Chapter 87 Chapter 87 Wait until Jia Jia gives birth before leaving!
Obviously, Xiaoru and Xiaopeng did not have as clear an understanding as Zhuojia, because after their father picked them up from their grandmother's house, the two children rushed towards their second aunt without even looking at their biological mother.
The two children rushed to Zhuo Jia, raised their heads, and said in unison: "Second Aunt, you are finally back. We all missed you."
After saying that, the two children grinned at Zhuo Jia at the same time!
Zhuo Jia couldn't help but tremble. She looked at the two children and asked speechlessly, "Did you discuss this on the way here?"
Otherwise, how could they have such tacit understanding!
The two children didn't say anything when they heard her say this, they just laughed.
Well, how could Zhuo Jia not understand what I meant? She took out two White Rabbit candies from her pocket and handed them over: "Alright, this is your gift to Second Aunt. Second Aunt has received it. I'll give you some candy."
Seeing the two children taking the candies and stuffing them into their mouths, Zhuo Jia couldn't help laughing even more happily. Hahaha, based on her sister-in-law's dark face, she guessed that the two children might be beaten. However, as a kind sister-in-law, Zhuo Jia was not going to remind the two children.
Hehe, she and her sister-in-law are the best!
When Qiao Wei came home from school, he was also very excited to see Zhuo Jia. However, the child thought he was a big kid, so he walked up to Zhuo Jia and asked seriously, "Second Aunt, when did you get home? Are you tired from the journey? Are you hungry?"
After saying that, he glanced at his younger brothers and sisters and Xiao Hei having fun in the yard. He pursed his lips and thought, Second Aunt is back, and my younger brothers and sisters are back too, this family is going to be lively again!
Looking at Qiao Wei, who acted like a little adult, Zhuo Jia instantly laughed. However, she suppressed her laughter and replied seriously, "I arrived in the county this morning, but rested at a friend's house for a while and got home in the afternoon. I wasn't tired or hungry on the way."
After the New Year, Qiao Wei will be ten years old. The little man needs to save face, so she, as his second aunt, must cooperate!
Qiao Wei's eyes lit up at being valued by his second aunt. But before he could continue to pretend to be an adult and ask further questions, his younger siblings came running over to pull him, followed by Xiao Hei, who had obviously grown up a lot. So the little adult Qiao Wei was defeated in a second and ran away after his younger siblings.
Zhuo Jia watched the three children run away. Before she could smile, she saw Xiao Hei running to her feet, circling around her, then barking at her, and stopped running. Instead, he lay down at her feet.
Zhuo Jia was shocked when she saw this scene. She walked out tentatively, and Xiao Hei followed her out. She walked toward the main room tentatively, and Xiao Hei followed her toward the main room!
"Xiao Hei, how come you are so smart?" Zhuo Jia was so excited that she couldn't help but touch Xiao Hei's head after she finished speaking.
You have to know that she was gone for more than a month, not just a day or two. During this period, her sister-in-law helped her take care of Xiao Hei. Unexpectedly, when she came back, Xiao Hei still recognized her. Xiao Hei is so smart.
Qian Yulan, who had just come out of the kitchen upon hearing her words, saw this scene. She smiled and said, "You don't know, during the time you were away, Xiao Hei came here every day. Even if the door wasn't open, he would stay by it and only go back when it was time to eat."
As for the night, it goes without saying that Qiao Anshan would always carry the baby back home.
No wonder people say dogs are man’s most loyal friends!
Zhuo Jia smiled even more happily, and she said to Xiao Hei, "Xiao Hei, wait for me to give you a snack."
Such a good Xiao Hei must be rewarded well!
I don’t know if Xiao Hei understood the meaning of the snack, but he raised his head and barked at Zhuo Jia twice, as if he was waiting for the snack!
So when she went to the nursing home for dinner in the evening, she informed her mother-in-law in advance that she wanted to take the bones away to feed Xiao Hei.
Liu Hongying: “…”
She dared to say that in the entire brigade, no one's puppy was fatter than Xiao Hei!
Because Zhuo Jia was pregnant, Liu Hongying didn't dare let her walk at night, for fear that she might bump into something. So when she finished her meal and left with the chicken bones, it was not completely dark yet.
On the way, they met many acquaintances. Although everyone was curious about what Zhuo Jia was doing outside, seeing Zhuo Jia's unconcealable fatigue, no one dared to say much. They just said a few words and left quickly.
If Liu Hongying knew that they stopped Zhuo Jia, who had been tired for such a long time, to talk on the road, she would tear them apart!
