Chapter 139

"Hello, aunties."

Big Maosi doesn't mind getting smaller in age.

Jing Xian said with a smile, "This is our eldest son, thanks to Ling Xiu. He is also a freshman at A University this year, studying law."

Several girls in the dormitory looked at Jing Xian and her son in shock.

Shen Jiaqing was also dumbfounded.

"Why is your son so old? Could it be that you are someone's stepmother?"

As soon as Shen Jiaqing said this, the whole dormitory became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Shen Jiaqing looked arrogant and looked down on Jing Xian.

"Jiaqing, didn't you say you wanted to get some hot water? Let's go together."

The girl with the pigtails smiled at Jing Xian shyly and tried to pull Shen Jiaqing away.

Shen Jiaqing pulled her hand away unhappily and shouted, "What's wrong with you? When did I say I was going to get some hot water? I'm not staying here today, so why am I getting some hot water?"

Lin Suying really didn't know how to explain why Shen Jiaqing made her so embarrassed.

Jing Xian didn't mind this at all.

"My partner is indeed remarried."

Shen Jiaqing curled her lips: "Looking at you like this, I know you can't give birth to a son this big. But you have good conditions, why do you have to be someone's stepmother? Does your partner have a good family condition?"

"Not bad."

Jing Xian smiled, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

Damao has begun to frown.

He was about to speak, but Jing Xian held his hand and did not allow him to open his mouth.

"No wonder."

Shen Jiaqing curled her lips, not wanting to bother with Jing Xian. She sat on the bed beside her and said to Lin Suying, "Take the things out of my bag and put them in place. You can use them directly when you come tomorrow."

Lin Suying didn't say anything, but quietly packed things for Shen Jiaqing.

The two girls who came in from the back of the dormitory just happened to hear what Shen Qingqin said. When they saw this scene, they looked at each other in surprise.

The girl standing at the door saw this and before she even walked into the dormitory, a cheerful voice rang out.

"There are six people in our dormitory. Now that we are all here, let's introduce ourselves. Can I start first? My name is Wang Guifang."

The girl next to Wang Guifang was the second to introduce herself: "My name is Sun Yuzhi."

"My name is Lin Suying."

Shen Jiaqing curled her lips and said unhappily, "My name is Shen Jiaqing, and I'm from Beijing."

"My name is Tang Su."

The shy girl standing at the back who didn't talk much also spoke out her name confidently.

Jing Xian was the last one to say, "My name is Jing Xian. I may not live in the dormitory for a long time in the future. I have to go home to take care of the children."

"Why don't you bring the child to the dormitory to take care of him? It would take you a long time to run back and forth home every day." Shen Jiaqing didn't know if her words were directed at Jing Xian.

Jing Xian said, "Not bad."

She didn't plan to continue communicating with her roommates in the dormitory.

I can still make lunch when I go back now.

"Then you guys chat first. I'll go home first. I have to go home and cook."

Jingxian took Damao away.

As soon as she left, Shen Jiaqing said unhappily, "Lin Suying, what did you mean just now? Why didn't you let me finish what I was saying?"

Lin Suying had long known that Shen Jiaqing could easily offend people with her words, but she never expected that Shen Jiaqing would offend someone on the first day of reporting.

In front of the people in the dormitory, she said tactfully: "I got married so young, and I am a stepmother. If you ask so many questions, aren't you making me embarrassed?"

"Did I make her lose face? She made it herself. It's not me who made her a stepmother."

Shen Jiaqing looked down on Jing Xian at all and became angrier the more she spoke.

"I'm not saying this, just look at it yourself, she's not that old, her son can go to college. You can imagine how much money the man she married has.

big."

Shen Jiaqing is a little girl, but all she talks about is men.

The other unmarried girls in the dormitory blushed.

"Maybe he was forced into this situation." Lin Suying even helped to make amends.

Shen Jiaqing sneered disdainfully: "Helpless? She has the ability to get into University A, what's there to be helpless about? I've seen a lot of women like this."

