◎Three chapters in one◎
Jiang Che's aunt and uncle were both ordinary workers. They had a son and a daughter. The daughter got married early, but the son is still in school, at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, and is currently on vacation at home.
Aunt Jiang and uncle were quite polite when they saw Jiang Che and Wei Xuan coming. They poured tea and brought fruits for them.
It was just that Jiang Che's little cousin didn't seem particularly friendly. When he saw the two people coming, he didn't even raise his eyes, as if he didn't see them. It was only after Aunt Jiang reminded him that he reluctantly called out to say hello.
Jiang Che now feels that he has grown up and matured, and he doesn't bother with the little brat. Wei Xuan certainly won't make things difficult for Aunt Jiang, so she changes the subject with a smile.
It was getting late, so the two of them didn't stay long with Aunt Jiang. They put their things down, said a few words, and stood up to leave.
Aunt Jiang Che hurriedly tried to keep the guest: "It's already this late, don't leave, have lunch here."
"No, Auntie, we'll come next time. The family will have cooked dinner before we come. We'll go back and eat today."
After sending her nephew away, Aunt Jiang patted her son in annoyance and said, "What was your attitude when your cousin came over just now? When he came to our house, who were you showing your displeasure to?"
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Ge Huai said indifferently: "What's wrong with my attitude? How can I treat a scoundrel like him with such an attitude?"
Aunt Jiang was about to say more, but Uncle Jiang stopped her: "Alright, the kids finally came back for the New Year, stop talking."
Ge Huai snorted, then stood up and prepared to go out.
"Where are you going in the middle of the day?"
"I have an appointment with my classmates, you guys come and eat." After saying that, he closed the door and left.
Aunt Jiang was very angry: "Look at your son, he can't say a word. He should have graduated from high school and went to work directly."
Uncle Jiang doesn't think so. He spent a lot of effort to get his son a place to go to college. The reason why his eldest brother can become a factory director is because he has been to college. Just wait and see, when his son graduates from college, he will have to worry about not finding a good job!
Wei Xuan and Jiang Che were completely unaware of the dispute in Aunt Jiang's family. They went downstairs and rode their bikes directly to Jiang's house.
I stayed at Jiang's house for a day and returned home after dinner.
After the New Year, the two returned to their normal lives of going to work and coming home.
However, Wu Yun's goods have not started to be delivered yet, mainly because the Chinese New Year has just passed, and everyone is full of money. The two plan to wait another month until April.
It was not until April that the two finally started making the braised pork at Wu Yun's urging.
When Jiang Che went to deliver the goods in the morning, Wu Yun scolded him: "I really don't understand you two. You have money but you don't want to make it."
Jiang Che couldn't say that it was because the two of them were lazy during the New Year, so he just ignored the conversation and smiled foolishly.
The weather is getting hotter day by day, and braised meat has been difficult to sell recently. In the past, the daily delivery was not enough, but now there will be some left occasionally. Of course, there won’t be much left, and it is basically left for Wu Yun’s subordinates to enjoy.
But Wu Yun told Jiang Che not to increase the quantity of goods recently.
After Wei Xuan found out, she began to wonder if she was really too lazy recently. It seemed like she hadn't thought about new food for a long time.
It must be because she no longer faces a survival crisis that she has lost her sense of urgency. No, if she continues like this, she will become more and more content with the status quo. Although it is good to be content with the status quo, since God has given her the opportunity to come to this era full of opportunities, she always feels a little unwilling not to do something.
It’s not about how much money you have to make or what level you have to reach, but it should not be difficult to make yourself or your future children live a more comfortable life.
How could she be satisfied with the money she made now? There was a long time ahead, and a lot of changes were happening. If she didn't have enough money to back her up, she would have to watch the opportunity slip away, and it would be too late to regret it. She would never allow that to happen.
Let her think about what will sell better in summer first?
Cold dish?
No, it’s not convenient to sell cold dishes.
Oh, by the way, Wei Xuan patted her head: She could make some cakes and sell them. When she was at home before, she had thought about making shaqima, but then she got so busy that she forgot about it.
