad. Yao Hongmei had a relatively easy-going temper. She had lived under the same roof with Xia Qingxi for several years. Although they were not close, there had been no friction.

"Thank you." Yao Hongmei responded with a smile, and then said:

"You and Jingchen should hurry up and have a baby. The two children are about the same age and can keep each other company."

These words made the two of them innocent now. Where can the child come from? Lu Jingchen's expression moved slightly, and Xia Qingchen pretended to be shy and replied:

"Okay."

He Shanshan was the one who was most excited when she heard this. If they both got pregnant, she would have to do all the work. She would be exhausted to death!

She couldn't help but think viciously that Xia Qingchen must not be pregnant. It would be better if she could never have children in this life!

At this moment, the grandfather in the telephone booth outside the yard suddenly stood outside the door and shouted:

"Qingxi girl... Qingxi girl..."

Xia Qingxi walked out of the door in confusion, and saw the grandfather standing at the door of her yard, looking at her kindly and saying:

"Girl, come out and answer the phone. Your mother from your mother's home is calling."

Xia Qingxi knew that there was no telephone in the village where they lived. If you want to make a call, you have to go to the town more than ten kilometers away. She just came back from her mother's home, why did her mother call again? Is there something urgent at home?

Thinking of this, Xia Qingxi hurriedly followed the grandfather to the telephone booth.

When she arrived at the telephone booth, she dialed the number left by Guo Yumei according to the grandfather's instructions.

The phone rang and the other end picked it up. It was indeed Guo Yumei, who had been waiting by the phone.

"Xiao Liu, did you get home safely?" Guo Yumei asked.

"It's been a while, Mom. Did something happen at home?" Xia Qingliu asked anxiously.

"No, no." Guo Yumei said hurriedly, and then asked:

"Is Jingchen with you? Mom wants to say thank you to him."

Xia Qingli was a little confused. Just when she was about to ask what was going on, she heard Guo Yumei say:

"At noon, the village director came to find your brother and told him that he didn't have to go to work anymore. He just needed to be responsible for recording everyone's work points. I knew it was Jingchen who did it. Didn't he go to the village head's house in the morning? He should have talked about this."

Xia Qingli was also surprised after hearing this. She didn't expect Lu Jingchen to do such a good thing without saying anything.

"Okay, Mom, he's not here now. I'll thank him when I go back." Xia Qingli said to the phone.

"Okay, don't forget." Guo Yumei reminded, and after a pause she said:

"I took half of the money you gave me, and put the other half in the innermost pocket of your green bag. Don't forget to take it out and put it away.

Knowing that her daughter would blame her after hearing what she said, Guo Yumei did not give her a chance to speak, and said directly:

"That's it, Mom has to go back, I'll hang up first."

By the time Xia Qingli reacted, Guo Yumei had already hung up the phone.

After paying for the phone call, Xia Qingxi walked back home and opened Lu Jingxie's army green bag. In the small bag inside, she found a roll of banknotes, which were probably tied with a hemp rope for fear of losing them.

Xia Qingxi knew that Guo Yumei must have felt that she spent more money in the city, so she quietly put the money back.

She was a little helpless, so she put the money away and decided to return it to her in a few days.

She had a salary now and her expenses were not high. Her impoverished family needed the money even more.

And Lu Jingxie had found a job for her brother, so she really had to thank him.