The next morning, Ye Fan and his sister-in-law each rode a 28-inch sedan to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Li Mingyue originally thought that the Chen family was too poor to afford a car and that Chen Xiaohui had never studied in the countryside, so she said she would take her there. Chen Xiaohui knew how to ride, so Li Mingyue asked her to ride on her mother-in-law's car and follow him.
The Ye family is in the southeast of the supply and marketing cooperative, and the Geng family is in the northwest of the supply and marketing cooperative. The supply and marketing cooperative is three miles away from the Ye family, and less than two miles away from the Geng family without having to cross the road. If it weren't for Yu Wentao's many things, Tao Chunlan wouldn't be willing to leave Ye Fan to live at home.
Yu Wentaojue got up early and cooked at half past six. Ye Fan and Geng Zhiqin went to the supply and marketing cooperative after dinner, while Chen Xiaohui and Li Mingyue set off from home. Ye Fan took advantage of Chen Xiaohui's arrival and asked the director to replace Chen Xiaohui with Xiao Qin if she was not qualified.
The director smiled and joked: "I told your sister-in-law this morning that Ye Fan is so grand that he will be let out as soon as the work tells him to."
"It's just a job." Ye Fan didn't take it to heart, "I don't have enough work?"
The director nodded: "It's still the Miss Ye I know. But if you think about it, I won't even ask her to stay for a day -"
"Stop it! She has no grievances against you. If you make things difficult for her, everyone knows that I instigated it, or you helped me vent my anger. If she can't work here, why should my mother worry about it? Not to mention raising me so big, how can I In the past few years, I have helped me take care of my first and second children. You can't cause trouble for my mother." Ye Fan expressed his displeasure with Chen Xiaohui, but Ye Fan didn't make a fuss because he didn't want him to feel disgusted when he saw Chen Xiaohui in the future, and he couldn't kick her out of the house. In the end, it was still Ye Fan. Be angry with yourself.
Although Ye Fan has always been open and honest, there are exceptions to everything, so the director said just now: "What's the reason for that?"
"My mother-in-law, you can't tell me whether I am close or distant."
When the director heard that Ye Fan really didn't mean that, he simply skipped it: "We all thought you would ask Xiaoqin to step in."
Ye Fan: "When I leave, ask Chen Xiaohui if she knows how to drive a three-bangzi, if she wants to collect goods and sell vegetables, and let Xiaoqin handle the accounts."
"Can she do it?" The director was not optimistic.
Ye Fan nodded: "She has been in the countryside for many years and knows how to deal with fellow villagers. She has gone to high school and can find people from Shanghai without any problems. She has enough brains to deal with this kind of thing."
"In this case, and you take care of her, she can sort out the accounts."
When Chen Xiaohui saw that the accounts were simple, Ye Fan took her with her for a long time and she said she had learned it.
Ye Fan saw that she spoke clearly, her handwriting was neat, and her abacus clicked, so he agreed to let her try it.
However, Ye Fan didn't dare to be careless in public affairs. Before going home, he secretly told the cashier that if Chen Xiaohui encountered someone who didn't understand, please help her. When he saw Geng Zhiqin outside, he asked Geng Zhiqin to see Chen Xiaohui off after get off work to prevent her from getting lost.
Geng Zhiqin muttered: "I'm not a child. Why don't I ask if I get sidetracked?"
"She just came back from the countryside and has never been to the capital before."
Geng Zhiqin nodded casually: "I understand."
Ye Fan felt uneasy, but after thinking about it, there was nothing wrong, so he went home to spend time with his children.
Around twelve o'clock, Ye Fan and her mother-in-law were in the kitchen when they heard a clanging sound. When Ye Fan went out, he saw Geng Zhiqin pushing a cart in and said with a long face: "Is someone making trouble?"
Geng Zhiqin was stunned for a moment, then realized and shook his head: "Who dares to cause trouble in the supply and marketing cooperative? They don't want to live."
Geng Zhiye: "What a loud tone."
"That's right. If you don't sell him rice, flour and oil, what will he eat?" Geng Zhiqin packed up the car and went to wash his hands. Erbao ran out with the candy: "Auntie, eat candy."
Geng Zhiqin picked up his little niece and kissed her face: "The second treasure is so nice, my aunt's little cotton-padded jacket."
Geng Zhiye: "She has eaten enough."
"Then I'm happy too." Geng Zhiqin carried his niece to the main room.
Ye Fan asked: "Is everything okay?"
"I was startled by the dog." Geng Zhiqin didn't want his sister-in-law to be in a dilemma, "If I hadn't seen that she had an owner, I would have had to tell the street that the dog bit people and had to be destroyed humanely."
Ye Fan: "Did you quarrel with the dog owner?"
Geng Zhiqin shook his head.
Ye Fan didn't believe it, but it wasn't a big deal, so he went to the kitchen and continued washing vegetables.
Geng Zhiye winked at his sister and went out to chat.
