◎Almost got heat stroke◎
Wei's mother is coming soon, and the problem that Jiang Che and Wei Xuan are facing now is whether they should continue the family business.
According to Jiang Che, they should stop for now. Not to mention that it is not good for others to know about this. Wei Xuan's belly is almost five months old. As the months go by, her belly will definitely get bigger and bigger, which will make it inconvenient for her to work. Even if the work is not heavy, it will be very tedious.
But Wei Xuan disagreed: "I'm really fine. You see, I'm still very flexible now. And I heard that it's easier to give birth if you work harder. It's harder to give birth if you keep resting. As for mom, leave it to me. I'll talk to her. She won't say anything."
Wei Xuan didn't mention the most important point, which is that the policy will change in a few months, and it will be completely legal to do small business at that time. She wants to buy a store and open her own shop. She has skills, so her business will definitely be good.
But opening a store requires money, and buying a house also requires money. If you earn more now, you will have more choices later.
Jiang Che couldn't convince Wei Xuan. Wei Xuan insisted on doing this, and Jiang Che couldn't do anything about it. He could only take on most of the work himself and let Wei Xuan do less.
The day after the wedding banquet at home, Jiang's mother and Wei Xiaolong were sent to the county town by their eldest brother Wei and took a bus to Beijing.
Wei Xuan was afraid that Wei Xiaodi and Wei's mother would get lost when they came to the city for the first time, so to be on the safe side she gave not only the address of her home, but also the address of Jiang Che's factory and the supply and marketing cooperative, thinking that they would be able to find one of them.
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Wei Xiaolong and his mother were not lost, but they were dazzled by the prosperity of Beijing. They were shocked when they saw four-wheeled cars occasionally passing by on the road in front of them, which was two or three times larger than the county town.
People coming and going on the street were all dressed decently, and very few people wore clothes with patches.
Mother Wei pinched the corner of her clothes, looked down at herself, then glanced up and down at her son, swallowed her saliva, and said to Wei Xiaolong who was supporting her, "Why don't we go directly to your sister's house and wait for a while. She should be getting off work soon at this time."
Wei Xiaolong squinted his eyes, looked up at the sun in the sky, and nodded silently after a while.
Knowing that Wei's mother said this because she was afraid of embarrassing Wei Xuan at her workplace, this was actually Wei Xiaolong's first time in Beijing. Although he appeared calm on the surface, he was also scared inside. So even though he knew it was still a long time before Wei Xuan got off work, he still agreed with Wei's mother's words.
Wei Xuan didn't know that Wei's mother had already brought Wei's younger brother to Beijing, and they were waiting at her door.
As usual, she waited at the door after get off work for Jiang Che to pick her up on his bike. Ever since her belly started to swell at four months old, Jiang Che was no longer comfortable with her going to and from work alone. Every morning, he would first take her to the supply and marketing cooperative and then go to the factory. In the afternoon, he would also go to the supply and marketing cooperative after get off work to pick her up and go home together.
Wei Xuan waited for about ten minutes before Jiang Che showed up. There was no sun at that moment, so the two of them rode their bikes slowly, feeling very comfortable as they rode home in the breeze.
Poor Wei's mother and Wei Xiaolong have been waiting from noon until sunset, and they are almost getting heatstroke, but they still haven't seen them come back.
Jiang Che was the one with sharp eyesight and saw the two people first, but at that time he did not recognize that they were his mother-in-law and brother-in-law.
The main thing is that these two people are now a little embarrassed, sitting under a ginkgo tree about five or six meters away from his door.
When he got closer, Jiang Che could see the person clearly. He stopped the car with his feet on the ground and called out tentatively, "Mom, little brother?"
Wei Xuan looked in the direction Jiang Che was shouting and recognized the person immediately. She quickly got out of the car and walked over quickly.
"Mom, little brother, how long have you been here? Why are you sitting here? Didn't I write to you and tell you the location of the supply and marketing cooperative? Why don't you come and find me there?"
When she got closer, she found that their faces were sunburned. She couldn't help but ask again: "How long have you been waiting? Why are you so tanned?"
Jiang Che also came over on his bicycle at this time. He first pulled Wei Xuan to the side, then he bent down and helped Wei's mother up.
Mother Wei stood up and took a while to feel less dizzy. Wei Xiaolong was better than his mother, but he had only eaten a piece of bread at noon and was now thirsty and hungry.
He licked his lips and asked Wei Xuan: "Sister, do you have any water? I want to drink some water."
"Yes, come in." Then he took them to his home.
After the gate was opened, Wei Xuan and Wei's younger brother walked in front, while Jiang Che followed behind, supporting Wei's mother.
After leading them to the main hall and sitting them down, Jiang Che asked Wei Xuan to talk to his mother-in-law and brother-in-law while he went to the kitchen to pour them some water.
When Wei's mother saw her son-in-law had left, she asked, "Are there only two of you living in this yard?"
Seeing that she was still thinking about these things, Wei Xuan felt a little relieved.
When Jiang Che brought the water, Wei's mother and Wei Xiaolong drank a glass of water in one gulp to quench their thirst. Jiang Che poured them another glass and asked them to drink it slowly.
Wei Xuan felt both distressed and angry, and asked the same question she had just asked at the door.
Mother Wei looked away feeling a little guilty, and Wei Xuan just stared at Wei Xiaolong.
Wei Xiaolong couldn't stand his sister's threat, so he stammered and told her what happened.
When Wei Xuan heard that the two of them hadn't even had lunch, she didn't have time to scold them. She quickly stood up and went to the kitchen to cook.
