Zhu Xiaofang also listened silently to the greetings between Zhao Huimei and the Liu family. It turned out that they had known each other for a long time. Wouldn't Liu Qiao be promoted quickly then? It really was easy to get things done when you had someone in the court!
After Zhao Huimei left, she finished watching TV and went home shaking her head.
Chen Yun put Zi Rui on the bed to play, and she made the bed while talking to Liu Qiao, "Do you think the baby will drool when he sees us eating delicious food?"
"Why not? My mother said that I was very greedy when I was a child. Other people's children drank milk until they were two or three years old. I myself took the initiative to ask for food and vegetables when I was less than one year old." Liu Qiao said this with a bit of pride. Woolen cloth?
"Brother Liu Qiao, I can imagine that you must have been a very cute kid when you were young." Chen Yunrao looked at Liu Qiao with interest.
Unexpectedly, Liu Qiao was unhappy: "I'm not cute, I'm more mature."
Chen Yun came over and held his face: "Okay, let me kiss your mature face."
The two of them were making a noise again. When the baby saw his parents making a noise, he also laughed on his bed. What a laughing baby.
The two of them lay on the bed at the same time. Liu Qiao took the baby and put it next to him. Although he was lazy in doing housework, he was active in taking care of the baby. Whenever the baby got a little closer to him, he would pay more attention to the baby. Chen Yun always felt that when children are young, they should be allowed to be closer to their parents, so that they would have the confidence to do anything.
This is her own experience. When she was a child, she had no confidence in doing anything because her parents were not around and she was very scared. Now that she has grown up and has her own children, she naturally hopes that her children can have a good family atmosphere.
The next day, Zhu Xiaofang came again as planned. Chen Yun offered her sofa. She was going to call her mother and chat for a while, but she stopped talking when there were strangers around. Zhao Huimei also came as scheduled. She didn't know many people in this family building, and Chen Yun's house happened to be quite lively, so she came too.
Zhao Huimei and Zhu Xiaofang sat together. They looked very similar. Feng Yu noticed it, but she didn't say anything. Chen Dafen, who was visiting, saw them and was particularly surprised. She joked: "Sister Zhao, you and Xiaofang really look alike. If you don't know, you would definitely think you are sisters."
Zhu Xiaofang, who originally had no feelings, looked at Zhao Huimei again and said with a smile, "Yes, Sister Zhao has taken good care of herself."
Zhao Huimei was also very happy to hear this. After all, Zhu Xiaofang was tall and beautiful, and it was not good for her to say that she was young.
"Aunt, winter vacation is coming soon. Do your children want to come over to play?" Chen Yun asked casually.
When asked about this, Zhao Huimei said perfunctorily: "Probably not. They have to stay at home with their grandparents."
Feng Yu quickly changed the topic to TV series. The broadcast of "Xiao Yue" was indeed a sensation, but only the protagonists were famous. Only a few people were in Beijing, and most of them returned to their respective units.
Zhu Xiaofang, who had no hope at first, was lucky. Although she only played a few episodes and her character was not outstanding, she was treated like a star. At this time, an advertising company in Longcheng asked her to do publicity, and Zhu Xiaofang went there with great pride.
When Zhu Xiaofang came back again, she was dressed differently. It was said that she had gone to work as a consultant in another company. Chen Yun asked her in confusion, "So you don't want to work at the school anymore?"
Zhu Xiaofang said indifferently: "I don't have much money to begin with. If it weren't for Meng Xiang, I would have gone south to Guangdong a long time ago. Now I stay in Longcheng for the sake of the children. The children are the most important."
She said so, but Chen Yun didn't think she really did it for the child. Maybe her salary is high now and she is busier, but the child is only a few months old and has been drinking milk powder. She doesn't take care of the child and leaves everything to her mother-in-law. Chen Yun thinks this is not advisable.