Lin Suying didn't dare to say a word, for fear that Shen Jiaqing would speak without restraint.

Jing Xian might be a really bad person, but a woman who looks like him would definitely marry someone who is not someone you can easily mess with.

Lin Suying quickly packed her things and pulled Shen Jiaqing outside.

"Why did you pull me out?" Shen Jiaqing looked unhappy.

Lin Suying frowned and said, "Jiaqing, you also know that Jingxian married a powerful and qualified but much older man in order to climb up the social ladder. Do you know how ambitious such a woman is? What if what you said gets to her ears?"

"Whatever she wants to do, what can she do to me? I'm telling the truth."

Shen Jiaqing had no idea that the mouth can bring disaster.

"If you don't listen to my advice, go home and tell your eldest brother, okay?" Lin Suying lazily advised her.

Shen Jiaqing turned her face away and said, "Don't use my elder brother to pressure me no matter what. My elder brother is my elder brother, and I am me. He can't control me."

"If you think so, why are you afraid that I will tell your elder brother?"

Lin Suying ignored Shen Jiaqing and turned to walk out of the school.

Shen Jiaqing followed suit by chopping her feet on the spot.

Jing Xian didn't know about the turmoil in the dormitory.

She drove Da Mao back home and bought a lot of food on the way. She let Da Mao take one of the dishes home and sent him home. Then she took Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu and turned the car around and headed home.

The noon time is not too tight.

Jingxian had prepared dinner, and Tiedan and Fusheng had also finished school.

"How is school? Are there any classmates who bully you?"

Jingxian is very concerned about this.

The children all form cliques.

They like to play with their favorite friends and easily exclude and isolate other children.

Tiedan and Fusheng go to school together. Even if they are not familiar with other children and no one wants to play with them, they can still play together.

Besides, Jing Xian wasn't worried that the two of them wouldn't be able to make good friends.

Northerners have a temperament that makes people want to make friends with them.

Sure enough, after Jing Xian finished asking, Tiedan said, "Those classmates have never been out of Beijing, and the farthest place they have been is to the zoo. I told them how many places I have been to, and they were really jealous of us. They surrounded us and talked about it as soon as the class was over. I even gestured to them a few times, which made those country bumpkins really jealous."

"You still say that others are country bumpkins, but you are the one who came from the mountains."

Jing Xian said with a smile.

Tiedansi did not feel inferior at all. Instead, she kept saying, "Didn't we say before that we should make friends with the poor and middle peasants? I am a poor peasant."

"Yes, you are right."

"Mom, I think you are a little unconvinced. You think what I said is unreasonable. I think they are country bumpkins, and there is a reason for that. It is said that reading ten thousand books is as good as traveling ten thousand miles. I have read a lot of books, and I have traveled a lot. In this respect, they can't compare with us."

Tiedan said so many words in a serious manner that Jingxian, who had originally been in a perfunctory mood, immediately straightened her attitude.

"Mom thinks what you said makes a lot of sense. Comrade Tiedan gave Mom a great lesson today. It's great and worth encouraging. Please keep up the good work in the future. I hope our family can make progress together."

Jingxian felt a little embarrassed about the iron egg she mentioned.

"I don't know as much as my mother."

Jing Xian: "Then you are great too."

Since there was no need to go to school in the afternoon, Jingxian took Xiaowu and Xiaoliu to send their two brothers to school.

Jingxian took the fifth and sixth graders to the school gate and watched Tiedan and Fusheng walk into the school.

, then walked back leisurely.

The next morning, Jingxian went to school.

The learning atmosphere in the school is very strong.

Almost everyone was reading a book, cherishing this hard-earned opportunity.

Jingxian is also studying hard.

It's just that with the help of her super memory, she learns very quickly.

She can easily integrate many originally profound questions into what is seen in books in later generations and combine them with what is written in the current books.

Jingxian has little contact with people in the dormitory.

Every time she went to school to attend classes, she sat in the back row. Everyone in the dormitory, including Shen Jiaqing, always wanted to sit in the front row.

