Chapter 29 Marrying a Man: A Man's Fulfillment and Food
Qin Suisui sighed inwardly, "No wonder she's a leader, she really knows how to control her emotions."
Knowing that the important matter was important, she didn't hesitate and took the documents from Commander Jia's hand. The more she read, the more her brows furrowed, making Commander Jia constantly wipe his sweat and rub his hands, extremely nervous.
After waiting a few more minutes, unable to contain himself any longer, he cautiously took a step closer to Qin Suisui, who was intently reading the document, and tried to lower his voice so as not to startle her: "How is it? Comrade Suisui, can you understand it? What do these fly legs mean?"
Qin Suisui looked up from the document and gave Pei Jiuyan and Commander Jia a meaningful look: "Is the Canton Fair about to start?"
This sudden, unrelated topic left Commander Jia bewildered: "What's wrong? What does this have to do with the Canton Fair?"
Pei Jiuyan was the first to react: "The contents of this document are related to the Canton Fair?"
Qin Suisui nodded: "These are not actually documents, but rather chat logs of Japanese merchants. The other documents are related information about our country's tea and fruit."
"Judging from their chat logs, they probably planned to split into two groups. One group would use the pretext of participating in the Canton Fair to order a batch of tea and fruit from several state-owned factories in our country. After we delivered the goods to international waters as agreed, they would renege on their promise. At that time, we would definitely be anxious and frustrated because tea is susceptible to moisture and fruit will rot, so it wouldn't take too long. Then, the other group would 'coincidentally' encounter our merchant ship and buy up all our high-quality tea and fruit at the lowest price."
After hearing Qin Suisui's words, Commander Jia slammed his fist on the table in anger and cursed, "You sons of bitches! These Japanese are so cunning! They don't think about doing anything productive all day, they use all their brains on this kind of thing! I think they haven't been beaten into submission yet!"
Qin Suisui was also quite angry. Nowadays, the international community values "peace" and "friendship." Our country has experienced such great trauma, yet we are still willing to live in peace and friendship with other countries. Now, the Japanese are trying to obtain our country's goods through such improper means. It's really despicable!
So he didn't waste any time and went straight to Pei Jiuyan for paper and pen. He sat down and translated the contents of those documents one by one, including the information about tea and fruit.
Commander Jia was furious after reading it and immediately made a phone call to report on his work.
When Pei Jiuyan brought Qin Suisui out of the office, it was already past five in the afternoon. The setting sun stretched the shadows of the two people very long. A large patch of orange-red glow appeared in the western sky, and the entire courtyard was dyed orange-red. Every household in the courtyard had lit up curls of smoke, which looked particularly warm under the glow.
Liu Qianyun was already waiting for them at the door with Zanzan. Seeing the young couple return, Liu Qingyun stepped forward and asked with concern, "How did it go? Have you finished translating it?"
Qin Suisui nodded. It wasn't a military secret, so she briefly explained the translated content to Liu Qianyun. Liu Qianyun was quite angry after listening, and grumbled for a while. No Chinese person wouldn't be angry about something like this!
Back inside, the food was already laid out on the table. As Liu Qianyun served food to Qin Suisui, she said, "After you left this afternoon, I received a call from Beijing. I still had a few days of vacation left, but there was an urgent matter there that required me to go back and handle."
Qin Suisui was taken aback. Was her mother-in-law going back so soon? She was a little reluctant to let her go.
Seeing the reluctant look on Qin Suisui's face, and then looking at her own son's expression as if he hadn't heard her, Liu Qianyun inwardly cried out that she had raised him for nothing! She had truly raised him for nothing!
She glared at Pei Jiuyan, then continued, "My ferry ticket is for 2 PM tomorrow, Jiuyan. Since you still have your vacation time, drive us to the city tomorrow morning. Mom will go buy some things for Sui Sui and Zan Zan, and then we'll have lunch at the state-run restaurant."
The next morning, after Pei Jiuyan returned from his morning training, the family drove to the city.
Qin Suisui was someone Liu Qianyun had watched grow up. In her eyes, the little girl and Zanzan were no different; they were both still children! So she led a few people straight to the department store, ran to the food counter, and bought all sorts of pastries and snacks.
While shopping, he instructed Pei Jiuyan: "Each of your missions lasts at least a week or two, and sometimes as long as 10 days to half a month. Remember to prepare some food for Sui Sui and Zan Zan at home before each mission. Sui Sui can't cook, and girls are a bit more delicate. Zan Zan is still young and growing. Neither of them can stand being hungry. You should buy more pastries and similar items and keep them at home in case they get hungry."
Seeing that Pei Jiuyan didn't say anything after she finished speaking, Liu Qianyun glared at him with great dissatisfaction. Seeing Qin Suisui and Zanzan looking at toys on the side, she whispered, "You went to great lengths to marry her, so you have to treat her well and fulfill your responsibilities as a husband! Being a husband isn't just about talking; it's about putting it into practice in the details of life! A woman marries a man for food and clothing, I'm warning you! Suisui has never suffered since she was little. If you dare to let her suffer even the slightest grievance or hardship, I'll come and take her away immediately!"
Pei Jiuyan sighed helplessly, "Mom! She's my wife!"
