Chapter 28 028 Kidney Stones & Men Who Can Cook Are the Most Attractive &…
Not to mention that Brother Li is usually a nice person. Whenever he meets Teacher Shu and Zhao Wanqiu on the road, he always greets them with a smile. Sometimes when he sees Zhao Wanqiu having difficulty moving coal briquettes, he will take the initiative to help.
The reputations of this mother and son in the compound are two extremes.
As Jin Yue went to the backyard, everyone stopped enjoying the cool air and chatting and ran over. Of course, they were there to watch the fun, but everyone was kind and enthusiastic, and they were thinking that if anyone was seriously ill, they would help send them to the hospital.
The Li family also has two houses, but theirs is the main house, facing north and south, with exceptionally good lighting and ceiling heights, and it is simply the best in the compound.
At this time, Brother Li was rolling on the kang, his body hunched like a shrimp, beads of sweat on his forehead were as big as soybeans, and he was biting a chopstick in his mouth, letting out a faint suppressed moan.
Mrs. Li was wiping his sweat with a towel. "Mom, please, let's go to the hospital. If you're afraid of spending money, I can go back to my parents' home and ask my dad for some money, okay?"
Aunt Li looked a little embarrassed. "Why spend money? Jin Yue lives in our compound. We can cure any disease she has." And it doesn't cost any money.
Brother Li was in so much pain that he couldn't speak, and veins on his forehead were bulging.
Shu Jinyue didn't have time to care about their family's troubles, so he quickly felt his pulse. Both his wrists felt heavy, which meant he was in severe pain, and it was most likely a kidney problem.
"How long has Brother Li been in pain?"
"It just started to hurt today, about five or six minutes. It's happened before, about four or five years ago, about once every six months, for a few minutes each time, several times a day. After the pain is over, it doesn't affect work or school, so he never complained."
Aunt Li was so distressed, "My son, why didn't you tell me that you were in pain for so many years? I took you to see it. Your wife is not a caring person. She just let you suffer in pain without telling me. Our Li family is so unlucky to marry her..."
Shu Jinyue rolled her eyes. No matter what the problem was, she could always make an excuse to blame her daughter-in-law for anything. It had been four or five years, and she had been in pain since she was in middle school. It was clearly her fault as a mother.
"Aunt Li, please say less and don't affect Jin Yue's medical treatment."
"That is, do you still want your son to be well?"
"Who said I don't want to? He is my flesh and blood. I would rather suffer pain and illness for him. You know nothing!" She slapped her thighs with both hands, half crying, "I would rather God cut flesh from my body than let him suffer pain!"
"Get out if you make any more noise." Shu Jinyue scolded in a deep voice. Aunt Li swallowed her saliva and wanted to say that the Shu family's children were really annoying, but she didn't dare to offend her, for fear that she would not treat her son. She could only endure it.
"Okay, okay, I won't tell you. You show it to him. Take a good look. Make sure you take a good look."
Shu Jinyue really didn't want to get involved in her family's affairs, and was afraid of being pestered by her. "Then I can't guarantee it. Which doctor can guarantee it? Take you to see him."
She really wanted to leave, she wasn't trying to scare anyone. Last time, her whole family was poisoned by stinky tofu for a week, and she hadn't come to settle the score with her yet.
If I really have some relationship with their family in the future, will she blame it on me whenever Brother Li feels unwell? You said that it was Shu Jinyue who made you worse because of the treatment he gave you back then.
"Jin Yue, don't go, don't go. It's my fault for not knowing how to speak. Please don't bother with Aunt Li, okay? Aunt Li is so anxious that she speaks without thinking. Everyone knows that you can treat illnesses and you have good medical skills." The key is that it doesn't cost any money.
She asked someone and found out that Shu Jinyue didn't charge any money to those who came to see a doctor. Now, going to the hospital would cost at least four or five yuan. If she did some more tests, it would cost even more. Wouldn't it be nice to use these four or five yuan to buy some meat? Why send those doctors to the hospital for free?
That's what she thought and that's what she did.
Xiao Li's wife also asked Jin Yue for help. Shu Jin Yue finally sat down and learned that Xiao Li's pain was similar to that of a pair of scissors. This was typical colic. He then tapped his lower back a few times with his palm and said, "If I'm right, it should be kidney stones. Let's go to the hospital."
When everyone heard it was kidney stones, they were not so nervous. After all, this disease was not a strange one. Three or four male comrades in the compound had suffered from it.
"You need to go to the hospital to take an X-ray. If it's too big and needs surgery, don't see a Chinese doctor." said someone who has had the disease.
