Ji Xia's mind went blank, and she looked bewildered and at a loss.
Zhao Anning was Chen Jing's destined wife in his previous life. They knew, loved, and were together for a lifetime. Until her death, she saw the two of them with their fingers intertwined on television.
Ji Xia sighed. She had just put aside the benefactor from his past life when he reminded her again.
Releasing his hand, Ji Xia suppressed the sadness in her heart: "Let's go back, I need to rest."
"Okay, get some rest. I brought some good things back from the city, I'll bring them to you tomorrow."
Chen Jing was still immersed in joy and did not notice the indifference in Ji Xia's eyes. He grabbed her hand, squeezed it, lowered his head and kissed her forehead, and left satisfied.
After enduring countless hardships, Chen Jing cheered with excitement in his heart. He had finally won her heart, and she had agreed to be with him.
The thought of being able to openly hold her in his arms and kiss her beautiful eyebrows and soft red lips made Chen Jing tremble with excitement.
Back at the Chen family home, Chen's mother was still awake. Seeing her son's face covered in injuries, she couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
"You ran off as soon as you got back. I cooked you something to eat. What happened this time? How did you get this face?"
"Mom, it's just a minor scratch, nothing serious. I just had a big bowl of egg noodles and two meat buns at A-Xia's place, I'm full!"
Chen Jing pulled his mother down to sit, beaming, and said, "Mother, find me a good matchmaker these next few days."
"Matchmaker? Who?"
Seeing her son's beaming face, Chen's mother immediately understood: "You mean Ji Xia? I heard she's going to take the college entrance exam. With your carefree attitude, do you think she'll agree?"
It wasn't that she disliked her son; in fact, Chen Jing had never been an easy person to manage since he was a child. He was always running around aimlessly and was never home.
Two years ago, he was arrested for speculation and profiteering, and it was Ji Chengguo who helped him get back on his feet by leveraging his connections.
Captain Chen and his wife had always known about their son's feelings, but since their son was a good-for-nothing, neither of them had the face to ask Ji Chengguo to arrange a marriage for their son.
Thinking of this, she rolled her eyes at her son: "Don't think that just because Ji Xia was jilted, you have a chance. I heard that someone is interested in her clothing designs and wants her to go to university!"
"Mom, do you really look down on your son that much?"
Chen Jing was both amused and exasperated by her mother's disdain, but the thought of Ji Xia's initiative tonight turned into sweetness.
He chuckled and put his arm around his mother's shoulder: "Mom, although I'm not a college graduate, I will never be a kept man. I'm definitely better than Lin Haodong in that respect." She nodded in agreement.
"Is she really willing?"
Chen's mother remained skeptical, but Chen Jing said with a grin, "Why don't you send a matchmaker to find out? At worst, you'll just lose face, what's there to lose?"
"Enough with the embarrassment."
Chen's mother muttered to herself as she considered what she should prepare.
Ji Chengguo had helped her son, and was also the village party secretary. As her only precious daughter, she absolutely couldn't be neglected. The gifts she prepared had to be several times better than those for ordinary people.
Even though Ji Xia had been rejected by her fiancé before, Chen's mother still felt that Ji Xia was capable and that her son was not good enough for her.
The mother and son discussed in hushed tones what gifts they should prepare for their first visit. Having done this several times before, Sister-in-law Chen understood what they were talking about.
She suddenly stopped and smiled at her brother-in-law, "Third brother, you're marrying Ji Xia? That's a wonderful thing! Third brother, I heard that Ji Xia earns extra money besides her salary from the supply and marketing cooperative, is that true?"
"Yes, she got a batch of fabric from someone and made about a hundred pieces of clothing, earning a little money."
"Made a little money? How much? I heard her clothes are very popular."
Chen Jing curled his lips and chuckled smugly, "I made over a hundred yuan, since it was split among four people, so each person wouldn't get much."
"What? You made over a hundred yuan? That's a lot!"
Sister-in-law Chen was both amazed and envious. She praised Ji Xia a few times before returning to her room with mixed feelings.
Chen Jing chuckled smugly, discussed things with his mother for a while, and then went back to his room to rest.
Back in his room, Chen Jing closed the door tightly, took out a small cloth bag from the back of the cabinet, and pulled out a box larger than the palm of his hand.
This is a good find he made in the provincial capital. It contains a set of jade jewelry and a gold bracelet. The seven or eight pieces of jewelry cost him quite a bit of money.
However, he knew that Ji Xia liked these things, so he tried every means to buy them to please her.
Now that Ji Xia has agreed to get engaged to him, this set of jewelry is a perfect engagement gift for her.
I'll send it to her tomorrow morning. Maybe she'll even give me a sweet kiss, just like she did tonight.
He hid the box under his pillow and grinned as he drifted off into a sweet dream.
People in the countryside get up early, and Ji Xia made a special effort to get up early, getting up at six o'clock.
When she left the room, she realized that she was still the last one. Ji's mother and Zhang Hong had already gotten up and were cooking a large pot of sweet potato porridge and preparing vegetables.
Seeing Ji Xia, Zhang Hong smiled slightly at her: "Xia, you're up? If there's nothing else, you can sleep a little longer."
"It's okay, I usually get up around this time in the morning."
After brushing her teeth and washing her face, she returned to Zhang Hong's side, looked at her seemingly unusually large belly, and said with a worried expression, "It's only been half a month, how come your belly is growing so fast? Have you gone to the hospital for a check-up?"
She's only six or seven months pregnant, but her belly looks bigger than other women who are about to give birth.
Although she knew it was twins, her belly was still terrifying.
Mother Ji chuckled and said, "Your sister-in-law is pregnant with twins, so her belly is a little big, but that's fine."
"Mom, I heard that carrying twins is very dangerous. Let's go to the hospital for a check-up, just to put our minds at ease."
Remembering Zhang Hong's difficult childbirth in her previous life, Ji Xia whispered her advice: "Before the autumn harvest, when your brother isn't busy, have him take you to the hospital for a check-up and ask the doctor to make preparations in advance."
She thought for a moment, then whispered, "If there's not enough money, just let my brother ask me. Spending a little money will give me peace of mind. Health is the most important thing."
Zhang Hong was somewhat tempted and agreed to discuss it with Ji Zhijun.
After talking about the children, Ji Xia reminded them again: "Make the hair clips from last night whenever you have time, and rest when you're tired. It's not important, don't worry about it."
"I understand. I made ten last night. When did you need them?"
"Anytime is fine, there's no rush, just do it whenever you have free time."
Ji Xia thought for a moment and then said, "I'll go back to work the middle shift at noon. It doesn't matter how much I make. I'll take it back to the supply and marketing cooperative to see."
Zhang Hong agreed, hoping the product would sell well at the supply and marketing cooperative.
She made ten last night, five cents each, ten for fifty cents, fifty cents a day, fifteen yuan a month.
Moreover, she could do it during the day whenever she had free time. Ji Xia had specially brought it home for her to earn money, and she was very grateful.
The mother, daughter, aunt, and sisters-in-law prepared breakfast, and Secretary Ji and Ji Zhijun also got up to eat breakfast.
Just as the group was about to have their meal, Chen Jing ran over carrying a wild rabbit and called out loudly, "Uncle Ji, Auntie, Brother and Sister-in-law, are you having breakfast?"
As he spoke, he casually handed the rabbit to Ji Xia: "I caught it this morning, I'll add it to my lunch."
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