In the afternoon, Qiao Songzhi said that the solar energy system had been installed, so Qiao Qingqing transferred the balance.
"Mom, I won't be home for dinner. Xiaowen and I have an appointment, and Shengan has something to do. Do you want to cook it yourself or should I order takeout for you?"
"Why order takeout? I can just cook it myself and eat with your parents-in-law on the way."
Seeing Yuan Xiaowen in the hot pot restaurant, Qiao Qingqing felt as if she was in another world. She and Yuan Xiaowen had not seen each other for ten years. Because of the flood, Yuan Xiaowen's wedding was postponed. She was pregnant again, and her family took good care of her. She was worried that Qiao Qingqing would be alone and lacked things, so she asked her husband to send supplies to Qiao Qingqing twice. Until the water became deeper and deeper, Qiao Qingqing only reported good news and not bad news, and asked Yuan Xiaowen not to let her husband send her things again.
Before the communication was interrupted, Yuan Xiaowen said that their family was going to move to another place. Qiao Qingqing believed that Hu Yanhai would be able to take good care of Xiaowen. He could do it in the last life, and he would definitely be able to do it in this life as well.
"Qingqing, why have you changed so much?" Seeing Qiao Qingqing, Yuan Xiaowen blurted out, "Are you in a bad mood?"
Qiao Qingqing felt warm in her heart: "It's okay, I'm just tired. Are you okay?"
Yuan Xiaowen said shyly: "It's okay. I was fine when I went shopping yesterday. By the way, how did you know I was pregnant?"
"I dreamed about it." Qiao Qingqing smiled. "I'm the child's godmother, so of course I have telepathy. Here's the menu. Just tick what you want to eat. It's my treat today."
"Haha, then I'm welcome!"
The two of them happily ate hot pot. For Yuan Xiaowen, it was just a gathering like any other. They were close sisters and would eat hot pot from time to time. But for Qiao Qingqing, it was a gathering after a 10-year absence. As she ate the beef in the spicy pot, her eyes became red.
"By the way, you have to believe me when I told you about the super typhoon last time. Buy more food at home." She lowered her eyes.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. We have to buy a lot of things for the wedding soon anyway, so I'll buy some food by the way." Yuan Xiaowen heard the seriousness in Qiao Qingqing's words and agreed.
"You have a baby too... Buy more things for the child. I bought some for you, too. The address is your wedding room. Ask Hu Yanhai to sign for it. Don't work yourself."
"I know. Don't buy me anything. The child is still young. You need to save money to buy a house in the school district. Don't spend money recklessly."
"How can buying something for my goddaughter be considered wasting money?"
Yuan Xiaowen touched her belly happily: "You think it's a girl too, right? My mom dreamed of a cute baby girl, and I also think it will be a girl. Yan Hai has even started to name her, haha!"
"Can... can I touch it?"
Yuan Xiaowen looked up in surprise: "Go ahead and feel it." She grabbed Qiao Qingqing's hand and put it on her belly, "You can't feel it now. My mom said that it will be obvious after four months of pregnancy! The baby will move in the future, and I'll let you feel it then. It will definitely be magical!"
Qiao Qingqing gently touched Yuan Xiaowen's belly. She couldn't feel anything because she wasn't pregnant yet. She smiled and said, "I felt the mushroom hot pot."
"Hahaha." Yuan Xiaowen laughed happily, "Because I just had hot pot." She deliberately stuck out her belly, "Look, does it look like it's already six months old?"
"Yes." Qiao Qingqing turned her head away so that Yuan Xiaowen wouldn't see her sore eyes. She took a deep breath and said with a smile, "Let's go. I'll take you home. It's too late and unsafe."
On the way, Yuan Xiaowen kept telling Qiao Qingqing about the fun things in preparing for the wedding and the fun things that happened when she went out with Zheng Meng on the weekend.
"Mengmeng is so tight-lipped about her husband. She calls him every hour. Well, I can't tell her this, but I just think her husband is not a good person." Yuan Xiaowen whispered, "If her husband's behavior wasn't a bit weird, Mengmeng wouldn't be so insecure. She can't even have peace of mind when she goes out to play. She's always worried about him."
"That was her own choice. We talked to her so many times and even made PPTs to help her analyze it. In the end, they broke up and got back together more than a dozen times, but finally got married. You were right not to tell her, otherwise they would have ended up living happily together and you and I would have been the bad guys again."
"I know. I haven't said anything since they got married. When she complains, I just need to be a good listener." Yuan Xiaowen remembered something and asked again. "Qingqing, did you have a conflict with Mengmeng? I felt that you were a little cold when you talked about her."
"No, there are just some grudges. I am somewhat doubtful about my relationship with her."
Yuan Xiaowen glared: "Don't tell me you know? You have to believe Mengmeng."
Qiao Qingqing concentrated on driving: "Hmm? What do you know and what do you believe?"
