There was only one berth. After Zhu Yaowu settled her down and went to the front carriage, he said, "You said it yourself, a daughter who is married off is like water spilled. In the future, you should focus more on your husband's family and your own husband. If you take care of your own family's affairs and get complaints, it won't bring you any good results. You should spend more energy thinking about your own husband."

Looking at Zhu Yaowu who left after teaching her a lesson, Ji Ling smiled. The young man thought so clearly, why couldn't she see it clearly? She had never treated her as a relative, so why should she waste her energy?

In everyone's eyes, Ji Ling left with a lot of regrets, but Ji Ling herself understood that some things always require a certain opportunity before they can be given up.

The Ji family fell into a depressing atmosphere because of Xu Fang's actions.

Ji Yong was taking care of his son in the hospital, while Xu Fang returned to the county to take care of Ji Ke.

Xu Fang did not tell her youngest daughter about what happened in the hospital. Ji Ke was relieved to hear that her elder brother was fine.

These days she was at home, and Xu Fang asked Xiao Liu from her former unit to help deliver food to her.

As for Ji Ling, she finally returned to the capital the day before school started. She and Zhu Yaowu went to the compound first. On the way, Ji Ling asked her not to talk about family matters.

Zhu Yaowu said, "Don't worry, I don't have such a big mouth."

Seeing that he was still unhappy, Ji Ling smiled and said nothing more. During the past few days on the road, Zhu Yaowu stayed in front except for delivering food during meal times. Ji Ling asked him to come over and have a rest, but he refused.

It was like he was having a tantrum with Ji Ling.

When the Zhu family saw Ji Ling coming back, they took her aside to ask her some questions. They felt relieved when they knew that everything was fine at home. After having dinner in the compound in the evening, Kong Siya asked Zhu Yaowu to send Ji Ling back to her home near the school.

"School starts tomorrow, and I need to go back and prepare. If you live there, you can sleep a little longer in the morning and don't have to get up too early. Now that your belly is big, you need to rest. If you are tired, ask for leave, don't force yourself to bear it."

Ji Ling was still thinking about how to take the initiative to bring up the topic, but her mother-in-law spoke up for her own good, and she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart.

"Mom, I'm sorry for making you worry." Ji Ling was sincerely grateful to her mother-in-law.

"Silly child, we are family. Isn't it natural for us to worry about you?" Kong Siya said, "It's getting late. Let Yaowu take you home. I have prepared some things, and I will take them with me. When we get home, you can see which ones you can use and choose them."

It was too late, so Ji Ling didn't bother to be polite and went back home.

Zhu Yaowu carried the two large bags to the living room and left. "Sister-in-law, you should get some rest early. I will go back first."

Ji Ling reminded Zhu Yaowu to be careful on the road. After seeing the people off, she had time to open the bag to see what her mother-in-law had prepared.

One bag contained food, including barrels of milk powder, even glass cups for mixing the milk powder, and various pastries, which looked like they were for her to take to school.

Now that her belly is bigger, she gets hungry more often, but school is not as good as home where she can heat up some food when she is hungry. She can only wait until mealtime to eat in the cafeteria.

But it’s different if you bring some snacks with you. It’s convenient and can satisfy your hunger.

The other outer bag was filled with clothes, and you could still smell a faint scent of soapberries on the clothes. They were all new and had been washed.

They are all suitable for pregnant women with big bellies, especially the gray cotton maternity pants, which are made of the same fabric as sportswear and are soft. Ji Ling likes them very much.

She had seen others wearing it in her previous life, but in this day and age, she also wanted to buy one but found it difficult to get. Unexpectedly, her mother-in-law bought her one. Such a new style could only be bought from Hong Kong City.

Ji Ling took out the maternity pants and put them aside, then picked out a long-sleeved black turtleneck top to wear to school the next day.

She planned to take all the food with her.

She even ate a few snacks before going to bed, then brushed her teeth and lay down.

I woke up at around seven the next day, ringing the phone at home.

When she picked up the phone, her voice was still hoarse from just waking up, "Hello?"

"Did I wake you up?" It was Zhu Weidong.

Ji Ling sat up and leaned against the headboard. "Otherwise, I should be up by now. School starts today."

Classes officially started on March 1st. Students from other places returned to school a few days ago. Ji Ling arrived in the capital yesterday because of some family matters.

"Wu told me about what's going on at home. Take care of yourself and don't think too much."

"I didn't think much about it. I even responded directly this time. Didn't Zhu Yaowu tell you?"

Zhu Weidong's low laugh came over, and Ji Ling's mouth corners also rose.

"You should have been this good earlier."

"I'm fine here. My family is here. You should take care of yourself outside." Ji Ling asked him, "Have you been punished when you go back?"

"I wrote a self-criticism, but I was not punished." Zhu Weidong smiled. "Maybe they were afraid that I would get upset and not work properly, so they didn't punish me."

Ji Ling knew he was coaxing her, and glanced at the time, "Don't run out to call me when you're busy in the future. Take more rest when you have time, otherwise I will feel bad for you."

There was a noticeable silence in the breathing over there for a moment, and then Zhu Weidong's faint "hmm" was heard.

The two of them didn't say anything until someone on Zhu Weidong's end told him to hurry up, and then he hung up the phone.

It was already half past seven. Ji Ling packed up her things and went downstairs. She met Gao Jing and Jiang Zheng in the community. The two of them didn't have much with them, just a few books in their arms, unlike Ji Ling, who was carrying a big bag.

"Ji Ling, let me help you get it." Gao Jing walked forward.

Ji Ling refused, "No, I just want to exercise."

Gao Jing nodded awkwardly and ran back to Jiang Zheng. Ji Ling, with her big belly and a large bag, was soon left behind by the two.

After crossing the road, Ji Ling could no longer see the two people, so she went straight to the classroom with her bag.

During the holidays, Ji Ling's belly was not so big, and it could be covered by thick clothes. When Ji Ling came over today, everyone was attracted by her belly.

"Ji Ling, you're finally here." Miao Man happily came to her side and took the bag from her naturally, "Your belly has grown a little bit."

When Ji Ling sat down in the seat occupied by Miao Man, she also breathed a sigh of relief, "It's just that I'm a little slow in climbing the stairs now, otherwise it won't have any impact normally."

Carrying a bag and going upstairs with a big belly, Ji Ling was afraid of falling and she walked up the stairs in a sweat.

Miao Man lowered her head. "When we came in today, we heard people talking about your leave. Is that true?"

Ji Ling smiled, "Why didn't I know I needed to take a leave?"

(End of this chapter)