Zhao Qinglan turned around. "I'm fine. I was just thinking about what happened to Sister Wei Hong."
"It's good that you're alright." Knowing that she was alright, his suddenly tense heart finally calmed down.
When Wei Hong returned home, she saw her husband sitting there with a bad expression.
"You went to see that Zhao Qinglan again?" Battalion Commander Qu asked in a displeased tone.
"I have something to tell you." Wei Hong ignored his provocation.
"What is it?" Battalion Commander Qu frowned.
"My test results are in, and I have no health problems at all," she said frankly.
Qinglan is right. Her husband would find out about this sooner or later, so it's better to tell him sooner rather than later.
If she wants to continue living with her husband, she needs to have a serious talk with him to see how to resolve the problems they are currently facing.
Upon hearing her say that she was perfectly fine, Battalion Commander Qu was initially delighted, but then, as if remembering something, his expression changed.
"Wei Hong, what do you mean?" he asked sensitively.
"I don't mean anything by it. I don't want us to stay like this anymore. Let's have a proper talk," Wei Hong sighed.
"Don't you want to be with me anymore?" Battalion Commander Qu said, standing up.
"When did I say any of that? I just want to have a proper talk with you. Can you sit down and let me explain slowly?" Wei Hong said speechlessly.
Battalion Commander Qu finally sat down, but he was still feeling uneasy.
Even though he never thought he was wrong or that he should apologize, the thought that his wife might stop living with him because she suspected he had something going on still made him nervous.
"Old Qu, listen to me, go to the hospital for a checkup too. Whether you have a health problem or not, I won't blame you. If you don't, it just means our time with the child hasn't come yet. If you do, we'll get treatment. Can't we face and solve this together as a couple?"
Wei Hong's attitude was very sincere, and she genuinely wanted to improve the relationship between her and her husband.
Battalion Commander Qu's resolve wavered.
"Let me think about it," he said, somewhat lost in thought.
"Okay, no rush, take your time thinking about it." Wei Hong said gently.
Her husband didn't fly into a rage, and his reaction wasn't as intense as last time, which made Wei Hong feel much better.
That night, she finally moved back in.
In the past, Battalion Commander Qu would have already started trying to conceive with his wife, but tonight, he was preoccupied with other things and had no mood for anything else.
As for Li Huai next door, he also knew when to quit while he was ahead.
He tormented his wife badly last night, so he was much more well-behaved tonight, just holding her quietly as they slept.
In the following days, Wei Hong did not come to see Zhao Qinglan again, and Zhao Qinglan was busy leaving early and returning late, so she did not have time to care about or inquire about Wei Hong.
The snack shop's business is doing fairly well these few days with the 20% discount. Even if it doesn't reach 40 yuan, it can still make more than 30 yuan in revenue.
Whether it was Zhao Qinglan, her mother, or her sister, they all felt very satisfied.
Erwa didn't want to eat the food in the army canteen and insisted on going to the city with Zhao Qinglan. It was only after Zhao Qinglan told him that even if he went to the city with her, she wouldn't have time to cook lunch that Erwa finally gave up.
Zhao Qinglan would still cook breakfast and dinner for the children, but for lunch, Li Huai would have to bring it back from the army canteen.
The three children accepted eating only one meal a day from the military canteen.
When it was time for another day off, Li Huai felt sorry for his wife who had to squeeze into the city in a truck every day, so he shamelessly went to the regimental commander to ask for a vehicle to go into the city.
And this day was the second to last day of the 20% discount.
Li Huai was about to drive into the city, and naturally, the three children followed.
This time, Yang Qingmin did not try to steal the car from Li Huai again.
After all, it's already infuriating to rob someone once, and if it happens again, everyone will know that he's deliberately targeting Li Huai.
Li Huai may not be willing to let this go unpunished.
However, no sooner had Li Huai and the others left than Yang Qingmin, under the pretext of having something to do, drove into the city with his wife and children.
There were fewer customers than on the opening day, and Zhao Qinglan worked together more and more harmoniously with her mother and sister.
This time, they can manage without Li Huai and Da Wa's help.
After the lunchtime customers left, the restaurant finally had a brief moment of peace and quiet.
Thinking that the children had finally made it to the city again, Zhao Qinglan wanted them to relax a bit, and she also brought her mother and sister along to celebrate the successful opening of the snack shop.
After she told her mother and sister about it...
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Sun hesitated.
"Qinglan, you can go if you want, I'll stay here and watch the shop." She couldn't bear to lose so much money if the shop closed.
"Mom, we've all gone, how could we leave you behind? Besides, we can earn money anytime, but we don't get many chances to all get together like this, Qingzhu, Qingju, don't you agree?"
Zhao Qingzhu and her younger sister were still quite young, and they were very interested in going out and having fun. In addition, after being busy for so many days, they really wanted to rest, so they both nodded in agreement.
"Mom, go ahead and go," Zhao Qingju said, shaking her mother's arm.
"Oh well."
Seeing that she had agreed, Zhao Qinglan immediately told her sisters to pack up and close the door.
Soon, a sign was hung outside the snack shop announcing that it would be closed for half a day.
Zhao Qinglan held Xiao Duo in the passenger seat, while the Sun mother and her two daughters, along with their two older children, squeezed into the back. The car headed straight for the only movie theater in the city.
As the family came out of the store, people in the distance kept pressing their camera shutters.
Yang Qingmin really went to great lengths to preserve evidence.
He first made various private efforts to finally obtain a camera. After entering the city and sending his wife and son away, he found a good spot near the snack shop and began to stake out the area.
During his half-day stakeout, he used up both rolls of film, snapping a picture whenever he saw a suitable opportunity.
After watching Li Huai and his family leave with smiles on their faces, Yang Qingmin, who had finished taking photos, got up and left.
These photos alone are not enough; next time, he will also bring in witnesses!
Li Huai and the others drove to the movie theater. As soon as they got out of the car, Zhao Qinglan told Li Huai to queue up to buy movie tickets, while she led the rest of the group to buy food.
They had taken turns eating lunch at the store when it wasn't crowded, so they weren't hungry now.
So she picked out some snacks and bought them.
Outside the movie theater, there were vendors selling soft drinks, dried sweet potatoes, and even boiled peanuts.
Because the soda bottles were made of glass and didn't have the convenient plastic caps of later generations, Zhao Qinglan was afraid of spilling them, so she didn't buy any. Instead, she bought some dried sweet potatoes and boiled peanuts.
There were quite a few people at the cinema on this day off. Zhao Qinglan and the others waited for a while before Li Huai came over with the tickets.
Upon closer inspection, two of the photos were consecutive, and six others were consecutive.
Just as Zhao Qinglan was about to suggest giving the two linked cards to her two younger sisters so that the whole family could sit together with their mother, Li Huai spoke first.
"Mom, could you please look after Da Wa and the others with Qing Zhu and Qing Ju? Qing Lan and I will sit together."
Mrs. Sun paused for a moment, then quickly nodded. "Ah, okay."
That Li Huai! Zhao Qinglan sighed helplessly.
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