"Mom, Mom, I have milk powder!" Xiao Fei took out a metal box from the bottom of the wardrobe.
"Where did this come from? Didn't you say you couldn't buy it?"
Xiao Fei looked at the milk powder can, his eyes filled with indescribable affection. "This was a gift from a former colleague."
Xiao Fei had his back to Chen Jin, so he couldn't see the light in Chen Jin's eyes, but Xiao's mother was different. Her heart skipped a beat, but she didn't show it on her face. "Why would she give you something so valuable?"
"A can of milk powder isn't expensive at all; it's just that it's hard to buy these days." Xiao Fei didn't answer directly, but a gentle smile played on his lips and brows.
Xiao's mother's heart sank even further. "Who sent it? No matter how much this can of milk powder costs, it's a big favor these days."
Seeing that his mother wouldn't let him off the hook until she explained, Xiao Fei stopped hiding it and said, "She's the daughter of my company's CEO. She was my and Chen Jin's college classmate. When she heard that Chen Jin had given birth, she brought a bunch of things to visit us."
"Where is that thing? Why haven't we seen it?"
"The milk powder was all gone during my hospital stay, and this is the only one left."
Xiao Fei couldn't help but recall some unpleasant memories.
At the time, he wanted to keep the food that Zhang Chenjun had given him as a souvenir, but he couldn't say it outright, so he could only hide the things in the cabinet when no one was looking.
You can't eat salt while breastfeeding. During that time, Chen Jin kept complaining that her mouth had no taste, but no one dared to give her anything with a flavor. So, when Xiao Fei wasn't around, she ate all the dried meat and other snacks in the cupboard.
When Xiao Fei returned and found out, he was so angry that he ignored Chen Jin for three whole days. But what could he do? The food was already gone.
This can of milk powder is for infants and doesn't have much flavor, otherwise Chen Jin would have drunk it all.
To keep a memento for himself, Xiao Fei took the milk powder home and hid it when Chen Jin wasn't looking. It was only because his mother said that Xiao Bao had nothing to eat that he probably wouldn't have taken the can of milk powder out again.
As for why Chen Jin didn't mention it, the saying "pregnancy makes you stupid for three years" is perfectly embodied in Chen Jin. She's confused every day now, and there are many things she won't think of unless you tell her, and she'll forget many things if you don't put them in front of her.
Xiao Fei always felt that Chen Jin had become a bit slow after giving birth, but Chen Jin wasn't stupid. She knew everything she needed to know; it was just that her memory was getting worse and worse.
Xiao's mother took the milk powder can. She had never heard of this brand before. Then she looked at it more closely. "Qinghe Alliance even has a milk powder production line?"
"The guard team has set up several production lines. This milk powder was brought out by my colleague from the guard team. I heard he went through a lot of connections."
Xiao Fei didn't know whether or not they had used connections, but he knew that milk powder was very hard to buy right now, so he figured Zhang Chenjun must have put a lot of effort into sending him this can.
It certainly took a lot of effort, but how do you know it's a pleasant surprise and not a shock?
Even though Xiao Fei knew nothing about it, he still tried his best to win Zhang Chenjun's favor in front of his mother. Even though the two had lost contact, Xiao Fei still wanted everyone to know how good Zhang Chenjun was, hoping that maybe one day they could rekindle their romance...
Xiao's mother noticed that something was wrong with her son, but she didn't want to say much in front of Chen Jin. "I'll make some formula for Xiao Bao first. You and your dad go to the market and buy whatever you want, whether it's pig's trotters, crucian carp, peanuts, or red dates."
Looking at Chen Jin, Xiao's mother said, "It would be best if we could get our milk back. If not, we'll just have to make do with formula for now."
So Xiao Fei and his father split up and went to the farmers' markets and supermarkets near the community to inquire. They actually found out and successfully bought four pig trotters and two crucian carp, as well as a pound of peanuts and a pound of red dates, using up all of their family's spending limit.
When we got home, Xiao Bao had already finished his milk and fallen asleep.
Xiao's mother put two crucian carp and two pig trotters into the refrigerator, and stewed the remaining two pig trotters with peanuts. "If this doesn't stop my milk production, there's really nothing I can do. How could I have married such a daughter-in-law who can't have children?"
Actually, Chen Jin got pregnant after only one or two months of being with Xiao Fei. With such a physical condition, how could she not have a good chance of giving birth? It's just that Xiao Fei's mother was resentful, which is why she found fault with everything about Chen Jin.
After Chen Jin finished eating the peanut and pig's feet soup and went to sleep, Xiao's mother called Xiao Fei to her bedroom. Seeing that Xiao's mother looked serious, Xiao's father followed her in.
"Tell me, what exactly happened between you and the girl who delivered the milk powder?" Xiao's mother asked bluntly.
"No, nothing much. We were classmates before, then colleagues, and we got along really well." Xiao Fei blinked guiltily, not daring to tell the truth.
"Pah, I'm your mother, can't I tell? Your expression clearly says something's wrong. You're not cheating on me, are you? No wonder you're so cold to Chen Jin and her son."
"What? What the hell? I'll beat you to death, you little brat! Our Xiao family doesn't have a bunch of scoundrels like you!" At first, Mr. Xiao was completely bewildered, but when he heard Mrs. Xiao say that, he realized what was going on and grabbed a plastic broom from the bed to hit Xiao Fei.
"Mom, Mom!" Xiao Fei called out as he hid behind his mother.
Xiao's mother grabbed the plastic broom from Xiao's father's hand. "What are you yelling about? Do you want people to know? You're hitting me before we even understand what's going on? Don't you have a brain?"
After being scolded by Xiao's mother, Xiao's father lost his temper. Xiao's mother glared at Xiao Fei and said, "Speak, explain everything clearly."
Seeing that he couldn't avoid it any longer, Xiao Fei told Zhang Chenjun everything about his relationship with Zhang Chenjun.
"I later realized that I had really fallen in love with Chen Jun and wanted to marry her, but Chen Jin came to my workplace with a big belly, so I had no choice but to get a marriage certificate with her."
Chen Jun resigned because I got my marriage certificate and became a labor worker. She was a delicate young lady, and she had to suffer hardship and toil with those men, all because of me.
Mom, I really can't be good to Chen Jin anymore. If it weren't for her, I could be with the woman I love!
After hearing this, Xiao's mother felt that Xiao Fei really deserved to be beaten. "Chen Jin is your fiancée. She is pregnant with your child. If she doesn't ask you to register the marriage, who will she ask? How can you be so irresponsible?"
I think it's because that Chen Jun guy is a bad person; he knew you had a wife and children, yet he still seduced you.
"Mom, no, she didn't know about Chen Jin when she was with me. After Chen Jin and I got our marriage certificate, she never contacted me again."
That time at the hospital, she only found out I had a son from a former colleague. She didn't blame me and even brought me so much food.
"Mom, it's not that she seduced me, it's that I can't forget her!"
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