Compared with them, Jingxian seems a bit out of place.

Another girl who also didn't fit in with Shen Jiaqing and the others was Tang Su, who came from Shanghai.

Tang Su rarely spoke to Jing Xian at the beginning. Even though he barely spoke to Jing Xian now, he would still save a seat for her.

Time flies.

The Chinese New Year is coming in the blink of an eye.

"Tang Su, did you get the ticket?" Jing Xian talked to Tang Su when the class was over.

"I got it. I'll get the ticket the day after tomorrow."

Jing Xian frowned: "So have you been alone in the dormitory these days?"

"Um."

"Then do you want to come to our house?" Jing Xian frowned and invited.

There was rejection on Tang Su's face, but also a little yearning.

She is actually a bit timid.

Jing Xian said directly: "I know your personality, you will definitely refuse right away. But we will be classmates for many years to come, you will have to go sooner or later, you might as well get used to it from now on."

Tang Su opened his mouth and actually felt that what Jing Xian said made sense.

Jing Xian and Tang Su went back to the dormitory to pack their things, and then came to the school gate. Jing Xian saw the familiar car and led Tang Su over.

Damao was already sitting in the car.

When he saw Jingxian and another lesbian coming over, he jumped out of the back seat and moved to the passenger seat.

"Hello, Auntie." Damao took the initiative to greet her.

Although Tang Su is a bit socially anxious, he also knows how outstanding Xie Lingxiu is.

Tang Su felt embarrassed to be called "Auntie" by Damao again. She responded vaguely and let the matter pass.

Jing Xian couldn't help but laugh when she saw this scene.

Wait until Jing Xian brings Tang Su home.

Tang Su knew that Jingxian had married well, but he didn't expect that Jingxian's home was in such a good location.

When she saw Comrade Jingfeng, she mustered up the courage to greet him.

"Hello, Jingxian's lover. I am Tang Su, Jingxian's classmate. I am sorry to bother you these past two days."

The air suddenly became quiet.

Comrade Jingfeng paused and said, "Hello, I am Jingxian's father, you can just call me uncle."

When Tang Su heard what Comrade Jingfeng said, his cheeks gradually turned red, and instantly turned red to his neck.

She looked at Jingfeng in amazement, then turned back to look at Jingxian.

After Jingfeng returned to the house, she pulled Jingxian's sleeve and asked with a trembling voice, "That guy just now wasn't... your dad?"

Tang Su can't even speak anymore.

Jing Xian nodded: "This is my home. The one just now is my father, my biological father."

Jing Xian emphasized the last four words deliberately.

Tang Su immediately covered his face, and the first words Wu Nong spoke were words of despair.

Her dialect burst out in excitement.

“It’s so embarrassing.”

"It's my fault. It's my fault for not telling you in advance." Jing Xian also felt a little embarrassed.

She really didn't realize that others would mistake her father's identity.

Tang Su sighed: "It's all Shen Jiaqing's fault for misleading me. They said that you must have found a rich and powerful lover, so you are so arrogant. When I saw my uncle, my first impression was that you have good taste. My uncle is a very charming person. Although he is a little older, he looks very charming.

It’s not noticeable at all.”

Jing Xian really didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"Comrade Jingfeng would definitely be very happy if he heard what you said."

Jing Xian said with a smile.

Tang Su covered his face and said, "Please don't say that. I feel so embarrassed."

"My lover is not here. I will go there to reunite with him at the end of the year."

Jing Xian explained.

Tang Su was surprised and asked, "You and your lover are separated?"

"He is a soldier of the people, protecting the country." Jing Xian looked proud when she talked about Shang Nanchen.

Tang Su was very jealous.

"I originally had a fiancé, but something happened in his family. As a result, he was demoted. He also took the college entrance examination and is also a student of our A University. It's just that he doesn't want to see me." Tang Su didn't know why, but when facing Jing Xian, he had a desire to confess.

