Song Lan refused.
"Lanlan, think about how big your belly will be when you're eight months pregnant. By then, you won't even be able to see your own feet. Even if I pick you up and drop you off at get off work, I can't watch over you while you're at work. I don't even want to think about the consequences if you have an affair!"
Ignoring the presence of Yang Fan, an outsider, in the car, Qin Yanzheng feigned grievance and played the victim: "I can't live without you, Lanlan. Just do it for me, okay?"
Cupping Song Lan's cheeks in his hands, Qin Yanzheng made her face to face with him, gazing longingly at his wife so close to him.
"you……"
Song Lan's face flushed. She looked away from the man and said in a low voice, "Let go. We're in the car."
Qin Yanzheng pretended not to hear.
"Wife~"
Yang Fan was struggling to suppress his laughter. He really didn't want to hear the conversation behind him, but the car was so small and Qin Yanzheng wasn't deliberately lowering his voice, so it was really hard not to hear it.
To save face, Song Lan glared at the man and gritted her teeth, saying, "Fine, I'll talk to the hospital leaders about it, but I can't guarantee whether they'll approve the leave."
She removed her hands from the man's long, slender, and well-defined hands, not forgetting to glare at him again. As she looked away, she glanced at Yang Fan in the driver's seat.
Qin Yanzheng, however, remained completely unconcerned and even asked Yang Fan, "Comrade Yang, did you hear anything?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Fan immediately shook his head vigorously, saying, "I was driving, I didn't hear anything."
"Yeah?"
Qin Yanzheng smiled and saw Yang Fan nodding vigorously. He was very satisfied and then changed the subject: "How long has it been since you sent a letter home?"
"Since I came to report to Comrade Qin after the New Year, I haven't sent a letter home yet. However, my parents are in good health, and I also have my two older brothers at home. Even if either of my parents is unwell, my two older brothers will be there to take care of them."
Yang Fan replied with a smile.
"That's true, but as a son, you should also care more about your parents at home. Write a letter home tonight and mail it at the town post office when you have some free time tomorrow."
Qin Yanzheng spoke softly, and upon hearing this, Yang Fan nodded: "Okay, I'll write it tonight."
When Qin Yanzheng asked Yang Fan, "Comrade Yang, did you hear anything?" Song Lan's lips twitched almost imperceptibly several times. She thought this man was so childish. At the same time, she kept glancing at the man's face, but Qin Yanzheng remained calm, as if he hadn't noticed Song Lan's little glances.
Actually, I felt very uncomfortable!
The car slowly came to a stop at the gate of the courtyard.
Qin Yanzheng got out of the car, and then he reached out to help Song Lan: "Slow down, be careful, don't bump your head." After Song Lan got off the car and stood up, he supported her arm and walked into the courtyard.
"Big brother, sister-in-law, Brother Yang, you're back!"
Primary and secondary schools and kindergartens are all on summer vacation. In order not to make Song Lan, the eldest sister-in-law, work hard, Qin Boyan and Qin Yaxin, the brother and sister, took care of the housework and looked after the two little ones. At this moment, the two had just finished cooking dinner. Qin Boyan came out of the kitchen, looked up and saw Qin Yanzheng, Song Lan and Yang Fan, and immediately greeted them with a smile.
Qin Yanzheng nodded and asked, "Why don't I see Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu?"
"Xiao Wu is practicing calligraphy in his room, and Xiao Liu is drawing."
Qin Boyan responded by saying, "Dinner is ready. Big brother, you, sister-in-law, and Brother Yang, wash your hands. I'll go help Second Sister serve the food."
"Your older sister is back?"
Song Lan asked with a smile.
Qin Boyan: "You and I entered the room one after the other. I'm going back to my room to put my bag down now."
Song Lan: "Okay, let's eat then. The sooner we eat, the sooner we can clean up."
After washing her hands at the tap, Song Lan went to the kitchen.
"Sister-in-law."
Qin Yaxin was making a cold eggplant salad when she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around and saw Song Lan. She immediately greeted her with a smile.
Song Lan smiled and nodded in agreement. Just as she was about to say something more, she heard Qin Boyan say, "Sister-in-law, you can sit at the dining table. My second sister and I are here in the kitchen!"
The boy was scooping rice into a bowl. He glanced worriedly at Song Lan's large, protruding belly, fearing that something might happen to her in the kitchen. He couldn't help but urge her to leave the kitchen.
"I'll help you serve the food."
Upon hearing Song Lan's words, Qin Boyan and Qin Yaxin waved their hands in unison, saying, "No need, no need."
"Wife, with Yang Fan and me helping out, you don't need to lift a finger."
Qin Yanzheng and Yang Fan walked into the kitchen one after the other. Hearing Qin Yanzheng's voice, Song Lan had no choice but to say, "Then I'll go and call Da Mei and Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu to wash their hands and eat."
"My eldest sister has already taken the fifth and sixth children to wash their hands at the tap."
As Qin Yanzheng spoke, he helped Song Lan out of the kitchen and gently pressed her into a bamboo chair, saying, "I'll go get the food."
The dining table is set up in the yard, not far from the kitchen door, and this has been the routine for dinner lately.
As the sun sets and a gentle breeze blows, the outdoor temperature has dropped considerably, making it pleasantly cool to sit in the courtyard and eat.
The whole family sat around the table for a meal, the atmosphere as warm and cozy as ever.
Meanwhile, in the Zhou family home, separated only by a fence, Li Yao and Zhou Yanchen, along with their son Zhou Shiyang, sat in the living room, staring at the food laid out on the dining table in front of them, all with little appetite.
“Dad, if you ask me, Mom and I spoil my sister too much. We send her so much money every month, which makes her more and more brazen in threatening and making demands on you, and even threatening you and Mom.”
The quiet and dull atmosphere was broken by Zhou Shiyang.
You shouldn't have kept it from me.
Zhou Yanchen didn't respond to Zhou Shiyang's words. He looked at Li Yao and said, "I've noticed lately that you have obvious mental problems. When I ask you, you won't say anything. Moreover, you put down your bowl after only a couple of bites at each of your three meals. Do you know how worried I am?"
But you've kept quiet about it from me and refused to go to the hospital for a checkup. If I hadn't found these two letters in my drawer this afternoon, how long would you have kept it from me?
Speaking of which, ever since Zhou Shiwei went to the countryside, Zhou Yanchen has never expressed any opinion about his wife Li Yao sending their daughter thirty yuan every month, plus seven or eight various ration coupons.
In his view, even though his daughter had many problems, she was still his and his wife Li Yao's biological child. Sending her to the countryside was partly out of necessity, and partly because he wanted to change her personality. But given Zhou Yanchen's age and experience, he could easily imagine what life in the countryside would be like.
Based on this, they were worried that their daughter would have difficulty making ends meet in the countryside, so they sent her thirty yuan and seven or eight ration coupons every month, which they considered as their way of showing their love and concern for her.
With money in hand, at least they didn't have to worry about going hungry because they didn't earn enough work points. But Zhou Yanchen never expected that his and his wife Li Yao's soft hearts would actually inflate the other party's appetite.
—Double the amount of money in tickets on top of the existing amount!
An ordinary worker's monthly salary is only about thirty yuan, which is enough for some people to support a family of several people.
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