When the baby was four months old, it was Chinese New Year and the family building was bustling. Zhang Han took Lan Lan to play with Zhu Xiaofang. Once she went, Xu Lijie would definitely go too.
As soon as Xu Lijie arrived, she told them, "You may not know this yet, but our new deputy head's wife is a stepmother. The previous pair of children were not hers at all."
"No wonder she squeaked and cried when Chen Yun asked her that day why her children didn't come over. It turns out she's not their biological mother!" Zhu Xiaofang curled her lips.
"Yeah, she's only been married for a dozen years, how can she raise a son who's almost twenty years old?" Xu Lijie said with a smile.
Zhang Han looked at Zhu Xiaofang and said, "You know what, you really look like her. I feel like you two are related."
Not only one person said this, Zhu Xiaofang also felt a little suspicious after hearing it.
**
The New Year atmosphere is strong now. Chen Yun and Feng Yu pickle bacon and bacon at home, and then make sausage and brine. They don't make much, but always let the family have a taste.
The sausages were in five-spice and spicy flavors, and were hung on the balcony. Chen Yun couldn't help but smell the aroma of salted chicken legs in the kitchen. She was so hungry that she went into the kitchen and saw Feng Yu hanging a chicken leg on the curtain.
"Mom, I want to have a bite." She was drooling as she spoke.
Feng Yu found it funny. No matter how you look at it, she is an adult, but she is still so childish. She picked up a chicken leg and gave it to Chen Yun. Chen Yun smiled and said to Feng Yu, "Thank you, Mom."
This child loves to act coquettishly even more than her own daughter. Her daughter Liu Lu has been very independent since she was young, and seldom shows such intimate behavior after she grew up and started a family. On the contrary, she likes her daughter-in-law who is gentle and kind, and acts coquettishly and adorably.
After drying all the brines, Feng Yu packed some to send to Zhao Huimei. After all, she and Zhao Huimei were somewhat related, and Zhao Huimei often sent her some side dishes, so it was only right to reciprocate!
While her mother-in-law was out, Chen Yun went in to see her son. Zi Rui was sleeping peacefully. Chen Yun thought happily in her heart, my son is so handsome.
When Feng Yu went upstairs to deliver the food, Zhao Huimei asked her to stay and talk to her. She said, "Sister Xiaoyu, I really envy you. You have everything and everything is good."
"You are not the same." Feng Yu replied with a smile.
Zhao Huimei shook her head: "That would be great, that was the one born in front, it has nothing to do with me."
So that's how it is. Feng Yu was puzzled and asked, "Isn't it family planning? How can you have two children?"
Zhao Huimei said unnaturally: "The daughter is my sister-in-law's daughter. She and my aunt were both in a car accident, so the child was adopted by us."
She also urgently needed Feng Yu's help. "Sister Xiaoyu, I should still be able to have children at this age, but I lost my health when I went to the countryside. Can you take me to Lulu's mother-in-law to take a look at me?"
Feng Yu knew that this matter was not so simple. How could Zhao Huimei, who hated her so much back then, be so passionate about her? However, no matter what, she couldn't bear to see Zhao Huimei like this.
Her daughter Liu Lu's mother-in-law was a famous barefoot doctor in her time, especially an expert in treating infertility. But now she basically doesn't treat outsiders, no matter how much money she pays. She will only help family members.
"I'll give you the number, you can call it yourself."
It would be great if I could give her a phone number. Zhao Huimei was very excited as she held the phone number paper between her fingers.
At the same time, Zhu Xiaofang also returned to her hometown. She was indeed thrown to the Zhu family by the educated youth and adopted by the Zhu family, but she didn't know her specific name.
That day, Zhu Xiaofang came over to Chen Yun's side, saw Feng Yu watching TV, and quickly sat down on a chair.
"Aunt Feng, this is from the war, right? It's pretty nice."
Feng Yu hummed.
"Aunt Feng, were you an educated youth before?" Zhu Xiaofang asked curiously.
