The New Year holiday was only a few days long, and Zhuang Zhixi had a few more days of maternity leave than others, but that passed in a flash. It was time to go back to work after the holiday, and these days you don't take leave just because your wife is in confinement. That would make people stab you in the back.
Moreover, it is impossible for the factory to give such leave.
Zhuang Zhixi was already at home more than others. When he went to work, Zhao Guihua was the only one who took care of everything at home. Don't think that being a housewife is easy. When Mingmei was in confinement after childbirth, Zhao Guihua felt that the housework had suddenly increased.
What people miss the most is probably the confinement nanny.
Unfortunately not now.
Zhao Guihua thought about it for a while. Since everyone in the family was working, she could handle it by herself, but now she had to take care of Mingmei during the confinement period. Mingmei's meals had to be cooked separately. After thinking about it, she found Wang Zhaodi.
The two of them whispered to each other for a while, and then discussed it with Jiang Lu for a while.
Others didn't know what they said, but from that day on, Wang Zhaodi came to help every day. After cleaning up at Zhou's house in the morning, she came here to help clean, wash clothes, and cook lunch and dinner.
However, Wang Zhaodi often went to Zhao Guihua's place, so no one else noticed it.
The main reason is that no one in the front yard would pay attention to this. Wang Xiangxiu is too busy taking care of the children; Bai Fendou looks heartbroken all day and won't care about this. As for Uncle Lan... Uncle Lan has to go to work.
With someone to help her, Zhao Guihua felt much more relaxed. She was a good mother-in-law, and she cooked delicious food for her daughter-in-law in various ways.
So, she went out early in the morning and came back with a crucian carp. She cooked crucian carp and tofu soup for Mingmei at home. After cooking for a long time, the crucian carp soup had a milky white color. Zhao Guihua served it to her daughter-in-law. Mingmei said, "Thank you, Mom."
Zhao Guihua rolled her eyes: "What nonsense are you talking about? You are in confinement after childbirth, so I should take care of you."
Mingmei smiled gently and lowered her head to drink the soup in small sips. Although Mingmei eats well, with crucian carp and tofu soup today, pig's feet stewed with soybeans tomorrow, and chicken stewed with chestnuts the day after tomorrow, she did not gain any weight at all.
However, the two children transformed from skinny and red little monkeys into fair and tender cute babies in a short period of time.
Both little guys have baby fat, and their arms are as thin as lotus roots.
The two little ones have big appetites. Fortunately, Mingmei eats well, otherwise she might not be able to feed the two little ones. Fortunately, in addition to being good eaters, the two cute babies are easy to take care of. The little guys don't like to cry. They eat and sleep, and sleep and eat.
Apart from these two, the others that have grown flesh are Tiger Head and Little Swallow.
The two children were lucky, Mingmei's confinement period happened to coincide with their winter vacation at home, so Mingmei ate well every day, and the two children followed suit and could eat a bowl every time.
So happy.
Hu Tou said naively: "It would be nice if my aunt kept giving birth to children."
Zhao Guihua: "If you still want such a wonderful thing, go away."
Hutou laughed, and after eating the delicious food, he ran out with his sister to find some friends to play with.
Mingmei was still in confinement when Li Fang came out of confinement. She brought her daughter to see Mingmei. Li Fang named the little girl Zhenzhen. Her full name is Li Zhenzhen.
Li Weiwei, Li Junjun, Li Zhenzhen.
His three children.
Little Zhenzhen is about ten days older than Tuantuan and Yuanyuan. She is also chubby and a small baby, but very big in size.
As a cook, he would never let his family down. Li Fang also gained a lot of weight. She was originally a slender and tall type, but this time she gained some weight and looked a bit strong. But it was not surprising, because her mother, Aunt Wang, was a tall and strong lesbian.
Otherwise, she would not have been chosen to be the director of the academy, because she could keep things under control.
Yes, it's her again this year.
Aunt Wang felt like she was really tied to this boat and was feeling very miserable.
She had already found a candidate, that is Zhou Qun, but Zhou Qun had to go to work and didn't spend much time in the hospital. It was still not suitable. Aunt Wang was re-elected in tears.
Li Fang is now more like her mother. She carries Li Zhenzhen over. The little fat girl is still young and doesn't know how to play with others. She doesn't know when to sleep. The three babies are lying side by side, and they all look very cute.
Li Fang exclaimed: "How did you raise this? It's so white?"
Mingmei's eyes were bright, and she smiled and teased: "I am very fair, and Zhuang Zhixi is also very fair, so we look like a couple."
Li Fang: “…”
Can we still chat? Is it really okay for you to talk like this?
She muttered, "You're the only one."
Mingmei laughed, and when she had laughed enough, she said, "I also drink milk powder, and they drink mine, so it may have had an impact... Actually, I don't understand this either. This is my first time raising a baby."
Li Fang was surprised: "You drink milk powder?"
Mingmei: "The kind that's specially for adults to drink."
Although Li Fang was considered to be one of the best eaters among pregnant women, she still sighed: "You are living a really good life."
Mingmei: "I am doing confinement after childbirth. My mother and mother-in-law both said that confinement after childbirth is very important. If you do it well, your body will be healthy. If you don't do it well, it will be a big loss."
Li Fang nodded, agreeing with this.
