Feeling uneasy
"588, Mom, I sold 588 yuan today alone!" Qin Wenli's breathing became rapid.
Oh God! Yang Xiu couldn't help but exclaim. What does 588 mean? Last month, she only sold over 600 units. How can people not be excited?
Hu Yufeng was also a little dazed. At this moment, there was only one thought in her mind: It was worth it, all the preparations for these days were worth it!
Today is only the third day of the twelfth lunar month, she couldn't help but pinch her fingers. There are still about 20 days until the Chinese New Year, at least 8 episodes, if each episode earns this much...
"Oh my God!" If she was to be bolder, if this amount was the same every month, she couldn't even imagine how much money she would have!
No, stop, don’t drift! This is only temporary, be down-to-earth and steady, and take one step at a time! Hu Yufeng suppressed the ecstasy that was welling up in her heart.
In the evening, Qin Wenli sent Hu Yufeng and the other two home as usual, leaving Yang Xiu alone in the shop.
"Xiu'er, can you do it? Or let Wenli come up again?" Hu Yufeng confirmed again and again. Although Li Huai and his wife died outside, the couple also lived in the house where Yang Xiu lived. Hu Yufeng was afraid that Yang Xiu would be scared.
"It's okay, Mom. I'm not that timid. Besides, there are residents on both sides of the shop, I'm really not that scared..." If their mother left suddenly and their father was not with her, the two children would definitely be scared. Although I didn't appear to be as calm as I said, compared to my children, they still needed my husband's company more.
"Okay, then you try staying here for one night. If you are really scared, let Wenli come up, or Xiaoshu can come up to accompany you!" Seeing Yang Xiu's firm attitude, Hu Yufeng had to take a step back.
After seeing off the whole group of people, Yang Xiu locked the door from the inside, but out of concern he found a padlock and put it on again.
The lights in the shops on the street were still on, so Yang Xiu didn't close the shops and started by distributing the noodles for tomorrow's use.
…
Old Qin’s house.
Qin Shu hadn't seen his mother for two days. After dinner, he pouted and looked unhappy.
Qin Wenli couldn't help teasing him: "What's wrong? Mom is not here but Dad is. Don't you like Dad anymore?"
Qin Shu kept his head down and pursed his lips without saying a word.
"Dad, you are absolutely wrong. No matter how much we like you, you are you and not mom, and you can't replace each other!" Qin Yu pointed out his father's mistake seriously.
Qin Wenli's eyes lit up: "Oh, your studies have not been in vain, you have a lot of little words!" Oh, his daughter is so smart, she can avoid his language traps at the age of seven.
Qin Yu raised his eyebrows proudly, and then drooped them in an instant: "Dad, I miss mom too. When can I see mom?"
"You can see him this weekend!" Qin Wenli replied affirmatively.
"There are still three days left, Dad. You should take Shushu to Mom's place tomorrow!" Qin Yu said with a frown after thinking for a moment.
"Why?"
Qin Yu counted on his fingers one by one: "First, Aunt Huizi won't be at the stall tomorrow, so there's no need to worry about Xiaoshu leaving and Niuniu having no playmates. Second, there are still three days left, and Xiaoshu can't hold on. Third, Mom is timid and must be scared to live alone, so Dad, you and Xiaoshu should go and keep Mom company!"
Qin Wenli looked at her serious little expression, and felt a trickle of water flowing out from the bottom of his heart, and his whole heart was immersed in the warm stream.
"What about you? What will you do after we all leave?" Qin Wenli's eyes were as gentle as water.
"I sleep with my grandma. I'm a big kid now..." Qin Yu said word by word, suppressing the bitterness in his heart.
"Xiaoshu is still young. I bet he will cry if he doesn't see his mother tomorrow night! Dad, do you want to bet?" She smiled mischievously.
"I bet he..."
"Wow...Mom...I want Mom..." Qin Shu couldn't bear it anymore. Let you bet, I will cry in front of you now!
Qin Wenli and Qin Yu looked at each other in astonishment.
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Shangguan Town.
Yang Xiu closed the shop door, locked it, added coal to the stove and sealed it, then went out the back door.
The north wind was howling, and if you listened carefully it sounded like someone was crying sadly. The plastic sheets hanging to dry in the yard were rustling, and the more you listened, the more it sounded like footsteps. She couldn't help but feel her scalp tingling. She suppressed her fear and ran back into the house after using the toilet. He entered the room, turned on the light, and closed the door in one go. Then he sat on the edge of the kang and gasped for breath.
Oh my god, it’s too hard to be alone. It would have been better to let Wenli or Xizi stay at that time! Yang Xiu couldn't help but regret it.
No, she couldn't be scared away by these unfounded things, so she cheered herself up. I should be like my mother-in-law, who dared to go to her ancestors' graves alone and throw a tantrum even though she had rheumatism. How could I do that if I were scared by myself before anything happened?
It is said that a daughter-in-law should follow the mother-in-law's heels, so she needs to step on the heels of courage as well.
Ahhh… I’m still scared. Never mind, I’ll just sleep with the light on!
A person was tossing and turning in bed, and finally, he poked his head out and gasped: "Forget it, let's turn off the light, it wastes a lot of electricity!"
Yang Xiu made a fuss for most of the night and didn't know what time he fell asleep. When she felt a bright light in front of her eyes, she looked up at the clock on the wall: Oh my God, it's nine o'clock!
