Chapter 180
Xia Qingtang frowned and said, "Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong with you, old comrade? Just talk, why are you cursing? Your mouth is full of shit, it stinks!"
"You fucking bastard..." Old Zhang was slapped in the face by Xie's mother. He already felt humiliated. Now, after hearing what the young man Xia Qingtang said, he immediately became furious and raised his right fist.
Xie Jinxuan stood beside Xia Qingtang, like a door god, not saying a word, just staring at him.
Old Zhang was frightened by the tall Xie Jinxuan, and his momentum weakened immediately: "Don't change the subject. Tell me, where did you get your money from?"
Xia Qingtang said slowly: "I don't need to explain so much to someone like you, but because you are slandering my elders, I am patiently explaining it to you. Every penny I used to buy the house was my own legitimate income."
"How did you get it? Tell me! How did you get it?" Lao Zhang roared.
"I earned it from business." Xia Qingtang said.
Both Lao Zhang and Lao Chen were stunned for a moment. Before Lao Zhang could react, Lao Chen said, "Doing business? I know that many people can sell things on the street now. I often buy some sesame seed cakes and fried dough sticks. But you work in the electrical appliance factory every day. I have never seen you do business. Besides, what can you sell to make so much money?"
Xia Qingtang said: "I signed a formal agreement with the relevant department, rented a shop on the street, and opened a store in the name of the government. You all know this, right?"
In the past year, there have indeed been quite a few private shops opened in the name of government, but opening a shop does require a lot of money and it is not something that can be opened casually.
Lao Zhang immediately felt that he had caught him, and jumped up immediately: "You still say that your family has no dirty money? You are so young, how can you have the money to open a store?"
"Why can't I have money to open a store at such a young age? Your wife can own such an expensive old house. Our Xie Jinxuan also has a very good grandmother. She left us a lot of inheritance before she passed away. Isn't this a very normal thing?" Xia Qingtang sneered, "You can get property from your ancestors, but others can't? You are really funny!"
Everyone knows that Xie's mother comes from a very good family. Although Lao Zhang and Lao Chen don't know the specific situation of the Tian family, this is indeed the truth. Since the end of that decade, many people's old houses, ancient books and other items have been returned to their owners. Otherwise, Lao Chen would not have been able to sell his house to save his son.
This made sense and well-founded statements. Lao Zhang looked at Lao Chen's face, and the two exchanged glances, but neither could think of any words to refute.
Mother Xie sneered and said, "Did you hear that clearly? My daughter-in-law's money is all legitimate income! The accounts of the relevant departments are clear, and she pays on time every quarter!"
Old Chen gritted his teeth and looked at Xia Qingtang. His cloudy eyes slowly turned red again. He whispered, "Xiao Xia, that house is really important to me. It's where I grew up. To me, it's like my life..."
Xia Qingtang said, "But you sold the house yourself. The transaction has been established. I didn't force you to buy or sell it. Similarly, you can't force me to sell it now. What's more, you don't have enough money. Comrade Chen, you are also an old comrade. Don't you think your behavior is improper?"
Old Chen's face turned red, and he was extremely embarrassed.
But Lao Zhang said loudly, "What do you mean there was no forced buying or selling? It was clearly you who took advantage of the situation! What's more, you didn't make it clear at all! You said you opened a store and did business, so you made money. But why don't I believe it? What kind of store can you open to make so much money? You took out 2,600 yuan at the time, so much money, a family can't save that much money in a lifetime, but you took it out easily! Moreover, as far as I know, our provincial capital has only agreed to private shops for a year. In just one year, how could you make so much money? I think there must be something wrong with your money! I'm still going to report you!"
Before Xia Qingtang could speak, Grandpa Xie, who had been silently reading the newspaper, suddenly looked up and said in a deep voice, "Then go ahead and report it! Comrade Xiao Zhang, do whatever you want to do, we will never stop you. We in the Xie family are upright and honest. No matter how you report it, you will eventually know that Qingtang's shop was obtained legally. But no matter what you did, I will not agree to Qingtang selling that house to you. When you were short of money, you sold it if you wanted to. Now that you are not short of money, you want to buy it back? There is no such thing in this world! What's more, Qingtang has already said that you don't have enough money at all. You haven't even saved enough money, and you want to rely on our sympathy to sell the house to you? That's impossible! Because people like you don't deserve any sympathy at all."
