Chapter 153 How should I ask for your forgiveness?
After the family finished lunch, Pei Jiuyan and Qin Suisui each rode a bicycle, carrying a child, to Guangmingding Brigade.
After sending Ada back to the Mai family and then taking Qin Suisui and Zanzan to the base, Pei Jiuyan prepared to go back.
Before leaving, he patted Qin Suisui's head and said, "I'll come pick you up in a bit. I've put two extra menstrual belts and a pair of pants in your bag. If they get dirty, take them off and I'll wash them when we get home."
Qin Suisui glanced at Zan Zan and Su Yunyi, who were secretly laughing behind her, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I know, you don't need to pick me up. I can go back by myself in a bit."
Pei Jiuyan shook his head: "You're not feeling well today, and riding your bike with Zanzan will be tiring. I'll come pick you up after I finish the chores at home."
Since he insisted, Qin Suisui could only nod in agreement. Normally, today was the second day of her period, when her flow was at its heaviest, and she wouldn't go out. However, she had made an appointment with Xu Shouquan and the others to check on the newly sprouted Torreya grandis seedlings.
Moreover, with the incident involving Mai Dong, she needs to quickly clarify things to avoid creating a rift between herself and Xie Ting because of a scumbag.
She arrived just in time. Xie Ting and the others were about to have lunch when Qin Suisui quickly took out the large enamel mug she had brought, which contained half a chicken that they had divided up in advance for lunch.
Su Yunyi looked on in surprise: "What's going on? Why are there so many chickens all of a sudden?"
Xie Ting had just finished cooking and came out of the kitchen. She and Hu Zi usually ate lunch at the base. She and Su Yunyi took turns cooking, and today it was her turn.
She placed a plate of freshly stir-fried bitter melon on the table, looking at Qin Suisui with some confusion.
Qin Suisui sent Zanzan and Huzi to play in the yard, and then told them everything about Maidong's visit that morning.
Sure enough, Xie Ting's face immediately turned ugly upon hearing Qin Suisui's words, but she understood Qin Suisui's meaning and knew that she was doing this for Hu Zi's own good.
"Sui Sui, thank you." She murmured for a long time before finally managing to utter just those few words. She had never been a talkative person to begin with, and after experiencing so much, she had become even more taciturn.
Qin Suisui patted her hand: "Sister Xie Ting, it's good that you don't blame me."
Xie Ting shook her head and gave her a grateful look.
Su Yunyi tried to smooth things over, saying, "Alright, since it was a scumbag who brought the chicken, let's finish it! Sui Sui, do you want some more?"
She knew about Xie Ting and Mai Dong's relationship, but she didn't know about Xie Ting's painful experiences in the cowshed. Therefore, she only thought that Mai Dong was a scumbag who deceived young girls' feelings and got them pregnant.
She learned the term "scumbag" from Qin Suisui.
Qin Suisui glanced at their dishes and noticed that there were even leftover chili peppers. She couldn't help but swallow hard. Every time she had her period, her tastes would become very strong, and she would crave spicy and strongly flavored foods. So she ate some more of the dishes.
Around 2 PM, Xu Shouquan and Cai Chong arrived. Xu Shouquan looked at the vibrant sprouts in the cultivation room with great longing. If it weren't for the inconvenience of traveling back to Changbai Mountain by boat and train, he would have loved to take a few pots of sprouted seedlings directly from Qin Suisui's place.
Unfortunately, that wasn't realistic. He could only urge Qin Suisui to write down the seedling cultivation process and key points for him as soon as possible.
The reason he kept such a close eye on the matter was that the few cycad seeds Qin Suisui had sent him had failed to germinate, and he was too embarrassed to say so. He could only allow Qin Suisui to "ask for an exorbitant amount" and ask for a lot of Changbai Mountain specialty medicinal herbs.
Xu Shouquan and his group were originally scheduled to leave today, but because he had previously fallen and suffered severe bleeding from his hemorrhoids, they postponed their departure and plan to leave the day after tomorrow.
Qin Suisui nodded, thinking that she should go home and prepare some local specialties for them to take back. They brought so many things, it wouldn't be good to let them go back empty-handed.
Around 5 p.m., Pei Jiuyan came to pick up Qin Suisui, but unexpectedly, Song Yunlai also came along.
Upon seeing Song Yunlai, Su Yunyi immediately turned and walked inside. Song Yunlai touched his nose and looked at Qin Suisui: "Um... little sister, how about... you put in a good word for me?"
Qin Suisui's eyes widened: "It's been so many days, and you still haven't made up with him?"
Song Yunlai chuckled awkwardly: "I was just thinking of letting her calm down. She's in a bad mood right now, if I jumped in, wouldn't that just add fuel to the fire?"
Qin Suisui chuckled: "Brother Yunlai, aren't you afraid that if you stay calm, Sister Yunyi will become someone else's boyfriend?"
"Well, here I am, aren't I?" Song Yunlai sighed.
Seeing Qin Suisui's angry face, Pei Jiuyan quickly raised his hand to show his loyalty: "Wife, don't worry, if we quarrel, I will never let the conflict last overnight!"
Seeing Qin Suisui's unfriendly gaze, he immediately added, "No! I won't have a conflict with you. If we do have a conflict, no matter whose fault it is, I will definitely apologize to you first!"