But Shaqima is too sweet and not suitable for summer. But she can make other cakes! For example: Nine-layer cake?
This doesn’t require complicated ingredients, it tastes soft and chewy, and it’s icy and cool, perfect for cooling off in the summer.
Just do it when you think of it, but before doing it, you have to ask Jiang Che to buy a stone mill.
"Where can I buy this thing?" Jiang Che was a little dumbfounded when he received this task.
This...Wei Xuan doesn’t know either!
The two of them stared at each other for a while, and Jiang Che gave in. "Wife, tell me what you want the millstone for first?"
Wei Xuan said what was on her mind.
Well, at least it’s business.
Section 20
"Then wait for me to go ask my friend after get off work today."
Wei Xuan nodded. It would be best if she could find one, but if not, forget it. It wasn't necessary to do this anyway.
But she was still very happy when Jiang Che came back in the evening and really brought her a small stone mill.
"Where did you find it? Didn't you say this morning that you didn't know where to buy it?"
Jiang Che was delighted to see his wife so happy. He felt that it was worth it for him to find her after riding his bicycle until his legs were sore.
"I asked several people, but no one knew where to buy it, so I went to the countryside to ask every household. There happened to be a family that had one. They also had a big one that they usually used to grind tofu, but they rarely used the small one at home. I was willing to pay for it, so they sold it to me."
Wei Xuan didn't expect that he would run so far for a millstone, and she immediately felt distressed: "Have you eaten dinner yet? There are still steamed buns at home. How about I fry you an egg and you can make do with it first, and I will make you something delicious tomorrow."
Jiang Che actually had eaten in the evening, but now he felt hungry again, so he did not refuse Wei Xuan's suggestion.
Wei Xuan heated up the steamed buns for him and quickly fried some egg sauce for him to eat with it.
While eating, Jiang Che watched his wife cleaning the millstone in the yard.
Wei Xuan cleaned the stone mill and placed it in the yard to dry. She also dug a bowl of rice and red beans and soaked them in water. She would get up early tomorrow morning and try to make the nine-layer cake.
Making nine-layer cake is very simple, but it is a bit tiring to grind the rice into rice paste first, so Jiang Che must be the one to do it. Wei Xuan is fine if she has to grind a little, but she doesn't have the strength to grind more.
Wei Xuan needs to divide the ground rice paste into two parts and add white sugar and brown sugar respectively to make two colors of paste.
Then put water into the iron pot, place the bamboo winnowing basket that is usually used to dry things on it, and then cover it with a flat coarse cloth.
Next, you can pour rice paste into it, steam one layer for about five minutes and then pour in the next layer. Pour the rice paste with brown sugar and white sugar alternately. In this way, the nine-layer cake will be one layer red and one layer white, which looks very beautiful.
After the nine layers, sprinkle the soaked red beans on top and steam them together. The nine-layer cake is ready.
Take it out and use a thin wire to evenly divide it into pieces about the size of your palm, and you can eat it.
There was no time to make breakfast this morning, so Jiang Che couldn't wait to pick one up and eat it.
"How is it?" Wei Xuan asked expectantly.
After tasting it carefully, Jiang Che praised: "It's delicious, not sticky and not too sweet. I think it's good."
Wei Xuan suppressed her joy and picked one up, put it to her mouth and took a bite. Well, how should I put it, it might not be as good as the traditional handmade food she had eaten in her previous life, but it was not bad either. At least in this age of material scarcity, it was probably still a rarity.
Each of them ate two pieces, and Wei Xuan collected the rest and handed it to Jiang Che: "Then you can send them to Angkor later and see if they sell well. If they sell well, we will continue to make them. If they don't, forget it."
“Okay.” Jiang Che put the last piece of nine-layer cake in his hand into his mouth, picked up the basket and rushed out.
It’s getting late. If I don’t hurry up, I’ll probably be late today.
Wei Xuan didn't dare to delay any longer. She washed her hands, locked the gate, and quickly walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative.
Fortunately, she was not the last one to arrive. Sister Hong arrived even later than her today.
It was quite busy in the morning, and when she finally had some free time, Wei Xuan asked her why she came so late today.
