Chapter 10
After the chili sauce was ready, they put it into glass bottles, one large can and one small bottle. Jiang Yu was already salivating before she even started eating, and said excitedly, "Okay, this is enough. I should be able to eat it until the baby is born."
Jiang Zhe felt his eyelids twitching. He was a person who didn't eat much chili peppers. For him, he estimated that he couldn't finish eating so many chili peppers in his lifetime. He thought that Jiang Yu's way of eating was really a bit exaggerated. He kindly reminded her: "I think you can eat less, so you can eat for a longer time."
It’s okay for Jiang Yu to abstain from other foods during pregnancy, but if she is asked to abstain from spicy food, she thinks it would be better for her to die.
She argued with Jiang Zhe, "You don't understand the happiness of those of us who love spicy food. When my sister-in-law was pregnant, she also loved spicy food." Jiang Zhe pricked up his ears and began to listen carefully to her words. However, Jiang Yu realized that if she continued to talk, she might reveal too much information. She immediately laughed and explained, "Cousin, she is my cousin's wife."
The original owner was an only daughter, but she had quite a few cousins, after all, her father had several brothers and sisters.
Although Jiang Zhe didn't know much, he knew that Jiang Yu's family didn't like spicy food. He had been to her house several times before and had never seen her or anyone in her family eat spicy food.
He was curious about the change in Jiang Yu's taste, but he also knew that this might be a secret that could not be revealed. Once it was revealed, their relationship might change drastically, so he chose to ask.
He just guided her by asking, "They say sour boys and spicy girls are born. Did your sister-in-law give birth to a son or a daughter?"
Jiang Yu rolled her eyes at him and said, "There are many girls who like spicy food here. It's impossible for all of them to give birth to daughters, right?"
"But I like my daughter very much."
Speaking of this, Jiang Yu thought of her previous ideas and suddenly wanted to test Jiang Zhe.
She said shyly, "Jiang Zhe, um, am I not an only child? My parents actually want me to have a child with our family name."
In fact, it was not the original owner's parents who thought so, but Jiang Yu herself. After all, legally, the child's surname can be the same as the parents'. There is nothing wrong with her fighting for her own rights.
In fact, the tradition is that the child takes the man's surname. This is the case for Jiang Yu and Jiang Zhe. Although Jiang Yu thinks that Jiang Zhe is different from ordinary men, she is still worried that he might insist on his surname. However, Jiang Zhe did not show any shock or reluctance, but said, "Okay."
Jiang Yu had been prepared for a tug-of-war, but she didn't expect him to agree so quickly. She had no place to vent her prepared arguments. Jiang Yu was very confused and asked, "Why did you agree so easily?"
They came out after having lunch. It was already dark. People were playing in the community and it was bustling. Jiang Zhe looked at the bustling crowd not far away. Many parents of children had got off work and brought their children out to play. For Jiang Zhe in his childhood, such a scene was a luxury. He had imagined it and longed for it, but he had never gotten it.
His feelings for his parents are not as strong as the one-tenth of his feelings for his grandmother.
"My last name is not important. Besides, you gave birth to this child with great effort. If you want him to have the same last name as you, why not?"
very nice.
Jiang Yu felt that she was transported to this world, had a child, and the child had a good father. This feeling was quite wonderful.
There were quite a lot of people at the playground, and Jiang Yu thought it would be nice to go for a walk, so she asked Jiang Zhe: "Do you want to go for a walk?"
Jiang Zhe usually goes home after finishing work outside. When he gets home, he feels like a turtle hiding in a safe shell, which makes him feel peaceful. He has never taken such a leisurely walk outside and he doesn't like it very much.
But since Jiang Yu had spoken, even if he wanted to refuse, he didn't know how to refuse. After hesitating, he raised his eyes and looked at her eyes that seemed more beautiful than the stars in the sky. He was stunned for a moment, and then, as if possessed by a magic power, he actually agreed.