When she got home, Zhuo Jia first gave the chicken bones to Xiao Hei who was waiting for her obediently in the nest. Seeing Xiao Hei eating happily and wagging his tail while eating, she couldn't help but smile, then locked the door and went to wash up. After she was done, she went to bed.
Although she slept this morning, she is still sleepy now, so go to bed early!
…
Because she went to bed early at night, Zhuo Jia woke up around seven in the morning. She got up and started cooking. She put rice in the pot and subconsciously reached for eggs. But when she opened the cupboard, she realized that she had eaten all the eggs before leaving, so there must be no eggs at home...
Um?
Zhuo Jia was confused looking at the eggs in her hand. Where did these eggs come from? She hadn't had time to buy them.
She quickly took out the basket and took a look. There were nine eggs in it. The basket was her basket, but the eggs were not her eggs.
But she soon realized that the eggs were either placed here by her mother-in-law or her sister-in-law!
She couldn't help but smile, happily boiled an egg, then went to wash up. When she was sitting in the main room to eat, she couldn't help but sigh, "Oh, although she had Qiao Anchuan with her in the staff quarters, to be honest, she was still more accustomed to the days at home. It was so comfortable."
After dinner, Zhuo Jia strolled around the yard for a few laps, then sat in the rocking chair in the yard with a book to bask in the sun. It was not that she didn't want to work, but there was really nothing to do now. The house had been cleaned before she came, and even the bedding on the kang had just been dried in the sun.
So what else could she do?
No, she had something to do. She needed to share the specialties she brought from the staff quarters with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, but she missed her rocking chair so much that she didn't want to move at all. Let her rest for a while and talk about it in the afternoon!
But when she heard Xiao Hei suddenly barking outside, she knew that her wish could not be fulfilled because someone was looking for her. Although she had not seen the person yet, she had already guessed who it was.
Sure enough, before she even reached the door, she heard Zhang Yunhuan calling from outside: "Zhuo Jia, are you awake?"
Well, the voice was not loud and the tone was not that confident. It should have been just a tentative shout!
Zhuo Jia opened the door and was about to say something when she looked up and saw Zhang Yunhuan, who had obviously gained weight. She was completely stunned. Then she reacted and asked, "No, did you eat all the delicious food at home when you came home this time?"
Look at this little face, it has a lot more flesh than when it was at home. She dared to swear that Zhang Yunhuan must have gained more than ten pounds!
Zhang Yunhuan looked at her and laughed. After laughing, he raised the net bag in his hand and said, "Here, this is the New Year gift my mother asked me to give you."
She came back after the 15th, and originally thought that she would be able to see Zhuo Jia when she came back. Unexpectedly, Zhuo Jia came back only now. She almost couldn't help but stuff the New Year gift into her mouth.
Zhuo Jia took the net bag without hesitation and led Zhuo Jia to the yard while saying, "I also brought some local specialties for Auntie. When you go to the county to mail a letter one day, I will send it with you."
She brought a lot of things back this time. The things in the backpack and suitcase were only a part of them. There were still a lot of things in the purchasing group's warehouse. Anyway, except Qiao Anchuan, no one knew how many specialties she brought back. But at the same time, Qiao Anchuan didn't know how many people she was going to give them to!
So, she is really smart. She found the loophole and did it perfectly!
"Okay," Zhang Yunhuan nodded nonchalantly at first. Then, when she realized what was happening, she narrowed her eyes and asked dissatisfiedly, "Jia Jia, why didn't you let me pass on the local specialties you brought for my mother? Don't you trust me?"
She seriously suspected that Zhuo Jia was worried that she would eat this so-called specialty, so she didn't dare let her pass it on.
Zhuo Jia placed the net bag on the table in the main hall, looked at Zhang Yunhuan in surprise and said, "Oh, did you go home to eat pig brains this time?"
Otherwise, how could he become smarter?
Zhang Yunhuan understood what he said again: "..."
She was so angry that if the person who said this wasn't Zhuo Jia, who was her best friend, she would have been unable to restrain herself and taken action.
But after enduring it again and again, she still couldn't help but reach out to Zhuo Jia: "What about me, you are thinking about bringing local specialties to my mother, don't you think about me?"
After saying this, she glared at Zhuo Jia angrily. If Zhuo Jia dared to say that she was not thinking about her, she would roll on the ground!
Fortunately, Zhuo Jia was still thinking about Zhang Yunhuan. Using the backpack as a cover, she took out about a pound of fish balls from the warehouse. They were wrapped in oil paper and handed them to Zhang Yunhuan: "Here, I brought you the finished product. You don't have to make it yourself. How about it? I'm good to you."