Sister Hong couldn't help but sigh and said, "It was the child who was making trouble. I don't know if he caught a cold last night. He had a slight fever when he woke up this morning. His father and I took him to the hospital for an IV drip and asked his grandparents to look after him there before we could rush back to work."
Wei Xuan knew that Sister Hong had two daughters and a son. Although her parents-in-law would usually help take care of them, they were old after all, and it was not easy to leave matters like a sick child to them.
Sister Hong got a headache when she thought of this, and she immediately complained to Wei Xuan: "Xiao Xuan, what do you think is the point of working so hard all your life? Take me for example. I have a job, and my parents-in-law are pretty nice, but even so, I still don't live a happy life. I'm busy all day long without a break, it's so tiring!"
Wei Xuan knew that she was a little depressed because of exhaustion, so she had to comfort her: "Sister Hong, your brother-in-law treats you so well, and your child is sensible and obedient. If you say that you have a hard life, then there is no good life in this world. You have to work hard now, and you will enjoy happiness when your child grows up."
Wei Xuan's words touched Sister Hong's heart.
"Yes, everything is for the children. We don't expect them to achieve much when they grow up. It's enough for them to be able to support the family." After being persuaded by Wei Xuan, Sister Hong felt much better.
However, she still used her own experience to persuade Wei Xuan: "Xiao Xuan, I think it's best for you to be like this now. You can have a child two years later and live a more relaxed life for two more years."
Wei Xuan agreed with a smile. She and Jiang Che had already reached a consensus on this point.
But in this world, apart from people like Sister Wei Xuanhong who live soberly, there are always people who are confused and make a mess of their lives.
Wei Xuan got off work as usual today and saw Song Jianjun and a woman waiting at her door from a distance.
When he got closer, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Bian Qianqian?"
Bian Qianqian was also stunned when she saw Wei Xuan. How come this good friend who used to follow her around changed so much in just half a year?
She knew that Wei Xuan and Jiang Che were married, but every time she came to the city later, she was busy meeting Cheng Shao and had no chance to see Wei Xuan. As time went by, their relationship faded and he would never think of looking for her. If she hadn't been really desperate this time, she wouldn't have followed her cousin here.
When she thought about what she was going to say, her face turned ugly. She had lived a better life than Wei Xuan before...
Seeing that his cousin didn't say anything for a long time, Song Jianjun had to tell her the story with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face.
After listening to him for a long time, Wei Xuan also figured out the whole story.
The general story is that Bian Qianqian had a boyfriend in the city, but the man's family conditions were not very good, and Bian Qianqian's family did not agree, so they locked Bian Qianqian at home.
During this period, Bian Qianqian found out that she might be pregnant, so she ran away secretly when her family wasn't paying attention. But after running away, she couldn't find the man for a while, so she had no choice but to find her cousin Song Jianjun.
Song Jianjun wanted to send her home, but she didn't want to because she was afraid she would be locked up again. After a long argument, the brother and sister remembered Wei Xuan, the victim, and wanted Bian Qianqian to settle down with her first.
Wei Xuan was complaining in her heart: Do I look so easy to talk to? How dare she get involved in such a big thing? No matter what the result is, she will not get any good results.
So she asked Bian Qianqian: "It's okay for you to stay with me, but your belly can't wait. What if you can't find this man?"
Bian Qianqian didn't know what to do. She hadn't thought about the future at all, so when faced with Wei Xuan's questions, she stammered and couldn't answer.
Wei Xuan shifted her gaze to Song Jianjun's face.
Facing Wei Xuan's burning gaze, Song Jianjun knew that he was being a bit embarrassing, but he was also very troubled. After all, Bian Qianqian was his cousin, and he couldn't just watch her wandering on the streets.
Just when everyone was silent, Jiang Che came back.
"What are you doing standing at the door?" He noticed Bian Qianqian after he finished speaking. After a pause, he remembered who she was. He thought she was here to play with Wei Xuan, so he greeted her, "Wei Xuan, this is your friend, right? Why don't you invite her in to sit down?"
