Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 420 419 Jiang Ye
Jiang Ye went to work today. She had also given birth before, and she had never had such severe morning sickness during her previous pregnancies.

Morning sickness is very torturous. I vomited everything I ate. After two months, I lost a lot of weight.

In the past two months, Jiang Ye tried to go to work, but after a few days, he couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't do any work. He also vomited a lot and had to trouble Wang Jingwen to clean up his vomit. Later, he simply took a long vacation.

Her husband felt sorry for his wife and once suggested: If it really doesn't work, get rid of the child.

The thoughts of a mother and a father are quite different, especially since Jiang Ye had given birth before. She did not agree and just gritted her teeth and endured the morning sickness period.

Her husband mentioned that time, when he saw that his wife disagreed, he found various ways to buy things for her to supplement her body.

"Oh, Sister Jiang, how come you've become so thin? Sit down quickly." When Wang saw Jiang Ye, he was very surprised. Jiang Ye's clothes were empty, and except for his slightly bulging belly, the rest of his body looked like he was hanging on a clothes hanger.

"It's all because of morning sickness. I vomit whatever I eat, even water." Jiang Ye held her belly and sat on a chair. Her home was not far from the Beijing Library. In the past, when she walked to work, she wouldn't even breathe heavily when she arrived at the office, but today she was already sweating.

"Are you feeling better now?" Classmate Xiao Wang took his thermos, poured some water into Jiang Ye's cup, and then poured it into the washbasin, which was considered as washing the cup. Usually, he covered the cup with a lid, so the inside was not dirty.

"Okay, I won't vomit anymore. I'm going to die if you vomit again." Jiang Ye held her belly with one hand and stroked her belly from top to bottom with the other hand, with a maternal glow on her face.

"Stop saying that. You've suffered so much, this child will definitely be a filial child in the future." Student Xiao Wang put the water cup on the table and poured a glass of water for Jiang Ye.

"Thank you." Jiang Ye first thanked Wang Jingwen, then patted his stomach twice and said, "This one is here to collect a debt."

"Now that you mention it, I don't dare to have it anymore." Student Wang covered her mouth and chuckled. Although she and Tang Zhitong had already agreed not to have children for the time being, as a woman, she would occasionally secretly fantasize about a daughter as beautiful as a porcelain doll and a son who is tough but naughty, both seem good.

"Well, this is just an exception. Maybe it's because I'm old. When I was young, I was pregnant with my first child and acted like nothing happened. I jumped up and down a lot." Although he knew Wang Jingwen was joking, Jiang Ye still tried to make amends. The other party had just gotten married, and if he said something wrong and refused to have a child, and if there was any conflict, it would be embarrassing for him.

"You are not old now. If you work harder, maybe your children can form a basketball team." Student Xiao Wang covered his mouth and chuckled.

"Oh, that would be life-threatening. I don't even dare to think about it. You and Xiao Tang should work harder and try to form a football team to bring glory to our country." Jiang Ye responded with a smile.

"No, no, that's too many. I think two or three will be enough, no more than four." Wang Jingwen shook her head like a rattle. A football team? I dare not think about it. Even if we have children one after another, one a year, it will take more than ten years.

"Haha... Ouch, this little guy kicked me." Jiang Ye was amused by Xiao Wang's appearance. However, he laughed for a few seconds before being interrupted by the spell cast by the little guy in his belly.

"Can she kick people at such a big age?" Wang asked in surprise. No one had told her about this before. Among her friends, Liu Yue was the only one who was pregnant first, but the month had not come yet.

"Yes, it's very strong. I was scared at first, but now I'm used to it. Come here and touch it." Jiang Ye was not shy at all. He waved at Wang Jingwen and lifted up his thin cotton coat to reveal the sweater underneath.

"This...isn't appropriate?" Although Xiao Wang was very curious, he was still a little embarrassed.

"Oh, I don't mind. Why are you shy?" Jiang Ye took Wang Jingwen's hand and gently placed it on his belly. Then he patted his belly as if to wake her up, and said, "Come on, little guy, show your auntie a show."

I don’t know whether the little guy understood what his mother said or it was just a coincidence, but he kicked inside, right on the palm of Xiao Wang’s hand, as if asking her to take her hand away.

"Wow! He is so strong, he must be a boy." It was the first time for Xiao Wang to deal with such a young "guy". He was quite excited, but also very restrained. He just wanted to experience it once and took his hand away.

"I'm grateful for your good wishes, but as for the boy, hey, I have one at home who is very naughty. I want a girl too." Jiang Ye put down his clothes, thinking of his son, whom even dogs would tuck their tails between their legs and avoid him, and shook his head slightly.