Although she didn’t see the fish balls being made in person, she had tasted them and they were really delicious. These handmade ones were just different!
Zhang Yunhuan's eyes lit up instantly. She took the fish ball and said to Zhuo Jia with a smile, "Okay, okay, you are so good to me. You are worthy of being my best friend."
Woohoo, these fish balls smell delicious. I'll use them to make soup when I get home...
She couldn't help drooling before she even started!
Seeing her useless look, Zhuo Jia said unhappily, "Looking at you like this, do you think I can give you the specialties I brought for Auntie?"
If I give it to Zhang Yunhuan, I'm afraid my aunt will never be able to eat the specialties she brings in her life!
Zhang Yunhuan no longer cared about those things after she had the fish balls. She waved her hand and said, "Just keep them here with you. We'll go to the county together next time."
After admiring his fish ball for a while, Zhang Yunhuan reluctantly placed it on the table. Then he looked at Zhuo Jia and asked, "Didn't you say you'd be gone for a month? Why are you back so late?"
If she had known that Zhuo Jia would be back so late, she would not have been in such a hurry to come back. Anyway, her parents had already helped her with her medical records and other things over there, so another half month wouldn't make a difference.
Zhuo Jia was amused by Zhang Yunhuan. There was nothing she could do. The expression on Zhang Yunhuan's face was so easy to understand. She couldn't help but say, "Don't go too far. Just looking at the way you are now, who would believe that you are recuperating at home?"
This isn't recuperation, this is simply fattening up!
Zhang Yunhuan touched his face, rolled his eyes, and said seriously: "What do you know? I'm just fat!"
Ahem, although she is a little fat, there is nothing she can do about it. There are so many delicious foods during the Chinese New Year. She can't help but feel uncomfortable, so don't blame her!
Zhuo Jia looked at Zhang Yunhuan's flushed face and didn't want to expose her. She just answered Zhang Yunhuan's question in return: "Something happened at the family compound, so I went on a long trip, so I came back late."
As for what she was going to do, she didn't say.
But Zhang Yunhuan didn't care. She just looked at Zhuo Jia and asked, "Sometimes, let's go to the county's state-owned restaurant to try Chef Cao's specialty, braised pork!"
She's craving this again!
Although she had been eating very well recently, she still couldn't help swallowing her saliva when she heard about the braised pork made by Chef Cao. She tried to hold it back but couldn't, so she had to say, "Wait a few days."
Let her take a few days off, otherwise she’s afraid she won’t be able to bear eating it every day!
Zhang Yunhuan nodded: "Okay, then wait a few days!"
Anyway, I have endured it for half a month, so these few days won’t make any difference!
The two talked for a while, mainly Zhang Yunhuan talking about what happened after she returned home. As they listened, Zhuo Jia got a piece of news, that is, Zhang Yunhuan had returned to the city soon. If nothing unexpected happened, she should leave in the first half of this year, and at the latest in July.
There was a back-and-forth, and Zhuo Jia also picked out some things to talk about, such as the lively events in the family compound, and told them to Zhang Yunhuan. Of course, she omitted the names, only saying that there was a sister-in-law, a sister-in-law...
Of course, during this process, Sun Jing, who was mentioned repeatedly by Zhuo Jia, caught Zhang Yunhuan's attention. She puffed her cheeks and thought:
It turns out that Zhuo Jia has made new friends outside, otherwise I wouldn’t have forgotten her for such a long time!
Although they were both angry, the two who hadn't seen each other for a long time continued to talk until after eleven o'clock. Seeing that it was time to make lunch, Zhang Yunhuan quickly got up with his fish balls and said, "You cook too. I'm leaving first."
She will go back and eat these fish balls at noon today!
Humph, it’s difficult for any food to stay overnight at her place.
Seeing what Zhang Yunhuan was thinking, Zhuo Jia thought for a moment and said, "I want to eat fish balls for lunch today, too. How about you stay and join us?"
Anyway, it's the stove that's used, not her who's lighting the fire.
Zhang Yunhuan, who was about to walk out with the fish balls in his hand, immediately stopped and turned back, saying with a smile, "Okay."
Although Zhidao at the educated youth camp was easy to get along with, she still hoped to team up with Zhuo Jia for things like working together to improve the food, because in this regard, they were more like the same kind of people!
So it would be better to say that the lunch at noon was made by Zhang Yunhuan rather than Zhuo Jia. Ahem, in addition to fish balls, they also fried cabbage and stewed vermicelli. Comrade Zhang Yunhuan was the chef!
