Chapter 34: Returning from Illness

Her face wasn’t red from heat, but rather from the clean, short pair of underwear!

Li Xinyue didn’t know what kind of man this was, who would actually wash underwear for a woman he disliked!!!

Could it be just because she was the mother of his child?

Thinking about this possibility, Li Xinyue’s mood became a little complicated…

The responsible man was a good man, but because of his responsibility, did they have to be entangled for a lifetime?

Although she had no intention of remarrying.

But in Li Xinyue’s heart, she still believed that if she were to marry, she would marry for love. Responsibility alone wouldn’t be enough to sustain a lifetime, would it?

“Done washing? Leave the clothes, I’ll wash them later. Hang them on the window, they’ll dry overnight.”

Seeing her in a daze, Chen Mingchuan turned to look at her.

Li Xinyue hurriedly shook her head: “No need, there’s another set at home, I’ll wash it when I get back.”

She felt too embarrassed to have him wash her clothes.

They really weren’t that close!

Even if they were, it wouldn’t be right!

Chen Mingchuan didn’t say anything, he got up and brought her a bowl.

He lifted the lid for her: “Drink this, I saw you didn’t eat much earlier, you’ll be hungry later tonight.”

She really didn’t feel like eating earlier.

Her body hadn’t fully recovered, and she had pushed herself all day. Li Xinyue felt she had no appetite.

A fragrant smell wafted into her nose, she opened her mouth: “Malt milk?”

Chen Mingchuan nodded: “Yeah, I went to the police station today, I have a comrade there.”

“He heard you were sick, so he gave me a few tickets.”

“I bought a can of malt milk and a bag of milk powder, remember to drink it every day when you get back.”

In this era, tickets were very scarce!

People would give them out in bundles, it was a huge favor!

Li Xinyue was touched: “Then I really need to thank him! But this stuff is so expensive, do you have any money left?”

Chen Mingchuan said calmly: “Don’t worry, I still have some money.”

Alright, he didn’t want her to pay.

Actually, this man wasn’t bad at all…

Just a moment ago, Li Xinyue’s “not close” seemed to have disappeared.

The malt milk was very sweet, in her own time, Li Xinyue knew she wouldn’t drink it at all.

But now, her body was weak.

After finishing the malt milk, Li Xinyue folded the clothes she had changed out of. She was a medical student, naturally neat and tidy.

Because she was tired, Li Xinyue went to bed early.

When Chen Mingchuan got into bed, she was already a little drowsy.

“I’m going to sleep.”

“Okay, go to sleep.”

Chen Mingchuan didn’t expect her to say anything, so he replied casually.

He folded the dirty clothes and got into bed.

As soon as he lay down, a woman’s fragrance wafted in…

Under the light, the woman’s profile was beautiful, her long eyelashes covering her big eyes, like the dolls he had seen.

Chen Mingchuan had never really looked at Li Xinyue before.

Five years ago, he was in a bad mood and didn’t have the energy to care about what she looked like.

This time he came back, it was almost dark, and he hadn’t really looked closely at anything.

Then she got a high fever in the middle of the night and became like a shrimp, he didn’t have the energy to look at what she looked like.

Now that he had some free time, he realized she was actually quite good-looking.

Beautiful, with character, this kind of woman was very eye-catching… He seemed to be a little attracted…

The next morning, Li Xinyue woke up early, she had to go back today.

She had been out for three or four days, she wondered if her son missed her.

As soon as she woke up, she still didn’t see Chen Mingchuan.

But soon, Chen Mingchuan came back carrying a lunch box.

Breakfast was still meat buns, steamed buns, porridge, and the dishes had been changed to salted vegetables and tea eggs.

They ate quickly and checked out of the hotel, heading straight for the bus station.

They asked at the station and found out that there was a bus to town soon, they were very lucky.

As expected, after sitting on the wooden chairs at the bus station for a while, the announcement over the loudspeaker called for passengers to board.

The two of them immediately picked up their things and entered the station.

The buses in this era were old-fashioned, with green shells and wooden seats that made your butt ache.

Li Xinyue, who wasn’t used to riding these kinds of buses, soon grew drowsy and swayed.

Seeing that she was about to fall, Chen Mingchuan could only helplessly offer his left shoulder…

The bus journey took an hour, and they arrived at the town at ten o’clock.

After getting off the bus, Chen Mingchuan said he needed to go to the clinic to settle the bill.

Li Xinyue went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought two pounds of small sesame twists, dividing them into two bags.

This small place, this place didn’t even have candy for sale. The county food factory didn’t produce it.

If you wanted candy, you had to go to the provincial capital. They said the provincial capital had milk candy imported from big cities.

When they met at the agreed place, Chen Mingchuan saw that she had bought snacks and said, “I bought a pound of puffed rice candy, I forgot to tell you.”

Puffed rice candy required sugar coupons, and Li Xinyue didn’t have any, so she couldn’t buy it.

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

Chen Mingchuan twitched his face: “I didn’t know you wanted to buy snacks.”

Alright!

Anyway, she was a little rich now!

“Well, I’ll go back to Lijiagou in a couple of days to see my third aunt’s family.”

Chen Mingchuan knew that Li Xinyue hadn’t been back to her parents’ home in five years.

“Okay, rest for another two days, wait until your body recovers, and I’ll accompany you.”

He would accompany her?

Li Xinyue didn’t need that.

However, she didn’t say anything, she would talk about it later.

The child was at her elder brother’s wife’s place, so the two of them went back there first.

As soon as Chen Yiheng saw Li Xinyue, his little face immediately bloomed like a spring flower, and he ran towards her with his short legs.

“Mommy! Mommy!”

Li Xinyue was afraid he would fall, so she immediately shouted: “Slow down, slow down, watch your step!”

The little guy couldn’t slow down.

He hadn’t seen his mother for a few days, and Chen Yiheng was scared, he was worried that his mother would disappear.

“Mommy!”

He threw himself into his mother’s arms, and Chen Yiheng’s eyes turned red. .org

Li Xinyue’s heart swelled.

This little guy was really clingy to her!

In her memory, this little guy wasn’t very clingy to the original owner, because the original owner was always in a bad mood.

Sometimes, she was even harsh on the little guy.

They say children are the most sensitive, and Li Xinyue guessed that the little guy might have sensed her change.

And this change was exactly what the child needed!

Picking him up, Li Xinyue kissed Chen Yiheng.

“Baby, have you been good these past two days? Have you caused any trouble for your great-aunt?”

Wang Cuimiao was chopping pigweed. Her health wasn’t very good, so she didn’t go to work in the production team.

In recent years, the production team no longer raised pigs collectively.

Those who were diligent raised one themselves.

But raising pigs required purchasing feed, and although the amount of meat they received wasn’t much, at least they could exchange it for some money.

Those who were poor couldn’t even afford a single cent.

Seeing them return, she immediately stood up: “Are you feeling better? I heard you were delirious with fever, it scared me to death.”

“Thank you, Aunie, I’m fine, I’m still young.”

“Has the child been giving you any trouble?”

Wang Cuimiao immediately said: “No, no, Yiyi is so well-behaved, he didn’t even cry when he was getting an IV.”

“It’s just that he might have missed you these past two days, he hasn’t been eating much.”

“Xinyue, I heard that you picked Yiyi’s name? It’s so beautiful!”

No wonder he was thin.

Actually, this child was thin to begin with, he couldn’t get any thinner.

But Li Xinyue felt distressed for him.

Holding her son’s hand, she walked towards the courtyard of her elder brother’s wife’s house: “Come on, Mommy bought you some delicious food, go call your brother and sister to eat.”