724: Going home for confinement
Yu Zhengxian was deeply moved and became filial to Xu Ying, shamelessly asking about her well-being:
"Mom, thanks to you, you've worked hard."
Xu Ying glared again:
"Stay away!" If someone is being nice to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief!
I won't listen to his sweet talk!
The morning passed in a busy manner.
At noon, they had a meal in the cafeteria of the second division.
However, the food in the cafeteria was rather rough, and Chen Ci probably had no appetite, so Yu Xiaoye quietly returned to his own space and stewed some fish soup for Chen Ci, deliberately breaking the fish meat into small pieces so that it was impossible to tell what kind of fish it was.
After returning, he said that he paid the cafeteria staff to help him cook it. Yu Zhengxian and Shen Ci did not pursue it. Yu Zhengxian continued to express his gratitude profusely, which made Xu Ying wonder if this guy had also been resurrected, otherwise how could he have suddenly changed so much.
Chen Ci drank all the fish soup.
In fact, Chen Ci has never eaten fish since that incident.
In the forest farm, there are few opportunities to eat fish. Anyway, the canteen has never prepared such complicated dishes. If you want to eat fish, you can only rely on yourself.
But that time Yu Zhengxian said he wanted to catch some fish to make fish soup for her, but he ended up having sex with Mrs. Xue in the pond. Since then, Chen Ci felt sick whenever she thought of fish, let alone eating it.
Yu Zhengxian was also afraid of upsetting Shen Ci, so he never mentioned the fish in front of Shen Ci again.
So, Chen Ci hasn't eaten fish for a long time.
But now, seeing a bowl of thick white fish soup, Chen Ci suddenly let go of his worries and drank all the delicious fish soup. After finishing it, he still felt unsatisfied.
After eating and drinking, Xu Ying and Yu Xiaoye discussed letting Chen Ci return to her home in the county town to recuperate after giving birth.
This had been discussed before, and the family had already made preparations. For this reason, Yu Xiaoye and Zhou Ziheng had already moved back to the agency's staff housing building in advance, and the house at home had also been cleaned up, waiting for Chen Ci to come back.
Without waiting for Chen Ci to answer, Yu Zhengxian advised:
"Wife, why don't you go back with my mother?"
Before, Yu Zhengxian was really reluctant to be separated from Chen Ci and her child. He hoped that after the child was born, he could bring his wife and children back to the forest farm so that he could see them every day.
But now that his son was actually born, seeing his darling wife and young son so weak and tender, needing careful care, he completely gave up his selfishness. He knew that no matter how hard he tried, he, a grown man with no experience, would not be as attentive and careful as Xu Ying.
Moreover, the living conditions in the forest farm were too harsh. Although their cabins had stoves, they were still not as warm as the earthen-walled kangs.
He had seen his parents' previous home in the Wufen Field Headquarters. The conditions there were already very good. Now they had moved to the county town, and it was said that Zhou Ziheng and Yu Xiaoye had moved in. Presumably, the conditions in the new home were much better than their old home in the field headquarters.
Therefore, considering his wife and children, Yu Zhengxian decided to let Chen Ci go back with him.
Seeing that everyone was urging her to go to the Yu family's new home in the county town to recuperate after giving birth, Chen Ci did not immediately express her opinion. Instead, she looked at Yu Zhengxian and asked:
"What about the work in the forest farm cafeteria?"
"Don't worry, I'm here. I'll help you take care of it. We've been working in the cafeteria since we arrived at the forest farm. I'm already familiar with all the things going on there. Don't worry, go home and recuperate. I'll keep an eye on you and make sure you're doing just as well as you are now!"
After hearing Yu Zhengxian's assurance, Chen Ci finally felt relieved. She was just worried that if she really quit her job at the forest farm and went to Yu's house to recuperate after giving birth, would Yu Zhengxian follow her.
If both of them abandoned the cafeteria, wouldn’t all their previous efforts be wasted?
Since Yu Zhengxian promised so much, Chen Ci felt relieved and nodded.
"Then I'll cause trouble for you, Aunt Xu."
Xu Ying said politely:
“No trouble!”
After deciding to go home to recuperate after giving birth, they began to prepare.
The most important thing is to find a car, which is difficult to find at this time. The roads are slippery due to snow, and there are generally no cars passing by unless there is a particularly necessary task.
Fortunately, Zhou Ziheng had made arrangements in advance. The reason why Xu Ying and Yu Xiaoye came here so quickly was all arranged by Zhou Ziheng himself.
Zhou Ziheng knew that they wanted to take Chen Ci home to recuperate after giving birth, so he asked the driver to wait here in advance.
At this time, Yu Xiaoye went to find the car that brought them here and asked the driver to take them back.
Yu Zhengxian also went back with them. He wanted to wait until he saw with his own eyes that Chen Ci and her son were settled before coming back and getting familiar with the place. Otherwise, when he came to visit his wife and children in the future, he might not even be able to find his way home.
He temporarily settled the horse, sled and dog, and entrusted them to someone he was familiar with at the site. Then he carried Chen Ci into the car and sat in the front driver's seat.
Xu Ying was holding the child, and Yu Xiaoye was carrying bags.
A group of people got in the car.
The car started and passed through the vast snowfield before finally arriving at the county town.
Yu Zhengxian was very familiar with the road from Erfenchang to the county town. He would not get lost even in the vast snowy fields where the road was unclear.
But he used to go to the county town to sell things in the black market. At that time, he was alone, like a lone goose, wandering between heaven and earth, living one day at a time, only knowing how to make money, never thinking about why he made money, nor thinking about what tomorrow would be like.
Now walking this path again, he has parents, siblings, a wife and children, as well as weaknesses and concerns. He is no longer a lone goose. He also begins to think about the future, thinking about himself as a son, a brother, a husband, and a father. Thinking about his large family, he finally realizes the responsibility on his shoulders.
He is no longer himself, he belongs to his family.
He would live for them in the future.
Yu Zhengxian thought a lot along the way. Although he couldn't say that he had a complete enlightenment, he did find some little philosophies of his own.
The car drove slowly for an hour or two and finally arrived at the door of the new home in the county town.
"We're home, get off the car."
Yu Zhengxian looked out the window and saw a magnificent brick building sitting in the high cab.
The tiled house is indeed much more luxurious than my hometown in Wufenchang!
He couldn't believe that they could live in such a luxurious brick house!
It was not until the courtyard gate opened and the still chubby Cuihua came out rubbing her hands that Yu Zhengxian finally believed that this was indeed their new home.
Xu Ying got out of the car first, holding the child. When Cuihua saw the child, she cried out in surprise:
"Oh, it's already born, Mom. Is it a girl or a boy?"
"It's a boy—where's Fatty? Is he asleep?"
"No, I was playing in the house. I heard the sound of a car and ran out to see. Come on, come in quickly - my brother and his wife are so lucky. They gave birth to a boy as their first child."
Xu Ying entered the courtyard, not forgetting to criticize Cuihua:
"Cuihua, what kind of thinking is this? What do you mean by giving birth to a boy is good luck? If Pang Ya heard you say this, she would feel so uncomfortable. Don't say that again in the future!"
"Oh, oh, I won't say anymore--" Cuihua quickly admitted her mistake.
Later, Yu Xiaoye also got out of the car carrying a lot of bags. When she heard Xu Ying's criticism, she secretly made a face at Cuihua.
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