Qin Suisui rolled her eyes: "If men are reliable, pigs will fly!"
Pei Jiuyan kicked Song Yunlai: "Hurry up and go inside to coax her! We won't wait for you for dinner!" What a useless thing, he can't even coax his own partner, and he's even made his wife angry at him!
A menace!
When they got home, Chi Donglin was indeed there, squatting in the yard cleaning crayfish. When he saw the family of three return, he looked outside and asked, "Where's Yunlai? Haven't you won his girlfriend over yet?"
Pei Jiuyan and Qin Suisui were too lazy to say anything, but they praised the little guy for his quick tongue and the budding gossip. After Pei Jiuyan took him off the bicycle, he ran to Chi Donglin's side, grabbed his hand, and started chattering away:
“Dad Chi, let me tell you, Dad Song is no longer useful…”
Chi Donglin's eyes widened, and he actually started talking to him: "Really? And then?"
"Then they went inside, and I overheard Mr. Song talking to Aunt Su..."
For dinner, we had braised crayfish, stir-fried loach, and spicy snails, all of which Pei Jiuyan had caught from the stream yesterday.
While sucking on the snail meat, Chi Donglin chattered, "Ayan, the snail meat here is quite plump. Let's go together next time and try to bring back more."
Pei Jiuyan peeled a shrimp for Qin Suisui: "Wife, is it tasty enough? If you want to eat more, we can go again next weekend."
Chi Donglin: ...
Why did he even come to eat this meal? He's just asking for trouble!
The next morning, Qin Suisui woke up with Pei Jiuyan, which was unusual for her. Today was the day she had arranged to go to see the land with Li Haisheng, the captain of the Hongqiding Brigade next door.
The Hongqiding Brigade also plans to plant medicinal herbs together with the Guangmingding Brigade, which is supported by the organization. After all, mosquitoes are rampant on Qiongtan Island, and they can easily cause various diseases every summer. The more people plant them, the better it is to combat the risks.
Pei Jiuyan looked at her with some concern: "Wife, is your stomach still hurting? Why don't you rest at home today?" He knew that Qin Suisui suffered from menstrual cramps, and if he didn't have to go to work today, he would have loved to go with her.
Qin Suisui waved her hand: "We've already made an appointment, how can I suddenly go back on my word?" Besides, menstrual cramps aren't constant pain, but rather come in waves. And today is the third day, so it's much better than the previous two days.
After the couple finished breakfast, they took Zan Zan to the daycare center together, and then parted ways outside the family compound.
When they passed the Guangmingding Brigade, Su Yunyi was already waiting for her by the roadside with her bicycle. As Qin Suisui's most capable assistant, she was definitely going to go with her, as she was responsible for data recording.
The two chatted and laughed as they walked towards Hongqiding Brigade. When they reached the entrance of Hongqiding Brigade, which was the small wooden house where the adulterous couple had been having their affair, they saw Chang He and Cai Chen squatting there, doing something, and their clothes were soaked.
Upon seeing Qin Suisui in the distance, Cai Chen quickly stood up and waved to her, "Sister, sister! Over here!"
Qin Suisui frowned: "What are you doing here? How did you get into this mess?"
Chang He chuckled: "Hehe, I didn't expect there to be so many wild boars here. We woke up early this morning, thinking we'd go for a stroll, but we never expected to see wild boars in the woods! Unfortunately, these wild boars are fierce, and we couldn't subdue them in time. We almost got gored, but luckily our boss arrived in time, or we would have been crippled if not dead."
The leader he was referring to was naturally Sun Ruwen. Just as he was speaking, he came around from behind the small wooden house, his clothes were wet, and it looked like he had gotten dirty while hunting wild boar and had washed himself in the nearby ditch.
This sudden meeting caught Qin Suisui off guard, leaving her unsure of what to call him. After all, he was known as Sun Ruwen in the Hongqiding Brigade and Liang Qi in the black market; she didn't know which name to use now.
Sun Ruwen wasn't surprised to see her, but his previously expressionless face quickly broke into a nonchalant smile: "Sui Sui, you're here? The brigade leader sent me to pick you up."
Qin Suisui nodded. Li Haisheng had indeed said that he would send someone to pick her up at the village entrance. After all, she was not familiar with Hongqiding Brigade. She just didn't expect that person to be Sun Ruwen.
She nodded awkwardly, "Well... thank you."
Sun Ruwen smiled, her tone as always: "Why are you telling your brother all this? Are you still angry with him?"
Unexpectedly, he pointed it out directly, and Qin Suisui didn't know what to say, so she remained silent.
Sun Ruwen bent down and brought his face close to hers: "I was wrong about this. You know my identity as your stepfather. It's not... very honorable, and it's also quite dangerous. Besides... I was afraid you would look down on me! That's why I hesitated to tell you."
Seeing Qin Suisui standing there in a daze, he moved his face closer: "So, please forgive your brother, okay? You can have any compensation you want, or how about I give you the black market in East Third Alley?"
His last sentence was truly explosive, and Qin Suisui jumped back in shock: "What! Don't try to corrupt me with capitalist methods!"
Sun Ruwen looked up and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Then, using our socialist approach, how should we ask for your forgiveness?"
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