Mother Wei was in such a state and still wanted to help. Jiang Che quickly calmed her down, "Mom, I'll go to the kitchen to help Wei Xuan. You and my younger brother can sit here and take a rest. I won't stop you when you're done."
Wei Xuan also told Wei Xiaolong: "Just take care of your mother and sit here quietly."
"Okay sis."
Wei Xuan first boiled a pot of mung bean soup, and then put it in the well to cool down, so that she could give it to Wei's mother and younger brother to relieve the heat.
She was not going to cook tonight, fearing that Mother Wei and Little Brother Wei would be too hot and have a poor appetite, so she planned to cook some noodles.
What’s more, the noodles can be cooked quickly, so they can eat earlier.
The topping is stir-fried sauerkraut, shredded pork and chili peppers, which is sour and spicy and appetizing.
The topping was ready and Jiang Che's noodles were cooked. He poured two spoonfuls of topping on a bowl of noodles.
Jiang Che carried it to the main room.
Little Brother Wei's stomach was already growling with hunger after smelling the delicious aroma coming from the kitchen. When he saw Jiang Che coming in with the bowl, he quickly stood up and reached out to take it.
Jiang Che moved to the side to avoid his hand: "It's hot, it's hard to change hands, just sit still and I'll do it."
Mother Wei looked at the bowl of noodles and meat placed in front of her and felt very distressed.
This is fine grain, it can't withstand being processed like this.
Seeing this, Jiang Che quickly advised her: "Mom, just eat. If you're not enough, there's more in the pot. It's all in. If you don't finish it, it will be a waste."
Mother Wei thought it made sense and picked up her chopsticks to eat. The main reason was that she smelled the fragrance and her hungry stomach felt hungry again.
After dinner, the family finally had the energy to sit down and have a good chat.
"Xiaolong was admitted to university this time, that's amazing! I heard that there are a lot of people applying this year."
Wei Xiaolong held the water cup and explained shyly: "Brother-in-law, it's not as exaggerated as you said. The school I applied to is not very good, so the competition is not that fierce."
Jiang Che didn't think so. He himself was not good at studying, but he admired people who were good at studying. So he was still very optimistic about his brother-in-law who could be admitted to university.
"Don't be so modest. By the way, do you want any gift when you get admitted to university? Your sister and I will give it to you as a reward."
Wei Xiaolong felt that he had received a lot of help from his sister. Not to mention the money and coupons, even the study materials his sister had sent back before were very important to him. So when he heard what Jiang Che said, he subconsciously waved his hand to refuse. He couldn't help his sister at the moment, and he couldn't let his brother-in-law regard his family as poor relatives who came to beg for money.
Mother Wei also declined on behalf of her son: "Xiao Che, you are too polite. You have already sent so much money and coupons back home for Xiaolong's college entrance exam. How can you let him accept your things now? Besides, the baby in Ni'er's belly is about to be born. You and Ni'er should save more money for the child. Forget about the gifts. Xiaolong will be staying here for a few days. If you are interested, take him around to have a look."
Jiang Che wanted to say something else, but Wei Xuan winked at him, signaling him to stop.
Jiang Che understood what his wife meant, and the next thing he said changed his tone: "Okay, I'll listen to you, mom. I'll take Xiaolong out for a walk after get off work these few days. Let's go see your school first. It's not far from home, and it only takes 15 minutes by bike."
"Okay, then I'll thank my brother-in-law first."
They chatted and laughed for more than an hour. Considering that Wei's mother and Wei Xiaolong must be tired after the journey today, Wei Xuan asked Jiang Che to boil some water so that they could wash up and go to bed early.
There were only two beds in the house, so these few days Jiang Che had to sleep in the main room with Wei Xiaolong, while Wei's mother and Wei Xuan slept on the kang.
Fortunately, the bed Jiang Che bought was not small, so it wouldn’t be crowded for two grown men to sleep on it.
While Wei Xiaolong went to take a shower, Wei Xuan came to the main room with the quilt that had just been dried in the sun two days ago and helped them make the bed.
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Wei's mother was also helping her make the bed. After Wei Xiaolong came out of the shower, Wei Xuan asked her mother to go wash first.
When only Jiang Che and Wei Xuan were left in the room, Jiang Che hugged Wei Xuan and said with a wronged look on his face: "Wife, will you feel uncomfortable if you don't sleep with me at night? Tonight, I won't tell you stories to sleep with you two, so you should also sleep well and don't miss me too much."
Wei Xuan pulled him away: "Okay, it's just a few days, and we see each other every day. What's there to think about? Go out now, mom will be in soon." It was so embarrassing to see Jiang Che clinging to her like a koala.
After finally coaxing Jiang Che out, Wei Xuan found a piece of clothing to wear for taking a bath later.
By the time she finished her shower and lay down on the bed, it was almost nine o'clock. Normally, she would have gone to bed at this time, but not today, as she had one thing left to do.
She had to inform Wei's mother about the business first, otherwise it would be difficult to explain if she saw it in the morning. So Wei Xuan suppressed her sleepiness and called her mother.
Wei's mother was sleeping in a daze. She fell asleep when Wei Xuan went to take a shower. When Wei Xuan finished showering and returned to the room, she was probably not used to sleeping in a different place, so she woke up again when she heard the noise.
If Wei Xuan hadn't called her, she would have fallen asleep in the next second. Now that she heard Wei Xuan calling her, she tried to open her eyes and replied vaguely, "What's the matter, Ni'er?"
In the darkness, Wei Xuan made a brief outline in her mind and told the whole story from beginning to end.
Wei Xuan seemed to be talking happily, and she felt relaxed after she finished. However, Wei's mother was so stimulated by her that she was completely sober.
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