"That's right. It hurts a lot. Let's go to the hospital and get an anti-inflammatory injection." Zhao Wanqiu asked him about his urine again. He said it was always very yellow. He sits all day at work and can't be alone. He doesn't dare to drink water and goes to the toilet once a day. No wonder.
Everyone advised her so, and finally Aunt Li had no choice but to ask someone to find a flatbed truck and hired two strong young men to take little Li to the district hospital.
Of course, one of them was Shu Wenming. He had a good relationship with Brother Li in the compound and was willing to help.
As soon as they left, the others didn't disperse. They still gathered together to talk about this disease, this person had it, that person had it, how much the surgery cost, what the consequences of not having the surgery were... Many people have had this disease, so everyone can say a few words.
Jin Yue didn't listen. He went back to the room to check Liu Huifang's pulse. After finding out that there was nothing wrong, the couple went home as they had important things to do recently.
It was almost eleven o'clock when Shu Wenming finally came back and started cursing as soon as he entered the house.
"Brother, what's wrong with you? Can you speak more quietly?"
"Aunt Li is really a talented person." He lowered his voice. Seeing that his two sisters sat up excitedly, he did not go to wash up first. Instead, he leaned beside their bunk beds and vividly described what happened after going to the hospital.
The two young men took the patient to the hospital and went straight to the emergency room. The doctor diagnosed him with kidney stones and asked for a check-up to see how big the stones were. If they were small, he should drink more water and pass them at home. If they were large, he would need surgery.
"She took the receipt and refused to pay the bill, and asked Xiao Li's wife to go. Xiao Li had no money on her, and her salary was given to her every month. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a fight in the hospital, which was so embarrassing." Shu Wenming wanted to cover his face when he recalled the scene. It was so embarrassing!
Fortunately, Xiao Li no longer felt the pain on the way there. If he was still in pain, she would really want to anger her son to death.
"After being scolded by the doctor, she refused to pay, saying that her son's pain was gone and she wanted to bring him back to ask you to prescribe Chinese medicine. I was so angry that I laughed. She really thinks about it."
Later, the doctor scolded her again, and Xiao Li also scolded her, and she agreed to the examination, "but she didn't pay the fee. She said she had to wait for the factory to reimburse her, saying that her illness was contracted while working in the factory and should be considered a work-related injury."
Shu Jinyue: “…” I have to admire Aunt Li’s train of thought, a new idea for dealing with work-related injuries.
The leaders in the factory would be afraid of such a smart head!
"She pushed the patient in for the final check-up, saying that if the doctor dared not do it, she would not let them off if anything happened to her son... Of course, the money was still not paid."
Even Shu Wenyun couldn't stand it any longer. "This Aunt Li is really shameless. Just wait and see. If the factory doesn't reimburse the cost of the inspection, our hospital won't be able to get it back and will have to pay for it out of pocket."
The three of them unanimously said that this was definitely something Aunt Li could do.
"I just feel sorry for the doctor who wrote the check-up order for her. He has to deduct the fee from his salary. This kind of person only cares about saving money for himself and doesn't care about other people's lives." Doctors have to support their families too. The check-up fee doesn't just go into the doctor's pocket.
"Shu Jinyue, you have to be careful. I feel like she's already got your attention. You'll be the next one to be targeted."
Shu Wenming’s warning was correct. The next day at noon, when Jin Yue returned home for lunch, he really met Aunt Li. She was waiting for him at the gate.
"Good boy, go check it out for your brother Xiao Li. The results of yesterday's examination are the same as what you said. It is indeed kidney stones. You are so good that you can detect kidney stones just by feeling the pulse. You are better than the doctors in the district hospital. If they didn't rely on the X-ray machine, how could they know?"
Shu Jinyue quickly shook his head, "I can't do it, I can't do it, I'm just talking nonsense, don't look for me."
Aunt Li wanted to say more, but Shu Jinyue just ran away. It happened that she also had to go to the hospital to deliver food to Qin Haiyang.
Because he was afraid of being pestered by Aunt Li, Jin Yue did not go home after delivering the meal, but went directly to the unit. After getting off work in the evening, he was a little hesitant, not knowing where to go. Should he go find some friends to play with?
But she doesn't have many friends now, just Yao Qingqing and Huang Mei. Huang Mei is busy with work and also busy fighting wits and courage with her extreme relatives, so it is not easy for her to go to her.