In fact, the Xie family members all knew very well that Grandpa Xie would soon face retirement, so Lao Zhang deliberately threatened them because he thought that the Xie family's wealth was obtained illegally and wanted to find some handle to scare them.
At this juncture, if the Xie family really did not have a good reputation, they might really be threatened by them.
But the Xie family is indeed clean. They do have some wealth, but it's all legitimate money. Grandpa Xie himself has a good income, not to mention that. The dowry that grandma brought over is actually enough for Xia Qingtang's children to get married and have children when they grow up.
A family like theirs simply wouldn't bother doing anything crooked.
Old Zhang looked at Grandpa Xie's dignified face and couldn't help shaking. But when he looked at Old Chen's sad face, he took a deep breath and said loudly, "I will really report it! Even if there is nothing wrong with the money that Xiao Xia earned, she is a factory employee and a small leader. I remember she is the youngest vice chairman of the trade union in the city! She is a small leader who actually opened a store outside to do business secretly. If I go to her factory to report this, do you think she will lose her job?"
Xia Qingtang laughed and said, "Go ahead. I can make so much money by running a shop. Do you think I would be afraid of losing my job? If the factory really wants to fire me, I will accept it. Only useless people like you would always be afraid of losing your job. But I am such a capable person. Do you think I would starve to death if I lost my job?"
"You..." Old Zhang looked at Xia Qingtang's fearless face and immediately fell into a hopeless embarrassment.
Lao Chen tugged at Lao Zhang's sleeve and whispered, "There's no hope. Let's go back..."
"How can you do that? That house was left to you by your parents..." said Lao Zhang.
"I am the one who let my parents down, I can't blame others." Old Chen sobbed.
Old Zhang glared at Xia Qingtang again: "You are so young, but you have no sympathy at all! People like you would have been considered rich and unkind in the past!"
"You've already said that I'm rich but unkind, so what are you still standing here saying to me?" Xia Qingtang still smiled easily, and the other members of the Xie family also laughed with her.
Lao Zhang felt desperate. He pointed at Xia Qingtang's nose and said, "You will be punished... You will be punished..."
Grandma and Xie's mother's faces changed at the same time. Xia Qingtang said loudly: "You are right. I am a good person, so I will definitely be rewarded! And you, such a shameless and despicable person, will also have your own retribution! Both of us will have a bright future!"
Old Zhang looked at Xia Qingtang with such anger that his eyes almost popped out. He was indeed an extremely shameless person, but shamelessness was not useful every time. When faced with a situation like this, he could not rely on shamelessness to gain benefits.
Lao Chen tugged at Lao Zhang's sleeve again, and she sobbed, "Let's go back..."
"I understand." Lao Zhang helped Lao Chen walk out.
After walking only three steps, Xia Qingtang said, "You two still haven't paid back the three hundred yuan you owe my father! Now that you have money in your hands, it's time to pay it back!"
Lao Zhang jumped up excitedly again: "You guys..."
Xie Jinxuan waved her hand impatiently: "Are you going to pay me back? If you don't, I'll take you to the police to talk it out!"
Xie Jinxuan is tall and has been exercising all year round. You can tell at first glance that she is a martial artist. What's more, Lao Zhang is Xie Chengye's friend, so he naturally knows that Xie Jinxuan had received special training in the army before. So when he saw Xie Jinxuan, he was a little scared, fearing that she would come up and attack him, and then he would really just be beaten.
Lao Chen whispered, "We'll pay you back, Lao Xie, thank you for what you did before."
Xie Chengye took the three hundred yuan handed over by Lao Chen, counted it three times deliberately, and then said loudly: "The number is correct, our debt is settled! You don't have to thank me. If you really know how to thank others, you wouldn't come to my house today to do such a shameless thing! I, Xie Chengye, have been a spotless person in my life, both in life and work. Only knowing a friend like you will be a stain on my life!"
These words were very harsh. Lao Zhang didn't think anything of it, but Lao Chen blushed and tears welled up in her eyes. She said in a trembling voice: "Lao Xie... I... I was bewildered for a moment. I really can't bear to leave the house my parents left me..."