But after he finished speaking, no one moved or responded. Only then did he realize something was wrong, so his eyes wandered over the faces of the three people and fell on Wei Xuan's face.
Seeing Song Jianjun looking at her pleadingly, and seeing Bian Qianqian looking lost and at a loss, Wei Xuan felt soft-hearted and said helplessly, "Alright, let's go inside first."
As soon as Wei Xuan spoke, Song Jianjun finally breathed a sigh of relief, agreed with a smile, and supported Bian Qianqian as he followed behind her.
Jiang Che, who had no idea what was going on, stopped Wei Xuan while his wife went to the kitchen to pour water.
"What's wrong with them? Is there something wrong?"
"Oh," Wei Xuan put down the teapot in her hand and told the whole story.
Jiang Che also fell silent after hearing this.
Wei Xuan scratched her hair in annoyance. "If she comes to me for something like this, can I take her in? What if something happens to her here? And that man doesn't look like a serious and reliable person. I can't understand why Bian Qianqian, who is obviously a smart person, would fall for a man like this?"
Jiang Che listened to his wife's complaints, sneered and guessed: "I think your friend was probably deceived, but now she has a child, there is no turning back."
Wei Xuan thought about it for a moment and felt that what Jiang Che said was very likely to be right. After all, she still remembered that Bian Qianqian's previous ambition was to marry into a wealthy family in the city and live a good life like her aunt.
"But the question is, what should we do now?"
Jiang Che smacked his lips, and also felt that this matter was not easy to handle. If they helped, this matter concerned the whole life of the other person. What if something went wrong if they interfered casually?
If they don't help, Bian Qianqian is also a friend of my daughter-in-law. Now she comes to us in a miserable state. It would be too inhumane for them to chase her away without any mercy.
The couple looked at each other and sighed helplessly.
"Let's go. It's not good to keep the guests outside for too long. Don't say anything for a while. I'll talk." Jiang Che was afraid that his wife was shy and couldn't say some things, so he didn't have this concern.
Wei Xuan held the teapot and asked curiously, "Do you have a solution?"
"Just leave it to me." Jiang Che made a riddle, took the teapot from Wei Xuan's hand and stepped into the main room first.
Wei Xuan had no idea what he was up to, so she had to follow him and see what he would say next.
The four of them sat on chairs, each holding a cup of tea, and did not speak for a long time.
Song Jianjun wanted to ask, but seeing Jiang Che's tense face, his heart trembled a little, and he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
After a long while, Jiang Che spoke first: "Jianjun, we are brothers, and my wife and your cousin are friends. With such a relationship, we should help you if you come to us with problems, but your case is indeed different from ordinary things."
When Song Jianjun heard him say this, he opened his mouth and wanted to speak.
Jiang Che stopped him and said, "Don't rush to speak, listen to me first."
"It's fine for your cousin to live in our house now. At worst, I can clean up the main room for her to live in. But the problem is, if that man is never found, can she continue to live like this? She can wait, and can the child wait? The child can't be born in my house, can he? What should I do in the future? You should give me a plan!"
Song Jianjun had never thought so much before coming here. Now facing Jiang Che's series of questions, he was speechless.
Bian Qianqian, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up: "If I can't find it, I will go to the hospital to have the baby anesthetized and go home while the baby is still small. You can just let me stay here for a while so that I can have time to look for Cheng Shao. Don't worry, I will never make it difficult for you."
After hearing her decisiveness, Jiang Che and Wei Xuan looked at each other and nodded in agreement for her to stay.
Bian Qianqian burst into tears of joy upon seeing this. Wei Xuan saw that she was crying so hard that she hurried forward to comfort her.
It would be bad for Jiang Che and Song Jianjun to stay here any longer, so Jiang Che stood up and said to Song Jianjun, "Jianjun, I just happen to have something to tell you. Let's go to the door and talk."
Song Jianjun also felt uncomfortable staying here, so he quickly agreed: "Okay, okay, let's go out and talk."
The two walked to the front door. Seeing that the people in the house could not hear their conversation, Jiang Che spoke up, "Jianjun, I think you have to make up your mind about this matter. I don't think the man your cousin is looking for is very reliable. Have you ever thought about whether your uncle and aunt will blame you if she doesn't live well in the future? Wei Xuan and I are outsiders no matter what, but you are different. Don't make your relatives have nowhere to go in the future."