Then I'll go find Yao Qingqing. I just don't know if she's finished her overtime work recently. If she's not in Jinyu Hutong, she won't be able to find her way to school... Just as I was thinking about it, the security guard suddenly said, "Xiao Shu, there's someone at the door looking for you. They've been here for a while. I told her to come in, but she said she could just wait until you get off work."
Jin Yue stretched his head and saw that it was Yao Qingqing. "Qingqing, are you done with your work?"
"Yeah, now that I'm done with my work, I'll take you to see something good."
This is called telepathy. Just when she was about to go find her, she came.
Sitting on the back of the bicycle, Yao Qingqing rode very fast, looking impatient. Shu Jinyue became more and more curious, "What are you looking at? Can you tell me first?"
"You'll know when you get there. You'll definitely like it, too."
When I entered the gate of Yao's house, I heard Yao Qingqing making two "sucking" sounds, and my trouser legs suddenly tightened, and a small snow-white thing had hugged her thighs.
"How about it? Isn't it beautiful?" It turned out to be a small white pug, only a little bigger than the palm, with snow-white and soft fur, big black and watery eyes, and a wet and cool little nose.
"Beautiful, where is it from?"
"Brother Xu gave it to me."
Jin Yue was a little curious, "Are they your relatives?"
"No, he's my brother's childhood friend. Look, their house is next door." "Xu Duan?"
"Yes. Do you know him?"
Jin Yue nodded, and she said, in fact, she had heard this title from Yao Qingqing several times, but she had never associated him with this title.
"We used to call him Xu Bage, but then it became Bage, which didn't sound good, so we changed it to Xu Erge."
"Why is it called Bage?"
"He is Uncle Xu's eighth child. He had seven older brothers and sisters, but they all died or disappeared during the chaotic times. Only Brother Xu Ping and him are left."
Having said that, Jin Yue remembered that he had heard Teacher Shu mention it once in his previous life. At that time, he felt that Xu Duan's life was not easy. His mother was already very old and in poor health when she gave birth to him. She had been lying in bed to preserve the fetus almost from the moment she found out she was pregnant. Because his parents had lost so many children, they had very high expectations for him, and their expectations were much stricter than for their eldest son Xu Ping.
However, this is what he said when he picked up Teacher Shu on his private plane, and I don't know whether it is true or not. Jin Yue always felt that it would be difficult for a big shot like that to open up to a little old man.
"Oh, Brother Xu is quite pitiful. He was studying when my brother was rolling hoops and playing with spinning tops. He was still studying when my brother went to the river to take a bath. Later, my brother fell in love early, but he was still studying. Finally, he and his brother joined the same military region." In fact, because of his background, he had not been promoted for many years, and the things he learned seemed to be of little help to his life.
Shu Jinyue's mind flashed with Xu Duan's gentle face. She couldn't imagine him studying seriously with a stern face.
She seemed to have never seen Xu Duan with a stern face.
"When my parents were alive, they often said that Brother Xu was very pitiful. I don't know why he was pitiful. His family used to be a big capitalist. The Shucheng Machinery Factory near your Liuye Hutong used to belong to them. And the current Shugang was also owned by them. His family also had a shipyard in Tianjin. I heard that they were going to build a car factory in Haicheng to make those American cars, but later..."
That's really rich! Shu Jinyue took a deep breath. With so many heavy industrial enterprises, she wouldn't dare to do this even in her dreams.
"Big Brother Xu Ping was able to resume his work thanks to his help, otherwise he would still be..."
Yao Qingqing's voice became smaller and smaller. Jin Yue did not ask any more questions. She was more interested in Xu Duan's experience in the army. Unfortunately, Yao Qingqing did not know much. "I only remember that he was not in good health before and often needed to take medicine and injections. He even took a long sick leave in elementary school. But then he went to the army to train and grew a lot taller. I did not recognize him when he came back in the first year."
Jin Yue had a picture in his mind of a stern-faced, sickly, and taciturn academic child, which was very different from the current situation.
"He's a very nice guy. Last time he heard me crying, he came to comfort me and stayed with me." Yao Qingqing laughed again as she spoke. "Anyone who marries him will definitely be very happy."
As she said that, she looked at Jin Yue again and smiled foolishly.
"What are you laughing at?"
"To be honest, I once wanted to introduce your sister to him, but then I heard that Sister Wenyun had a boyfriend, so I didn't mention it."
Will it be the beautiful Shu Wenyun or the handsome, good-natured, emotionally stable and caring Xu Duan? The more Jin Yue thought of that scene, he nodded, thinking that they were a good match.
