Chapter 102: Mother-in-law Plans to Resign for Her (Page 1/2)
After drying the salted fish and dried shrimp for half a month, Lin Man took out several hundred kilograms of abalone to process and dry the abalone, and also processed the eighty kilograms of sea cucumbers.
A month later, Lin Man prepared a woven bag of dried seafood, including two dried red fish and two swordfish, six dried hairtail and six dried squid, eight pounds each of dried shrimp, razor clam meat and dried kelp, and five pounds each of dried abalone and scallops.
Huo Qingci was also shocked to see Lin Man sending so many dry goods home at once, "Manman, the postage is not cheap, there is no need to send so much."
"We've been on the island for so long, and we haven't sent them any local specialties. We've received remittances from your mother twice, one for fifty yuan and one for a hundred yuan.
What's wrong with sending them some salted fish? It's okay if the postage is a little expensive, but I don't send it to them every month."
No wonder they say daughters are like little cotton-padded jackets, while sons are like leaky cotton-padded jackets. This guy Huo Qingci is actually only worried about whether the postage is expensive or not.
Of course, Lin Man also knew that island seafood was the cheapest, especially things like razor clam meat and kelp, which were not valuable at all, and the postage cost exceeded their value.
But these dried seafood are all made by her own hands, not the kind bought outside. What she sends is a kind of sentiment.
Sending these seafood products made her feel particularly accomplished, because she didn't spend a penny on them, so what's wrong with paying some postage?
The most important thing is that no one knows whether the dried seafood bought outside has been bitten by flies. She guarantees that the ones she makes have not been bitten by flies, and they are clean and hygienic to eat.
Seeing that he couldn't win the argument, Huo Qingci had no choice but to borrow a bicycle and went to the post office with the big bag of dried seafood.
The comrades at the post office were also shocked when they saw Huo Qingci carrying so much dry goods to mail. "Comrade, this bag of dried seafood weighs 80 or 90 kilograms, right?"
"Yeah?"
"Where are you planning to send it?"
"Jingshi."
"Sending it to Beijing will cost a lot of money for postage. Are you sure you want to send so much?
Don’t think that the seafood on our island is cheap. Instead of spending so much money to send it, you might as well send some money to them so that they can buy fresh seafood.
You should also sell seafood in Jingshi, right? Is Tianjin next to Jingshi? Seafood shouldn't be hard to find!
Huo Qingci explained: "These are all dried by my wife herself, they are different from those bought outside."
He said, who would spend a lot of money to send these back to Beijing, it turned out that it was his wife who posted them.
"Oh, so that's how it is! Let me check it for you before weighing it. Please fill in the mailing address first, and then pay after the scale is weighed."
"Okay, thank you."
Huo Qingci happily sent salted fish back to his family. Within two days, Lin Man took out ten kilograms of pineapple and ten kilograms of dried mango from the space.
"Qingci, last time I forgot to send dried fruits to my parents, I said I seemed to have forgotten something. It seems that pregnancy really can cause memory loss." Lin Man frowned, gently stroking her slightly bulging belly, with a look of regret on her face.
Huo Qingci was so embarrassed that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Manman, you know what? I've been to the post office twice in the past few days. The staff there all know me. They must think I'm a complete fool."
"Why?"
Lin Man was confused. She didn't understand why sending something would make Huo Qingci look like a fool.
Huo Qingci explained with a wry smile: "Think about it, I went to the post office twice in a row, either to send salted fish or dried fruits, and they thought I was ignorant."
Lin Man couldn't help laughing after hearing this. "They must think you have too much money and don't know where to spend it."
"Manman, the island is far away from Beijing, and the postage is expensive. It will take at least 10 to 20 days to arrive."
"It's not fresh seafood or fruit. What's wrong with ten or twenty days? This time, you can also write a letter to tell my parents that I'm pregnant."
"I sent them a telegram that day."
Lin Man asked, "Are you still going to send these things?"
“Not sending it for now.”
Lin Man had no choice but to let him do as he pleased. As soon as Huo Junshan received Huo Qingci's telegram, he immediately bought some fruits and malted milk to visit his father Huo Li and told him the news.
