Chapter 128
When Bi Chunliu and Xing Fei were about to go out, they saw Nie Xiangdong running home.
When Xing Fei heard his wife say that Liu Qingqing was about to give birth, he thought Nie Xiangdong might be here to get money and a blanket. He would definitely prepare everything in advance when Chunliu was about to give birth, so that if anything went wrong, he could just grab the bag and leave.
The two of them returned home. Everyone else had gone home. Bi Weiguo and Bi Xiahe were cooking. Qiu Guo was reviewing bitterly. If she could hold on for two more days, she would be able to have her day off!!
Bi Xiahe came out of the kitchen and said, "Sister, Sister Zhaodi brought fish and beans this morning. She said she told you, right?"
"Yes, did she say anything else?"
Bi Xiahe: "Yes, Sister Zhaodi came back from the hospital and said she was pregnant, so I let her take the pound of biscuits from home."
Bi Chunliu nodded, "Okay."
Bi Weiguo pushed Xia He out of the kitchen, and then he came out of the kitchen himself, wiping the sweat off his face and neck. "Sister, brother-in-law, dinner is about to start. You two should wash your hands quickly."
"Okay. Weiguo, I've packed up your three old clothes and put them on your bed first. Xiahe, you and Qiuguo can take a look too. Keep the ones you want, and I'll make the rest into something else."
"good."
Bi Chunliu went to wash her hands. While she was drying her hands, Xing Fei came over to wash his hands. She smiled and turned to Xing Fei and joked, "Zhao Di said that after she went back last time, Li Lao Er was still talking about you at home. He almost treated you as his own brother."
Xing Fei raised his eyebrows, "Really? Then I'll brainwash him when they get here."
"By the way, Sister Hongxia and Sister Mei reminded me today that we have to think about who will take care of me during the confinement period. When I give birth, Xiahe and Qiuguo will have to go to school and will not have time to help me." Bi Chunliu thought that he had to solve the problem of confinement as soon as possible.
Xing Fei wiped his hands and said, "I almost forgot about this. Let me ask Dad, what do you think of Aunt Fang who helps make clothes for us in the winter? We can ask her to help take care of the children for a few months and we can pay her a salary."
Bi Chunliu nodded. Aunt Fang was quite down-to-earth and had good skills in making clothes. Besides, she was Aunt Tang's sister-in-law. Aunt Tang was the one the organization had introduced to the old cadres like my father-in-law to cook, so she knew her well. "Then you can ask first. If that doesn't work, we can find another way."
"Well, let's go eat first." Xing Fei kept the matter in mind and planned to ask his father if there was any other way in the evening.
The weather is hot now and it’s stuffy to eat in the house, so the whole family eats in the yard.
In the spring, Bi Chunliu saw the Gao family next door planting mosquito-repellent grass, so she planted some as well. During the Dragon Boat Festival, Zhao Mei said that her sister-in-law's husband brought a large bundle of mugwort, and Zhao Mei gave her some. Now the mugwort is dry, and before every meal, Xing Fei lights the mugwort and smokes it in the yard. Otherwise, the mosquitoes will be able to help themselves while they eat and suck whoever they want.
"I saw Tong Yucheng looking for you when you were in the compound. Did he have something to do?" Bi Chunliu told his younger brothers and sisters that Liu Qingqing was going to give birth today, and then he remembered this matter.
Xing Fei: "He said something was stolen from the battery factory, but his boss told him not to report it. He suspected someone in the factory was an insider, a leader, and they were colluding to resell the factory's items."
"Oh my God!" Bi Weiguo exclaimed.
"Is there really someone reselling things from the factory?" Bi Qiuguo looked at her elder sister, then at her brother-in-law, and asked carefully.
"It's still uncertain. You're all talking about it outside to avoid wrongly accusing others." Bi Chunliu reminded, although she felt that this was almost certain.
"Ahhh okay, we definitely won't tell!"
"Sister-in-law, brother! Is anyone home? Open the door for me."
Han Kemei was calling for help outside the door.
Bi Qiuguo hurried to open the door and asked enthusiastically, "Sister Xiaomei! Have you eaten?"
"Eat it, eat it, Xiao Qiuguo, quickly take the things in my hand, you are strangling me." Han Kemei held two mesh bags in each hand. Three of the four mesh bags were filled with watermelons, and one contained two cans of milk powder.
After the four bags were taken over by the three younger brothers and sisters, Han Kemei said happily: "Sister-in-law, I heard from my brother yesterday that you are pregnant?"
Bi Chunliu poured her a glass of cold boiled water and nodded with a smile, "Yes, it's only been a month. Why did you bring so much stuff here? Weiguo, go cut some watermelon and we'll eat it now."
Han Kemei finished drinking the water first. "Ah, actually Guan Qing asked someone to buy it for me. I didn't pay for it..."
Xing Fei glanced at Han Kemei and said to Bi Chunliu, "Wife, go get the money and ask her to give it to Guan Qing."
"Okay." Bi Chunliu nodded and went into the house.
Xing Fei glared at Han Kemei from outside, "Didn't you say you were just dating? Why haven't you broken up yet? You don't really want to marry him, do you?"
"No, that doesn't mean I haven't found the opportunity! Wait a little longer?" Han Kemei picked at the hem of his clothes.
Xing Fei glanced at her hand and snorted inwardly. "Be careful Dad finds out. And if his stepmother knows Guan Qing sent something to our house, she'll shout it out to the whole of Nanshan City." Seeing his wife bring the money, he took it and gave it to Han Kemei, "Give it to him, and deal with your relationship quickly."
