Tan Xiao didn't want to make things difficult for herself, and remained seated upright on the stool. Her belly was already quite large, and she had become extremely thin; the cotton-padded coat wrapped around her body looked loose and empty.
Bu Ling and Wu Yuanyuan parked their bicycles but didn't rush inside. Standing at the door, they gossiped and laughed, "Why is she here again?"
Bu Ling was also curious: "With such a big belly, why is she still wandering around aimlessly? Isn't she afraid something might happen to her?"
"Who knows?" Wu Yuanyuan couldn't understand Tan Xiao's thought process at all. She thought, "You're a perfectly fine young woman, married someone, and ended up in this mess, yet she's happy about it? I'm truly amazed."
"Where's Han Yu? He hasn't arrived yet?" Bu Ling craned her neck and looked around the kitchen, but didn't see Han Yu anywhere.
When Sister Ma came out to get water, she saw the two of them and quickly went over to them.
"Han Yu hasn't arrived yet."
"But I heard Tan Xiao was sent to the countryside, how come she's back? Do you think Han Yu knows?" No woman is immune to gossip, and Sister Ma is no exception.
"Huh? When did that happen?"
"How could we not know?"
Sister Ma: "Shh! Keep your voice down."
“My home is not far from the house Han Yu rents. I heard from their neighbors that Han Yu said Tan Xiao is now heavily pregnant and can't go to work. Han Yu was worried about leaving her at home alone, so she simply sent her back to her hometown to be taken care of by her mother-in-law.”
"Tan Xiao agreed?"
Sister Ma: "I agree. According to their neighbors, they were very happy, feeling that their husbands cared about them."
Bu Ling immediately grasped the key point: "What about Tan Xiao's job? The factory is allowing her to take such a long leave?"
Sister Ma shook her head: "I don't know about that."
"Do you think Grandpa Tan knows about this?" Wu Yuanyuan asked quietly.
"He probably doesn't know. This is his own daughter. If he did, he definitely wouldn't ignore it," said Sister Ma. She couldn't bear the thought of her daughter being treated like that.
"What do you think? Should I tell my master about this?" Wu Yuanyuan considered Grandpa Tan her mentor.
Sister Ma fell silent.
Bu Ling thought for a moment: "Let's mention it, but don't go into too much detail." What if Grandpa Tan finds out we didn't intervene? Wouldn't that make him lose face?
Wu Yuanyuan believed Bu Ling's words without a doubt. "Then when Master comes, I'll mention it to him."
A gust of cold wind blew by, and Bling shivered: "Let's go inside quickly, it's too cold."
"Wait until I boil some water, then you can have some hot water to warm up," Aunt Ma said with a smile.
"Thank you, Sister Ma." Sister Ma is a decent colleague.
The three entered the house, and none of them paid any attention to Tan Xiao. Tan Xiao, in turn, showed no intention of paying any attention to them either.
Aunt Ma continued cleaning, while Wu Yuanyuan started preparing the seasonings, and Bu Ling also stayed in the kitchen.
Just after nine o'clock, Han Yu arrived at work on time. When she saw the figure sitting in the restaurant, her expression twisted for a moment, but she immediately regained her gentleness: "Xiaoxiao, what brings you here? Did you come to see me?"
"Brother Han, you've finally arrived!" Tan Xiao burst into tears the moment she saw Han Yu. Coupled with her pitiful, innocent appearance, she looked utterly pathetic.
Bu Ling peeked out, and Sister Ma was doing the same. Wu Yuanyuan was the tallest, so her head was at the very top.
"Xiaoxiao, what's wrong? Don't cry, don't cry. Tell Brother Han what's bothering you." Han Yu gently wiped away Tan Xiao's tears, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes as he saw her crying so unceremoniously.
To be fair, Tan Xiao isn't a beauty; she's just an average-looking person. Coupled with her pregnancy, which affected her complexion, and the fact that she wasn't eating enough, she looked completely different from when Bu Ling first met her six months ago.
"Brother Han, my sister-in-law and the others are bullying me. They say I don't work, they call me a slut, and they even cursed our child! Waaaaah~"
"My mother-in-law won't help me either, Brother Han, please let me come back, waaaah~ I miss you so much~"
"Xiaoxiao, be good and listen to me. That's just how my sister-in-law is. She doesn't have any bad intentions. Xiaoxiao is the most generous one. She's my sister-in-law, so we have to respect her, right?"
Bu Ling shuddered and almost threw up yesterday's hotpot.
Wu Yuanyuan also experienced some physical discomfort.
"But, but I miss you so much. I'm so bored in the countryside, and nobody talks to me. I miss you so much." Tan Xiao was immediately appeased and pouted, acting coquettishly.
"Sweetie, Xiaoxiao, we'll come back after you give birth. I'm worried about you being home alone right now. Do you want me to worry?"
"Then, Brother Han, you must come back to see me often, okay?"
"Of course, my silly little one, you're the one I love most, and I miss you too. Of course I have to go see you." Han Yu said affectionately.
"Ugh~~"
Bling kept gagging, noticing the two people over there turning to look at her.
"I'm so sorry, please continue. I just have an upset stomach!"
Seeing that the two looked unwell, she said with utmost sincerity, "Really!"
Han Yu's face was ashen. Seeing the three heads lined up, his chest heaved. In the end, he said nothing, dragged Tan Xiao out of the state-run restaurant, their retreating figures resembling those chased by dogs.
Only after the two figures disappeared did the three of them emerge from the kitchen. Wu Yuanyuan's expression was complicated: "So Tan Xiao likes this kind of thing? Ugh~" Although she didn't know how to describe Han Yu's behavior, she still got goosebumps.
Aunt Ma was also a little taken aback, but being older and more worldly-wise, she wouldn't make a fuss like a young person. It was just that the soup she drank this morning made her feel so nauseous, ugh!
Bling quickly drank some water to calm himself down, patted his chest, and finally managed to suppress the discomfort.
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