Zhang Yunhuan was cooking in the kitchen. She looked at Zhuo Jia, who was strolling in the yard and said she wanted to drink another bowl of fish soup, and said angrily, "I'm so stupid, really."
How can you find someone like her who would work for others right at their doorstep? She is gone, really gone.
Zhuo Jia put her hands behind her back and said as she strolled, "Don't talk nonsense. I'm so smart, how could I be stupid? Only a fool would come to cook for me."
After she said this, she heard the sound of a kitchen spatula stirring vigorously in the pot. She couldn't help but smile. Well, after such a long time, she also missed Comrade Zhang Yunhuan.
When Zhang Yunhuan finished cooking, Zhuo Jia also strolled over to serve the bowls. Behind her, Zhang Yunhuan followed carefully with a pot of fish soup, muttering something like "It smells so good."
When they got to the main hall, neither of them spoke, nor did they eat the bread that Zhuo Jia had specially ordered from next door. Instead, they each held a bowl of soup. First, Dudu sipped a bowl of soup, and then they both sighed at the same time: "Comfortable."
In the middle of winter, drinking a bowl of fish soup like this, on such a comfortable day, I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Zhuo Jia poured herself another bowl of fish soup and said to Zhang Yunhuan, "Don't forget to try the fish balls. They're really delicious."
She loved this dish when she lived in the staff housing complex. She would make fish ball soup almost every day at noon. Of course, she would also drink other soups sometimes!
Eating was difficult, but Zhang Yunhuan still trusted Zhuo Jia very much, so she poured herself a bowl without hesitation, waited for the first bite of the fish balls, and then...
That was all. Zhang Yunhuan didn't bother to talk anymore and just focused on eating!
Although Zhuo Jia also likes to eat fish balls, she prefers to drink soup, so in the end she didn’t eat many fish balls, but instead drank three full bowls of fish soup!
Zhang Yunhuan, who had been concentrating on eating fish balls, was shocked. She didn't dare to eat anymore. Instead, she looked at Zhuo Jia and asked cautiously, "Jia Jia, didn't Qiao Anchuan let you eat enough when you were in the family compound?"
That shouldn't be the case. Although she is not familiar with Qiao Anchuan, she has witnessed how the two of them have come to this point today. Qiao Anchuan is reluctant and dares not let Jia Jia starve!
Zhuo Jia touched her belly, looked at the cautious Zhang Yunhuan and asked, "Oh, didn't I tell you that I'm pregnant? So I'm eating for two now."
So don’t say she eats a lot, she doesn’t eat alone!
Zhang Yunhuan, who had just learned about this, was so shocked that she couldn't even hold the bowl in her hand. She looked at Zhuo Jia, then at her belly which hadn't changed at all, and asked in disbelief, "No, how come you're pregnant?"
Her impression of Zhuo Jia still remained from the time when they went to the countryside together, so how did she get pregnant?
Zhuo Jia was amused by this. She looked at Zhang Yunhuan and said jokingly, "Sister, I'm married. It's normal to be pregnant, okay?"
Really, looking at Zhang Yunhuan's shocked expression, someone who didn't know would think that her pregnancy was of unknown origin.
But she did not forget to remind Zhang Yunhuan that she was not even three months pregnant yet and not to spread the news, ahem, even though many people knew about it!
Zhang Yunhuan: “…”
Knowing that Zhuo Jia was pregnant, although Zhang Yunhuan was still in a daze, it didn't affect her from washing dishes at all. Well, she didn't want to do it, but you couldn't let a pregnant woman do it, right?
After helping to clean up the kitchen, Zhang Yunhuan asked in a daze, "This is your first pregnancy. We don't know what to do. How about I call my mom and ask her?"
In Comrade Zhang Yunhuan's eyes, her mother is omnipotent. After all, when Zhuo Jia got married, she asked her mother.
Zhuo Jia quickly pulled the man back and said, "You forgot, although we don't understand, my mother-in-law and my eldest sister-in-law do."
The situation at this time is different from when she got married!
Zhang Yunhuan suddenly understood what was going on and seemed to have a newfound confidence. "Oh, right, someone has asked me about this. By the way, do you need some nutrition? I asked my mother to buy some and send it to you."
It's extremely difficult to buy milk powder in a small place like this, unlike back home, where these things are never out of stock.
Zhuo Jia smiled and said, "I still have a lot of milk powder at home. I will definitely tell you when it's gone."
Suddenly I feel that I should give more local specialties to my aunt. Although she has my mother-in-law and sister-in-law, I always feel that it will definitely trouble my aunt!