…
So when Qin Wenli was holding his son who was wrapped up like a bear and standing in front of the gate and knocked several times, he heard a burst of messy footsteps, and then a daughter-in-law with messy hair and boogers in the corners of her eyes poked her head out.
"Mom..." Qin Shu saw his mother reaching out her hand impatiently.
Yang Xiu took his son, stretched out his hand to look at Qin Wenli, and was relieved when he didn't see Hu Yufeng.
"You didn't sleep last night?" Qin Wenli knew that she most likely didn't sleep as soon as he saw her like this. He didn't even need to ask the reason. What a coward!
"I went to bed. I slept a little late!" Yang Xiu felt a little embarrassed. This is really annoying. Whose wife gets up at nine o'clock?
"Are you awake? How about I cook while you sleep for a while?" Qin Wenli said.
But Yang Xiu felt it was ironic, and she blushed: "Why sleep? I just can't get used to the new place. I won't do that again."
Qin Wenli: ...
I really don't mean to be sarcastic.
It is true that a woman’s heart is as mysterious as a needle in the sea!
In the end, it was Yang Xiu who cooked. After the family of three had dinner, Qin Wenli went to deliver the goods, and Yang Xiu quickly started working.
I'm used to laughing and chatting about gossip with Xizi and Huizi, and time seems to be particularly long when I'm alone. Fortunately, Qin Shu would come over from time to time to see his mother and say a few kind words. With the sporadic customers coming in, the first day of the store passed just like that.
Thanks to Qin Shu's courage, Yang Xiu could finally sleep peacefully at night.
The next day, Yang Xiu woke up very early. Seeing Qin Shu was still sleeping soundly, she walked out of the house lightly.
As soon as I went out, I saw that the sky was gloomy. Dark clouds drove away yesterday's blue sky, snowflakes were dancing in the north wind, and the first winter snow of this year came so suddenly.
Yang Xiu lit the stove in the shop, looked through the window at the snowflakes floating in the sky, and couldn't help frowning. Today is the market day in Sancha. If it snows, Xizi and Huizi may not be able to go.
…
"It doesn't matter if I can't go. It's the same thing as preparing the supplies at home!" Huizi sighed as she looked at the yard that had just been swept and was covered with layers of snow.
"Oh, another day's commission missing!" Xizi also sighed.
Hu Yufeng burst out laughing when she heard this. Or maybe people need to go out and gain experience in society. Look at Xizi, how can he still be the fool who ran away with someone two years ago?
After a while, Liu Shehong and Shi Liming also came over. The four of them chatted and laughed, and each of them started kneading a bowl of dough.
"The oil is heating up, let's get to work!" Xizi gave the order, and the three of them skillfully picked up the dough, pressed, rubbed and rolled it, and in an instant a "twisted dough stick" was formed.
Xizi's pair of chopsticks flew up and down in the oil pan, and soon, the delicious and fragrant finished fried dough twist came out of the pan.
The operation room was bustling with activity. In the main room, Hu Yufeng was resting her chin on her hand, in a daze.
Logically speaking, the family situation has been stable and improving recently, and even Qin Shengtian has been as well-behaved as a cat, so there shouldn't be anything to worry about, but she always feels like something is not right. I can't tell exactly where it is, and I always feel uneasy.
The snow outside the yard was getting heavier and heavier, and piling up thicker and thicker.
With a creaky sound, the door was pushed open. The sound of hurried footsteps and a baby's crying came from near and far. Hu Yufeng stood up suddenly and saw Xiaoqin coming in with snow all over her body, holding the child in her arms and looking anxious.
"Hurry, put the child on the kang..." Hu Yufeng didn't bother to ask, she first took off the child's cloak covered with snowflakes, and stuffed the child into the quilt to cover him.
What a sin! The little one is only eight months old. As a parent, you didn't even check the weather before going out. It really makes me angry.
She said unhappily, "Why are you here in this snowy day?" She looked outside but didn't see any sign of Yang Xu. My heart couldn't help but skip a beat. Could it be that this child had a quarrel and ran away from home?
"Mom, what should we do? The Family Planning Commission knows about Haohao, and Yang Xu's unit has suspended Yang Xu's position..." Qin Xiaoqin looked anxious and looked at her mother eagerly.
But what can Hu Yufeng do? She just felt like a huge stone fell to the ground. No wonder I felt so nervous, it turns out this is the reason.
"How did you know?" Hu Yufeng asked calmly. In fact, there is no need to ask at all. A child of this age would be discovered if he did not stay at home for a month, let alone a week. The fact that it was not discovered until now shows that the neighbor is very kind.
"I don't know which bastard leaked it. As soon as Yang Xu returned home, the Family Planning Commission came to investigate. Fortunately, my mother-in-law saw that the atmosphere was not right in the morning and sent me out of the city..." Qin Xiaoqin was full of resentment.
Hu Yufeng's emphasis was on the second half of the sentence, so "You didn't go out of town and came straight home?"
"I was afraid that it wasn't safe outside the city, so I held the child and stopped a car...Mom, please think of a solution quickly. What will we do if Yang Xu loses his job?"
What can I do, Hu Yufeng thought. I told you to consider the overall situation and think about Yang Xu. It was you who insisted on working. What's the point? You won't even spend a penny even if you freeze to death. Now I feel anxious. Yang Xu's father is an old man in the highway section. He can't do anything, so what can an old lady like me do?
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