When Yun Qiao heard this, he couldn't help but complain in his heart that this couple was really careless.
Han Rou is a stepmother, so it's fine if she doesn't care, but Xiong Xiangzhong is her biological father, and he just left a four-year-old girl at home...
There is a kang and a thermos at home, not to mention the scissors on the table and the kitchen knives. If a child doesn't know any better and picks one up to play with, it will be the end of the world if something happens.
When Yun Qiao thought of the same thing, Gao Qian naturally thought of it too, and couldn't help but curse under her breath.
She hugged Xiong Qingqing tightly and walked quickly towards her home.
When they arrived at the Xiong family's house, Gao Qian first moved a chair and asked Xiong Qingqing to sit on it, and then stretched her feet in front of the kang stove to warm them. After being frozen outside for such a long time, her little feet were already icy cold.
Gao Qian then went into the inner room and found Xiong Qingqing's shoes. After her feet were warmed up, she put them on her. She also put a hat on her and a scarf on her. Finally, she took her little hand and said to her, "Come on, Auntie will take you to the hospital."
Xiong Qingqing nodded obediently.
After leaving the Xiong family, Gao Qian closed the door and said to Yun Qiao and the other military wife, "You two can go back home. I'll take Qingqing to the hospital by myself."
"Can you do it alone?" Yun Qiao asked.
"Sure, why not? Qingqing is so obedient and never makes a fuss when she's with me." Gao Qian said, "I'll go home and tell them, then ride their bike over. It'll be quick that way, and we'll be there in five or six minutes."
Yun Qiao: "Then drive slowly. If you can't make it back in the afternoon, I'll ask for leave for you."
Gao Qian nodded: "Thank you."
"You don't have to be so polite."
Gao Qian rode her bike and took Xiong Qingqing to the hospital to find Xiong Xiangzhong, and Yun Qiao also left Hutong No. 2.
When they got home, Feng Juan and Yuanyuan were both sitting on the kang in the west room, playing with Yanyan. As soon as Yun Qiao entered the room, he heard Yuanyuan barking like a dog and Yanyan laughing out of delight.
Yun Qiao smiled and said loudly, "Mom, I'm back."
"You're finally back. Hurry up and add some hot water to wash your hands. It's time to eat." Feng Juan's voice came from the house first. After a while, she came out of the west room in slippers.
Yun Qiao's hands were still soaked in warm water.
Feng Juan looked up at the wall clock and asked her, "Why are you back so late today? It's already half past twelve."
The military uniform factory closes get off work on time at noon. Yun Qiao usually gets home at the latest at 12:15. Today he was 15 minutes late, and Feng Juan was getting a little impatient.
"I ran into something on the way and was delayed for a while." Yun Qiao explained, and then he told her about how after Han Rou gave birth, the couple left Xiong Qingqing at home alone with no one to take care of her.
"The child looks so pitiful. It's so cold, and he's standing outside wearing only a pair of socks. His eyelashes are frosted from crying. I don't know how long he's been freezing outside."
"They don't care." Feng Juan curled her lips and said accurately, "The stepmother doesn't want to care, the biological father is irresponsible, and the couple don't care about this child. When they are busy, they only care about their heads and not their butts."
Yun Qiao sighed, "Qingqing is such a miserable child. Her biological mother died young, she has a stepmother, and her father will soon be a stepfather. Now her stepmother has her own children. I'm afraid there won't even be a place for her at home in the future. Gao Qian loves her so much that she wants to take her in and raise her in her own home, but she's just a neighbor after all, so she can't do anything about it."
"The child is indeed pitiful, but don't be like Gao Qian, overly compassionate and meddling in other people's affairs. After all, it's someone else's family affair." Feng Juan warned, "The stepmother surnamed Han is no pushover. Gao Qian's meddling is too much, and conflicts are only accumulating. Sooner or later, there will be a falling out. Don't let it affect you."
"I know, Mom." Yun Qiao nodded. "I just feel sorry for the child. If I see her occasionally, I'll give her some food and show some concern. No one else should interfere."
Feng Juan looked at her kind and sensible daughter and felt very relieved. "Yun Qiao, you have a good heart. You are willing to care for the weak. Mom won't stop you. But we can only help a little bit. Don't put yourself in trouble."
"Don't worry, Mom, I'm fine." Yun Qiao smiled and reassured Feng Juan.