It’s a pity that Shu Wenyun’s official partner in both of her lives was Xu Siqi, and it would be immoral to break them up.
After they played with the dog for a while, Yao Qingqing went into the kitchen to cook and asked Jin Yue to stay for dinner. She even invited her to stay overnight: "If you are worried that your family will worry, I will go back with you later and tell your uncle and aunt. You can stay with me for one night, okay Jin Yue?"
Yao Qingqing was really lonely, so Jin Yue stopped hesitating and said, "Okay."
In fact, Yao Qingqing doesn’t know how to cook. She usually eats in the school cafeteria before coming back. Today, she was busy taking Jin Yue to see the dog and didn’t eat. As for Shu Jinyue, her job was just to cook the food, but she couldn't guarantee whether it tasted good or not.
After thinking about it, the safest and simplest way is -
"Let's eat shabu-shabu!"
“Is it the same as shabu-shabu?”
"Yes, almost, but we need to prepare some soup base."
Oh my god, she doesn’t even know how to fry the base of the pot, and there is no packaged ready-made base for sale. Jin Yue is really confused... "Never mind, I'll try it. Don't blame me if it doesn't taste good."
She has a good memory and has read many food bloggers when she was a ghost. She roughly knows what ingredients are needed for hot pot base. Fortunately, although Yao Qingqing doesn't cook often, there is no shortage of seasonings at home. They were all bought by Yao Feiyang and his future fiancée last year.
Jin Yue adheres to the Shu family's concept that "seasonings have no shelf life". First, melt the lard and heat it. Then add chili, pepper, fennel, star anise, ginger, garlic... and all the seasonings you have seen, and then simmer over low heat.
Yao Qingqing was not very good at making fire, so the fire was sometimes big and sometimes small, but it did not prevent the aroma of the seasoning from wafting out. "Wow, it smells so good!"
"I think this is the taste, even fried ragi is delicious!"
The more Shu Jinyue laughed at her, the more he felt ashamed. She really treated him as a friend, but he was always busy during this period and had no time to come and see her.
Yao Qingqing has no shortage of food and clothing. It is better to accompany her than to give her food and clothes. A girl in her early twenties eats and lives alone every day. No one asks when she is sick, and no one looks after her when she comes home late. To put it bluntly, if something really happens one day, no one will find out.
Xu Duan worked overtime and just as he walked into the alley, he smelled a strong aroma, like many kinds of spices fried together. As he got closer, the smell became closer. Could it be that Sister Bao was cooking something?
He had no expectations for Sister Bao's cooking skills. When she first came, she would just stew all the ingredients in one pot. Even the workaholic Zhang Zhen couldn't eat the taste. He tactfully reminded her to separate the ingredients, as stir-frying and stewing are two different cooking methods.
Sister Bao also worked hard and learned for a while. Now she can barely eat, but Zhang Zhen still looks down on her, so she is more and more reluctant to go home for dinner.
In the entire Xu family, the uncle, nephew, father and son are the only ones who are not picky about food. They can eat anything cooked and always be full.
"Leader Xu is back. You haven't eaten yet, right? What do you want to eat?" Sister Bao came over and asked enthusiastically. At the same time, she couldn't help sniffing, "I don't know what the neighbors are cooking. It smells so good."
Xu Duan also realized that this was not his home anymore, but Yao Qingqing was alone... and she didn't seem to know how to cook.
Could it be that someone is here? He was not there when Qingqing’s house was robbed last time, and he felt guilty afterwards. He was worried that someone would come to cause trouble today as well. “I’ll go take a look. Don’t worry about me when you eat.”
Shu Jinyue didn't know what degree of stir-frying was appropriate, and the fire was sometimes high and sometimes low, making it even more difficult to control. Until he felt that the spatula was sticking to the pan when he was stirring, he immediately spatulated it out.
People who don't cook often don't seem to be very skilled in using the spatula. She shoveled deep and shallow. The red oil spilled all over the stove, and two drops even splashed onto her shoes, scaring her and making her scream "Ouch".
Suddenly, she felt a weight on her shoulders, and someone pulled her behind and took her spatula from her hands.
"Brother Xu, we're going to eat hotpot. Do you want to join us?" Yao Qingqing came over happily.
Xu Duan stretched out his hand to stop the two of them from going forward. He quickly scraped up the bottom of the pot and washed the iron pot clean, along with some seasonings that were stuck to the bottom of the pot. He then wiped the stove clean with a rag.
In the whole kitchen, except for the half-empty bottom of the pot, there was no sign that food had just been cooked. Jin Yue couldn't help but think of his office. He had the ability to keep it always clean and tidy.
