When Li Xinru returned to the former educated youth courtyard, everyone was busy making dinner in the kitchen.
She ran back to her room, wrapped herself tightly in the blanket, and covered her head.
Luo Xiaowei returned to her room and found Li Xinru had come back. She went to the kang (a heated brick bed) and called to her:
"Xinru, you're back. Dinner is ready, why don't you get up and eat?"
Li Xinru answered from under the covers:
"I don't want to eat. I've already eaten in the city."
Luo Xiaowei told a few other educated youths about it, and then they stopped paying attention to her.
The next day, everyone was surprised to find that Li Xinru had injuries on her face and the corner of her mouth.
Fang Wanzhi asked with concern, "Xinru, how did you get hurt?"
Seeing everyone looking at her, Li Xinru quickly covered her face with her hands and said:
"I slipped and fell on my way home yesterday, so I can't go to work today. Please ask for a day off for me!"
Seeing that she was indeed injured, everyone comforted her for a few words and then hurriedly went to work.
Having suffered a great loss at Zeng Daming's hands, Li Xinru temporarily gave up her desire to cause trouble.
After resting for a few days, she went back to work with everyone else, and things were much quieter then; she started to slack off.
Bai Xiaoyue and Wen Tong went to work in the fields together and noticed that Li Xinru looked at Wen Tong with hostility.
She said to Wen Tong, "Wen Tong, that Li Zhiqing is looking at you strangely!"
Wen Tong frowned: "I'm also very puzzled. I even suspect that the Xiang family may have dug up her family's ancestral graves, which is why she keeps pursuing the Xiang family so relentlessly."
Bai Xiaoyue felt that Li Xinru's personality was a bit twisted and somewhat obsessive.
She instructed Wen Tong:
"You should be careful with your words and actions, and be wary of backstabbing people."
Chang Le and Ping'er went to school, while Xiao Bai and An An, along with a group of friends, spent their days running around the village.
Bai Xiaoyue instructed Xiaobai to keep a close eye on the activities of the educated youth compound.
If you see anything unusual about Li Xinru, you should report it immediately.
Xiao Bai was very happy to receive the task, and led a group of friends to run even more energetically.
After the spring planting was completed, Bai Xiaoyue noticed that many things in the house were gone.
She went to find Li Mingyue to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things together.
Li Mingyue said with great joy:
"Xiaoyue, perfect timing! We're out of matches and lamp oil at home. Let's go tomorrow."
Knowing that Bai Xiaoyue was going out, Yan Ci said worriedly, "Wife, I'll go with you!"
Little Bai shouted from the side, "Mommy, I want to go too!"
Bai Xiaoyue saw her son staring at her with his big, round eyes, and realized that he was already six years old and had never been to the city.
She looked at Yan Ci, who picked up Xiao Bai and tossed her around a bit, saying:
"Then let's take our Xiaobai with us."
Little White was so happy that he shouted and yelled.
Seeing how happy Xiaobai was, Bai Xiaoyue decided to bring Chang Le along as well.
She told Li Mingyue that they would go on Sunday and that Chang Le and Xiao Bai would go together.
Li Mingyue readily agreed:
“I’m bringing Ping’er and An’an with me.”
Bai Xiaoyue and Yan Ci discussed:
"Aci, go find your second brother and exchange some tickets. When you take the kids out, you can't just look around without buying anything."
We'll also take the kids to a state-run restaurant for a meal.
Bai Wenyi was very efficient; he delivered the grain coupons and pastry coupons the next day.
On Sunday, the two families set off for the supply and marketing cooperative.
The shelves at the supply and marketing cooperative were filled with a dazzling array of goods, and Xiaobai and An'an couldn't take it all in; everything looked so strange and wonderful.
Yan Ci and Wang Weiguo led the child through the items in the cabinet, answering the child's curious questions.
Li Mingyue then contacted her former colleague, Sister Deng, and asked her to help buy some daily necessities.
Chang Le and An An each bought two small hair clips.
I also bought pencils and notebooks for the children.
Finally, they also bought pastries for the children.
Bai Xiaoyue and the children had finished shopping.
She then said to Li Mingyue and her husband:
"The children usually play in the village, so it's rare for them to come out today."
Let's go eat at a state-run restaurant; I happen to have some food coupons. Let the kids try eating out too.
It was lunchtime, and the restaurant was packed with people eating.
Bai Xiaoyue ordered braised pork, a plate of sweet and sour pork for the children, and a stew of cabbage and tofu.
Each person received a bowl of rice, and a few steamed buns were also given to Yan Ci and Wang Weiguo.
The chef at the restaurant was indeed very skilled. The four children stared wide-eyed as they ate the sweet and sour pork, and then their little mouths just wouldn't stop moving.
Bai Xiaoyue felt happy to see the children eating so happily.
She spoke to everyone while eating:
"It's rare for the kids to be out like this, shall we take some photos later?"
Li Mingyue nodded vigorously: "Okay, okay!"
The two men had no objections, and the child had even less objection.
After dinner, the adults and children went to the photo studio in a large group.
I went to the same photo studio, and the photographer was the same person.
Bai Xiaoyue asked the master craftsman to take a group photo of the two families.
Then each family took a group photo, and then each child took a solo photo.
Group photos were quite expensive; several photos cost a total of six yuan.
Although it was Bai Xiaoyue who gave the money, Li Mingyue still felt so bad for it that she kept complaining.
Bai Xiaoyue said with a laugh, "Mingyue, you're almost as good as my mother!"
Li Mingyue punched her:
"Xiaoyue, how dare you laugh at me?"
After laughing and joking around, the group took the children home.
At night, the children were all asleep.
Bai Xiaoyue and Yan Ci said:
"Aci, the children had such a happy day! Once the situation stabilizes a bit, let's take them out more often!"
Yan Ci nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you when I have time."
Bai Xiaoyue then said:
“Aci, I want to build a house for my son. He’s grown up now and needs to have his own room.”
While you're at it, replace these current houses with tiled roofs.
Yan Ci said to his wife:
"To build a tiled house, the beams, purlins, and rafters all need to be replaced, and you also need to buy tiles, which will cost a lot of money. Aren't you afraid of what people will say?"
Bai Xiaoyue thought for a while before saying:
“I saw that the educated youth’s courtyard had tiled houses, and several other families in the village also built tiled houses.”
Yan Ci nodded: "Then I'll find some time to ask and see where we can buy the tiles."
Bai Xiaoyue hugged Yan Ci and sighed:
“Aci, I always felt that life was difficult, but I didn’t expect it to go by so quickly.”
Before we knew it, we'd been married for eight years.
Seeing that his wife had finished speaking about the important matter, Yan Ci simply flipped her over and pinned her down:
"Wife, time really flies, we should enjoy ourselves while we can!"
Bai Xiaoyue wanted to speak, but Yan Ci silenced her with a kiss.
He gave her a deep kiss before letting go: "Wife, is there anything else you want to say?"
Bai Xiaoyue blushed, unable to remember what she wanted to say. She blinked, wrapped her arms around Yan Ci's neck, and kissed his lips forcefully.
...
A few days later, Ye Fengqin came to Bai Xiaoyue to share some good news.
Ye Fengqin said with a beaming smile, "Xiaoyue, we've separated our households."
Bai Xiaoyue's eyes widened: "Sister-in-law, how is this possible? How could Uncle agree to this?"
Ye Fengqin said, "You would never guess that this was proposed by my father-in-law."
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