"You, it's not about this? It's nothing, it's nothing, I just remembered it wrong."
Looking at Yuan Xiaowen, Qiao Qingqing smiled and said, "You have been like this since you were little. Every time we did something bad together, whether it was skipping classes or not handing in homework, the teacher didn't ask, but you confessed with a gloomy face. When I asked the teacher if he knew, you always said you would change. You are still the same as when you were little. Tell me, what did you hide from me?"
Yuan Xiaowen knocked her head in anger and said in self-abandonment, "Well, it was Saturday when I went to pick up Mengmeng to go shopping with me. I called her downstairs and she didn't answer, so I went upstairs to find her, and I saw her arguing with her husband. She said that her husband fell in love with every girl he met, a new girl every day, and even her friends were not spared. Then Du Jie said that he just liked to look at beautiful women, and it was okay for him to look at Qiao Qingqing a few more times because she was pretty. He said Mengmeng was narrow-minded and even her good friend was jealous... Qingqing! Mengmeng is not that kind of person. Du Jie is the bad one. Du Jie is trying to sow discord! Don't misunderstand Mengmeng. The three of us grew up together and have a deep relationship. If there is any misunderstanding, we should speak it out and don't affect our relationship."
This was the first time Qiao Qingqing knew about this, and she couldn't help but feel a chill. No wonder she always felt something was wrong when she saw Du Jie a few times because of Zheng Meng. After Du Jie left, Zheng Meng would always feel depressed for a while. It turned out that there was this inner story. Combined with what she heard Du Jie say to the person who robbed her house in her previous life, she felt even more disgusted.
"Qingqing, Mengmeng is just a love-brained person, but she has such a good relationship with us, she won't be led into a ditch by her husband, you have to trust her."
"It's okay, don't think about it anymore. Mengmeng and I have a grudge not because of this, don't blame yourself."
Yuan Xiaowen was frustrated: "I really need to learn to control my mouth in the future."
"Don't be unhappy, look who's on the side of the road." Qiao Qingqing slowly stopped the car.
"It's Yanhai!" Yuan Xiaowen's eyes lit up, she grabbed her bag and was about to get off the car, then turned around and called, "Qingqing, come to my house and sit for a while! My mother just made dumplings for me at noon and put them in the refrigerator. I'll cook for you."
"No, my mother is here to see me, I have to go back to be with her."
"So Auntie is here, then you can go back, I'll come play with you another day."
Hu Yanhai nodded to Qiao Qingqing, reached out to support Yuan Xiaowen, and the two walked side by side to the corridor. Looking at their backs, Qiao Qingqing's eyes were full of tenderness and sadness, and she wished them happiness and a good life in her heart.
When she got home, her mother had already returned to the hotel. She sent her a text message asking her to go to bed early and not stay up late. She also said that her parents-in-law and uncle had already gone to bed in the hotel and asked her not to worry. Such ordinary care made Qiao Qingqing feel warm in her heart, but perhaps it was the shadow of her past life that she couldn't sleep until her husband came back.
Fortunately, Shao Shengan came back at around eleven o'clock today and brought her two boxes of snacks.
"You used to like this mango daifuku the most. I happened to buy it for you when I went there to do some work today." Shao Shengan talked about today's work while changing his clothes. "It went very smoothly. Brother Wang said that a batch will be delivered tomorrow. How about you?"
Qiao Qingqing talked about today's work in detail. Shao Shengan listened carefully and praised her: "My Qingqing is really capable. Wait a moment. I will come over to help you after I finish my work."
"It's okay, you go ahead and do your own thing. It's more efficient if we act separately. The day after tomorrow I have to go to the wonton snack shop in front of the community to pick up goods. I bought a lot of things." He also told her about the impulse purchase that night.
"It's not an impulse purchase at all. Aren't they all good things that can be eaten and used? You reminded me. I have to buy some more dishes you like and put them away so that I can eat them whenever I want in the future." Shao Shengan took out a pen and paper to write the menu, which made Qiao Qingqing laugh. She sat beside him and watched him write. While Shao Shengan was writing, he talked about what he had done today, including the process of fooling his parents.
"I told you that I'll be very busy recently because I have to go to various places for medical examinations, and you have to accompany me, so I won't be at home..."
Suddenly Shao Shengan said, "I have a vasectomy scheduled for next Friday. Cancel your surgery."
"Surgery? Sheng An, what did you say?" Qiao Qingqing thought she had misheard.
"What's the matter?" Shao Sheng'an tilted his head and looked at her gently. "I've consulted, and it's better for me to get sterilized. The recovery will be quick. I chose next Friday because I think it will take at least half a month to purchase supplies. Didn't you say that floods will start to occur everywhere in half a month? It will be inconvenient to buy things then. I plan to buy things quickly in the next two weeks. Then we can stay at home with peace of mind. Our house has an eighth floor, so we are not afraid of any heavy rain."
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