Chapter 227

Chapter 227

Bai Xiuxiu had no choice but to let her mother watch over her, and she had to explain to reassure her: "Mom, I'm fine. What I did with Director Wang today was relatively minor. Besides, it's not always like this; this was an unexpected situation.

Please don't worry. I know how to take care of myself."

While she was speaking, not only was Old Lady Wei watching, but Wang Qinghe was also observing.

After both of them confirmed that she was alright, they went back to their respective tasks with peace of mind.

Old Lady Wei made small wontons for dinner, served with sesame oil, and the aroma wafted through the air.

After the family finished dinner, Wang Qinghe prepared to leave.

Seeing him getting ready to go out at this hour, Old Lady Wei was startled: "What time is it? Why are you going out?"

"Mom, I need to go back to Xiahe Village. I'm learning traditional Chinese medicine from an old doctor there, and today is our scheduled meeting. I have to hurry over." Today was the day Wang Qinghe was supposed to meet Uncle Zhang, and he didn't want to be late.

"What? Learning traditional Chinese medicine? Why would you suddenly decide to do that?" Old Lady Wei was shocked. Was her son-in-law being too ambitious?

"You go ahead and get busy. I'll explain to Mom," Bai Xiuxiu signaled him to leave quickly.

"Alright, then, dear, please explain to Mom for me. I'll go now. By the way, I've already put the canned goods I helped with at the factory in the room. Half for the child and Mom, and half for you." With that, Wang Qinghe rode off on his bike.

Old Lady Wei looked at her daughter: "You still have to share half with the child? You're grown up now, yet you still love canned goods so much."

Bai Xiuxiu smiled at her without arguing.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Am I going to scold you?" Old Lady Wei laughed in frustration.

Sitting next to her, she spoke tenderly: "Your husband treats you so well, and it makes Mom happy. At my age, I've seen many men. No matter how good they are to their wives, most men still prioritize their children.

They think that since their wives are adults, everything should come second to the children first.

A husband like yours is great.

Even though you're an adult, adults are people too.

Eat what you should eat, just as I taught you before."

When Old Lady Wei looked at her daughter, her eyes were filled with concern.

She had only these two children, and from when they were young, her teaching was to live up to themselves.

To live for themselves.

Despite the scarcity of resources over the years, she never thought of neglecting her children. Even after Xiuxiu got married, she kept thinking about her.

Her elder daughter was the same; both girls knew how to love themselves.

Hearing this, Bai Xiuxiu felt a pang in her heart, thinking her mother might scold her.

After all, it had been years since her mother came over.

But nothing had changed.

"Looking at you, you want to cry again? How did you become such a crybaby in just a few years? Tell me, why did your husband start learning traditional Chinese medicine?" Old Lady Wei was very curious.

Bai Xiuxiu gave the reason Wang Qinghe publicly shared: "He said he wants to improve himself and hopes to learn another skill. It would be nice if he could work as a barefoot doctor in some village. If he can study well and read more, he could even go to the place Uncle Zhang mentioned for specialized training in traditional Chinese medicine.

Ultimately, it's all to make life better for me and the child.

He has been studying for a while now, and he's doing quite well."

Hearing her daughter say this, Old Lady Wei was even more relieved: "He's a good boy. Before, Mom wanted to tell you that your husband is excellent in every way—good-looking, good-tempered, and good at what he does. He's strong and ambitious.

It's a pity he didn't get much education.

But look, he's really an ambitious person.

This is good. In the future, you won't suffer living with him.

Don't underestimate this now, but having lived through many years, I know things won't always stay the same.

In the future, you will be blessed.

Your sister is also blessed.

Both my daughters are blessed."

Old Lady Wei laughed as she spoke.

Bai Xiuxiu felt particularly warm inside.

When Wang Qinghe returned, it was almost midnight.

He entered quietly, trying not to wake the children and his mother-in-law.

Once he got back to their room, Bai Xiuxiu turned on the flashlight: "Why did you come back so late? The road to the village isn't easy to navigate. Are you alright?"

"I'm fine. When I went back to the village today, Uncle Zhang told me that Old Wang's family didn't return to the village. They mentioned something about Old Fifth and his wife buying a house." Wang Qinghe spoke about Old Wang's family without any emotional fluctuation.

Regardless of what happened with Old Wang's family, he wasn't interested.

Especially since he had known about it yesterday.

"As long as they don't bother us, it's fine. Come up and rest," Bai Xiuxiu urged him to join her.

"Wait a moment, I'll warm up a bit before coming up, or else you might feel cold..."

The two of them whispered to each other as Wang Qinghe warmed himself up and shared what he had learned today with his wife.

"Uncle Zhang said he was very satisfied with the medicine I made this time. Now, I've started learning how to mix other medicines." Wang Qinghe felt that life was becoming more promising.

They talked for quite a while before Wang Qinghe finally got into bed.

The next morning.

When Bai Xiuxiu and Wang Qinghe woke up, breakfast was already prepared.

Old Lady Wei was even more pleased with her son-in-law after chatting with her daughter yesterday.

That look made Wang Qinghe a bit confused. What good deed had he done?

"Hurry up and eat your breakfast before you go to work. Today's lunch boxes are already packed for you. If you want anything specific tomorrow, just let me know the day before, and I'll make it in the morning. I haven't been sleeping much these past two years and wake up early anyway.

There's nothing else to do early in the morning."

As Old Lady Wei spoke, she brought over the lunch boxes.

"Mom, there's no need to go through so much trouble. Just make something simple. You should rest when you can; you can't keep working all the time."

Bai Xiuxiu felt a bit worried about the old lady.

But Old Lady Wei didn't see it that way.

While they were talking, Director Wang arrived outside.

Seeing Director Wang, Old Lady Wei's smile grew even brighter: "This is Director Wang from Xiuxiu's neighborhood committee, right? Oh, Director, why are you here so early?"

"Sister Wei, I'm here to pick up Xiuxiu. We have a meeting today, and I can bring one person along. I thought it would be good for Xiuxiu to come and gain some experience. She'll be accompanying me on many occasions in the future, so it's better if she understands things sooner rather than later."

Director Wang greeted Old Lady Wei and saw that Wang Qinghe and Bai Xiuxiu were just finishing their breakfast.

He also smiled and asked Bai Xiuxiu, "Xiuxiu, are you finished eating?"

"I'm done. Shall we go now?" Bai Xiuxiu truly felt that Director Wang was her benefactor; he had come at just the right time when she was worrying about how to meet the He family.