Gao Xiulan sat up and stretched.
"Is something wrong, Xiaoxue?"
"When does sister-in-law plan to go back? Has anyone given any notice?"
Although Gao Xiulan was puzzled, she nodded. "I told you the deadline is three days from now, but I came late anyway, so I plan to leave last. What's the matter?"
Jiang Mengxue took out an envelope from her pocket and handed it to Gao Xiulan.
"I plan to go back this afternoon to pack my things and return to East City tomorrow. I may not have time to go back to the countryside next time. I want you to help me take a letter home. If my parents are free, they can come to the city to see me and stay with me for a few days."
Gao Xiulan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Hey, that's all. Don't worry, I'll deliver the letter to your house when I get back. Is there anything else you need me to bring?"
Jiang Mengxue thought about it and realized that she had already given a lot of things to her family before, so there was no need to bring too many things back except during the Chinese New Year and other holidays.
"No need, sister-in-law. Just tell my mother and the others. If they are not busy, they can come to the city to see me. The next time I go back may be during the New Year."
After leaving the office, Jiang Mengxue returned to her office to pack up her things.
Xie Sheng knew that Jiang Mengxue was planning to leave in the next few days, so he took the time to come and see her.
I was a little surprised to see Jiang Mengxue packing up now.
"Are you packing up and leaving now? I thought you were going to wait until the end."
Jiang Mengxue didn't stop moving her hands.
"No, it's not just the hospital stuff. I have to pack my luggage when I get home, and I have to clean the house after I get back, so I plan to go back a day early. How come you have time to come now? Didn't Team Leader Wu give you your shift schedule?"
Xie Sheng was almost overwhelmed. He sat down on the chair and leaned his whole body on the table.
“Don’t mention it, I thought I could escape this by being transferred to the Second Hospital, but I didn’t escape it.
An area around the hospital was assigned to me, and I will be busy until at least the end of the year.
How about yours? I guess you have quite a few, right? Probably about the same as me. I’ll be busy from now on.”
Jiang Mengxue thought it was okay. It was already December and the snow came much later this year. Only sporadic snowflakes were floating in the sky this afternoon.
"That's great, I'll be busy until the New Year holiday, and then I can go back to work at the hospital next year.
I think the snow will fall late this year, so it will definitely be cold next spring. I'll be stuck in the hospital all day, which is a bit better indoors. If it's the weather after the Lunar New Year, running around all day will be even more uncomfortable than it is now."
The weather is unpredictable every year. If it is warm before the New Year, it will definitely be much colder than usual after the New Year.
If the cold air comes early, spring will also come early after the New Year.
This year is the first case. Although the weather is still as cold as usual, it is much better than previous winters.
In previous years, it might have snowed in September or October, but this year it didn't snow until December. I don't know if it will have any impact on farming next spring. Jiang Mengxue doesn't understand any of this.
But she knew that the harvest across the country might not be very good in the next few years. Droughts had hit many places, and the harvest had been greatly reduced.
The situation in the north was relatively good. At least there were no large numbers of people starving to death, and many people from the south fled here.
But there is no way to say anything about these things. We can only follow the pace of the times and let nature take its course.
She rejected Xie Sheng's idea of sending her home.
Jiang Mengxue was wearing a scarf, hat, gloves, and carrying a cross-body bag as she walked slowly home. The snow was getting heavier, and she wanted to use an umbrella.
After returning home, Jiang Mengxue put the things on the table and lit the kang first.
I started packing my things again. Although I just moved here not long ago, there are still quite a few small pieces.
Put those inconspicuous and unnoticeable things into the space, and the obvious things like clothes and daily necessities can only be packed up and taken back when the time comes.
Li Cuiying also came back before the end of get off work time. As soon as she walked into the corridor, she brushed the snow off her hair and clothes.
"I didn't expect it to snow so quickly. Hey, where are the shoes I took out to dry this morning? Xiaoxue, did you put them away?"
Jiang Mengxue was folding clothes on the kang when she heard someone coming in from outside.
"I've collected them. They're all on the shoe rack in the back room."
When Li Cuiying walked into the room, she saw Jiang Mengxue kneeling on the kang packing her luggage, with her clothes already folded in bags.
"What are you doing? Why are you packing your clothes now? Are you going back to East City?"
Jiang Mengxue nodded: "Well, I plan to go back tomorrow. Work will start the day after tomorrow, so I have to go back early to clean the house."
The house had not been occupied for a while, so the tables, chairs, and beds all needed to be cleaned.
Li Cuiying had no choice. Even though she was worried, she knew that work was very important.
"Okay, then your second uncle and I will take you back tomorrow. I'll help you clean the house. We'll come back after you're done."
Jiang Mengxue didn't want to cause trouble. After all, it was not good to always ask her uncle and aunt to take leave because of her.
"No need, Second Mother. I can just clean up by myself. It's not a big deal. You and Second Uncle don't need to ask for leave anymore."
"Hey, that's nothing. I should have retired a few years ago, but I had nothing to do at home all day, so I went back to work. I already submitted my retirement notice a while ago, so I can leave at any time, and my job has already been taken over.
Your second uncle should retire at the end of this year or the first half of next year. I will let him retire when he reaches the retirement age. By then, your second uncle and I will help you take care of the children at home. You can go to work and don't have to worry about the family.
If you want to go back to the countryside, we can go back together after the New Year. After all, we have nothing to do in the city after we retire."
Jiang Mengxue can't feel the little one in her belly yet, so she has no maternal love at all. Now that someone says they are willing to help her take care of the child, she is so happy that she can't contain her emotions.
Li Cuiying suddenly remembered something and stood up.
"Oh, oh, I have to go out for a while. You clean up first. I'll be back soon."
Li Cuiying would do whatever she thought of and run out in a hurry.
Jiang Mengxue was just about to call out to ask her what was going on, but she had already walked into the yard.
Jiang Mengxue put the few remaining pears in the kitchen outside. She had never eaten frozen pears in the north and didn't know how long they would take to freeze.
Now the snow is getting heavier.
Jiang Mengxue had never seen such big snowflakes before, except when she went skiing in the north. It was quite novel.
Li Cuiying came back after more than an hour, holding a vegetable basket covered with a piece of cloth.
Fortunately, I had a scarf wrapped around my head, so my head wasn't covered in snow.
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