Chapter 158: Finding Help

Xiao Nan had a flight at 7 am.

Early the next morning, Chen Mingchuan sent him to the airport at 5:40 am.

He returned just in time for breakfast.

“You’re back just in time, I just finished making breakfast.”

On the table, there was steaming hot spicy and sour rice noodles.

In an instant, Chen Mingchuan’s appetite was whetted.

“Did Yier wake up? I’ll take him over later.”

The family compound was right next to the kindergarten.

“He’s up, he’s in the bathroom.”

“Okay.”

After breakfast, the father and son had just left for a few minutes when it started to rain.

Li Xinyue hurriedly went to find an umbrella, but then she thought that her son must have already reached the kindergarten.

As for that man, she was afraid that even if she sent an umbrella over, she wouldn’t be able to catch up with him.

After giving up on the thought, Li Xinyue cleaned up the kitchen and started washing clothes.

“Xinyue, Xinyue, what are you doing?”

Qian Sanni’s voice came from the doorway. She immediately replied, “I’m washing clothes, come in and play.”

With the sound of “tap tap tap” footsteps, Qian Sanni came in.

“Oh, Xinyue, you really don’t grow vegetables in your backyard?”

Li Xinyue looked up, took a small chair and gave it to Qian Sanni to sit on.

“No, there are too many mosquitoes in the backyard, it’s annoying.”

“Besides, I’ve been doing farm work for so many years, I really don’t want to do it anymore.”

“I’m planning to plant some flowers by the wall.”

That makes sense.

Growing vegetables in the backyard not only attracts mosquitoes, but also has a bad smell, and you need to use fertilizer for growing vegetables.

However, Qian Sanni felt it was a bit of a waste not to grow vegetables.

“Xinyue, you’re making the backyard beautiful, but you can’t live without vegetables.”

It’s not inconvenient to go out of the military compound, but it’s two or three kilometers to the town.

In the era without cars, it was really inconvenient on windy and rainy days.

Xiao Nan said that his backyard was hers to use as she pleased.

So, Li Xinyue told her about her idea of hiring someone to grow vegetables.

“I’ll pay for the seeds, ten yuan a month, she doesn’t need to turn the soil, just take care of it.”

Turning the soil usually had soldiers helping, so that was not a concern.

Qian Sanni’s eyes lit up: “Xinyue, how about me?”

Li Xinyue looked at her: “You can’t, you’ll have two children soon, can you handle it?”

“I’m looking for someone long-term, and you, next year the army should be able to find you a job.”

That’s true, there are still seven months, she will be giving birth, and besides, when her belly gets bigger, she won’t even be able to squat down.

She will definitely have a job next year.

Qian Sanni realized that she had indeed been inconsiderate.

“I’ll recommend someone to you, there’s a volunteer in the engineering company who’s my fellow villager, his mother is helping him take care of his children.”

“He has two children, one in elementary school and one in kindergarten.”

“His wife is a teacher in a remote elementary school in a town in Duyang.”

“There are some mountains there, his wife only comes back once a week.”

“Now, his mother is helping him take care of the children, she’s very free during the day!”

That’s perfect!

Li Xinyue was very happy: “Then you can talk to her, when I’m done turning the soil, I’ll have her come over.”

“No problem! This lady is very nice, unlike the one next door.”

Qian Sanni was also happy, the lady was a distant relative of her family, and she was a very good person.

The two chatted, and after Li Xinyue finished drying her clothes, they went back to the living room.

By chance, Qian Sanni saw the yarn Li Xinyue had placed on the sofa: “Are you going to knit a sweater?”

She had bought knitting needles the day before yesterday, and Li Xinyue took out the yarn to test its thickness.

“Yeah, I didn’t bring many winter clothes for me and the baby, I’m going to knit a few sweaters when I have time.”

“Not only that, I’m also planning to rent my hometown friend’s sewing machine. I’ll make a few sets of winter clothes.”

“My goodness!”

Qian Sanni was stunned. “Xinyue, how do you know how to do everything?”

Because I’m a genius orphan, you know how pitiful orphans are?

Especially a genius orphan, learning everything quickly, so I know more things!

The orphanage is full of children without families, they are brothers and sisters.

Li Xinyue was helped by her older brothers and sisters in the orphanage before, and later when she had the ability to make money, she took care of her younger brothers and sisters.

To be a good older sister, she truly gave her all.

Fortunately, she was a genius, learning and mastering everything!

In her senior year of high school, she was only fourteen years old.

Because she could endure hardship and was willing to learn, every boss she worked for liked her.

She studied diligently in her first year of university, and in her third year, she directly went to graduate school.

She only studied for one year of the three-year graduate program, but she didn’t have time to work at that time, she was dragged into the research lab by her supervisor.

Of course, she wouldn’t tell Qian Sanni these things.

“Sanni, you haven’t lived in the countryside, you don’t know that it’s hard for rural girls to get married if they don’t learn some things.”

“My grandmother is a standard lady of noble birth, so she has higher expectations for me.”

“I lost my mother when I was three, my grandmother became my mother.”

“Before I was even four, I started reading, recognizing characters, learning about herbs, and memorizing folk remedies.”

“When I was fourteen and finished junior high school, the school stopped classes, I went home and studied full-time with my grandmother.”

“My grandmother passed away when I was seventeen, and I started managing the household with my third aunt.”

My goodness, this sister has had a hard life!

Qian Sanni looked sympathetic. “Luckily, your hardships have come to an end, your husband,Captain Chen, is a very excellent person.”

Maybe?

But whether he will always be her Captain Chen is really hard to say.

The path of life is long, Chen Mingchuan not only didn’t like the original owner, but he also disliked her.

Although he insists on not getting a divorce now, what about later?

If he meets someone who makes his heart flutter in the future… will he still insist on saying: I won’t get a divorce!

Forget it, don’t think about it.

If that day comes, I’ll just raise the child by myself!

Anyway, that’s what she originally planned to do.

Li Xinyue hated worrying about things that hadn’t happened.

She believed: When you reach the mountain you will find a path, when you reach the bridge you will find a way.

She brewed a cup of chrysanthemum tea for Qian Sanni and sat down. “Do you know how to knit?”

Qian Sanni nodded. “I do, my mom is very good at it, I learned when I was very young.”

Hearing this, Li Xinyue’s eyes lit up. “Then how about you knit two pairs of pants for my children?”

“Sure, I have nothing to do anyway.”

“I’ve saved all my daughter’s clothes from when she was little, the one in my belly will have plenty to wear.”

People at this time were like this, the older ones wore the clothes, the younger ones wore them, no waste.

“Then I’ll leave my son’s pants to you, three yuan a pair, how about that?”

Qian Sanni immediately waved her hands. “No money, no money.”

Li Xinyue smiled. “I like things to be clear and straightforward, when the weather gets better, I’m going to dig for herbs.”

“Herbs make more money than knitting.”

“If you help me knit, I’ll save time, and I won’t feel guilty if I pay you.”

“Really, I was planning to find someone to help.”

“To be honest, it’s a waste of time for me to spend it on this.”

“If you can help, and you knit well, then I’ll leave all my son’s sweaters and pants to you.”