When no one was in the room, Feng Qingxue took Hongling's skinny hand and whispered, "Sister Hongling, I originally prepared two bags of brown sugar and thirty eggs for you, but seeing your mother-in-law like this, I dare not give them to you, for fear that you won't eat them. I will take them back and give them to your aunt, and ask her to cook them and send them to you every day."
Although Hongling has brothers in her family, her two sisters-in-law are very nice people and they get along well with each other. Hongling's mother also loves her only daughter very much. Now that her daughter is in confinement and is experiencing the pain of losing her son, she would never refuse the brown sugar and eggs that Feng Qingxue gave her.
Guo’s mother is different. Mother-in-law is never a mother.
Hongling gave birth to a son and then lost one. In Guo's mother's eyes, she is a useless woman. Since she is useless, the delicious food will definitely not be given to Hongling, as she would think it is a waste.
After this birth, Hongling finally sees through her mother-in-law.
After listening to Feng Qingxue, Hongling nodded silently and said gratefully: "Thank you, Xiaoxue, I didn't help you when you were kicked out of the house before, but now you are so kind to me!"
"We are sisters, why should we be polite to each other? If I don't have it, I won't give it to you."
Feng Qingxue patted her hand gently, "Sister Hongling, listen to me carefully. I know you are very sad. No one knows the pain unless they cut someone else's flesh. No one can understand your pain. However, the child is gone, and you can't be in trouble. Look at your mother-in-law's appearance. You are immersed in pain like this, she is cursing outside, and your brother-in-law doesn't care about your thoughts. In the long run, it will only bring endless troubles to your life. You, cheer up and take good care of yourself. Everything will be fine when you are healthy. Otherwise, you can't be idle during the busy farming season in spring. If you drag your body that is not fully recovered to the fields, won't you get sick in the future?"
After hearing these words, Hongling felt as if she had been enlightened.
"You're right. I have to take good care of myself now while they're not busy! When they get busy, they'll be thinking about earning work points, so they'll definitely let me go to the fields. They might even let me do heavy work, which earns more work points."
After figuring it out, Hongling felt much better. She chatted with Feng Qingxue until Guo's mother came in again.
Feng Qingxue said goodbye, worried that after she left, Guo's mother would ask Hongling what she had gotten. If Hongling couldn't produce it, she was afraid that she would cause trouble again. So she took out two eggs and a handful of noodles from her backpack.
"Auntie Guo, Xiaoyun and I rely on Lu Jiang to send us some things for our living. We are very tight on money and can't afford anything good. Please make a bowl of egg noodles for Sister Hongling to nourish her body."
Even two eggs and a handful of noodles were enough to make Guo's mother happy, and she quickly took them.
"Don't worry, I won't treat your sister badly. I'm hoping she'll get well and give me a big fat grandson!"
Living in the same team, everyone knew that Feng Qingxue had a great partner, who would send her some scarce supplies from time to time. For this reason, countless people laughed at the two brothers of the Feng family, saying that they did not cherish this girl and now they got nothing.
When sending Feng Qingxue out, Guo's mother said, "Xiaoxue, come visit often in the future. Your sister is very lonely during her confinement."
How could Feng Qingxue not guess what Mother Guo was thinking? She smiled and responded casually.
Just as I was about to go to Hongling's parents' home, I suddenly heard the loud speaker in the Party Secretary's office ringing, "Feng Qingxue, Feng Qingxue, your boyfriend sent me a letter, come to me and pick it up!"
The one who was speaking was Feng Shuanzhu. No one starved to death before and after the New Year, so he was in very good spirits and his voice was exceptionally loud.