Chapter 31: Palpitations

Xu Honglian didn't know what Su's father and mother were thinking. Why did they let their married daughter live in her parents' home forever? It would be fine if there was no sister-in-law now, but now that there is a sister-in-law, would she be willing?

Anyway, she doesn't want to.

However, she had been divorced once, and it was estimated that Su's father and mother didn't like her either.

Assuming she could reconcile with Su Xiao, she would move out with Su Xiao and not care about what happened in that family.

With this thought in mind, after going to work, Xu Honglian paid special attention to Su Xiao.

At noon when she got off work, Xu Honglian found Su Xiao.

She said to Su Xiao, "Su Xiao, I'll treat you to a meal at the state-owned hotel."

"Thanks for taking me to the hospital last time."

Xu Honglian is not stupid, she certainly won't come up and say "I want to renew our relationship with you", she will do it slowly, step by step.

"I was confused before. I apologize to you."

"I am divorced from Chen Aimin."

In fact, everyone in the factory knew about the divorce of Chen Aimin and Xu Honglian, so there was no need to say it specifically.

Su Xiao was about to say something when he saw Pei Chuwei running over to him. Pei Chuwei didn't even look at Xu Honglian, and directly said to Su Xiao, "Su Xiao, can we have lunch together at noon?"

When Su Xiao saw Pei Chuwei coming over, his eyes lit up, a smile appeared on his face, and he nodded, "Okay."

Xu Honglian was a little surprised. She glanced at Pei Chuwei and then at Su Xiao and asked, "You guys..."

Su Xiao, "Accountant Pei is my target."

Then he said, "It's just a small matter. You don't have to treat me to dinner."

Then he said to Pei Chuwei, "Let's go." His tone became much softer.

The two of them left.

Xu Honglian stood there in a daze.

Is Su Xiao about to start dating someone else?

She was Chen Aimin’s previous girlfriend, the daughter of the deputy factory director.

How could they...

It’s said that Xu Honglian and Chen Aimin are indeed the same kind of people. After the divorce, Chen Aimin also went to find Pei Chuwei, hoping to say a few good words and rekindle their relationship.

He always felt that if he had the young lady in his control and the matter was settled, Pei Cheng, the father, might not agree and might even be more anxious than he was.

But I didn’t expect Pei Chuwei and Su Xiao to be together.

Chen Aimin felt very uneasy.

It's all because of this woman Xu Honglian, otherwise he would have been the son-in-law of the deputy factory director by now. Why would he have to please others in the factory and endure the gossip of his colleagues?

It was already the end of October when Su He received the package sent by Gu Jianhua.

It's a big package.

huge.

Su's mother started to grumble, "What did Jianhua send? This is a big package."

Su He, "Open it and take a look."

When I got home, I opened the package.

Along with the package came a letter.

Su He read the letter first and then looked at the contents of the package.

Her husband Jianhua loves to buy her small leather shoes, and he bought her two pairs. In addition to leather shoes, he also bought her two bottles of vanishing cream and two headbands.

These are for her.

I bought two rattles and two safety locks for the babies, one for each of them.

"This is what Jianhua bought for the baby." Su's mother picked up the safety lock and looked at it.

The rest are cloth, wool, and local specialties.

Gu Jianhua told her in the letter that she could keep the cloth and wool to make clothes, and distribute the local products to several families.

It refers to her mother's family and her three sisters' families.

Su He should have been happy and delighted to receive these things, but she couldn't be happy.

The book says that the war has already begun at this time.

She was very worried and hoped that he would return safely.

Su He gave a portion of the local specialties to Su's mother, and asked Gu's father to take the rest back tomorrow.

Su He couldn't imagine how sad the parents in the book must have been. Their only son died in the war, and their daughter-in-law died in childbirth.

The pride of the two disappeared in an instant.

It is the saddest thing for the elderly to see their loved ones die.

They must survive this life, all of them must survive.

Su He redeemed and ate the Guyuan Pill yesterday. The most direct change in her body after taking the Guyuan Pill is that she no longer gets out of breath when walking uphill.

You won't feel tired even if you move around.

Su's mother prepared seven kilograms of cotton for the Gu family. Su He bought five kilograms from the system and secretly added it to the amount.

The next morning, he asked Gu's father to take it back together with the package sent by Gu Jianhua.

"Dad, this is what Jianhua sent. We can keep the cloth and cotton thread for ourselves, and send some of the special products to our eldest and second sisters."

As for my third sister's home, the distance is too far, so I can only let my third sister take it back when she comes during the Chinese New Year.