"How do you eat it?"
"Hmm?" Jin Yue saw that he was looking at her with a smile in his eyes, and he immediately smiled too, "First, boil the bottom of the pot with boiling water. As for the dishes, we can add whatever we want to eat and cook while we eat."
The original plan was for only the two of them to eat, and there weren't many dishes. If he joined in, it would obviously not be enough. Yao Qingqing was a little embarrassed because she had only bought that much food.
"What do you want to eat? I'll go get it."
Jin Yue didn't say anything.
Yao Qingqing smacked her lips. There were many things she wanted to eat, especially beef and mutton, but she understood that these were very expensive and hard to buy. When they were in short supply, they were only provided for cadres. Her family could only buy a little before the Spring Festival when her parents were alive.
There is still some tacit understanding between good friends. She glanced at Jin Yue, blinked, and they were thinking the same thing!
Xu Duan seemed to have the ability to read minds. Five minutes later, he brought over two pieces of lean meat with bright red color and obvious texture, as well as some kelp, day lily and other things that are rarely eaten in Shilan Province.
"This piece is beef, and that piece is mutton. How much do you want to eat?" He rolled up his sleeves, put the two pieces of washed meat on the chopping board, picked up the knife, and gestured.
They both said they wanted to eat the lamb first, so they cut up the lamb and had less beef.
Xu Duan began to hold the piece of meat with one hand and cut it with the other. His movements were quick, clean and accurate. The slices of meat he cut were large, thin and slightly curled. Jin Yue was stunned.
"Second Brother Xu's cooking is delicious. My brother used to go to their house often for meals." Yao Qingqing said with nostalgia, taking out three small bowls with cooked rice.
Jin Yue quickly put his chin down, filled the pot with rice, and together with Yao Qingqing, put the lit coal balls into the stove, then put the small iron frying pan on it, and put in the potatoes and vermicelli first.
The potatoes were bought freshly, and the vermicelli was last year's stock, and there was still no expiration date. When they were cooked until soft, Xu Duan's mutton was also cut. He picked up the mutton with a pair of serving chopsticks and slowly rinsed it. When it was cooked, he put one chopstick into Jin Yue's bowl, and then rinsed one chopstick for Yao Qingqing.
Yao Qingqing ate with relish, "I didn't expect this to be so delicious. Second brother, don't worry about me. I'll do it myself and have enough food and clothing."
Jin Yue also wanted to say that she would do it herself, but Xu Duan seemed not to see it. He then rinsed another piece for her with his chopsticks, and finally rinsed another piece for himself and started eating.
He ate neither fast nor slow, chewing silently. Unlike Jin Yue, whose chopsticks would occasionally hit the bowl and teeth, his movements were as elegant as that of a pampered young master... Oh, he was a young master when he was a child.
The more Jin thought about it, the faster she ate the meat. Even when Yao Qingqing had finished eating and put down her chopsticks, she still felt like she was lacking something.
But Xu Duan didn't let her off, "Don't eat too much spicy food at once, it will cause stomachache."
Jin Yue thought of the milk he had drunk at his house before, and he couldn't help but feel itchy. Soy milk is great with hot pot, but if soy milk is not available, milk is also good.
Naturally, Xu Duan also cleaned up the pots and pans. He seemed to be very skilled in doing this, just like a housewife who repeated these tasks every day.
"Where did you learn to cook?" Jin Yue leaned back in the recliner and forced back the burp that was about to come out of his mouth.
"I learned some at home before, and I gained more experience in the army."
"Can you cook at home?"
The man nodded. During the time when Madam Xu was seriously ill, there were no servants at home, and his father and eldest brother were busy outside, so he made medicine for her himself. When she took too much medicine and her mouth lost its taste, he tried to find ways to cook for her.
He seemed to be very talented in learning. It only took him a week to go from not knowing how to light a fire to being able to cook simple stir-fry dishes. Later, he was able to try to add some new flavors to his dishes. Gradually, he even cooked for his father and eldest brother.
"Am I right? Anyone who marries my second brother will be extremely happy!" Yao Qingqing winked.
Xu Duan didn't respond, but just looked at Jin Yue, "If you want to stay overnight, do you want to go back to Liuye Hutong and tell me? I'll give you a ride on the way."
Jin Yue nodded quickly. Yao Qingqing didn't have to run anymore. "Okay, Qingqing, wait for me at home. I'll bring two sets of clothes for tomorrow."