"That's your own problem. If you could discipline your son, he wouldn't gamble everywhere. If you could ask the police to solve the matter at the beginning, you wouldn't have fallen to this point. Everything is your own problem. You don't reflect on yourself, but you want to coerce others. I say, Lao Chen, don't pretend to cry. You and Lao Zhang are the same kind of people, so you follow him to do such things. Do you think that if you pretend to cry and keep silent, and leave all the evil things to Lao Zhang, you will be an innocent person? Bah!"
After hearing this, Lao Zhang was stunned for a moment. He looked at the astonished Lao Chen, and both of them fell into silence.
Xie Jinxuan said sternly: "Please both of you go out! Don't disturb our family's rest!"
Lao Zhang grabbed Lao Chen and ran out immediately.
After they went out, Xie Jinxuan followed them and slammed the yard door shut, then locked it.
Back in the house, grandma was concerned about Xia Qingtang's work: "They are not good people. I think they will really go to your Future Electric Factory to report you."
Xia Qingtang said, "Then report it. I really don't care. Although I'm doing business, I've never been late for work. If the factory really wants to fire me, I can accept it. Anyway, I'm going to give birth to a child this year, and I'll take good care of the baby when the time comes. When the baby is born and a little older, I'll continue to do other business. Without a job, I don't have to worry about the future."
Xia Qingtang said these words completely from the heart, because this was her original plan. She had never thought about working in one place for a long time. She could be prepared to leave at any time.
But only Xie Jinxuan knew this idea, so the other people in the family were still very worried about her. Everyone thought that she said this to comfort her family.
Therefore, in the following days, the family was particularly worried about Xia Qingtang. Every day when she came home from get off work, her grandmother would immediately ask her, "How was your day?"
Xia Qingtang always smiled and said, "It's good today, nothing happened."
She is currently pregnant, so Lin Shuang does not assign her any tiring work. All she has to do now are the things she is good at, which basically means sitting in front of the desk and writing with a pen.
February passed quickly, and by the beginning of March, the weather had become a little warmer. The winter clothes in Xinfeng Clothing Store were almost sold out, so we started purchasing spring clothes from Hsinchu City.
Because they already have an old cooperative relationship with them, and with Xie Xiaoshuang's help, every time a new product comes out, Xie Xiaoshuang will go to the office to take pictures of the new clothes, then assign numbers to them and send them over in a letter. When Xia Qingtang likes the style of the clothes, she will write to make a reservation and then directly transfer the deposit.
At the same time, she also ordered a batch of elegant and steady spring clothes for the department store, which are expected to arrive at about the same time as her batch of clothes.
On Arbor Day, the Future Electric Appliance Factory held a collective tree planting activity. Xia Qingtang, as the vice chairman of the trade union, also participated. She picked up a shovel and shoveled the soil a few times, and then planted a tree with Lin Shuang.
In the afternoon, she wrote the article about today's tree planting activity in the office and handed it to Lin Shuang.
"It's written very well. Let Xiao Liu copy it with a brush and you can post it." Lin Shuang said with a smile.
"Yes, I understand." Xia Qingtang took the manuscript, walked out, and handed the manuscript to Liu Dandan.
She was helping Liu Dandan get the big white paper when Yan Jianshun suddenly appeared at the door of the union office. He knocked on the door and said, "Xiao Xia, come with me."
Seeing his serious expression, Xia Qingtang knew what had happened, so she nodded, handed the big white paper to Liu Dandan, and walked out: "Assistant Yan, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Let's talk in my office." Yan Jianshun took the lead and walked in front.
Xia Qingtang followed behind calmly, guessing that Lao Zhang and Lao Chen had probably come here to file a complaint.
When we arrived at Yan Jianshun's office, he said, "Sit down first."
"Okay, thank you Assistant Yan." Xia Qingtang sat down on the wooden sofa opposite.
Yan Jianshun looked at Xia Qingtang's rosy face and asked, "How are you feeling lately? Are you feeling unwell?"
Xia Qingtang said: "I've been in good health recently, everything is normal."
Yan Jianshun said, "If I talk about something more serious, your body should be able to handle it, right?"
Xia Qingtang knew what was going on, so he said, "Of course I can bear it, Assistant Yan, just say whatever you want to say."
"It's like this... Today two comrades came to our factory and found me. They said they wanted to expose something to me, about the vice chairman of our factory's labor union. Do you know anything about this matter?"
Xia Qingtang said innocently: "I don't understand, what's going on?"