Geng Zhiqin put her little niece into her father's arms, went to the door and leaned against the wall: "I know I can't hide it from you."
"In the past two days when I took Dabao and Erbao out, I didn't see anyone raising a dog. You're just talking nonsense because your sister-in-law doesn't come back often. What's going on?"
It doesn't sound like a big deal.
Before leaving get off work, Geng Zhiqin went to find Chen Xiaohui and asked her how to get back and if she wanted to see her off. Chen Xiaohui first said no, and then asked Geng Zhiqin to go with her for a while, as she was not familiar with this place.
Geng Zhiqin said sincerely that the third sister-in-law was so powerful that she could even expect this.
After coming out of the supply and marketing cooperative, Chen Xiaohui said she had heard of Geng Zhiqin. Probably what the elders of the Ye family said, Geng Zhiqin nodded and said nothing. Chen Xiaohui then chatted with Geng Zhiqin, asking her how old she was, how many years she had studied, and whether she had become a regular student. For the sake of his sister-in-law, Geng Zhiqin answered patiently. When they reached the corner, Geng Zhiqin said that he could see a familiar house heading east and cross the road to get to Ye's house.
Chen Xiaohui thanked her and Geng Zhiqin was about to go back. Chen Xiaohui said that she was still young at twenty and there was no need to rush to get married. Geng Zhiqin nodded subconsciously. The more I thought about it on the way home, the more wrong it became. Chen Xiaohui sounded like an elder, as if she was not doing her job every day and couldn't live without a man.
Geng Zhiqin told her guess and couldn't help scolding: "Third brother, do you think she is sick? It's just inexplicable. It's also my mother's fault for asking me to go on blind dates every day. Now it's better, even Chen Xiaohui knows that I hate getting married. ”
Geng Zhiye never thought it was related to her: "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have asked."
"Is she really sick?" Geng Zhiqin crossed his arms with a scared look on his face.
Geng Zhiye: "From now on, she will treat her as a distant relative whom she greets when she sees him but does not interact with him in private."
"Don't be careful?"
Geng Zhiye shook his head: "It's easier to deal with those with bad intentions. By the way, no matter what you hear at the supply and marketing cooperative these days, you don't know about it, let alone tell your sister-in-law. After I coax her away, you and Dad can do whatever you want. How can I speak plainly with Aunt Yu?”
"My sister-in-law has already promised and can she go back on her word? Dabao's school has already withdrawn."
Geng Zhiye: "My mother-in-law wants to worry about Chen Xiaohui, but Ye Fanfan dares to ask me to leave first."
In case people from the supply and marketing cooperative found the house, Geng Zhiye suggested going out to play with the children after lunch. Dabao and Erbao were so excited that they even took a nap.
The next day, Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye took the child to play for another day, and then took the child to visit relatives, first to uncle Geng Zhiye's house, and then to Tao's house to personally explain to the two families about the "wrong baby".
Relatives of the Geng family and the Ye family thought this was ridiculous and offensive, but Geng Zhiye and Ye Fan's attitudes told them to just treat them as one more relative, and when the two relatives calmed down, they accepted Chen Xiaohui's existence.
Everything that needed to be explained was clearly explained, and Geng Zhiye asked Ye Fan to go to Ye's house to pack her and the two children's clothes.
Tao Chunlan saw that Ye Fan's wardrobe was empty, the dressing table was empty, and her heart was also empty, and her eyes filled with discomfort.
Ye Fan reluctantly hugged her shoulders: "Mom, I'm not going to the front line when I go to the army. Besides, the train is convenient. You can stay at home for a few days if you have nothing to do." "Where can I go?" Tao Chunlan rarely Crying, I feel quite embarrassed.
Geng Zhiye: "Chen Xiaohui can take care of herself."
"That won't work either. You walk on the front foot and I'll follow on the back foot. She doesn't know what to think."
Ye Fan was funny: "I haven't settled down there yet, what are you going to do? Of course I won't go until after the New Year."
"But it's only the fourth lunar month now."
Ye Fan has never been away from Tao Chunlan for more than a month since he was so old. Although Geng Zhiye understood his mother-in-law, he still found it annoying that she could not be so clingy to her daughter. Fortunately, Ye Fan also said that her mother objected to her joining the army because she was worried that her eldest daughter and her second daughter would not get used to it.
She is the only one who believes this!
"Then I'll go back this way?" Ye Fan took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, "It's also convenient to take the bus from here."
Tao Chunlan: "Ask your dad to drive you."
Geng Zhiye wanted to hold his forehead: "Dad has only been back for a few days? He came out specially to see his daughter off. What do others think?"
Tao Chunlan: "Then you go back and get your things, and you'll stay at home for the next two days."
I really don’t blame him for complaining when he saw his father-in-law, because his son was raised by the Ye family. Geng Zhiye said nonsense: "My second brother and second sister-in-law will be back in the next two days. We will come back the day after tomorrow."