"Take more and stay with me for a few more days, okay?" Her eyes were very similar to that of the little pug named Doubao. "You have to hide from Aunt Li in your yard anyway, so you are welcome to use my home as a refuge."
Jin Yue wanted to agree, but still said, "I'll go back and discuss it with my parents."
As Jin Yue just went out, Xu Duan was already waiting at the door pushing his bicycle and handed him a bottle of warm milk.
Jin Yue's eyes lit up, "Why didn't you take it out when you were eating hot pot just now?"
"Only one bottle."
"Why are you hiding from the people in your compound?"
Jin Yue then told him about Aunt Li's situation, "Little Brother Li is a good person, but Aunt Li is too difficult to deal with. I'm afraid I'll be entangled with her in the future."
Xu Duan rode for a while without saying anything, and suddenly asked, "Do you want to treat her son?"
"Brother Li is a very good person. When I was in elementary school, I forgot to wear my red scarf, so he lent me his. One year, his family raised a tabby cat, and he wouldn't let anyone touch it except me secretly." Everyone called her a little straw bag, but he never called her that nickname. Just for this reason, Jin Yue was grateful to him.
All she kept on talking about were children's lawsuits. Obviously, they happened in her past life, but she still remembered them clearly.
Xu Duan chuckled softly, "Have you always had such a good memory?"
"No, there are some things I can't remember clearly."
"For example?"
"I have no recollection of anything before I was three years old. It's like that memory is sealed."
The man was stunned. "What else?"
"About three years ago, I was injured that time. When I woke up later, I couldn't remember anything about that night. I felt like someone sent me back, but I couldn't remember who it was or what that person looked like."
Xu Duan slowed down his car and became unusually silent. If Shu Jinyue had paid more attention, he would have noticed that the blue veins on the back of his hands were more obvious than usual.
But she was so busy drinking her milk that she didn't notice.
After another moment of silence, Xu Duan suddenly spoke up: "If you want to treat him, then do it. Just don't let his mother know. No matter what the outcome is, at least you won't regret it when you think about it later, right?"
Jin Yue suddenly felt as if something had suddenly dawned on him. Did she really not want to bother with the Li family? If she really didn't want to pay attention to him, she could just break up with him. There was no need to hide. She hid because she didn't want Brother Li to come to her in person. She couldn't bear to reject this neighbor who had been nice to her.
After all, she is still soft-hearted.
"What if I get entangled by Aunt Li later on?"
"Looking for me."
"Um?"
Xu Duan stopped the car, turned around and looked at her quietly, "You forgot what I said again."
Shu Jinyue blushed, not daring to look him in the eye. "Okay, okay, I'll leave all the dirty work to you. I'll remember that, Uncle Xu."
She sat sideways in the back seat, her calves swinging and kicking. His eyes inadvertently fell on her feet, then quickly glanced away.
Jin Yue became more curious and followed his line of sight. He saw a cut on the tip of his shoe. He wore them every day, even when he slept, so the glue on his leather shoes had come undone a long time ago, but he had never had the time to repair them.
Leather shoes are different from cloth shoes. Zhao Wanqiu can repair cloth shoes herself, but leather shoes require glue and stitching, which is also very difficult, so she needs to go to a special store to repair them.
The socks she was wearing were actually patched, so he probably... didn't see it, right?
After returning home, Jin Yue immediately changed his shoes, put the broken shoes into a bag, and reminded himself to take them to be repaired tomorrow.
With the consent of Teacher Shu and Zhao Wanqiu, Jin Yue brought enough clothes for a few days and went to Yao Qingqing's house. Their courtyard house was not as big as the Xu family's, but to the slum girl Shu Jinyue, it was big enough to be used as a football field.
Yao Qingqing lived alone in a room in the east wing. The two girls slept together at night. She had made the bed long ago. It was in the pattern of a pink peony. There was a pair of pillows, but they were not the common acrylic pillowcases. Instead, they were embroidered with a pair of snow-white lion dogs. No wonder she liked bean buns.
"I just changed into this set and washed it, please don't dislike it."
Jin Yue jumped up with a "plop", "It's not like you haven't been to our house before."
Yao Qingqing grinned, "It doesn't matter, things will get better and better in the future. Maybe you can live in a building with a separate kitchen and toilet. Yes, it may be as high as ten floors. No, no, no, thirty floors... How high do you think thirty floors is? Can you climb up there?"
Jin Yue laughed and said, "There's an elevator. No need to climb."
"What's an elevator?"
Jin Yue was stuck for a moment. She had seen all these on her phone, but she had never been to the 30th floor like it was. She had only seen other people taking the elevator, so she had no idea what it was like.