"Can."
There were people selling balloons in the square, and there were stalls selling glowing toys for children. There were a lot of trees here, and the air was very fresh. It seemed that there were no large factories here, so compared to the community where they lived, the sky and scenery here seemed to be much better, and more natural and wild.
It was a little chilly at night, but Jiang Yu had no intention of hiding in the house. Instead, she walked slowly along the sidewalk. Seeing a primary school nearby, Jiang Yu asked curiously, "You didn't go to the primary school here before, did you?"
"no."
In fact, at that time, he really wanted to go to primary school here, because his parents had no time to take care of him, and only his grandparents understood what he really needed in his heart. He mentioned it to his parents, but later they said that the teaching resources of the school here were not that good.
However, all his good friends went to school here, while in the school that his parents said had good resources, he was faced with more classmates who laughed at him and teachers who said to him, "If your classmates bully you, you should reflect on why others are not bullied." Later, his grandmother discovered that something was wrong with him, took him to the school to find the teacher, and reprimanded his head teacher. Only then did those who bullied him stop being so brazen.
If I talk about the past in front of her, I'll probably be laughed at.
Jiang Zhe didn't want Jiang Yu to have the impression that he was cowardly and incompetent, so he kept silent about his past.
After walking for a while, we came to a primary school and saw two little boys surrounding another little boy. They threatened him and said, "Hand over all the money you have."
The thin-looking boy, who was not dressed very well, faced several boys taller than him. He was like a bamboo trembling in the wind, and his voice was very weak: "I have given all my money to you. I have no more money."
Not only did his show of weakness not make the others let him go, but they started to beat and kick him instead.
As a person who loves spicy food and is not a weak person, Jiang Yu got angry when she saw someone bullying the little boy. She completely forgot that she was a pregnant woman who needed to be cared for. She rolled up her sleeves and rushed forward, staring at the two little boys who were threatening the little boy and yelled, "What are you doing?"
Although Jiang Yu was a pregnant woman and the two children, no matter how fierce the little boy was, they were still in elementary school. So when they saw the adults coming, they immediately ran away, leaving the little boy behind whose money had been robbed.
Jiang Yu walked over, pulled up the little boy on the ground, and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"
The little boy was dirty and covered with fallen leaves. He had been robbed several times. They threatened him to give them the money at this time of night. In the previous times, the little boy was lonely and helpless. He never thought that there would be someone who could help him. He was stunned for a moment, staring at Jiang Yu blankly, and said, "Thank you, thank you sister."
Jiang Yu helped him brush off the fallen leaves. Looking at this child who was probably only in the second or third grade, she asked in a gentle voice, "Isn't this the first time they bullied you?"
The little boy nodded, tears in his eyes: “They took my money, which my father gave me for breakfast in the morning.
He would probably be hungry in the mornings for the next few days.
Jiang Yu had experienced the feeling of going to class on an empty stomach. She felt very uncomfortable. She thought she could help the children, so she asked, "How much money did they take from you?"
The little boy didn't know what Jiang Yu was thinking, so he said honestly, "Twenty dollars."
Jiang Yu felt her pocket. She usually didn't use cash when she went out, so she didn't have a penny.
She turned around and looked at Jiang Zhe who was watching her from behind. He said, "Do you have any cash on you? Twenty dollars."
Jiang Zhe's eyes flashed, and he took out a wallet from his pocket. There was indeed cash in it. Unlike Jiang Yu, he might need cash when he went out, so he always had cash ready in his wallet.
He took out a twenty-yuan note and gave it to Jiang Yu, who handed the money to the little boy.
Twenty yuan may not be a lot of money for an adult, but for a child, it is a very large sum. The little boy stared at Jiang Yu blankly, and his first reaction was to refuse: "Sister, I can't just take your money."
Jiang Yu didn't expect the child to be so polite. She said softly, "But if you don't have money, you can't have breakfast and you'll be hungry. I have my own baby now. I'd be very sad if I saw my baby go hungry every day because I don't have money."