Zhang Yunhuan nodded and said seriously, "You must tell me, otherwise I will definitely be angry!"
She was really angry!
Zhuo Jia nodded with a smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely tell you."
In her heart, Zhang Yunhuan is different from others. He is a good friend who has been with her to this day.
Zhang Yunhuan was still worried. After all, Jia Jia had no family here. Although the Qiao family didn't seem like the type to manipulate their daughter-in-law, what if?
What if the Qiao family bullies Jia Jia after she leaves? Wouldn't there be no one to help Jia Jia?
Moreover, she had heard her mother tell others more than once that the most important thing for a woman after giving birth is the confinement period. If she doesn't do it well, she will feel uncomfortable for the rest of her life!
The more she thought about Zhang Yunhuan, the more panicked she became. Finally, she said anxiously, "Jia Jia, I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do. I'll leave first. Don't do it by yourself. I'll help you when I get here."
No, she will write a letter to her parents when she goes back. She will not leave in the first half of this year. She will wait until Jiajia gives birth to the baby before leaving. Humph, she will definitely protect her best friend.
Zhuo Jia said "OK", but before she could finish her words, she saw Zhang Yunhuan hurriedly running away. At that moment, she didn't know what Zhang Yunhuan was going to do, otherwise...
She will really be moved to tears!
There’s nothing you can do about it, pregnant women’s eye sockets are just so shallow!
After Zhang Yunhuan left, Zhuo Jia closed the door and went back to her room to sleep. Her mother-in-law said that her most important task now was to eat well and sleep well.
Not long after she woke up and opened the door, Aunt Ding came. She came with eggs. Seeing Aunt Ding, Zhuo Jia gave her the local specialties she brought. The two talked for a while, and then Aunt Ding hurried away with the basket.
She had to leave. Zhuo Jia even wanted to give her money, saying it was for eggs. But that wasn't possible. Her daughter, Old Ding, was not such a careless person.
After Zhuo Jia's side was completely quiet, the two children ran over from next door. Looking at the textbook in Xiaoru's hand, Zhuo Jia couldn't help but smile. It seemed that Xiaoru was really studying hard during the time she was away.
She took Xiaoru's textbook and asked a few questions, and found that the child had mastered it very well. She had to admit that although Xiaoru was still young, she was the kind of talented and hardworking child like other people's children!
At this moment, she couldn't help but mourn for Qiao Wei in her heart. Poor child, he would have to live under the shadow of his own sister from now on.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Xiaoru raised her head and asked nervously, "Second Aunt, am I not learning well?"
If she doesn't study well, can she still skip a grade?
Finding that Xiaoru had misunderstood, Zhuo Jia quickly shook her head and said with a smile: "No, you have learned very well, I just thought of your brother."
When Qiao Wei comes back, she will ask the child if he is willing to make up for the missed lessons. Oh, she is such a good second aunt!
Although Xiaoru didn't understand what her elder brother had to do with her academic performance, she still smiled happily when she heard her second aunt's affirmation. Then she was rewarded with a piece of White Rabbit milk candy.
She glanced at her brother who was still playing with Xiao Hei, exchanged a look with her second aunt, then quietly peeled the candy and stuffed it into her mouth. Then she saw her second aunt smiling, and she couldn't help but smile too.
Hearing them laughing, Xiaopeng turned around and asked, "Second Aunt, Sister, what are you laughing at?"
The poor child's face was full of innocence, and he had no idea what his second sister and second aunt had done behind his back!
Zhuo Jia and Xiao Ru shook their heads at the same time, and Xiao Ru even said, "There's nothing to laugh at. Just have fun playing with Xiao Hei."
Hehe, this is a secret between her and her second aunt. She can’t tell it even to her biological brother.
The very naive Xiaopeng didn't doubt it when he heard this. He said "oh" and turned around to continue playing with Xiaohei.
Xiao Hei: “…”
It turned around and went into its own nest, not wanting to play with the child in front of it. How stupid!
Xiao Peng, who didn't know what was going on, saw Xiao Hei coming home. He just lay on the ground and shouted to Xiao Hei in the doghouse: "Xiao Hei, why are you home? Come out and play!"
He hasn't played enough with Xiao Hei!
Xiaoru looked at her stupid brother and couldn't help but look at Zhuo Jia and say, "Second Aunt, I will study hard so that my brother won't be cheated in the future!"
Even though my younger brother is stupid, he can only fool his own family!
Zhuo Jia: "..."
She felt that apart from the two of them, no one would be bored enough to lie to Xiaopeng!
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