"What do you think our life will be like in the future?" Yao Qingqing hugged the quilt, rolled around, and rolled into Jin Yue's arms, rubbing against her and smelling her. "Jin Yue, you smell so good and so soft. Why are you so soft?"
Shu Jinyue smelled herself, then touched the chest she had rubbed, "Is it soft?"
She obviously doesn't have much flesh, just like a small flower bud. On the contrary, although Yao Qingqing looks thin, she is actually quite well-endowed. That's what we call soft.
She knew that men liked the soft ones that looked very feminine. She remembered that when she was in the countryside, there was a widow in the team. Her face and skin were very ordinary, but she had a good figure, especially the two mines, which were very impressive. Many men in the team liked to peek at her, even the male educated youth from the city.
Alas, this thing is something you are born with, and you will never have it again no matter how hard you try to supplement it.
Yao Qingqing looked over there, a little curious, "Are you really nineteen years old?"
Shu Jinyue was even more angry. He buried his face in the pillow and wailed, "I'm almost twenty years old!"
Damn, I really want to sue my breasts, but the judge will probably say that the defendant cannot be found and does not exist...
Yao Qingqing was so amused by her whimpering and giggling that she hugged her and rolled around twice, rubbing her soft hair, "It's okay, Jinyue, it will grow out when you grow up."
"You will definitely have what others have in the future. Believe in the arrangement of fate. Everything is the best and most suitable for you."
If Shu Jinyue hadn't studied medicine, he would have almost believed this bowl of poisonous chicken soup.
The next day at noon, Jin Yue went home for lunch and heard Teacher Shu say that Aunt Li came to see her several times last night. She didn't believe her and went to stay at her friend's house. She waited until after eleven o'clock in the evening before leaving their door. Jin Yue breathed a sigh of relief. Aunt Li is a person who will give up in a few days if she is not allowed to take advantage of you.
Sure enough, in the following week, after a series of unsuccessful attempts at waiting, she finally gave up on asking Shu Jinyue to help with the medical treatment. She wanted her son to go to the hospital, but Brother Li thought it was embarrassing the last time and refused to go no matter what.
In addition, since he had not had any attacks in the past few days, no one advised him to go to the hospital.
On Saturday, Jin Yue had just returned home when he met Liu Huifang, who was beaming. "Jin Yue, good news, good news!"
The light on her face was something Jin Yue had never seen before. Suddenly, an idea flashed through her mind, "Could it be that my sister-in-law is..."
"Yeah!" Liu Huifang held her hand tightly, speaking incoherently with excitement, "I, I have never... My period has been overdue for a week and it hasn't come yet. My period has always been very regular, and it has never exceeded three days in all these years. Now it's been more than a week!"
"Have you been to the hospital for a checkup?"
Liu Huifang's face darkened. "Not yet. I'm afraid I'll be too excited for nothing. I want to wait a few days and then check again if she still hasn't come."
Jin Yue smiled and said, "Go check it out quickly. I think his pulse is a little slippery." While she was talking, she had already taken his pulse.
"Really, are you sure?!"
Jin Yue has diagnosed many slippery pulses, so he can't be wrong. In the countryside, many women will not go to the hospital to confirm their pregnancy. If you meet them in the fields, they will ask you to do a check-up to confirm that they are pregnant. They will not receive any special attention and will not receive any preferential treatment. They just have to work as usual. As for whether the check-up is accurate or not, you will know after a few months when your belly gets bigger.
After receiving Jin Yue's affirmative answer, Liu Huifang's face became even redder than before, and she walked a few steps in the room, "Should I eat something to replenish my body?"
"You don't have to take special supplements, just remember not to eat hawthorn and peach." As for musk, peach kernel and safflower, they are things that can only be seen in palace fighting dramas. Few ordinary people in this era have even heard of them, let alone have access to them.
"By the way, if you don't want to eat, don't force yourself. Just pick the flavors you like, sour, spicy, or sweet. It doesn't matter."
Liu Huifang nodded. Shu Wenyan had been hiding at the door. When he saw his wife's expression, he knew that she was pregnant. He smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. "Jinyue, you are really my sister, my real sister."
I used to take medicine by the basket, but now I asked her to prescribe a recipe for washing. I washed it several times in a row and it worked! No one would believe this if you told others about it, but his sister did it!
"Wait..." Seeing someone in the yard looking at him, he immediately lowered his voice, "When it's done, I will definitely send you red eggs."
