Before she could say that she would pay attention, Zhu Weidong said, "You haven't told grandma yet, right? Grandma doesn't like to hinder the lives of us young people, but she has the same idea as me. She won't let you go so far away by yourself. If my guess is correct, after you tell grandma, she will suggest going out with you."

Ji Ling: Is he reminding her that age is always better than experience?

"You want to go there to get spices, I can contact my friends to help you find out." Zhu Weidong had heard his wife say before, "I have a classmate who works there, and you don't know where to go if you go there. He knows people there, and there are ethnic minorities there, most of whom don't speak Mandarin, so it will be difficult for you to communicate with them. It's winter now, and the weather there is very cold, and you don't know the road conditions. If you go there now, not only will you be tired, but you won't be able to get anything done."

Zhu Weidong is very good at persuading people. He did not bring up Ji Ling's willfulness, but analyzed the actual situation. Ji Ling had always ignored several points raised by Zhu Weidong.

"Then I'll listen to you. I remember there's lavender over there. I want to import spices and essential oils of flowers. Not just one batch, but continuous supply. If your friend can help me contact the manufacturer, can you get the phone number for me? I'll discuss the details with them."

"Okay, I'll help you make the contact. I'll have my friend call you directly if there's any news." Zhu Weidong paused, "Will you stay at home or go to the compound next?"

"The compound, I'll stay at home by myself. My grandma and the others are worried about me. It's nice in the compound too. Now it's vacation, so I'll stay at home too." Ji Ling then asked him if he could come back before the New Year.

"This is a critical time. I'm afraid I can't go back." Zhu Weidong's voice was a little hesitant. "I'm sorry I can't be with you."

"It's okay. It's the nature of the job. It's not your fault." Ji Ling put her hand on her belly. "My belly seems to be a little swollen."

"Did it move?"

"No way, I heard it will take four or five months before the baby moves." Ji Ling had never asked this before, but in her opinion, the baby had to be formed in the belly before it could move.

"Okay, I'll try to go back to see you before the baby can move."

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back."

It was late at night and everything was quiet. Even though the two were talking about the most normal things, there was an ambiguous smell around their bodies.

"Is Wu Jian still bothering you?" Zhu Weidong asked in a low voice, as if he was asking her in her ear.

Ji Ling smiled and said, "You don't know, I just did something big today."

She smiled and recounted what happened today, "I didn't want to do this, but if Wu Jian doesn't learn a lesson, he will keep pestering me in the future."

"You did the right thing." When Zhu Weidong heard his wife's smile, he could think of the light in her eyes because of joy, and a soft color appeared on his face unconsciously. "If I were with you, no one would bother you and let you suffer any injustice."

"Don't blame yourself all the time. It's because I'm pretty that men pursue me." Ji Ling couldn't help but laugh at herself. She suddenly missed Zhu Weidong and whispered in her voice, "How come you're not jealous at all when you received Wu Jian's letter? Don't you care about me?"

Zhu Weidong's breathing became tight, and his hand holding the phone tightened a little. He said in a low voice, "When we meet again, you will know how jealous I am, and how jealous I am that those men can see you, but I can only watch from a distance."

"Sweet talk." Thinking of Zhu Weidong's cold face and such an affectionate confession, Ji Ling couldn't help but feel her ears burning. "Okay, you are borrowing someone else's phone, so don't call for too long. I will write to you after I return to the compound."

“Write every day.”

Ji Ling agreed, "Okay, I have to write every day."

"Then I'll hang up and wait for your letter." Zhu Weidong was reluctant to leave. "I'll hang up after you hang up."

Ji Ling lowered her voice and said, "Then I'll kiss you before I hang up."

"Then I'm kissable." Ji Ling touched her upper and lower lips to the air, making a smacking sound in the air, and then said with a red face, "I'm hanging up."

With a click, the phone was hung up and Ji Ling pulled the quilt over her head.

I told myself that I was kissing my man, so there was nothing to be embarrassed about.

On the other end of the phone, Zhu Weidong held the phone and didn't put it down for a long time.

When Mr. Li came in and saw this scene, he listened carefully and heard that the other party had hung up the phone. He took the phone from his hand and put it back.

"Why are you just standing there in a daze?"

Zhu Weidong came back to his senses, "I have to make another call."

Engineer Li nodded. Under the dim light, Engineer Li exclaimed, "Weidong, why is your face so red? Are you feeling unwell?"

Zhu Weidong held the phone in his hand and turned his back. "It's a little hot in the room."

Mr. Li, who was wrapping his coat tightly to keep himself warm, said: Is he sick?

He blew a breath into the air and saw the visible white breath. He looked at Zhu Weidong who was on the phone and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this is love, it can make people passionate.

Zhu Weidong called a friend and asked him to help contact for spices and essential oils. Then he hung up the phone and followed the purchasing vehicle back to the mountains.

Ji Ling fell asleep at home. Zhu Weiyue in the living room was trembling slightly. He was pinched by Zhu Yaowu and then he calmed down.

"Second brother, why are you pinching me?" Zhu Weiyue's voice was filled with laughter.

Just now, my sister-in-law was talking to my eldest brother on the phone. They couldn't hear what my eldest brother said, but they could hear what my sister-in-law said. Although her voice was very low, there was only a door between them, so if they wanted to hear it, they naturally used all their attention to listen.

Unable to hear his second brother's response, Zhu Weiyue whispered, "Big brother is such a conservative person, I wonder what he will feel when he is teased by his sister-in-law?"

"If you want to know, call Big Brother tomorrow."

Zhu Wei Yue immediately behaved himself. They dared to smile in front of their sister-in-law, but not in front of their eldest brother.

The next day, when they returned to the old house, Grandma Zhu was very happy to see Ji Ling. Then she paused for a moment when she saw her four grandchildren who came in later with bruises on their faces.

"Oh, your grandfather said yesterday that you came back late, and today you came back with a face full of injuries. Go and deal with it quickly." As for why they fought, Old Lady Zhu didn't even ask.

He just called Ji Ling to come over, "You're here so early, have you eaten? You look thinner, eat here today, and let Auntie make you braised pork. You still can't eat pork, right? Then braised lamb chops."

"Grandma, I can eat any kind of meat now, but I want to eat shallot sauce with frozen cabbage and radish."

(End of this chapter)