Chen Yun came out with some fruit and found it funny: "How is that possible? My mother was already in her twenties during the Cultural Revolution. Mom, please have some fruit..."
Because the Chinese New Year was coming, Chen Yun's school also distributed fruits and meat, and the army also distributed some. The combination of these two things actually meant that there were a lot more fruits at home. So, she would wash a few and eat them from time to time.
Zhu Xiaofang felt a little unhappy that Chen Yun interrupted her. When she wanted to say something else, she heard Gao's mother say that the child had a fever, so she hurried back.
"I don't know what she is busy with all day long." Chen Yun felt that she was putting the cart before the horse by not taking good care of her own child and letting him run around all day.
In the evening, Liu Qiao came back. He looked a little haggard today. Chen Yun hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
Liu Qiao shook his head: "Today, a few soldiers played the piano randomly and I scolded them. You said it was just for a place in the military academy, right? I must have selected them with the most fair heart. It hasn't even started yet and they have come one after another."
"Don't be angry, don't be angry." Chen Yun quickly brought warm water.
The new deputy regiment commander had no flaws, except that he was too arrogant and a bit formalistic. Every day in the battalion, he just cleaned the place and checked it dozens of times. Then he met the newly appointed regiment commander, and he burned everyone to death.
As the year came to an end, things became more and more complicated. Liu Qiao never accepted gifts, nor did he ask for anything from the soldiers. He even kept his birthday a secret. But he took training very seriously. After all, he always believed that as long as you work hard in peacetime, you won't have to suffer in wartime.
Now, the reunion dinner is coming up, and the second, third and fifth battalions are going to training, so Chen Yun and the others have to celebrate the New Year by themselves. Zhao Huimei is no longer panicked because she got the answer from Granny Liu Lu.
She even came over to thank Fengyu. Zhu Xiaofang, who was watching TV at Chen Yun's house, was also there. At this time, she seemed to be certain that Zhao Huimei was her biological mother. She asked casually, "Aunt Zhao, were you sent down to Congyang County before?"
Zhao Huimei thought about it and said unnaturally: "Yes, I was sent to that place?"
"Then do you know this place called Gaojia Village?" Zhu Xiaofang asked again.
Zhao Huimei shook her head: "I don't know, I was sent to a farm at that time."
Then Zhu Xiaofang said something that shocked everyone: "I went back this time and asked my parents. I was adopted and abandoned by an educated youth. I want to know if Aunt Zhao has seen anyone who looks like me."
This shocked everyone. If she said this in front of Zhao Huimei, others might think she was really questioning. But based on Chen Yun's understanding of her, Zhu Xiaofang next door has always been a person who thinks a lot. She didn't know if she really thought she was Zhao Huimei's daughter.
A few days ago, Zhao Huimei was still happy that she looked similar to such a beautiful girl, but she was immediately slapped in the face. She shook her head quickly: "I don't know her, I don't know her. I went home without getting married."
Zhu Xiaofang felt that Zhao Huimei knew everything, and she was very angry, but she gritted her teeth and went back. In the future, she must live like a decent person and make the person who abandoned her regret it.
After Zhu Xiaofang left, Zhao Huimei also left in embarrassment. She did go to the countryside to get married and had a pair of children. But after she returned to the city, she was introduced to marry in Beijing and never contacted again. When she returned to the city, her daughter died of meningitis and there was no news of her son. How could she have a daughter like Zhu Xiaofang?
Zhao Huimei would not tell anyone about this, except her own parents. Even her current husband didn't know about it and thought she was getting married for the first time. Because in the countryside back then, weddings were considered as marriages after a banquet, and there was no marriage certificate.
After they left, Chen Yun and her mother-in-law looked at each other and both felt that something was strange, but after all, it was not their family's business, so they didn't care too much.
Chen Yun lay beside the baby and listened to his breathing. The baby snored even when he was asleep, which sounded particularly cute. She felt that she would never get tired of watching the baby like this for a whole day.
