Chapter 48 Insomnia
"What do you think of Lin Yichen's performance..."
Young Master Liu snorted coldly, "Okay, let's not talk about him anymore. If he has the time, why not go find some fun?"
Everyone agreed and stood up to leave.
"Wang Ke, wait a minute." Zheng Feng suddenly called Wang Ke and pulled him aside.
"What's the matter?" Wang Ke asked puzzledly.
Zheng Feng looked around and made sure that there was no one around before he lowered his voice and asked, "You just said that Lin Yichen saved a girl?"
Wang Ke nodded: "Yeah, what's wrong?"
A sly light flashed in Zheng Feng's eyes: "You really don't know who this girl is?"
Wang Ke thought about it and understood Zheng Feng's intention.
The corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a meaningful smile: "I know, what do you want to do?"
Zheng Feng didn't say anything, but just stared at Wang Ke closely, his eyes full of anticipation.
“Actually just now…”
Wang Ke didn't finish his words. Thinking of Lin Yichen's abnormality, Zheng Feng understood it instantly, and they both understood it from each other's eyes at the same time.
Here, Gu Yunyi hurriedly walked through the streets shrouded in darkness, but he was actually very nervous.
If it was still the Xu Qingmeng before, Gu Yunyi would not be a bit nervous, but the Xu Qingmeng now, he...
When Gu Yunyi returned home, everyone had already rested. Gu Yunyi lay on the bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time. All he could think about was whether Xu Qingmeng knew Lin Yichen, and whether she also liked Lin Yichen.
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The next day, the Gu family was still very busy.
When He came to the kitchen from the front hall, she saw Xu Qingmeng's face was slightly pale, with one hand supporting her stomach and the other covering her belly.
"Meng Niang, what's wrong with you?"
Xu Qingmeng smiled slightly: "Mom, it's okay, maybe I stood for too long today."
He looked at Xu Qingmeng's belly suspiciously, and then thought back to what she had heard the day before, and her doubts grew even greater.
Could it be...
Really?
But, haven’t my son and daughter-in-law consummated their marriage yet?
At this time, Gu Yunyi just came to the kitchen. He looked back and forth between Xu Qingmeng and Gu Yunyi.
Gu Yunyi looked puzzled and looked at Xu Qingmeng again. Xu Qingmeng also didn't understand He's gaze.
"Sister-in-law, what do you want to eat in the morning?" Yun Sheng got up sleepily and said while rubbing his eyes.
"All you do every day is eat as soon as you open your eyes." He said with a look of disgust.
"Aunt, do you have any buns left?" came Xun Ge'er's voice from the front.
"Oh, I was interrupted and I forgot why I came in. Mengniang, take a rest if you are tired." He patted her head and walked towards the front hall while carrying the prepared basket.
Here, Gu Yunyi took Yun Sheng and Yun Mo to have breakfast, while Xu Qingmeng continued her busy work for the day.
The morning's busy work was over. Xu Qingmeng saw that it was still early in the morning, so she called He and Xinting to go shopping at the Shen family's grocery store.
The three of them came to Chen's Grocery Store. Xu Qingmeng had been there yesterday, so she was relatively calm.
"Wow, what a big shop!"
He looked at the golden sign hanging above the gate, on which were written the five big characters "Chen Ji Grocery Store" in vigorous and powerful handwriting.
When they walked into the shop, they saw rows of shelves and a dazzling array of goods, from needles and thread to pots and pans, everything was available. He and Xinting were dazzled by the sight.
He looked around. Although there were a lot of goods in the shop, they were arranged neatly and in an orderly manner, unlike other grocery stores which were messy.
At this time, Shen Jinwen happened to come and saw He, so he hurried over and told He to take whatever he liked and sell it at the opening price.
He didn't expect such a good thing to happen. She thought she had missed it yesterday, so she didn't hesitate and took a lot of things in a short while.
Xinting was also very jealous, but she just watched without saying anything and followed silently behind.
Xu Qingmeng noticed her niece's embarrassment, so she smiled and said, "Xinting, see if there's anything you like, and I'll buy it for you."
"No, aunt, I don't have any favorite." Xinting said cautiously.
He guessed that Xinting had a psychological burden, so she said, "Xinting, take your pick. Just think of it as an advance on your salary."
Xu Xinting was stunned at first, then a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, "Is it really possible?"
Xu Qingmeng nodded, "My aunt said she would give it to you, but you don't want it, so you can buy it with your own wages."
Xu Xinting hesitated for a moment, and finally picked up a piece of fragrant soap, blushing and said, "Auntie, I want this."
"good."
Then He also took a fancy to a piece of brightly colored cloth, "Meng Niang, you have lost so much weight, it's time to make two new sets of clothes. This cloth is good, and the color suits you."
"Mom, this is too bright, isn't it?"
He waved her hand and said with a smile, "Young people should dress brightly. Let Yun Yi take a look."
Xu Qingmeng's cheeks turned slightly red after hearing what He said, and she immediately lowered her head.
In the end, He bought a lot of things.
Xinting also bought some rouge, powder and hairbands, her face filled with a girl's shyness and joy.
The three of them ended up buying a lot of things, so many big and small bags that they couldn't even carry them.
Seeing this, Shen Jinwen immediately ordered his men to find a cart, and Xu Xinting followed him back to Gu's house first.
Xu Qingmeng and He went to buy vegetables, and Xu Qingmeng bought a lot of fresh vegetables.
On the way back, I was thinking about the many peppers I bought yesterday, and when I saw the stall owner who sold fish yesterday, my mouth was almost watering.
Boiled fish, spicy fish chunks, chopped pepper fish head······
In addition to the fish balls she had eaten yesterday, other ways of eating fish were swirling in her mind, arousing the gluttony in her stomach and starting to protest.
At the fish stall, several lively grass carps were shaking their tails vigorously, splashing water in the wooden basin.
"Mom, look how fat these fish are!" Xu Qingmeng pointed at the live fish, her eyes sparkling, "Shall we have fish for lunch today?"
"Is it still the fish balls from yesterday?" asked Mrs. He.
"No, let's do something different today."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked to the fish stall, picked out the fish and paid, then each of them carried a heavy basket of fish and walked back contentedly.
"We can use this fish head to make chopped pepper fish head, the fish meat to make boiled fish, and the rest can be used to make fish ball soup..." Xu Qingmeng discussed various ways of eating with He as they walked, his face filled with longing for the food.
He also listened with great interest, adding a few words of his own thoughts from time to time.
When I arrived at the door of the restaurant, I saw Xinting standing there with an embarrassed look on her face. A ragged old woman was pulling her arm and muttering something.
Xinting's face turned pale, and she seemed to want to break free, but she didn't dare to use force.
"This..." Xu Qingmeng and He looked at each other and quickened their pace.
When I got closer, I could hear the old woman's sharp voice: "... Kind-hearted girl, please be kind! I can't live any longer..."
(End of this chapter)
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