She has given birth to three children in succession, and she is still in good health, because she has always taken good care of herself. After all, it was her own mother who took care of her during the confinement period, so how could she not treat her well? Li Fang is not blind, and she has seen some of the neighbors' sisters-in-law and daughters-in-law who could not take good care of themselves during the confinement period, crying and working, and some who gave birth in the summer, and were foolish enough to wash clothes with cold water before they were out of the confinement period. This caused great damage to their health.
He was young, with a sallow complexion and as fragile as a piece of paper.
Li Fang: "Aunt Zhao is very nice. Although she is a bit fierce, you can see how carefully she takes care of me during the confinement period. A biological mother should be like this."
Mingmei chuckled, "I know."
Zhao Guihua walked in: "You may sound okay, but what's wrong with me?"
Li Fang immediately begged for mercy: "I was wrong."
Zhao Guihua smiled and said, "You apologized quickly. I made some Yuanxiao, you can have some too."
Li Fang shook her head: "No, no, my parents have prepared it too."
His family had no shortage of food. There were many parties during the Chinese New Year, and her father took her husband to help in the kitchen whenever he had time. His family had a lot of good food and drink. Don't say she was fat because of the confinement, their whole family was fat.
She said, "When will Mingmei be out of confinement?"
Mingmei: "Maybe mid-to-early March. I'll be in confinement for 45 days."
Li Fang looked at Mingmei in surprise. Mingmei smiled and said, "I don't really want to stay in bed for that long... I'm going to go bad. But my brother Zhixi thinks I've suffered a lot this time. Since I'm in confinement, I should stay in bed for a while longer and take good care of myself. Don't let it damage my body. I can't persuade him."
Li Fang moved her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end she didn't, and just said, "This is also good, he is not wrong."
In fact, Li Fang wanted to say that Mingmei gave birth very quickly.
She has given birth to three children. She has also seen many people give birth, but none of them went as smoothly as Mingmei. Mingmei went to the hospital because she felt uncomfortable after lunch on New Year's Eve. But it was just labor pain, and she recovered quickly.
She really started to feel pain on the morning of the first day of the new year. It was morning when she entered the delivery room after the contractions, but she had given birth at noon.
By this calculation, the birth is very fast.
Li Fang felt that this was easier than her life, and it was really not a suffering at all.
But she changed her mind and didn't say it. The young couple felt that they were suffering, and it would be bad for her to say too much. Besides, Mingmei had someone to take care of her at home. She once again sighed that Aunt Zhao was really a good mother-in-law.
Her mother-in-law hasn't come to visit her since she gave birth.
Li Fang: "I really envy you."
Mingmei burst out laughing and said, "What are you envious of? Aren't you doing well too?"
Li Fang smiled: "I envy you for having a good mother-in-law."
Zhao Guihua: "You are praising me in various ways."
Li Fang: “Yes!”
She held the child and chatted for a while, and was walking back at about noon. When she passed by Zhou's house, Aunt Zhou called Li Fang and said, "Fangfang, why did you bring your big fat girl out?"
Li Fang pursed her lips and said, "Auntie Zhou, my baby's name is Zhenzhen."
What big fat girl? We are girls! It's not nice to call us that.
Aunt Zhou: "Okay, okay, Zhenzhen, but your Zhenzhen is a fat girl."
Li Fang: "Auntie Zhou, what's the matter? I have to go home."
Aunt Zhou: "Wait, wait a minute, I want to ask you something."
She said, "Aren't you out of confinement? Are you having a full-month banquet?"
Li Fang shook her head: "No, we can just have a meal together at home. It's hard to do that right now. Supplies are so scarce, and it's not recommended to do that right now."
Aunt Zhou nodded and said "Oh", then asked, "What about their family? Xiaozhuang's wife will be out of confinement in ten days, right? They don't hold a confinement ceremony either?"
Li Fang: "I don't know about that. I guess they won't do it. Besides, his family takes a long time to recuperate after childbirth, so they are too busy to take care of it. I guess they won't do it."
"How long?"
"Yes, his family will have to stay for forty-five days."
"What!!!" Aunt Zhou was shocked and said, "This is really... When we were young, we had to take care of the baby right after it was born. There was no such thing as confinement. If a family could have a confinement of ten days, it was considered good conditions. Now it takes forty-five days?"
Li Fang smiled and said, "The past is the past, and the present is the present. How could you say that life is better now? It is definitely different. Besides, Aunt Zhao is also very good to her daughter-in-law. She wants Mingmei to take good care of herself during the confinement period, and that is right."
Aunt Zhou said nothing, just said "oh" and turned to go home.
But even though I've returned home, I've started to compare myself with others. There are three pregnant women in this hospital. Everyone can see this. Li Fang is taken care of by her own mother. She eats well and drinks well. The little girl has grown into a big fat girl. Mingmei will have to spend a long confinement period.
Isn't it that his family is the only one who is lacking? No, this is absolutely not possible. Their family must not fall behind. As the richest man in the compound, what is wrong with their family? It is not bad at all. In this case, they must not admit defeat. This Zhao Guihua is really too cunning. She must want to use this incident to build a good reputation for herself.
Others don’t know, but doesn’t she know?
Although Zhao Guihua was taking care of her daughter-in-law during the postpartum period, she also asked Wang Zhaodi for help.