"They said that you, as the vice chairman of the labor union of our factory, were not loyal to your job and opened a shop outside to make huge profits." Yan Jianshun thought for a moment and said, "Of course, they didn't tell me what kind of business you were doing. They just told me that you did make a lot of money through business. I asked you to come here not because I believe what they said. I still want to confirm with you in person. Is this all true?"
"Assistant Yan, I want to ask first, what would happen if all this is true?"
"If it's all true, then we may need to discuss this with the higher-ups. Because our factory rules don't say that factory employees can't do business outside. After all, right in the family quarters where we live, there are many employees who make money by sewing and selling oil cakes at home. As long as they do it after get off work, the factory shouldn't care. But opening a shop is another issue. Although there is no provision in the factory rules, it still needs to be discussed with the higher-ups."
Xia Qingtang said: "Then why did Assistant Yan call me over?"
Yan Jianshun said, "Xiao Xia, I admire your ability very much. You should be very clear about this. As the youngest vice chairman of the trade union in this city, you must be aware of my support for you."
"I know, without Assistant Yan, I wouldn't be who I am today."
"So I called you here because I wanted to hear some truth from you. If you really did a big deal outside, there is no need to hide it from me, right?" Yan Jianshun's tone was still relatively relaxed.
Xia Qingtang had not planned to hide it in the first place, and at this point, she felt that she should not hide it from Yan Jianshun, her mentor, so she nodded and said, "Assistant Yan, I did open a store outside. My store is called Xinfeng Clothing Store, and it is located on Central Road."
Yan Jianshun was very surprised: "That famous Xinfeng clothing store?"
"Yes."
"You really drove it?"
"Yes, I drove it."
"How many times have you asked for leave before, just for this clothing store matter?"
"Yes, I asked for leave to go out of town to purchase goods." Xia Qingtang said, "But apart from those few times, I have always been dedicated to my work and have never relaxed at all in the factory."
"I know that you have been working very hard in the factory, and this is recognized by everyone." Yan Jianshun held up his chin and said, "It turned out to be the Xinfeng Clothing Store...Xiao Xia, you are really unexpected! Even my lover has bought clothes from your store several times, did you know that?"
"I'm not sure about that, but I know that many employees of our factory have bought clothes from my store."
"You...Xinfeng Clothing Store is doing so well, so you should be making a lot of money now. Why are you still willing to work in a factory?"
Xia Qingtang said: "Because my clothing store has a store manager, clerks and cashiers, I don't need to keep an eye on it all the time. I only need to keep an eye on the incoming goods, and I have a good friend who works at the source of goods, which also provides me with a lot of convenience. Besides, I do like the feeling of making money, but I also like working in a factory, and I like the leaders and colleagues here even more."
"You speak so clearly, hahaha. It seems that you really have a lot of experience in doing business."
“I can’t say I have a lot of experience, but I do have some experience.”
Yan Jianshun nodded and said, "Since you are the owner of Xinfeng Clothing Store, shouldn't you give my wife a discount next time she goes to your store to buy clothes?"
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "Of course you can. How about this? I'll write a signed note for my sister-in-law. When she wants to buy clothes, she'll take the note with her. I'll also tell the store in advance. Since they recognize my sister-in-law, they can always give her discounts."
"So how much discount are you going to give us?"
"Let's give it a 10% discount. I have so many employees to support. Assistant Yan will definitely understand me, right?" Xia Qingtang laughed.
"Okay, a 10% discount is already very good. Are you going to keep this a secret from others?"
Xia Qingtang said: "If the factory insists on making it public, I can accept it."
"Okay, I'll discuss this with the higher-ups first. You keep working hard until the results come out."
"Yes, then Assistant Yan, I'm going out now."
"Go out." Yan Jianshun nodded.
Xia Qingtang walked out and returned to the office. Liu Dandan asked in a low voice, "Vice Chairman Xia, what does Assistant Yan want to talk to you about?"
"Oh, it's just some feedback from today's event, nothing serious." Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "You can get ready to go home now."
"Yes, it's time to go off work." Liu Dandan also became happy.
Everyone packed up their things and left work on time.
When she got home, she only told Xie Jinxuan about this matter and did not tell other family members for fear that they would worry.
Xia Qingtang herself did not take this matter to heart, because whether the factory would fire her or not would not have much impact on her.
