Every time I talk to Chen Ji, the conversation inevitably veers off-topic.
She completely forgot that she actually wanted to tell Chen Ji last night that she felt Shen Youyou was a bit strange and wanted Chen Ji to keep an eye on her.
Although it's just a baseless guess, it's good to be careful. If something really happens, it will be too late.
Xu Ruantang was actually quite relieved, after all, Shen Youyou was a member of an arts and culture soldier, and arts and culture soldiers are still soldiers, so they must have gone through a screening process before joining the army.
She promised Aunt Liu and her godmother yesterday that she would go to the tailor shop today.
When I arrived, my godmother and Aunt Liu were already busy.
Xu Ruantang took a look at the pants and tops they had made.
To be honest, it's a bit old-fashioned.
The main colors are blue, green, and gray, with yellow as a secondary color.
Some people even started making cotton-padded jackets at this time.
Since I didn't have time while working at the factory, I went to a tailor shop and got a particularly fancy cotton-padded jacket made for my child.
Regardless of what others think, she herself likes to wear wool coats.
Xu Ruantang sat in the tailor shop, drinking the red bean and corn porridge cooked by her godmother while sketching the design of a coat.
After finishing the drawing, I explained it to my godmother again, waiting for these professionals to recreate the appearance she described.
Coats are more time-consuming to make than dresses.
After finishing her porridge and washing the dishes, Xu Ruantang went to visit the dessert shop next door.
After the renovation next door, the style was instantly elevated, and even the yard was paved with stone bricks.
When Xu Ruantang went in, Zhang Li was wearing a white hat used in the kitchen, and she almost didn't recognize her.
There are many more employees in the store now, and everyone is busy in an orderly manner.
Xu Ruantang exchanged a few words with Zhang Li before going about her business. Her complexion looked much healthier than before.
Qiu Liang's face remained dark and sullen. He was teaching his employees how to make cakes, and his serious demeanor was quite intimidating.
Xu Ruantang didn't disturb them and went straight to the courtyard.
Sister Juan was knitting under an umbrella in the yard. When she saw Xu Ruantang, she smiled and looked up to greet her, "Ruantang, come and sit down."
"Sister Juan, why did you start knitting so early?"
Xu Ruantang sat down next to her.
"It's getting late, the weather will turn cold soon, and it will take a while to finish knitting the sweater."
The sweater Sister Juan was holding was red, and Xu Ruantang couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Is this for Brother Qiu?"
Such a color, worn by a dark-skinned, burly man, just thinking about it feels incongruous and ridiculous.
Xu Ruantang suddenly had an idea and wanted to take a closer look at how the sweater was knitted.
She even wanted to personally make one for Chen Ji.
Sister Juan chuckled and shook her head. "No, it's a little dress."
Xu Ruantang didn't react for a moment.
Sister Juan herself said, "I want to adopt a child."
They chatted for a while before Xu Ruantang learned about what had happened recently.
Sister Juan and Qiu Liang are not young anymore, and they can't have children, so Sister Juan thought that they should at least have a child.
This idea didn't exist before because the conditions weren't right.
Now that my family's financial situation is getting better and better, this desire is becoming stronger and stronger.
"I thought I had to leave an heir for the Qiu family no matter what," Sister Juan said with a bitter smile. "I'm sorry for what happened, Brother Qiu. I was originally thinking..."
Sister Juan didn't say what came next.
She actually wanted to divorce Qiu Liang.
Sister Juan felt that she had held Qiu Liang back. Qiu Liang was still young and had achieved success in his career. It was only right that he find a healthy wife again, have a child, and live a normal life.
She mentioned this idea to Qiu Liang, and they had a huge argument that night.
Qiu Liang strongly objected, saying that she had only gotten to this point because of him.
If he abandons her just because he has some money, he's a beast.
Sister Juan thought about it for several days before coming up with the idea of adopting a child, but Qiu Liang still disagreed.
Qiu Liang said, "Wife, I just want to live with you. Let's save some money, and when we have the means in the future, I'll get your leg checked. I just want you to be healthy."
Xu Ruantang held a corner of the little sweater, her heart filled with mixed feelings.
"Sister Juan, don't think like that, and don't say that. You're stabbing Brother Qiu in the heart."
She had watched them come this far.
Back then, conditions were so difficult that Qiu Liang couldn't even leave the shop because of Sister Juan, but he never thought of giving up on her.
“I think your idea of adopting an orphan is great.” Xu Ruantang looked up, her eyes shining. “But Brother Qiu is also right. We should be a little selfish. It’s not too late to have children after your leg is healed.”
Sister Juan is gentle by nature, and she listened to Xu Ruantang's advice after a few words.
Soon, she pulled Xu Ruantang aside and taught her how to knit a sweater.
Xu Ruantang seemed to learn very quickly, but she lacked patience and wanted to run away after only a short while.
It would be quite difficult for her to sit there and knit a sweater stitch by stitch.
When Xu Ruantang returned to the tailor shop, Aunt Liu and her godmother were chatting and happened to be talking about Chen Gang and Jia Shuling.
Xu Ruantang then learned that Chen Gang had taken Jia Shuling away early that morning.
He took Jia Shuling with him and returned to the place where he worked.
As for her job in the performing arts troupe, Chen Lin would find a way to transfer her to a local position.
When he brought his wife to work with him in the military compound, the rumors in the compound naturally disappeared.
I just don't know what the old lady said to them yesterday, that made them both agree.
Xu Ruantang ate dinner at the tailor shop before going home. She had already planned to ignore Chen Ji and was going to act like she was ignoring him.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, she heard voices coming from inside.
Chen Ji was not alone at home.
Hearing the noise, Xu Hanli hurried out to greet her, "Sister-in-law, why are you so late?"
"I'm going to the tailor shop. Aren't you busy today?"
Xu Hanli looked helpless. "I'm busy everywhere, I'm practically dying of busyness. I don't know what got into Old Chen, he insisted on bringing me to his house, saying he had something to ask me."
Xu Ruantang looked at Chen Ji behind him with some surprise. Chen Ji walked over and pulled her into the house.
Have you eaten?
Xu Ruantang answered subconsciously, "I've already eaten. I ate with my godmother and Aunt Liu at the tailor shop."
After saying that, she remembered that she was going to have a cold war with Chen Ji and couldn't let him get away with it.
He then quickly pulled his arm away from Chen Ji's grasp.
Chen Ji's hands were suddenly empty. He looked up and was filled with a sense of oppression.
The atmosphere between the two was a little awkward, and Xu Hanli sensed it, so he quickly tried to smooth things over: "Sister-in-law, Old Chen and I bought some beef from the state-run restaurant, would you like some more?"
Xu Ruantang smiled and said, "I'll go wash my hands first, you two chat."
As soon as she left, Xu Hanli looked at Chen Ji and was startled by his cold and stern expression.
Xu Hanli nudged Chen Ji with his arm and asked with a hint of gossip, "Old Chen, what's going on? Your wife seems unhappy. Did you two have a fight?"
He thought to himself, "No wonder this person invited me home for dinner; they wanted me to be the peacemaker!"
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