No one told her what was discussed, but Aunt Zhou knew that Wang Zhaodi had received the money. No wonder Zhao Guihua was willing to help her daughter-in-law with the confinement for so long, after all, she didn't have to do a lot of work herself.
And he still has a good reputation! He is so cunning!
Oh, do you think she doesn't know how to do it? Aunt Zhou thought that she could definitely learn it.
You can’t go wrong if you learn this from others.
She pursed her lips and made up her mind. If Zhao Guihua could do it, she could do it too.
She used to be too honest, swearing and complaining, but everyone said she was bad. This person should know how to build a good reputation for himself. Isn't that what Zhao Guihua did? That night, Aunt Zhou announced: "Jiang Lu, when you give birth, we will do the confinement for 50 days."
Jiang Lu: “???”
Her chopsticks trembled.
Aunt Zhou smiled coldly and said proudly: "Our Zhou family is the richest in the compound, and we must not lose face as the richest."
Jiang Lu: “???”
Zhou Qun: “That’s fine.”
As a grown man, of course he doesn't care about these things.
Aunt Zhou: “Haha.”
Zhao Guihua, you're 45 days? We have more than you! Hey, you can't compare, right? Aunt Zhou wants to compete, but no one knows, it's all because she's busy, who would compare with you? Mingmei was only released on March 10th, and she really felt like she was going to go bad. However, the benefits of a long confinement period can also be reflected.
She had obviously given birth to a child, but her little face looked even better than before, with a rosy complexion.
Mingmei carried her small basket and called Li Fang, and the two of them went to the bathhouse to take a bath. When they came out, they felt refreshed. Compared with gay men who chatted all day long, lesbians rarely did so.
The weather was cold, and Mingmei and the others had just given birth, so they couldn't do anything rash.
Mingmei wrapped a towel on her head, wrapping herself tightly in two layers. It didn't matter if it looked good or not, as long as it was useful. As soon as she got home, Wang Zhaodi came over and asked, "Sister Mingmei, where are the clothes you just changed?"
Mingmei: "..."
She was a little embarrassed, but she had to get used to it.
She said, "Don't touch my underwear, I'll do it myself."
Wang Zhaodi: “I know.”
Wang Zhaodi took Mingmei's coat and wet towel out to wash, and Zhao Guihua brought two pots of hot water to mix for her to use. Wang Zhaodi smiled brightly, not feeling tired at all.
Although she was doing work for the Zhou family and the Zhuang family, it was nothing compared to when she was at home. When she was at home, she did much more. She even had to go out to collect firewood in winter, and her hands were covered with chilblains.
As for washing clothes... just go to the river and dig a hole to wash them. Who cares if the water is icy or not? It's not just his family, many people in their village do this, everyone does this, and every winter, they get a lot of chilblains on their hands.
But now, even though she was paid to work, both Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zhou would let her use hot water.
She felt so warm, even her own mother would not say that.
Wang Zhaodi finished washing the clothes, hung them up, and clapped her hands in satisfaction.
In fact, it wasn't that cold in mid-March, and she felt that doing this little work was nothing.
She secretly took her own pocket money and felt more motivated.
Zhao Guihua asked Wang Zhaodi for help, but it was not for free. She was paid ten yuan a month.
The ten dollars was used to do two things. One was to cook lunch and dinner for them. The other was to wash clothes and diapers. Mainly diapers for children. In winter, people don’t change clothes very often.
She doesn't have to wash her underwear and doesn't change her outer clothes often.
So Wang Zhaodi felt guilty about taking the money, but Aunt Zhao said she deserved it, and that it was her due, since she had put in the work and deserved the money. And this also solved their family's urgent needs.
Ten yuan is indeed a lot of money, but that's because the baby at home is still young and needs someone to take care of him. When he grows up, we don't have to worry about this. This money doesn't need to be spent, but this kind of thing must not be told to others.
Except for Jiang Lu, no one knew that Wang Zhaodi took the money.
After all, Wang Zhaodi still lives and eats at the Zhou family, so she has to say hello to Jiang Lu.
Because they had to consider Jiang Lu's childbirth, the two parties agreed to end the employment relationship around the time of Jiang Lu's birth. Wang Zhaodi agreed with Aunt Zhao on a three-month contract, and she has already received the second month's salary.
Wang Zhaodi has saved a lot of money since she came here last year, and she feels very happy. After finishing her work, she didn't sit idle, and went out with her newly bought fishing rod. Before she walked a few steps out of the door, she met Qiang Dadaner.
He looked at the fishing rod in Wang Zhaodi's hand and said, "Are you going fishing? Why don't you ride a bike?"
Wang Zhaodi: "My bicycle was taken away by Brother Zhou Qun today. It would be the same if I walked over."
Qiangdare didn't hesitate and said cheerfully: "Get in the car, I'll take you there."
"ah?"
Wang Zhaodi looked at Qiang Dadan in surprise. He said, "I went there by myself, so it's a good opportunity for us to go together."
Wang Zhaodi knew that Daqiang also went fishing often. She had met him several times and their levels were similar.
"What are you thinking about? Hurry up and get in the car." Daqiang: "It's a good opportunity to go fishing together. I have a companion."
Wang Zhaodi hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay then."
She jumped onto the back of the bicycle and Daqiang started pedaling as fast as he could.