Song Jianjun knew very well that the situation was serious, but his cousin was begging him with tears in her eyes, and he was really afraid that if he didn't agree, she would become upset and do something to hurt herself.
Seeing his bitter face, Jiang Che gave him some advice: "Well, I'll ask my friends to help me look for him in the next few days. We'll talk about it after we find him. Maybe this person really has some difficulties, and we just thought too badly of him."
Song Jianjun cheered himself up and forced a smile to thank Jiang Che, but he was unsure in his heart and did not dare to think well of others.
When Jiang Che sent Song Jianjun away, Wei Xuan was already cooking in the kitchen.
He thought about it and went to the kitchen.
When Wei Xuan saw him coming back, she asked, "Is Song Jianjun gone?"
"Well, let's go, leaving us with this big trouble. Wife, we will stop supplying goods to Angkor for the time being." It is always inconvenient to have outsiders at home. They are not waiting for money to spend now, so it is better to be cautious.
Wei Xuan was just about to tell him about this, and when she saw that he had brought it up first, she said, "Okay, then you go to Angkor and tell him in advance, so that I can make a bed for Bian Qianqian at home."
Jiang Che agreed, and after dinner he rode his bicycle out. Wei Xuan carried a quilt to the main room, put a few chairs together, spread the quilt on them, and barely had enough space for one person to sleep.
The weather in May and June is neither too cold nor too hot, so just covering her with a small blanket will be enough.
Wei Xuan packed up her things and said to Bian Qianqian, who was standing behind her and fidgeting after taking a shower, "You can sleep in this room for now. We can eat in the kitchen from now on. Jiang Che and I are the only ones at home, and usually no one will come over. Just stay here and feel at ease."
"Wei Xuan, thank you so much."
"It's okay. We are still friends after all, right? You must be tired today, so go to bed early tonight."
After settling Bian Qianqian, Wei Xuan took a shower and lay on the kang waiting for Jiang Che to come back.
I don’t know if the sudden suspension of shipments from Brother Wu will have any impact on him.
Section 21
After a while Jiang Che came back, and Wei Xuan asked him, "What did Brother Wu say?"
"Don't worry, I've already said it." Jiang Che thought that he must have been riding too fast just now, and he was sweating all over, sticky and uncomfortable. So he took a change of clothes and said to Wei Xuan: "Wife, I'll talk to you when I get back. I'm going to take a shower first."
"Okay, then go quickly."
When Jiang Che came back from taking a shower, Wei Xuan was sitting cross-legged on the kang counting money. She hadn't counted the money in the cash box since April.
"How is it, how many are there?"
Wei Xuan said without even looking up: "More than 1,600, almost 1,700."
"Why is there so much?" Jiang Che sat down along the kang in surprise, staring at the money in Wei Xuan's hand and asked.
Although he never counted it himself, he was always in control of the sales and the money collected every day, so he had a rough idea of how much money was in the family.
Wei Xuan thought for a moment and said, "We haven't spent much money during this period, so this also includes our salary for the past few months."
Jiang Che suddenly realized that this made sense. When they first moved here, their salary was not enough, but since the Chinese New Year, they have had very little expenses. Even the food at home, most of which was prepared during the Chinese New Year, has not been finished yet.
It really doesn't cost much to buy some vegetables at most.
After thinking this through, Jiang Che reached into his pocket and took out some money and handed it to Wei Xuan: "Here, this is the money from selling the nine-layer cake and braised pork today."
Wei Xuan took it in her hand and counted it: "How much did you sell the nine-layer cake for?"
"Hehe," Jiang Che laughed evilly and sat on the bed. "Wife, I found that making cakes is more profitable than stewing meat. I took the cakes to Wu Ge this morning and weighed them. They were about three pounds, and he charged me two dollars."
No wonder, Wei Xuan looked at the money in her hand. One pound of rice can produce about three pounds of cakes, and the market price of one pound of rice is 1.5 cents. Even if she buys it from Wu Yun, it will only cost about 20 cents. Add in beans, oil and other miscellaneous ingredients, and the profit is nearly ten times as much.
