My mother-in-law didn't come home that night. I got up at 4 a.m., glanced at Tangtang who was fast asleep, smoothed my hair, and quietly went out. I thought that if Tangtang cried, the old man downstairs would probably hear her. I took my phone with me and went downstairs. I heard the old man snoring loudly in his bedroom. I remembered that I hadn't seen the old man for the past few days. I guess he had been working on the table for several nights and had exhausted himself.
After locking the door, Jiang Shuya hurried towards Grandma Sun's vineyard. Sun Qi was shining a flashlight in the vineyard. As soon as Jiang Shuya entered, she noticed a well to the right of the gate. It wasn't very conspicuous, but the shimmering white light from the water made her take a deep breath. There was more than one such well. Grandma Sun's vineyard was located deep inside, and there were no ponds or other water sources nearby, so they couldn't irrigate freely. They had to dig several wells in the field to meet their irrigation needs, but this also created safety hazards.
A beam of light shone on Jiang Shuya's face, and she instinctively shielded her eyes with her hand. Sun Qi saw that her hair was casually tied up, with wisps of hair falling on both sides of her forehead, highlighting her delicate face and exuding a gentle aura. She was casually dressed in a pink nightgown, which accentuated her fair skin, making her look like a fairy. Sun Qi had seen all kinds of beautiful women in the big city, but he rarely saw someone with such a natural, unadorned face, so gentle and at ease, appearing right in front of him. He swallowed hard, smiled, and handed her the flashlight.
"No need, just tell me which area I can cut, I'm very fast, you don't need to take a picture." Jiang Shuya picked up the scissors from the bamboo basket and bent over to search inside.
Sun Qi blushed as she guided the way, secretly relieved that it was still dark and she hadn't been exposed. Fortunately, Jiang Shuya didn't notice anything amiss. As they walked further in, they saw a familiar figure—Zhang Xiaohui. She had also come to help. The two of them understood each other perfectly and worked together in the dark to pick the grapes, filling all the baskets. Sun Qi was responsible for carrying the grapes out. They returned again and again until dawn slowly broke. Only then did Jiang Shuya remember Tangtang at home. She greeted Zhang Xiaohui and went home.
Before she even got home, she could hear Tangtang crying from afar. She ran all the way, opened the door, and went inside. She found that the old man was unaffected by Tangtang and was still shouting loudly as usual. Tangtang's crying made her panic. She rushed upstairs and found that Tangtang had fallen to the ground, lying face down with her head raised. Her mouth was full of saliva, her face was covered in dust, and there was a large purplish-red bump on her head. Her eyes were filled with tears, and she was sobbing continuously.
It looked like she had been lying on the ground for a long time. Jiang Shuya picked up Tangtang with heartache and cleaned the dirt off her face. She found iodine disinfectant in the first-aid kit, treated the wound, comforted her, patted her back, rolled up her clothes and breastfed her. She believed that only by drinking milk would Tangtang stop crying and feel safe enough.
To everyone's surprise, after taking two breaths, she burst into tears again, and then cried and screamed repeatedly in a startled manner. Jiang Shuya then hugged Tangtang and cried along with her.
After the two of them cried until they were exhausted, they lay down on the bed and fell asleep again. When they woke up, Jiang Shuya took Tangtang to the clinic to have her forehead checked. Fortunately, it was just a bump; no bones were broken. The skin injury would heal in a few days with daily application of ointment. It was already noon, so they ate a bowl of fried noodles at Jiangdao Snack Shop before going home.
When they arrived at the Sun family's house, the grapes were already neatly stacked and packed outside the yard, and the sound of packing could still be heard from inside. Seeing Jiang Shuya come in, Grandma Sun said with a hint of delight, "There are only a few dozen more boxes left to load onto the truck, you can rest for a bit!" At this moment, Tangtang was still in the back seat of the car, her eyes warily looking around. She had never been to this place before, and her little legs were kicking wildly.
Three vans were parked at the intersection, and several drivers helped with the unloading. A crowd gathered at the entrance, exclaiming in amazement. "Grandma Sun, your eldest grandson is really capable. He's helped you so much as soon as he got back. Family really cares. Where are you taking this?" a short, plump woman in the crowd asked.
Grandma Sun's eyes narrowed into slits as she smiled: "My eldest grandson just came back yesterday, and Xiaoya asked me to deliver these today."
Everyone turned to look at Jiang Shuya, who was holding the child, with obvious scrutinizing eyes. They didn't usually have much contact with the Huang family because the couple had a bad reputation. Since they were young, they spent all their time going in and out of mahjong parlors, neglecting farm work and locking themselves in their homes all day.
Two years ago, my son suddenly got married. I only heard that the bride was from out of town, so it wasn't surprising. If a family has a bad reputation, you can find out about them all over the island. Who would want to marry their daughter into their family? They could only find someone from out of town whom they didn't know well.
Because they weren't familiar with each other, no one tried to get close to Jiang Shuya; they all just glanced at her out of the corner of their eyes.
A moment later, the three cars were finally full. Sun Qi rode in the first car, knowing that Yi Yun was there, so he could give directions.
Because she needed to take Tangtang with her, Jiang Shuya asked Zhang Xiaohui to come along so they could take turns carrying Tangtang. The journey would take more than an hour, and it was really inconvenient for her to leave Tangtang at home.
The journey was relatively smooth, and after more than an hour, they finally arrived at the main gate of Yi Yun. Chen Lin waved to Jiang Shuya and directed them to drive to the company's main entrance, where several large carts were already prepared.
As soon as the car came to a stop, everyone rushed forward to unload and stack the boxes, creating a bustling scene. A middle-aged man wearing glasses and a blue name tag solemnly opened several boxes of grapes for inspection. He flipped them over, picked one, and tasted it. This action immediately made the man's throat tighten. Why was this happening? It hadn't been mentioned beforehand. If he inspected them like this, how could these hundreds of boxes withstand such handling? Ripe grapes are easy to detach, so they had to be handled with utmost care. Chen Lin walked over and asked, "President Chen, how is it?"
"The taste is about right, let's check it out!" The man spat out the grape skins and said with a smile.
This flip was truly startling, and the tense face finally relaxed.
After counting 360 boxes, there were two extra boxes. Jiang Shuya told Chen Lin that the two boxes were a gift and he could do whatever he wanted with them. Chen Lin nodded in understanding, walked up to President Shen, said a few words, and then called Jiang Shuya to go with him to the finance department to get the money. Jiang Shuya handed Tangtang to Xiao Hui and followed President Shen and Chen Lin into the Yi Yun office building.
After entering the finance office and waiting for about fifteen minutes, Chen Lin quickly handed the accounts to Jiang Shuya after they were reconciled inside. The accounts were also sealed in an envelope. Then he led her out of the office building.
Jiang Shuya carefully examined Chen Lin. In her previous life, he was a good man in every way, except that he was a bit chauvinistic. After marrying her sister, he had two daughters, but his parents-in-law favored sons over daughters and constantly tormented Shuting. They would often find excuses to take her to see doctors and prescribe medicine to regulate her body, all in the hope of having a son. Chen Lin remained silent and did not stop his mother's behavior. In the end, his sister could not bear the harassment and moved out of the house, giving up everything and living alone.
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