"There is no boy who is not naughty. My brother is also naughty and I have to punish him often." Classmate Xiao Wang took out a handful of pine nuts from his pocket and handed them to Jiang Ye. His belly should not be touched in vain.

"Oh, thank you. I can't stand seeing this now. I start drooling as soon as I see it." When Jiang Ye saw the pine nuts, his mouth immediately filled with saliva. Perhaps it was an instinctive reaction of the body, or perhaps it was a subconscious compensatory behavior after morning sickness.

"If you like it, eat more. I have more at home." Seeing Jiang Ye's expression, Xiao Wang took out another handful from his pocket and put it on Jiang Ye's table.

Tang Zhitong asked her to bring the pine nuts. She would crack a few to relieve boredom when she had nothing to do. She didn't bring them every day. She would pack some when she remembered to do so. It was just a coincidence that she brought them today.

"It's so delicious. I didn't notice it before, but now I'm craving for it. I can't eat your food for free. I have to pay for it." Jiang Ye said while cracking pine nuts.

"It's not about money. I'll pack a bag for you tomorrow." Although Tang Zhitong told her that if the company needed it, she could do a favor, Xiao Wang remembered this matter. She also knew that this was her husband's care for her, but she never took the initiative to ask for it.

Her husband traveled thousands of miles to transport the pine nuts back, but he didn't use them as a favor at his workplace. Xiao Wang herself would not have taken the initiative to do so, but Jiang Ye was different. He was half-master to Xiao Wang at work, and he introduced her to many interpersonal relationships in the workplace. This not only saved her a lot of trouble, but also allowed her to listen to gossip and satisfy her poor spiritual life.

"No, no, if you don't want money, I won't accept it." Jiang Ye shook her head. She has experienced how difficult it is to get food these days.

Jiang Ye's wife spent all kinds of money to buy things for the family to nourish the pregnant woman's body. However, many things were not cheap, and the family's money was in Jiang Ye's hands. She felt distressed when she saw the speed at which the money was spent.

"It's just a small amount of money. I feel embarrassed to accept it." Student Xiao Wang said politely.

"If you are embarrassed to accept it, then I am embarrassed to ask for it too." Jiang Ye knew clearly that ever since Wang Jingwen entered the Beijing Library, they had been sharing an office. They had shared snacks and interacted with each other on weekdays, but they were always in small quantities.

If the amount is large, it is a favor, how can I repay it? Jiang Ye heard that on the day Wang Jingwen reported, someone accompanied her. After completing the formalities, the dean sent her to the gate...

"Okay, I'll go back and ask my wife when she's free. We still have some raw pine nuts at home, so I can fry some for Jiang. They'll keep for a while. There aren't many of these old ones left, so we'll eat them ourselves." Xiao Wang is also a talkative person. The pine nuts haven't been sold yet, but the favor has already been sold. As for how much per pound, neither of them mentioned it. Jiang Ye knew Wang Jingwen's character, and the price he asked would definitely not be outrageous. Wang Jingwen wanted to go back and ask her husband, and it would be better for him to make the decision.

When Xiao Wang got off work and went home, he happened to see Fengzhi coming out of the side room. She took out a pine nut from her pocket and bit it open with her teeth with great effort.

"Sister-in-law! Here, have some pine nuts. My brother just fried them." When Feng Zhi saw Wang Jingwen, she ran over happily, took out a handful of pine nuts from her pocket and stuffed them into her hands.

"Thank you, you are so sensible." Xiao Wang felt so comforted in his heart that his sister-in-law thought of him when she had something delicious to eat. It was not in vain that she loved him so much.

"Hey, you're welcome." Feng Zhi said, turned around and ran into the side room again.

Before Xiao Wang even entered the room, he heard Feng Zhi bargaining with Tang Zhitong inside: "Brother, my sister-in-law is back. I gave the pine nuts to her. You have to give me some more."

"I saw that your pocket is still bulging." Tang Zhitong grabbed a small handful and returned the money that Fengzhi gave to Xiao Wang.

Fengzhi was not satisfied. After putting the handful into her pocket, she grabbed two more handfuls and said confidently, "This one is for our mother, and this one is for my sister."

"Go, go. If it weren't for the fact that you still care about your family, you wouldn't be able to escape this beating today." Tang Zhitong waved his hand to let Feng Zhi go. The little smart boy was a little greedy and couldn't move his legs when he saw food, but then again, which child is not like this? Fortunately, his character is not bad, so one "white" can cover up a hundred ugly things.

"Today I told Sister Jiang that I wanted you to fry some fresh pine nuts for her, and you actually did it." After entering the room, Xiao Wang put the pine nuts given by his sister-in-law on the table, then took off his bag and washed his hands.