The profit of braised meat is only twice as much. Of course, this is not the only way to calculate it. Meat is expensive to begin with, and twice the profit is already very profitable.
But this also shows that the cake business is indeed viable.
"It's a pity that we have to stop just when we found a profitable business." Jiang Che said with regret.
Wei Xuan rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't be so ungrateful. I asked you to get up and deliver the goods two days ago, but you were very reluctant. Now you can take a break! I don't think she can hold on for too long. It would be fine if she finds someone, but if she can't find someone and she's pregnant, how can she just wait like this? She must make a decision soon."
Speaking of this, Wei Xuan's mood also became bad.
Women should take care of themselves, otherwise if they really encounter such a thing, it will be sad and harmful to their body.
Jiang Che didn't want to see his wife unhappy about this, so he quickly changed the subject: "By the way, the Dragon Boat Festival is next month, how about I go home with you to see your parents?"
Sure enough, Wei Xuan was attracted by his words: "Is it okay? Will my parents-in-law be unhappy?"
"It's okay. There's still nearly a month until the holiday. We can just go home more often to have a few meals and spend time with our parents. They will understand."
Wei Xuan was moved, and after a while she said, "Okay, when Qianqian's matter is over, I'll make some more nine-layer cakes and bring them back to see my parents."
Imagination is beautiful, but reality is cruel.
Jiang Che and Song Jianjun asked their friends to go from street to street to inquire about the whereabouts of Bian Qianqian's boyfriend, but after several days they found nothing.
At this time, Bian Qianqian's mood began to become more and more impatient.
As a pregnant woman, she is sensitive and thoughtful.
Wei Xuan was afraid that if she continued like this, she would scare herself into having a miscarriage.
There was no other way, so Wei Xuan had to take better care of her in terms of food. That day, Wei Xuan knocked on the door of the main hall with the fish soup she had just cooked: "Qianqian, are you there? I made some soup, would you like some?"
In the room, Bian Qianqian wiped her tears, stood up and opened the door.
As soon as Wei Xuan saw her red eyes, she knew that she must have been hiding in the house crying again, and she sighed helplessly in her heart.
Without showing any sign of guilt, she walked into the house and put the soup on the table: "Drink it while it's hot. They say that drinking fish soup during pregnancy will help your child grow up smart."
Bian Qianqian thanked her for her kindness, sat down and started drinking it in sips.
After a while, he laughed at himself and said, "I guess you're wasting your time. It's not even certain whether it can survive. So what's the point of it being smart or not?"
Wei Xuan also felt a headache when she heard her say this. She really had no experience in persuading people.
Fortunately, Jiang Che and Song Jianjun appeared in time to break the awkward atmosphere.
When Bian Qianqian saw them, she immediately put down the spoon in her hand and walked over to them quickly: "Did you find the person?"
Song Jianjun said, "It's not clear yet. Today, I did find out about a man named Cheng Shao, and his description is very similar to yours. The problem is that this man is not from Jingshi City, but from a village nearby. So I plan to follow him to the village tomorrow to take a look."
"Not from the city?" Bian Qianqian murmured and raised her head to ask, "But Cheng Shao told me that he is from Beijing and his father is a worker in a steel factory."
Speaking of this, Song Jianjun got angry: "What are you talking about? It's because you said that his father worked in the steel factory. We have been asking around the steel factory these days, and there is no such person as you said. How did you know Cheng Shao? Tell me the truth."
Seeing that Song Jianjun was getting angry, Wei Xuan winked at Jiang Che and asked him to go and persuade him.
Jiang Che was reluctant and turned his head away as if he didn't see it. He was still very unhappy because this shit had wasted so much of his time. Not only did he have to go out to help find someone after get off work every day, but his wife also had to take the trouble to stew soup and cook for Bian Qianqian every day. He had been unhappy for a long time. His wife was good-tempered, but he had a bad temper.
No one came out to smooth things over, and under Song Jianjun's constant pressure, Bian Qianqian finally told the truth.
