Chapter 70: You Don’t Know the Pain Unless You Prick Yourself with a Needle (Page 1/2)
In the afternoon, Huo Qingci and Lin Man took Huo Qinghuan to swim. After swimming, they ate noodles at a noodle shop and went home.
In the evening, Lin Man began to pack her luggage. She took with her newly bought summer clothes. She didn't bring any clothes with her when she left Lin Guosheng's house.
If she needs it in the future, she can pick out some suitable clothes from the space warehouse. For now, she only needs to bring a few sets.
Huo Qingci also felt that Lin Man didn't have enough clothes. "Manman, when we get there, I'll spend money to exchange for cloth coupons and buy cloth to make clothes for you."
These days, everyone has a ration of cloth coupons, so there is no need to spend money to exchange them. Her space warehouse has all kinds of clothes and fabrics. If she really needs them, she will naturally pick out some old-fashioned and inconspicuous fabrics.
"You don't need to find anyone to exchange it with. I have fabric in my space. You can save the money to raise the child."
"Manman wants to give birth to a child for me so much, I'll try harder tonight."
"Nothing serious."
The frivolous Huo Qingci was very wild that night. While doing it, he asked Lin Man how many children she wanted. Lin Man replied that she wanted three. As a result, Huo Qingci tossed Lin Man over and over and fried the fish three times that night.
Afterwards, Lin Man collapsed into his arms, exhausted. "Are you trying to give me all three children at once?"
"No, we'll take our time with childbirth later. Tonight is just for us to practice the process of making a baby in advance."
"You're talking nonsense. We'll be gone one day soon. I don't know when we'll be able to come back."
"It will take at least four or five years, but we still make time to come back every year. Grandpa is old."
"good."
Because his parents and grandfather were coming to see him off, Huo Qingci got up early the next morning to buy groceries. Knowing that Lin Man liked to eat pig's trotters, in order to get them, he lied to someone that his wife wanted to eat pig's trotters to increase her milk production.
There was no way around it. Pig's trotters were in great demand and generally hard to buy, so he had to come early and lie a little before he could buy the big pig's trotter.
When he came back, he told Lin Man about this, and Lin Man was so angry that she wanted to hit him in the chest.
Around 5:30 p.m., Huo Li finally arrived with his son, daughter-in-law, and second grandson, Huo Qingyan. Driver Zhang Hanjiang wasn't there today, so Huo Qingyan drove the car instead.
As Huo Qingyan entered the hall, his mouth watered at the sight of the sumptuous dinner on the table. He smiled and teased, "Brother, did you know I was coming and specially prepare a table of delicious dishes, including my favorite pig's trotters?"
"No, don't be so conceited. I didn't know you were coming. I prepared the pig's trotters for Manman."
Huo Qinghuan said disdainfully, "Second brother is so clueless. Don't you know that women eat pig's feet to supplement collagen? This is what my eldest brother prepared for my eldest sister-in-law and mother."
"You've been following your eldest brother's tail for so long that you've forgotten your second brother. Have you forgotten who gave you the bread, canned meat, and chocolate distributed by the army?"
"Humph, I just need to help with the housework, and Big Brother will give me ten cents a day to buy popsicles."
"You silly boy, my elder brother thinks you are interfering with his love for his elder sister-in-law, so he specially gave you money to send you away."
Huo Junshan walked over and slapped Huo Qingyan on the shoulder. "What nonsense are you talking about, kid?"
Xiao Ya came in carrying a large bag of wool and a few boxes of malted milk. "Manman, use the wool to knit sweaters in the winter, and drink the malted milk slowly."
"Mom, keep it for yourself. The island is very hot."
"Even in the hot winter, you still need a sweater. When a typhoon hits and it's 12 or 13 degrees, you might even need a cotton jacket. Good boy, take it. If you need anything over there and can't find it, write to me and let me know.
If we have national bills in the future, we will save them and send them to you."
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Huo Qingci said, "Mom, don't bother. By the time you send the bills, they might have expired. You can save the bills and keep them for yourselves."
Lin Man agreed, "Yes, Mom, if we need any bills, Qingci will find someone to exchange them."
"Well, I won't send you any receipts. I'll just send you the fabrics and Beijing specialties."
"Okay, thanks, Mom."
Lin Man did not refute anymore. Her mother-in-law was also kind-hearted. She felt embarrassed to always refuse, as it would easily hurt others' feelings.
After dinner, Huo Junshan told Lin Man about Lin Shaoqian and Ye Yunchu.
"Xiao Man, your father begged me several times and asked for our home address, but I never told him."
"Thank you, Dad."
"I know you can't accept them right away, so let time take care of it.
Your father and mother divorced, and your grandparents went to your grandmother's house and made a scene. I heard your grandmother even slapped her a few times."
Lin Man didn't say anything to agree this time, so Huo Junshan continued, "In order to give you an explanation, your father would rather give up the opportunity for promotion and divorce your mother.
In fact, he felt very guilty. He had been listless at work these past few days. Perhaps it was because he was thinking too much, but his hair on his temples had turned a little gray.
Have you ever considered giving him a chance, and yourself a chance?"
Lin Man fell into deep thought and still didn't say anything in response. Huo Qingci said, "Dad, don't push Man Man anymore. You'll never know how painful it is if you don't prick yourself with a needle. There are some things we can't empathize with.
Comrade Lin Shaoqian's divorce wasn't entirely for Manman. He had been deceived by his wife for so many years, and he simply couldn't get over it.
"You kid, I just said that Manman also needs fatherly love. Wouldn't it be better to have someone love her?"
"Dad, Mom said she wants to adopt Manman as her daughter. Aren't you her father? You should be nicer to my wife in the future and let her feel more fatherly love."
Huo Junshan was at a loss for words. Huo Li looked at Huo Qingci seriously, "How come your personality has changed after you got married? Where is the steady person you used to be?"
Huo Qingci touched his nose awkwardly. How could he forget about his grandfather? He hated such jokes the most. He really had no intention of having a brother-sister relationship with Manman.
Everyone in the Huo family was having a great time, but Lin Weiwei was having a terrible time. She didn't know what had happened, but when she woke up today, her whole face was swollen like a bun and it hurt a lot.
Ye Yunchu initially thought she had mumps, so he took her to the hospital for a check-up and found out that it was not the case at all, so he prescribed some anti-allergic drugs for her.
She took the medicine twice a day, but by the evening her face was still swollen and started to feel hot and itchy.
"Mom, could it be that a mouse really was crawling on my face last night? I dreamed that two mice were biting my face."
"Silly boy, if there was a mouse crawling on your face, how could I not know?"
"That's because you're soundly asleep. My face is hurting. Let's go to another hospital tomorrow, okay?"
Looking at Lin Weiwei's face which was as swollen as a bun, Ye Yunchu felt a little sorry. Could it be that there were really rats in the place they rented?
I heard that someone had half of his nose bitten off by a mouse because he slept so soundly. I'll go out and buy some mousetraps later.
"Mom, my face hurts so much, can you take me to see a doctor again?"
"Weiwei, take the medicine first. If the medicine doesn't help, I'll take you to the hospital in a couple of days."
Lin Weiwei was rejected and burst into tears. "Mom, Mom, my face really hurts right now. I beg you, can you take me to the hospital again?"
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