Unfortunately, she had to go back to work after the maternity leave. She felt sorry for the baby and wished she could stay with the baby all the time. Thinking about it, she felt like crying. Seeing Liu Qiao, she held back her tears. Although Liu Qiao was very tired, he was still very considerate.
"Yunyun, what's wrong? Brother Liu Qiao said that if you have anything that makes you unhappy, you can tell me."
Chen Yun waved at him and rested her head on his waist: "I really want to stay at home with the baby, but I still have to go to work, so I feel a little sorry for the baby."
"It's nothing. In fact, the baby will grow up. If the baby grows up, you have to do your own things well so that he can be proud of you. I discovered a few times ago that you are a very good and caring person to children, but you also have your own life. Let the child be truly proud of your work and your achievements." After Liu Qiao finished speaking, he leaned over to cover her lips and tongue, slowly savoring the taste.
After a long while, he smiled and said, "Look at you. Just do what you like in the future. Don't worry about the children. Your parents can help me take care of the children. You can just do your own thing."
Chen Yun deliberately said: "Then I want to go back to Jiangcheng and open a bookstore..."
Liu Qiao hugged her: "No, you'd better stay by my side. Let me see if you were about to cry just now..." He stroked her chin with his rough fingers.
Chen Yun enjoyed this kind of caress very much. She slowly surrounded Liu Qiao. Liu Qiao seldom had sex, and today he finally had sex with Chen Yun. Both husband and wife were very satisfied.
The tide had just receded, but Chen Yun's face was still red. She buried her face in Liu Qiao's chest and told him about Zhu Xiaofang. "I think Sister Xiaofang seems to suspect that my cousin is her biological mother?"
Liu Qiao remained calm, as if it was no big deal: "Is there something wrong with her mother?"
Chen Yunqi asked, "What does this mean?"
"That is to say, no one wants her anymore. What's more important for her now is to live her own life. It's not good to force others to recognize her every day. Moreover, there were many such things in that era. It was a tragedy of the times. Of course, this doesn't mean that it's right to abandon the child. Anyway, I think she should care more about her husband and children. Gao Guobin was originally the deputy battalion commander, but he was upset because he didn't get promoted to battalion commander. The child cried every day, and he was scolded by the second battalion commander today." Liu Qiao looked down on such people. They could never tell the priority from the primary.
Liu Qiao is a very tough person, gentle on the outside but very strong on the inside.
**
The new year has arrived in a lively atmosphere. This is the first day for Chen Yun to go to work after her maternity leave. She feels a little strange. She walks to the school, finds the busy director Dai, asks for a class schedule, and goes to class according to the schedule.
After two classes in the morning, she hurried home at noon. As soon as she got home, she rushed to feed her baby. She was really having trouble with the milk supply. The baby opened her misty eyes, but her mouth did not relax. This baby was getting more and more naughty. While sucking milk, she also protected the other side.
"You stinky baby, you're still lying to your mom with your eyes closed. Actually, you're awake, right?"
After seeing the baby finish his milk, Chen Yun held him and played with him, but a quarrel broke out in Chen Dafen's house next door. Feng Yu was about to go to the next door to take a look, but was stopped by Chen Yun: "Mom, don't go, they can just deal with their own problems." She got angry when she remembered that Zhu Xiaofang told her that Chen Dafen was still talking about her behind her back and advising her to divorce.
Originally, she had such a principled problem and cried in front of them, and she was standing on her side. She didn't expect there would be such a person. Moreover, she didn't advise her to divorce, but just said that she should have her own bottom line. Even so, she was scolded behind her back. She would never get involved in anything in the future.
Feng Yu actually thinks Chen Dafen is good in other aspects, hardworking, enthusiastic, and generous, but she is too dependent on her husband. It's not that she asks her husband to do anything, but she is too careless with money. They all live next door, and the reason they are arguing so loudly is that her sister-in-law and aunt complain that their share of the dividend is not enough.