"I met him at the station when I came to the city to visit my aunt. He saw that I was carrying something and it was inconvenient for me to walk, so he said he would help me. After we chatted for a while, he insisted on treating me to lunch at noon. I couldn't refuse, so I went with him."
Song Jianjun was so angry when he heard her say this that he pointed at her and scolded her, "Have you never eaten before? You're going to eat with someone you just met?"
"It was because I saw that he was too enthusiastic and helped me, and he didn't look like a bad guy, so I felt embarrassed for a moment..." Bian Qianqian defended herself in a low voice.
Song Jianjun was so angry that he choked for a moment before he said, "Can a bad guy carve these two words on his face? Okay, go on with the rest."
It’s no wonder that Song Jianjun was angry. Even Wei Xuan felt that this girl was too heartless after hearing it.
And judging from what she said, Cheng Shao might not only not look like a bad guy, but also look very good. At least he is very much to Bian Qianqian's liking.
Sure enough, Bian Qianqian continued, "When I first met him, he was very nice to me. He either took me out to eat delicious food or gave me some girly things. Plus, he was sweet-talking and good-looking, so I didn't think much of it. It wasn't until we were together that he told me the truth. He said his family wasn't that rich. His father was just an ordinary worker in a steel factory, his mother didn't have a job, and besides him, he had a sister and two brothers."
At this point, Bian Qianqian's voice was already filled with tears: "When I heard that, I felt that I was deceived by him, but he really didn't mention the specific situation of his family before, and we were already together, so there was nothing I could do. I could only comfort myself in my heart that at least he treated me well, that's all, wuwu..."
She didn't need to say anything more about what happened next, as everyone knew it all. It was nothing more than that she decided to be with this man, and she mustered up the courage to go home and tell her parents about it, but was met with opposition and was locked up.
Then it is now. Bian Qianqian raised her head and shouted, "He has already lied to me once, he won't lie to me a second time. Brother, when you go to find him tomorrow, can you take me with you? That person cannot be his."
Wei Xuan shook her head secretly: Silly girl, since I can deceive you once, it’s not difficult to deceive you a second time.
Song Jianjun probably felt that his cousin was crying too pitifully, and after thinking for a long time, he nodded. Well, no matter whether it was true or not, this matter should have a result.
Seeing that the conversation had yielded results, Wei Xuan handed her a towel and said, "Wipe it off quickly." Then she looked at Song Jianjun and said, "Stay and have dinner with us. It's already so late."
Song Jianjun looked at the sky outside. He knew that if he went home at this time, there would be no food to eat. However, he and his cousin had already troubled Jiang Che and Wei Xuan a lot during this period, so it was not good to continue to take advantage of them.
He was about to refuse when he heard Jiang Che say, "Okay, stay and eat something. It's not a big deal."
Seeing that the two really wanted to keep him, Song Jianjun nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, thank you for your help."
"Hey, no trouble, just an extra pair of chopsticks."
At night, the couple was discussing this matter while lying in bed. Wei Xuan asked Jiang Che, "Tell me, is this person you are looking for the one Qianqian is looking for?"
"Why do you care whether he is or not?" Jiang Che didn't care much about this matter. He just knew that Bian Qianqian was going to leave regardless of whether he was or not.
So, he got up excitedly and asked Wei Xuan: "Wife, Angkor has been urging me these past two days. Let's think about it first, and wait until she leaves. How many nine-layer cakes should we make and send to her every day?"
When it comes to making money, Jiang Che is now full of energy, much more active than Wei Xuan. Mainly because he is used to making money every day, and it is a bit difficult to adapt to the sudden stop.
Talking about this, Wei Xuan put the previous question behind her and focused on discussing it with Jiang Che.
Early the next morning, Song Jianjun came to Wei Xuan's house to pick her up.
Wei Xuan and Jiang Che still had to go to work, so they definitely couldn't go. Only Song Jianjun took a day off specifically for this matter.
After that person left, Wei Xuan was a little absent-minded at work that day.