A few days later, Yan Jianshun called her over again and said, "The factory manager said that your opening of a shop outside will not affect your work, so they won't do anything to you for now. But if you want to take a long vacation because of the shop, the factory may not be able to approve it. Of course, maternity leave is maternity leave, and that's in accordance with regulations."
Xia Qingtang said, "Assistant Yan, does this mean that when my child is still young, if I want to take leave for the child's sake, I will not be allowed to do so?"
"Yes, that's what the factory means. As you know, although the factory doesn't object to opening a store outside to do business, it definitely won't support it either, because human energy is limited, and the factory hopes that every employee will spend all their energy on the factory's work. If you can't take care of both, then you can only choose one, is that okay?" Yan Jianshun said, "I believe that a smart person like you can understand it."
"No problem, I fully understand." Xia Qingtang said: "Thank you, Assistant Yan. If one day I can't handle it all, I will take the initiative to leave the factory."
Yan Jianshun sighed and said, "I don't want to see that day happen, but since your store is so successful, I think... that day will come sooner or later. But no matter what, I hope everything goes well for you in the future."
Yan Jianshun is really a very good leader. Since Xia Qingtang joined the factory, he has received a lot of help and support from him.
She bowed deeply to him and said, "Thank you, Assistant Yan. I also hope that this day will come later. To be honest, I really can't bear to leave this place."
After that, the factory did not mention the matter again, and Yan Jianshun also helped her keep the secret and did not tell anyone. Xia Qingtang continued to work normally in the factory.
By April, the weather was getting warmer, and the new spring clothes at the Xinfeng Clothing Store were selling particularly well. The new clothes sold at the department store were also very popular. Xia Qingtang would spend a lot of time on Sundays checking the accounts.
Her family was worried about her health, but she felt that she was strong and healthy. She still walked briskly every day, and she was able to eat and sleep well and was in very good health.
Every once in a while, Xie Jinxuan would accompany her to the hospital for a check-up, and the results were always normal.
Xia Qingtang's belly gradually grew bigger, and her grandmother asked someone to make her a large dress for pregnant women. Xie Jinxuan would take her to the work bus every morning and evening. When she got to the factory, other people would take care of her in various ways. Liu Dandan even forbade her to touch the thermos and poured her water five or six times a day without her having to ask.
Summer arrived quietly, and Xia Qingtang's belly was getting bigger and bigger, but she still looked relatively thin. If you looked at her from behind, you couldn't tell that she was pregnant. Only when you walked to the side and front could you see that she had a bulging belly.
Her face was still pretty, and the various spots and lines that would appear during pregnancy did not appear on her body or face.
Many people said that she must be pregnant with a girl, because people who give birth to daughters will become beautiful.
As more and more people talked about it, Xia Qingtang took it seriously and simply prepared a few colorful clothes, saying that they were for his daughter.
The Xie family was quite happy. If it was really a girl, the whole family would be looking forward to it.
But Xia Daming was surprisingly nervous. He heard from people that Xia Qingtang might be pregnant with a girl, and he had come to the compound to look for her several times.
"Dad, why are you here again?" Xia Qingtang said, "I'm in good health, don't worry. Also, we have everything to eat at home, so you don't have to run to the countryside to buy eggs for me all the time. Your leg was healed last year, don't let it get worse again."
Xia Daming came over with twenty eggs again that day. He has distant relatives in the countryside, and now every household raises chickens and ducks, so there are always eggs to sell.
But it is quite tiring to go to the countryside. The bus can only go to the suburbs, and you have to walk all the way thereafter. It is not a big deal for ordinary people to walk, but Xia Daming's leg was seriously injured before, and even the sequelae were cured by Xia Qinghai who asked a Chinese doctor to treat him, so Xia Qingtang was also worried that his old illness would be triggered by walking too much.
Xia Daming smiled and said, "My leg has completely healed, and the doctor said it's fine. Besides, I haven't been there many times. I'm your father, and you need nutrition now, and I can't rely entirely on my son-in-law's family. What they buy is theirs, and what I buy for you is mine. Although I'm not as rich as them, I can still buy you some nutritional supplements."
Xie Jinxuan said: "Thank you, Dad. Every time you buy eggs, Qingtang says they are delicious."
"Really? Keep eating it if it tastes good. I'll buy you an old hen next month. It will help you nourish your body before you give birth. I'll buy you another one after you give birth. Don't worry, I've already talked to them. Leave three old hens for me. I guarantee you'll have enough to eat!" Xia Daming looked very happy.
