After a while, Qin Tiantian left the ward.
Mrs. Guo watched her disappearing figure, slowly closed the door, and looked at the old factory director with a complicated expression.
"His father, he looks clean and polite..."
Guo Qingtian casually took the newspaper beside him and began to read quietly.
Mrs. Guo came forward and snorted, "Dad, why are you ignoring me all of a sudden? I'm talking to you!"
"Remember, don't judge people by appearance alone." Director Guo narrowed his eyes and whispered, "The most taboo thing for people is to pretend to know something when you don't. If you don't know how to judge people, don't pretend that you know a lot."
Mrs. Guo was speechless for a moment.
Guo Qingtian said calmly: "Remember, get the marriage done quickly. We in the Guo family always keep our word and never shirk our responsibilities."
"Yes." Mrs. Guo whispered, "We are preparing everything. It should be almost ready for you to be discharged from the hospital in a couple of days."
Director Guo nodded with satisfaction and continued reading the newspaper.
After a moment, he seemed to remember something and looked up at his wife.
"We are also people who have raised daughters, and we know that we have to raise daughters and sons the same way. Other people's daughters are raised to the age of ten and married into our family as daughters-in-law to continue our Guo family's bloodline. We have to treat them well. No matter how she married Ajing, she is one of our family members after she married into our family, and we are not allowed to look down on her because of the past."
"Well." Mrs. Guo curled her lips: "Okay."
Guo Qingtian continued: "Don't always think that your son is so outstanding, and don't wish to find him a goddess to match. People always make mistakes and think they are self-righteous, always thinking that their children are better than others. Think about it yourself, if his last name is not 'Guo', he is just an ordinary intellectual who graduated from high school, not tall, not handsome, and not very capable. What is there for you to be proud of?"
Mrs. Guo was a little embarrassed and hesitated: "How can anyone bully their own son like this..."
"I'm telling the truth!" Guo Qingtian said solemnly, "Don't always be so self-righteous, or he'll have a long way to go in the future."
Mrs. Guo nodded and lowered her head to clean up.
Suddenly, she looked up at her husband and asked tentatively, "Dad, this girl seems to be well-spoken and has a high school education. She should be able to write well. Do you want to arrange for her to work in the factory?"
"No." Director Guo flipped through the newspaper and said calmly, "She is not suitable to work in the factory."
Mrs. Guo was suspicious and asked, "Why? Why is it not suitable?"
"If she's not suitable, then she's not suitable." Director Guo said, "She's pregnant now. Let her give birth to the baby safely, and then raise the baby. You always say that there are too many things to do at home. You can relax a little more if your daughter-in-law helps you in the future."
Mrs. Guo finally smiled, but she was a little reluctant.
"His father, if there is one more person earning money in the family, it means one more salary a month, right?"
Guo Qingtian glanced at her and asked, "Does our family need her as a sponsor?"
Forehead?
Mrs. Guo stopped talking awkwardly and walked out with the cup.
Guo Qingtian frowned unconsciously.
This girl looks innocent, well-behaved and smiling, but she is actually quite thoughtful and his son is no match for her at all.
No wonder...
If she hadn't gotten pregnant, Yima would have said that he would have found a way to help his son get rid of the problem. But now that she was pregnant, everyone in the factory knew about it, and even if she was a witch, they had to endure the fear and marry her.
Alas! It is a blessing or a curse, and it is a curse that cannot be avoided. That’s all.
…
As the sky brightened, Chen Xingling got up in a daze. However, he was too sleepy and fainted and fell down again.
Gu Qi, who was beside her, was woken up by her and instinctively put his arms around her, stroking her back.
"Sleep a little longer, it's still early."
Chen Xingling muttered in confusion: "...No, we have to go to the ground."
Gu Qi opened his eyes, looked out the window, and patted her slender waist gently.
"You sleep a little longer, I'll go boil some water."
Chen Xingling uttered a low “hmm” and fell asleep again before he knew it.
Gu Qi got up quietly and went to the kitchen to boil water.
After a while, he washed and changed his clothes, and found that Chen Xingling had hurriedly got out of bed.
"Xing'er, it's only a little after five o'clock now, you should sleep a little longer."
Chen Xingling shook his head: "No, I have to quickly deliver the hot water to the ground after breakfast. Later, my elder brother and I will go to the mountains to fetch wood for the beams of the house. It will be too hot if we go there too late. We should set off early."
Gu Qi secretly felt distressed and asked in a low voice: "You came back at around 8 o'clock last night. Do you have to go into the mountains so early today?"
Since the college entrance examination, she has been burying her head in the field, leaving home early and coming back late, exhausted and busy every day before returning home until dark.
"Yeah." Chen Xingling lowered his voice to avoid waking up the others. "The firewood in the mountains is much cheaper than in the local produce market. We went to a few places yesterday and compared prices. We found that if we bought all the wood there and transported it by our own car, it would be a quarter cheaper."
"So much?" Gu Qi raised his eyebrows, a little incredulous: "Apart from sand and bricks, the most used thing is firewood. Can it really be that much cheaper?"
"Maybe even more than that." Chen Xingling explained, "Master Mo said that if we use it sparingly and ask Ma Dali to help, we might be able to save one-third. He said that carpentry requires economy, and if we make full use of the leftover materials, with so many windows and stairs, we can definitely save a lot of money. We are using only leftover materials, and he and Ma Dali are both sincere helpers who are reluctant to waste a penny of our money."
Different fields are like different worlds, and Gu Qi doesn’t quite understand.
"How many times do we have to go into the mountains? It will take at least several hours to go back and forth, right?"
Chen Xingling replied: "Let's buy two trucks first. It will take at least seven or eight hours to go back and forth, including the transportation time. We'll transport one truck today, and then buy another truck in a few days."
"Be careful on the road." Gu Qiyu: "The mountain road is rugged and difficult to travel. Tell big brother and others not to rush. The weather has been unusually hot recently. Remember to bring more water to replenish water in time."
"Hey." Chen Xingling turned around to pour water. "I'm in a hurry, so I won't stay at home for breakfast. The weather is so hot, and there may be a typhoon in the next few days. The bricks are being laid over there, and I asked the workers to hurry up, otherwise they will be blown down by the typhoon."
She is a native of the seaside and knows the weather in the Taiwan Strait very well.
Unusually hot and humid weather like this is most likely a prelude to a typhoon. You can guess it without having to listen to the weather forecast.
Gu Qi took over to help and whispered, "I'll go with you first, and then I'll come back later to wake up Xiao Huzi and send him to kindergarten."
"No, you stay home and help clean up." Chen Xingling reminded: "It may be sunny again today. If Xiaohuzi doesn't want to go to kindergarten, take him to your office. There are many children in the kindergarten, and there is only one ceiling fan. It is still too hot. It is easy to get sick in this weather. I am worried that Xiaohuzi will be infected."
"Yeah." Gu Qi nodded: "Then don't let him go today."
Chen Xingling was still worried, so he took out a small backpack from the corner of the kitchen and grabbed a handful of dried herbs.
"This is the herb my dad picked up in the mountains. This herb can prevent heatstroke and is found in many fishermen's homes. The soup has a hint of honey and is not bad to drink. You can cook a big pot of it later, add a little coarse salt, and then drink it after it cools down. You adults can drink it, and Xiaohuzi must drink it too."
Gu Qi took the tea and said softly, "I'll leave a big bowl for you to drink when you come back in the evening."
"No need." Chen Xingling smiled: "My mother cooks it every day now. Every brother will go to my mother's place to fill a large iron pot before going out. I will go to my eldest brother's place later to pour some for him to drink."
After saying this, she hurried out.
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