"You have the tickets for the day after tomorrow!" Tao Chunlan couldn't help but said loudly.
Geng Zhiye didn't talk nonsense to her: "Pack your things first. Annoyance, don't bring Erbao's old clothes. Take one of your cotton-padded clothes and a few extra pairs of thick woolen pants and thick cotton shoes. It's cold in the south and your feet are frozen."
As soon as Tao Chunlan heard this, she said: "Fanfan, I'll take care of it. You go and pick up the Dabao and the second treasure."
"Aren't you afraid that my father-in-law and mother-in-law will come to scold you?" The appearance of Dabao and Erbao perfectly avoids the shortcomings of his parents, and Yu Wentao likes to take them out to show off. Geng's father also likes his granddaughter and grandson who don't cry, don't make trouble, love to eat and play.
The two children had been gone for at least a year. If they were picked up at this time, Geng's father might really curse.
Tao Chunlan: "I have been back for more than ten days."
Ye Fan: "But you have been staying at our house these past few years. You and dad can come and stay for a few days, but my father-in-law's health does not allow it."
"That's because he can't take care of himself."
Can you speak? Geng Zhiye thought to himself that my dad just needs to take medicine all year round.
Ye Fan stuffed two cloth bags and followed Geng Zhiye back to her husband's house.
The next morning, the couple went to Youyi Store to buy a large bag of food. When they got home, they divided it into three parts and gave one to their niece and nephew, one to Geng Zhiqin, and the other to keep for the family of four on the road.
Yu Wentao took the lunch meat and said: "Pack it on Dabao and Erbao."
Geng Zhiqin reached out and took it away: "How do you eat on the train?"
"How do you eat? There is no bread."
"Can't get slices of steamed buns? If you feel sorry for them, go buy two roast ducks and braised chickens. Dabao and Erbao can still hold them and chew them."
Yu Wentao didn't expect to be able to bring braised chicken in the car: "Is it called bringing one?"
"You can also bring steamed buns and coke." Geng Zhiqin put the things in the room and locked it. "Are you going? I'll take you there, and you can take the bus when you come back."
Yu Wentao liked to take care of things and immediately went back to the house to get the money.
At the entrance of the alley, Geng Zhiqin began to trick her: "Mom, tomorrow my third sister-in-law and third brother will go to Ye's house and go from Ye's house to the train station. Do you know why?"
"Why?"
Geng Zhiqin: "Aunt Tao doesn't trust you. I told you not to buy it yet. Prepare some food for tomorrow. They will arrive at Ye's house in the morning, and you can go there in the afternoon. Just in time to see what Chen Xiaohui looks like."
Yu Wentao complained every time she thought about it these days. She didn't know Chen Xiaohui's virtues, so she rushed to grab a job as soon as she came.
Upon hearing this, Yu Wentao asked Geng Zhiqin to stop, not far from home, and she walked back.
The next evening, when Chen Xiaohui came back from get off work, Tao Chunlan was picking vegetables in the yard and preparing to cook. Yu Wentao came and stuffed the things she bought into Ye Fan's arms. She pulled Chen Xiaohui and praised her daughter for being so handsome and smart. , unlike her clumsy Geng Zhiqin, who was a vegetable seller in the supply and marketing cooperative for several years, unlike Xiaohui who was an accountant in the past.
Chen Xiaohui's smile froze, and Ye Fan wanted to sigh when he saw this. Who brought her here?
"Dabao, Erbao, let's see what grandma buys." Ye Fan said. Yu Wentao temporarily let Chen Xiaohui go: "Dabao, Erbao, grandma will buy you a big roast duck and a big braised chicken, and leave you two on the way. Eat.”
Dabao: “Can’t you eat it now?”
"No!" The eldest daughter and the second treasure couldn't finish their snacks, and their daughter-in-law helped them eat. It was impossible for Chen Xiaohui to watch. Yu Wentao shook his head: "Now that I have eaten, there will be nothing to eat on the road."
Ye Fan: "I bought it."
"You are the mother and I am the grandmother. They are different."
Ye Fan didn't want to argue with her: "Why are you here? I'll take you back."
"You don't need to send it. I came here by bike."
Ye Fan: "Then go back. It's hard to walk in the dark."
Tao Chunlan invited her into the house to rest for a while. Chen Xiaohui's expression changed slightly, and Ye Fan wanted to sigh again. Didn't he think she didn't say it harshly enough?
"Xiao Qin, it's time to cook." Ye Fan stared at her, almost ready.
Yu Wentao curled her lips angrily: "When will you leave tomorrow?"
"The earliest bus." Ye Fan said.
Yu Wentao: "Then I won't be able to come back until the third child takes a vacation next time?"
Ye Fan: "I can't take them to transfer trains by myself."
"You won't remember me next year." Yu Wentao picked up her little granddaughter, "Second treasure, follow me——"
Ye Fan interrupted: "Give it to me! Go home!"
(End of chapter)