Liu Qianyun glared: "She is still my daughter-in-law!"
After buying food, Liu Qianyun took Qin Suisui and Zanzan up to the clothing and fabric section on the second floor.
Qin Suisui asked in confusion, "Mom, didn't you bring clothes for me and Zanzan when you came? My parents also prepared clothes for us, there are plenty, we can't wear them all!"
Liu Qianyun protested, "I've saved up all these cloth coupons for you guys. Besides, I didn't bring you here to buy clothes today; I came to buy fabric. I already talked to Sister Wu in your compound yesterday about buying a few bolts of fabric so she can make a few more outfits for you and Zanzan. It's hot on Qiongtan Island in the summer, and clothes get sweaty easily, so having a few extra pieces to change into will make you more comfortable. Also..."
She pulled Qin Suisui closer and lowered her voice: "Yesterday I heard from Ayan that you should be getting your period. I'm going to buy some better cloth and cotton and ask Sister Wu to sew more menstrual belts for you."
Qin Suisui's face instantly turned red. How could Pei Jiuyan even tell his mother about this?!
Liu Qianyun wasn't embarrassed at all. She continued to instruct Qin Suisui: "Women are very weak those days, so you need to rest more. If your clothes get dirty, have Ayan wash them. Don't be shy. It would be a waste for a man to be so tall and strong if he didn't do some work."
"When I get back to Beijing, I'll go to the Friendship Store to see if they have sanitary napkins for sale. If they do, I'll buy some and send them to you. But they're hard to come by, and you can't buy many at once, so you'll have to make extra menstrual pads."
Qin Suisui felt both embarrassed and touched. She couldn't help but gently hug Liu Qianyun's arm and shake it: "Thank you, Mom. Mom, you're so good to me!"
Liu Qianyun patted her hands and said, "Silly child, you are Qingqing's daughter, and now you are married to my son, so you are closer to me than my own daughter. If I don't treat you well, who else can I treat well?"
After saying that, he patted her head again: "Cheer up, don't worry about your parents. Your dad and I will take care of them, so don't worry. Take good care of yourself and live a good life with Ayan!"
Qin Suisui nodded, and after the family had lunch at the state-run restaurant, they took Liu Qianyun to the dock.
Even though her mother-in-law had only been there for a few days and was now gone, Qin Suisui felt a deep emptiness in her heart.
After returning to the family compound and putting away all the things he had bought, Pei Jiuyan was called away.
Qin Suisui washed her face and then took Zanzan and the fabric to Sister Wu's house.
Because they had previously agreed with Liu Qianyun, and Liu Qianyun had paid the "labor fee" in advance, when Mrs. Wu saw them coming, she hurried over to greet them: "Hey! You bought it? Come in quickly, let me measure you two!"
Seeing the fabric Qin Suisui was holding, her eyes lit up: "Wow! This floral cotton fabric is beautiful. This fabric is enough to make you a dress and a shirt. If there's any left, I'll sew you a bag too!"
"This white cotton fabric is so soft, I'll make you a few sets of underwear, and sew the rest into menstrual belts. As for the blue cotton fabric, I'll make two sets of little shirts and shorts for Zanzan, okay?"
Qin Suisui nodded and handed her the small half-pound of fruit candy in the cloth bag: "It's really too much trouble for you, Auntie! Please take this candy and give our Xiaohua a sweet treat."
Xiao Hua was playing marbles with Zan Zan nearby when she heard Qin Sui Sui's words. She quickly stood up and happily thanked Qin Sui Sui, "Thank you, Auntie! You are so beautiful and kind!"
Qin Suisui burst into laughter: "Who taught you that word?"
Xiao Hua is seven years old and attends primary school next to the daycare center where Zan Zan is. When she heard Qin Sui Sui's question, she thought for a moment and said, "She's Zan Zan's teacher. She always tells the children to go home and praise her to their parents for being beautiful, kind, and a good teacher! I've heard her say that several times when I went to pick up Zan Zan!"
"But I don't think she's as pretty as my aunt. She's not kind-hearted either. When she saw Xiaoli and the others playing all dirty and went to pick up Zanzan, she looked so disgusted!"
Zan Zan nodded repeatedly beside him: "Yes, yes! It's Teacher Jiao Jiao! She was scolding my mom a couple of days ago, and she said she wanted to marry my dad!"
Xiaohua's eyes widened: "Huh? She actually wants to be your mother? Zanzan, you're so pitiful!"
Zan Zan frowned: "Who says otherwise! Luckily my mom came, otherwise my dad and I would have been so pitiful..."
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The two children's conversation reached Qin Suisui and Sister-in-law Wu's ears without missing a single word.
While cutting fabric, Mrs. Wu winked at Qin Suisui. "Hey, did you hear? That Xue Jiao, Zanzan's teacher at the nursery, said something inappropriate and was forcibly taken away by the Political Department for labor reform. Her older brother, Xue Shan, has also been suspended and is under investigation!"
Qin Suisui was taken aback. This matter was resolved so quickly? Even Xue Shan was punished?
"Does your sister-in-law know where she was taken for ideological reform?"
Thinking of that place, Sister Wu's face showed a mixture of emotions.
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