Chapter 243 Qin Huairu returns home to seek help

Gan Ning knew everything about the feud between the Jia and Liu families, and she also understood how Qin Huairu's mother-in-law, Jia Zhang, was sent to labor reform.

In the past two years, although the Jia and Liu families were still neighbors in the same courtyard, living in the same courtyard, it was inevitable that they would see each other every day, but the relationship between them was like strangers.

She was kind-hearted, and she couldn't help but feel a little numb when she heard Aunt Yi talking about Qin Huairu being pregnant again.

Thinking that two of the three children were tiny, she was a little worried whether Qin Huairu could take care of so many children by herself.

When these women get together, they love to gossip about other people's family affairs. At this time, the central figures of their topic are Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu.

The third aunt pursed her lips and whispered, "The thoughts of this couple are really hard to understand. They are exhausted from taking care of the two children, and their lives are miserable."

"You know, their family is in such a difficult situation now, but they are still trying so hard to have children. How are they going to live in the future?"

Another woman sighed, "Before, someone was taking care of them. Now, no one is taking care of them. Life is really hard for them!"

Deng Ru listened to her words and quietly rebuked her, signaling her with her eyes to be careful with her words. Lao Yi's wife is here, and she is really talking about something irrelevant.

The middle-aged woman reacted when she saw what was happening. She cautiously glanced at Aunt Yi and secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Aunt Yi didn't react.

Everyone in the east wing was talking about Qin Huairu, and Qin Huairu in the middle courtyard also had a worried look on her face.

"Oh! What should I do? It's all this bastard's fault. He only cared about his own comfort and ended up hurting me so much." Qin Huairu secretly blamed Jia Dongxu in her heart.

Three months ago, Qin Huairu suddenly found that her period did not come as expected. After a few days, she still hadn't seen any blood. She was worried that she had a serious illness or was pregnant.

So she went to the hospital for a check-up. The result was like a bolt from the blue, disappointing to her, because she was really pregnant again.

Qin Huairu really doesn't want to have another child now. Ever since her mother-in-law went to labor camp, she has been exhausted taking care of two children alone. Now that she is pregnant again, she feels like she is going to collapse.

As Qin Huairu's belly grew bigger, she became more and more worried. She thought, "I have to find a way out. I can't rely on Dongxu. Who can I find to help take care of the child?"

"Go and ask Aunt Yi for help?" She thought about it, then secretly rejected the idea.

This was naturally not a problem when the two families had a close relationship in the past.

But now, the relationship between the two families is very ordinary.

Aunt Yi is no longer as selflessly helping her family as she used to be, helping with this and that.

Qin Huairu is now very concerned about her reputation and cannot bring herself to beg others, but she is not yet at the point of disregarding everything for her child.

However, she had to face reality and seek other ways for her children's future.

After thinking it over, they realized that it was not possible to seek help in the compound, as the Jia family had a mediocre relationship with the neighbors in the compound. They could only shamelessly go back to her parents' home to ask for help.

She thought again, it has been a long time since she went back to the village to visit her parents and relatives, so she decided to take this opportunity to go home and visit.

She couldn't go back empty-handed this time, so what should she bring? She searched through boxes and cabinets at home for a long time, but couldn't find anything decent, so she had to grit her teeth and put four dollars in her pocket.

"Hiss! Four dollars is really a bit too much. How about just taking two dollars?" Before she even took it back, she began to shiver with heartache.

Since she had decided to go home, she took action immediately. She first boiled a pot of hot water and washed her greasy hair which had not been washed for three or four days.

You can't say she's dirty. She only washes her hair once every few days. In the winter, the living conditions are not as good as those in later generations. It's too cold. In order to avoid catching a cold, it's impossible to wash your hair every day. You need to go to the bathhouse to take a bath, which costs money and requires tickets.

After taking care of her personal hygiene, Qin Huairu dressed up carefully, putting on a flowery cotton jacket that she would only wear during the Chinese New Year, and tied her hair with a red hairband.

Then she went out with Xiaodang in her arms.

I came to the Yi family across the street and knocked on the door but no one answered, so I pushed the door open and found that Aunt Yi was not at home.

"Hiss! Where did Aunt Yi go?" Qin Huairu was anxious and thought of the Liu family in the East Courtyard where the aunts often went recently. That became the most likely place she would go.

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Huairu resolutely took a step and headed straight for the East Cross Courtyard. This was her first time to set foot in this place since the conflict with the Liu family.

