Chapter 135
At seven o'clock in the morning, Bi Chunliu woke up from her sleep. As usual, she turned her head to look to the side. Xing Fei was no longer in the quilt. She reached out and touched him, and there was only a little warmth left.
Tsk! It seems this person is wearing autumn clothes and autumn trousers after getting out of bed.
Bi Chunliu stretched out his arm to take out his sweater from the quilt, then fumbled to put it on inside the quilt. After putting on the sweater, he sat up and put on the other clothes one by one.
"Are you awake?" Xing Fei came in, still clutching the socks he had warmed for his wife. "Breakfast is ready. Let Weiguo eat first so he can go pick up Xia He earlier."
Bi Chunliu hummed and reached out to take the socks from Xing Fei's hand. Before she was pregnant, she only thought about how hot it was in summer and how uncomfortable it would be to have confinement, but she forgot that it was also very inconvenient to have a big belly in winter. Not to mention anything else, just putting on shoes and socks was quite troublesome, and it was difficult to bend over if they were too thick!
Xing Fei dodged for a moment, then went to call Wei Guo to ask him to eat early before quickly returning and squatting to put socks on his wife. After putting the socks on, Xing Fei placed the shoes under his wife's feet and patted her feet. "Okay, put on your shoes quickly. These cotton shoes are still too heavy. I remember a comrade of mine said his wife was from Heilongjiang Province. He also said that they wear all kinds of leather and wool shoes in winter. Some shoes don't even require thick socks. I'll get you a pair next winter."
"Okay, if they are well-off, we can get a pair for everyone in our family, except for the one that will be born next year. With good leather, we won't have to worry about getting wet when stepping on snow." Bi Chunliu said with a smile, holding his lower back.
Bi Chunliu had processed the rabbits she had caught, but the few skins weren't enough for shoes, so she asked Aunt Fang to make gloves for the family. She then had Aunt Fang put the remaining fur inside her father-in-law's hat. Xiaomei had told her that her father-in-law had shown off at several friends' houses, so much so that he was barred from all of them for more than half a month.
Bi Chunliu went to the kitchen to wash up. Bi Weiguo had already slurped up his breakfast. He wiped his mouth and asked, "Sister, do you still want to eat that cake? I can buy some more after I pick up Xia He."
"Eat! Ask your brother-in-law to give you money." When Bi Chunliu heard this, he recalled the wheat aroma of the pancake in his mind, and his mouth began to drool uncontrollably.
Just yesterday, Xiaomei delivered two pounds of mutton and three pounds of mutton bones. The mutton bone soup was already brewing last night, so today, it's perfect for a bowl of mutton vermicelli soup with pancakes. Tomorrow is the New Year, so they shouldn't have something delicious to celebrate, right?
Bi Weiguo: "No, I have money, I'll buy it."
When Xing Fei came out with the money, Bi Weiguo had already pushed his bicycle out the door, leaving him with only his back.
"Has Weiguo left?" Bi Chunliu put the toothpaste on the windowsill and turned to ask him.
Xing Fei put the money in his pocket and said, "Well, I'll take you to work later. I'll go to the grocery store and the supply and marketing cooperative and buy something if there's anything good there."
"Okay, when you come back, I'll call Dad and Xiaomei over for dinner tonight." Bi Chunliu mumbled as he brushed his teeth, "Can we still connect the water pipes outside to the kitchen? We won't put water tanks in the kitchen anymore. With children around, such a large tank isn't safe."
"Then I'll ask someone in the spring." Xing Fei gestured at the water tank in the kitchen and felt a chill in his heart. He really hadn't realized this problem until his wife told him. What if the child fell headfirst... He shook his head and didn't want to think about this unlucky idea.
After Bi Chunliu finished washing up, she realized that Qiu Guo hadn't moved. "Did Qiu Guo go out or didn't get up?"
"Hasn't she gotten up yet? She finally got a day off, it would be good for her to sleep a little longer."
"I'll go take a look."
Bi Qiuguo had indeed not gotten up yet. Bi Chunliu knocked on the door and entered the room to find her sleeping with a flushed face. She opened her eyes, looked at him, and then closed them again.
Bi Chunliu touched her head and asked, "Are you hungry? Should I eat before sleeping or wait until you wake up before eating?"
"I'll eat after I get up. I'll get up after my third sister comes back." Bi Qiuguo turned sideways while grabbing the quilt and rubbed Bi Chunliu with the top of her head. The quilt in winter was so comfortable. The warm and thick quilt wrapped her tightly, and she felt very safe.
"Okay, then wait for your third sister to come back and ask her to call you."
Xing Fei looked at Chunliu and asked, "Qiuguo, don't you want to get up?"
Bi Chunliu nodded and spread his hands. "Well, let's wait until Xia He comes home. It won't be a big deal if I skip a meal."
After breakfast, Bi Chunliu packed up and went to work. Even though tomorrow was New Year's Day, there was no day off today! However, tomorrow was Saturday, and the day after tomorrow was Sunday, so she could have two days off in a row.
On the road, Xing Fei rode slowly and steadily. It had snowed a few days ago, and although there was no frozen place on the road, he was still worried about slipping and hurting Chunliu.
"Why don't we just go live in the compound for a while? Come back after you give birth."
The compound was much closer to the textile factory, and a leisurely walk would take less than ten minutes. Xing Fei felt apprehensive every time he rode his bike to take his wife home.
Bi Chunliu grabbed his clothes and said, "No, no, Aunt Liu said Qi Dashan doesn't like pregnant women anymore. My belly is so big, I don't want to stumble around. Besides, I have to go to the public toilet when I get back to the compound."
