Every household has its own difficulties.
Farmers have flexible hours but earn less money. Workers earn more money, but they are paid by the government and have to obey the government's rules; they can't do whatever they want.
With the winter transportation season in full swing, Zhou Mingyuan must be very busy, and Wang Chunxiu is even busier; this is all understandable.
At worst, we can wait until after the postpartum period, and then let Zhou Qinglan bring the baby back to stay for a few days. Anyway, Zhou Qinglan's winter vacation is long, and school doesn't start until a month after the New Year.
While they were talking, Wang Chunxiu quickly chopped up the cooked food she had bought, scrambled a few eggs, added the pickled cabbage and vermicelli from the pot, and made up four dishes.
"Let's just have a simple lunch, then I'll go buy some meat in the afternoon, and we'll make dumplings for dinner."
Wang Chunxiu brought the food up and invited Sheng Xiping to eat.
"Dad, Mom, I only took five days off in total. I want to go back and take better care of Qinglan."
So I'm planning to go back this afternoon, Mom, you don't need to bother with anything to eat."
His wife is at home and he doesn't even know if she's started breastfeeding yet. The baby still doesn't have a name. There are so many things to do at home. How can Sheng Xiping stay at his in-laws' house?
He needs to hurry back and take advantage of the few days off to help his mother with some of the workload, and it's important to take good care of his wife and children.
"Leaving this afternoon? Will you be able to get a ride back? Otherwise, you can stay overnight, and I'll find you a car from the bureau tomorrow morning."
When Zhou Mingyuan heard that his son-in-law wanted to leave that afternoon, he felt a little uneasy and quickly said something.
"Dad, no need. I already told the driver when I came that I'll go to the lumberyard at 2 PM to catch the bus back together." Sheng Xiping shook his head and smiled.
Sheng Xiping had lunch at the Zhou family's house, chatted with his father-in-law and mother-in-law for a while, and when he saw that it was almost time, he quickly said goodbye and left.
"Xiping, these are fifty eggs that I exchanged with someone beforehand, along with brown sugar, millet, and a few pieces of cloth. Take them back with you."
"I'll go back to the hospital and find someone to cover my shift and ask for leave. We'll go to Qianchuan to see Qinglan and the child in a couple of days."
Knowing she couldn't keep Sheng Xiping, Wang Chunxiu gathered up the things she had prepared in advance and gave them all to Sheng Xiping.
"Mom, you don't need to take these, we have everything at home."
"My mom bought a hundred eggs from the alkali field, along with millet, brown sugar, and other things." Sheng Xiping quickly declined upon seeing this.
"Take it. It's for Qinglan and the child. You're young and healthy, so take it for us. That way, we won't have to worry about it."
Over there, Zhou Mingyuan tried to smooth things over.
“That’s right, you’re young and strong, so do more work. Consider it a token of your concern for us, take it,” Wang Chunxiu chimed in.
Since his father-in-law and mother-in-law had both said so, what could Sheng Xiping say? He could only accept it.
So he carried the basket in one hand and the bag on his arm, and walked out like that.
"Dad, Mom, I'll head back now. I'll bring Qinglan back after the New Year and she can stay for a few more days."
“Okay, it’s the Lunar New Year holiday, so we can stay home and spend more time with that mother and daughter.”
Wang Chunxiu was delighted to hear this and quickly agreed.
"Third brother, ride your bike and take your brother-in-law to the lumberyard. Hurry up."
Zhou Qingyue studied at No. 1 Middle School, which was not close to home. In the fall, she insisted on pestering her parents to buy her a bicycle.
A teenager has plenty of strength; riding a bike with someone on it is no problem at all, and it's much faster than walking.
"Okay, I'm going now." Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingyue immediately put on her hat and gloves, pushed her bicycle out the door, and left.
"Brother-in-law, come up here, I'll help you."
Once outside the alley onto the main road, Zhou Qingyue straddled the car first, then turned around and patted the back seat, gesturing for Sheng Xiping to sit down.
Originally, Sheng Xiping wanted to say that since he could ride a bike, he would take Zhou Qingyue with him.
But then I thought about it again and realized that something was wrong. The Sheng family didn't have bicycles, and not only the Sheng family, but the entire Qianchuan Forest Farm didn't have any either.
The main reason is that Qianchuan Forest Farm has no road connecting it to the outside world, so there is no way to ride a bicycle. Who would buy such a thing to just sit around and look at it?
There are no bicycles at Qianchuan Forest Farm, so Sheng Xiping shouldn't know how to ride one either. If he says he can ride a bicycle now, there's obviously something wrong with him.
Without saying a word, Sheng Xiping sat on the back seat of the car with millet and brown sugar in his left hand and an egg basket in his right.
Zhou Qingyue braced his right leg on the ground, placed his left foot on the pedal, and pushed down on the pedal, causing the wheel to turn forward.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhou Qingyue put his right foot on the pedal as well, and the bicycle rode away smoothly.
Bicycles are faster than walking, and the two arrived at the lumberyard in no time.
The internal combustion engine that pulls the original trolley is waiting. Sheng Xiping hurriedly got on the vehicle and waved to Zhou Qingyue.
"It's cold and the roads are slippery, be careful on your way back. When you come to Qianchuan again, stay longer."
"Okay, brother-in-law." Zhou Qingyue waved to Sheng Xiping, then turned and pushed the car away.
The driver of the internal combustion engine checked the time, then used the communication equipment at the timber yard to communicate with the forest railway dispatch office before returning and starting the vehicle.
The internal combustion engine pulled the empty trolley back to Qianchuan Forest Farm along the small train track.
Sheng Xiping got off the car with his things and hurried home.
"Mom, I'm back. These are things my father-in-law and his family brought back for you to cook for Qinglan."
Zhang Shuzhen was busy cooking for Zhou Qinglan when she saw Sheng Xiping return and quickly pointed outside.
"Well, it's good that you're back. Hurry up and find a place to settle Zhaocai and Wangfu."
No, if those two dogs bark, the child in that room will cry.
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