When she arrived at the East Cross Courtyard, she heard a lot of people talking in the Liu family's house, and thought Aunt Yi should be here. So, she didn't go into the house directly, but shouted in the yard: "Is Aunt Liu home?"

The aunties in the room looked at each other in surprise when they heard this. They were discussing Qin Huairu when she suddenly appeared. Speak of the devil and he will appear.

The three aunts were a little surprised: "Why is she here?" Deng Ru was also very curious. They hadn't visited each other for a year or two, but she came to them today.

"Maybe something happened to her. I'll go and see," she said.

She then walked to the door and asked Qin Huairu to come in and talk. She thought that no matter what, it was impolite to let people talk outside the house.

"Hey! It's Huairu! What's the matter?" she asked enthusiastically, "Come on, let's talk inside!"

Qin Huairu smiled awkwardly and said, "Aunt Liu! I'm so sorry to interrupt your conversation. Let me ask you, is Aunt Yi staying at your house?"

Deng Ru said, "She's here. If you have anything to say, go in and talk to her!"

Qin Huairu entered the house, greeted everyone, and explained her purpose to Aunt Yi. She asked, "Aunt Yi, I need to go back to my parents' home, and it's not convenient to bring the child with me. Can you please help me take care of Xiaodang?"

Aunt Yi heard the whole story and agreed to help without hesitation. Although she was a little dissatisfied with the Jia family now, the child was innocent. If she didn't help, Qin Huairu would have no one to turn to.

She could only take the child back to her parents' home. In such a cold day, the child would surely freeze to death. Aunt Yi was kind-hearted and could not bear to see the child suffer, so she agreed.

Qin Huairu gratefully handed the small package to Aunt Yi, nodded to the others, then turned around and left in a hurry, ready to go early and come back early.

Seeing this, Gan Ning suddenly shouted, "Sister Qin, please wait a moment."

Qin Huairu turned around and looked at Gan Ning in confusion, not understanding why she was called.

"Sister Qin, how are you planning to go back to your parents' home?" Gan Ning asked her with a smile.

Qin Huairu said with a sad face: "Hey, I am worried too. There is no direct bus from Beijing to our village. We can only take a bus to Changping and then walk back to the village."

Gan Ning felt sorry for her because she had been pregnant for several months and it was too painful for her to walk back in such a cold weather. So she kindly said, "Why don't you take the bus and ride my bike back instead!"

Qin Huairu didn't expect that there would be an unexpected surprise. She looked at Gan Ning in disbelief that she was willing to help her, and said hesitantly, "This...this is so embarrassing." Gan Ning's kindness surprised her very much. After all, the relationship between their two families was not very good.

Gan Ning got up from the kang and said, "I'll get you the car keys right away. You can ride your bike back and forth faster."

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Qin Huairu rode her bicycle northward, riding against the northwest wind for more than two hours before returning to Qinjiazhuang.

When I returned to my mother's house, it happened to be time for dinner.

Qin Huairu's parents were surprised by her return. After all, it was not a holiday and they didn't know why their daughter came back suddenly.

The family sat on the kang and ate, looking at Qin Huairu in confusion as she ate voraciously. What was wrong with her? It was as if she had not eaten a full meal.

"Huai Ru! Is there something that brought you back this time?" Mother Qin looked at Qin Huai Ru worriedly.

"Yes, sister! Did your brother-in-law bully you again?" Qin Huaihe, your younger brother, said worriedly.

Qin Huairu's father just smoked his cigarette, "Puff, puff!" without saying a word.

Qin Huairu swallowed the last piece of steamed bread, drank some boiled water to wash it down, and then asked, "Mom, is there any more food?" She was tired and hungry after all the walking, and she was still not satisfied. However, the food on the table was empty.

Mother Qin said helplessly: "I didn't know you were coming back, so I made a living for several of us, and now you've ruined everything."

"Well, Xiaofang, go and heat up two more steamed buns for your sister!"

Xin Xiaofang muttered unhappily, "It's so funny, she just went home empty-handed, without taking anything, and she had the nerve to eat so much, I haven't even filled my stomach yet!"

"We are from the capital, and we don't get any benefit from it at all."

"Hmph!" Her voice seemed to be talking to herself, but everyone could hear it.

Qin Huairu's parents and brother also heard it carefully, and their faces were a little unnatural. But they said nothing, and it was obvious that they were also dissatisfied with Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu took out a few dollars and slapped them on the table, saying, "Who said I didn't bring anything? I just left in a hurry and didn't have time to buy anything. Here are four dollars, you can use them to supplement your household expenses."

She secretly thanked herself for being prepared.

(End of this chapter)