Chapter 247 Xu Boxi Lost Contact
Lin Qi's family had a lively and happy New Year. Starting from the seventh day of the New Year, they were busy again. Zhao Shu went to open the shop, and Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao took the children to their new home to make furniture.
"I think we should build a separate brewery." Lin Qi said.
Xu Hexiao slapped his head and said, "I forgot about this. I'll go and hire someone in a few days. One room is not enough, so let's take two rooms. They're on the side of our main building. There's plenty of space there."
"Dad, you haven't arranged a room for us in the main building. Can't we live in the same building with you?" asked the seventh brother.
"You can also live here as long as you don't mind the room being too small." Each house has only one master bedroom and one or two guest rooms, and is not suitable for multiple people to live in.
"I want to live in my own house." Xu Boxi was the first to express her opinion. She was already eleven years old and now wanted more private space.
The brothers from the same litter looked at each other and said, "We want to have our own room, too."
The three little ones didn’t want to live by themselves, “The three of us live together in the main building, with mom and dad.”
"If there is no one in the new house, it will become an old house," the second son Xu Zhonghui reminded them.
"We clean our own house every week. Brother, you only go home on Saturdays and weekends. Your house is unoccupied at other times." The seventh brother reminded his brother.
The second brother choked and flicked the seventh brother's forehead with his finger, "You are so clever."
In February, on the first day of the special training camp, Xu Boxi, Xu Zhonghui, Xu Shuzhe and Xu Jiming were informed that they would go to Capital University to study.
After going to college, the four children's time spent home became longer.
"I will be at Capital University in the first half of the year, and possibly at other universities in the second half. I will go to other schools again next year and the year after next." Xu Boxi said.
"Do you need to switch between several schools? Don't you have to learn a lot of things?" Xu Hexiao frowned.
The four children nodded. "Yes, we have a lot to learn, so we can only go home once a month."
“Is it stressful?” Will there be any mental problems for such a young child to learn so many things?
“We are not afraid of pressure.”
“I don’t think it’s difficult.”
"It means I can't go home often, I can't see my parents, and I can't eat delicious food."
"Mom made some delicious food and will send it to you at school."
"Thank you, Mom. You are the best!"
In March, Lin Qi, Xu Hexiao and Zhao Shu started moving. The new house was fully furnished, and except for some kitchenware and tableware, Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao did not want the other furniture from the old house. It was not that the items were bad, but the size of the furniture was not suitable.
"Brother Cao and his family just bought a house. A few days ago, he said that if we want to sell the old furniture, we should notify him first." Xu Hexiao said.
"Where did they buy their new home?"
"It's on Zhengyang Road, half an hour's walk from here."
"Then take some time to tell him."
"Well, let's go tonight."
As a result, before Xu Hexiao could go find Cao Zheng, Cao Zheng came to him first.
Cao Zheng had a happy look on his face. As soon as he entered the house, he went to find Lin Qi and said, "Sister-in-law, your sister-in-law is pregnant."
"Congratulations!" Lin Qi was truly happy for Cao Zheng.
Cao Zheng scratched the back of his head. A 40-year-old man, he smiled shyly. "We just found out. We shouldn't have announced it in the first three months, but the doctor said your sister-in-law is a little old and the fetus is not stable. I would like to ask you to go see your sister-in-law."
"Okay." Lin Qi agreed without thinking.
When Cao Zheng saw them busy working, he immediately rolled up his sleeves to help.
"We don't plan to take some of the wooden furniture. Just pick out the ones you want and I'll find a car to deliver them to you in a couple of days." Xu Hexiao dusted off the dust on his body. He had been packing for most of the day and had almost finished packing. He could just move the things over after dark.
Cao Zheng was a little surprised. "You don't want such good wooden furniture? The ones sold outside are not as good as yours."
"No, these furniture are not suitable for the new house, so we made new ones ourselves," Xu Hexiao explained.
"These furnitures are so good, I can't take them for nothing. Consider it my purchase from you."
"Don't charge any money, just consider it as a gift from us for you to move into your new home."
"Okay, when you move into your new home, I'll give you a gift too." A big gift, Cao Zheng added in his mind.
Lin Qi took a shower, changed into clean clothes, picked up two baskets of fruit, and accompanied Cao Zheng to visit his wife.
Cao Zheng took the basket from Lin Qi and said with a smile, "I came here to ask Qiqi to help, so I shouldn't accept your gift. But the fruit in your house is so delicious, and you can't buy it outside, so I shamelessly accepted it."
"Don't be so polite. During this time, you can come to my house to get rice, noodles and vegetables to take back, and try to let your sister-in-law eat our food." Considering the ages of Cao Zheng and Zhao Hanshuang, this might be their last child. As a friend, she naturally hoped that their pregnancy would go smoothly.
Cao Zheng nodded. "Hanshuang is eating the rice and noodles brought back from your house now. If the vegetables were also brought from your house, I would feel more at ease. But I can't take it for free. I will pay you according to the market price."
This time, Lin Qi did not refuse, "Okay."
After receiving the money, Cao Zheng felt more at ease.