Jin Yue laughed, "Then I'll remember it, don't forget it, brother." Anyway, you only need to believe two or three out of ten words your brother says, especially when it comes to things that cost money.
As soon as the couple left, Zhao Wanqiu learned the news and immediately told Teacher Shu. The old man was also happy, "Okay, okay, once this matter is resolved, I will feel relieved."
"Wanqiu, let's make dumplings for dinner on Sunday and ask them to come back. Remember not to put anything pregnant women can't eat in there."
"Do I need you to tell me that?" Zhao Wanqiu was also very happy. Among the four children in the family, one was finally going to blossom and bear fruit. She could finally do justice to the sister who changed her destiny.
Even if there is no such relationship, as the eldest child's stepmother, Huifang calls her "Mom" all the time. The affection is there, and the child calls her grandma all the time, so she is also a grandmother!
The Shu family had been having bad luck for such a long time, but finally something good happened to them. Everyone was in a very good mood. During dinner, the whole family was talking about the eldest brother and sister-in-law's children. Teacher Shu directly picked up the dictionary, put on his reading glasses, and turned the pages one by one while dipping his saliva.
"Dad, don't waste your energy. My eldest brother will definitely name his child himself. It's not your turn." Shu Wenming poured cold water on him.
"It's his business if he takes it. It's not against the law for me to take a look."
Not to mention, the names he chose for his three children are pretty good. They have good meanings and are easy to pronounce. They are different from those named after the national army.
As they were talking, someone suddenly knocked on the door. "Is Wanqiu home?"
"I'm here, sister-in-law, come in quickly."
Aunt Zhao lifted the door curtain and walked into the house, holding a bamboo basket in her hand, which contained a few cucumbers, two handfuls of green vegetables, and two eggplants.
"My relatives sent it from the countryside. Please try it."
"Oh, thank you, sister-in-law." Zhao Wanqiu stood up, Jin Yue and Shu Wenming also got down from the kang, asked Aunt Zhao to sit down, and poured her some water.
"Stop busying yourself. I came here today for something that I'm not sure how to start." Aunt Zhao glanced at Shu Wenming.
Jin Yue’s radar immediately went up. It was related to his second brother. It must be a blind date!
Zhao Wanqiu squeezed in next to her and sat down next to her. "Our two families have been neighbors for many years. You know what kind of people we are. If you have any difficulties, just tell us. As long as we can do it, we will definitely help."
Although Zhao Wanqiu is impulsive and often speaks without thinking, her straightforward personality makes it easy for her to make friends. It is hard to say whether there is a direct conflict of interest among her colleagues in the hospital, but among them, there are several friends who she can chat with.
Aunt Zhao is the best among them.
"Oh, I just know your family's character, so I can't open my mouth. I really am... Alas!"
Shu Jinyue became more curious. How difficult is this task? Tell me quickly!
Zhao Wanqiu wanted the children to go back to the house, but Jin Yue and Shu Wenming didn't move either.
"It's okay for them to listen. It just so happens that your family needs to make the decision on this matter."
When Teacher Shu heard that it was related to his son, he wondered if he had found a suitable person to introduce to her? ! Not to mention, at least one-third of the girls Shu Wenming has dated so far were introduced by Aunt Zhao.
"Wenming, do you still remember Wang Xiaohong, whom I met years ago?"
Shu Wenming looked unhappy and said stubbornly, "Which Wang Xiaohong? I have no impression of her."
The more Shu Jin thought about the seven arrogant brothers in that family and the word "pretty boy" that he snorted from his nose, the more unhappy he felt.
"Last time, your blind date didn't work out, and you were not very happy. I felt really embarrassed, and then I scolded your uncle Zhao. He went back in the first month of the year and gave that family a good scolding, which was a way to vent his anger for you."
Wang Xiaohong's second aunt is Uncle Zhao's distant cousin. There is no blood relationship between them, but in Shilan Province, where personal relationships are valued, they are still considered relatives.
"I've met Wang Xiaohong a few times. She's not a bad girl, but her brothers are violent and aggressive in the village. I don't like them very much. I guess you won't like this kind of relationship either, but... Alas!" Aunt Zhao sighed.
"Sister-in-law, just tell me what's going on."
"That time we didn't meet. I only found out later that Wang Xiaohong was dating someone at the time and she didn't want to meet, so she might not have said something nice. She broke up with her boyfriend recently, so she asked me to tell you, do you want to meet again?"
Shu Jinyue: “…” Ah, this second brother who is not even a spare tire, was suddenly admitted based on merit!
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