"Wife, don't move."
"Don't...you can't kiss there..."
"Qingqing, spread your legs a little wider, be good."
"you……"
"..."
After it was over, Wen Qing lay limply on the bed, her forehead damp with sweat and her face flushed.
Ji Yanjun stretched out his long arm, pulled her over, and laid her on his bare, muscular chest, stroking the stray hairs on her forehead with his large hand.
"You're hot," Wen Qing said with disdain.
Ji Yanjun smiled, his large hand on her waist remaining firmly around her.
"Qingqing." Ji Yanjun kissed her cheeks as if he couldn't get enough of her.
"Um."
"Do you miss me?" she asked again.
"Um."
Ji Yanjun smiled and asked, "Have you been eating well these past few days?"
"good."
What do you eat every day?
Wen Qing remained silent. She felt weak all over and didn't want to talk at all; all she wanted to do was sleep.
“Tell me about it,” Ji Yanjun asked, kissing her cheek.
"Porridge, bok choy, shredded chicken, noodles..." Wen Qing's voice grew softer and softer until it disappeared completely, and she fell asleep in his arms.
Ji Yanjun smiled, holding the real Wen Qing in his arms. His longing and worries during his three-day business trip finally had an answer. He pulled a thin blanket from the large bed and covered the two of them.
Soon after, I drifted into a sweet dream.
The two didn't wake up until nightfall.
"Qingqing, are you hungry?" Ji Yanjun asked, putting his arm around Wen Qing.
Wen Qing leaned against his chest, her eyes still sleepy, and replied, "Hungry."
"Let's go to a restaurant?"
Would you let me eat it?
"I'll order. This is just for this one time." Ji Yanjun usually doesn't let Wen Qing eat out. Whatever she wants to eat, Ji Yanjun cooks it himself. Now, Ji Yanjun's cooking skills are even better than Yao Shiling's. Thinking about it carefully, the raw materials in restaurants these days are actually all-natural. If you order well and ask for less seasoning, it's not bad to occasionally go out for a meal with Wen Qing to change things up.
"Okay." Wen Qing immediately got up.
The two, dressed neatly, went downstairs hand in hand, discussing what to eat at the restaurant, what foods were good for their stomachs, and so on, before reaching the street.
"So, where should we eat?" Wen Qing asked.
“You decide,” Ji Yanjun said.
Wen Qing looked around and saw Ji Ningzhi emerging from a nearby alley.
“Ning Zhi?” Wen Qing said.
Ji Yanjun followed Wen Qing's gaze and indeed saw Ji Ningzhi. What was Ji Ningzhi doing all alone so late at night? Ji Yanjun immediately called out, "Ningzhi!"
Ji Ningzhi was startled, glanced in this direction, and then ran away.
"Ning Zhi! Come here!" Ji Yanjun shouted.
Ji Ningzhi completely ignored the two of them, pretending not to see them, and ran away in a flash.
"Ning Zhi!" Ji Yanjun wanted to chase after her.
Wen Qing grabbed him and said, "She ran into the school."
Ji Yanjun said unhappily, "The college entrance exam is just around the corner. What is she doing in the classroom so late at night?" After saying that, Ji Yanjun was stunned and looked at Wen Qing.
Wen Qing also looked at Ji Yanjun, and the two of them thought of the same person at the same time—Li Chuanli.
"I'll go talk to her after school tomorrow at noon," Ji Yanjun said.
"Mm." Wen Qing nodded.
However, before Ji Yanjun could go find Ji Ningzhi, Ji Ningzhi ran even faster than Wen Qing after school and arrived at Nanyuan Community.
"elder brother!"
As soon as Ji Yanjun opened the door, he saw Ji Ningzhi.
Ji Yanjun looked at Ji Ningzhi with suspicion: "Why are you here?" She and Liang Wenhua would never deign to come here because they disliked Wen Qing.
"I need to talk to you about something."
"What is it? Come in and tell me." Ji Yanjun prepared to let Ji Ningzhi into the room.
Ji Ningzhi refused to go in; she had never liked Wen Qing.
Seeing this, Ji Yanjun said, "Then let's talk here. What is it?"
Ji Ningzhi lowered her head and said, "Brother, Mom asked me to ask you for five hundred yuan."
Ji Yanjun asked expressionlessly, "What do you need the money for?"
"I'm going to take the college entrance exam soon, so I need to study harder. My family doesn't have enough money to buy chicken or meat," Ji Ningzhi said.
Ji Yanjun hadn't sent money home in a long time, but he found it strange that Ji Ningzhi was asking for money at this time: "I don't have that much money on me right now. Wait until your sister-in-law comes back."
