Lu Haici walked to his mother and said affectionately, "Our teacher has been arrested, and the principal has given us a holiday today. Mom, when are you going to give birth to a little brother or sister?"
Lin Qingqing wanted to curse. When would it be his son's turn to be born? "Why are you asking this suddenly?" Did someone say something in front of him? Thinking of this possibility, a fierce look flashed in Lin Qingqing's eyes.
Lu Haici said, "Because Ji Yang's mother didn't give birth to a brother or sister, it seems that she went to the hospital to have an abortion, and Ji Yang's father found out, and they are getting a divorce. Mom, if you don't give birth to a brother or sister, will Dad divorce you?"
Lin Qingqing: "..." What is this child talking about? "No. But how do you know about the relationship between Ji Yang's parents? Did Ji Yang tell you?"
Lu Haici nodded: "Well, Ji Yang said that his mother went to the hospital for an abortion, and his father found out, and they quarreled about getting a divorce. Mom, why did Ji Yang's mother go for an abortion? Ji Yang said that abortion means getting rid of the baby in the belly. Mom, you can't get rid of the little brother or sister in your belly, I really want a little brother or sister. I don't want mom and dad to get divorced either."
"…" Lin Qingqing didn't know what to say. Kids nowadays are so precocious. "Don't tell anyone about this. It's Ji Yang's family's business. We can't help. But as Ji Yang's good friend, you have to comfort Ji Yang."
Lu Haici: "Don't worry, mom. I know."
After the mother and son had lunch, Lu Haici read at home, and Lin Qingqing went to Yu Xiuyao's house.
Yu Xiuyao has been really happy in the past three years. In the past three years, she has saved 2,000 yuan in private money, all of which she earned with Lin Qingqing, plus the profit from her salted duck eggs. If it were three years ago, she would never have thought of this.
Yu Xiuyao had finished her lunch and was about to make some stewed food when she saw Lin Qingqing coming. "Qingqing is here..."
"Sister-in-law." Lin Qingqing came to the kitchen door. "Sister-in-law, the situation has been a little tense recently. This tension has even affected the army, so I am worried that our braised food will be used as an excuse. I want to end the private agreement with the supply and marketing cooperative."
Yu Xiuyao was stunned for a moment, then she said, "Okay, safety is more important." She was quite open-minded.
Lin Qingqing said: "However, the braised food business will not stop. I will apply to the army and set up a food company in the name of the army. I just don't know whether it will be successful for the time being. I will reveal some information to my sister-in-law first. As for the other sisters-in-law, let's not talk about it for now. Keep it confidential for now."
Yu Xiuyao was originally open-minded, although she was a little disappointed, after all, she could earn a lot of money a year, but now she heard Lin Qingqing say this, she was looking forward to it again. Wait... "Qingqing, if you can't make braised food in private anymore, then can't I make salted duck eggs?"
Lin Qingqing said, "Yes, sister-in-law, if you are willing, you can sell the method of making salted duck eggs to the supply and marketing cooperative. There are no ducks on the farm, so salted duck eggs cannot be made. Otherwise, just like making stewed food, the farm can also make salted duck eggs." However, there are pigs and chickens, and the farm has enough poultry. Now there are more than 130 military wives who are too busy to handle the work on the farm. The farm has also hired several women from nearby production brigades. Even Lin Yiyang's wife Wang Qiuyue is now an employee on the farm. However, Wang Qiuyue's treatment is different from Lin Yiyang's. Lin Yiyang's treatment is based on the treatment of workers, while Wang Qiuyue's treatment is the same as that of military wives, with a salary of about 50 yuan per year, plus food in exchange for work points. For Wang Qiuyue, she is satisfied to be able to be with her husband and have a higher income than when she was in the production brigade.
Yu Xiuyao thought for a moment and said, "Then I will sell the method of making salted duck eggs to the supply and marketing cooperative. This is not a method passed down from our family. There are other people in my mother's family who can make salted duck eggs."
Lin Qingqing said: "Tomorrow is the weekend, so let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative together tomorrow morning to discuss this matter with Director Ma."
