1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

After returning from labor reform on the farm, Jia Zhang seemed like a different person.

She became much more diligent at home, but her temper was still hot, and her attitude towards Qin Huairu was extremely bad.

On weekdays, all kinds of dirty words spewed out of her mouth like a string of cannonballs, such as "jinx", "bitch", "vice-pie", etc. Every word was like a sharp blade, piercing Qin Huairu's heart.

What can Qin Huairu do?

She could only bite her lower lip, endure it silently, and swallow all the grievances and tears.

As the days passed, Qin Huairu's belly gradually swelled like air, her body became heavier, and her movements became slower.

This situation was not suitable for continuing to work, but Qin Huairu had her own plans.

Maternity leave is only fifty-six days in total. If she takes maternity leave early, she will have to return to work immediately after giving birth. By then, her body has not recovered yet and the child needs care. She can't imagine how difficult the situation will be.

So, she forced herself to go to the workshop to work every day despite her tired body.

Seeing that she was a pregnant woman, her colleagues in the workshop took good care of her out of sympathy and kindness.

Help her move heavy objects and share some of the more tiring work with her, but after a long time, some people will inevitably start to murmur and secretly grow dissatisfied.

Qin Huairu noticed this subtle change. She could only force a smile and say all kinds of flattering words in her soft voice, trying to maintain the fragile interpersonal relationships in the workshop.

She was born with delicate features and a pretty face, and now that she was pregnant, she looked even more fragile.

But in the eyes of some people, this fragility has become a different kind of charm. Male workers often point fingers at her in private, and their words are full of ridicule and frivolity.

It’s not that Qin Huairu didn’t hear the discussions, but what else could she do given that she was in such a predicament?

Her only hope was to give birth to the baby safely, as if only in this way could she be free from this endless torment.

At this time, Li Weiguo's life was also not easy.

The pressure of the college entrance examination was like a heavy rock pressing on his heart. He had to race against time to review and prepare for the exam, hoping to stand out in the college entrance examination.

However, life's difficulties are not limited to academic studies.

The family's growing demand for food became his unshirkable responsibility.

Who can blame Li Weiguo for his appetite, which has reached an astonishing level?

On the surface, he can eat six multi-grain steamed buns in one meal, but this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Secretly, he often took out meat from the space to replenish his energy. It is conceivable that the Li family's food reserves are decreasing at an alarming rate.

If Li Weiguo hadn't tried every possible way to go out and "trade" food every few days, this family would probably have been in dire straits.

That night, Li Weiguo, as usual, used the excuse of going out to trade in food, but in fact he was taking a walk nearby, preparing to take out a bag of food from the space when he returned home and disguise it as the proceeds of his travels outside.

When he returned to Nanluoguxiang and passed the entrance of an alley, he saw a few figures swaying stealthily by the wall from afar.

Li Weiguo became alert instantly and subconsciously slowed down his pace. Like an agile cat, he quickly hid in the darkness.

A thought flashed through his mind: Could it be that we were met by a gang of thieves?

He looked carefully and saw that there were quite a lot of people over there, which made his doubts deepened.

Li Weiguo hid in the darkness, his eyes fixed on the people not far away.

At this moment, they were talking in low voices.

"How is it? Is the dog inside fainted?" a hoarse voice asked softly.

"Wait a little longer, and take action after ten minutes." Another voice responded in a low voice.

Later, Li Weiguo saw them huddled under the wall, each of them standing still and waiting quietly.

Li Weiguo already understood in his mind that these people must have tampered with the dog in the yard. Now their identities were obvious; they were undoubtedly a group of thieves.

He secretly felt lucky that the place was in a remote location. If it weren't for his keen senses, he probably wouldn't have been able to detect the existence of this group of people.

Now that he had run into them, Li Weiguo felt a strong sense of curiosity. He wanted to see with his own eyes what these people were going to do.

His eyes quickly scanned the surroundings, and suddenly, a thick tree not far away came into his sight.

Li Weiguo moved his feet carefully, making every movement of his body light, like a light feather, quietly approaching the big tree.

When he came under the tree, he took a deep breath, bent his knees slightly, and then exerted force suddenly. He jumped onto the trunk of the tree easily like an agile monkey.

His movements were so light that the branches didn't even make the slightest sound, and the people huddled in the alley not far away didn't notice his presence at all.

After climbing up the tree, Li Weiguo found a relatively hidden and comfortable position among the dense branches and leaves, and sat steadily on a large branch, like an owl hiding in the dark, quietly watching the movements not far away.

Within a few minutes, the men began to take action.

They first looked around vigilantly, and after confirming that there was nothing unusual around them, they quickly set up a two-person ladder.

Two of the more agile accomplices stepped on their companion's shoulders and climbed over the wall smoothly like two nimble geckos.

After entering the yard, they tiptoed to the gate and quietly opened the bolt.

As the door slowly opened, several other people came in like a tide.

Li Weiguo was high up on a big tree and could see everything clearly.

But he still did not move, just waiting quietly, wanting to see what they would do next.

One of them made a gesture, and the others immediately understood and quickly dispersed, running towards the window of the main house of the family.

They came to the outside of the window, took out a thin tube from their arms, pointed the tube mouth at the window gap, and blew gently. A light smoke slowly floated into the house.

Li Weiguo secretly guessed in his heart that this might be the legendary smoke.

For the next few minutes, they waited quietly outside the window, the tension on their faces gradually replaced by a hint of pride.

Then they boldly stood up and spread out, and one of them stepped forward and gently pushed open the door of the main house.

With a slight creaking sound from the door hinges, other people rushed into the house.

After a while, Li Weiguo saw them coming out of the house carrying a lot of things.

Li Weiguo looked at the movements of this group of people and couldn't help but have a strong premonition in his heart.

Judging from their skillful modus operandi and their familiarity with the layout of this household, someone here must be extremely familiar with this family, otherwise things would not have gone so smoothly.

After the gang succeeded in stealing the items and carried them out of the yard, one of them bolted the door and jumped out from the top of the wall.

"Let's go, let's get out of here first!"

Li Weiguo looked at the group of people gradually going away, climbed down the tree without hesitation and followed them.