Old Mrs. Chang brought Su Xieqiu to the county party committee’s staff building.
She opened a room on the second floor and said, "Comrade Su, please take a seat. I'll go get you some water."
"Thank you, Auntie." Su Xieqiu sat down with a smile and casually looked around the house. It looked quite spacious, with three rooms, a separate kitchen and bathroom.
To be able to live in such a big house, one must be of a certain social status.
Little Chang Guangming looked at Su Xieqiu and ran to his room. After a while, he came out with an iron box.
"Auntie, this snack is delicious. I'll give it to you."
He is six years old and is sensible enough to know that it was the aunt in front of him who saved his life, so he took out what he thought was the best thing to share with her.
Su Xieqiu did not refuse his kindness. She smiled and pinched a piece of mung bean cake. "Thank you, Guangming. Auntie, just one piece will do. You can keep the rest for yourself."
"Give them all to Auntie." He pushed the box in front of Su Xieqiu again.
Su Xieqiu patted his head and said with a smile, "You're so good, but Auntie can't finish it."
At this time, Old Mrs. Chang came out of the kitchen with a cup of tea and a plate of snacks.
She said enthusiastically: "Comrade Su, please have some snacks first and stay here for lunch."
"Aunt Chang, I have two children at home, so I won't eat here."
Old Mrs. Chang was very surprised. Comrade Su looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, so how come he already had two children?
She hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking, "Comrade Su, aren't you an educated youth from Haishi who came to the countryside? How come you have a child? Are you married?"
Su Xieqiu smiled and nodded, "Yes, Auntie, I'm married, and the two children are my husband's. He usually has to go to work, so I help take care of the children at home."
She didn't explain much. Since that was the rumor in the village, she would just say it that way to the outside world in the future to avoid arousing other people's suspicion.
When Mrs. Chang heard her say this, she immediately understood that her lover should be remarried, but he had good conditions and a good job.
Old Mrs. Chang did not mean to look down on her. Not to mention that her grandson was rescued by someone else, even if there was no such relationship, it was Su Zhiqing's freedom to marry whoever she wanted.
Since Comrade Su had children at home, she couldn't keep him any longer, so she smiled and said, "Comrade Su, we're already home, I can't let you go hungry. Wait, I'll make you some noodles, it'll be ready soon."
Su Xieqiu quickly held her back, "Aunt Chang, it's really not necessary. I just had a meal when I went out, so I'm not hungry now. Anyway, I've already recognized you. I'll come to see you next time I'm in town."
Su Xieqiu said this and stood up.
Old Lady Chang pulled her aside and said, "Comrade Su, since you are in a hurry to go back, I won't keep you for dinner. Wait a minute, I'll get you something."
Old Mrs. Zhang thought that no matter what, she couldn't let her grandson's savior go back empty-handed.
Su Xieqiu sighed helplessly. When she took the net bag to pack her things in the room, Su Xieqiu smiled and waved to little Chang Guangming, then immediately opened the door and ran away.
"Grandma, Aunt Su is gone." Chang Guangming shouted into the house.
"Oh, why did he leave?" Old Mrs. Chang came out of the room and saw that the person had left.
She slapped her thigh in annoyance, quickly opened the door, and saw Su Xieqiu had already run downstairs.
When her son and daughter-in-law came back from get off work at noon, Old Mrs. Chang told them what happened at noon and also told them about Su Xieqiu's situation.
"I was clearly weak at that time. If it weren't for Comrade Su, I'm afraid we would be..."
When Old Mrs. Chang talks about it now, she still feels a little scared.
Li Xiao'e quickly pulled her son to her side and asked, "Guangming, are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
"Mom, I'm fine now. I don't feel uncomfortable anymore."
Li Xiao'e touched her son's face, still a little worried, "Mom, learn to do it, why don't you take the child to the hospital for a check-up? Don't let him have any sequelae."
Chang Xuegan observed his son carefully and said to his wife, "As long as he spits it out, it shouldn't be a big deal. Don't worry."
He then asked Old Lady Chang, "Mom, you said that the educated youth from Hongqi Commune were the ones who saved Guangming?"
"Yes, Comrade Su said that she is from Hai City and came here to work in the countryside last year." He also told his son and daughter-in-law about her marriage.
"I didn't ask in detail. I just knew that her husband was married for the second time and had two children."
The couple were very surprised when they heard it.
Li Xiao'e said, "Mom, didn't you just say that she looked only 17 or 18 years old? Why would she marry a second marriage with a child? Is she just average looking?"
Although her question was rather euphemistic, Old Lady Chang also heard it and said with a smile: "Comrade Su is very beautiful, even prettier than the girls in the provincial art troupe. She has a good temperament and her character is impeccable."
Chang Xuegan and Li Xiao'e looked at each other and thought, since she has good conditions in all aspects, why would she become a stepmother to someone else?
And the other party also has two children. Could it be that the man is particularly good?
"Mom, what about Comrade Su's lover?" Chang Xuegan asked.
It’s not that they like to ask questions. Since he is their son’s savior, they will definitely consider how to repay him appropriately.
"Her husband is from the Sanhua Brigade. I think he works in a certain factory. I didn't have time to ask in detail, but it's not important."
Old Mrs. Chang said to her son and daughter-in-law, "Why don't you two take a day off and go visit Comrade Su to thank him. Saving his life is such a big deal, we can't let others say that we don't know how to be polite."
Chang Xuegan was transferred from the provincial capital to Nanping County two years ago and served as executive deputy county magistrate.
His wife works at the county women's federation. They are both very busy, and it is Grandma Chang who helps take care of the two children.
Chang Xuegan listened to his mother's words, thought for a while, and said to his wife, "Xiao'e, I really can't leave these two days. Why don't you take mom and the kids with you and buy some more food and daily necessities."
Li Xiao'e understood his concerns and knew that he was really busy. She smiled and nodded, and asked her mother-in-law, "Mom, do you think it's okay for the two of us to go with the children?"
Old Mrs. Chang glared at her son and said unhappily, "Just like your father, you're not home all day long. You have no responsibility for what happens at home."
Then he smiled and said to his daughter-in-law: "Xiao E, you have been wronged by the school all these years."
"Mom, I don't feel wronged at all. It's good to learn how to do it. I'm just a little busy with work. Besides, don't we still have you to help us?"
Li Xiao'e and Chang Xuegan were college classmates and grew up together. They have a very good relationship.
Old Mrs. Chang is a reasonable person. There are no conflicts between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law in the family, and the family lives in harmony.
Li Xiao'e has had a very happy life over the years and she really has no complaints in her heart.
After the family finalized the matter, Li Xiao'e and Old Mrs. Chang discussed what gifts to bring.
Then he set the day after tomorrow morning as the day to visit and express his gratitude.
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