Ji Ningzhi looked up unhappily: "Brother, you don't even have five hundred yuan? Do you really have to ask that woman for it?"
"Yes." Ji Yanjun answered crisply, "I'm family with her now."
These words really angered Ji Ningzhi. In the past, Ji Yanjun would always give her money readily when she asked him for it. Now, not only was he making excuses, but she also had to ask Wen Qing for permission. She didn't want to be at Wen Qing's mercy: "I don't want it anymore, I'd rather starve to death!" Ji Ningzhi turned around and ran away in anger.
"Ning Zhi," Ji Yanjun called out.
Ji Ningzhi ignored her completely.
"Ningzhi!" Before he could even ask about what happened last night, Ji Ningzhi had already angrily run away.
Just as Ji Yanjun was about to chase after her, Wen Qing returned, looking puzzled, and asked, "Yanjun, what's wrong? Why did Ning Zhi run away so angrily?"
“She came to ask for money, and I told her to wait for me to come back, and she got angry and ran away,” Ji Yanjun said.
Wen Qing asked, "How much do you want?"
"Five hundred." Ji Yanjun took the book from Wen Qing's hand, pulled her hand, and asked, "Are you tired?"
"It's alright," Wen Qing replied, then asked, "Why didn't you give it to her?"
"I need Madam's permission first." Actually, he wanted to elevate Wen Qing's status in the Ji family, since his mother and sister valued money highly. Moreover, it was because he had been too accommodating to his mother and sister that they developed such annoying personalities.
Wen Qing smiled and rolled her eyes at him, then said, "Maybe the family is really short of money. You should go home this afternoon or tomorrow. Dad's monthly salary is so low, it's definitely not enough to cover his expenses."
Hearing Wen Qing's understanding words, Ji Yanjun felt relieved: "Let's eat first. When you go to class this afternoon, I'll go see Ning Zhi again, and then go back to the county town."
"Okay." Wen Qing nodded with a smile.
Before Ji Yanjun could even go to find Ji Ningzhi, the Ji family called him as soon as he woke up from his afternoon nap.
Ji Yanjun's expression changed as soon as he answered the phone.
Wen Qing, carrying her books and about to go to school, saw this and asked, "Yanjun, who called? What's wrong?"
"It was Dad who called. He said Ningzhi and Fangfang got into a fight," Ji Yanjun said, frowning.
"They got into a fight? Why did Ningzhi run back to the county town? Shouldn't she be at school?" Wen Qing asked. "What did they fight about? They were like best friends."
"I'm not sure, I'll go back and check. You go to school first," Ji Yanjun said.
“Then I’ll go to the school and ask Ningzhi for leave,” Wen Qing said.
"good."
Ji Yanjun drove Wen Qing to the entrance of Nanzhou No. 1 Middle School, kissed her forehead and said, "I'll be back after school."
"Okay," Wen Qing replied, "Be careful."
"Okay." Ji Yanjun then drove straight to the county town.
Wen Qing went straight to the office of the class teacher, Mr. Zhao, to ask for leave of absence for Ji Ningzhi. Then she went into the office and listened attentively to the lesson.
Ji Yanjun didn't come to pick her up after school in the afternoon. She had just gotten home when Ji Yanjun called, so it seemed he had timed it perfectly.
Wen Qing answered the phone.
"Qingqing".
"Yanjun".
"Are you out of school?"
"Hmm, how's it going over there?" Wen Qing asked. Through the microphone, she could clearly hear Ji Ningzhi's heartbroken sobs on the other end.
"It's not good. I'll take care of it. I'll be back later. Make yourself a bowl of noodles first. Remember not to eat spicy food, and put less seasoning in." Ji Yanjun gave detailed instructions over the other end.
Wen Qing replied, "Okay, okay, do you want me to save you a bowl of noodles?"
"Alright."
"Okay, I'll wait for you," Wen Qing said.
Ji Yanjun felt an overwhelming warmth in his heart, but at the same time, he missed his Qingqing terribly.
After hanging up the phone, Wen Qing washed her hands and began picking, washing, and chopping vegetables. She not only cooked noodles but also prepared two side dishes.
It was just cooked when Ji Yanjun returned.
Ji Yanjun stepped forward and asked, "Why did you cook again? Aren't you tired?"
Wen Qing smiled and said, "Not tired." Then, observing Ji Yanjun's facial expression, and seeing that he didn't look too serious, she asked, "How's the situation at home?"
