novellhall Chapter 174 Sorry, I'm getting married.
Chapter 174 Sorry, I'm getting married.
Zhuang Qingxiang couldn't get up to change her clothes until the man left. Her cheeks were flushed as she glared at the oblivious man.
Lu Congyue coughed lightly and muttered softly, "It's not like I haven't seen it before..."
When they were together, where didn't they go and have their way with each other while the child was asleep?
Zhuang Qingxiang's face flushed even more, and she lowered her voice to scold, "Don't talk nonsense, get out!"
If my daughter hears this, I won't be able to explain it.
Lu Congyue raised an eyebrow, about to speak, when he heard a childish voice ask, "What have you seen?"
The two were greatly surprised.
Zhuang Qingxiang wished she could immediately smother herself with a blanket.
Lu Congyue quickly turned around and said to Xiao Qianyue, who had just woken up, "I've seen you sleeping with your two younger brothers. Are you awake? Hurry up and come down to wash your face. Your mother is awake too, so wipe her face as well."
"Alright!" Xiao Qianyue got out of bed, put on her shoes, and couldn't wait to go to the inner room to help.
Lu Congyue then closed the door, allowing Zhuang Qingxiang to change her clothes in peace.
Zhuang Qingxiang came out of the inner room and saw the new fabric on the table. She widened her eyes in surprise: "You bought it so quickly?"
"Yes, I was worried about wasting time, so I used connections to get it done." Lu Congyue handed her the fabric.
Zhuang Qingxiang touched it; the smooth texture was simply irresistible, but…
"There's too much; we don't need that much."
"The rest is all yours, use it as you like." Lu Congyue said dismissively.
Zhuang Qingxiang was even more delighted. With such fine fabric, she could embroider many things to sell.
Perhaps she was being too obvious, because Lu Congyue suddenly said, "Use the rest to make clothes for yourself, don't sell them. If you get caught, I won't be able to explain myself."
"..." Zhuang Qingxiang's joy instantly halved. She pursed her lips and asked, "How much?"
"It's a government task, the factory will pay for it, so you can rest assured and take it," Lu Congyue said in a deep voice. "I still have that much authority, but this time you really need to rush the work, time is tight."
Zhuang Qingxiang nodded, deciding not to argue with him about the money. At worst, she could leave the money behind when she left, or she could secretly sell the item and give him the money later.
Because Zhuang Qingxiang was in a hurry for her work, and Lu Congyue also had a lot of things to do, they informed the kindergarten that Xiao Qianyue would be able to go to school every day again, and Sun Yongxian would be borrowed to take care of the two children, so that Zhuang Qingxiang would have time to concentrate on embroidery during the day.
Embroidery at night is bad for my eyes, so I do less and can spend more time with my child.
Two days later, Village Chief Qian came and gave him 100 yuan, which was compensation from Qian Dayou.
Zhuang Qingxiang accepted the money, thanked Village Chief Qian, and seeing that he seemed hesitant to speak, asked, "Village Chief, is there something troubling you?"
Village Chief Qian sighed, "It's not a big deal, but you've really offended your stepfather's family this time. They've said that if you don't come to apologize, they'll disown you as family, and your younger siblings even more so..."
"No need to say anything." Zhuang Qingxiang smiled faintly. "They've never considered me family anyway, so let them be."
"Qingxiang, you can't say that. You're from Dongya Village too. If things get so bad, how will you get along in the future? Are you going to never come back to Dongya Village?"
As Village Chief Qian spoke, he glanced at Lu Congyue's small courtyard and two rooms, "Can you stay at Factory Director Lu's house for the rest of your life?"
Zhuang Qingxiang's faint smile vanished, and she said calmly, "I have no such intention."
"Then you..." Village Chief Qian frowned and said, "By the way, your mother-in-law wants you to go back. Their idea is that the two children are Qian Quan's, and as long as you are willing to go back, they are willing to accept the two children."
Zhuang Qingxiang was so angry she almost laughed. The family was telling her to go back now, they were definitely after the money in her pocket. Did they think she was a fool?
"Didn't they say neither of the children belonged to Qian Quan? Now they want to take them back? Fine, tell them I'm not going back, let them take the two children and raise them themselves." Zhuang Qingxiang said deliberately, "But let me make it clear first, I left without a single penny, and they won't have a single penny if they take the two children back."
Village Chief Qian fell silent.
We're all from the same village, who doesn't know who?
If they send the two children back without paying a single penny, Li Shufen's family will have to abandon the children on the mountain behind the house to be fed to wolves.
Village Chief Qian coughed twice tactically, then changed the subject.
"You can handle your family's affairs, but I must remind you that if you don't plan to go back to your parents' or husband's family, you'll need to find someone to rely on. You need to think this through carefully."
Having said what needed to be said and given the money, Village Chief Qian took his leave.
Zhuang Qingxiang has three hundred yuan in her hand, but only a little over one hundred yuan of it is hers. She divides the money carefully and will leave it to return to Lu Congyue when she leaves, so that she will not be at a loss or indebted.
Zhuang Qingxiang did not return to Dongya Village, and did not even leave her home. She was busy with her embroidery. Sun Yongxian, on the other hand, couldn't stay still and would occasionally go out for a stroll.
Zhuang Qingxiang sighed. She had work to do, which tied Sun Yongxian up as well. Neither of them had a chance to go to the county town, so the house search had to be put on hold.
That day, Sun Yongxian ran out and then ran back: "Sister Zhuang, Master Jiang is looking for you."
Jiang Weihai?
Zhuang Qingxiang was momentarily dazed.
She has such a bad memory; it seems she's already forgotten about this person...
Sun Yongxian looked at her, then leaned closer and whispered, "Sister Zhuang, you didn't know, did you? Master Jiang is getting married."
Zhuang Qingxiang was taken aback again: "So fast?"
She had never heard of his marriage before being summoned for questioning by the two men from the capital. How long has it been?
"It's a good thing, we should congratulate him." Zhuang Qingxiang came back to her senses, smiled and got up, walked quickly to the courtyard gate, and said to Jiang Weihai, "Master Jiang, come in and talk."
Upon seeing her, Jiang Weihai's chubby face flushed red, and his eyes turned red as well.
Zhuang Qingxiang noticed he was carrying an oil paper package with red paper attached and raised an eyebrow slightly: "This is...?"
"I'm sorry!" Jiang Weihai suddenly blurted out.
"what?"
Jiang Weihai gritted his teeth and apologized clearly again: "I'm sorry!"
Zhuang Qingxiang frowned slightly.
She knew why he apologized, but it wasn't necessary.
"Master Jiang, you don't need to apologize. This has nothing to do with you," she said softly. "Don't feel guilty. I'm fine, aren't I?"
Jiang Weihai still felt ashamed to see her, and he only came today after mustering up all his courage.
When she was in trouble, someone suggested that she marry him, saying that marrying her would solve her problem. He agreed, but his family wouldn't allow it.
"Master Jiang, this really has nothing to do with you. You don't need to take it out on yourself. We're just friends, and we'll always be friends, don't you think?" Zhuang Qingxiang smiled gently.
She didn't want to fall out with Jiang Weihai's family over such a trivial matter, since Jiang Weihai could help her make money!
"Is this for me?" Zhuang Qingxiang took the bag from Jiang Weihai. "A snack?"
Jiang Weihai had a lot to say and explain, his eyes were red with suppressed emotion, but facing Zhuang Qingxiang like this, he couldn't utter a single word. He could only nod sullenly, "Yes... but not as well as you. I came to say... I'm getting married..."