Yu Xiuyao: "Alright."
After Lin Qingqing and Yu Xiuyao discussed the matter, they prepared to go back home and explain it to Lu Haici. When passing by Ji's house, they saw Xu Huijuan coming out with a suitcase, followed by Ji Yang, who held her back and wouldn't let her leave.
Ji Yang cried, "Mom, don't go, Mom, don't go, wuwuwu..." Ji Yang cried and pulled Xu Huijuan.
Lin Qingqing was a little embarrassed now. This happened to her, and she couldn't just watch it happen, right? In the past three years, she and Xu Huijuan got along well. Seeing this situation now, she could only speak up: "Mother Ji Yang, why don't you come to my house and sit down? You see Ji Yang is so reluctant to leave you, can't we talk about it properly?"
"Aunt?" Ji Yang looked at her gratefully, "Aunt, my father is so fierce, he is so bad, wuwuwu..."
Xu Huijuan also felt a little embarrassed when she met Lin Qingqing. She packed her luggage and planned to leave on impulse, thinking that Ji Changfeng would come to pick her up, but he didn't. Now that Lin Qingqing said this, she at least had a way out, so she said, "I don't know what to do, hey..."
"If you don't mind, you can tell me about it. I'll be a good listener." As she said that, she took Xu Huijuan and walked towards her home.
Lin Qingqing took Xu Huijuan to her home. She poured a cup of tea for Xu Huijuan and said to Ji Yang, "Ji Yang, you and Lu Haici go play in the house... Lu Haici, Ji Yang is here."
Lu Haici said in the house: "Ji Yang, come quickly."
Ji Yang looked at Xu Huijuan and was still worried about his mother. He was afraid that his mother would leave as soon as he entered the house.
Lin Qingqing said: "Put it in the house, I will watch over your mother."
Ji Yang: "Thank you, auntie."
After Ji Yang entered the house, Lin Qing said softly, "Ji Yang's mother, I heard Ji Yang tell Hai Ci about your situation. He said that his father knew about your abortion, so you two are getting a divorce. This matter made him very worried and he was frowning.
But I think that if you and your spouse have conflicts, you can talk about it properly, but it is better to avoid some things from the children. Regardless of whether this matter is true or false, it will not be good for you if Ji Yang tells others. There are many people in the family compound, and you don’t know how the gossip will spread. And Ji Yang is a child, he is worried about his parents, and he will not be on guard, so it is understandable that he said some things. "
Lin Qingqing said these words after thinking about it. Ji Yang would tell Lu Haici about this matter, and he might also tell other children who were close to him. If the children told their parents like Lu Haici did, it would not be good if the news spread. After all, abortion and divorce are not honorable things, and they will damage your reputation.
Of course, Lin Qingqing also thought that if she told Xu Huijuan about this, Xu Huijuan might turn against her. But if she turned against her, then so be it. Just think of it as her seeing through a person and doing something bad with good intentions.
When Xu Huijuan heard Lin Qingqing's words, her face first turned red, and then she sighed. She had never thought that Ji Yang would tell this matter to others, but she did not blame Ji Yang, she knew that Ji Yang cared about her. It was just that this matter made her very embarrassed in front of Lin Qingqing, but it was embarrassing, and Lin Qingqing also encountered what happened today. Besides, they were neighbors, and neighbors had no secrets. She did not blame Lin Qingqing either. In the past three years of getting along with Lin Qingqing, she also got to know Lin Qingqing a little. Lin Qingqing was different from many women in the family compound. She never gossiped. So she understood that this was Lin Qingqing's good intentions.
Now that Lin Qingqing knew about this, she confessed it. In fact, she also wanted someone to talk to. Because she was reborn, she didn't even have a close friend in these years.
"Comrade Lin, I have something I want to ask you. We are both stepmothers. I haven't had a child in the past three years because I don't want to. I treat Ji Yang as my own son and don't want to have another one. What about you? You haven't had a child in the past three years either. Don't you want to have another one?" Xu Huijuan asked. She was not very smart, so she asked directly. And she felt that there was no need to beat around the bush about this kind of thing. After all, Lin Qingqing had also spoken directly about her own affairs.
