Fang Qiao replied with a smile, "Sister-in-law Guizhi, I just got back less than half an hour ago."
She pointed to the yard: "Look, the house isn't ready yet, they're cleaning it up."
"Do you need my help?" Chen Guizhi asked.
Fang Qiao shook her head: "No need, Bai Dong and Xiao Jing are here."
"Okay, just call me if you need any help." Chen Guizhi said politely for a moment, then added, "It's getting dark, I have to go home and cook. Tingting will be home from school soon for dinner."
"Then you should go back; cooking is the priority."
Chen Guizhi took out her keys and went home. Fang Qiao glanced into the yard and, feeling that the cleaning was almost done, quickly went back inside.
The autumn mosquitoes outside were too fierce, buzzing around people. In just a short while, she killed several of them, and An'an also got a bite on her leg.
Fang Qiao was very annoyed.
But no matter how annoying it is, you have to wait until the first frost to freeze the autumn mosquitoes to death.
Back in the yard, the weeds had been cleared away, the table had been wiped and the floor swept, and the bed had been made.
As dusk approached and night was about to fall, wisps of smoke rose from the chimneys of the surrounding houses, signaling that it was time to prepare dinner.
Having been away from home for half a month, and with nothing at home to cook for, Cheng Baidong simply went to the cafeteria to buy things.
Cheng Baidong left with his lunchbox for more than ten minutes. When he returned, Wang Yun and Gao Ping, a married couple, were following behind him.
"I happened to run into him when I was getting food at the cafeteria."
As Cheng Baidong spoke to Fang Qiao, he moved a few chairs for them to sit down: "Please sit down."
"I won't sit here any longer. I'll just say a few words and then leave." Wang Yun said, walking towards Fang Qiao, taking her arm, and leading her into the inner room: "Xiao Qiao, I have something to tell you."
Fang Qiao obediently followed Wang Yun into the inner room and closed the door behind her.
"Xiaoyun, I know what you're going to tell me." Fang Qiao winked mischievously at her and reached out to touch her lower abdomen: "You're pregnant, aren't you?"
"Oh my, how did you know I was going to say that?" Wang Yun's almond-shaped eyes widened in surprise.
Fang Qiao laughed and said, "I guessed it, was it accurate or not!"
Actually, she could tell from his face reading! Wang Yun had a rosy complexion, and his fertility palace was full, lustrous, and had a good color; it was obvious at a glance.
Wang Yun nodded emphatically: "Accurate, absolutely accurate."
She laughed and said, "I just found out a few days ago, it hasn't even been three months yet, so don't tell anyone."
"Don't worry, I definitely won't tell anyone." After making her promise, Fang Qiao asked her, "You look pretty good. Have you started experiencing morning sickness yet?"
Wang Yun shook his head: "Not yet."
"Then you should eat more to replenish yourself before you start vomiting and can still eat and drink. Once you start vomiting, you'll feel so uncomfortable that you won't be able to eat anything," Fang Qiao advised. "At that time, you won't be able to eat well and you'll suffer, and the baby will grow slowly in your belly. You know, when I was pregnant with An'an, I started vomiting from the second month and it didn't get better until more than five months. At the worst time, I even vomited blood."
Wang Yun nodded: "I know, you don't need to worry."
After chatting for a while, Wang Yun said he had to leave.
"Go eat quickly, or it will get cold. Gao Ping and I are going back."
"Okay, you can go back now." Fang Qiao saw him out of the courtyard and reminded Gao Ping, "It's dark and you can't see the road clearly, so hold onto your wife and watch your step."
"Yes, yes." Gao Ping responded repeatedly, half-embracing Wang Yun's waist and protecting her in his arms.
"No need to be so worried, I'm taking care of myself." Wang Yun smiled sweetly, then turned to Fang Qiao and said, "We're leaving."
"Okay, watch where you're going."
Watching the couple leave arm in arm, Fang Qiao and Cheng Baidong turned back. They closed the courtyard gate and locked it from the inside.
After dinner, everyone went to rest.
After Fang Qiao and Cheng Baidong put the children to sleep, they put them in their cribs and cuddled together, whispering to each other.
After being away for half a month, the couple hadn't been intimate for a long time. As they chatted, their bodies drew closer and closer.
In the end, it's unclear who kissed whom first, but they ended up embracing and rolling around together.
After a long delay, the two of them ended up having a bit of a crazy argument.
When Fang Qiao finally fell asleep, she could barely keep her eyes open.
The next day, he slept until the sun was high in the sky before getting up.
Bright sunlight streamed into the room through the gaps in the curtains, and it was so quiet inside and out that it seemed like no one was there.
Fang Qiao opened her eyes and turned her head to look at the crib, which was empty.
She got out of bed, found a white shirt, and put on black pants.
After getting dressed, she sat in front of the mirror and combed her hair. The clean mirror clearly reflected the red mark on her neck.
Fang Qiao leaned forward, brought her upper body close to the mirror, and carefully looked at herself. Then she sighed, reluctantly changed out of her white shirt, and put on a high-necked thermal undershirt.
She didn't tie her neatly combed hair up anymore, letting it fall loosely over her chest.
I washed my face and brushed my teeth. Breakfast was laid out on the table, consisting of wild vegetable dumplings and a bowl of mixed grain porridge from the cafeteria, still warm.
After dinner, Fang Qiao washed the clothes she had changed out of yesterday and was hanging them on the line to dry when Xiao Jing pushed her bicycle in from outside, with a vegetable basket hanging on the handlebars.
Fang Qiao: "Going to buy groceries."
Xiao Jing nodded, parked her bicycle in the corner, and said with a smile, "I bought a carp and a piece of tofu. I'll make fish soup for lunch."
“Okay,” Fang Qiao said. “I remember there are two pieces of kelp in the cupboard. I’ll soak one in advance and then chop it up and add it to the fish soup to help the child get calcium.”
Xiao Jing nodded in agreement: "Okay."
After hanging the clothes to dry, Fang Qiao put away the laundry basin, wiped the water off her hands, and asked Xiao Jing, "Where are the children?"
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