Qiao Jiangxin became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Chen Wende named him Chen Zhi.
Che Jinmei and Chen Youliang were very happy, and the couple kept praising their daughter-in-law.
Chen Wenfeng and Chen Wenxiu also liked their sister-in-law, because she arranged everything in an orderly manner, allowing them to study hard and get into university like their brother in the future.
Chen Wende turned a deaf ear to the outside world and focused on creating his own literature. Sometimes he felt that Qiao Jiangxin was actually quite clever, but it was a pity that she didn't understand his poems, his romantic ideals, or himself as a person.
She was spending more and more time out playing games.
She laid bricks for construction sites, washed dishes and cleaned the house, sold vegetables, and helped with cooking. As long as she was paid, she would do any job, no matter how dirty or tiring it was.
Although the family expenses are getting higher and higher, she can always save some money from the cracks between her fingernails to make nutritious meals for Chen Wende. She said that writing articles is too brain-intensive and he needs to supplement his nutrition.
Qiao Jiangxin supported a family, but Chen Wende's manuscripts were rejected by the publishing house again and again. He was frustrated and even began to deny himself.
Qiao Jiangxin kept comforting him and encouraging him, and she became his only reader.
She went to newspapers in the city to ask what articles sold best, and then went home to encourage Chen Wende to start writing novels.
She told him all kinds of stories she heard outside and the various experiences she had in making friends.
Finally, when Chen Wende was 37 years old, a book of his short stories was published.
He received nearly seven thousand yuan in royalties in one go.
The entire Chen family was cheering, and people in the village still called Chen Wende a great writer when they saw him, but they no longer used the sarcastic tone of the past.
For the first time, Chen Wende hugged Qiao Jiangxin from the bottom of his heart. He said to her, "Thank you, thank you for encouraging me all the time. You have worked hard all these years. I don't want you to go out to fight anymore in the future."
Looking at all this in the dream, Chen Wende was happy for himself. His mother was right, Qiao Jiangxin was a good man, and Qiao Jiangxin made him prosperous.
Everyone said that Qiao Jiangxin was lucky to marry Chen Wende. Her husband had a bad temper, was handsome, well-educated, and could make a lot of money.
Qiao Jiangxin also felt that her life was becoming more and more promising. All her previous efforts were worth it and she had finally made it.
Chen Wende did what he said. Soon he published his first novel. With the royalties from the novel, he moved to the city with his whole family.
Che Jinmei and Chen Youliang, who usually have bad tempers, spoke more and more confidently in front of Qiao Jiangxin.
They started to pick on food and clothing, saying this dish was too salty and that dish shouldn't have chili in it.
Chen Wenxiu complained that Qiao Jiangxin had discolored her white shirt after washing it, and Chen Wenfeng complained that Qiao Jiangxin had embarrassed him in front of his friends.
Qiao Jiangxin, who used to be strong enough to support a family, now seemed unable to do anything. Her voice became lower and lower, and she began to follow the Chen family closely.
She delivered things to Chen Wenxiu, took Chen Youliang and Che Jinmei to and from the hospital, boiled medicine for her family, picked out everyone's favorite dishes at the vegetable market, and took care of everyone's taste in the family for three meals a day.
Chen Zhi likes to eat mutton soup. She has to go out at five in the morning and go to the market twice to buy freshly slaughtered local goats.
Chen Wende likes to eat the signature wontons in the morning. It takes at least three hours to make the whole process, from boiling the chicken soup to buying fresh pork belly at the market, chopping the stuffing, wrapping the wontons, boiling the wontons, and serving the wontons.
The people who eat it only know how to eat the wontons, but they don’t know how much effort Qiao Jiangxin put into making this bite.
Chen Wende's fame grew, his posture was still upright, but Qiao Jiangxin was slightly hunched over, and he complained more often, and people came to visit the Chen family from time to time.
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