When asked about this by Xu Huijuan, Lin Qingqing said frankly: "I am still young and don't want to have a baby so early. When I got married, my grandfather also told me to wait a few years before getting pregnant, which is good for the health of women."
Xu Huijuan knew that Grandpa Lin was a doctor. She knew it in her previous life. After hearing what Lin Qingqing said, she was not sure whether Lin Qingqing's words were true or not. She remembered that in her previous life, Lin Qingqing had been married for several years and had no children. Now that she thought about it, although Lin Qingqing in this life and Lin Qingqing in the previous life were completely different people, they were the same in the matter of having children. The two had been married for several years and had no children.
In this way, what Lin Qingqing said might be true. In both lives, Lin Qingqing decided to have children later because of Grandpa Lin's advice.
Xu Huijuan figured out her own thoughts and didn't continue to dwell on them. She talked about her own affairs: "The quarrel between Lao Ji and me this time was not Lao Ji's fault, but mine." After a pause, she sighed again, "I have never wanted to have another child, but Lao Ji still wanted one, so I told Lao Ji that we would consider it after Ji Yang grows up. In fact, I was just saying that, I really don't want to have another child."
She didn't want to be an ungrateful person again. "Three years ago, I found that my period was late, so I went to the hospital for a check-up and found out that I was pregnant. So, I took advantage of Lao Ji's mission to abort the child. It's been three years since this happened, and I don't know how Lao Ji found out about it now. He blamed me for not discussing it with him, so we had a quarrel... So this is indeed my fault, but I really don't want to have a child." The person who had been silent all this time actually talked about this with Lin Qingqing. She found that she felt unexpectedly relieved when she had someone to talk to.
Lin Qingqing didn't know what to say, but: "I think that no matter what problems there are between husband and wife, it is better to make them clear. Avoiding and delaying the time will not solve the problem..." After thinking for a while, Lin Qingqing said, "At the beginning, when I didn't want a child, I was honest with Lu Cheng, and Lu Cheng also understood me. So I think you really love Ji Yang, and Captain Ji will definitely understand you. You can tell Captain Ji your thoughts truthfully."
Xu Huijuan shook her head: "This... If I tell him that I don't want to have children, will Old Ji understand? Men all want many children and grandchildren. If I don't want children, Old Ji... He should divorce me and marry someone else who is willing to have children for him."
"... This..." Lin Qingqing disagreed with Xu Huijuan's words, but she couldn't change her mind. "But I think that if you don't try some things, you will never know the result. But if you try and the result is still the same, at least you have tried your best and won't regret it. Don't you think so? Of course, this is your own business, Ji Yang's mother. What others say is just what others say. Things that happen to you still need to be solved by yourself."
Xu Huijuan was not a person who would not listen. When she heard Lin Qingqing say this, her mind was in a panic.
"Mom..." Ji Yang ran out of the house and hugged Xu Huijuan, "Mom, if Dad wants to divorce you, I will go with you."
"Ji Yang?" Xu Huijuan looked at him, moved beyond measure. She could give up her husband and Old Ji, but she wanted Ji Yang as her son. If she got pregnant again and had an abortion, Old Ji would definitely divorce her if he found out. She knew Old Ji's character very well. By then, Old Ji would marry another woman. What if Ji Yang had a stepmother and was bullied
If she told Old Ji, there would be two possible outcomes: one is that Old Ji wants the child, and the other is that Old Ji doesn't want another child. But at least, there is a 50% chance. After thinking about the situation clearly, Xu Huijuan decided to give it a try. "Comrade Lin, I'm willing to give it a try."
Lin smiled gently.
The two chatted for a while, and Xu Huijuan's mood had calmed down a lot. Lin Qingqing also had to go to work, so Xu Huijuan asked Ji Yang to stay here and play with Lu Haici, and she carried her luggage and went back to Ji's house next door, because she also needed to be alone.
