bayedsolid Chapter 146 You two brothers, get out of my sight!
Chapter 146 You two brothers, get out of my sight!
Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. He Qiaoyun woke up early and didn't have a moment to rest. She quickly took the folded gift boxes to the orchard and filled them with longan for most of the morning.
After packing the fruit, they rushed to the city to deliver the gift boxes to the remaining two companies.
With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, the city is bustling with activity. Passing by several shopping malls, I saw small stages being set up in the plazas at the mall entrances, with the words "Happy Mid-Autumn Festival" prominently displayed on the backdrop.
After delivering fruit to the two companies, it was lunchtime, so she randomly picked a small restaurant and ordered a clay pot rice.
She was having lunch when her eldest son called. Without hesitation, she pressed the reject button; she didn't want to answer anyone's calls today.
She didn't answer the phone, and Xu Feichi sent a text message: [Mom, Ji Ying has run away from home. I went to her company to ask, and the person in charge said she took annual leave. Has she contacted you? Xiu Cheng is going crazy looking for her.]
She remained unmoved as she looked at the messages displayed on the message board.
The next second, Xu Feichi sent another message: [Ji Ying has a stubborn temper, and she probably won't calm down and come back anytime soon. Xiu Cheng has to take care of work alone, and he has to work overtime at night. He can't take care of the child properly. Why don't you go and help him take care of the child for a couple of days, at least until Ji Ying comes back.]
He Qiaoyun couldn't help but laugh. If taking care of one child is tiring, then she took care of three children all by herself back then and never complained.
Besides, if Ji Ying can take care of children, why can't Xu Xiucheng?
Moreover, they were originally supposed to be raising the child together, but he brought it on himself by driving Ji Ying away. He only got what he deserved.
She didn't scroll past the message, but replied: "Don't you all think highly of your dad and Wang Jinghuai? Let them take care of the kids. Why are you asking me?"
Xu Feichi instead criticized her: "Mom, Dad and Aunt Wang are divorced, why are you still upset? Why do you have to bring up this upsetting thing? Isn't Haosi your own grandson?"
He Qiaoyun chuckled, "It doesn't have to be that way. If you feel sorry for him, you can treat him like your grandson. Also, since you two brothers both think Xu Hui is a good person, why not let Xu Hui take care of the child?"
Xu Feichi's words were always tinged with helplessness: "Mom, what nonsense are you talking about? Dad is so busy, and besides, how can a grown man like him take care of a child? He can't do a good job."
He Qiaoyun was so angry she almost laughed: "Just because he's busy doesn't mean I'm not! Did I know how to take care of kids from birth? Let me tell you, whoever wants to take care of this child can take care of him. Don't come looking for me again. You two brothers, get the hell out of my way! If you bother me again, I'll block you."
After replying to the message, she was so angry that she couldn't even eat. She wanted to slap each of her two sons on the head to wake them up.
I got up and bought a bottle of iced soy milk. After taking a couple of big gulps, my depressed and irritable mood improved considerably.
At this moment, Xu Feichi, who had just received He Qiaoyun's reply, was also furious. He really couldn't understand why his mother, who was perfectly fine, had become someone he didn't recognize.
He took a screenshot of the chat and sent it to Xu Xiucheng: [Mom is really angry this time. What did you say to her last night? Judging from her attitude, she probably won't help you with the kids. I have two kids too. If you really can't manage, you should hire a nanny.]
Xu Xiucheng: [Brother, to be honest, all my savings are tied up in the stock market and I can't get them out. Ji Ying has run away from home again. I just got my salary this month, but it's only enough to pay the mortgage and cover daily expenses. I don't have any money to hire a nanny.]
Upon reading this, Xu Feichi immediately understood that he was here to borrow money.
But he was also living paycheck to paycheck, and had only recently found a new job. His mother hadn't given him any living expenses for a long time, and the family's expenses all depended on Lin Liu's meager salary and savings. Where would she get the money to lend him...?
He offered a solution: "Then you should be more diligent. Haosi is a boy; boys don't need to be so refined. It's okay for him to be a little rough around the edges. As long as he's well-fed, clothed, and doesn't get sick, that's fine. If you're working overtime tonight, I'll have your sister-in-law pick Haosi up on her way, and you can pick him up again after you get off work."
Since things had been put so bluntly, Xu Xiucheng had no choice but to agree: "That's the only way. Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law..."
Xu Feichi: [What's so hard about it? Taking care of two kids is the same as taking care of three. Besides, we're family.]
Turning his head, Xu Feichi sent Lin Liu a message: [Ji Ying ran away from home, and Xiu Cheng is all alone and busy with work. When you pick up Hao Yan and Qing Qing tonight, could you also pick up Hao Si on your way home?]
After hearing the news, he thought Lin Liu would feel sorry for Xiu Cheng and Hao Si, but unexpectedly, Lin Liu made a phone call.
Upon answering the phone, Lin Liu's angry accusations came through the receiver: "Xu Feichi, you're playing the good guy with your brother, but what about me? You just gave me away as a favor? Do you really think kids are so easy to take care of? Or do you think I'm too idle and have to cause me trouble?"
Ji Ying has a very decisive personality; once she sets her mind on something, she will never back down. This time, she's probably going to file for divorce from Xu Xiucheng.
If she helps him take care of his child once, it will be countless times afterward. Does she have to raise the child for him until he grows up? They only have one child, a son, who is very easy to take care of. He can survive on just a little food. Why does he still want her help? Isn't this just taking advantage of her?
Xu Feichi hadn't expected Lin Liu to be so agitated, but he really couldn't understand it. He said, "It's just one more pair of chopsticks, why are you making such a fuss?"
Lin Liu was resolute: "As for it, if you can't take me, then if you're free, you can pick me up and drop me off yourself. I don't care."
After saying that, she decisively hung up the phone.
*
After having lunch, He Qiaoyun drove back to the village.
Back in the village, she didn't stay idle. Many fruit vendors came to the orchard, all waiting for her to return to buy fruit and settle accounts.
He Qiaoyun argued with them for a while, and it was already 3:30 in the afternoon. There were still two fruit shops in town that hadn't been delivered yet, so she made two more trips.
By the time I finished, it was already dark. After driving all day, I was exhausted when I got home. Luckily, I had just packed dinner in town.
I bought a roast meat dish and a vegetable dish for ten yuan at a restaurant that sells food for construction workers. The dish was water spinach with pickled cabbage and stir-fried pork, and it also came with a bowl of rice.
It's just missing soup.
After a whole day of fussing, she was too tired to even cook a simple loofah soup, so she boiled a kettle of water and drank some water instead of soup.
There seem to be three dishes, but the pickled cabbage stir-fried with pork only contains a tiny amount of minced meat. However, paired with roast meat, it's just right and provides sufficient nutrition.
She was stuffed after dinner and sat on a recliner looking at her phone when her daughter called. She answered, "Off work?"
Xu Hemei stretched lazily on the other end of the phone. "No, I just got off work at midnight. I did two surgeries with the director, I'm exhausted. I'm waiting for dinner. Have you eaten?"
He Qiaoyun glanced at the time. "It's already 7:30."
Xu Hemei: "I was so hungry that I lost all feeling."
He Qiaoyun said, "I'm still in the village now. I'll go to the city tomorrow morning. I've basically finished my work and can rest for a while now."
Xu Hemei patted her forehead and said, "Oh dear, I called to tell you that Ji Ying ran away from home, you know that?"