Wang Zhaodi quickly supported him, blushing a little, but Daqiang was not aware of it and said, "Let me tell you, I know a best seat, and there is always an old man who wants to grab it from me, which is really annoying. You said that if he went earlier than me, I wouldn't say anything, but sometimes he obviously went later and asked me to give up the seat. You said it was not too much! Sometimes I didn't give up the seat, but he still took advantage of his age. This time we are going together, and he is still complaining to me, you have to help me. Let's fight him together."
Wang Zhaodi: "That's too much! He's just taking advantage of his age!"
"Who says it's not?"
"Let's deal with him together."
"I think so."
The two of them rode their bikes to the moat and quickly found a good spot. Wang Zhaodi didn't know what a good place was or a bad place, but since Daqiang said that someone was robbing here, it must be a good place.
"This is it. I caught a big fish here last time. Do you know what a big fish is? It weighs at least 15 pounds. I can't finish it all by myself..."
"That's really good."
“That’s right!”
The two of them sat down and put on the bait, which she had prepared long ago.
Daqiang asked curiously: "You are living in Zhou's house now, how long will you stay there?"
He was just gossiping.
How can this not be gossip?
Who hasn't been curious?
Wang Zhaodi: "I don't know either. I'll just stay here for now. Maybe my parents will ask me to go back after a while, or maybe Sister Jiang Lu won't need me anymore after a while."
She wiped her face and said, "I don't know either."
Daqiang said, "I heard that Aunt Zhou is your godmother? You are so generous. This old lady is not a good person. She is very fierce and has a bad mouth."
Wang Zhaodi didn't quite agree with this. She frowned and said, "Comrade Daqiang, you can't say that. Actually, my godmother is a very good person. She has a bad mouth, but she's not a bad person."
It’s not Wang Zhaodi’s fault that she has a different opinion.
When Aunt Zhou was doing her best to kill herself, Wang Zhaodi hadn't come yet. After Wang Zhaodi came, Aunt Zhou went in without a second thought. When she came out, she had already received an education.
She is much more particular about what she does now than before, so in Wang Zhaodi's opinion, Aunt Zhou is not a bad person.
Daqiang: “…”
He touched his nose and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say anything bad about her."
Wang Zhaodi: "You don't have to apologize to me, just don't say it again in the future. I don't know what my godmother was like before, but I don't think she's a bad person. She treats me better than my biological mother. You see, I'm actually a stranger to her. Although I also helped with some work, that's nothing. Is work still called work in this city? But she would prepare a lot of delicious food for me. You see, I'm obviously an outsider, but she wouldn't let me eat steamed buns alone. Basically, I eat whatever they like. If they eat well, I eat well too, and if they don't eat well, I don't eat well either. And she would make sure I'm full. When I was at home, I couldn't even have enough to eat."
Daqiang was curious: "Where is your home?"
Wang Zhaodi mentioned a place.
Daqiang: “…I haven’t heard of it.”
Wang Zhaodi: "It's a poor mountain valley, and few people from our area leave. We are all used to staying in the mountains, and don't know what the outside world is like. I have several girls in my family, and my parents are still trying to have a son."
Daqiang was stunned.
There is nothing wrong with this man wanting a son. In their era, not having a son would be criticized. Daqiang is also an ordinary man, and he thinks so too. But... it's hard to support so many daughters. This is a destiny without a son, so don't force it.
He didn't know what to say, and after a long while, he muttered, "Your parents are really great."
Wang Zhaodi pursed her lips and said, "My parents said that if they couldn't give birth to a son, they would rather die."
Daqiang: “…”
This... this is really too much to ask, right?
He said, "Do you want to go back?"
Wang Zhaodi said honestly: "I don't want to, but..."
She scratched her head and said, "But I will probably go back in the future. I can't live in someone else's house forever."
So, she has to save money well. If she has some pocket money, she will feel more confident.
Wang Zhaodi took a deep breath and said, "Fishing! I want to catch big fish!"
She wants to catch the big fish and perform well so that everyone will like her and won't let her go.
Wang Zhaodi didn't know how to stay, but she would try her best to perform well.
It was all she could do.
Daqiang looked at Wang Zhaodi's tight mouth and serious expression, and suddenly felt that this yellow-haired girl was still pretty. He remembered that he had seen her before. At that time, she had just arrived and was as thin as a mouse. Her hair was even more dry and yellow like grass.
It's not that he noticed Wang Zhaodi at that time, but she was really too different from the people in their area.
Even the poorest families are not like her.
But looking at her now, I feel that she is still a little different.
Her originally dry and yellow hair had become a long black braid. Although it was still not white, she had gained some weight and looked very energetic. Most importantly, she was no longer as timid as before. Instead, she held her head high.
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
Wang Zhaodi asked curiously.
Daqiang quickly turned his face away and said, "No."
He felt that his heartbeat seemed to speed up a little.
Wang Zhaodi looked at him in confusion, but quickly turned around and continued fishing. Fishing, fishing, she wanted to catch big fish.
"Hey, you here again?" Two people were fishing quietly when an old man's voice came out.
The old man was not polite and immediately asked, "You all go fish somewhere else, this is mine."
Wang Zhaodi: “!!!”
It turns out to be such a person.
She mustered up her courage and said, "This is not yours. This is everyone's place. Anyone of us can come. You have to follow the first come first served rule. We are fishing well, so why should we give up the place to you?"