Ji Changfeng had a quarrel with his wife, and he regretted it. When he saw his wife leaving with her luggage, he wanted to stop her, but when he thought about her secretly having an abortion without telling him, he couldn't swallow it. Fortunately, he saw that his wife was persuaded by Comrade Lin next door, and he was relieved.
However, it was one thing that he was reluctant to let his wife go, and it was another thing that his wife secretly had an abortion without telling him.
Ji Changfeng was alone and quiet for a long time, and his excitement gradually calmed down. The family had been arguing about this matter for several days, and it couldn't go on like this. Ji Changfeng felt that he should have a good talk with Xu Huijuan.
At this time, Xu Huijuan came back with her luggage. She saw Ji Changfeng sitting in the hall and was no longer as excited as before. She said, "Old Ji, let's talk."
Ji Changfeng wanted to talk about it, but he didn't expect Xu Huijuan to say this first. "Well, let's talk about it." If the abortion issue was not discussed clearly, Ji Changfeng would feel a pang in his heart.
One of them sat at the dining table, and the other sat against the wall. Ji Changfeng would stare at the person he was talking to because of his work habits, while Xu Huijuan lowered her head and did not dare to look directly at Ji Changfeng. Although it was Xu Huijuan who first mentioned the talk, when it really came to the talk, Xu Huijuan still became nervous.
Ji Changfeng: "Tell me, why did you have an abortion and why didn't you tell me? You said you could have a child when Ji Yang grows up. Now Ji Yang has grown up, but you are still avoiding the topic of having a child. I am not a fool and I can't even hear your perfunctory words. I think you don't want to have a child for me, right? You can tell me frankly. I don't want my partner to hide anything from me in life. We are husband and wife, shouldn't we be frank with each other?"
Ji Changfeng's intuition was also sharp. He could sense that Xu Huijuan didn't want to give birth to a child for him. But Xu Huijuan was clearly very good to him and Ji Yang. So Ji Changfeng didn't understand. Or was it that Xu Huijuan had another man in her heart, so she didn't want to give birth to a child for him? Apart from this, Ji Changfeng really couldn't think of anything else.
Xu Huijuan thought of Ji Yang. She raised her head suddenly and looked at Ji Changfeng with a determined and resolute face: "Yes, I don't want to have a child. I just want Ji Yang to be with me. It's enough. I treat Ji Yang as my own child. For me, I already have a son, so I don't want to have a child."
"If you didn't want to have the baby, you could have told me directly. Why didn't you tell me and secretly have an abortion?" Ji Changfeng stared at him, "Or is there something wrong with this fetus?"
"I..." Xu Huijuan gritted her teeth, because this was an ungrateful person.
"Answer me." Ji Changfeng's tone became calmer and calmer, but at the same time, the look in his eyes as he looked at her became colder and colder.
"I..." Xu Huijuan simply hardened her heart and said directly, "Because I just don't want to have a child, because I had a dream that I would give birth to an ungrateful person." Looking at Ji Changfeng, she knew that if she didn't make things clear today, she would not be able to get through this.
"You aborted the child because you had a dream in which you gave birth to an ungrateful person?" Ji Changfeng couldn't imagine Xu Huijuan's logic. Was she mentally ill? Who would abort a child because of a dream? However, he looked at Xu Huijuan's eyes and found that her eyes were different from before. When she said she didn't want the child and said she would return it to Ji Yang when he grew up, her eyes were a little dim. But now, her eyes were very serious. She didn't lie. She was serious.
However, Ji Changfeng still couldn't understand.
Xu Huijuan also thought of things from her past life. In addition to not wanting to give birth to an ungrateful person, she also had to avoid Ji Changfeng's death knot. When she was 40 years old, Ji Changfeng would die on a mission, so she couldn't let Ji Changfeng go on the mission that year. She didn't want Ji Yang to be without a father.
Thinking of this, Xu Huijuan simply told a half-truth about her past life. Anyway, the beginning of the dream had already been revealed: "I... I also dreamed that when I was 40 years old, you would go on a mission, and then... and then sacrifice yourself." When she said this, she showed a painful expression. Xu Huijuan had a good life with Ji Changfeng in her past life, and Ji Changfeng was also very good to her. So Ji Changfeng's death was also really painful for her.
