bookbashuk Chapter 170 Plans
Chapter 170 Plans
He walked over to Xu Sui with his cane. "You go inside first, I'll go see what's going on."
The noise next door started a little while ago, and I don't know how bad it got.
Wang Yinhua hadn't finished get off work yet. Only He Quan and his son Jinbao were at home. The person kneeling and crying at the door was Liu Feng again. The two had already divorced, and no one knew what kind of drama they were having now.
Xu Sui raised her wrist to check the time, then looked at Grandma Qin, who was already squeezed into the crowd. "No need, everyone go inside. Grandma is watching over us."
"If anything is wrong, she'll come and tell us."
Of her relatives next door, the only people she cared about were Wang Yinhua and Xu Fei. As for Jinbao, she didn't dislike him, but she couldn't bring herself to like him either. Mainly because Jinbao's parents had this kind of relationship with her, she didn't need to go out of her way to please anyone.
It was so crowded there, and Qin Yunzhou's leg wasn't fully healed yet; she didn't want anything to happen to him because of this.
Qin Yunzhou nodded, not glancing at the next room again. "Okay, let's go back inside then."
He had originally planned to go and check on the situation, but since Xu Sui said it wasn't necessary, then it wasn't necessary.
As soon as the two returned to their small courtyard, they saw Liu Shunsheng and Du Mei standing together next door, seemingly talking about something.
Because they were quite far apart, and the two were speaking softly, I couldn't hear them very clearly.
Xu Sui was somewhat surprised. She moved closer to Qin Yunzhou and whispered, "Didn't Xiaomei and Liu Shunsheng just finish their matchmaking a few days ago?"
She remembers this, but wasn't it all in the past?
Neither of them liked the other, and the matter was dropped.
Xiaomei's letter of introduction expires the day after tomorrow, so she has to go back to her hometown the day after tomorrow.
This is a policy regulation. If the letter of introduction expires but remains in the city, it will cause trouble if someone reports it.
After spending time with Xiaomei over the years, I've found her to be a decent person. She's a down-to-earth and capable girl who often helps with household chores, from sewing and mending to washing clothes and cooking.
To be honest, Xu Sui had even thought that after the baby was born, when she went to university, she might be able to have Xiao Mei come with her to help take care of the baby.
However, this is just a thought; in reality, it would be quite difficult to do so.
She definitely goes to school in Beijing, and she's been staying there as a student without any problems.
As for the two children, Qin Yunzhou had said that if she wanted, he could also find a way to resolve the temporary household registration issue for the two children so that they could live with her.
However, if there were one more person, things would probably not be so easy to handle.
After all, this is an era where you need a letter of introduction to go anywhere, so you can't just run around randomly.
These are not the most important things. If you want to solve them, you can find more ways to do so.
The key point is that Du Mei seems to want to get married more. Her parents in the countryside also hope that she will marry a city man as soon as possible. If she can't marry a city man, she will only go back to marry a country man.
Xu Sui's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and she will give birth in a few months after the New Year.
There's not much time left until Chinese New Year.
She discussed it with Qin Yunzhou last night, and they planned to talk to Xiaomei about it tonight.
"Yeah, they just finished watching it a few days ago." Qin Yunzhou was also a little surprised to see the two of them standing together talking, quite close to each other.
He wasn't familiar with this cousin, but they had lived under the same roof for a while, so he naturally hoped she would be doing well and not rush into marriage with him.
The two people who were talking over there seemed to notice that Xu Sui and Qin Yunzhou had returned. They gradually distanced themselves from each other, one going back into the house and the other continuing to do laundry.
Xu Sui thought about it and decided to talk to Du Mei about it as soon as possible. If Du Mei was willing, that would be best. If she wasn't willing, then they would have to find someone else.
So she told Qin Yunzhou, "You go inside first, I'll go talk to Xiaomei about that."
"Oh, and could you help me carry these things inside?"
Qin Yunzhou took the package and saw that it contained two jars of face cream and several bars of soap.
He didn't ask any more questions, took it, and went inside.
After everyone left.
Xu Sui walked up to Du Mei, who was washing clothes at the tap.
When Du Mei saw her coming, she awkwardly called her "Second Cousin-in-law" before continuing to wash clothes.
Now, Xu Sui understood everything. She turned to look in the direction of the Liu family's house, then looked at Du Mei, who was washing clothes.
"Xiaomei, you were just with Liu Shunsheng..."
Before she could finish speaking, Du Mei quickly looked around and whispered to her, "Second cousin-in-law, I...we're not in any trouble right now."
Nothing now? That means something will happen later.
Xu Sui immediately understood the meaning behind the words. Looking at Du Mei's slightly flushed face, she thought for a moment and decided to tell her first.
"Xiaomei, there's something I'd like to ask you about."
Du Mei's cheeks were still a little hot. She lowered her head and continued washing clothes. "What is it, sister-in-law? Tell me, I'm listening."
These days in the city were the most comfortable period of her life.
Everyone in this family is very kind, especially my second cousin's wife and my maternal grandmother, who treat her the best. One often gives her things, and the other always thinks of her.
Even her eldest cousin's wife, who disliked her the most, was actually quite nice to her.
Unfortunately, she wasn't a member of the Qin family, and she would have to leave this family sooner or later.
"This isn't the place to talk. Let's find somewhere where no one is around."
The two arrived at a secluded corner.
"Xiaomei, last night I discussed it with your second cousin. We both have jobs. After the baby is born, his leg will be almost healed, and he will have to go back to the army. I will also have things to do and will not have time to take care of the baby."
"So I was thinking of finding someone I know to help take care of the child, and that's how I came up with you. If you're willing, this job should suit you."
"Of course, the monthly salary is paid at the normal rate, and there is no extra cost for food and accommodation."
This girl is only sixteen years old; getting married is far too early.
Du Mei was stunned, not quite reacting for a moment. "Really...really?"
"Second cousin's wife, I'm willing, I'm willing."
After realizing what she had done, she was overjoyed and instinctively grabbed Xu Sui's hand. "Second cousin-in-law, you don't have to give me that much salary. I only need half."
"No, no, I don't need a salary, as long as I can have food and lodging, that would be great."
The longer she stayed in the Qin family, the less she wanted to get married so early.
During her time in the city, she learned that city girls didn't usually get engaged or married at fifteen or sixteen; most were eighteen or nineteen, and some even got married in their early twenties.
She's only sixteen, which is still a long way off for marriage in the city.