"Okay. Let's borrow a tricycle?" Xing Fei once again suggested taking her on a tricycle. A four-wheeled vehicle was hard to find, but a tricycle was easy enough. He could build a frame and set it up a bit, which would also block the wind.
Bi Chunliu finally agreed. It wasn't that she was too busy and didn't want to ride a tricycle, but she didn't want to be the only one. But now she had no choice but to ride it. The two wheels slipped too easily, and they twisted from time to time, which she couldn't stand.
"Then I'll go talk to Dai Yan. If he agrees, then we'll take turns sending you and Xiao Wang."
"good!"
Bi Chunliu agreed more readily. Xiaojun was also pregnant and had been pregnant for three months. Yesterday she said that it would be better for her to walk to work than for Dai Yan to carry her.
Bi Chunliu arrived at the entrance of the textile factory, waved to Xing Fei, and told him to go back quickly. Then he turned around and walked slowly into the factory.
"Chunliu's here?" Zhao Mei had already arrived, sipping hot water from a cup. "Hey! Chairman Ren, why haven't you said anything in the back? Are you done with the meeting?"
Huh? Bi Chunliu turned around, and Chairman Ren was following her?
Ren Qianjin supported Bi Chunliu from behind, "Little Bi is walking in front, I'm afraid if I shout suddenly, she will be scared again."
Bi Chunliu smiled, "Chairman Ren, I'm already seven months pregnant. I've long been accustomed to my pregnancy, so I definitely won't be scared." She hadn't seen Chairman Ren for more than a week. She went to Beijing for a meeting last week, and didn't expect to be back for more than a week.
"Chairman Ren, what are the instructions for the meeting?" Zhao Mei inquired. She was planning to go with Chairman Ren to the next meeting, so she could feel more relaxed.
Ren Qianjin: "There are a lot of instructions. You will know after a while. Director Dong will definitely take action." She took out three more packages of snacks from her bag. "These are for the three of you. Give them to Xiaojun when she comes. I've already treated Hongxia to a meal in Jing City."
Bi Chunliu and Zhao Mei both quickly thanked them. Their leader was thinking of bringing them snacks even though he was out for a meeting. What a great leader!
After delivering the instructions, Ren Qianjin returned to her office. She also had to write down her thoughts and summary of the instructions.
"Xiaojun, here you are! Come on! These are the snacks Chairman Ren brought us." Zhao Mei watched Wang Xiaojun cautiously enter the office and asked in confusion, "What's going on outside?"
Wang Xiaojun pointed to the patch of ice in the corner and said, "Sister Mei, I saw a small piece of ice here." Fortunately, she was careful. If she had been careless like before, what would happen if she and Chunliu slipped when they went to the bathroom?
"Let's see if we can get rid of it later." Zhao Mei leaned over and looked over, frowning. Didn't someone pour water here? Why did she see tea leaves?
"Okay, thank you, Sister Mei." Bi Chunliu and Wang Xiaojun expressed their gratitude sincerely. Since both of them were pregnant in the office, Zhao Mei and Wang Hongxia did the hard work.
Zhao Mei: "No thanks, no thanks."
It was the end of the year, and their office work was almost done; all the statistics and reports that needed to be distributed had been submitted. Bi Chunliu sat in the office for over an hour, drank a full cup of hot water, and then felt the urge to pee...
She and Wang Xiaojun supported each other as they walked to the toilet. On the way, she told Wang Xiaojun that Xing Fei could lend her a tricycle, and Wang Xiaojun agreed immediately.
"Tricycles are good! I just don't want Dai Yan to ride a bicycle to take me home. I haven't seen him riding badly before, but today he slipped twice along the way! Luckily I held on tight." Wang Xiaojun was still angrily talking about this. She wanted to walk to work by herself, and Dai Yan was worried that it would be unsafe for her to walk. But it turned out that it wasn't that safe to take her home either!
"That's the bad thing about winter. Xing Fei said he'll talk to Dai Yan about this, so we can come to work together then. See when I give birth, and then you can have Dai Yan take you there on his tricycle."
Bi Chunliu calculated her due date herself. If she were to give birth at full term, she should be born in mid-March. Mid-March in the Gregorian calendar is February in the lunar calendar, and Xiaojun would be just over five months old at that time.
"good."
Bi Chunliu: "By the way, has your mother returned from Sister Xiaoman?"
Wang Xiaoman had already given birth to twin boys. Wei Dongzheng had to work during the day, and she couldn't take care of two children by herself, so Wang's mother went to help take care of her grandchildren. Bi Chunliu calculated the date and, according to the letter Wei Dongzheng wrote to Xing Fei, the two children should be more than seven months old now, right?
Wang Xiaojun waved his hands. "Don't mention it. If my mom comes back, my sister won't be able to look at my two nephews at all. I'll bring you photos when I get to work the day after tomorrow. They're so chubby. My mom said they're cute when they're not crying or making a fuss. But when they start crying, they're two loud little devils! If my mom comes back, my sister won't even be able to go to the bathroom in peace. But she said she'll come back when I give birth. By then, the kids will be a year old."
"It's really not easy to raise two sons."
Bi Chunliu was deeply moved. She remembered the letter Wei Dongzheng wrote to Xing Fei. He complained about his own children without any words of encouragement. He said that he and Xiaoman were not loud-mouthed, so why did their two children cry so loudly? The neighbor's dog didn't come home because of the noise they made. He also said that maybe the couple's voices were inherited from their two children?
Bi Chunliu wanted to laugh when she thought of Wei Dongzheng's letter. She glanced around and saw Qi Dashan tiptoeing into a small warehouse that was rarely used.
Um? ?
"Chunliu, is that Qi Dashan?" Wang Xiaojun also saw it and asked in a low voice.
The two looked at each other and decided to go and take a look?
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