"that is."
Daqiang said, "You shouldn't be like this, right?"
The old man blew his beard and glared: "Hey, you kid, you are not a good guy. You even brought your wife to quarrel with me. What's the matter? Do you think I am afraid of you just because you are two people?"
As soon as he said this, Daqiang and Wang Zhaodi blushed immediately.
Both of them became awkward instantly.
Daqiang: "Uh... I, I, we are not that kind of relationship..."
Wang Zhaodi also blushed, but said firmly: "We are just neighbors, but this is not the time to talk about this. Now we are talking about fishing. We will not give up our position."
"Hey, you little yellow-haired girl, you're trying to be awesome to me, who do you think you are..."
"There's always a first come, first served rule."
"Bah, I'm an old man, you have to give in to me! What? Is this the place where you guys have a secret meeting? I can tell you're not decent people..." The old man wasn't a kind person either, he pushed people as soon as he came up, "Get out, get out now, or I'll sue you for having an affair!"
He pushed hard, with a bit of ferocity: "Do you believe I can beat you up?"
"You, you, you dare!"
Daqiang shouted: "Do you think I dare? You are such an old man, you are too much of a bully. You dare to fight with a female comrade. You are taking advantage of your age! You said it's okay for me, but you can't bully a little girl! You are living like a dog at your age, right?"
Seeing that the old man was not convinced, Daqiang rolled up his sleeves and said, "Don't think I'm easy to mess with. I'm..."
Seeing that this man was really angry, the old man panicked instantly.
This old man is like this, he usually takes advantage of his age, if you are easy to talk to, polite and courteous, he will take advantage of you and think you are easy to deal with. He never gets enough of taking advantage of you.
But if you are a little more aggressive, they will become more obedient and dare not act rashly.
Daqiang is in the loading and unloading team. He is tall and strong.
But he is not a bad tempered person, on the contrary, he is a very easy to talk to person. It is precisely because of this that the old man becomes more and more arrogant. But if Daqiang really gets angry, he dare not shout.
Carrying the fishing rod and bucket, he trotted away.
As he ran, he threatened: "You adulterous couple, just wait! I will find someone to arrest you! Bah!"
Seeing the man leave, Daqiang cursed, "This old bastard."
He came forward and helped me up and asked, "Are you okay?"
Wang Zhaodi shook her head: "I'm fine."
She asked a little worriedly: "He won't really go to find someone, right?"
Daqiang sneered, "You see, he is just bluffing. He doesn't dare to do it. Besides, he knows that his words are untenable. Fishing here together means having sex? Who does he think he is? Will anyone believe him if he says so? What does our fishing have to do with him? I think I was too easy to talk to before, which actually encouraged his arrogance. This old bastard."
Wang Zhaodi pursed her lips and looked at Daqiang. Daqiang felt a little embarrassed at this point and said, "It's not nice of me to scold an old man..."
Wang Zhaodi immediately shook her head and said, "I don't think so. I think you are not wrong. Good and bad people are not determined by age. This man is so old and still disrespectful. It's his fault. You are not wrong to scold him."
Daqiang scratched his head and laughed.
Wang Zhaodi also laughed: "Fishing!"
"good!"
"We're definitely onto something!"
"Um!"
…………
Zhuang Zhixi rides his bike very fast after get off work. He is like a Hot Wheels every day now.
I really wish I could stay at home and look after my wife and children every day.
Although his little one is small, he will smile when he sees him! He will smile sweetly at him!
As his biological father, Zhuang Zhixi felt particularly warm when he thought about it.
The cubs in his family are the best.
Zhuang Zhixi rode his bike into the alley and was about to reach home when a man suddenly jumped out and grabbed Zhuang Zhixi. Zhuang Zhixi said, "Fuck!"
He said, "What's going on?"
He looked at the person who was holding him, oh, so strong and brave.
He said, "No, what are you doing?"
Daqiang scratched his head.
He was a little embarrassed, but said firmly: "Xiao Zhuang, come here, I have something to ask you."
Zhuang Zhixi looked at him in confusion. They didn't have much contact. Although they knew each other, they were not very familiar with each other. Being suddenly pulled away made him very confused. Zhuang Zhixi: "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Daqiang dragged Zhuang Zhixi to the back of the toilet, looked around to see if there was anyone around, and rubbed his hands, hesitating.
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
He was speechless and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. If not, I will go back. I am very busy."
Daqiang said quickly: "I have something to ask you."
He gritted his teeth and said, "Well, I want your mother to introduce me to a girl."
Zhuang Zhixi: “???”
He raised an eyebrow: "My mother?"
Daqiang nodded and said, "Well, I want you to talk to your mother first..."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Why don't you tell my mother yourself?"
Daqiang looked at Zhuang Zhixi in shock and said, "I don't dare to do that."
Zhuang Zhixi twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "You seem to be timid and it makes sense."
He said, "Who do you fancy?"
After a pause, he said, "Is it related to my mother?"
He paused again and said, "Is it Wang Zhaodi?"
Daqiang stared at Zhuang Zhixi in amazement, speechless: "Are you a normal human being? I haven't said anything yet, and you guessed everything? This, this, this..."
It doesn't matter, can I find his mother? Zhuang Zhixi laughed and said, "Are you really interested in Wang Zhaodi?"