"Haha, this shows that we are in sync with each other. Sister Jiang, is the pregnancy okay?" Although it was an accidental result, it did not affect Tang Zhitong's cute behavior.

"Well, I've lost a lot of weight..." Xiao Wang wiped her hands, picked up the pine nuts given by her sister-in-law, sat in front of the stove, cracked the pine nuts, and chatted with her husband about what happened today.

"Did you really touch it?" Tang Zhitong asked with some surprise when he heard Jiang Ye asked Xiao Wang to experience being kicked by the baby in his belly.

"I really touched it, and the little guy is quite strong. It's a very novel experience, but it's a pity that you can't experience it." Student Xiao Wang was a little proud.

"Since I'm pregnant, I have to fry some pine nuts for Sister Jiang." Tang Zhitong avoided the topic of whether he had experienced it before, but instead thought of a new way of playing decades later.

Some people are superstitious, and when they encounter bad luck, they will find a pregnant woman to perform a "ritual" in the hope of changing their luck. This ritual is called "good luck in pregnancy" or "pregnancy-changing beads", and the price of one ritual is higher than an ordinary person's monthly salary.

In order to make money, some women will specialize in this business. After the confinement period, they will work as a "wet nurse". In just one year, they can earn more money than an ordinary person can earn in their entire life.

It is truly morally corrupt! Fortunately, after being exposed, it was strictly investigated.

"Sister Jiang said she wanted to give her money. How much do you think is appropriate for her?" Student Wang did not understand the hidden meaning behind Tang Zhitong's words and asked according to his own thoughts.

"You decide. I have no objection if you give it to me." Tang Zhitong replied with a grin.

"Hate it, I'm talking to you seriously. How about ten pounds?"

"Really, it's up to you. Ten or twenty kilograms is fine. She takes such good care of you, it's not too much to give her some. But how do you plan to charge her?" Last time when making a pencil case, Xiao Wang didn't dare to charge more. Tang Zhitong was a little curious about what price she would offer this time.

"I don't know either. How much did you pay for it? Just allow a little extra money for loss, right?" This time, Xiao Wang still didn't ask for a high price.

"Okay. Then 40 cents will be fine. When I bought from there last year, the retail price was more than 30 cents, but here you may not be able to buy it even if the retail price is more than 40 cents. It's a favor, and it's pointless to stick to the retail price." Although the 40 cents includes the labor fee for frying the nuts, this time is different from the last time. Pine nuts are edible, and the favor should be felt from the price.

"Okay." Xiao Wang agreed happily.

"I haven't seen Brother Haiyang for a long time. You should take some time to go to the maternity hospital tomorrow and tell Doctor Lu. We'll go to her house on Sunday." Tang Zhitong felt that Wu Haiyang had something to ask him, and it was not convenient for him to call him at work to make an appointment. It would be more convenient for Xiao Wang to go to Doctor Lu.

"Okay. Didn't we agree to eat sesame cakes on Sunday? Why do you suddenly want to go there?" Although he had doubts in his heart, Xiao Wang still agreed.

"It won't delay eating the sesame cakes. Our college has organized an activity in cooperation with the Materials Bureau. It will start this Friday. I won't participate, but I will make cakes and boil soup at home then." Tang Zhitong shook the wok and placed the fried pine nuts on a tea tray to dissipate the heat.

Seeing that her husband was about to cook another pot, Xiao Wang stopped him and said, "It's almost time to eat. Cook some more later."

"It's still early, so we won't be late for dinner. You're in good shape now, so fry a little more and bring it to Sister Jiang tomorrow." Tang Zhitong smiled at Xiao Wang, put the pot on the stove again, and used a gourd ladle to scoop five or six pounds of pine nuts from the sack and pour them into the pot.

"I wrote a letter to Brother Haiyang a while ago, and I received his reply today, inviting us to hang out. I wanted to go and see if there was anything that was inconvenient to say in the letter." Tang Zhitong explained to Xiao Wang while frying pine nuts.

"Oh, do I need to prepare something to bring over?" Student Wang nodded. She was not familiar with Wu Haiyang, but that did not prevent her from helping her husband to be more careful in dealing with social situations.

"Take two bags of pine nuts, and when the sesame cakes are ready, just bring some over." At this moment, no gift is as precious as food. No matter from which perspective, it is worth it for Old Wu to do this.

Among all his friends, only Wu Haiyang knew that he had stockpiled some flour, because he was the one who handled that batch of flour.

Only Wu Haiyang took the blame for himself without knowing it. The relief money he got from his mother is still kept by the "construction site leader" and he can go to get the supplies at any time...

(End of this chapter)