His expression was not as calm as usual; it carried a hint of warning.
“Aiqin, this is all a misunderstanding. Jingjing loves the two children now, so why would she sell them? Just keep this to yourself.”
It means that there's no such thing at all, and she should stop spreading rumors.
Li Aiqin clenched her fingers tightly. Was her aunt blaming her for those words?
Now that things have come to this, she has no choice but to play the emotional card.
"Auntie, haven't you always doted on me? You even wanted me to be Han Ting's wife back then."
Li Aiqin didn't care about anything else. She knew that saying those words would make her aunt resent her, because her aunt hated being threatened.
Sure enough, Chen Shufang sneered, "Aiqin, actually your aunt gave you a chance, but Hanting just wasn't interested in you, and there was nothing your aunt could do."
"Don't talk about this anymore."
The other party's order to leave was so obvious that Li Aiqin felt embarrassed to stay any longer and made an excuse to slink away.
When the living room was empty, Li's mother slowly reflected on whether she had been too indulgent towards Li Aiqin in the past.
This led her to speak recklessly.
It seems this child is really of bad character; luckily, he didn't get involved with them.
She also wanted to warn Huanhuan that she might be sold off without even realizing it one day.
With the two children away from home, Li Hanting was finally able to enjoy some quality time with his wife.
He took a day off today specifically to spend time with his wife.
The two went out for a drive together, and while they were out, they bought groceries and cooked. Although the man couldn't cook, he was good at helping out.
In the cramped kitchen, the two of them would occasionally touch each other, and even the air was sweet; they were almost suffocating in it.
Since her two children weren't home for dinner, Su Jingjing planned to simply stir-fry some vegetables and pair them with the shrimp she had just bought; that should be enough for them.
But with the man beside her, the pressure was immense, and she couldn't calm down at all.
Thinking of this, Su Jingjing pushed the man's arm, "Why don't you go out first, I'll call you when I'm done cooking."
"Honey, are you getting tired of me?"
As long as I can simply spend time with my sweet wife, everything I do will bring me joy.
"No, I just think I'll be faster by myself."
Su Jingjing quickly explained, not wanting to hurt the man's feelings.
"You're on leave today, so you must have important matters to attend to in the military. Why don't you go ahead and take care of your business? I'll call you when I've finished cooking."
She forcefully pushed the man out and then started working alone in the kitchen.
That night, the two still slept in the same bed, and kissing and hugging were indispensable, but they ultimately did not go all the way because the wife had not completely let go.
The next day, Li Hanting had no choice but to return to handle official documents, and didn't even wait for his little wife to get up.
Su Jingjing came back from her run outside and saw a group of women surrounding Ge Hong, praising her for not giving her money.
"Jingjing, you're back from your run?"
He Zhaodi passed by and saw Jingjing covered in sweat, and immediately understood.
Today, I noticed that Jingjing seems to have lost a lot of weight. She no longer has a double chin, and her eyes are much more lively.
"Zhaodi, what happened there?"
Su Jingjing gestured with her lips and asked He Zhaodi.
"Oh, Ge Hong dyed her hair, and they're praising her effusively."
"Pfft..." Su Jingjing almost burst out laughing.
In the 1980s, people's taste was really not good. This was clearly an afro hairstyle, which made people look old and was a waste of money.
Do you think it looks good?
Suddenly, he asked Zhao Di a question.
He Zhaodi thought for a moment, "I don't think it looks very good."
But at least Ge Hong has money and goes shopping from time to time.
Last week, my mother-in-law started causing trouble again. She sent a telegram demanding fifty yuan, threatening to come directly to the military region if I didn't give it to her.
But where would they get fifty yuan? They had no choice but to borrow forty yuan from Commander Li.
Does Jingjing know about this?
Their family is now penniless, with not a single penny to their name, so they have no choice but to wait until next month when they receive their allowance.
Anyway, Jingjing is different from before, so she probably won't cause a scene.
"Jingjing, there's something I need to tell you."
"What's wrong? Why are you so serious?" It sounded like they had encountered a difficult situation.
He Zhaodi explained it again, and then waited for the storm to come.
Seeing Zhao Di looking like a lost soul, Su Jingjing quickly comforted her, "Zhao Di, it's nothing serious, don't worry, I won't be angry."
However, I was still furious. Humph... that jerk! Didn't he say he had to tell her everything?
After enjoying everyone's praise, Ge Hong finally noticed Su Jingjing and He Zhaodi standing at the door.
He deliberately walked up to He Zhaodi and showed off, "Zhaodi, what do you think of my hair?"
"It cost me ten yuan in total."
"not bad."
He Zhaodi maintained an attitude of not offending anyone.
"Su Jingjing, what do you think?"
Recently, perming hair has become popular among city dwellers, so she reluctantly went and got one too, hoping to be the only one in the family compound.
Do you want the truth or a lie?
Su Jingjing retorted, unable to go against her conscience.
Where did this weirdo come from?
"you…"
Doesn't this statement clearly imply that she thinks her permed hair doesn't look good?
"Never mind, I'll just keep quiet. You guys chat, I'm going upstairs first."
"Jingjing, wait for me, I'm going up too."
He Zhaodi also wanted to escape the oppressive atmosphere.
Those behind them were furious.
Su Jingjing, I will never let you get away with this.
"Ge Hong, let's not take what she said to heart. We all think it looks good."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Everyone chimed in.
Only then did Ge Hong's anger subside a little, and she wiggled her hips as she went home to her apartment building.
As soon as Yang Wei saw her, he spat out the water in his mouth and then coughed violently.
"Cough cough cough... Why did you get your hair permed?"
She doesn't look like a girl from a respectable family.
Yang Wei tried to speak kindly, but he was afraid that Xiao Hong would turn on him again.
"Um... Xiaohong, can we re-perm it? It's really too eye-catching."
Ge Hong was dissatisfied; why had Yang Wei suddenly become so unromantic?
She retorted vehemently, "Why did you re-scald it? It cost me ten yuan!"
Yang Wei was astonished, "Ten yuan?"
I spent ten yuan on a piece of hair; people would laugh at me if they told them.
"Didn't you say last week that you had no savings? How come you suddenly have money to get your hair permed?"
Last week, my mother sent a telegram, basically saying that she wanted me to send more money home this month so she could buy seeds.
But Ge Hong kept crying and saying that the family had no savings, so he had no choice but to pretend he hadn't seen the message his mother sent.
Knowing she was in the wrong, Ge Hong's eyes darted around, "This money was given to me by my mother."
Yang Wei wouldn't believe a word of it. His mother-in-law was a real tightwad; there was no way he could get any money out of her, so why would she generously give him ten yuan?
At that moment, he felt sorry for his mother.
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