"Hasn't your lover's family been rehabilitated?" Jing Xian asked curiously.

Tang Su shook his head: "His aunt has never shown up. It's hard to say what's going on. But it's enough that he can get into college and his parents and grandparents are fine."

"So, you're waiting for him?"

Jing Xian didn't expect that Tang Su, who was so introverted and mature, was also a girl with love in her heart.

Tang Su nodded embarrassedly: "Our two families were child marriages, and we exchanged tokens and officially got engaged. Even if he was sent down to work as an educated youth, I said I would wait for him to come back. If he didn't come back, I would go find him. He wouldn't let me go, and now that he's been admitted to University A, I came naturally."

Tang Su felt lonely.

"Isn't he going to go back with you this time?" Jing Xian felt that this man was a little too self-deprecating.

Tang Su nodded: "He doesn't plan to go back. He stayed in school and found a job. During this time, he can earn some living expenses in the professor's laboratory. He can mail the money he earns back home."

Jing Xian: “…”

No wonder Tang Su can't forget this man.

Jing Xian chatted with her uncle for a while and then Tian'er started to cook. Tang Su didn't want to sit alone, so he followed Jing Xian.

When she saw Jingxian cooking a large table of dishes, she was eager to try her hand at cooking.

"I'll make you an authentic Shanghai dish, braised pork in brown sauce. The braised pork in brown sauce in Shanghai is a little different from the one you have here."

The braised pork made with Tangsu has a sweet but not greasy taste.

It's really delicious.

Some children especially like to eat it.

Even Xiaowu, who usually doesn't talk, kept silent and ate several pieces of meat.

If Jing Xian hadn't been worried that he would not be able to digest the food, he would have definitely eaten more than this.

Maybe it was because of the relationship at Jingxian's house, or maybe it was because Tang Su said some of his real thoughts, Tang Su felt much more comfortable than at school.

She is very gentle and will help take care of Xiaowu and Xiaoliu.

When she left, Xiaowu and Xiaoliu were reluctant to let her go.

After Jing Xian dropped him off at the station, she said to Tang Su, "Call me when you come back and I'll pick you up. Don't mind the trouble."

Although Tang Su was still a little embarrassed, her eyes were shining.

"I'll call you when I've bought the tickets."

Tang Su drove away.

Jingxian also took the children back.

She had packed her luggage when Shang Nanchen suddenly called her.

On the phone, Shang Nanchen's voice was very serious.

He said, "Comrade Jingxian, I'm going to the battlefield soon, and I'm not sure when I'll be back. You'll have to stay in the capital with your father-in-law for the New Year. Don't worry about me, I'll be back safely."

Jing Xian suddenly couldn't hold the phone anymore.

"Shang Nanchen, which battlefield are you going to?"

Jingfeng said: "Border."

"I know I can't stop you. But I hope you can come back safely. When you encounter difficulties, think of me and the children, and be sure to protect yourself, okay?"

Jingxian wants to calm herself

came down, but the trembling sound betrayed her.

Shang Nanchen said heavily on the other end of the phone: "Yes."

Time was running out, and Shang Nanchen only had time to finish the call before leaving in a hurry.

Jing Xian hung up the phone, and she looked like she had lost her soul.

Tiedan came in with his younger brother and sister. When he saw Jingxian unpacking the package and throwing the things inside in a mess on the kang, he reached out and touched Jingxian's forehead.

"Mom, what's wrong with you? Why are you still absent-minded?"

Tiedan asked with a worried look on his face.

Jing Xian stared at her son in front of her in a daze, and her mind once again recalled the first time she saw him. She suddenly felt that her son had grown up and could create a new world for her.

But now the time has come.

She suddenly couldn't bear to leave.

"It's nothing. Your dad just called and said that he's very busy this New Year and may not have time to spend with us, so he wants us to stay here by ourselves."

Jing Xian tried to smile and said to Tiedan.

Tiedan didn't say anything else. After going out, he took Fusheng to find Damao and Xiaomao.

