Chapter 51 Pregnancy
It turns out that Sui Yun was delivering a message to her mother's family.
There was a job opening at the city's textile factory! And it was in the Security Department, a powerful department. The former deputy section chief had found a way to transfer to the food factory next door as section chief. So, there was a vacancy for a deputy section chief.
Sui Yun wasn't planning on becoming deputy section chief. She was thinking, after all, someone has to be promoted from below? Wouldn't that leave a vacant worker position in the security department? Her younger brother had also graduated from high school. While rumors were circulating about the oilfield hiring, there had been no official announcement. Who knew? This confirmed vacancy was something she had to seize first.
As soon as she got the news, she immediately took leave and came to deliver the message, fearing that if she was a step late, it would be snatched away by someone else.
Jiang Nan gave Zhou Zhixing a look, and Zhou Zhixing understood. He immediately acted annoyed, slapping his forehead and saying, "Oh, look at my memory! I forgot a document at the police station. Xiaonan, let's go back. This matter can't be delayed any longer."
Jiang Nan also pretended to be a little angry and reluctantly dug into his pocket for his car keys: "What kind of memory do you have? You only remembered it when you got back. Seriously."
"It's my fault, all my fault. I'll buy you a popsicle on the way back, okay?" Zhou Zhixing apologized, and the two of them quickly said goodbye to the old men and women and rode away on their bikes.
Grandpa and grandma: Young people are just not steady. They always forget things at work.
When they reached the grove and saw that there were no people around, Jiang Nan told Zhou Zhixing the information he had scanned from Sui Yun.
Zhou Zhixing smiled like a big-tailed wolf. He said, "Just wait and see. Groups five and six will be on duty together at noon tomorrow. Let's take advantage of lunch to tell Wan Xiang the news. He's sure to be tempted."
Jiang Nan nodded, knowing that it was best not to keep such people in the police station. She still liked her current job very much. "Okay, let's sit closer to him tomorrow so he can hear it."
"Right." After finishing his business, Zhou Zhixing pushed the cart and said, "Let's go get some ice cream. It's my treat."
Jiang Nan was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand: "No, it's not convenient these days. Let's eat something else and see if there's any fruit for sale."
Zhou Zhixing had been a guard in the harem, so he certainly knew what "inconvenient" meant. He smiled and said, "Okay, let's go buy some fruit."
Jiang Nan nodded. To be honest, she was very grateful to the "Eating Watermelon System." Not only was the food good, but even the little details of life were taken care of perfectly. Take, for example, the menstrual belts of this era. She couldn't accept them. Although she'd bought some to hide her identity, she'd always used sanitary napkins sold in the system's mall, the same ones her mother, Chen Jinhua, used.
Fortunately, when the system was designed, the differences between male and female hosts were taken into consideration, and these details were prepared. It also has its own garbage collection system, otherwise she would not know what to do.
Thinking about all this, the two of them quickly arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative. To make it easier for everyone to buy things, the supply and marketing cooperative would close later. Of course, they also opened late, at 10:00 and closed at 7:30 pm. Other units generally closed at 6:00 pm.
The two of them arrived at the fruit and vegetable section, where they naturally spotted Cheng Meijuan. She was wearing a light yellow dress and ignored Jiang Nan, turning away. She'd heard from Aunt Sun that Jiang Nan couldn't get Nanshan, so she chose Zhou Zhixing. She believed it. Zhou Zhixing wasn't as good-looking as Nanshan, and if Jiang Nan even liked him, she must have had feelings for him. Humph, she used to say bad things about Aunt Sun, what a mean person.
Zhou Zhixing: "The original owner's appearance is manly, isn't it? This was the look Zhou Zhixing envied the most in his previous life. He only looked down on pretty boys like Fang Nanshan."
Jiang Nan: It’s so unfair. You can’t get rid of the label of liking Fang Nanshan, right?
Jiang Nan didn't dwell on Cheng Meijuan's attitude. They were just business partners, never really discussing anything. She looked at the produce in the vegetable section, disappointed to see only a few stale pears. Zhou Zhixing, however, didn't mind. Pears, besides being eaten, could be made into soup, which was good for the body.
He bought a few pears and said to Jiang Nan, "Don't worry, I'll make some pear soup when I get home. We can drink some every day. It's better than sugar water."
Jiang Nan squinted at him and said, "You can do this too."
"How refreshing." Zhou Zhixing raised his eyebrows and said softly, "I'm a playboy, you know what a playboy is? When it comes to eating, drinking, and having fun, there's nothing I don't know. Just wait and see."
The result was that, right after dinner, Zhou Zhixing came upstairs carrying a small pot of pear soup, making his future mother-in-law, Chen Jinhua, beam with joy. His future father-in-law, Jiang Mancheng, once again felt his position was in jeopardy. No, he had to go to the supply and marketing cooperative early tomorrow to buy some canned yellow peaches. Jinhua loved that, and they would definitely beat this guy's!