Two years ago, Zhao Hanshuang no longer had to sweep the streets. Cao Zheng was doing some small business outside, and she was busy at home, and went to bring Cao Zheng meals at mealtime. Over the past few years, the couple gradually paid off their debts, saved money, bought a house, and their lives became better and better. Now Zhao Hanshuang is even pregnant.
Everything is moving in the right direction.
Zhao Hanshuang hasn't seen Lin Qi for a year. Every time she sees Lin Qi, she can't help but be stunned. The reason is simple: Lin Qi has not aged.
"It's a good thing that you're a woman, sister-in-law, otherwise I'd be jealous if your sister-in-law looked at you like that." Cao Zheng smiled helplessly. He knew that Lin Qi was pretty, but there was no need for his wife to stare at her for so long every time they met, right?
"Qiqi is beautiful, pleasing to the eyes, and makes people feel good just looking at her." Zhao Hanshuang was speaking from the heart. Women can better understand the beauty of women, and as a woman, she really likes to look at beautiful women.
The doctor recommended that Zhao Hanshuang stay in bed for the first three months, so Zhao Hanshuang would not get out of bed unless necessary. Zhao Hanshuang came out to greet Lin Qi, chatted for a few words, and then returned to bed.
Zhao Hanshuang's face was yellowish, with some purple spots under her eyelids, and it looked like she didn't get enough rest.
"Your sister-in-law has severe morning sickness and hasn't been able to get a good rest these days," Cao Zheng explained.
Lin Qi grabbed Zhao Hanshuang's hand and said, "Morning sickness is indeed tiring. Generally, morning sickness will last from four to six months of pregnancy."
"So long? How much suffering will that require?" Cao Zheng frowned. "There are many people living in this house, so it's quite crowded. The kitchen is in the corridor, and the cooking fumes will drift into the house. I want to clean up the new house this morning and then move in. Sister-in-law, can I move while I'm pregnant?"
Can't you move when you're pregnant? Lin Qi has never heard of this.
"Don't you need to renovate your new house?" Although it is called a new house, it is actually an old house bought from someone else.
"Let's not fix it now. We'll fix it later when we have money."
"Then move. Notify me in advance when you move, and I'll come over to help you look after your sister-in-law."
"Okay, I feel much more at ease with you around."
Lin Qi injected some supernatural powers into Zhao Hanshuang, and after Zhao Hanshuang fell asleep, she left.
"Your sister-in-law hasn't had a good sleep for a long time. Thank you, sister-in-law."
"It's just a small favor. No need to be so polite."
"I will treat you and He Xiao to dinner tomorrow. I know a newly opened private restaurant. The food there is very delicious."
After moving to the new home, the house at No. 8 Fuxing Road also had to be demolished and rebuilt. The same people were hired as last time, and in addition to those people, there were an additional 100 new people. This time everyone had experience, and the speed of building the house was much faster. In just half a year, four small villas combining Chinese and Western styles were built.
Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao planned to rent out all the houses here, so they used the less expensive nanmu wood when making furniture.
On this day, Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao were making furniture when Cao Zheng rushed in and said, "Hexiao, a food factory wants to sell two trucks. Do you want to buy them?"
"Why do you want to sell it?" Xu Hexiao asked.
"Business has been hit, so they don't need that many cars." Cao Zheng replied, "He just got the news that the auction will start at 11 o'clock. If you want to buy, bring enough money and go to the food factory with me."
"Okay, I'll go back and get the money."
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Hexiao drove a train in.
The gate was originally built to be five meters wide, and it turned out to be a correct decision.
"Why did you take so long?" Lin Qi asked.
"After buying the car, I drove it to have it inspected and replaced some parts." Xu Hexiao was in a very good mood. "Qiqi, I plan to drive it back to Yao County tomorrow to transport our things."
The things refer to the jewelry, gold, antiques, and some of the treasures of the Xu family that they exchanged with Boss Mo. It would take several trips to transport all of them.
Lin Qi frowned, "The children are in the capital, I am worried about leaving."
"I can go back by myself. Don't you have confidence in my ability?" Xu Hexiao asked with a smile.
Lin Qi nodded honestly, "A little bit."
Xu Hexiao was angry. He held Lin Qi's face with both hands and rubbed it hard, "Don't say such things again."
Xu Hexiao still went out the next day. Lin Qi was worried about him, so she prepared a lot of medicine for him and even an extra ginseng for him.
On the third day after Xu Hexiao left, Lu Huazhang knocked on Lin Qi's door in the middle of the night.
"Sister-in-law, I can't contact Bo Xi." Lu Huazhang said as he entered the door.
Lin Qi paused while putting on her clothes. "What do you mean?"
"In the past two years, women have disappeared one after another in the vicinity of Jinshi. We suspect that there is a gang of human traffickers committing crimes in that area, and Bo Xi volunteered to be an undercover agent. Seven days ago, she was abducted by the traffickers. At the beginning, we were able to receive clues she left behind, but three days ago, after the group of traffickers entered the southern border, we lost contact with Bo Xi." Lu Huazhang quickly explained the situation. After he finished speaking, he was prepared to be scolded by Lin Qi, but Lin Qi was terribly calm.
"Take me to where you lost her."
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