"Forget it, three old hens are too expensive. It's not necessary. You should be more frugal with your own money. You are not young anymore." Xia Qingtang waved his hand, grabbed a piece of melon and took a bite, "Dad, you eat too."
"Okay, okay, I'll eat too." Xia Daming also grabbed a piece of melon, but he wasn't in the mood to eat. Seeing Xie Jinxuan going to the kitchen to put eggs, he quickly whispered, "Qingtang, I heard someone say that you might be pregnant with a girl?"
"Ah, is that what Chairman Qin said? The last time I went to the city, I met Chairman Qin. She said that I looked like a girl. Not only Chairman Qin said so, but other people said so too." Xia Qingtang said happily.
She is looking forward to having a little girl. Of course, if it is not a little girl, she will not be too disappointed, because as long as it is her own child, it is the fate given by God.
In her previous life, she didn't even have a child. Now that she has one, it's like a dream. It's not her turn to be picky.
Xia Daming's expression looked even uglier. He whispered, "Now a couple can only have one child. If you give birth to a girl, how will you explain to the Xie family?"
"Ah? Explain? How do we explain this? What is there to explain?" Xia Qingtang said: "The Xie family also likes daughters very much. We all hope that this is a girl."
"That's just talk. What kind of family is this? Can they really hope for a daughter? And the son-in-law is the eldest son. Who wouldn't want him to have a grandson?"
"Having a son or a daughter is destined, and you can't choose it. And the Xie family doesn't care about these things, really."
Xia Daming still didn't want to believe it, so Xia Qingtang said, "Dad, you really don't have to worry about this. Even if they really want a grandson, don't they still have a younger brother? Isn't it enough as long as Xiaoyun gives birth to a boy in the future?"
"How can it be the same? Families like that will definitely treat you differently. In the end, they might only leave money to their grandchildren, not your children."
"Then don't keep it. I don't care. Dad, really, I have money, and my children will never lack money in the future. Even if the elders really don't give money, it doesn't matter." Xia Qingtang comforted him.
Xia Daming sighed: "That's right, you have a good job, and your son-in-law will become a senior official after graduating from university, so it won't be a big deal in the future."
"Yeah, so don't worry."
"So, how are you feeling lately?"
"It's good. It's very energetic. But I'm afraid of heat and often can't stand it." Xia Qingtang said as he continued to eat the melon.
Her body temperature became higher after she became pregnant. Now that summer is here, she eats fruits and drinks cold water almost every day and doesn't want to touch anything hot.
In the blink of an eye, it was July, Xia Qingtang's due date was approaching, and Xie Jinyun finally entered the college entrance examination room and began the most important test in his life.
During these few days, everyone in the family was very serious, fearing that something inappropriate would affect Xie Jinyun's exam.
During the days of the college entrance examination, Xie Jinxuan rode her bike to take him there, and Sixth Aunt also prepared light and nutritious meals for Xie Jinxuan so that he could give it his all.
After taking the last exam, Xie Jinyun returned home and said only one sentence: "I should be able to go to Beijing."
The whole family was very happy, but Xie Jinyun went upstairs immediately and slept for two days before running downstairs.
Now that the two brothers are at home on summer vacation, Xie Jinxuan took this opportunity to teach his younger brother some grappling skills, and takes his younger brother out for exercise every morning.
Xia Qingtang's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and even Lin Shuang began to urge her to take a leave to go back and prepare for the birth. But considering what happened before, Xia Qingtang still said: "Chairman Lin, I am in good health and I don't feel any discomfort now, so I want to work to the end."
"Then if you feel uncomfortable, you must tell us immediately, understand?" Lin Shuang said: "There are many large and small vehicles in the factory."
"Yes, I know."
Xia Qingtang still worked normally in the factory with her big belly. Her cousin Zhao Youxiu was very worried and often came to see her with his wife. His wife also made two small clothes for Xia Qingtang's children. Both were made of white cotton and were very suitable for children to wear.
Xia Qingtang continued to work in the factory until the due date had passed, but there was still no movement.
At this time, Yan Jianshun couldn't sit still any longer. He called Xia Qingtang over and said, "What's wrong with you? Why haven't you applied for maternity leave? I said before that I won't give you a long vacation so that you won't be distracted from doing business. But don't you know what your situation is now? Why are you still working here when you are in this state? If something really happens, can we afford it? Won't your grandfather come to settle accounts with us?"