The little boy was still hesitant.
He was obviously tempted, but his pride made him reject it subconsciously.
What adults may not think is a lot of money may seem like a lot to children.
Jiang Yu then thought of a solution and said, "How about this, I'll just lend you the money, you can take it first, my family is here... When you have money, you can give it to my grandmother and say it's a return to us."
The little boy was willing to accept it, and bowed very successfully and said, "Thank you, sister."
Jiang Yu found the little boy's formal thanks a little funny. She gave the boy some advice and said, "If you are bullied by other kids outside, you should tell your parents. If you don't let them, they will just keep bullying you."
The little boy said timidly: "But my dad and mom are busy at work."
"They work so hard to earn money for your education. They would be so sad if they saw you being bullied at school."
But Jiang Yu thought of some parents who would put all the blame on their children, so she added a few more words, "Even if mom and dad don't have time to take care of it, you can still go to the teacher or an adult you trust. If that doesn't work, you can also go to the police. This kind of thing may be a big deal for children, but it's just a small matter for adults. It's much easier to let them handle it than for you to tolerate it."
"Of course..." Jiang Yu thought about her childhood self. In order to look cool, she was unwilling to tell adults when she encountered problems, and she would always fight with those annoying boys. "When there is really no other way, you can take your own handy tools such as brooms and sticks and fight with them bravely. They know that you are fierce and desperate enough. If they are afraid of you, they will not bully you. You have to know that you are afraid of pain, and they are not iron men. They are also afraid of their peers. You are a boy, so you should be braver. Auntie also often fought with others when she was a child. You must not have expected it."
Not only the little boy didn't expect this, but Jiang Zhe next to him didn't expect this either. He originally thought that Jiang Yu was a gentle girl, at least much gentler than the previous her, but he didn't expect that she was so brave when she was a child.
He couldn't imagine her fighting with boys at all.
The little boy shook his head.
However, Jiang Yu's words did provide him with a lot of ideas. He suddenly had an epiphany and knew how to solve the current dilemma. He bowed to Jiang Yu with great gratitude: "Thank you, sister, I know what to do."
Then the little boy ran away excitedly with the twenty yuan.
Jiang Yu looked back at Jiang Zhe and found that he was looking at her. Jiang Yu thought of what she had just said about teaching the kids to fight, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. She asked, "Well, I taught the kids to fight, isn't that a bit bad?"
Jiang Zhe shook his head: "If he does what you say, he won't be bullied in the future, and he will definitely be very grateful to you."
Jiang Yu chuckled and then asked, "Are you a little surprised that I fought when I was a kid?"
Jiang Zhe nodded.
Jiang Yu said: "That's because my father said that our children can only pay for medical expenses, but not be beaten. In addition, I was a bit stupid at that time. Although my father said that I could talk to my family if there was anything, I thought I could do it myself. So since preschool, I have fought with little boys a lot."
Many of the little boys she met at that time were mean and liked to pull girls' hair for no reason. Jiang Yu had many reasons to fight in the past: the little boy at the back pulled her hair, the mean boy in the class scolded her deskmate, and the little boy on duty with her was lazy.
At that time, her father was the one who went every time the parents were called in. After apologizing, he took her out of the school, and immediately began to encourage her for doing well, and bought her things as rewards.
After she entered middle school, she saw that the little girls around her were all well-behaved, so she slowly controlled her temper.
As they walked, Jiang Yu told Jiang Zhe about some beautiful things in the past. Jiang Zhe listened and all the worries in his heart were put aside at once. He felt warm. He had a feeling that even if she knew about his past, she would not look down on him.
There were occasionally quite a few passers-by around, and perhaps because the atmosphere was very harmonious, Jiang Zhe didn't feel that uncomfortable meeting strangers. Instead, he still enjoyed the current situation. If possible, he hoped that she could stay here forever.
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