Ji Changfeng had never seen her like this before. She covered her face with her hands and cried silently. From her behavior, she thought of the things in her dream and was still immersed in the dream. "It's just a dream." Ji Changfeng's tone softened. Although his tone softened, he did not guarantee that he would not get into trouble. Because no one can be sure that they can return safely after every mission.
"This is not... I don't know if this is a dream." Xu Huijuan thought about it carefully again, and then said something else, "I also dreamed of..." She said what would happen in 1967.
logistics department
Lin Qingqing was talking to Hong Jun about the military food company. Almost everyone in the army knew that Lin Qingqing had a braised food agreement with the supply and marketing cooperative. After all, Yu Xiuyao and her team transported a lot of braised food every day, so it was impossible to hide it from others.
Hong Jun said: "The recipe for the braised food is yours. You use the recipe to make the braised food, and the army cannot take advantage of you. How about this, I will discuss it with Political Commissar Qu, and the army will buy the recipe."
"No, no." Lin Qingqing said, "I don't plan to charge for this recipe, I plan to give it away." She made an agreement with the supply and marketing cooperative to make money, and she had no regrets. But this recipe was not hers in the first place, she just searched it on the Internet, and after many experiments, she modified some parts. But no matter what, this was not her original creation, so she didn't dare to use it to make money for the army.
"That won't work. We can't take advantage of the people," Hong Jun insisted.
"Director Hong..." Lin explained gently, "This is not taking advantage of the common people. Soldiers defend their country, and the common people have no way to repay them, so I am willing to offer the prescription." It's not that she is great, but this is not her prescription. It's one thing for her to make a little money, but how can she have the nerve to make this money
Hong Jun saw that Lin Qingqing was sincere and her eyes were full of sincerity, but she still wouldn't agree to this kind of thing. "I will discuss this matter with Political Commissar Qu."
Seeing Hong Jun like this, Lin Qingqing had no choice but to agree.
A week later, the army food company was established. After what happened with the farm, the army was able to save at least $100,000 every year because of the farm, so they certainly had no objection to the plan to set up a food company.
However, Political Commissar Qu was unwilling to take advantage of Lin Qingqing's recipe, and Lin Qingqing did not want to use this recipe to earn money from the army. So after discussion between the two sides, Lin Qingqing asked the army for a job.
In fact, prescriptions in this era are not expensive. A job can earn two to three hundred yuan a year, and two to three thousand yuan in ten years, which is more cost-effective than a prescription.
Lin Qingqing requested this job for her father, and the job location was also in her hometown. After the job was delivered, her father was grinning from ear to ear.
The Lin family was originally very harmonious. After Lin Qingqing joined the logistics department, the first wife and the second wife had a stable job, but the third wife did not have one, and she was not happy about it.
But Lin Qingqing didn't know all this. According to Lin Qingqing's idea, if there is a job opportunity, it should be given to the right person. Lin Yiyang's job is an opportunity, and it just happens to be suitable for him. Lin's father's job is also an opportunity, working at the Post and Telecommunications Bureau. When Political Commissar Qu asked Lin Qingqing what kind of position she wanted, Lin Qingqing considered the town of her hometown, so that it would be convenient to go to and from get off work. The reason why she didn't consider the county town was that she thought that the ten-year transition period would soon come, and the town would be much safer than the county town.
As for why this job fell on Lin's father, since the eldest wife had a job, it would naturally be the second wife's turn. Younger brother Lin was still young, so the job naturally went to Lin's father.
Lin Qingqing explained what to do after work. She didn't know what the third branch of the Lin family would think, but it was normal for them to think so. She couldn't let Lin's father give up his job just because the third branch of the Lin family had thoughts. Besides, Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin were still at home.
Lin Qingqing is now worried about Lu Cheng. It is already June 22nd. Two days have passed since June 20th three years ago, and Lu Cheng has not returned yet. Lin Qingqing is worried that Lu Cheng might get into trouble because he misses this day. She has been a little absent-minded these days.