They felt that they had taken out money at the beginning, and Chen Dafen was at home taking care of the children every day and would be gone all day, so the store was almost entirely run by the couple, but in the end the couple only shared more than 2,000 yuan.
It was only over 2,000 yuan a year, which was much more for them than working as a farmer. But compared with Chen Dafen's family, it was nothing. Chen Dafen's family watched a color TV and bought a tape recorder. Her son Hu Qiang also took music lessons, went to cram schools every day, and wore such expensive clothes.
They didn't ask for much, at least 3,000 yuan should be given. Sometimes they had to stay up late to watch the store, and they felt uncomfortable. Hu Yongbing gave her brother 4,000 yuan, without spending money or effort. He gave more than 200 yuan a month to a girl who was studying, and this little to them and their husbands, who helped them cook and watch the store all year round and also paid for it.
Chen Yun didn't care anymore, and Zhu Xiaofang was not at home either. There was a huge quarrel in their family until Hu Yongbing came back. Hu Yongbing was also very surprised. He was so good to his younger siblings, but very ordinary to his married sister. He agreed with Chen Dafen on this issue and did not give her a penny.
Hu Yong'e and his wife had to bow their heads in the underworld. Chen Dafen felt that she had won and thought she was powerful wherever she went.
Even those who were watching the excitement felt quite sad. Feng Yu was holding Zi Rui and playing on the sofa. Chen Yun was cooking at home. Just then, the phone rang in the living room.
Feng Yu answered the phone. Chen Yun came out after cooking and saw Feng Yu looked unhappy, so she asked, "Mom, what happened?"
"Your sister had a fight with your brother-in-law and wanted to come over to our place. I agreed." Feng Yu had never thought that the couple would have such a big fight after being married for so many years.
Chen Yun immediately said, "Should we buy another bed? I'm worried that my sister won't be comfortable sleeping."
She had heard a little about the problems between Liu Lu and Liao Ping, but after such a big fight, she would not get a divorce. However, since she was here, she could not neglect this aunt.
The daughter wanted to come over, and the daughter-in-law did not refuse. Feng Yu smiled and said, "It's okay. The bed I sleep in is also very big. Just let her sleep with me."
"Mom, if my sister comes over, we'll go buy some toiletries so she can have a more comfortable stay. Besides, the baby hasn't met aunt yet, so now's a good time to let aunt meet our baby." Chen Yun had a good impression of Liu Lu, and for the sake of her mother-in-law and husband, she had to be nice to her sister-in-law.
Not knowing what was going on, she thought about it for a while but decided not to ask her mother-in-law. When Liu Qiao came back in the evening, she told her mother-in-law about it, and then she said cautiously, "Why did you do that? In case your sister comes over later and I say something wrong."
Liu Qiao pinched her nose and said, "Don't be afraid. When my sister comes, just don't say anything else. Just pretend you don't know. Actually, I don't know what's going on. Let's talk about it after she comes."
She said to Liu Qiao coquettishly: "Oh, I really think your family is very nice. Brother Liu Qiao, if you quarrel with me, I will run away too, okay?"
Liu Qiao grabbed her calf and said, "Where are you going to run with your short legs?"
He also laughed at her short legs. As Liu Qiao got to know her better, he would often tease her. When they first got married, they were not so close. Chen Yun compared her legs with his and silently covered her face. Her legs were indeed much shorter than Liu Qiao's.
"Honestly, tell me what your sister likes to eat so I can prepare it." Chen Yun pulled his arm.
Liu Qiao thought for a while and said, "She seems to like vegetarian food more, Yunyun, don't be nervous. My mother and sister are nice people. Besides, if you feel uncomfortable somewhere, just tell me. They will definitely listen to me." He understood Chen Yun. She was the kind of person who attached great importance to family atmosphere, so sometimes she would rather do more than ruin the family atmosphere.
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