NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 167: life-saving grace
Chapter 167 Life-saving grace
The two brothers An Zhiqiu and An Zhixia did not feel much warmth during the days when they were struggling to make ends meet under their stepmother. First, the brother and sister are very wary of others, and second, the others are living a stumbling life, so how can they have the energy to reach out and help the children next door?
The Xue family and the old lady of the Kang family who live in the same courtyard as the An family are almost the two few lights in their dark years. Now, they have the ability to get out of the darkness, but find that the Xue family may not be as pure and kind-hearted as they imagined.
“I heard that it is difficult for educated youths who go to the countryside to return to visit relatives. How come you two brothers and sisters can come back in the first year?” Xue’s mother asked curiously: “Are the people over there giving you any trouble?”
"No, everyone is pretty good," An Zhiqiu said with a polite smile, "I learned some cooking skills, and someone took notice of me, so they arranged two apprenticeships for my brother and sister in Dongcheng District. Now we have two apprenticeships. We can also support ourselves. We have just settled in and are taking advantage of our off-duty time to visit relatives.”
This is the result of their discussion last night, and he will resist the limelight.
"That's good," Mother Xue's smile was a little stiff, and she saw her daughter-in-law coming in with a bowl, "You guys are wearing too few clothes. Look at Xia Xia's little face is red from the cold. Hurry up and eat some candied eggs to get rid of the cold. ”
Dongyun placed the bowl in front of the An brothers and sisters with a heavy weight. She stretched out her belly slightly, supported her waist with one hand and slightly raised her chin and sat on the chair opposite.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" Xue's mother quickly stood up and asked, then turned to the An family brothers and sisters with joy and explained: "Our tiger son just got married in the Mid-Autumn Festival and forgot to write to you. No. Dongyun has been pregnant for three months. She can’t eat anything and feels dizzy even when she takes two steps. She can only let others take over the job to raise the baby at home for the time being. "
Dongyun touched her belly and smiled and said, "Isn't that right? This child will be reincarnated. Everyone in our family is a worker. He is the only one with a mouth to eat. Who wouldn't say that he fell into a lucky nest?"
An Zhixia smiled and picked up her bowl and walked up to her, "Aunt and sister-in-law are too polite. We are young and strong and don't need to replenish our bodies. Let's give the sweetened eggs to my sister-in-law."
Dongyun was stunned for a moment, then waved her hand quickly and said, "How can that be done? Mom asked me to cook this for you. You are distinguished guests, how can I have the nerve to compete with you for food? You eat, you eat, I will go to the room to lie down for a while. ”
"Okay, you go inside and lie down first, and I'll ask Guofei to bring you food later." Xue's mother said quickly.
As soon as Dongyun entered the house, Xue Guofei walked in after washing up, "Why didn't you say hello when you came? I can pick you up at the station. Where do you live now? There are too many An family members, but there is no place to set foot."
"We came back with others, and now we live in Dongcheng District. You still have to drive back and forth, which is too troublesome, so we didn't tell you." An Zhiqiu said with a smile, "No, we just came first I’m going to take a detour here to wish you and my aunt a happy New Year, and ask what’s going on over there.”
Having said this, Xue Guofei walked up to An Zhiqiu, pulled up a chair and sat down, and said in a low voice: "Your stepmother gave birth to a younger brother for you two. Your birthday is in September of the lunar calendar, so it is almost three months ago. Uncle An now obeys her words and allows the Kang family to live at home. The children quarrel all day long for you to eat more buns and for him to eat less meat.
I think your stepmother's classmate may not come back..."
Xue's mother also interjected and said with deep heart: "You have finally come back, so you should hide far away. Dongcheng District is far away from us. As long as you don't come here, who will know that you have returned to the city?
Now you come here, are you afraid that they will not care about your work and money? "
The An brothers and sisters didn't say anything. An Zhiqiu took out two packets of snacks and two handfuls of noodles from the sack, "Auntie, Guofei, we won't stay much longer. We have to rush back to Dongcheng District in the afternoon. We know you guys It’s good for us, brother and sister, but as long as my father is still here, this family relationship will never be broken.”
“You are too polite, just come and bring anything else,” Dongyun walked out of the house and said with a smile, but she stretched out her hand to grab the sack and pushed her belly forward.
An Zhiqiu pursed his lips and took a step back, but his hand moved the sack away before she could grab it. It seemed that his exercise with the girl every morning had some effect, and his reaction ability was much faster than before.
“Sister-in-law, the contents of this sack are heavy, so don’t twist it around your waist,” he said with a smile, nodded to everyone, and took the girl’s arm towards the yard.
"What, if my mother-in-law hadn't taken pity on you, you would have starved to death a long time ago. As a result, you have a job, and you come all the way to the house with just these things. It's not shabby enough. We treat you with all our hearts. But you don’t know that a drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring?
When he heard that Guofei and I were getting married, he didn’t even react at all. He really didn’t have a child born to his parents, and he didn’t even know the proper etiquette..."
"Dongyun, what are you talking about?" Xue Guofei covered her mouth with a pale face, but was bitten so hard that he pulled back in pain and shook it off.
"What are you doing?" Dongyun held up her belly and walked towards Xue Guofei, "Your little green plum is back, so you don't want me, a big-bellied woman? Is it her who sleeps on the same bed with you, or me? Don’t think I don’t know you’ve been thinking about her!”
Xue Guofei's face turned red and he couldn't say a word.
Seeing this, Dongyun became even more angry, stretched out her hand and hit him several times.
An Zhiqiu clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said, "Did you just take your mouth out of the cesspool? My sister and Xue Guofei are innocent!"
The expressionless An Zhixia looked at her brother standing in front of her in surprise, stretched out her hand to hold his, and shook it gently.
"Dongyun, I see you are so stupid because you are pregnant. What nonsense are you talking about? Are you dating a man? Don't think that you have become an ancestor because you are pregnant. If you don't go back to the house quickly," Xue's mother scolded her with a cold face.
"Mom, you and Guofei are both good-tempered and let others take advantage of you, but I can't do that. Our family saved their lives, and now they have jobs and the ability to repay their kindness. Why can't I ask for it? You two brothers and sisters have some backbone. , Just pay back ten times what we have eaten from our family over the years. From now on, our two families will not owe each other anything," Dongyun yelled, scratching her neck.
An Zhiqiu held her sister's hand back and said coldly: "I don't know what Aunt Xue told you, but the neighbors around us should know that we have never taken advantage of anyone, even if we have eaten Xue We also collected firewood and washed clothes and returned them to our home! We can only survive now because of our own earnings!”
(End of this chapter)