Since transmigrating, she has been wholeheartedly devoted to living with Qin Huai, focusing all her attention on him and their little family.
Even when planning for the future, he always brought him along, as well as Wang Guihua and Qin Baojun.
But then Qiao Qiqi realized that she had been so focused on her own thoughts that she had forgotten to ask Qin Huai if he felt the same way...
Her first time with Qin Huai was entirely forced; she was the one who initiated it.
Even when they got their marriage certificate, it was Qiao Qiqi who took the initiative to suggest it.
She even considered the possibility that little Qin Huai might get bored and restless...
Thinking about all this, Qiao Qiqi suddenly felt a little sad.
She couldn't think of any initiative Qin Huai would take in this relationship.
It seemed as if everything that had happened over the past month was just wishful thinking on her part.
Qiao Qiqi began to reflect on whether her marriage with Qin Huai had been too hasty, and whether a marriage without a foundation of love could last...
Qin Huai could clearly sense her low spirits, and frowned slightly. "What's wrong?"
Qiao Qiqi didn't want to talk to him right now. She finished the last bite of her meal and took a step back. "People might be coming from home later. Don't go to pick up Chenchen and Xinxin yet. Wait until they leave before you go."
Qin Huai didn't know why anyone had come, but he didn't ask and just gave a faint reply.
Qiao Qiqi immediately imagined: He really doesn't love me, he doesn't even want to say a few words to me.
Feeling upset, Qiao Qiqi simply took out the book she had brought back from her parents' home a few days ago from the kang music cabinet.
These books all belong to Qiao Weiguo, and the types of books are very limited. Apart from books about the liberation of New China, they are all about farming.
Qiao Qiqi thought it was good to look at these books. Back in the 21st century, she had only been forced to read two books about the reform and opening up of New China when she was in college.
However, the book mentions this era very little, so much so that she was unaware of many things about it.
Qiao Weiguo's books allowed her to quickly understand things from that era.
Before I knew it, I had already read half of a book.
Although Qiao Qiqi had seen some of the content in the book in the 21st century, she didn't feel anything about it.
Looking back now, perhaps because I was there, I can more truly appreciate how difficult it was for China to develop.
Especially for Qiao Qiqi, who came from the 21st century, seeing how backward China was in that era, she could more deeply feel how hard-won China's development was.
Just as they were engrossed in watching, a noise suddenly came from the courtyard.
Qiao Qiqi looked up and saw that the person had finally arrived. She immediately put the book on the kang (a heated brick bed), put on her shoes, and went out.
There were three people who came: Director Sun, Fang Ke, and Su Shangjin.
When Sun Shengli saw Qiao Qiqi again, he immediately smiled and said, "We meet again."
After a moment of surprise, Qiao Qiqi immediately invited the group into the house with a look of flattery.
"Boss, what brings you here? I don't have much to offer you, but let me get you some water."
As she spoke, Qiao Qiqi immediately went to the kitchen. Since there weren't enough cups, she directly used a bowl to scoop several bowls of water from the water tank.
The water in her water tank was a mixture of spring water and well water, half and half. Sun Shengli took a sip and his eyes lit up. "Your water is great, it's very sweet!"
Qiao Qiqi smiled slightly, "My father-in-law said that our house is located on higher ground, and the water tastes better than the water in the houses of the villagers on the streets in front and behind us."
Sun Shengli recalled the water he had drunk at the other villagers' homes and nodded in agreement, "Yes, the well water at your home is indeed better than the water at the other villagers' homes."
As he spoke, Sun Shengli looked around the house he was in. Although it was an earthen house and not very big, it was clean and tidy. He nodded in approval.
Su Shangjin immediately chimed in, "Director Sun came here specifically to thank you for the meal you prepared tonight. During the meal, Director Sun kept praising your cooking skills."
Qiao Qiqi looked shy and said, "That's all I'm good at. I hope Director Sun and the leaders from Beijing don't mind."
As she spoke, Qiao Qiqi wondered to herself, "Where did Qin Huai go?"
Just then, Qin Huai walked in from outside.
The two exchanged a glance.
Qiao Qiqi immediately looked away.
The next second, Fang Ke suddenly walked up to her and asked in a low voice, "What did you have for dinner?"
Qiao Qiqi replied, "We can't finish all the vegetables in the garden this season. I stewed eggplant and potatoes with pork belly, and also made cucumber salad. We didn't finish it all, there's still some left."
As she spoke, Qiao Qiqi said warmly, "Are you still hungry? If you're not full, I'll cook you another dish. I have some dried small fish drying in my kitchen, and my fried fish is also delicious. Would you like to try some?"
"No, no, there was so much food tonight, we didn't even finish it all," Fang Ke quickly pulled her back.
Qiao Qiqi wasn't really going; she was just putting on an act.
Sun Shengli then spoke up: "Before, when we were in Beijing, we always heard people below say that Heilong City was poor and not developing as fast as the South. Now that we see that every household has meat to eat, we are relieved."
"..."
Qiao Qiqi didn't know how to respond to these words, so she could only look at Su Shangjin beside her.
Su Shangjin's expression hardened, and he quickly said, "Qiqi, there's another matter I've come for this time. As you can see, your aunt's hand was cut and it will take some time to heal. So if you have time these next few days, I hope you can go over and help your aunt cook every noon and evening. Of course, I won't let you do it for free; I'll give you work points."
“Okay, no problem!” This was exactly what Qiao Qiqi wanted to do.
Su Shangjin immediately breathed a sigh of relief and quickly turned to Qin Huai, saying, "You are so lucky to have married such a virtuous wife as Qiqi."
Qin Huai glanced at Qiao Qiqi.
Qiao Qiqi was still angry with him. Although she could feel his gaze, she deliberately did not respond.
A hint of sadness flickered in the man's eyes, and he softly replied, "Yes, it is my good fortune."
Qiao Qiqi's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
The next second, Sun Shengli said, "Alright, it's getting late. Let's not disturb the young couple's sleep. Let's go."
Sun Shengli started to walk out, and Fang Ke and Su Shangjin immediately followed.
Once inside the courtyard, Sun Shengli looked at the dried vegetables and mushrooms hanging from the roof beams and nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad. It's quite impressive that young people can live like this."
Qiao Qiqi didn't dare to bow and quickly said, "My mother helped me dry these vegetables, and my mother-in-law took me to pick the mushrooms, but most of them were picked by my mother-in-law and left for me."
Sun Shengli glanced at her in surprise, and seeing that Qiao Qiqi did not take credit and clearly stated whose favor it was, he instantly looked at this girl with even higher regard.
He suddenly remembered the book he had seen on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) earlier and asked curiously, "Have you been to school?"
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