Daqiang nodded, hummed, and said a little shyly, "I, I like her, but I don't know if she likes me. I'm much older than her, can you, can you help me ask your mother?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Yes, I will tell you when I get home today."
After saying that, he pushed the cart away.
Daqiang was shocked again.
No, you're so quick, aren't you? Even gay men would tease each other if they talked about this topic, but Zhuang Zhixi was totally calm. Besides, he knew everything... Daqiang scratched his head and said, "Aren't you in a hurry to go home?"
However, he believed that Zhuang Zhixi was a man of his words.
After all, the people in their area have known each other for a long time.
He rubbed his hands and squatted on the ground, feeling a little nervous and a little uneasy, but also a little happy.
I don’t know if Wang Zhaodi would be happy about this.
Zhuang Zhixi went home decisively, and as soon as he entered the house he shouted, "Wife, I'm back?"
Mingmei left the confinement room yesterday, and she took a shower today, smelling very nice. He leaned forward, kissed her on the face, and said, "Did you miss me?"
Mingmei poked him and said, "No."
Zhuang Zhixi: “Lie.”
He laughed, pecked her mouth again, and said, "You obviously missed me a lot."
He lowered his head and kissed the two little kids' cheeks again. The sleeping babies frowned their sparse eyebrows in dissatisfaction and hid their faces, but they did not wake up.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Why are you still sleeping?"
Mingmei said coquettishly: "Children tend to sleep more."
She said: "Only if the little one eats more and sleeps more can he grow up well."
Zhuang Zhixi nodded: "That makes sense."
He leaned closer to Mingmei and said, "Wife, you smell so good."
Mingmei: “Is there?”
Zhuang Zhixi smelled it and nodded: "A little bit, it smells good."
Mingmei smiled softly: "I used a new shampoo today."
This is not a good buy.
Her father bought it when he went to Shanghai to deliver goods.
Zhuang Zhixi: "My wife smells so good."
He leaned close to Mingmei and acted dishonestly.
Mingmei wouldn't do that in broad daylight. With so many people coming in and out, what if someone saw them? She reached out and pinched Zhuang Zhixi's waist. Zhuang Zhixi: "Hey!"
Mingmei: "Be honest."
Zhuang Zhixi refused, looked at her innocently, and said, "I have been holding it in for so long... Woohoo, you still don't feel sorry for me."
This is a scene.
Mingmei couldn't help laughing. But she still whispered, "Don't try that."
Zhuang Zhixi: "I'm sad. My wife doesn't love me anymore. Since we had our baby, you've taken care of him wholeheartedly. I'm jealous..."
Mingmei saw him acting like this and couldn't help but reach out and push him: "Please stop it."
She said coquettishly, "You yourself like the baby very much. You come here as soon as you come back. Who knows if you are looking at me or the baby."
Zhuang Zhixi: "I'm watching them all, but mainly you..."
He leaned on Mingmei's shoulder and whispered, "Don't mess around now. You can..."
Mingmei's face flushed slightly, and Zhuang Zhixi leaned close to her ear and whispered something in a low voice.
Mingmei bit her lip and said, "Okay, okay."
Zhuang Zhixi laughed instantly: "My wife is so nice."
Mingmei's face was already flushed, and her heartbeat was a little faster. They hadn't done this for a long time. Before, Mingmei couldn't do this because she was pregnant. After giving birth, she naturally needed to rest well.
After all this time, it has been almost half a year.
Although the two of them were getting close, they were still very careful. Now they could finally relax.
Mingmei: "Then I don't want to get pregnant again soon."
Although she is happy to do this or that, she still needs to make it clear.
Zhuang Zhixi certainly knew what his wife was afraid of, and he didn't know why, but it seemed that it was very easy to get pregnant again after giving birth. Many people had small children because of this, and they didn't understand much. But they knew this.
Zhuang Zhixi gave her a look that said "don't worry", and said, "Don't worry, I have a way."
Mingmei looked at her man suspiciously. Zhuang Zhixi couldn't help but lean forward and pecked her pink lips, saying, "Really, believe me."
Mingmei hummed softly.
Zhuang Zhixi laughed, and when he had laughed enough, he said, "Okay, I won't bother with you anymore. I'm going to talk to mom about something."
Mingmei looked at Zhuang Zhixi in confusion. Zhuang Zhixi chuckled and said, "It's about matchmaking."
Mingmei's eyes widened a little: "Huh?"
She leaned over and said, "Matchmaking? Who?"
A gossipy little look.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Wang Zhaodi, I'm coming over."
Mingmei: "I want to go too."
Zhuang Zhixi pointed at the baby who was still sleeping, and Mingmei sighed, "It really disturbed my ability to watch the fun."
She pouted and said, "Then tell me later."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Okay."
Although everyone gets off work at the same time, Zhuang Zhixi is always very fast. He comes home much earlier than others, and other people are not at home yet. Zhao Guihua is cooking. In fact, Wang Zhaodi cooked their dinner.
The food was almost ready when Wang Zhaodi went back to Zhou's house to work.
All Zhao Guihua has to do is serve the food.
Although ten dollars a month is not a small amount, it is not a long-term expense, just a few months, so it is not that bad.
