The child's cry was like a thunderclap, instantly awakening Lu Chengming from his confusion. He immediately withdrew his palm and looked at Lin Xiaohui, who was lying straight on the ground, and a cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back.
"Xiaohui, are you okay?" Lu Chengming hurriedly approached to check with concern.
"Cough, cough, cough."
After a long while, Lin Xiaohui finally coughed, and Lu Chengming fell to the ground as if exhausted.
…
After resting for a night, Chen Lishu was not in a hurry to go to the store. Instead, she planned to go back to the family area to check the situation. Lin Xiaoyue was about to give birth before returning to her hometown. She should be one month old by now. She needed to go and take a look.
After two or three months of absence, the house should be cleaned.
The weather wasn't too warm yet, so she didn't take Ruirui to do anything, but went back alone.
After getting on the bus, she looked at the scenery outside the window boredly. When the bus stopped again, Chen Lishu inadvertently turned her head and saw a woman holding a child suddenly coming up from the door. Most of her face was covered with a hat and scarf, but Chen Lishu still glanced at it.
Then he recognized her as Lin Xiaohui.
Lin Xiaohui also saw her and was about to come over and sit behind her, but because there was no other seat in front of her and she was holding her child in her arms, she finally had to sit not far from Chen Lishu.
Neither of them spoke to each other, but the child kept crying after getting in the car, so Lin Xiaohui had no choice but to stand him up and loosen the quilt wrapped around him.
Chen Lishu turned her head and took a look curiously. The child was about half a year old, with a small nose, small eyes, and dark skin. He didn't look like Lin Xiaohui or Lu Chengming.
"Why, you can't give birth to a child yourself, so you are greedy for other people's eyes?"
Listening to Lin Xiaohui's sarcastic words, Chen Lishu chuckled and said: "It might happen to others, but to you..."
Chen Lishu didn't say the next words, but Lin Xiaohui had already understood, and her face suddenly became distorted with anger.
The two didn't speak again for a while until they separated. Chen Lishu went home and Lin Xiaohui entered the unit door opposite.
After not going home for two or three months, Chen Lishu first cleaned the room after entering the house, and then went to Wu Zheng's house with the supplements she bought for Lin Xiaoyue.
…
Lin Xiaohui entered the door of Wu's house and just saw Lin Xiaoyue's figure. She didn't even have time to put the child down. She ripped off the scarf covering her face and started crying to Lin Xiaoyue: "Sister, that bastard Lu Chengming hit me.
I want to divorce him."
Lin Xiaoyue was startled when she saw the bruises on her face, and then she felt distressed and quickly pulled her to sit down in the room: "What's going on? Why did he hit someone?"
"You don't know that their home is a place that eats people without spitting out their bones..."
Lin Xiaohui cried while talking, her voice was a bit high, and the child in her arms was frightened and immediately started crying.
Lin Xiaohui thought he was annoying, so she pushed him to the stool beside him and said angrily: "Cry, cry, cry, you loser, I shouldn't have brought you back in the first place."
Along with her scolding and the child's crying, Wu Chao, the second child who was sleeping in the back room, was woken up and began to cry loudly.
Lin Xiaoyue's mother-in-law was afraid that he would disturb Wu Yan, who was also sleeping, so she hurriedly took him out to comfort Lin Xiaoyue.
"Sister, I have thought about it. I must teach him a lesson this time. I will not leave during this period. I will stay at your house. When he reflects on himself and realizes his mistakes, I will consider whether to go back."
When Lin Xiaoyue heard that she wanted to live here, a trace of embarrassment flashed in her eyes.
There are only two rooms in the house, and there are three adults and two children. Fortunately, Wu Zheng is not on duty during the day, and Lin Xiaohui will not be able to live in the house if she comes with her children.
But she couldn't just watch her sister being beaten, so she nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll let your brother-in-law live in the dormitory during this time."
When Chen Lishu came over, she heard the two children crying one after another. After Wu Yan was woken up, he originally pouted his little mouth and wanted to cry, but after seeing Chen Lishu, he immediately changed his attention and opened his little hands.
Deng Deng ran towards her and said vaguely: "Empress."
"My aunt's love for you is not in vain. I haven't seen you for two or three months, but I still remember her." Chen Lishu quickly put the things in her hands aside and hugged him.
The two-year-old fat boy was a bit heavy-handed, and Chen Lishu hesitated for a while before putting him down.
"Hello, Auntie." Chen Lishu said hello to Wu's mother, handed over the things in her hands, and said to Lin Xiaoyue: "I wasn't here to give birth to the second child. These are the jujubes and milk powder I bought for you. I haven't asked yet.
What happened to your second child?"
Lin Xiaoyue said with some disappointment: "He is still a naughty boy. His father said that he will be fine if he is not sick or in trouble, so he named him Wu Chao."
"It doesn't matter what you call it, the important thing is that you can give birth." Lin Xiaohui couldn't help but answered.
"Xiaohui!" Lin Xiaoyue scolded, and Lin Xiaohui reluctantly shut up.
Chen Lishu looked at her bruised face and said with a half-smile: "I'm afraid it might not be useful even if she gives birth? The most important thing is to control your mouth, otherwise you will be easily beaten."
Lin Xiaohui suddenly became angry and said, "You!"
"Sister-in-law, I have something to do in the afternoon, so I'll leave first." With Lin Xiaohui around, she didn't want to stay any longer. She said to Lin Xiaoyue and hello to Wu's mother, and then Chen Lishu left.
After returning to the city by car, she first went to a store in the commercial street. Wang Aixiang reported to her two years ago that all two cashmere coats were sold, and a lot of cashmere sweaters were also sold, especially Sun Wu, who specially
I called and ordered an additional hundred items.
"The weather is getting warmer, and the woolen coats and jackets that were put away before can be put out for sale."
Wang Aixiang nodded when she heard her words: "I will pull the clothes over tomorrow."
Seeing that everything was normal in the store, Chen Lishu looked through the accounts and went home.
Time flew by and the day of student reporting arrived. Zhang Xue came a day early and went to Chen Lishu's house for a meal. She also ate the bacon that she had been craving for, and then returned to school satisfied.
"The department recommends you to speak as a student representative this time. You go back and prepare carefully." The day before the semester started, Chen Yinchu specially called Chen Lishu to the office and said to her.
Chen Lishu did not expect that the department would choose her to speak as a student representative, and she was immediately flattered.
"This is a good opportunity for you to perform. Xiao Chen, you should seize it. I can send you a letter in advance. Our school is actively applying to our superiors to secure places for international students."
International student?
Chen Lishu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment after hearing Chen Yinchu's words.
Due to the influence of political factors, economic conditions and social background, the number of international students sent out by the country during the turbulent years was only about 200 per year. However, with the implementation of the policy of reform and opening up, the quota of international students has been increasing year by year since 1978.