We are all adults, and she has been giving the cold shoulder to the educated youth on the lower bunk. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that, but this Dai Meixiu is a brainless person at first glance. Originally, she no longer disliked her for being poor, but she was nice and pretended to be so. .
Jiang Qiu glanced at Dai Meixiu's face, then looked away. Then she told Weng Xilan that she was tired and wanted to rest for a while, and ended the conversation.
At noon, the soft sleeper carriage was very quiet, and the door of the carriage was open again. Jiang Qiu said to rest, and He Siwei and Dai Meixiu also lowered their voices.
After a while, Weng Xilan asked the two of them to keep their voices down, saying that she also wanted to sleep for a while. He Siwei and Dai Meixiu did not argue with her and ended the conversation.
He Siwei had slept too much in the morning, so she took out the books she brought back with her and read them. They were two medical books given to her by Lao Shen, especially the one on acupuncture. She was busy at the farm and had no time to read them on the road. It's a long time and can be used to kill time and study at the same time.
When Dai Meixiu saw the title of the book He Siwei was holding, she looked at He Siwei in surprise. After He Siwei noticed it, he nodded to her and pointed to the book.
Dai Meixiu understood that He Siwei was a doctor. She smiled knowingly, her smile was clean and simple.
The sound of the train running on the track was very rhythmic, and the soft sleeper was comfortable. The sound of turning books could be heard from time to time in the quiet carriage. After an unknown amount of time, He Siwei yawned frequently, and finally put the book away and fell asleep while turning the pages.
When He Siwei woke up, it was already dark outside the car window. The flight attendant brought a hot water bottle over again. He Siwei and Dai Meixiu were still drinking hot water and eating brown sugar steamed buns.
The dining car where Jiang Qiu and Weng Xilan went.
With things done during the day, Weng Xilan only talked to Jiang Qiu from time to time in the evening, and did not talk to Dai Meixiu again.
Early the next morning, at 8:05, the train stopped at Sankeshu Station. It was much easier to get off the train. He Siwei and Dai Meixiu held hands and agreed to meet at the guest house of the train station on the 11th. Then they separated and went to find their respective trains.
He Siwei found the train leading to his home. It was not so crowded this time. This time he took a hard sleeper, still on the lower berth. He Siwei ate two of the four brown sugar buns he bought and two more. He found the sleeper berth. After that, the hard sleeper was a bit noisy, but it was more comfortable than the soft sleeper. At least there was no one like Weng Xilan around.
There were still flight attendants delivering hot water. He Siwei only had food and convenience along the way, and then just lay on the bunk and read a book.
After sleeping all night, we arrived at the station at noon the next day.
He Siwei got off the bus with his bag, paid five cents to take the bus, and got off at the courtyard of the Siyi Factory.
It was noon, and all the staff at the family home came home from work for dinner. When they saw He Siwei, they came up to say hello warmly. He Siwei met Aunt Shao, and from Aunt Shao's mouth, he learned about the situation of his stepmother Lin Jiaxiu.
When Lin Jiaxiu came back, she had a big belly. People in the compound were surprised when they saw it. Lin Jiaxiu explained that after returning to her hometown, her parents lived with her elder brother. She was married and had a child. Her sister-in-law at home was not happy and did not want to be involved. My parents remarried after being introduced by relatives.
The other party was an ordinary farmer. In the early years, his parents were gone, so he was alone and had no place to live in the village. After Lin Jiaxiu became pregnant, he could not go to work. As a last resort, he discussed with the production team to apply for approval. , rushed to Wang Shumei, and then came back.
Aunt Shao whispered, "When your house was rented, things were brought in one after another. Then the door was locked and no one came again. When your stepmother came back, she wanted to break the lock, but was stopped by the leader of the Fourth Factory."
It turned out that the people carrying things were all soldiers. The leaders of the Fourth Factory also lived in this courtyard, so they naturally knew the situation. How could they agree with Lin Jiaxiu's offending the soldiers.
He Siwei was also surprised by the result. She thought someone was living in it.
Aunt Shao asked, "Did you get the letter back?"
He Siwei told her about writing letters to her in the factory.
Aunt Shao said, "No, no one has moved in. Who wrote this letter? Could it be that your stepmother deliberately tricked you into coming back to solve the house problem?"
After hearing Aunt Shao's words, He Siwei guessed this possibility, but she was not worried and said, "It's useless to trick me into coming back unless she can afford the liquidated damages. Besides, when she rented the house, the rent was half per person. , she also received money, this is not the case in business."
Aunt Shao felt relieved when she saw that He Siwei had a backbone and said, "If you go to the countryside to train people, if your father is still here, he will be relieved to see you like this."
Mentioning her father, He Siwei felt a little uncomfortable. Aunt Shao patted her on the shoulder and said, "Let's go to my house. You will be at my house these days."
He Siwei said, "Aunt Shao, I won't cause you any trouble. I've already found a guest house. Your family has a large population. I feel bad about staying at your house."
Aunt Shao said, "You kid, if that's okay, then you can live in the guest house. There are four boys in my family. It's fine for you to live there, and outsiders won't gossip when they see you. Then you can eat at my house. We can't refuse this anymore." "
This time, He Siwei did not refuse Aunt Shao's kindness, and thought about finding other ways to return the food he had eaten in the past few days when he left.
The family home could not hide things, and the news of He Siwei's return soon reached Lin Jiaxiu's ears.
Lin Jiaxiu lived in the place where Lin Fang rented before, which was not close to the Fourth Factory Family Home. However, Wang Shumei worked at the Fourth Factory Staff Hospital. When she got the news, she passed it on to Lin Jiaxiu as soon as possible.
Not long after He Siwei sat down at Aunt Shao's house, Lin Jiaxiu and He Feng came over. Lin Jiaxiu's belly was very big, which was a bit scary. When walking, Lin Jiaxiu had to hold her belly with her hands. It’s also strenuous.
When Aunt Shao saw the person coming, she stepped forward to offer her hands and helped the person sit down on the kang. Then she said, "How can you walk around with such a big belly? I told Siwei that we would let her visit you after dinner." .”
Lin Jiaxiu sat on the kang and wiped the sweat from her forehead. She was breathing heavily and there was a slight layer of sweat on the tip of her nose. She looked really tired.
She calmed down, put her hand on her belly and said, "The doctor told me to move around more. I'm also worried about Siwei, so I should do some exercise."
Lin Jiaxiu was concerned about He Siwei. This was a family matter and Aunt Shao couldn't say much.
As soon as He Feng entered the house, he immediately threw himself into He Siwei's arms and called her sister. When Lin Jiaxiu spoke, he looked at the two siblings being intimate.
He Siwei rubbed his brother's face and said why he had lost weight. Then he raised his head and greeted his stepmother, "Aunt Lin."
Lin Jiaxiu nodded, "He is greedy. I see that you have lost a lot of weight. When we get back, let's go home first and ask your Uncle Lin to buy some meat in the evening to give you a good supplement."
When someone comes to the door and is pregnant, He Siwei refuses. In the eyes of others, He Siwei is ignorant.
The moment Lin Jiaxiu came in, He Siwei knew that he couldn't eat at Aunt Shao's house. He didn't want to cause more trouble. He Siwei thanked Aunt Shao and followed Lin Jiaxiu away.