Feng Juan nodded: "Let's eat."
After dinner, Yun Qiao played with Yanyan for a while, did some gas-exhaling exercises, and then went to work in the bathroom at the appointed time.
In the afternoon, Gao Qian did not come to work as expected. An Xiaomei did come, but she looked out of sorts, listless and without any energy.
Upon asking, it turned out to be due to relationship issues.
She reconciled with the projectionist Xiao Zhang, but her mother still firmly disagreed with their marriage.
Not only did he not invite Xiao Zhang to his home for lunch, he also threw out the gift Xiao Zhang brought.
An Xiaomei was caught in the middle and felt like she was being torn apart by two different voices.
She was extremely confused and asked Yun Qiao for his opinion.
Yun Qiao didn't dare to give her any advice.
An Xiaomei was completely in love, and Yun Qiao was really afraid that she would turn around and tell Xiao Zhang everything he had said to persuade her.
In the end, they got married happily, leaving her in a difficult situation.
An Xiaomei spent the entire afternoon listlessly slumped over the table in the pharmacy, while Yun Qiao sat at the desk reading a high school physics textbook.
When Yun Qiao was in school, she was good at physics but average at science. She stopped studying for many years, and when she picked it up again, reading a physics book was like reading a book from heaven. She knew every Chinese character, letter, and number in it, but she just couldn't understand it.
He Tingjun graduated from a military academy and sometimes tutored her, but he was too busy and couldn't spare much time, so Yun Qiao mostly studied on her own.
The physics book he had now was the one used by He Tingjun's younger brother, He Tingyu. It had the mark of a Peking University master on it. Yun Qiao read it for an entire afternoon and got the hang of it a little.
It was cold and there were hardly any patients in the bathroom. Yun Qiao came to work, which was just a change of place to study, and it was quieter than home.
There is a new baby at home, and he cries and makes noises from time to time. My study efficiency is not as good as in the bathroom.
Yun Qiao studied in the bathroom for the entire afternoon, ignoring An Xiaomei's frustration, and left work on time.
On the way home, Yun Qiao passed by No. 2 Hutong and didn't see anyone. He didn't bother to ask around and just went home. Anyway, he could find out by asking Gao Qian at work the next day.
The next morning, Gao Qian came to the bathroom to work on time.
She looked a little haggard, with two dark circles under her eyes, and she couldn't help yawning when she spoke.
Yun Qiao asked her with concern: "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
"No." Gao Qian yawned again. "This is Han Rou's first baby. She's been very slow to give birth. She started having labor pains yesterday morning and only got one finger dilated by evening. She didn't even have to go into the delivery room. I took Qingqing home."
"Four kids get together and play like crazy. They don't go to bed until 11 or 12 o'clock. I don't know where they get all that energy."
Yun Qiao asked, "Is Qingqing still at your house?"
Gao Qian shook her head. "No, I sent her to the nursery. I have to go to work, so I can't bring her to work."
Yun Qiao: "It's not bad for Qingqing to stay in the nursery. At least there's someone to take care of her. Otherwise, Han Rou would have to stay in the confinement period after leaving the hospital. Deputy Captain Xiong does have paternity leave, but he has to take care of the child at home, so he probably can't take care of her. It's better to send her to the nursery."
"Yeah, that's what I thought too. The daycare center provides meals, so maybe they're more responsible than this couple." Gao Qian pinched her slightly swollen brows and said, "I'll talk to Xiong Xiangzhong later and have her sent to the daycare center. She'll be in the five-year-old Yuhong class, so she can just pick up where she left off. This also saves her from hanging around Han Rou all day, and Han Rou getting annoyed by her."
Han Rou is no longer pretending when facing Xiong Qingqing. When she is in a good mood, she flirts and teases her, but when she is in a bad mood, she resorts to cold violence. Even a kitten or a puppy would be more loving than her.
Children are small, but they are not stupid. They can accurately discern adults' emotions.
This is also the reason why Xiong Qingqing has started to rely on Xiong Xiangzhong again.
Gao Qian is now looking forward to Han Rou giving birth to a daughter. Otherwise, in Xiong Xiangzhong's hometown of Shandong Province, where there is a patriarchal mentality, Gao Qian really can't imagine what Xiong Qingqing's status in the family will be after Xiong Xiangzhong has a son.
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