Under normal circumstances, Zhao Guihua would have done it herself. But she was reborn after all. Suddenly, there was a lot more work to do, and she was still a little flustered. In fact, she was a little flustered when she was reborn last year, but fortunately, Liang Meifen was at home at that time.
So Zhao Guihua transitioned quickly.
Now she was just asking Wang Zhaodi to help her with the second transition.
She looked at her son and asked, "What's the matter?"
Even if she wasn't his biological mother, she could tell right away that her son had something to say.
Zhuang Zhixi: "When I came back, I met Qiang Dadaner, and he asked you to help introduce him to someone."
Zhao Guihua was stunned: "Looking for me?"
She didn't start this business either? The matchmaker in their compound was Aunt Wang.
Zhuang Zhixi: "He fell in love with Wang Zhaodi, so he came to you."
Zhao Guihua suddenly understood.
Indeed, she had the most contact with Wang Zhaodi in this courtyard, so if someone were to introduce her, she would be a very suitable candidate. Of course, Aunt Zhou was more familiar with Wang Zhaodi. But Aunt Zhou was Wang Zhaodi's godmother, so that wouldn't work.
If Wang Zhaodi lived with her biological parents, then it would be no problem for her to find Aunt Zhou. But since both of her parents were not around and she was the only elder around, then that would not work.
Nowadays, when introducing a partner, people usually don’t go directly to the other person’s elders. This is a matter of courtesy.
Zhao Guihua: "Daqiang fell in love with Wang Zhaodi?"
Zhuang Zhixi nodded: "God knows when they started to have contact, but I can see that Daqiang is interested in her. Oh my god, you didn't see that smile. It's really shameful." Zhao Guihua glanced at him: "You were also a bear when you were on a blind date, don't laugh at me when I am not."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Then do you want to ask Wang Zhaodi?"
Zhao Guihua: "Of course."
They have been together for such a long time, and Zhao Guihua still likes Wang Zhaodi very much. She is simple-minded, not a bad person, and hardworking. Such a person can be matched with anyone better. It's a pity that this era is different and the choices are different.
Wang Zhaodi’s original family is too poor, and now there is a huge gap between urban and rural areas, so other people generally won’t choose someone like her.
In fact, people in their compound had started looking for someone for Wang Zhaodi a long time ago, but they couldn't find a suitable one, and that was the reason.
Zhao Guihua was also impatient. She said, "I'll go find Zhaodi right away."
She walked to the door and turned back: "Keep an eye on the pot, don't dry it."
Zhuang Zhixi: "OK."
Zhao Guihua hurried to Zhou's house and saw that I was cooking. She asked, "Where's Aunt Zhou?"
"I went to the bathroom."
Zhao Guihua nodded and said, "It just so happens that no one is around, so I want to tell you something. You should also consider it."
Wang Zhaodi: “Hmm?”
Zhao Guihua: "The strong and brave guy in the next yard. Do you know him?"
Wang Zhaodi nodded: "I know him."
Zhao Guihua nodded and said, "It's like this, Qiang Dadan's surname is Ye, and his name is Ye Qiang. He has taken a liking to you and wants me to help introduce you to him."
"What!"
Wang Zhaodi's fire stick fell down and she stared at Zhao Guihua blankly.
Zhao Guihua: "I'll introduce him to you, and then you can discuss it with the Zhou family. I think that as someone who knows him well, Daqiangren is okay. He is 28 years old this year. He should be eight years older than you. He has an old mother at home, and he lives with his brother. He has a brother and a sister, both in the city, but they have their own families to take care of on weekdays, so they don't interact much. He lives alone, in a room in the next courtyard. This person is in the loading and unloading group of the machinery factory. He is considered to be a laborer, but he is a formal employee. Although the loading and unloading group sounds ordinary, it is a laborer. But in fact, the treatment is not bad. His salary is thirty-two or thirty-three. physical work, and they cannot live without enough to eat. The loading and unloading The team gets an extra steamed bun in the cafeteria every day, which is given for free. So he looks very strong. But he also has shortcomings. He is married for the second time. He was married once a few years ago. But as we all know, he was deceived into marriage the first time; the boss was actually sick before marriage, and she married him just to get rid of the patient, and also deceived the bride price. sons followed many guys in the alley to beat him up, but in the end he couldn't bear to chase them away. His wife died less than a year after the marriage, and it has been more than three years, almost four years now. Because he was deceived at the beginning, he has no contact with the boss's family. He doesn't have any children either."
Zhao Guihua finished speaking in one breath and said, "This is probably the situation in his family. You should think about it."
"What are you considering?" Aunt Zhou came back.
Zhao Guihua: "Introduce someone to me. I'll let her consider it."
Aunt Zhou was instantly excited: "Who? What kind of person? Do you know him? Do I know him? Did he choose Zhaodi or do you want to be a matchmaker? What do you think..."
"Stop, stop, stop. What you said gives me a headache. It's Daqiang. He has chosen Zhaodi."
When Aunt Zhou heard this, her eyes lit up and she clapped her hands on her thighs, "That's great. This guy is good. Although he's not very good-looking and his family can't help him, he's actually pretty good."
Aunt Zhou is really nice to Wang Zhaodi.
She said: "Daqiang's mother doesn't live with him. He looks strong but he is not the kind of person who would hit anyone. He is also a formal employee. Zhaodi, I think this guy can do it..."