"I always feel that my mother is not in a good mood. She said that my father is busy with work and doesn't want us to go back. But no matter how busy my father is at work, he still wants my mother to be at home. After all, we can only see her once every six months."

After Tiedan finished speaking, he looked at the other three brothers.

Damao suddenly remembered something, turned around and went back into the house. When he came out, he had a newspaper in his hand and put it on the table.

Tiedan came over and saw the content of the newspaper clearly, his face turned unhappy.

"So Dad might have gone to the battlefield, that's why Mom reacted that way, right?" Tiedan asked.

Damao said, "That's probably how it should be. Otherwise, why would Mom be so distraught?"

"I used to think that the relationship between my father and mother was not very good, and I worried every day that my mother would leave me. Now I know how good the relationship between my father and mother is."

As Fusheng spoke, his expression became sad.

"You guys will only make mom more worried if you do this." Xiao Mao felt that every one of his brothers was stupid.

Fusheng looked at Xiaomao blankly: "So what do you think we should do?"

"It's obvious that mom doesn't want you to know. She doesn't want you to worry, so you should pretend you don't know about it. Take care of your brothers and sisters more and don't let them cause trouble to mom. Then go find grandma and ask her to find something for mom to do."

After Xiao Mao finished speaking, Tiedan's eyes suddenly lit up.

"You make sense." Tiedaner, who was originally anxious to go back, decided not to leave immediately.

I waited until it was almost time for dinner before taking the children back home.

After returning home, Fusheng played with his younger brothers and sisters, while Tiedaner slipped into the study to find Jingfeng.

"Grandma, do you know that my dad went to the battlefield?"

Jingfeng raised his eyebrows, not surprised.

"Your dad called me and said he's on the train to the border now."

Jingfeng is not as soft-hearted as his daughter. There are some things that boys should know.

It doesn't mean that keeping it secret is undesirable.

If anything happens to Shang Nanchen, they will have to support this family.

Being mentally prepared early is also a way of cultivating them to have a strong heart.

"We know, but Mom doesn't want us to know. She hopes Grandpa will pretend that we don't know about this." Tiedan was worried that Comrade Jingfeng would blame Jingxian, and he added, "Don't persuade Mom to let us know. There is no need at all. She doesn't need to change."

Jingfeng felt that his daughter's two sons were not raised in vain.

"Okay, I get it, let's go out and play."

When Tiedan came out of the study, he saw Jingxian standing at the door and was immediately startled.

"Mom, why are you standing here? Are you here to see my grandma?"

Jing Xian was thinking about something and walked very fast. She accidentally arrived at the old man's door. She didn't expect Tiedan to come out from inside.

She ordered

The head said: "Yes, I have something to ask your grandma."

"My grandma is quite free right now, you should go in and find him."

After Tiedan tested the situation and found out that his mother didn't hear anything, he hurried downstairs.

Fusheng saw his brother come out, and the two brothers sat on a small bench and chatted.

"What did grandma say?"

"I definitely won't tell Mom."

"That's good." Fusheng stood up and said, "Don't let mom cook for the next two days. You look after your brothers and sisters while I cook."

Fusheng and Tiedan silently supported this family.

Jing Xian didn't realize it at first, but when she completely got over the fact that Shang Nanchen was going to the war, she realized how seriously she had neglected her children.

"Mom, Aunt Tang Su called today. I don't know what it is, but she asked you to call her back."

Fusheng came out of the room, shouted at Jingxian, and then quickly grabbed Xiaoliu on his cell phone.

"Xiao Liu, you must not crush this flower pot again. It is grandma's treasure! Also, do you know how much this flower pot is worth? If you crush it, you won't have the braised pork tonight."

Only after hearing the words "braised pork" did Xiaoliu retract his white and tender little hand.

Jingxian finally discovered who was to blame for the broken flower pots at home.

She walked over and reached out to grab Xiaoliu, but Fusheng Guoduan stopped her from behind.

"Mom, let's talk it over. It's wrong to hit children."