After dinner, everyone sat by the door chatting and were surprised to find that no one was at the Qiu family's house. Old Lady Liu slapped her thigh and shrieked, "Could something have happened? I saw Xu Dani rushing home at noon today. She called Qiu Xiangdong and said she was going back to her hometown. She also said she wanted her daughter-in-law to take leave to go with her. She didn't say she wouldn't be back in the evening. Could something bad have happened?"
It's no wonder Old Lady Liu is so suspicious. Ever since the incident with Zong Fengxian, people who don't come home at night need to be questioned. Otherwise, if something happens again, the reputation of everyone on their first floor will be ruined.
The others looked at each other in confusion. Cheng Gaigai whispered, "He should be going to pick up Pan'er. He might be back tomorrow. The West River Bank Brigade isn't close to here, so it's normal that he didn't come back."
Wu Dachui's face drooped. He'd been caught in a honey trap at the West River Bank Brigade, and he hadn't had a good impression of the place. He glanced coldly at the Jiang family and asked, "Has the West River Bank Brigade not completed its exploration yet? How's the reserve? It's about time we have a result." He was still waiting for a job.
These words were said to Chen Jinhua. Her father, Chen Wanli, was the chief exploration engineer and had been there for two months. However, Chen Wanli would disappear when he was busy. Chen Jinhua ignored these words.
Jiang Mancheng laughed twice and ignored the fool. He said to Cheng Gaigai, "Gaigai is right. It takes two hours to ride a bike to the West River Bank Brigade. It's very tiring to go back and forth this afternoon. Aunt Qiu must be physically exhausted and will be back tomorrow. Don't worry, everyone."
After saying that, he shouted downstairs: "Aunt Cao, don't worry, it's okay."
Old Mrs. Cao Chuncao downstairs could hear everything that was going on on the fourth floor. As the building manager, she was naturally concerned about who was staying out all night. Reassured, she shouted, "Okay, I got it. Xiaoxing, put the pear soup down for Xiaonan. It's time to rest. We have to go to work tomorrow."
None of them expected that the Qiu family in Xihe'an Brigade had become so chaotic!
It was said that early in the morning, after breakfast, Old Lady Qiu rode her bike back to the west bank of the river to pick up her granddaughter. Along the way, she had a brilliant idea: once she got her granddaughter, she would immediately arrange a blind date for her. At the very least, she wanted her to marry a small-time leader in the oil field, someone who managed at least 10 to 20 people, and thus put Zhou Zhixing firmly in the dust.
Old Mrs. Qiu hummed a song, feeling she was truly the most stylish old lady in the building, perhaps even in the village. Look, she rides a bicycle. Could Liu Daya, Cao Chuncao, and the others do the same? They were destined to stay home and cook. It all came down to her, Xu Dani, a capable old lady who was always busy helping her son.
But when capable old lady Xu Dani arrived at her eldest son's house, she didn't see Qiu Pan'er. After parking the car, she grabbed her eldest granddaughter Qiu Sheng'er, who was feeding the chickens, and asked, "Where's Pan'er? It's so late, almost time for lunch, why aren't you home?"
Qiu Sheng'er was an eighteen-year-old girl. Her previous honey trap had failed, and she had quickly negotiated a marriage, planning to get married after the autumn harvest. Her eyes flickered, and a closer look revealed jealousy and resentment. But she quickly lowered her head, her expression of a timid little girl fading back into a hushed, childish demeanor. "Pan'er's been having a passionate affair with...with Tian Zhiqing from the Youth Corps this past month, and she's been away from home all day. Sometimes..."
She raised her eyelids, looking a little scared, and whispered, "Sometimes he doesn't come back at night. I don't know what he does."
Old Mrs. Qiu was unsteady on her feet, her face pale as she hurriedly asked again, "Is the Tian Zhiqing you're talking about a man or a woman?"
"A man." Qiu Sheng'er was proud in his heart, but still looked scared. "He...he often came to see Pan'er. Many people in the team saw it."
Old Mrs. Qiu felt like the sky was falling. What...what had she heard? Pan'er, that girl, wouldn't she do anything stupid?
She hurriedly ran towards the Youth League Home and learned that the two had gone to the mountain. She staggered up the mountain and searched for an hour. Finally, she saw the two people hugging and chewing each other behind a big tree.
“Ah ...
Old Mrs. Qiu collapsed and yelled that Qiu Paner, this shameless girl, had disrupted her plans, completely disrupted them.
She howled, and gave each of them a slap in the face, then kicked Tian Jiaguang in the vitals. Perhaps it was because she was an old lady, with extensive experience, that she knew where men were most vulnerable.
Tian Jiaguang fell to the ground on the spot, curled up into a ball, unable to scream in pain, with layers of cold sweat dripping down his face.
Qiu Paner was dumbfounded. She was initially terrified of being seen by her grandmother. She had always been an obedient girl, never doing anything out of line. Secretly marrying Tian Jiaguang was the craziest thing she had ever done. She covered her swollen face, at a loss. She had never expected her grandmother to be so cruel, determined to destroy Tian Jiaguang.