Ji Yanjun went to the kitchen to wash his hands, then came over with a plate and said, "Ningzhi is still crying."
"Why?"
"Because it was discovered that Li Chuanli and Zhang Fangfang were together."
"Do Mom and Dad know too?" Wen Qing went to the kitchen to get chopsticks.
"You know? They even got into a fight, and it was even bigger than last time." Last time refers to the previous life.
"Bigger than last time, how much bigger?"
"Li Chuanli's mother also joined in, cursing Ning Zhi and Zhang Fangfang, saying that they had corrupted her son and that her son's poor academic performance was all their fault. Everyone in the county knew this, and the Shen family and my family were losing face. My mother and Fangfang's aunt are not easy to deal with, and then they started hitting each other."
Wen Qing thought to herself, "You know your mother isn't someone to be trifled with, but she didn't say it outright."
Ji Yanjun continued, "The problem now is that Ning Zhi has feelings for Li Chuanli, and she is in great pain from the breakup, and she keeps crying."
Wen Qing nodded and began to analyze the situation, explaining that since she and Ji Yanjun had changed their ways of handling things after their rebirth, the things in the world around them would also change.
She didn't see Li Chuanli last year, so she thought this whole thing wouldn't happen. Unexpectedly, it dragged on until this year, and the situation has escalated to a much larger point. Even more problematic is that Ji Ningzhi has developed feelings for Li Chuanli this year.
"Then what should we do?" Wen Qing asked.
Ji Yanjun thought for a moment and replied, "Pain is inevitable, and there's nothing anyone can do to help you with that. It's better to see things clearly sooner rather than later. Just cry it out; it'll make you feel better."
Wen Qing nodded in agreement.
"Let's eat." Ji Yanjun served food to Wen Qing and chatted with her about everyday things.
They kept talking back and forth, completely ignoring the matter of Ji Ningzhi.
Unexpectedly, Ji Ningzhi's feelings for Li Chuanli were quite genuine. The next morning, the Ji family called again, saying that Ji Ningzhi and Zhang Fangfang had gotten into another fight.
Now the Ji family and the Shen family are completely at odds.
Ji Ningzhi was taken to Nanzhou by Ji Yanjun and severely disciplined.
Wen Qing sat on the sofa to the side, eating fruit and watching color television.
Ji Ningzhi looked the house up and down. It was her first time inside, and she hadn't expected it to be so luxurious. There was a TV, a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a sofa, a carpet, and everything else. She really knew how to live well. Before, she thought Wen Qing was a country bumpkin and couldn't be considered sophisticated. But now, looking at all this, and then at Wen Qing's fair complexion and leisurely and quiet appearance, she felt utterly inferior to her.
"Qingqing," Ji Yanjun called out.
Wen Qingying: "What's wrong?"
"Don't watch TV unnecessarily, it's bad for your eyes," Ji Yanjun said.
"I'll watch for another three minutes."
Ji Yanjun stared at her.
"Okay, I'm going to read a book." With that, Wen Qing turned off the TV, got up and walked towards the study. Wen Qing was wearing slippers, and her smooth heels were exposed when she lifted her foot.
As soon as Wen Qing entered the study, Ji Yanjun followed into the bedroom. When he came out, he was carrying a pair of white socks, and then he went into the study.
Ji Ningzhi couldn't see what was happening in the study, but she could hear them talking.
"Put your socks on," Ji Yanjun said.
Wen Qing: "I'm not cold, why should I wear socks?"
"Who says it's not cold? What if you get cold? Put it on."
"You're so annoying."
"These socks are thin."
"You put it on for me."
"..."
Ji Ningzhi didn't hear her brother's objection, so he must be putting socks on Wen Qing. The thought made Ji Ningzhi feel a pang of sadness, a mixture of pain and envy. Having been hurt in love before, she suddenly felt less repulsed by Wen Qing. There was no other reason than the feeling that love is reciprocal. Thinking back to all the things Wen Qing had done for her brother that she had previously found shameful, she now realized they were all because of love.
When Ji Yanjun came out, he saw Ji Ningzhi standing there in a daze.
Ji Yanjun came up and gave Ji Ningzhi a few more words of advice, which Ji Ningzhi listened to attentively without arguing or being willful. Only then did Ji Yanjun soften his voice and say, "You're still young. After you get into university, there will be plenty of ambitious young people out there, won't there?"
Ji Ningzhi asked, "Wen Qing's reputation was so bad before, brother, you didn't..."
“Who said Wen Qing has a bad reputation?” Ji Yanjun firmly objected: “We have loved each other from the beginning, unlike you.”