"This is the cotton my mother found for me. Dad, don't tell anyone." Su He said in a low voice.

Gu's father weighed it and said, "Why is it so heavy? Why don't you keep some for yourself?"

This is more than ten kilograms of cotton.

Father Su said, "We have enough at home."

Father Gu was not as eloquent as Mother Gu. He thought about how good his in-laws were to his family, and heard from the team leader that he would kill a cow in a few days and buy a few pounds of meat to send to his in-laws.

"Okay, thank you, in-laws." Father Gu managed to say.

Father Su waved his hand and said, "Brother, did you have breakfast this morning? If not, let's eat something together."

Father Gu said he had eaten and didn't dare to delay any longer because he had to go back to the fields to pick corn, so he prepared to leave.

Su He saw that Gu's father was not wearing gloves and his hands were frozen red. It was now the end of October and approaching November, and the weather was particularly cold in the mornings and evenings.

"Dad, wait for me."

After that, he went to the room and got two pairs of cotton gloves and gave them to Gu's father. "Dad, wear gloves in the morning and evening when you ride a bike or do something else. It's cold."

"This pair is for Mom."

Mr. Gu put on gloves, his hands were warm, and his heart was warm too.

Su He bought them from the system mall. She bought four pairs, one pair for each of her parents. Her parents’ pairs were given to her yesterday.

When Mr. Gu got home, he gave the package to his mother. His mother noticed the gloves on his hands and asked, "Where did you get them?"

Father Gu said, "Xiao He gave it to me. You have it too."

Mother Gu smiled and said, "Xiao He is a filial child."

She even noticed such small details. A few days ago, she was thinking about making a pair of gloves for her father, otherwise he would get frozen hands when riding a bike sooner or later.

Besides, it’s almost November.

Winter is coming.

"This cotton was given by my in-laws."

Mother Gu opened the package and asked, "So many?"

Father Gu said, "There are more than ten kilograms. The brigade will kill cattle in a few days. I will buy a few kilograms and send them to Xiao He's parents."

Mother Gu: "Okay."

"This package was sent by Jianhua."

When talking about her son, Gu's mother sighed, "I don't know how Jianhua is doing. I dreamed a few days ago that Jianhua was on the battlefield. I was scared."

A mother worries when her son travels a thousand miles.

Father Gu said, "You are scaring yourself. If the devils are driven out, there will be no war."

Mother Gu: "That's true."

Like Gu's mother, Su He had been having dreams these past two days. He dreamed of battlefields and soldiers killing enemies. The cannons killed many enemies.

Gu Jianhua was also there. Every time she wanted to talk to him in her dream, she was distracted by other things.

Or I woke up from a dream.

Time passed quickly and it was November. Su He was wearing a thick cotton shirt and was pregnant, so she looked very bloated, like a ball.

Mother Gu brought another chicken.

Other wives eat chicken during their confinement period, and Su He also eats chicken during her pregnancy, four chickens in a month. She wondered if all the chickens in the village had been caught by Gu's mother.

Mother Gu said, "How can that be possible? There are still plenty. When you have a baby, I will stew a chicken for you every day."

The main thing is that apart from chicken, there is no other nutritional supplement. You need a ticket to eat pork, but for chicken, she just needs to pay.

Just like Gu's father, Mother Gu left after delivering the chickens and didn't stay long.

Now that the weather is cold, the chicken is no longer likely to go bad, so Su's father chops the chicken into small pieces and stews some for Su He at every meal.

At lunch, Su's mother said to Su He, "Your mother-in-law is so good to you."

Nowadays, if a woman in the village is allowed to eat two chickens during her confinement period, that is because the old lady is kind. It is not like what Gu Mu said that she should only eat one chicken a day.

That would bankrupt the family.

Su He was drinking chicken soup from a bowl, and was about to reply to Su's mother when he suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart, "I..."

Su He covered his chest and his face turned pale instantly.

Her action frightened the three people in the room. They rushed over to support her, fearing that she would faint from the chair.

"What's wrong with you, Old Four?"

"Little sister, you feel uncomfortable somewhere"

"My dear, does your stomach hurt?"

Su He paused for a few seconds, her complexion returned to normal, and she waved her hand

"I'm fine, it's just that my heartbeat suddenly started to speed up, as if it was going to jump out of my throat."

Su Xiao, "Are you tired recently? Why don't you just stop going to class and rest at home."

Su's father and mother also agreed.

Su He, "That shouldn't be the problem."