She looked back and suddenly threw herself on Tian Jiaguang, protecting him and saying, "Grandma, if you hit me again, I...I'll call for help. Anyway, everyone knows that we're a couple, so I'm not afraid of being seen."
Fortunately, it was noon and the villagers were all at home making lunch, otherwise they would have gathered in three layers to watch the fun. Old Mrs. Qiu was very angry at this, but she was also afraid that if someone really saw her, it would be impossible to deal with it.
"You ungrateful little girl, just wait, come home with me first, I'll call your father and let him deal with you!"
Old Mrs. Qiu's eyes were red. She slapped Qiu Pan'er hard again, grabbed her arm, and walked down the mountain without saying a word.
Qiu Pan'er looked back at her lover. Tian Jiaguang had recovered, his face pale, his eyes tearful, and he looked deeply anxious. He shouted, "Pan'er, don't worry. I will definitely marry you. I love you, and nothing can separate us. No way."
Qiu Paner wiped her tears. She...she was already Jiaguang's, and she had no regrets. Thinking of Jiaguang's words, she made up her mind and did not resist anymore. She followed Mrs. Qiu back to her uncle's house.
Behind the two of them, Tian Jiaguang paused for a moment before standing up, his lips curled up slightly. After nearly a month of hard work, both trying to please and alienate and suppress them, he had finally made substantial progress. Soon, he would be able to get married and work in the oil fields, and never do that damn farm work again.
He picked up the backpack from the ground and hummed a song happily. Then, thinking of how the old woman dared to hit him, he snorted inwardly. "Wait until Qiu Pan'er takes her mother's job, then he'll coax her into giving him the job. In two years, he'll ask Pan'er to take her father's job too, leaving that old woman with nothing!"
The more he thought about it, the more proud he became. He was already thinking about how he would beat up the old and frail Mrs. Qiu in a few years.
He had no idea that Qiu Xiangdong and Tao Meiyu, who came hurriedly, wanted to kill Tian Jiaguang after learning what had happened.
Qiu Xiangdong had originally thought his daughter had some potential: at least she was pretty, could marry into a good family, and contribute to his brother's future. In public, Qiu Xiangdong had always been extremely protective of his daughter. But what had she done? She'd secretly married off to an educated youth, a man who had become a peasant!
Not to mention comparing with Jiang Nan, she can't even compare with Wu Chunli, the most useless person in the building!
Tao Meiyu felt even more miserable. How could she have given birth to such an ignorant girl? She grabbed her daughter and cried, "Pan'er, you can't be stupid. That Tian Jiaguang is just a gigolo. He was attracted by your conditions and deliberately dragged you into this. Come on, go home with me, let's go on a blind date and marry into a good family. Otherwise, your life will be over."
"I don't." Qiu Pan'er's eyes were filled with vigilance. She looked at her mother and said disappointedly, "Mom, you don't care about me at all. What's the point of saying this now? You only think about how to give birth to a son all day long and never care about what I want to do."
She looked at her father, tears streaming down her face. She said, "Dad, you've never liked me, have you? You compare everything to Uncle Jiang. Uncle Jiang loves Jiang Nan, and you pretend to love me too. But Uncle Jiang truly loves Jiang Nan, and what about you? You're more understanding than anyone else in front of outsiders, but at home, you never take the initiative to talk to me, and you're often away from home for ten days or half a month. You're disappointed I'm not a son, right? You were more anxious than anyone else when my mother couldn't give birth. You don't care about me, so why should I strive for you? Why should I compare myself with Jiang Nan all day just to save your face?"
She wiped her tears, looked at her father, then at her mother, and continued, "None of you like me, only Jiaguang. He's the only one who treats me well. He truly loves me. He doesn't mind me having no brothers or sisters, and he even protects me. You sent me to the countryside for over a month. Have you ever thought about what life was like for me at my uncle's house?"
"Pan'er!" Old Lady Qiu roared. Even at this time, the damn girl still wanted to throw dirty water on her eldest son. She couldn't bear it any longer.
"Little sister, how can you say that?" Qiu Sheng'er said hesitantly, "You didn't do any work at home and stayed here for a month. What did our family say? You can't be a heartless person..."
"That's enough!" Qiu Pan'er sneered and mocked, "Put away that look on your face. Didn't you still want to seduce Jiaguang? It's a pity that Jiaguang didn't like you! With someone like you, you still want to marry into the oil field? Put away your grand dreams."
She snorted and looked at her parents again. After a long pause, she said, "Dad, you're not clean out there, are you? Mom, you know that too, right? You guys are so funny, so funny."
She laughed for a while, then finally said resolutely, "I'm pregnant! Since you love me, let me marry Tian Jiaguang. And mom, let me take over your job."
There was a hint of ruthlessness in her voice: "If you don't let me take over, I will report my father and say that he is having affairs with other women outside!"
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