Ji Ningzhi rolled her eyes inwardly.
"Let's have a meal here," Ji Yanjun said.
"I'm not eating anymore, I'm going back to school."
"Okay, study hard and prepare for the college entrance examination," Ji Yanjun said.
Ji Ningzhi nodded and turned around.
"Wait a minute," Ji Yanjun called out to Ji Ningzhi.
Ji Ningzhi turned around, and Ji Yanjun took out a hundred yuan and a Fengqing card from his pocket and said, "Take it. I didn't want to give it to you, but your sister-in-law said you haven't bought any new clothes this year. With this Fengqing card, you can get a 50% discount on clothes from Fengqing. It's for your exclusive use."
Ji Ningzhi looked down at Feng Qing's card, which had a big 50% off sign printed on it. Although she used to dislike Wen Qing, she had always liked Feng Qing's clothes. Zhang Fangfang also liked them, but because Feng Qing belonged to Wen Qing, they deliberately avoided buying clothes from Feng Qing.
Today, her brother handed her this Fengqing card, undoubtedly giving her a way out. Coupled with the hurt she suffered from love and friendship, she had been crying for more than a day, and family ties seemed especially precious at this moment.
"You don't want it?" Ji Yanjun asked.
Ji Ningzhi grabbed it and turned to leave.
Ji Yanjun smiled. His younger sister had grown up being pampered, and that pampering had made her a little naive and foolish, to the point that she believed everything Zhang Fangfang said.
Actually, Ning Zhi isn't a bad person at heart.
"She accepted it?" Wen Qing came out and asked.
"I'll take it." Ji Yanjun was overjoyed and stepped forward to hug Wen Qing: "Wife, you're so good to me."
Wen Qing also put her arm around Ji Yanjun's waist and said, "Actually, I think there is another important point in how people get along."
"What point?"
"Way."
Ji Yanjun thought for a moment, then nodded, "Agreed." He then leaned down and kissed Wen Qing's forehead, saying, "My dear wife, you're taking the college entrance exam soon. Are you nervous?"
"A little."
"Do you think you'll do well on the exam?"
"able."
"Keep it up!"
"good."
The two days of the college entrance examination were also very hot. Although Wen Qing's face was now tender and she looked thin but felt chubby, he was still worried that Wen Qing might be unwell.
As a result, Ji Yanjun would ask her hundreds of times a day if she was tired or uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Wen Qing has a strong ability to withstand pressure; otherwise, Ji Yanjun's way of showing concern would have put immense pressure on even candidates who weren't under pressure.
During the two or three days of the college entrance examination, Ji Yanjun also took care of Ji Ningzhi. However, it seemed that Ji Ningzhi did not do very well on the exam, as she looked like she had just gotten over a breakup.
After finishing the exam, Wen Qing filled out her college application and left Nanzhou with Ji Yanjun to escape the summer heat, while also checking out the current trends in various Chinese cities and enriching the Fengqing Group.
However, Wen Qing still spends most of her time playing.
When the university acceptance letter arrived while she was playing around, Yao Shiling excitedly exclaimed, "Shuiwan Village has finally produced a university student!"
Wen Qing smiled and replied, "She's still your daughter!"
“That’s right!” Yao Shiling was overjoyed, feeling that going to university was like becoming an official.
After hanging up the phone, Yao Shiling went to Fengqing Shoe Factory to inform them that Wenqing had been admitted to university. She also arranged to meet with Aunt Wang and Sister Zhou to hold a celebration banquet in the village to celebrate Wenqing's admission to university.
At the same time, Ji Yanjun called to inquire about Ji Ningzhi's situation. Ji Ningzhi had been admitted to a junior college, which was not as good as Wen Qing's, but it was already quite good in this era.
Ji Yousheng and Liang Wenhua were very pleased.
Ji Yanjun hung up the phone and reported to Wen Qing, then went into the kitchen and brought over a plate of fish, intending to have lunch with Wen Qing. However, Wen Qing vomited as soon as she saw the fish.
With a "crack," the plate hit the ground and shattered.
"Qingqing, Qingqing." Ji Yanjun was so frightened that his face turned pale.
Wen Qing quickly comforted him, "Yan Jun, Yan Jun, it's not, it's not..." Before she could finish saying that it wasn't stomach cancer, Ji Yan Jun had already picked her up and rushed to the hospital.
"Yanjun, Yanjun, don't be nervous, don't be nervous. I'm sure it's not stomach cancer. I might be pregnant." Wen Qing's sixth sense told her, and she also realized that she hadn't had her period in a long time, so she was certain of this conclusion. She held his hand to comfort him. Every time she saw him worry about her, her heart ached.
