Gu Qi also couldn't bear to leave his son, so when he saw Chen Xingling and his mother-in-law busy in the kitchen, he took Xiaohu to the yard to chat.
Children's emotions come and go quickly. When they saw their cousins coming home from school, they changed their previous sad and reluctant look and immediately jumped up and down to play with their cousins.
My mother-in-law twisted out a large snakeskin bag and explained with a smile: "The tide went out this afternoon, and everyone in the family went to the beach. Aqi, Lingling has told me, you can just go and do your work, and we old couple will take care of Little Tiger."
"Thank you, Mom." Gu Qi bowed slightly: "Yinmo was a little naughty, thank you and Dad for your hard work."
The mother-in-law laughed and said, "We are family, why should we be polite? Go ahead! You all go about your business! Just remember to be safe on the road!"
Chen Xingling walked out hurriedly with a suitcase in each hand.
"Mom, let's go now. We'll come back to pick up Little Tiger in a week."
Gu Qi hurried forward to help, and found that the luggage bag was quite heavy. He couldn't help but glance at Chen Xingling.
Chen Xingling winked at him secretly.
Gu Qi immediately understood and put them into the car one by one without asking any questions.
Chen Xingling hugged her mother reluctantly, then got into the car and left.
Gu Qi stepped on the accelerator and drove forward, his tone slightly reproachful.
"Xing'er, we've already troubled our parents enough by leaving little Tiger here, how can you just pick up all these bags and leave?"
Chen Xingling chuckled and whispered, "I took it secretly, don't tell anyone! There are many brothers and sisters-in-law in the family, and some of them are longer than others. I love every child equally, but it is impossible for them to have the same material conditions. There are many people and many gossips, so just don't say too much. It's okay, when we are financially well-off in the future, remember to be filial to our parents."
In fact, more than eight of the items here were taken out from the supermarket space by her, and she just "borrowed" them from her mother's house to avoid arousing his suspicion.
Not only did she take away large and small bags, she also brought large and small bags back to her parents' home, but she just didn't let him see it.
Gu Qi had no choice but to answer yes.
"If you have the chance, buy some more good cigarettes for Dad and my uncle. They say they need to smoke occasionally to refresh themselves. They try not to smoke at home, so don't stop them all day."
"Okay, okay!" Chen Xingling said with a smile, "I knew they would use you as a lobbyist!"
Gu Qi smiled and couldn't help but envy the good family atmosphere in his wife's family.
My father-in-law and mother-in-law are both traditional rural elders, kind and hardworking, and kind to others. With the good education of the elders, although there are many brothers in the family, they are very united, never care about anything, and the whole family is in harmony.
Although each of them had their own house, they all shared the boats and tractors. Strength lies in numbers, and they caught more fish and shrimps, and they had tractors to transport them. The brothers worked together to make money, and their lives became better and better.
In comparison, my own home really can’t compare!
The family atmosphere alone was far inferior. The old mother's face was gloomy, her waist was bent, and she cursed in a sharp voice. The suppressed anger filled the whole old house, and even the neighbors hated her.
Thinking of his brother's worried and frightened look, and Zhao Xiaoxing crying and trembling, Gu Qi felt helpless and angry.
When something big happens at home, the old mother will only cause trouble and make things more troublesome, but his wife chooses to face the difficulties head-on, fully supports his career, takes on the responsibilities of his eldest son, and shoulders the burden of the family for him.
Thinking of this, Gu Qi was secretly moved.
He couldn't help but turn his handsome face to the side and look at Chen Xingling deeply.
Chen Xingling was slightly stunned, and reminded him jokingly: "Why are you looking at me all of a sudden? Drive carefully! Be careful!"
Gu Qijun blushed slightly and whispered, "Xing'er, thank you."
Chen Xingling giggled and snorted: "Just a 'thank you'? That's not enough!"
Gu Qi chuckled and drove seriously.
"Um...whatever Xing'er wants, I will definitely find it for you."
Chen Xingling knew that his journey would be very difficult, so he was reluctant to make things difficult for him.
"I don't know how far or how long it will take. You, just take good care of yourself, go out safely, and come home safely."
Gu Qi felt warm inside and asked, "Is there really nothing you want?"
"You are all mine." Chen Xingling held his cheek and joked, "Your money is also my money. You use my money to buy things for me, but in the end I am the one who feels bad!"
Gu Qi laughed dumbly, glanced at her lovingly, and then continued driving seriously.
The couple drove hurriedly into the city and first went to Chongwen Middle School in the south of the city to ask for leave.
When the class teacher Lin Ming heard that she wanted to take a ten-day leave, he was shocked.
"Student Chen, it's already March, and there are only three months left before the college entrance examination. Everyone is racing against time to study hard. Why do you suddenly want to take so many days off?"
Chen Xingling smiled bitterly: "There is an emergency in my wife's hometown. We must deal with it immediately. There is no time to delay."
Lin Ming was also a family man, so he had to agree in the end.
"Okay, then you should try to come as soon as possible. Chen, although your grades are pretty good, you shouldn't take it lightly. You still need to adjust your attitude and study hard."
Chen Xingling quickly nodded and said yes.
Lin Ming explained with concern: "Classmate Jia Shuangqi said this morning that you were going to take two days off. I thought it would only be one or two days, but you wanted ten days. When you come back, you will have to take the first round of baseline tests. Remember to bring the key review materials for the test. Read them more when you have time. Don't interrupt your studies and affect the baseline test."
"I remember. Thank you, teacher!" Chen Xingling bowed slightly. "Teacher, I'll leave first. I have to catch a train to the north later, and I have to pack my luggage quickly."
Lin Ming reminded her to be careful on the road and then continued with the class.
After school, Lin Ming took his textbooks and lesson plans to the classroom office.
Several colleagues were chatting quietly while revising their homework.
"Hey! Teacher Lin, who is this Chen Xingling in your class?"
Lin Ming raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "Why do you ask this suddenly? She is from Huiqiao Fishing Village, but seems to live in the north of the city. She and her deskmate Jia Shuangying also live over there, and they often go to school together."
A colleague was surprised and said, "From a fishing village? Not likely, right? Her clothes are quite trendy and her hair is cut short and stylish, so her family must be quite wealthy. Earlier, I saw her getting into a car at the school gate, and a young man was driving."
"Oh! A car?" Lin Ming was also surprised.
My colleague nodded repeatedly: "Yes! I didn't see the man clearly, but he seemed to be very good-looking, tall and straight."
Lin Ming thought about it and chuckled: "Maybe it's her lover."
"Oh! You're married! You look quite young!"
"It seems like three or four students in the senior year class got married. I didn't expect Chen Xingling to get married too!"
Lin Ming explained helplessly: "Chen Xingling came to ask for leave earlier, saying that she wanted to go back to her hometown. If her career had not been very stable, I would definitely not dare to let her go for so many days at a time. Now the first round of the baseline test is about to begin, and almost everyone is studying hard. But she asked for ten days of personal leave at once, saying that there was an emergency at her husband's house."
At this time, a classmate came into the room holding a stack of homework books.
My colleague was busy with his work and casually responded, "After getting married, there are a lot of things to do in your parents' and in your husband's family. You are not as free as other girls without families."
Teacher Lin Ming nodded in agreement.
The female classmate rolled her eyes curiously and asked with a smile: "Teacher, who do you think is getting married?"
The teacher answered casually: "Chen Xingling from Class 3."
The female classmate stared in surprise, then blushed and stepped back.
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