Wang Zhaodi blushed slightly. Since she heard that this person was the strong and brave man next door, her face started to blush and became redder and redder.
Why did he... why did he fall for her? Obviously, there was nothing good about her.
Wang Zhaodi picked her fingers.
Zhao Guihua understood a little bit after seeing this, and she asked, "You two have some contact, right?"
If it weren't like this, it wouldn't be this expression.
And Daqiang wouldn't come here so proactively.
Zhao Guihua stared at Wang Zhaodi, and Wang Zhaodi said, "We've met a few times while fishing, but we don't have any dealings."
Zhao Guihua: "What do you think?"
Aunt Zhou nodded: "Yes, what do you think? Zhaodi, you have to think about it carefully. Daqiang's conditions are really good. Although you can live with me, we are not happy. The street and your hometown can't let you live here forever. But if you get married, it will be different."
Wang Zhaodi also knew that her family came from a remote mountain village. Her parents would have to marry her off even if the man was a second-rate guy or an old widower in the village, let alone someone as good as Daqiang, as long as he could afford the bride price.
They don't care whether their daughter lives a good life or not; what they care about is how much dowry they can get.
She bit her lip and said, "I'd love to!"
She looked up and said, "I'd love to."
She was a little shy, but soon became confident and said, "I'm happy to do that, but my family is like that, Aunt Zhao, you have to explain it to him clearly. I don't want to lie to him."
Zhao Guihua: "I know about this. You don't have to worry too much about your mother's family. I think Daqiang's appearance is very intimidating. We will discuss this later. Now let's talk about whether you are willing or not."
Wang Zhaodi said softly: "I do."
Zhao Guihua laughed and said, "Okay, I understand."
Aunt Zhou: "I am indispensable for this matter."
She patted Wang Zhaodi on the shoulder and said, "Since you have accepted me as your godmother, I will consider you more."
Wang Zhaodi nodded vigorously: "Thank you."
Her eyes were red, she rubbed them and said, "It's great to meet you."
Aunt Zhou: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
She said: "Your parents are unreliable in matters like this. I have to help you. Why should you just do whatever they say? They won't care how you live your life!"
Zhao Guihua looked at Aunt Zhou again and felt that when she behaved as a human being, she really made people feel noble.
However, Aunt Zhou was really nice to Wang Zhaodi.
She said, "Okay, then I'll talk to Daqiang."
Aunt Zhou held Zhao Guihua and said, "You have to tell Daqiang that although Wang Zhaodi's family is not very well off, they are far away, and we will help them."
Zhao Guihua rolled her eyes: "Of course I understand this."
She said, "Just wait and see. But you, who have never behaved like a human being in your life, have been very good to Wang Zhaodi."
Aunt Zhou: "No, what do you mean? Stop saying bad things about me. I'm such a nice person!"
Zhao Guihua: “Haha.”
Although it was a sneer, he also said, "Don't worry."
Aunt Zhou nodded.
She looked at Zhao Guihua's back, then at Wang Zhaodi, and said, "I'm not advising you to be unfilial, but I know what kind of people your parents are from your description. If you can get along with Daqiang, go back and get a letter of introduction and get married, don't leave your mother's house. Also, be ruthless when you need to be. Otherwise, you'll suffer in the future."
Wang Zhaodi knew her family better than Aunt Zhou did, so she nodded and said, "I know."
Aunt Zhou looked at Wang Zhaodi, then at the fire in the stove, thought of herself, and said slowly: "Do you know why I am good to you?"
Wang Zhaodi: "You are a good person."
Aunt Zhou laughed, then shook her head and said, "I'm not like that. Everyone knows that I, Zhou Li, am mean. I'm nice to you because your experience is very similar to mine."
Wang Zhaodi opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Aunt Zhou looked at the fire, not at Wang Zhaodi, and said, "When I was young, my family also had six or seven children, all girls, and my parents also wanted a son. Life was not as good as it is now, but they still didn't give up. Later, they finally had a son, who was like a treasure. I am the youngest girl in our family, and my sisters were all sold to dirty places. They are all gone... Can you imagine? They are all gone. None of them lived until after liberation."
Aunt Zhou looked at the fire and continued, "I wanted to live, so I tried to behave well. As expected, I found a small landlord and married him as a concubine. But less than a month after I got married, the landlord and I was driven away. At that time, I still felt that I could rely on my family, my parents and my younger brother. So I went back. Who would have thought that they would sell me a second time. This time I ran away and married Lao Zhou myself. My family members came to make trouble, but we beat them away. Later, we never had any contact. My last name is Li, Zhou Li. Although I called myself Aunt Zhou after learning from Aunt Su, I am different from her. She did it for reputation and to avoid trouble. In fact, I really don't care. It's not that I'm conservative, but I don't want to be surnamed Li at all. So, sometimes you already know that the other person is not a good person, and you must not be soft-hearted because of kinship, because they won't!"
Wang Zhaodi held Aunt Zhou's hand.
Aunt Zhou: "I've experienced all the things you said about your family when I was at my mother's house. I had a younger brother, and it was worse than not having one. Your parents can fight for it, and your sisters are willing to sacrifice, that's their business. You have to be an ungrateful person, understand? If you're not fierce, outsiders can't help you."
Wang Zhaodi nodded vigorously and firmly: "I know."
(End of this chapter)
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