Xia Qingtang said with a smile: "My grandfather is a very good person. He would never look for someone to take advantage of him. Besides, Assistant Yan, my grandfather is about to retire, so don't worry about him."
"If an old cadre like this really retires, do you think he is incompetent? What are you thinking? How could he not have a few trusted subordinates? If he wants to mess with people like us, it would only take a word for him."
Xia Qingtang said: "But my grandfather is not such a person."
"That won't work either. I tell you, go to the factory office and ask for maternity leave, and don't come to work tomorrow. Who else is like you, working until now? You are not afraid, but we are!" Yan Jianshun gave the order.
Xia Qingtang had no choice but to say, "Okay, okay, then I'll go to the factory office and apply for maternity leave now."
As she spoke, she walked out of Yan Jianshun's office. Yan Jianshun felt uneasy, so he followed her out, intending to wait for Xia Qingtang to ask for leave.
But as soon as I walked out, I saw Xia Qingtang holding the wall with one hand and holding her stomach with the other, then standing there with a dazed look on her face, staring at the ground stupidly.
"What are you doing..." Yan Jianshun took a few steps forward and was immediately frightened out of his wits, "My water broke! Xia Qingtang, you are amazing!"
Xia Qingtang was also a little dumbfounded: "I... I really don't know..."
"Someone come quickly! Vice Chairman Xia's water broke! Come out and help!" Yan Jianshun yelled, and people from several offices all ran out.
Shi Xiaoyu was about to cry while holding Xia Qingtang, but Shen Wen was more experienced and quickly helped Xia Qingtang adjust his breathing.
Lin Shuang asked Liu Dandan to go to the motorcade immediately and ask the car to stop downstairs. Cheng Shuangmin was a smart man indeed. He and Li Zifang immediately made a simple stretcher, and several people worked together to carry Xia Qingtang downstairs.
"Who's going to call Xiao Xia's home?" Lin Shuang asked, "Xiao Xia, where should we call?"
Xia Qingtang panted quickly as he said, "Call the provincial party committee's family compound and have that person go to Xie Qiming's house to report the news."
"Got it, then let Wu Lei go and fight!" Lin Shuang shouted.
Wu Lei ran away, and Shi Xiaoyu asked in a panic, "Why hasn't the car come yet? Is everything okay?"
Shen Wen said: "It's okay, don't panic when your water breaks, there's still some time before you can give birth."
The car drove over quickly, and Lin Shuang said, "Well, Officer Shen, you have experience, so you can help me to help Xiao Xia sit in the back seat, and Deputy Director Cheng, you can go to the hospital with us, you are smart, you can help run errands."
"Okay, I'll sit in the front." Cheng Shuangmin immediately opened the front door.
Xia Qingtang was helped to get on the back of the small car. Shi Xiaoyu said outside: "I want to go to the hospital, too!"
Yan Jianshun said, "Anyone who wants to go should go to the motorcade and take a small car. By the way, which hospital are you going to?"
"Go to the nearest hospital?" Lin Shuang asked.
Xia Qingtang said: "No, no, no, go to the Provincial Hospital. I have been doing examinations there."
"Okay, then sit tight and let's go!" The driver started the car immediately and drove out in a flash.
Liu Dandan was still very smart. She found Master Hu, the most experienced master in the entire fleet, so the car drove fast and steadily.
By the time the car arrived at the hospital, Xia Qingtang was in so much pain that she could no longer bear it.
Fortunately, Xie Jinxuan and her grandmother were already waiting at the hospital entrance. They were nearby and came over immediately after receiving the call.
Xia Qingtang could still bear it for a while, but the moment she saw Xie Jinxuan, she couldn't stop crying.
"Xie Jinxuan, it hurts so much!"
Xie Jinxuan felt extremely distressed, and quickly picked her up and ran inside: "I'm sorry, Qingtang, I'm sorry."
Everyone else ran after her, and after a flurry of activity, Xia Qingtang, with tears all over her face, was sent to the delivery room.
She herself could hardly remember the rest of the events. She only remembered the extraordinary pain, but the delivery process went smoothly. Maybe it was because she was young, or maybe the fetus was not too big, so she gave birth to a healthy baby not long after.
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