Ji Yanjun was stunned for a moment, but still carried Wen Qing and rushed towards the hospital. His face was still pale. Fortunately, the place he was staying was close to the hospital, and they arrived at the hospital in no time.
It wasn't until the hospital announced, "Your spouse is pregnant," that things changed.
Ji Yanjun's face slowly regained color, and he asked, "It's not a stomach...stomach problem?"
The doctor smiled and said, "Didn't you just come for a check-up last time? Your wife's stomach is perfectly healthy, there's nothing wrong with it."
Ji Yanjun looked at Wen Qing, a faint smile finally appearing on his face. At this moment, he seemed to realize something and suddenly turned his head to ask, "Doctor, what did you just say?"
"What?" The doctor was completely bewildered by Ji Yanjun's sudden change in demeanor.
You're saying my wife is pregnant?
The doctor blushed slightly and nodded, saying, "Yes, she is pregnant."
Ji Yanjun looked at Wen Qing.
Wen Qing smiled, revealing her fine white teeth, looking exceptionally beautiful, and it was clear that she was in a very good mood.
Ji Yanjun smiled and stepped forward, took Wen Qing's hand, kissed it repeatedly, and whispered, "Wife, we have a child."
"Mm." Wen Qing nodded.
"Wife, thank you." Ji Yanjun was overjoyed.
Seeing that Ji Yanjun was about to cry again, about to be moved to tears by happiness, Wen Qing quickly took his hand and said, "Yanjun, I'm hungry."
Ji Yanjun immediately replied, "I'll make it for you as soon as I get home."
"Okay, let's go home now."
Back at his lodgings, with soup simmering in a pot, Ji Yanjun started making phone calls.
"Mom, Qingqing is pregnant."
"Yes, more than two months."
"..."
"Dad, Wen Qing is pregnant."
"It's been more than two months."
"..."
"Gangzi, I'm pregnant."
"Screw you, you're just jealous of me."
"..."
Wen Qing couldn't stand listening to Ji Yanjun and Gangzi on the phone; they were either arguing or making lewd jokes. Wen Qing was pregnant, and almost everyone knew about it.
That day, for better meals, Ji Yanjun took Wen Qing back to Nanzhou.
Wen Qing touched her flat belly and said to Ji Yanjun, "Yanjun, school starts soon and I'll be going to school. Not only will I be showing off my big belly at school every day, but after my baby is born, I'll still be a freshman in college. By the time I graduate, my baby can go to kindergarten, no, preschool. My baby will be in preschool by then, right? What if he runs to my school after school and waits for me to leave together? Then we can go to school and leave together with our backpacks. Wouldn't that be a wonderful scene?"
Ji Yanjun thought for a moment and replied, "Beautiful, definitely beautiful." Then he laughed heartily.
"What are you laughing at!" Wen Qing grabbed a book and threw it at Ji Yanjun: "It's the one you got pregnant from when you came back from your three-day business trip. I told you to pull it out, I told you to pull it out, but you were so slow to come out!"
"Honey, isn't it inappropriate to make lewd jokes in broad daylight?"
"Get lost!" Wen Qing threw another book at Ji Yanjun, who picked it up with a smile.
With the start of the new semester at various schools, Nanzhou University, where Wen Qing was admitted, also started its semester. Wen Qing's estimated score in the college entrance examination was much higher than that of Nanzhou University, and she could have chosen a better school. However, in order to see Yao Shiling more often and not be so far away from Yao Shiling, she chose Nanzhou University, which was closer to her.
On the first day of school, Ji Yanjun handled all the registration matters. Not only that, Ji Yanjun also took care of Wen Qing in every detail.
As Wen Qing had predicted, she made her presence felt at Nanzhou University while heavily pregnant.
Almost all students at South State University know that there is a very beautiful pregnant woman at South State University who is a freshman.
Wen Qing was so angry that she twisted Ji Yanjun's arm.
At this time, Liang Wenhua came to Nanzhou to see her daughter-in-law for the third time. She was walking behind Wen Qing again and asked a passerby, "Excuse me, do you think that girl in front of you looks pregnant?"
"You're not pregnant, are you?"
Liang Wenhua was delighted to hear this, as she didn't know where she had heard the legend from.
It is said that if you can see the signs of pregnancy when a pregnant woman walks from behind, she is carrying a girl; if you can't see the signs and she walks like a normal person, she is carrying a boy.
Based on this, Liang Wenhua concluded that Wen Qing was carrying a boy, her eldest grandson!
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