Chuan Shu Qi Leng: I own a department store

"No need to bother." Xu Wanning waved her hands repeatedly, "We have already eaten."

As he was talking, a woman with a big belly came out.

Even though she was pregnant with Liujia, her body was pitifully thin and her face was extremely pale. Just looking at her back, it was impossible to tell that she was pregnant.

"Brother Lin is here, come in and sit down."

After Cuifen said hello, she walked in with her hands on her belly, not even seeing Xu Wanning from the corner of her eye.

"Yes, yes, after talking for a while, I haven't invited you in yet. Is this your first time here, sister-in-law? Don't be polite!"

After finishing speaking, Dongzi assisted Lin An in carrying the mattress in.

After Xu Wanning entered, she saw Cuifen busy in the semi-open kitchen.

Pregnant women have difficulty moving. Seeing this, Xu Wanning rolled up her sleeves and dove into the kitchen.

"I'll help you."

"Thank you." Cuifen smiled shyly at Xu Wanning and concentrated on scooping rice from the rice vat.

It took quite a while before a bowl was filled.

Still the smallest bowl.

Xu Wanning couldn't help but take another look, but saw that the rice jar had reached the bottom.

The kitchen is neat and tidy, but there is nothing superfluous.

Even the seasonings only include the most basic vinegar and salt, and only a little bit, which is probably not enough for two meals.

Dongzi and Lin An put the mattress in a temporarily unused room. While washing their hands, they shouted to Cuifen: "Steam the white rice later and fry the twice-cooked pork."

Cuifen's voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible: "But there is no rice at home, and there is no meat."

Xu Wanning couldn't tell what she felt in her heart.

She came from a later life and had never experienced what it was like to be hungry. Her family had been in good conditions since she was a child. After coming to Dajiang Village, her whole family had been following her closely to eat and drink.

After marrying Lin An, Lin An even gave her his salary to keep.

Although the original person gave most of the money to the scumbag and the bitch, without caring about Mother Lin and her two children, at least she didn't let herself go hungry.

Therefore, although Xu Wanning has always known that life is difficult for ordinary people in this era, this is the first time she has experienced it from their own perspective.

No wonder, even though she is pregnant with a child, Cuifen is so thin that it makes people feel distressed.

Xu Wanning couldn't help but suspect that Cuifen spoke so quietly because she was hungry and was trying to preserve her strength.

Xu Wanning pressed Cuifen's hand as she prepared to put the rice into the pot, and said hurriedly: "There's really no need to cook our rice. We came after we ate. We're not hungry yet, so we can't eat it even after cooking."

"That's right!" Xu Wanning suddenly patted her head and took out the lunch box from her bag: "This is the dish that was packed in the state-owned restaurant just now. Lin An and I only took one bite each, and the rest was almost untouched. If you don’t mind, I’ll give you something to eat, after all, it’s too troublesome for you today.”

As soon as the lunch box was opened, the strong smell of meat hit my nostrils.

Although Cuifen had tried her best to restrain herself from looking, her sight was not under her control at all.

Most people in this era are short of oil and water and are extremely sensitive to the smell of meat.

Even in the yard, Lin An could smell the aroma of meat.

He walked over involuntarily, happened to hear Xu Wanning's words, and hurriedly refused: "Sister-in-law, Brother Lin and I have a life-or-death relationship, don't we just share a bed? You are too polite! Take this meat back quickly, Bring it to the children to eat.”

He had quietly visited Dajiang Village several times before, just to see Lin An's mother and two children.

Dachun and Yaomei are so skinny that it makes people feel distressed.

Even though he was very greedy for meat, he didn't go to the extent of competing with the children for food.

What's more, Brother Lin helped him so much.

"Sister-in-law, Dongzi is right, we can't have this meat, you'd better take it back."

Although Cuifen's voice was soft, it carried a tenacity that no one could refuse.

Xu Wanning was silent for a moment, then stuffed the lunch box back into her satchel.

After all, it was something I had eaten, so it was really not appropriate to give it to others like this.

There was no need to cook, the four of them just sat in the room and chatted.

Dongzi's home is very big. The main room for receiving guests alone is more than 30 square meters, which looks very luxurious.

However, there is a drawback to having a house that is too big.

A small pot of charcoal fire can only warm people in a very small area.

After chatting for a while, Xu Wanning gave Dongzi the money she had agreed to before.

"This is 20 yuan. You can accept it first. After our new house is built, I will move the bed."

Dongzi hesitated for a few seconds, took the money, and immediately gave it to Lin An.

"Brother Lin, I will pay you back the [-] yuan first, and I will find a way to pay you back the remaining [-] yuan after the child is born. Can you do it?"

For Lin An at this time, the 20 yuan was nothing more than a hot yam.

He glanced at Xu Wanning subconsciously.

But there was only a hint of curiosity in the other person's eyes, and there was no sign of anger.

Cuifen calmly poked Dongzi's waist, and Dongzi realized belatedly that his sister-in-law seemed to be in charge of Brother Lin's house.

That 100 yuan was saved by Brother Lin through frugality.

It's fine now. If he poked him out in such a defenseless way, Brother Lin's private money could not be saved at all.

"Sister-in-law, don't get me wrong. Brother Lin lent me this money really for emergency purposes."

"Six months ago, my parents passed away suddenly. All the relatives in my family who had not been in contact with each other for 80 years came to fight with me for this house. During the dispute, someone pushed Cuifen, which almost caused her to have a miscarriage when she was newly pregnant."

"Fortunately, they were sent to the hospital in time, and both the adults and the child were fine. Later, in order to save the house, we spent a lot of money, so... But don't worry, sister-in-law, Cuifen will finish her confinement after the child is born. After I no longer need anyone to take care of me, I will go out to find work as soon as possible and pay back the money as soon as possible."

Cuifen was also a little nervous, stirring her hands uneasily.

Xu Wanning sighed inwardly.

The original vicious image is really deeply rooted in people's hearts.

"This child is very lucky and will be blessed in the future. He will definitely bring good luck to both of you."

After finishing speaking, Xu Wanning took the money from Lin An and put it into Cuifen's hand.

"There's no need to pay back the money in a hurry. You still have to take care of Cuifen and the child first. You can keep this money first, and when you have free time, buy some refined grains and meat to supplement Cuifen. Her nutrition has kept up, and the child's Only when you are in good health can you be healthy.”

Caesarean sections haven't become popular yet, and with Cuifen's size, giving birth is really annoying.

As both women, Xu Wanning felt sorry for Cuifen from the bottom of her heart.

"By the way, when was the baby born?"

"February!" Dongzi gave two thumbs up: "The doctor said that it will be started after the New Year."

February!

Xu Wanning was startled, and when she took a closer look at Dongzi and Cuifen, a bold guess flashed through her mind.