When Huo Li heard that Lin Man was pregnant, he stood up excitedly and said, "Qingci's wife is pregnant? She's really pregnant. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
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"Dad, there's no mistake. The due date is at the end of the month."
Huo Li pursed his lips and smiled, "Okay, okay, our Huo family can be said to have four generations living under the same roof. I didn't expect that in my lifetime, I would be able to see Qingci's child being born.
How about we go to an island for the New Year this year? I'll stay there for two months and come back after the baby is born."
"Dad, it takes several days to take the train. Can you bear it? And I don't have many days off."
"Xiao Man is pregnant. Why don't you ask your wife to quit her job? I heard that Lin Shaoqian took the initiative to go to the countryside."
"I'll discuss this with Xiaoya when I get back, then I'll write to Qingci and the others to discuss it again before making a decision."
"What letter are you writing? Call your Uncle Lu later and ask him to ask Qingci to come pick you up."
Since we need to communicate, writing letters is definitely too slow. Making a phone call is much faster. It would be great to talk over the phone if there is anything.
"Dad, I need to discuss this with Xiaoya first, and then call Mr. Lu tomorrow."
"Okay, talk to her nicely. It's not easy for Xiaoman either. She didn't grow up with her own mother. This is her first pregnancy and she probably doesn't understand anything. Let Xiaoya take care of her so she won't be so scared."
Huo Junshan went back and told Xiao Ya that Lin Man was pregnant, and Xiao Ya was extremely happy.
"Junshan, it seems we need to find someone to exchange more tickets so we can buy some nutritional supplements for Manman."
"Xiaoya, Dad asked you to quit your job to help them take care of the kids. What do you think?"
Xiao Ya thought for a moment and said, "Although I'm reluctant to give up this job, I'm more worried about Manman. She's already a teenager and has to become a mother before she even grows up."
"If I quit, I won't even get my retirement pay anymore."
Xiao Ya sighed, "It's gone, so it's gone. If I don't work in the future, will you be unable to support me?"
"How could that be? But don't rush to resign. Discuss this with the children first and see what they say."
"Okay, go contact them right away. I'd like to take a day off tomorrow to go shopping at the department store, buy some fabric for Manman to make a maternity dress, and send her some skincare products. She needs to take good care of herself right now.
Speaking of sending things, Huo Junshan suddenly remembered that the telegram said the children had sent them salted fish. Those salted fish must be delicious, and he couldn't help but start looking forward to it.
"Xiaoya, the children sent us some salted fish. We should be able to receive it in a while." Huo Junshan's tone was filled with excitement.
"Why are you so happy? Don't you really dislike salted fish?"
“The kids sent different things.”
"How is it different from what you bought? Call them and tell them not to send us anything anymore.
Manman is pregnant now, and she needs a lot of money." Xiaoya's voice revealed a hint of worry.
"Got it. I'll go to Dad's and call them tomorrow."
The next day, Huo Qingci hurried home after get off work. He walked straight into the room and grabbed Lin Man.
"Manman, I have something important to tell you." Huo Qingci's expression was very serious, and his voice was low and powerful.
Seeing Huo Qingci being so serious, Lin Man couldn't help but feel nervous. She shook Huo Qingci's hand and asked softly, "What's the matter?"
There was a hint of doubt and uneasiness in her eyes. Huo Qingci chuckled, "My mother heard that you were pregnant and is going to quit her job to take care of you."
"Mom, are you going to quit your job to take care of me? No, I'm not going to do farm work with a big belly, why would I need someone to take care of me?"
Lin Man felt that it was a pity that her mother-in-law quit her job. If she had held on for a few more years, she might have been able to retire.
"Manman and the others also care about you."
"I know. Tell them that if they really want to take care of me, then let my mother-in-law take half a year off and come back when the baby is about to be born. It would be a shame to resign."
My mother-in-law's salary is higher than Huo Qingci's. If she really quits her job, it will be a huge loss.
When the child is half a year old, she can take care of the child by herself. Anyway, Huo Qinghuan is here, and she can ask Huo Qinghuan to help take care of the child while she does housework.
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