719: Taken home for confinement
In October of the Gregorian calendar, the Great Northern Wilderness is so cold that water turns to ice.
It snowed in mid-October.
After work that afternoon, Zhou Ziheng rode his bicycle to take Yu Xiaoye home.
After arriving home, Xu Ying boiled water in the stove in the main room and was preparing to make dumplings.
Zhou Ziheng took off his gloves and coat and went over to help.
Yu Xiaoye washed his hands and went to the kang to play with Pang Ya with Cuihua.
Not long after, Yu Jiahui and Yu Erye also returned home from get off work.
The repair shop where the father and son worked was a little far from their home. In order to make it easier for them to commute to get off work, Yu Xiaoye bought a used Fei Ge brand bicycle on the black market at a high price. The two of them rode a bicycle to and from get off work every day.
Yu Erye felt very proud. He never thought that his family could own a bicycle. However, he didn't know how to ride it yet, so he had to trouble his father to take him.
After pushing the bicycle into the kitchen and parking it, Yu Jiahui entered the main room and shouted:
"Where is my eldest granddaughter, Fatty? Please let grandpa see where my eldest granddaughter is."
When Pang Ya heard her grandfather's voice in her mother's arms, she started to turn her neck. When she saw her grandfather and father's faces, she immediately smiled and flapped her hands excitedly.
Yu Erye rushed directly to the kang, held his daughter in his arms, and lifted her up high, raised her up, lowered her down, raised her up, lowered her down. The fat girl laughed happily, and her round face was full of joy, which caused laughter in the house.
Xu Ying shouted:
"I've told you so many times to wash your hands first when you get home, but you just can't remember, right?"
Yu Erye then put his daughter down and washed his hands in the basin with a smile.
Xu Ying cooked three large dumplings:
"Okay, let's eat!"
The dumplings were taken out and the family sat around the kang table to eat them.
The whole room was steaming hot.
There are two kinds of fillings for dumplings, fish and shrimp. Xu Ying said that fish and shrimp are sold on the black market in the county town and they are very cheap, so the family often eats fish and shrimp.
Zhou Ziheng specifically asked several times where the fish and shrimp came from, who sold them, and where they got the goods from, but Xu Ying was vague and just gave a few perfunctory answers.
Zhou Ziheng felt that there must be something wrong with the origin of the fish and shrimp, but seeing that the family was very secretive and unwilling to say more, he did not ask any further questions. He just believed whatever they said. Moreover, the fish and shrimp were indeed extremely delicious, better than any he had eaten before, and there was no fishy smell.
It is Xu Ying's ability to get such delicious food frequently.
Halfway through eating the delicious dumplings, Zhou Ziheng said casually:
"I heard news from the forest farm today that Chen Ci has become the quartermaster."
"Um?????"
Five faces raised their heads from their bowls one after another and looked at Zhou Ziheng.
Yu Erye was the last to act, but he was the first to ask the question:
"What is a quartermaster?"
"He's the one in charge of the cafeteria."
"Ah," Yu Erye gasped, "My sister-in-law was promoted to a leader?"
The other three members of the family all turned their gazes towards the silly Yu Erye, and finally towards Zhou Ziheng, their eyes full of surprise.
How did Chen Ci become the quartermaster?
The old couple had gone to the forest farm and made a scene before. They beat up Lao Xiaosan and reported Lao Xiaosan to the farm office. They guessed that Lao Xiaosan's position would be removed from the second branch farm, but they never thought that Chen Ci would take his place.
This was indeed something they had not expected.
Looking at the light in Zhou Ziheng's deep eyes and the slightly smiling expression, he obviously guessed that this matter was related to their family.
Should I have a full understanding of the situation?
Zhou Ziheng nodded slightly, as if he had heard the thoughts of the three people.
Yu Jiahui, Xu Ying, and Yu Xiaoye also nodded slightly, and did not deny that this matter was related to them. They knew from the beginning that the matter would be leaked sooner or later, and Zhou Ziheng was not easy to fool, so facing Zhou Ziheng's inquiring eyes, they admitted that they did it.
Zhou Ziheng pursed his lips, meaning that he was just asking and not going to pursue the matter.
Yu Jiahui, Xu Ying, and Yu Xiaoye understood what Zhou Ziheng meant, and they all put their minds at ease. The three of them looked at each other again, their expressions relaxed.
Yu Erye and Cuihua who were standing by saw that they kept looking at each other as if they were possessed. What were they doing? They stared at each other for a long time without saying anything. They just kept looking at each other. Are they playing guessing game?
But the four people did not give any explanation, quietly ended the silent conversation, and lowered their heads to continue eating dumplings.
Xu Ying joked nonchalantly:
"Come on, let's eat it all. The dumplings I made tonight are so delicious!"
Yu Erye: “——” It turns out they were asking whether the dumplings were delicious?
After dinner, Yu Erye and Cuihua went to clean up the dishes, while Zhou Ziheng went back to his room to see if the kang was heated up and to add some more fire.
Seeing that everyone else was busy with their own things, Yu Jiahui, Xu Ying, and Yu Xiaoye took the opportunity to get together and whisper.
Xu Ying instructed:
"Xiao Ye, go back and tell Xiao Zhou later that we were the ones who did this, but it wasn't our intention to promote Chen Ci. Explain it to him clearly so he doesn't misunderstand us."
Yu Xiaoye nodded:
"Okay, don't worry, there's no problem with him - but is it okay to let Chen Ci, a pregnant woman, manage the cafeteria? Let's calculate the time. Is Chen Ci about to give birth? Mom, can you calculate when Chen Ci got pregnant?"
Xu Ying had already calculated the date of Chen Ci's pregnancy, which should be after the Chinese New Year when Yu Zhengxian stole the gun. This made it easy to calculate Chen Ci's due date:
"I estimate that the due date is less than a month away, and the baby will be born within a month."
"She's about to give birth, and you're still asking her to manage the canteen at the forest farm. Is that even possible?"
"I'm a little worried, too. The conditions in the forest area are really bad. It's cold and remote. If anything happens, it won't be in time to get to the hospital."
"Mom, how about this, let's ask for maternity leave for Chen Ci, bring her to our house, and then go directly to the hospital to give birth. This is safer.
"Be careful, otherwise I'll feel uneasy. It's a matter of life and death, so we'd better be careful."
Yu Jiahui nodded and said:
"You can come to our house, but where will you stay?"
"How about this, Brother Heng and I will move back to the agency's family building. Since his previous house is still there, we will move there and vacate the room here for Chen Ci to live in."
The old couple nodded in unison, both thinking this method was feasible.
Although they didn't want to acknowledge the villain son, and didn't want to get involved in his affairs, they couldn't ignore Chen Ci's affairs.
After all, Chen Ci is pregnant with a descendant of the Yu family.
They may not recognize their son, but they cannot disown their grandson, nor can they ignore the person who gave birth to their grandson.
So they must take good care of Chen Ci and her child. As for the divorce after the child is born, it is their own business and they are mentally prepared for it anyway.
I just don’t know what Chen Ci will plan after the divorce.
After discussing the matter of the sunken porcelain, Yu Xiaoye returned to his room. The room was already very hot and Zhou Ziheng was preparing to wash up.
Seeing Yu Xiaoye coming back, Zhou Ziheng looked at her intriguingly.
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