Han Kemei stuffed the money into her bag, “Oh.”
Bi Chunliu watched from the side. She didn't know whether Xiaomei was with Guan Qing in her previous life. If they were together, how did they break up quietly? Otherwise, Xing Fei wouldn't have told her that Xiaomei and Guan Qing were each other's first love.
Bi Weiguo happened to bring the watermelon over, and Bi Chunliu quickly said, "Okay, stop talking about this, Xiaomei, eat quickly."
Han Kemei stayed for a while, asked about Bi Chunliu's health, and then prepared to go home. Bi Chunliu also stood up and said, "I'll see you off. It's a good opportunity for me to move around."
"Let's go together. I have something to talk to Dad about." Xing Fei said.
Having Xing Fei follow the two of them from a distance, Bi Chunliu thought for a moment and then asked, "Xiaomei, do you have a good impression of Guan Qing now?"
Han Kemei cast his eyes into the distance, then lowered his head, "Actually, I can't really say for sure, but there should be, right? After all, he's been pretty good to me."
Bi Chunliu: "Actually, I'm not trying to persuade you, but let's live our lives. You can't ignore other things just because he treats you well. Let's put it this way, being good to you is not as good as having good character. Good character shows that the person is of superior quality, but being good to you is just a performance, and he can take it back at will. I don't know Guan Qing very well, so I won't judge him, but just looking at his family, whoever marries him will inevitably have troubles in the future. That's something he can't get rid of easily, so your brother doesn't agree to let you two continue dating. Think about it, you've grown up well, you're excellent and beautiful, and everyone who sees you says something good about you. When you were young, you didn't experience the complicated reconstituted family life of his family. Why would you marry him and suffer the same hardships you haven't experienced before? You can't do such a stupid thing!"
"Hahaha...Okay, sister-in-law, I get it. Don't worry, I decided to break up with him two days ago. If he hadn't brought milk powder today, I would have told him today." Han Kemei shook Bi Chunliu's arm, then took her arm and gently leaned her head on Bi Chunliu's shoulder. "Oh, sister-in-law, although I am one year older than you, I just realized how good it is to have a sister who cares about you! Why don't you think my brother is my sister?"
Han Kemei sighed regretfully.
Bi Chunliu laughed and said, "If your brother is your sister, then there would be no chance for us to meet."
Han Kemei chuckled, "Yeah, then let my brother continue to be a man."
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After sending Han Kemei home, Xing Fei and his wife discussed with Han Zhong who could take care of her during the confinement period. Finally, Han Zhong decided to let Aunt Fang try. He would ask Aunt Tang tomorrow if she could do it. If not, he would go to find Han Erzhu. He remembered that his second sister's old husband had passed away, and her two sons were serving in the army. She should be free too?
It was already nine o'clock when they left Han's house. Xing Fei told Bi Chunliu to hold on tight and not to trip over potholes or rocks on the road. He asked, "What did you say to Xiaomei on the way? She was laughing so hard there."
Bi Chunliu: "...We didn't talk about much, just this and that. But Xiaomei said it would be great if you were a sister instead of a brother. She also said that only after having me would you know what it feels like to have a sister!"
"...Nonsense, if I were an older sister, she wouldn't have the chance to have a sister like you!" Xing Fei expressed his dissatisfaction.
"Well, don't we all yearn for something we don't have? I used to want a brother so I wouldn't have to take the lead."
"Oh? So you don't want to have it now?"
"Well, don't I have you as my lover now?!" Bi Chunliu said in a low voice.
In the darkness, Xing Fei grinned, "Haha, you're right. With me here, you don't have to stand in the front!"
"Okay, then I'll take it seriously."
The next afternoon, Bi Chunliu learned from Qiu Guo that Liu Qingqing had given birth safely that night.
Very good! She could imagine Qi Dashan getting even more upset. Now, except for Xiaoyue's unborn baby and Hou Zhiqiang's daughter, all the other families had sons. Wouldn't he be furious?
Hehe, but she is happy!
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It was mid-July and the weather was getting hotter. After work, Bi Chunliu and Wang Xiaojun went to find a roadside stall selling popsicles, and then they went home, each holding a popsicle.
Bi Chunliu didn't want to, but she really couldn't stand the heat. Fortunately, popsicles are quite cheap nowadays, there are no popsicle assassins, and there are no various inexplicable additives. After all, the popsicles sold outside now contain only water and a small amount of sugar, which can be said to be quite healthy. In this era when sugar is considered a skin care product, popsicles with added sugar can even be considered a small luxury.
When Bi Chunliu got home, she found Xing Fei at home. "Why did you come home so early today?"
Xing Fei ate the half popsicle his wife hadn't finished in one gulp. "The case is over, the person has been locked up, and the rest is not my responsibility."
He hadn't expected Tong Yucheng's suspicion of an insider colluding with outsiders to resell items would keep them at the battery factory for nearly a week. He'd expected to uncover some mysterious figure, but it turned out the reseller was none other than the deputy director's brother-in-law! And that guy was selling at a discount, selling items worth hundreds of dollars for just a few dozen.
The deputy factory manager was furious and couldn't believe that the traitor was actually right next to him. When asked why he did this, he said it was because the deputy factory manager stopped his sister from paying him. It was all the deputy factory manager's fault! If he hadn't stopped paying him, he wouldn't have done this!
Xing Fei watched from the side and could only sigh, thank goodness his brother-in-law wasn't that kind of guy! What a misfortune for the family!
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