When she got home, she checked the vegetables and found nothing wrong, so she tied them up and put them into the space together with the basket. There were plenty of vegetables at home, so she put those of unknown origin aside for the time being.
"Just now, an old lady gave me a basket of vegetables, saying that she wanted to thank me for helping her daughter get home last time. Do you think I should return the gift?" Song Jinxiu asked.
"Well, when are we going?" Liu Ankang asked.
"Go after dinner and return the basket. By the way, check to see if that person is a real family member?" There are too many scams recently, so you have to be on guard!
"Then go ahead, I'll wait for you at home." Liu Ankang said.
"Aren't you going with me?" Song Jinxiu asked. "Then you said last time that I would go when you were home?"
"Yes, I'm watching the time at home. If you don't come back in half an hour, I'll come to your house. If I'm not at home, no one will know you're missing!" Liu Ankang said calmly.
"Okay!" Half an hour would be enough. Maybe I'd be back in ten minutes.
I thought about it for a long time, but I didn't think I could give a gift that was too expensive. I thought I'd give it a light gift, as I didn't have any light things at home.
After thinking about it, I decided to pick a watermelon that I grew in my yard, a smaller one.
Put it in the basket, get on and go, go and come back quickly before it gets dark.
This is my second time in this building. This time it is not only messy but also noisy.
The sounds of children crying, adults scolding, and pots and pans colliding were endless.
Everyone looked at Song Jinxiu curiously. Whose relative is this? I've never seen her before.
Song Jinxiu walked calmly to the second floor and knocked on the pregnant woman's door.
"Who is it? Here I come!" A woman's voice came from the room.
"Girl, it's you! Come in!" The one who opened the door was the old lady who stopped the car.
"Hello, Auntie. I'm here to return the basket!" Song Jinxiu handed over the basket.
"Hey, Xigua, why did you bring this precious thing here? Remember to take it back later." The old lady warmly invited Song Jinxiu into the house.
"Xiu, the eldest daughter is here!" the aunt shouted into the room.
"Here I come." A pregnant woman slowly walked out of the room.
"Slow down! Be careful not to fall again. The doctor said you have to move slowly." The old lady quickly stepped forward to support the pregnant woman.
"I understand!" said the pregnant woman with a smile.
"I'm sorry. I saw you riding a bike passing by when I was taking a walk yesterday. I called you but you didn't hear me. Today, my mother-in-law said she would wait for you there. I couldn't stop her. I hope I didn't scare you." The woman said embarrassedly.
"It's okay, it's okay. The lady is very welcoming and even gave me a lot of vegetables." Song Jinxiu said quickly.
"By the way, I don't know what your name is!" asked the woman.
"My name is Song Jinxiu." Song Jinxiu said.
"Hello, Comrade Song! I see, that's how you city dwellers address each other!" the woman said with a smile. "My name is Chen Xiangxiu. What a coincidence, we both have the character 'Xiu' in our name."
"Yes! Yes! Are you about to give birth? Your belly seems to be getting bigger." Song Jinxiu always secretly glanced at her belly.
Because Xiangxiu is not fat, her belly looks particularly big.
"It's almost there! Twins tend to be born prematurely, and she was frightened some time ago, so she could have a seizure at any time now." Chen Xiangxiu touched her belly and smiled!
"Girl, drink some water." The old lady poured a glass of water into a bowl and handed it to Song Jinxiu.
"Thank you, Auntie. You don't have to bother me. I just came here after eating and I'm very full now!" Song Jinxiu quickly took the water and said.
"Okay, you guys continue chatting. Call me if you need anything." The old lady said and went out.
"Your mother-in-law is very nice!" Song Jinxiu said to Chen Xiangxiu with a smile.
"Yes, I have difficulty moving around now, and my family members are worried about me being alone at home, so my mother-in-law came to live with me in advance." Chen Xiangxiu touched her belly. Now she just hoped that the baby in her belly could be born safely.
Song Jinxiu glanced around secretly. Things were neatly arranged and the room was clean.
The two chatted for a few more words before Song Jinxiu stood up to say goodbye. She drank up the water in the bowl before leaving.
"My dear girl, please take this watermelon back. It's too valuable and we can't have it." The old lady took out the basket and handed it to Song Jinxiu.
"It's not expensive, it's not expensive. I grew it myself. The fruits are not big, but they are quite sweet." Song Jinxiu pushed it back.
"That won't work either. Fruits are so hard to come by these days. You should keep it for yourself. You girls love to eat fruit." The old lady pushed it over again.
"It's so comfortable to eat watermelon in this hot summer. You can cut some for Xiangxiu. But pregnant women can't eat too much. Just eat a little to satisfy your craving." After some pushing and shoving, the two of them finally kept the watermelon.
Song Jinxiu breathed a sigh of relief and hurried back.
"I told you that your daughter-in-law is with a vixen every day, and you said you didn't know her. If I didn't know her, would I send you watermelons? Pah!" A head popped up from next door, Pah, and quickly closed the door.
Her body was still hurting. She would definitely not win the fight now, so the old woman waited until her injuries healed before fighting again.
"What do you want to say? Come out! Don't hide in the house. Come out and let's have a good talk!" The old lady shouted at the door with her hands on her hips.
"Don't think I didn't know you were a gossip when I first arrived. Why don't you ask me about my reputation as a female demon? I'm invincible in the village within a ten-mile radius.
If you have the guts, come out. You want to take advantage of me, but you don’t even consider whether you have the luck to spend it.” After saying that, he kicked the door twice.
There was complete silence inside, as if no one was there.
"Bah, you old coward!" The old lady cursed and walked towards the room.
Next, the old lady gave Song Jinxiu some gifts. To thank her for the watermelon, Song Jinxiu returned the gifts several times. After a few exchanges, the two families got to know each other.
It was not until several days later, when the children all came to Song Jinxiu's house for dinner, that Song Jinxiu realized that it was a holiday.
What about the final exam? Song Jinxiu looked at Liu Ankang. He didn't follow the rules. Didn't he need to cram before the exam?
"The exam was over yesterday!" said Liu Ankang.
"Let's go back tomorrow to help harvest the wheat," said Lu Weiwu.
This year's wheat harvest was a little late, and normally it should have been stored in the warehouse by now.
"Oh. It's a pity that I have to go to work and can't go back to help." Song Jinxiu said regretfully.
"Yeah, yeah, what a pity. Without you, we're all a bit slower!"
"That's right, without Teacher Song, I feel like I have no motivation to work!"
"Teacher Song is our spiritual pillar!"
No one exposed Song Jinxiu and everyone agreed.
The group of people had a great time all day and returned to the village the next day.
Aunt Cuihua and Aunt Zhou also went back, leaving only Song Jinxiu and her husband in the city.
"You are so lucky for not abandoning me!" Song Jinxiu pinched Liu Ankang's face and said.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com