No matter how foolish Bian Qianqian was, she was just a young girl. This incident was a big blow to any girl. For a moment, Wei Xuan didn't know whether she hoped that the person they were going to find today was Bian Qianqian's boyfriend, or not.
If so, he is a liar. If Bian Qianqian really marries him, will she be able to live a good life in the future?
If not, Bian Qianqian, a girl, getting pregnant before marriage would inevitably be unacceptable to the world, not to mention now, even decades later.
What she has to endure is not only the accusations from her family, but also the strange looks from people around her. I don’t know if she can bear it.
When she got home from get off work in the evening, she saw that Song Jianjun was the only one standing at the door. Wei Xuan felt relieved that the person might have been found.
Song Jianjun heard footsteps and looked up. When he saw Wei Xuan, he told her what happened today.
As soon as they found the village today, they saw Cheng Shao. Cheng Shao wanted to run away, but was caught by Song Jianjun.
According to him, he had no intention of lying and he really liked Bian Qianqian. However, when he saw the way Bian Qianqian was dressed, he knew that if he told the truth, there would be no hope. So he deliberately showed his rich side in front of Bian Qianqian, and sure enough, Bian Qianqian was fooled.
It was not until they had sex that he actually wanted to tell the truth. However, he was afraid that if he said it directly, Bian Qianqian would be scared away, so he made up an identity and planned to do it slowly so that Bian Qianqian would have time to accept it.
Who knew that Bian Qianqian would make a big move and marry him, which scared him, fearing that Bian Qianqian would turn against him if she knew the truth. It happened to be the busy farming season after the Chinese New Year, so he took advantage of the situation and hid at home during this period and did not go to the city.
No wonder they haven't found the person for so long. Wei Xuan asked him, "Now that the person has been found, what are Qianqian's plans?"
Song Jianjun frowned and took a deep puff of his cigarette: "I found the person, and my mission is completed. I have sent her home and confessed the whole thing to my uncle and aunt. You didn't go to see this kid's family..." He paused and said: "His family is really too poor. I asked around in the village. His father is a lazy guy. The family depends on him and his mother. He has three younger brothers and sisters. It's hard for the family to even have enough food. How is Qianqian going to live after she marries him!"
Wei Xuan thought that even though they were just villagers, life at home shouldn't be too difficult. After all, he had even treated Bian Qianqian to meals and bought her things in order to pursue her.
As if seeing Wei Xuan's confusion, Song Jianjun said, "I asked him, and he said that he would secretly go to the mountains to catch some food. If he was lucky, he would sell it. That's why he had so little money, and he spent it all on Qianqian."
Wei Xuan nodded: It’s good that you know how to save money, but cheating people is absolutely unacceptable.
The purpose of Song Jianjun's visit this time was to explain the follow-up of this matter to Wei Xuan and Jiang Che. After all, his cousin had lived here for so long and couldn't leave without telling them. After he finished speaking, he didn't stay for long because he still had to tell his parents.
Just after sending him away, Jiang Che came back, and Wei Xuan told Jiang Che about the incident again.
Jiang Che did not express any opinion after listening. Wei Xuan knew that Jiang Che did not like Bian Qianqian very much and did not want to discuss Bian Qianqian's affairs too much.
So she brought up another matter: "Didn't you say a while ago that you would go home and spend more time with your parents when you have time? It happens that tomorrow is the day. Let's make some more cakes tomorrow morning, send them to Brother Wu, and keep some to take home."
"Okay," Jiang Che had something to say when talking about this: "Then soak some more rice later in the evening. I don't think there's much rice left at home, right?"
Wei Xuan recalled: "It seems that there are not many left, probably about two or three kilograms, enough for tomorrow."
Jiang Che nodded: "Then I'll go to Angkor tomorrow to have a look, if there is any I'll buy some more back."
When the two of them got off work the next day and excitedly carried their things into the Jiang family's yard, they immediately felt that the atmosphere was not right.
The two looked at each other, Jiang Che walked in first, and Wei Xuan followed behind. When they got a little closer but hadn't entered the house yet, Wei Xuan heard the intermittent crying of Jiang Dasao coming from the house, with a slightly embarrassed look on her face.
It seems like I came back at a bad time!
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